¹A stalo sa, keď to počuli všetci kráľovia, ktorí boli za Jordánom, na vrchoch i na nížinách, i na celom pobreží Veľkého mora naproti Libanonu: hetejský, amorejský, kananejský, ferezejský, hevejský a jebuzejský,

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;

²že sobrali sa dovedna bojovať s Jozuom a s Izraelom jednomyseľne.

²that they gathered themselves together, to fight with Joshua and with Israel, with one accord.

³Ale obyvatelia Gibeona počujúc to, čo učinil Jozua Jerichu a mestu Haj,

³But when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done unto Jericho and to Ai,

⁴učinili aj oni chytre. Lebo odišli a vydávali sa za poslov z ďaleka a vzali vetché vrecia na svojich poslov i staré vetché kožice na víno, potrhané a pozaväzované,

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, old and rent and bound up,

⁵i starú, zodranú obuv plátenú na svojich nohách i vetché rúcho zodrané na sebe, i všetok chlieb ich potravy na cestu bol suchý a zdrobený.

⁵and old and patched shoes upon their feet, and old garments upon them; and all the bread of their provision was dry and was become mouldy.

⁶A tak odišli k Jozuovi do tábora v Gilgale a riekli mu i mužovi Izraelovmu: Prišli sme z ďalekej zeme, a tak teraz učiňte s nami smluvu.

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.

⁷A muž Izraelov riekol Hevejovi: Možno, že ty bývaš v mojom strede, jakože potom učiním s tebou smluvu?

⁷And the men of Israel said unto the Hivites, Peradventure ye dwell among us; and how shall we make a covenant with you?

⁸Na to povedali Jozuovi: Sme tvoji služobníci. A Jozua im riekol: Kto ste a odkiaľ ste prišli?

⁸And they said unto Joshua, We are thy servants. And Joshua said unto them, Who are ye? and from whence come ye?

⁹A oni mu povedali: Tvoji služobníci prišli z veľmi ďalekej zeme, pre meno Hospodina, tvojho Boha, lebo sme počuli jeho povesť i všetko to, čo učinil v Egypte,

⁹And they said unto him, From a very far country thy servants are come because of the name of Jehovah thy God: for we have heard the fame of him, and all that he did in Egypt,

¹⁰i všetko to, čo učinil dvom kráľom Amoreja, ktorí boli za Jordánom, Síchonovi, kráľovi Chešbona, a Ógovi, kráľovi Bázana, ktorý býval v Aštaróte.

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.

¹¹Preto nám povedali naši starší i všetci obyvatelia našej zeme a riekli: Naberte do svojej ruky potravy na cestu a iďte im vústrety a poviete im: Sme vašimi služobníkmi, a tak teraz učiňte s nami smluvu.

¹¹And our elders and all the inhabitants of our country spake 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.

¹²Toď hľa, náš chlieb! Teplý sme si ho vzali zo svojich domov na cestu toho dňa, keď sme vyšli, aby sme išli k vám, a teraz hľa, je už suchý a je podrobený.

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 mouldy:

¹³A toto sú kožice na víno, ktoré sme boli naplnili nové, a hľa, už sú dotrhané. A toto naše rúcho a naša obuv, zodraly sa od cesty, veľmi dlhej.

¹³and these wine-skins, which we filled, were new; and, behold, they are rent: and these our garments and our shoes are become old by reason of the very long journey.

¹⁴A mužovia vzali z ich potravy a neopýtali sa úst Hospodinových.

¹⁴And the men took of their provision, and asked not counsel at the mouth of Jehovah.

¹⁵A Jozua učinil s nimi pokoj a uzavrel s nimi smluvu, že ich zachová pri živote a prisahali im aj kniežatá obce.

¹⁵And Joshua made peace with them, and made a covenant with them, to let them live: and the princes of the congregation sware unto them.

¹⁶A stalo sa po troch dňoch, po tom, čo spravili s nimi smluvu, že počuli, že sú z blízka neho, Izraela, a že bývajú v jeho strede.

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 neighbors, and that they dwelt among them.

¹⁷A synovia Izraelovi sa rušali a prišli k ich mestám, tretieho dňa. A ich mestá boly Gibeon, Kefíra, Beerót a Kirjat-jearím.

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.

¹⁸Ale ich nepobili synovia Izraelovi, lebo im prisahali kniežatá obce na Hospodina, Boha Izraelovho, a preto reptala celá obec proti kniežatám.

¹⁸And the children of Israel smote them not, because the princes of the congregation had sworn unto them by Jehovah, the God of Israel. And all the congregation murmured against the princes.

¹⁹A riekly všetky kniežatá celej obci: My sme im prisahali na Hospodina, Boha Izraelovho, a preto sa ich teraz nemôžeme dotknúť.

¹⁹But all the princes said unto all the congregation, We have sworn unto them by Jehovah, the God of Israel: now therefore we may not touch them.

²⁰Toto im urobíme a necháme ich žiť, aby nebolo na nás hnevu pre prísahu, ktorú sme im prisahali.

²⁰This we will do to them, and let them live; lest wrath be upon us, because of the oath which we sware unto them.

²¹A tak im povedaly kniežatá: Nech žijú. A rúbali drevo a nosili vodu celej obci, tak ako im vraveli kniežatá.

²¹And the princes said unto them, Let them live: so they became hewers of wood and drawers of water unto all the congregation, as the princes had spoken unto them.

²²A Jozua ich povolal, hovoril im a riekol: Prečo ste nás preľstili hovoriac: Sme veľmi ďalekí od vás, a vy hľa, bývate v našom strede.

²²And Joshua called for them, and he spake unto them, saying, Wherefore have ye beguiled us, saying, We are very far from you; when ye dwell among us?

²³Preto teraz zlorečení ste, a vždy bude z vás sluha, a budú takí, ktorí rúbu drevo a nosia vodu domu môjho Boha.

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.

²⁴A oni odpovedali Jozuovi a riekli: Preto, lebo s istotou bolo oznámené tvojim služobníkom to, čo prikázal Hospodin, tvoj Bôh, Mojžišovi, svojmu služobníkovi, dať vám celú túto zem a zahladiť všetkých obyvateľov zeme zpred vašej tváre, preto sme sa veľmi báli pred vami o svoje životy, a tak sme vykonali túto vec.

²⁴And they answered Joshua, and said, Because it was certainly told thy servants, how that Jehovah 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.

²⁵A teraz hľa, sme v tvojej ruke; tak ako je dobré a jako spravedlivé v tvojich očiach nám učiniť, učiň.

²⁵And now, behold, we are in thy hand: as it seemeth good and right unto thee to do unto us, do.

²⁶A učinil im tak a vytrhol ich z ruky synov Izraelových, a nepobili ich.

²⁶And so did he unto them, and delivered them out of the hand of the children of Israel, that they slew them not.

²⁷A Jozua ich dal toho dňa, aby rúbali drevo a nosili vodu obci a oltáru Hospodinovmu, a robia to až do tohoto dňa, na miesto, ktoré kedy vyvolil Hospodin.

²⁷And Joshua made them that day hewers of wood and drawers of water for the congregation, and for the altar of Jehovah, unto this day, in the place which he should choose.