Joshua 9
1 Now When these things were heard of, all the kings beyond the Jordan, that dwelt in the mountains and in the plains, in the places near the sea, and on the coasts of the great sea, they also that dwell by Libanus, the Hethite and the Amorrhite, the Chanaanite, the Pherezite, and the Hevite, and the Jebusite,
茲にヨルダンの彼旁において山地平地レバノンに對へる大海の濱邊に居る諸の王すなはちヘテ人アモリ人カナン人ペリジ人ヒビ人ヱブス人たる者どもこれな聞て
2 Gathered themselves together, to fight against Josue and Israel with one mind, and one resolution.
心を同うし相集まりてヨシユアおよびイスラエルと戰はんとす
3 But they that dwelt in Gabaon, hearing all that Josue had done to Jericho and Hai:
然るにギベオンの民ヨシユアがヱリコとアイとに爲たりし事を聞しかば
4 Cunningly devising took for themselves provisions, laying old sacks upon their asses, and wine bottles rent and sewed up again,
己も詭計をめぐらして使者の状にいでたち古き袋および古び破れたるを結びとめたる酒の革嚢を驢馬に負せ
5 And very old shoes, which for a show of age were clouted with patches, and old garments upon them: the leaves also, which they carried for provisions by the way, were hard, and broken into pieces:
補ひたる古履を足にはき古衣を身にまとひ來れり其糧のパンは凡て乾きかつ黴てありき
6 And they went to Josue, who then abode in the camp at Galgal, and said to him, and to all Israel with him: We are come from a far country, desiring to make peace with you. And the children of Israel answered them, and said:
彼等ギルガルの陣營に來りてヨシユアの許にいたり彼とイスラエルの人々に言ふ我らは遠き國より來れり然ば今われらと契約を結べと
7 Perhaps you dwell in the land which falls to our lot; if so, we can make no league with you.
イスラエルの人々ヒビ人に言けるは汝らは我等の中に住をるならんも計られねば我ら爭か汝らと契約を結ぶことを得んと
8 But they said to Josue: We are thy servants. Josue said to them: Who are you? and whence came you?
彼ら又ヨシユアにむかひて我らは汝の僕なりと言ければヨシユアかれらに汝らは何人にして何處より來りしやと問しに
9 They answered: From a very far country thy servants are come in the name of the Lord thy God. For we have heard the fame of his power, all the things that he did in Egypt.
彼らヨシユアに言けるは僕等は汝の神ヱホバの名の故によりて遥に遠き國より來れり其は我ら彼の聲譽および彼がエジプトにて行ひたりし一切の事を聞き
10 And to the two kings of the Amorrhites that were beyond the Jordan, Sehon king of Hesebon, and Og king of Basan, that was in Astaroth:
また彼がヨルダンの彼旁にをりしアモリ人の二箇の王すなはちヘシボンの王シホンおよびアシタロテにをりしバシヤンの王オグに爲たりし一切の事を聞たればなり
11 And our ancients, and all the inhabitants of our country said to us: Take with you victuals for a long way, and go meet them, and say: We are your servants, make ye a league with us.
是をもて我らの長老および我らの國に住をるものみなわれらに告て言り汝ら旅路の糧を手に携さへ往てかれらを迎へて彼らに言へ我らは汝らの僕なり請ふ我らと契約を結べと
12 Behold, these leaves we took hot, when we set out from our houses to come to you, now they are become dry, and broken in pieces, by being exceeding old.
我らの此パンは汝らの所に來らんとて出たちし日に我ら家々より其なほ温煖なるをとり備へしなるが視よ今は已に乾きて黴たり
13 These bottles of wine when we filled them were new, now they are rent and burst. These garments we have on, and the shoes we have on our feet, by reason of the very long journey are worn out, and almost consumed.
また酒をみたせるこれらの革嚢も新しかりしが破るるに至り我らのこの衣服も履も旅路の甚だ長きによりて古びぬと
14 They took therefore of their victuals, and consulted not the mouth of the Lord.
然るに人々は彼らの糧を取りヱホバの口を問ことをせざりき
15 And Josue made peace with them, and entering into a league promised that they should not be slain: the princes also of the multitude swore to them.
ヨシユアすなはち彼らと好を爲し彼らを生しおかんといふ契約を結び會中の長等かれらに誓ひたりしが
16 Now three days after the league was made, they heard that they dwelt nigh, and they should be among them.
その彼らと契約を結びてより三日を經て後かれらは己に近き人にして己の中に住をる者なりと聞り
17 And the children of Israel removed the camp, and came into their cities on the third day, the names of which are Gabaon, and Caphira, and Beroth, and Cariathiarim.
イスラエルの子孫やがて進みて第三日に彼らの邑々に至れり其邑はギベオン、ケピラ、ベエロテおよびキリアテヤリムなり
18 And they slew them not, because the princes of the multitude had sworn in the name of the Lord the God of Israel. Then all the common people murmured against the princes.
然れども會中の長等イスラエルの神ヱホバを指て彼らに誓ひたりしをもてイスラエルの子孫これを攻撃ざりき是をもて會衆みな長等にむかひて呟けり
19 And they answered them: We have sworn to them in the name of the Lord the God of Israel, and therefore we may not touch them.
然ど長等は凡て全會衆に言ふ我らイスラエルの神ヱホバを指て彼らに誓へり然ば今彼らに觸べからず
20 But this we mill do to them: Let their lives be saved, lest the wrath of the Lord be stirred up against us, if we should be forsworn.
我ら斯かれらに爲て彼らを生しおかん然すれば彼らに誓ひし誓によりて震怒の我らに及ぶことあらじと
21 But so let them live, as to serve the whole multitude in hewing wood, and bringing in water. As they were speaking these things,
長等また人衆にむかひて彼らを生しおくべしと言ければ彼らは遂に全會衆のために薪を斬り水を汲ことをする者となれり長等の彼等に言たるが如し
22 Josue called the Gabaonites and said to them: Why would you impose upon us, saying: We dwell far off from you, whereas you are in the midst of us?
ヨシユアすなはち彼らを召よせて彼らに語りて言けるは汝らは我らの中に住をりながら何とて我らは汝らに甚だ遠しと言て我らを誑かししや
23 Therefore you shall be under a curse, and your race shall always be hewers of wood, and carriers of water unto the house of my God.
然ば汝らは詛はる汝らは永く奴隸となり皆わが神の室のために薪を斬り水を汲ことをする者となるべしと
24 They answered: It was told us thy servants, that the Lord thy God had promised his servant Moses to give you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants thereof. Therefore we feared exceedingly and provided for our lives. compelled by the dread we had of you and we took this counsel.
彼らヨシユアに應へて言けるは僕等はなんぢの神ヱホバその僕モーセに此地をことごとく汝らに與へ此地の民をことごとく汝らの前より滅ぼし去ことを命ぜしと明白に傳へ聞たれば汝らのために生命の危からんことを太く懼れて斯は爲けるなり
25 And now we are in thy hand: deal with us as it seemeth good and right unto thee.
視よ我らは今汝の手の中にあり汝の我らに爲を善とし正當とする所を爲たまへと
26 So Josue did as he had said, and delivered them from the hand of the children of Israel, that they should not be slain.
ヨシユアすなはち其ごとく彼らに爲し彼らをイスラエルの子孫の手より救ひて殺さしめざりき
27 And he gave orders in that day that they should be in the service of all the people, and of the altar of the Lord, hewing wood and carrying water, until this present time, in the place which the Lord hath chosen.
ヨシユアその日かれらをして會衆のためおよびヱホバの壇の爲に其えらびたまふ處において薪を斬り水を汲ことをする者とならしめたりしが今日まで然り
