Judges 1
1 After Joshua died, the Israelites asked the Lord, “Which tribe from among us should go first and attack the Canaanites?”
Mgbe Joshua nwụrụ, ụmụ Izrel jụrụ Onyenwe anyị sị, “Olee ebo ga-ebu ụzọ gaa lụso ndị Kenan agha nʼihi anyị?”
2 “Judah is to go first,” the Lord replied. “I have handed the land over to them.”
Onyenwe anyị zara, “Ọ bụ ebo Juda. Enyefeela m ala ahụ nʼaka ha.”
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.
Ndị Juda gwara ụmụ nwanne ha ndị ebo Simiọn sị, “Soronụ anyị banye nʼala ahụ anyị ketara site nʼife nza, ka anyị ga lụso ndị Kenan agha. Anyị ga-esokwara unu banye nʼala nke unu.” Ya mere, ndị ebo Simiọn soro ha gaa.
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.
Mgbe Juda busoro ha agha, Onyenwe anyị nyefere ndị Kenan, na ndị Periz nʼaka ha, mee ka ha gbuo puku ndị agha iri nʼime obodo Bezek.
5 There they confronted Adoni-bezek and fought with him, defeating the Canaanites and Perizzites.
Nʼebe ahụ ka ha zutere Adoni-Bezek, buso ya agha, tigbukwaa ndị Kenan na ndị Periz.
6 Adoni-bezek ran away, but they chased after him and captured him, and then cut off his thumbs and big toes.
Ma Adoni-Bezek gbapụrụ ọsọ zoo onwe ya, ma ha chụgidere ya, jide ya, gbupụ ya isi mkpụrụ aka ya abụọ na isi mkpụrụ ụkwụ ya abụọ.
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.
Mgbe ahụ, Adoni-Bezek sịrị, “Iri ndị eze asaa ka m mesoro ụdị mmeso a unu mesoro m, ọ bụkwa nri si na tebul m dapụ ka ha riri. Ugbu a Chineke akwụghachila m ụgwọ ọrụ ọjọọ m.” Ha kpụụrụ ya gaa Jerusalem, ebe ọ nọ nwụọ.
8 The men of Judah attacked Jerusalem and conquered it. They killed the inhabitants with the sword and burned the town down.
Ndị Juda busoro obodo Jerusalem agha, were mma agha gbuchapụ mmadụ niile bi nʼime ya, ma gbaakwa obodo ahụ niile ọkụ.
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.
Mgbe nke a gasịrị, ndị agha Juda busoro ndị Kenan bi na ndịda ala ugwu ugwu ahụ, bụ Negev, ya na akụkụ ọdịda anyanwụ nʼebe dị ala ala.
10 They attacked the Canaanites who lived Hebron (previously known as Kiriath Arba) and defeated Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai.
Ha jekwuru ndị Kenan bi nʼobodo Hebrọn (nke a na-akpọ Kiriat Aaba na mbụ) merie Sheshai, na Ahiman, na Talmai.
11 From there they went on to attack the people living in Debir (previously known as Kiriath Sepher).
Site nʼebe ahụ, ha jekwuru ndị bi na Debịa (nke a na-akpọ Kiriat Sefa, nʼoge mbụ).
12 Caleb announced, “I will give my daughter Acsah in marriage to whoever attacks and captures Kiriath Sepher.”
Kaleb sịrị, “Nwoke ọbụla ga-aga busoo Kiriat Sefa agha ma merie ya ka m ga-akpọnye Aksa bụ nwa m nwanyị ka ọ bụrụ nwunye ya.”
13 Othniel, son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother, was the one captured it, so he gave him his daughter Acsah in marriage.
Otniel nwa Kenaz, nwanne nta Kaleb, lụgburu obodo ahụ nʼagha. Nʼihi nke a, Kaleb kpọnyere ya Aksa, bụ nwa ya nwanyị ka ọ bụrụ nwunye ya.
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?”
Otu ụbọchị, mgbe Aksa bịakwutere Otniel, ọ kwagidere ya ka ọ rịọọ ala ubi site nʼaka nna ya. Mgbe Aksa si nʼelu ịnyịnya ibu ya rịdata, Kaleb jụrụ ya sị, “Gịnị ka ị chọrọ ka m mere gị?”
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.
Ọ zaghachiri, “Nyem onyinye pụrụ iche. Ebe ọ bụ na i nyela m ala Negev, biko nyekwa m isi mmiri ụfọdụ.” Nʼihi nke a, Kaleb nyere ya isi mmiri mgbago na isi mmiri nke ndịda.
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.
Ụmụnna nwunye Mosis, onye Ken, si nʼobodo nkwụ nkwụ soro ndị Juda, gaa biri nʼetiti ndị ahụ bi nʼọzara Juda, na Negev, nke dị nso nʼArad.
17 Then Judah joined Simeon and defeated the Canaanites living in Zephath. They completely destroyed the town, so they named it Hormah.
Ndị ikom Juda sooro ndị ikom Simiọn, ụmụnna ha, lụso ndị Kenan bi na Zefat agha, bibie obodo ahụ kpamkpam. Nʼihi nke a, a gụgharịrị obodo ahụ, kpọọ ya Homa.
18 Judah also captured the towns of Gaza, Ashkelon, and Ekron, each with its surrounding territory.
Ndị agha Juda lụgbukwara obodo Gaza, na Ashkelọn, na Ekrọn, tinyere ala niile gbara ha gburugburu.
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.
Onyenwe anyị nọnyeekwara ndị Juda mee ka ha kpochapụ ndị niile bi nʼobodo niile dị nʼala ugwu ugwu ahụ. Ma ha enweghị ike ịchụpụ ndị bi nʼala ndagwurugwu ahụ, nʼihi na ndị ahụ nwere ụgbọ agha igwe dị iche iche.
20 As Moses had stipulated, Hebron was given to Caleb, who drove out from it the descendants of three sons of Anak.
E nyekwara Kaleb obodo Hebrọn, dịka Mosis kwere ya na nkwa. Kaleb chụpụrụ ụmụ Anak atọ site nʼala ahụ.
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.
Ndị ebo Benjamin enweghị ike chụpụ ndị Jebus bi na Jerusalem. Nʼihi nke a, ha soro ụmụ Benjamin biri ruo taa.
22 The descendants of Joseph went and attacked the town of Bethel, and the Lord was with them.
Ma ndị sitere nʼebo Josef busoro obodo Betel agha. Onyenwe anyị nọnyeere ha.
23 They sent spies to investigate Bethel, which was previously known as Luz.
Mgbe ha zipuru ndị ikom ịga nyochapụta obodo Betel, nke a na-akpọ 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.”
ndị nnyopụta ahụ hụrụ otu nwoke sị nʼobodo ahụ na-apụta. Ha gwara ya okwu sị ya, “Zi anyị ụzọ anyị ga-esi banye nʼime obodo a, anyị ga-ahụ na e mesoro gị mmeso dị mma.”
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.
Ya mere, nwoke ahụ gosiri ha ụzọ, ha ji mma agha gbuo mmadụ niile bi nʼime obodo ahụ, ma ha hapụrụ nwoke ahụ na ezinaụlọ ya ndụ.
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.
Emesịa, nwoke ahụ kpọọrọ ezinaụlọ ya gaa biri nʼala ndị Het wuoro onwe ya otu obodo nʼebe ahụ. Ọ kpọrọ aha obodo ahụ Luz, nke bụkwa aha obodo ahụ ruo taa.
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.
Manase achụpụghị ndị Bet-Shan na obodo nta ya ndị ọzọ, maọbụ Teanak na obodo nta ya ndị ọzọ, maọbụ Doa, maọbụ Ibleam, maọbụ Megido, tinyere obodo nta niile ndị ọzọ gbara ha gburugburu. Nʼihi na ndị Kenan bigidere nʼebe ahụ.
28 When the Israelites grew stronger, they made the Canaanites do forced labor, but they never completely drove them out.
Mgbe ụmụ Izrel dịrị ike karịa, ha manyere ndị Kenan ị rụrụ ha ọrụ, ma ha achụpụghị ha site nʼala ahụ.
29 Ephraim didn't drive out the Canaanites living in the town of Gezer, so the Canaanites went on living there among them.
Ifrem enwekwaghị ike chụpụ ndị Kenan bi na Gaza. Ndị Kenan gara nʼihu biri nʼetiti ha nʼebe ahụ.
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.
Otu a kwa, ebo Zebụlọn achụpụghị ndị Kenan bi nʼala Kitrọn, maọbụ na Nahalol, kama ha mere ha ndị ohu na-arụ ọrụ ike.
31 Asher didn't drive out the people living in the towns of Acco, Sidon, Ahlab, Achzib, Helbah, Aphik, and Rehob,
Ọzọkwa, ndị ebo Asha achụpụghị ndị niile bi nʼAkọ, na Saịdọn, na Ahlab, na Akzib, na Helba, na Afik, maọbụ 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.
Ndị Asha binyere nʼetiti ndị Kenan bụ ndị bi nʼala ahụ, nʼihi na ha achụpụghị ha.
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.
Ndị ebo Naftalị achụpụghịkwa ndị bi na Bet-Shemesh, maọbụ ndị bi na Bet-Anat. Kama ndị Naftalị binyere ndị Kenan bi nʼala ahụ. Ma ndị bi na Bet-Shemesh, na Bet-Anat ghọrọ ndị ohu ndị Naftalị.
34 The Amorites pushed the people of Dan back into the hill country—they did not let them come down into the lowlands.
Ma banyere ndị ebo Dan, ndị Amọrait chụpụrụ ha chụba ha nʼelu ugwu. Ha ekwenyeghị ka ha rịdata na ndịda ugwu ahụ.
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.
Ma ndị Amọrait nọgidesịrị ike nʼugwu Heres, na Aijalon, na Shaalbim, ma mgbe ike ebo Josef bara ụba, ha meriri ha, mee ha ndị ohu ha.
36 The border with the Amorites ran from Scorpion Pass through Sela and on up from there.
Oke ala ụmụ ndị Amọrait malitere na mgbago Akrabim ruo, ma gafeekwa ebe a na-akpọ Sela.
