Joshua 9
1 And when these things were heard, all the kings across the Jordan, who lived among the mountains and plains, along the coastline and shores of the great sea, also those who were living near Lebanon, the Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite,
E aconteceu que quando ouviram estas coisas todos os reis que estavam desta parte do Jordão, tanto nas montanhas como nas planícies, e em toda a costa do grande mar diante do Líbano, os heteus, amorreus, cananeus, perizeus, heveus, e jebuseus;
2 gathered themselves together, so that they might fight against Joshua and Israel, with one mind and with the same resolve.
Juntaram-se em unidade, de um acordo, para lutar contra Josué e Israel.
3 But those who were living in Gibeon, hearing all that Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai,
Mas os moradores de Gibeão, quando ouviram o que Josué havia feito a Jericó e a Ai,
4 planning cleverly, took for themselves provisions, placing old sacks upon their donkeys, and wineskins that had torn and been sewed up,
Eles usaram também de astúcia; pois foram e fingiram-se embaixadores, e tomaram sacos anciãos sobre seus asnos, e odres anciãos de vinho, rasgados e remendados,
5 and having very old shoes, which had been sewn with patches indicating their age, and being clothed in old garments, having also loaves, which they carried as food for the journey, which were hard and broken into pieces.
E sapatos velhos e remendados em seus pés, com roupas velhas sobre si; e todo aquele pão que traziam para o caminho, seco e mofado.
6 And they traveled to Joshua, who at that time was staying in the camp at Gilgal. And they said to him, and to all of Israel with him, “We have come from a far away land, desiring to make peace with you.” And the sons of Israel responded to them, and said,
Assim vieram a Josué ao acampamento em Gilgal, e disseram-lhe a ele e aos de Israel: Nós viemos da terra muito distante: fazei, pois, agora conosco aliança.
7 “Perhaps instead, you live in the land which ought to be ours by lot, and we would be unable to form a pact with you.”
E os de Israel responderam aos heveus: Talvez vós habiteis em meio de nós: como pois poderemos nós fazer aliança convosco?
8 But they said to Joshua, “We are your servants.” And Joshua said to them: “But who are you? And where are you from?”
E eles responderam a Josué: Nós somos teus servos. E Josué lhes disse: Quem sois vós e de onde vindes?
9 They responded: “Your servants have arrived, from a very far away land, in the name of the Lord, your God. For we have heard about the fame of his power, all the things that he has done in Egypt,
E eles responderam: Teus servos vieram de muito distantes terras, pela fama do SENHOR teu Deus; porque ouvimos sua fama, e todas as coisas que fez em Egito,
10 and to the two kings of the Amorites, who were beyond the Jordan: Sihon, the king of Heshbon, and Og, the king of Bashan, who was at Ashtaroth.
E tudo o que fez aos dois reis dos amorreus que estavam da outra parte do Jordão; a Seom rei de Hesbom, e a Ogue rei de Basã, que estava em Astarote.
11 And our elders, and all the inhabitants of our land, have said to us: ‘Take in hand provisions for the very long journey, and meet with them, and say: We are your servants; form a pact with us.’
Pelo qual nossos anciãos e todos os moradores de nossa terra nos disseram: Tomai em vossas mãos provisão para o caminho, e ide ao encontro deles, e dizei-lhes: Nós somos vossos servos, e fazei agora conosco aliança.
12 Lo, the loaves were taken up warm when we departed from our houses, so that we might come to you. Now they have become dry and broken, due to age.
Este nosso pão tomamos quente de nossas casas para o caminho o dia que saímos para vir a vós; e ei-lo aqui agora que está seco e mofado:
13 These wineskins were new when we filled them, now they are torn and broken. The garments we are wearing, and the shoes we have on our feet, due to the great length of the distance, have become worn and are nearly consumed.”
Estes odres de vinho também os enchemos novos; ei-los aqui já rasgados: também estes nossas roupas e nossos sapatos estão já velhos por causa do muito longo caminho.
14 And so they accepted this, because of their provisions, and they did not consult the mouth of the Lord.
E os homens de Israel tomaram de sua provisão do caminho, e não perguntaram à boca do SENHOR.
15 And Joshua made peace with them, and entering into a pact, he promised that they would not be put to death. The leaders of the multitude also swore to them.
E Josué fez paz com eles, e estabeleceu com eles que lhes deixaria a vida: também os príncipes da congregação lhes juraram.
16 Then, three days after the pact was formed, they heard that they lived in the vicinity, and that they would soon be among them.
Passados três dias depois que fizeram com eles o concerto, ouviram como eram seus vizinhos, e que habitavam em meio deles.
17 And so the sons of Israel moved the camp, and they arrived at their cities on the third day, those which are called: Gibeon, and Chephirah, and Beeroth, and Kiriath-jearim.
E partiram-se os filhos de Israel, e ao terceiro dia chegaram a suas cidades: e suas cidades eram Gibeão, Quefira, Beerote, e Quiriate-Jearim.
18 And they did not strike them, because the leaders of the multitude had sworn to them in the name of the Lord, the God of Israel. And so all of the common people murmured against the leaders.
E não os feriram os filhos de Israel, porquanto os príncipes da congregação lhes haviam jurado pelo SENHOR o Deus de Israel. E toda a congregação murmurava contra os príncipes.
19 And they responded to them: “We have sworn to them in the name of the Lord, the God of Israel, and for that reason, we are not able to touch them.
Mas todos os príncipes responderam a toda a congregação: Nós lhes juramos pelo SENHOR Deus de Israel; portanto, agora não lhes podemos tocar.
20 But we shall do this to them: Certainly, let them be preserved so that they may live, lest the wrath of the Lord be stirred up against us, since we would have sworn falsely.
Isto faremos com eles: lhes deixaremos viver, para que não venha ira sobre nós por causa do juramento que lhes fizemos.
21 But though they live, let them serve the entire multitude by cutting wood and carrying water.” And while they were discussing these things,
E os príncipes lhes disseram: Vivam; mas sejam lenhadores e carregadores de água para toda a congregação, como os príncipes lhes disseram.
22 Joshua called the Gibeonites, and he said to them: “Why would you be willing to deceive us by fraud, saying, ‘We live very far away from you,’ when you are in our midst?
E chamando-os Josué, lhes falou dizendo: Por que nos enganastes, dizendo, Habitamos muito longe de vós; uma vez que morais em meio de nós?
23 Therefore, you shall be under a curse, and your stock shall not cease to be cutters of wood and carriers of water, into the house of my God.”
Vós pois agora sois malditos, e não faltará de vós servo, e quem corte a lenha e tire a água para a casa de meu Deus.
24 And they responded: “It was reported to us, your servants, that the Lord your God had promised his servant Moses that he would give you the entire land, and that he would destroy all its inhabitants. Therefore, we were very afraid, and we made a provision for our lives, compelled by the dread of you, and we undertook this counsel.
E eles responderam a Josué, e disseram: Quando foi dado a entender a teus servos, que o SENHOR teu Deus havia mandado a Moisés seu servo que vos havia de dar toda a terra, e que havia de destruir todos os moradores da terra diante de vós, por isto temos muito medo de vós por nossas vidas, e fizemos isto.
25 And now we are in your hand. Act toward us as it seems good and right to you.”
Agora pois, eis-nos aqui em tua mão; o que te parecer bom e correto fazer de nós, faze-o.
26 Therefore, Joshua did just as he had said, and he freed them from the hand of the sons of Israel, so that they would not be killed.
E ele o fez assim; que os livrou da mão dos filhos de Israel, para que não os matassem.
27 And he decreed on that day, that they would be in the ministry of all the people and of the altar of the Lord, cutting wood and carrying water, even until this present time, in the place which the Lord had chosen.
E constituiu-os Josué aquele dia por lenhadores e carregadores de água para a congregação e para o altar do SENHOR, no lugar que ele escolhesse: o que são até hoje.
