Joshua 9
1 There were several kings [who ruled in lands that are] on the west side of the Jordan River. They were the kings of the Heth people-group, the Amor people-group, the Canaan people-group, the Periz people-group, the Hiv people-group, and the Jebus people-group. They lived in the hilly area, in the foothills further west, and [on the plains] along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. They heard [about what happened at Ai].
E aconteceu que quando ouviram estas coisas todos os reis que estavam desta parte do Jordão, tanto nas montanhas como nas planícies, e em toda a costa do grande mar diante do Líbano, os heteus, amorreus, cananeus, perizeus, heveus, e jebuseus;
2 So they all gathered [their armies] to fight Joshua and the Israeli army.
Juntaram-se em unidade, de um acordo, para lutar contra Josué e Israel.
3 When the people who lived in Gibeon [city] heard that Joshua’s army had defeated the people of Jericho and Ai,
Mas os moradores de Gibeão, quando ouviram o que Josué havia feito a Jericó e a Ai,
4 they decided to trick the Israelis. They gathered some old sacks and some old leather wine bags that had been mended after they were cracked, and they put these on the backs of their donkeys.
Eles usaram também de astúcia; pois foram e fingiram-se embaixadores, e tomaram sacos anciãos sobre seus asnos, e odres anciãos de vinho, rasgados e remendados,
5 They put on old sandals that had been patched, and wore old ragged clothes. And they took along bread that was dry and moldy.
E sapatos velhos e remendados em seus pés, com roupas velhas sobre si; e todo aquele pão que traziam para o caminho, seco e mofado.
6 They traveled to where Joshua [and the other Israelis] had set up their tents near Gilgal. They said to Joshua and the other Israeli leaders, “We have traveled from a distant land. We want you to make a peace agreement with us.”
Assim vieram a Josué ao acampamento em Gilgal, e disseram-lhe a ele e aos de Israel: Nós viemos da terra muito distante: fazei, pois, agora conosco aliança.
7 The Israeli leaders said to those men from [Gilead who were from] the Hiv people-group, “[We do not know if you truly live far from us]. If you live near us, we cannot [RHQ] make a peace agreement with you, [because God has commanded us to get rid of the people that are living near us].”
E os de Israel responderam aos heveus: Talvez vós habiteis em meio de nós: como pois poderemos nós fazer aliança convosco?
8 They replied to Joshua, “[If you make a peace agreement with us], we will be your servants.” But Joshua answered, “What people-group are you? Where do you come from?”
E eles responderam a Josué: Nós somos teus servos. E Josué lhes disse: Quem sois vós e de onde vindes?
9 The men from Gibeon answered, “[We want to be] your [. We] have come here from a distant land, because we have heard about the great things that your god has done. We have heard about everything that he did in Egypt [to help you].
E eles responderam: Teus servos vieram de muito distantes terras, pela fama do SENHOR teu Deus; porque ouvimos sua fama, e todas as coisas que fez em Egito,
10 We have heard that he [enabled you to] defeat [the armies of] two kings of the Amor people-group, on the east side of the Jordan River—Sihon, the king who ruled in Heshbon [city], and Og, the king who ruled in Ashtaroth in the Bashan [area].
E tudo o que fez aos dois reis dos amorreus que estavam da outra parte do Jordão; a Seom rei de Hesbom, e a Ogue rei de Basã, que estava em Astarote.
11 So our leaders and the rest of our people said to us, ‘Take some food and go to talk with the Israelis. Tell them, “We want to be your servants. So make a peace agreement with us.”’
Pelo qual nossos anciãos e todos os moradores de nossa terra nos disseram: Tomai em vossas mãos provisão para o caminho, e ide ao encontro deles, e dizei-lhes: Nós somos vossos servos, e fazei agora conosco aliança.
12 Look at our bread. It was fresh and warm [from having been baked] on the day that we left our area, but now it is dry and moldy.
Este nosso pão tomamos quente de nossas casas para o caminho o dia que saímos para vir a vós; e ei-lo aqui agora que está seco e mofado:
13 Look at our leather wine bags. They were new when we filled them with wine [before we left], but now they are cracked and old. Our clothes and our sandals are worn out from traveling [on the long road] to come here.”
Estes odres de vinho também os enchemos novos; ei-los aqui já rasgados: também estes nossas roupas e nossos sapatos estão já velhos por causa do muito longo caminho.
14 The Israeli leaders tasted the bread, but they did not ask Yahweh what to do.
E os homens de Israel tomaram de sua provisão do caminho, e não perguntaram à boca do SENHOR.
15 So Joshua agreed to make a peace agreement with the men from Gibeon to not kill them. All the Israeli leaders vowed to do what Joshua said in the agreement. [Then the men from Gibeon returned home].
E Josué fez paz com eles, e estabeleceu com eles que lhes deixaria a vida: também os príncipes da congregação lhes juraram.
16 Three days later the Israelis found out that the men from Gibeon lived nearby.
Passados três dias depois que fizeram com eles o concerto, ouviram como eram seus vizinhos, e que habitavam em meio deles.
17 So they went to where the men from Gibeon lived. After traveling [only] three days, they came to their cities: Gibeon, Kephirah, Beeroth, and Kiriath-Jearim.
E partiram-se os filhos de Israel, e ao terceiro dia chegaram a suas cidades: e suas cidades eram Gibeão, Quefira, Beerote, e Quiriate-Jearim.
18 But the Israelis did not attack the people of those cities, because they had promised [to live peacefully with them], and Yahweh had heard them promise [to do that]. All the Israeli people grumbled against their leaders [for doing that].
E não os feriram os filhos de Israel, porquanto os príncipes da congregação lhes haviam jurado pelo SENHOR o Deus de Israel. E toda a congregação murmurava contra os príncipes.
19 But the leaders answered, “We promised to [live peacefully with them], and Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis [worship], heard us promise [to do that]. So now we cannot attack [EUP] them.
Mas todos os príncipes responderam a toda a congregação: Nós lhes juramos pelo SENHOR Deus de Israel; portanto, agora não lhes podemos tocar.
20 This is what we will do: We will not kill them. If we kill them, God will be very angry with us [and punish us] because of not doing what we promised to do.
Isto faremos com eles: lhes deixaremos viver, para que não venha ira sobre nós por causa do juramento que lhes fizemos.
21 So we must allow them to live. But they will cut wood for us, and they will carry water for us.” So the Israeli leaders did what they had promised.
E os príncipes lhes disseram: Vivam; mas sejam lenhadores e carregadores de água para toda a congregação, como os príncipes lhes disseram.
22 Then Joshua summoned the men from Gibeon and asked them, “Why did you lie to us? Your land was near to where we had set up our tents, but you told us that you were from a distant land!
E chamando-os Josué, lhes falou dizendo: Por que nos enganastes, dizendo, Habitamos muito longe de vós; uma vez que morais em meio de nós?
23 So now you will become our slaves. You will always be forced to cut wood and carry water for [us Israeli people who worship in] the temple of our God.”
Vós pois agora sois malditos, e não faltará de vós servo, e quem corte a lenha e tire a água para a casa de meu Deus.
24 The men from Gibeon replied, “We lied to you because we were afraid that you would kill us. We heard that Yahweh, your God, declared to his servant Moses that he would enable you to conquer all the people in this land and to kill all the people who lived in it.
E eles responderam a Josué, e disseram: Quando foi dado a entender a teus servos, que o SENHOR teu Deus havia mandado a Moisés seu servo que vos havia de dar toda a terra, e que havia de destruir todos os moradores da terra diante de vós, por isto temos muito medo de vós por nossas vidas, e fizemos isto.
25 So now you can decide what you will do with us. Do what you think is right.”
Agora pois, eis-nos aqui em tua mão; o que te parecer bom e correto fazer de nós, faze-o.
26 So Joshua saved the lives of the people of Gibeon by not allowing the Israelis to kill them.
E ele o fez assim; que os livrou da mão dos filhos de Israel, para que não os matassem.
27 Instead, he forced them to become the Israelis’ slaves. They cut wood and carried water for the Israelis. They also brought the wood and water [that was needed for] the sacred altar of Yahweh, to whatever place Yahweh decided that they should build one. And the people of Gibeon are still doing that.
E constituiu-os Josué aquele dia por lenhadores e carregadores de água para a congregação e para o altar do SENHOR, no lugar que ele escolhesse: o que são até hoje.
