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,
There were several kings [who ruled in lands that are] on the west side of the Jordan River. They were the kings of the Heth people-group, the Amor people-group, the Canaan people-group, the Periz people-group, the Hiv people-group, and the Jebus people-group. They lived in the hilly area, in the foothills further west, and [on the plains] along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. They heard [about what happened at Ai].
2 Скупише се сви да се сложно бију с Исусом и с Израиљем.
So they all gathered [their armies] to fight Joshua and the Israeli army.
3 А који живљаху у Гаваону чувши шта учини Исус од Јерихона и од Гаја,
When the people who lived in Gibeon [city] heard that Joshua’s army had defeated the people of Jericho and 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 decided to trick the Israelis. They gathered some old sacks and some old leather wine bags that had been mended after they were cracked, and they put these on the backs of their donkeys.
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.
They put on old sandals that had been patched, and wore old ragged clothes. And they took along bread that was dry and 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.
They traveled to where Joshua [and the other Israelis] had set up their tents near Gilgal. They said to Joshua and the other Israeli leaders, “We have traveled from a distant land. We want you to make a peace agreement with us.”
7 А људи Израиљци рекоше Јевејима: Може бити да седите усред нас, па како ћемо ухватити веру с вама?
The Israeli leaders said to those men from [Gilead who were from] the Hiv people-group, “[We do not know if you truly live far from us]. If you live near us, we cannot [RHQ] make a peace agreement with you, [because God has commanded us to get rid of the people that are living near us].”
8 Али они рекоше Исусу: Ми смо слуге твоје. А Исус им рече: Ко сте и откуда идете?
They replied to Joshua, “[If you make a peace agreement with us], we will be your servants.” But Joshua answered, “What people-group are you? Where do you come from?”
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,
The men from Gibeon answered, “[We want to be] your [. We] have come here from a distant land, because we have heard about the great things that your god has done. We have heard about everything that he did in Egypt [to help you].
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.
We have heard that he [enabled you to] defeat [the armies of] two kings of the Amor people-group, on the east side of the Jordan River—Sihon, the king who ruled in Heshbon [city], and Og, the king who ruled in Ashtaroth in the Bashan [area].
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.
So our leaders and the rest of our people said to us, ‘Take some food and go to talk with the Israelis. Tell them, “We want to be your servants. So make a peace agreement 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.
Look at our bread. It was fresh and warm [from having been baked] on the day that we left our area, but now it is dry and 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.
Look at our leather wine bags. They were new when we filled them with wine [before we left], but now they are cracked and old. Our clothes and our sandals are worn out from traveling [on the long road] to come here.”
14 И повероваше људи по погачи, а не упиташе Господа шта ће рећи.
The Israeli leaders tasted the bread, but they did not ask Yahweh what to do.
15 И Исус учини с њима мир, и зададе им веру да ће их оставити у животу; и заклеше им се кнезови од збора.
So Joshua agreed to make a peace agreement with the men from Gibeon to not kill them. All the Israeli leaders vowed to do what Joshua said in the agreement. [Then the men from Gibeon returned home].
16 Али после три дана кад ухватише веру с њима, чуше да су им суседи и да живе усред њих.
Three days later the Israelis found out that the men from Gibeon lived nearby.
17 Јер пођоше синови Израиљеви и дођоше у градове њихове трећи дан; а градови им беху: Гаваон и Кефира и Вирот и Киријат-Јарим.
So they went to where the men from Gibeon lived. After traveling [only] three days, they came to their cities: Gibeon, Kephirah, 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.
But the Israelis did not attack the people of those cities, because they had promised [to live peacefully with them], and Yahweh had heard them promise [to do that]. All the Israeli people grumbled against their leaders [for doing that].
19 Тада сви кнезови рекоше свом збору: Ми смо им се заклели Господом Богом Израиљевим; зато сада не можемо дирати у њих.
But the leaders answered, “We promised to [live peacefully with them], and Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis [worship], heard us promise [to do that]. So now we cannot attack [EUP] them.
20 Учинимо им то, и оставимо их у животу, да не дође гнев на нас ради заклетве којом им се заклесмо.
This is what we will do: We will not kill them. If we kill them, God will be very angry with us [and punish us] because of not doing what we promised to do.
21 Још им рекоше кнезови: Нека остану у животу, па нека секу дрва и носе воду свом збору како им кнезови казаше.
So we must allow them to live. But they will cut wood for us, and they will carry water for us.” So the Israeli leaders did what they had promised.
22 Потом их дозва Исус и рече им говорећи: Зашто нас преваристе и рекосте: Врло смо далеко од вас, кад ето живите усред нас?
Then Joshua summoned the men from Gibeon and asked them, “Why did you lie to us? Your land was near to where we had set up our tents, but you told us that you were from a distant land!
23 Зато сада да сте проклети и да сте довека робови и да сечете дрва и носите воду за дом Господа Бога мог.
So now you will become our slaves. You will always be forced to cut wood and carry water for [us Israeli people who worship in] the temple of our 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.
The men from Gibeon replied, “We lied to you because we were afraid that you would kill us. We heard that Yahweh, your God, declared to his servant Moses that he would enable you to conquer all the people in this land and to kill all the people who lived in it.
25 А сада ето смо ти у рукама; чини шта мислиш да је добро и право да с нама учиниш.
So now you can decide what you will do with us. Do what you think is right.”
26 И учини им тако и сачува их од руку синова Израиљевих, те их не побише.
So Joshua saved the lives of the people of Gibeon by not allowing the Israelis to 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.
Instead, he forced them to become the Israelis’ slaves. They cut wood and carried water for the Israelis. They also brought the wood and water [that was needed for] the sacred altar of Yahweh, to whatever place Yahweh decided that they should build one. And the people of Gibeon are still doing that.
