Mga Hukom 1
1 At nangyari, pagkamatay ni Josue, na itinanong ng mga anak ni Israel sa Panginoon, na sinasabi, Sino ang unang sasampa sa amin laban sa mga Cananeo, upang lumaban sa kanila?
After Joshua died, the Israeli people asked Yahweh, “Which [of our tribes] should attack the Canaan people-group first?”
2 At sinabi ng Panginoon, Ang Juda ang sasampa: narito, aking ibinigay ang lupain sa kaniyang kamay.
Yahweh replied, “I will enable the tribe of Judah to defeat [IDM] the Canaan people-group.”
3 At sinabi ng Juda sa Simeon na kaniyang kapatid, Sumampa kang kasama ko sa aking kapalaran, upang ating kalabanin ang mga Cananeo; at ako nama'y sasama sa iyong kapalaran. Sa gayo'y yumaon ang Simeon na kasama niya.
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 At sumampa ang Juda; at ibinigay ng Panginoon ang mga Cananeo, at ang mga Pherezeo sa kanilang kamay: at sinaktan nila sa kanila sa Bezec ay sangpung libong lalake.
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 At kanilang nasumpungan si Adoni-bezec sa Bezec: at siya'y nilabanan nila, at kanilang sinaktan ang mga Cananeo at ang mga Pherezeo.
During the battle they found Adoni-Bezek, the leader of the city,
6 Nguni't tumakas si Adoni-bezec; at kanilang hinabol siya, at hinuli siya, at pinutol nila ang mga daliring hinlalaki ng kaniyang kamay at paa.
but he [tried to] run away. The Israelis pursued him and caught him. Then they cut off his thumbs and his big toes.
7 At sinabi ni Adoni-bezec, Pitong pung hari, na mga may putol ng kanilang mga hinlalaki sa kamay at sa paa ay namulot ng kanilang pagkain sa ilalim ng aking dulang: kung paano ang aking ginawa ay gayon ako pinaghigantihan ng Dios. At dinala nila siya sa Jerusalem, at siya'y namatay roon.
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 At ang mga anak ni Juda ay lumaban sa Jerusalem, at sinakop at sinugatan ng talim ng tabak, at sinilaban ng apoy ang bayan.
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 At pagkatapos, ang mga anak ni Juda ay lumusong na lumaban sa mga Cananeo na tumatahan sa mga lupaing maburol, at sa Timugan, at sa mababang lupa.
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 At ang Juda'y yumaon laban sa mga Cananeo na tumatahan sa Hebron (ang pangalan ng Hebron nang una ay Chiriath-arba: ) at kanilang sinaktan ang Sesai, at ang Ahiman, at ang 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 At mula roo'y yumaon laban sa mga taga Debir. (Ang pangalan nga ng Debir nang una ay Chiriath-sepher.)
Then they left that area and went to fight against the people living in Debir [city], which was previously named Kiriath-Sepher.
12 At sinabi ni Caleb, Ang sumakit sa Chiriath-sepher at sumakop niyaon, ay doon ko papagaasawahin si Axa na aking anak.
[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 At si Othoniel na anak ni Cenez, kapatid na bata ni Caleb, ay siyang sumakop: at pinapag-asawa nito sa kaniya si Axa na kaniyang anak.
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 At nangyari, nang makipisan si Axa, na kaniyang kinilos siya na humingi sa kaniyang ama ng isang bukid: at siya'y bumaba sa kaniyang asno, at sinabi ni Caleb sa kaniya, Anong ibig mo?
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 At sinabi ni Axa sa kaniya, Bigyan mo ako ng isang kaloob; sapagka't inilagay mo ako sa lupain na Timugan, bigyan mo naman ako ng mga bukal ng tubig. At ibinigay ni Caleb sa kaniya ang mga bukal sa itaas, at ang mga bukal sa ibaba.
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 At ang mga anak ni Cineo, na bayaw ni Moises ay umahon sa bayan ng mga puno ng palma na kasama ng mga anak ni Juda sa ilang ng Juda, na nasa timugan ng Arad; at sila'y naparoon at nagsitahang kasama ng bayan.
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 At ang Juda'y yumaong kasama ng Simeon na kaniyang kapatid, at kanilang sinaktan ang mga Cananeo na nagsisitahan sa Sephath at lubos na pinuksa. At ang pangalan ng bayan ay tinawag na 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 Sinakop rin naman ng Juda ang Gaza pati ng hangganan niyaon at ang Ascalon pati ng hangganan niyaon, at ang Ecron pati ng hangganan niyaon.
The men of Judah also captured Gaza, Ashkelon, and Ekron [cities] and all the land that is near those cities.
19 At ang Panginoon ay sumasa Juda; at kaniyang pinalayas ang mga taga lupaing maburol; sapagka't hindi niya mapalayas ang mga nananahan sa libis, dahil sa sila'y may mga karong bakal.
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 At kanilang ibinigay ang Hebron kay Caleb, gaya ng sinalita ni Moises: at kaniyang pinalayas doon ang tatlong anak ni 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 At hindi pinalayas ng mga anak ni Benjamin ang mga Jebuseo na tumatahan sa Jerusalem: kundi ang mga Jebuseo ay nagsitahang kasama ng mga anak ni Benjamin sa Jerusalem hanggang sa araw na ito.
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 At ang sangbahayan ni Jose, sila'y umahon din laban sa Beth-el: at ang Panginoon ay sumakanila.
The men of the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh went to fight against [the men of] Bethel [city], and Yahweh helped them.
23 At ang sangbahayan ni Jose, ay nagsugo upang tiktikan ang Beth-el. (Ang pangalan nga ng bayan nang una ay Luz.)
They sent some spies to [find out everything that they could find out about] Bethel, which was previously called Luz.
24 At nakita ng mga bakay ang isang lalake na lumalabas sa bayan at kanilang sinabi sa kaniya, Ituro mo sa amin, isinasamo namin sa iyo ang pasukan sa bayan at kahahabagan ka namin.
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 At itinuro niya sa kanila ang pasukan sa bayan, at kanilang sinugatan ng talim ng tabak ang bayan nguni't pinayaon ang lalake at ang madlang sangbahayan niya.
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 At ang lalake ay pumasok sa lupain ng mga Hetheo, at nagtayo ng isang bayan, at tinawag ang pangalan niyaon na Luz: na siyang pangalan niyaon hanggang sa araw na ito.
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 At hindi pinalayas ng Manases ang mga taga Beth-sean at ang mga bayan niyaon, ni ang mga taga Taanach at ang mga bayan niyaon, ni ang mga taga Dor at ang mga bayan niyaon, ni ang mga taga Ibleam at ang mga bayan niyaon, ni ang mga taga Megiddo at ang mga bayan niyaon: kundi ang mga Cananeo ay nagsitahan sa lupaing yaon.
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 At nangyari, nang lumakas ang Israel, na kanilang pinapagatag ang mga Cananeo, at hindi nila lubos na pinalayas.
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 At hindi pinalayas ni Ephraim ang mga Cananeo na tumatahan sa Gezer; kundi ang mga Cananeo ay nagsitahan sa Gezer sa gitna nila.
[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 Hindi pinalayas ni Zabulon ang mga nananahan sa Chitron, ni ang mga nananahan sa Naalol; kundi ang mga Cananeo ay nagsitahan sa gitna nila, at naging mga tagapagpaatag.
[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 Hindi pinalayas ng Aser ang mga taga Acho, ni ang mga taga Sidon, ni ang taga Ahlab, ni ang taga Achzib, ni ang taga Helba, ni ang taga Aphec, ni ang taga 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 Kundi ang mga Aserita ay nagsitahang kasama ng mga Cananeo, na mga taga lupaing yaon: sapagka't hindi nila pinalayas sila.
So the people of the tribe of Asher lived among them.
33 Hindi pinalayas ng Nephtali ang mga nananahan sa Beth-semes, ni ang mga nananahan sa Beth-anath; kundi siya'y tumahan sa gitna ng mga Cananeo, na nagsisitahan sa lupaing yaon: gayon ma'y ang mga nananahan sa Beth-semes at nananahan sa Beth-anath ay naging mga tagapagpaatag sa kaniya.
[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 At piniit ng mga Amorrheo ang mga anak ni Dan sa mga lupaing maburol; sapagka't ayaw nilang payagang sila'y lumusong sa libis;
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 Nguni't inibig ng mga Amorrheo na tumahan sa bundok ng Heres, sa Ajalon, at sa Saalbin: gayon ma'y nanaig ang kamay ng sangbahayan ni Jose, na anopa't sila'y naging mga tagapagpaatag.
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 At ang hangganan ng mga Amorrheo ay mula sa sampahan ng Acrabim, buhat sa batuhan, at paitaas.
The land where the Amor people-group lived extended from Scorpion Pass [toward the west] beyond Sela [town], up into the hilly area.
