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,
There were several kings [who ruled in lands that are] on the west side of the Jordan River. They were the kings of the Heth people-group, the Amor people-group, the Canaan people-group, the Periz people-group, the Hiv people-group, and the Jebus people-group. They lived in the hilly area, in the foothills further west, and [on the plains] along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. They heard [about what happened at Ai].
2 samlede de sig for i Fællesskab at kæmpe mod Josua og Israel.
So they all gathered [their armies] to fight Joshua and the Israeli army.
3 Men da Indbyggerne i Gibeon hørte, hvad Josua havde gjort ved Jeriko og Aj,
When the people who lived in Gibeon [city] heard that Joshua’s army had defeated the people of Jericho and 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 decided to trick the Israelis. They gathered some old sacks and some old leather wine bags that had been mended after they were cracked, and they put these on the backs of their donkeys.
5 og tog slidte, lappede Sko paa Fødderne og slidte Klæder paa Kroppen, og alt deres Rejsebrød var tørt og mullent.
They put on old sandals that had been patched, and wore old ragged clothes. And they took along bread that 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 traveled to where Joshua [and the other Israelis] had set up their tents near Gilgal. They said to Joshua and the other Israeli leaders, “We have traveled from a distant land. We want you to make a peace agreement 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 Israeli leaders said to those men from [Gilead who were from] the Hiv people-group, “[We do not know if you truly live far from us]. If you live near us, we cannot [RHQ] make a peace agreement with you, [because God has commanded us to get rid of the people that are living near us].”
8 De sagde til Josua: »Vi er dine Trælle!« Josua spurgte dem saa: »Hvem er I, og hvorfra kommer I?«
They replied to Joshua, “[If you make a peace agreement with us], we will be your servants.” But Joshua answered, “What people-group 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,
The men from Gibeon answered, “[We want to be] your [. We] have come here from a distant land, because we have heard about the great things that your god has done. We have heard about everything that he did in Egypt [to help you].
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,
We have heard that he [enabled you to] defeat [the armies of] two kings of the Amor people-group, on the east side of the Jordan River—Sihon, the king who ruled in Heshbon [city], and Og, the king who ruled in Ashtaroth in the Bashan [area].
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!
So our leaders and the rest of our people said to us, ‘Take some food and go to talk with the Israelis. Tell them, “We want to be your servants. So make a peace agreement 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;
Look at our bread. It was fresh and warm [from having been baked] on the day that we left our area, but now it is dry and 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!«
Look at our leather wine bags. They were new when we filled them with wine [before we left], but now they are cracked and old. Our clothes and our sandals are worn out from traveling [on the long road] to come here.”
14 Saa tog Mændene af deres Rejsetæring; men HERREN raadspurgte de ikke.
The Israeli leaders tasted the bread, but they did not ask Yahweh what to do.
15 Og Josua tilsagde dem Fred og sluttede Overenskomst med dem og lovede at lade dem leve, og Menighedens Øverster tilsvor dem det.
So Joshua agreed to make a peace agreement with the men from Gibeon to not kill them. All the Israeli leaders vowed to do what Joshua said in the agreement. [Then the men from Gibeon returned home].
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.
Three days later the Israelis found out that the men from Gibeon lived nearby.
17 Og Israeliterne brød op og kom den tredje Dag til deres Byer, det var Gibeon, Kefira, Be'erot og Kirjat-Jearim.
So they went to where the men from Gibeon lived. After traveling [only] three days, they came to their cities: Gibeon, Kephirah, 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;
But the Israelis did not attack the people of those cities, because they had promised [to live peacefully with them], and Yahweh had heard them promise [to do that]. All the Israeli people grumbled against their leaders [for doing that].
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 the leaders answered, “We promised to [live peacefully with them], and Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis [worship], heard us promise [to do that]. So now we cannot attack [EUP] 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 is what we will do: We will not kill them. If we kill them, God will be very angry with us [and punish us] because of not doing what we promised to do.
21 De skal blive i Live, men være Brændehuggere og Vandbærere for hele Menigheden.« Og hele Menigheden gjorde, som Øversterne havde sagt.
So we must allow them to live. But they will cut wood for us, and they will carry water for us.” So the Israeli leaders did what they had promised.
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?
Then Joshua summoned the men from Gibeon and asked them, “Why did you lie to us? Your land was near to where we had set up our tents, but you told us that you were from a distant land!
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!«
So now you will become our slaves. You will always be forced to cut wood and carry water for [us Israeli people who worship in] the temple of our 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.
The men from Gibeon replied, “We lied to you because we were afraid that you would kill us. We heard that Yahweh, your God, declared to his servant Moses that he would enable you to conquer all the people in this land and to kill all the people who lived in it.
25 Men se, nu er vi i din Haand; gør med os, som det tykkes dig godt og ret!«
So now you can decide what you will do with us. Do what you think is right.”
26 Da handlede han saaledes med dem; han friede dem fra Israeliternes Haand, saa de ikke dræbte dem;
So Joshua saved the lives of the people of Gibeon by not allowing the Israelis to 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.
Instead, he forced them to become the Israelis’ slaves. They cut wood and carried water for the Israelis. They also brought the wood and water [that was needed for] the sacred altar of Yahweh, to whatever place Yahweh decided that they should build one. And the people of Gibeon are still doing that.
