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1 Y aconteció después de la muerte de Josué, que los hijos de Israel consultaron al SEÑOR, diciendo: ¿Quién subirá por nosotros el primero a pelear contra los cananeos?
After Joshua died, the Israeli people asked Yahweh, “Which [of our tribes] should attack the Canaan people-group first?”
2 Y el SEÑOR respondió: Judá subirá; he aquí que yo he entregado la tierra en sus manos.
Yahweh replied, “I will enable the tribe of Judah to defeat [IDM] the Canaan people-group.”
3 Y Judá dijo a Simeón su hermano: Sube conmigo a mi suerte, y peleemos contra el cananeo, y yo también iré contigo a tu suerte. 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 Y subió Judá, y el SEÑOR entregó en sus manos al cananeo y al ferezeo; y de ellos hirieron en Bezec a diez mil hombres.
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 Y hallaron a Adoni-bezec en Bezec, y pelearon contra él; e hirieron al cananeo y al ferezeo.
During the battle they found Adoni-Bezek, the leader of the city,
6 Mas Adoni-bezec huyó; y le siguieron, y le prendieron, y le cortaron los pulgares de las manos y de los 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 dijo Adoni-bezec: Setenta reyes, cortados los pulgares de sus manos y de sus pies, cogían las migajas debajo de mi mesa; como yo hice, así me ha pagado Dios. Y le metieron en Jerusalén, donde murió.
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 Ya habían combatido los hijos de Judá a Jerusalén, y la habían tomado, y metido a cuchillo, y puesto a fuego la ciudad.
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 descendieron para pelear contra el cananeo que habitaba en las montañas, y al mediodía, y en los llanos.
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 Y partió Judá contra el cananeo que habitaba en Hebrón, la cual se llamaba antes Quiriat-arba; e hirieron a Sesai, a Ahiman, y a Talmai.
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 Y de allí fue a los que habitaban en Debir, que antes se llamaba 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 Y dijo Caleb: El que hiriere a Quiriat-sefer, y la tomare, yo le daré a Acsa mi hija por mujer.
[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 Y la tomó Otoniel hijo de Cenaz, hermano menor de Caleb; y él le dio a Acsa su hija por mujer.
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 Y cuando la llevaban, la persuadió que pidiese a su padre tierras para labrar. Y ella se bajó del asno, y Caleb le dijo: ¿Qué tienes?
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 Ella entonces le respondió: Dame una bendición; que pues me has dado tierra de secadal, me des también fuentes de aguas. Entonces 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 Y los hijos del cineo, suegro de Moisés, subieron de la ciudad de las palmas con los hijos de Judá al desierto de Judá, que está al mediodía de Arad; y fueron y habitaron 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 Y fue Judá a su hermano Simeón, e hirieron al cananeo que habitaba en Sefat, y la asolaron; y pusieron por nombre 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 Tomó también Judá a Gaza con su término, y a Ascalón con su término, y a Ecrón con su término.
The men of Judah also captured Gaza, Ashkelon, and Ekron [cities] and all the land that is near those cities.
19 Y el SEÑOR estaba con Judá, quien echó a los de las montañas; mas no pudo echar a los que habitaban en los llanos, los cuales tenían carros herrados.
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 Y dieron Hebrón a Caleb, como Moisés había dicho; y él echó de allí 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 Mas al jebuseo que habitaba en Jerusalén, no lo echaron los hijos de Benjamín, y así el jebuseo habitó con los hijos de Benjamín en Jerusalén 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 También los de la casa de José subieron a Bet-el; y el SEÑOR estaba 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 Y los de la casa de José pusieron espías en Bet-el. (La ciudad antes se llamaba Luz.)
They sent some spies to [find out everything that they could find out about] Bethel, which was previously called Luz.
24 Y los que espiaban vieron un hombre que salía de la ciudad, y le dijeron: Muéstranos ahora la entrada de la ciudad, y haremos contigo misericordia.
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 Y él les mostró la entrada a la ciudad, y la hirieron a filo de espada; mas dejaron 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 Y el hombre se fue a la tierra de los heteos, y edificó una ciudad, a la cual llamó Luz; y éste 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 Tampoco Manasés echó a los de Bet-seán, ni a los de sus aldeas, ni a los de Taanac y sus aldeas, ni a los que habitaban en Dor y en sus aldeas, ni a los que habitaban en Ibleam y en sus aldeas, ni a los que habitaban en Meguido y en sus aldeas; mas el cananeo quiso habitar en esta 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 Pero cuando Israel tomó fuerzas hizo al cananeo tributario, mas no lo echó.
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 Tampoco Efraín echó al cananeo que habitaba en Gezer; antes habitó el cananeo en medio de él 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 habitaban en Quitrón y a los que habitaban en Naalal; mas el cananeo habitó en medio de él, y le fueron tributarios.
[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 habitaban en Aco, y a los que habitaban en Sidón, y en Ahlab, y en Aczib, y en Helba, y en Afec, y en 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 antes moró Aser entre los cananeos que habitaban en la tierra; pues no los echó.
So the people of the tribe of Asher lived among them.
33 Tampoco Neftalí echó a los que habitaban en Bet-semes, y a los que habitaban en Bet-anat, sino que moró entre los cananeos que habitaban en la tierra; mas le fueron tributarios los moradores de Bet-semes, y los moradores de Bet-anat.
[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 apretaron a los hijos de Dan hasta el monte; que no los dejaron descender a la campiña.
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 Y quiso el amorreo habitar en el monte de Heres, en Ajalón y en Saalbim; mas cuando la mano de la casa de José tomó fuerzas, los hicieron tributarios.
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 Y el término del amorreo fue desde la subida de Acrabim, desde la piedra, y arriba.
The land where the Amor people-group lived extended from Scorpion Pass [toward the west] beyond Sela [town], up into the hilly area.
