Josoa 9
1 Ie añe, naho fa jinanji’ o mpanjaka iaby alafe’ Iardeney, am-bohibohitse naho am-bavatane ey naho añolo’ i Riake Jabajabay pak’ e Lebanone añeo; i nte-Kete naho i nte-Amore, i nte-Kanàne, i nte-Perizý, i nte-Kivý, vaho i nte-Iebosý;
Now on hearing the news of these things, all the kings on the west side of Jordan, in the hill-country and the lowlands and by the Great Sea in front of Lebanon, the Hittites and the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites,
2 le nikabija, nifañosoñe hialy amy Iehosoa naho am’Israele.
Came together with one purpose, to make war against Joshua and Israel.
3 Fe jinanji’ o mpimone’ i Giboneo ty nanoe’ Iehosoa am’ Ieriko naho amy Ay,
And the men of Gibeon, hearing what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai,
4 le nikilily famañahiañe: nimb’eo iereo nisare sorotà; ninday voro-gony am-borìke naho kontran-divay toro naho rota nitakefeñe;
Acting with deceit, got food together as if for a long journey; and took old food-bags for their asses, and old and cracked wine-skins kept together with cord;
5 naho tsoron-kana sinosok’ am-pandia’e naho sikiñe voroboro’e ho saro’ iareo; mbore nimaike vaho nivoravora ty mofo iaby fivati’ iareo.
And put old stitched-up shoes on their feet, and old clothing on their backs; and all the food they had with them was dry and broken up.
6 Niheo mb’ amy Iehosoa an-tobe e Gilgale ao iereo, nanao ty hoe ama’e naho amo lahilahi’ Israeleo; Boake tsietoitane añe zahay; aa ehe ifañinào.
And they came to Joshua to the tent-circle at Gilgal, and said to him and to the men of Israel, We have come from a far country: so now make an agreement with us.
7 Le hoe ondaty ana’ Israeleo amo nte-Kiveo: Hera t’ie mpimoneñe ama’ay atoy; aa le aia ty hifañinà’ay.
And the men of Israel said to the Hivites, It may be that you are living among us; how then may we make an agreement with you?
8 Le hoe ty asa’ iareo am’ Iehosoa: Mpitoro’ areo zahay. Le hoe ty nanoe’ Iehosoa: Ia v’inahareo naho boak’aia?
And they said to Joshua, We are your servants. Then Joshua said to them, Who are you and where do you come from?
9 Le hoe ty asa’ iareo ama’e: Boake tsietoitane añe o mpitoro’oo t’ie nivotrak’ atoy ty tahina’ Iehovà Andrianañahare’ areoy; fa jinanji’ay ty enge’e naho ze hene fitoloña’e e Mitsraime ao,
And they said to him, Your servants have come from a very far country, because of the name of the Lord your God: for the story of his great name, and of all he did in Egypt has come to our ears,
10 naho ze he’e nanoe’e amy mpanjaka roe nte-Amore alafe’ Iardeney añe rey, toe amy Sihone mpanjaka i Khesbone naho amy Oge mpanjaka’ i Basane e Astarote añe.
And what he did to the two kings of the Amorites east of Jordan, to Sihon, king of Heshbon, and to Og, king of Bashan, at Ashtaroth.
11 Aa le nisaontsy ama’ay o mpiaolo’aio naho o fonga mpimoneñe an-tane’aio, nanao ty hoe: Mindesa vaty amy liay, le akia mifañaoña am’ iereo vaho ano am’ iereo ty hoe: Mpitoro’ areo zahay; ie amy zao, ehe ifañinao.
So the responsible men and all the people of our country said to us, Take food with you for the journey and go to them, and say to them, We are your servants: so now make an agreement with us.
12 Intoy ty mofo nendese’ay ho vaty ie mbe nimae boak’ añ’ akiba’ay amy andro nionjona’ay hihitrifa’ay mb’ama’ areo mb’ etoay, hehe t’ie maike vaho demodemoke.
This bread which we have with us for our food, we took warm and new from our houses when starting on our journey to you; but now see, it has become dry and broken up.
13 Le nivao o kontran-divay retoa t’ie fineno’ay, ingo te mikoneatse; hehe ka o siki’aio naho o hana’aio, ie fa modo iaby ty amy halavi’ i liay.
And these wine-skins were new when we put the wine in them, and now they are cracked as you see; and our clothing and our shoes have become old because of our very long journey here.
14 Nangala’ o lahilahio ty vati’ iareo, f’ie tsy nihalaly fanoroañe am-palie’ Iehovà.
And the men took some of their food, without requesting directions from the Lord.
15 Aa le nifampilongo am’ iereo t’Iehosoa vaho nifañina t’ie hengañe ho veloñe le nifanta ama’e ka o roandria’ i valobohòkeio.
So Joshua made peace with them, and made an agreement with them that they were not to be put to death: and the chiefs of the people took an oath to them.
16 Ie telo andro añe te nifañina le jinanji’ iareo t’ie mpañohoke naho mpimoneñe añivo’ iareo ao avao.
Now three days after, when they had made this agreement with them, they had word that these men were their neighbours, living near them.
17 Ie nañavelo le nivotrak’ amo rova’ iareoo amy andro faha-teloy o ana’ Israeleo. Ty rova’ iareo: i Gibone, le i Kefirà, i Birote vaho i Kiriate-iearime.
And the children of Israel went forward on their journey, and on the third day came to their towns. Now their towns were Gibeon and Chephirah and Beeroth and Kiriath-jearim.
18 Tsy pinao’ o ana’ Israeleo iereo, ty amy nifantà’ o roandria’ i valobohòkeio amy Iehovà Andrianañahare’ Israele. Aa le niñeoñeoñe amo roandriañeo i valobohòkey.
And the children of Israel did not put them to death, because the chiefs of the people had taken an oath to them by the Lord, the God of Israel. And all the people made an outcry against the chiefs.
19 Fe hoe o roandriañeo amy valobohòkey: Fa nifanta’ay amy Iehovà Andrianañahare’ Israele; aa le ko paoheñe.
But all the chiefs said to the people, We have taken an oath to them by the Lord, the God of Israel, and so we may not put our hands on them.
20 Zao ty hanoan-tika: hadoñe ho veloñe; tsy mone ho aman-tika ty haviñerañe, ty amy fanta nifantà’ay am’ iereoy.
This is what we will do to them: we will not put them to death, for fear that wrath may come on us because of our oath to them.
21 Le hoe o roandriañeo ty am’ iereo: Angao ho veloñe; le nanoeñe mpamatsi-katae naho mpitari-drano ho a i valobohòkey, ty amy nitaroña’ o roandriañeo.
Keep them living, and let them be servants, cutting wood and getting water for all the people. And all the people did as the chiefs had said to them.
22 Kinoi’ Iehosoa, vaho nisaontsie’e ty hoe: Akore ty namañahia’ areo anay ami’ty hoe: Boa-davitse anahareo zahay, ie mpimoneñe añivo’ay atoy avao?
Then Joshua sent for them, and said to them, Why have you been false to us, saying, We are very far from you, when you are living among us?
23 Aa le fokom-patse nahareo; nainai’e tsy ho modo t’ie ho mpitoroñe, mpamatsike hatae vaho mpitari-drano ho añ’ anjomban’ Añahareko.
Now because of this you are cursed, and you will for ever be our servants, cutting wood and getting water for the house of my God.
24 Nanoiñe Iehosoa ami’ty hoe iereo; Amy te toe natalily amo mpitoro’oo te linili’ Iehovà Andrianañahare’o i mpitoro’e Mosèy te hatolo’e anahareo i tane iabiy le ho mongoreñe aolo’ areo ze fonga mpimone’ i taney, aa le nampirevendreveñe anay o fiai’aio ty ama’ areo; izay ty nanoe’ay o raha zao.
And, answering Joshua, they said, Because it came to the ears of your servants that the Lord your God had given orders to his servant Moses to give you all this land, and to send destruction on all the people living in it, because of you; so, fearing greatly for our lives because of you, we have done this.
25 Ie henane zao, ingo, am-pità’o zahay: aa le ano ama’ay ze atao’o soa naho to am-pivazohoa’ areo.
And now we are in your hands: do to us whatever seems good and right to you.
26 Aa le izay ty nanoe’e am’ iereo, vaho rinomba’e am-pità’ o ana’ Israeleo, fa tsy vinono;
So he kept them safe from the children of Israel, and did not let them be put to death.
27 ie nanoe’ Iehosoa mpamatsi-katae naho mpitari-drano amy andro zay ho amy valobohòkey naho ho a i kitreli’ Iehovày ampara henaneo, amy toetse ho joboñe’ey.
And that day Joshua made them servants, cutting wood and getting water for the people and for the altar of the Lord, in the place marked out by him, to this day.
