يَشُوع 9

١ 1 وَلَمَّا سَمِعَ جَمِيعُ ٱلْمُلُوكِ ٱلَّذِينَ فِي عَبْرِ ٱلْأُرْدُنِّ فِي ٱلْجَبَلِ وَفِي ٱلسَّهْلِ وَفِي كُلِّ سَاحِلِ ٱلْبَحْرِ ٱلْكَبِيرِ إِلَى جِهَةِ لُبْنَانَ، ٱلْحِثّيُونَ وَٱلْأَمُورِيُّونَ وَٱلْكَنْعَانِيُّونَ وَٱلْفِرِزِّيُّونَ وَٱلْحِوِّيُّونَ وَٱلْيَبُوسِيُّونَ،

And when all the Kings that were beyonde Iorden, in the mountaines and in the valleis, and by all the coastes of the great Sea ouer against Lebanon (as the Hittites, and the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hiuites, and the Iebusites) heard thereof,

٢ 2 ٱجْتَمَعُوا مَعًا لِمُحَارَبَةِ يَشُوعَ وَإِسْرَائِيلَ بِصَوْتٍ وَاحِدٍ.

They gathered themselues together, to fight against Ioshua, and against Israel with one accord.

٣ 3 وَأَمَّا سُكَّانُ جِبْعُونَ لَمَّا سَمِعُوا بِمَا عَمِلَهُ يَشُوعُ بِأَرِيحَا وَعَايٍ

But the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Ioshua had done vnto Iericho, and to Ai.

٤ 4 فَهُمْ عَمِلُوا بِغَدْرٍ، وَمَضَوْا وَدَارُوا وَأَخَذُوا جَوَالِقَ بَالِيَةً لِحَمِيرِهِمْ، وَزِقَاقَ خَمْرٍ بَالِيَةً مُشَقَّقَةً وَمَرْبُوطَةً،

And therefore they wrought craftily: for they went, and fayned themselues ambassadours, and tooke olde sackes vpon their asses, and olde bottels for wine, both rent and bound vp,

٥ 5 وَنِعَالًا بَالِيَةً وَمُرَقَّعَةً فِي أَرْجُلِهِمْ، وَثِيَابًا رَثَّةً عَلَيْهِمْ، وَكُلُّ خُبْزِ زَادِهِمْ يَابِسٌ قَدْ صَارَ فُتَاتًا.

And olde shoes and clouted vpon their feete: also the raiment vpon them was old, and all their prouision of bread was dried, and mouled.

٦ 6 وَسَارُوا إِلَى يَشُوعَ إِلَى ٱلْمَحَلَّةِ فِي ٱلْجِلْجَالِ، وَقَالُوا لَهُ وَلِرِجَالِ إِسْرَائِيلَ: «مِنْ أَرْضٍ بَعِيدَةٍ جِئْنَا. وَٱلْآنَ ٱقْطَعُوا لَنَا عَهْدًا».

So they came vnto Ioshua into the hoste to Gilgal, and said vnto him, and vnto the men of Israel, Wee be come from a farre countrey: nowe therefore make a league with vs.

٧ 7 فَقَالَ رِجَالُ إِسْرَائِيلَ لِلْحِوِّيِّينَ: «لَعَلَّكَ سَاكِنٌ فِي وَسَطِي، فَكَيْفَ أَقْطَعُ لَكَ عَهْدًا؟»

Then the men of Israel said vnto the Hiuites, It may be that thou dwellest among vs, how then can I make a league with thee?

٨ 8 فَقَالُوا لِيَشُوعَ: «عَبِيدُكَ نَحْنُ». فَقَالَ لَهُمْ يَشُوعُ: «مَنْ أَنْتُمْ؟ وَمِنْ أَيْنَ جِئْتُمْ؟»

And they said vnto Ioshua, We are thy seruants. Then Ioshua saide vnto them, Who are ye? and whence come ye?

٩ 9 فَقَالُوا لَهُ: «مِنْ أَرْضٍ بَعِيدَةٍ جِدًّا جَاءَ عَبِيدُكَ عَلَى ٱسْمِ ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَهِكَ، لِأَنَّنَا سَمِعْنَا خَبَرَهُ وَكُلَّ مَا عَمِلَ بِمِصْرَ،

And they answered him, From a very farre countrey thy seruants are come for the Name of the Lord thy God: for we haue heard his fame and all that he hath done in Egypt,

١٠ 10 وَكُلَّ مَا عَمِلَ بِمَلِكَيِ ٱلْأَمُورِيِّينَ ٱللَّذَيْنِ فِي عَبْرِ ٱلْأُرْدُنِّ: سِيحُونَ مَلِكِ حَشْبُونَ وَعُوجَ مَلِكِ بَاشَانَ ٱلَّذِي فِي عَشْتَارُوثَ.

And all that he hath done to the two Kings of the Amorites that were beyonde Iorden, to Sihon King of Heshbon, and to Og King of Bashan, which were at Ashtaroth.

١١ 11 فَكَلَّمَنَا شُيُوخُنَا وَجَمِيعُ سُكَّانِ أَرْضِنَا قَائِلِينَ: خُذُوا بِأَيْدِيكُمْ زَادًا لِلطَّرِيقِ، وَٱذْهَبُوا لِلِقَائِهِمْ وَقُولُوا لَهُمْ: عَبِيدُكُمْ نَحْنُ. وَٱلْآنَ ٱقْطَعُوا لَنَا عَهْدًا.

Wherefore our elders, and all the inhabitants of our countrey spake to vs, saying, Take vitailes with you for the iourney, and go to meete them, and say vnto them, Wee are your seruants: now therefore make ye a league with vs.

١٢ 12 هَذَا خُبْزُنَا سُخْنًا تَزَوَّدْنَاهُ مِنْ بُيُوتِنَا يَوْمَ خُرُوجِنَا لِكَيْ نَسِيرَ إِلَيْكُمْ، وَهَا هُوَ ٱلْآنَ يَابِسٌ قَدْ صَارَ فُتَاتًا.

This our bread we tooke it hote with vs for vittailes out of our houses, the day we departed to come vnto you: but nowe beholde, it is dried, and it is mouled.

١٣ 13 وَهَذِهِ زِقَاقُ ٱلْخَمْرِ ٱلَّتِي مَلَأْنَاهَا جَدِيدَةً، هُوَذَا قَدْ تَشَقَّقَتْ. وَهَذِهِ ثِيَابُنَا وَنِعَالُنَا قَدْ بَلِيَتْ مِنْ طُولِ ٱلطَّرِيقِ جِدًّا».

Also these bottels of wine which we filled, were newe, and lo, they be rent, and these our garments and our shooes are olde, by reason of the exceeding great iourney.

١٤ 14 فَأَخَذَ ٱلرِّجَالُ مِنْ زَادِهِمْ، وَمِنْ فَمِ ٱلرَّبِّ لَمْ يَسْأَلُوا.

And the men accepted their tale concerning their vittailes, and counselled not with the mouth of the Lord.

١٥ 15 فَعَمِلَ يَشُوعُ لَهُمْ صُلْحًا وَقَطَعَ لَهُمْ عَهْدًا لِٱسْتِحْيَائِهِمْ، وَحَلَفَ لَهُمْ رُؤَسَاءُ ٱلْجَمَاعَةِ.

So Ioshua made peace with them, and made a league with them, that he would suffer them to liue: also the Princes of the Congregation sware vnto them.

١٦ 16 وَفِي نِهَايَةِ ثَلَاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ بَعْدَمَا قَطَعُوا لَهُمْ عَهْدًا سَمِعُوا أَنَّهُمْ قَرِيبُونَ إِلَيْهِمْ وَأَنَّهُمْ سَاكِنُونَ فِي وَسَطِهِمْ.

But at the end of three dayes, after they had made a league with them, they heard that they were their neighbours, and that they dwelt among them.

١٧ 17 فَٱرْتَحَلَ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ وَجَاءُوا إِلَى مُدُنِهِمْ فِي ٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلثَّالِثِ. وَمُدُنُهُمْ هِيَ جِبْعُونُ وَٱلْكَفِيرَةُ وَبَئِيرُوتُ وَقَرْيَةُ يَعَارِيمَ.

And the children of Israel tooke their iourney, and came vnto their cities the third day, and their cities were Gibeon, and Chephirah, and Beeroth and Kiriath-iearim.

١٨ 18 وَلَمْ يَضْرِبْهُمْ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ لِأَنَّ رُؤَسَاءَ ٱلْجَمَاعَةِ حَلَفُوا لَهُمْ بِٱلرَّبِّ إِلَهِ إِسْرَائِيلَ. فَتَذَمَّرَ كُلُّ ٱلْجَمَاعَةِ عَلَى ٱلرُّؤَسَاءِ.

And the children of Israel slewe them not, because the Princes of the Congregation had sworne vnto them by the Lord God of Israel: wherefore all the Congregation murmured against the Princes.

١٩ 19 فَقَالَ جَمِيعُ ٱلرُّؤَسَاءِ لِكُلِّ ٱلْجَمَاعَةِ: «إِنَّنَا قَدْ حَلَفْنَا لَهُمْ بِٱلرَّبِّ إِلَهِ إِسْرَائِيلَ. وَٱلْآنَ لَا نَتَمَكَّنُ مِنْ مَسِّهِمْ.

Then all the Princes said vnto all the Congregation, We haue sworne vnto them by the Lord God of Israel: nowe therefore we may not touch them.

٢٠ 20 هَذَا نَصْنَعُهُ لَهُمْ وَنَسْتَحْيِيهِمْ فَلَا يَكُونُ عَلَيْنَا سَخَطٌ مِنْ أَجْلِ ٱلْحَلْفِ ٱلَّذِي حَلَفْنَا لَهُمْ».

But this we wil doe to them, and let them liue, least the wrath be vpon vs because of the othe which we sware vnto them.

٢١ 21 وَقَالَ لَهُمُ ٱلرُّؤَسَاءُ: «يَحْيَوْنَ وَيَكُونُونَ مُحْتَطِبِي حَطَبٍ وَمُسْتَقِي مَاءٍ لِكُلِّ ٱلْجَمَاعَةِ كَمَا كَلَّمَهُمُ ٱلرُّؤَسَاءُ».

And the Princes sayd vnto them againe, Let them liue, but they shall hewe wood, and drawe water vnto all the Congregation, as the Princes appoint them.

٢٢ 22 فَدَعَاهُمْ يَشُوعُ وَكَلَّمَهُمْ قَائِلًا: «لِمَاذَا خَدَعْتُمُونَا قَائِلِينَ: نَحْنُ بَعِيدُونَ عَنْكُمْ جِدًّا، وَأَنْتُمْ سَاكِنُونَ فِي وَسَطِنَا؟

Ioshua then called them, and talked with them, and sayd, Wherefore haue ye beguiled vs, saying, We are very farre from you, when ye dwel among vs?

٢٣ 23 فَٱلْآنَ مَلْعُونُونَ أَنْتُمْ. فَلَا يَنْقَطِعُ مِنْكُمُ ٱلْعَبِيدُ وَمُحْتَطِبُو ٱلْحَطَبِ وَمُسْتَقُو ٱلْمَاءِ لِبَيْتِ إِلَهِي».

Now therefore ye are cursed, and there shall none of you be freed from being bondmen, and hewers of wood, and drawers of water for the house of my God.

٢٤ 24 فَأَجَابُوا يَشُوعَ وَقَالوُا: «أُخْبِرَ عَبِيدُكَ إِخْبَارًا بِمَا أَمَرَ بِهِ ٱلرَّبُّ إِلَهُكَ مُوسَى عَبْدَهُ أَنْ يُعْطِيَكُمْ كُلَّ ٱلْأَرْضِ، وَيُبِيدَ جَمِيعَ سُكَّانِ ٱلْأَرْضِ مِنْ أَمَامِكُمْ. فَخِفْنَا جِدًّا عَلَى أَنْفُسِنَا مِنْ قِبَلِكُمْ، فَفَعَلْنَا هَذَا ٱلْأَمْرَ.

And they answered Ioshua, and sayd, Because it was tolde thy seruants, that the Lord thy God had commanded his seruant Moses to giue you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land out of your sight, therefore we were exceeding sore afraid for our liues at the presence of you, and haue done this thing:

٢٥ 25 وَٱلْآنَ فَهُوَذَا نَحْنُ بِيَدِكَ، فَٱفْعَلْ بِنَا مَا هُوَ صَالِحٌ وَحَقٌّ فِي عَيْنَيْكَ أَنْ تَعْمَلَ».

And beholde nowe, we are in thine hand: doe as it seemeth good and right in thine eyes to doe vnto vs.

٢٦ 26 فَفَعَلَ بِهِمْ هَكَذَا، وَأَنْقَذَهُمْ مِنْ يَدِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ فَلَمْ يَقْتُلُوهُمْ.

Euen so did he vnto them, and deliuered them out of the hand of the children of Israel, that they slewe them not.

٢٧ 27 وَجَعَلَهُمْ يَشُوعُ فِي ذَلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمِ مُحْتَطِبِي حَطَبٍ وَمُسْتَقِي مَاءٍ لِلْجَمَاعَةِ وَلِمَذْبَحِ ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَى هَذَا ٱلْيَوْمِ، فِي ٱلْمَكَانِ ٱلَّذِي يَخْتَارُهُ.

And Ioshua appointed them that same day to be hewers of wood, and drawers of water for the Congregation, and for the altar of the Lord vnto this day, in the place which he should chuse.