1 Da alle Kongerne på den anden Side af Jordan, i Bjergene og i Lavlandet og langs hele det store Havs Kyst hen imod Libanon, Hetiterne, Amoriterne, Kana'anæerne, Perizziterne, Hivviterne og Jebusiterne, hørte, hvad der var sket,
1 Now it came about when all the kings who were beyond the Jordan, in the hill country and in the lowland and on all the coast of the Great Sea toward Lebanon, the Hittite and the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite and the Jebusite, heard of it,
9 Og de svarede ham: "Fra et såre fjernt Land er dine Trælle kommet for HERREN din Guds Navns Skyld; thi vi har hørt hans Ry og alt, hvad han gjorde i Ægypten,
9 They said to him, “Your servants have come from a very far country because of the fame of the Lord your God; for we have heard the report of Him and all that He did in Egypt,
11 og vore Ældste og alle Indbyggerne i vort Land sagde til os: Tag Rejse tæring med eder, drag dem i Møde og sig til dem: Vi er eders Trælle; slut derfor nu Pagt med os!
11 So our elders and all the inhabitants of our country spoke to us, saying, ‘Take provisions in your hand for the journey, and go to meet them and say to them, “We are your servants; now then, make a covenant with us.”’
12 Vort Brød her var endnu varmt, da vi tog det med hjemmefra, dengang vi begav os af Sted for at drage til eder; men se, nu er det tørt og mullent;
12 This our bread was warm when we took it for our provisions out of our houses on the day that we left to come to you; but now behold, it is dry and has become crumbled.
18 Men Israeliterne dræbte dem ikke, fordi Menighedens Øverster havde, tilsvoret dem Fred ved HERREN, Israels Gud. Da knurrede hele Menigheden mod Øversterne;
18 The sons of Israel did not strike them because the leaders of the congregation had sworn to them by the Lord the God of Israel. And the whole congregation grumbled against the leaders.
21 De skal blive i Live, men være Brændehuggere og Vandbærere for hele Menigheden." Og hele Menigheden gjorde, som Øverstene havde sagt.
21 The leaders said to them, “Let them live.” So they became hewers of wood and drawers of water for the whole congregation, just as the leaders had spoken to them.
22 Og Josua lod dem kalde og talte således til dem: "Hvorfor førte I os bag Lyset og sagde, at I havde hjemme langt borte fra os, skønt I bor her midt iblandt os?
22 Then Joshua called for them and spoke to them, saying, “Why have you deceived us, saying, ‘We are very far from you,’ when you are living within our land?
24 De svarede Josua og sagde:"Det var blevet dine Trælle sagt, at HERREN din Gud pålagde sin Tjener Moses, at når han gav eder hele Landet, skulde I udrydde alle Landets Indbyggere foran eder. Da påkom der os stor Frygt for, at I skulde tage vort Liv; derfor handlede vi således.
24 So they answered Joshua and said, “Because it was certainly told your servants 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 before you; therefore we feared greatly for our lives because of you, and have done this thing.
27 men Josua gjorde dem den Dag til Brændehuggere og Vandbærere for Menigheden og for HERRENs Alter på det Sted, han vilde udvælge. Og det er de den Dag i Dag.
27 But Joshua made them that day hewers of wood and drawers of water for the congregation and for the altar of the Lord, to this day, in the place which He would choose.
Det Nye Testamente 1907. Det Gamle Testamente 1931
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