Josua 10
1 Og det skete, der Adoni-Zedek, Kongen af Jerusalem, hørte, at Josva havde indtaget Ai og ødelagt den og gjort saa mod Ai og dens Konge, som han gjorde mod Jeriko og dens Konge, og at Indbyggerne af Gibeon havde gjort Fred med Israel og vare midt iblandt dem:
Later, Adonizedek, the king of Jerusalem, heard that Joshua’s army had captured Ai [town] and had destroyed everything in the town. He heard that they had done to the people of Ai and to their king the same thing that they had done to the people of Jericho and their king. He also heard that the people of Gibeon [city] had made a peace treaty with the Israeli people, and that the people of Gibeon were now living near the Israelis and being protected by them.
2 Da flygtede de saare, fordi Gibeon var en stor Stad som en af de kongelige Stæder, og fordi den var større end Ai, og alle Mændene derudi vare vældige Mænd.
Because of that, he and the people whom he ruled became very afraid, because Gibeon was an important city, like the other cities that had kings. And [even though] Gibeon was a larger city than Ai and all its soldiers were good fighters, [they thought Joshua’s army might defeat them].
3 Og Adoni-Zedek, Kongen af Jerusalem, sendte Bud til Hoham, Kongen af Hebron, og til Piream, Kongen af Jarmuth, og til Jafia, Kongen af Lakis, og til Debir, Kongen af Eglon, og lod sige:
So King Adonizedek sent a message to Hosham the king of Hebron [city], to Piram the king of Jarmuth [city], to Jarmuth the king of Lachish [city], and to Debir the king of Eglon [city].
4 Kommer op til mig og hjælper mig, at vi kunne slaa Gibeon; thi den har gjort Fred med Josva og med Israels Børn.
In the message he said, “Please come up with your armies and help me to attack Gibeon, because the people of Gibeon have made a peace treaty with Joshua and the Israelis.”
5 Og de fem amoritiske Konger samlede sig og droge op, Kongen af Jerusalem, Kongen af Hebron, Kongen af Jarmuth, Kongen af Lakis, Kongen af Eglon, de og alle deres Lejre; og de lejrede sig mod Gibeon og strede mod den.
So those five kings who ruled all the groups who were descendants of Amor—the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Debir—came up with all of their soldiers and surrounded the city. Then they prepared to attack it.
6 Og de Mænd af Gibeon sendte til Josva til Lejren, til Gilgal, og lode sige: Drag ikke din Haand fra dine Tjenere, kom snart op til os og frels os og hjælp os; thi alle Amoriternes Konger, som bo paa Bjergene, have forsamlet sig imod os.
So the people of Gibeon sent a message to Joshua while he was in the camp at Gilgal. They said, “We are your servants. So do not forsake us. Come up to us quickly and save us! Help us, because the kings of all of the groups descended from Amor and their armies have joined their forces and have come from the hilly area to attack us!”
7 Og Josva drog op fra Gilgal, han og alt Krigsfolket med ham, og alle, som vare vældige til Strid.
So Joshua and all his army, including the soldiers who were his best fighting men, marched up from Gilgal.
8 Og Herren sagde til Josva: Frygt ikke for dem, thi jeg har givet dem i din Haand; der skal ikke en Mand af dem kunne staa for dit Ansigt.
Then Yahweh said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid of those armies! I will enable your army to defeat them [IDM]. None of them will be able to (resist/fight and defeat) your army.”
9 Saa kom Josva hasteligen over dem; thi han drog den hele Nat op fra Gilgal.
Joshua’s army marched all night and arrived very early in the morning.
10 Og Herren forskrækkede dem for Israels Ansigt, saa han slog dem med et svart Slag ved Gibeon; og han forfulgte dem paa Vejen, hvor man gaar op til Beth-Horon, og slog dem indtil Aseka og indtil Makkeda.
They attacked their enemies before anyone knew that they had come. Yahweh caused their enemies to (become very confused/start running in all directions) when they saw the Israeli army. As a result, the Israeli army defeated them very severely at Gibeon [and killed many of them]. The rest of them fled along the road that goes up to Beth-Horon. But the Israeli army pursued them and killed them all along the road that goes to Azekah and Makkedah towns.
11 Og det skete, der de flyede for Israels Ansigt, og de vare der, hvor man gaar ned til Beth-Horon, da lod Herren falde store Stene af Himmelen paa dem indtil Aseka, at de døde; de vare flere, som døde af samme Hagelstene, end de, som Israels Børn sloge ihjel med Sværdet.
As they fled in front of the Israeli army, Yahweh threw down huge hailstones from the sky. As a result, more of them died from hailstones falling on them than died as a result of the Israeli army killing them with swords.
12 Da talede Josva til Herren paa samme Dag, der Harren gav Amoriterne for Israels Børns Ansigt, og han sagde for Israels Øjne: Sol, staa stille i Gibeon, og Maane, i Ajalons Dal!
On the day that Yahweh enabled the Israeli army to defeat the groups who were descendants of Amor, Joshua said to Yahweh while the Israeli people were listening, “Yahweh, cause the sun to stand still over Gibeon, and cause the moon to not move when it is over Aijalon Valley.”
13 Saa stod Solen stille, og Maanen blev staaende, indtil Folket havde hævnet sig paa sine Fjender; er det ikke skrevet i den oprigtiges Bog? Saa blev Solen staaende midt paa Himmelen og ilede ikke til at gaa ned henved en hel Dag.
And that is what happened. The sun stood still, and the moon did not move, until the Israeli army defeated their enemies. That is what has been written in the book that Jashar wrote. The sun stopped while it was in the middle of the sky, and did not (set/go down) for about a whole day.
14 Og der var ingen Dag som denne, hverken før eller efter den, at Herren hørte en Mands Røst; thi Herren stred for Israel.
On that day Yahweh did a great miracle that someone asked him to do. There was never a day like that previously, and there has never been a day like that since. Yahweh was certainly fighting for the Israeli people!
15 Og Josva vendte tilbage og al Israel med ham til Lejren ved Gilgal.
After Joshua’s army defeated their enemies, they all returned to their camp at Gilgal.
16 Men hine fem Konger vare flygtede, at de havde skjult sig i den Hule ved Makkeda.
While the enemy soldiers were fleeing from Joshua’s army, their five kings also fled and hid in a cave at Makkedah [town].
17 Og det blev Josva tilkendegivet, at man sagde: De fem Konger ere fundne skjulte i den Hule ved Makkeda.
Then someone told Joshua, “We found those five kings, hiding in a cave at Makkedah!”
18 Og Josva sagde: Vælter store Stene for Gabet paa Hulen, og sætter Mænd ved den for at tage Vare paa dem.
When Joshua heard that, he said, “Roll some very large rocks to the entrance of the cave so that the kings cannot escape, and leave some soldiers there to guard it.
19 Og I, staar ikke stille, forfølger eders Fjender og slaar deres Bagtrop; lader dem ikke komme til deres Stæder, thi Herren eders Gud har givet dem i eders Haand.
But do not stay there! Pursue our enemies! Attack them from behind! Do not allow them to escape to their cities, because Yahweh, our God, will enable you to defeat/kill them. [IDM]”
20 Og det skete, der Josva og Israels Børn var færdige med at slaa dem med et saare stort Slag, indtil de havde gjort Ende paa dem, da vare nogle blevne tilovers af dem, og de kom ind i de faste Stæder.
So Joshua’s army did what he told them to do. They killed almost all of the enemy soldiers, but a few of them were able to reach their cities and be safe inside the walls of the cities.
21 Men alt Folket vendte tilbage til Josva til Lejren ved Makkeda med Fred; der havde ingen rørt sin Tunge imod Israels Børn, ja ikke mod nogen af dem.
Then Joshua’s army returned to Joshua, who was still in their camp at Makkedah. No one in the land dared to criticize [MTY] the Israelis.
22 Og Josva sagde: Aabner Gabet paa Hulen, og fører disse fem Konger ud til mig af Hulen!
Then Joshua said, “Open the entrance of the cave, and bring out to me those five kings!”
23 Og de gjorde saa og førte de fem Konger ud til ham af Hulen: Kongen af Jerusalem, Kongen af Hebron, Kongen af Jarmuth, Kongen af Lakis, Kongen af Eglon.
So the soldiers brought those five kings out of the cave—the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon.
24 Og det skete, der de havde ført disse Konger ud til Josva, da kaldte Josva ad alle Israels Mænd, og sagde til de Øverste for Krigsmændene, som droge med ham: Kommer frem, sætter eders Fødder paa disse Kongers Halse; saa kom de frem og satte deres Fødder paa deres Halse.
When they brought those kings to Joshua [and forced them to lie on the ground], he summoned all the Israeli soldiers, and then he said to the army commanders, “Come here and put your feet on the necks of these kings!” So the commanders did that.
25 Da sagde Josva til dem: Frygter ikke og forfærdes ikke, værer frimodige og værer stærke; thi Herren skal gøre saaledes imod alle eders Fjender, dem som I stride imod.
Then Joshua said to them, “Do not be afraid of any of our enemies! Never be discouraged! Be strong and courageous. This is what Yahweh will do to all the enemies you will fight!”
26 Og derefter slog Josva dem og dræbte dem og hængte dem paa fem Træer, og de bleve hængende paa Træerne indtil Aftenen.
Then Joshua killed each of the five kings with his sword, and told his soldiers to hang the bodies of the five kings on trees. So they did that, and they left the bodies hanging on the trees until sunset.
27 Og det skete ved den Tid, da Solen gik ned, bød Josva, og de toge dem ned af Træerne og kastede dem i den Hule, som de havde været skjulte i; og de lagde store Stene for Gabet af Hulen, hvor de ere indtil denne Dag.
At sunset, Joshua told them to take the bodies down from the trees and throw them into the cave where they had been hiding. So the soldiers did that, and then they put those large rocks at the entrance of the cave again. Those rocks are still there.
28 Og Josva indtog Makkeda paa den samme Dag og slog den med skarpe Sværd, og dens Konge ødelagde han tillige med alle Personer, som vare i den, han lod ingen blive tilovers til at undkomme; og han gjorde mod Kongen af Makkeda, ligesom han gjorde mod Kongen af Jeriko.
That is how Joshua’s army attacked and captured Makkedah. They killed the king and everyone else in the town. They did not leave anyone alive. They did to the king of Makkedah the same thing that they had done to the king of Jericho.
29 Og Josva og hele Israel med ham gik over fra Makkeda til Libna, og han stred mod Libna.
That same day, Joshua and his Israeli army went [southwest] from Makkedah to Libnah [city] and attacked it.
30 Og Herren gav ogsaa den og dens Konge i Israels Haand, og han slog den med skarpe Sværd og alle Personer, som vare derudi, han lod ingen blive tilovers til at undkomme; og han gjorde mod dens Konge, ligesom han gjorde mod Kongen af Jeriko.
Yahweh enabled the Israelis to conquer [MTY] that city and its king. They killed everyone in the city; they did not (spare anyone/allow anyone to remain alive). They killed the king of Libnah just like they had killed the king of Jericho.
31 Og Josva og hele Israel med ham gik over fra Libna til Lakis; og han slog Lejr imod den og stred imod den.
Then Joshua and his army went [south] from Libnah to Lachish [city]. They surrounded the city and attacked it.
32 Og Herren gav Lakis i Israels Haand, og han indtog den paa den anden Dag, og han slog den med skarpe Sværd og alle Personer, som vare i den; i alle Maader, som han gjorde mod Libna.
On the second day of the battle, Yahweh enabled the Israelis to conquer [MTY] the city. And like they had done at Libnah, they killed everyone [DOU] in the city.
33 Da drog Horam, Kongen af Geser, op at hjælpe Lakis; men Josva slog ham og hans Folk, indtil han ikke lod nogen blive tilovers til at undkomme.
King Horam from Gezer [city and his army] came to help [the soldiers of] Lachish, but Joshua’s [army] defeated Horam and his army, and did not allow any of them to remain alive.
34 Og Josva og al Israel med ham gik over fra Lakis til Eglon; og de sloge Lejr imod den og strede imod den.
Then Joshua and his army went [west] from Lachish to Eglon [city]. They surrounded the city and attacked it.
35 Og de indtoge den paa den samme Dag og sloge den med skarpe Sværd, og han ødelagde alle Personer, som vare derudi, paa den samme Dag; i alle Maader, som han gjorde mod Lakis.
On that day, they captured the city and killed [MTY] everyone in it [DOU], just like they had done at Lachish.
36 Siden drog Josva og al Israel med ham op fra Eglon til Hebron, og de strede imod den.
Then Joshua and his army went [west from Eglon] up [into the hills] to Hebron [city]. They attacked the city
37 Og de indtoge den og sloge den med skarpe Sværd og dens Konge og alle dens Stæder og alle Personer, som vare deri, han lod ingen blive tilovers til at undkomme, i alle Maader som han gjorde mod Eglon; og han ødelagde den og alle Personer, som vare i den.
and captured it. They killed the king and everyone else, just like they had done at Eglon. They did not allow anyone to remain alive.
38 Saa vendte Josva tilbage og hele Israel med ham til Debir og stred imod den.
Then Joshua and his army turned [south] and went to Debir [city] and attacked it.
39 Og han indtog den og dens Konge og alle dens Stæder, og de sloge dem med skarpe Sværd, og de ødelagde alle Personer, som vare i den, han lod ingen blive tilovers til at undkomme; ligesom han gjorde ved Hebron, saa gjorde han ved Debir og dens Konge, og ligesom han gjorde ved Libna og dens Konge.
They captured the city and its king, and also captured the nearby towns. Then they killed everyone [DOU]; they did to the people there the same thing that they had done at Hebron and Libnah.
40 Saa slog Josva alt Landet paa Bjergene og mod Sønden og Lavlandet og Dalene og alle deres Konger, han lod ingen blive tilovers til at undkomme; og han ødelagde alt det, som havde Aande, som Herren Israels Gud havde befalet.
That is how Joshua [and his army] conquered the entire southern part of Canaan. They defeated the kings [who ruled] the hilly area, the dry southern area, the [western] foothills, and the [eastern] slopes. They killed everyone [DOU] in those areas; they did not allow anyone to remain alive.
41 Og Josva slog dem fra Kades-Barnea og indtil Gaza og alt Gosen Land og indtil Gibeon.
Joshua’s soldiers captured all the cities from Kadesh-Barnea [city] in the far south to Gaza [city] near the coast, including all the Goshen area, and north to Gibeon [city].
42 Og Josva tog alle disse Konger med deres Land paa een Gang; thi Herren Israels Gud stred for Israel.
At that one time, Joshua’s army conquered all the kings and captured all the territory that they [ruled]. They were able to do that because Yahweh, the God whom the Israeli people [worship], was fighting for them.
43 Saa vendte Josva tilbage og al Israel med ham til Lejren ved Gilgal.
Then Joshua and his army returned to their camp at Gilgal.
