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1 Efter Josvas død spurte Israels barn Herren: Hvem av oss skal først dra op mot kana'anittene og stride mot dem?
After the death of Joshua, the people of Israel asked Yahweh, saying, “Who first will attack the Canaanites for us, to fight against them?”
2 Og Herren sa: Juda skal dra op; jeg har gitt landet i hans hånd.
Yahweh said, “Judah will attack. See, I have given them control of this land.”
3 Da sa Juda til sin bror Simeon: Dra op med mig til min lodd og la oss stride mot kana'anittene! Så skal jeg og dra med dig til din lodd. Og Simeon drog med ham.
The men of Judah said to men of Simeon, their brothers, “Come up with us into our territory that was assigned to us that together we may fight against the Canaanites. We will likewise go with you to the territory that was assigned to you.” So the tribe of Simeon went with them.
4 Så drog Juda op, og Herren gav kana'anittene og ferisittene i deres hånd; de slo dem i Besek, ti tusen mann.
The men of Judah attacked, and Yahweh gave them victory over the Canaanites and the Perizzites. They killed ten thousand of them at Bezek.
5 I Besek traff de på Adoni-Besek og stred mot ham; de slo kana'anittene og ferisittene,
They found Adoni-Bezek at Bezek, and they fought against him and defeated the Canaanites and the Perizzites.
6 men Adoni-Besek flyktet, og de forfulgte ham og grep ham og avhugg hans tommelfingrer og tommeltær.
But Adoni-Bezek fled, and they pursued him and caught him, and they cut off his thumbs and his big toes.
7 Da sa Adoni-Besek: Sytti konger med avhugne tommelfingrer og tommeltær sanket smuler under mitt bord; som jeg gjorde, har Gud gjort mot mig igjen. Og de førte ham til Jerusalem, og der døde han.
Adoni-Bezek said, “Seventy kings, who had their thumbs and their big toes cut off, gathered their food from under my table. As I have done, even so God has done to me.” They brought him to Jerusalem, and he died there.
8 Og Judas barn stred mot Jerusalem og inntok det og slo det med sverdets egg, og de satte ild på byen.
The men of Judah fought against the city of Jerusalem and took it. They attacked it with the edge of the sword and they set the city on fire.
9 Siden drog Judas barn ned for å krige mot de kana'anitter som bodde i fjellbygdene og i sydlandet og i lavlandet.
After that, the men of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites who lived in the hill country, in the Negev, and the western foothills.
10 Og Juda drog imot de kana'anitter som bodde i Hebron - Hebrons navn var før Kirjat-Arba - og de slo Sesai og Akiman og Talmai.
Judah advanced against the Canaanites who lived in Hebron (the name of Hebron was previously Kiriath Arba), and they defeated Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai.
11 Derfra drog han mot innbyggerne i Debir - Debirs navn var før Kirjat-Sefer.
From there the men of Judah advanced against the inhabitants of Debir (the name of Debir was previously Kiriath Sepher).
12 Og Kaleb sa: Den som vinner over Kirjat-Sefer og inntar det, ham vil jeg gi min datter Aksa til hustru.
Caleb said, “Whoever attacks Kiriath Sepher and takes it, I will give him Aksah, my daughter, to be his wife.”
13 Og kenisitten Otniel, Kalebs yngre bror, inntok det; og han gav ham sin datter Aksa til hustru.
Othniel, son of Kenaz (Caleb's younger brother) captured Debir, so Caleb gave him Aksah, his daughter, to be his wife.
14 Og da hun kom (til sin manns hus), egget hun ham til å be hennes far om en jordeiendom, og hun sprang ned av asenet. Da sa Kaleb til henne: Hvad vil du?
Soon Aksah came to Othniel, and she urged him to ask her father to give her a field. As she was getting off her donkey, Caleb asked her, “What can I do for you?”
15 Hun svarte: Gi mig en avskjedsgave! Du har giftet mig bort til dette tørre sydlandet, gi mig nu vannkilder! Så gav Kaleb henne de øvre og de nedre kilder.
She said to him, “Give me a blessing. Since you have given me the land of the Negev, also give me springs of water.” So Caleb gave her the upper springs and the lower springs.
16 Efterkommerne av kenitten, Moses' svoger, drog med Judas barn fra Palmestaden op til Juda ørken, som ligger sønnenfor Arad; og de kom og bosatte sig blandt folket der.
The descendants of Moses' father-in-law the Kenite went up from the City of Palms with the people of Judah, into the wilderness of Judah, which is in the Negev, to live with the people of Judah near Arad.
17 Siden drog Juda ut med sin bror Simeon, og de slo de kana'anitter som bodde i Sefat; de slo byen med bann; derfor kalte de den Horma.
The men of Judah went with the men of Simeon their brothers and they attacked the Canaanites who inhabited Zephath and they completely destroyed it. The name of the city was called Hormah.
18 Og Juda inntok Gasa med tilhørende bygder og Askalon med tilhørende bygder og Ekron med tilhørende bygder.
The people of Judah also captured Gaza and the land around it, Ashkelon and the land around it, and Ekron and the land around it.
19 Og Herren var med Juda, så han tok fjellbygdene i eie; men han var ikke i stand til å drive bort innbyggerne i dalen, for de hadde jernvogner.
Yahweh was with the people of Judah and they took possession of the hill country, but they could not drive out the inhabitants of the plains because they had iron chariots.
20 Og de gav Hebron til Kaleb, således som Moses hadde sagt, og han drev de tre Anaks sønner bort derfra.
Hebron was given to Caleb (like Moses had said), and he drove out from there the three sons of Anak.
21 Men jebusittene, som bodde i Jerusalem, fikk Benjamins barn ikke drevet bort, og jebusittene blev boende sammen med Benjamins barn i Jerusalem og har bodd der til denne dag.
But the people of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites who inhabited Jerusalem. So the Jebusites have lived with the people of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this day.
22 Josefs barn drog også ut; de gikk imot Betel, og Herren var med dem.
The house of Joseph prepared to attack Bethel, and Yahweh was with them.
23 Og Josefs barn sendte speidere til Betel - byen hette før Luz -
They sent out men to spy on Bethel (the city that was formerly called Luz).
24 og speiderne fikk se en mann som gikk ut av byen, og de sa til ham: Vis oss hvor vi kan komme inn i byen! Så vil vi vise barmhjertighet mot dig.
The spies saw a man coming out of the city, and they said to him, “Show us, please, how to get into the city, and we will be kind to you.”
25 Og han viste dem hvor de kunde komme inn i byen, og de slo byen med sverdets egg; men mannen og hele hans slekt lot de gå.
He showed them a way into the city, and so they attacked the city with the edge of the sword, but they let the man and all his family get away.
26 Og mannen drog til hetittenes land, og han bygget en by og kalte den Luz; det navn har den hatt til denne dag.
Then the man went to the land of the Hittites and built a city and called it Luz, which is its name to this day.
27 Men Manasse drev ikke bort innbyggerne i Bet-Sean med tilhørende småbyer eller i Ta'anak med tilhørende småbyer eller innbyggerne i Dor med tilhørende småbyer eller innbyggerne i Jibleam med tilhørende småbyer eller innbyggerne i Megiddo med tilhørende småbyer; og det lyktes kana'anittene å bli boende der i landet.
The people of Manasseh did not drive out the people living in the cities of Beth Shan and its villages, or Taanach and its villages, or those who lived in Dor and its villages, or those who lived in Ibleam and its villages, or those who lived in Megiddo and its villages, because the Canaanites were determined to live in that land.
28 Men da Israel blev sterkt, gjorde de kana'anittene arbeidspliktige, men de drev dem ikke bort.
When Israel became strong, they forced the Canaanites to serve them with hard labor, but they never drove them out completely.
29 Og Efra'im drev ikke bort de kana'anitter som bodde i Geser, men kana'anittene blev boende midt iblandt dem i Geser.
Ephraim did not drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer, so the Canaanites continued to live in Gezer among them.
30 Sebulon drev ikke bort innbyggerne i Kitron og innbyggerne i Nahalol, men kana'anittene blev boende midt iblandt dem og blev arbeidspliktige.
Zebulun did not drive out the people living in Kitron, or the people living in Nahalol, and so the Canaanites continued to live among them, but Zebulun forced the Canaanites to serve them with hard labor.
31 Aser drev ikke bort innbyggerne i Akko og innbyggerne i Sidon og Ahlab og Aksib og Helba og Afik og Rehob,
Asher did not drive out the people living in Akko, or the people living in Sidon, or those living in Ahlab, Akzib, Helbah, Aphek, or Rehob.
32 men aserittene bosatte sig midt iblandt kana'anittene som bodde i landet; de drev dem ikke bort.
So the tribe of Asher lived among the Canaanites (those who lived in the land), because they did not drive them out.
33 Naftali drev ikke bort innbyggerne i Bet-Semes og innbyggerne i Bet-Anat, men bosatte sig midt iblandt kana'anittene som bodde i landet, og innbyggerne i Bet-Semes og Bet-Anat blev arbeidspliktige under dem.
The tribe of Naphtali did not drive out those who were living in Beth Shemesh, or those living in Beth Anath. So the tribe of Naphtali lived among the Canaanites (the people who were living in that land). However, the inhabitants of Beth Shemesh and Beth Anath were forced into hard labor for Naphthali.
34 Og amorittene trengte Dans barn op i fjellene; de lot dem ikke få komme ned i dalen.
The Amorites forced the tribe of Dan to live in the hill country, not allowing them to come down to the plain.
35 Det lyktes amorittene å bli boende i Har-Heres, i Ajalon og i Sa'albim; men Josefs barns hånd lå tungt på dem, og de blev arbeidspliktige.
So the Amorites lived at Mount Heres, in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim, but the military might of the house of Joseph conquered them, and they were forced to serve them with hard labor.
36 Amorittenes grense gikk fra Akrabbim-skaret, fra Hassela og opefter.
The border of the Amorites ran from the hill of Akrabbim at Sela up into the hill country.
