< يَشُوع 9 >

وَلَمَّا سَمِعَ جَمِيعُ ٱلْمُلُوكِ ٱلَّذِينَ فِي عَبْرِ ٱلْأُرْدُنِّ فِي ٱلْجَبَلِ وَفِي ٱلسَّهْلِ وَفِي كُلِّ سَاحِلِ ٱلْبَحْرِ ٱلْكَبِيرِ إِلَى جِهَةِ لُبْنَانَ، ٱلْحِثّيُونَ وَٱلْأَمُورِيُّونَ وَٱلْكَنْعَانِيُّونَ وَٱلْفِرِزِّيُّونَ وَٱلْحِوِّيُّونَ وَٱلْيَبُوسِيُّونَ، ١ 1
Then all the kings who lived beyond the Jordan in the hill country, and in the lowlands along the shore of the Great Sea toward Lebanon—the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and the Jebusites—
ٱجْتَمَعُوا مَعًا لِمُحَارَبَةِ يَشُوعَ وَإِسْرَائِيلَ بِصَوْتٍ وَاحِدٍ. ٢ 2
these joined together under one command, to wage war against Joshua and Israel.
وَأَمَّا سُكَّانُ جِبْعُونَ لَمَّا سَمِعُوا بِمَا عَمِلَهُ يَشُوعُ بِأَرِيحَا وَعَايٍ ٣ 3
When the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and to Ai,
فَهُمْ عَمِلُوا بِغَدْرٍ، وَمَضَوْا وَدَارُوا وَأَخَذُوا جَوَالِقَ بَالِيَةً لِحَمِيرِهِمْ، وَزِقَاقَ خَمْرٍ بَالِيَةً مُشَقَّقَةً وَمَرْبُوطَةً، ٤ 4
they acted with a cunning plan. They went as messengers. They took worn-out sacks and put them on their donkeys. They also took old wineskins that were worn, torn, and had been repaired.
وَنِعَالًا بَالِيَةً وَمُرَقَّعَةً فِي أَرْجُلِهِمْ، وَثِيَابًا رَثَّةً عَلَيْهِمْ، وَكُلُّ خُبْزِ زَادِهِمْ يَابِسٌ قَدْ صَارَ فُتَاتًا. ٥ 5
They put old and patched sandals on their feet, and dressed in old, worn-out clothing. All the bread in their food supply was dry and moldy.
وَسَارُوا إِلَى يَشُوعَ إِلَى ٱلْمَحَلَّةِ فِي ٱلْجِلْجَالِ، وَقَالُوا لَهُ وَلِرِجَالِ إِسْرَائِيلَ: «مِنْ أَرْضٍ بَعِيدَةٍ جِئْنَا. وَٱلْآنَ ٱقْطَعُوا لَنَا عَهْدًا». ٦ 6
Then they went to Joshua in the camp at Gilgal and said to him and to the men of Israel, “We have traveled from a very far country, so now make a covenant with us.”
فَقَالَ رِجَالُ إِسْرَائِيلَ لِلْحِوِّيِّينَ: «لَعَلَّكَ سَاكِنٌ فِي وَسَطِي، فَكَيْفَ أَقْطَعُ لَكَ عَهْدًا؟» ٧ 7
The men of Israel said to the Hivites, “Perhaps you live near us. How can we make a covenant with you?”
فَقَالُوا لِيَشُوعَ: «عَبِيدُكَ نَحْنُ». فَقَالَ لَهُمْ يَشُوعُ: «مَنْ أَنْتُمْ؟ وَمِنْ أَيْنَ جِئْتُمْ؟» ٨ 8
They said to Joshua, “We are your servants.” Joshua said to them, “Who are you? Where did you come from?”
فَقَالُوا لَهُ: «مِنْ أَرْضٍ بَعِيدَةٍ جِدًّا جَاءَ عَبِيدُكَ عَلَى ٱسْمِ ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَهِكَ، لِأَنَّنَا سَمِعْنَا خَبَرَهُ وَكُلَّ مَا عَمِلَ بِمِصْرَ، ٩ 9
They said to him, “Your servants have come here from a land very far away, because of the name of Yahweh your God. We have heard a report about him and about everything that he did in Egypt—
وَكُلَّ مَا عَمِلَ بِمَلِكَيِ ٱلْأَمُورِيِّينَ ٱللَّذَيْنِ فِي عَبْرِ ٱلْأُرْدُنِّ: سِيحُونَ مَلِكِ حَشْبُونَ وَعُوجَ مَلِكِ بَاشَانَ ٱلَّذِي فِي عَشْتَارُوثَ. ١٠ 10
and everything that he did to the two kings of the Amorites on the other side of the Jordan—to Sihon king of Heshbon, and to Og king of Bashan who was at Ashtaroth.
فَكَلَّمَنَا شُيُوخُنَا وَجَمِيعُ سُكَّانِ أَرْضِنَا قَائِلِينَ: خُذُوا بِأَيْدِيكُمْ زَادًا لِلطَّرِيقِ، وَٱذْهَبُوا لِلِقَائِهِمْ وَقُولُوا لَهُمْ: عَبِيدُكُمْ نَحْنُ. وَٱلْآنَ ٱقْطَعُوا لَنَا عَهْدًا. ١١ 11
Our elders and all the inhabitants of our country said to us, 'Take provisions in your hand for the journey. Go to meet them and say to them, “We are your servants. Make a treaty with us.”
هَذَا خُبْزُنَا سُخْنًا تَزَوَّدْنَاهُ مِنْ بُيُوتِنَا يَوْمَ خُرُوجِنَا لِكَيْ نَسِيرَ إِلَيْكُمْ، وَهَا هُوَ ٱلْآنَ يَابِسٌ قَدْ صَارَ فُتَاتًا. ١٢ 12
This is our bread, it was still warm when we took it from our houses on the day we set out to come to you. But now, see, it is dry and moldy.
وَهَذِهِ زِقَاقُ ٱلْخَمْرِ ٱلَّتِي مَلَأْنَاهَا جَدِيدَةً، هُوَذَا قَدْ تَشَقَّقَتْ. وَهَذِهِ ثِيَابُنَا وَنِعَالُنَا قَدْ بَلِيَتْ مِنْ طُولِ ٱلطَّرِيقِ جِدًّا». ١٣ 13
These wineskins were new when we filled them, and look, now they are leaking. Our garments and our sandals are worn-out from a very long journey.'”
فَأَخَذَ ٱلرِّجَالُ مِنْ زَادِهِمْ، وَمِنْ فَمِ ٱلرَّبِّ لَمْ يَسْأَلُوا. ١٤ 14
So the Israelites took some of their provisions, but they did not consult with Yahweh for guidance.
فَعَمِلَ يَشُوعُ لَهُمْ صُلْحًا وَقَطَعَ لَهُمْ عَهْدًا لِٱسْتِحْيَائِهِمْ، وَحَلَفَ لَهُمْ رُؤَسَاءُ ٱلْجَمَاعَةِ. ١٥ 15
Joshua made peace with them and made a covenant with them, to let them live. The leaders of the people also made a vow to them.
وَفِي نِهَايَةِ ثَلَاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ بَعْدَمَا قَطَعُوا لَهُمْ عَهْدًا سَمِعُوا أَنَّهُمْ قَرِيبُونَ إِلَيْهِمْ وَأَنَّهُمْ سَاكِنُونَ فِي وَسَطِهِمْ. ١٦ 16
Three days after the Israelites made this covenant with them, they learned that they were their neighbors and that they lived nearby.
فَٱرْتَحَلَ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ وَجَاءُوا إِلَى مُدُنِهِمْ فِي ٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلثَّالِثِ. وَمُدُنُهُمْ هِيَ جِبْعُونُ وَٱلْكَفِيرَةُ وَبَئِيرُوتُ وَقَرْيَةُ يَعَارِيمَ. ١٧ 17
Then the people of Israel set out and came to their cities on the third day. Their cities were Gibeon, Kephirah, Beeroth, and Kiriath Jearim.
وَلَمْ يَضْرِبْهُمْ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ لِأَنَّ رُؤَسَاءَ ٱلْجَمَاعَةِ حَلَفُوا لَهُمْ بِٱلرَّبِّ إِلَهِ إِسْرَائِيلَ. فَتَذَمَّرَ كُلُّ ٱلْجَمَاعَةِ عَلَى ٱلرُّؤَسَاءِ. ١٨ 18
The people of Israel did not attack them because their leaders had taken an oath about them before Yahweh, the God of Israel. All the Israelites were grumbling against their leaders.
فَقَالَ جَمِيعُ ٱلرُّؤَسَاءِ لِكُلِّ ٱلْجَمَاعَةِ: «إِنَّنَا قَدْ حَلَفْنَا لَهُمْ بِٱلرَّبِّ إِلَهِ إِسْرَائِيلَ. وَٱلْآنَ لَا نَتَمَكَّنُ مِنْ مَسِّهِمْ. ١٩ 19
But all the leaders said to all the people, “We have taken an oath concerning them by Yahweh, the God of Israel, and now we cannot harm them.
هَذَا نَصْنَعُهُ لَهُمْ وَنَسْتَحْيِيهِمْ فَلَا يَكُونُ عَلَيْنَا سَخَطٌ مِنْ أَجْلِ ٱلْحَلْفِ ٱلَّذِي حَلَفْنَا لَهُمْ». ٢٠ 20
This is what we will do to them: To avoid any wrath that may come on us because of the oath we swore to them, we will let them live.”
وَقَالَ لَهُمُ ٱلرُّؤَسَاءُ: «يَحْيَوْنَ وَيَكُونُونَ مُحْتَطِبِي حَطَبٍ وَمُسْتَقِي مَاءٍ لِكُلِّ ٱلْجَمَاعَةِ كَمَا كَلَّمَهُمُ ٱلرُّؤَسَاءُ». ٢١ 21
The leaders said to their people, “Let them live.” So, the Gibeonites became cutters of wood and drawers of water for all the Israelites, just as the leaders said about them.
فَدَعَاهُمْ يَشُوعُ وَكَلَّمَهُمْ قَائِلًا: «لِمَاذَا خَدَعْتُمُونَا قَائِلِينَ: نَحْنُ بَعِيدُونَ عَنْكُمْ جِدًّا، وَأَنْتُمْ سَاكِنُونَ فِي وَسَطِنَا؟ ٢٢ 22
Joshua called for them and said, “Why did you deceive us when you said, 'We are very far from you', when you live right here among us?
فَٱلْآنَ مَلْعُونُونَ أَنْتُمْ. فَلَا يَنْقَطِعُ مِنْكُمُ ٱلْعَبِيدُ وَمُحْتَطِبُو ٱلْحَطَبِ وَمُسْتَقُو ٱلْمَاءِ لِبَيْتِ إِلَهِي». ٢٣ 23
Now, because of this, you are cursed and some of you will always be slaves, those who cut wood and draw water for the house of my God.”
فَأَجَابُوا يَشُوعَ وَقَالوُا: «أُخْبِرَ عَبِيدُكَ إِخْبَارًا بِمَا أَمَرَ بِهِ ٱلرَّبُّ إِلَهُكَ مُوسَى عَبْدَهُ أَنْ يُعْطِيَكُمْ كُلَّ ٱلْأَرْضِ، وَيُبِيدَ جَمِيعَ سُكَّانِ ٱلْأَرْضِ مِنْ أَمَامِكُمْ. فَخِفْنَا جِدًّا عَلَى أَنْفُسِنَا مِنْ قِبَلِكُمْ، فَفَعَلْنَا هَذَا ٱلْأَمْرَ. ٢٤ 24
They answered Joshua and said, “Because it was told to your servants that Yahweh your God commanded his servant Moses to give 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. That is why we did this thing.
وَٱلْآنَ فَهُوَذَا نَحْنُ بِيَدِكَ، فَٱفْعَلْ بِنَا مَا هُوَ صَالِحٌ وَحَقٌّ فِي عَيْنَيْكَ أَنْ تَعْمَلَ». ٢٥ 25
Now, look, you hold us in your power. Whatever seems good and right for you to do to us, do it.”
فَفَعَلَ بِهِمْ هَكَذَا، وَأَنْقَذَهُمْ مِنْ يَدِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ فَلَمْ يَقْتُلُوهُمْ. ٢٦ 26
So Joshua did this for them: He delivered them out of the control of the people of Israel, so that the Israelites did not kill them.
وَجَعَلَهُمْ يَشُوعُ فِي ذَلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمِ مُحْتَطِبِي حَطَبٍ وَمُسْتَقِي مَاءٍ لِلْجَمَاعَةِ وَلِمَذْبَحِ ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَى هَذَا ٱلْيَوْمِ، فِي ٱلْمَكَانِ ٱلَّذِي يَخْتَارُهُ. ٢٧ 27
That day Joshua made the Gibeonites cutters of wood and drawers of water for the community, and for the altar of Yahweh, to this day, in the place that Yahweh chooses.

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