اَلْقُضَاة 1

١ 1 وَكَانَ بَعْدَ مَوْتِ يَشُوعَ أَنَّ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ سَأَلُوا ٱلرَّبَّ قَائِلِينَ: «مَنْ مِنَّا يَصْعَدُ إِلَى ٱلْكَنْعَانِيِّينَ أَوَّلًا لِمُحَارَبَتِهِمْ؟»

Aftir the deeth of Josue the sones of Israel counseliden the Lord, and seiden, Who schal stie bifor vs ayens Cananei, and schal be duik of the batel?

٢ 2 فَقَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ: «يَهُوذَا يَصْعَدُ. هُوَذَا قَدْ دَفَعْتُ ٱلْأَرْضَ لِيَدِهِ».

And the Lord seide, Judas schal stie; lo! Y haue youe the lond in to hise hondis.

٣ 3 فَقَالَ يَهُوذَا لِشِمْعُونَ أَخِيهِ: «اِصْعَدْ مَعِي فِي قُرْعَتِي لِكَيْ نُحَارِبَ ٱلْكَنْعَانِيِّينَ، فَأَصْعَدَ أَنَا أَيْضًا مَعَكَ فِي قُرْعَتِكَ». فَذَهَبَ شِمْعُونُ مَعَهُ.

And Juda seide to Symeon, his brother, Stie thou with me in my lot, and fiyte thou ayens Cananei, that Y go with thee in thi lot.

٤ 4 فَصَعِدَ يَهُوذَا، وَدَفَعَ ٱلرَّبُّ ٱلْكَنْعَانِيِّينَ وَٱلْفِرِزِّيِّينَ بِيَدِهِمْ، فَضَرَبُوا مِنْهُمْ فِي بَازَقَ عَشَرَةَ آلَافِ رَجُلٍ.

And Symeon yede with hym; and Judas stiede. And the Lord bitook Cananey and Feresei in to `the hondis of hem, and thei killiden in Besech ten thousynde of men.

٥ 5 وَوَجَدُوا أَدُونِيَ بَازَقَ فِي بَازَقَ، فَحَارَبُوهُ وَضَرَبُوا ٱلْكَنْعَانِيِّينَ وَٱلْفِرِزِّيِّينَ.

And thei founden Adonybozech in Besech, and thei fouyten ayens hym, and smytiden Cananei, and Feresey.

٦ 6 فَهَرَبَ أَدُونِي بَازَقَ، فَتَبِعُوهُ وَأَمْسَكُوهُ وَقَطَعُوا أَبَاهِمَ يَدَيْهِ وَرِجْلَيْهِ.

Forsothe Adonybozech fledde, whom thei pursueden, and token, and kittiden the endis of hise hondis and feet.

٧ 7 فَقَالَ أَدُونِي بَازَقَ: «سَبْعُونَ مَلِكًا مَقْطُوعَةٌ أَبَاهِمُ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَأَرْجُلِهِمْ كَانُوا يَلْتَقِطُونَ تَحْتَ مَائِدَتِي. كَمَا فَعَلْتُ كَذَلِكَ جَازَانِيَ ٱللهُ». وَأَتَوْا بِهِ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ فَمَاتَ هُنَاكَ.

And Adonybozech seide, Seuenti kyngis, whanne the endis of hondis and feet weren kit awey, gaderiden relifs of metis vndur my bord; as Y dide, so God hath yolde to me. And thei brouyten hym in to Jerusalem, and there he diede.

٨ 8 وَحَارَبَ بَنُو يَهُوذَا أُورُشَلِيمَ وَأَخَذُوهَا وَضَرَبُوهَا بِحَدِّ ٱلسَّيْفِ، وَأَشْعَلُوا ٱلْمَدِينَةَ بِٱلنَّارِ.

Therfor the sones of Juda fouyten ayens Jerusalem, and token it, and smytiden bi the scharpnesse of swerd, and bitoken al the cytee to brennyng.

٩ 9 وَبَعْدَ ذَلِكَ نَزَلَ بَنُو يَهُوذَا لِمُحَارَبَةِ ٱلْكَنْعَانِيِّينَ سُكَّانِ ٱلْجَبَلِ وَٱلْجَنُوبِ وَٱلسَّهْلِ.

And aftirward thei yeden doun, and fouyten ayens Cananey, that dwellide in the hilli places, and at the south, in `feeldi places.

١٠ 10 وَسَارَ يَهُوذَا عَلَى ٱلْكَنْعَانِيِّينَ ٱلسَّاكِنِينَ فِي حَبْرُونَ، وَكَانَ ٱسْمُ حَبْرُونَ قَبْلًا قَرْيَةَ أَرْبَعَ. وَضَرَبُوا شِيشَايَ وَأَخِيمَانَ وَتَلْمَايَ.

And Judas yede ayens Cananei, that dwellide in Ebron, whos name was bi eld tyme Cariatharbe; and Judas killide Sisay, and Achyman, and Tholmai.

١١ 11 وَسَارَ مِنْ هُنَاكَ عَلَى سُكَّانِ دَبِيرَ، وَٱسْمُ دَبِيرَ قَبْلًا قَرْيَةُ سَفَرٍ.

And fro thennus he yede forth, and yede to the dwelleris of Dabir, whos eld name was Cariathsepher, that is, the citee of lettris.

١٢ 12 فَقَالَ كَالَبُ: «ٱلَّذِي يَضْرِبُ قَرْيَةَ سَفَرٍ وَيَأْخُذُهَا، أُعْطِيهِ عَكْسَةَ ٱبْنَتِي ٱمْرَأَةً».

And Caleph seide, Y schal yyue Axa, my douyter, wijf to hym that schal smyte Cariathsepher, and schal waste it.

١٣ 13 فَأَخَذَهَا عُثْنِيئِيلُ بْنُ قَنَازَ، أَخُو كَالَبَ ٱلْأَصْغَرُ مِنْهُ. فَأَعْطَاهُ عَكْسَةَ ٱبْنَتَهُ ٱمْرَأَةً.

And whanne Othonyel, sone of Seneth, the lesse brother of Caleph, hadde take it, Caleph yaf Axa, his douyter, wijf to hym.

١٤ 14 وَكَانَ عِنْدَ دُخُولِهَا أَنَّهَا غَرَّتْهُ بِطَلَبِ حَقْلٍ مِنْ أَبِيهَا. فَنَزَلَتْ عَنِ ٱلْحِمَارِ، فَقَالَ لَهَا كَالَبُ: «مَا لَكِ؟»

And hir hosebonde stiride hir, goynge in the weie, that sche schulde axe of hir fadir a feeld; and whanne sche hadde siyid, sittynge on the asse, Caleph seide to hir, What hast thou?

١٥ 15 فَقَالَتْ لَهُ: «أَعْطِنِي بَرَكَةً. لِأَنَّكَ أَعْطَيْتَنِي أَرْضَ ٱلْجَنُوبِ، فَأَعْطِنِي يَنَابِيعَ مَاءٍ». فَأَعْطَاهَا كَالَبُ ٱلْيَنَابِيعَ ٱلْعُلْيَا وَٱلْيَنَابِيعَ ٱلسُّفْلَى.

And sche answeride, Yiue thou blessyng to me, for thou hast youe a drye lond to me; yyue thou also a moyst lond with watris. And Caleph yaf to hir the moist lond aboue, and the moist lond bynethe.

١٦ 16 وَبَنُو ٱلْقَيْنِيِّ حَمِي مُوسَى صَعِدُوا مِنْ مَدِينَةِ ٱلنَّخْلِ مَعَ بَنِي يَهُوذَا إِلَى بَرِّيَّةِ يَهُوذَا ٱلَّتِي فِي جَنُوبِيِّ عَرَادَ، وَذَهَبُوا وَسَكَنُوا مَعَ ٱلشَّعْبِ.

Forsothe the sones of Cyney, `alye of Moyses, stieden fro the citee of palmes with the sones of Juda, in to the desert of his lot, which desert is at the south of Arath; and dwelliden with hym.

١٧ 17 وَذَهَبَ يَهُوذَا مَعَ شِمْعُونَ أَخِيهِ وَضَرَبُوا ٱلْكَنْعَانِيِّينَ سُكَّانَ صَفَاةَ وَحَرَّمُوهَا، وَدَعَوْا ٱسْمَ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ «حُرْمَةَ».

Sotheli Judas yede with Symeon, his brother; and thei smytiden togidere Cananei, that dwellide in Sephar, and killiden hym; and the name of that citee was clepid Horma, that is, cursyng, `ether perfit distriyng, for thilke citee was distried outerly.

١٨ 18 وَأَخَذَ يَهُوذَا غَزَّةَ وَتُخُومَهَا، وَأَشْقَلُونَ وَتُخُومَهَا، وَعَقْرُونَ وَتُخُومَهَا.

And Judas took Gaza with hise coostis, and Ascolon, and Accaron with hise termes.

١٩ 19 وَكَانَ ٱلرَّبُّ مَعَ يَهُوذَا فَمَلَكَ ٱلْجَبَلَ، وَلَكِنْ لَمْ يُطْرَدْ سُكَّانُ ٱلْوَادِي لِأَنَّ لَهُمْ مَرْكَبَاتِ حَدِيدٍ.

And the Lord was with Judas, and he `hadde in possessioun the hilli places; and he myyte not do awey the dwelleris of the valei, for thei weren plenteuouse in `yrun charis, scharpe as sithis.

٢٠ 20 وَأَعْطَوْا لِكَالَبَ حَبْرُونَ كَمَا تَكَلَّمَ مُوسَى. فَطَرَدَ مِنْ هُنَاكَ بَنِي عَنَاقَ ٱلثَّلَاثَةَ.

And `the sones of Israel yauen Ebron to Caleph, as Moises hadde seid, which Caleph dide awei for it thre sones of Enach.

٢١ 21 وَبَنُو بَنْيَامِينَ لَمْ يَطْرُدُوا ٱلْيَبُوسِيِّينَ سُكَّانَ أُورُشَلِيمَ، فَسَكَنَ ٱلْيَبُوسِيُّونَ مَعَ بَنِي بَنْيَامِينَ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ إِلَى هَذَا ٱلْيَوْمِ.

Forsothe the sones of Beniamyn diden not awei Jebusei, the dwellere of Jerusalem; and Jebusei dwellide with the sones of Beniamyn in Jerusalem `til in to present dai.

٢٢ 22 وَصَعِدَ بَيْتُ يُوسُفَ أَيْضًا إِلَى بَيْتِ إِيلَ وَٱلرَّبُّ مَعَهُمْ.

Also the hows of Joseph stiede in to Bethel, and the Lord was with hem.

٢٣ 23 وَٱسْتَكْشَفَ بَيْتُ يُوسُفَ عَنْ بَيْتِ إِيلَ، وَكَانَ ٱسْمُ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ قَبْلًا لُوزَ.

For whanne thei bisegiden the citee, that was clepid Lusa bifore,

٢٤ 24 فَرَأَى ٱلْمُرَاقِبُونَ رَجُلًا خَارِجًا مِنَ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ، فَقَالُوا لَهُ: «أَرِنَا مَدْخَلَ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ فَنَعْمَلَ مَعَكَ مَعْرُوفًا».

thei sien a man goynge out of the citee, and thei seiden to hym, Schewe thou to vs the entrynge of the cytee, and we schulen do mercy with thee.

٢٥ 25 فَأَرَاهُمْ مَدْخَلَ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ، فَضَرَبُوا ٱلْمَدِينَةَ بِحَدِّ ٱلسَّيْفِ، وَأَمَّا ٱلرَّجُلُ وَكُلُّ عَشِيرَتِهِ فَأَطْلَقُوهُمْ.

And whanne he hadde schewid to hem, thei smytiden the citee bi scharpnes of swerd; sotheli thei delyueriden that man and al his kynrede.

٢٦ 26 فَٱنْطَلَقَ ٱلرَّجُلُ إِلَى أَرْضِ ٱلْحِثِّيِّينَ وَبَنَى مَدِينَةً وَدَعَا ٱسْمَهَا «لُوزَ» وَهُوَ ٱسْمُهَا إِلَى هَذَا ٱلْيَوْمِ.

And he was delyuerede, and yede in to the lond of Sethym, and bildide there a citee, and clepid it Luzam; which is clepid so til in to present dai.

٢٧ 27 وَلَمْ يَطْرُدْ مَنَسَّى أَهْلَ بَيْتِ شَانَ وَقُرَاهَا، وَلَا أَهْلَ تَعْنَكَ وَقُرَاهَا، وَلَا سُكَّانَ دُورَ وَقُرَاهَا، وَلَا سُكَّانَ يِبْلَعَامَ وَقُرَاهَا، وَلَا سُكَّانَ مَجِدُّو وَقُرَاهَا. فَعَزَمَ ٱلْكَنْعَانِيُّونَ عَلَى ٱلسَّكَنِ فِي تِلْكَ ٱلْأَرْضِ.

Also Manasses dide not awei Bethsan and Thanael with her townes, and the dwelleris of Endor, and Geblaam and Magedo with her townes; and Cananei bigan to dwelle with hem.

٢٨ 28 وَكَانَ لَمَّا تَشَدَّدَ إِسْرَائِيلُ أَنَّهُ وَضَعَ ٱلْكَنْعَانِيِّينَ تَحْتَ ٱلْجِزْيَةِ وَلَمْ يَطْرُدْهُمْ طَرْدًا.

Sotheli after that Israel was coumfortid, he made hem tributaries, `ethir to paye tribute, and nolde do awey hem.

٢٩ 29 وَأَفْرَايِمُ لَمْ يَطْرُدِ ٱلْكَنْعَانِيِّينَ ٱلسَّاكِنِينَ فِي جَازَرَ، فَسَكَنَ ٱلْكَنْعَانِيُّونَ فِي وَسَطِهِ فِي جَازَرَ.

Sotheli Effraym killide not Cananei that dwellyde in Gaser, but dwellide with hym.

٣٠ 30 زَبُولُونُ لَمْ يَطْرُدْ سُكَّانَ قِطْرُونَ، وَلَا سُكَّانَ نَهْلُولَ، فَسَكَنَ ٱلْكَنْعَانِيُّونَ فِي وَسَطِهِ وَكَانُوا تَحْتَ ٱلْجِزْيَةِ.

Zabulon dide not awey the dwelleris of Cethron, and of Naalon; but Cananei dwellide in the myddis of hym, and was maad tributarie to him.

٣١ 31 وَلَمْ يَطْرُدْ أَشِيرُ سُكَّانَ عَكُّو، وَلَا سُكَّانَ صَيْدُونَ وَأَحْلَبَ وَأَكْزِيبَ وَحَلْبَةَ وَأَفِيقَ وَرَحُوبَ.

Also Aser dide not awey the dwelleris of Acho, and of Sidon, of Alab, and of Azazib, and of Alba, and Aphech, and of Aloa, and of Pha, and of Roob; and he dwellide in the myddis of Cananey,

٣٢ 32 فَسَكَنَ ٱلْأَشِيرِيُّونَ فِي وَسَطِ ٱلْكَنْعَانِيِّينَ سُكَّانِ ٱلْأَرْضِ، لِأَنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَطْرُدُوهُمْ.

dwellere of that lond, and killide not hym.

٣٣ 33 وَنَفْتَالِي لَمْ يَطْرُدْ سُكَّانَ بَيْتِ شَمْسٍ، وَلَا سُكَّانَ بَيْتِ عَنَاةَ، بَلْ سَكَنَ فِي وَسَطِ ٱلْكَنْعَانِيِّينَ سُكَّانِ ٱلْأَرْضِ. فَكَانَ سُكَّانُ بَيْتِ شَمْسٍ وَبَيْتِ عَنَاةَ تَحْتَ ٱلْجِزْيَةِ لَهُمْ.

Neptalym dide not awei the dwelleris of Bethsames, and of Bethanach; and he dwellide among Cananey, dwellere of the lond; and Bethsamytis and Bethanytis weren tributarie to hym.

٣٤ 34 وَحَصَرَ ٱلْأَمُورِيُّونَ بَنِي دَانَ فِي ٱلْجَبَلِ لِأَنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَدَعُوهُمْ يَنْزِلُونَ إِلَى ٱلْوَادِي.

And Ammorrey helde streit the sones of Dan in the hil, and yaf not place to hem to go doun to pleynere places;

٣٥ 35 فَعَزَمَ ٱلْأَمُورِيُّونَ عَلَى ٱلسَّكَنِ فِي جَبَلِ حَارَسَ فِي أَيَّلُونَ وَفِي شَعَلُبِّيمَ. وَقَوِيَتْ يَدُ بَيْتِ يُوسُفَ فَكَانُوا تَحْتَ ٱلْجِزْيَةِ.

and he dwellide in the hil of Hares, `which is interpretid, Witnessyng, in Hailon, and in Salabym. And the hond of the hows of Joseph was maad heuy, and he was maad tributarie to hym.

٣٦ 36 وَكَانَ تُخْمُ ٱلْأَمُورِيِّينَ مِنْ عَقَبَةِ عَقْرِبِّيمَ مِنْ سَالَعَ فَصَاعِدًا.

And the terme of Ammorrei was fro the stiyng of Scorpioun, and the stoon, and hiyere places.