यहोशू 9

1 त्यसपछि यर्दन पारिको पहाडी देशहरू र लेबनानपट्टि महासमुद्रको किनारका मैदानहरूमा हित्तीहरू, एमोरीहरू, कनानीहरू, परिज्‍जीहरू, हिव्वीहरू र यबूसीहरू बस्थे ।

And it came to pass, when all the kings that 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 thereof,

2 यिनीहरू यहोशू र इस्राएलविरुद्ध युद्ध गर्न एउटै समूहमा सहभागी भए ।

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

3 जब गिबोनका बासिन्दाहरूले यहोशूले यरीहो र ऐलाई गरेका कुरा सुने,

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

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 ।

they also did work wilily, and went and made as if they had been ambassadors, and took old sacks upon their asses, and wine skins, worn and rent and patched up;

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 worn shoes and clouted upon their feet, and worn garments upon them; and all the bread of their provision was dry and was become crumbs.

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 went to Joshua unto the camp at Gilgal, and said unto him, and to the men of Israel: 'We are come from a far country; now therefore make ye a covenant with us.'

7 इस्राएलका मानिसहरूले हिव्वीहरूलाई भने, “सायद तिमीहरू हाम्रो नजकै बस्‍छौ । हामीले तिमीहरूसँग कसरी सन्धि गर्नु?”

And the men of Israel said unto the Hivites: 'Peradventure ye dwell among us; and how shall we 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 unto Joshua: 'We are thy servants.' And Joshua said unto them: 'Who are ye? and from whence come ye?'

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 unto him: 'From a very far country thy servants are come because of the name of the LORD thy God; for we have heard the fame of Him, 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 two kings of the Amorites, that were beyond the Jordan, to Sihon king of Heshbon, and to Og king of Bashan, who was at Ashtaroth.

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 the inhabitants of our country spoke to us, saying: Take provision in your hand for the journey, and go to meet them, and say unto them: We are your servants; and now make ye 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 ।

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

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 wine-skins, which we filled, were new; and, behold, they are rent. And these our garments and our shoes are worn by reason of the very long journey.'

14 त्यसैले इस्राएलीहरूले उनीहरूका केही खानेकुरा लिए, तर उनीहरूले परमप्रभुको निर्देशनको खोजी गरेनन् ।

And the men took of their provision, and asked not counsel at the mouth 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 made a covenant with them, to let them live; and the princes of the congregation swore unto 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 at the end of three days after they had made a covenant with them, that they heard that they were their neighbours, and that they dwelt among them.

17 त्यसपछि इस्राएलका मानिसहरू निस्के र तेस्रो दिनमा सहरमा आए । उनीहरूका सहरहरू गिबोन, कपीरा, बरोत, किर्यात-यारीम थिए ।

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

18 इस्राएलका मानिसहरूले उनीहरूलाई आक्रमण गरेनन्, किनभने तिनीहरूका अगुवाहरूले परमप्रभु इस्राएलका परमेश्‍वरको सामु उनीहरूबाट शपथ खाएका थिए । सबै इस्राएलीले तिनीहरूका अगुवाहरूविरुद्ध गनगन गरे ।

And the children of Israel smote them not, because the princes of the congregation had sworn unto them by the LORD, the God of Israel. And all the congregation murmured against the princes.

19 तर सबै अगुवाले मानिसहरूलाई भने, “हामीले उनीहरूको बारेमा परमप्रभु इस्राएलका परमेश्‍वरद्वारा शपथ खाएका छौँ र अहिले हामी उनीहरूको हानि गर्न सक्दैनौ ।

But all the princes said unto all the congregation: 'We have sworn unto them by the LORD, the God of Israel; now therefore we may not 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 to them, and let them live; lest wrath be upon us, because of the oath which we swore unto 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 ।

And the princes said concerning them: 'Let them live'; so they became hewers of wood and drawers of water unto all the congregation, as the princes had spoken concerning 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 for them, and he spoke unto them, saying: 'Wherefore have ye beguiled us, saying: We are very far from you, when ye dwell among us?

23 अब यसैकारण तिमीहरू श्रापित भएका छौ र तिमीहरूमध्‍ये केही सधैँको निम्ति मेरा परमेश्‍वरको भवनमा दाउरा काट्ने र पानी तान्‍ने दासहरू हुने छौ ।”

Now therefore ye are cursed, and there shall never fail to be of you bondmen, both hewers of wood and drawers of water for the house of 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, and said: 'Because it was certainly told thy servants, how that the LORD 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 sore afraid for our lives because of you, and have done 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 thy hand: as it seemeth good and right unto thee to do unto us, do.'

26 त्यसैले यहोशूले उनीहरूका निम्ति यसो गरेः तिनले उनीहरूलाई इस्राएलका मानिसहरूको नियन्त्रणबाट छुटकारा दिए । त्यसैले इस्राएलीहरूले उनीहरूलाई मारेनन् ।

And so did he unto them, and delivered them out of the hand of the children of Israel, that they slew them not.

27 त्यस दिन यहोशूले गिबोनीहरूलाई समुदायको निम्ति र परमप्रभुले चुन्‍नुभएको ठाउँको निम्ति दाउरा काट्ने र पानी बोक्‍नेहरू बनाए ।

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