यहोशू 9

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

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, the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, heard of it

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

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 to 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 resorted to a ruse, and went and made as if they had been ambassadors, and took old sacks on their donkeys, and old, torn-up and bound up wineskins,

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 old and patched sandals on their feet, and wore old garments. All the bread of their food supply was dry and moldy.

6 उनीहरू गिलगालमा यहोशूको छाउनीमा गए र तिनलाई र इस्राएलका मानिसहरूलाई भने, “हामी धेरै टाढाको देशबाट आएका हौँ, त्यसैले अहिले हामीसँग सन्धि गर्नुहोस् ।

They went to Joshua at the camp at Gilgal, and said to him and to the men of Israel, “We have come from a far country. Now therefore make a covenant with us.”

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

The men of Israel said to the Hivites, “What if you live among us? How could we make a covenant with you?”

8 उनीहरूले भने, “हामी तपाईंहरूका दासहरू हौँ ।” यहोशूले उनीहरूलाई भने, “तिमीहरू को हौ? तिमीहरू कहाँबाट आएका हौ?”

They said to Joshua, “We are your servants.” Joshua said to them, “Who are you? Where do you come from?”

9 उनीहरूले तिनलाई भने, “परमप्रभु तपाईंका परमेश्‍वरको नाउँको कारण तपाईंका दासहरू टाढा देशबाट यहाँ आएका छन् । उहाँको बारेमा र उहाँले मिश्रमा गर्नुभएका सबै कुरा,

They said to him, “Your servants have come from a very far country because of the name of Yahweh your God; for we have heard of his fame, 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 who 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 ।'

Our elders and all the inhabitants of our country spoke to us, saying, ‘Take supplies in your hand for the journey, and go to meet them. Tell them, “We are your servants. 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 ।

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

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' ।”

These wineskins, which we filled, were new; and behold, they are torn. These our garments and our sandals have become old because of the very long journey.”

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

The men sampled their provisions, and didn’t ask counsel from Yahweh’s mouth.

15 यहोशूले उनीहरूसँग शान्ति सम्झौता गरे, उनीहरूसँग सन्धि गरे र उनीहरूलाई जीवित रहन दिए । मानिसहरूका अगुवाहरूले पनि उनीहरूसँग शपथ खाए ।

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

16 इस्राएलीहरूले उनीहरूसँग यो सन्धि गरेको तिन दिनपछि उनीहरू छिमेकी रहेछन् र उनीहरू नजिकै बस्दा रहेछन् भनी तिनीहरूले थाहा पाए ।

At the end of three days after they had made a covenant with them, they heard that they were their neighbors, and that they lived among them.

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

The children of Israel traveled and came to their cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon, Chephirah, 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 ।

The children of Israel didn’t strike them, because the princes of the congregation had sworn to them by Yahweh, the God of Israel. 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 to all the congregation, “We have sworn to them by Yahweh, 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 ।”

We will do this to them, and let them live; lest wrath be on us, because 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 ।

The princes said to them, “Let them live.” So they became wood cutters and drawers of water for all the congregation, as the princes had spoken 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?

Joshua called for them, and he spoke to them, saying, “Why have you deceived us, saying, ‘We are very far from you,’ when you live 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 you are cursed, and some of you will never fail to be slaves, both wood cutters 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 ।

They answered Joshua, and said, “Because your servants were certainly told how Yahweh your 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 अब हेर्नुहोस्, हामीलाई तपाईंको शक्‍तिमा राख्‍नुहोस् । तपाईंको नजरमा हामीलाई जे गर्न असल र उचित लाग्छ, त्यही गर्नुहोस् ।”

Now, behold, we are in your hand. Do to us as it seems good and right to you to do.”

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

He did so to them, and delivered them out of the hand of the children of Israel, so that they didn’t kill them.

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

That day Joshua made them wood cutters and drawers of water for the congregation and for Yahweh’s altar to this day, in the place which he should choose.