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,
Kabar tentang kemenangan bangsa Israel terdengar oleh semua raja di sebelah barat sungai Yordan. Mereka adalah raja-raja dari bangsa Het, Amori, Kanaan, Feris, Hewi, dan Yebus, yang tinggal di pegunungan, kaki pegunungan, dan di dataran rendah sepanjang pesisir sampai ke gunung Libanon.
2 Came together with one purpose, to make war against Joshua and Israel.
Karena itu mereka bersatu dan menggabungkan pasukan untuk berperang melawan Yosua dan Israel.
3 And the men of Gibeon, hearing what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai,
Akan tetapi, ketika penduduk kota Gibeon, yang termasuk bangsa Hewi, mendengar apa yang sudah dilakukan Yosua terhadap kota Yeriko 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;
mereka memutuskan untuk menipu orang Israel. Mereka memuat keledai dengan bekal, karung-karung tua, dan kantong air anggur dari kulit yang sudah jelek, robek, dan ditambal-tambal.
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 usang serta sandal yang juga ditambal-tambal. Roti yang mereka bawa sudah kering, bahkan berjamur.
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.
Mereka pergi ke perkemahan orang Israel di Gilgal dan menemui Yosua. Kata mereka kepadanya, “Kami datang dari negeri yang jauh. Buatlah perjanjian dengan kami.”
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?
Namun, orang-orang Israel berkata kepada orang-orang Hewi itu, “Jangan-jangan kalian tinggal di dekat kami. Kami tidak mungkin membuat perjanjian dengan kalian bila kalian tinggal di dekat kami.”
8 And they said to Joshua, We are your servants. Then Joshua said to them, Who are you and where do you come from?
Kata mereka kepada Yosua, “Kami adalah hamba-hambamu.” Jawab Yosua, “Siapakah kalian? Dari mana asalmu?”
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,
Jawab mereka, “Kami, hamba-hambamu ini, datang dari negeri yang jauh, karena kami mendengar tentang TUHAN, Allah kalian, dan apa 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.
Kami juga mendengar semua yang sudah dilakukan-Nya terhadap kedua raja Amori di sebelah timur sungai Yordan, yaitu Sihon, raja Hesbon dan Og, raja Basan yang tinggal di Astarot.
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.
Itu sebabnya para tua-tua kami dan seluruh penduduk negeri kami berkata kepada kami, ‘Siapkan bekal dan pergilah melakukan perjalanan. Temuilah orang Israel dan sampaikan kepada mereka bahwa kami adalah hamba-hamba mereka. Kami ingin membuat perjanjian damai dengan mereka.’
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.
Lihatlah persediaan roti kami. Roti ini masih hangat ketika kami berangkat, tetapi sekarang 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.
Kantong-kantong air anggur ini masih baru ketika kami mengisinya. Namun lihatlah, sekarang sudah retak-retak. Pakaian dan sandal kami pun sudah usang karena jauhnya perjalanan.”
14 And the men took some of their food, without requesting directions from the Lord.
Orang Israel pun memeriksa bekal mereka, tetapi tidak bertanya dulu kepada TUHAN.
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.
Lalu Yosua membuat perjanjian damai dengan mereka untuk membiarkan mereka hidup. Para pemimpin Israel juga bersumpah kepada mereka.
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.
Tiga hari setelah perjanjian itu dibuat, barulah bangsa Israel tahu bahwa sebenarnya orang-orang itu tinggal di dekat perkemahan Israel.
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.
Orang-orang Israel berangkat, dan dalam tiga hari mereka tiba di kota-kota asal orang-orang tadi. Kota-kota itu adalah Gibeon, Kefira, Beerot, dan Kiryat Yearim.
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.
Namun, orang-orang Israel tidak menyerang kota-kota itu karena para pemimpin mereka sudah bersumpah kepada orang-orang itu di hadapan TUHAN, Allah Israel. Maka seluruh umat Israel mengeluh kepada para pemimpin.
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.
Jawab para pemimpin itu kepada umat Israel, “Kami sudah bersumpah di hadapan TUHAN, Allah Israel. Maka dari itu, sekarang kita tidak dapat menyakiti 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.
Inilah yang akan kita lakukan: Kita akan membiarkan mereka hidup, karena bila melanggar perjanjian 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.
Para pemimpin berkata, “Biarkanlah mereka hidup.” Maka orang-orang itu dijadikan tukang belah kayu dan tukang pikul air untuk semua orang Israel.
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?
Kemudian Yosua memanggil orang-orang Gibeon dan bertanya, “Kenapa kalian menipu kami dengan mengaku datang dari negeri yang jauh, padahal kalian sebenarnya tinggal di antara kami?
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 perbuatanmu itu, terkutuklah kalian! Kalian akan selalu menjadi budak-budak yang membelah kayu dan memikul air untuk keperluan 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.
Jawab mereka, “Hamba-hambamu ini melakukannya karena kami mendengar kabar yang pasti bahwa TUHAN, Allah kalian, sudah berjanji kepada Musa, hamba-Nya, untuk menyerahkan seluruh negeri ini kepada kalian dan membinasakan semua penduduknya. Kami sangat takut kehilangan nyawa. Itu sebabnya kami berbohong.
25 And now we are in your hands: do to us whatever seems good and right to you.
Sekarang, Tuan berkuasa atas kami. Perbuatlah terhadap kami apa saja yang Tuanku anggap baik dan benar.”
26 So he kept them safe from the children of Israel, and did not let them be put to death.
Maka Yosua melarang 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 hari itu juga dia menjadikan mereka tukang belah kayu dan tukang pikul air bagi rakyat Israel, juga untuk keperluan mezbah TUHAN di mana pun Allah menempatkannya. Sampai kitab ini ditulis, orang-orang Gibeon masih melakukan pekerjaan itu.
