여호수아 9

1요단 서편 산지와 평지와 레바논 앞 대 해변에 있는 헷 사람과 아모리 사람과 가나안 사람과 브리스 사람과 히위 사람과 여부스 사람의 모든 왕이 이 일을 듣고 2모여서 일심으로 여호수아와 이스라엘로 더불어 싸우려 하더라 3기브온 거민들이 여호수아의 여리고와 아이에 행한 일을 듣고 4꾀를 내어 사신의 모양을 꾸미되 해어진 전대와 해어지고 찢어져서 기운 가죽 포도주 부대를 나귀에 싣고 5그 발에는 낡아 기운 신을 신고 낡은 옷을 입고 다 마르고 곰팡이 난 떡을 예비하고 6그들이 길갈 진으로 와서 여호수아에게 이르러 그와 이스라엘 사람들에게 이르되 우리는 원방에서 왔나이다 이제 우리와 약조하사이다 7이스라엘 사람들이 히위 사람들에게 이르되 너희가 우리 중에 거하는 듯하니 우리가 어떻게 너희와 약조할 수 있으랴 8그들이 여호수아에게 이르되 우리는 당신의 종이니이다 여호수아가 그들에게 묻되 너희는 누구며 어디서 왔느뇨 9그들이 여호수아에게 대답하되 종들은 당신의 하나님 여호와의 이름을 인하여 심히 먼 지방에서 왔사오니 이는 우리가 그의 명성과 그가 애굽에서 행하신 모든 일을 들으며 10또 그가 요단 동편에 있는 아모리 사람의 두 왕 곧 헤스본 왕 시혼과 아스다롯에 있는 바산 왕 옥에게 행하신 모든 일을 들었음이니이다 11그러므로 우리 장로들과 우리 나라의 모든 거민이 우리에게 일러 가로되 너희는 여행할 양식을 손에 가지고 가서 그들을 맞아서 그들에게 이르기를 우리는 당신들의 종이니 청컨대 이제 우리와 약조하사이다 하라 하였나이다 12우리의 이 떡은 우리가 당신들에게로 오려고 떠나던 날에 우리들의 집에서 오히려 뜨거운 것을 양식으로 취하였더니 보소서 이제 말랐고 곰팡이 났으며 13또 우리가 포도주를 담은 이 가죽 부대도 새 것이더니 찢어지게 되었으며 우리의 이 옷과 신도 여행이 심히 길므로 인하여 낡아졌나이다 한지라 14무리가 그들의 양식을 취하고 어떻게 할 것을 여호와께 묻지 아니하고 15여호수아가 곧 그들과 화친하여 그들을 살리리라는 언약을 맺고 회중 족장들이 그들에게 맹세하였더라 16그들과 언약을 맺은 후 삼 일이 지나서야 그들은 근린에 있어 자기들 중에 거주하는 자라 함을 들으니라 17이스라엘 자손이 진행하여 제삼일에 그들의 여러 성읍에 이르렀으니 그 성읍은 기브온과 그비라와 브에롯과 기럇여아림이라 18그러나 회중 족장들이 이스라엘 하나님 여호와로 그들에게 맹세한 고로 이스라엘 자손이 그들을 치지 못한지라 그러므로 회중이 다 족장들을 원망하니 19모든 족장이 온 회중에게 이르되 우리가 이스라엘 하나님 여호와로 그들에게 맹세하였은즉 이제 그들을 건드리지 못하리라 20우리가 그들에게 맹세한 맹약을 인하여 진노가 우리에게 임할까 하노니 이렇게 행하여 그들을 살리리라 하고 21무리에게 이르되 그들을 살리라 하니 족장들이 그들에게 이른 대로 그들이 온 회중을 위하여 나무 패며 물 긷는 자가 되었더라 22여호수아가 그들을 불러다가 일러 가로되 너희가 우리 가운데 거주하거늘 어찌하여 우리는 너희에게서 심히 멀다 하여 우리를 속였느냐 23그러므로 너희가 저주를 받나니 너희가 영영히 종이 되어서 다 내 하나님의 집을 위하여 나무 패며 물 긷는 자가 되리라 24그들이 여호수아에게 대답하여 가로되 당신의 하나님 여호와께서 그 종 모세에게 명하사 이 땅을 다 당신들에게 주고 이 땅 모든 거민을 당신들의 앞에서 멸하라 하신 것이 당신의 종에게 분명히 들리므로 당신들을 인하여 우리 생명을 잃을까 심히 두려워하여 이같이 하였나이다 25보소서 이제 우리가 당신의 손에 있으니 당신의 의향에 좋고 옳은 대로 우리에게 행하소서 한지라 26여호수아가 곧 그대로 그들에게 행하여 그들을 이스라엘 자손의 손에서 건져서 죽이지 못하게 하니라 27그 날에 여호수아가 그들로 여호와의 택하신 곳에서 회중을 위하며 여호와의 단을 위하여 나무 패며 물 긷는 자를 삼았더니 오늘까지 이르니라

1When all the kings who were beyond the Jordan, in the hill country, and in the lowland, and on all the shore of the great sea in front of Lebanon, the Hittite, the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, heard of it 2they gathered themselves together to fight with Joshua and with Israel, with one accord. 3But when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and to Ai, 4they also resorted to a ruse, and went and made as if they had been ambassadors, and took old sacks on their donkeys, and wine skins, old and torn and bound up, 5and old and patched shoes on their feet, and wore old garments. All the bread of their provision was dry and moldy. 6They went to Joshua to the camp at Gilgal, and said to him, and to the men of Israel, “We have come from a far country. Now therefore make a covenant with us.” 7The men of Israel said to the Hivites, “What if you live among us. How could we make a covenant with you?” 8They said to Joshua, “We are your servants.” Joshua said to them, “Who are you? Where do you come from?” 9They said to him, “Your servants have come from a very far country because of the name of Yahweh your God; for we have heard of his fame, all that he did in Egypt, 10and 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 at Ashtaroth. 11Our elders and all the inhabitants of our country spoke to us, saying, ‘Take provision in your hand for the journey, and go to meet them, and tell them, “We are your servants. Now make a covenant with us.”’ 12This our bread we took hot for our provision out of our houses on the day we went out to go to you; but now, behold, it is dry, and has become moldy. 13These wine skins, which we filled, were new; and behold, they are torn. These our garments and our shoes have become old because of the very long journey.” 14The men sampled their provisions, and didn’t ask counsel from the mouth of Yahweh. 15Joshua made peace with them, and made a covenant with them, to let them live. The princes of the congregation swore to them. 16At the end of three days after they had made a covenant with them, they heard that they were their neighbors, and that they lived among them. 17The children of Israel traveled and came to their cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon, Chephirah, Beeroth, and Kiriath Jearim. 18The children of Israel didn’t strike them, because the princes of the congregation had sworn to them by Yahweh, the God of Israel. All the congregation murmured against the princes. 19But all the princes said to all the congregation, “We have sworn to them by Yahweh, the God of Israel: now therefore we may not touch them. 20This we will do to them, and let them live; lest wrath be on us, because of the oath which we swore to them.” 21The princes said to them, “Let them live, so they became wood cutters and drawers of water for all the congregation, as the princes had spoken to them.” 22Joshua called for them, and he spoke to them, saying, “Why have you deceived us, saying, ‘We are very far from you,’ when you live among us? 23Now therefore you are cursed, and some of you will never fail to be slaves, both wood cutters and drawers of water for the house of my God.” 24They answered Joshua, and said, “Because your servants were certainly told how Yahweh your 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 very afraid for our lives because of you, and have done this thing. 25Now, behold, we are in your hand. Do to us as it seems good and right to you to do.” 26He did so to them, and delivered them out of the hand of the children of Israel, so that they didn’t kill them. 27That day Joshua made them wood cutters and drawers of water for the congregation and for the altar of Yahweh, to this day, in the place which he should choose.

1En het geschiedde, toen dit hoorden al de koningen, die aan deze zijde van de Jordaan waren, op het gebergte, en in de laagte, en aan alle havens der grote zee, tegenover den Libanon: de Hethieten, en de Amorieten, de Kanaanieten, de Ferezieten, de Hevieten, en de Jebusieten; 2Zo vergaderden zij zich samen, om tegen Jozua en tegen Israel te krijgen, eenmoediglijk. 3Als de inwoners te Gibeon hoorden, wat Jozua met Jericho en met Ai gedaan had, 4Zo handelden zij ook arglistiglijk, en gingen heen, en veinsden zich gezanten te zijn, en zij namen oude zakken op hun ezels, en oude en gescheurde, en samengebonden lederen wijnzakken; 5Ook oude en bevlekte schoenen aan hun voeten, en zij hadden oude klederen aan, en al het brood, dat zij op hun reize hadden, was droog en beschimmeld. 6En zij gingen tot Jozua in het leger te Gilgal, en zij zeiden tot hem en tot de mannen van Israel: Wij zijn gekomen uit een ver land, zo maakt nu een verbond met ons. 7Toen zeiden de mannen van Israel tot de Hevieten: Misschien woont gijlieden in het midden van ons, hoe zullen wij dan een verbond met u maken? 8Zij dan zeiden tot Jozua: Wij zijn uw knechten. Toen zeide Jozua tot hen: Wie zijt gijlieden, en van waar komt gij? 9Zij nu zeiden tot hem: Uw knechten zijn uit een zeer ver land gekomen, om den Naam des HEEREN, uws Gods; want wij hebben Zijn gerucht gehoord, en alles wat Hij in Egypte gedaan heeft; 10En alles wat Hij gedaan heeft aan de twee koningen der Amorieten die aan gene zijde van de Jordaan waren, Sihon, den koning van Hesbon, en Og, den koning van Bazan, die te Astharoth woonde. 11Daarom spraken tot ons onze oudsten, en al de inwoners onzes lands, zeggende: Neemt reiskost met u in uw handen op de reize, en gaat hun tegemoet, en zegt tot hen: Wij zijn ulieder knechten, zo maakt nu een verbond met ons. 12Dit ons brood hebben wij warm tot onzen teerkost uit onze huizen genomen, ten dage, toen wij uittogen om tot ulieden te reizen; maar ziet, nu is het droog, en het is beschimmeld; 13En deze lederen wijnzakken, die wij gevuld hebben, waren nieuw, maar ziet, zij zijn gescheurd; en deze onze klederen, en onze schoenen zijn oud geworden, vanwege deze zeer lange reis. 14Toen namen de mannen van hun reiskost; en zij vraagden het den mond des HEEREN niet. 15En Jozua maakte vrede met hen, en hij maakte een verbond met hen, dat hij hen bij het leven behouden zoude; en de oversten der vergadering zwoeren hun. 16En het geschiedde ten einde van drie dagen, nadat zij het verbond met hen gemaakt hadden, zo hoorden zij, dat zij hun naburen waren, en dat zij in het midden van hen waren wonende. 17Want toen de kinderen Israels voorttogen, zo kwamen zij ten derden dage aan hun steden; hun steden nu waren Gibeon, en Chefira, en Beeroth, en Kirjath-Jearim. 18En de kinderen Israels sloegen ze niet, omdat de oversten der vergadering hun gezworen hadden bij den HEERE, den God Israels; daarom murmureerde de ganse vergadering tegen de oversten. 19Toen zeiden al de oversten tot de ganse vergadering: Wij hebben hun gezworen bij den HEERE, den God Israels; daarom kunnen wij hen niet aantasten. 20Dit zullen wij hun doen, dat wij hen bij het leven behouden, opdat geen grote toorn over ons zij, om des eeds wil, dien wij hun gezworen hebben. 21Verder zeiden de oversten tot hen: Laat hen leven, en laat ze houthouwers en waterputters zijn der ganse vergadering, gelijk de oversten tot hen gezegd hebben. 22En Jozua riep hen, en sprak tot hen, zeggende: Waarom hebt gijlieden ons bedrogen, zeggende: Wij zijn zeer verre van ulieden gezeten, daar gij in het midden van ons zijt wonende? 23Nu dan, vervloekt zijt gijlieden! en onder ulieden zullen niet afgesneden worden knechten, noch houthouwers, noch waterputters ten huize mijns Gods. 24Zij dan antwoordden Jozua, en zeiden: Dewijl het aan uw knechten zekerlijk was te kennen gegeven, dat de HEERE, uw God, Zijn knecht Mozes geboden heeft, dat Hij ulieden al dit land geven, en al de inwoners des lands voor ulieder aangezicht verdelgen zoude, zo vreesden wij onzes levens zeer voor ulieder aangezichten; daarom hebben wij deze zaak gedaan. 25En nu, zie, wij zijn in uw hand; doe, gelijk het goed en gelijk het recht is in uw ogen ons te doen. 26Zo deed hij hun alzo, en hij verloste hen van de hand der kinderen Israels, dat zij hen niet doodsloegen. 27Alzo gaf Jozua hen over ten zelven dage tot houthouwers en waterputters der vergadering, en dat tot het altaar des HEEREN, tot dezen dag toe, aan de plaats, die Hij verkiezen zoude.