Judges 1

1 and to be after death Joshua and to ask son: descendant/people Israel in/on/with LORD to/for to say who? to ascend: rise to/for us to(wards) [the] Canaanite in/on/with beginning to/for to fight in/on/with him

After Joshua died, the Israeli people asked Yahweh, “Which [of our tribes] should attack the Canaan people-group first?”

2 and to say LORD Judah to ascend: rise behold to give: give [obj] [the] land: country/planet in/on/with hand: power his

Yahweh replied, “I will enable the tribe of Judah to defeat [IDM] the Canaan people-group.”

3 and to say Judah to/for Simeon brother: male-sibling his to ascend: rise with me in/on/with allotted my and to fight in/on/with Canaanite and to go: went also I with you in/on/with allotted your and to go: went with him Simeon

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 and to ascend: rise Judah and to give: give LORD [obj] [the] Canaanite and [the] Perizzite in/on/with hand: power their and to smite them in/on/with Bezek ten thousand man

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 and to find [obj] Adoni-bezek Adoni-bezek in/on/with Bezek and to fight in/on/with him and to smite [obj] [the] Canaanite and [obj] [the] Perizzite

During the battle they found Adoni-Bezek, the leader of the city,

6 and to flee Adoni-bezek Adoni-bezek and to pursue after him and to grasp [obj] him and to cut [obj] thumb/big toe hand his and foot his

but he [tried to] run away. The Israelis pursued him and caught him. Then they cut off his thumbs and his big toes.

7 and to say Adoni-bezek Adoni-bezek seventy king thumb/big toe hand their and foot their to cut to be to gather underneath: under table my like/as as which to make: do so to complete to/for me God and to come (in): bring him Jerusalem and to die there

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 and to fight son: descendant/people Judah in/on/with Jerusalem and to capture [obj] her and to smite her to/for lip: edge sword and [obj] [the] city to send: burn in/on/with fire

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 and after to go down son: descendant/people Judah to/for to fight in/on/with Canaanite to dwell [the] mountain: hill country and [the] Negeb and [the] Shephelah

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 and to go: went Judah to(wards) [the] Canaanite [the] to dwell in/on/with Hebron and name Hebron to/for face: before Kiriath-arba Kiriath-arba and to smite [obj] Sheshai and [obj] Ahiman and [obj] 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 and to go: went from there to(wards) to dwell Debir and name Debir to/for face: before Kiriath-sannah Kiriath-sannah

Then they left that area and went to fight against the people living in Debir [city], which was previously named Kiriath-Sepher.

12 and to say Caleb which to smite [obj] Kiriath-sannah Kiriath-sannah and to capture her and to give: give(marriage) to/for him [obj] Achsah daughter my to/for woman: wife

[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 and to capture her Othniel son: child Kenaz brother: male-sibling Caleb [the] small: young from him and to give: give(marriage) to/for him [obj] Achsah daughter his to/for woman: wife

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 and to be in/on/with to come (in): come she and to incite him to/for to ask from with father her [the] land: country and to descend from upon [the] donkey and to say to/for her Caleb what? to/for you

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 and to say to/for him to give [emph?] to/for me blessing for land: country/planet [the] Negeb to give: put me and to give: give to/for me bowl water and to give: give to/for her Caleb [obj] bowl upper and [obj] bowl lower

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 and son: descendant/people Kenite relative Moses to ascend: rise from Ir-hatmarim [the] Ir-hatmarim with son: descendant/people Judah wilderness Judah which in/on/with Negeb Arad and to go: went and to dwell with [the] people

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 and to go: went Judah with Simeon brother: male-sibling his and to smite [obj] [the] Canaanite to dwell Zephath and to devote/destroy [obj] her and to call: call by [obj] name [the] city Hormah

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 and to capture Judah [obj] Gaza and [obj] border: area her and [obj] Ashkelon and [obj] border: area her and [obj] Ekron and [obj] border: area her

The men of Judah also captured Gaza, Ashkelon, and Ekron [cities] and all the land that is near those cities.

19 and to be LORD (with *L(abh)*) Judah and to possess: take [obj] [the] mountain: hill country for not to/for to possess: take [obj] to dwell [the] valley for chariot iron to/for them

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 and to give: give to/for Caleb [obj] Hebron like/as as which to speak: speak Moses and to possess: take from there [obj] three son: descendant/people [the] Anak

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 and [obj] [the] Jebusite to dwell Jerusalem not to possess: take son: descendant/people Benjamin and to dwell [the] Jebusite with son: descendant/people Benjamin in/on/with Jerusalem till [the] day: today [the] this

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 and to ascend: rise house: household Joseph also they(masc.) Bethel Bethel and LORD with them

The men of the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh went to fight against [the men of] Bethel [city], and Yahweh helped them.

23 and to spy house: household Joseph in/on/with Bethel Bethel and name [the] city to/for face: before Luz

They sent some spies to [find out everything that they could find out about] Bethel, which was previously called Luz.

24 and to see: see [the] to keep: look at man to come out: come from [the] city and to say to/for him to see: see us please [obj] entrance [the] city and to make: do with you kindness

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 and to see: see them [obj] entrance [the] city and to smite [obj] [the] city to/for lip: edge sword and [obj] [the] man and [obj] all family his to send: let go

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 and to go: went [the] man land: country/planet [the] Hittite and to build city and to call: call by name her Luz he/she/it name her till [the] day: today [the] this

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 and not to possess: take Manasseh [obj] Beth-shean Beth-shean and [obj] daughter: village her and [obj] Taanach and [obj] daughter: village her and [obj] (to dwell *Q(K)*) Dor and [obj] daughter: village her and [obj] to dwell Ibleam and [obj] daughter: village her and [obj] to dwell Megiddo and [obj] daughter: village her and be willing [the] Canaanite to/for to dwell in/on/with land: country/planet [the] this

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 and to be for to strengthen: strengthen Israel and to set: put [obj] [the] Canaanite to/for taskworker and to possess: take not to possess: take him

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 and Ephraim not to possess: take [obj] [the] Canaanite [the] to dwell in/on/with Gezer and to dwell [the] Canaanite in/on/with entrails: among his in/on/with Gezer

[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 Zebulun not to possess: take [obj] to dwell Kitron and [obj] to dwell Nahalol and to dwell [the] Canaanite in/on/with entrails: among his and to be to/for taskworker

[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 Asher not to possess: take [obj] to dwell Acco and [obj] to dwell Sidon and [obj] Ahlab and [obj] Achzib and [obj] Helbah and [obj] Aphek and [obj] Rehob

[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 and to dwell [the] Asherite in/on/with entrails: among [the] Canaanite to dwell [the] land: country/planet for not to possess: take him

So the people of the tribe of Asher lived among them.

33 Naphtali not to possess: take [obj] to dwell Beth-shemesh Beth-shemesh and [obj] to dwell Beth-anath Beth-anath and to dwell in/on/with entrails: among [the] Canaanite to dwell [the] land: country/planet and to dwell Beth-shemesh Beth-shemesh and Beth-anath Beth-anath to be to/for them to/for taskworker

[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 and to oppress [the] Amorite [obj] son: descendant/people Dan [the] mountain: hill country [to] for not to give: allow him to/for to go down to/for valley

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 and be willing [the] Amorite to/for to dwell in/on/with mountain: mount (Mount) Heres in/on/with Aijalon and in/on/with Shaalbim and to honor: heavy hand: power house: household Joseph and to be to/for taskworker

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 and border: boundary [the] Amorite from ascent Akrabbim from [the] Sela and above [to]

The land where the Amor people-group lived extended from Scorpion Pass [toward the west] beyond Sela [town], up into the hilly area.