Joshua 9
1 There were several kings [who ruled in lands that are] on the west side of the Jordan River. They were the kings of the Heth people-group, the Amor people-group, the Canaan people-group, the Periz people-group, the Hiv people-group, and the Jebus people-group. They lived in the hilly area, in the foothills further west, and [on the plains] along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. They heard [about what happened at Ai].
Tun Jordan vadung lhumlam gamma lenghon thilsoh hohi ajatauvin ahi. Hitehochu Hit mite, Amor mite, Canaan mite, Perizz mite, Jebus mite lengho, lhumlam molbulla chengho leh twikhanglen pang Lebanon molho changeija chengho ahiuve.
2 So they all gathered [their armies] to fight Joshua and the Israeli army.
Hiche lengho hin lungkhattah’a athao jekhomma Joshua leh Israel mite hi kisatpi dingin akiloikhommun ahi.
3 When the people who lived in Gibeon [city] heard that Joshua’s army had defeated the people of Jericho and Ai,
Ahinlah Gibon miten Joshua’n Jericho leh Ai abolnahi ahetphatnun,
4 they decided to trick the Israelis. They gathered some old sacks and some old leather wine bags that had been mended after they were cracked, and they put these on the backs of their donkeys.
Amaho kihuhdohna dingin lungthim chomkhat agongtauvin ahi. Amahon Joshua komma palai asol’uvin, sakhao luile asesa, jupeng luile akibehthu ho, sangan chunga aheng’un,
5 They put on old sandals that had been patched, and wore old ragged clothes. And they took along bread that was dry and moldy.
Amahon von sesa akivonnun, ponsesa akisillun, kengchot kibehthu akichotnun chuleh nehdinga akipoh’u changlhah chu agopsa le amonsa ahi.
6 They traveled to where Joshua [and the other Israelis] had set up their tents near Gilgal. They said to Joshua and the other Israeli leaders, “We have traveled from a distant land. We want you to make a peace agreement with us.”
Amaho Gilgalla Israelte ngahmunna ahunglhun phatnun Joshua komma chun, “Keiho nangmatoh kichamna thulhuh sem dinga kholgamlatah’a konna hung kahiuve” atiuve.
7 The Israeli leaders said to those men from [Gilead who were from] the Hiv people-group, “[We do not know if you truly live far from us]. If you live near us, we cannot [RHQ] make a peace agreement with you, [because God has commanded us to get rid of the people that are living near us].”
Israelten, hiche Hivi miteho kommachun adonbutnun, “Nangho hi anaivella chengmi nahi nahilouvu keihon iti kahet diuham? Anaivella cheng nahikhah uleh keihon nangho toh kichamna thulhuh kaneithei loudiu ahi” atiuve.
8 They replied to Joshua, “[If you make a peace agreement with us], we will be your servants.” But Joshua answered, “What people-group are you? Where do you come from?”
Amahon, “Keiho hi nasohte kahiuve” tin adonbutnun ahi. Ahin Joshua’n, “Nangho koi nahiuva, hoiya konna hung nahiuham?”ati.
9 The men from Gibeon answered, “[We want to be] your [. We] have come here from a distant land, because we have heard about the great things that your god has done. We have heard about everything that he did in Egypt [to help you].
Amahon adonbutnun, “Nasohte hi kachenao mun gamlatah’a konna hung kahiuve. Keihon na Pakai na Pathennu thaneidan Egypt gamma anatoh ho kanajauvin ahi.
10 We have heard that he [enabled you to] defeat [the armies of] two kings of the Amor people-group, on the east side of the Jordan River—Sihon, the king who ruled in Heshbon [city], and Og, the king who ruled in Ashtaroth in the Bashan [area].
Keihon Jordan solama Amor lengteni leh Heshbon lengpa Sihon le Ashtarothna um Bashan lengpa Og chunga anatoh ho kajauvin ahi.
11 So our leaders and the rest of our people said to us, ‘Take some food and go to talk with the Israelis. Tell them, “We want to be your servants. So make a peace agreement with us.”’
Hijeh chun kaupa houle kamipite jousen eihin thulhah’un, kholgamla tah jotna dingin nehle chah kipoh’un, Israel mipite chu gakimupiuvin lang hitihin seijun, ‘keiho nasohte kahiuve keihotoh kitepna neineipiuvin,’ tin gaseijun” atiuve.
12 Look at our bread. It was fresh and warm [from having been baked] on the day that we left our area, but now it is dry and moldy.
“Hiche kachanglhah houhi kain’uva konna kahung kipatdoh uva chu tapkonga konna sapeh’a kahinpoh’u ahin tuhin agobetnin a-ap tan ahin,
13 Look at our leather wine bags. They were new when we filled them with wine [before we left], but now they are cracked and old. Our clothes and our sandals are worn out from traveling [on the long road] to come here.”
Hiche jupengho jonghi kahinthal dimmuva chu thahleh’a ahin, tuhin aluijin a-ehgam tai. Chuleh kavon uleh kakengkoh’u jonghi kalamsao jotnauva konna luigamma ahitai” atiuve.
14 The Israeli leaders tasted the bread, but they did not ask Yahweh what to do.
Hitichun Israelten aneh achah’u chu anakholchil’un, ahinlah Pakai dohna ananei pouve.
15 So Joshua agreed to make a peace agreement with the men from Gibeon to not kill them. All the Israeli leaders vowed to do what Joshua said in the agreement. [Then the men from Gibeon returned home].
Hiche jouchun Joshua in amaho chutoh an ananeipi-in amaho chu anahinghoi tan ahi, khopi sunga alamkai houvin jong hiche kinoptona chu kihahselnan anasudetnun ahi.
16 Three days later the Israelis found out that the men from Gibeon lived nearby.
Hiche kitepna aneiyu nithum jouvin hiche miteho hi akomchauva chenga ahibouvui ti ahedoh tauvin ahi.
17 So they went to where the men from Gibeon lived. After traveling [only] three days, they came to their cities: Gibeon, Kephirah, Beeroth, and Kiriath-Jearim.
Israelte chu akholtoh dingin acheuvin nithum sungin akhopi houvachun agalhung tauve. Hiche khopiho chu Gibeon, Kephirah, Beeroth, chule Kiriath-Jearim ahiuve.
18 But the Israelis did not attack the people of those cities, because they had promised [to live peacefully with them], and Yahweh had heard them promise [to do that]. All the Israeli people grumbled against their leaders [for doing that].
Ahinlah Israelten khopiho chu anokhum tapouvin ahi, ajeh chu Israel lamkaiten, Pakai Israel Pathen min panna kitepna ananeiju ahitai. Israel mipite chu, alamkai houvin chutobang kitepna chu anabol jeh’un achunguvah anaphunnun ahi.
19 But the leaders answered, “We promised to [live peacefully with them], and Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis [worship], heard us promise [to do that]. So now we cannot attack [EUP] them.
Ahinlah alamkai houvin anadonbutnun “Eihon Pakai Israel Pathen minna kihahselna inaneinao ahitah jeh’a amaho chu itohkhah theiloudiu ahitai,
20 This is what we will do: We will not kill them. If we kill them, God will be very angry with us [and punish us] because of not doing what we promised to do.
Eihon amaho chu ihinghoidiu ahitai, ajeh chu eihon ikitepnao isuhkeh uleh Pathen lunghanna ichung uva chuding ahi,
21 So we must allow them to live. But they will cut wood for us, and they will carry water for us.” So the Israeli leaders did what they had promised.
Amaho chu ihinghoidiu ahitai” atiuve. Hitichun amahon Israel lamkaiten athupeh bangun akhopi sunga tuikhai dingleh thingpodin amangcha tauvin ahi.
22 Then Joshua summoned the men from Gibeon and asked them, “Why did you lie to us? Your land was near to where we had set up our tents, but you told us that you were from a distant land!
Joshua’n Gibeon miho chu akoukhommin hitin aseije, “Nanghon ipi dinga neijoulhep uham? Nangho hila kalah uva chenga nahibouvun, ipi dinga gamlatah’a cheng kahiuve natiuham?
23 So now you will become our slaves. You will always be forced to cut wood and carry water for [us Israeli people who worship in] the temple of our God.”
Nangho hi sapset chang nahitauvin, hijeh’a chu tuapat’a nangho hi ka Pathennu in na dinga thingchomle tuikhaija napan jengdiu ahitai,” atipeh’in ahi.
24 The men from Gibeon replied, “We lied to you because we were afraid that you would kill us. We heard that Yahweh, your God, declared to his servant Moses that he would enable you to conquer all the people in this land and to kill all the people who lived in it.
Amahon adonbutnun, “Pakai na Pathennun Mose anathupeh dungjuija hiche gamhi nangho napeh uva chule agamsung mite jouse hi nathagam sohkeidiu ahi ti nasohte keihon kanajauvin ahi. Hijeh chun keihon nangho hi kana kichalheh jengun ahileh hitiahi kanabollu ahi,” atiuve.
25 So now you can decide what you will do with us. Do what you think is right.”
“Tun keiho hi nangho khutna um kahitauve, hijeh chun nadeidan dannin neiboltauvin,” ati.
26 So Joshua saved the lives of the people of Gibeon by not allowing the Israelis to kill them.
Hitichun, Israelten amaho atha diu chu Joshua’n anajanom tapon ahi.
27 Instead, he forced them to become the Israelis’ slaves. They cut wood and carried water for the Israelis. They also brought the wood and water [that was needed for] the sacred altar of Yahweh, to whatever place Yahweh decided that they should build one. And the people of Gibeon are still doing that.
Ahin hiche nikho chun aman Gibeon mite chu Isael mipite le Pathennin adeinamun munna a Maicham semna ding tuikhai leh thingchommin anapansah tauvin ahi. Hichehi tuni geija ahintoh jingu ahi.
