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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 asked the Lord, saying, Who shall go up for us against the Canaanites at the first, to fight against them?

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

And the Lord said, Judah 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 Judah said unto Simeon his brother, Come up with me into my lot, and we will fight against the Canaanites; and I likewise will go with thee into thy lot. So Simeon 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 Judah went up; and the Lord delivered the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hand; and they smote [of] them in Bezek ten thousand men.

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

And they found Adoni-bezek in Bezek; and they fought against him, and they smote the Canaanites and the Perizzites.

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

But Adoni-bezek fled; and they pursued after him, and caught 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 Adoni-bezek said, Seventy kings, having their thumbs and their great toes cut off, gathered food under my table: as I have done, so hath God requited 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 Judah fought against Jerusalem, and captured it, and they smote it with the edge of the sword, and the city they set on fire.

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

And afterward did the children of Judah go down to fight against the Canaanites, that dwelt in the mountain, and in the south, and in the lowlands.

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

And Judah went against the Canaanites that dwelt in Hebron; [now the name of Hebron was formerly Kiryath-arba'; ] and they smote Sheshai, and Achiman, and Talmai.

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

And he went from there against the inhabitants of Debir; and the name of Debir was formerly Kiryath-sepher:

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

And Caleb said, He that will smite Kiryath-sepher, and capture it, to him will I give 'Achsah my daughter for wife.

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

And 'Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother, captured it: and he gave him 'Achsah his daughter for 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, when she came to him, that she persuaded him to ask of her father a field: and she alighted from off her ass; and Caleb said unto her, What aileth thee?

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 she said unto him, Give me a blessing; for thou hast given me a dry land: give me also springs of water. And Caleb gave her the upper springs and the nether 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 the Kenite, the father-in-law of Moses, went up out of the city of palm-trees with the children of Judah into the wilderness of Judah, which is at the south of 'Arad; and they went and dwelt 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 Judah went with Simeon his brother, and they smote the Canaanites that inhabited Zephath, and devoted it. And the name of the city was called Chormah.

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

And Judah captured Gazzah with its territory, and Ashkelon with its territory, and 'Ekron with its territory.

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 Judah; and he took possession of the mountain; but could not drive out the inhabitants of the valley, because they had chariots of iron.

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

And they gave Hebron unto Caleb, as Moses had spoken; and he drove out thence the three sons of 'Anak.

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

And the Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem, the children of Benjamin did not drive out; but the Jebusites dwelt 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 house of Joseph, these also, went up against Beth-el; and the Lord was with them.

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

And the house of Joseph sent to spy out Beth-el: now the name of the city formerly was Luz.

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 watchers saw a man coming forth out of the city, and they said unto him, Show us, we pray thee, the entrance into the city, and we will show thee kindness.

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 entrance into the city, and they smote the city with the edge of the sword; but the man and all his family they let go free.

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 the Hittites, and built a city, and called its name Luz: this is its name unto 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.

Neither did Menasseh drive out [the inhabitants of] Beth-shean and its towns, nor Ta'anach and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Dor and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Yible'am and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and its towns; but the Canaanites succeeded to remain 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 became strong, that they put the Canaanites to tribute; but they did not drive them out entirely.

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

Neither did Ephraim drive out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer; and the Canaanites dwelt in the midst of them at Gezer.

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

Zebulun did not drive out the inhabitants of Kitron, nor the inhabitants of Nahalol; and the Canaanites dwelt in the midst of them, and became tributary.

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

Asher did not drive out the inhabitants of 'Akko, nor the inhabitants of Zidon, nor of Achlab, nor of Achzib, nor of Chelbah, nor of Aphik, nor of Rechob;

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

And the Asherites dwelt in the midst of the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land; for they did not drive them 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.

Naphtali did not drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh, nor the inhabitants of Beth-'anath; and he dwelt in the midst of the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land; nevertheless the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh and of Beth-anath became tributary unto them.

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

And the Emorites forced the children of Dan into the mountain; for they would 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 Emorites succeeded to remain on mount Cheres, in Ayalon, and in Sha'albim; but when the hand of the house of Joseph prevailed, they became tributary.

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

And the territory of the Emorites was from the ascent of 'Akrabbim, from the Rock upward.