Joshua 9
1 There were several kings [who ruled in lands that are] on the west side of the Jordan River. They were the kings of the Heth people-group, the Amor people-group, the Canaan people-group, the Periz people-group, the Hiv people-group, and the Jebus people-group. They lived in the hilly area, in the foothills further west, and [on the plains] along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. They heard [about what happened at Ai].
Quando todos os reis que estavam além do Jordão, na região montanhosa e na planície, e em toda a costa do grande mar em frente ao Líbano, o hitita, o amorreu, o cananeu, o perizeu, o hivita e o jebuseu, ouviram falar disso
2 So they all gathered [their armies] to fight Joshua and the Israeli army.
eles se reuniram para lutar com Josué e com Israel, com um só acordo.
3 When the people who lived in Gibeon [city] heard that Joshua’s army had defeated the people of Jericho and Ai,
Mas quando os habitantes de Gibeon ouviram o que Josué tinha feito a Jericó e a Ai,
4 they decided to trick the Israelis. They gathered some old sacks and some old leather wine bags that had been mended after they were cracked, and they put these on the backs of their donkeys.
eles também recorreram a um ardil, e foram e fizeram como se tivessem sido embaixadores, e levaram sacos velhos em seus burros, e peles de vinho velhas, rasgadas e amarradas,
5 They put on old sandals that had been patched, and wore old ragged clothes. And they took along bread that was dry and moldy.
e sandálias velhas e remendadas em seus pés, e usaram roupas velhas. Todo o pão de sua alimentação era seco e mofado.
6 They traveled to where Joshua [and the other Israelis] had set up their tents near Gilgal. They said to Joshua and the other Israeli leaders, “We have traveled from a distant land. We want you to make a peace agreement with us.”
Eles foram até Josué no acampamento em Gilgal, e disseram a ele e aos homens de Israel: “Nós viemos de um país distante. Agora, portanto, façam um pacto conosco”.
7 The Israeli leaders said to those men from [Gilead who were from] the Hiv people-group, “[We do not know if you truly live far from us]. If you live near us, we cannot [RHQ] make a peace agreement with you, [because God has commanded us to get rid of the people that are living near us].”
Os homens de Israel disseram aos Hivitas: “E se você viver entre nós? Como poderíamos fazer um pacto com vocês”?
8 They replied to Joshua, “[If you make a peace agreement with us], we will be your servants.” But Joshua answered, “What people-group are you? Where do you come from?”
Eles disseram a Joshua: “Nós somos seus servos”. Joshua disse-lhes: “Quem é você? De onde você vem?”
9 The men from Gibeon answered, “[We want to be] your [. We] have come here from a distant land, because we have heard about the great things that your god has done. We have heard about everything that he did in Egypt [to help you].
Eles lhe disseram: “Seus servos vieram de um país muito distante por causa do nome de Yahweh seu Deus; pois ouvimos falar de sua fama, tudo o que ele fez no Egito,
10 We have heard that he [enabled you to] defeat [the armies of] two kings of the Amor people-group, on the east side of the Jordan River—Sihon, the king who ruled in Heshbon [city], and Og, the king who ruled in Ashtaroth in the Bashan [area].
e tudo o que ele fez aos dois reis dos amorreus que estavam além do Jordão, a Sihon rei de Hesbon e a Og rei de Basã, que estava em Ashtaroth.
11 So our leaders and the rest of our people said to us, ‘Take some food and go to talk with the Israelis. Tell them, “We want to be your servants. So make a peace agreement with us.”’
Nossos anciãos e todos os habitantes de nosso país falaram conosco, dizendo: 'Pegue mantimentos em sua mão para a viagem e vá ao seu encontro'. Diga-lhes: “Nós somos seus servos”. Agora façam um pacto conosco”.
12 Look at our bread. It was fresh and warm [from having been baked] on the day that we left our area, but now it is dry and moldy.
Este nosso pão que tiramos quente de nossas casas no dia em que saímos para ir até você; mas agora, eis que está seco, e se tornou mofado.
13 Look at our leather wine bags. They were new when we filled them with wine [before we left], but now they are cracked and old. Our clothes and our sandals are worn out from traveling [on the long road] to come here.”
Estas peles de vinho, que enchemos, eram novas; e eis que estão rasgadas. Estas nossas vestes e nossas sandálias ficaram velhas por causa da longa jornada”.
14 The Israeli leaders tasted the bread, but they did not ask Yahweh what to do.
Os homens experimentaram suas provisões, e não pediram conselho da boca de Iavé.
15 So Joshua agreed to make a peace agreement with the men from Gibeon to not kill them. All the Israeli leaders vowed to do what Joshua said in the agreement. [Then the men from Gibeon returned home].
Josué fez as pazes com eles, e fez um pacto com eles, para deixá-los viver. Os príncipes da congregação juraram a eles.
16 Three days later the Israelis found out that the men from Gibeon lived nearby.
Ao final de três dias após terem feito um pacto com eles, eles ouviram que eram seus vizinhos e que viviam entre eles.
17 So they went to where the men from Gibeon lived. After traveling [only] three days, they came to their cities: Gibeon, Kephirah, Beeroth, and Kiriath-Jearim.
As crianças de Israel viajaram e vieram para suas cidades no terceiro dia. Agora suas cidades eram Gibeon, Chephirah, Beeroth, e Kiriath Jearim.
18 But the Israelis did not attack the people of those cities, because they had promised [to live peacefully with them], and Yahweh had heard them promise [to do that]. All the Israeli people grumbled against their leaders [for doing that].
Os filhos de Israel não os atacaram, porque os príncipes da congregação haviam jurado por Javé, o Deus de Israel. Toda a congregação murmurou contra os príncipes.
19 But the leaders answered, “We promised to [live peacefully with them], and Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis [worship], heard us promise [to do that]. So now we cannot attack [EUP] them.
Mas todos os príncipes disseram a toda a congregação: “Nós juramos a eles por Javé, o Deus de Israel”. Agora, portanto, não podemos tocá-los”.
20 This is what we will do: We will not kill them. If we kill them, God will be very angry with us [and punish us] because of not doing what we promised to do.
Faremos isso com eles, e os deixaremos viver; para que não haja ira sobre nós, por causa do juramento que fizemos a eles”.
21 So we must allow them to live. But they will cut wood for us, and they will carry water for us.” So the Israeli leaders did what they had promised.
Os príncipes disseram a eles: “Deixem-nos viver”. Assim, eles se tornaram cortadores de madeira e gavetas de água para toda a congregação, como os príncipes haviam falado com eles.
22 Then Joshua summoned the men from Gibeon and asked them, “Why did you lie to us? Your land was near to where we had set up our tents, but you told us that you were from a distant land!
Josué os chamou, e falou com eles, dizendo: “Por que vocês nos enganaram, dizendo: 'Estamos muito longe de vocês', quando vivem entre nós?
23 So now you will become our slaves. You will always be forced to cut wood and carry water for [us Israeli people who worship in] the temple of our God.”
Portanto, agora vocês estão amaldiçoados, e alguns de vocês nunca deixarão de ser escravos, tanto cortadores de madeira quanto gavetas de água para a casa de meu Deus”.
24 The men from Gibeon replied, “We lied to you because we were afraid that you would kill us. We heard that Yahweh, your God, declared to his servant Moses that he would enable you to conquer all the people in this land and to kill all the people who lived in it.
Responderam a Josué, e disseram: “Porque a seus servos certamente foi dito como Javé seu Deus ordenou a seu servo Moisés que lhe desse toda a terra, e que destruísse todos os habitantes da terra de antes de você. Por isso tivemos muito medo de nossas vidas por causa de vocês, e fizemos isto.
25 So now you can decide what you will do with us. Do what you think is right.”
Agora, eis que estamos em suas mãos. Faça-nos o que lhe parece bom e certo fazer”.
26 So Joshua saved the lives of the people of Gibeon by not allowing the Israelis to kill them.
Ele fez isso com eles, e os entregou da mão das crianças de Israel, para que eles não os matassem.
27 Instead, he forced them to become the Israelis’ slaves. They cut wood and carried water for the Israelis. They also brought the wood and water [that was needed for] the sacred altar of Yahweh, to whatever place Yahweh decided that they should build one. And the people of Gibeon are still doing that.
Naquele dia Josué lhes fez cortadores de madeira e gavetas de água para a congregação e para o altar de Javé até hoje, no lugar que ele deveria escolher.
