Joshua 9
1 And it cometh to pass, when all the kings who [are] beyond the Jordan, in the hill-country, and in the low-country, and in every haven of the great sea, over-against Lebanon, the Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, hear —
Ie añe, naho fa jinanji’ o mpanjaka iaby alafe’ Iardeney, am-bohibohitse naho am-bavatane ey naho añolo’ i Riake Jabajabay pak’ e Lebanone añeo; i nte-Kete naho i nte-Amore, i nte-Kanàne, i nte-Perizý, i nte-Kivý, vaho i nte-Iebosý;
2 that they gather themselves together to fight with Joshua, and with Israel — one mouth.
le nikabija, nifañosoñe hialy amy Iehosoa naho am’Israele.
3 And the inhabitants of Gibeon have heard that which Joshua hath done to Jericho and to Ai,
Fe jinanji’ o mpimone’ i Giboneo ty nanoe’ Iehosoa am’ Ieriko naho amy Ay,
4 and they work, even they, with subtilty, and go, and feign to be ambassadors, and take old sacks for their asses, and wine-bottles, old, and rent, and bound up,
le nikilily famañahiañe: nimb’eo iereo nisare sorotà; ninday voro-gony am-borìke naho kontran-divay toro naho rota nitakefeñe;
5 and sandals, old and patched, on their feet, and old garments upon them, and all the bread of their provision is dry — it was crumbs.
naho tsoron-kana sinosok’ am-pandia’e naho sikiñe voroboro’e ho saro’ iareo; mbore nimaike vaho nivoravora ty mofo iaby fivati’ iareo.
6 And they go unto Joshua, unto the camp at Gilgal, and say unto him, and unto the men of Israel, 'From a land far off we have come, and now, make with us a covenant;'
Niheo mb’ amy Iehosoa an-tobe e Gilgale ao iereo, nanao ty hoe ama’e naho amo lahilahi’ Israeleo; Boake tsietoitane añe zahay; aa ehe ifañinào.
7 and the men of Israel say unto the Hivite, 'It may be in our midst ye are dwelling, and how do we make with thee a covenant?'
Le hoe ondaty ana’ Israeleo amo nte-Kiveo: Hera t’ie mpimoneñe ama’ay atoy; aa le aia ty hifañinà’ay.
8 and they say unto Joshua, 'Thy servants we [are].' And Joshua saith unto them, 'Who [are] ye? and whence come ye?'
Le hoe ty asa’ iareo am’ Iehosoa: Mpitoro’ areo zahay. Le hoe ty nanoe’ Iehosoa: Ia v’inahareo naho boak’aia?
9 And they say unto him, 'From a land very far off have thy servants come, for the name of Jehovah thy God, for we have heard His fame, and all that He hath done in Egypt,
Le hoe ty asa’ iareo ama’e: Boake tsietoitane añe o mpitoro’oo t’ie nivotrak’ atoy ty tahina’ Iehovà Andrianañahare’ areoy; fa jinanji’ay ty enge’e naho ze hene fitoloña’e e Mitsraime ao,
10 and all that He hath done to the two kings of the Amorite who [are] beyond the Jordan, to Sihon king of Heshbon, and to Og king of Bashan, who [is] in Ashtaroth.
naho ze he’e nanoe’e amy mpanjaka roe nte-Amore alafe’ Iardeney añe rey, toe amy Sihone mpanjaka i Khesbone naho amy Oge mpanjaka’ i Basane e Astarote añe.
11 'And our elders, and all the inhabitants of our land speak unto us, saying, Take in your hand provision for the way, and go to meet them, and ye have said unto them, Your servants we [are], and now, make with us a covenant;
Aa le nisaontsy ama’ay o mpiaolo’aio naho o fonga mpimoneñe an-tane’aio, nanao ty hoe: Mindesa vaty amy liay, le akia mifañaoña am’ iereo vaho ano am’ iereo ty hoe: Mpitoro’ areo zahay; ie amy zao, ehe ifañinao.
12 this our bread — hot we provided ourselves with it out of our houses, on the day of our coming out to go unto you, and now, lo, it is dry, and hath been crumbs;
Intoy ty mofo nendese’ay ho vaty ie mbe nimae boak’ añ’ akiba’ay amy andro nionjona’ay hihitrifa’ay mb’ama’ areo mb’ etoay, hehe t’ie maike vaho demodemoke.
13 and these [are] the wine-bottles which we filled, new, and lo, they have rent; and these, our garments and our sandals, have become old, from the exceeding greatness of the way.'
Le nivao o kontran-divay retoa t’ie fineno’ay, ingo te mikoneatse; hehe ka o siki’aio naho o hana’aio, ie fa modo iaby ty amy halavi’ i liay.
14 And the men take of their provision, and the mouth of Jehovah have not asked;
Nangala’ o lahilahio ty vati’ iareo, f’ie tsy nihalaly fanoroañe am-palie’ Iehovà.
15 and Joshua maketh with them peace, and maketh with them a covenant, to keep them alive; and swear to them do the princes of the company.
Aa le nifampilongo am’ iereo t’Iehosoa vaho nifañina t’ie hengañe ho veloñe le nifanta ama’e ka o roandria’ i valobohòkeio.
16 And it cometh to pass, at the end of three days after that they have made with them a covenant, that they hear that they [are] their neighbours — that in their midst they are dwelling.
Ie telo andro añe te nifañina le jinanji’ iareo t’ie mpañohoke naho mpimoneñe añivo’ iareo ao avao.
17 And the sons of Israel journey and come in unto their cities on the third day — and their cities [are] Gibeon, and Chephirah, and Beeroth, and Kirjath-Jearim —
Ie nañavelo le nivotrak’ amo rova’ iareoo amy andro faha-teloy o ana’ Israeleo. Ty rova’ iareo: i Gibone, le i Kefirà, i Birote vaho i Kiriate-iearime.
18 and the sons of Israel have not smitten them, for sworn to them have the princes of the company by Jehovah God of Israel, and all the company murmur against the princes.
Tsy pinao’ o ana’ Israeleo iereo, ty amy nifantà’ o roandria’ i valobohòkeio amy Iehovà Andrianañahare’ Israele. Aa le niñeoñeoñe amo roandriañeo i valobohòkey.
19 And all the princes say unto all the company, 'We — we have sworn to them by Jehovah, God of Israel; and now, we are not able to come against them;
Fe hoe o roandriañeo amy valobohòkey: Fa nifanta’ay amy Iehovà Andrianañahare’ Israele; aa le ko paoheñe.
20 this we do to them, and have kept them alive, and wrath is not upon us, because of the oath which we have sworn to them.'
Zao ty hanoan-tika: hadoñe ho veloñe; tsy mone ho aman-tika ty haviñerañe, ty amy fanta nifantà’ay am’ iereoy.
21 And the princes say unto them, 'They live, and are hewers of wood and drawers of water for all the company, as the princes spake to them.'
Le hoe o roandriañeo ty am’ iereo: Angao ho veloñe; le nanoeñe mpamatsi-katae naho mpitari-drano ho a i valobohòkey, ty amy nitaroña’ o roandriañeo.
22 And Joshua calleth for them, and speaketh unto them, saying, 'Why have ye deceived us, saying, We are very far from you, and ye in our midst dwelling?
Kinoi’ Iehosoa, vaho nisaontsie’e ty hoe: Akore ty namañahia’ areo anay ami’ty hoe: Boa-davitse anahareo zahay, ie mpimoneñe añivo’ay atoy avao?
23 and now, cursed are ye, and none of you is cut off [from being] a servant, even hewers of wood and drawers of water, for the house of my God.'
Aa le fokom-patse nahareo; nainai’e tsy ho modo t’ie ho mpitoroñe, mpamatsike hatae vaho mpitari-drano ho añ’ anjomban’ Añahareko.
24 And they answer Joshua and say, 'Because it was certainly declared to thy servants, that Jehovah thy God commanded Moses His servant to give to you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land from before you; and we fear greatly for ourselves because of you, and we do this thing;
Nanoiñe Iehosoa ami’ty hoe iereo; Amy te toe natalily amo mpitoro’oo te linili’ Iehovà Andrianañahare’o i mpitoro’e Mosèy te hatolo’e anahareo i tane iabiy le ho mongoreñe aolo’ areo ze fonga mpimone’ i taney, aa le nampirevendreveñe anay o fiai’aio ty ama’ areo; izay ty nanoe’ay o raha zao.
25 and now, lo, we [are] in thy hand, as [it is] good, and as [it is] right in thine eyes to do to us — do.'
Ie henane zao, ingo, am-pità’o zahay: aa le ano ama’ay ze atao’o soa naho to am-pivazohoa’ areo.
26 And he doth to them so, and delivereth them from the hand of the sons of Israel, and they have not slain them;
Aa le izay ty nanoe’e am’ iereo, vaho rinomba’e am-pità’ o ana’ Israeleo, fa tsy vinono;
27 and Joshua maketh them on that day hewers of wood and drawers of water for the company, and for the altar of Jehovah, unto this day, at the place which He doth choose.
ie nanoe’ Iehosoa mpamatsi-katae naho mpitari-drano amy andro zay ho amy valobohòkey naho ho a i kitreli’ Iehovày ampara henaneo, amy toetse ho joboñe’ey.
