Księga Sędziów 1
1 I stało się po śmierci Jozuego, iż pytali synowie Izraelscy Pana, mówiąc: Któż z nas wprzód pójdzie przeciw Chananejczykowi, aby walczył z nim?
After Joshua died, the Israeli people asked Yahweh, “Which [of our tribes] should attack the Canaan people-group first?”
2 I rzekł Pan: Juda pójdzie; otom podał ziemię w rękę jego.
Yahweh replied, “I will enable the tribe of Judah to defeat [IDM] the Canaan people-group.”
3 I rzekł Juda do Symeona, brata swego: Pójdź ze mną do losu mego, a będziemy walczyli przeciw Chananejczykowi; wszak ja też pójdę z tobą do losu twego. I szedł z nim Symeon.
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 Tedy poszedł Juda, i podał Pan Chananejczyka, i Ferezejczyka w ręce ich, a porazili z nich w Bezeku dziesięć tysięcy mężów.
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 Bo naleźli Adonibezeka w Bezeku, i walczyli przeciwko niemu, a porazili Chananejczyka i Ferezejczyka.
During the battle they found Adoni-Bezek, the leader of the city,
6 I uciekał Adonibezek, którego oni gonili; a pojmawszy go, poucinali palce wielkie u rąk jego, i u nóg jego.
but he [tried to] run away. The Israelis pursued him and caught him. Then they cut off his thumbs and his big toes.
7 Tedy rzekł Adonibezek: Siedmdziesiąt królów z palcami wielkiemi obciętemi u rąk swych i u nóg swych, zbierali odrobiny pod stołem moim; jakom czynił, tak mi oddał Bóg. I przywiedli go do Jeruzalemu, i tamże umarł.
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 Bo walczyli przedtem synowie Judowi przeciwko Jeruzalemowi i wzięli je, i wysiekli je ostrzem miecza, i miasto spalili ogniem.
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 Potem ciągnęli synowie Juda, aby walczyli przeciw Chananejczykowi mieszkającemu na górach, i na południe, i w polach.
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 Ciągnął tedy Juda przeciwko Chananejczykowi, który mieszkał w Hebronie, (a imię Hebronu było przedtem Karyjatarbe) i poraził Sesai i Ahymana, i Talmaja.
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 Stamtąd zasię ciągnęli do mieszkających w Dabir, (a imię Dabir było przedtem Karyjatsefer.)
Then they left that area and went to fight against the people living in Debir [city], which was previously named Kiriath-Sepher.
12 I rzekł Kaleb: Kto by dobył Karyjatsefer, a wziąłby je, dam mu Achsę, córkę moję, za żonę.
[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 I wziął je Otonijel, syn Keneza, młodszego brata Kalebowego.; a dał mu Achsę, córkę swą, za żonę.
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 I stało się, gdy przyszła do niego, namawiała go, aby prosił ojca jej o pole; i zsiadła z osła, i rzekł do niej Kaleb: Cóż ci?
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 A ona rzekła: Daj mi błogosławieństwo; gdyżeś mi dał ziemię suchą, daj mi też źródła wód. I dał jej Kaleb źródła wyższe i źródła dolne.
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 Synowie też Ceni, świekra Mojżeszowego, wyszli z miasta Palm z synami Judowymi na puszczą Judowę, która jest na południe od Arad, i przyszedłszy mieszkali z ludem.
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 Potem ciągnął Juda z Symeonem, bratem swym, a porazili Chananejczyka, mieszkającego w Sefat, a zburzyli je, i nazwali imię miasta onego Horma.
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 Wziął też Juda Gazę z granicami jego, i Akkaron z granicami jego.
The men of Judah also captured Gaza, Ashkelon, and Ekron [cities] and all the land that is near those cities.
19 I był Pan z Judą, i posiadł onę górę; ale nie wypędził mieszkających w dolinie, bo mieli wozy żelazne.
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 A tak oddano Kalebowi Hebron, jako był rozkazał Mojżesz, skąd on wygnał trzech synów Enakowych.
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 Ale Jebuzejczyka, mieszkającego w Jeruzalemie, nie wygnali synowie Benjaminowi; przetoż mieszkał Jebuzejczyk z synami Benjaminowymi w Jeruzalemie aż do dnia tego.
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 Udał się też dom Józefów do Betel, a Pan był z nimi.
The men of the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh went to fight against [the men of] Bethel [city], and Yahweh helped them.
23 I szpiegował dom Józefów Betel; (a imię miasta tego było przedtem Luz.)
They sent some spies to [find out everything that they could find out about] Bethel, which was previously called Luz.
24 A ujrzawszy oni szpiegowie człowieka wychodzącego z miasta, rzekli do niego: Ukaż nam prosimy wejście do miasta, a uczynimy z tobą miłosierdzie.
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 I ukazał im wejście do miasta; i wysiekli miasto ostrzem miecza, a człowieka onego ze wszystkim domem jego puścili wolno.
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 A tak poszedł on człowiek do ziemi Hetejczyków, i zbudował miasto, a nazwał imię jego Luz; to jest imię jego aż do dnia tego.
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 Nie wypędził też Manases obywateli z Betsean i z miasteczek jego, ani z Tanach i z miasteczek jego, ani obywateli z Dor i z miasteczek jego, ani obywateli z Jeblam i z miasteczek jego, ani obywateli z Megiddo i z miasteczek jego; i począł Chananejczyk mieszkać w onej ziemi.
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 A gdy się zmocnił Izrael, uczynił Chananejczyka hołdownikiem, a nie wygnał go.
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 Także i Efraim nie wypędził Chananejczyka mieszkającego w Gazer; przetoż mieszkał Chananejczyk między nimi w Gazer.
[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 Zabulon też nie wypędził mieszkających w Cetron, i mieszkających w Nahalol; przetoż mieszkał Chananejczyk między nimi, będąc hołdownikiem ich.
[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 Aser też nie wypędził mieszkających w Acho, i mieszkających w Sydonie, i w Ahalab, i w Achsyb, i w Helba, i w Afek, i w Rohob.
[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 I mieszkał Aser w pośrodku Chananejczyka, mieszkającego w onej ziemi; bo go nie wypędził.
So the people of the tribe of Asher lived among them.
33 Neftalim też nie wypędził obywateli z Betsemes, ani obywateli z Betanat, i mieszkał między Chananejczykami mieszkającymi w onej ziemi; jednak obywatele Betsemes i Betanat byli hołdownikami ich.
[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 I ścisnęli Amorejczycy syny Danowe na górach, tak iż im nie dopuścili schodzić na dolinę.
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 I począł mieszkać Amorejczyk na górze Hares, w Ajalon i w Salebim; i wzmocniła się ręka domu Józefowego, i byli hołdownikami ich.
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 A była granica Amorejczykowa od góry, gdzie wstępują do niedźwiadków, od skały ich i wyżej.
The land where the Amor people-group lived extended from Scorpion Pass [toward the west] beyond Sela [town], up into the hilly area.
