Joshua 9

وَلَمَّا سَمِعَ جَمِيعُ الْمُلُوكِ الَّذِينَ فِي عَبْرِ الأُرْدُنِّ فِي الْجَبَلِ وَفِي السَّهْلِ وَفِي كُلِّ سَاحِلِ الْبَحْرِ الْكَبِيرِ إِلَى جِهَةِ لُبْنَانَ، الْحِثّيُونَ وَالأَمُورِيُّونَ وَالْكَنْعَانِيُّونَ وَالْفِرِزِّيُّونَ وَالْحِوِّيُّونَ وَالْيَبُوسِيُّونَ،

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;

اجْتَمَعُوا مَعًا لِمُحَارَبَةِ يَشُوعَ وَإِسْرَائِيلَ بِصَوْتٍ وَاحِدٍ.

That they gathered themselves together, to fight with Joshua and with Israel, with one accord.

وَأَمَّا سُكَّانُ جِبْعُونَ لَمَّا سَمِعُوا بِمَا عَمِلَهُ يَشُوعُ بِأَرِيحَا وَعَايٍ فَهُمْ

And when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done unto Jericho and to Ai,

عَمِلُوا بِغَدْرٍ، وَمَضَوْا وَدَارُوا وَأَخَذُوا جَوَالِقَ بَالِيَةً لِحَمِيرِهِمْ، وَزِقَاقَ خَمْرٍ بَالِيَةً مُشَقَّقَةً وَمَرْبُوطَةً،

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;

وَنِعَالاً بَالِيَةً وَمُرَقَّعَةً فِي أَرْجُلِهِمْ، وَثِيَابًا رَثَّةً عَلَيْهِمْ، وَكُلُّ خُبْزِ زَادِهِمْ يَابِسٌ قَدْ صَارَ فُتَاتًَا.

And old shoes and clouted upon their feet, and old garments upon them; and all the bread of their provision was dry and mouldy.

وَسَارُوا إِلَى يَشُوعَ إِلَى الْمَحَلَّةِ فِي الْجِلْجَالِ، وَقَالُوا لَهُ وَلِرِجَالِ إِسْرَائِيلَ: «مِنْ أَرْضٍ بَعِيدَةٍ جِئْنَا. وَالآنَ اقْطَعُوا لَنَا عَهْدًا».

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.

فَقَالَ رِجَالُ إِسْرَائِيلَ لِلْحِوِّيِّينَ: «لَعَلَّكَ سَاكِنٌ فِي وَسَطِي، فَكَيْفَ أَقْطَعُ لَكَ عَهْدًا؟»

And the men of Israel said unto the Hivites, Peradventure ye dwell among us; and how shall we make a league with you?

فَقَالُوا لِيَشُوعَ: «عَبِيدُكَ نَحْنُ». فَقَالَ لَهُمْ يَشُوعُ: «مَنْ أَنْتُمْ؟ وَمِنْ أَيْنَ جِئْتُمْ؟»

And they said unto Joshua, We are thy servants. And Joshua said unto them, Who are ye? and from whence come ye?

فَقَالُوا لَهُ: «مِنْ أَرْضٍ بَعِيدَةٍ جِدًّا جَاءَ عَبِيدُكَ عَلَى اسْمِ الرَّبِّ إِلهِكَ، لأَنَّنَا سَمِعْنَا خَبَرَهُ وَكُلَّ مَا عَمِلَ بِمِصْرَ،

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,

وَكُلَّ مَا عَمِلَ بِمَلِكَيِ الأَمُورِيِّينَ اللَّذَيْنِ فِي عَبْرِ الأُرْدُنِّ: سِيحُونَ مَلِكِ حَشْبُونَ وَعُوجَ مَلِكِ بَاشَانَ الَّذِي فِي عَشْتَارُوثَ.

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.

فَكَلَّمَنَا شُيُوخُنَا وَجَمِيعُ سُكَّانِ أَرْضِنَا قَائِلِينَ: خُذُوا بِأَيْدِيكُمْ زَادًا لِلطَّرِيقِ، وَاذْهَبُوا لِلِقَائِهِمْ وَقُولُوا لَهُمْ: عَبِيدُكُمْ نَحْنُ. وَالآنَ اقْطَعُوا لَنَا عَهْدًا.

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.

هذَا خُبْزُنَا سُخْنًا تَزَوَّدْنَاهُ مِنْ بُيُوتِنَا يَوْمَ خُرُوجِنَا لِكَيْ نَسِيرَ إِلَيْكُمْ، وَهَا هُوَ الآنَ يَابِسٌ قَدْ صَارَ فُتَاتًَا.

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:

وَهذِهِ زِقَاقُ الْخَمْرِ الَّتِي مَلأْنَاهَا جَدِيدَةً، هُوَذَا قَدْ تَشَقَّقَتْ. وَهذِهِ ثِيَابُنَا وَنِعَالُنَا قَدْ بَلِيَتْ مِنْ طُولِ الطَّرِيقِ جِدًّا».

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.

فَأَخَذَ الرِّجَالُ مِنْ زَادِهِمْ، وَمِنْ فَمِ الرَّبِّ لَمْ يَسْأَلُوا.

And the men took of their victuals, and asked not counsel at the mouth of the LORD.

فَعَمِلَ يَشُوعُ لَهُمْ صُلْحًا وَقَطَعَ لَهُمْ عَهْدًا لاسْتِحْيَائِهِمْ، وَحَلَفَ لَهُمْ رُؤَسَاءُ الْجَمَاعَةِ.

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.

وَفِي نِهَايَةِ ثَلاَثَةِ أَيَّامٍ بَعْدَمَا قَطَعُوا لَهُمْ عَهْدًا سَمِعُوا أَنَّهُمْ قَرِيبُونَ إِلَيْهِمْ وَأَنَّهُمْ سَاكِنُونَ فِي وَسَطِهِمْ.

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.

فَارْتَحَلَ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ وَجَاءُوا إِلَى مُدُنِهِمْ فِي الْيَوْمِ الثَّالِثِ. وَمُدُنُهُمْ هِيَ جِبْعُونُ وَالْكَفِيرَةُ وَبَئِيرُوتُ وَقَرْيَةُ يَعَارِيمَ.

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 Kirjath–jearim.

وَلَمْ يَضْرِبْهُمْ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ لأَنَّ رُؤَسَاءَ الْجَمَاعَةِ حَلَفُوا لَهُمْ بِالرَّبِّ إِلهِ إِسْرَائِيلَ. فَتَذَمَّرَ كُلُّ الْجَمَاعَةِ عَلَى الرُّؤَسَاءِ.

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.

فَقَالَ جَمِيعُ الرُّؤَسَاءِ لِكُلِّ الْجَمَاعَةِ: «إِنَّنَا قَدْ حَلَفْنَا لَهُمْ بِالرَّبِّ إِلهِ إِسْرَائِيلَ. وَالآنَ لاَ نَتَمَكَّنُ مِنْ مَسِّهِمْ.

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.

هذَا نَصْنَعُهُ لَهُمْ وَنَسْتَحْيِيهِمْ فَلاَ يَكُونُ عَلَيْنَا سَخَطٌ مِنْ أَجْلِ الْحَلْفِ الَّذِي حَلَفْنَا لَهُمْ».

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.

وَقَالَ لَهُمُ الرُّؤَسَاءُ: «يَحْيَوْنَ وَيَكُونُونَ مُحْتَطِبِي حَطَبٍ وَمُسْتَقِي مَاءٍ لِكُلِّ الْجَمَاعَةِ كَمَا كَلَّمَهُمُ الرُّؤَسَاءُ».

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.

فَدَعَاهُمْ يَشُوعُ وَكَلَّمَهُمْ قَائِلاً: «لِمَاذَا خَدَعْتُمُونَا قَائِلِينَ: نَحْنُ بَعِيدُونَ عَنْكُمْ جِدًّا، وَأَنْتُمْ سَاكِنُونَ فِي وَسَطِنَا؟

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?

فَالآنَ مَلْعُونُونَ أَنْتُمْ. فَلاَ يَنْقَطِعُ مِنْكُمُ الْعَبِيدُ وَمُحْتَطِبُو الْحَطَبِ وَمُسْتَقُو الْمَاءِ لِبَيْتِ إِلهِي».

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.

فَأَجَابُوا يَشُوعَ وَقَالوُا: «أُخْبِرَ عَبِيدُكَ إِخْبَارًا بِمَا أَمَرَ بِهِ الرَّبُّ إِلهُكَ مُوسَى عَبْدَهُ أَنْ يُعْطِيَكُمْ كُلَّ الأَرْضِ، وَيُبِيدَ جَمِيعَ سُكَّانِ الأَرْضِ مِنْ أَمَامِكُمْ. فَخِفْنَا جِدًّا عَلَى أَنْفُسِنَا مِنْ قِبَلِكُمْ، فَفَعَلْنَا هذَا الأَمْرَ.

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.

وَالآنَ فَهُوَذَا نَحْنُ بِيَدِكَ، فَافْعَلْ بِنَا مَا هُوَ صَالِحٌ وَحَقٌّ فِي عَيْنَيْكَ أَنْ تَعْمَلَ».

And now, behold, we are in thine hand: as it seemeth good and right unto thee to do unto us, do.

فَفَعَلَ بِهِمْ هكَذَا، وَأَنْقَذَهُمْ مِنْ يَدِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ فَلَمْ يَقْتُلُوهُمْ.

And so did he unto them, and delivered them out of the hand of the children of Israel, that they slew them not.

وَجَعَلَهُمْ يَشُوعُ فِي ذلِكَ الْيَوْمِ مُحْتَطِبِي حَطَبٍ وَمُسْتَقِي مَاءٍ لِلْجَمَاعَةِ وَلِمَذْبَحِ الرَّبِّ إِلَى هذَا الْيَوْمِ، فِي الْمَكَانِ الَّذِي يَخْتَارُهُ.

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.