Joshua 9
1 When all the kings who were beyond the Jordan, in the hill country, and in the lowland, and on all the shore of the great sea in front of Lebanon, the Hittite, the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, heard of it
E succedeu que, ouvindo isto todos os reis, que estavam d'áquem do Jordão, nas montanhas, e nas campinas, em toda a costa do grande mar, em frente do Libano, os hetheos, e os amorrheos, os cananeos, os pherezeos, os heveos, e os jebuseos,
2 they gathered themselves together to fight with Joshua and with Israel, with one accord.
Se ajuntaram elles de commum accordo, para pelejar contra Josué e contra Israel.
3 But when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and to Ai,
E os moradores de Gibeon ouvindo o que Josué fizera com Jericó e com Hai,
4 they also resorted to a ruse, and went and made as if they had been ambassadors, and took old sacks on their donkeys, and old, torn-up and bound up wineskins,
Usaram tambem d'astucia, e foram e se fingiram embaixadores: e tomaram saccos velhos sobre os seus jumentos, e odres de vinho velhos, e rotos, e remendados;
5 and old and patched sandals on their feet, and wore old garments. All the bread of their food supply 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 secco e bolorento.
6 They went to Joshua at the camp at Gilgal, and said to him and to the men of Israel, “We have come from a far country. Now therefore make a covenant with us.”
E vieram a Josué, ao arraial, a Gilgal, e lhe disseram, a elle e aos homens d'Israel: Vimos d'uma terra distante; fazei pois agora concerto comnosco.
7 The men of Israel said to the Hivites, “What if you live amongst us? How could we make a covenant with you?”
E os homens d'Israel responderam aos heveos: Porventura habitaes no meio de nós; como pois faremos concerto comvosco?
8 They said to Joshua, “We are your servants.” Joshua said to them, “Who are you? Where do you come from?”
Então disseram a Josué: Nós somos teus servos. E disse-lhes Josué: Quem sois vós, e d'onde vindes?
9 They said to him, “Your servants have come from a very far country because of the name of the LORD your God; for we have heard of his fame, all that he did in Egypt,
E lhe responderam: Teus servos vieram d'uma terra mui distante, por causa do nome do Senhor teu Deus: porquanto ouvimos a sua fama, e tudo quanto fez no Egypto;
10 and all that he did to the two kings of the Amorites who were beyond the Jordan, to Sihon king of Heshbon and to Og king of Bashan, who was at Ashtaroth.
E tudo quanto fez aos dois reis dos amorrheos, que estavam d'além do Jordão, a Sehon rei de Hesbon, e a Og, rei de Basan, que estava em Astaroth.
11 Our elders and all the inhabitants of our country spoke to us, saying, ‘Take supplies in your hand for the journey, and go to meet them. Tell them, “We are your servants. Now make a covenant with us.”’
Pelo que nossos anciãos e todos os moradores da nossa terra nos fallaram, dizendo: Tomae comvosco em vossas mãos provisão para o caminho, e ide-lhes ao encontro: e dizei-lhes: Nós somos vossos servos; fazei pois agora concerto comnosco.
12 This our bread we took hot for our supplies out of our houses on the day we went out to go to you; but now, behold, it is dry, and has become mouldy.
Este nosso pão tomámos quente das nossas casas para nossa provisão, no dia em que saimos para vir a vós: e eil-o aqui agora já secco e bolorento:
13 These wineskins, which we filled, were new; and behold, they are torn. These our garments and our sandals have become old because of the very long journey.”
E estes odres, que enchemos de vinho, eram novos, e eil-os aqui já rotos: e estes nossos vestidos e nossos sapatos já se teem envelhecido, por causa do mui longo caminho.
14 The men sampled their provisions, and didn’t ask counsel from the LORD’s mouth.
Então aquelles homens tomaram da sua provisão: e não pediram conselho á bocca do Senhor.
15 Joshua made peace with them, and made a covenant with them, to let them live. The princes of the congregation swore to them.
E Josué fez paz com elles, e fez um concerto com elles, que lhes daria a vida: e os principes da congregação lhes prestaram juramento.
16 At the end of three days after they had made a covenant with them, they heard that they were their neighbours, and that they lived amongst them.
E succedeu que, ao fim de tres dias, depois de fazerem concerto com elles, ouviram que eram seus visinhos, e que moravam no meio d'elles.
17 The children of Israel travelled and came to their cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon, Chephirah, Beeroth, and Kiriath Jearim.
Porque, partindo os filhos de Israel, chegaram ás suas cidades ao terceiro dia: e suas cidades eram Gibeon, e Cefira, e Beeroth, e Kiriath-jearim.
18 The children of Israel didn’t strike them, because the princes of the congregation had sworn to them by the LORD, the God of Israel. All the congregation murmured against the princes.
E os filhos de Israel os não feriram; porquanto os principes da congregação lhes juraram pelo Senhor Deus de Israel: pelo que toda a congregação murmurava contra os principes.
19 But all the princes said to all the congregation, “We have sworn to them by the LORD, the God of Israel. Now therefore we may not touch them.
Então todos os principes disseram a toda a congregação: Nós jurámos-lhes pelo Senhor Deus de Israel: pelo que não podemos tocal-os.
20 We will do this to them, and let them live; lest wrath be on us, because of the oath which we swore to them.”
Isto, porém, lhes faremos: dar-lhes-hemos a vida; para que não haja grande ira sobre nós, por causa do juramento que já lhes temos jurado.
21 The princes said to them, “Let them live.” So they became wood cutters and drawers of water for all the congregation, as the princes had spoken to them.
Disseram-lhes pois os principes: Vivam, e sejam rachadores de lenha e tiradores de agua para toda a congregação, como os principes lhes teem dito.
22 Joshua called for them, and he spoke to them, saying, “Why have you deceived us, saying, ‘We are very far from you,’ when you live amongst us?
E Josué os chamou, e fallou-lhes dizendo: Porque nos enganastes, dizendo: Mui longe de vós habitamos, morando vós no meio de nós?
23 Now therefore you are cursed, and some of you will never fail to be slaves, both wood cutters and drawers of water for the house of my God.”
Agora pois sereis malditos: e d'entre vós não deixará de haver servos, nem rachadores de lenha, nem tiradores de agua, para a casa do meu Deus.
24 They answered Joshua, and said, “Because your servants were certainly told how the LORD your God commanded his servant Moses to give you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land from before you. Therefore we were very afraid for our lives because of you, and have done this thing.
Então responderam a Josué, e disserem: Porquanto com certeza foi annunciado aos teus servos que o Senhor teu Deus ordenou a Moysés, 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 Now, behold, we are in your hand. Do to us as it seems good and right to you to do.”
E eis que agora estamos na tua mão: faze aquillo que te pareça bom e recto que se nos faça.
26 He did so to them, and delivered them out of the hand of the children of Israel, so that they didn’t kill them.
Assim pois lhes fez: e livrou-os das mãos dos filhos de Israel, e não os mataram.
27 That day Joshua made them wood cutters and drawers of water for the congregation and for the LORD’s altar to this day, in the place which he should choose.
E, n'aquelle dia, Josué os deu como rachadores de lenha e tiradores de agua para a congregação e para o altar do Senhor, até ao dia de hoje, no logar que escolhesse.
