Joshua 9

1 It happened, when 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 Hethite, the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, heard of it

E sucedeu que, ouvindo isto todos os reis, que estavam de aquém do Jordão, nas montanhas, e nas campinas, em toda a costa do grande mar, em frente do líbano, os heteus, e os amorreus, os cananeus, os pherezeus, os heveus, e os jebuseus,

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

Se ajuntaram eles de comum acordo, para pelejar contra Josué e contra Israel.

3 But when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and to Ai,

E os moradores de Gibeon ouvindo o que Josué fizera com Jericó e com Hai,

4 they also resorted to a ruse, and went and made as if they had been ambassadors, and took old sacks on their donkeys, and wineskins, old and torn and bound up,

Usaram também de astúcia, e foram e se fingiram embaixadores: e tomaram sacos velhos sobre os seus jumentos, e odres de vinho velhos, e rotos, e remendados;

5 and old and patched shoes on their feet, and wore old garments. All the bread of their provision was dry and moldy.

E nos seus pés sapatos velhos e manchados, e vestidos velhos sobre si: e todo o pão que traziam para o caminho era seco e bolorento.

6 They 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."

E vieram a Josué, ao arraial, a Gilgal, e lhe disseram, a ele e aos homens de Israel: Vimos de uma terra distante; fazei pois agora concerto conosco.

7 The men of Israel said to the Hivites, "What if you live among us. How could we make a covenant with you?"

E os homens de Israel responderam aos heveus: Porventura habitais no meio de nós; como pois faremos concerto convosco?

8 They said to Joshua, "We are your servants." Joshua said to them, "Who are you? Where do you come from?"

Então disseram a Josué: Nós somos teus servos. E disse-lhes Josué: Quem sois vós, e de onde vindes?

9 They said to him, "Your servants have come from a very far country because of the name of the LORD your God; for we have heard of his fame, all that he did in Egypt,

E lhe responderam: Teus servos vieram de uma terra mui distante, por causa do nome do Senhor teu Deus: porquanto ouvimos a sua fama, e tudo quanto fez no Egito;

10 and 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.

E tudo quanto fez aos dois reis dos amorreus, que estavam de além do Jordão, a Sehon rei de Hesbon, e a Og, rei de Basan, que estava em Astaroth.

11 Our 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."'

Pelo que nossos anciãos e todos os moradores da nossa terra nos falaram, dizendo: tomai convosco em vossas mãos provisão para o caminho, e ide-lhes ao encontro: e dizei-lhes: Nós somos vossos servos; fazei pois agora concerto conosco.

12 This our bread we took hot for our provision out of our houses on the day we went out to go to you; but now, look, it is dry, and has become moldy.

Este nosso pão tomamos quente das nossas casas para nossa provisão, no dia em que saímos para vir a vós: e ei-lo aqui agora já seco e bolorento:

13 These wineskins, which we filled, were new; and look, they are torn. These our garments and our shoes have become old because of the very long journey."

E estes odres, que enchemos de vinho, eram novos, e ei-los aqui já rotos: e estes nossos vestidos e nossos sapatos já se tem envelhecido, por causa do mui longo caminho.

14 The men sampled their provisions, and did not ask counsel from the mouth of the LORD.

Então aqueles homens tomaram da sua provisão: e não pediram conselho à boca do Senhor.

15 Joshua made peace with them, and made a covenant with them, to let them live. The leaders of the congregation swore to them.

E Josué fez paz com eles, e fez um concerto com eles, que lhes daria a vida: e os príncipes da congregação lhes prestaram juramento.

16 It happened at the end of three days after they had made a covenant with them, that they heard that they were their neighbors, and that they lived among them.

E sucedeu que, ao fim de três dias, depois de fazerem concerto com eles, ouviram que eram seus vizinhos, e que moravam no meio deles.

17 The children of Israel traveled and came to their cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon, Chephirah, Beeroth, and Kiriath Jearim.

Porque, partindo os filhos de Israel, chegaram às suas cidades ao terceiro dia: e suas cidades eram Gibeon, e Cefira, e Beeroth, e Kiriath-jearim.

18 The children of Israel did not strike them, because the leaders of the congregation had sworn to them by the LORD, the God of Israel. And the whole congregation murmured against the leaders.

E os filhos de Israel os não feriram; porquanto os príncipes da congregação lhes juraram pelo Senhor Deus de Israel: pelo que toda a congregação murmurava contra os príncipes.

19 But all the leaders said to all the congregation, "We have sworn to them by the LORD, the God of Israel; and now therefore we may not touch them.

Então todos os príncipes disseram a toda a congregação: Nós jurámos-lhes pelo Senhor Deus de Israel: pelo que não podemos toca-los.

20 This we will do to them, and let them live; lest wrath be on us, because of the oath which we swore to them."

Isto, porém, lhes faremos: dar-lhes-emos a vida; para que não haja grande ira sobre nós, por causa do juramento que já lhes temos jurado.

21 And the leaders said to them, "Let them live." So they became wood cutters and drawers of water for all the congregation, and all the congregation did as the leaders had spoken to them.

Disseram-lhes pois os príncipes: Vivam, e sejam rachadores de lenha e tiradores de água para toda a congregação, como os príncipes lhes tem dito.

22 Joshua 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?

E Josué os chamou, e falou-lhes dizendo: Porque nos enganastes, dizendo: Mui longe de vós habitamos, morando vós no meio de nós?

23 Now therefore you are cursed, and some of you will never fail to be bondservants, both wood cutters and drawers of water for the house of my God."

Agora pois sereis malditos: e dentre vós não deixará de haver servos, nem rachadores de lenha, nem tiradores de água, para a casa do meu Deus.

24 They answered Joshua, and said, "Because your servants were certainly told how the LORD 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.

Então responderam a Josué, e disserem: Porquanto com certeza foi anunciado aos teus servos que o Senhor teu Deus ordenou a Moisés, seu servo, que a vós daria toda esta terra, e destruiria todos os moradores da terra diante de vós, tememos muito por nossas vidas por causa de vós; por isso fizemos assim

25 Now, look, we are in your hand. Do to us as it seems good and right to you to do."

E eis que agora estamos na tua mão: faze aquilo que te pareça bom e reto que se nos faça.

26 He did so to them, and delivered them out of the hand of the children of Israel, so that they did not kill them.

Assim pois lhes fez: e livrou-os das mãos dos filhos de Israel, e não os mataram.

27 That day Joshua made them wood cutters and drawers of water for the congregation and for the altar of the LORD, to this day, in the place which he should choose.

E, naquele dia, Josué os deu como rachadores de lenha e tiradores de água para a congregação e para o altar do Senhor, até ao dia de hoje, no lugar que escolhesse.