Jueces 1
1 Después de la muerte de Josué, aconteció que los hijos de Israel consultaron a Yavé: ¿Quién de nosotros subirá primero a combatir contra los cananeos?
After Joshua died, the Israeli people asked Yahweh, “Which [of our tribes] should attack the Canaan people-group first?”
2 Yavé dijo: Judá subirá. Ciertamente Yo entregué la tierra en su mano.
Yahweh replied, “I will enable the tribe of Judah to defeat [IDM] the Canaan people-group.”
3 Judá dijo a su hermano Simeón: Sube conmigo al territorio que se me adjudicó por sorteo, para que luchemos contra los cananeos. Yo también iré contigo al territorio que te corresponde. Y Simeón fue con él.
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 Judá subió, y Yavé entregó a los cananeos y a los ferezeos en su mano, y mataron a 10.000 hombres en Bezec.
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 En Bezec encontraron a Adoni-bezec y lucharon contra él. Derrotaron a los cananeos y a los ferezeos.
During the battle they found Adoni-Bezek, the leader of the city,
6 Adoni-bezec huyó. Lo persiguieron, lo detuvieron y le cortaron los pulgares de sus manos y sus pies.
but he [tried to] run away. The Israelis pursued him and caught him. Then they cut off his thumbs and his big toes.
7 Entonces Adoni-bezec dijo: 70 reyes, a quienes corté los pulgares de sus manos y sus pies, recogían migajas debajo de mi mesa. ¡Como hice yo, así me hizo ʼElohim! Lo llevaron a Jerusalén, y murió allí.
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 Luego los hijos de Judá lucharon contra Jerusalén y la capturaron. La pasaron a filo de espada y le pusieron fuego.
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 Después los hijos de Judá bajaron para luchar contra los cananeos que vivían en la región montañosa, en el Neguev y la Sefela.
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 Luego Judá marchó contra los cananeos que vivían en Hebrón, antes conocida como Quiriat-arba, y mataron a Sesay, Ahimán y Talmay.
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 De allí marchó contra los habitantes de Debir, antes conocida como Quiriat-sefer.
Then they left that area and went to fight against the people living in Debir [city], which was previously named Kiriath-Sepher.
12 Entonces Caleb dijo: Al que ataque y conquiste a Quiriat-sefer, le daré a mi hija Acsa como esposa.
[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 Otoniel, hijo de Cenez, hermano menor de Caleb la conquistó, y él le dio a su hija Acsa como esposa.
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 Aconteció que cuando ella se iba con él, la incitó a que pidiera a su padre un campo. Ella desmontó del asno. Y Caleb le preguntó: ¿Qué deseas?
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 Y le respondió: Dame una bendición. Ya que me diste tierra de sequedales, dame también fuentes de agua. Y Caleb le dio las fuentes de arriba y las fuentes de abajo.
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 Entonces los hijos del ceneo, suegro de Moisés, subieron con los hijos de Judá, de la ciudad de las Palmas al desierto de Judá, que está al sur de Arad. Fueron a vivir con el pueblo.
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 Luego Judá prosiguió con su hermano Simeón, atacaron a los cananeos que vivían en Sefat y la destruyeron. Llamaron a la ciudad 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 Judá también conquistó Gaza, Ascalón y Ecrón con sus territorios.
The men of Judah also captured Gaza, Ashkelon, and Ekron [cities] and all the land that is near those cities.
19 Yavé estaba con Judá, y tomó posesión de la región montañosa. Pero no pudieron echar a los habitantes del valle, porque ellos tenían carruajes de hierro.
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 Dieron Hebrón a Caleb, tal como Moisés habló, y él expulsó de allí a los tres hijos de Anac.
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 Pero los hijos de Benjamín no echaron a los jebuseos que vivían en Jerusalén, así que los jebuseos vivieron en Jerusalén con los hijos de Benjamín hasta hoy.
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 De igual manera la familia de José subió contra Bet-ʼEl, y Yavé estuvo con ellos.
The men of the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh went to fight against [the men of] Bethel [city], and Yahweh helped them.
23 La familia de José envió hombres a espiar Bet-ʼEl, antes llamada Luz.
They sent some spies to [find out everything that they could find out about] Bethel, which was previously called Luz.
24 Los espías vieron a un hombre que salía de la ciudad, y le dijeron: Muéstranos ahora la entrada de la ciudad, y haremos misericordia contigo.
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 El les mostró la entrada de la ciudad, y la pasaron a filo de espada, pero dejaron libre a aquel hombre con toda su familia.
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 El hombre fue a la tierra de los heteos, y edificó una ciudad que llamó Luz, el cual es su nombre hasta hoy.
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 Pero Manasés no tomó posesión de Bet-seán ni Taanac ni sus aldeas, ni de los habitantes y las aldeas de Dor, Ibleam ni Meguido. Los cananeos persistieron en vivir en esa tierra.
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 Sucedió que, cuando Israel fue fuerte, ellos sometieron a los cananeos a trabajo forzado, pero no quisieron echarlo completamente.
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 Efraín tampoco echó a los cananeos que vivían en Gezer. Los cananeos vivieron en medio de ellos en Gezer.
[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 Tampoco Zabulón echó a los que vivían en Quitrón, ni a los de Naalol. Los cananeos vivieron en medio de ellos y fueron sometidos a trabajo forzado.
[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 Tampoco Aser echó a los que vivían en Aco, ni a los de Sidón, Ahlab, Aczib, Helba, Afec y Rehob.
[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 Aser vivió en medio de los cananeos que vivían en la tierra, porque no los echaron.
So the people of the tribe of Asher lived among them.
33 Neftalí tampoco echó a los que vivían en Bet-Semes y en Bet-anat, sino vivió en medio de los cananeos que vivían en la tierra. Los habitantes de Bet-semes y de Bet-anat fueron sometidos a trabajo forzado.
[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 Los amorreos forzaron a los hijos de Dan hacia la región montañosa y no los dejaron bajar al valle.
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 Los amorreos persistieron en vivir en la montaña Heres, Ajalón y Saalbín, pero cuando la familia de José fue fuerte aquéllos fueron sometidos a trabajos forzados.
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 El límite de los amorreos iba desde la subida de Acrabim, desde Sela hacia arriba.
The land where the Amor people-group lived extended from Scorpion Pass [toward the west] beyond Sela [town], up into the hilly area.
