Josua 9

1 Da alle Kongerne paa den anden Side af Jordan, i Bjergene og i Lavlandet og langs hele det store Havs Kyst hen imod Libanon, Hetiterne, Amoriterne, Kana'anæerne, Perizziterne, Hivviterne og Jebusiterne, hørte, hvad der var sket,

And it came to pass, when all the kings that were beyond the Jordan, in the hill-country, and in the Lowland, and on all the shore of the Great Sea in front of Lebanon, the Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, heard thereof,

2 samlede de sig for i Fællesskab at kæmpe mod Josua og Israel.

that they gathered themselves together, to fight with Joshua and with Israel, with one accord.

3 Men da Indbyggerne i Gibeon hørte, hvad Josua havde gjort ved Jeriko og Aj,

But when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done unto Jericho and to Ai,

4 greb ogsaa de til en List; de gik hen og forsynede sig med Rejsetæring, læssede nogle slidte Sække og nogle slidte, sprukne, stoppede Vinsække paa deres Æsler

they also did work wilily, and went and made as if they had been ambassadors, and took old sacks upon their asses, and wine skins, worn and rent and patched up;

5 og tog slidte, lappede Sko paa Fødderne og slidte Klæder paa Kroppen, og alt deres Rejsebrød var tørt og mullent.

and worn shoes and clouted upon their feet, and worn garments upon them; and all the bread of their provision was dry and was become crumbs.

6 Saa gik de til Josua i Lejren ved Gilgal og sagde til ham og Israels Mænd: »Vi kommer fra et fjernt Land; slut derfor Pagt med os!«

And they went to Joshua unto the camp at Gilgal, and said unto him, and to the men of Israel: 'We are come from a far country; now therefore make ye a covenant with us.'

7 Israels Mænd svarede Hivviterne: »Det kunde være, at I bor her midt iblandt os, hvorledes kan vi da slutte Pagt med eder?«

And the men of Israel said unto the Hivites: 'Peradventure ye dwell among us; and how shall we make a covenant with you?'

8 De sagde til Josua: »Vi er dine Trælle!« Josua spurgte dem saa: »Hvem er I, og hvorfra kommer I?«

And they said unto Joshua: 'We are thy servants.' And Joshua said unto them: 'Who are ye? and from whence come ye?'

9 Og de svarede ham: »Fra et saare fjernt Land er dine Trælle kommet for HERREN din Guds Navns Skyld; thi vi har hørt hans Ry og alt, hvad han gjorde i Ægypten,

And they said unto him: 'From a very far country thy servants are come because of the name of the LORD thy God; for we have heard the fame of Him, and all that He did in Egypt,

10 og alt, hvad han gjorde mod de to Amoriterkonger hinsides Jordan, Kong Sihon af Hesjbon og Kong Og af Basan, som boede i Asjtarot,

and all that He did to the two kings of the Amorites, that were beyond the Jordan, to Sihon king of Heshbon, and to Og king of Bashan, who was at Ashtaroth.

11 og vore Ældste og alle Indbyggerne i vort Land sagde til os: Tag Rejsetæring med eder, drag dem i Møde og sig til dem: Vi er eders Trælle; slut derfor nu Pagt med os!

And our elders and all the inhabitants of our country spoke to us, saying: Take provision in your hand for the journey, and go to meet them, and say unto them: We are your servants; and now make ye a covenant with us.

12 Vort Brød her var endnu varmt, da vi tog det med hjemmefra, dengang vi begav os af Sted for at drage til eder; men se, nu er det tørt og mullent;

This our bread we took hot for our provision out of our houses on the day we came forth to go unto you; but now, behold, it is dry, and is become crumbs.

13 og vore Vinsække her var nye, da vi fyldte dem; se, nu er de sprukne; og vore Klæder og Sko her er slidte, fordi Vejen var saa lang!«

And these wine-skins, which we filled, were new; and, behold, they are rent. And these our garments and our shoes are worn by reason of the very long journey.'

14 Saa tog Mændene af deres Rejsetæring; men HERREN raadspurgte de ikke.

And the men took of their provision, and asked not counsel at the mouth of the LORD.

15 Og Josua tilsagde dem Fred og sluttede Overenskomst med dem og lovede at lade dem leve, og Menighedens Øverster tilsvor dem det.

And Joshua made peace with them, and made a covenant with them, to let them live; and the princes of the congregation swore unto them.

16 Men tre Dage efter at de havde sluttet Pagt med dem, hørte de, at de var fra den nærmeste Omegn og boede midt iblandt dem.

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 among them.

17 Og Israeliterne brød op og kom den tredje Dag til deres Byer, det var Gibeon, Kefira, Be'erot og Kirjat-Jearim.

And the children of Israel journeyed, and came unto their cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon, and Chephirah, and Beeroth, and Kiriath-jearim.

18 Men Israeliterne dræbte dem ikke, fordi Menighedens Øverster havde, tilsvoret dem Fred ved HERREN, Israels Gud. Da knurrede hele Menigheden mod Øversterne;

And the children of Israel smote them not, because the princes of the congregation had sworn unto them by the LORD, the God of Israel. And all the congregation murmured against the princes.

19 men alle Øversterne sagde til hele Menigheden: »Vi har tilsvoret dem Fred ved HERREN, Israels Gud, derfor kan vi ikke gøre dem noget ondt.

But all the princes said unto all the congregation: 'We have sworn unto them by the LORD, the God of Israel; now therefore we may not touch them.

20 Men dette vil vi gøre med dem, naar vi skaaner deres Liv, at der ikke skal komme Vrede over os for den Ed, vi svor dem:

This we will do to them, and let them live; lest wrath be upon us, because of the oath which we swore unto them.'

21 De skal blive i Live, men være Brændehuggere og Vandbærere for hele Menigheden.« Og hele Menigheden gjorde, som Øversterne havde sagt.

And the princes said concerning them: 'Let them live'; so they became hewers of wood and drawers of water unto all the congregation, as the princes had spoken concerning them.

22 Og Josua lod dem kalde og talte saaledes til dem: »Hvorfor førte I os bag Lyset og sagde, at I havde hjemme langt borte fra os, skønt I bor her midt iblandt os?

And Joshua called for them, and he spoke unto them, saying: 'Wherefore have ye beguiled us, saying: We are very far from you, when ye dwell among us?

23 Derfor skal I nu være forbandede, og ingen af eder skal nogen Sinde ophøre at være Træl; Brændehuggere og Vandbærere skal I være ved min Gus Hus!«

Now therefore ye are cursed, and there shall never fail to be of you bondmen, both hewers of wood and drawers of water for the house of my God.'

24 De svarede Josua og sagde: »Det var blevet dine Trælle sagt, at HERREN din Gud paalagde sin Tjener Moses, at naar han gav eder hele Landet, skulde I udrydde alle Landets Indbyggere foran eder. Da paakom der os stor Frygt for, at I skulde tage vort Liv; derfor handlede vi saaledes.

And they answered Joshua, and said: 'Because it was certainly told thy servants, how that the LORD thy God commanded His servant Moses to give you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land from before you; therefore we were sore afraid for our lives because of you, and have done this thing.

25 Men se, nu er vi i din Haand; gør med os, som det tykkes dig godt og ret!«

And now, behold, we are in thy hand: as it seemeth good and right unto thee to do unto us, do.'

26 Da handlede han saaledes med dem; han friede dem fra Israeliternes Haand, saa de ikke dræbte dem;

And so did he unto them, and delivered them out of the hand of the children of Israel, that they slew them not.

27 men Josua gjorde dem den Dag til Brændehuggere og Vandbærere for Menigheden og for HERRENS Alter paa det Sted, han vilde udvælge. Og det er de den Dag i Dag.

And Joshua made them that day hewers of wood and drawers of water for the congregation, and for the altar of the LORD, unto this day, in the place which He should choose.