Jozye 9
1 Nouvèl bagay sa yo rive nan zòrèy tout wa ki t'ap gouvènen lòt bò larivyè Jouden an sou solèy kouche, nan mòn yo, nan plenn yo, sou tout rivaj lanmè Mediterane a, jouk peyi Liban sou bò nò. Te gen wa moun Et yo, wa moun Amori yo, wa moun Kanaran yo, wa moun Ferezi yo, wa moun Evi yo ak wa moun Jebis yo.
And when the kings of the Amorites on the other side of Jordan, who were in the mountain country, and in the plain, and in all the coast of the great sea, and those who were near Antilibanus, and the Chettites, and the Chananites, and the Pherezites, and the Evites, and the Amorites, and the Gergesites, and the Jebusites, heard [of it],
2 Yo tout yo mete tèt ansanm pou yo goumen kont Jozye ak pèp Izrayèl la.
they came all together at the same time to make war against Joshua and Israel.
3 Lè moun peyi Gabawon yo vin konnen kisa Jozye te fè moun Jeriko yo ak moun Ayi yo,
And the inhabitants of Gabaon heard of all that the Lord did to Jericho and Gai.
4 yo di yo pral pran li nan plan. Yo leve, yo fè pwovizyon, yo chaje bourik yo avèk yon bann vye sak ak veso fèt ak po bèt pou mete diven. Veso yo te tou kreve, yo te pyese nan tout kò yo. Moun Gabawon yo pati.
And they also wrought craftily, and they went and made provision and prepared themselves; and having taken old sacks on their shoulders, and old and rent and patched bottles of wine,
5 Yo te menm rive mete vye sapat rapyese nan pye yo ak vye rad chire sou yo. Yo pran pen rasi kraze an miyèt moso, yo pote pou manje yo.
and the upper part of their shoes and their sandals old and clouted on their feet, and their garments old upon them—and the bread of their provision was dry and mouldy and corrupt.
6 Yo pati, yo vin jwenn Jozye nan kan Gilgal la. Yo pale ak li ansanm ak mesye pèp Izrayèl yo, yo di yo konsa: -Nou soti nan yon peyi ki byen lwen isit la. Ann pase yon kontra yonn ak lòt non!
And they came to Joshua into the camp of Israel to Galgala, and said to Joshua and Israel, We are come from a far land: now then make a covenant with us.
7 Men, mesye pèp Izrayèl yo di moun Evi yo konsa: -Pou di se pa toupre la a nou rete? Ki jan nou ta vle pou nou pase kontra ak nou?
And the children of Israel said to the Chorrhaean, Peradventure thou dwellest amongst us; and how should I make a covenant with thee?
8 Moun Evi yo di Jozye: -Se sèvi nou vin sèvi ou! Jozye mande yo: -Men, ki moun nou ye menm? Ki bò nou soti?
And they said to Joshua, We are thy servants: and Joshua said to them, Whence are ye, and whence have ye come?
9 Yo reponn li: -Mèt, nou soti nan yon peyi byen lwen, paske nou tande pale ki moun Seyè a, Bondye ou la, ye. Nou pran nouvèl tou sa li fè nan peyi Lejip,
And they said, Thy servants are come from a very far country in the name of the Lord thy God: for we have heard his name, and all that he did in Egypt,
10 ak tou sa li fè de wa moun Amori yo ki t'ap gouvènen lòt bò larivyè Jouden an: Siyon, wa peyi Esbon an ak Og, wa peyi Bazan an, ki te rete lavil Astawòt.
and all that he did to the kings of the Amorites, who were beyond Jordan, to Seon king of the Amorites, and Og king of Basan, who dwelt in Astaroth and in Edrain.
11 Lè sa a, chèf nou yo ak tout moun ki rete nan peyi nou an di nou fè pwovizyon pou n' al vwayaje al kontre moun sa yo. N'a di yo konsa men nou vin sèvi yo. Tanpri, pase yon kontra ak nou.
And our elders and all that inhabit our land when they heard spoke to us, saying, Take to yourselves provision for the way, and go to meet them; and ye shall say to them, We are thy servants, and now make a covenant with us.
12 Gade pen nou rete. Yo te tou cho jou nou pati vin kontre nou an. Men, koulye a, gade jan yo rasi, jan yo tounen ti miyèt.
These [are] the loaves—we took them hot for our journey on the day on which we came out to come to you; and now they are dried and become mouldy.
13 Lè nou te plen veso diven sa yo, yo te tou nèf. Gade koulye a jan yo plen twou. Gade jan rad nou ak sapat nou fini tèlman nou mache anpil.
And these [are] the skins of wine which we filled when new, and they are rent; and our garments and our shoes are worn out because of the very long journey.
14 Chèf pèp Izrayèl yo pran nan sa yo te pote a, san yo pa mande Seyè a sa li di nan sa.
And the chiefs took of their provision, and asked not [counsel of] the Lord.
15 Jozye pase yon kontra ak yo pou yo viv byen yonn ak lòt, li fè kontra ak yo pou li pa touye yo. Chèf pèp Izrayèl yo fè sèman yo p'ap fè yo anyen.
And Joshua made peace with them, and they made a covenant with them to preserve them; and the princes of the congregation sware to them.
16 Twa jou apre yo te fin siyen kontra a, moun pèp Izrayèl yo vin konnen moun sa yo te rete toupre a, nan mitan peyi Izrayèl la.
And it came to pass three days after they had made a covenant with them, they heard that they were near neighbours, and that they dwelt among them.
17 Moun pèp Izrayèl yo leve, yo pati dèyè yo. Sou twa jou, yo rive nan lavil kote moun sa yo te rete a. Se te lavil Gabawon, lavil Kefira, lavil Beewòt ak Keryat-Jearim.
And the children of Israel departed and came to their cities; and their cities [were] Gabaon, and Kephira, and Berot, and the cities of Jarin.
18 Men, moun pèp Izrayèl yo pa t' ka touye yo, paske chèf moun Izrayèl yo te fè sèman ba yo nan non Seyè a, Bondye pèp Izrayèl la, yo p'ap fè yo anyen. Lè sa a, tout pèp Izrayèl la t'ap bougonnen sou do chèf yo pou sa.
Land the children of Israel fought not with them, because all the princes sware to them by the Lord God of Israel; and all the congregation murmured at the princes.
19 Men, chèf yo reyini tout moun, yo di yo: -Depi nou fè sèman ba yo nan non Seyè a, Bondye pèp Izrayèl la, nou pa gen dwa manyen yo.
And the princes said to all the congregation: We have sworn to them by the Lord God of Israel, and now we shall not be able to touch them.
20 Konsa, poutèt sèman nou te fè a, se pou nou kite yo viv. Paske, si nou fè yo anyen, Bondye va pini nou.
This we will do; take them alive, and we will preserve them: so there shall not be wrath against us by reason of the oath which we swore to them.
21 Wi, se pou yo viv. Men, n'a pran yo pou fann bwa, pou bwote dlo pou nou jan chèf yo te di a.
They shall live, and shall be hewers of wood and drawers of water to all the congregation, as the princes said to them.
22 Jozye fè chache moun Gabawon yo, li mande yo: -Poukisa nou ban nou gwo manti sa a? Nou di nou rete byen lwen, epi se la a, nan mitan nou, nou moun.
And Joshua called them together and said to them, Why have ye deceived me, saying, We live very far from you; whereas ye are fellow-countrymen of those who dwell among us?
23 Poutèt sa, madichon ap tonbe sou nou. N'ap toujou sèvi nou domestik. Depi jòdi a, se nou menm ki pou fann bwa, ki pou bwote dlo nou bezwen pou kay Bondye nou an.
And now ye are cursed: there shall not fail of you a slave, or a hewer of wood, or a drawer of water to me and my God.
24 Yo reponn: -Mèt, nou te fè sa paske nou te vin konnen se tout bon Seyè a, Bondye pèp Izrayèl la, te bay Moyiz, sèvitè l' la, lòd pou li ba yo tout peyi sa a, pou li touye tout pèp ki rete ladan l' pou fè plas pou yo. Konsa, lè nou vin konnen nou t'ap pwoche bò kote nou rete a, nou te pè anpil pou nou pa t' mouri. Se sa ki fè nou te fè sa.
And they answered Joshua, saying, It was reported to us what the Lord thy God charged his servant Moses, to give you this land, and to destroy us and all that dwelt on it from before you; and we feared very much for our lives because of you, and [therefore] we did this thing.
25 Koulye a, nou nan men ou! W'a fè sa ou vle ak nou, jan ou santi ou dwe fè l' la.
And now, behold, we [are] in your power; do to us as it is pleasing to you, and as it seems [good] to you.
26 Se konsa Jozye delivre yo anba men moun pèp Izrayèl yo, li pa kite yo touye yo.
And they did so to them; and Joshua rescued them in that day out of the hands of the children of Israel, and they did not slay them.
27 Depi jou sa a, Jozye mete yo la pou fann bwa, pou bwote dlo pou pèp Izrayèl la ak pou lotèl Seyè a. Jouk jòdi a, se sa y'ap fè tout kote Seyè a chwazi pou yo adore l' la.
And Joshua made them in that day hewers of wood and drawers of water to the whole congregation, and for the altar of God: therefore the inhabitants of Gabaon became hewers of wood and drawers of water for the altar of God until this day, even for the place which the Lord should choose.
