¹Now after the death of Joshua it came to pass, that the children of Israel asked the LORD, saying, Who shall go up for us against the Canaanites first, to fight against them?

¹ A ciya no, Yasuwa buuyaŋo banda Israyla* izey ye ka Rabbi hã ka ne: «May no ga sintin ka furo iri jine ka dira ka wongu nda Kanaanancey?»

²And the LORD said, Judah shall go up: behold, I have delivered the land into his hand.

² Rabbi ne: «Yahuda no ga furo. A go mo, ay na laabo daŋ a kambe ra.»

³And Judah said unto Simeon his brother, Come up with me into my lot, that we may fight against the Canaanites; and I likewise will go with thee into thy lot. So Simeon went with him.

³ Yahuda ne nga nya-ka-fo-sina Simeyon se: «Ma kaa ay banda ay baa do, zama iri ma Kanaanancey wongu. Ay mo ga koy ni banda ni baa do.» Simeyon binde koy a banda.

⁴And Judah went up; and the LORD delivered the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hand: and they slew of them in Bezek ten thousand men.

⁴ Yahuda binde kaaru. Rabbi mo na Kanaanancey da Perizancey daŋ i kambe ra. Bezek ra mo Yahuda sata na boro zambar way wi nga ibarey ra.

⁵And they found Adonibezek in Bezek: and they fought against him, and they slew the Canaanites and the Perizzites.

⁵ I na Adoni-Bezek _kaŋ ci Bezek koyo|_ gar Bezek ra, i n'a wongu mo. I na Kanaanancey da Perizancey ŋwa.

⁶But Adonibezek fled; and they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes.

⁶ Amma Adoni-Bezek wo zuru. I n'a gana k'a di. I n'a kambe nyaŋey d'a ce nyaŋey pati.

⁷And Adonibezek said, Threescore and ten kings, having their thumbs and their great toes cut off, gathered their meat under my table: as I have done, so God hath requited me. And they brought him to Jerusalem, and there he died.

⁷ Adoni-Bezek mo ne: «Bonkooni wayye kaŋ i n'i kambe nyaŋey d'i ce nyaŋey dumbu, ay taablo cire no i g'i ŋwaaro kumna. Sanda mate kaŋ cine ay doona ka te, yaadin mo no Irikoy n'ay bana nd'a.» I kand'a Urusalima*; noodin no a bu.

⁸Now the children of Judah had fought against Jerusalem, and had taken it, and smitten it with the edge of the sword, and set the city on fire.

⁸ Yahuda izey binde na Urusalima wongu, i n'a ŋwa mo. I n'a kar da takuba ka danji daŋ birno gaa.

⁹And afterward the children of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites, that dwelt in the mountain, and in the south, and in the valley.

⁹ Woodin banda Yahuda izey ye ka koy ka Kanaanancey wongu kaŋ go ga goro tondi kuukey ra, da Negeb*, da Safela* ra mo.

¹⁰And Judah went against the Canaanites that dwelt in Hebron: (now the name of Hebron before was Kirjatharba:) and they slew Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai.

¹⁰ Yahuda ye ka koy ka wongu nda Kanaanancey kaŋ yaŋ go Hebron ga goro. (Amma waato Hebron maa ga ti Ciriyat-Arba). I na Sesay da Ahiman da Talmay mo kar.

¹¹And from thence he went against the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before was Kirjathsepher:

¹¹ Noodin no a bisa ka koy ka Debir wongu. (Waato Debir maa ga ti Ciriyat-Sefer).

¹²And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjathsepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.

¹² Kaleb mo ne: «Bora kaŋ na Ciriyat-Sefer ŋwa, ay g'ay ize wayo Aksa hiijandi bora din se.»

¹³And Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.

¹³ Kala Kaleb kayno Kenaz izo, Otniyel na Ciriyat-Sefer ŋwa. Kaleb binde na nga ize wayo Aksa hiijandi Otniyel se.

¹⁴And it came to pass, when she came to him, that she moved him to ask of her father a field: and she lighted from off her ass; and Caleb said unto her, What wilt thou?

¹⁴ A go no binde, waato kaŋ wando kaa kurnyo do, kal a na nga kurnye daŋ a ma fari ŋwaaray nga din, Aksa baabo gaa. Waybora binde zumbu nga farka boŋ. Kaleb ne a se: «Ifo no ni ga ba?»

¹⁵And she said unto him, Give me a blessing: for thou hast given me a south land; give me also springs of water. And Caleb gave her the upper springs and the nether springs.

¹⁵ A ne nga baabo se: «M'ay albarkandi. Za kaŋ ni n'ay no baa Negeb laabo ra, m'ay no mo bulbulu yaŋ.» Kaleb mo n'a no beene da ganda bulbuley.

¹⁶And the children of the Kenite, Moses' father in law, went up out of the city of palm trees with the children of Judah into the wilderness of Judah, which lieth in the south of Arad; and they went and dwelt among the people.

¹⁶ Musa anzuray, Keni bora izey binde fatta birno kaŋ se i ga ne Teenay Nya kwaara, nga da Yahuda izey. I furo Yahuda saajo ra kaŋ go Negeb ra Arad haray. I koy ka goro noodin laabo borey banda.

¹⁷And Judah went with Simeon his brother, and they slew the Canaanites that inhabited Zephath, and utterly destroyed it. And the name of the city was called Hormah.

¹⁷ Yahuda mo, nga nda nga nya-ka-fo-sina Simeyon koy care banda ka Kanaanancey kaŋ yaŋ goono ga goro Zefat ra wi. I na Zefat halaci parkatak! I na birno maa daŋ Horma (kaŋ a feerijo ga ti Kurmu).

¹⁸Also Judah took Gaza with the coast thereof, and Askelon with the coast thereof, and Ekron with the coast thereof.

¹⁸ Yahuda ye ka Gaza ŋwa, da nga hirrey a banda, da Askelon da nga hirrey, da Ekron da nga hirrey mo.

¹⁹And the LORD was with Judah; and he drave out the inhabitants of the mountain; but could not drive out the inhabitants of the valley, because they had chariots of iron.

¹⁹ Rabbi go Yahuda banda. A na tondey ra gorokoy mo gaaray, zama a si hin ka gooro ra borey gaaray, zama ngey wo, guuru torkoyaŋ no ka bara i se.

²⁰And they gave Hebron unto Caleb, as Moses said: and he expelled thence the three sons of Anak.

²⁰ I binde na Hebron no Kaleb se, danga mate kaŋ cine Musa ci. Kaleb na Anak ize hinza gaaray k'i kaa Hebron ra.

²¹And the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem; but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem unto this day.

²¹ Benyamin izey mo mana Yebusancey kaŋ yaŋ goono ga goro Urusalima ra gaaray, amma Yebusancey goro noodin Urusalima ra, ngey da Benyamin izey care banda hala hunkuna.

²²And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Bethel: and the LORD was with them.

²² Yusufu kunda mo koy ka Betel wongu, Rabbi mo go i banda.

²³And the house of Joseph sent to descry Bethel. (Now the name of the city before was Luz.)

²³ Yusufu kunda binde na ma-cararayaŋ donton i ma koy ka Betel guna (kaŋ waato, birno maa ga ti Luz).

²⁴And the spies saw a man come forth out of the city, and they said unto him, Show us, we pray thee, the entrance into the city, and we will show thee mercy.

²⁴ Ma-cararey binde di boro fo kaŋ go ga fun birno ra. I ne a se: «Iri ga ni ŋwaaray no, m'iri cabe meyo kaŋ ga furo birno ra, iri mo ga gomni cabe ni se.»

²⁵And when he showed them the entrance into the city, they smote the city with the edge of the sword; but they let go the man and all his family.

²⁵ Kala nga mo n'i cabe meyo kaŋ ga furo birno ra. I na kwaara kar da takuba, amma i na bora din naŋ a ma koy, nga nda nga almayaaley kulu.

²⁶And the man went into the land of the Hittites, and built a city, and called the name thereof Luz: which is the name thereof unto this day.

²⁶ Bora din kaŋ du ka fun Luz birni zeena ra din koy Hittancey laabu ka birni fo cina koyne, a na birno maa daŋ koyne Luz. Birno maa nooya hala hõ.

²⁷Neither did Manasseh drive out the inhabitants of Bethshean and her towns, nor Taanach and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns: but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.

²⁷ Manasse mo mana Bayt-Seyan gorokoy da nga kwaarey gaaray, wala Taanak gorokoy da ngey kwaarey, wala Dor gorokoy da ngey kwaarey, wala Ibleyam gorokoy da ngey kwaarey, wala Mageddo gorokoy da ngey kwaarey. Amma Kanaanancey na ngey goray te noodin laabo ra.

²⁸And it came to pass, when Israel was strong, that they put the Canaanites to tribute, and did not utterly drive them out.

²⁸ A go mo, waati kaŋ cine Israyla te gaabi, i ga Kanaanancey daŋ doole goyey kulu ra, amma i mana Kanaanancey gaaray parkatak.

²⁹Neither did Ephraim drive out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer; but the Canaanites dwelt in Gezer among them.

²⁹ Ifraymu mo mana Kanaanancey kaŋ goro Gezer gaaray, amma Kanaanancey goro Gezer i game ra.

³⁰Neither did Zebulun drive out the inhabitants of Kitron, nor the inhabitants of Nahalol; but the Canaanites dwelt among them, and became tributaries.

³⁰ Zabluna mo mana Kitron gorokoy gaaray, wala Nahalol gorokoy, amma Kanaanancey goro i game ra. I n'i daŋ doole goy ra.

³¹Neither did Asher drive out the inhabitants of Accho, nor the inhabitants of Zidon, nor of Ahlab, nor of Achzib, nor of Helbah, nor of Aphik, nor of Rehob:

³¹ Aser mo mana Akko gorokoy gaaray, wala Zidon ra gorokoy, wala Alab ra gorokoy, wala Akzib gorokoy, wala Helba waney, wala Afik waney, wala Rehob waney.

³²But the Asherites dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land: for they did not drive them out.

³² Amma Aser izey goro Kanaanancey game ra noodin laabo ra, zama i mana Kanaanancey gaaray bo.

³³Neither did Naphtali drive out the inhabitants of Bethshemesh, nor the inhabitants of Bethanath; but he dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land: nevertheless the inhabitants of Bethshemesh and of Bethanath became tributaries unto them.

³³ Naftali kunda mo mana Bayt-Semes ra gorokoy gaaray, wala Bayt-Anat ra gorokoy, amma i goro Kanaanancey game ra, kaŋ yaŋ go laabo ra ga goro. Kulu nda yaadin, Bayt-Anat gorokoy da Bayt-Semes waney ga doole goy te Naftali izey se.

³⁴And the Amorites forced the children of Dan into the mountain: for they would not suffer them to come down to the valley:

³⁴ Amma Amorancey na Dan izey tuti ka kond'ey tondey laabey ra, zama i mana yadda Dan izey ma zumbu gooro ra.

³⁵But the Amorites would dwell in mount Heres in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim: yet the hand of the house of Joseph prevailed, so that they became tributaries.

³⁵ Amma Amorancey soobay ka goro Heres tondey ra, da Ayyalon mo, da Saalabbin. Kulu nda yaadin, Yusufu kunda gaabu ka te zaama hala Amorancey ye doole goy ra.

³⁶And the coast of the Amorites was from the going up to Akrabbim, from the rock, and upward.

³⁶ Amorancey hirro binde, za Akrabbim zijiyaŋo gaa no, kala ma koy Sela, ka koy hala jina.