Jueces 1

1 Muerto Josué, los hijos de Israel consultaron a Yahvé, diciendo: “¿Quién de nosotros marchará primero contra el cananeo para combatirlo?”

And it came to pass after the death of Joshua, that the children of Israel enquired of the Lord, saying, Who shall go up for us first against the Chananites, to fight against them?

2 Respondió Yahvé: “Judá; he aquí que he entregado la tierra en sus manos.”

And the Lord said, Judas shall go up: behold, I have delivered the land into his hand.

3 Dijo entonces Judá a Simeón, su hermano: “Sube conmigo a la tierra de mi herencia, para hacer guerra contra los cananeos, y también yo iré contigo a la tierra de tu herencia.” Y Simeón le acompañó.

And Judas said to his brother Symeon, Come up with me into my lot, and let us array ourselves against the Chananites, and I also will go with you into your lot: and Symeon went with him.

4 Subió Judá, y Yahvé dio en sus manos a los cananeos y fereceos, de los cuales derrotaron en Bésec diez mil hombres.

And Judas went up; and the Lord delivered the Chananite and the Pherezite into their hands, and they struck them in Bezek to [the number of] ten thousand men.

5 Encontraron en Bésec a Adonibésec, le atacaron y derrotaron a los cananeos y a los fereceos.

And they overtook Adonibezek in Bezek, and fought against him; and they struck the Chananite and the Pherezite.

6 Huyó Adonibésec; mas le persiguieron y después de haberle tomado preso le cortaron los pulgares de sus manos y de sus pies.

And Adonibezek fled, and they pursued after him, and took him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes.

7 Entonces dijo Adonibésec: “Setenta reyes que tenían cortados los pulgares de sus manos y de sus pies, recogían las migajas debajo de mi mesa. Como yo hice, así me paga Dios.” Y le llevaron a Jerusalén, donde murió.

And Adonibezek said, Seventy kings, having their thumbs and their great toes cut off, gathered [their food] under my table: as I therefore have done, so God has recompensed me: and they brought him to Jerusalem, and he died there.

8 Pues los hijos de Judá atacaron a Jerusalén y habiéndola tomado la pasaron a filo de espada y pusieron fuego a la ciudad.

And the children of Judas fought against Jerusalem, and took it, and struck with the edge of the sword, and they burnt the city with fire.

9 Después descendieron los hijos de Judá a combatir a los cananeos que habitaban en la montaña, en el Négueb y en la Sefelá.

And afterwards the children of Judas went down to fight with the Chananite dwelling in the hill country, and the south, and the plain country.

10 Y marchó Judá contra los cananeos que habitaban en Hebrón, cuyo nombre antiguo era Kiryat- Arbá, y derrotaron a Sesai, Ahimán y Talmai.

And Judas went to the Chananite who lived in Chebron; and Chebron came out against him; [and the name of Chebron before was Cariatharbocsepher: ] and they struck Sessi, and Achiman, and Tholmi, children of Enac.

11 De allí marchó contra los habitantes de Dabir, cuyo nombre antiguo era Kiryatséfer.

And they went up thence to the inhabitants of Dabir; but the name of Dabir was before Cariathsepher, the city of Letters.

12 Entonces dijo Caleb: “Al que derrote a Kiryatséfer y la tome, le daré por mujer mi hija Acsá.”

And Chaleb said, Whosoever shall strike the city of Letters, and shall first take it, I will give to him Ascha my daughter to wife.

13 Y la tomó Otoniel, hijo de Kenas, hermano menor de Caleb; y este le dio por mujer su hija Acsá.

And Gothoniel the younger son of Kenez the brother of Chaleb took it; and Chaleb gave him his daughter Ascha to wife.

14 Mientras ella se iba (con su marido), este la instigó a que pidiera a su padre un campo; y como ella se bajó del asno, le preguntó Caleb: “¿Qué te pasa?”

And it came to pass as she went in, that Gothoniel urged her to ask a field of her father; and she murmured and cried from off her ass, You have sent me forth into a south land: and Chaleb said to her, What is your request?

15 Respondió ella: “Dame una bendición; ya que me has dado tierra de secano, dame también fuentes de agua.” Y Caleb le dio fuentes en las regiones superiores y en las inferiores.

And Ascha said to him, Give me, I pray you, a blessing, for you have sent me forth into a south land, and you shall give me the ransom of water: and Chaleb gave her according to her heart the ransom of the upper [springs] and the ransom of the low [springs].

16 Los hijos del Cineo, cuñado de Moisés, subieron juntamente con los hijos de Judá, desde la ciudad de las Palmeras, al desierto de Judá, que está al sur, en Arad; y vinieron a habitar con el pueblo.

And the children of Jothor the Kenite the father-in-law of Moses went up from the city of palm-trees with the children of Judas, to the wilderness that is in the south of Juda, which is at the descent of Arad, and they lived with the people.

17 Después acompañó Judá a su hermano Simeón y derrotaron a los cananeos que habitaban en Sefat; ejecutaron allí el anatema y fue llamada aquella ciudad Horma.

And Judas went with Symeon his brother, and struck the Chananite that inhabited Sepheth, and they utterly destroyed them; and they called the name of the city Anathema.

18 Judá tomó también a Gaza con su territorio, a Ascalón con su territorio y a Acarón con su territorio.

But Judas did not inherit Gaza nor her coasts, nor Ascalon nor her coasts, nor Accaron nor her coasts, [nor] Azotus nor the lands around it.

19 Yahvé estuvo con Judá de modo que pudo apoderarse de la montaña, pero no pudo expulsar a los habitantes de los valles, porque tenían carros de hierro.

And the Lord was with Judas, and he inherited the mountain; for they were not able to destroy the inhabitants of the valley, for Rechab prevented them.

20 A Caleb se le dio Hebrón, como le había prometido Moisés; y Caleb expulsó de allí a los tres hijos de Enac.

And they gave Chebron to Chaleb, as Moses said; and thence he inherited the three cities of the children of Enac.

21 Los hijos de Benjamín no expulsaron a los jebuseos que habitaban en Jerusalén; y así habitan los jebuseos con los hijos de Benjamín en Jerusalén hasta el día de hoy.

But the children of Benjamin did not take the inheritance of the Jebusite who lived in Jerusalem; and the Jebusite lived with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem until this day.

22 Los de la casa de José, por su parte, subieron contra Betel, y Yahvé estuvo con ellos.

And the sons of Joseph, they also went up to Baethel; and the Lord was with them.

23 Mientras exploraban Betel, cuyo nombre antiguo era Luz,

And they encamped and surveyed Baethel: and the name of the city before was Luza.

24 vieron los centinelas a un hombre que salía de la ciudad, y le dijeron: “Muéstranos, te rogamos, por dónde se puede entrar en la ciudad, y usaremos contigo de misericordia.”

And the spies looked, and behold, a man went out of the city, and they took him; and they said to him, Show us the way into the city, and we will deal mercifully with you.

25 Él les mostró por donde se podía entrar en la ciudad, y ellos pasaron la ciudad a filo de espada; mas dejaron salir a aquel hombre con toda su familia,

And he showed them the way into the city; and they struck the city with the edge of the sword; but they let go the man and his family.

26 el cual fue a tierra de los heteos, donde edificó una ciudad, y la llamó Luz. Este es su nombre hasta el día de hoy.

And the man went into the land of Chettin, and built there a city, and called the name of it Luza; this [is] its name until this day.

27 Manasés no desposeyó a (los habitantes de) Betseán con sus aldeas, ni a los de Taanac con sus aldeas, ni a los habitantes de Dor con sus aldeas, ni a los habitantes de Ibleam con sus aldeas, ni a los habitantes de Megiddó con sus aldeas; por lo cual los cananeos lograron mantenerse en aquel territorio.

And Manasse did not drive out [the inhabitants of] Baethsan, which is a city of Scythians, nor her towns, nor her suburbs; nor Thanac, nor her towns; nor the inhabitants of Dor, nor her suburbs, nor her towns; nor the inhabitant of Balac, nor her suburbs, nor her towns; nor the inhabitants of Magedo, nor her suburbs, nor her towns; nor the inhabitants of Jeblaam, nor her suburbs, nor her towns; and the Chananite began to dwell in this land.

28 Cuando Israel cobró fuerza, hizo tributarios a los cananeos, pero no los expulsó por completo.

And it came to pass when Israel was strong, that he made the Chananite tributary, but did not utterly drive them out.

29 Efraím no expulsó a los cananeos que habitaban en Guécer; y los cananeos siguieron viviendo en medio de ellos en Guécer.

And Ephraim did not drive out the Chananite that lived in Gazer; and the Chananite lived in the midst of him in Gazer, and became tributary.

30 Zabulón no expulsó a los habitantes de Ketrón, ni a los habitantes de Nahalol; y los cananeos siguieron viviendo en medio de ellos pero vinieron a ser tributarios.

And Zabulon did not drive out the inhabitants of Kedron, nor the inhabitants of Domana: and the Chananite lived in the midst of them, and became tributary to them.

31 Aser no expulsó a los habitantes de Acó ni a los habitantes de Sidón, Ahalab, Aczib, Helbá, Afee y Rohob;

And Aser did not drive out the inhabitants of Accho, and [that people] became tributary to him, nor the inhabitants of Dor, nor the inhabitants of Sidon, nor the inhabitants of Dalaph, nor Aschazi, nor Chebda, nor Nai, nor Ereo.

32 sino que los hijos de Aser vivieron en medio de los cananeos, habitantes del país, pues, no los expulsaron.

And Aser lived in the midst of the Chananite who inhabited the land, for he could not drive him out.

33 Neftalí no expulsó a los habitantes de Betsemes, ni a los habitantes de Betanat, sino que habitó en medio de los cananeos, habitantes del país; pero los habitantes de Betsemes y de Betanat vinieron a ser tributarios suyos.

And Nephthali did not drive out the inhabitants of Baethsamys, nor the inhabitants of Baethanach; and Nephthali lived in the midst of the Chananite who inhabited the land: but the inhabitants of Bethsamys and of Baetheneth became tributary to them.

34 Los amorreos estrecharon a los hijos de Dan en las montañas; pues no les permitían bajar a los valles.

And the Amorite drove out the children of Dan into the mountains, for they did not suffer them to come down into the valley.

35 Lograron los amorreos habitar en Har-Heres, en Ayalón, y en Saalbim; mas cuando la mano de la casa de José pesó sobre ellos, vinieron a ser tributarios.

And the Amorite began to dwell in the mountain of shells, in which [are] bears, and foxes, in Myrsinon, and in Thalabin; and the hand of the house of Joseph was heavy upon the Amorite, and he became tributary to them.

36 El territorio de los amorreos se extendía desde la subida de Acrabim y desde Selá para arriba.

And the border of the Amorite [was] from the going up of Acrabin, from the rock and upwards.