¹ A kad ču Adonisedek car jerusalimski da je Isus uzeo Gaj i raskopao ga kao što je učinio s Jerihonom i njegovim carem, tako da je učinio i s Gajem i njegovim carem, i da su Gavaonjani učinili mir s Izrailjem i stoje usred njih,

² Uplaši se vrlo; jer Gavaon beše velik grad kao kakav carski grad, i beše veći od Gaja, i svi ljudi u njemu behu hrabri.

³ Zato posla Adonisedek car jerusalimski k Oamu caru hevronskom i k Piramu caru jarmutskom i k Jafiji caru lahiskom i k Daviru caru jeglonskom, i poruči:

⁴ Hodite k meni, i pomozite mi da udarimo na Gavaon, jer učini mir s Isusom i sa sinovima Izrailjevim.

⁵ I skupi se i pođe pet careva amorejskih, car jerusalimski, car hevronski, car jarmutski, car lahiski, car jeglonski, oni i sva vojska njihova, i stavši u logor pod Gavaonom počeše ga biti.

⁶ Tada Gavaonjani poslaše k Isusu u logor u Galgal i rekoše: Nemoj dignuti ruku svojih sa sluga svojih; hodi brzo k nama, izbavi nas i pomozi nam, jer se skupiše na nas svi carevi amorejski koji žive u gorama.

⁷ I izađe Isus iz Galgala, on i s njim sav narod što beše za boj, svi junaci.

⁸ I Gospod reče Isusu: Ne boj ih se; jer ih dadoh tebi u ruke, nijedan ih se neće održati pred tobom.

⁹ I Isus udari na njih iznenada, išavši celu noćod Galgala,

¹⁰ I smete ih Gospod pred Izrailjem, koji ih ljuto pobi kod Gavaona, pa ih potera putem kako se ide u Vet-Oron, i sekoše ih do Azike i do Makide.

¹¹ A kad bežahu ispred Izrailja i behu niz vrlet vet-oronsku, baci Gospod na njih kamenje veliko iz neba dori do Azike, te ginjahu: i više ih izgibe od kamenja gradnog nego što ih pobiše sinovi Izrailjevi mačem.

¹² Tada progovori Isus Gospodu onaj dan kad Gospod predade Amorejca sinovima Izrailjevim, i reče pred sinovima Izrailjevim: Stani sunce nad Gavaonom, i meseče nad dolinom elonskom.

¹³ I stade sunce i ustavi se mesec, dokle se ne osveti narod neprijateljima svojim. Ne piše li to u knjizi Istinitog? I stade sunce nasred neba i ne naže k zapadu skoro za ceo dan.

¹⁴ I ne bi takvog dana ni pre ni posle, da Gospod posluša glas čovečji, jer Gospod vojeva za Izrailja.

¹⁵ I vrati se Isus i sav Izrailj s njim u logor u Galgal.

¹⁶ A onih pet careva utekoše i sakriše se u pećinu kod Makide.

¹⁷ I dođe glas Isusu: Nađe se pet careva sakrivenih u pećini kod Makide.

¹⁸ A Isus reče: Privalite veliko kamenje na vrata pećine, i namestite ljude kod nje da ih čuvaju.

¹⁹ A vi ne stojte, nego gonite neprijatelje svoje i bijte ostatak njihov, ne dajte im da uđu u gradove svoje, jer vam ih dade u ruke Gospod Bog vaš.

²⁰ A kad Isus i sinovi Izrailjevi prestaše biti ih u boju vrlo velikom, razbivši ih sasvim, a koji ih ostaše živi, utekoše u tvrde gradove,

²¹ Vrati se sav narod zdravo u logor k Isusu u Makidu, i niko ne mače jezikom svojim na sinove Izrailjeve, ni na jednog.

²² Tada reče Isus: Otvorite vrata od one pećine, i izvedite k meni onih pet careva iz pećine.

²³ I učiniše tako, i izvedoše k meni onih pet careva iz pećine: cara jerusalimskog, cara hevronskog, cara jarmutskog, cara lahiskog, cara jeglonskog.

²⁴ A kad izvedoše te careve k Isusu, sazva Isus sve ljude Izrailjce, i reče vojvodama od vojske koji behu išli s njim: Pristupite i stanite nogama svojim na vratove ovim carevima. I oni pristupiše i stadoše im na vratove nogama svojim.

²⁵ A Isus im reče: Ne bojte se i ne plašite se; budite slobodni i hrabri, jer će tako učiniti Gospod svim neprijateljima vašim na koje zavojštite.

²⁶ Potom ih pobi Isus i pogubi ih, i obesi ih na pet drveta, i ostaše viseći na drvetima do večera.

²⁷ A o zahodu sunčanom zapovedi Isus te ih skidoše s drveta i baciše ih u pećinu, u koju se behu sakrili, i metnuše veliko kamenje na vrata pećine, koje osta onde do danas.

²⁸ Istog dana uze Isus i Makidu, i sve u njoj iseče oštrim mačem, i cara njenog i njih pobi, sve duše koje behu u njoj, ne ostavi nijednog živog; i učini s carem makidskim kao što učini s carem jerihonskim.

²⁹ Potom ode Isus i sav Izrailj s njim iz Makide u Livnu, i stade biti Livnu.

³⁰ Pa i nju predade Gospod u ruke Izrailju i cara njenog; i iseče sve oštrim mačem, sve duše koje behu u njoj, ne ostavi u njoj nijednog živog; i učini s carem njenim kao što učini s carem jerihonskim.

³¹ Potom ode Isus i sav Izrailj s njim iz Livne na Lahis, i stade u logor pred njim, i stade ga biti.

³² I Gospod predade Lahis u ruke Izrailju, i on ga uze sutradan, i iseče sve oštrim mačem, sve duše što behu u njemu, isto onako kako učini s Livnom.

³³ Tada dođe Oram car gezerski u pomoćLahisu; ali pobi Isus njega i narod njegov da ne osta nijedan živ.

³⁴ Potom pođe Isus i sav Izrailj s njim iz Lahisa na Jeglon, i stavši u logor prema njemu udariše na nj;

³⁵ I uzeše ga isti dan, i isekoše sve oštrim mačem; sve duše što behu u njemu pobi taj dan isto onako kako učini s Lahisom.

³⁶ Potom se podiže Isus i sav Izrailj s njim iz Jeglona na Hevron, i stadoše ga biti;

³⁷ I uzeše ga i isekoše oštrim mačem, i cara njegovog i sve gradove njegove, sve duše što behu u njima; ne ostavi nijednog živog isto onako kako učini s Jeglonom; zatre ga sa svim dušama što behu u njemu.

³⁸ Potom se obrati Isus i sav Izrailj s njim na Davir, i stade ga biti;

³⁹ I uze ga i cara njegovog i sve gradove njegove, i isekoše ih oštrim mačem i zgubiše sve duše što behu u njima; ne ostavi nijednog živog; kao što učini s Hevronom, tako učini s Davirom i carem njegovim, i kao što učini s Livnom i carem njenim.

⁴⁰ Tako pobi Isus svu zemlju, gore i južnu stranu i ravnice i doline, i sve careve njihove; ne ostavi nijednog živog, nego sve duše žive zgubi, kao što beše zapovedio Gospod Bog Izrailjev.

⁴¹ I pobi ih Isus od Kadis-Varnije do Gaze, i svu zemlju gosensku do Gavaona.

⁴² A sve te careve i zemlju njihovu uze Isus ujedanput; jer Gospod Bog Izrailjev vojevaše za Izrailja.

⁴³ Potom se vrati Isus i sav Izrailj s njim u logor u Galgal.

¹ It happened, when 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

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

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

⁴ they also resorted to a ruse, and went and made as if they had been ambassadors, and took old sacks on their donkeys, and wineskins, old and torn and bound up,

⁵ and old and patched shoes on their feet, and wore old garments. All the bread of their provision was dry and moldy.

⁶ They went to Joshua to 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."

⁷ The men of Israel said to the Hivites, "What if you live among us. How could we make a covenant with you?"

⁸ They said to Joshua, "We are your servants." Joshua said to them, "Who are you? Where do you come from?"

⁹ They said to him, "Your servants have come from a very far country because of the name of Yahweh your God; for we have heard of his fame, all that he did in Egypt,

¹⁰ and 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.

¹¹ Our elders and all the inhabitants of our country spoke to us, saying, 'Take provision in your hand for the journey, and go to meet them, and tell them, "We are your servants. Now make a covenant with us."'

¹² This our bread we took hot for our provision out of our houses on the day we went out to go to you; but now, behold, it is dry, and has become moldy.

¹³ These wineskins, which we filled, were new; and behold, they are torn. These our garments and our shoes have become old because of the very long journey."

¹⁴ The men sampled their provisions, and didn't ask counsel from the mouth of Yahweh.

¹⁵ Joshua made peace with them, and made a covenant with them, to let them live. The princes of the congregation swore to them.

¹⁶ It happened 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 lived among them.

¹⁷ The children of Israel traveled and came to their cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon, Chephirah, Beeroth, and Kiriath Jearim.

¹⁸ The children of Israel didn't strike them, because the princes of the congregation had sworn to them by Yahweh, the God of Israel. All the congregation murmured against the princes.

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

²⁰ This we will do to them, and let them live; lest wrath be on us, because of the oath which we swore to them."

²¹ The 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."

²² Joshua 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?

²³ Now therefore you are cursed, and some of you will never fail to be bondservants, both wood cutters and drawers of water for the house of my God."

²⁴ They answered Joshua, and said, "Because your servants were certainly told how Yahweh 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.

²⁵ Now, behold, we are in your hand. Do to us as it seems good and right to you to do."

²⁶ He did so to them, and delivered them out of the hand of the children of Israel, so that they didn't kill them.

²⁷ That day Joshua made them wood cutters and drawers of water for the congregation and for the altar of Yahweh, to this day, in the place which he should choose.