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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?«

It happened after the death of Joshua, the children of Israel asked of the LORD, saying, "Who should go up first to fight for us against the Canaanites?"

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

The LORD said, "Judah should go up. Look, 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.

Judah said to Simeon his brother, "Come up with me into my lot, that we may fight against the Canaanites; and I likewise will go with you into your 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.

Judah went up; and the LORD delivered the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hand: and they struck 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.

They found Adoni-Bezek in Bezek; and they fought against him, and they struck 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.

Adoni-Bezek said, "Seventy kings, having their thumbs and their great toes cut off, scavenged under my table: as I have done, so God has requited me." They brought him to Jerusalem, and he died there.

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

The people of Judah fought against Jerusalem, and took it, and struck it with the edge of the sword, and set the city on fire.

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

Afterward the people of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites who lived in the hill country, and in the Negev, and in the lowland.

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 who lived in Hebron, and Hebron came out in opposition (now the name of Hebron before was Kiriath Arba), and they struck Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai.

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

From there he went against the inhabitants of Debir. (Now the name of Debir before was Kiriath Sepher.)

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

Caleb said, "He who strikes Kiriath Sepher, and takes it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter as wife."

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

Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter as 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?«

It happened, when she came to him, that she got him to ask her father for a field. And she got off from her donkey, and Caleb said to her, "What would you like?"

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.

She said to him, "Give me a blessing; since you have given me the land in the Negev, give me also springs of water." So Caleb gave her according to her heart the upper springs and the lower 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 descendants of the Kenite, Moses' father-in-law, went up out of the city of palm trees with the people of Judah into the wilderness of Judah, which is in the Negev of Arad; and they went and 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.

Judah went with Simeon his brother, and they struck the Canaanites who inhabited Zephath, and utterly destroyed it. The name of the city was called Hormah.

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

Also Judah took Gaza with its territory, and Ashkelon with its territory, and Ekron with its territory, and Ashdod with its surrounding lands.

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

The LORD was with Judah; and drove out the inhabitants of the hill country; for he 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.

They gave Hebron to Caleb, as Moses had spoken. And from there he possessed the three cities, and he drove out from there 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.

The people of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites who inhabited Jerusalem; but the Jebusites dwell with the people of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this day.

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

And the house of Joseph also went up against Bethel; and the LORD was with them.

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

And the house of Joseph sent out spies to Bethel. (Now the name of the city before 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 spies saw a man coming out of the city, and they captured him, and they said to him, "Please show us the entrance into the city, and we will show you mercy."

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,

He showed them the entrance into the city; and they struck the city with the edge of the sword; but they let the man go and all 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.

The man went into the land of the Hittites, and built a city, and called its name Luz, which is its name to 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.

Manasseh did not drive out the inhabitants of Beth Shean and its towns, nor Taanach and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Dor and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and its towns; but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.

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

It happened, when Israel had grown strong, that they put the Canaanites to forced labor, and 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.

Ephraim didn't drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer; but the Canaanites lived in Gezer among them.

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

Zebulun didn't drive out the inhabitants of Kitron, nor the inhabitants of Nahalol; but the Canaanites lived among them, and became subject to forced labor.

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 Acco, nor the inhabitants of Sidon, nor of Ahlab, nor of Achzib, nor of Helbah, nor of Aphik, nor of Rehob;

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

but the Asherites lived among 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 didn't drive out the inhabitants of Beth Shemesh, nor the inhabitants of Beth Anath; but he lived among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land: nevertheless the inhabitants of Beth Shemesh and of Beth Anath became subject to forced labor.

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

The Amorites forced the people of Dan into the hill country; for they would not allow them to come down to 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.

but the Amorites would dwell in Mount Heres, in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim: yet the hand of the house of Joseph prevailed, so that they became subject to forced labor.

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

The border of the Amorites was from the ascent of Akrabbim, from Sela and upward.