Joshua, 9

1. And when these things were heard, all the kings across the Jordan, who lived among the mountains and plains, along the coastline and shores of the great sea, also those who were living near Lebanon, the Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite,

1. O tim su dogaðajima èuli svi kraljevi s onu stranu Jordana - u Gorju, u Šefeli i duž èitave obale Velikoga mora sve do Libanona: Hetiti, Amorejci, Kanaanci, Perižani, Hivijci, Jebusejci -

2. gathered themselves together, so that they might fight against Joshua and Israel, with one mind and with the same resolve.

2. pa se svi udružiše da složno udare protiv Jošue i Izraela.

3. But those who were living in Gibeon, hearing all that Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai,

3. A stanovnici Gibeona, pouèeni onim što Jošua uèini Jerihonu i Aju,

4. planning cleverly, took for themselves provisions, placing old sacks upon their donkeys, and wineskins that had torn and been sewed up,

4. dosjete se lukavstvu. Uzmu hiniti da su putnici: bace na svoje magarce stare vreæe i vinske mješine, poderane i zakrpane.

5. and having very old shoes, which had been sewn with patches indicating their age, and being clothed in old garments, having also loaves, which they carried as food for the journey, which were hard and broken into pieces.

5. Obuli su na noge rabljenu i pokrpanu obuæu i vrgli na se staru odjeæu. Sav kruh što su ga ponijeli na put bijaše suh i razdrobljen.

6. And they traveled to Joshua, who at that time was staying in the camp at Gilgal. And they said to him, and to all of Israel with him, “We have come from a far away land, desiring to make peace with you.” And the sons of Israel responded to them, and said,

6. Stigoše Jošui u gilgalski tabor i rekoše njemu i ljudima Izraelcima: "Dolazimo iz daleke zemlje, sklopite savez s nama."

7. “Perhaps instead, you live in the land which ought to be ours by lot, and we would be unable to form a pact with you.”

7. Ali ljudi Izraelci kažu tim Hivijcima: "Tko zna ne živite li možda meðu nama? Kako æemo, dakle, sklopiti savez s vama?"

8. But they said to Joshua, “We are your servants.” And Joshua said to them: “But who are you? And where are you from?”

8. A oni odgovore Jošui: "Tvoje smo sluge!" Jošua ih upita: "Tko ste i odakle dolazite?"

9. They responded: “Your servants have arrived, from a very far away land, in the name of the Lord, your God. For we have heard about the fame of his power, all the things that he has done in Egypt,

9. Odgovore: "Daleka je zemlja iz koje dolaze tvoje sluge u ime Jahve, Boga tvojega: èuli smo za slavu njegovu i za sve što je uèinio u Egiptu

10. and to the two kings of the Amorites, who were beyond the Jordan: Sihon, the king of Heshbon, and Og, the king of Bashan, who was at Ashtaroth.

10. i za ono što je uèinio dvojici kraljeva amorejskih koji su vladali s onu stranu Jordana - Sihonu, kralju hešbonskom, i Ogu, kralju bašanskom u Aštarotu.

11. And our elders, and all the inhabitants of our land, have said to us: ‘Take in hand provisions for the very long journey, and meet with them, and say: We are your servants; form a pact with us.’

11. Tada nam rekoše naše starješine i svi u našoj zemlji: 'Opskrbite se hranom za put, poðite im u susret i recite im: Vaše smo sluge, sklopite dakle savez s nama.'

12. Lo, the loaves were taken up warm when we departed from our houses, so that we might come to you. Now they have become dry and broken, due to age.

12. Evo našega kruha: vruæ smo ponijeli na put od kuæa svojih kada smo krenuli k vama, a sada je, evo, suh i razdrobljen.

13. These wineskins were new when we filled them, now they are torn and broken. The garments we are wearing, and the shoes we have on our feet, due to the great length of the distance, have become worn and are nearly consumed.”

13. A ovo su vinski mjehovi: nove smo ih nalili, pa su se, evo, veæ poderali; i haljine naše i obuæa veæ su trošni od dalekog puta."

14. And so they accepted this, because of their provisions, and they did not consult the mouth of the Lord.

14. I povjerovaše im ljudi po putnoj opskrbi, ne pitajuæi Jahvu što æe im reæi.

15. And Joshua made peace with them, and entering into a pact, he promised that they would not be put to death. The leaders of the multitude also swore to them.

15. Jošua uglavi s njima mir i sklopi savez s njima da æe ih poštedjeti. I glavari se na to zakunu.

16. Then, three days after the pact was formed, they heard that they lived in the vicinity, and that they would soon be among them.

16. A poslije tri dana, pošto su sklopili s njima savez, saznalo se da su im susjedi i da žive usred Izraela.

17. And so the sons of Israel moved the camp, and they arrived at their cities on the third day, those which are called: Gibeon, and Chephirah, and Beeroth, and Kiriath-jearim.

17. Tada krenu Izraelci iz tabora i stignu u njihove gradove, a to su bili Gibeon, Kefira, Beerot i Kirjat Jearim.

18. And they did not strike them, because the leaders of the multitude had sworn to them in the name of the Lord, the God of Israel. And so all of the common people murmured against the leaders.

18. Ali ih nisu napali sinovi Izraelovi, jer su im se glavari zajednice zakleli Jahvom, Bogom Izraelovim. Ali sva zajednica poèe rogoboriti protiv glavara.

19. And they responded to them: “We have sworn to them in the name of the Lord, the God of Israel, and for that reason, we are not able to touch them.

19. Tada svi glavari rekoše zajednici: "Mi smo im se zakleli Jahvom, Bogom Izraelovim, i zato ih ne smijemo dirati.

20. But we shall do this to them: Certainly, let them be preserved so that they may live, lest the wrath of the Lord be stirred up against us, since we would have sworn falsely.

20. Evo što æemo: pustimo ih da žive, kako nas ne bi stigla srdžba zbog zakletve kojom smo se zakleli."

21. But though they live, let them serve the entire multitude by cutting wood and carrying water.” And while they were discussing these things,

21. Još dometnuše glavari: "Neka žive i neka budu drvosjeèe i vodonoše svoj zajednici." Sva zajednica prihvati što rekoše glavari.

22. Joshua called the Gibeonites, and he said to them: “Why would you be willing to deceive us by fraud, saying, ‘We live very far away from you,’ when you are in our midst?

22. Jošua pozva Gibeonce i reèe im: "Zašto nas prevariste govoreæi: 'Vrlo smo daleko od vas', kad eto živite usred nas?

23. Therefore, you shall be under a curse, and your stock shall not cease to be cutters of wood and carriers of water, into the house of my God.”

23. Zato æe sada na vama biti kletva i nikada neæe nestati meðu vama ropstva: bit æete drvosjeèe i vodonoše za Dom Boga moga."

24. And they responded: “It was reported to us, your servants, that the Lord your God had promised his servant Moses that he would give you the entire land, and that he would destroy all its inhabitants. Therefore, we were very afraid, and we made a provision for our lives, compelled by the dread of you, and we undertook this counsel.

24. Oni odgovore Jošui: "Sa svih strana dolazili su glasovi nama, slugama tvojim, kako je Jahve, Bog tvoj, odredio Mojsiju, sluzi svomu, da æe vam dati svu zemlju i da æe istrijebiti ispred vas sve stanovnike ove zemlje; silno smo se uplašili od vas za svoje živote i zato smo uèinili ovo.

25. And now we are in your hand. Act toward us as it seems good and right to you.”

25. I sada smo, evo, u tvojim rukama: uèini s nama što misliš da je dobro i pravo."

26. Therefore, Joshua did just as he had said, and he freed them from the hand of the sons of Israel, so that they would not be killed.

26. A on im je uèinio ovako: izbavio ih iz ruku sinova Izraelovih te ih nisu pobili.

27. And he decreed on that day, that they would be in the ministry of all the people and of the altar of the Lord, cutting wood and carrying water, even until this present time, in the place which the Lord had chosen.

27. I od toga dana naredi im Jošua da sijeku drva i nose vodu, sve do danas, za zajednicu i za žrtvenik Jahvin na mjestu koje se god izabere.