يَشُوع 9
| وَعِنْدَمَا سَمِعَ جَمِيعُ مُلُوكِ الْحِثِّيِّينَ وَالأَمُورِيِّينَ وَالْكَنْعَانِيِّينَ وَالْفِرِزِّيِّينَ والْحِوِّيِّينَ وَالْيَبُوسِيِّينَ الْمُقِيمِينَ غَرْبِيَّ نَهْرِ الأُرْدُنِّ، الْمُسْتَوْطِنِينَ فِي الْجِبَالِ وَفِي السُّهُولِ، وَعِنْدَ سَاحِلِ الْبَحْرِ الْمُتَوَسِّطِ، حَتَّى حُدُودِ سَاحِلِ لُبْنَانَ، هَذِهِ الأُمُورَ | ١ 1 |
And when the kings of the Amorites on the other side of Jordan, who were in the mountain country, and in the plain, and in all the coast of the great sea, and those who were near Antilibanus, and the Chettites, and the Chananites, and the Pherezites, and the Evites, and the Amorites, and the Gergesites, and the Jebusites, heard [of it],
| سَارَعُوا بِتَوْحِيدِ جُيُوشِهِمْ لِمُحَارَبَةِ يَشُوعَ وَبَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ. | ٢ 2 |
they came all together at the same time to make war against Joshua and Israel.
| وَحِينَ عَرَفَ أَهْلُ جِبْعُونَ بِمَا صَنَعَهُ يَشُوعُ بِأَرِيحَا وَعَايَ، | ٣ 3 |
And the inhabitants of Gabaon heard of all that the Lord did to Jericho and Gai.
| لَجَأُوا إِلَى الْحِيلَةِ الْمَاكِرَةِ، فَأَقْبَلُوا كَوَفْدٍ مُحَمِّلِينَ حَمِيرَهُمْ بِعِدَالٍ رَثَّةٍ وَزِقَاقِ خَمْرٍ بَالِيَةٍ مَرْبُوطَةٍ، | ٤ 4 |
And they also wrought craftily, and they went and made provision and prepared themselves; and having taken old sacks on their shoulders, and old and tore and patched bottles of wine,
| وَارْتَدَوْا نِعَالاً بَالِيَةً وَمُرَقَّعَةً فِي أَرْجُلِهِمْ، وَلَبِسُوا عَلَيْهِمْ ثِيَاباً مُهْتَرِئَةً، وَتَزَوَّدُوا بِخُبْزٍ يَابِسٍ فَقَطْ، تَحَوَّلَ إِلَى فُتَاتٍ، | ٥ 5 |
and the upper part of their shoes and their sandals old and clouted on their feet, and their garments old upon them—and the bread of their provision was dry and mouldy and corrupt.
| وَقَدِمُوا عَلَى يَشُوعَ فِي مُخَيَّمِ الْجِلْجَالِ، وَقَالُوا لَهُ وَلِقَادَةِ إِسْرَائِيلَ: «هَا نَحْنُ قَدْ جِئْنَا مِنْ أَرْضٍ بَعِيدَةٍ، فَاقْطَعُوا لَنَا عَهْداً». | ٦ 6 |
And they came to Joshua into the camp of Israel to Galgala, and said to Joshua and Israel, We are come from a far land: now then make a covenant with us.
| فَقَالَ قَادَةُ إِسْرَائِيلَ لِلْحِوِّيِّينَ: «كَيْفَ نَقْطَعُ لَكُمْ عَهْداً؟ رُبَّمَا أَنْتُمْ مِنْ سُكَّانِ هَذِهِ الْمِنْطَقَةِ». | ٧ 7 |
And the children of Israel said to the Chorrhaean, Peradventure you dwell among us; and how should I make a covenant with you?
| فَقَالُوا لِيَشُوعَ: «نَحْنُ عَبِيدٌ لَكَ» فَسَأَلَهُمْ يَشُوعُ: «مَنْ أَنْتُمْ، وَمِنْ أَيْنَ أَقْبَلْتُمْ؟» | ٨ 8 |
And they said to Joshua, We are your servants: and Joshua said to them, Whence are you, and whence have you come?
| فَأَجَابُوهُ: «لَقَدْ جَاءَ عَبِيدُكَ عَلَى اسْمِ الرَّبِّ إِلَهِكَ مِنْ أَرْضٍ بَعِيدَةٍ جِدّاً، لأَنَّنَا قَدْ سَمِعْنَا بِقُدْرَتِهِ وَبِكُلِّ مَا أَجْرَاهُ عَلَى مِصْرَ، | ٩ 9 |
And they said, Your servants are come from a very far country in the name of the Lord your God: for we have heard his name, and all that he did in Egypt,
| وَبِكُلِّ مَا صَنَعَهُ بِمَلِكَيِ الأَمُورِيِّينَ: سِيحُونَ مَلِكِ حَشْبُونَ وَعُوجَ مَلِكِ بَاشَانَ، الَّذِي فِي عَشْتَارُوثَ الْمُقِيمَيْنِ فِي شَرْقِيِّ الأُرْدُنِّ. | ١٠ 10 |
and all that he did to the kings of the Amorites, who were beyond Jordan, to Seon king of the Amorites, and Og king of Basan, who lived in Astaroth and in Edrain.
| فَأَشَارَ عَلَيْنَا شُيُوخُنَا وَسَائِرُ سُكَّانِ أَرْضِنَا أَنْ نَتَزَوَّدَ لِهَذِهِ الرِّحْلَةِ الطَّوِيلَةِ، وَنَأْتِيَ لِلِقَائِكُمْ وَنُعْلِنَ لَكُمْ أَنَّ شَعْبَنَا صَارَ لَكُمْ عَبِيداً، فَتَعَالَوْا وَاقْطَعُوا لَنَا عَهْداً. | ١١ 11 |
And our elders and all that inhabit our land when they heard spoke to us, saying, Take to yourselves provision for the way, and go to meet them; and you shall say to them, We are your servants, and now make a covenant with us.
| هَذَا هُوَ خُبْزُنَا أَخَذْنَاهُ مِنْ بُيُوتِنَا سَاخِناً يَوْمَ بَدَأْنَا رِحْلَتَنَا إِلَيْكُمْ، وَصَارَ الآنَ يَابِساً فُتَاتاً. | ١٢ 12 |
These [are] the loaves—we took them hot for our journey on the day on which we came out to come to you; and now they are dried and become mouldy.
| وَهَذِهِ هِيَ زِقَاقُ الْخَمْرِ الَّتِي كَانَتْ جَدِيدَةً يَوْمَ مَلأْنَاهَا، قَدْ أَصْبَحَتْ مُشَقَّقَةً، وَهَذِهِ ثِيَابُنَا وَنِعَالُنَا قَدْ بَلِيَتْ مِنْ طُولِ الْمَسِيرِ عَلَى الطَّرِيقِ». | ١٣ 13 |
And these [are] the skins of wine which we filled when new, and they are tore; and our garments and our shoes are worn out because of the very long journey.
| فَأَخَذَ قَادَةُ إِسْرَائِيلَ مِنْ زَادِهِمْ مِنْ غَيْرِ اسْتِشَارَةِ الرَّبِّ. | ١٤ 14 |
And the chiefs took of their provision, and asked not [counsel of] the Lord.
| وَعَقَدَ يَشُوعُ لَهُمْ مُعَاهَدَةَ صُلْحٍ، وَأَبْرَمَ مَعَهُمْ مِيثَاقاً لِلْمُحَافَظَةِ عَلَى حَيَاتِهِمْ، وَكَذَلِكَ حَلَفَ لَهُمْ قَادَةُ إِسْرَائِيلَ. | ١٥ 15 |
And Joshua made peace with them, and they made a covenant with them to preserve them; and the princes of the congregation sware to them.
| وَفِي نِهَايَةِ ثَلاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ، بَعْدَ أَنْ قَطَعُوا لَهُمْ عَهْداً، اكْتَشَفَ الإِسْرَائِيلِيُّونَ أَنَّهُمْ مِنَ الْحِوِّيِّينَ الْقَرِيبِينَ مِنْهُمْ وَالْمُقِيمِينَ فِي وَسَطِهِمْ. | ١٦ 16 |
And it came to pass three days after they had made a covenant with them, they heard that they were near neighbors, and that they lived among them.
| وَمَا لَبِثَ أَنِ ارْتَحَلَ الإِسْرَائِيلِيُّونَ فِي الْيَوْمِ الثَّالِثِ وَجَاءُوا إِلَى مُدُنِ الْحِوِّيِّينَ الَّتِي هِيَ جِبْعُونُ وَالْكَفِيرَةُ وَبَئِيرُوتُ وَقَرْيَةُ يَعَارِيمَ. | ١٧ 17 |
And the children of Israel departed and came to their cities; and their cities [were] Gabaon, and Kephira, and Berot, and the cities of Jarin.
| فَلَمْ يُهَاجِمْهُمُ الْمُحَارِبُونَ لأَنَّ قَادَةَ الْجَمَاعَةِ قَدْ أَبْرَمُوا مَعَهُمْ عَهْداً حَالِفِينَ بِالرَّبِّ إِلَهِ إِسْرَائِيلَ. فَتَذَمَّرَ جَمِيعُ الشَّعْبِ عَلَى الْقَادَةِ. | ١٨ 18 |
Land the children of Israel fought not with them, because all the princes sware to them by the Lord God of Israel; and all the congregation murmured at the princes.
| فَقَالَ الْقَادَةُ لِبَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ: «إِنَّنَا قَدْ حَلَفْنَا لَهُمْ بِالرَّبِّ إِلَهِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَلا يُمْكِنُنَا الآنَ أَنْ نَمَسَّهُمْ بِسُوءٍ. | ١٩ 19 |
And the princes said to all the congregation: We have sworn to them by the Lord God of Israel, and now we shall not be able to touch them.
| وَلا يَسَعُنَا إلّا أَنْ نَسْتَحْيِيَهُمْ لِئَلّا يَحِلَّ عَلَيْنَا سَخَطُ الرَّبِّ مِنَ جَرَّاءِ الْيَمِينِ الَّتي حَلَفْنَا بِها لَهُمْ». | ٢٠ 20 |
This we will do; take them alive, and we will preserve them: so there shall not be wrath against us by reason of the oath which we swore to them.
| وَأَضَافُوا: «لِيَحْيَوْا، وَلَكِنْ لِيَكُونُوا لِكُلِّ الْجَمَاعَةِ عَبِيداً، يَحْتَطِبُونَ حَطَباً وَيَسْتَقُونَ لَهُمْ مَاءً». وَهَكَذَا لَمْ يَنْكُثِ الْقَادَةُ عَهْدَهُمْ. | ٢١ 21 |
They shall live, and shall be hewers of wood and drawers of water to all the congregation, as the princes said to them.
| وَاسْتَدْعَاهُمْ يَشُوعُ وَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «لِمَاذَا خَدَعْتُمُونَا مُدَّعِينَ أَنَّكُمْ تُقِيمُونَ بَعِيداً جِدّاً، بَيْنَمَا أَنْتُمْ سَاكِنُونَ فِي وَسَطِنَا؟ | ٢٢ 22 |
And Joshua called them together and said to them, Why have you deceived me, saying, We live very far from you; whereas you are fellow-countrymen of those who dwell among us?
| فَلْتَكُونُوا مَلْعُونِينَ الآنَ، لَا يَنْقَطِعُ مِنْكُمُ الْعَبِيدُ وَمُحْتَطِبُو الْحَطَبِ وَمُسْتَقُو الْمَاءِ لِبَيْتِ إِلَهِي». | ٢٣ 23 |
And now you are cursed: there shall not fail of you a slave, or a hewer of wood, or a drawer of water to me and my God.
| فَأَجَابُوا يَشُوعَ قَائِلِينَ: «لَقَدْ بَلَغَ عَبِيدَكَ أَخْبَارُ مَا وَعَدَ بِهِ الرَّبُّ إِلَهُكَ مُوسَى عَبْدَهُ، أَنْ يَهَبَكُمْ كُلَّ الأَرْضِ وَيُهْلِكَ جَمِيعَ سُكَّانِهَا مِنْ أَمَامِكُمْ، فَخَشِينَا جِدّاً عَلَى أَنْفُسِنَا مِنْكُمْ، فَتَوَسَّلْنَا بِالْحِيلَةِ. | ٢٤ 24 |
And they answered Joshua, saying, It was reported to us what the Lord your God charged his servant Moses, to give you this land, and to destroy us and all that lived on it from before you; and we feared very much for our lives because of you, and [therefore] we did this thing.
| وَالآنَ هَا نَحْنُ تَحْتَ رَحْمَتِكَ، فَافْعَلْ بِنَا مَا تَرَاهُ صَالِحاً وَحَقّاً». | ٢٥ 25 |
And now, behold, we [are] in your power; do to us as it is pleasing to you, and as it seems [good] to you.
| وَهَكَذَا أَنْقَذَهُمْ يَشُوعُ مِنَ الإِسْرَائِيلِيِّينَ فَلَمْ يَقْتُلُوهُمْ، | ٢٦ 26 |
And they did so to them; and Joshua rescued them in that day out of the hands of the children of Israel, and they did not kill them.
| وَلَكِنَّهُ اسْتَخْدَمَهُمْ مُنْذُ ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ فِي احْتِطَابِ الْحَطَبِ، وَاسْتِقَاءِ الْمَاءِ لِكُلِّ جَمَاعَةِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَلِمَذْبَحِ الرَّبِّ إِلَى هَذَا الْيَوْمِ، فِي الْمَوْضِعِ الَّذِي يَخْتَارُهُ الرَّبُّ. | ٢٧ 27 |
And Joshua made them in that day hewers of wood and drawers of water to the whole congregation, and for the altar of God: therefore the inhabitants of Gabaon became hewers of wood and drawers of water for the altar of God until this day, even for the place which the Lord should choose.
