Yosua 9
1 Berita tentang kemenangan-kemenangan Israel tersebar sampai kepada semua raja di sebelah barat Sungai Yordan--di pegunungan, di kaki pegunungan, dan di dataran sepanjang pesisir Laut Tengah sampai sejauh Gunung Libanon di sebelah utara; yaitu raja-raja Het, Amori, Kanaan, Feris, Hewi dan Yebus.
And when the kings of the Amorites on the other side of Jordan, who were in the mountain country, and in the plain, and in all the coast of the great sea, and those who were near Antilibanus, and the Chettites, and the Chananites, and the Pherezites, and the Evites, and the Amorites, and the Gergesites, and the Jebusites, heard [of it],
2 Semua raja itu bermufakat dan bergabung untuk memerangi Yosua dan umat Israel.
they came all together at the same time to make war against Joshua and Israel.
3 Tetapi orang-orang Gibeon dari bangsa Hewi sudah mendengar tentang apa yang dilakukan Yosua terhadap Yerikho dan Ai.
And the inhabitants of Gabaon heard of all that the Lord did to Jericho and Gai.
4 Lalu mereka memutuskan untuk mengelabui Yosua dengan memuat di atas keledai mereka: karung-karung tua, dan kantong-kantong anggur yang buruk-buruk yang dibuat dari kulit. Dan sebagai bekal, mereka menyiapkan hanya roti yang sudah kering dan berjamur.
And they also wrought craftily, and they went and made provision and prepared themselves; and having taken old sacks on their shoulders, and old and tore and patched bottles of wine,
5 Mereka memakai pakaian yang compang-camping serta sepatu yang sudah tua dan ditambal-tambal.
and the upper part of their shoes and their sandals old and clouted on their feet, and their garments old upon them—and the bread of their provision was dry and mouldy and corrupt.
6 Dengan keadaan demikian mereka pergi menemui Yosua di perkemahan di Gilgal lalu berkata kepadanya dan kepada orang-orang Israel, "Kami datang dari negeri yang jauh hendak mengadakan perjanjian dengan Tuan-tuan."
And they came to Joshua into the camp of Israel to Galgala, and said to Joshua and Israel, We are come from a far land: now then make a covenant with us.
7 Tetapi orang-orang Israel berkata, "Untuk apa kami mengadakan perjanjian dengan kalian? Barangkali tempat tinggal kalian di dekat-dekat sini saja!"
And the children of Israel said to the Chorrhaean, Peradventure you dwell among us; and how should I make a covenant with you?
8 Mereka berkata, "Kami rela melakukan apa saja yang Tuan perintahkan." "Kalian siapa? Dan dari negeri mana?" tanya Yosua kepada mereka.
And they said to Joshua, We are your servants: and Joshua said to them, Whence are you, and whence have you come?
9 Mereka menjawab, "Kami datang dari negeri yang jauh sekali, Tuan, karena kami mendengar tentang TUHAN Allah yang disembah oleh Tuan-tuan. Kami mendengar tentang semua yang dilakukan-Nya di Mesir,
And they said, Your servants are come from a very far country in the name of the Lord your God: for we have heard his name, and all that he did in Egypt,
10 dan tentang apa yang dilakukan-Nya terhadap kedua orang raja Amori di sebelah timur Yordan, yaitu Sihon raja Hesybon serta Og raja Basan yang tinggal di Asytarot.
and all that he did to the kings of the Amorites, who were beyond Jordan, to Seon king of the Amorites, and Og king of Basan, who lived in Astaroth and in Edrain.
11 Pemimpin-pemimpin dan seluruh penduduk negeri kami menyuruh kami menyiapkan bekal untuk berangkat ke sini menemui Tuan-tuan, dan menyatakan bahwa kami takluk kepada Tuan-tuan. Sebab itu, kami mohon kemurahan hati Tuan-tuan untuk mengadakan perjanjian dengan kami.
And our elders and all that inhabit our land when they heard spoke to us, saying, Take to yourselves provision for the way, and go to meet them; and you shall say to them, We are your servants, and now make a covenant with us.
12 Cobalah Tuan-tuan lihat, roti bekal kami ini. Ketika kami berangkat, roti ini masih hangat. Tetapi sekarang, lihatlah! Sudah kering dan berjamur.
These [are] the loaves—we took them hot for our journey on the day on which we came out to come to you; and now they are dried and become mouldy.
13 Dan kantong-kantong anggur ini masih baru ketika kami mengisinya; tetapi sekarang, lihatlah! Sudah robek-robek. Pakaian kami dan sepatu kami pun sudah rusak karena perjalanan yang jauh ini."
And these [are] the skins of wine which we filled when new, and they are tore; and our garments and our shoes are worn out because of the very long journey.
14 Maka orang-orang Israel menerima sedikit dari makanan orang-orang Gibeon itu, dan tidak bertanya kepada TUHAN mengenai hal itu.
And the chiefs took of their provision, and asked not [counsel of] the Lord.
15 Yosua mengadakan perjanjian persahabatan dengan orang-orang Gibeon itu, dan berjanji untuk tidak membunuh mereka. Pemimpin-pemimpin umat Israel juga bersumpah untuk menepati perjanjian itu.
And Joshua made peace with them, and they made a covenant with them to preserve them; and the princes of the congregation sware to them.
16 Tapi ternyata, pada hari ketiga setelah perjanjian itu dibuat, orang Israel telah dapat mencapai kota Gibeon, Kefira, Beerot dan Kiryat-Yearim di daerah orang-orang itu. Maka barulah ketahuan bahwa tempat tinggal mereka tidak jauh dari Gilgal.
And it came to pass three days after they had made a covenant with them, they heard that they were near neighbors, and that they lived among them.
And the children of Israel departed and came to their cities; and their cities [were] Gabaon, and Kephira, and Berot, and the cities of Jarin.
18 Tetapi orang Israel tidak bisa membunuh mereka, sebab pemimpin-pemimpin Israel sudah bersumpah kepada mereka atas nama TUHAN Allah Israel. Seluruh umat Israel menggerutu mengenai hal itu kepada para pemimpin mereka.
Land the children of Israel fought not with them, because all the princes sware to them by the Lord God of Israel; and all the congregation murmured at the princes.
19 Tetapi pemimpin-pemimpin itu menjawab, "Apa boleh buat! Kami sudah berjanji kepada mereka dengan sumpah atas nama TUHAN Allah Israel. Sekarang kita tidak boleh berbuat jahat terhadap mereka.
And the princes said to all the congregation: We have sworn to them by the Lord God of Israel, and now we shall not be able to touch them.
20 Kita tidak boleh membunuh mereka sebab kita sudah berjanji; dan kalau kita mengingkari janji itu Allah akan menghukum kita.
This we will do; take them alive, and we will preserve them: so there shall not be wrath against us by reason of the oath which we swore to them.
21 Jadi, biarkanlah mereka hidup, tetapi kita semua menjadikan mereka tukang belah kayu dan tukang pikul air untuk kita semua." Begitulah yang dianjurkan oleh pemimpin-pemimpin itu.
They shall live, and shall be hewers of wood and drawers of water to all the congregation, as the princes said to them.
22 Lalu orang-orang Gibeon itu dipanggil menghadap Yosua. Yosua berkata, "Kenapa kalian menipu kami dan berkata bahwa negerimu jauh sekali, padahal hanya di sini?
And Joshua called them together and said to them, Why have you deceived me, saying, We live very far from you; whereas you are fellow-countrymen of those who dwell among us?
23 Karena kalian berbuat begitu, Allah menghukum kalian. Bangsamu akan selalu menjadi hamba, tukang belah kayu dan tukang pikul air untuk Rumah Allahku."
And now you are cursed: there shall not fail of you a slave, or a hewer of wood, or a drawer of water to me and my God.
24 Mereka menjawab, "Kami berbuat begitu karena kami mendengar bahwa TUHAN Allah yang Tuan sembah itu sudah menyuruh Musa, hamba-Nya itu, memberikan kepada Tuan seluruh negeri ini dan membunuh semua penduduknya pada waktu Tuan mengambil tanah itu. Kami takut sekali kalau-kalau kami dibunuh, itu sebabnya kami melakukan semuanya ini.
And they answered Joshua, saying, It was reported to us what the Lord your God charged his servant Moses, to give you this land, and to destroy us and all that lived on it from before you; and we feared very much for our lives because of you, and [therefore] we did this thing.
25 Sekarang kami di dalam kekuasaan Tuan. Perlakukanlah kami menurut yang Tuan pandang baik."
And now, behold, we [are] in your power; do to us as it is pleasing to you, and as it seems [good] to you.
26 Maka inilah yang dilakukan Yosua: ia melindungi orang-orang itu dan tidak mengizinkan orang Israel membunuh mereka.
And they did so to them; and Joshua rescued them in that day out of the hands of the children of Israel, and they did not kill them.
27 Tetapi mereka dijadikannya hamba--yaitu tukang belah kayu dan tukang pikul air untuk orang Israel dan untuk mezbah TUHAN. Sampai sekarang mereka masih melakukan pekerjaan itu di tempat yang dipilih TUHAN menjadi tempat ibadat baginya.
And Joshua made them in that day hewers of wood and drawers of water to the whole congregation, and for the altar of God: therefore the inhabitants of Gabaon became hewers of wood and drawers of water for the altar of God until this day, even for the place which the Lord should choose.
