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1 Na Josuë’s dood raadpleegden de Israëlieten Jahweh en vroegen: Wie van ons zal het eerst tegen de Kanaänieten ten strijde trekken?
After Joshua died, the Israeli people asked Yahweh, “Which [of our tribes] should attack the Canaan people-group first?”
2 Jahweh sprak: Juda zal optrekken; zie, Ik lever hem het land over.
Yahweh replied, “I will enable the tribe of Judah to defeat [IDM] the Canaan people-group.”
3 Daarom sprak Juda tot zijn broeder Simeon: Trek met mij op naar mijn erfdeel, en laat ons samen tegen de Kanaänieten strijden; dan zal ook ik met u naar uw erfdeel gaan. En Simeon trok met hem mee.
The men of Judah went to their fellow Israelis, [the men] from the tribe of Simeon, and said to them, “Come and help us to fight the Canaan people-group [in order that we can take from them] the land [that Yahweh] allotted to us. If you do that, we will go with you [and help you] conquer the people in the land [that Yahweh promised to give to] you.” So the men from the tribe of Simeon went with the men of the tribe of Judah.
4 Toen Juda dan uitrukte, leverde Jahweh de Kanaänieten en Perizzieten in hun handen, zodat ze er te Bézek tien duizend versloegen.
When the men of those two tribes attacked, Yahweh enabled them to defeat 10,000 men of the Canaan people-group and the Periz people-group [DOU] at Bezek [city].
5 Want in Bézek stietten ze op Adoni-Bézek, bonden de strijd met hem aan, en versloegen de Kanaänieten en Perizzieten.
During the battle they found Adoni-Bezek, the leader of the city,
6 Adoni-Bézek nam de vlucht; maar ze gingen hem achterna, namen hem gevangen, en kapten hem zijn duimen en grote tenen af.
but he [tried to] run away. The Israelis pursued him and caught him. Then they cut off his thumbs and his big toes.
7 En Adoni-Bézek zeide: Zeventig koningen met afgehouwen duimen en grote tenen raapten de afval van mijn tafel bijeen; naar mijn werken heeft God me vergolden. Men bracht hem naar Jerusalem, waar hij stierf.
Adoni-Bezek said, “[My army captured] 70 kings. We cut off their thumbs and big toes. After that, [we forced] those kings to eat scraps that fell from our table. Now God has (paid me back for/done to me like) [what we did to them].” Then the men of Judah took Adoni-Bezek to Jerusalem, and he died there.
8 De mannen van Juda belegerden Jerusalem en namen het in, waarna ze de stad met het zwaard uitmoordden en in brand staken.
The army of Judah fought against the men of Jerusalem, and they captured the city. With their swords they killed [the people who lived there] and they burned [the houses in] the city.
9 Daarna zakten de Judeërs af, om de Kanaänieten te bestrijden, die in het bergland, de Négeb en de Sjefela verblijf hielden.
Later, the men of Judah went down to fight the Canaan people-group who lived in the hilly area, in the desert to the south, and in the foothills [to the west].
10 Zo trok Juda tegen de Kanaänieten op, die te Hebron woonden; Hebron werd vroeger Kirjat-Arba genoemd. En hij versloeg Sjesjai, Achiman en Talmai.
The men of Judah also went to fight against the Canaan people-group who lived in Hebron [city], which at that time was named Kiriath-Arba. They defeated [the armies of kings] Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai.
11 Vandaar trok hij op tegen de bevolking van Debir; Debir werd vroeger Kirjat-Séfer genoemd.
Then they left that area and went to fight against the people living in Debir [city], which was previously named Kiriath-Sepher.
12 Toen zei Kaleb: Wie Kirjat-Séfer aanvalt en inneemt, geef ik mijn dochter Aksa tot vrouw.
[Before they attacked the city], Caleb said to them, “If one of you attacks and captures Kiriath-Sepher, I will allow him to marry my daughter.”
13 Otniël, de zoon van Kenaz, de jongere broer van Kaleb, nam het in; en deze gaf hem dus zijn dochter Aksa tot vrouw.
Othniel, who was the son of Caleb’s younger brother Kenaz, captured the city. So Caleb gave his daughter Acsah to him, to become his wife.
14 Maar toen zij aankwam, spoorde hij haar aan, haar vader akkerland te vragen. Ze boog zich dus van den ezel neer, zodat Kaleb haar vroeg: Wat is er?
When Acsah married Othniel, she told him to ask her father to give him a field. [But she decided to ask him herself. She rode to Caleb’s house on her donkey], and when she got off the donkey, Caleb [could see that something was troubling her. So he] asked her, “What do you want?”
15 Ze zeide hem: Schenk me een gift; nu ge mij eenmaal voor de Négeb bestemd hebt, moet ge me ook waterbronnen geven. En Kaleb gaf haar bronnen in het hoogland en laagland.
She replied, “I want you to do a favor for me. You have given me some land in the southern desert, [but it is very dry there]. So please also give me some [land that has] springs of water.” So Caleb gave her some land on higher ground that had a spring, and some land on lower ground that also had a spring.
16 Tezamen met de Judeërs trokken ook de nakomelingen van Chobab, den Keniet, Moses schoonvader, uit de Palmenstad naar de woestijn van Juda, waar men afdaalt naar Arad, en vestigden zich bij de Amalekieten.
The people of the Ken people-group who were descendants of Moses’ father-in-law left Jericho, which was called ‘The City of Palm Trees’. They went with some of the men of Judah to live with them in the southern desert area, near Arad [city].
17 Daarna trok Juda met zijn broeder Simeon op, en zij versloegen de Kanaänieten, die te Sefat woonden; ze troffen de stad met de banvloek, en men noemde ze Chorma.
The men of Judah and their fellow Israelis from the tribe of Simeon defeated the people of the Canaan people-group who lived in Zephath [city]. They completely destroyed the city and gave it a new name, Hormah, [which means ‘complete destruction’].
18 Maar Juda kwam niet in het bezit van Gaza, Asjkelon en Ekron met bijbehorend gebied.
The men of Judah also captured Gaza, Ashkelon, and Ekron [cities] and all the land that is near those cities.
19 Juda maakte zich wel van het bergland meester, omdat Jahweh met hem was, maar de bewoners der vlakte konden ze niet verdrijven, want die hadden ijzeren wagens.
Yahweh helped the men of Judah to capture the hilly area, but they could not force the people who were living in the plains to leave, because [those people had better weapons—] had iron chariots.
20 Zoals Moses bepaald had, gaf men Hebron aan Kaleb, die er de drie Anaks-kinderen uit verdreef.
Hebron [city] was given to Caleb because Moses had promised him that he could have that city. And Caleb forced the three clans descended from Anak to leave that area.
21 Ook de Benjamieten verdreven de Jeboesieten niet, die Jerusalem bevolkten, zodat de Jeboesieten er met de Benjamieten samenwonen tot op de huidige dag.
But the people of the tribe of Benjamin could not force the people of the Jebus people-group to leave Jerusalem. So, since that time the people of the Jebus people-group have lived in Jerusalem with the people of the tribe of Benjamin.
22 Het huis van Josef trok op, en wel naar Betel; en Jahweh was met hen.
The men of the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh went to fight against [the men of] Bethel [city], and Yahweh helped them.
23 Toen nu het huis van Josef Betel, dat vroeger Loez heette, liet bespieden,
They sent some spies to [find out everything that they could find out about] Bethel, which was previously called Luz.
24 zagen de spionnen een man uit de stad komen. Ze zeiden hem: Wijs ons, hoe we in de stad kunnen komen; dan zullen we u sparen.
The spies saw a man who was coming out of the city. They said to him, “If you show us a way to get into the city, we will be kind to you [and we will not kill you].”
25 En hij wees hun, waar ze de stad moesten binnengaan. Daarop joegen ze de stad over de kling, maar dien man en zijn hele familie lieten ze gaan.
So the man showed them a way to enter the city. The men of the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh entered the city and killed all the people with their swords, but they did not kill the man [who showed them how to get into the city], and they did not kill his family.
26 De man vertrok naar het land der Chittieten, en bouwde er een stad, die hij Loez noemde, zoals ze nu nog heet.
That man went to the area where the descendants of Heth lived, and built a city. He named the city Luz, and that is still the name of that city.
27 Maar ook Manasse veroverde Bet-Sjean en Taänak met hun dorpen niet, en verdreef evenmin de bewoners van Dor, Jibleam, Megiddo en hun dorpen, zodat de Kanaänieten zich handhaafden in deze streek.
There were people of the Canaan people-group who lived in Beth-Shan, Taanach, Dor, Ibleam, and Megiddo [cities] and in the surrounding villages. [The men of] the tribe of Manasseh did not force those people to leave those towns, because the people of the Canaan people-group were determined to stay there.
28 Toen Israël machtiger geworden was, heeft het de Kanaänieten wel dienstbaar gemaakt, maar uitgedreven heeft het ze niet.
Later, the Israelis became (stronger/more numerous), and they forced the people of the Canaan people-group to work for them [as their slaves], but they did not force all the people of the Canaan people-group to leave their land.
29 Ook Efraïm verjoeg de kanaänietische bevolking van Gézer niet; vandaar dat de Kanaänieten midden onder hen bleven wonen.
[The men of] the tribe of Ephraim did not force the people of the Canaan people-group to leave Gezer [city]. So the people of the Canaan people-group continued to live with the people of the tribe of Ephraim.
30 Ook Zabulon verdreef noch de bewoners van Kitron, noch die van Nahalol; de Kanaänieten leefden dus te midden van de Zabulonieten, maar waren dienstplichtig.
[The men of] the tribe of Zebulun did nor compel the people of the Canaan people-group who were living in Kitron and Nahalol [cities] to leave. They stayed there and lived among the people of the tribe of Zebulun, but the people of Zebulun forced them to work for them as their slaves.
31 Aser verjoeg de inwoners van Akko, Sidon, Achlab, Akzib, Chelba, Afek en Rechob niet,
[The men of] the tribe of Asher did not force the people of the Canaan people-group who lived in Acco, Sidon, Ahlab, Aczib, Helbah, Aphek and Rehob [cities] to leave.
32 zodat de Aserieten midden tussen de Kanaänieten, de landsbevolking, woonden; want verdrijven konden ze die niet.
So the people of the tribe of Asher lived among them.
33 Neftali verjoeg de bevolking van Bet-Sjémesj en die van Bet-Anat niet, maar leefde te midden der Kanaänieten, die in deze streek woonden; de bevolking van Bet-Sjémesj en Bet-Anat was hun echter dienstbaar.
[The men of] the tribe of Naphtali did not compel the people who lived in Beth-Shemesh and Beth-Anath [cities] to leave, so the people in those two cities continued to live there, but the people of the Canaan people-group were forced to work as the slaves of the people of the tribe of Naphtali.
34 De Amorieten drongen de Danieten het bergland in en zorgden ervoor, dat ze niet naar beneden kwamen in de vlakte.
The people of the Amor people-group forced the people of the tribe of Dan to live in the hills. They did not allow them to come down [and live] on the plain.
35 Vandaar dat de Amorieten zich handhaafden te Har-Chéres, Ajjalon, en Sjaälbim; maar het huis van Josef kreeg de overhand over hen, zodat ze dienstplichtig werden.
The people of the Amor people-group were determined to stay in Heres Mountain and in Aijalon and Shaalbim [cities]. But when the Israelis became (stronger/more numerous), they forced the people of the Amor people-group to work as their slaves.
36 Het gebied der Edomieten strekte zich uit van het hoge Akrabbim, vanaf Séla en nog verder.
The land where the Amor people-group lived extended from Scorpion Pass [toward the west] beyond Sela [town], up into the hilly area.
