Књига Исуса Навина 9
1 А кад то чуше сви цареви који беху с ове стране Јордана по брдима и по долинама и по свом брегу великог мора дори до Ливана, Хетејин и Аморејин, Хананејин, Ферезејин, Јевејин и Јевусејин,
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 Скупише се сви да се сложно бију с Исусом и с Израиљем.
that they gathered themselves together to fight with Joshua and with Israel with one accord.
3 А који живљаху у Гаваону чувши шта учини Исус од Јерихона и од Гаја,
But when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and to Ai,
4 Учинише и они превару; јер одоше и начинише се посланици, и узеше старе торбе на своје магарце и старе мехове винске, подеране и искрпљене,
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 И обућу стару и искрпљену на ноге своје, и хаљине старе на се; и сав хлеб што понесоше на пут беше сув и плесњив.
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 И одоше к Исусу у логор у Галгал, и рекоше њему и људима Израиљцима: Дођосмо из далеке земље; хајде ухватите веру с нама.
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 А људи Израиљци рекоше Јевејима: Може бити да седите усред нас, па како ћемо ухватити веру с вама?
And the men of Israel said to the Hivites, Perhaps ye dwell among us, and how shall we make a covenant with you?
8 Али они рекоше Исусу: Ми смо слуге твоје. А Исус им рече: Ко сте и откуда идете?
And they said to Joshua, We are thy servants. And Joshua said to them, Who are ye, and from where do ye come?
9 А они му рекоше: Из земље врло далеке дођоше слуге твоје у име Господа, Бога твог; јер чусмо славу Његову и све што је учинио у Мисиру,
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 И све што је учинио двојици царева аморејских, који беху с оне стране Јордана, Сиону цару есевонском и Огу цару васанском који беше у Астароту.
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 И рекоше нам старешине наше и сви становници наше земље говорећи: Узмите погаче на пут, и идите им на сусрет и реците им: Ми смо слуге ваше, хајде ухватите веру с нама.
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 Ово је хлеб наш: врућ смо понели на пут од кућа својих кад смо пошли пред вас, а сад ето осушио се и уплесњивио.
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 А ово су мехови вински: налисмо нове, и ето су се већ подерали; и хаљине наше и обућа наша похаба се од далеког пута.
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 И повероваше људи по погачи, а не упиташе Господа шта ће рећи.
And the men took of their provision, and did not ask counsel at the mouth of Jehovah.
15 И Исус учини с њима мир, и зададе им веру да ће их оставити у животу; и заклеше им се кнезови од збора.
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 Али после три дана кад ухватише веру с њима, чуше да су им суседи и да живе усред њих.
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 Јер пођоше синови Израиљеви и дођоше у градове њихове трећи дан; а градови им беху: Гаваон и Кефира и Вирот и Киријат-Јарим.
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 И не побише их синови Израиљеви, јер им се кнезови од збора заклеше Господом Богом Израиљевим. Али сав збор викаше на кнезове.
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 Тада сви кнезови рекоше свом збору: Ми смо им се заклели Господом Богом Израиљевим; зато сада не можемо дирати у њих.
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 Учинимо им то, и оставимо их у животу, да не дође гнев на нас ради заклетве којом им се заклесмо.
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 Још им рекоше кнезови: Нека остану у животу, па нека секу дрва и носе воду свом збору како им кнезови казаше.
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 Потом их дозва Исус и рече им говорећи: Зашто нас преваристе и рекосте: Врло смо далеко од вас, кад ето живите усред нас?
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 Зато сада да сте проклети и да сте довека робови и да сечете дрва и носите воду за дом Господа Бога мог.
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 А они одговорише Исусу и рекоше: Доиста је било јављено слугама твојим како је заповедио Господ Бог твој Мојсију слузи свом да вам да сву ову земљу и да истреби све становнике ове земље испред вас; стога се врло побојасмо за живот свој од вас и учинисмо тако.
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 А сада ето смо ти у рукама; чини шта мислиш да је добро и право да с нама учиниш.
And now, behold, we are in thy hand. As it seems good and right to thee to do to us, do.
26 И учини им тако и сачува их од руку синова Израиљевих, те их не побише.
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 И одреди их Исус у тај дан да секу дрва и носе воду збору и за олтар Господњи до данашњег дана на месту које изабере.
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.
