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 they heard, —namely, all the kings who were over the Jordan, in the hill country and in the lowland, and in all the coast of the great sea, over against the Lebanon, —the Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite; —

2 yo te reyini ansanm avèk yon sèl bi pou goumen avèk Josué e avèk Israël.

then gathered they themselves together as one man, 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,

Now, the inhabitants of Gibeon, heard that which Joshua had done unto Jericho and unto 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, however, acted craftily, and went and started, —and took old sacks for their asses, and leathern wine bottles, old, and rent, 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 sandals, old and patched, upon their feet, and worn-out mantles upon them, —and, all the bread of their provision, was dry and broken.

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.”

So they took their journey unto Joshua, unto the camp, at Gilgal, —and said unto him, and unto the men of Israel, From a far country, are we come, Now, therefore, solemnise with us a covenant.

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 unto the Hivites, —Peradventure, in our midst, ye are dwelling, how then can we solemnise with you a covenant?

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 unto Joshua: Thy servants, we are. And Joshua said unto them: Who, are ye? And, from whence, come ye?

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 unto him—From a very far country, have thy servants come, because of the name of Yahweh thy God, —because we had heard his fame, and all that he had done 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 had done unto the two kings of the Amorites who were over the Jordan, —unto Sihon, king of Heshbon, and unto Og, king of Bashan, who was in 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.”’

So our elders and all the inhabitants of our land spake unto us, saying—Take ye, in your hand, provision for the journey, and go your way to meet them, —then shall ye say unto them, Your servants, we are. Now, therefore, solemnise with us a covenant.

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, took we, hot, for our provision, out of our houses, on the day we came forth to journey unto you, —but, now, lo! it is dry, yea it is broken;

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 leathern wine bottles, which we filled new, lo! also, they are rent, —and, as for these our mantles and our sandals, they are worn out, 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.

So the men took of their provision, —but, the bidding of Yahweh, had they not asked.

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 solemnised with them a covenant to let them live, —and the princes of the assembly, entered into an oath with 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 solemnised with them a covenant, that they heard that, near neighbours, they were unto them, and, in their midst, they were dwelling.

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.

So the sons of Israel brake up, and came in unto their cities on the third day, —their cities, being 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 smote them not, because the princes of the assembly had sworn unto them by Yahweh, God of Israel, —but all the assembly murmured against the princes.

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.

And all the princes said unto all the assembly, We, have sworn unto them, by Yahweh, 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, will we do unto them, even let them live, —lest there come on us wrath, because of the oath which we have sworn unto 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 princes said unto them—Let them live. So they became hewers of wood and drawers of water unto all the assembly, as the princes spake unto 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 spake unto them, saying, —Wherefore did ye deceive us, saying—We are, very far, from you, whereas, ye, in our midst, are dwelling?

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, accursed, ye are, —and ye shall not cease to be in bond-service as 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 responded to Joshua, and said—Because it was, plainly told, thy servants, how that Yahweh thy God had commanded Moses his servant to give unto you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land from before you, —therefore feared we greatly, for our lives, because of you, and did this thing.

25 Alò, gade, nou nan men ou. Fè avèk nou sa ki sanble bon e jis nan zye ou pou fè nou.”

Now, therefore, here we are, in thy hand, —as may be good and right in thine eyes, to do unto 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 he did to them so, —and rescued them out of the hand of the sons of Israel, and they slew them not.

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 appointed them that day to be hewers of wood and drawers of water unto the assembly, —and unto the altar of Yahweh, [as they are] until this day, in the place which he should choose.