Joshua 9
Christian Standard Bible
Deception by Gibeon
9 When all the kings heard about Jericho and Ai, those who were west of the Jordan in the hill country,(A) in the Judean foothills,[a] and all along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea(B) toward Lebanon—the Hethites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites— 2 they formed a unified alliance to fight against Joshua and Israel.
3 When the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai,(C) 4 they acted deceptively. They gathered provisions[b] and took worn-out sacks on their donkeys and old wineskins, cracked and mended. 5 They wore old, patched sandals on their feet and threadbare clothing on their bodies. Their entire provision of bread was dry and crumbly. 6 They went to Joshua in the camp at Gilgal and said to him and the men of Israel, “We have come from a distant land. Please make a treaty with us.”(D)
7 The men of Israel replied to the Hivites, “Perhaps you live among us. How can we make a treaty with you?” (E)
8 They said to Joshua, “We are your servants.”(F)
Then Joshua asked them, “Who are you and where do you come from?”
9 They replied to him, “Your servants have come from a faraway land because of the reputation of the Lord your God. For we have heard of his fame, and all that he did in Egypt, 10 and all that he did to the two Amorite kings beyond the Jordan—King Sihon of Heshbon and King Og of Bashan, who was in Ashtaroth. 11 So our elders and all the inhabitants of our land told us, ‘Take provisions with you for the journey; go and meet them and say, “We are your servants. Please make a treaty with us.”’ 12 This bread of ours was warm when we took it from our houses as food on the day we left to come to you; but see, it is now dry and crumbly. 13 These wineskins were new when we filled them; but see, they are cracked. And these clothes and sandals of ours are worn out from the extremely long journey.” 14 Then the men of Israel took some of their provisions, but did not seek the Lord’s decision.(G) 15 So Joshua established peace with them and made a treaty to let them live, and the leaders of the community swore an oath to them.(H)
Gibeon’s Deception Discovered
16 Three days after making the treaty with them, they heard that the Gibeonites were their neighbors, living among them. 17 So the Israelites set out and reached the Gibeonite cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon, Chephirah, Beeroth, and Kiriath-jearim.(I) 18 But the Israelites did not attack them, because the leaders of the community had sworn an oath(J) to them by the Lord, the God of Israel. Then the whole community grumbled against the leaders.
19 All the leaders answered them, “We have sworn an oath to them by the Lord, the God of Israel, and now we cannot touch them. 20 This is how we will treat them: we will let them live, so that no wrath will fall on us because of the oath we swore to them.” 21 They also said, “Let them live.” So the Gibeonites became woodcutters and water carriers(K) for the whole community, as the leaders had promised them.
22 Joshua summoned the Gibeonites and said to them, “Why did you deceive us by telling us you live far away from us, when in fact you live among us? 23 Therefore you are cursed and will always be slaves—woodcutters and water carriers for the house of my God.”
24 The Gibeonites answered him, “It was clearly communicated to your servants that the Lord your God had commanded his servant Moses to give you all the land and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land before you. We greatly feared for our lives because of you, and that is why we did this.(L) 25 Now we are in your hands. Do to us whatever you think is right.”(M) 26 This is what Joshua did to them: he rescued them from the Israelites, and they did not kill them. 27 On that day he made them woodcutters and water carriers—as they are today—for the community and for the Lord’s altar at the place he would choose.(N)
Josua 9
Beibl William Morgan
9 Wedi clywed hyn o’r holl frenhinoedd, y rhai oedd o’r tu yma i’r Iorddonen, yn y mynydd, ac yn y gwastadedd, ac yn holl lannau y môr mawr, ar gyfer Libanus; sef yr Hethiaid, a’r Amoriaid, a’r Canaaneaid, a’r Pheresiaid, a’r Hefiaid, a’r Jebusiaid; 2 Yna hwy a ymgasglasant ynghyd i ymladd yn erbyn Josua, ac yn erbyn Israel, o unfryd.
3 A thrigolion Gibeon a glywsant yr hyn a wnaethai Josua i Jericho ac i Ai. 4 A hwy a wnaethant yn gyfrwys, ac a aethant, ac a ymddangosasant fel cenhadon: cymerasant hefyd hen sachlennau ar eu hasynnod, a hen gostrelau gwin, wedi eu hollti hefyd, ac wedi eu rhwymo, 5 A hen esgidiau baglog am eu traed, a hen ddillad amdanynt; a holl fara eu lluniaeth oedd sych a brithlwyd: 6 Ac a aethant at Josua i’r gwersyll i Gilgal; a dywedasant wrtho ef, ac wrth wŷr Israel, O wlad bell y daethom: ac yn awr gwnewch gyfamod â ni. 7 A gwŷr Israel a ddywedasant wrth yr Hefiaid, Nid hwyrach dy fod yn ein mysg yn trigo; pa fodd gan hynny y gwnaf gyfamod â thi? 8 A hwy a ddywedasant wrth Josua, Dy weision di ydym ni. A Josua a ddywedodd wrthynt, Pwy ydych? ac o ba le y daethoch? 9 A hwy a ddywedasant wrtho, Dy weision a ddaethant o wlad bell iawn, oherwydd enw yr Arglwydd dy Dduw: canys ni a glywsom ei glod ef, a’r hyn oll a wnaeth efe yn yr Aifft; 10 A’r hyn oll a wnaeth efe i ddau frenin yr Amoriaid, y rhai oedd o’r tu hwnt i’r Iorddonen; i Sehon brenin Hesbon, ac i Og brenin Basan, yr hwn oedd yn Astaroth. 11 Am hynny ein henuriaid ni, a holl breswylwyr ein gwlad, a lefarasant wrthym ni, gan ddywedyd, Cymerwch luniaeth gyda chwi i’r daith, ac ewch i’w cyfarfod hwynt; a dywedwch wrthynt, Eich gweision ydym: yn awr gan hynny gwnewch gyfamod â ni. 12 Dyma ein bara ni: yn frwd y cymerasom ef yn lluniaeth o’n tai y dydd y cychwynasom i ddyfod atoch; ac yn awr, wele, sych a brithlwyd yw. 13 Dyma hefyd y costrelau gwin a lanwasom yn newyddion; ac wele hwynt wedi hollti: ein dillad hyn hefyd a’n hesgidiau a heneiddiasant, rhag meithed y daith. 14 A’r gwŷr a gymerasant o’u hymborth hwynt, ac nid ymgyngorasant â genau yr Arglwydd. 15 Felly Josua a wnaeth heddwch â hwynt, ac a wnaeth gyfamod â hwynt, ar eu cadw hwynt yn fyw: tywysogion y gynulleidfa hefyd a dyngasant wrthynt. 16 Ond ymhen y tridiau wedi iddynt wneuthur cyfamod â hwynt, hwy a glywsant mai cymdogion iddynt oeddynt hwy, ac mai yn eu mysg yr oeddynt yn aros. 17 A meibion Israel a gychwynasant, ac a ddaethant i’w dinasoedd hwynt y trydydd dydd: a’u dinasoedd hwynt oedd Gibeon, a Cheffira, Beeroth hefyd, a Chiriathjearim. 18 Ond ni thrawodd meibion Israel mohonynt hwy; oblegid tywysogion y gynulleidfa a dyngasai wrthynt myn Arglwydd Dduw Israel: a’r holl gynulleidfa a rwgnachasant yn erbyn y tywysogion. 19 A’r holl dywysogion a ddywedasant wrth yr holl gynulleidfa, Ni a dyngasom wrthynt i Arglwydd Dduw Israel: am hynny ni allwn ni yn awr gyffwrdd â hwynt. 20 Hyn a wnawn ni iddynt hwy: Cadwn hwynt yn fyw, fel na byddo digofaint arnom ni; oherwydd y llw a dyngasom wrthynt. 21 A’r tywysogion a ddywedasant wrthynt, Byddant fyw, (ond byddant yn torri cynnud, ac yn tynnu dwfr i’r holl gynulleidfa,) fel y dywedasai’r tywysogion wrthynt.
22 Yna Josua a alwodd arnynt; ac a lefarodd wrthynt, gan ddywedyd, Paham y twyllasoch ni, gan ddywedyd, Pell iawn ydym ni oddi wrthych; a chwithau yn preswylio yn ein mysg ni? 23 Yn awr gan hynny melltigedig ydych: ac ni ddianc un ohonoch rhag bod yn gaethweision, ac yn torri cynnud, ac yn tynnu dwfr i dŷ fy Nuw. 24 A hwy a atebasant Josua, ac a ddywedasant, Yn ddiau gan fynegi y mynegwyd i’th weision, ddarfod i’r Arglwydd dy Dduw orchymyn i Moses ei was roddi i chwi yr holl wlad hon, a difetha holl drigolion y wlad o’ch blaen chwi; am hynny yr ofnasom ni yn ddirfawr rhagoch am ein heinioes, ac y gwnaethom y peth hyn. 25 Ac yn awr, wele ni yn dy law di: fel y byddo da ac uniawn yn dy olwg wneuthur i ni, gwna. 26 Ac felly y gwnaeth efe iddynt; ac a’u gwaredodd hwynt o law meibion Israel, fel na laddasant hwynt. 27 A Josua a’u rhoddodd hwynt y dwthwn hwnnw yn gymynwyr coed, ac yn wehynwyr dwfr, i’r gynulleidfa, ac i allor yr Arglwydd, hyd y dydd hwn, yn y lle a ddewisai efe.
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