< Joshua 9 >

1 Jordan khotlak, tlang neh kolrhawk kah long khaw, tuili puei langkaeng boeih kah neh Lebanon imdan kah Khitti, Amori, Kanaani, Perizzi, Khivee neh Jebusi manghai rhoek loh boeih a yaak uh.
And 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],
2 Te dongah Joshua vahthoh thil ham neh Israel te ol thikat thil tun coi uh thae.
that they assembled together, to fight with Joshua and with Israel, with one accord.
3 Tedae Gibeon khosa rhoek long khaw Joshua loh Jerikho neh Ai taengah a saii te a yaak.
And when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and to Ai,
4 Te dongah amih te taengnah neh a saii uh tih cet uh. Te phoeiah sayuep bangla a laak dongah tolkhui a rhuem, misur tuitang a rhuem, a hep tih a ben te a khuen uh.
then 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;
5 A kho dongkah khokhom rhuem tih tairhi coeng. A pum dongkah himbai khaw rhuem coeng tih a buham buh boeih rhae tih a ap om coeng.
and old and patched sandals upon their feet, and old garments upon them; and all the bread of their provision was dry [and] mouldy.
6 Gilgal rhaehhmuen kah Joshua taengla a pha uh vaengah tah Joshua taeng neh Israel hlang rhoek taengah, “Kho hla lamkah ka pawk uh coeng dongah kaimih neh moi bop uh pawn sih,” a ti nauh.
And 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.
7 Tedae Israel hlang rhoek loh Khivee te a doo tih, “Nang he kai khui ah kho na sak khaming, tedae balae tih nang taengah moi ka boh khaw ka boh eh?,” a ti nah.
And 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?
8 Joshua taengah khaw, “Kaimih he na sal rhoek ni,” a ti na uh vaengah amih te Joshua loh, “Nangmih te ulae, me lamkah lae na lo uh?” a ti nah.
And they said unto Joshua, We are thy servants. And Joshua said to them, Who are ye? and from whence come ye?
9 Te vaengah anih te, “BOEIPA na Pathen ming kah a thang neh Egypt ah a saii boeih te ka yaak uh dongah na sal rhoek kho hla tloe lamkah ha pawk uh coeng.
And 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,
10 Te dongah Jordan rhalvang kah Amori manghai rhoi, Heshbon manghai Sihon neh Ashtaroth kah Bashan manghai Oga taengah a saii boeih te khaw.
and 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.
11 Te dongah kaimih kah a hamca rhoek neh ka khohmuen kah khosa boeih loh kaimih he ng'uen uh tih, “Na kut dongah longpueng kah ham lampu khuen uh lamtah amih aka doe la cet uh laeh. Te vaengah amih te, 'Kaimih he na sal rhoek ni, kaimih neh paipi saii uh pawn sih,’ ti nah,” a ti.
And 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.
12 Nangmih taengla lo ham ka hlah uh hnin ah ka im kah buh bae kan cun uh dae tahae ah daeh tih a ap om coeng he.
This 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.
13 Tuitang he khaw misur a thai ni ka loei uh dae vik ueth coeng he. Ka himbai neh ka khokhom longpueng te set puet ah hmawn boeih coeng,” ti na uh,” a ti nah.
And 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.
14 Te vaengah BOEIPA yilka a dawt uh mueh la amih kah buhcun te a hlang rhoek loh a paco uh.
And the men took of their victuals, but they did not inquire at the mouth of Jehovah.
15 Te dongah Joshua loh amih neh rhoepnah a saii tih amih hing sak ham paipi khaw a saii. Khoboei rhaengpuei long khaw amih taengah ol a caenguh.
And Joshua made peace with them, and made a covenant with them, to let them live; and the princes of the assembly swore unto them.
16 Tedae amih neh moi a boh uh phoeikah hnin thum dongah amih te a kaepvai neh a yoei kah khosa rhoek ni tila a yaak uh.
And 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.
17 Te dongah Israel ca rhoek loh cet uh tih a hnin thum dongah tah amih kah khopuei la pawk uh. Te vaengah amih kah khopuei la Gibeon, Kephirah, Beeroth neh Kiriathjearim om.
And 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.
18 Israel Pathen BOEIPA rhang neh khoboei rhaengpuei loh amih taengah a toemngam coeng dongah Israel ca rhoek loh amih te tloek uh van pawh. Te dongah khoboei rhoek te rhaengpuei loh boeih a rhaeba tak.
And 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.
19 Te dongah rhaengpuei boeih taengah khoboei rhoek boeih loh, “Israel Pathen BOEIPA rhang neh mamih loh amih taengah n'toemngam uh coeng dongah amih te ben ham a coeng moenih.
And 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.
20 Amih te hing sak ham he n'saii uh van daengah ni amih taengah n'toemngam uh olhlo loh mamih soah thinhul bat la a om pawt eh?,” a ti nauh.
This we will do to them, and let them live, lest wrath come upon us, because of the oath which we swore unto them.
21 Te dongah amih te, “Khoboei rhoek tah hing uh mai saeh. Khoboei rhoek loh amih taengkah a thui vanbangla rhaengpuei boeih kah thing top neh tui than la om uh saeh,” a ti nauh.
And 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.
22 Te dongah Joshua loh amih te a khue tih a voek. Amih te, “Balae tih kaimih nan phok uh tih, 'Kaimih he khohla tloe lamkah ni, ' na ti uh. Tedae nangmih he kaimih khui kah khosa rhoek ni.
And 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?
23 Te dongah nangmih tah thaephoei thil la om vetih na khui lamkah sal pataeng lohnaa mueh la ka Pathen im ham thing top neh tui than la om laeh,” a ti nah.
And 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.
24 Te dongah Joshua te a doo uh tih, “BOEIPA na Pathen loh nangmih taengah khohmuen pum a paek ham a sal Moses a uen tih khohmuen kah khosa boeih khaw na mikhmuh lamloh a mitmoeng sak te na sal rhoek taengah a thui, a thui vaengah ka hinglu ham khaw nangmih te mat kang rhih uh dongah ni hekah hno he ka saii uh.
And 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.
25 Tedae kaimih he na kut dongah ka omuh. Kaimih taengah na saii ham tueng tah na mikhmuh ah then tih thuem na ti bangla saii mai,” a ti nauh.
And now behold, we are in thy hand: as it is good and right in thine eyes to do to us, do.
26 Te tlam te amih a saii van tih amih te Israel ca kut lamloh a huul coeng dongah amih te ngawn uh pawh.
And he did so to them, and delivered them out of the hand of the children of Israel, and they did not slay them.
27 Te vaeng khohnin ah amih te tihnin duela rhaengpuei neh a hmuen tuek ah BOEIPA hmueihtuk ham thing top neh tui than la Joshua loh a khueh.
And 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.

< Joshua 9 >