Joshua 10
1 Ní báyìí tí Adoni-Sedeki ọba Jerusalẹmu gbọ́ pé Joṣua ti gba Ai, tí ó sì ti pa wọ́n pátápátá; tí ó sì ṣe sí Ai àti ọba rẹ̀ gẹ́gẹ́ bí ó ti ṣe sí Jeriko àti ọba rẹ̀, àti bí àwọn ènìyàn Gibeoni ti ṣe àdéhùn àlàáfíà pẹ̀lú Israẹli, tí wọ́n sì ń gbé nítòsí wọn.
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 Ìbẹ̀rù sì mú òun àti àwọn ènìyàn rẹ̀ torí pé Gibeoni jẹ́ ìlú tí ó ṣe pàtàkì, bí ọ̀kan nínú àwọn ìlú ọba; ó tóbi ju Ai lọ, gbogbo ọkùnrin rẹ̀ ní ó jẹ́ jagunjagun.
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 Nítorí náà Adoni-Sedeki ọba Jerusalẹmu bẹ Hohamu ọba Hebroni, Piramu ọba Jarmatu, Jafia ọba Lakiṣi àti Debiri ọba Egloni. Wí pe,
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 “Ẹ gòkè wá, kí ẹ sì ràn mi lọ́wọ́ láti kọlu Gibeoni, nítorí tí ó ti wà ní ìrẹ́pọ̀ pẹ̀lú Joṣua àti àwọn ará Israẹli.”
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 Àwọn ọba Amori márààrún, ọba Jerusalẹmu, Hebroni, Jarmatu, Lakiṣi àti Egloni, kó ara wọn jọ, wọ́n sì gòkè, àwọn àti gbogbo ogun wọn, wọ́n sì dojúkọ Gibeoni, wọ́n sì kọlù ú.
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 Àwọn ará Gibeoni sì ránṣẹ́ sí Joṣua ní ibùdó ní Gilgali pé, “Ẹ má ṣe fi ìránṣẹ́ yín sílẹ̀. Ẹ gòkè tọ̀ wà wá ní kánkán kí ẹ sì gbà wá là. Ẹ ràn wá lọ́wọ́, nítorí gbogbo àwọn ọba Amori tí ń gbé ní orílẹ̀-èdè òkè dojú ìjà kọ wá.”
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 Bẹ́ẹ̀ ni Joṣua gòkè lọ láti Gilgali pẹ̀lú gbogbo ogun rẹ̀, àti akọni nínú àwọn ọmọ-ogun rẹ̀.
So Joshua and all his army, including the soldiers who were his best fighting men, marched up from Gilgal.
8 Olúwa sì sọ fún Joṣua pé, “Má ṣe bẹ̀rù wọn, Mo ti fi wọ́n lé ọ lọ́wọ́. Kò sí ẹnikẹ́ni nínú wọn ti yóò lè dojúkọ ọ́.”
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 Lẹ́yìn ìgbà tí wọ́n ti wọ́de ogun ní gbogbo òru náà láti Gilgali, Joṣua sì yọ sí wọn lójijì.
Joshua’s army marched all night and arrived very early in the morning.
10 Olúwa mú kí wọn dààmú níwájú àwọn Israẹli, wọ́n sì pa wọ́n ní ìpakúpa ní Gibeoni. Israẹli sì lépa wọn ní ọ̀nà tí ó lọ sí Beti-Horoni, ó sì pa wọ́n dé Aseka, àti Makkeda.
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 Bí wọ́n sì tí ń sá ní iwájú Israẹli ní gẹ̀rẹ́gẹ̀rẹ́ ní ọ̀nà láti Beti-Horoni títí dé Aseka, Olúwa rọ yìnyín ńlá sí wọn láti ọ̀run wá, àwọn tí ó ti ipa yìnyín kú sì pọ̀ ju àwọn tí àwọn ará Israẹli fi idà pa lọ.
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 Ní ọjọ́ tí Olúwa fi àwọn ọmọ Amori lé Israẹli lọ́wọ́, Joṣua sọ fún Olúwa níwájú àwọn ará Israẹli, “Ìwọ oòrùn, dúró jẹ́ẹ́ ní orí Gibeoni, Ìwọ òṣùpá, dúró jẹ́ẹ́ lórí àfonífojì Aijaloni.”
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 Bẹ́ẹ̀ ni oòrùn náà sì dúró jẹ́ẹ́, òṣùpá náà sì dúró, títí tí ìlú náà fi gbẹ̀san lára àwọn ọ̀tá rẹ̀, gẹ́gẹ́ bí a ti kọ́ nínú ìwé Jaṣari. Oòrùn sì dúró ní agbede-méjì ọ̀run, kò sì wọ̀ ní ìwọ̀n odindi ọjọ́ kan.
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 Kò sí ọjọ́ tí o dàbí rẹ̀ ṣáájú tàbí ní ẹ̀yìn rẹ̀, ọjọ́ tí Olúwa gbọ́ ohùn ènìyàn. Dájúdájú Olúwa jà fún Israẹli!
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 Nígbà náà ni Joṣua àti gbogbo Israẹli padà sí ibùdó ní Gilgali.
After Joshua’s army defeated their enemies, they all returned to their camp at Gilgal.
16 Ní báyìí àwọn ọba Amori márùn-ún ti sálọ, wọ́n sì fi ara pamọ́ nínú ihò àpáta kan ní Makkeda,
While the enemy soldiers were fleeing from Joshua’s army, their five kings also fled and hid in a cave at Makkedah [town].
17 nígbà tí wọ́n sọ fún Joṣua pé, a ti rí àwọn ọba márààrún, ti ó fi ara pamọ́ nínú ihò àpáta ní Makkeda,
Then someone told Joshua, “We found those five kings, hiding in a cave at Makkedah!”
18 ó sì wí pé, “Ẹ yí òkúta ńlá dí ẹnu ihò àpáta náà, kí ẹ sì yan àwọn ọkùnrin sí ibẹ̀ láti ṣọ́ ọ.
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 Ṣùgbọ́n, ẹ má ṣe dúró! Ẹ lépa àwọn ọ̀tá yín, ẹ kọlù wọ́n láti ẹ̀yìn, kí ẹ má ṣe jẹ́ kí wọn kí ó dé ìlú wọn, nítorí tí Olúwa Ọlọ́run yín tí fi wọ́n lé yín lọ́wọ́.”
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 Bẹ́ẹ̀ ní Joṣua àti àwọn ọmọ Israẹli pa wọ́n ní ìpakúpa wọ́n sì pa gbogbo ọmọ-ogun àwọn ọba márààrún run, àyàfi àwọn díẹ̀ tí wọ́n tiraka láti dé ìlú olódi wọn.
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 Gbogbo àwọn ọmọ-ogun sì padà sí ọ̀dọ̀ Joṣua ní ibùdó ogun ní Makkeda ní àlàáfíà, kò sí àwọn tí ó dábàá láti tún kọlu Israẹli.
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 Joṣua sì wí pe, “Ẹ ṣí ẹnu ihò náà, kí ẹ sì mú àwọn ọba márààrún jáde wá fún mi.”
Then Joshua said, “Open the entrance of the cave, and bring out to me those five kings!”
23 Bẹ́ẹ̀ ni wọ́n sì mú àwọn ọba márààrún náà kúrò nínú ihò àpáta, àwọn ọba Jerusalẹmu, Hebroni, Jarmatu, Lakiṣi àti Egloni.
So the soldiers brought those five kings out of the cave—the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon.
24 Nígbà tí wọ́n mú àwọn ọba náà tọ Joṣua wá, ó pe gbogbo àwọn ọkùnrin Israẹli, ó sì sọ fún àwọn olórí ọmọ-ogun tí ó wà pẹ̀lú rẹ̀ pé, “Ẹ súnmọ́ bí, kí ẹ sì fi ẹsẹ̀ yín lé ọrùn àwọn ọba wọ̀nyí.” Bẹ́ẹ̀ ni wọ́n wá sí iwájú, wọ́n sì gbé ẹsẹ̀ lé ọrùn wọn.
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 Joṣua sì sọ fún wọn pé, “Ẹ má ṣe bẹ̀rù, ẹ má sì ṣe fòyà. Ẹ ṣe gírí, kí ẹ sì mú àyà le. Báyìí ni Olúwa yóò ṣe sí gbogbo àwọn ọ̀tá yín, tí ẹ̀yin yóò bá jà.”
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 Nígbà náà ni Joṣua kọlù wọ́n, ó sì pa àwọn ọba márààrún náà, ó sì so wọ́n rọ̀ ní orí igi ọ̀tọ̀ọ̀tọ̀ márùn-ún, wọ́n sì fi wọ́n sí orí igi títí di ìrọ̀lẹ́.
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 Nígbà tí oòrùn wọ̀, Joṣua pàṣẹ, wọ́n sì sọ̀ wọ́n kalẹ̀ kúrò ní orí igi, wọ́n sì gbé wọn jù sí inú ihò àpáta ní ibi tí wọ́n sá pamọ́ sí. Wọ́n sì fi òkúta ńlá dí ẹnu ihò náà, tí ó sì wà níbẹ̀ di òní yìí.
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 Ní ọjọ́ náà Joṣua gba Makkeda. Ó sì fi ojú idà kọlu ìlú náà àti ọba rẹ̀, ó sì run gbogbo wọn pátápátá, kò fi ẹnìkan sílẹ̀. Ó sì ṣe sí ọba Makkeda gẹ́gẹ́ bí o ti ṣe sí ọba Jeriko.
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 Nígbà náà ní Joṣua àti gbogbo Israẹli tí ó wà pẹ̀lú rẹ̀ kọjá láti Makkeda lọ sí Libina wọ́n sì kọlù ú.
That same day, Joshua and his Israeli army went [southwest] from Makkedah to Libnah [city] and attacked it.
30 Olúwa sì fi ìlú náà àti ọba rẹ̀ lé Israẹli lọ́wọ́. Ìlú náà àti gbogbo àwọn ènìyàn ibẹ̀ ni Joṣua fi idà pa. Kò fi ẹnìkan sílẹ̀ ní ibẹ̀: Ó sì ṣe sí ọba rẹ̀ gẹ́gẹ́ bí ó ti ṣe sí ọba Jeriko.
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 Nígbà náà ni Joṣua àti gbogbo ará Israẹli, tí ó wà pẹ̀lú rẹ̀ kọjá láti Libina lọ sí Lakiṣi; ó sì dó tì í, ó sì kọlù ú.
Then Joshua and his army went [south] from Libnah to Lachish [city]. They surrounded the city and attacked it.
32 Olúwa sì fi Lakiṣi lé Israẹli lọ́wọ́, Joṣua sì gbà á ní ọjọ́ kejì. Ìlú náà àti gbogbo ènìyàn ibẹ̀ ní ó fi idà pa gẹ́gẹ́ bí ó ti ṣe sí Libina.
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 Ní àkókò yìí, Horamu ọba Geseri gòkè láti ran Lakiṣi lọ́wọ́, ṣùgbọ́n Joṣua ṣẹ́gun rẹ̀ àti àwọn ọmọ-ogun rẹ̀ títí ti kò fi ku ẹnìkan sílẹ̀.
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 Nígbà náà ni Joṣua àti gbogbo Israẹli tí ó wà pẹ̀lú rẹ̀ kọjá láti Lakiṣi lọ sí Egloni; wọ́n sì dó tì í, wọ́n sì kọlù ú.
Then Joshua and his army went [west] from Lachish to Eglon [city]. They surrounded the city and attacked it.
35 Wọ́n gbà á ní ọjọ́ náà, wọ́n sì fi ojú idà kọlù ú, wọ́n sì run gbogbo ènìyàn ibẹ̀ pátápátá, gẹ́gẹ́ bí wọ́n ti ṣe sí Lakiṣi.
On that day, they captured the city and killed [MTY] everyone in it [DOU], just like they had done at Lachish.
36 Nígbà náà ni Joṣua àti gbogbo Israẹli ṣí láti Egloni lọ sí Hebroni, wọ́n sì kọlù ú.
Then Joshua and his army went [west from Eglon] up [into the hills] to Hebron [city]. They attacked the city
37 Wọ́n gba ìlú náà, wọ́n sì ti idà bọ̀ ọ́, pẹ̀lú ọba rẹ̀, gbogbo ìletò wọn àti gbogbo ènìyàn ibẹ̀. Wọn kò dá ẹnìkan sí. Gẹ́gẹ́ bí ti Egloni, wọ́n run un pátápátá àti gbogbo ènìyàn inú rẹ̀.
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 Nígbà náà ni Joṣua àti gbogbo Israẹli tí ó wà pẹ̀lú rẹ̀ yí padà, wọ́n sì kọlu Debiri.
Then Joshua and his army turned [south] and went to Debir [city] and attacked it.
39 Wọ́n gba ìlú náà, ọba rẹ̀ àti gbogbo ìlú wọn, wọ́n sì fi idà pa wọ́n. Gbogbo ènìyàn inú rẹ̀ ni wọ́n parun pátápátá. Wọn kò sì dá ẹnìkankan sí. Wọ́n ṣe sí Debiri àti ọba rẹ̀ gẹ́gẹ́ bí wọn ti ṣe sí Libina àti ọba rẹ̀ àti sí Hebroni.
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 Bẹ́ẹ̀ ni Joṣua ṣẹ́gun gbogbo agbègbè náà, ìlú òkè, gúúsù, ìlú ẹsẹ̀ òkè ti ìhà ìwọ̀-oòrùn àti gẹ̀rẹ́gẹ̀rẹ́ òkè pẹ̀lú gbogbo ọba, wọn kò dá ẹnìkankan sí. Ó pa gbogbo ohun alààyè run pátápátá, gẹ́gẹ́ bí Olúwa Ọlọ́run Israẹli, ti pàṣẹ.
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 Joṣua sì ṣẹ́gun wọn láti Kadeṣi-Barnea sí Gasa àti láti gbogbo agbègbè Goṣeni lọ sí Gibeoni.
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 Gbogbo àwọn ọba wọ̀nyí àti ilẹ̀ wọn ní Joṣua ṣẹ́gun ní ìwọ́de ogun ẹ̀ẹ̀kan, nítorí tí Olúwa, Ọlọ́run Israẹli, jà fún Israẹli.
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 Nígbà náà ni Joṣua padà sí ibùdó ní Gilgali pẹ̀lú gbogbo Israẹli.
Then Joshua and his army returned to their camp at Gilgal.
