اَلْقُضَاة 1
| وَكَانَ بَعْدَ مَوْتِ يَشُوعَ أَنَّ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ سَأَلُوا ٱلرَّبَّ قَائِلِينَ: «مَنْ مِنَّا يَصْعَدُ إِلَى ٱلْكَنْعَانِيِّينَ أَوَّلًا لِمُحَارَبَتِهِمْ؟» | ١ 1 |
After the death of Joshua, the Israelites inquired of the LORD, “Who will be the first to go up and fight for us against the Canaanites?”
| فَقَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ: «يَهُوذَا يَصْعَدُ. هُوَذَا قَدْ دَفَعْتُ ٱلْأَرْضَ لِيَدِهِ». | ٢ 2 |
“Judah shall go up,” answered the LORD. “Indeed, I have delivered the land into their hands.”
| فَقَالَ يَهُوذَا لِشِمْعُونَ أَخِيهِ: «اِصْعَدْ مَعِي فِي قُرْعَتِي لِكَيْ نُحَارِبَ ٱلْكَنْعَانِيِّينَ، فَأَصْعَدَ أَنَا أَيْضًا مَعَكَ فِي قُرْعَتِكَ». فَذَهَبَ شِمْعُونُ مَعَهُ. | ٣ 3 |
Then the men of Judah said to their brothers the Simeonites, “Come up with us to our allotted territory, and let us fight against the Canaanites. And we likewise will go with you to your territory.” So the Simeonites went with them.
| فَصَعِدَ يَهُوذَا، وَدَفَعَ ٱلرَّبُّ ٱلْكَنْعَانِيِّينَ وَٱلْفِرِزِّيِّينَ بِيَدِهِمْ، فَضَرَبُوا مِنْهُمْ فِي بَازَقَ عَشَرَةَ آلَافِ رَجُلٍ. | ٤ 4 |
When Judah attacked, the LORD delivered the Canaanites and Perizzites into their hands, and they struck down ten thousand men at Bezek.
| وَوَجَدُوا أَدُونِيَ بَازَقَ فِي بَازَقَ، فَحَارَبُوهُ وَضَرَبُوا ٱلْكَنْعَانِيِّينَ وَٱلْفِرِزِّيِّينَ. | ٥ 5 |
And there they found Adoni-bezek and fought against him, striking down the Canaanites and Perizzites.
| فَهَرَبَ أَدُونِي بَازَقَ، فَتَبِعُوهُ وَأَمْسَكُوهُ وَقَطَعُوا أَبَاهِمَ يَدَيْهِ وَرِجْلَيْهِ. | ٦ 6 |
As Adoni-bezek fled, they pursued him, seized him, and cut off his thumbs and big toes.
| فَقَالَ أَدُونِي بَازَقَ: «سَبْعُونَ مَلِكًا مَقْطُوعَةٌ أَبَاهِمُ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَأَرْجُلِهِمْ كَانُوا يَلْتَقِطُونَ تَحْتَ مَائِدَتِي. كَمَا فَعَلْتُ كَذَلِكَ جَازَانِيَ ٱللهُ». وَأَتَوْا بِهِ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ فَمَاتَ هُنَاكَ. | ٧ 7 |
Then Adoni-bezek said, “Seventy kings with their thumbs and big toes cut off have gathered the scraps under my table. As I have done to them, so God has repaid me.” And they brought him to Jerusalem, where he died.
| وَحَارَبَ بَنُو يَهُوذَا أُورُشَلِيمَ وَأَخَذُوهَا وَضَرَبُوهَا بِحَدِّ ٱلسَّيْفِ، وَأَشْعَلُوا ٱلْمَدِينَةَ بِٱلنَّارِ. | ٨ 8 |
Then the men of Judah fought against Jerusalem and captured it. They put the city to the sword and set it on fire.
| وَبَعْدَ ذَلِكَ نَزَلَ بَنُو يَهُوذَا لِمُحَارَبَةِ ٱلْكَنْعَانِيِّينَ سُكَّانِ ٱلْجَبَلِ وَٱلْجَنُوبِ وَٱلسَّهْلِ. | ٩ 9 |
Afterward, the men of Judah marched down to fight against the Canaanites living in the hill country, in the Negev, and in the foothills.
| وَسَارَ يَهُوذَا عَلَى ٱلْكَنْعَانِيِّينَ ٱلسَّاكِنِينَ فِي حَبْرُونَ، وَكَانَ ٱسْمُ حَبْرُونَ قَبْلًا قَرْيَةَ أَرْبَعَ. وَضَرَبُوا شِيشَايَ وَأَخِيمَانَ وَتَلْمَايَ. | ١٠ 10 |
Judah also marched against the Canaanites who were living in Hebron (formerly known as Kiriath-arba), and they struck down Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai.
| وَسَارَ مِنْ هُنَاكَ عَلَى سُكَّانِ دَبِيرَ، وَٱسْمُ دَبِيرَ قَبْلًا قَرْيَةُ سَفَرٍ. | ١١ 11 |
From there they marched against the inhabitants of Debir (formerly known as Kiriath-sepher).
| فَقَالَ كَالَبُ: «ٱلَّذِي يَضْرِبُ قَرْيَةَ سَفَرٍ وَيَأْخُذُهَا، أُعْطِيهِ عَكْسَةَ ٱبْنَتِي ٱمْرَأَةً». | ١٢ 12 |
And Caleb said, “To the man who strikes down Kiriath-sepher and captures it, I will give my daughter Acsah in marriage.”
| فَأَخَذَهَا عُثْنِيئِيلُ بْنُ قَنَازَ، أَخُو كَالَبَ ٱلْأَصْغَرُ مِنْهُ. فَأَعْطَاهُ عَكْسَةَ ٱبْنَتَهُ ٱمْرَأَةً. | ١٣ 13 |
So Othniel son of Caleb’s younger brother Kenaz captured the city, and Caleb gave his daughter Acsah to him in marriage.
| وَكَانَ عِنْدَ دُخُولِهَا أَنَّهَا غَرَّتْهُ بِطَلَبِ حَقْلٍ مِنْ أَبِيهَا. فَنَزَلَتْ عَنِ ٱلْحِمَارِ، فَقَالَ لَهَا كَالَبُ: «مَا لَكِ؟» | ١٤ 14 |
One day Acsah came to Othniel and urged him to ask her father for a field. When she got off her donkey, Caleb asked her, “What do you desire?”
| فَقَالَتْ لَهُ: «أَعْطِنِي بَرَكَةً. لِأَنَّكَ أَعْطَيْتَنِي أَرْضَ ٱلْجَنُوبِ، فَأَعْطِنِي يَنَابِيعَ مَاءٍ». فَأَعْطَاهَا كَالَبُ ٱلْيَنَابِيعَ ٱلْعُلْيَا وَٱلْيَنَابِيعَ ٱلسُّفْلَى. | ١٥ 15 |
“Give me a blessing,” she answered. “Since you have given me land in the Negev, give me springs of water as well.” So Caleb gave her both the upper and lower springs.
| وَبَنُو ٱلْقَيْنِيِّ حَمِي مُوسَى صَعِدُوا مِنْ مَدِينَةِ ٱلنَّخْلِ مَعَ بَنِي يَهُوذَا إِلَى بَرِّيَّةِ يَهُوذَا ٱلَّتِي فِي جَنُوبِيِّ عَرَادَ، وَذَهَبُوا وَسَكَنُوا مَعَ ٱلشَّعْبِ. | ١٦ 16 |
Now the descendants of Moses’ father-in-law, the Kenite, went up with the men of Judah from the City of Palms to the Wilderness of Judah in the Negev near Arad. They went to live among the people.
| وَذَهَبَ يَهُوذَا مَعَ شِمْعُونَ أَخِيهِ وَضَرَبُوا ٱلْكَنْعَانِيِّينَ سُكَّانَ صَفَاةَ وَحَرَّمُوهَا، وَدَعَوْا ٱسْمَ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ «حُرْمَةَ». | ١٧ 17 |
Then the men of Judah went with their brothers the Simeonites, attacked the Canaanites living in Zephath, and devoted the city to destruction. So it was called Hormah.
| وَأَخَذَ يَهُوذَا غَزَّةَ وَتُخُومَهَا، وَأَشْقَلُونَ وَتُخُومَهَا، وَعَقْرُونَ وَتُخُومَهَا. | ١٨ 18 |
And Judah also captured Gaza, Ashkelon, and Ekron—each with its territory.
| وَكَانَ ٱلرَّبُّ مَعَ يَهُوذَا فَمَلَكَ ٱلْجَبَلَ، وَلَكِنْ لَمْ يُطْرَدْ سُكَّانُ ٱلْوَادِي لِأَنَّ لَهُمْ مَرْكَبَاتِ حَدِيدٍ. | ١٩ 19 |
The LORD was with Judah, and they took possession of the hill country; but they could not drive out the inhabitants of the plains because they had chariots of iron.
| وَأَعْطَوْا لِكَالَبَ حَبْرُونَ كَمَا تَكَلَّمَ مُوسَى. فَطَرَدَ مِنْ هُنَاكَ بَنِي عَنَاقَ ٱلثَّلَاثَةَ. | ٢٠ 20 |
Just as Moses had promised, Judah gave Hebron to Caleb, who drove out the descendants of the three sons of Anak.
| وَبَنُو بَنْيَامِينَ لَمْ يَطْرُدُوا ٱلْيَبُوسِيِّينَ سُكَّانَ أُورُشَلِيمَ، فَسَكَنَ ٱلْيَبُوسِيُّونَ مَعَ بَنِي بَنْيَامِينَ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ إِلَى هَذَا ٱلْيَوْمِ. | ٢١ 21 |
The Benjamites, however, failed to drive out the Jebusites living in Jerusalem. So to this day the Jebusites live there among the Benjamites.
| وَصَعِدَ بَيْتُ يُوسُفَ أَيْضًا إِلَى بَيْتِ إِيلَ وَٱلرَّبُّ مَعَهُمْ. | ٢٢ 22 |
The house of Joseph also attacked Bethel, and the LORD was with them.
| وَٱسْتَكْشَفَ بَيْتُ يُوسُفَ عَنْ بَيْتِ إِيلَ، وَكَانَ ٱسْمُ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ قَبْلًا لُوزَ. | ٢٣ 23 |
They sent spies to Bethel (formerly known as Luz),
| فَرَأَى ٱلْمُرَاقِبُونَ رَجُلًا خَارِجًا مِنَ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ، فَقَالُوا لَهُ: «أَرِنَا مَدْخَلَ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ فَنَعْمَلَ مَعَكَ مَعْرُوفًا». | ٢٤ 24 |
and when the spies saw a man coming out of the city, they said to him, “Please show us how to get into the city, and we will treat you kindly.”
| فَأَرَاهُمْ مَدْخَلَ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ، فَضَرَبُوا ٱلْمَدِينَةَ بِحَدِّ ٱلسَّيْفِ، وَأَمَّا ٱلرَّجُلُ وَكُلُّ عَشِيرَتِهِ فَأَطْلَقُوهُمْ. | ٢٥ 25 |
So the man showed them the entrance to the city, and they put the city to the sword but released that man and all his family.
| فَٱنْطَلَقَ ٱلرَّجُلُ إِلَى أَرْضِ ٱلْحِثِّيِّينَ وَبَنَى مَدِينَةً وَدَعَا ٱسْمَهَا «لُوزَ» وَهُوَ ٱسْمُهَا إِلَى هَذَا ٱلْيَوْمِ. | ٢٦ 26 |
And the man went to the land of the Hittites, built a city, and called it Luz, which is its name to this day.
| 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. | ٢٧ 27 |
At that time Manasseh failed to drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shean, Taanach, Dor, Ibleam, Megiddo, and their villages; for the Canaanites were determined to dwell in that land.
| وَكَانَ لَمَّا تَشَدَّدَ إِسْرَائِيلُ أَنَّهُ وَضَعَ ٱلْكَنْعَانِيِّينَ تَحْتَ ٱلْجِزْيَةِ وَلَمْ يَطْرُدْهُمْ طَرْدًا. | ٢٨ 28 |
When Israel became stronger, they pressed the Canaanites into forced labor, but they never drove them out completely.
| وَأَفْرَايِمُ لَمْ يَطْرُدِ ٱلْكَنْعَانِيِّينَ ٱلسَّاكِنِينَ فِي جَازَرَ، فَسَكَنَ ٱلْكَنْعَانِيُّونَ فِي وَسَطِهِ فِي جَازَرَ. | ٢٩ 29 |
Ephraim also failed to drive out the Canaanites living in Gezer; so the Canaanites continued to dwell among them in Gezer.
| زَبُولُونُ لَمْ يَطْرُدْ سُكَّانَ قِطْرُونَ، وَلَا سُكَّانَ نَهْلُولَ، فَسَكَنَ ٱلْكَنْعَانِيُّونَ فِي وَسَطِهِ وَكَانُوا تَحْتَ ٱلْجِزْيَةِ. | ٣٠ 30 |
Zebulun failed to drive out the inhabitants of Kitron and Nahalol; so the Canaanites lived among them and served as forced laborers.
| وَلَمْ يَطْرُدْ أَشِيرُ سُكَّانَ عَكُّو، وَلَا سُكَّانَ صَيْدُونَ وَأَحْلَبَ وَأَكْزِيبَ وَحَلْبَةَ وَأَفِيقَ وَرَحُوبَ. | ٣١ 31 |
Asher failed to drive out the inhabitants of Acco, Sidon, Ahlab, Achzib, Helbah, Aphik, and Rehob.
| فَسَكَنَ ٱلْأَشِيرِيُّونَ فِي وَسَطِ ٱلْكَنْعَانِيِّينَ سُكَّانِ ٱلْأَرْضِ، لِأَنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَطْرُدُوهُمْ. | ٣٢ 32 |
So the Asherites lived among the Canaanite inhabitants of the land, because they did not drive them out.
| 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. | ٣٣ 33 |
Naphtali failed to drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh and Beth-anath. So the Naphtalites also lived among the Canaanite inhabitants of the land, but the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh and Beth-anath served them as forced laborers.
| وَحَصَرَ ٱلْأَمُورِيُّونَ بَنِي دَانَ فِي ٱلْجَبَلِ لِأَنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَدَعُوهُمْ يَنْزِلُونَ إِلَى ٱلْوَادِي. | ٣٤ 34 |
The Amorites forced the Danites into the hill country and did not allow them to come down into the plain.
| فَعَزَمَ ٱلْأَمُورِيُّونَ عَلَى ٱلسَّكَنِ فِي جَبَلِ حَارَسَ فِي أَيَّلُونَ وَفِي شَعَلُبِّيمَ. وَقَوِيَتْ يَدُ بَيْتِ يُوسُفَ فَكَانُوا تَحْتَ ٱلْجِزْيَةِ. | ٣٥ 35 |
And the Amorites were determined to dwell in Mount Heres, Aijalon, and Shaalbim. But when the house of Joseph grew in strength, they pressed the Amorites into forced labor.
| وَكَانَ تُخْمُ ٱلْأَمُورِيِّينَ مِنْ عَقَبَةِ عَقْرِبِّيمَ مِنْ سَالَعَ فَصَاعِدًا. | ٣٦ 36 |
And the border of the Amorites extended from the Ascent of Akrabbim to Sela and beyond.
