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,

It happened, when all the kings who 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 Hethite, the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, heard of it

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 to 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 resorted to a ruse, and went and made as if they had been ambassadors, and took old sacks on their donkeys, and wineskins, old and torn and bound up,

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

and old and patched shoes on their feet, and wore old garments. All the bread of their provision was dry and moldy.

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!«

They went to Joshua to the camp at Gilgal, and said to him, and to the men of Israel, "We have come from a far country. Now therefore make 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?«

The men of Israel said to the Hivites, "What if you live among us. How could 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?«

They said to Joshua, "We are your servants." Joshua said to them, "Who are you? Where do you come from?"

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,

They said to him, "Your servants have come from a very far country because of the name of the LORD your God; for we have heard of his fame, 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 who 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!

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 tell them, "We are your servants. Now make 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 went out to go to you; but now, look, it is dry, and has become moldy.

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!«

These wineskins, which we filled, were new; and look, they are torn. These our garments and our shoes have become old because of the very long journey."

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

The men sampled their provisions, and did not ask counsel from 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.

Joshua made peace with them, and made a covenant with them, to let them live. The leaders of the congregation swore to 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.

It happened at the end of three days after they had made a covenant with them, that they heard that they were their neighbors, and that they lived among them.

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

The children of Israel traveled and came to their cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon, Chephirah, 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;

The children of Israel did not strike them, because the leaders of the congregation had sworn to them by the LORD, the God of Israel. And the whole congregation murmured against the leaders.

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 leaders said to all the congregation, "We have sworn to them by the LORD, the God of Israel; and 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 on us, because of the oath which we swore to 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 leaders said to them, "Let them live." So they became wood cutters and drawers of water for all the congregation, and all the congregation did as the leaders had spoken to 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?

Joshua called for them, and he spoke to them, saying, "Why have you deceived us, saying, 'We are very far from you,' when you live 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 you are cursed, and some of you will never fail to be bondservants, both wood cutters 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.

They answered Joshua, and said, "Because your servants were certainly told how the LORD your 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 very 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!«

Now, look, we are in your hand. Do to us as it seems good and right to you to do."

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

He did so to them, and delivered them out of the hand of the children of Israel, so that they did not kill them.

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.

That day Joshua made them wood cutters and drawers of water for the congregation and for the altar of the LORD, to this day, in the place which he should choose.