Judges 1
1 After Joshua died, the Israelites asked the Lord, “Which tribe from among us should go first and attack the Canaanites?”
Efter Josuas Død adspurgte Israeliterne HERREN og sagde: »Hvem af os skal først drage op til Kamp mod Kana'anæerne?«
2 “Judah is to go first,” the Lord replied. “I have handed the land over to them.”
HERREN svarede: »Det skal Juda; se, jeg giver Landet i hans Haand!«
3 The men of Judah said to their relatives of the tribe of Simeon, “Come with us to the land that has been allotted to us, and fight together with us against the Canaanites. Then we'll do the same for you and your allotted land.” So the tribe of Simeon joined with them.
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 The men of Judah attacked the Canaanites and Perizzites, and the Lord handed them over in defeat. They killed ten thousand of the enemy at the town of Bezek.
Juda drog nu op, og HERREN gav Kana'anæerne og Perizziterne i deres Haand, saa de slog dem i Bezek, 10 000 Mand.
5 There they confronted Adoni-bezek and fought with him, defeating the Canaanites and Perizzites.
Og da de stødte paa Adonibezek i Bezek, angreb de ham og slog Kana'anæerne og Perizziterne.
6 Adoni-bezek ran away, but they chased after him and captured him, and then cut off his thumbs and big toes.
Adonibezek flygtede, men de satte efter ham, og da de havde grebet ham, huggede de Tommelfingrene og Tommeltæerne af ham.
7 Adoni-bezek said, “I had seventy kings with their thumbs and big toes cut off picking up left-overs from under my table. Now God has paid me back in the same way what I did to them.” They took him to Jerusalem where he died.
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 The men of Judah attacked Jerusalem and conquered it. They killed the inhabitants with the sword and burned the town down.
Og Judæerne angreb og indtog Jerusalem, huggede Indbyggerne ned og stak Ild paa Byen.
9 After this the men of Judah went to fight against the Canaanites living in the hill country, in the Negev, and in the foothills of the lowlands.
Senere drog Judæerne ned til Kamp mod Kana'anæerne i Bjergene, i Sydlandet og i Lavlandet.
10 They attacked the Canaanites who lived Hebron (previously known as Kiriath Arba) and defeated Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai.
Og Juda drog mod Kana'anæerne i Hebron — Hebron hed fordum Kirjat-Arba — og slog Sjesjaj, Ahiman og Talmaj.
11 From there they went on to attack the people living in Debir (previously known as Kiriath Sepher).
Derfra drog han op mod Indbyggerne i Debir, der fordum hed Kirjat-Sefer.
12 Caleb announced, “I will give my daughter Acsah in marriage to whoever attacks and captures Kiriath Sepher.”
Da sagde Kaleb: »Den, som slaar Kirjat-Sefer og indtager det, ham giver jeg min Datter Aksa til Hustru!«
13 Othniel, son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother, was the one captured it, so he gave him his daughter Acsah in marriage.
Og da Kenizziten Otniel, Kalebs yngre Broder, indtog det, gav han ham sin Datter Aksa til Hustru.
14 When Acsah came to Othniel, she encouraged him to ask her father for a field. As she got off her donkey, Caleb asked her, “What do you want?”
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 “Please give me a blessing,” she replied. “You gave me land that's like the desert, so please give me springs of water as well.” So Caleb gave her the upper and lower springs.
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 The descendants of Moses' father-in-law, the Kenite, went with the people of Judah from the city of palms to the wilderness of Judah in the Negev near Arad where they settled among the people.
Moses's Svigerfaders, Keniten Hobabs, Sønner, drog sammen med Judæerne op fra Palmestaden til Arads Ørken og bosatte sig hos Amalekiterne.
17 Then Judah joined Simeon and defeated the Canaanites living in Zephath. They completely destroyed the town, so they named it Hormah.
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 Judah also captured the towns of Gaza, Ashkelon, and Ekron, each with its surrounding territory.
Og Juda indtog Gaza med dets Omraade, Askalon med dets Omraade og Ekron med dets Omraade.
19 The Lord was with Judah, and they took over the hill country, but they could not drive out the people living on the plain because they had iron chariots.
Og HERREN var med Juda, saa han tog Bjerglandet i Besiddelse; Lavlandets Indbyggere kunde han nemlig ikke drive bort, fordi de havde Jernvogne.
20 As Moses had stipulated, Hebron was given to Caleb, who drove out from it the descendants of three sons of Anak.
Kaleb gav de Hebron, som Moses havde sagt. Og han drev de tre Anaksønner bort derfra.
21 However, Benjamin could not drive out the Jebusites, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so the Jebusites live among the people of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this very 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 descendants of Joseph went and attacked the town of Bethel, and the Lord was with them.
Men ogsaa Josefs Hus drog op og gik mod Betel; og HERREN var med dem.
23 They sent spies to investigate Bethel, which was previously known as Luz.
Da Josefs Hus udspejdede Betel — Byen hed fordum Luz —
24 The spies saw a man leaving the town and told him, “Please show us how to get into town, and we will treat you well.”
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 The man showed them the way into the town, and they killed all the inhabitants except the man and his family, whom 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 The man moved to the country of the Hittites, and built a town there and called it Luz, which is its name to 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 However, Manasseh didn't drive out the people living in the towns of Beth Shan, Taanach, Dor, Ibleam, Megiddo and their surrounding villages because the Canaanites insisted on living in the land.
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 When the Israelites grew stronger, they made the Canaanites do forced labor, but they never completely drove them out.
Da Israeliterne blev de stærkeste, gjorde de Kana'anæerne til Hoveriarbejdere, men drev dem ikke bort.
29 Ephraim didn't drive out the Canaanites living in the town of Gezer, so the Canaanites went on living there among them.
Efraim fik ikke Kana'anæerne, som boede i Gezer, drevet bort; men Kana'anæerne blev boende midt iblandt dem i Gezer.
30 Zebulun didn't drive out the people living in the towns of Kitron and Nahalol, so the Canaanites went on living there among them. However, the Canaanites were made to do forced labor for the people of Zebulun.
Zebulon fik ikke Indbyggerne i Kitron og Nahalol drevet bort; men Kana'anæerne blev boende midt iblandt dem og blev Hoveriarbejdere.
31 Asher didn't drive out the people living in the towns of Acco, Sidon, Ahlab, Achzib, Helbah, Aphik, and Rehob,
Aser fik ikke Indbyggerne i Akko drevet bort, ej heller Indbyggerne i Zidon, Mahalab, Akzib, Afik og Rehob.
32 so the people of Asher went on living there among the Canaanite inhabitants of the land because they hadn't driven them out.
Men Aseriterne bosatte sig midt iblandt Kana'anæerne, der boede i Landet, thi de magtede ikke at drive dem bort.
33 Naphtali didn't drive out the people living in the towns of Beth-shemesh and Beth-anath. So the people of Asher went on living there among the Canaanite inhabitants of the land because they hadn't driven them out. However, the people of Beth-shemesh and Beth-anath were made to do forced labor for the people of Naphtali.
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 The Amorites pushed the people of Dan back into the hill country—they did not let them come down into the lowlands.
Amoriterne trængte Daniterne op i Bjergene og lod dem ikke komme ned i Lavlandet;
35 The Amorites insisted on remaining in Mount Heres, Aijalon, and Shaalbim, but when the tribes of Joseph grew stronger, the Amorites were made to do forced labor.
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 The border with the Amorites ran from Scorpion Pass through Sela and on up from there.
Edomiternes Landemærke strakte sig fra Akrabbimpasset til Sela og højere op.
