Josua 9

1 Da alle Kongerne på 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 which were on this side Jordan, in the hills, and in the valleys, and in all the coasts of the great sea over against 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,

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

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

They did work wilily, and went and made as if they had been ambassadors, and took old sacks on their asses, and wine bottles, old, and rent, and bound up;

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

And old shoes and clouted on their feet, and old garments on them; and all the bread of their provision was dry and moldy.

6 Så 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 to the camp at Gilgal, and said to him, and to the men of Israel, We be come from a far country: now therefore make you a league 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 to the Hivites, Peradventure you dwell among us; and how shall we make a league with you?

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

And they said to Joshua, We are your servants. And Joshua said to them, Who are you? and from where come you?

9 Og de svarede ham: "Fra et såre 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 to him, From a very far country your servants are come because of the name of the LORD your 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 Jordan, to Sihon king of Heshbon, and to Og king of Bashan, which was at Ashtaroth.

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

Why our elders and all the inhabitants of our country spoke to us, saying, Take victuals with you for the journey, and go to meet them, and say to them, We are your servants: therefore now make you a league 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 to you; but now, behold, it is dry, and it is 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 så lang!"

And these bottles of wine, which we filled, were new; and, behold, they be rent: and these our garments and our shoes are become old by reason of the very long journey.

14 Så tog Mændene af deres Rejsetæring; men HERREN rådspurgte de ikke.

And the men took of their victuals, 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 league with them, to let them live: and the princes 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.

And it came to pass at the end of three days after they had made a league with them, that they heard that they were their neighbors, and that they dwelled among them.

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

And the children of Israel journeyed, and came to their cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon, and Chephirah, and Beeroth, and Kirjathjearim.

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 to them by the LORD 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 to all the congregation, We have sworn to them by the LORD God of Israel: now therefore we may not touch them.

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

This we will do to them; we will even 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 Øverstene havde sagt.

And the princes said to them, Let them live; but let them be hewers of wood and drawers of water to all the congregation; as the princes had promised them.

22 Og Josua lod dem kalde og talte således 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 to them, saying, Why have you beguiled us, saying, We are very far from you; when you 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 you are cursed, and there shall none of you be freed from being slaves, and 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 pålagde sin Tjener Moses, at når han gav eder hele Landet, skulde I udrydde alle Landets Indbyggere foran eder. Da påkom der os stor Frygt for, at I skulde tage vort Liv; derfor handlede vi således.

And they answered Joshua, and said, Because it was certainly told your servants, how that 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 sore afraid of our lives because of you, and have done this thing.

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

And now, behold, we are in your hand: as it seems good and right to you to do to us, do.

26 Da handlede han således med dem; han friede dem fra Israeliternes Hånd, så de ikke dræbte dem;

And so did he to 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 på 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, even to this day, in the place which he should choose.