Josué 9

1 E sucedeu que, ouvindo isto todos os reis, que estavam de aquém do Jordão, nas montanhas, e nas campinas, em toda a costa do grande mar, em frente do líbano, os heteus, e os amorreus, os cananeus, os pherezeus, os heveus, e os jebuseus,

And it came to pass, when all the kings who were on this side Jordan, in the hills, and in the valleys, and in all the coasts of the great sea opposite Lebanon, the Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, heard these things;

2 Se ajuntaram eles de comum acordo, para pelejar contra Josué e contra Israel.

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

3 E os moradores de Gibeon ouvindo o que Josué fizera com Jericó e com Hai,

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

4 Usaram também de astúcia, e foram e se fingiram embaixadores: e tomaram sacos velhos sobre os seus jumentos, e odres de vinho velhos, e rotos, e remendados;

They also worked deceitfully, and went and made as if they had been ambassadors, and took old sacks upon their donkeys, and wine bottles, old, and torn, and bound up;

5 E nos seus pés sapatos velhos e manchados, e vestidos velhos sobre si: e todo o pão que traziam para o caminho era seco e bolorento.

And old and patched shoes upon their feet, and old garments upon them; and all the bread of their provision was dry and mouldy.

6 E vieram a Josué, ao arraial, a Gilgal, e lhe disseram, a ele e aos homens de Israel: Vimos de uma terra distante; fazei pois agora concerto conosco.

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 league with us.

7 E os homens de Israel responderam aos heveus: Porventura habitais no meio de nós; como pois faremos concerto convosco?

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

8 Então disseram a Josué: Nós somos teus servos. E disse-lhes Josué: Quem sois vós, e de onde vindes?

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

9 E lhe responderam: Teus servos vieram de uma terra mui distante, por causa do nome do Senhor teu Deus: porquanto ouvimos a sua fama, e tudo quanto fez no Egito;

And they said to him, From a very far country thy servants have 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 E tudo quanto fez aos dois reis dos amorreus, que estavam de além do Jordão, a Sehon rei de Hesbon, e a Og, rei de Basan, que estava em Astaroth.

And all that he did to the two kings of the Amorites, that were beyond Jordan, to Sihon king of Heshbon, and to Og king of Bashan, who was at Ashtaroth.

11 Pelo que nossos anciãos e todos os moradores da nossa terra nos falaram, dizendo: tomai convosco em vossas mãos provisão para o caminho, e ide-lhes ao encontro: e dizei-lhes: Nós somos vossos servos; fazei pois agora concerto conosco.

Therefore our elders and all the inhabitants of our country spoke to us, saying, Take provisions with you for the journey, and go to meet them, and say to them, We are your servants: therefore now make ye a league with us.

12 Este nosso pão tomamos quente das nossas casas para nossa provisão, no dia em que saímos para vir a vós: e ei-lo aqui agora já seco e bolorento:

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 it is mouldy:

13 E estes odres, que enchemos de vinho, eram novos, e ei-los aqui já rotos: e estes nossos vestidos e nossos sapatos já se tem envelhecido, por causa do mui longo caminho.

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

14 Então aqueles homens tomaram da sua provisão: e não pediram conselho à boca do Senhor.

And the men took of their provisions, and asked not counsel at the mouth of the LORD.

15 E Josué fez paz com eles, e fez um concerto com eles, que lhes daria a vida: e os príncipes da congregação lhes prestaram juramento.

And Joshua made peace with them, and made a league with them, to let them live: and the princes of the congregation swore to them.

16 E sucedeu que, ao fim de três dias, depois de fazerem concerto com eles, ouviram que eram seus vizinhos, e que moravam no meio deles.

And it came to pass at the end of three days after they had made a league with them, that they heard that they were their neighbours, and that they dwelt among them.

17 Porque, partindo os filhos de Israel, chegaram às suas cidades ao terceiro dia: e suas cidades eram Gibeon, e Cefira, e Beeroth, e Kiriath-jearim.

And the children of Israel journeyed, and came to their cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon, and Chephirah, and Beeroth, and Kirjathjearim.

18 E os filhos de Israel os não feriram; porquanto os príncipes da congregação lhes juraram pelo Senhor Deus de Israel: pelo que toda a congregação murmurava contra os príncipes.

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

19 Então todos os príncipes disseram a toda a congregação: Nós jurámos-lhes pelo Senhor Deus de Israel: pelo que não podemos toca-los.

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

20 Isto, porém, lhes faremos: dar-lhes-emos a vida; para que não haja grande ira sobre nós, por causa do juramento que já lhes temos jurado.

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

21 Disseram-lhes pois os príncipes: Vivam, e sejam rachadores de lenha e tiradores de água para toda a congregação, como os príncipes lhes tem dito.

And the princes said to them, Let them live; but let them be hewers of wood and drawers of water to all the congregation; as the princes had promised them.

22 E Josué os chamou, e falou-lhes dizendo: Porque nos enganastes, dizendo: Mui longe de vós habitamos, morando vós no meio de nós?

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

23 Agora pois sereis malditos: e dentre vós não deixará de haver servos, nem rachadores de lenha, nem tiradores de água, para a casa do meu Deus.

Now therefore ye are cursed, and there shall none of you be freed from being slaves, and hewers of wood and drawers of water for the house of my God.

24 Então responderam a Josué, e disserem: Porquanto com certeza foi anunciado aos teus servos que o Senhor teu Deus ordenou a Moisés, seu servo, que a vós daria toda esta terra, e destruiria todos os moradores da terra diante de vós, tememos muito por nossas vidas por causa de vós; por isso fizemos assim

And they answered Joshua, and said, Because it was certainly told thy servants, how 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 greatly afraid for our lives because of you, and have done this thing.

25 E eis que agora estamos na tua mão: faze aquilo que te pareça bom e reto que se nos faça.

And now, behold, we are in thy hand: do as it seemeth good and right to thee to do to us.

26 Assim pois lhes fez: e livrou-os das mãos dos filhos de Israel, e não os mataram.

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

27 E, naquele dia, Josué os deu como rachadores de lenha e tiradores de água para a congregação e para o altar do Senhor, até ao dia de hoje, no lugar que escolhesse.

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