Judges 1

1 After the death of Josue the children of Israel consulted the Lord, saying: Who shall go up before us against the Chanaanite, and shall be the leader of the war?

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

2 And the Lord said: Juda shall go up: behold I have delivered the land into his hands.

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

3 And Juda said to Simeon his brother: Come up with me into my lot, and fight against the Chanaanite, that I also may go along with thee into thy lot. And Simeon went with him.

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.

4 And Juda went up, and the Lord delivered the Chanaanite, and the Pherezite into their hands: and they slew of them in Bezec ten thousand men.

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

5 And they found Adonibezec in Bezec, and fought against him, and they defeated the Chanaanite, and the Pherezite.

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

6 And Adonibezec fled: and they pursued after him and took him, and cut off his fingers and toes.

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

7 And Adonibezec said: Seventy kings having their fingers and toes cut off, gathered up the leavings of the meat under my table: as I have done, so hath God requited me. And they brought him to Jerusalem, and he died there.

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.

8 And the children of Juda besieging Jerusalem, took it, and put it to the sword, and set the whole city on fire.

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

9 And afterwards they went down and fought against the Chanaanite, who dwelt in the mountains, and in the south, and in the plains.

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

10 And Juda going forward against the Chanaanite, that dwelt in Hebron (the name whereof was in former times Cariath-Arbe) slew Sesai, and Ahiman, and Tholmai:

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

11 And departing from thence he went to the inhabitants of Dabir, the ancient name of which was Cariath-Sepher, that is, the city of letters.

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

12 And Caleb said: He that shall take Cariath-Sepher, and lay it waste, to him will I give my daughter Axa to wife.

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

13 And Othoniel the son of Cenez, the younger brother of Caleb, having taken it, he gave him Axa his daughter to wife.

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

14 And as she was going on her way her husband admonished her to ask a field of her father. And as she sighed sitting on her ass, Caleb said to her: What aileth thee?

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?«

15 But she answered: Give me a blessing, for thou hast given me a dry land: give me also a watery land. So Caleb gave her the upper and the nether watery ground.

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.

16 And the children of the Cinite, the kinsman of Moses, went up from the city of palms, with the children of Juda into the wilderness of his lot, which is at the south side of Arad, and they dwelt with him.

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

17 And Juda went with Simeon his brother, and they together defeated the Chanaanites that dwelt in Sephaath, and slew them. And the name of the city was called Horma, that is, Anathema.

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.

18 And Juda took Gaza with its confines, and Ascalon and Accaron with their confines.

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

19 And the Lord was with Juda, and he possessed the hill country: but was not able to destroy the inhabitants of the valley, because they had many chariots armed with scythes.

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

20 And they gave Hebron to Caleb, as Moses had said, who destroyed out of it the three sons of Enac.

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

21 But the sons of Benjamin did not destroy the Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem: and the Jebusite hath dwelt with the sons of Benjamin in Jerusalem until this present day.

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

22 The house of Joseph also went up against Bethel, and the Lord was with them.

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

23 For when they were besieging the city, which before was called Luza,

Da Josefs Hus udspejdede Betel — Byen hed fordum Luz —

24 They saw a man coming out of the city, and they said to him: Shew us the entrance into the city, and we will shew thee mercy.

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!«

25 And when he had shewn them, they smote the city with the edge of the sword: but that man and all his kindred they let go:

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,

26 Who being sent away, went into the land of Hethim, and built there a city, and called it Luza: which is so called until this day.

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

27 Manasses also did not destroy Bethsan, and Thanac with their villages, nor the inhabitants of Dor, and Jeblaam, and Mageddo with their villages. And the Chanaanite began to dwell with them.

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.

28 But after Israel was grown strong he made them tributaries, and would not destroy them.

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

29 Ephraim also did not slay the Chanaanite that dwelt in Gazer, but dwelt with him.

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

30 Zabulon destroyed not the inhabitants of Cetron, and Naalol: but the Chanaanite dwelt among them, and became their tributaries.

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

31 Aser also destroyed not the inhabitants of Accho, and of Sidon, of Ahalab, and of Achazib, and of Helba, and of Aphec, and of Rohob:

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

32 And he dwelt in the midst of the Chanaanites the inhabitants of that land, and did not slay them.

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

33 Nephtali also destroyed not the inhabitants of Bethsames, and of Bethanath: and he dwelt in the midst of the Chanaanites the inhabitants of the land, and the Bethsamites and Bethanites were tributaries to him.

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.

34 And the Amorrhite straitened the children of Dan in the mountain, and gave them not place to go down to the plain:

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

35 And he dwelt in the mountain Hares, that is, of potsherds, in Aialon and Salebim. And the hand of the house of Joseph was heavy upon him, and he became tributary to him.

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

36 And the border of the Amorrhite was from the ascent of the scorpion, the rock, and the higher places.

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