Joshua 9
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1When 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 Hittite, the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, heard of it
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，
2they gathered themselves together to fight with Joshua and with Israel, with one accord.
2就都聚集，同心合意地要与 约书亚 和 以色列 人争战。
3But when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and to Ai,
3基遍 的居民听见 约书亚 向 耶利哥 和 艾 城所行的事，
4they also resorted to a ruse, and went and made as if they had been ambassadors, and took old sacks on their donkeys, and old, torn-up and bound up wineskins,
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，
5and old and patched sandals on their feet, and wore old garments. All the bread of their food supply was dry and moldy.
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。
6They went to Joshua at 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.”
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。」
7The men of Israel said to the Hivites, “What if you live among us? How could we make a covenant with you?”
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？」
8They said to Joshua, “We are your servants.” Joshua said to them, “Who are you? Where do you come from?”
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？」
9They 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,
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，
10and 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.
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。
11Our elders and all the inhabitants of our country spoke to us, saying, ‘Take supplies in your hand for the journey, and go to meet them. Tell them, “We are your servants. Now make a covenant with us.”’
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。』
12This our bread we took hot for our supplies out of our houses on the day we went out to go to you; but now, behold, it is dry, and has become moldy.
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。
13These wineskins, which we filled, were new; and behold, they are torn. These our garments and our sandals have become old because of the very long journey.”
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。」
14The men sampled their provisions, and didn’t ask counsel from the LORD’s mouth.
14以色列 人受了他们些食物，并没有求问耶和华。
15Joshua made peace with them, and made a covenant with them, to let them live. The princes of the congregation swore to them.
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。
16At the end of three days after they had made a covenant with them, they heard that they were their neighbors, and that they lived among 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。
17The children of Israel traveled and came to their cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon, Chephirah, Beeroth, and Kiriath Jearim.
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 。
18The children of Israel didn’t strike them, because the princes of the congregation had sworn to them by the LORD, the God of Israel. All the congregation murmured against the princes.
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。
19But all the princes said to all the congregation, “We have sworn to them by the LORD, the God of Israel. Now therefore we may not touch them.
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。
20We will do this to them, and let them live; lest wrath be on us, because of the oath which we swore to 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。」
21The princes said to them, “Let them live.” So they became wood cutters and drawers of water for all the congregation, as the princes had spoken to 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。
22Joshua 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?
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。
23Now therefore you are cursed, and some of you will never fail to be slaves, both wood cutters and drawers of water for the house of my God.”
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。」
24They 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.
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。
25Now, behold, we are in your hand. Do to us as it seems good and right to you to do.”
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！」
26He did so to them, and delivered them out of the hand of the children of Israel, so that they didn’t kill them.
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。
27That day Joshua made them wood cutters and drawers of water for the congregation and for the LORD’s altar to this day, in the place which he should choose.
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。
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