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Da Sun An Da Moon No Move
1 Now, Adoni-Zedek da Amor king fo Jerusalem, find out dat Joshua dem take ova Ai town an wipe out da peopo an dea king, jalike dey one sacrifice. Dey make to dem jalike dey wen do to Jericho an dea king. Da Jerusalem king find out how da Gibeon peopo make one deal wit Joshua guys fo dem no get wipe out, an now da Gibeon peopo stay pono wit da Israel peopo. 2 Den Adoni-Zedek an his peopo come plenny sked, cuz Gibeon az one big an importan town, jalike one town fo da kings. Gibeon mo big den Ai, an all da Gibeon guys can fight good. 3 So Adoni-Zedek, da king fo Jerusalem, wen beg da odda Amor kings fo come help him—Hokam da king fo Hebron, Piram da king fo Jarmut, Jafia da king fo Lakish, an Debir da king fo Eglon. 4 He tell: “Go come up hea help me attack Gibeon town. Cuz dey wen make one deal fo no fight Joshua an da Israel peopo.”
5 So da five kings fo da Amor peopo—da kings fo Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmut, Lakish, an Eglon—dey go togedda wit all dea army guys an fight Gibeon.
6 Den da Gibeon guys sen messenjas to Joshua at da Gilgal camp. Dey tell: “No leave us! Us yoa worka guys. Go come up real fas fo help us! Cuz all da Amor king guys from da hills come togedda fo wipe us out.”
7 So Joshua go wit all his army guys wit all da bestes guys fo fight an march from Gilgal. 8 Da One In Charge tell Joshua, “No sked dem. I goin help you guys win ova dem. Dey no can stan agains you guys.”
9 So dey march all nite from Gilgal. Dass how Joshua guys go by da Amor guys, wen da Amor guys donno dey dea. 10 Da One In Charge make da Amor guys come all jam up wen dey see da Israel guys. Az how Da One In Charge wack da Amor guys real hard Gibeon side. Den he chase um up da road dat go Bet-Horon Pass, an wipe um out all da way to Azekah an Makkedah. 11 Wen dey stay running away from da Israel guys on top da road dat go down from Bet-Horon to Azekah, Da One In Charge make big kine hail stone come down on top dem from da sky. Mo plenny Amor guys wen mahke from da hail den from da Israel guys swords.
12 Dat time Da One In Charge make da Israel guys win ova da Amor guys. Joshua tell Da One In Charge in front da Israel peopo,
“I like da sun fo wait an no go down yet ova Gibeon.
Same ting fo da moon ova da Aijalon Valley.”
13 ✡Az why da sun wen wait,
An da moon no move,
Till da Israel guys pay back da guys dat stay agains dem.
Jalike da Jashar book tell. Da sun stop in da middo a da sky, an no go down almos one whole day. 14 Befo dat neva get one day jalike dat one, an from dat time, neva get anodda day jalike dat day one mo time. Cuz dat time, Da One In Charge wen lissen one guy. Fo shua Da One In Charge stay fight fo da Israel peopo!
15 Den Joshua an all da Israel peopo go back dea camp Gilgal side.
Dey Kill Da Five Amor King Guys
16 Dat time, da five Amor king guys wen run away hide inside da cave Makkedah side. 17 Somebody tell Joshua dat dey wen find da five kings stay hide inside da cave Makkedah side. 18 So Joshua tell, “Roll one big stone by da front a da cave, an pick some guys fo watch um ova dea. 19 But da res a you guys, no stop! Go chase da guys dat stay agains you guys! Fight dem from da back! No let um go back dea towns. Cuz yoa God, Da One In Charge, give dem to you guys awready!”
20 So Joshua an da Israel guys wipe out da Amor peopo, almos all dem. Ony get litto bit guys dat go back by dea towns dat get strong wall. 21 Den all da Israel army guys go back by Joshua to da camp by Makkedah. Eryting stay good wit dem, an no mo nobody talk bad bout da Israel peopo.
22 Den Joshua tell, “Open up da cave. Bring out dose five king guys. Bring um hea by me.” 23 So dey bring da five king guys outa da cave: da kings fo Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmut, Lakish, an Eglon. 24 Wen dey bring dose kings by Joshua, he tell all da Israel guys fo come by him. He tell da leadas fo da army guys dat stay wit him, “Come ova hea. Put yoa feets on top da king guys necks, fo show you wen win ova dem.” So dey come in front an put dea feets on top da king guys necks.
25 Joshua tell dem, “No sked! No come bum out! Come strong! Dis wat Da One In Charge goin do to all da peopo dat stay agains you guys an fight you.” 26 Den Joshua dem kill da king guys, an poke five poles thru da five bodies. Dey stay hang dea till litto mo dark.
27 Wen da sun go down, Joshua tell da guys fo take down da king guys bodies from da poles an throw um inside da cave wea dey wen hide befo time. Den dey put big stones fo shut da cave, an da stones stay dea still yet today.
28 Dat day, Joshua dem take ova Makkedah town. Dey kill da Makkedah king an erybody inside dea wit swords, jalike az one sacrifice fo Da One In Charge. No mo nobody stay alive ova dea. Joshua dem do to da Makkedah king jalike dey wen do to da Jericho king.
Da South Side War
29 Den Joshua an all da Israel guys go from Makkedah to Libnah town. Dey fight da Libnah peopo. 30 Da One In Charge give dat town to da Israel peopo too. Joshua dem kill all da peopo ova dea wit swords, jalike was one sacrifice. No mo nobody stay alive. He do to dea king jalike he wen do to da Jericho king.
31 Den Joshua an all da Israel guys go from Libnah to Lakish town. Dey make camp dea, den dey go attack da town. 32 Da One In Charge give Lakish to da Israel peopo too. Joshua dem take um ova, day numba two. Dey kill all da peopo ova dea wit dea swords, jalike dey wen do Libnah side. 33 Dat time Horam da king fo Gezer an his guys wen come up fo help da Lakish peopo. But Joshua dem win ova dem an dea army guys. An no mo nobody from Horam army stay alive.
34 Den Joshua an all da Israel army guys wit him go from Lakish to Eglon. Dey make camp dea an attack da town. 35 Dey take ova Eglon town da same day, an kill erybody dea wit swords. Dey wipe out eryting ova dea jalike was one sacrifice, jalike dey wen do Lakish side.
36 Den Joshua an all da Israel guys wit him go from Eglon to Hebron, an attack Hebron town. 37 Dey take ova da town. Dey kill da king an erybody dea wit swords. No mo nobody stay alive. Jalike dey do Eglon side, dey wipe out erybody inside Hebron jalike was one sacrifice.
38 Den Joshua an all da Israel guys wit him turn aroun an go afta Debir. 39 Dey take ova da town, da king, an erybody, an kill dem wit swords. Dey wipe out eryting. No mo nobody stay alive, jalike dey one sacrifice. Dey do to Debir an dea king, jalike dey wen do to Libnah an dea king, an to Hebron.
40 So Joshua dem win ova da whole place aroun dea: up country, da Negev boonies, da hills on da west side, da valleys dat go down from up country, an all dea kings. No mo nobody stay alive, jalike was one sacrifice. Dey wipe out eryting da way Da One In Charge, da God fo da Israel peopo, wen tell um fo do. 41 Joshua dem win ova erybody from Kadesh-Barnea to Gaza, an from Goshen to Gibeon. 42 Joshua dem win ova all dose kings an dea lands in one war, cuz Da One In Charge, da God fo da Israel peopo, wen fight fo da Israel peopo. 43 Den Joshua an all da Israel peopo go back da camp Gilgal side.
✡ 10:13 10:13: 2Sam 1:18