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Gintunto sang mga Taga-Gibeon ang mga Israelinhon

Karon, nabatian sang tanan nga hari sa nakatundan sang Jordan ang pagpangdaog sang mga Israelinhon. (Ini amo ang mga hari sang mga Hithanon, Amornon, Canaanhon, Periznon, Hivhanon, kag mga Jebusnon. Nagaestar sila sa mga kabukiran, sa mga bulobukid sa nakatundan,[a] kag sa baybayon sang Dagat sang Mediteraneo hasta sa Lebanon.) Nagtipon sila tanan sa pagpakig-away kay Josue kag sa Israel.

Pero sang mabatian sang mga taga-Gibeon ang ginhimo ni Josue sa Jerico kag sa Ai, nagpangita sila sang paagi sa pagtunto kay Josue. Nagpadala sila kay Josue sang mga tawo nga may mga karga sa mga asno nga daan nga mga sako kag daan nga mga panit nga suludlan sang bino nga gision kag tukapon. Nagsuksok ini nga mga tawo sang daan nga mga bayo kag daan kag tukapon nga mga sandalyas, kag nagbalon sang matig-a kag nagakapudpod nga mga tinapay. Dayon nagkadto sila kay Josue sa kampo sang Israel sa Gilgal kag nagsiling sa iya kag sa mga Israelinhon, “Nagkadto kami diri halin sa malayo nga lugar sa pagpangabay sa inyo nga maghimo kamo sang kasugtanan sa amon nga indi ninyo pag-anhon ang amon katawhan.” Pero nagsabat ang mga Israelinhon, “Basi taga-diri lang kamo malapit sa amon. Gani indi kami puwede nga maghimo sang kasugtanan sa inyo.” Nagpakitluoy sila kay Josue, “Handa kami sa pag-alagad sa inyo.” Nagpamangkot si Josue sa ila, “Sin-o kamo kag diin kamo naghalin?” Nagsabat sila, “Halin kami sa malayo gid nga lugar. Nagkadto kami diri kay nabatian namon ang parte sa Ginoo nga inyo Dios. Nabatian namon ang tanan nga ginhimo niya sa Egipto, 10 kag sa duha ka hari nga Amornon sa sidlangan sang Jordan. Ini nga mga hari amo sila ni Haring Sihon sang Heshbon, kag si Haring Og sang Bashan nga nagaestar sa Ashtarot. 11 Gani ginsugo kami sang amon mga manugdumala kag mga kasimanwa nga magpreparar sang mga balon nga pagkaon kag magkadto diri sa pagpakigkita sa inyo agod silingon kamo nga handa kami sa pag-alagad sa inyo, basta maghimo lang kamo sang kasugtanan sa amon nga indi ninyo kami pag-anhon. 12 Tan-awa bala ang amon tinapay, mainit pa ini paghalin namon, pero subong matig-a na kag nagakapudpod. 13 Ining mga panit nga suludlan bag-o pa ini sang ginpuno namon sang bino, pero tan-awa bala, gision na. Ang amon mga bayo kag mga sandalyas nagdaan na tungod sa malawig gid nga pagpanglakaton.”

14 Ginbaton[b] sang mga Israelinhon ang ila pagkaon. Pero wala sila nagpamangkot sa Ginoo parte sini. 15 Naghimo si Josue sang kasugtanan sa ila nga indi niya sila pag-anhon ukon pagpatyon. Kag ginsumpaan ini sang mga pangulo sang katilingban sang Israel.

16 Tatlo ka adlaw pagkatapos sang paghimo nila sang kasugtanan, nabatian sang mga Israelinhon nga malapit lang gali sa ila ang ginaestaran sang sadto nga mga tawo. 17 Gani naglakat ang mga Israelinhon, kag sa tapos ang tatlo ka adlaw nakaabot sila sa mga banwa nga ginaestaran sang sadto nga mga tawo. Ini nga mga banwa amo ang Gibeon, Kefira, Beerot, kag Kiriat Jearim. 18 Pero wala magsalakay ang mga Israelinhon sa ila tungod kay ang mga pangulo sang katilingban may ginsumpaan na nga kasugtanan sa ila sa ngalan sang Ginoo, ang Dios sang Israel.

Nagreklamo ang bug-os nga katilingban sa ila mga pangulo, 19 pero nagsabat ang tanan nga pangulo, “May ginsumpaan na kita sa ila sa ngalan sang Ginoo, ang Dios sang Israel, gani karon indi kita makatandog sa ila. 20 Amo na lang ini ang aton himuon: Indi naton sila pagpatyon kay basi pa kon silutan kita sang Dios tungod sa aton ginsumpa sa ila. 21 Pabay-i ninyo sila nga mabuhi. Pero himuon naton sila nga manugkahoy kag manugsag-ob para sa bug-os nga katilingban.” Kag amo ini ang natabo sa mga taga-Gibeon suno sa ginsiling sang mga pangulo parte sa ila.

22 Ginpatawag ni Josue ang mga taga-Gibeon kag ginsilingan, “Ngaa gintunto ninyo kami? Ngaa nagsiling kamo nga halin pa kamo sa malayo gid nga lugar, nga taga-diri man lang gali kamo malapit sa amon? 23 Tungod sa inyo ginhimo ginapakamalaot kamo sang Dios: Sugod subong, magaalagad kamo bilang manugkahoy kag manugsag-ob para sa balay sang akon Dios.” 24 Nagsabat sila kay Josue, “Ginhimo namon ini tungod nga nahadlok kami nga basi patyon ninyo kami. Kay nabatian gid namon nga ginsugo sang Ginoo nga imo Dios si Moises nga iya alagad nga maghatag sa inyo sini nga mga duta kag magpamatay sang tanan nga nagaestar diri. 25 Karon ari kami sa idalom sang imo gahom, pagusto ka kon ano sa imo ang dapat nga himuon sa amon.” 26 Wala gintugutan ni Josue nga patyon sila sang mga Israelinhon. 27 Pero ginhimo niya sila nga mga manugkahoy kag manugsag-ob para sa katilingban kag sa halaran sang Ginoo. Hasta subong ginahimo nila ini nga obra sa lugar nga ginpili sang Ginoo nga pagasimbahan sa iya.

Footnotes

  1. 9:1 mga bulobukid sa nakatundan: sa Hebreo, Shefela.
  2. 9:14 Ginbaton: ukon, Ginkaon.

Trickery by the Gibeonites

Eventually all the kings who reigned in the hill country across the Jordan River and in the low-lying coastlands of the Mediterranean Sea facing Lebanon heard about this. So the Hittites, the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites united together as one to fight against both Joshua and Israel.

But when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai, they took the initiative by preparing their provisions shrewdly: they took tattered sacks for their donkeys, worn-out, torn, and mended wineskins, worn-out, patched sandals for their feet, and worn-out clothes. All of their food was dried out and covered in mold. Then they approached Joshua in the camp at Gilgal and addressed him and the Israelis, “We’ve arrived from a distant country, so please make a treaty with us right now.”

But the Israelis responded to the Hivites, “Perhaps you live in our midst. If this is so,[a] how can we make a treaty with you?”

So they responded to Joshua, “We are your servants.”

Joshua asked them, “Who are you? And where did you come from?”

They answered, “Your servants have arrived from a very distant land, because of the reputation[b] of the Lord your God, because we’ve heard a report about all that he did in Egypt, 10 along with all of what he did to the two Amorite kings who were beyond the Jordan River—that is, to King Sihon of Heshbon and to King Og of Bashan, who lived in Ashtaroth. 11 So our leaders and all of the inhabitants of our country told us, ‘Take provisions along with you for your journey, go to meet them, and tell them, “We are your servants. Come now and make a treaty with us.”’ 12 Look at[c] our bread: it was still warm when we took it from our houses as our food for our journey on the very day we set out to come to you. But now, look how it’s dry and moldy. 13 And these wineskins were new when we filled them, but look—now they’re cracked. And our clothes and sandals are worn out from our very long journey.”

14 So the leaders of Israel[d] sampled their provisions, but did not ask the Lord about it. 15 They made a treaty with them, guaranteeing their lives with a covenant, and the leaders of the congregation confirmed it with an oath to them.

16 But three days after they had made the treaty with them, they learned that they were their neighbors and were living in their midst. 17 So the Israelis set out for their cities and three days later they reached their cities of Gibeon, Chephirah, Beeroth, and Kiriath-jearim. 18 The Israelis did not attack them, because the leaders of the congregation had made an oath with them in the name of[e] the Lord, the God of Israel. Nevertheless, the entire congregation grumbled against their leaders.

19 Then all of the leaders spoke to the entire congregation, “We have sworn to them in the name of[f] the Lord, the God of Israel, and we cannot touch them. 20 So this is what we’ll do to them: we’ll let them live, so that wrath won’t come upon us because of the oath that we swore to them.”

21 The leaders told them, “Let them live.” So they became wood cutters and water carriers for the entire congregation, which is what the leaders had decided concerning them.

22 Joshua summoned the Gibeonites[g] and asked them, “Why did you deceive us by saying ‘We live far away from you,’ even though you were, in fact, living in our midst? 23 Now therefore you are under a curse. Some of you will always be slaves, wood cutters, and water carriers for the house of my God.”

24 They replied to Joshua, “Because your servants had been informed that the Lord your God had certainly commanded his servant Moses to give you the entire land and to destroy all of the inhabitants of the land before you. So we were terrified for our lives because of you. That’s why we did this. 25 Now we’re under your control: do to us as it seems good and right in your opinion.”

26 So this is what Joshua[h] did for them: he saved them from the Israelis, and they did not kill them. 27 However, on that very day Joshua made them become wood cutters and water carriers for the congregation and for the Lord’s altar in the place that he should choose, and this tradition continues[i] to this day.

Footnotes

  1. Joshua 9:7 The Heb. lacks If this is so
  2. Joshua 9:9 Lit. name
  3. Joshua 9:12 Lit. Here is
  4. Joshua 9:14 The Heb. lacks of Israel
  5. Joshua 9:18 Lit. them by
  6. Joshua 9:19 Lit. them by
  7. Joshua 9:22 Lit. summoned them
  8. Joshua 9:26 Lit. he
  9. Joshua 9:27 The Heb. lacks and this tradition continues

The Gibeonites Act with Cunning

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, they gathered themselves together to fight with one accord against[j] Joshua and Israel.

But the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua did to Jericho and Ai, 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. The sandals on their feet were patched and old, their clothes were old, and their food was dry and crumbled. 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] 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?” They said to Joshua, “We are your servants.” And Joshua said to them, “Who are you, and from where do you come?” 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

  1. Joshua 9:1 Or “And it happened”
  2. Joshua 9:1 Or “lowlands”; a geographical region on the western edge of the hills of Judea
  3. Joshua 9:1 Literally “white mountain”
  4. Joshua 9:1 Hebrew “Hittite”
  5. Joshua 9:1 Hebrew “Amorite”
  6. Joshua 9:1 Hebrew “Canaanite”
  7. Joshua 9:1 Hebrew “Perizzite”
  8. Joshua 9:1 Hebrew “Hivite”
  9. Joshua 9:1 Hebrew “Jebusite”
  10. Joshua 9:2 Hebrew “with”
  11. Joshua 9:4 The Hebrew is difficult here. Some ancient manuscripts read, “they sent out a delegation/an envoy”
  12. Joshua 9:4 Or “sackcloths”
  13. Joshua 9:6 Literally “cut for us a covenant”
  14. Joshua 9:7 Hebrew “Hivite”
  15. Joshua 9:7 Literally “cut a covenant”
  16. Joshua 9:11 Literally “cut for us a covenant”
  17. Joshua 9:14 Or “men”
  18. Joshua 9:14 Literally “the mouth of Yahweh they did not ask”
  19. Joshua 9:15 Literally “he cut a covenant with them”
  20. Joshua 9:16 Literally “they were near them”
  21. Joshua 9:17 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
  22. Joshua 9:18 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
  23. Joshua 9:18 Literally “against the leaders of the congregation”
  24. Joshua 9:21 Or “men”
  25. Joshua 9:26 Literally “sons/children of Israel”