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1 Efter Josuas Død adspurgte Israeliterne HERREN og sagde: »Hvem af os skal først drage op til Kamp mod Kana'anæerne?«

And it came to pass after the death of Joshua, that the children of Israel enquired of the Lord, saying, Who shall go up for us first against the Chananites, to fight against them?

2 HERREN svarede: »Det skal Juda; se, jeg giver Landet i hans Haand!«

And the Lord said, Judas shall go up: behold, I have delivered the land into his hand.

3 Juda sagde da til sin Broder Simeon: »Drag op med mig i min Lod og lad os sammen kæmpe med Kana'anæerne, saa skal jeg ogsaa drage med dig ind i din Lod!« Saa gik da Simeon med ham.

And Judas said to his brother Symeon, Come up with me into my lot, and let us array ourselves against the Chananites, and I also will go with you into your lot: and Symeon went with him.

4 Juda drog nu op, og HERREN gav Kana'anæerne og Perizziterne i deres Haand, saa de slog dem i Bezek, 10 000 Mand.

And Judas went up; and the Lord delivered the Chananite and the Pherezite into their hands, and they struck them in Bezek to [the number of] ten thousand men.

5 Og da de stødte paa Adonibezek i Bezek, angreb de ham og slog Kana'anæerne og Perizziterne.

And they overtook Adonibezek in Bezek, and fought against him; and they struck the Chananite and the Pherezite.

6 Adonibezek flygtede, men de satte efter ham, og da de havde grebet ham, huggede de Tommelfingrene og Tommeltæerne af ham.

And Adonibezek fled, and they pursued after him, and took him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes.

7 Da sagde Adonibezek: »Halvfjerdsindstyve Konger med afhugne Tommelfingre og Tommeltæer havde jeg stadig til at sanke Smuler under mit Bord; hvad jeg har gjort, gengælder Gud mig!« Derpaa førte man ham til Jerusalem, og der døde han.

And Adonibezek said, Seventy kings, having their thumbs and their great toes cut off, gathered [their food] under my table: as I therefore have done, so God has recompensed me: and they brought him to Jerusalem, and he died there.

8 Og Judæerne angreb og indtog Jerusalem, huggede Indbyggerne ned og stak Ild paa Byen.

And the children of Judas fought against Jerusalem, and took it, and struck with the edge of the sword, and they burnt the city with fire.

9 Senere drog Judæerne ned til Kamp mod Kana'anæerne i Bjergene, i Sydlandet og i Lavlandet.

And afterwards the children of Judas went down to fight with the Chananite dwelling in the hill country, and the south, and the plain country.

10 Og Juda drog mod Kana'anæerne i Hebron — Hebron hed fordum Kirjat-Arba — og slog Sjesjaj, Ahiman og Talmaj.

And Judas went to the Chananite who lived in Chebron; and Chebron came out against him; [and the name of Chebron before was Cariatharbocsepher: ] and they struck Sessi, and Achiman, and Tholmi, children of Enac.

11 Derfra drog han op mod Indbyggerne i Debir, der fordum hed Kirjat-Sefer.

And they went up thence to the inhabitants of Dabir; but the name of Dabir was before Cariathsepher, the city of Letters.

12 Da sagde Kaleb: »Den, som slaar Kirjat-Sefer og indtager det, ham giver jeg min Datter Aksa til Hustru!«

And Chaleb said, Whosoever shall strike the city of Letters, and shall first take it, I will give to him Ascha my daughter to wife.

13 Og da Kenizziten Otniel, Kalebs yngre Broder, indtog det, gav han ham sin Datter Aksa til Hustru.

And Gothoniel the younger son of Kenez the brother of Chaleb took it; and Chaleb gave him his daughter Ascha to wife.

14 Men da hun kom til ham, æggede han hende til at bede sin Fader om Agerland. Hun sprang da ned af Æselet, og Kaleb spurgte hende: »Hvad vil du?«

And it came to pass as she went in, that Gothoniel urged her to ask a field of her father; and she murmured and cried from off her ass, You have sent me forth into a south land: and Chaleb said to her, What is your request?

15 Hun svarede: »Giv mig en Velsignelse! Siden du har bortgiftet mig i det tørre Sydland, maa du give mig Vandkilder!« Da gav Kaleb hende de øvre og de nedre Vandkilder.

And Ascha said to him, Give me, I pray you, a blessing, for you have sent me forth into a south land, and you shall give me the ransom of water: and Chaleb gave her according to her heart the ransom of the upper [springs] and the ransom of the low [springs].

16 Moses's Svigerfaders, Keniten Hobabs, Sønner, drog sammen med Judæerne op fra Palmestaden til Arads Ørken og bosatte sig hos Amalekiterne.

And the children of Jothor the Kenite the father-in-law of Moses went up from the city of palm-trees with the children of Judas, to the wilderness that is in the south of Juda, which is at the descent of Arad, and they lived with the people.

17 Juda drog derpaa ud med sin Broder Simeon, og de slog Kana'anæerne, som boede i Zefat, og lagde Band paa Byen; derfor blev den kaldt Horma.

And Judas went with Symeon his brother, and struck the Chananite that inhabited Sepheth, and they utterly destroyed them; and they called the name of the city Anathema.

18 Og Juda indtog Gaza med dets Omraade, Askalon med dets Omraade og Ekron med dets Omraade.

But Judas did not inherit Gaza nor her coasts, nor Ascalon nor her coasts, nor Accaron nor her coasts, [nor] Azotus nor the lands around it.

19 Og HERREN var med Juda, saa han tog Bjerglandet i Besiddelse; Lavlandets Indbyggere kunde han nemlig ikke drive bort, fordi de havde Jernvogne.

And the Lord was with Judas, and he inherited the mountain; for they were not able to destroy the inhabitants of the valley, for Rechab prevented them.

20 Kaleb gav de Hebron, som Moses havde sagt. Og han drev de tre Anaksønner bort derfra.

And they gave Chebron to Chaleb, as Moses said; and thence he inherited the three cities of the children of Enac.

21 Men Jebusiterne, som boede i Jerusalem, fik Judæerne ikke drevet bort, og Jebusiterne bor den Dag i Dag i Jerusalem sammen med Judæerne.

But the children of Benjamin did not take the inheritance of the Jebusite who lived in Jerusalem; and the Jebusite lived with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem until this day.

22 Men ogsaa Josefs Hus drog op og gik mod Betel; og HERREN var med dem.

And the sons of Joseph, they also went up to Baethel; and the Lord was with them.

23 Da Josefs Hus udspejdede Betel — Byen hed fordum Luz —

And they encamped and surveyed Baethel: and the name of the city before was Luza.

24 fik Spejderne Øje paa en Mand, der gik ud af Byen; og de sagde til ham: »Vis os, hvor vi kan komme ind i Byen, saa vil vi skaane dig!«

And the spies looked, and behold, a man went out of the city, and they took him; and they said to him, Show us the way into the city, and we will deal mercifully with you.

25 Da viste han dem, hvor de kunde komme ind i Byen. Derpaa huggede de dens Indbyggere ned, men Manden og hele hans. Slægt lod de drage bort,

And he showed them the way into the city; and they struck the city with the edge of the sword; but they let go the man and his family.

26 og Manden begav sig til Hetiternes Land og byggede en By, som han kaldte Luz; og det hedder den endnu den Dag i Dag.

And the man went into the land of Chettin, and built there a city, and called the name of it Luza; this [is] its name until this day.

27 Men Indbyggerne i Bet-Sjean og dets Smaabyer og i Ta'anak og dets Smaabyer, Indbyggerne i Dor og dets Smaabyer, i Jibleam og dets Smaabyer og i Megiddo og dets Smaabyer fik Manasse ikke drevet bort; det lykkedes Kana'anæerne at blive boende i disse Egne.

And Manasse did not drive out [the inhabitants of] Baethsan, which is a city of Scythians, nor her towns, nor her suburbs; nor Thanac, nor her towns; nor the inhabitants of Dor, nor her suburbs, nor her towns; nor the inhabitant of Balac, nor her suburbs, nor her towns; nor the inhabitants of Magedo, nor her suburbs, nor her towns; nor the inhabitants of Jeblaam, nor her suburbs, nor her towns; and the Chananite began to dwell in this land.

28 Da Israeliterne blev de stærkeste, gjorde de Kana'anæerne til Hoveriarbejdere, men drev dem ikke bort.

And it came to pass when Israel was strong, that he made the Chananite tributary, but did not utterly drive them out.

29 Efraim fik ikke Kana'anæerne, som boede i Gezer, drevet bort; men Kana'anæerne blev boende midt iblandt dem i Gezer.

And Ephraim did not drive out the Chananite that lived in Gazer; and the Chananite lived in the midst of him in Gazer, and became tributary.

30 Zebulon fik ikke Indbyggerne i Kitron og Nahalol drevet bort; men Kana'anæerne blev boende midt iblandt dem og blev Hoveriarbejdere.

And Zabulon did not drive out the inhabitants of Kedron, nor the inhabitants of Domana: and the Chananite lived in the midst of them, and became tributary to them.

31 Aser fik ikke Indbyggerne i Akko drevet bort, ej heller Indbyggerne i Zidon, Mahalab, Akzib, Afik og Rehob.

And Aser did not drive out the inhabitants of Accho, and [that people] became tributary to him, nor the inhabitants of Dor, nor the inhabitants of Sidon, nor the inhabitants of Dalaph, nor Aschazi, nor Chebda, nor Nai, nor Ereo.

32 Men Aseriterne bosatte sig midt iblandt Kana'anæerne, der boede i Landet, thi de magtede ikke at drive dem bort.

And Aser lived in the midst of the Chananite who inhabited the land, for he could not drive him out.

33 Naftali fik ikke Indbyggerne i Bet-Sjemesj og Bet-Anat drevet bort, men bosatte sig midt iblandt Kana'anæerne, der boede i Landet: Men Indbyggerne i Bet-Sjemesj og Bet-Anat blev deres Hoveriarbejdere.

And Nephthali did not drive out the inhabitants of Baethsamys, nor the inhabitants of Baethanach; and Nephthali lived in the midst of the Chananite who inhabited the land: but the inhabitants of Bethsamys and of Baetheneth became tributary to them.

34 Amoriterne trængte Daniterne op i Bjergene og lod dem ikke komme ned i Lavlandet;

And the Amorite drove out the children of Dan into the mountains, for they did not suffer them to come down into the valley.

35 og det lykkedes Amoriterne at blive boende i Har-Heres, Ajjalon og Sja'albim. Men senere, da Josefs Hus fik Overtaget, blev de Hoveriarbejdere.

And the Amorite began to dwell in the mountain of shells, in which [are] bears, and foxes, in Myrsinon, and in Thalabin; and the hand of the house of Joseph was heavy upon the Amorite, and he became tributary to them.

36 Edomiternes Landemærke strakte sig fra Akrabbimpasset til Sela og højere op.

And the border of the Amorite [was] from the going up of Acrabin, from the rock and upwards.