1 PLS One tuv ke barnakir raja bainam-bainam ani darsir Yosua ni hasir duv sin ke ovae nahav ni barnaken Yordan avuv kes nake hanae laut Faran ke barnakir utuv rigav ani Libanon utuv ke baranakir utuv nake ovae Het rigav, Amori rigav, Kanaan rigav, Feris rigav, Hewi rigav ani, Hewi rigav ani, Yebus rigav ani, nahav sene varan ani BSB BSB: Now when news of this reached all the kings west of the Jordan—those in the hill country, the foothills, and all along the coast of the Great Sea toward Lebanon (the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites)—
2 PLS Sin maidav kenae, nahav maidav faran ke kafonae Yosua ke amon hafadfem Israel rigav disir nahav ni. BSB BSB: they came together to wage war against Joshua and Israel.
3 PLS Ke Gibeon rigav ani Yosua ni Yerikho masir wan sin ke darnae tadan kenae BSB BSB: But the people of Gibeon, having heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai,
4 PLS Merhau sin man faran Yosua ke masir nahav ni anggur gi etoh karong kahane ke ramahanae nahav vae av athav atahav ke hafansir Gilgal utuv ke baingu nahav ni BSB BSB: acted deceptively and set out as envoys, carrying on their donkeys worn-out sacks and old wineskins, cracked and mended.
5 PLS nahav ni avag fomhadev esev, kiniv fomhadev esevah ani ramahanae nahav ni barnakir utuv ke fahansir, BSB BSB: They put worn, patched sandals on their feet and threadbare clothing on their bodies, and their whole supply of bread was dry and moldy.
6 PLS Nahav tae Yosua ni bae utuv ke fahansirke Yosua ni Gilgal utuv baingu, nahav ni Israel rigav etoh ke agankomain nigiv ni argirnake savanden sin maidav kevem nanae. BSB BSB: They went to Joshua in the camp at Gilgal and said to him and the men of Israel, “We have come from a distant land; please make a treaty with us.”
7 PLS Israel rigav etoh ke agansir kenahav bae Hewi rigav nakomain, faetae gini nigiv athav utuv ke barnakekomaen nigiv ni hane kahaneni sin maidav kevem gani BSB BSB: But the men of Israel said to the Hivites, “Perhaps you dwell near us. How can we make a treaty with you?”
8 PLS Nahav tae Yosua ke agansirke nigiv bae go gafus fadev disir, ke Yosua tae nahav ke darinansir ke dahae nake savanen givae? BSB BSB: “We are your servants,” they said to Joshua. Then Joshua asked them, “Who are you and where have you come from?”
9 PLS Nahav tae agansir nigif ni argir bohos nake savanden disir Yosua ke nahav ni, Myao Kodon sin ni marani E haisab sin ke darnae Mesir nake fanae motasir BSB BSB: “Your servants have come from a very distant land,” they replied, “because of the fame of the LORD your God. For we have heard the reports about Him: all that He did in Egypt,
10 PLS Myao Kodon ani make haisab sin ke darnae raja nauri ke masir tae ovae raja Amori, Yordan utub nake, kefae, Sihon utuv nake raja Hesyibon ke, ke fue Og ke, raja Basan ke Asytaron ke baingu tae, ene faran raja-raja bae Yosua ani kala fidasansir. BSB BSB: and all that He did to the two kings of the Amorites beyond the Jordan—Sihon king of Heshbon and Og king of Bashan, who reigned in Ashtaroth.
11 PLS One sin ke darnae nigiv ni argir utuv nake sadefav nigiv navo gi bainam ani one sin ke fakanegu safandefav nigivbae go gavusfadev rigav one manae sin maidav kefem nenae. BSB BSB: So the elders and inhabitants of our land told us, ‘Take provisions for your journey; go to meet them and say to them: We are your servants. Please make a treaty with us.’
12 PLS Onake nahav tae nahav ni fanae hafansir wan-wan saisi gi ke nahav ke ragisir. BSB BSB: This bread of ours was warm when we packed it at home on the day we left to come to you. But look, it is now dry and moldy.
13 PLS Eve nigiv roti du Yosep dad hane gu fanae sadegu duf utuv nake yah kesanen, afag fomhade gitae duv utuv ke arandegu yafakesanen, kinif fomhadev gitae duv utuv ke arandegu yafakesanen, kinif fomhadef tae kahane duv utuv ke arkandegu yafakesanen nenae Israel rigav ke rage sangkomain. BSB BSB: These wineskins were new when we filled them, but look, they are cracked. And these clothes and sandals are worn out from our very long journey.”
14 PLS Onake Israel rigav tae onesin ke darnae nahav ni fanae hafansir wan saisike taifa sansir bae sin der dimjaeni Yosua ni Myao Kodon ani der dimjaen sin ani BSB BSB: Then the men of Israel sampled their provisions but did not seek the counsel of the LORD.
15 PLS Ke Yosua tae sin maidav kedef sin nahake agansirke nahav ni nahabadan der ani nenae, mudranae Israel rigav utuv ke barnakir rigav tae one kahane sin ani agansirke. BSB BSB: And Joshua made a treaty of peace with them to let them live, and the leaders of the congregation swore an oath to them.
16 PLS Ke atav tiga atav ni badahomae nahav ni nyam kesansir nahav ni darnae ene rigav bae Israel rigav athab ke barnake rigav disir BSB BSB: Three days after they had made the treaty with the Gibeonites, the Israelites learned that they were neighbors, living among them.
17 PLS ke Israel rigav tae nahav ni nyam kenae sin nahav ke agansir ke ofae. Gibeon rigav ke, kefira rigav ke, Beerot rigav ke, Kiryat-Yearim rigav gike. BSB BSB: So the Israelites set out and on the third day arrived at their cities—Gibeon, Chephirah, Beeroth, and Kiriath-jearim.
18 PLS Israel rigav ani one rigav ke usado haser tarau Israel rigav bainam ani Myao Kodon fwi ke yanae timin nenae sin maidav kenenae BSB BSB: But the Israelites did not attack them, because the leaders of the congregation had sworn an oath to them by the LORD, the God of Israel. And the whole congregation grumbled against the leaders.
19 PLS Mudradev Israel rigav tae sin roho agane-agane manae nagaf ni Myao Kodon fwi yanaae timin neden nenae yaisovav tirmaden. BSB BSB: All the leaders answered, “We have sworn an oath to them by the LORD, the God of Israel, and now we cannot touch them.
20 PLS One manae nagav ni one rigav ke nahanae modfem, ke kuae nenae nagav ni amon nahav ni maiko bae ke nagav ke Myao Kodon ani usadimake bae yah nenae. BSB BSB: This is how we will treat them: We will let them live, so that no wrath will fall on us because of the oath we swore to them.”
21 PLS One mudradev bainam Israel rigav tae sin agansir der nahabarnaken nagav ni nagav ke usadonom disir. BSB BSB: They continued, “Let them live, but let them be woodcutters and water carriers for the whole congregation.” So the leaders kept their promise.
22 PLS Ke Yosua tae nahav ke yanae fanae manae hava manae gini merhau manae gini merhau mahanae nigiv ni argirke baden nenae merhau mahabaen? BSB BSB: Then Joshua summoned the Gibeonites and said, “Why did you deceive us by telling us you live far away from us, when in fact you live among us?
23 PLS One mae gifae kutuk rigav gini sene tohod ronke, Myao Kodon todmadev ahasemadev karya ke sene banakimaken. BSB BSB: Now therefore you are under a curse and will perpetually serve as woodcutters and water carriers for the house of my God.”
24 PLS Nahav tae ke sin Yosua ke agansir ke sin go gorae arke rigav bae sin Musa ni Myao Kodon ani agankomai sin marav ni mako maike darna nahanae tadan kenai nigiv ni merhau madefav BSB BSB: The Gibeonites answered, “Your servants were told clearly that the LORD your God had commanded His servant Moses to give you all the land and wipe out all its inhabitants before you. So we greatly feared for our lives because of you, and that is why we have done this.
25 PLS der enaigu bae nigiv ni go haisap maramae badaimaken goni hafanan sin agadima senefaran bae der nigiv ni der dikon. BSB BSB: Now we are in your hands. Do to us whatever seems good and right to you.”
26 PLS Onake nahav ke tafda gwansir Israel rigav utuv nake Israel rigav ani nahake usado haser ke sansir BSB BSB: So Joshua did this and delivered them from the hands of the Israelites, and they did not kill the Gibeonites.
27 PLS one tuv nake Yosua ni nahav ke karya madev fasir ofae tohod rodov, af todomadev grae otodoe grae omaden karya fidasir Yosua ni nahav ke Yosua ni nahav ke. BSB BSB: On that day he made them woodcutters and water carriers, as they are to this day for the congregation of the LORD and for the altar at the place He would choose.
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