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 it came to pass, when all the kings that were on this side of the Jordan, in the mountain, and in the lowlands, and in all the coast of the great sea opposite Lebanon, the Hittites, and the Emorites, the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, heard this,
2 Yo tout yo mete tèt ansanm pou yo goumen kont Jozye ak pèp Izrayèl la.
That they assembled themselves all together, to fight with Joshua and with Israel, with one accord.
3 Lè moun peyi Gabawon yo vin konnen kisa Jozye te fè moun Jeriko yo ak moun Ayi yo,
And when the inhabitants of Gib'on heard what Joshua had done unto Jericho and unto 'Ai,
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.
They also did work wilily, and went and feigned to be messengers, and took old sacks for their asses, and wine-bottles, old, and rent, and bound up;
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 [put] old and patched-up shoes upon their feet, and old garments upon themselves; and all the bread of their provision was dry and mouldy.
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 went to Joshua unto the camp at Gilgal, and said unto him, and to the men of Israel, We are come from a far-off country; and now make ye 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 men of Israel said unto the Hivites, Peradventure ye dwell in the midst of us; and how can we make a covenant with you:
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 unto Joshua, We are thy servants. And Joshua said unto them, Who are ye? and whence come ye!
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 unto him, From a very far-off country are thy servants come, because of the name of the Lord thy God; for we have heard his fame, and all that he hath done 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 hath done to the two kings of the Emorites, that were beyond the Jordan, to Sichon the king of Cheshbon, and to 'Og the king of Bashan, who was at 'Ashtaroth.
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.
Wherefore our elders and all the inhabitants of our country said to us, as followeth, Take provisions with you for the journey, and go to meet them, and say unto them, Your servants are we: and now make ye with us a covenant.
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.
This our bread we took hot for our provision out of our houses on the day we came forth to go unto you; and now, behold, it is dry, and it is 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 wine-bottles, which we filled, when new, — but behold, they are now become rent; and these our garments and our shoes are become worn out by reason 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 men took of their provisions, but the decision of the Lord they did not ask.
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 made a covenant with them, to let them live; and the princes of the congregation swore unto 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 at the end of three days after they had made a covenant with them, that they heard that they were their neighbors, and that they dwelt in the midst of 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 broke up, and came unto their cities on the third day; and their cities were Gib'on, and Kephirah, and Beeroth, and Kiryath-ye'arim.
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.
And the children of Israel smote them not; because the princes of the congregation had sworn unto them by the Lord, the God of Israel; but all the congregation murmured against 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 all the princes said unto all the congregation, We have sworn unto them by the Lord the God of Israel: and now we cannot 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 will we do to them, and we will let them live, that there be no wrath upon us, on account of the oath which we have sworn unto 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.
And the princes said unto them, Let them live: and they became hewers of wood and drawers of water unto all the congregation, as the princes had spoken unto 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 for them, and he spoke unto them, saying, Wherefore have ye deceived us, saying, We are very far from you: whereas ye dwell in the midst of 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 be ye cursed, and there shall not cease to be of you servants and hewers of wood and drawers of water for the house of 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, and said, Because it was certainly told thy servants, how that the Lord thy God had commanded his servant Moses to give unto you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land from before you; wherefore we were sore afraid for our lives because of you, and we have done 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 thy hand; as it seemeth good and right in thy eyes to do unto us, so do.
26 Se konsa Jozye delivre yo anba men moun pèp Izrayèl yo, li pa kite yo touye yo.
And he did unto them thus; and he delivered them out of the hand of the children of Israel, and they slew them not.
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 appointed them on that day hewers of wood and drawers of water for the congregation, and for the altar of the Lord, even unto this day, for the place which he should choose.
