Yosua 9

1 Ketika terdengar oleh raja-raja di sebelah barat sungai Yordan, di Pegunungan, di Daerah Bukit dan sepanjang tepi pantai Laut Besar sampai ke seberang gunung Libanon, yakni raja-raja orang Het, orang Amori, orang Kanaan, orang Feris, orang Hewi dan orang Yebus,

And it came to pass, 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, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite-heard of it,

2 bergabunglah mereka dengan seia sekata untuk memerangi Yosua dan orang Israel.

that they gathered themselves together to fight with Joshua and with Israel with one accord.

3 Tetapi ketika terdengar kepada penduduk negeri Gibeon apa yang dilakukan Yosua terhadap Yerikho dan Ai,

But when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and to Ai,

4 maka merekapun bertindak dengan memakai akal: mereka pergi menyediakan bekal, mengambil karung yang buruk-buruk untuk dimuatkan ke atas keledai mereka dan kirbat anggur yang buruk-buruk, yang robek dan dijahit kembali,

they also worked shrewdly, and went and made as if they had been ambassadors, and took old sacks upon their donkeys, and wine-skins, old and torn and bound up,

5 dan kasut yang buruk-buruk dan ditambal untuk dikenakan pada kaki mereka dan pakaian yang buruk-buruk untuk dikenakan oleh mereka, sedang segala roti bekal mereka telah kering, tinggal remah-remah belaka.

and old and patched shoes upon their feet, and old garments upon them, and all the bread of their provision was dry and became moldy.

6 Demikianlah mereka pergi kepada Yosua, ke tempat perkemahan di Gilgal. Berkatalah mereka kepadanya dan kepada orang-orang Israel itu: "Kami ini datang dari negeri jauh; maka sekarang ikatlah perjanjian dengan kami."

And they went to Joshua to the camp at Gilgal, and said to him, and to the men of Israel, We have come from a far country, now therefore make ye a covenant with us.

7 Tetapi berkatalah orang-orang Israel kepada orang-orang Hewi itu: "Barangkali kamu ini diam di tengah-tengah kami, bagaimana mungkin kami mengikat perjanjian dengan kamu?"

And the men of Israel said to the Hivites, Perhaps ye dwell among us, and how shall we make a covenant with you?

8 Lalu kata mereka kepada Yosua: "Kami ini hamba-hambamu." Tanya Yosua: "Siapakah kamu ini dan dari manakah kamu datang?"

And they said to Joshua, We are thy servants. And Joshua said to them, Who are ye, and from where do ye come?

9 Jawab mereka kepadanya: "Dari negeri yang sangat jauh hamba-hambamu ini datang karena nama TUHAN, Allahmu, sebab kami telah mendengar kabar tentang Dia, yakni segala yang dilakukan-Nya di Mesir,

And they said to him, From a very far country. Thy servants have come because of the name of Jehovah thy God, for we have heard the fame of him, and all that he did in Egypt,

10 dan segala yang dilakukan-Nya terhadap kedua raja orang Amori itu di seberang sungai Yordan, Sihon, raja Hesybon, dan Og, raja Basan, yang diam di Asytarot.

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.

11 Sebab itu para tua-tua kami dan seluruh penduduk negeri kami berkata kepada kami, demikian: Bawalah bekal untuk di jalan dan pergilah menemui mereka dan berkatalah kepada mereka: Kami ini hamba-hambamu, maka sekarang ikatlah perjanjian dengan kami.

And our elders and all the inhabitants of our country spoke to us, saying, Take provision in your hand for the journey, and go to meet them, and say to them, We are your servants, and now make ye a covenant with us.

12 Inilah roti kami: masih panas ketika kami bawa sebagai bekal dari rumah pada hari kami berangkat berjalan mendapatkan kamu, tetapi sekarang, lihatlah, telah kering dan tinggal remah-remah belaka.

This our bread we took hot for our provision out of our houses on the day we came forth to go to you, but now, behold, it is dry, and has become moldy.

13 Inilah kirbat-kirbat anggur, yang masih baru ketika kami mengisinya, tetapi lihatlah, telah robek; dan inilah pakaian dan kasut kami, semuanya telah buruk-buruk karena perjalanan yang sangat jauh itu."

And these wine-skins, which we filled, were new, and, behold, they are torn. And these our garments and our shoes have become old by reason of the very long journey.

14 Lalu orang-orang Israel mengambil bekal orang-orang itu, tetapi tidak meminta keputusan TUHAN.

And the men took of their provision, and did not ask counsel at the mouth of Jehovah.

15 Maka Yosua mengadakan persahabatan dengan mereka dan mengikat perjanjian dengan mereka, bahwa ia akan membiarkan mereka hidup; dan para pemimpin umat itu bersumpah kepada mereka.

And Joshua made peace with them, and made a covenant with them to let them live, and the rulers of the congregation swore to them.

16 Tetapi setelah lewat tiga hari, sesudah orang Israel mengikat perjanjian dengan orang-orang itu, terdengarlah oleh mereka, bahwa orang-orang itu tinggal dekat mereka, bahkan diam di tengah-tengah mereka.

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 among them.

17 Sebab orang Israel berangkat pergi dan pada hari ketiga sampai ke kota-kota orang-orang itu; adapun kota-kota itu ialah Gibeon, Kefira, Beerot dan Kiryat-Yearim.

And the sons of Israel journeyed, and came to their cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon, and Chephirah, and Beeroth, and Kiriath-jearim.

18 Orang Israel tidak menewaskan, sebab para pemimpin umat telah bersumpah kepada mereka demi TUHAN, Allah Israel. Lalu bersungut-sungutlah segenap umat kepada para pemimpin.

And the sons of Israel did not smite them, because the rulers of the congregation had sworn to them by Jehovah, the God of Israel. And all the congregation murmured against the rulers.

19 Berkatalah pemimpin-pemimpin itu kepada seluruh umat: "Kami telah bersumpah kepada mereka demi TUHAN, Allah Israel; oleh sebab itu kita tidak dapat mengusik mereka.

But all the rulers said to all the congregation, We have sworn to them by Jehovah, the God of Israel, now therefore we may not touch them.

20 Beginilah akan kita perlakukan mereka: membiarkan mereka hidup, supaya kita jangan tertimpa murka karena sumpah yang telah kita ikrarkan itu kepada mereka."

This we will do to them, and let them live, lest wrath be upon us because of the oath which we swore to them.

21 Lagi kata para pemimpin kepada mereka: "Biarlah mereka hidup." Maka merekapun dijadikan tukang belah kayu dan tukang timba air untuk segenap umat, seperti yang ditetapkan oleh para pemimpin mengenai mereka.

And the rulers said to them, Let them live. So they became hewers of wood and drawers of water to all the congregation, as the rulers had spoken to them.

22 Lalu Yosua memanggil mereka dan berkata kepada mereka, demikian: "Mengapa kamu menipu kami dengan berkata: Kami ini tinggal sangat jauh dari pada kamu, padahal kamu diam di tengah-tengah kami?

And Joshua called for them, and he spoke to them, saying, Why have ye beguiled us, saying, We are very far from you, when ye dwell among us?

23 Oleh sebab itu, terkutuklah kamu dan tak putus-putusnya kamu menjadi hamba, tukang belah kayu dan tukang timba air untuk rumah Allahku."

Now therefore ye are cursed, and there shall never fail to be bondmen of you, both hewers of wood and drawers of water for the house of my God.

24 Jawab mereka kepada Yosua, katanya: "Sebab telah dikabarkan dengan sungguh-sungguh kepada hamba-hambamu ini, bahwa TUHAN, Allahmu, memerintahkan kepada Musa hamba-Nya, memberikan seluruh negeri itu kepadamu dan memunahkan seluruh penduduk negeri itu dari depan kamu, maka sangatlah kami takut kehilangan nyawa, menghadapi kamu; itulah sebabnya kami melakukan yang demikian.

And they answered Joshua, and said, Because it was certainly told thy servants, how that Jehovah thy 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.

25 Maka sekarang, kami ini dalam tanganmu; perlakukanlah kami seperti yang kaupandang baik dan benar untuk dilakukan kepada kami."

And now, behold, we are in thy hand. As it seems good and right to thee to do to us, do.

26 Demikianlah dilakukannya kepada mereka. Dilepaskannyalah mereka dari tangan orang-orang Israel, sehingga mereka tidak dibunuh.

And so he did to them, and delivered them out of the hand of the sons of Israel, that they did not kill them.

27 Dan pada waktu itu Yosua menjadikan mereka tukang belah kayu dan tukang timba air untuk umat itu dan untuk mezbah TUHAN, sampai sekarang, di tempat yang akan dipilih-Nya.

And Joshua made them that day hewers of wood and drawers of water for the congregation, and for the altar of Jehovah to this day in the place which he should choose.