约书亚记 9
Chinese Union Version, punctuated (Simplified)
JPS Tanakh (Jewish Publication Society, 1917)
1约旦河 西，住山地、高原，并对着 黎巴嫩 山 沿大海一带的诸王，就是 赫 人、 亚摩利 人、 迦南 人、 比利洗 人、 希未 人、 耶布斯 人的诸王，听见这事，
1And it came to pass, when all the kings that 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, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, heard thereof,
2就都聚集，同心合意地要与 约书亚 和 以色列 人争战。
2that they gathered themselves together, to fight with Joshua and with Israel, with one accord.
3基遍 的居民听见 约书亚 向 耶利哥 和 艾 城所行的事，
3But when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done unto Jericho and to Ai,
4就设诡计，假充使者，拿旧口袋和破裂缝补的旧皮酒袋驮在驴上，
4they also did work wilily, and went and made as if they had been ambassadors, and took old sacks upon their asses, and wine skins, worn and rent and patched up;
5将补过的旧鞋穿在脚上，把旧衣服穿在身上；他们所带的饼都是干的，长了霉了。
5and worn shoes and clouted upon their feet, and worn garments upon them; and all the bread of their provision was dry and was become crumbs.
6他们到 吉甲 营中见 约书亚 ，对他和 以色列 人说：「我们是从远方来的，现在求你与我们立约。」
6And they went to Joshua unto the camp at Gilgal, and said unto him, and to the men of Israel: 'We are come from a far country; now therefore make ye a covenant with us.'
7以色列 人对这些 希未 人说：「只怕你们是住在我们中间的；若是这样，怎能和你们立约呢？」
7And the men of Israel said unto the Hivites: 'Peradventure ye dwell among us; and how shall we make a covenant with you?'
8他们对 约书亚 说：「我们是你的仆人。」 约书亚 问他们说：「你们是什么人？是从哪里来的？」
8And they said unto Joshua: 'We are thy servants.' And Joshua said unto them: 'Who are ye? and from whence come ye?'
9他们回答说：「仆人从极远之地而来，是因听见耶和华—你 神的名声和他在 埃及 所行的一切事，
9And 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,
10并他向 约旦河 东的两个 亚摩利 王，就是 希实本 王 西宏 和在 亚斯他录 的 巴珊 王 噩 一切所行的事。
10and all that He did to the two kings of the Amorites, that were beyond the Jordan, to Sihon king of Heshbon, and to Og king of Bashan, who was at Ashtaroth.
11我们的长老和我们那地的一切居民对我们说：『你们手里要带着路上用的食物去迎接 以色列 人，对他们说：我们是你们的仆人；现在求你们与我们立约。』
11And 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 say unto them: We are your servants; and now make ye a covenant with us.
12我们出来要往你们这里来的日子，从家里带出来的这饼还是热的；看哪，现在都干了，长了霉了。
12This 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 is become crumbs.
13这皮酒袋，我们盛酒的时候还是新的；看哪，现在已经破裂。我们这衣服和鞋，因为道路甚远，也都穿旧了。」
13And these wine-skins, which we filled, were new; and, behold, they are rent. And these our garments and our shoes are worn by reason of the very long journey.'
14以色列 人受了他们些食物，并没有求问耶和华。
14And the men took of their provision, and asked not counsel at the mouth of the LORD.
15于是 约书亚 与他们讲和，与他们立约，容他们活着；会众的首领也向他们起誓。
15And Joshua made peace with them, and made a covenant with them, to let them live; and the princes of the congregation swore unto them.
16以色列 人与他们立约之后，过了三天才听见他们是近邻，住在 以色列 人中间的。
16And it came to pass at the end of three days after they had made a covenant with them, that they heard that they were their neighbours, and that they dwelt among them.
17以色列 人起行，第三天到了他们的城邑，就是 基遍 、 基非拉 、 比录 、 基列·耶琳 。
17And the children of Israel journeyed, and came unto their cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon, and Chephirah, and Beeroth, and Kiriath-jearim.
18因为会众的首领已经指着耶和华— 以色列 的 神向他们起誓，所以 以色列 人不击杀他们；全会众就向首领发怨言。
18And the children of Israel smote them not, because the princes of the congregation had sworn unto them by the LORD, the God of Israel. And all the congregation murmured against the princes.
19众首领对全会众说：「我们已经指着耶和华— 以色列 的 神向他们起誓，现在我们不能害他们。
19But all the princes said unto all the congregation: 'We have sworn unto them by the LORD, the God of Israel; now therefore we may not touch them.
20我们要如此待他们，容他们活着，免得有忿怒因我们所起的誓临到我们身上。」
20This we will do to them, and let them live; lest wrath be upon us, because of the oath which we swore unto them.'
21首领又对会众说：「要容他们活着。」于是他们为全会众作了劈柴挑水的人，正如首领对他们所说的话。
21And the princes said concerning them: 'Let them live'; so they became hewers of wood and drawers of water unto all the congregation, as the princes had spoken concerning them.
22约书亚 召了他们来，对他们说：「为什么欺哄我们说『我们离你们甚远』呢？其实你们是住在我们中间。
22And Joshua called for them, and he spoke unto them, saying: 'Wherefore have ye beguiled us, saying: We are very far from you, when ye dwell among us?
23现在你们是被咒诅的！你们中间的人必断不了作奴仆，为我 神的殿作劈柴挑水的人。」
23Now therefore ye are cursed, and there shall never fail to be of you bondmen, both hewers of wood and drawers of water for the house of my God.'
24他们回答 约书亚 说：「因为有人实在告诉你的仆人，耶和华—你的 神曾吩咐他的仆人 摩西 ，把这全地赐给你们，并在你们面前灭绝这地的一切居民，所以我们为你们的缘故甚怕丧命，就行了这事。
24And 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 for our lives because of you, and have done this thing.
25现在我们在你手中，你以怎样待我们为善为正，就怎样做吧！」
25And now, behold, we are in thy hand: as it seemeth good and right unto thee to do unto us, do.'
26于是 约书亚 这样待他们，救他们脱离 以色列 人的手， 以色列 人就没有杀他们。
26And so did he unto them, and delivered them out of the hand of the children of Israel, that they slew them not.
27当日 约书亚 使他们在耶和华所要选择的地方，为会众和耶和华的坛作劈柴挑水的人，直到今日。
27And Joshua made them that day hewers of wood and drawers of water for the congregation, and for the altar of the LORD, unto this day, in the place which He should choose.
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