Joshua 9

1 Jordan khotlak, tlang neh kolrhawk kah long khaw, tuili puei langkaeng boeih kah neh Lebanon imdan kah Khitti, Amori, Kanaani, Perizzi, Khivee neh Jebusi manghai rhoek loh boeiha yaak uh.

Now on hearing the news of these things, all the kings on the west side of Jordan, in the hill-country and the lowlands and by the Great Sea in front of Lebanon, the Hittites and the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites,

2 Te dongah Joshua vahthoh thil ham neh Israel te ol thikat thil tun coi uh thae.

Came together with one purpose, to make war against Joshua and Israel.

3 Tedae Gibeon khosa rhoek long khaw Joshua loh Jerikho neh Ai taengaha saii tea yaak.

And the men of Gibeon, hearing what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai,

4 Te dongah amih te taengnah neha saii uh tih cet uh. Te phoeiah sayuep bangla a laak dongah tolkhuia rhuem, misur tuitanga rhuem, a hep tiha ben te a khuen uh.

Acting with deceit, got food together as if for a long journey; and took old food-bags for their asses, and old and cracked wine-skins kept together with cord;

5 A kho dongkah khokhom rhuem tih tairhi coeng. A pum dongkah himbai khaw rhuem coeng tih a buham buh boeih rhae tih a ap om coeng.

And put old stitched-up shoes on their feet, and old clothing on their backs; and all the food they had with them was dry and broken up.

6 Gilgal rhaehhmuen kah Joshua taenglaa pha uh vaengah tah Joshua taeng neh Israel hlang rhoek taengah, “Kho hla lamkah ka pawk uh coeng dongah kaimih neh moi bop uh pawn sih,” a ti na uh.

And they came to Joshua to the tent-circle at Gilgal, and said to him and to the men of Israel, We have come from a far country: so now make an agreement with us.

7 Tedae Israel hlang rhoek loh Khivee tea doo tih, “Nang he kai khui ah kho na sak khaming, tedae balae tih nang taengah moi ka boh khaw ka boh eh?,” a ti nah.

And the men of Israel said to the Hivites, It may be that you are living among us; how then may we make an agreement with you?

8 Joshua taengah khaw, “Kaimih he na sal rhoek ni,” a ti na uh vaengah amih te Joshua loh, “Nangmih te ulae, me lamkah lae na lo uh?” a ti nah.

And they said to Joshua, We are your servants. Then Joshua said to them, Who are you and where do you come from?

9 Te vaengah anih te, “BOEIPA na Pathen ming kah a thang neh Egypt aha saii boeih te ka yaak uh dongah na sal rhoek kho hla tloe lamkah ha pawk uh coeng.

And they said to him, Your servants have come from a very far country, because of the name of the Lord your God: for the story of his great name, and of all he did in Egypt has come to our ears,

10 Te dongah Jordan rhalvang kah Amori manghai rhoi, Heshbon manghai Sihon neh Ashtaroth kah Bashan manghai Oga taengaha saii boeih te khaw.

And what he did to the two kings of the Amorites east of Jordan, to Sihon, king of Heshbon, and to Og, king of Bashan, at Ashtaroth.

11 Te dongah kaimih kah a hamca rhoek neh ka khohmuen kah khosa boeih loh kaimih he ng'uen uh tih, “Na kut dongah longpueng kah ham lampu khuen uh lamtah amih aka doe la cet uh laeh. Te vaengah amih te, 'Kaimih he na sal rhoek ni, kaimih neh paipi saii uh pawn sih,’ ti nah,” a ti.

So the responsible men and all the people of our country said to us, Take food with you for the journey and go to them, and say to them, We are your servants: so now make an agreement with us.

12 Nangmih taengla lo ham ka hlah uh hnin ah ka im kah buh bae kan cun uh dae tahae ah daeh tiha ap om coeng he.

This bread which we have with us for our food, we took warm and new from our houses when starting on our journey to you; but now see, it has become dry and broken up.

13 Tuitang he khaw misura thai ni ka loei uh dae vik ueth coeng he. Ka himbai neh ka khokhom longpueng te set puet ah hmawn boeih coeng,” ti na uh,” a ti nah.

And these wine-skins were new when we put the wine in them, and now they are cracked as you see; and our clothing and our shoes have become old because of our very long journey here.

14 Te vaengah BOEIPA yilkaa dawt uh mueh la amih kah buhcun tea hlang rhoek loh a paco uh.

And the men took some of their food, without requesting directions from the Lord.

15 Te dongah Joshua loh amih neh rhoepnaha saii tih amih hing sak ham paipi khaw a saii. Khoboei rhaengpuei long khaw amih taengah ol a caenguh.

So Joshua made peace with them, and made an agreement with them that they were not to be put to death: and the chiefs of the people took an oath to them.

16 Tedae amih neh moia boh uh phoeikah hnin thum dongah amih te a kaepvai neh a yoei kah khosa rhoek ni tilaa yaak uh.

Now three days after, when they had made this agreement with them, they had word that these men were their neighbours, living near them.

17 Te dongah Israel ca rhoek loh cet uh tiha hnin thum dongah tah amih kah khopuei la pawk uh. Te vaengah amih kah khopuei la Gibeon, Kephirah, Beeroth neh Kiriathjearim om.

And the children of Israel went forward on their journey, and on the third day came to their towns. Now their towns were Gibeon and Chephirah and Beeroth and Kiriath-jearim.

18 Israel Pathen BOEIPA rhang neh khoboei rhaengpuei loh amih taengaha toemngam coeng dongah Israel ca rhoek loh amih te tloek uh van pawh. Te dongah khoboei rhoek te rhaengpuei loh boeiha rhaeba tak.

And the children of Israel did not put them to death, because the chiefs of the people had taken an oath to them by the Lord, the God of Israel. And all the people made an outcry against the chiefs.

19 Te dongah rhaengpuei boeih taengah khoboei rhoek boeih loh, “Israel Pathen BOEIPA rhang neh mamih loh amih taengah n'toemngam uh coeng dongah amih te ben hama coeng moenih.

But all the chiefs said to the people, We have taken an oath to them by the Lord, the God of Israel, and so we may not put our hands on them.

20 Amih te hing sak ham he n'saii uh van daengah ni amih taengah n'toemngam uh olhlo loh mamih soah thinhul bat la a om pawt eh?,” a ti na uh.

This is what we will do to them: we will not put them to death, for fear that wrath may come on us because of our oath to them.

21 Te dongah amih te, “Khoboei rhoek tah hing uh mai saeh. Khoboei rhoek loh amih taengkah a thui vanbangla rhaengpuei boeih kah thing top neh tui than la om uh saeh,” a ti nauh.

Keep them living, and let them be servants, cutting wood and getting water for all the people. And all the people did as the chiefs had said to them.

22 Te dongah Joshua loh amih tea khue tiha voek. Amih te, “Balae tih kaimih nan phok uh tih, 'Kaimih he khohla tloe lamkah ni, ' na ti uh. Tedae nangmih he kaimih khui kah khosa rhoek ni.

Then Joshua sent for them, and said to them, Why have you been false to us, saying, We are very far from you, when you are living among us?

23 Te dongah nangmih tah thaephoei thil la om vetih na khui lamkah sal pataeng lohnaa mueh la ka Pathen im ham thing top neh tui than la om laeh,” a ti nah.

Now because of this you are cursed, and you will for ever be our servants, cutting wood and getting water for the house of my God.

24 Te dongah Joshua tea doo uh tih, “BOEIPA na Pathen loh nangmih taengah khohmuen puma paek ham a sal Mosesa uen tih khohmuen kah khosa boeih khaw na mikhmuh lamloha mitmoeng sak te na sal rhoek taengaha thui, a thui vaengah ka hinglu ham khaw nangmih te mat kang rhih uh dongah ni hekah hno he ka saii uh.

And, answering Joshua, they said, Because it came to the ears of your servants that the Lord your God had given orders to his servant Moses to give you all this land, and to send destruction on all the people living in it, because of you; so, fearing greatly for our lives because of you, we have done this.

25 Tedae kaimih he na kut dongah ka omuh. Kaimih taengah na saii ham tueng tah na mikhmuh ah then tih thuem na ti bangla saii mai,” a ti na uh.

And now we are in your hands: do to us whatever seems good and right to you.

26 Te tlam te amiha saii van tih amih te Israel ca kut lamloha huul coeng dongah amih te ngawn uh pawh.

So he kept them safe from the children of Israel, and did not let them be put to death.

27 Te vaeng khohnin ah amih te tihnin duela rhaengpuei neha hmuen tuek ah BOEIPA hmueihtuk ham thing top neh tui than la Joshua loh a khueh.

And that day Joshua made them servants, cutting wood and getting water for the people and for the altar of the Lord, in the place marked out by him, to this day.