Bisisu 1
1 Yosiua da bogobeba: le, Isala: ili fi dunu ilia da Hina Godema amane adole ba: i, “Ninia fi habo da bisili Ga: ina: ne dunuma doagala: ma: bela: ?”
After Joshua died, the Israeli people asked Yahweh, “Which [of our tribes] should attack the Canaan people-group first?”
2 Hina Gode da bu adole i, “Yuda fi da bisili doagala: musa: masunu da defea. Ilia da amo soge amoma ouligisu esaloma: ne, Na da hamomu.”
Yahweh replied, “I will enable the tribe of Judah to defeat [IDM] the Canaan people-group.”
3 Yuda fi dunu da Simiane dunu ilima amane sia: i, “Ania da soge anima ilegei amogai wa: i asili, Ga: ina: ne dunuma gegemu. Amalalu, ninia da dili sigi asili, soge da dilima ilegei amoga doagala: musa: masunu.”
The men of Judah went to their fellow Israelis, [the men] from the tribe of Simeon, and said to them, “Come and help us to fight the Canaan people-group [in order that we can take from them] the land [that Yahweh] allotted to us. If you do that, we will go with you [and help you] conquer the people in the land [that Yahweh promised to give to] you.” So the men from the tribe of Simeon went with the men of the tribe of Judah.
4 Amaiba: le, Simiane fi amola Yuda fi da gilisili gegemusa: asi. Hina Gode da ela fidibiba: le, ela da Ga: ina: ne dunu amola Belisaide dunu ili hasalasi. Ilia da Bisege moilaiga 10,000 dunu agoane fane legei dagoi.
When the men of those two tribes attacked, Yahweh enabled them to defeat 10,000 men of the Canaan people-group and the Periz people-group [DOU] at Bezek [city].
5 Amogai, ilia da hina bagade Adounaibisege ba: le, ema gegei.
During the battle they found Adoni-Bezek, the leader of the city,
6 E da hobea: i, be ilia da ema fa: no bobogele, gagulaligi. Ilia da ea lobo bi amola emo bi damuni fasi dagoi.
but he [tried to] run away. The Israelis pursued him and caught him. Then they cut off his thumbs and his big toes.
7 Adounaibisege da amane sia: i, “Na da hina bagade70agoane ilia lobo bi amola emo bi damuni fasili, ilia da na ha: i manu fafai haguduga daladaloba nasu. Na da ilima hamoi defele, wali Gode da nama hamoi dagoi.” Ilia da e Yelusaleme moilai bai bagadega oule asili, amola amogai e da bogoi dagoi.
Adoni-Bezek said, “[My army captured] 70 kings. We cut off their thumbs and big toes. After that, [we forced] those kings to eat scraps that fell from our table. Now God has (paid me back for/done to me like) [what we did to them].” Then the men of Judah took Adoni-Bezek to Jerusalem, and he died there.
8 Yuda fi dunu da Yelusaleme moilai bai bagade amo doagala: le, suguli lai dagoi. Ilia da dunu huluane medole legele, moilai amo laluga ulagisi dagoi.
The army of Judah fought against the men of Jerusalem, and they captured the city. With their swords they killed [the people who lived there] and they burned [the houses in] the city.
9 Amalalu, ilia da Ga: ina: ne dunu (amo da agolo soge, goumi fonobahadi soge amola hafoga: i soge gagoe (south) dialu amo ganodini esalu), ilima doagala: musa: asi.
Later, the men of Judah went down to fight the Canaan people-group who lived in the hilly area, in the desert to the south, and in the foothills [to the west].
10 Ilia da Ga: ina: ne dunu amo da Hibalone moilai bai bagade (ea musa: dio da Gilia: de Aba) amo ganodini esalu amoga doagala: musa: wa: i asi. Amogawi, ilia da Sisai sosogo fi, Ahaima: ne sosogo fi amola Da: lamai sosogo fi, ili hasasali.
The men of Judah also went to fight against the Canaan people-group who lived in Hebron [city], which at that time was named Kiriath-Arba. They defeated [the armies of kings] Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai.
11 Amalalu, Yuda fi dunu da Dibe moilai bai bagade (amo esoga Dibe ea dio da Gilia: de Sifa) amoga doagala: musa: wa: i asi.
Then they left that area and went to fight against the people living in Debir [city], which was previously named Kiriath-Sepher.
12 Yuda dunu afae ea dio amo Ga: ilebe da amane sia: i, “Nowa dunu da Gilia: de Sifa moilai bai bagade fi ili hasalasisia, na da nadiwi A: igasa: ema imunu.”
[Before they attacked the city], Caleb said to them, “If one of you attacks and captures Kiriath-Sepher, I will allow him to marry my daughter.”
13 Ga: ilebe eya Gina: se amo ea mano Odeniele da amo moilai amo hasali dagoi. Amaiba: le, Ga: ilebe da idiwi A: igasa: , ea lama: ne i dagoi.
Othniel, who was the son of Caleb’s younger brother Kenaz, captured the city. So Caleb gave his daughter Acsah to him, to become his wife.
14 Uda lamu eso amoga, Odeniele da A: igasa: ema e da ea edama soge edegema: ne ha: giwane sia: i dagoi. A: igasa: da dougi da: iya fila heda: i amoga aligila sa: ili, Ga: ilebe da ema, “Di da adi lamu?” amane sia: i.
When Acsah married Othniel, she told him to ask her father to give him a field. [But she decided to ask him herself. She rode to Caleb’s house on her donkey], and when she got off the donkey, Caleb [could see that something was troubling her. So he] asked her, “What do you want?”
15 A: igasa: da bu adole i, “Na da dima gu hano lamu galebe. Soge amo di da nama i, da hafoga: i soge amo ganodini diala.” Amaiba: le, Ga: ilebe da ema agoloa gado amola umia gudu gu hano ema i dagoi.
She replied, “I want you to do a favor for me. You have given me some land in the southern desert, [but it is very dry there]. So please also give me some [land that has] springs of water.” So Caleb gave her some land on higher ground that had a spring, and some land on lower ground that also had a spring.
16 Mousese aowa (Ginaide dunu) amo egaga fi dunu da Yuda dunu sigi Yeligou moilai bai bagade (amo ganodini gumudi sala bagohame ba: i) amo fisili, asili wadela: i hafoga: i sogebi ea dio amo A: ila: de (Yuda soge amo ganodini) A: malege dunu amola gilisili esalu.
The people of the Ken people-group who were descendants of Moses’ father-in-law left Jericho, which was called ‘The City of Palm Trees’. They went with some of the men of Judah to live with them in the southern desert area, near Arad [city].
17 Yuda fi dunu da Simiane fi dunu amola gilisili wa: le asili, Ga: ina: ne dunu Sifa: de moilaiga fi dunu amo doagala: le, hasali. Ilia da amo moilai gagabusu aligima: ne ilegele, wadela: lesi dagoi. Amola ilia amoma dio gaheabolo asuli, amo Homa.
The men of Judah and their fellow Israelis from the tribe of Simeon defeated the people of the Canaan people-group who lived in Zephath [city]. They completely destroyed the city and gave it a new name, Hormah, [which means ‘complete destruction’].
The men of Judah also captured Gaza, Ashkelon, and Ekron [cities] and all the land that is near those cities.
19 Hina Gode da Yuda dunu fidibiba: le, ilia da agolo soge huluane suguli lai dagoi. Be moilai bai bagade amo Ga: isa, A:siegelone, Egelone amola soge amo moilai bai bagade sisiga: i, ilia da hame suguli lai. Amo moilai dunu fi hano wayabo bega: esalu, da ouli sa: liode bagohame gagui. Amaiba: le, Isala: ili dunu da amo fi dunu gadili sefasimu hamedei ba: i.
Yahweh helped the men of Judah to capture the hilly area, but they could not force the people who were living in the plains to leave, because [those people had better weapons—] had iron chariots.
20 Mousese ea sia: i defele, ilia da Hibalone moilai bai bagade amo Ga: ilebema i dagoi. Ga: ilebe da amo moilaiga A: ina: ge egaga fi udiana galu, amo gadili sefasi.
Hebron [city] was given to Caleb because Moses had promised him that he could have that city. And Caleb forced the three clans descended from Anak to leave that area.
21 Be Bediamini fi dunu da Yebiusaide dunu Yelusaleme moilai bai bagade amo ganodini esalu, hame sefasi. Amola wali eso, Yebiusaide dunu amola Bediamini fi dunu da Yelusaleme moilai bai bagade amo ganodini gilisili esala.
But the people of the tribe of Benjamin could not force the people of the Jebus people-group to leave Jerusalem. So, since that time the people of the Jebus people-group have lived in Jerusalem with the people of the tribe of Benjamin.
22 Ifala: ime fi dunu amola Ma: na: se fi dunu da Bedele moilai (amo esoga, ea dio da Lase) amoma doagala: musa: wa: i asi. Hina Gode da ili fidi. Ilia desega ahoasu dunu asunasi.
The men of the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh went to fight against [the men of] Bethel [city], and Yahweh helped them.
They sent some spies to [find out everything that they could find out about] Bethel, which was previously called Luz.
24 Ilia da dunu afae Bedele moilai fisili ahoanebe ba: i. Ilia da ema amane sia: i, “Di da Bedele moilai ganodini golili sa: imu logo ninima olelesea, ninia da dima se hame imunu.”
The spies saw a man who was coming out of the city. They said to him, “If you show us a way to get into the city, we will be kind to you [and we will not kill you].”
25 Amaiba: le, e da golili sa: imu logo ilima olelei. Ifala: ime dunu amola Ma: na: se dunu ilia da dunu, uda amola mano huluane amo moilai ganodini esalu, amo medole legei dagoi. Be ilia da dunu amo da ilima logo olelei, amola ea sosogo fi hame fane legei.
So the man showed them a way to enter the city. The men of the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh entered the city and killed all the people with their swords, but they did not kill the man [who showed them how to get into the city], and they did not kill his family.
26 Fa: no, e da Hidaide sogega asili amogai moilale fi. Amoga e da Lase dio asuli amola amo dio da amo moilai bai bagade ea dio wali diala.
That man went to the area where the descendants of Heth lived, and built a city. He named the city Luz, and that is still the name of that city.
27 Ma: na: se fi da dunu amo da moilai bai bagade amo Bede Sia: ne, Da: inage, Do, Ibilia: me, Megidoa amola eno gadenene moilai amo ganodini esalu hame sefasi. Be Ga: ina: ne dunu da amo moilai bai bagade ganodini esalu.
There were people of the Canaan people-group who lived in Beth-Shan, Taanach, Dor, Ibleam, and Megiddo [cities] and in the surrounding villages. [The men of] the tribe of Manasseh did not force those people to leave those towns, because the people of the Canaan people-group were determined to stay there.
28 Be Isala: ili dunu ilia gasa heda: le, ilia da amo Ga: ina: ne dunu ilia udigili hawa: hamosu dunu hamoma: ne logei. Be ilia da amo dunu huluane gadili hame sefasi.
Later, the Israelis became (stronger/more numerous), and they forced the people of the Canaan people-group to work for them [as their slaves], but they did not force all the people of the Canaan people-group to leave their land.
29 Ifala: ime fi dunu da Ga: ina: ne dunu amo Gise moilai bai bagade ganodini esalu, amo gadili hame sefasi. Amaiba: le, Ga: ina: ne da Ifala: ime dunu amola gilisili esalebe ba: i.
[The men of] the tribe of Ephraim did not force the people of the Canaan people-group to leave Gezer [city]. So the people of the Canaan people-group continued to live with the people of the tribe of Ephraim.
30 Sebiulane fi dunu da dunu amo da Gidalone moilai bai bagade amola Na: ihalale moilai bai bagade amo ganodini esalu, gadili hame sefasi. Amaiba: le, amo moilai bai bagade ganodini, Ga: ina: ne dunu da Isala: ili dunu gilisili esalu, amola ilia da Isala: ili dunu ilia udigili sesele hawa: hamosu dunu agoane esalu.
[The men of] the tribe of Zebulun did nor compel the people of the Canaan people-group who were living in Kitron and Nahalol [cities] to leave. They stayed there and lived among the people of the tribe of Zebulun, but the people of Zebulun forced them to work for them as their slaves.
31 A: sie fi dunu da dunu amo da A: gou, Saidone, Ala: be, A:gasibi, Heleba, A:ifege amola Lihoube amo moilai bai bagade ganodini esalu, hame sefasi.
[The men of] the tribe of Asher did not force the people of the Canaan people-group who lived in Acco, Sidon, Ahlab, Aczib, Helbah, Aphek and Rehob [cities] to leave.
32 Be A: sie fi dunu da Ga: ina: ne dunu gadili hame sefasiba: le, amo dunu gilisili esalebe ba: i.
So the people of the tribe of Asher lived among them.
33 Na: fadalai fi dunu da dunu amo da Bede Semese moilai bai bagade amola Bede A: ina: de moilai bai bagade amo ganodini esalu, hame sefasi. Be Na: fadalai fi dunu da amo Ga: ina: ne dunu gilisili esalu, amo da ilia udigili sesele hawa: hamosu dunu hamoi dagoi.
[The men of] the tribe of Naphtali did not compel the people who lived in Beth-Shemesh and Beth-Anath [cities] to leave, so the people in those two cities continued to live there, but the people of the Canaan people-group were forced to work as the slaves of the people of the tribe of Naphtali.
34 Be A: moulaide dunu da Isala: ili fi afadafa (amo da Da: ne) ilia noga: i umi sogega misunu logo ga: i dagoi. Amola Da: ne fi dunu da agolo sogega esalu.
The people of the Amor people-group forced the people of the tribe of Dan to live in the hills. They did not allow them to come down [and live] on the plain.
35 Amola A: moulaide dunu da mae fisili, moilai amo A: idialone, Sia: ilibimi amola Hilese Goumi amoga esalu. Be Ifala: ime fi amola Ma: na: se fi da ilima ouligisu esalebe ba: i amola ilia da amo Isala: ili fi ilia udigili hawa: hamonanu.
The people of the Amor people-group were determined to stay in Heres Mountain and in Aijalon and Shaalbim [cities]. But when the Israelis became (stronger/more numerous), they forced the people of the Amor people-group to work as their slaves.
36 Sila moilai bai bagadega gagoedi (north), Idomaide dunu fi ilia soge alalo da A: gala: bimi goumi adobo gigadofa ahoasu amodili asi.
The land where the Amor people-group lived extended from Scorpion Pass [toward the west] beyond Sela [town], up into the hilly area.
