9:25a

Now: The word Now calls attention to what the Gibeonites said next. It is a way to emphasize it. Use whatever means is natural to show this emphasis.

we are in your hands: The clause we are in your hands is an idiom. It indicates that the Gibeonites know the Israelites are stronger than them and can do whatever they want to them.

Here are some other ways to translate this phrase:

we are in your power (NET Bible)
-or-
you are strong enough to do anything to us that you want (Contemporary English Version)

9:25b

Do to us whatever seems good and right to you: The phrase Do to us whatever seems good and right to you indicates that the Gibeonites asked the Israelites to treat them in whatever way seemed just to the Israelites.

Here are some other ways to translate this phrase:

do to us what you think is good and appropriate (NET Bible)
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do to us whatever you think is right (New Living Translation (2004))

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