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,

¹And it came to pass when all the kings who were on this side the Jordan, in the hill-country, and in the lowland, and along all the coast of the great sea as far as opposite to Lebanon, the Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, heard [of it],

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

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

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

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

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,

⁴then they also acted with craft, and they went prepared as on a journey, and took old sacks upon their asses, and wine-flasks, old and rent and tied up;

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

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

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

⁶And they went to Joshua unto the camp at Gilgal, and said to him, and to the men of Israel, From a far country are we come; and now make a covenant with us.

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

⁷And the men of Israel said to the Hivite, Perhaps thou dwellest in the midst of us, and how should I make a covenant with thee?

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

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

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,

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

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

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

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!

¹¹And our elders and all the inhabitants of our country spoke to us, saying, Take victuals in your hand for the way, and go to meet them, and say to them, We are your servants, and now make a covenant with us.

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.

¹²This our bread we took warm for our provision out of our houses on the day we came forth to go unto you; and now, behold, it is dry, and is become mouldy.

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

¹³And these flasks of wine which we filled new, behold, they are rent; and these our garments and our sandals are become old by reason of the very long journey.

¹⁴Siis mehed võtsid nende teeroast ega küsinud nõu Issandalt.

¹⁴And the men took of their victuals, but they did not inquire at the mouth of Jehovah.

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

¹⁵And Joshua made peace with them, and made a covenant with them, to let them live; and the princes of the assembly swore unto them.

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

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 neighbours, and that they dwelt in their midst.

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

¹⁷And the children of Israel journeyed, and came to their cities on the third day; and their cities were Gibeon, and Chephirah, and Beeroth, and Kirjath-jearim.

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

¹⁸And the children of Israel did not smite them, because the princes of the assembly had sworn unto them by Jehovah the God of Israel. Then all the assembly murmured against the princes.

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

¹⁹And all the princes said to all the assembly, We have sworn unto them by Jehovah the God of Israel, and now we may not touch them.

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

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

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

²¹And the princes said to them, Let them live. And they were hewers of wood and drawers of water for all the assembly; as the princes had said to them.

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

²²And Joshua called for them, and he spoke to them, saying, Why have ye deceived us, saying, We are very far from you; whereas ye dwell in our midst?

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

²³And now ye are cursed, and ye shall never cease to be bondmen, and hewers of wood, and drawers of water for the house of my God.

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.

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; and we feared greatly for our lives because of you, and did this thing.

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

²⁵And now behold, we are in thy hand: as it is good and right in thine eyes to do to us, do.

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

²⁶And he did so to them, and delivered them out of the hand of the children of Israel, and they did not slay them.

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

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