Josue 9
1 At nangyari, nang mabalitaan ng lahat ng hari na nangasa dako roon ng Jordan sa lupaing maburol, at sa mga kapatagan, at sa lahat ng baybayin ng malaking dagat sa tapat ng Libano, ng Hetheo, at ng Amorrheo, ng Cananeo, ng Pherezeo, ng Heveo, at ng Jebuseo;
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 Ay nagpipisan upang labanan si Josue at ang Israel, na may pagkakaisa.
So they all gathered [their armies] to fight Joshua and the Israeli army.
3 Nguni't nang mabalitaan ng mga taga Gabaon ang ginawa ni Josue sa Jerico at sa Hai,
When the people who lived in Gibeon [city] heard that Joshua’s army had defeated the people of Jericho and Ai,
4 Ay gumawa naman silang may katusuhan at yumaon at nagpakunwaring sila'y mga sugo, at nagpasan ng mga lumang bayong sa kanilang mga asno at mga sisidlang balat ng alak na luma, at punit at tinahi;
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 At mga tagpi-tagping pangyapak na nakasuot sa kanilang mga paa, at ng mga lumang bihisan na suot nila; at ang lahat na tinapay na kanilang baon ay tuyo at inaamag.
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 At sila'y nagsiparoon kay Josue sa kampamento sa Gilgal, at nangagsabi sa kaniya at sa mga lalake ng Israel, Kami ay mula sa malayong lupain: ngayon nga'y makipagtipan kayo sa amin.
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 At sinabi ng mga lalake ng Israel sa mga Heveo, Marahil kayo'y nananahang kasama namin; at paanong kami ay makikipagtipan sa inyo?
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 At kanilang sinabi kay Josue, Kami ay iyong mga lingkod. At sinabi ni Josue sa kanila, Sino kayo at mula saan kayo?
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 At sinabi nila sa kaniya, Mula sa totoong malayong lupain ang iyong mga lingkod, dahil sa pangalan ng Panginoon mong Dios: sapagka't aming nabalitaan ang kabantugan niya, at ang lahat niyang ginawa sa Egipto,
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 At lahat ng kaniyang ginawa sa dalawang hari ng mga Amorrheo, na nasa dako roon ng Jordan, kay Sehon na hari sa Hesbon, at kay Og, na hari sa Basan, na nasa Astaroth.
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 At ang aming mga matanda at ang lahat na tagaroon sa aming lupain ay nagsalita sa amin, na sinasabi, Magbaon kayo sa inyong kamay ng maipaglalakbay, at yumaon kayo na salubungin ninyo sila, at inyong sabihin sa kanila, Kami ay inyong mga lingkod: at ngayo'y makipagtipan kayo sa amin.
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 Itong aming tinapay ay kinuha naming mainit na pinakabaon namin mula sa aming mga bahay nang araw na kami ay lumabas na patungo sa inyo; nguni't ngayon, narito, tuyo at inaamag:
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 At ang mga sisidlang balat ng alak na ito na aming pinuno ay bago; at, narito, mga hapak: at itong aming mga bihisan at aming mga pangyapak ay naluma dahil sa totoong mahabang paglalakbay.
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 At kumuha ang mga tao sa Israel ng kanilang baon, at hindi humingi ng payo sa bibig ng Panginoon.
The Israeli leaders tasted the bread, but they did not ask Yahweh what to do.
15 At si Josue ay nakipagpayapaan sa kanila at nakipagtipan sa kanila, na pabayaan silang mabuhay: at ang mga prinsipe ng kapisanan ay sumumpa sa kanila.
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 At nangyari, sa katapusan ng tatlong araw, pagkatapos na sila'y makapagtipanan sa kanila, na kanilang nabalitaan na sila'y kanilang kalapit bayan, at sila'y nananahang kasama nila.
Three days later the Israelis found out that the men from Gibeon lived nearby.
17 At ang mga anak ni Israel ay naglakbay, at naparoon sa kanilang mga bayan sa ikatlong araw. Ang kanila ngang mga bayan ay Gabaon, Caphira, at Beeroth, at Kiriath-jearim.
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 At hindi sila sinaktan ng mga anak ni Israel, sapagka't ang mga prinsipe ng kapisanan ay sumumpa sa kanila sa pangalan ng Panginoon, ng Dios ng Israel. At inupasala ng buong kapisanan ang mga prinsipe.
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 Nguni't sinabi ng lahat ng mga prinsipe sa buong kapisanan, Kami ay sumumpa sa kanila sa pangalan ng Panginoon, ng Dios ng Israel: ngayon nga'y hindi natin magagalaw sila.
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 Ito ang ating gagawin sa kanila at sila'y ating pababayaang mabuhay; baka ang pagiinit ay sumaatin dahil sa sumpa na ating isinumpa sa kanila.
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 At sinabi ng mga prinsipe sa kanila, Pabayaan silang mabuhay: sa gayo'y sila'y naging mamumutol ng kahoy at mananalok ng tubig sa buong kapisanan; gaya ng sinalita ng mga prinsipe sa kanila.
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 At ipinatawag sila ni Josue, at nagsalita siya sa kanila, na sinasabi, Bakit kayo'y nagdaya sa amin na nagsasabi, Kami ay totoong malayo sa inyo; dangang nananahan kayong kasama namin?
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 Ngayon nga'y sumpain kayo, at hindi mawawalan sa inyo kailan man ng mga alipin, ng mamumutol ng kahoy at gayon din ng mananalok ng tubig sa bahay ng aking Dios.
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 At sila'y sumagot kay Josue, at nagsabi, Sapagka't tunay na nasaysay sa iyong mga lingkod, kung paanong iniutos ng Panginoon ninyong Dios kay Moises na kaniyang lingkod na ibibigay sa inyo ang buong lupain, at inyong lilipulin ang lahat na nananahan sa lupain sa harap ninyo; kaya't ikinatakot naming mainam ang aming buhay dahil sa inyo, at aming ginawa ang bagay na ito.
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 At ngayon, narito, kami ay nasa iyong kamay: kung ano ang inaakala mong mabuti at matuwid na gawin sa amin, ay gawin mo.
So now you can decide what you will do with us. Do what you think is right.”
26 At gayon ang ginawa niya sa kanila, at iniligtas niya sila sa kamay ng mga anak ni Israel, na hindi sila pinatay.
So Joshua saved the lives of the people of Gibeon by not allowing the Israelis to kill them.
27 At ginawa sila ni Josue nang araw na yaon na mga mamumutol ng kahoy at mga mananalok ng tubig sa kapisanan, at sa dambana ng Panginoon, hanggang sa araw na ito, sa dakong kaniyang pipiliin.
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.
