1And it came to pass, when all the kings which were on this side Jordan, in the hills, and in the valleys, and in all the coasts of the great sea over against Lebanon, the Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, heard thereof;
1 A ciya mo, waato kaŋ bonkooney kaŋ yaŋ go Urdun daaranta, tondey laabey ra, da Safela* ra, da teeku beero me gaa Liban jine, ngey: Hittancey, da Amorancey, da Kanaanancey, da Perizancey, da Hibancey, da Yebusancey maa baaro,
2That they gathered themselves together, to fight with Joshua and with Israel, with one accord.
2 kal i margu ka te me fo zama ngey ma Yasuwa nda Israyla wongu.
3And when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done unto Jericho and to Ai,
3 Amma Jibeyon borey, waato kaŋ i maa haŋ kaŋ Yasuwa te Yeriko nda Ayi se,
4They did work wilily, and went and made as if they had been ambassadors, and took old sacks upon their asses, and wine bottles, old, and rent, and bound up;
4 i na dabari te da hiila. I na ngey boŋ himandi danga diyayaŋ. I koy ka hindoonayyaŋ sambu, ka bufu zeenoyaŋ dake farkayyaŋ boŋ, da duvan* humbur zeenoyaŋ ra, kaŋ yaŋ tooru-tooru, kaŋ yaŋ maa taayaŋ gumo,
5And old shoes and clouted upon their feet, and old garments upon them; and all the bread of their provision was dry and mouldy.
5 da taamu zeenoyaŋ ngey cey gaa, kaŋ yaŋ hanseyaŋ baa gumo, da bankaaray zeenoyaŋ ngey jindey gaa. I hindoonayey buurey kulu koogu kal i bunkus.
6And they went to Joshua unto the camp at Gilgal, and said unto him, and to the men of Israel, We be come from a far country: now therefore make ye a league with us.
6 I koy Yasuwa do k'a gar hala gata do Jilgal ka salaŋ nga nda Israyla borey se. I ne: «Iri wo, laabu mooro fo do no iri fun. Sohõ binde, wa sappe nda iri.»
7And the men of Israel said unto the Hivites, Peradventure ye dwell among us; and how shall we make a league with you?
7 Israyla borey binde ne Hibancey se: «Hambara araŋ nangora si kal iri bindo ra. Mate no iri ga te ka sappe nda araŋ?»
8And they said unto Joshua, We are thy servants. And Joshua said unto them, Who are ye? and from whence come ye?
8 I ne Yasuwa se: «Iri ya ni bannyayaŋ no.» Yasuwa ne i se: «Araŋ no may yaŋ? Man no araŋ fun?»
9And they said unto him, From a very far country thy servants are come because of the name of the LORD thy God: for we have heard the fame of him, and all that he did in Egypt,
9 I ne a se: «Laabu fo kaŋ ga mooru gumo no iri, ni bannyey wo fun, Rabbi ni Irikoyo maa sabbay se. Zama iri maa a beera baaru, da hay kulu kaŋ a te Misira laabo ra,
10And all that he did to the two kings of the Amorites, that were beyond Jordan, to Sihon king of Heshbon, and to Og king of Bashan, which was at Ashtaroth.
10 da hay kulu kaŋ a te Amorancey bonkooni hinka din kaŋ yaŋ go Urdun daarante se, Hesbon bonkoono Sihon, da Basan bonkoono Og, kaŋ go Astarot.
11Wherefore our elders and all the inhabitants of our country spake to us, saying, Take victuals with you for the journey, and go to meet them, and say unto them, We are your servants: therefore now make ye a league with us.
11 Iri arkusey d'iri nangoray borey kulu mo salaŋ iri se ka ne: ‹Wa sambu hindoonayyaŋ araŋ kambey ra fonda sabbay se, ka koy k'i kubay. Araŋ ma ne i se: Iri ya araŋ bannyayaŋ no. Wa te iri se amaana.›
12This our bread we took hot for our provision out of our houses on the day we came forth to go unto you; but now, behold, it is dry, and it is mouldy:
12 Buurey wo, idungo no iri n'i sambu ka te hindoonay ka fondo wo gana, hano kaŋ hane iri dira fu ka kaa araŋ kubayyaŋ. A go mo, sohõ kal i koogu ka bunkus.
13And these bottles of wine, which we filled, were new; and, behold, they be rent: and these our garments and our shoes are become old by reason of the very long journey.
13 Humburey wo mo kaŋ ra duvan go, waato kaŋ iri n'i toonandi, itajiyaŋ no. I go mo, sohõ i tooru-tooru. Baa iri bankaaray d'iri taamey, fonda moora se kal i kulu zeen.»
14And the men took of their victuals, and asked not counsel at the mouth of the LORD.
14 Israyla borey binde kaa i hindoonayey ra, amma i mana saaware ceeci Rabbi gaa.
15And Joshua made peace with them, and made a league with them, to let them live: and the princes of the congregation sware unto them.
15 Yasuwa mo na amaana te i se ka alkawli sambu i se mo, ka ne nga g'i fundey naŋ. Jama jine borey mo ze i se.
16And it came to pass at the end of three days after they had made a league with them, that they heard that they were their neighbors, and that they dwelt among them.
16 I go no, jirbi hinzanta banante, alkawlo teeyaŋ banda, kal i koy ka maa baaru, wiiza, i gorokasinyaŋ no! I goono ga goro i bindo ra.
17And the children of Israel journeyed, and came unto their cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon, and Chephirah, and Beeroth, and Kirjathjearim.
17 Kaŋ Israyla izey dira, jirbi hinzanta day, kal i to i birney gaa. I birney ga ti Jibeyon, da Kefira, da Beyerot, da Ciriyat-Yeyarim.
18And the children of Israel smote them not, because the princes of the congregation had sworn unto them by the LORD God of Israel. And all the congregation murmured against the princes.
18 Israyla izey man'i kar mo, zama jama jine borey jin ka ze i se da Rabbi, Israyla Irikoyo. Kala jama kulu soobay ka jine borey jance.
19But all the princes said unto all the congregation, We have sworn unto them by the LORD God of Israel: now therefore we may not touch them.
19 Amma jine borey kulu ne jama kulu se: «Iri jin ka ze i se da Rabbi, Israyla Irikoyo. Sohõ binde, iri si hin ka i ham.
20This we will do to them; we will even let them live, lest wrath be upon us, because of the oath which we sware unto them.
20 Haŋ kaŋ iri ga te i se neeya: iri m'i naŋ da fundi, zama Rabbi futa ma si kaŋ iri boŋ, zeyaŋo kaŋ iri ze i se din sabbay se.»
21And the princes said unto them, Let them live; but let them be hewers of wood and drawers of water unto all the congregation; as the princes had promised them.
21 Jine borey ne i se mo: «W'i naŋ da ngey fundey.» Yaadin cine no i ciya tuuri beerikoyaŋ da hari gurukoyaŋ jama se, danga mate kaŋ cine jine borey ci i se din.
22And Joshua called for them, and he spake unto them, saying, Wherefore have ye beguiled us, saying, We are very far from you; when ye dwell among us?
22 Yasuwa na boro fo daŋ k'i ce. A salaŋ i se ka ne: «Ifo se no araŋ n'iri fafagu ka ne: ‹Iri ga mooru araŋ gumo,› kaŋ a go, wiiza, iri game ra no araŋ bara ga goro?
23Now therefore ye are cursed, and there shall none of you be freed from being bondmen, and hewers of wood and drawers of water for the house of my God.
23 Day, sohõ araŋ ya laalante yaŋ no. Araŋ ra i si jaŋ bannyayaŋ, kaŋ ga tuuri beeri, da borey kaŋ yaŋ ga hari guru ay Irikoyo windo se.»
24And they answered Joshua, and said, Because it was certainly told thy servants, how that the LORD thy God commanded his servant Moses to give you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land from before you, therefore we were sore afraid of our lives because of you, and have done this thing.
24 I tu Yasuwa se ka ne: «Haciika i na iri, ni bannyey no baaru ka ne kaŋ Rabbi ni Irikoyo, a na nga tamo Musa lordi ka ne a ma laabo kulu no araŋ se. A ne araŋ ma laabo gorokoy kulu halaci araŋ jine mo. Woodin no ka naŋ iri mo, iri humburu araŋ gumo iri fundey sabbay se, a se no iri na woodin te.
25And now, behold, we are in thine hand: as it seemeth good and right unto thee to do unto us, do.
25 Guna mo sohõ, iri go ni kambe ra. Haŋ kaŋ ni di ga boori, kaŋ ga saba ni diyaŋ gaa, ni ma te iri se woodin.»
26And so did he unto them, and delivered them out of the hand of the children of Israel, that they slew them not.
26 Yaadin mo no a te i se. A n'i faaba Israyla izey kambey ra, kaŋ ga naŋ i ma si i wi.
27And Joshua made them that day hewers of wood and drawers of water for the congregation, and for the altar of the LORD, even unto this day, in the place which he should choose.
27 Yasuwa mo, han din hane no a n'i ciya tuuri beerikoyaŋ da hari gurukoyaŋ jama se, da Rabbi sargay feema wane mo, hala ka kaa sohõ, nangu kulu kaŋ Rabbi ga suuban.