# 书-Jos 9 ## 书9:1 约但河西，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， Jos 9:1 “As soon as all the kings who were beyond the Jordan in the hill country and in the lowland all along the coast of the Great Sea toward Lebanon, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, heard of this,” ## 书9:2 就都聚集，同心合意地，要与约书亚和以色列人争战。 Jos 9:2 they gathered together as one to fight against Joshua and Israel. ## 书9:3 基遍的居民听见约书亚向耶利哥和艾城所行的事， Jos 9:3 “But when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and to Ai,” ## 书9:4 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； Jos 9:4 “they on their part acted with cunning and went and made ready provisions and took worn-out sacks for their donkeys, and wineskins, worn-out and torn and mended,” ## 书9:5 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。 Jos 9:5 “with worn-out, patched sandals on their feet, and worn-out clothes. And all their provisions were dry and crumbly.” ## 书9:6 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。” Jos 9:6 “And they went to Joshua in the camp at Gilgal and said to him and to the men of Israel, “We have come from a distant country, so now make a covenant with us.” ## 书9:7 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？” Jos 9:7 “But the men of Israel said to the Hivites, “Perhaps you live among us; then how can we make a covenant with you?” ## 书9:8 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？” Jos 9:8 “They said to Joshua, “We are your servants.” And Joshua said to them, “Who are you? And where do you come from?” ## 书9:9 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， Jos 9:9 “They said to him, “From a very distant country your servants have come, because of the name of the LORD your God. For we have heard a report of him, and all that he did in Egypt,” ## 书9:10 并他向约但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。 Jos 9:10 “and all that he did to the two kings of the Amorites who were beyond the Jordan, to Sihon the king of Heshbon, and to Og king of Bashan, who lived in Ashtaroth.” ## 书9:11 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。’ Jos 9:11 “So our elders and all the inhabitants of our country said to us, ‘Take provisions in your hand for the journey and go to meet them and say to them, “We are your servants. Come now, make a covenant with us.”’” ## 书9:12 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。 Jos 9:12 “Here is our bread. It was still warm when we took it from our houses as our food for the journey on the day we set out to come to you, but now, behold, it is dry and crumbly.” ## 书9:13 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。” Jos 9:13 “These wineskins were new when we filled them, and behold, they have burst. And these garments and sandals of ours are worn out from the very long journey.” ## 书9:14 以色列人受了他们些食物，并没有求问耶和华。 Jos 9:14 “So the men took some of their provisions, but did not ask counsel from the LORD.” ## 书9:15 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。 Jos 9:15 “And Joshua made peace with them and made a covenant with them, to let them live, and the leaders of the congregation swore to them.” ## 书9:16 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。 Jos 9:16 “At 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.” ## 书9:17 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。 Jos 9:17 “And the people of Israel set out and reached their cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon, Chephirah, Beeroth, and Kiriath-jearim.” ## 书9:18 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。 Jos 9:18 “But the people of Israel did not attack them, because the leaders of the congregation had sworn to them by the LORD, the God of Israel. Then all the congregation murmured against the leaders.” ## 书9:19 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。 Jos 9:19 “But all the leaders said to all the congregation, “We have sworn to them by the LORD, the God of Israel, and now we may not touch them.” ## 书9:20 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。” Jos 9:20 “This we will do to them: let them live, lest wrath be upon us, because of the oath that we swore to them.” ## 书9:21 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。 Jos 9:21 “And the leaders said to them, “Let them live.” So they became cutters of wood and drawers of water for all the congregation, just as the leaders had said of them.” ## 书9:22 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。 Jos 9:22 “Joshua summoned them, and he said to them, “Why did you deceive us, saying, ‘We are very far from you,’ when you dwell among us?” ## 书9:23 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。” Jos 9:23 “Now therefore you are cursed, and some of you shall never be anything but servants, cutters of wood and drawers of water for the house of my God.” ## 书9:24 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。 Jos 9:24 “They answered Joshua, “Because it was told to your servants for a certainty that the LORD your God had commanded his servant Moses to give you all the land and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land from before you—so we feared greatly for our lives because of you and did this thing.” ## 书9:25 现在我们在你手中，你以怎样待我们为善为正，就怎样作吧！” Jos 9:25 “And now, behold, we are in your hand. Whatever seems good and right in your sight to do to us, do it.” ## 书9:26 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。 Jos 9:26 “So he did this to them and delivered them out of the hand of the people of Israel, and they did not kill them.” ## 书9:27 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。 Jos 9:27 “But Joshua made them that day cutters of wood and drawers of water for the congregation and for the altar of the LORD, to this day, in the place that he should choose.”