Joshua 9

1 And it cometh to pass, when all the kings who [are] beyond the Jordan, in the hill-country, and in the low-country, and in every haven of the great sea, over-against Lebanon, the Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, hear —

١ وَعِنْدَمَا سَمِعَ جَمِيعُ مُلُوكِ الْحِثِّيِّينَ وَالأَمُورِيِّينَ وَالْكَنْعَانِيِّينَ وَالْفِرِزِّيِّينَ والْحِوِّيِّينَ وَالْيَبُوسِيِّينَ الْمُقِيمِينَ غَرْبِيَّ نَهْرِ الأُرْدُنِّ، الْمُسْتَوْطِنِينَ فِي الْجِبَالِ وَفِي السُّهُولِ، وَعِنْدَ سَاحِلِ الْبَحْرِ الْمُتَوَسِّطِ، حَتَّى حُدُودِ سَاحِلِ لُبْنَانَ، هَذِهِ الأُمُورَ

2 that they gather themselves together to fight with Joshua, and with Israel — one mouth.

٢ سَارَعُوا بِتَوْحِيدِ جُيُوشِهِمْ لِمُحَارَبَةِ يَشُوعَ وَبَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ.

3 And the inhabitants of Gibeon have heard that which Joshua hath done to Jericho and to Ai,

٣ وَحِينَ عَرَفَ أَهْلُ جِبْعُونَ بِمَا صَنَعَهُ يَشُوعُ بِأَرِيحَا وَعَايَ،

4 and they work, even they, with subtilty, and go, and feign to be ambassadors, and take old sacks for their asses, and wine-bottles, old, and rent, and bound up,

٤ لَجَأُوا إِلَى الْحِيلَةِ الْمَاكِرَةِ، فَأَقْبَلُوا كَوَفْدٍ مُحَمِّلِينَ حَمِيرَهُمْ بِعِدَالٍ رَثَّةٍ وَزِقَاقِ خَمْرٍ بَالِيَةٍ مَرْبُوطَةٍ،

5 and sandals, old and patched, on their feet, and old garments upon them, and all the bread of their provision is dry — it was crumbs.

٥ وَارْتَدَوْا نِعَالاً بَالِيَةً وَمُرَقَّعَةً فِي أَرْجُلِهِمْ، وَلَبِسُوا عَلَيْهِمْ ثِيَاباً مُهْتَرِئَةً، وَتَزَوَّدُوا بِخُبْزٍ يَابِسٍ فَقَطْ، تَحَوَّلَ إِلَى فُتَاتٍ،

6 And they go unto Joshua, unto the camp at Gilgal, and say unto him, and unto the men of Israel, 'From a land far off we have come, and now, make with us a covenant;'

٦ وَقَدِمُوا عَلَى يَشُوعَ فِي مُخَيَّمِ الْجِلْجَالِ، وَقَالُوا لَهُ وَلِقَادَةِ إِسْرَائِيلَ: «هَا نَحْنُ قَدْ جِئْنَا مِنْ أَرْضٍ بَعِيدَةٍ، فَاقْطَعُوا لَنَا عَهْداً».

7 and the men of Israel say unto the Hivite, 'It may be in our midst ye are dwelling, and how do we make with thee a covenant?'

٧ فَقَالَ قَادَةُ إِسْرَائِيلَ لِلْحِوِّيِّينَ: «كَيْفَ نَقْطَعُ لَكُمْ عَهْداً؟ رُبَّمَا أَنْتُمْ مِنْ سُكَّانِ هَذِهِ الْمِنْطَقَةِ».

8 and they say unto Joshua, 'Thy servants we [are].' And Joshua saith unto them, 'Who [are] ye? and whence come ye?'

٨ فَقَالُوا لِيَشُوعَ: «نَحْنُ عَبِيدٌ لَكَ» فَسَأَلَهُمْ يَشُوعُ: «مَنْ أَنْتُمْ، وَمِنْ أَيْنَ أَقْبَلْتُمْ؟»

9 And they say unto him, 'From a land very far off have thy servants come, for the name of Jehovah thy God, for we have heard His fame, and all that He hath done in Egypt,

٩ فَأَجَابُوهُ: «لَقَدْ جَاءَ عَبِيدُكَ عَلَى اسْمِ الرَّبِّ إِلَهِكَ مِنْ أَرْضٍ بَعِيدَةٍ جِدّاً، لأَنَّنَا قَدْ سَمِعْنَا بِقُدْرَتِهِ وَبِكُلِّ مَا أَجْرَاهُ عَلَى مِصْرَ،

10 and all that He hath done to the two kings of the Amorite who [are] beyond the Jordan, to Sihon king of Heshbon, and to Og king of Bashan, who [is] in Ashtaroth.

١٠ وَبِكُلِّ مَا صَنَعَهُ بِمَلِكَيِ الأَمُورِيِّينَ: سِيحُونَ مَلِكِ حَشْبُونَ وَعُوجَ مَلِكِ بَاشَانَ، الَّذِي فِي عَشْتَارُوثَ الْمُقِيمَيْنِ فِي شَرْقِيِّ الأُرْدُنِّ.

11 'And our elders, and all the inhabitants of our land speak unto us, saying, Take in your hand provision for the way, and go to meet them, and ye have said unto them, Your servants we [are], and now, make with us a covenant;

١١ فَأَشَارَ عَلَيْنَا شُيُوخُنَا وَسَائِرُ سُكَّانِ أَرْضِنَا أَنْ نَتَزَوَّدَ لِهَذِهِ الرِّحْلَةِ الطَّوِيلَةِ، وَنَأْتِيَ لِلِقَائِكُمْ وَنُعْلِنَ لَكُمْ أَنَّ شَعْبَنَا صَارَ لَكُمْ عَبِيداً، فَتَعَالَوْا وَاقْطَعُوا لَنَا عَهْداً.

12 this our bread — hot we provided ourselves with it out of our houses, on the day of our coming out to go unto you, and now, lo, it is dry, and hath been crumbs;

١٢ هَذَا هُوَ خُبْزُنَا أَخَذْنَاهُ مِنْ بُيُوتِنَا سَاخِناً يَوْمَ بَدَأْنَا رِحْلَتَنَا إِلَيْكُمْ، وَصَارَ الآنَ يَابِساً فُتَاتاً.

13 and these [are] the wine-bottles which we filled, new, and lo, they have rent; and these, our garments and our sandals, have become old, from the exceeding greatness of the way.'

١٣ وَهَذِهِ هِيَ زِقَاقُ الْخَمْرِ الَّتِي كَانَتْ جَدِيدَةً يَوْمَ مَلأْنَاهَا، قَدْ أَصْبَحَتْ مُشَقَّقَةً، وَهَذِهِ ثِيَابُنَا وَنِعَالُنَا قَدْ بَلِيَتْ مِنْ طُولِ الْمَسِيرِ عَلَى الطَّرِيقِ».

14 And the men take of their provision, and the mouth of Jehovah have not asked;

١٤ فَأَخَذَ قَادَةُ إِسْرَائِيلَ مِنْ زَادِهِمْ مِنْ غَيْرِ اسْتِشَارَةِ الرَّبِّ.

15 and Joshua maketh with them peace, and maketh with them a covenant, to keep them alive; and swear to them do the princes of the company.

١٥ وَعَقَدَ يَشُوعُ لَهُمْ مُعَاهَدَةَ صُلْحٍ، وَأَبْرَمَ مَعَهُمْ مِيثَاقاً لِلْمُحَافَظَةِ عَلَى حَيَاتِهِمْ، وَكَذَلِكَ حَلَفَ لَهُمْ قَادَةُ إِسْرَائِيلَ.

16 And it cometh to pass, at the end of three days after that they have made with them a covenant, that they hear that they [are] their neighbours — that in their midst they are dwelling.

١٦ وَفِي نِهَايَةِ ثَلاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ، بَعْدَ أَنْ قَطَعُوا لَهُمْ عَهْداً، اكْتَشَفَ الإِسْرَائِيلِيُّونَ أَنَّهُمْ مِنَ الْحِوِّيِّينَ الْقَرِيبِينَ مِنْهُمْ وَالْمُقِيمِينَ فِي وَسَطِهِمْ.

17 And the sons of Israel journey and come in unto their cities on the third day — and their cities [are] Gibeon, and Chephirah, and Beeroth, and Kirjath-Jearim —

١٧ وَمَا لَبِثَ أَنِ ارْتَحَلَ الإِسْرَائِيلِيُّونَ فِي الْيَوْمِ الثَّالِثِ وَجَاءُوا إِلَى مُدُنِ الْحِوِّيِّينَ الَّتِي هِيَ جِبْعُونُ وَالْكَفِيرَةُ وَبَئِيرُوتُ وَقَرْيَةُ يَعَارِيمَ.

18 and the sons of Israel have not smitten them, for sworn to them have the princes of the company by Jehovah God of Israel, and all the company murmur against the princes.

١٨ فَلَمْ يُهَاجِمْهُمُ الْمُحَارِبُونَ لأَنَّ قَادَةَ الْجَمَاعَةِ قَدْ أَبْرَمُوا مَعَهُمْ عَهْداً حَالِفِينَ بِالرَّبِّ إِلَهِ إِسْرَائِيلَ. فَتَذَمَّرَ جَمِيعُ الشَّعْبِ عَلَى الْقَادَةِ.

19 And all the princes say unto all the company, 'We — we have sworn to them by Jehovah, God of Israel; and now, we are not able to come against them;

١٩ فَقَالَ الْقَادَةُ لِبَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ: «إِنَّنَا قَدْ حَلَفْنَا لَهُمْ بِالرَّبِّ إِلَهِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَلا يُمْكِنُنَا الآنَ أَنْ نَمَسَّهُمْ بِسُوءٍ.

20 this we do to them, and have kept them alive, and wrath is not upon us, because of the oath which we have sworn to them.'

٢٠ وَلا يَسَعُنَا إلّا أَنْ نَسْتَحْيِيَهُمْ لِئَلّا يَحِلَّ عَلَيْنَا سَخَطُ الرَّبِّ مِنَ جَرَّاءِ الْيَمِينِ الَّتي حَلَفْنَا بِها لَهُمْ».

21 And the princes say unto them, 'They live, and are hewers of wood and drawers of water for all the company, as the princes spake to them.'

٢١ وَأَضَافُوا: «لِيَحْيَوْا، وَلَكِنْ لِيَكُونُوا لِكُلِّ الْجَمَاعَةِ عَبِيداً، يَحْتَطِبُونَ حَطَباً وَيَسْتَقُونَ لَهُمْ مَاءً». وَهَكَذَا لَمْ يَنْكُثِ الْقَادَةُ عَهْدَهُمْ.

22 And Joshua calleth for them, and speaketh unto them, saying, 'Why have ye deceived us, saying, We are very far from you, and ye in our midst dwelling?

٢٢ وَاسْتَدْعَاهُمْ يَشُوعُ وَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «لِمَاذَا خَدَعْتُمُونَا مُدَّعِينَ أَنَّكُمْ تُقِيمُونَ بَعِيداً جِدّاً، بَيْنَمَا أَنْتُمْ سَاكِنُونَ فِي وَسَطِنَا؟

23 and now, cursed are ye, and none of you is cut off [from being] a servant, even hewers of wood and drawers of water, for the house of my God.'

٢٣ فَلْتَكُونُوا مَلْعُونِينَ الآنَ، لَا يَنْقَطِعُ مِنْكُمُ الْعَبِيدُ وَمُحْتَطِبُو الْحَطَبِ وَمُسْتَقُو الْمَاءِ لِبَيْتِ إِلَهِي».

24 And they answer Joshua and say, 'Because it was certainly declared to thy servants, that Jehovah thy God commanded Moses His servant to give to you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land from before you; and we fear greatly for ourselves because of you, and we do this thing;

٢٤ فَأَجَابُوا يَشُوعَ قَائِلِينَ: «لَقَدْ بَلَغَ عَبِيدَكَ أَخْبَارُ مَا وَعَدَ بِهِ الرَّبُّ إِلَهُكَ مُوسَى عَبْدَهُ، أَنْ يَهَبَكُمْ كُلَّ الأَرْضِ وَيُهْلِكَ جَمِيعَ سُكَّانِهَا مِنْ أَمَامِكُمْ، فَخَشِينَا جِدّاً عَلَى أَنْفُسِنَا مِنْكُمْ، فَتَوَسَّلْنَا بِالْحِيلَةِ.

25 and now, lo, we [are] in thy hand, as [it is] good, and as [it is] right in thine eyes to do to us — do.'

٢٥ وَالآنَ هَا نَحْنُ تَحْتَ رَحْمَتِكَ، فَافْعَلْ بِنَا مَا تَرَاهُ صَالِحاً وَحَقّاً».

26 And he doth to them so, and delivereth them from the hand of the sons of Israel, and they have not slain them;

٢٦ وَهَكَذَا أَنْقَذَهُمْ يَشُوعُ مِنَ الإِسْرَائِيلِيِّينَ فَلَمْ يَقْتُلُوهُمْ،

27 and Joshua maketh them on that day hewers of wood and drawers of water for the company, and for the altar of Jehovah, unto this day, at the place which He doth choose.

٢٧ وَلَكِنَّهُ اسْتَخْدَمَهُمْ مُنْذُ ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ فِي احْتِطَابِ الْحَطَبِ، وَاسْتِقَاءِ الْمَاءِ لِكُلِّ جَمَاعَةِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَلِمَذْبَحِ الرَّبِّ إِلَى هَذَا الْيَوْمِ، فِي الْمَوْضِعِ الَّذِي يَخْتَارُهُ الرَّبُّ.