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 cometh to pass, when all the kings who [are] beyond the Jordan, in the hill-country, and in the low-country, and in every haven of the great sea, over-against Lebanon, the Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, hear —
2 samlede de sig for i Fællesskab at kæmpe mod Josua og Israel.
that they gather themselves together to fight with Joshua, and with Israel — one mouth.
3 Men da Indbyggerne i Gibeon hørte, hvad Josua havde gjort ved Jeriko og Aj,
And the inhabitants of Gibeon have heard that which Joshua hath 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
and they work, even they, with subtilty, and go, and feign to be ambassadors, and take old sacks for their asses, and wine-bottles, old, and rent, 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 sandals, old and patched, on their feet, and old garments upon them, and all the bread of their provision is dry — it was 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 go unto Joshua, unto the camp at Gilgal, and say unto him, and unto the men of Israel, 'From a land far off we have come, and now, make with us a covenant;'
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 say unto the Hivite, 'It may be in our midst ye are dwelling, and how do we make with thee a covenant?'
8 De sagde til Josua: »Vi er dine Trælle!« Josua spurgte dem saa: »Hvem er I, og hvorfra kommer I?«
and they say unto Joshua, 'Thy servants we [are].' And Joshua saith unto them, 'Who [are] ye? and 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 say unto him, 'From a land very far off have thy servants come, for the name of Jehovah thy God, for we have heard His fame, and all that He hath done 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 hath done to the two kings of the Amorite who [are] beyond the Jordan, to Sihon king of Heshbon, and to Og king of Bashan, who [is] in 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 land speak unto us, saying, Take in your hand provision for the way, and go to meet them, and ye have said unto them, Your servants we [are], and now, make with us a covenant;
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 — hot we provided ourselves with it out of our houses, on the day of our coming out to go unto you, and now, lo, it is dry, and hath been 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 [are] the wine-bottles which we filled, new, and lo, they have rent; and these, our garments and our sandals, have become old, from the exceeding greatness of the way.'
14 Saa tog Mændene af deres Rejsetæring; men HERREN raadspurgte de ikke.
And the men take of their provision, and the mouth of Jehovah have not asked;
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 maketh with them peace, and maketh with them a covenant, to keep them alive; and swear to them do the princes of the company.
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 cometh to pass, at the end of three days after that they have made with them a covenant, that they hear that they [are] their neighbours — that in their midst they are dwelling.
17 Og Israeliterne brød op og kom den tredje Dag til deres Byer, det var Gibeon, Kefira, Be'erot og Kirjat-Jearim.
And the sons of Israel journey and come in unto their cities on the third day — and their cities [are] Gibeon, and Chephirah, and Beeroth, and Kirjath-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 sons of Israel have not smitten them, for sworn to them have the princes of the company by Jehovah God of Israel, and all the company murmur 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.
And all the princes say unto all the company, 'We — we have sworn to them by Jehovah, God of Israel; and now, we are not able to come against 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 do to them, and have kept them alive, and wrath is not upon us, because of the oath which we have sworn 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 princes say unto them, 'They live, and are hewers of wood and drawers of water for all the company, as the princes spake 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?
And Joshua calleth for them, and speaketh unto them, saying, 'Why have ye deceived us, saying, We are very far from you, and ye in our midst dwelling?
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!«
and now, cursed are ye, and none of you is cut off [from being] a servant, even 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 answer Joshua and say, 'Because it was certainly declared to thy servants, that Jehovah thy God commanded Moses His servant to give to you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land from before you; and we fear greatly for ourselves because of you, and we do this thing;
25 Men se, nu er vi i din Haand; gør med os, som det tykkes dig godt og ret!«
and now, lo, we [are] in thy hand, as [it is] good, and as [it is] right in thine eyes to do to us — do.'
26 Da handlede han saaledes med dem; han friede dem fra Israeliternes Haand, saa de ikke dræbte dem;
And he doth to them so, and delivereth them from the hand of the sons of Israel, and they have not slain 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.
and Joshua maketh them on that day hewers of wood and drawers of water for the company, and for the altar of Jehovah, unto this day, at the place which He doth choose.
