约书亚记 9
Chinese New Version (Traditional)
迦南諸王聯盟對抗以色列人
9 在約旦河西，住在山上、高原和對著黎巴嫩山大海沿岸所有的王，就是赫人、亞摩利人、迦南人、比利洗人、希未人、耶布斯人的王，聽見了這些事的時候， 2 就聚集起來，同心協力地要與約書亞和以色列人交戰。
基遍人計騙約書亞
3 基遍的居民聽見了約書亞向耶利哥和艾城所行的事， 4 就施詭計，假冒使者而來，把舊的布袋和破裂又修補過的舊皮酒袋馱在驢上， 5 腳上穿著補過的舊鞋，身穿舊衣服，所帶的食物又乾又碎。 6 他們去到吉甲營中約書亞那裡，對約書亞和以色列人說：“我們是從遠地來的，現在求你們和我們立約。” 7 以色列人對這些希未人說：“你們也許是這地的居民，若是這樣，我們怎樣和你們立約呢？” 8 他們對約書亞說：“我們是你的僕人。”約書亞問他們：“你們是甚麼人？是從哪裡來的？” 9 他們回答約書亞：“你的僕人為了耶和華你 神的名從很遠的地方而來，因為我們聽見了他的名聲和他在埃及所行的一切事， 10 以及他對約旦河東亞摩利人的兩個王，就是希實本王西宏和在亞斯他錄的巴珊王噩，所行的一切事。 11 所以我們的長老和我們本國所有的居民對我們說：‘你們手裡要帶著旅途用的乾糧，去迎見以色列人，對他們說：我們是你們的僕人，現在求你們和我們立約。’ 12 我們出門到你們這裡來的時候，從家裡帶出來作乾糧的這餅還是熱的；看哪，現在都又乾又碎了。 13 這些皮酒袋，我們盛酒的時候，還是新的；你看，現在都破裂了。我們這些衣服和鞋因路途遙遠，都穿舊了。” 14 以色列人取了他們一些食物，卻沒有求問耶和華的旨意。 15 於是約書亞與他們議和，和他們立約，容他們存活；會眾的首領也向他們起了誓。
約書亞指派基遍人劈柴打水
16 以色列人和他們立約之後，過了三天，才聽見他們是自己的近鄰，是住在這地的居民。 17 於是，以色列人起程，第三日就到了他們的城市；他們的城市就是基遍、基非拉、比錄、基列．耶琳。 18 以色列人沒有擊殺他們，因為會眾的首領曾經指著耶和華以色列的 神向他們起了誓，全體會眾就都向首領發怨言。 19 眾首領對全體會眾說：“我們曾經指著耶和華以色列的 神向他們起了誓，現在我們不能傷害他們。 20 我們要這樣待他們，就是容他們存活，免得 神的忿怒因我們向他們所起的誓，臨到我們身上。” 21 眾首領又對會眾說：“要讓他們存活。”於是他們就給全體會眾作了劈柴打水的人，這是按照眾首領對他們的吩咐。 22 約書亞把他們召了來，質問他們：“你們為甚麼欺騙我們說：‘我們離你們很遠’，其實你們卻是住在這地的？ 23 現在你們要受到咒詛，你們中間必不斷有人作奴僕，為我 神的聖所作劈柴打水的人。” 24 他們回答約書亞，說：“因為你的僕人確實地聽見，耶和華你的 神曾經吩咐他的僕人摩西，要把這整片土地賜給你們，並且要在你們面前把這地上所有的居民都消滅，因此，我們因你們的緣故，很怕喪命，才行了這事。 25 現在，你看，我們都在你的手裡，你看怎樣處置我們算為好、算為對，就怎樣行吧。” 26 約書亞就這樣處置他們，救了他們脫離以色列人的手，以色列人就沒有殺他們。 27 在那一天，約書亞指派他們在耶和華選擇的地方，為會眾和耶和華的祭壇作劈柴打水的人，直到今日。
Joshua 9
Lexham English Bible
The Gibeonites Act with Cunning
9 Now[a] when all the kings who were beyond the Jordan in the hill country and in the Shephelah,[b] and on all the coast of the great sea toward Lebanon[c]—the Hittites,[d] the Amorites,[e] the Canaanites,[f] the Perizzites,[g] the Hivites,[h] and the Jebusites[i]—heard of this, 2 they gathered themselves together to fight with one accord against[j] Joshua and Israel.
3 But the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua did to Jericho and Ai, 4 and they acted on their part with cunning: they went and prepared provisions,[k] and took worn-out sacks[l] for their donkeys and old wineskins that were torn and mended. 5 The sandals on their feet were patched and old, their clothes were old, and their food was dry and crumbled. 6 And 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 land; so then make a covenant with us.”[m] 7 And the men of Israel said to the Hivites,[n] “Perhaps you are living among us; how can we make a covenant[o] with you?” 8 They said to Joshua, “We are your servants.” And Joshua said to them, “Who are you, and from where do you come?” 9 And they said to him, “Your servants have come from a very far land because of the name of Yahweh your God; we have heard of his reputation, of all that he did in Egypt, 10 and of 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 in Ashtaroth. 11 So our elders said to us and all the inhabitants of our land, ‘Take in your hand provisions for the journey, and go to meet them, and say to them, “We are your servants; so then make a covenant with us.”’[p] 12 This is our bread; it was hot when we took it from our houses as provisions on the day we set out to come to you. But now, look, it is dry and crumbled. 13 These are the wineskins that we filled new, but look, they have burst; and these are our clothes and sandals that have worn out from the very long journey.” 14 So the leaders[q] took from their provisions, but they did not ask direction from Yahweh.[r] 15 And Joshua made peace with them, and he made a covenant with them[s] to allow them to live happily, and the leaders of the congregation swore an oath to them.
16 And it happened that at the end of three days, after they made a covenant with them, they heard that they were their neighbors[t] and living among them. 17 And the Israelites[u] set out and went to their cities on the third day (their cities were Gibeon, Kephirah, Beeroth, and Kiriath Jearim). 18 But the Israelites[v] did not attack them, because the leaders of the congregation had sworn to them by Yahweh the God of Israel. And all the congregation murmured against their leaders.[w] 19 But all the leaders of the congregation said, “We have sworn to them by Yahweh the God of Israel, and so we cannot touch them. 20 This we will do to them: we will let them live so that wrath will not be on us because of the oath we swore to them.” 21 And the leaders[x] said to them, “Let them live.” So they became woodcutters and water carriers for all the congregation, just as the leaders had said to them.
22 And Joshua summoned them and said, “Why have you deceived us saying, ‘We are very far from you’ when you are living among us? 23 Therefore you are cursed; some of you will always be slaves as woodcutters and water carriers for the house of my God.” 24 And they answered Joshua and said, “Because it was told with certainty to your servants that Yahweh your God commanded Moses his servant to give to you all the land and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land before you, so we were very afraid for our lives because of you, and so we did this thing. 25 So then, look, we are in your hand; do with us whatever seems good and right in your eyes.” 26 So he did this to them: he saved them from the hand of the Israelites,[y] and they did not kill them. 27 And that day Joshua made them woodcutters and water carriers for the congregation and for the altar of Yahweh, to this day, in the place that he should choose.
Footnotes
- Joshua 9:1 Or “And it happened”
- Joshua 9:1 Or “lowlands”; a geographical region on the western edge of the hills of Judea
- Joshua 9:1 Literally “white mountain”
- Joshua 9:1 Hebrew “Hittite”
- Joshua 9:1 Hebrew “Amorite”
- Joshua 9:1 Hebrew “Canaanite”
- Joshua 9:1 Hebrew “Perizzite”
- Joshua 9:1 Hebrew “Hivite”
- Joshua 9:1 Hebrew “Jebusite”
- Joshua 9:2 Hebrew “with”
- Joshua 9:4 The Hebrew is difficult here. Some ancient manuscripts read, “they sent out a delegation/an envoy”
- Joshua 9:4 Or “sackcloths”
- Joshua 9:6 Literally “cut for us a covenant”
- Joshua 9:7 Hebrew “Hivite”
- Joshua 9:7 Literally “cut a covenant”
- Joshua 9:11 Literally “cut for us a covenant”
- Joshua 9:14 Or “men”
- Joshua 9:14 Literally “the mouth of Yahweh they did not ask”
- Joshua 9:15 Literally “he cut a covenant with them”
- Joshua 9:16 Literally “they were near them”
- Joshua 9:17 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
- Joshua 9:18 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
- Joshua 9:18 Literally “against the leaders of the congregation”
- Joshua 9:21 Or “men”
- Joshua 9:26 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
Joshua 9
King James Version
9 And it came to pass, when all the kings which were on this side Jordan, in the hills, and in the valleys, and in all the coasts of the great sea over against Lebanon, the Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, heard thereof;
2 That they gathered themselves together, to fight with Joshua and with Israel, with one accord.
3 And when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done unto Jericho and to Ai,
4 They did work wilily, and went and made as if they had been ambassadors, and took old sacks upon their asses, and wine bottles, old, and rent, and bound up;
5 And old shoes and clouted upon their feet, and old garments upon them; and all the bread of their provision was dry and mouldy.
6 And they went to Joshua unto the camp at Gilgal, and said unto him, and to the men of Israel, We be come from a far country: now therefore make ye a league with us.
7 And the men of Israel said unto the Hivites, Peradventure ye dwell among us; and how shall we make a league with you?
8 And they said unto Joshua, We are thy servants. And Joshua said unto them, Who are ye? and from whence come ye?
9 And they said unto him, From a very far country thy servants are 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 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, which was at Ashtaroth.
11 Wherefore our elders and all the inhabitants of our country spake to us, saying, Take victuals with you for the journey, and go to meet them, and say unto them, We are your servants: therefore now make ye a league with us.
12 This our bread we took hot for our provision out of our houses on the day we came forth to go unto you; but now, behold, it is dry, and it is mouldy:
13 And these bottles of wine, which we filled, were new; and, behold, they be rent: and these our garments and our shoes are become old by reason of the very long journey.
14 And the men took of their victuals, and asked not counsel at the mouth of the Lord.
15 And Joshua made peace with them, and made a league with them, to let them live: and the princes of the congregation sware unto them.
16 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 And the children of Israel journeyed, and came unto their cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon, and Chephirah, and Beeroth, and Kirjathjearim.
18 And the children of Israel smote them not, because the princes of the congregation had sworn unto them by the Lord God of Israel. And all the congregation murmured against the princes.
19 But all the princes said unto all the congregation, We have sworn unto them by the Lord God of Israel: now therefore we may not touch them.
20 This we will do to them; we will even let them live, lest wrath be upon us, because of the oath which we sware unto them.
21 And the princes said unto them, Let them live; but let them be hewers of wood and drawers of water unto all the congregation; as the princes had promised them.
22 And Joshua called for them, and he spake unto them, saying, Wherefore have ye beguiled us, saying, We are very far from you; when ye dwell among us?
23 Now therefore ye are cursed, and there shall none of you be freed from being bondmen, and hewers of wood and drawers of water for the house of my God.
24 And they answered Joshua, and said, Because it was certainly told thy servants, how that 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 sore afraid of our lives because of you, and have done this thing.
25 And now, behold, we are in thine hand: as it seemeth good and right unto thee to do unto us, do.
26 And so did he unto them, and delivered them out of the hand of the children of Israel, that they slew them not.
27 And Joshua made them that day hewers of wood and drawers of water for the congregation, and for the altar of the Lord, even unto this day, in the place which he should choose.
Joshua 9
New English Translation
The Gibeonites Deceive Israel
9 When the news reached all the kings on the west side of the Jordan[a]—in the hill country, the foothills,[b] and all along the Mediterranean coast[c] as far as[d] Lebanon (including the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites)— 2 they formed an alliance to fight against Joshua and Israel.[e]
3 When the residents of Gibeon heard what Joshua did to Jericho and Ai, 4 they did something clever. They collected some provisions[f] and put worn-out sacks on their donkeys, along with worn-out wineskins that were ripped and patched. 5 They had worn-out, patched sandals on their feet and dressed in worn-out clothes. All their bread[g] was dry and hard.[h] 6 They came to Joshua at the camp in Gilgal and said to him and the men of Israel, “We have come from a distant land. Make a treaty with us.” 7 The men of Israel said to the Hivites, “Perhaps you live near us.[i] So how can we make a treaty with you?” 8 But they said to Joshua, “We are willing to be your subjects.”[j] So Joshua said to them, “Who are you and where do you come from?” 9 They told him, “Your subjects[k] have come from a very distant land because of the reputation[l] of the Lord your God, for we have heard the news about all he did in Egypt[m] 10 and all he did to the two Amorite kings on the other side of the Jordan—King Sihon of Heshbon and King Og of Bashan in Ashtaroth. 11 Our leaders and all who live in our land told us, ‘Take provisions for your journey and go meet them. Tell them, “We are willing to be your subjects.[n] Make a treaty with us.”’ 12 This bread of ours was warm when we packed it in our homes the day we started out to meet you,[o] but now it is dry and hard.[p] 13 These wineskins we filled were brand new, but look how they have ripped. Our clothes and sandals have worn out because it has been a very long journey.” 14 The men examined[q] some of their provisions, but they failed to ask the Lord’s advice.[r] 15 Joshua made a peace treaty with them and agreed to let them live. The leaders of the community[s] sealed it with an oath.[t]
16 Three days after they made the treaty with them, the Israelites found out they were from the local area and lived nearby.[u] 17 So the Israelites set out and on the third day arrived at their cities—Gibeon, Kephirah, Beeroth, and Kiriath Jearim. 18 The Israelites did not attack them because the leaders of the community had sworn an oath to them in the name of the Lord God of Israel.[v] The whole community criticized[w] the leaders, 19 but all the leaders told the whole community, “We swore an oath to them in the name of[x] the Lord God of Israel! So now we can’t hurt[y] them. 20 We must let them live so we can escape the curse attached to the oath we swore to them.”[z] 21 The leaders then added,[aa] “Let them live.” So they became[ab] woodcutters and water carriers for the whole community, as the leaders had decided.[ac]
22 [ad] Joshua summoned the Gibeonites[ae] and said to them, “Why did you trick[af] us by saying, ‘We live far away from you,’ when you really live nearby?[ag] 23 Now you are condemned to perpetual servitude as woodcutters and water carriers for the house of my God.”[ah] 24 They said to Joshua, “It was carefully reported to your subjects[ai] how the Lord your God commanded Moses his servant to assign you the whole land and to destroy all who live in the land from before you. Because of you we were terrified[aj] we would lose our lives, so we did this thing. 25 So now we are in your power.[ak] Do to us what you think is good and appropriate.”[al] 26 Joshua did as they said; he kept the Israelites from killing them[am] 27 and that day made them woodcutters and water carriers for the community and for the altar of the Lord at the divinely chosen site. (They continue in that capacity to this very day.)[an]
Footnotes
- Joshua 9:1 tn Heb “When all the kings who were beyond the Jordan heard.”
- Joshua 9:1 tn The foothills (שְׁפֵלָה, shephelah) are the transition region between the hill country and the coastal plains.
- Joshua 9:1 tn Heb “all the coast of the Great Sea.” The “Great Sea” was the typical designation for the Mediterranean Sea.
- Joshua 9:1 tn Heb “in front of.”
- Joshua 9:2 tn Heb “they gathered together to fight against Joshua and Israel [with] one mouth.”
- Joshua 9:4 tc Heb “and they went and [?].” The root and meaning of the verb form יִצְטַיָּרוּ (yitstayyaru) are uncertain. The Hebrew text form most likely should be יִצְטַיָּדוּ (yitstayyadu), read by some Hebrew mss and ancient versions, from the root צוּד (tsud, “take provisions,” BDB 845 s.v. II צוד) which also occurs in v. 11. Note NRSV “they went and prepared provisions”; cf. NEB “They went and disguised themselves”; NIV “they went as a delegation.”
- Joshua 9:5 tn Heb “all the bread of their provisions.”
- Joshua 9:5 tn Or “moldy.”
- Joshua 9:7 tn Heb “in our midst.”
- Joshua 9:8 tn Heb “we are your servants.”
- Joshua 9:9 tn Or “servants.”
- Joshua 9:9 tn Heb “name.”
- Joshua 9:9 tn Heb “the report about him, all that he did in Egypt.”
- Joshua 9:11 tn Heb “your servants.”
- Joshua 9:12 tn Heb “in the day we went out to come to you.”
- Joshua 9:12 tn Or “moldy.”
- Joshua 9:14 tn Heb “took.” This probably means they tasted some of the food to make sure it was stale.
- Joshua 9:14 tn Heb “but they did not ask the mouth of the Lord.” This refers to seeking the Lord’s will and guidance through an oracle.
- Joshua 9:15 tn Or “assembly.”
- Joshua 9:15 tn Heb “Joshua made peace with them and made a treaty with them to let them live, and the leaders of the community swore an oath to them.”
- Joshua 9:16 tn Heb “At the end of three days, after they made the treaty with them, they heard that they were neighbors to them and in their midst they were living.”
- Joshua 9:18 tn Heb “by the Lord God of Israel.”
- Joshua 9:18 tn Or “grumbled against.”
- Joshua 9:19 tn Heb “to them by….”
- Joshua 9:19 tn Or “touch.”
- Joshua 9:20 tn Heb “This is what we will do to them, keeping them alive so there will not be upon us anger concerning the oath which we swore to them.”
- Joshua 9:21 tc Heb “and the leaders said to them.” The LXX omits the words “and the leaders said to them.”
- Joshua 9:21 tn The vav (ו) consecutive construction in the Hebrew text suggests that the narrative resumes at this point. The LXX reads here, “and they will be,” understanding what follows to be a continuation of the leaders’ words rather than a comment by the narrator.
- Joshua 9:21 tn Heb “as the leaders said to them.”
- Joshua 9:22 sn Verses 22-27 appear to elaborate on v. 21b.
- Joshua 9:22 tn Heb “them.”
- Joshua 9:22 tn Or “deceive.”
- Joshua 9:22 tn Heb “live in our midst?”
- Joshua 9:23 tn Heb “Now you are cursed and a servant will not be cut off from you, woodcutters and water carriers for the house of my God.”
- Joshua 9:24 tn Heb “your servants.”
- Joshua 9:24 tn Or “we were very afraid.”
- Joshua 9:25 tn Heb “so now, look, we are in your hand.”
- Joshua 9:25 tn Heb “according to what is good and according to what is upright in your eyes to do us, do.”
- Joshua 9:26 tn Heb “And he did to them so and he rescued them from the hand of the sons of Israel and they did not kill them.”
- Joshua 9:27 tn Heb “and Joshua made them in that day woodcutters and water carriers for the community, and for the altar of the Lord to this day at the place which he chooses.”
約書亞記 9
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)
以色列人被基遍人欺騙
9 住在約旦河西的山區、丘陵以及地中海沿岸、遠至黎巴嫩的諸王，就是那些赫人、亞摩利人、迦南人、比利洗人、希未人和耶布斯人的王聽說這件事， 2 就聯合起來對抗約書亞和以色列人。 3 基遍的居民聽說約書亞在耶利哥和艾城所做的事， 4 便想出一個詭計來。他們裝作特使，把舊皮袋和縫補過的酒囊馱在驢背上， 5 穿著縫補過的舊鞋和破爛衣服，帶著又乾又發黴的餅， 6 到吉甲營去見約書亞。他們對約書亞和以色列人說：「我們從很遠的地方來求你們跟我們締結盟約。」 7 以色列人對這些希未人說：「你們也許就住在附近。我們怎麼能跟你們締結盟約呢？」 8 他們對約書亞說：「我們是你的奴僕。」約書亞說：「你們是什麼人？從哪裡來？」 9 他們答道：「僕人們從很遠的地方來。我們聽說了你的上帝耶和華的威名，聽說了祂在埃及的一切作為， 10 以及祂怎樣對付約旦河東的兩個亞摩利王——希實本王西宏和亞斯她錄的巴珊王噩。 11 因此，我們的長老和人民就派我們帶著乾糧來迎接你們，甘做你們的僕人，希望跟你們締結盟約。 12 我們出來的時候帶的餅是熱的，看啊，現在又乾又發黴了。 13 這些皮酒囊原來也是新的，但現在已經破了。因為長途跋涉，我們的衣服和鞋子也都破舊不堪了。」 14 以色列人接受了他們的食物，卻沒有求問耶和華。 15 約書亞與他們立了和平盟約，容他們存活，會眾的首領也向他們起誓守約。
16 立約三天後，以色列人才發現他們原來就住在附近。 17 以色列人啟程，走了三天來到他們居住的基遍、基非拉、比錄和基列·耶琳各城。 18 會眾的首領曾憑以色列的上帝耶和華向他們起過誓，所以不能殺他們。全體會眾因此向首領大發怨言。 19 首領便對全體會眾說：「我們曾憑以色列的上帝耶和華向他們起誓，我們現在不能動他們。 20 我們要容他們存活，免得我們因違背誓言而惹耶和華發怒。」 21 首領又說：「就容他們存活吧。」首領就叫他們為全體會眾劈柴挑水。
22 於是，約書亞召來他們，對他們說：「你們為什麼要欺騙我們，說你們住得很遠？其實你們就住在附近。 23 因此，你們是受咒詛的。你們要永遠做奴僕，為我上帝的殿劈柴挑水。」 24 他們答道：「僕人們這樣做是因為害怕喪命。我們聽說你的上帝耶和華曾經應許祂僕人摩西，要把這整片土地都賜給你們，並要將這裡的居民殺盡。 25 現在我們既然落在你的手中，你們想怎樣對待我們就怎樣對待吧。」 26 約書亞不讓以色列人加害他們，因此他們沒有被殺死。 27 那天，約書亞讓他們在耶和華指定的地方，為會眾和耶和華的祭壇劈柴挑水。他們至今仍做這樣的工作。
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