Hohua 9
1 Na, i te rongonga o nga kingi katoa o tenei taha o Horano, o te whenua pukepuke, o te mania, o te tahatika katoa hoki o te moana nui i te ritenga atu o Repanona, te Hiti, te Amori, te Kanaani, te Perihi, te hiwi, te Iepuhi;
Now when news of this reached all the kings west of the Jordan—those in the hill country, the foothills, and all along the coast of the Great Sea toward Lebanon (the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites)—
2 Na huihui tahi ana ratou ki te whawhai ki a Hohua ratou ko Iharaira, kotahi tonu te whakaaro.
they came together to wage war against Joshua and Israel.
3 No te rongonga ia o nga tangata o Kipeono ki nga mea i meatia e Hohua ki Heriko raua ko Hai,
But the people of Gibeon, having heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai,
4 Ka mahi koroke ratou, ka haere me te mea he karere ratou; ka tango hoki ki nga putea tawhito ki runga ki o ratou kaihe, i nga koki waina hoki kua tawhitotia, kua pakarukaru, putiki rawa;
acted deceptively and set out as envoys, carrying on their donkeys worn-out sacks and old wineskins, cracked and mended.
5 Me nga hu tawhito ki o ratou waewae, papaki rawa, ko o ratou kakahu he mea tawhito; ko nga taro katoa hoki, ko o ratou o, he maroke, he puruhekaheka.
They put worn, patched sandals on their feet and threadbare clothing on their bodies, and their whole supply of bread was dry and moldy.
6 Na haere ana ratou ki a Hohua ki te puni, ki Kirikara, a mea ana ki a ia, ki nga tangata hoki o Iharaira, I haere mai matou i te whenua mamao; na, whakaritea he kawenata ki a matou.
They went to Joshua in the camp at Gilgal and said to him and the men of Israel, “We have come from a distant land; please make a treaty with us.”
7 Na ka mea atu nga tangata o Iharaira ki nga Hiwi, E noho nei ano pea koe i waenganui i ahau; a me pehea e whakarite ai ahau i te kawenata ki a koe?
But the men of Israel said to the Hivites, “Perhaps you dwell near us. How can we make a treaty with you?”
8 Na ka mea ratou ki a Hohua, He pononga matou nau; a ka mea a Hohua ki a ratou, Ko wai ma koutou? I haere mai koutou i hea?
“We are your servants,” they said to Joshua. Then Joshua asked them, “Who are you and where have you come from?”
9 Na ka mea ratou ki a ia, I haere mai au pononga i tetahi whenua tawhiti noa atu, na te ingoa hoki o Ihowa, o tou Atua: i rongo hoki matou ki tona rongo, ki nga mea katoa hoki i mea ai ia ki Ihipa,
“Your servants have come from a very distant land,” they replied, “because of the fame of the LORD your God. For we have heard the reports about Him: all that He did in Egypt,
10 Ki nga mea katoa ano hoki i mea ai ia ki nga kingi tokorua o nga Amori i tera taha o Horano, ki a Hihona kingi o Hehepona, raua ko Oka kingi o Pahana, i noho ra i Ahataroto.
and all that He did to the two kings of the Amorites beyond the Jordan—Sihon king of Heshbon and Og king of Bashan, who reigned in Ashtaroth.
11 Na reira i ki mai ai o matou kaumatua me nga tangata katoa o to matou whenua ki a matou, i mea ai, Maua atu i o koutou ringa he o ki te huarahi, a haere ki te whakatau i a ratou, ka mea hoki ki a ratou, Ko a koutou pononga matou; na whakaritea m ai he kawenata ki a matou.
So the elders and inhabitants of our land told us, ‘Take provisions for your journey; go to meet them and say to them: We are your servants. Please make a treaty with us.’
12 Na ko a matou taro i maua mahanatia mai nei i o matou whare hei o mo matou i te ra i turia mai ai e matou, i haere mai ai ki a koutou, nana, kua maroke, kua puruhekahekatia.
This bread of ours was warm when we packed it at home on the day we left to come to you. But take a look, it is now dry and moldy.
13 Ko nga koki waina nei hoki, i hou nei i ta matou whakakiinga, na kua pakarukaru; ko enei kakahu hoki o matou, me o matou hu, kua tawhitotia i te roa whakaharahara o te huarahi.
These wineskins were new when we filled them, but look, they are cracked. And these clothes and sandals are worn out from our very long journey.”
14 Na ka tango nga tangata i etahi o o ratou o, a kihai i ui whakaaro i to Ihowa waha.
Then the men of Israel sampled their provisions, but did not seek the counsel of the LORD.
15 A houhia iho e Hohua te rongo ki a ratou, whakaritea ana hoki e ia he kawenata whakaora mo ratou; i oati ano nga rangatira o te huihui ki a ratou.
And Joshua made a treaty of peace with them to let them live, and the leaders of the congregation swore an oath to them.
16 Na i te mutunga o nga ra e toru i muri iho i ta ratou whakaritenga i te kawenata ki a ratou, ka rongo ratou, e tata tonu ana ratou ki a ratou, e noho ana hoki i waenganui i a ratou.
Three days after they had made the treaty with the Gibeonites, the Israelites learned that they were neighbors, living among them.
17 Na ka hapainga atu e nga tama a Iharaira, ka tae i te ra tuatoru ki o ratou pa. Ko o ratou pa hoki ko Kipeono, ko Kepira, ko Peeroto, ko Kiriata Tearimi.
So the Israelites set out and on the third day arrived at their cities—Gibeon, Chephirah, Beeroth, and Kiriath-jearim.
18 A kihai nga tama a Iharaira i patu i a ratou, no te mea kua oati nga rangatira o te huihuinga i a Ihowa, i te Atua o Iharaira, ki a ratou. A amuamu katoa ana te huihuinga ki nga rangatira.
But the Israelites did not attack them, because the leaders of the congregation had sworn an oath to them by the LORD, the God of Israel. And the whole congregation grumbled against the leaders.
19 Na ka mea nga rangatira katoa ki te huihui katoa, Kua oati tatou i a Ihowa i te Atua o Iharaira, ki a ratou; no reira e kore tatou e ahei aianei te pa ki a ratou.
All the leaders answered, “We have sworn an oath to them by the LORD, the God of Israel, and now we cannot touch them.
20 Ko tenei ta tatou e mea ai ki a ratou, ka waiho i a ratou kia ora; kei riria tatou mo te oati i oati ai tatou ki a ratou.
This is how we will treat them: We will let them live, so that no wrath will fall on us because of the oath we swore to them.”
21 A ka mea nga rangatira ki a ratou, me whakaora ratou; otiia me waiho ratou hei tapatapahi rakau, hei utuutu wai mo te huihui katoa; kia rite ai ki ta nga rangatira i korero ai ki a ratou.
They continued, “Let them live, but let them be woodcutters and water carriers for the whole congregation.” So the leaders kept their promise.
22 Katahi ka karangatia ratou e Hohua, ka korero ia ki a ratou, ka mea, He aha koutou i nuka ai i a matou, i mea ai, Kei tawhiti noa atu koutou i a matou; e noho nei ano koutou i waenganui i a matou?
Then Joshua summoned the Gibeonites and said, “Why did you deceive us by telling us you live far away from us, when in fact you live among us?
23 No reira ka kanga koutou; a e kore e kore he kaimahi o koutou, hei tapatapahi rakau, hei utuutu wai hoki mo te whare o toku Atua.
Now therefore you are under a curse and will perpetually serve as woodcutters and water carriers for the house of my God.”
24 Na ka whakautua e ratou ki a Hohua, ka mea, I tino korerotia hoki ki au pononga nga mea i whakaritea e Ihowa, e tou Atua, ki a Mohi, ki tana pononga mo te whenua katoa, kia hoatu ki a koutou, kia huna atu hoki nga tangata katoa o te whenua i o k outou aroaro; na reira matou i tino wehi ai i a koutou, kei mate matou, na meatia ana e matou tenei mea.
The Gibeonites answered, “Your servants were told clearly that the LORD your God had commanded His servant Moses to give you all the land and wipe out all its inhabitants before you. So we greatly feared for our lives because of you, and that is why we have done this.
25 Na, kei roto tenei matou i ou ringa: mau e mea ki a matou te mea e pai ana, e tika ana ki tau titiro.
Now we are in your hands. Do to us whatever seems good and right to you.”
26 Na peratia ana ratou e ia, a whakaorangia ake ratou i te ringa o nga tama a Iharaira, a kihai ratou i patua.
So Joshua did this and delivered them from the hands of the Israelites, and they did not kill the Gibeonites.
27 Na waiho iho ratou i taua ra e Hohua hei tapatapahi rakau, hei utuutu wai mo te huihui, mo te aata hoki a Ihowa ki te wahi e whiriwhiri ai ia a tae noa mai ki tenei ra.
On that day he made them woodcutters and water carriers, as they are to this day for the congregation of the LORD and for the altar at the place He would choose.
