Joshua 9
1 And it came to pass, when all the kings that were on this side of the Jordan, in the mountain, and in the lowlands, and in all the coast of the great sea opposite Lebanon, the Hittites, and the Emorites, the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, heard this,
E sucedeu que, ouvindo isto todos os reis, que estavam de aquém do Jordão, nas montanhas, e nas campinas, em toda a costa do grande mar, em frente do líbano, os heteus, e os amorreus, os cananeus, os pherezeus, os heveus, e os jebuseus,
2 That they assembled themselves all together, to fight with Joshua and with Israel, with one accord.
Se ajuntaram eles de comum acordo, para pelejar contra Josué e contra Israel.
3 And when the inhabitants of Gib'on heard what Joshua had done unto Jericho and unto 'Ai,
E os moradores de Gibeon ouvindo o que Josué fizera com Jericó e com Hai,
4 They also did work wilily, and went and feigned to be messengers, and took old sacks for their asses, and wine-bottles, old, and rent, and bound up;
Usaram também de astúcia, e foram e se fingiram embaixadores: e tomaram sacos velhos sobre os seus jumentos, e odres de vinho velhos, e rotos, e remendados;
5 And [put] old and patched-up shoes upon their feet, and old garments upon themselves; and all the bread of their provision was dry and mouldy.
E nos seus pés sapatos velhos e manchados, e vestidos velhos sobre si: e todo o pão que traziam para o caminho era seco e bolorento.
6 And they went to Joshua unto the camp at Gilgal, and said unto him, and to the men of Israel, We are come from a far-off country; and now make ye a covenant with us.
E vieram a Josué, ao arraial, a Gilgal, e lhe disseram, a ele e aos homens de Israel: Vimos de uma terra distante; fazei pois agora concerto conosco.
7 And the men of Israel said unto the Hivites, Peradventure ye dwell in the midst of us; and how can we make a covenant with you:
E os homens de Israel responderam aos heveus: Porventura habitais no meio de nós; como pois faremos concerto convosco?
8 And they said unto Joshua, We are thy servants. And Joshua said unto them, Who are ye? and whence come ye!
Então disseram a Josué: Nós somos teus servos. E disse-lhes Josué: Quem sois vós, e de onde vindes?
9 And they said unto him, From a very far-off country are thy servants come, because of the name of the Lord thy God; for we have heard his fame, and all that he hath done in Egypt;
E lhe responderam: Teus servos vieram de uma terra mui distante, por causa do nome do Senhor teu Deus: porquanto ouvimos a sua fama, e tudo quanto fez no Egito;
10 And all that he hath done to the two kings of the Emorites, that were beyond the Jordan, to Sichon the king of Cheshbon, and to 'Og the king of Bashan, who was at 'Ashtaroth.
E tudo quanto fez aos dois reis dos amorreus, que estavam de além do Jordão, a Sehon rei de Hesbon, e a Og, rei de Basan, que estava em Astaroth.
11 Wherefore our elders and all the inhabitants of our country said to us, as followeth, Take provisions with you for the journey, and go to meet them, and say unto them, Your servants are we: and now make ye with us a covenant.
Pelo que nossos anciãos e todos os moradores da nossa terra nos falaram, dizendo: tomai convosco em vossas mãos provisão para o caminho, e ide-lhes ao encontro: e dizei-lhes: Nós somos vossos servos; fazei pois agora concerto conosco.
12 This our bread we took hot for our provision out of our houses on the day we came forth to go unto you; and now, behold, it is dry, and it is become mouldy:
Este nosso pão tomamos quente das nossas casas para nossa provisão, no dia em que saímos para vir a vós: e ei-lo aqui agora já seco e bolorento:
13 And these wine-bottles, which we filled, when new, — but behold, they are now become rent; and these our garments and our shoes are become worn out by reason of the very long journey.
E estes odres, que enchemos de vinho, eram novos, e ei-los aqui já rotos: e estes nossos vestidos e nossos sapatos já se tem envelhecido, por causa do mui longo caminho.
14 And the men took of their provisions, but the decision of the Lord they did not ask.
Então aqueles homens tomaram da sua provisão: e não pediram conselho à boca do Senhor.
15 And Joshua made peace with them, and made a covenant with them, to let them live; and the princes of the congregation swore unto them.
E Josué fez paz com eles, e fez um concerto com eles, que lhes daria a vida: e os príncipes da congregação lhes prestaram juramento.
16 And it came to pass at the end of three days after they had made a covenant with them, that they heard that they were their neighbors, and that they dwelt in the midst of them.
E sucedeu que, ao fim de três dias, depois de fazerem concerto com eles, ouviram que eram seus vizinhos, e que moravam no meio deles.
17 And the children of Israel broke up, and came unto their cities on the third day; and their cities were Gib'on, and Kephirah, and Beeroth, and Kiryath-ye'arim.
Porque, partindo os filhos de Israel, chegaram às suas cidades ao terceiro dia: e suas cidades eram Gibeon, e Cefira, e Beeroth, e Kiriath-jearim.
18 And the children of Israel smote them not; because the princes of the congregation had sworn unto them by the Lord, the God of Israel; but all the congregation murmured against the princes.
E os filhos de Israel os não feriram; porquanto os príncipes da congregação lhes juraram pelo Senhor Deus de Israel: pelo que toda a congregação murmurava contra os príncipes.
19 And all the princes said unto all the congregation, We have sworn unto them by the Lord the God of Israel: and now we cannot touch them.
Então todos os príncipes disseram a toda a congregação: Nós jurámos-lhes pelo Senhor Deus de Israel: pelo que não podemos toca-los.
20 This will we do to them, and we will let them live, that there be no wrath upon us, on account of the oath which we have sworn unto them.
Isto, porém, lhes faremos: dar-lhes-emos a vida; para que não haja grande ira sobre nós, por causa do juramento que já lhes temos jurado.
21 And the princes said unto them, Let them live: and they became hewers of wood and drawers of water unto all the congregation, as the princes had spoken unto them.
Disseram-lhes pois os príncipes: Vivam, e sejam rachadores de lenha e tiradores de água para toda a congregação, como os príncipes lhes tem dito.
22 And Joshua called for them, and he spoke unto them, saying, Wherefore have ye deceived us, saying, We are very far from you: whereas ye dwell in the midst of us?
E Josué os chamou, e falou-lhes dizendo: Porque nos enganastes, dizendo: Mui longe de vós habitamos, morando vós no meio de nós?
23 And now be ye cursed, and there shall not cease to be of you servants and hewers of wood and drawers of water for the house of my God.
Agora pois sereis malditos: e dentre vós não deixará de haver servos, nem rachadores de lenha, nem tiradores de água, para a casa do meu Deus.
24 And they answered Joshua, and said, Because it was certainly told thy servants, how that the Lord thy God had commanded his servant Moses to give unto you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land from before you; wherefore we were sore afraid for our lives because of you, and we have done this thing.
Então responderam a Josué, e disserem: Porquanto com certeza foi anunciado aos teus servos que o Senhor teu Deus ordenou a Moisés, seu servo, que a vós daria toda esta terra, e destruiria todos os moradores da terra diante de vós, tememos muito por nossas vidas por causa de vós; por isso fizemos assim
25 And now, behold, we are in thy hand; as it seemeth good and right in thy eyes to do unto us, so do.
E eis que agora estamos na tua mão: faze aquilo que te pareça bom e reto que se nos faça.
26 And he did unto them thus; and he delivered them out of the hand of the children of Israel, and they slew them not.
Assim pois lhes fez: e livrou-os das mãos dos filhos de Israel, e não os mataram.
27 And Joshua appointed them on that day hewers of wood and drawers of water for the congregation, and for the altar of the Lord, even unto this day, for the place which he should choose.
E, naquele dia, Josué os deu como rachadores de lenha e tiradores de água para a congregação e para o altar do Senhor, até ao dia de hoje, no lugar que escolhesse.
