Joshua 10
1 And when Adoni-bezec king of Jerusalem heard that Joshua had taken Gai, and had destroyed it, as he did to Jericho and its king, even so they did to Gai and its king, and that the inhabitants of Gabaon had gone over to Joshua and Israel;
Da Kong Adonizedek af Jerusalem hørte, at Josua havde indtaget Aj og lagt Band paa det som han havde gjort ved Jeriko og Kongen der, gjorde han ved Aj og Kongen der og at Gibeons Indbyggere havde sluttet Overenskomst med Israel og var optaget imellem dem,
2 then they were greatly terrified by them, for [the king] knew that Gabaon [was] a great city, as one of the chief cities, and all its men [were] mighty.
saa paakom der ham stor Frygt; thi Gibeon var en stor By, som en af Kongsbyerne, større end Aj, og alle Mændene der var tapre Krigere.
3 So Adoni-bezec king of Jerusalem sent to Elam king of Hebron, and to Phidon king of Jerimuth, and to Jephtha king of Lachis, and to Dabin king of Odollam, saying,
Derfor sendte Kong Adonizedek af Jerusalem Bud til Kong Hoham af Hebron, Kong Pir'am af Jarmut, Kong Jafia af Lakisj og Kong Debir af Eglon og lod sige:
4 Come up hither to me, and help me, and let us take Gabaon; for the Gabaonites have gone over to Joshua and to the children of Israel.
»Kom op til mig og hjælp mig med at slaa Gibeon, thi det har sluttet Overenskomst med Josua og Israeliterne!«
5 And the five kings of the Jebusites went up, the king of Jerusalem, and the king of Chebron, and the king of Jerimuth, and the king of Lachis, and the king of Odollam, they and all their people; and encamped around Gabaon, and besieged it.
Da samledes fem Amoriterkonger, Kongerne i Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmut, Lakisj og Eglon, og de drog op med hele deres Hær og slog Lejr uden for Gibeon og angreb det.
6 And the inhabitants of Gabaon sent to Joshua into the camp to Galgala, saying, Slack not your hands from your servants: come up quickly to us, and help us, and rescue us; for all the kings of the Amorites who dwell in the hill country are gathered together against us.
Men Mændene i Gibeon sendte Bud til Josua i Lejren i Gilgal og lod sige: »Lad ikke dine Trælle i Stikken, men kom hurtigt op til os, hjælp os og staa os bi; thi alle Amoriterkongerne, som bor i Bjergene, har samlet sig imod os!«
7 And Joshua went up from Galgala, he and all the people of war with him, every one mighty in strength.
Da drog Josua op fra Gilgal med alle Krigerne, alle de kampdygtige Mænd.
8 And the Lord said to Joshua, Fear them not, for I have delivered them into your hands; there shall not one of them be left before you.
Og HERREN sagde til Josua: »Frygt ikke for dem, thi jeg giver dem i din Haand; ikke een af dem skal kunne holde Stand imod dig!«
9 And when Joshua came suddenly upon them, he [had] advanced all the night out of Galgala.
Og Josua faldt pludselig over dem, efter at han i Nattens Løb var draget derop fra Gilgal,
10 And the Lord struck them with terror before the children of Israel; and the Lord destroyed them with a great slaughter at Gabaon; and they pursued them by the way of the going up of Oronin, and they struck them to Azeca and to Makeda.
og HERREN bragte dem i Uorden foran Israel og tilføjede dem et stort Nederlag ved Gibeon; og de forfulgte dem hen imod Opgangen ved Bet-Horon og slog dem lige til Azeka og Makkeda.
11 And when they fled from the face of the children of Israel at the descent of Oronin, then the Lord cast upon them hailstones from heaven to Azeca; and they were more that died by the hailstones, than those whom the children of Israel killed with the sword in the battle.
Og da de flygtede for Israeliterne og netop var paa Skraaningen ved Bet-Horon, lod HERREN store Sten falde ned paa dem fra Himmelen helt hen til Azeka, saa de døde; og de, som dræbtes af Haglstenene, var flere end dem, Israeliterne dræbte med Sværdet.
12 Then Joshua spoke to the Lord, in the day in which the Lord delivered the Amorite into the power of Israel, when he destroyed them in Gabaon, and they were destroyed from before the children of Israel: and Joshua said, Let the sun stand over against Gabaon, and the moon over against the valley of Aelon.
Ved den Lejlighed, den Dag HERREN gav Amoriterne i Israeliternes Magt, talte Josua til HERREN og sagde i Israels Nærværelse: »Sol, stat stille i Gibeon, og Maane i Ajjalons Dal!«
13 And the sun and the moon stood still, until God executed vengeance on their enemies; and the sun stood still in the midst of heaven; it did not proceed to set till the end of one day.
Og Solen stod stille, og Maanen standsed, til Folket fik Hævn over Fjenden. Saaledes staar der jo skrevet i de Oprigtiges Bog. Og Solen blev staaende midt paa Himmelen og tøvede næsten en hel Dag med at gaa ned.
14 And there was not such a day either before or after, so that God should listen to a man, because the Lord fought on the side of Israel.
Og hverken før eller siden har der nogen Sinde været en Dag som denne, en Dag, da HERREN adlød et Menneskes Røst; thi HERREN kæmpede for Israel.
Derpaa vendte Josua med hele Israel tilbage til Lejren i Gilgal.
16 And these five kings fled, and hid themselves in a cave that is in Makeda.
Men de fem Konger flygtede og skjulte sig i Hulen ved Makkeda.
17 And it was told Joshua, saying, The five kings have been found hid in the cave that is in Makeda.
Og der blev bragt Josua den Melding: »De fem Konger er fundet skjulte i Hulen ved Makkeda.«
18 And Joshua said, Roll stones to the mouth of the cave, and set men to watch over them.
Da sagde Josua: »Vælt store Sten for Hulens Indgang og sæt nogle Mænd udenfor til at vogte den.
19 But do not you stand, but pursue after your enemies, and attack the rear of them, and do not suffer them to enter into their cities; for the Lord our God has delivered them into our hands.
Men I andre maa ikke standse, forfølg eders Fjender, hug Efternølerne ned og lad dem ikke komme ind i deres Byer; thi HERREN eders Gud har givet dem i eders Haand!«
20 And it came to pass when Joshua and all Israel ceased destroying them utterly with a very great slaughter, that they that escaped took refuge in the strong cities.
Da Josua og Israeliterne saa havde tilføjet dem et meget stort Nederlag og gjort det helt af med dem — kun enkelte undslap og reddede sig ind i de befæstede Byer —
21 And all the people returned safe to Joshua to Makeda; and no one of the children of Israel murmured with his tongue.
vendte hele Folket uskadt tilbage til Josua i Lejren ved Makkeda, uden at nogen havde vovet saa meget som at knurre imod Israeliterne.
22 And Joshua said, Open the cave, and bring out these five kings out of the cave.
Da sagde Josua: »Luk op for Hulens Indgang og før de fem Konger ud af Hulen til mig!«
23 And they brought out the five kings out of the cave, the king of Jerusalem, and the king of Chebron, and the king of Jerimuth, and the king of Lachis, and the king of Odollam.
Det gjorde de saa og førte de fem Konger ud af Hulen til ham, Kongerne af Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmut, Lakisj og Eglon.
24 And when they brought them out to Joshua, then Joshua called together all Israel, and the chiefs of the army that went with him, saying to them, Come forward and set your feet on their necks; and they came and set their feet on their necks.
Da de nu havde ført disse fem Konger ud til Josua, kaldte Josua alle Israels Mænd sammen og sagde til Krigsøversterne, som var draget med ham: »Kom hid og sæt Foden paa disse Kongers Nakke!« Og de kom og satte Foden paa deres Nakke.
25 And Joshua said to them, Do not fear them, neither be cowardly; be courageous and strong, for thus the Lord will do to all your enemies, against whom you fight.
Da sagde Josua til dem: »Frygt ikke og vær ikke bange, vær frimodige og stærke! Thi saaledes vil HERREN handle med alle eders Fjender, som I kommer til at kæmpe med!«
26 And Joshua killed them, and hanged them on five trees; and they hung upon the trees until the evening.
Derefter lod Josua dem nedhugge og dræbe og ophænge paa fem Pæle, og de blev hængende paa Pælene til Aften.
27 And it came to pass towards the setting of the sun, Joshua commanded, and they took them down from the trees, and cast them into the cave into which they [had] fled for refuge, and rolled stones to the cave, [which remain] till this day.
Men ved Solnedgang lod Josua dem tage ned af Pælene og kaste ind i den Hule, de havde skjult sig i, og for Indgangen til Hulen væltede man store Sten, som ligger der den Dag i Dag.
28 And they took Makeda on that day, and killed the inhabitants with the edge of the sword, and they utterly destroyed every living thing that was in it; and there was none left in it that was preserved and had escaped; and they did to the king of Makeda, as they did to the king of Jericho.
Makkeda indtog Josua samme Dag, og han slog Byen og dens Konge ned med Sværdet; han lagde Band paa den og paa hver levende Sjæl i den uden at lade nogen undkomme; og han gjorde det samme ved Makkedas Konge, som han havde gjort ved Jerikos Konge.
29 And Joshua and all Israel with him departed out of Makeda to Lebna, and besieged Lebna.
Derpaa drog Josua med hele Israel fra Makkeda til Libna, og han angreb Libna;
30 And the Lord delivered it into the hands of Israel: and they took it, and its king, and killed the inhabitants with the edge of the sword, and every thing breathing in it; and there was not left in it any that survived and escaped; and they did to its king, as they did to the king of Jericho.
og HERREN gav ogsaa denne By og dens Konge i Israels Haand, og den og hver levende Sjæl i den slog han ned med Sværdet uden at lade nogen undkomme; og han gjorde det samme ved dens Konge, som de havde gjort ved Jerikos Konge.
31 And Joshua and all Israel with him departed from Lebna to Lachis, and he encamped about it, and besieged it.
Derpaa drog Josua med hele Israel fra Libna til Lakisj, og han slog Lejr udenfor og angreb Byen;
32 And the Lord delivered Lachis into the hands of Israel; and they took it on the second day, and they put the inhabitants to death with the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed it, as they had done to Lebna.
og HERREN gav Lakisj i Israels Haand, og den følgende Dag indtog han Byen, og den og hver levende Sjæl i den slog han ned med Sværdet, ganske som han havde gjort ved Libna.
33 Then Elam the king of Gazer went up to help Lachis; and Joshua struck him and his people with the edge of the sword, until there was not left to him one that was preserved and escaped.
Da rykkede Kong Horam af Gezer Lakisj til Hjælp; men Josua slog ham og hans Folk ned uden at lade nogen undkomme.
34 And Joshua and all Israel with him departed from Lachis to Odollam, and he besieged it and took it.
Saa drog Josua med hele Israel fra Lakisj til Eglon, og de slog Lejr udenfor og angreb Byen;
35 And the Lord delivered it into the hand of Israel; and he took it on that day, and killed the inhabitants with the edge of the sword, and killed every thing breathing in it, as they did to Lachis.
og de indtog den samme Dag og slog den ned med Sværdet; og paa hver levende Sjæl i den lagde han den Dag Band, ganske som han havde gjort ved Lakisj.
36 And Joshua and all Israel with him departed to Chebron, and encamped about it.
Derpaa drog Josua med hele Israel op fra Eglon til Hebron, og de angreb Byen
37 And he struck it with the edge of the sword, and all the living creatures that were in it; there was no one preserved: they destroyed it and all things in it, as they did to Odollam.
og indtog den og slog den ned med Sværdet, baade Kongen der og alle de Byer, der hørte under den, og hver levende Sjæl i den uden at lade nogen undkomme, ganske som han havde gjort ved Eglon, og han lagde Band paa Byen og hver levende Sjæl i den.
38 And Joshua and all Israel returned to Dabir; and they encamped about it;
Derpaa vendte Josua sig med hele Israel imod Debir og angreb Byen;
39 and they took it, and its king, and its villages: and he struck it with the edge of the sword, and they destroyed it, and every thing breathing in it; and they did not leave in it any one that was preserved: as they did to Chebron and her king, so they did to Dabir and her king.
og han undertvang den tillige med dens Konge og alle de Byer der hørte under den; og de slog dem ned med Sværdet og lagde Band paa hver levende Sjæl i dem uden at lade nogen undkomme; det samme, han havde gjort ved Hebron og ved Libna og Kongen der, gjorde han ogsaa ved Debir og Kongen der.
40 And Joshua struck all the land of the hill country, and Nageb and the plain country, and Asedoth, and her kings, they did not leave of them one that was saved: and they utterly destroyed every thing that had the breath of life, as the Lord God of Israel commanded,
Saaledes slog Josua hele Landet, Bjerglandet, Sydlandet, Lavlandet og Bjergskraaningerne og alle Kongerne der uden at lade nogen undkomme, og paa hver levende Sjæl lagde han Band, saaledes som HERREN, Israels Gud, havde paabudt;
41 from Cades Barne to Gaza, all Gosom, as far as Gabaon.
Josua slog dem fra Kadesj-Barnea indtil Gaza, og hele Landskabet Gosjen indtil Gibeon.
42 And Joshua struck, once for all, all their kings, and their land, because the Lord God of Israel fought on the side of Israel.
Og alle hine Konger og deres Lande undertvang Josua med et Slag; thi HERREN, Israels Gud, kæmpede for Israel.
Derpaa vendte Josua med hele Israel tilbage til Lejren i Gilgal.
