¹[Ny hafetsena nataon'ny Gibeonita mba tsy handringanana azy] Ary rehefa nandre izany ny mpanjaka rehetra izay etỳ an-dafin'i Jordana, na ny tany amin'ny tany havoana, na ny tany amin'ny tany lemaka amoron-tsiraka, na ny tany amoron'ny Ranomasina Lehibe tandrifin'i Libanona, dia ny Hetita, ny Amorita, ny Kananita, ny Perizita, ny Hivita ary ny Jebosita, [Heb. Sefela]

¹And it cometh to pass, when all the kings who [are] beyond the Jordan, in the hill-country, and in the low-country, and in every haven of the great sea, over-against Lebanon, the Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, hear —

²dia niray hina niangona hiady amin'i Josoa sy ny Isiraely izy.

²that they gather themselves together to fight with Joshua, and with Israel — one mouth.

³Ary ny mponina tao Gibeona nahare izay nanaovan'i Josoa an'i Jeriko sy Ay,

³And the inhabitants of Gibeon have heard that which Joshua hath done to Jericho and to Ai,

⁴dia nanao hafetsena kosa izy ka nandeha, ary nody ho iraka ka nitondra lasaka tonta nasampiny teo amin'ny borikiny sy siny hoditra tonta sady triatra ka nofehipehezina nasiany divay, [Na: nitondra vatsy]

⁴and they work, even they, with subtilty, and go, and feign to be ambassadors, and take old sacks for their asses, and wine-bottles, old, and rent, and bound up,

⁵ary kapa tonta sady nitampintampina teo amin'ny tongony, ary lamba tonta notafiny; ary efa maina sy bobongolo ny mofo rehetra izay vatsiny. [Na. torotoro]

⁵and sandals, old and patched, on their feet, and old garments upon them, and all the bread of their provision is dry — it was crumbs.

⁶Dia nankany amin'i Josoa teo an-toby tany Gilgala izy ireo ka niteny taminy sy tamin'ny Isiraelita nanao hoe: Avy any an-tany lavitra izahay; koa ankehitriny mba manaova fanekena aminay ianareo.

⁶And they go unto Joshua, unto the camp at Gilgal, and say unto him, and unto the men of Israel, `From a land far off we have come, and now, make with us a covenant;`

⁷Ary hoy ny Isiraelita tamin'ireo Hivita ireo: Angamba mponina ato aminay ihany ianareo, ka hataonay ahoana no fanao fanekena aminareo?

⁷and the men of Israel say unto the Hivite, `It may be in our midst ye are dwelling, and how do we make with thee a covenant?`

⁸Fa hoy izy tamin'i Josoa: Mpanomponao izahay. Ary hoy Josoa taminy: Iza moa ianareo, ary avy aiza ?

⁸and they say unto Joshua, `Thy servants we [are].` And Joshua saith unto them, `Who [are] ye? and whence come ye?`

⁹Dia hoy izy ireo taminy: Avy tany an-tany lavitra indrindra izahay mpanomponao noho ny anaran'i Jehovah Andriamanitrao; fa efa renay ny lazany sy izay rehetra nataony tany Egypta

⁹And they say unto him, `From a land very far off have thy servants come, for the name of Jehovah thy God, for we have heard His fame, and all that He hath done in Egypt,

¹⁰ary izay rehetra nataony tamin'ny mpanjaka roa tamin'ny Amorita, izay tany an-dafin'i Jordana, dia Sihona, mpanjakan'i Hesbona, sy Oga, mpanjakan'i Basana, izay tany Astarta.

¹⁰and all that He hath done to the two kings of the Amorite who [are] beyond the Jordan, to Sihon king of Heshbon, and to Og king of Bashan, who [is] in Ashtaroth.

¹¹Dia niteny taminay ny loholonay sy ny mponina rehetra amin'ny taninay ka nanao hoe: Mitondrà vatsy eny an-tananareo ho any amin'ny haleha, dia mandehana hitsena azy, ka lazao aminy hoe: Mpanomponao izahay; koa ankehitriny manaova fanekena aminay.

¹¹`And our elders, and all the inhabitants of our land speak unto us, saying, Take in your hand provision for the way, and go to meet them, and ye have said unto them, Your servants we [are], and now, make with us a covenant;

¹²Itony mofonay itony dia vao mafana no nalainay tany an-tranonay ho vatsy tamin'ny andro nivoahanay hankatỳ aminareo; fa ankehitriny, indro, efa maina sy bobongolo izy; [Na: torotoro]

¹²this our bread — hot we provided ourselves with it out of our houses, on the day of our coming out to go unto you, and now, lo, it is dry, and hath been crumbs;

¹³ary vaovao ireto siny hoditra misy divay ireto izay nofenoinay; fa, indreo, efa triatra izy; ary efa rovitra ireto lambanay sy kapanay ireto noho ny halavitry ny naleha.

¹³and these [are] the wine-bottles which we filled, new, and lo, they have rent; and these, our garments and our sandals, have become old, from the exceeding greatness of the way.`

¹⁴Ary nangalan'ny olona ny vatsin'ireo, nefa tsy nanontany tamin'ny vavan'i Jehovah izy.

¹⁴And the men take of their provision, and the mouth of Jehovah have not asked;

¹⁵Ary Josoa dia nanao fihavanana taminy ka nanao fanekena taminy mba tsy hamono azy; ary ny lohan'ny fiangonana koa dia nianiana taminy.

¹⁵and Joshua maketh with them peace, and maketh with them a covenant, to keep them alive; and swear to them do the princes of the company.

¹⁶Ary nony efa afaka hateloana no nanaovany fanekena taminy, dia reny fa mifanakaiky aminy ihany ireo sady mitoetra eo aminy.

¹⁶And it cometh to pass, at the end of three days after that they have made with them a covenant, that they hear that they [are] their neighbours — that in their midst they are dwelling.

¹⁷Dia niainga ny Zanak'Isiraely ka tonga tany an-tanànan'ireo tamin'ny andro fahatelo. Ary Gibeona sy Kefira sy Berota ary Kiriata-jearima no tanànany.

¹⁷And the sons of Israel journey and come in unto their cities on the third day — and their cities [are] Gibeon, and Chephirah, and Beeroth, and Kirjath-Jearim —

¹⁸Fa tsy namely azy ny Zanak'Isiraely, satria Jehovah, Andriamanitry ny Isiraely, no efa nianianan'ny lohan'ny fiangonana taminy. Dia nimonomonona tamin'ireo loholona ny fiangonana rehetra.

¹⁸and the sons of Israel have not smitten them, for sworn to them have the princes of the company by Jehovah God of Israel, and all the company murmur against the princes.

¹⁹Fa hoy ny loholona rehetra tamin'ny fiangonana rehetra: Jehovah, Andriamanitry ny Isiraely, no efa nianiananay taminy; koa ankehitriny tsy mahazo mamely azy isika.

¹⁹And all the princes say unto all the company, `We — we have sworn to them by Jehovah, God of Israel; and now, we are not able to come against them;

²⁰Fa izao no hataontsika aminy: Havelantsika ho velona ihany izy, fandrao hisy fahatezerana mahatratra antsika noho ny fianianana nataontsika taminy.

²⁰this we do to them, and have kept them alive, and wrath is not upon us, because of the oath which we have sworn to them.`

²¹Ary hoy koa ny loholona taminy: Aoka ihany ho velona izy. Dia tonga mpikapa hazo sy mpantsaka rano ho an'ny fiangonana rehetra izy, araka ny teny nataon'ny loholona taminy.

²¹And the princes say unto them, `They live, and are hewers of wood and drawers of water for all the company, as the princes spake to them.`

²²Dia niantso azy ireo Josoa ka nanao taminy hoe: Nahoana no namitaka anay ianareo ka nanao hoe: Lavitra anareo indrindra izahay, kanjo eto aminay ihany no onenanareo?

²²And Joshua calleth for them, and speaketh unto them, saying, `Why have ye deceived us, saying, We are very far from you, and ye in our midst dwelling?

²³Koa ankehitriny voaozona ianareo, ary tsy hisy ho afaka, fa ho andevo sy ho mpikapa hazo ary ho mpantsaka rano ho an'ny tranon'Andriamanitro ianareo.

²³and now, cursed are ye, and none of you is cut off [from being] a servant, even hewers of wood and drawers of water, for the house of my God.`

²⁴Dia namaly an'i Josoa izy ireo ka nanao hoe: Satria nambara tokoa taminay mpanomponao fa Jehovah Andriamanitrao efa nandidy an'i Mosesy mpanompony hanome anareo ny tany rehetra sy handringana ny mponina rehetra amin'ny tany eo anoloanareo, ary natahotra ny ho faty izahay noho ny aminareo, ka dia nanao izany zavatra izany;

²⁴And they answer Joshua and say, `Because it was certainly declared to thy servants, that Jehovah thy God commanded Moses His servant to give to you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land from before you; and we fear greatly for ourselves because of you, and we do this thing;

²⁵koa ankehitriny, indreto, eto an-tananao izahay, koa araka izay ataonao ho tsara sy marina hatao aminay dia ataovy.

²⁵and now, lo, we [are] in thy hand, as [it is] good, and as [it is] right in thine eyes to do to us — do.`

²⁶Dia nanao izany taminy izy ka namonjy azy tamin'ny tanan'ny Zanak'Isiraely, mba tsy hahafaty azy ireo.Dia natolotr'i Josoa tamin'izany andro izany ireo ho mpikapa hazo sy ho mpantsaka rano ho an'ny fiangonana sy ho an'ny alitaran'i Jehovah mandraka androany eo amin'ny tany izay hofidiny.

²⁶And he doth to them so, and delivereth them from the hand of the sons of Israel, and they have not slain them;

²⁷Dia natolotr'i Josoa tamin'izany andro izany ireo ho mpikapa hazo sy ho mpantsaka rano ho an'ny fiangonana sy ho an'ny alitaran'i Jehovah mandraka androany eo amin'ny tany izay hofidiny.

²⁷and Joshua maketh them on that day hewers of wood and drawers of water for the company, and for the altar of Jehovah, unto this day, at the place which He doth choose.