न्यायियों 1
1 १ यहोशू के मरने के बाद इस्राएलियों ने यहोवा से पूछा, “कनानियों के विरुद्ध लड़ने को हमारी ओर से पहले कौन चढ़ाई करेगा?”
After Joshua died, the Israeli people asked Yahweh, “Which [of our tribes] should attack the Canaan people-group first?”
Yahweh replied, “I will enable the tribe of Judah to defeat [IDM] the Canaan people-group.”
3 ३ तब यहूदा ने अपने भाई शिमोन से कहा, “मेरे संग मेरे भाग में आ, कि हम कनानियों से लड़ें; और मैं भी तेरे भाग में जाऊँगा।” अतः शिमोन उसके संग चला।
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 ४ और यहूदा ने चढ़ाई की, और यहोवा ने कनानियों और परिज्जियों को उसके हाथ में कर दिया; तब उन्होंने बेजेक में उनमें से दस हजार पुरुष मार डाले।
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].
During the battle they found Adoni-Bezek, the leader of the city,
6 ६ परन्तु अदोनीबेजेक भागा; तब उन्होंने उसका पीछा करके उसे पकड़ लिया, और उसके हाथ पाँव के अँगूठे काट डाले।
but he [tried to] run away. The Israelis pursued him and caught him. Then they cut off his thumbs and his big toes.
7 ७ तब अदोनीबेजेक ने कहा, “हाथ पाँव के अँगूठे काटे हुए सत्तर राजा मेरी मेज के नीचे टुकड़े बीनते थे; जैसा मैंने किया था, वैसा ही बदला परमेश्वर ने मुझे दिया है।” तब वे उसे यरूशलेम को ले गए और वहाँ वह मर गया।
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 ८ यहूदियों ने यरूशलेम से लड़कर उसे ले लिया, और तलवार से उसके निवासियों को मार डाला, और नगर को फूँक दिया।
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.
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 १० और यहूदा ने उन कनानियों पर चढ़ाई की जो हेब्रोन में रहते थे (हेब्रोन का नाम तो पूर्वकाल में किर्यतअर्बा था); और उन्होंने शेशै, अहीमन, और तल्मै को मार डाला।
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.
Then they left that area and went to fight against the people living in Debir [city], which was previously named Kiriath-Sepher.
[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 १३ इस पर कालेब के छोटे भाई कनजी ओत्नीएल ने उसे ले लिया; और उसने उससे अपनी बेटी अकसा का विवाह कर दिया।
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 १४ और जब वह ओत्नीएल के पास आई, तब उसने उसको अपने पिता से कुछ भूमि माँगने को उभारा; फिर वह अपने गदहे पर से उतरी, तब कालेब ने उससे पूछा, “तू क्या चाहती है?”
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 १५ वह उससे बोली, “मुझे आशीर्वाद दे; तूने मुझे दक्षिण देश तो दिया है, तो जल के सोते भी दे।” इस प्रकार कालेब ने उसको ऊपर और नीचे के दोनों सोते दे दिए।
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 १६ मूसा के साले, एक केनी मनुष्य की सन्तान, यहूदी के संग खजूरवाले नगर से यहूदा के जंगल में गए जो अराद के दक्षिण की ओर है, और जाकर इस्राएली लोगों के साथ रहने लगे।
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 १७ फिर यहूदा ने अपने भाई शिमोन के संग जाकर सपत में रहनेवाले कनानियों को मार लिया, और उस नगर का सत्यानाश कर डाला। इसलिए उस नगर का नाम होर्मा पड़ा।
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’].
The men of Judah also captured Gaza, Ashkelon, and Ekron [cities] and all the land that is near those cities.
19 १९ यहोवा यहूदा के साथ रहा, इसलिए उसने पहाड़ी देश के निवासियों को निकाल दिया; परन्तु तराई के निवासियों के पास लोहे के रथ थे, इसलिए वह उन्हें न निकाल सका।
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 २० और उन्होंने मूसा के कहने के अनुसार हेब्रोन कालेब को दे दिया: और उसने वहाँ से अनाक के तीनों पुत्रों को निकाल दिया।
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 २१ और यरूशलेम में रहनेवाले यबूसियों को बिन्यामीनियों ने न निकाला; इसलिए यबूसी आज के दिन तक यरूशलेम में बिन्यामीनियों के संग रहते हैं।
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.
The men of the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh went to fight against [the men of] Bethel [city], and Yahweh helped them.
They sent some spies to [find out everything that they could find out about] Bethel, which was previously called Luz.
24 २४ और भेदियों ने एक मनुष्य को उस नगर से निकलते हुए देखा, और उससे कहा, “नगर में जाने का मार्ग हमें दिखा, और हम तुझ पर दया करेंगे।”
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 २५ जब उसने उन्हें नगर में जाने का मार्ग दिखाया, तब उन्होंने नगर को तो तलवार से मारा, परन्तु उस मनुष्य को सारे घराने समेत छोड़ दिया।
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 २६ उस मनुष्य ने हित्तियों के देश में जाकर एक नगर बसाया, और उसका नाम लूज रखा; और आज के दिन तक उसका नाम वही है।
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 २७ मनश्शे ने अपने-अपने गाँवों समेत बेतशान, तानाक, दोर, यिबलाम, और मगिद्दो के निवासियों को न निकाला; इस प्रकार कनानी उस देश में बसे ही रहे।
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 २८ परन्तु जब इस्राएली सामर्थी हुए, तब उन्होंने कनानियों से बेगारी ली, परन्तु उन्हें पूरी रीति से न निकाला।
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 २९ एप्रैम ने गेजेर में रहनेवाले कनानियों को न निकाला; इसलिए कनानी गेजेर में उनके बीच में बसे रहे।
[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 ३० जबूलून ने कित्रोन और नहलोल के निवासियों को न निकाला; इसलिए कनानी उनके बीच में बसे रहे, और उनके वश में हो गए।
[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.
[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.
So the people of the tribe of Asher lived among them.
33 ३३ नप्ताली ने बेतशेमेश और बेतनात के निवासियों को न निकाला, परन्तु देश के निवासी कनानियों के बीच में बस गए; तो भी बेतशेमेश और बेतनात के लोग उनके वश में हो गए।
[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.
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 ३५ इसलिए एमोरी हेरेस नामक पहाड़, अय्यालोन और शाल्बीम में बसे ही रहे, तो भी यूसुफ का घराना यहाँ तक प्रबल हो गया कि वे उनके वश में हो गए।
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.
The land where the Amor people-group lived extended from Scorpion Pass [toward the west] beyond Sela [town], up into the hilly area.
