¹Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, and called for the elders of Israel, for their heads, for their judges, and for their officers; and they presented themselves before God.

¹ Kala Yasuwa na Israyla kunda kulu margu Sekem ra. A na Israyla arkusey, d'i jine borey, d'i alkaaley, d'i wongu nyaŋey ce. Ngey mo kaa ka kay Irikoy jine.

¹And Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, and called for the elders of Israel, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers; and they presented themselves before God.

²Joshua said to all the people, “Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, ‘Your fathers lived of old time beyond the River, even Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nahor: and they served other gods.

² Yasuwa ne jama kulu se: «Haŋ kaŋ Rabbi, Israyla Irikoyo ci neeya: Araŋ kaayey, waato isa beero banda no i goro, danga Tera, kaŋ ti Ibrahim da Nahor baaba. Doŋ i goono ga may de-koy fooyaŋ se.

²And Joshua said unto all the people, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, Your fathers dwelt of old time beyond the River, even Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nahor: and they served other gods.

³I took your father Abraham from beyond the River, and led him throughout all the land of Canaan, and multiplied his seed, and gave him Isaac.

³ Kal ay n'araŋ kaayo Ibrahim sambu, ay n'a tunandi isa daŋanta. Ay n'a candi ka kond'a Kanaana laabo kulu ra. Ay n'a hayyaŋo mo tonton, k'a no Isaka.

³And I took your father Abraham from beyond the River, and led him throughout all the land of Canaan, and multiplied his seed, and gave him Isaac.

⁴I gave to Isaac Jacob and Esau: and I gave to Esau Mount Seir, to possess it. Jacob and his children went down into Egypt.

⁴ Ay na Isaka mo no Yakuba nda Isuwa. Ay na Isuwa no Seyir tondo a m'a may. Amma Yakuba nda nga izey zulli ka koy Misira laabo ra.

⁴And I gave unto Isaac Jacob and Esau: and I gave unto Esau mount Seir, to possess it: and Jacob and his children went down into Egypt.

⁵“‘I sent Moses and Aaron, and I plagued Egypt, according to that which I did in its midst: and afterward I brought you out.

⁵ Ay na Musa nda Haruna donton. Ay na masiibayaŋ daŋ Misira laabo ra, hay kulu kaŋ ay te i game ra hina me. Kokor banda no ay n'araŋ kaa noodin.

⁵And I sent Moses and Aaron, and I plagued Egypt, according to that which I did in the midst thereof: and afterward I brought you out.

⁶I brought your fathers out of Egypt: and you came to the sea. The Egyptians pursued after your fathers with chariots and with horsemen to the Red Sea or, Sea of Reeds .

⁶ Ay n'araŋ kaayey kaa Misira laabo ra, araŋ kaa hala teeko do mo. Misira borey n'araŋ kaayey ce banda gana nda wongu torkoyaŋ da kaarukoyaŋ ka koy hala Teeku Cira me gaa.

⁶And I brought your fathers out of Egypt: and ye came unto the sea; and the Egyptians pursued after your fathers with chariots and with horsemen unto the Red Sea.

⁷When they cried out to Yahweh, he put darkness between you and the Egyptians, and brought the sea on them, and covered them; and your eyes saw what I did in Egypt: and you lived in the wilderness many days.

⁷ Saaya kaŋ cine araŋ kaayey hẽ Rabbi gaa, kala Irikoy na kubay daŋ araŋ da Misirancey game ra. A na teeko haro candi ka daabu i boŋ. A naŋ haro m'i kulu gon, hal i yoole. Araŋ moy di mo haŋ kaŋ ay te Misira laabo ra. Araŋ te jirbi boobo saajo ra mo.

⁷And when they cried out unto Jehovah, he put darkness between you and the Egyptians, and brought the sea upon them, and covered them; and your eyes saw what I did in Egypt: and ye dwelt in the wilderness many days.

⁸“‘I brought you into the land of the Amorites, that lived beyond the Jordan: and they fought with you; and I gave them into your hand. You possessed their land; and I destroyed them from before you.

⁸ Kal ay kande araŋ Amorancey laabo kaŋ go Urdun daŋanta ra, ngey mo n'araŋ wongu. Ay n'i daŋ araŋ kambe ra hal araŋ n'i laabo mayra ta. Ay n'i halaci mo araŋ jine.

⁸And I brought you into the land of the Amorites, that dwelt beyond the Jordan: and they fought with you; and I gave them into your hand, and ye possessed their land; and I destroyed them from before you.

⁹Then Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, arose and fought against Israel. He sent and called Balaam the son of Beor to curse you;

⁹ Waato din gaa no Zippor izo Balak, Mowab bonkoono, nga mo tun ka Israyla wongu. A donton mo ka Beyor izo Balaam ce ka ne a m'araŋ laali.

⁹Then Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, arose and fought against Israel: and he sent and called Balaam the son of Beor to curse you;

¹⁰but I would not listen to Balaam; therefore he blessed you still. So I delivered you out of his hand.

¹⁰ Amma ay ne: ‹Ay mana yadda ka Balaam sanney hangan.› Woodin sabbay se no kal a n'araŋ albarkandi. Yaadin cine mo no ay n'araŋ faaba nd'a Balak kambe ra.

¹⁰but I would not hearken unto Balaam; therefore he blessed you still: so I delivered you out of his hand.

¹¹“‘You went over the Jordan, and came to Jericho. The men of Jericho fought against you, the Amorite, the Perizzite, the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Girgashite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite; and I delivered them into your hand.

¹¹ Araŋ na Urdun daŋandi ka kaa Yeriko. Yeriko borey n'araŋ wongu, kaŋ yaŋ ga ti Amorancey, da Perizancey, da Kanaanancey, da Hittancey, da Jirgasancey, da Hibancey, da Yebusancey. Amma ay n'i daŋ araŋ kambe ra.

¹¹And ye went over the Jordan, and came unto Jericho: and the men of Jericho fought against you, the Amorite, and the Perizzite, and the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Girgashite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite; and I delivered them into your hand.

¹²I sent the hornet before you, which drove them out from before you, even the two kings of the Amorites; not with your sword, nor with your bow.

¹² Ay na cebeeri-hawlandi mo donton araŋ jine, k'i gaaray araŋ jine. Araŋ na Amorancey bonkooni hinka din gaaray, kaŋ manti nda ni takuba, manti nda ni biraw mo.

¹²And I sent the hornet before you, which drove them out from before you, even the two kings of the Amorites; not with thy sword, nor with thy bow.

¹³I gave you a land whereon you had not labored, and cities which you didn’t build, and you live in them. You eat of vineyards and olive groves which you didn’t plant.’

¹³ Ay n'araŋ no laabu kaŋ araŋ mana taabi fo te a ra, da birniyaŋ kaŋ araŋ mana cina, araŋ goono ga goro i ra, da reyzin* kaliyaŋ, da zeytun* nyayaŋ mo kaŋ araŋ mana tilam, araŋ go g'i nafa ŋwa.

¹³And I gave you a land whereon thou hadst not labored, and cities which ye built not, and ye dwell therein; of vineyards and oliveyards which ye planted not do ye eat.

¹⁴“Now therefore fear Yahweh, and serve him in sincerity and in truth. Put away the gods which your fathers served beyond the River, in Egypt; and serve Yahweh.

¹⁴ A binde sohõ araŋ ma humburu Rabbi. Araŋ ma may a se cimi ra da munaficitaray-jaŋay ra. Toorey din kaŋ araŋ kaayey goro ka may i se isa beero daŋanta, da Misira laabo ra mo, araŋ ma banda bare i gaa ka may Rabbi se.

¹⁴Now therefore fear Jehovah, and serve him in sincerity and in truth; and put away the gods which your fathers served beyond the River, and in Egypt; and serve ye Jehovah.

¹⁵If it seems evil to you to serve Yahweh, choose this day whom you will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve Yahweh.”

¹⁵ Amma hala day araŋ wo se, hari laalo no araŋ ma may Rabbi se, yaadin gaa wa suuban hunkuna wo kaŋ se no araŋ ga may. Hala isa beero banda toorey no, kaŋ yaŋ se araŋ kaayey goro ka may, wala Amorancey toorey no, kaŋ yaŋ araŋ go i laabo ra ga goro sohõ, wa suuban. Amma ay wo, in d'ay windo, Rabbi se no iri ga may.»

¹⁵And if it seem evil unto you to serve Jehovah, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve Jehovah.

¹⁶The people answered, “Far be it from us that we should forsake Yahweh, to serve other gods;

¹⁶ Kala jama kulu tu ka ne: «Irikoy m'iri waa d'iri ma fay da Rabbi ka tooruyaŋ gana!

¹⁶And the people answered and said, Far be it from us that we should forsake Jehovah, to serve other gods;

¹⁷for it is Yahweh our God who brought us and our fathers up out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage, and who did those great signs in our sight, and preserved us in all the way in which we went, and among all the peoples through the midst of whom we passed.

¹⁷ Zama Rabbi iri Irikoyo, nga no k'iri nd'iri kaayey kaa Misira laabo ra, tamtaray kwaara. A na hay bambatey mo te iri jine. Iri di kaŋ a n'iri hallasi mo fondey kulu kaŋ iri gana yaŋ ra, dumey kulu game ra, waato kaŋ iri gana i laabey ra.

¹⁷for Jehovah our God, he it is that brought us and our fathers up out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage, and that did those great signs in our sight, and preserved us in all the way wherein we went, and among all the peoples through the midst of whom we passed;

¹⁸Yahweh drove out from before us all the peoples, even the Amorites who lived in the land. Therefore we also will serve Yahweh; for he is our God.”

¹⁸ Rabbi na dumey din kulu gaaray iri jine mo, hala nda baa Amorancey kaŋ yaŋ go laabu wo ra da goray. Woodin se binde iri mo ga may Rabbi se, zama nga no ga ti iri Irikoyo.»

¹⁸and Jehovah drove out from before us all the peoples, even the Amorites that dwelt in the land: therefore we also will serve Jehovah; for he is our God.

¹⁹Joshua said to the people, “You can’t serve Yahweh; for he is a holy God. He is a jealous God. He will not forgive your disobedience nor your sins.

¹⁹ Kala Yasuwa ne jama se: «Araŋ sinda hina kaŋ ga naŋ araŋ ma may Rabbi se, zama nga wo Koy Hanno no. Nga wo Irikoy kaŋ ga canse mo no. A si araŋ taaley wala araŋ zunubey yaafa bo.

¹⁹And Joshua said unto the people, Ye cannot serve Jehovah; for he is a holy God; he is a jealous God; he will not forgive your transgression nor your sins.

²⁰If you forsake Yahweh, and serve foreign gods, then he will turn and do you evil, and consume you, after he has done you good.”

²⁰ D'araŋ fay da Rabbi, ka koy ka may de-koy waani yaŋ se, saaya din a ga bare k'araŋ taabandi. A m'araŋ halaci mo, a gomno kaŋ a jin ka te araŋ se din banda.»

²⁰If ye forsake Jehovah, and serve foreign gods, then he will turn and do you evil, and consume you, after that he hath done you good.

²¹The people said to Joshua, “No; but we will serve Yahweh.”

²¹ Kala jama ne Yasuwa se: «Manti yaadin no bo, amma iri ga may Rabbi se.»

²¹And the people said unto Joshua, Nay; but we will serve Jehovah.

²²Joshua said to the people, “You are witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen Yahweh yourselves, to serve him.” They said, “We are witnesses.”

²² Yasuwa mo ye ka ne jama se: «Araŋ ya seedayaŋ no araŋ bumbey se, kaŋ araŋ na Rabbi suuban zama araŋ ma may a se.» I ne: «Iri ya seedayaŋ no.»

²²And Joshua said unto the people, Ye are witnesses against yourselves that ye have chosen you Jehovah, to serve him. And they said, We are witnesses.

²³“Now therefore put away the foreign gods which are among you, and incline your heart to Yahweh, the God of Israel.”

²³ Sohõ binde nga din ne: «Kal araŋ ma banda bare mebarawey toorey kaŋ go araŋ do din gaa. Araŋ ma araŋ biney bare ka ye Rabbi, Israyla Irikoyo do.»

²³Now therefore put away, [said he], the foreign gods which are among you, and incline your heart unto Jehovah, the God of Israel.

²⁴The people said to Joshua, “We will serve Yahweh our God, and we will listen to his voice.”

²⁴ Jama ne Yasuwa se: «Rabbi iri Irikoyo se no iri ga may, a sanno se mo no iri ga hangan.»

²⁴And the people said unto Joshua, Jehovah our God will we serve, and unto his voice will we hearken.

²⁵So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and made for them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem.

²⁵ Yasuwa binde sappe nda jama han din hane. A na hin sanni nda farillayaŋ kayandi i se noodin Sekem ra.

²⁵So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and set them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem.

²⁶Joshua wrote these words in the book of the law of God; and he took a great stone, and set it up there under the oak that was by the sanctuary of Yahweh.

²⁶ Yasuwa na sanni woodin yaŋ mo hantum Irikoy asariya tira ra. Koyne, a na tondi bambata fo sambu k'a sinji noodin shen tuuri-nya fo cire, kaŋ go Rabbi nangu hananta tanjay.

²⁶And Joshua wrote these words in the book of the law of God; and he took a great stone, and set it up there under the oak that was by the sanctuary of Jehovah.

²⁷Joshua said to all the people, “Behold, this stone shall be a witness against us; for it has heard all the words of Yahweh which he spoke to us. It shall be therefore a witness against you, lest you deny your God.”

²⁷ Yasuwa ye ka ne jama kulu se koyne: «Guna tondo wo, a ga ciya seeda iri boŋ, zama a maa Rabbi sanney kulu kaŋ yaŋ a ci iri se. Tondo binde ga ciya seeda araŋ boŋ, zama araŋ ma si araŋ Irikoyo ze.»

²⁷And Joshua said unto all the people, Behold, this stone shall be a witness against us; for it hath heard all the words of Jehovah which he spake unto us: it shall be therefore a witness against you, lest ye deny your God.

²⁸So Joshua sent the people away, every man to his inheritance.

²⁸ Woodin banda Yasuwa na borey sallama, boro fo kulu ma koy nga tubo do.

²⁸So Joshua sent the people away, every man unto his inheritance.

²⁹It happened after these things, that Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of Yahweh, died, being one hundred and ten years old.

²⁹ A ciya woodin banda, kala Rabbi tamo Yasuwa, Nun izo te ka si. Saaya din a gonda jiiri zangu fo nda iway.

²⁹And it came to pass after these things, that Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of Jehovah, died, being a hundred and ten years old.

³⁰They buried him in the border of his inheritance in Timnathserah, which is in the hill country of Ephraim, on the north of the mountain of Gaash.

³⁰ I n'a fiji nga tubo hirro boŋ gaa, Timnat-Sera ra. Kwaara din go Ifraymu tondey laabo ra, Gaas tondo se azawa kambe haray.

³⁰And they buried him in the border of his inheritance in Timnathserah, which is in the hill-country of Ephraim, on the north of the mountain of Gaash.

³¹Israel served Yahweh all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders who outlived Joshua, and had known all the work of Yahweh, that he had worked for Israel.

³¹ Israyla borey may Rabbi se Yasuwa baafuna me-d'a-me ra, da dottijey kaŋ yaŋ cindi Yasuwa banda, ngey mo jirbey ra, borey kaŋ yaŋ ga Rabbi goyey kulu kaŋ a te Israyla se din bay.

³¹And Israel served Jehovah all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders that outlived Joshua, and had known all the work of Jehovah, that he had wrought for Israel.

³²They buried the bones of Joseph, which the children of Israel brought up out of Egypt, in Shechem, in the parcel of ground which Jacob bought of the sons of Hamor the father of Shechem for a hundred pieces of money. They became the inheritance of the children of Joseph.

³² Yusufu biriyey mo kaŋ yaŋ Israyla izey sambu ka fun d'ey Misira laabo ra, i n'i fiji Sekem ra, laabu jara ra kaŋ Yakuba day Hamor izey Sekem cinakwa gaa. Nzarfu gude zangu no a n'a day d'a. A ciya Yusufu izey se tubu.

³²And the bones of Joseph, which the children of Israel brought up out of Egypt, buried they in Shechem, in the parcel of ground which Jacob bought of the sons of Hamor the father of Shechem for a hundred pieces of money: and they became the inheritance of the children of Joseph.

³³Eleazar the son of Aaron died. They buried him in the hill of Phinehas his son, which was given him in the hill country of Ephraim.

³³ Haruna izo Eliyezar, nga mo bu. I n'a fiji nga izo Fineyas tudo gaa, wo kaŋ a du Ifraymu tondey laabo ra.

³³And Eleazar the son of Aaron died; and they buried him in the hill of Phinehas his son, which was given him in the hill-country of Ephraim.