Siosiua 10
1 Pea naʻe hoko ʻo pehē, ʻi he fanongo ʻe ʻAtoni-Seteki ko e tuʻi ʻo Selūsalema kuo maʻu ʻe Siosiua ʻa ʻAi, pea kuo ne fakaʻauha ʻaupito ia; hangē ko ia naʻa ne fai ki Seliko mo hono tuʻi, kuo pehē pe ʻene fai ki ʻAi mo hono tuʻi: pea koeʻuhi kuo fakalelei mo ʻIsileli ʻae kakai ʻo Kipione, pea kuo nau nonofo;
Later, Adonizedek, the king of Jerusalem, heard that Joshua’s army had captured Ai [town] and had destroyed everything in the town. He heard that they had done to the people of Ai and to their king the same thing that they had done to the people of Jericho and their king. He also heard that the people of Gibeon [city] had made a peace treaty with the Israeli people, and that the people of Gibeon were now living near the Israelis and being protected by them.
2 Naʻa nau manavahē lahi ai, he koeʻuhi ko e kolo lahi ʻa Kipione, ʻo hangē ha kolo ʻoe houʻeiki, pea koeʻuhi naʻe lahi ia ʻia ʻAi, pea ko e kau tangata kotoa pē ʻi ai ko e kau mālohi.
Because of that, he and the people whom he ruled became very afraid, because Gibeon was an important city, like the other cities that had kings. And [even though] Gibeon was a larger city than Ai and all its soldiers were good fighters, [they thought Joshua’s army might defeat them].
3 Ko ia naʻe fekau ai ʻe ʻAtoni-Seteki ko e tuʻi ʻo Selūsalema kia Hoami ko e tuʻi ʻa Hepeloni, pea kia Pilami ko e tuʻi ʻo Samuti, pea kia Safia ko e tuʻi ʻo Lakisi, pea kia Tipa ko e tuʻi ʻo Ekeloni, ʻo pehē,
So King Adonizedek sent a message to Hosham the king of Hebron [city], to Piram the king of Jarmuth [city], to Jarmuth the king of Lachish [city], and to Debir the king of Eglon [city].
4 “Mou haʻu ni kiate au, ʻo tokoni au, koeʻuhi ke tau taaʻi ʻa Kipione: he kuo fakalelei ia mo Siosiua pea mo e fānau ʻa ʻIsileli.”
In the message he said, “Please come up with your armies and help me to attack Gibeon, because the people of Gibeon have made a peace treaty with Joshua and the Israelis.”
5 Ko ia, ko e tuʻi ʻe toko nima ʻoe kau ʻAmoli, ko e tuʻi ʻo Selūsalema, ko e tuʻi ʻo Hepeloni, ko e tuʻi ʻo Samuti, ko e tuʻi ʻo Lakisi, ko e tuʻi ʻo Ekeloni, naʻe fakataha ʻakinautolu, ʻo ʻalu hake, ʻakinautolu mo ʻenau tau kotoa pē, ʻo ʻapitanga ʻi he ʻao ʻo Kipione, ko honau tauʻi ia.
So those five kings who ruled all the groups who were descendants of Amor—the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Debir—came up with all of their soldiers and surrounded the city. Then they prepared to attack it.
6 Pea naʻe fekau ʻe he kau tangata ʻo Kipione kia Siosiua ʻi he ʻapitanga ʻi Kilikali, ʻo pehē; “ʻOua naʻa ke fakatuai ho nima mei hoʻo kau tamaioʻeiki; ka ke ʻalu vave hake kiate kimautolu, ʻo fakamoʻui ʻakimautolu, pea tokoniʻi ʻakimautolu: he ko e ngaahi tuʻi kotoa pē ʻoe kau ʻAmoli ʻoku nofo ʻi he ngaahi moʻunga kuo nau kātoa kiate kimautolu ko homau tauʻi.”
So the people of Gibeon sent a message to Joshua while he was in the camp at Gilgal. They said, “We are your servants. So do not forsake us. Come up to us quickly and save us! Help us, because the kings of all of the groups descended from Amor and their armies have joined their forces and have come from the hilly area to attack us!”
7 Pea naʻe ʻalu hake ai ʻa Siosiua mei Kilikali, ʻa ia, mo e kakai tau kotoa pē mo ia, mo e kau tangata mālohi kotoa pē mo e toʻa.
So Joshua and all his army, including the soldiers who were his best fighting men, marched up from Gilgal.
8 Pea naʻe folofola ʻa Sihova kia Siosiua, “ʻOua naʻa ke manavahē kiate kinautolu: he kuo u tukuange ʻakinautolu ki ho nima: ʻoku ʻikai ha tangata ʻe tokotaha ʻiate kinautolu te ne tuʻu ʻi ho ʻao.”
Then Yahweh said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid of those armies! I will enable your army to defeat them [IDM]. None of them will be able to (resist/fight and defeat) your army.”
9 Ko ia naʻe haʻu ʻo hoko fakafokifā pē ʻa Siosiua kiate kinautolu, ʻo ʻalu hake ʻi he poʻuli mei Kilikali.
Joshua’s army marched all night and arrived very early in the morning.
10 Pea naʻe veuveuki ʻakinautolu ʻe Sihova ʻi he ʻao ʻo ʻIsileli, pea naʻe tāmateʻi ʻakinautolu ʻi he tā lahi ʻi Kipione, pea tuli ʻakinautolu ʻi he hala ʻoku ʻalu hake ki Pete-holoni, pea naʻe teʻia ʻakinautolu ʻo aʻu ki ʻAseka, pea ki Maketa.
They attacked their enemies before anyone knew that they had come. Yahweh caused their enemies to (become very confused/start running in all directions) when they saw the Israeli army. As a result, the Israeli army defeated them very severely at Gibeon [and killed many of them]. The rest of them fled along the road that goes up to Beth-Horon. But the Israeli army pursued them and killed them all along the road that goes to Azekah and Makkedah towns.
11 Pea naʻe hoko ʻo pehē, ʻi heʻenau hola mei he ʻao ʻo ʻIsileli, pea ʻi he hala ʻoku ʻalu hifo ki Pete-holoni, naʻe lī hifo ai ʻe Sihova mei langi, ʻae ngaahi maka lahi kiate kinautolu ʻo aʻu ki ʻAseka, pea naʻa nau mate ai: naʻe tokolahi hake ʻakinautolu naʻe mate ʻi he ʻuha maka ʻiate kinautolu naʻe tāmateʻi ʻe he fānau ʻa ʻIsileli ʻaki ʻae heletā.
As they fled in front of the Israeli army, Yahweh threw down huge hailstones from the sky. As a result, more of them died from hailstones falling on them than died as a result of the Israeli army killing them with swords.
12 Pea naʻe toki lea ʻa Siosiua kia Sihova ʻi he ʻaho ʻaia naʻe tukuange ai ʻe Sihova ʻae kau ʻAmoli ʻi he ʻao ʻoe fānau ʻa ʻIsileli, pea naʻe pehē ʻe ia ʻi he ʻao ʻo ʻIsileli kotoa pē, “Laʻā, ke ke tuʻumaʻu koe ki Kipione; pea ko koe, māhina, ʻi he teleʻa ʻo ʻAsaloni.”
On the day that Yahweh enabled the Israeli army to defeat the groups who were descendants of Amor, Joshua said to Yahweh while the Israeli people were listening, “Yahweh, cause the sun to stand still over Gibeon, and cause the moon to not move when it is over Aijalon Valley.”
13 Pea naʻe tuʻumaʻu ʻae laʻā, pea naʻe tatali pe ʻae māhina, kaeʻoua ke ʻosi ʻae fai totongi ʻe he kakai ki honau fili. ʻIkai kuo tohi ʻae meʻa ni ʻi he tohi ʻa Sesa? Pea ko ia naʻe tuʻumaʻu ʻae laʻā ʻi he loto langi, pea naʻe ʻikai fakavave ke ʻalu hifo ia ʻi hono tatau nai mo e ʻaho kotoa.
And that is what happened. The sun stood still, and the moon did not move, until the Israeli army defeated their enemies. That is what has been written in the book that Jashar wrote. The sun stopped while it was in the middle of the sky, and did not (set/go down) for about a whole day.
14 Pea naʻe ʻikai ha ʻaho ʻo hangē ko ia ʻi muʻa pe kimui ʻo ia, koeʻuhi ke tokanga ʻa Sihova ki he leʻo ʻoe tangata: he naʻe tau ʻa Sihova koeʻuhi ko ʻIsileli.
On that day Yahweh did a great miracle that someone asked him to do. There was never a day like that previously, and there has never been a day like that since. Yahweh was certainly fighting for the Israeli people!
15 Pea naʻe liu mai ʻa Siosiua, mo ʻIsileli kotoa pē mo ia, ki he ʻapitanga ʻi Kilikali.
After Joshua’s army defeated their enemies, they all returned to their camp at Gilgal.
16 Ka naʻe hola ʻae kau tuʻi ʻe toko nima ni, ʻo [nau ]fufū ʻakinautolu ʻi he ʻana ʻi Maketa.
While the enemy soldiers were fleeing from Joshua’s army, their five kings also fled and hid in a cave at Makkedah [town].
17 Pea naʻe tala kia Siosiua, ʻo pehē, “Kuo ʻilo ʻae tuʻi ʻe toko nima kuo nau fufū ʻi he ʻana ʻi Maketa.”
Then someone told Joshua, “We found those five kings, hiding in a cave at Makkedah!”
18 Pea pehē ʻe Siosiua, “Tekaʻi ʻae ngaahi maka lalahi ki he ngutu ʻana, pea fakanofo ki ai ʻae kau tangata ke leʻohi ʻakinautolu:
When Joshua heard that, he said, “Roll some very large rocks to the entrance of the cave so that the kings cannot escape, and leave some soldiers there to guard it.
19 Pea ʻoua naʻa mou tatali, kae tuli ki homou ngaahi fili, pea taaʻi honau muifononga; ʻoua naʻa mou tuku ʻakinautolu ke hū ki heʻenau ngaahi kolo: he kuo tuku ʻakinautolu ʻe Sihova ko homou ʻOtua ki homou nima.”
But do not stay there! Pursue our enemies! Attack them from behind! Do not allow them to escape to their cities, because Yahweh, our God, will enable you to defeat/kill them. [IDM]”
20 Pea naʻe hoko ʻo pehē, ʻi he fakaʻosi hono taaʻi ʻakinautolu ʻe Siosiua mo e fānau ʻa ʻIsileli, ʻi he tāmateʻi lahi ʻaupito, kenau ʻauha ai, naʻe hū ʻakinautolu naʻe hao ki he ngaahi kolo mālohi.
So Joshua’s army did what he told them to do. They killed almost all of the enemy soldiers, but a few of them were able to reach their cities and be safe inside the walls of the cities.
21 Pea naʻe liu mai ʻae kakai kotoa pē ki he ʻapitanga kia Siosiua ʻi Maketa ʻi he fiemālie: naʻe ʻikai lea kovi ha tokotaha ki he fānau ʻa ʻIsileli.
Then Joshua’s army returned to Joshua, who was still in their camp at Makkedah. No one in the land dared to criticize [MTY] the Israelis.
22 Pea toki pehē ai ʻe Siosiua, “Toʻo ʻae ngutu ʻana, ʻo ʻomi ʻae tuʻi naʻe toko nima kiate au mei he ʻana.”
Then Joshua said, “Open the entrance of the cave, and bring out to me those five kings!”
23 Pea naʻa nau fai ia, ʻo ʻomi kituʻa kiate ia ʻae tuʻi ko ia ʻe toko nima mei he ʻana, ko e tuʻi ʻo Selūsalema, mo e tuʻi ʻo Hepeloni, mo e tuʻi ʻo Samuti, mo e tuʻi ʻo Lakisi, mo e tuʻi ʻo Ekeloni.
So the soldiers brought those five kings out of the cave—the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon.
24 Pea naʻe hoko ʻo pehē, ʻi heʻenau ʻomi ʻae ngaahi tuʻi na kia Siosiua, naʻe fekau ʻe Siosiua ki he kau tangata kotoa pē ʻo ʻIsileli, ʻo ne pehē ki he ngaahi ʻeiki ʻoe kautau ʻaia naʻe ʻalu mo ia, Mou ʻunuʻunu mai, pea ʻai homou vaʻe ki he kia ʻoe ngaahi tuʻi ni. Pea naʻa nau ʻunuʻunu mai pea naʻe ʻai honau vaʻe ki honau kia.
When they brought those kings to Joshua [and forced them to lie on the ground], he summoned all the Israeli soldiers, and then he said to the army commanders, “Come here and put your feet on the necks of these kings!” So the commanders did that.
25 Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Siosiua kiate kinautolu, “ʻOua naʻa mou manavahē, pea ʻoua naʻa mou lilika, ka mou mālohi, pea lototoʻa: he koeʻuhi ʻe fai pehē pē ʻe Sihova ki homou ngaahi fili ʻaia ʻoku mou tauʻi.”
Then Joshua said to them, “Do not be afraid of any of our enemies! Never be discouraged! Be strong and courageous. This is what Yahweh will do to all the enemies you will fight!”
26 Pea hili ia naʻe taaʻi ʻe Siosiua ʻakinautolu, ʻo tāmateʻi, pea ne tautau ʻakinautolu ki he ʻakau ʻe nima: pea naʻe tautau ai pe ʻakinautolu ki he ʻakau ʻo aʻu ki he efiafi.
Then Joshua killed each of the five kings with his sword, and told his soldiers to hang the bodies of the five kings on trees. So they did that, and they left the bodies hanging on the trees until sunset.
27 Pea naʻe hoko ʻo pehē, ʻi he feituʻu efiafi ʻoe tō ʻae laʻā, naʻe fekau ʻe Siosiua, pea naʻa nau tuku hifo ʻakinautolu mei he ngaahi ʻakau, pea naʻe lī ʻakinautolu ki he ʻana ʻaia naʻe fufū ai ʻakinautolu, pea naʻe hili ʻae ngaahi maka lalahi ki he ngutu ʻana, pea ʻoku kei ai ni.
At sunset, Joshua told them to take the bodies down from the trees and throw them into the cave where they had been hiding. So the soldiers did that, and then they put those large rocks at the entrance of the cave again. Those rocks are still there.
28 Pea naʻe kapa ʻe Siosiua ʻi he ʻaho ko ia ʻa Maketa, ʻo ne taaʻi ʻaki ia ʻae mata ʻoe heletā, mo e tuʻi ʻo ia naʻa ne fakaʻauha, ʻakinautolu, mo e kakai kotoa pē naʻe ʻi ai naʻe ʻikai tuku ʻe ia ha tokotaha ke toe pea naʻe fai ʻe ia ki he tuʻi ʻo Maketa ʻo hangē ko ʻene fai ki he tuʻi ʻo Seliko.
That is how Joshua’s army attacked and captured Makkedah. They killed the king and everyone else in the town. They did not leave anyone alive. They did to the king of Makkedah the same thing that they had done to the king of Jericho.
29 Pea naʻe ʻalu ai ʻa Siosiua mei Maketa, mo ʻIsileli kotoa pē mo ia, ki Lipina, ʻo ne tauʻi ʻa Lipina:
That same day, Joshua and his Israeli army went [southwest] from Makkedah to Libnah [city] and attacked it.
30 Pea naʻe tukuange foki ia ʻe Sihova, mo hono tuʻi ki he nima ʻo ʻIsileli; pea ne taaʻi ʻaki ia ʻae mata ʻoe heletā, mo e kakai kotoa pē naʻe ʻi ai naʻe ʻikai tuku ʻe ia ha niʻihi ke toe ʻi ai ka naʻe fai ki hono tuʻi ʻo hangē ko ia naʻe fai ki he tuʻi ʻo Seliko.
Yahweh enabled the Israelis to conquer [MTY] that city and its king. They killed everyone in the city; they did not (spare anyone/allow anyone to remain alive). They killed the king of Libnah just like they had killed the king of Jericho.
31 Pea naʻe ʻalu ʻa Siosiua mei Lipina, mo ʻIsileli kotoa pē mo ia, ki Lakisi, ʻo ne ʻapitanga ki ai, ʻo ne tauʻi ia:
Then Joshua and his army went [south] from Libnah to Lachish [city]. They surrounded the city and attacked it.
32 Pea naʻe tukuange ʻe Sihova ʻa Lakisi ki he nima ʻo ʻIsileli, ʻaia naʻa ne kapa ia ʻi hono ua ʻoe ʻaho, ʻo ne taaʻi ʻaki ia ʻae mata ʻoe heletā, mo e kakai kotoa pē naʻe ʻi ai, ʻo hangē ko ia kotoa pē naʻa ne fai ki Lipina.
On the second day of the battle, Yahweh enabled the Israelis to conquer [MTY] the city. And like they had done at Libnah, they killed everyone [DOU] in the city.
33 Pea naʻe haʻu ʻa Holami ko e tuʻi ʻo Kesa ke tokoni ʻa Lakisi; pea taaʻi ia ʻe Siosiua mo hono kakai, pea naʻe ʻikai tuku ʻe ia ha niʻihi kiate ia ke toe.
King Horam from Gezer [city and his army] came to help [the soldiers of] Lachish, but Joshua’s [army] defeated Horam and his army, and did not allow any of them to remain alive.
34 Pea naʻe ʻalu ʻa Siosiua mei Lakisi ki Ekeloni, mo ʻIsileli kotoa pē mo ia pea nau ʻapitanga ki ai, ʻo tauʻi ia:
Then Joshua and his army went [west] from Lachish to Eglon [city]. They surrounded the city and attacked it.
35 Pea naʻa nau lavaʻi ia ʻi he ʻaho ko ia ʻo taaʻi ʻaki ia ʻae mata ʻoe heletā, mo e kakai kotoa pē naʻe ʻi ai, naʻa ne fakaʻauha ʻakinautolu ʻi he ʻaho ko ia, ʻo hangē ko ia kotoa pē naʻa ne fai ki Lakisi.
On that day, they captured the city and killed [MTY] everyone in it [DOU], just like they had done at Lachish.
36 Pea naʻe ʻalu ʻa Siosiua mei Ekeloni, mo ʻIsileli kotoa pē mo ia, ki Hepeloni pea nau tauʻi ia;
Then Joshua and his army went [west from Eglon] up [into the hills] to Hebron [city]. They attacked the city
37 Pea nau lavaʻi ia, ʻo taaʻi ʻaki ia ʻae mata ʻoe heletā, mo hono tuʻi, mo hono ngaahi kolo, mo e kakai kotoa pē naʻe ʻi ai: naʻe ʻikai tuku ʻe ia ha niʻihi ke toe, kae hangē ko ia naʻa ne fai ki Ekeloni; naʻe fakaʻauha ʻaupito ia, mo e kakai kotoa pē naʻe ʻi ai.
and captured it. They killed the king and everyone else, just like they had done at Eglon. They did not allow anyone to remain alive.
38 Pea naʻe liu mai ʻa Siosiua, mo ʻIsileli kotoa pē mo ia, ki Tipa; ʻo tauʻi ia:
Then Joshua and his army turned [south] and went to Debir [city] and attacked it.
39 Pea naʻa ne lavaʻi ia, mo hono tuʻi, mo e ngaahi kolo kotoa pē ʻi ai; pea naʻa nau taaʻi ʻakinautolu ʻaki ʻae mata ʻoe heletā, pea fakaʻauha ʻae kakai kotoa pē naʻe ʻi ai; naʻe ʻikai tuku ʻe ia ha niʻihi ke toe: hangē ko ia naʻa ne fai ki Hepeloni, naʻe pehē ʻene fai ki Tipa, pea ki hono tuʻi; hangē ko ia foki naʻa ne fai ki Lipina, pea ki hono tuʻi.
They captured the city and its king, and also captured the nearby towns. Then they killed everyone [DOU]; they did to the people there the same thing that they had done at Hebron and Libnah.
40 Naʻe pehē ʻae taaʻi ʻe Siosiua ʻae fonua kotoa pē ʻoe ngaahi moʻunga, pea mo e potu tonga, pea mo e tafangafanga, mo e ngaahi matavai, pea mo honau ngaahi tuʻi kotoa pē: naʻe ʻikai tuku ʻe ia ha niʻihi ke toe, ka naʻe fakaʻauha ʻakinautolu kotoa pē naʻe mānava, ʻo hangē ko e fekau ʻa Sihova ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻIsileli.
That is how Joshua [and his army] conquered the entire southern part of Canaan. They defeated the kings [who ruled] the hilly area, the dry southern area, the [western] foothills, and the [eastern] slopes. They killed everyone [DOU] in those areas; they did not allow anyone to remain alive.
41 Pea naʻe taaʻi ʻakinautolu ʻe Siosiua mei Ketesi-pania ʻo aʻu ki Kesa, mo e fonua kotoa pē ʻo Koseni ʻo aʻu ki Kipione.
Joshua’s soldiers captured all the cities from Kadesh-Barnea [city] in the far south to Gaza [city] near the coast, including all the Goshen area, and north to Gibeon [city].
42 Pea ko e ngaahi tuʻi ni mo honau fonua naʻe maʻu ʻe Siosiua ʻi he kuonga pe taha, he ko Sihova ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻIsileli naʻa ne tau maʻa ʻIsileli.
At that one time, Joshua’s army conquered all the kings and captured all the territory that they [ruled]. They were able to do that because Yahweh, the God whom the Israeli people [worship], was fighting for them.
43 Pea naʻe liu mai ʻa Siosiua, mo ʻIsileli kotoa pē mo ia, ki he ʻapitanga ʻi Kilikali.
Then Joshua and his army returned to their camp at Gilgal.
