Joshua 10
1 Later, Adonizedek, the king of Jerusalem, heard that Joshua’s army had captured Ai [town] and had destroyed everything in the town. He heard that they had done to the people of Ai and to their king the same thing that they had done to the people of Jericho and their king. He also heard that the people of Gibeon [city] had made a peace treaty with the Israeli people, and that the people of Gibeon were now living near the Israelis and being protected by them.
Sucedió que cuando Adonisedec, rey de Jerusalén, oyó que Josué capturó a Hai y la destruyó completamente como hizo con Jericó y su rey, así hizo con Hai y su rey, y que los habitantes de Gabaón hicieron la paz con Israel y estaban ya en medio de ellos,
2 Because of that, he and the people whom he ruled became very afraid, because Gibeon was an important city, like the other cities that had kings. And [even though] Gibeon was a larger city than Ai and all its soldiers were good fighters, [they thought Joshua’s army might defeat them].
tuvo gran temor, porque Gabaón era una gran ciudad, como una de las ciudades reales, mayor que Hai, y todos sus hombres eran fuertes.
3 So King Adonizedek sent a message to Hosham the king of Hebron [city], to Piram the king of Jarmuth [city], to Jarmuth the king of Lachish [city], and to Debir the king of Eglon [city].
Entonces Adonisedec, rey de Jerusalén, envió a decir a Oham, rey de Hebrón, a Piream, rey de Jerimot, a Jafía, rey de Laquis y a Debir, rey de Eglón:
4 In the message he said, “Please come up with your armies and help me to attack Gibeon, because the people of Gibeon have made a peace treaty with Joshua and the Israelis.”
Suban a mí y ayúdenme. Ataquemos a Gabaón porque hicieron paz con Josué y con los hijos de Israel.
5 So those five kings who ruled all the groups who were descendants of Amor—the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Debir—came up with all of their soldiers and surrounded the city. Then they prepared to attack it.
Así pues, los cinco reyes del amorreo, es decir, el rey de Jerusalén, el de Hebrón, el de Jerimot, el de Laquis y el de Eglón, se reunieron y subieron con todos sus ejércitos. Acamparon frente a Gabaón e hicieron guerra contra ella.
6 So the people of Gibeon sent a message to Joshua while he was in the camp at Gilgal. They said, “We are your servants. So do not forsake us. Come up to us quickly and save us! Help us, because the kings of all of the groups descended from Amor and their armies have joined their forces and have come from the hilly area to attack us!”
Entonces los habitantes de Gabaón enviaron a decir a Josué, a su campamento en Gilgal: No retires tu mano de tus esclavos. Sube pronto a nosotros y danos socorro. Ayúdanos, porque todos los reyes de los amorreos que habitan en la región montañosa se juntaron contra nosotros.
7 So Joshua and all his army, including the soldiers who were his best fighting men, marched up from Gilgal.
Josué subió de Gilgal con todo el pueblo de guerra y todos los guerreros valientes.
8 Then Yahweh said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid of those armies! I will enable your army to defeat them [IDM]. None of them will be able to (resist/fight and defeat) your army.”
Yavé dijo a Josué: No temas a ellos porque los entregué en tu mano, y ninguno de ellos resistirá delante de ti.
9 Joshua’s army marched all night and arrived very early in the morning.
Josué, al subir desde Gilgal durante toda la noche, cayó sobre ellos súbitamente.
10 They attacked their enemies before anyone knew that they had come. Yahweh caused their enemies to (become very confused/start running in all directions) when they saw the Israeli army. As a result, the Israeli army defeated them very severely at Gibeon [and killed many of them]. The rest of them fled along the road that goes up to Beth-Horon. But the Israeli army pursued them and killed them all along the road that goes to Azekah and Makkedah towns.
Yavé los derrotó ante Israel. Los hirió con gran matanza en Gabaón, los persiguió por el camino que sube a Bet-horón, y los mató hasta Azeca y Maceda.
11 As they fled in front of the Israeli army, Yahweh threw down huge hailstones from the sky. As a result, more of them died from hailstones falling on them than died as a result of the Israeli army killing them with swords.
Sucedió que cuando ellos huían de los israelitas por la bajada de Bethorón, Yavé lanzó desde el cielo grandes piedras sobre ellos, hasta Azeca, y murieron. Fueron más los muertos por las piedras de granizo, que los que los hijos de Israel mataron a espada.
12 On the day that Yahweh enabled the Israeli army to defeat the groups who were descendants of Amor, Joshua said to Yahweh while the Israeli people were listening, “Yahweh, cause the sun to stand still over Gibeon, and cause the moon to not move when it is over Aijalon Valley.”
El día cuando Yavé entregó a los amorreos en manos de los hijos de Israel, Josué habló a Yavé y dijo a la vista de todo Israel: ¡Sol, detente en Gabaón, Y tú, oh luna, en el valle de Ajalón!
13 And that is what happened. The sun stood still, and the moon did not move, until the Israeli army defeated their enemies. That is what has been written in the book that Jashar wrote. The sun stopped while it was in the middle of the sky, and did not (set/go down) for about a whole day.
El sol se detuvo y la luna se paró hasta que el pueblo se vengó de sus enemigos. ¿No está esto escrito en el rollo del Justo? El sol se paró en medio del cielo y no se apresuró a ocultarse casi un día entero.
14 On that day Yahweh did a great miracle that someone asked him to do. There was never a day like that previously, and there has never been a day like that since. Yahweh was certainly fighting for the Israeli people!
Nunca hubo un día semejante, ni antes ni después de ése, cuando Yavé atendió la voz de un hombre, porque Yavé guerreaba por Israel.
15 After Joshua’s army defeated their enemies, they all returned to their camp at Gilgal.
Josué y todo Israel regresaron a su campamento en Gilgal.
16 While the enemy soldiers were fleeing from Joshua’s army, their five kings also fled and hid in a cave at Makkedah [town].
Pero aquellos cinco reyes huyeron y se escondieron en una cueva en Maceda.
17 Then someone told Joshua, “We found those five kings, hiding in a cave at Makkedah!”
Le fue dado aviso a Josué: Los cinco reyes fueron hallados escondidos en una cueva en Maceda.
18 When Joshua heard that, he said, “Roll some very large rocks to the entrance of the cave so that the kings cannot escape, and leave some soldiers there to guard it.
Josué dijo: Hagan rodar grandes piedras a la entrada de la cueva y coloquen hombres junto a ella, que los vigilen.
19 But do not stay there! Pursue our enemies! Attack them from behind! Do not allow them to escape to their cities, because Yahweh, our God, will enable you to defeat/kill them. [IDM]”
Pero ustedes no se detengan, persigan a sus enemigos y maten su retaguardia. No los dejen entrar en sus ciudades, porque Yavé su ʼElohim los entregó en su mano.
20 So Joshua’s army did what he told them to do. They killed almost all of the enemy soldiers, but a few of them were able to reach their cities and be safe inside the walls of the cities.
Sucedió que cuando Josué y los hijos de Israel acabaron de atacarlos con gran mortandad hasta derrotarlos, los que quedaron de ellos se metieron en las ciudades fortificadas.
21 Then Joshua’s army returned to Joshua, who was still in their camp at Makkedah. No one in the land dared to criticize [MTY] the Israelis.
Todo el pueblo regresó a salvo a Josué en el campamento en Maceda. Nadie movió su lengua contra alguno de los hijos de Israel.
22 Then Joshua said, “Open the entrance of the cave, and bring out to me those five kings!”
Entonces Josué dijo: Abran la boca de la cueva, y sáquenme a esos cinco reyes de allí.
23 So the soldiers brought those five kings out of the cave—the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon.
Lo hicieron así, y le sacaron de la cueva a los cinco reyes: al rey de Jerusalén, al de Hebrón, al de Jerimot, al de Laquis, y al de Eglón.
24 When they brought those kings to Joshua [and forced them to lie on the ground], he summoned all the Israeli soldiers, and then he said to the army commanders, “Come here and put your feet on the necks of these kings!” So the commanders did that.
Cuando sacaron a aquellos reyes ante Josué, él convocó a todos los varones de Israel. Dijo a los oficiales de los guerreros que fueron con él: Acérquense, pongan sus pies sobre los cuellos de estos reyes. Entonces ellos se acercaron y pusieron sus pies sobre los cuellos de ellos.
25 Then Joshua said to them, “Do not be afraid of any of our enemies! Never be discouraged! Be strong and courageous. This is what Yahweh will do to all the enemies you will fight!”
Josué les dijo: No teman ni se aterroricen. Esfuércense y sean valientes, porque así Yavé hará a todos los enemigos contra los cuales guerrean.
26 Then Joshua killed each of the five kings with his sword, and told his soldiers to hang the bodies of the five kings on trees. So they did that, and they left the bodies hanging on the trees until sunset.
Después de esto, Josué los atacó y los mató. Los colgó en cinco árboles, y quedaron colgados en los árboles hasta la llegada de la noche.
27 At sunset, Joshua told them to take the bodies down from the trees and throw them into the cave where they had been hiding. So the soldiers did that, and then they put those large rocks at the entrance of the cave again. Those rocks are still there.
Aconteció que cuando el sol se iba a ocultar, Josué mandó que los descolgaran de los árboles. Los echó en la cueva donde se habían escondido y pusieron grandes piedras en la boca de la cueva, donde están hasta hoy.
28 That is how Joshua’s army attacked and captured Makkedah. They killed the king and everyone else in the town. They did not leave anyone alive. They did to the king of Makkedah the same thing that they had done to the king of Jericho.
Aquel día Josué también capturó Maceda y la hirió a filo de espada. Mató a su rey y a toda persona que estaba en ella, sin dejar sobreviviente. E hizo al rey de Maceda como hizo al rey de Jericó.
29 That same day, Joshua and his Israeli army went [southwest] from Makkedah to Libnah [city] and attacked it.
Josué y todo Israel pasaron de Maceda a Libna, y guerrearon contra ella.
30 Yahweh enabled the Israelis to conquer [MTY] that city and its king. They killed everyone in the city; they did not (spare anyone/allow anyone to remain alive). They killed the king of Libnah just like they had killed the king of Jericho.
Yavé también la entregó con su rey en las manos de Israel, e hirió a filo de espada a toda persona que estaba en ella. No dejó sobreviviente, e hizo con su rey como hizo con el rey de Jericó.
31 Then Joshua and his army went [south] from Libnah to Lachish [city]. They surrounded the city and attacked it.
De Libna, Josué pasó a Laquis junto con todo Israel. Acamparon cerca de ella y pelearon contra ella.
32 On the second day of the battle, Yahweh enabled the Israelis to conquer [MTY] the city. And like they had done at Libnah, they killed everyone [DOU] in the city.
YAVÉ entregó Laquis en mano de Israel y la capturó el segundo día. La hirió a filo de espada junto con toda persona que estaba en ella, como hizo con Libna.
33 King Horam from Gezer [city and his army] came to help [the soldiers of] Lachish, but Joshua’s [army] defeated Horam and his army, and did not allow any of them to remain alive.
Entonces Horam, rey de Gezer subió para ayudar a Laquis, pero Josué lo mató junto con su gente. No le dejó sobreviviente.
34 Then Joshua and his army went [west] from Lachish to Eglon [city]. They surrounded the city and attacked it.
Luego Josué y todo Israel pasaron de Laquis a Eglón. Acamparon cerca de ella y pelearon contra ella.
35 On that day, they captured the city and killed [MTY] everyone in it [DOU], just like they had done at Lachish.
Aquel mismo día la capturaron. La hirieron a filo de espada y mataron a todo lo que tenía vida en ella, como en Laquis.
36 Then Joshua and his army went [west from Eglon] up [into the hills] to Hebron [city]. They attacked the city
Entonces Josué y todo Israel subieron de Eglón a Hebrón y la atacaron.
37 and captured it. They killed the king and everyone else, just like they had done at Eglon. They did not allow anyone to remain alive.
Al tomarla, la atacaron a filo de espada a su rey y a todas sus aldeas, y a todo lo que tenía vida en ella, sin dejar sobreviviente. Como hicieron con Eglón, así mató a toda persona que estaba en ella.
38 Then Joshua and his army turned [south] and went to Debir [city] and attacked it.
Luego Josué, con todo Israel, se volvió contra Debir y combatió contra ella.
39 They captured the city and its king, and also captured the nearby towns. Then they killed everyone [DOU]; they did to the people there the same thing that they had done at Hebron and Libnah.
La capturó, tanto a su rey como todas sus aldeas. Mataron a filo de espada y destruyeron absolutamente a toda persona que estaba en ella. No quedó sobreviviente. Como hizo con Hebrón, así hizo con Debir y su rey, como también hizo con Libna y su rey.
40 That is how Joshua [and his army] conquered the entire southern part of Canaan. They defeated the kings [who ruled] the hilly area, the dry southern area, the [western] foothills, and the [eastern] slopes. They killed everyone [DOU] in those areas; they did not allow anyone to remain alive.
Así Josué hirió a toda la tierra: la región montañosa, el Neguev, la Sefela y las laderas, y a todos sus reyes. No dejó sobreviviente, sino destruyó absolutamente todo lo que respiraba, tal como Yavé, el ʼElohim de Israel, ordenó.
41 Joshua’s soldiers captured all the cities from Kadesh-Barnea [city] in the far south to Gaza [city] near the coast, including all the Goshen area, and north to Gibeon [city].
Porque Josué los mató desde Cades Barnea hasta Gaza, y toda la región montañosa de Gosén hasta Gabaón.
42 At that one time, Joshua’s army conquered all the kings and captured all the territory that they [ruled]. They were able to do that because Yahweh, the God whom the Israeli people [worship], was fighting for them.
De una vez Josué capturó a todos estos reyes y sus tierras, porque Yavé, el ʼElohim de Israel, peleaba por Israel.
43 Then Joshua and his army returned to their camp at Gilgal.
Josué, con todo Israel, se volvió a su campamento en Gilgal.
