Zosua 8
1 Hanki anante Ra Anumzamo'a Josuana amanage huno asami'ne, Korora osuge, atregeno kagu'amo'a kna osino. Maka sondia vahera zamavarenka marerinka Ai kumara hara ome huzamanto. Na'ankure Nagra Ai kuma'mofo kini ne'ma, vahe'ama, ran kuma'ane, mopa'anena ko kagri kzampi ante'noe.
Then Yahweh said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid or discouraged [because of what happened at] Ai. Lead all of your soldiers and go there again. I will help you to defeat the king of Ai, his people, and his city, and [enable you to take] his land.
2 Kagra Jeriko kini ne'ene rankuma'anema hu'nanaza hunka, Ai rankuma'mofo kini ne'ene ana maka'zana eri haviza huo. Hianagi ana kumapinti'ma maka tamavesisia zantamine bulimakao afutaminena tamagra'a suza avreta viho. Hanki menina ha'ma hanagu tro nehuta, mago'a sondia vahera huzmantenke'za rankumamofo mefiga'a kafona omenteho.
Your army will do to the people of Ai and their king like what you did to the people of Jericho and their king. But this time [I will permit you to] take all their possessions and keep them for yourselves. But first, tell some of your soldiers to [hide behind] the city [and] prepare to suddenly attack it.”
3 Anagema hige'za Josua'ene maka sondia vahe'mo'za Ai kumate vahera ha' huzmantenaku vu'naze. Hanki koro osu'za hanaveti'za ha'ma nehaza vahe Josua'a 30 tauseni'a huzmantege'za kenageke vu'naze.
So Joshua led all his army toward Ai. He chose 30,000 of his best fighters/warriors and prepared to send them out during the night.
4 Hagi nevzageno Josua'a amanage huno huzmante'ne, Ama nanekea tamagesa anteta antahiho, tamagra rankuma'mofo tvaonte amefiga'a kafo ome anteta hahu'are tro huta umaniho.
He said to them, “Listen carefully. Some of you must hide on the other side of the city. Do not go far from the city. Just be ready [to attack].
5 Hanki nagranema mani'naza sondia vahe'enena rankuma'mofona avugati vugahune. Hanki Ai rankumapi vahe'mo'zama ko'ma hu'nazaza hu'za ha'ma hurante'naku atiramiza esnageta, tagra ese knazupama hu'nonaza huta zamimi huta koro freta egahune.
I and the men who are with me will march toward the city [in the morning]. The men in the city will come out to fight us, like they did before. Then we will turn around and start to run away from them.
6 Tagra zami'mi huta freta esunke'za, rankuma'zmia atre'za trotago hu'za afete'ma esu'za zamagra amanage hugahaze, ko'ma hu'nazaza hu'za tagri koro fraze nehanageta, tagra zami'mi huta afete kna egahune.
They will think that we are running away from them like we did before. So they will chase us away from the city. While we are running away,
7 Anama hanunketa tamagra kafoma antetama mani'nafintira atretma vutma, Ai rankumara ome eriho. Ra Anumzana tamagri Anumzamo'a ana rankumara tazampi antegahie.
[those of you who are hiding come out and] rush into the city and capture it. Yahweh your God will enable you to conquer it.
8 Hagi tamagrama ana rankuma'ma ome eritesuta, teve tagintenkeno teno. Ra Anumzamo'ma nasamige'na tamasami'noa kante antetma anazana hiho.
After you capture the city, burn it. Do what Yahweh has commanded us to do. Those are the orders I am giving to you.”
9 Nehuno Josua'a ana sondia vahera huzmantege'za vu'za zagema ufre kaziga Ai rankuma'ene Beteli rankuma'mofo amu'nozanifi ome kafona ante'naze. Hianagi agra Josua'a ruga'a sondia vahezagane kumama ome ante'za mani'narega ana kenagera mani'ne.
Then Joshua [prepared to] send some of them to [hide and] wait between Ai and Bethel, which was west of Ai. But Joshua stayed with his other soldiers that night.
10 Hanki Josua'a nanterampi otino sondia vahe'zaga kehu tru huteno, Israeli ranra vahera zamavareno ugota hige'za sondia vahe'ane Ai kumate vu'naze.
Early the next morning, Joshua gathered his soldiers together. Then he and the other Israeli leaders led them up to Ai.
11 Josua'enema vu'naza sondia vahe'mo'za rankumamofona avuga kazigati vurava'o hu'naze. Anante Ai rankumamofona noti kaziga mago agupo amu'nozamifina me'negeno kantu kaziga Ai rankuma me'nege'za, kamakaziga kumara omente'naze.
They all set up their tents close to Ai, just to the north of the city, where all the people of the city could see them. There was a valley between them and the city.
12 Hagi Josua'a sondia vahera 5 tauseni'a naza ko huzamantege'za vu'za, Ai rankumamofo zage fre kaziga Ai kuma'ene Beteli kumamokizni amu'nompi kafona omente'naze.
Then Joshua chose about 5,000 men and told them to go and hide just west of the city, between Ai and Bethel.
13 Hanki ha'ma hanaza kankamuna amanahu hu'za retrora hu'naze. Ai rankumamofo noti kazigama tro'ma hu'za mani'naza sondia vahera rama'agna hu'za mani'naze. Ana hazage'za mago'a sondia vahera zage ufre kaziga kafonte'za mani'naze. Hanki Josua'a ana kenagera agra agupofi uramino umani'ne.
So those men did that. The main group of soldiers was north of the city, and the others were hiding west of the city. That night Joshua went down into the valley.
14 Hanki Ai kumate kini ne'mo'ma agra anama hazazama negeno'a, agrane maka vahe'ane, maka ana kumapi vene'nemo'za Israeli naga Jodani agupofi ha' huzmanteku nanterampi ame hu'za kumara atre'za atirami'za e'naze. Hianagi Ai kumate kini ne'mo'a kuma'amofo amefi'ama mago'a Israeli vahe'mo'zama kafoma omente'zama mani'nazana onke'ne.
When the king of Ai saw the Israeli army, he and his soldiers got up early the next morning and quickly went out of the city to fight them. They went to a place east of the city, but they did not know that some Israeli soldiers were hiding behind the city.
15 Anante Josua'ene maka sondia vahe'amo'za Ai kumate kini nera revatga hu'za ami'mi hu'za hagege kokama me'nerega fre'za vu'naze.
Joshua and the Israeli soldiers [who were with him] allowed the army of Ai to push them back. They ran toward the desert.
16 Hagi Ai kini ne'mo'ma zamagege'za Israeli naga'mo'zama zami'mi hu'za koroma frazageno'a, maka venenema ana rankumapima mani'naza vahera ke hige'za, Israeli vahera zamarotago hu'za vu'naze. Ana hige'za kumazamia atre'za Josuane Israeli vahetamina zamarotgo hu'za afete vu'naze.
The men in Ai were ordered to chase after Joshua and his men. So they left the city and started to pursue the Israelis.
17 Hanki Ai kumate'ene Beteli kumate vene'nea magore hu'za kumazmia kegava hu'za omani'za, ana maka'mo'za atre'za Israeli vahe zamarotago hu'za vazageno, kuma kahamo'a hagro huno me'ne.
All the men of Ai and the men of Bethel pursued the Israeli army. They did not leave even one man in Ai to defend it. The [gates of the] city were left wide open.
18 Anante Ra Anumzamo'a amanage huno Josuana asami'ne, Karugru keveka'a erisga hunka Ai kumatega agona'a hunto, na'ankure Ai kumara kagri kzampi Nagra menina antegahue. Anage higeno Josua'a krugru keve'a erisga huno Ai kumatega agona'a hunte'ne.
Then Yahweh said to Joshua, “[Lift up] your spear [and] point it toward Ai, because I am going to enable your soldiers to capture it!” So Joshua pointed [his spear] toward Ai.
19 Hanki Josua'a karugru keve'ama erisgama hige'za kafoma ante'naza sondia vahe'mo'za nege'za, kafoma ante'naretira ame hu'za oti'za zamagare'za Ai rankumapina ufre'za, kuma'ma maka erivagamanere'za ame hu'za ana kumara teve taginte'naze.
When the Israeli men who were hiding saw that, they rushed out from the places where they were hiding and ran into the city. They quickly captured it and set it on fire.
20 Hanki Ai kumate vene'nemo'zama rukrahe hu'zama kazana kuma'zamifintira tevegumo'a vemagu vemagu huno mareri'ne. Hanki Israeli vahe'mo'zama zami'mi hu'za koro'ma fre'za nevazaretira rukrahe hu'za, Ai nagara hara hu'zamante'za azageno, koro'ma fre'naza kazamia omnene.
When the men of Ai looked back, they saw smoke rising from their city. But they could not escape, because the Israeli troops stopped running away.
21 Anante Josua'ene mika Israeli vahe'mo'zama zami'mi hu'za Ai vahe'ma nevazareti'ma, kageno Ai rankumapinti'ma teve kumo'ma vemagu vemagu huno monaregama marerige'za nege'za ete rukrahe hu'za zamarotagoma hu'za nevaza Ai vahera zamahe'naze.
Joshua and his men saw that the men who had been hiding had captured the city and were burning it, and they saw the smoke rising. So they turned around and started to attack the men of Ai.
22 Hanki Israeli sondia vahe'ma Ai rankumapima mani'naza naga'mo'za atiramiza Ai vahera zamefiti hara eme huzmante'naze. Ana hu'za Israeli vahe'mo'za Ai vahera zamazeri amu'no hute'za magore hu'za ozamatre'za, ana maka zamahe hana hu'naze.
Meanwhile, the soldiers who had captured the city came out [and attacked them from the rear]. So the men of Ai were caught between the two groups of Israeli soldiers. None of the men of Ai escaped. The Israelis fought until they killed all of them. Only the king of Ai was still alive.
23 Hianagi magoke Ai kini ne'ke ahe ofri avre'za Josuante vu'naze.
Then they seized the king of Ai and brought him to Joshua.
24 Hanki Israeli vahe'mo'za ha' vahezmima, ka'ma kokampi ome zamahe vaganere'za ete rukrahe hu'za vu'za, Ai rankumapima mani'naza vahera bainati kazinteti ome zamahe vagare'naze.
While they were fighting, the Israeli army pursued the men of Ai into the fields and into the desert, and killed all of them. Then they went to Ai and killed everyone who was there.
25 Hanki ana zupa 12 tauseni'a Ai kumate vene'nene a'nene zamahe fri'naze.
They killed 12,000 men and women.
26 Hianagi Josua'a karugru keve'ama erisga huno agona'ama Ai kumategama hunte'nea azana erinte orami erisga hu'nege'za, maka Ai kumapima mani'naza vahera zamahe vagare'naze.
Joshua continued to point his spear [LIT] toward Ai, until all the people in Ai had been killed.
27 Hanki Ra Anumzamo'ma Josuama asmi'nea kante ante'za, zamagra'a suza bulimakao afutaminke nevre'za, Ai kumapintira mago'a zantaminena eri'naze.
The Israeli soldiers took for themselves the animals and the other things that had belonged to the people of Ai, just like Yahweh had told Joshua that they should do.
28 Ana hutegeno Josua'a Ai rankumara teve tagintegeno tevemo te osavazigeno ana zantamimo'a hihi huno meno ama knarera e'ne.
Joshua and his soldiers burned Ai city and caused it to become a pile of ruins. It is still like that today.
29 Anante Josua'a Ai kini nera anankempi nofi harari vazino mago zafare anakintegeno frino avufga'amo'a meno vuno kinaga ome se'ne. Hagi zagea tamifretegeno, Josua'a vahe huzmantege'za avufga'a eri'za Ai rankumamofo ufre kafante ome netre'za, ana agofetura have eri'za antehihi hazageno, ana haveramimo'a meno ama knarera ehanati'ne.
Joshua hanged the king of Ai on a tree and left his corpse hanging there until the evening. At sunset Joshua told his men to take the king’s corpse down from the tree and to throw it on the ground at the city gate. [After they did that], they piled a lot of rocks on top of the corpse, and that pile of rocks is still there.
30 Anante Josua'a Ebali agonafi mago kresramna vu ita Ra Anumzana Israeli vahe Anumzantega tro hu'ne.
Joshua [told his men to] build on Ebal Mountain an altar for Yahweh, the God [who is worshiped by] the Israeli people.
31 Ra Anumzamofo eri'za ne' Mosese'ma Israeli vahe'ma zamasami'nea kea amage nenteno, Mosese kasegefi me'nea kante'ene amage anteno aenireti taga hu'za eri fatgo osu'naza haveraminteti, mago kre fananema hu ofama hu ita trohu'ne. Ana itamofo agofetura tevefi kre fananehu ofane, Anumzanema mago zamarimpa hu ofa hu'naze.
They built it just like Moses, the man who served God [well], had written previously in the laws [that God had given to him]. They made it from stones that had not been cut using iron tools. The Israelis then offered sacrifices to Yahweh that were burned completely on the altar. They also offered sacrifices to restore fellowship with Yahweh.
32 Anante ko'ma Mosese'ma kre'nea kasegea Israeli vahe'mokizmi zamavure Josua'a mago'a havemofo agofetu ete krente'ne.
As the Israelis watched, Joshua wrote on stones the laws that [Yahweh had given] to Moses previously.
33 Ana maka Israeli vahe'ma ranra vahetamima keagama refkoma nehaza vahe'ma, sondia vahete kva vahe'ma, rurega vahe'ma zamagranema nemaniza vahe'mo'za tare kevu vahera refko hu'naze. Ana hute'za mago kevu vahe'mo'za Gerisim agona tava'onte manizageno, mago kevu vahe'mo'za Ebeli agona tvaonte mani'naze. Ana hazageno Ra Anumzamofo huhagerafi huvempage vogisimo'a amu'nozamifi me'ne. Hige'za ana vogisima pristi vahe'mo'zama erisgama hu'za vazazana maka veamo'za ke'naze. Ra Anumzamofo eri'za ne' Mosese'ma zamasamino, Kenani mopafima umaniteta tamazeri so'e hanigu Ramofontega hihoma hu'nea zana hu'naze.
The Israeli leaders, the officials, the judges, and other Israelis were there, standing nearby. Many people who were not Israelis were also there. Half of the people stood [on one side of the valley] below Ebal Mountain, and the other half of the people stood [on the other side of the valley] below Gerizim Mountain. The sacred chest was [in the valley] between the two groups. That was what Moses had previously commanded that the people should do when [Yahweh was about to] bless them.
34 Anante maka asomu'ma huzmantesia ke'ne, zamazeri havizama hu kema Mosese'ma kasege avontafepima krente'neana maka vahe zamavuga Josua'a hamprine.
Then Joshua read [to the people] all that [Moses] had written previously. That included what Yahweh had taught them and the ways [that he promised] to bless them [if they obeyed his commands], or to curse them [if they disobeyed them].
35 Josua'a ana maka kasegema Mosese'ma kre'neana magore huno otreno hampri vagarege'za, maka Israeli vahe'mo'za antahi'naze. Hanki a'ne'ma, mofavre zagama, ruregati vahe'ma zamagranema nemaniza nena ana kea antahi'naze.
All the Israelis gathered together [to listen]—the men, the women, and the children. The (foreigners/people who were not Israelis) who were living among them also listened, while Joshua read all the commands that Moses had written.
