Joshua 9
1 Now on hearing the news of these things, all the kings on the west side of Jordan, in the hill-country and the lowlands and by the Great Sea in front of Lebanon, the Hittites and the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites,
Berita tentang kemenangan-kemenangan Israel tersebar sampai kepada semua raja di sebelah barat Sungai Yordan--di pegunungan, di kaki pegunungan, dan di dataran sepanjang pesisir Laut Tengah sampai sejauh Gunung Libanon di sebelah utara; yaitu raja-raja Het, Amori, Kanaan, Feris, Hewi dan Yebus.
2 Came together with one purpose, to make war against Joshua and Israel.
Semua raja itu bermufakat dan bergabung untuk memerangi Yosua dan umat Israel.
3 And the men of Gibeon, hearing what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai,
Tetapi orang-orang Gibeon dari bangsa Hewi sudah mendengar tentang apa yang dilakukan Yosua terhadap Yerikho dan Ai.
4 Acting with deceit, got food together as if for a long journey; and took old food-bags for their asses, and old and cracked wine-skins kept together with cord;
Lalu mereka memutuskan untuk mengelabui Yosua dengan memuat di atas keledai mereka: karung-karung tua, dan kantong-kantong anggur yang buruk-buruk yang dibuat dari kulit. Dan sebagai bekal, mereka menyiapkan hanya roti yang sudah kering dan berjamur.
5 And put old stitched-up shoes on their feet, and old clothing on their backs; and all the food they had with them was dry and broken up.
Mereka memakai pakaian yang compang-camping serta sepatu yang sudah tua dan ditambal-tambal.
6 And they came to Joshua to the tent-circle at Gilgal, and said to him and to the men of Israel, We have come from a far country: so now make an agreement with us.
Dengan keadaan demikian mereka pergi menemui Yosua di perkemahan di Gilgal lalu berkata kepadanya dan kepada orang-orang Israel, "Kami datang dari negeri yang jauh hendak mengadakan perjanjian dengan Tuan-tuan."
7 And the men of Israel said to the Hivites, It may be that you are living among us; how then may we make an agreement with you?
Tetapi orang-orang Israel berkata, "Untuk apa kami mengadakan perjanjian dengan kalian? Barangkali tempat tinggal kalian di dekat-dekat sini saja!"
8 And they said to Joshua, We are your servants. Then Joshua said to them, Who are you and where do you come from?
Mereka berkata, "Kami rela melakukan apa saja yang Tuan perintahkan." "Kalian siapa? Dan dari negeri mana?" tanya Yosua kepada mereka.
9 And they said to him, Your servants have come from a very far country, because of the name of the Lord your God: for the story of his great name, and of all he did in Egypt has come to our ears,
Mereka menjawab, "Kami datang dari negeri yang jauh sekali, Tuan, karena kami mendengar tentang TUHAN Allah yang disembah oleh Tuan-tuan. Kami mendengar tentang semua yang dilakukan-Nya di Mesir,
10 And what he did to the two kings of the Amorites east of Jordan, to Sihon, king of Heshbon, and to Og, king of Bashan, at Ashtaroth.
dan tentang apa yang dilakukan-Nya terhadap kedua orang raja Amori di sebelah timur Yordan, yaitu Sihon raja Hesybon serta Og raja Basan yang tinggal di Asytarot.
11 So the responsible men and all the people of our country said to us, Take food with you for the journey and go to them, and say to them, We are your servants: so now make an agreement with us.
Pemimpin-pemimpin dan seluruh penduduk negeri kami menyuruh kami menyiapkan bekal untuk berangkat ke sini menemui Tuan-tuan, dan menyatakan bahwa kami takluk kepada Tuan-tuan. Sebab itu, kami mohon kemurahan hati Tuan-tuan untuk mengadakan perjanjian dengan kami.
12 This bread which we have with us for our food, we took warm and new from our houses when starting on our journey to you; but now see, it has become dry and broken up.
Cobalah Tuan-tuan lihat, roti bekal kami ini. Ketika kami berangkat, roti ini masih hangat. Tetapi sekarang, lihatlah! Sudah kering dan berjamur.
13 And these wine-skins were new when we put the wine in them, and now they are cracked as you see; and our clothing and our shoes have become old because of our very long journey here.
Dan kantong-kantong anggur ini masih baru ketika kami mengisinya; tetapi sekarang, lihatlah! Sudah robek-robek. Pakaian kami dan sepatu kami pun sudah rusak karena perjalanan yang jauh ini."
14 And the men took some of their food, without requesting directions from the Lord.
Maka orang-orang Israel menerima sedikit dari makanan orang-orang Gibeon itu, dan tidak bertanya kepada TUHAN mengenai hal itu.
15 So Joshua made peace with them, and made an agreement with them that they were not to be put to death: and the chiefs of the people took an oath to them.
Yosua mengadakan perjanjian persahabatan dengan orang-orang Gibeon itu, dan berjanji untuk tidak membunuh mereka. Pemimpin-pemimpin umat Israel juga bersumpah untuk menepati perjanjian itu.
16 Now three days after, when they had made this agreement with them, they had word that these men were their neighbours, living near them.
Tapi ternyata, pada hari ketiga setelah perjanjian itu dibuat, orang Israel telah dapat mencapai kota Gibeon, Kefira, Beerot dan Kiryat-Yearim di daerah orang-orang itu. Maka barulah ketahuan bahwa tempat tinggal mereka tidak jauh dari Gilgal.
17 And the children of Israel went forward on their journey, and on the third day came to their towns. Now their towns were Gibeon and Chephirah and Beeroth and Kiriath-jearim.
18 And the children of Israel did not put them to death, because the chiefs of the people had taken an oath to them by the Lord, the God of Israel. And all the people made an outcry against the chiefs.
Tetapi orang Israel tidak bisa membunuh mereka, sebab pemimpin-pemimpin Israel sudah bersumpah kepada mereka atas nama TUHAN Allah Israel. Seluruh umat Israel menggerutu mengenai hal itu kepada para pemimpin mereka.
19 But all the chiefs said to the people, We have taken an oath to them by the Lord, the God of Israel, and so we may not put our hands on them.
Tetapi pemimpin-pemimpin itu menjawab, "Apa boleh buat! Kami sudah berjanji kepada mereka dengan sumpah atas nama TUHAN Allah Israel. Sekarang kita tidak boleh berbuat jahat terhadap mereka.
20 This is what we will do to them: we will not put them to death, for fear that wrath may come on us because of our oath to them.
Kita tidak boleh membunuh mereka sebab kita sudah berjanji; dan kalau kita mengingkari janji itu Allah akan menghukum kita.
21 Keep them living, and let them be servants, cutting wood and getting water for all the people. And all the people did as the chiefs had said to them.
Jadi, biarkanlah mereka hidup, tetapi kita semua menjadikan mereka tukang belah kayu dan tukang pikul air untuk kita semua." Begitulah yang dianjurkan oleh pemimpin-pemimpin itu.
22 Then Joshua sent for them, and said to them, Why have you been false to us, saying, We are very far from you, when you are living among us?
Lalu orang-orang Gibeon itu dipanggil menghadap Yosua. Yosua berkata, "Kenapa kalian menipu kami dan berkata bahwa negerimu jauh sekali, padahal hanya di sini?
23 Now because of this you are cursed, and you will for ever be our servants, cutting wood and getting water for the house of my God.
Karena kalian berbuat begitu, Allah menghukum kalian. Bangsamu akan selalu menjadi hamba, tukang belah kayu dan tukang pikul air untuk Rumah Allahku."
24 And, answering Joshua, they said, Because it came to the ears of your servants that the Lord your God had given orders to his servant Moses to give you all this land, and to send destruction on all the people living in it, because of you; so, fearing greatly for our lives because of you, we have done this.
Mereka menjawab, "Kami berbuat begitu karena kami mendengar bahwa TUHAN Allah yang Tuan sembah itu sudah menyuruh Musa, hamba-Nya itu, memberikan kepada Tuan seluruh negeri ini dan membunuh semua penduduknya pada waktu Tuan mengambil tanah itu. Kami takut sekali kalau-kalau kami dibunuh, itu sebabnya kami melakukan semuanya ini.
25 And now we are in your hands: do to us whatever seems good and right to you.
Sekarang kami di dalam kekuasaan Tuan. Perlakukanlah kami menurut yang Tuan pandang baik."
26 So he kept them safe from the children of Israel, and did not let them be put to death.
Maka inilah yang dilakukan Yosua: ia melindungi orang-orang itu dan tidak mengizinkan orang Israel membunuh mereka.
27 And that day Joshua made them servants, cutting wood and getting water for the people and for the altar of the Lord, in the place marked out by him, to this day.
Tetapi mereka dijadikannya hamba--yaitu tukang belah kayu dan tukang pikul air untuk orang Israel dan untuk mezbah TUHAN. Sampai sekarang mereka masih melakukan pekerjaan itu di tempat yang dipilih TUHAN menjadi tempat ibadat baginya.
