यहोशू 9
1 त्यसपछि यर्दन पारिको पहाडी देशहरू र लेबनानपट्टि महासमुद्रको किनारका मैदानहरूमा हित्तीहरू, एमोरीहरू, कनानीहरू, परिज्जीहरू, हिव्वीहरू र यबूसीहरू बस्थे ।
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 यिनीहरू यहोशू र इस्राएलविरुद्ध युद्ध गर्न एउटै समूहमा सहभागी भए ।
they came all together at the same time to make war against Joshua and Israel.
3 जब गिबोनका बासिन्दाहरूले यहोशूले यरीहो र ऐलाई गरेका कुरा सुने,
And the inhabitants of Gabaon heard of all that the Lord did to Jericho and Gai.
4 उनीहरूले धूर्त योजना बनाएर काम गरे । उनीहरू समाचारवाहकको रूपमा गए । उनीहरूले फाटिसकेको बोराहरू लिए र उनीहरूका गधामाथि राखे । उनीहरूले पुरानो, फाटेको र मरम्मत गरिएका मशकहरू पनि लिए ।
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 उनीहरूले खुट्टामा पुरानो र टालेका जुत्ताहरू अनि लुगा पनि पुरानो फाटेको नै लगाए । उनीहरूले खानलाई लगेका सबै रोटी सुकिसकेका र ढुसी परेका थिए ।
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 उनीहरू गिलगालमा यहोशूको छाउनीमा गए र तिनलाई र इस्राएलका मानिसहरूलाई भने, “हामी धेरै टाढाको देशबाट आएका हौँ, त्यसैले अहिले हामीसँग सन्धि गर्नुहोस् ।
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 इस्राएलका मानिसहरूले हिव्वीहरूलाई भने, “सायद तिमीहरू हाम्रो नजकै बस्छौ । हामीले तिमीहरूसँग कसरी सन्धि गर्नु?”
And the children of Israel said to the Chorrhaean, Peradventure you dwell amongst us; and how should I make a covenant with you?
8 उनीहरूले भने, “हामी तपाईंहरूका दासहरू हौँ ।” यहोशूले उनीहरूलाई भने, “तिमीहरू को हौ? तिमीहरू कहाँबाट आएका हौ?”
And they said to Joshua, We are your servants: and Joshua said to them, Whence are you, and whence have you come?
9 उनीहरूले तिनलाई भने, “परमप्रभु तपाईंका परमेश्वरको नाउँको कारण तपाईंका दासहरू टाढा देशबाट यहाँ आएका छन् । उहाँको बारेमा र उहाँले मिश्रमा गर्नुभएका सबै कुरा,
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 र यर्दन पारिका एमोरी राजाहरू अर्थात् हेश्बोनका राजा सीहोन, अस्तारोतमा बस्ने बाशानका राजा ओगलाई उहाँले गर्नुभएका सबै कुरा हामीले सुनेका छौँ ।
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 हाम्रा धर्म-गुरुहरू र हाम्रा देशका बासिन्दाहरूले हामीलाई भने, 'यात्राको निम्ति खानेकुराहरू लैजाओ । तिनीहरूलाई भेट्न जाओ र तिनीहरूलाई भन, 'हामी तपाईंका दासहरू हौँ । हामीसँग सन्धि गर्नुहोस् ।'
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 हामी तपाईंहरूकहाँ आउनलाई हाम्रो घरबाट यात्रा सुरु गरेको दिन यो रोटी तातै थियो । तर अहिले हेर्नुहोस्, यो सुकिसकेको र ढुसी परेको छ ।
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 १३ हामीले मशकहरू भर्दा यिनीहरू नयाँ नै थिए र हेर्नुहोस्, अहिले यी चुहिरहेका छन् । धेरै लामो यात्राको कारण हाम्रा लुगा र जुत्ताहरू फाटिसकेका छन्' ।”
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 त्यसैले इस्राएलीहरूले उनीहरूका केही खानेकुरा लिए, तर उनीहरूले परमप्रभुको निर्देशनको खोजी गरेनन् ।
And the chiefs took of their provision, and asked not [counsel of] the Lord.
15 यहोशूले उनीहरूसँग शान्ति सम्झौता गरे, उनीहरूसँग सन्धि गरे र उनीहरूलाई जीवित रहन दिए । मानिसहरूका अगुवाहरूले पनि उनीहरूसँग शपथ खाए ।
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 इस्राएलीहरूले उनीहरूसँग यो सन्धि गरेको तिन दिनपछि उनीहरू छिमेकी रहेछन् र उनीहरू नजिकै बस्दा रहेछन् भनी तिनीहरूले थाहा पाए ।
And it came to pass three days after they had made a covenant with them, they heard that they were near neighbours, and that they lived amongst them.
17 त्यसपछि इस्राएलका मानिसहरू निस्के र तेस्रो दिनमा सहरमा आए । उनीहरूका सहरहरू गिबोन, कपीरा, बरोत, किर्यात-यारीम थिए ।
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 इस्राएलका मानिसहरूले उनीहरूलाई आक्रमण गरेनन्, किनभने तिनीहरूका अगुवाहरूले परमप्रभु इस्राएलका परमेश्वरको सामु उनीहरूबाट शपथ खाएका थिए । सबै इस्राएलीले तिनीहरूका अगुवाहरूविरुद्ध गनगन गरे ।
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 तर सबै अगुवाले मानिसहरूलाई भने, “हामीले उनीहरूको बारेमा परमप्रभु इस्राएलका परमेश्वरद्वारा शपथ खाएका छौँ र अहिले हामी उनीहरूको हानि गर्न सक्दैनौ ।
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 हामी उनीहरूलाई यसो गर्ने छौँ: हामीले उनीहरूसँग शपथ खाएका कारण हामीमाथि आइपर्ने क्रोधबाट बच्न हामी उनीहरूलाई बाँच्न दिने छौँ ।”
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 अगुवाहरूले तिनीहरूका मानिसहरूलाई भने, “उनीहरूलाई बाँच्न देओ ।” त्यसैले अगुवाहरूले तिनीहरूलाई भने झै गिबोनीहरू सबै इस्राएलीका निम्ति पानी बोक्ने र दाउरा काट्ने मानिसहरू भए ।
They shall live, and shall be hewers of wood and drawers of water to all the congregation, as the princes said to them.
22 यहोशूले उनीहरूलाई बोलाए र भने, “'हामी टाढाबाट आएका हौँ' भनी तिमीहरूले हामीसँग किन छल गर्यौ, जब कि तिमीहरू हाम्रै माझमा बस्दा रहेछौ?
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 amongst us?
23 अब यसैकारण तिमीहरू श्रापित भएका छौ र तिमीहरूमध्ये केही सधैँको निम्ति मेरा परमेश्वरको भवनमा दाउरा काट्ने र पानी तान्ने दासहरू हुने छौ ।”
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 उनीहरूले यहोशूलाई जवाफ दिए र भने, “परमप्रभु तपाईंका परमेश्वरले उहाँका दास मोशालाई सबै भूमि दिन र तपाईं सामु भएका भूमिका सबै बासिन्दालाई नष्ट पार्नलाई आज्ञा दिनुभएको तपाईंका दासहरूलाई बताइएको हुनाले तपाईंहरूको कारण हामी हाम्रो जीवनको निम्ति साह्रै भयभीत भएका थियौँ । यसैले हामीले यसो गर्यौँ ।
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 अब हेर्नुहोस्, हामीलाई तपाईंको शक्तिमा राख्नुहोस् । तपाईंको नजरमा हामीलाई जे गर्न असल र उचित लाग्छ, त्यही गर्नुहोस् ।”
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 त्यसैले यहोशूले उनीहरूका निम्ति यसो गरेः तिनले उनीहरूलाई इस्राएलका मानिसहरूको नियन्त्रणबाट छुटकारा दिए । त्यसैले इस्राएलीहरूले उनीहरूलाई मारेनन् ।
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 त्यस दिन यहोशूले गिबोनीहरूलाई समुदायको निम्ति र परमप्रभुले चुन्नुभएको ठाउँको निम्ति दाउरा काट्ने र पानी बोक्नेहरू बनाए ।
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.
