¹And it came to pass, when all the kings that were beyond the Jordan, in the hill-country, and in the lowland, and on all the shore of the great sea in front of Lebanon, the Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, heard thereof;

¹Kui kõik kuningad, kes olid siinpool Jordanit mäestikus, madalikul ja kogu suure mere rannikul Liibanoni suunas, hetid, emorlased, kaananlased, perislased, hiivlased ja jebuuslased, sellest kuulsid,

²that they gathered themselves together, to fight with Joshua and with Israel, with one accord.

²siis nad kogunesid kokku üksmeelselt, et sõdida Joosua ja Iisraeli vastu.

³But when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done unto Jericho and to Ai,

³Aga kui Gibeoni elanikud olid kuulnud, kuidas Joosua oli talitanud Jeerikoga ja Aiga,

⁴they also did work wilily, and went and made as if they had been ambassadors, and took old sacks upon their asses, and wine-skins, old and rent and bound up,

⁴siis tegutsesid ka nemad, aga kavalasti: nad läksid ja tegid endid käskjalgadeks. Nad panid oma eeslite selga kulunud kotid ja vanad veinilähkrid, lõhkised ja kokkuseotud,

⁵and old and patched shoes upon their feet, and old garments upon them; and all the bread of their provision was dry and was become mouldy.

⁵iseendile jalga kulunud ja paigatud sandaalid, selga kulunud riided, ja kõik leib teeroaks oli kuivanud ja murenenud.

⁶And they went to Joshua unto the camp at Gilgal, and said unto him, and to the men of Israel, We are come from a far country: now therefore make ye a covenant with us.

⁶Siis nad läksid Joosua juurde Gilgali leeri ja ütlesid temale ja Iisraeli meestele: 'Me tuleme kaugelt maalt; tehke nüüd meiega leping!'

⁷And the men of Israel said unto the Hivites, Peradventure ye dwell among us; and how shall we make a covenant with you?

⁷Aga Iisraeli mehed vastasid hiivlastele: 'Võib-olla te elate meie keskel? Kuidas võiksime siis teha teiega lepingu?'

⁸And they said unto Joshua, We are thy servants. And Joshua said unto them, Who are ye? and from whence come ye?

⁸Siis nad ütlesid Joosuale: 'Me oleme sinu sulased!' Ja Joosua küsis neilt: 'Kes te olete ja kust te tulete?'

⁹And they said unto him, From a very far country thy servants are come because of the name of Jehovah thy God: for we have heard the fame of him, and all that he did in Egypt,

⁹Ja nad vastasid temale: 'Su sulased tulevad väga kaugelt maalt Issanda, su Jumala nime pärast, sest me oleme kuulnud temast kuuldusi ja kõike, mis ta tegi Egiptuses,

¹⁰and all that he did to the two kings of the Amorites, that were beyond the Jordan, to Sihon king of Heshbon, and to Og king of Bashan, who was at Ashtaroth.

¹⁰ja kõike, kuidas ta talitas kahe emorlaste kuningaga, kes olid sealpool Jordanit: Siihoniga, Hesboni kuningaga, ja Oogiga, Baasani kuningaga, kes oli Astarotis.

¹¹And our elders and all the inhabitants of our country spake to us, saying, Take provision in your hand for the journey, and go to meet them, and say unto them, We are your servants: and now make ye a covenant with us.

¹¹Meie vanemad ja kõik meie maa elanikud rääkisid meile, öeldes: Võtke enestega kaasa moona teekonna tarvis, minge neile vastu ja öelge neile: Me oleme teie sulased, tehke nüüd meiega leping!

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 is become mouldy:

¹²See on meie leib; me võtsime selle soojalt oma kodadest teeroaks päeval, kui lahkusime, et tulla teie juurde; ja vaata, see on nüüd kuivanud ja murenenud.

¹³and these wine-skins, which we filled, were new; and, behold, they are rent: and these our garments and our shoes are become old by reason of the very long journey.

¹³Ja need veinilähkrid, mis me täitsime, olid uued, aga vaata, need on nüüd lõhkenud. Ja meie riided ja jalatsid on kulunud väga pikal teel.'

¹⁴And the men took of their provision, and asked not counsel at the mouth of Jehovah.

¹⁴Siis mehed võtsid nende teeroast ega küsinud nõu Issandalt.

¹⁵And Joshua made peace with them, and made a covenant with them, to let them live: and the princes of the congregation sware unto them.

¹⁵Ja Joosua tegi nendega rahu ning sõlmis nendega lepingu, et ta jätab nad elama; ja koguduse ülemad vandusid neile.

¹⁶And it came to pass at the end of three days after they had made a covenant with them, that they heard that they were their neighbors, and that they dwelt among them.

¹⁶Aga pärast kolme päeva möödumist, kui nad olid teinud nendega lepingu, said nad kuulda, et need olid nende lähedalt ja elasid nende keskel.

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 Kiriath-jearim.

¹⁷Siis Iisraeli lapsed läksid teele ja jõudsid kolmandal päeval nende linnade juurde; nende linnad olid Gibeon, Kefiira, Beerot ja Kirjat-Jearim.

¹⁸And the children of Israel smote them not, because the princes of the congregation had sworn unto them by Jehovah, the God of Israel. And all the congregation murmured against the princes.

¹⁸Aga Iisraeli lapsed ei löönud neid maha, sest koguduse ülemad olid neile vandunud Issanda, Iisraeli Jumala juures; ent terve kogudus nurises ülemate pärast.

¹⁹But all the princes said unto all the congregation, We have sworn unto them by Jehovah, the God of Israel: now therefore we may not touch them.

¹⁹Siis ütlesid kõik ülemad tervele kogudusele: 'Me oleme neile vandunud Issanda, Iisraeli Jumala juures, nüüd ei või me neisse puutuda.

²⁰This we will do to them, and let them live; lest wrath be upon us, because of the oath which we sware unto them.

²⁰Me teeme nendega seda, et jätame nad elama, et meie peale ei tuleks viha vande pärast, mille neile vandusime.'

²¹And the princes said unto them, Let them live: so they became hewers of wood and drawers of water unto all the congregation, as the princes had spoken unto them.

²¹Ja ülemad ütlesid neile, et nad jäävad elama ja neist saavad puuraiujad ja veekandjad tervele kogudusele, nagu ülemad neile on öelnud.

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?

²²Ja Joosua kutsus nad ning rääkis nendega, öeldes: 'Miks petsite meid ja ütlesite: Me oleme teist väga kaugel, ise aga elate meie keskel?

²³Now therefore ye are cursed, and there shall never fail to be of you bondmen, both hewers of wood and drawers of water for the house of my God.

²³Seepärast olge nüüd neetud! Ärgu lõppegu iialgi teie hulgast sulased, puuraiujad ja veekandjad mu Jumala koja tarvis!'

²⁴And they answered Joshua, and said, Because it was certainly told thy servants, how that Jehovah 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 for our lives because of you, and have done this thing.

²⁴Ja nemad vastasid Joosuale ning ütlesid: 'Et su sulastele oli kindlasti räägitud, kuidas Issand, su Jumal, oma sulast Moosest oli käskinud anda teile kogu maa ja hävitada teie eest kõik maa elanikud, siis me kartsime teie ees väga oma elu pärast ja tegime seda.

²⁵And now, behold, we are in thy hand: as it seemeth good and right unto thee to do unto us, do.

²⁵Ja nüüd, vaata, me oleme sinu käes, talita meiega, nagu sinu silmis hea ja õige on teha!'

²⁶And so did he unto them, and delivered them out of the hand of the children of Israel, that they slew them not.

²⁶Ja ta talitas nendega nõnda: ta päästis nad Iisraeli laste käest ja neid ei tapetud.

²⁷And Joshua made them that day hewers of wood and drawers of water for the congregation, and for the altar of Jehovah, unto this day, in the place which he should choose.

²⁷Ja sel päeval pani Joosua nad puuraiujaiks ja veetoojaiks kogudusele ning Issanda altarile kuni tänapäevani paigas, mille tema välja valib.