Jozye 9
1 Alò, lè tout wa ki te lòtbò Jourdain nan peyi kolin yo, nan peyi ba plèn ak nan tout kot Gran Lamè a bò kote Liban, Etyen an, avèk Amoreyen an, Kananeyen an, Ferezyen an Evyen an ak Jebizyen an te tande koze sa,
And it came to pass, when all the kings who were beyond the Jordan, in the hill-country, and in the lowland, and on all the shore of the great sea in front of Lebanon-the Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite-heard of it,
2 yo te reyini ansanm avèk yon sèl bi pou goumen avèk Josué e avèk Israël.
that they gathered themselves together to fight with Joshua and with Israel with one accord.
3 Lè pèp la nan Gabaon te tande sa ke Josué te fè ak Jéricho avèk Aï,
But when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and to Ai,
4 yo menm, osi, yo te aji avèk riz. Yo te pati kòm reprezantan a pèp la. Yo te mete vye makout sou bourik yo, avèk ansyen kwi diven epwize ki te chire e rekoud,
they also worked shrewdly, and went and made as if they had been ambassadors, and took old sacks upon their donkeys, and wine-skins, old and torn and bound up,
5 avèk sapat ki te epwize e ranje nan pye yo, rad epwize sou yo menm avèk sèlman pen sèk e menm kanni.
and old and patched shoes upon their feet, and old garments upon them, and all the bread of their provision was dry and became moldy.
6 Yo te ale kote Josué nan kan an nan Guilgal, e yo te di a li menm avèk mesye Israël yo: “Nou sòti nan yon peyi byen lwen. Konsa, fè yon akò avèk nou.”
And they went to Joshua to the camp at Gilgal, and said to him, and to the men of Israel, We have come from a far country, now therefore make ye a covenant with us.
7 Mesye Israël yo te di a Evyen yo: “Petèt ou rete touprè nou: donk, kijan nou kap fè akò avèk ou?”
And the men of Israel said to the Hivites, Perhaps ye dwell among us, and how shall we make a covenant with you?
8 Men yo te di Josué: “Nou se sèvitè ou.” Alò, Josué te di yo: “Ki moun nou ye e kibò nou sòti?”
And they said to Joshua, We are thy servants. And Joshua said to them, Who are ye, and from where do ye come?
9 Yo te di li: “Sèvitè ou yo te sòti nan yon peyi byen lwen, akoz repitasyon a SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an; paske nou te tande rapò a Li menm ak tout sa ke Li te fè an Égypte yo,
And they said to him, From a very far country. Thy servants have come because of the name of Jehovah thy God, for we have heard the fame of him, and all that he did in Egypt,
10 ak tout sa Li te fè a wa Amoreyen yo ki te lòtbò Jourdain an, a Sihon, wa Hesbon an ak Og, wa Basan an, ki te Ashtaroth.
and all that he did to the two kings of the Amorites who were beyond the Jordan, to Sihon king of Heshbon, and to Og king of Bashan, who was at Ashtaroth.
11 Pou sa, tout ansyen nou yo avèk tout abitan a peyi nou yo te pale nou e te di: ‘Mete pwovizyon nan men nou pou vwayaj la. Ale rankontre yo e di yo: “Nou se sèvitè ou; alò, fè yon akò avèk nou.”’
And our elders and all the inhabitants of our country spoke to us, saying, Take provision in your hand for the journey, and go to meet them, and say to them, We are your servants, and now make ye a covenant with us.
12 Sa se pen nou e li te cho lè nou te pran li pou pwovizyon nou e sòti lakay nou nan jou ke nou te pati pou vin kote ou a, men koulye a, gade, li rasi.
This our bread we took hot for our provision out of our houses on the day we came forth to go to you, but now, behold, it is dry, and has become moldy.
13 Kwi diven sa yo lè nou te plen yo, yo te tounèf; epi gade, yo vin chire. Epi rad nou avèk sapat nou epwize akoz vwayaj la ki te tèlman long.”
And these wine-skins, which we filled, were new, and, behold, they are torn. And these our garments and our shoes have become old by reason of the very long journey.
14 Konsa, mesye Israël yo te aksepte pran nan pwovizyon yo, e yo pa t mande SENYÈ a konsèy.
And the men took of their provision, and did not ask counsel at the mouth of Jehovah.
15 Josué te fè lapè avèk yo. Li te fè yon akò avèk yo pou lese yo viv, epi dirijan kongregasyon an te sèmante yon ve ak yo.
And Joshua made peace with them, and made a covenant with them to let them live, and the rulers of the congregation swore to them.
16 Li te vin rive nan fen twa jou yo, lè yo te fin fè akò avèk yo, ke yo te tande ke yo te vwazen ki te rete nan peyi yo.
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 among them.
17 Alò, fis Israël yo te deplase, e te vin kote vil yo a nan twazyèm jou a. Vil yo te: Gabaon, Kephira, Beéroth ak Kirjath-Jearim.
And the sons of Israel journeyed, and came to their cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon, and Chephirah, and Beeroth, and Kiriath-jearim.
18 Fis Israël yo pa t frape yo akoz dirijan kongregasyon an te sèmante a yo pa SENYÈ a, Bondye a tout Israël la. Epi tout kongregasyon an te plenyen kont dirijan yo.
And the sons of Israel did not smite them, because the rulers of the congregation had sworn to them by Jehovah, the God of Israel. And all the congregation murmured against the rulers.
19 Men tout dirijan yo te di a tout kongregasyon an: “Nou te sèmante a yo pa SENYÈ a, Bondye Israël la. Koulye a, nou pa kapab touche yo.
But all the rulers said to all the congregation, We have sworn to them by Jehovah, the God of Israel, now therefore we may not touch them.
20 Men kisa nou va fè yo; kite yo viv pou kòlè pa vin sou nou pou ve ke nou sèmante a yo a.”
This we will do to them, and let them live, lest wrath be upon us because of the oath which we swore to them.
21 Dirijan yo te di a yo menm: “Kite yo viv.” Konsa, yo te vin moun ki pou koupe bwa ak rale dlo pou tout kongregasyon an, jis jan ke dirijan yo te pale yo a.
And the rulers said to them, Let them live. So they became hewers of wood and drawers of water to all the congregation, as the rulers had spoken to them.
22 Epi Josué te rele yo pou te pale avèk yo. Li te di: “Poukisa nou te twonpe nou, e di: ‘Nou lwen nou,’ lè vrèman nou ap viv nan mitan peyi nou an?
And Joshua called for them, and he spoke to them, saying, Why have ye beguiled us, saying, We are very far from you, when ye dwell among us?
23 Koulye a, pou sa, nou modi e nou p ap janm sispann jwe wòl kòm esklav, ni pou koupe bwa ni pou rale dlo pou kay Bondye mwen an.”
Now therefore ye are cursed, and there shall never fail to be bondmen of you, both hewers of wood and drawers of water for the house of my God.
24 Alò, yo te reponn Josué e te di: “Akoz li te, anverite, pale a sèvitè ou yo, jan SENYÈ a, Bondye ou a, te kòmande sèvitè li, Moïse, pou ba ou tout peyi a, e pou detwi tout pèp ki rete nan peyi a devan ou. Konsa, nou te fè gwo perèz pou lavi nou akoz de ou, e nou te fè bagay sa a.
And they answered Joshua, and said, Because it was certainly told thy servants, how that Jehovah thy God commanded his servant Moses to give you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land from before you. Therefore we were very afraid for our lives because of you, and have done this thing.
25 Alò, gade, nou nan men ou. Fè avèk nou sa ki sanble bon e jis nan zye ou pou fè nou.”
And now, behold, we are in thy hand. As it seems good and right to thee to do to us, do.
26 Se konsa, li te fè yo, e te livre yo nan men a fis Israël yo pou yo pa t touye yo.
And so he did to them, and delivered them out of the hand of the sons of Israel, that they did not kill them.
27 Men Josué te bay yo ransèyman soti nan menm jou sa a, kòm moun ki koupe bwa ak rale dlo pou kongregasyon an ak lotèl SENYÈ a, jis rive nan jou sila, nan plas ke Li ta chwazi a.
And Joshua made them that day hewers of wood and drawers of water for the congregation, and for the altar of Jehovah to this day in the place which he should choose.
