1 N ow it came to pass, when Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem had heard how Joshua had taken Ai, and had utterly destroyed it; as he had done to Jericho and her king, so he had done to Ai and her king; and how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel, and were among them;

وَحِينَ سَمِعَ أدُونِي صادَقَ مَلِكُ مَدينَةِ القُدْسِ أنَّ يَشُوعَ سَيطَرَ عَلَى عايَ وَدَمَّرَها تَماماً، وَأنَّهُ عَمِلَ بِمَلِكِها كَما عَمِلَ بِأرِيحا وَمَلِكِها، وَأنَّ سُكّانَ جِبعُونَ قَدْ عَمِلُوا مُعاهَدَةَ سَلامٍ مَعَ إسْرائِيلَ، وَأنَّهُمْ كانُوا ساكِنِينَ فِي جِوارِهِمْ،

2 t hat they feared greatly, because Gibeon was a great city, as one of the royal cities, and because it was greater than Ai, and all the men thereof were mighty.

خافَ هوَ وَشَعبُهُ كَثِيراً لِأنَّ جِبعُونَ كانَتْ مَدِينَةً عَظِيمَةً كَإحدَى المُدُنِ المَلَكِيَّةِ. وَلِأنَّها كانَتْ أعظَمَ مِنْ عايَ، وَلأنَّ كُلَّ رِجالِها كانُوا مُحُارِبِينَ مَهَرَةً.

3 W herefore Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem sent unto Hoham king of Hebron, and unto Piram king of Jarmuth, and unto Japhia king of Lachish, and unto Debir king of Eglon, saying,

فَأرسَلَ أدُونِي صادَقَ مَلِكُ مَدينَةِ القُدْسِ هَذِهِ الرِّسالَةَ إلَى هُوهامَ مَلِكِ حَبْرُونَ وَفِرْآمَ مَلِكِ يَرْمُوتَ، وَيافِيعَ مَلِكِ لاخِيشَ، وَدَبِيرَ مَلِكِ عَجلُونَ:

4 C ome up unto me, and help me, that we may smite Gibeon: for it hath made peace with Joshua and with the children of Israel.

«تَعالُوا وَساعِدُونِي فِي مُهاجَمَةِ جِبْعُونَ، لِأنَّها عَمِلَتْ مُعاهَدَةَ سَلامٍ مَعَ يَشُوعَ وَبَنِي إسْرائِيلَ.»

5 T herefore the five kings of the Amorites, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, the king of Eglon, gathered themselves together, and went up, they and all their hosts, and encamped before Gibeon, and made war against it.

فاجتَمَعَ مُلُوكُ الأمُورِيِّينَ الخَمسَةُ، مُلُوكُ مَدينَةِ القُدْسِ وَحَبْرُونَ وَيَرْمُوتَ وَلاخِيشَ وَعَجلُونَ، مَعَ كُلِّ جُيُوشِهِمْ وَصَعِدُوا وَعَسْكَرُوا مُقابِلَ جِبْعُونَ وَهاجَمُوها.

6 A nd the men of Gibeon sent unto Joshua to the camp to Gilgal, saying, Slack not thy hand from thy servants; come up to us quickly, and save us, and help us: for all the kings of the Amorites that dwell in the mountains are gathered together against us.

فَأرسَلَ سُكّانُ جِبْعُونَ هَذِهِ الرِّسالَةَ إلَى يَشُوعَ فِي المُخُيَّمِ فِي الجِلْجالِ: «لا تَتَخَلَّ عَنّا نَحنُ خُدّامَكَ، اصْعَدْ إلَينا بِسُرعَةٍ وَخَلِّصْنا وَأعِنّا لِأنَّ كُلَّ مُلُوكِ الأمُورِيِّينَ السّاكِنِينَ فِي المِنطَقَةِ الجَبَلِيَّةِ اجتَمَعُوا مَعَ جُيُوشِهِمْ لِمُحارَبَتِنا.»

7 S o Joshua ascended from Gilgal, he, and all the people of war with him, and all the mighty men of valour.

فَصَعِدَ يَشُوعُ مِنَ الجِلْجالِ مَعَ كُلِّ الجَيشِ بِمَنْ فِيهِمْ أمهَرُ المُحارِبِينَ.

8 A nd the Lord said unto Joshua, Fear them not: for I have delivered them into thine hand; there shall not a man of them stand before thee.

وَقالَ اللهُ لِيَشُوعَ: «لا تَخَفْ مِنْهُمْ لِأنِّي سأنصرُكَ عَلَيهِم. لَنْ يَستَطِيعَ أحَدٌ مِنهُمُ الصُّمُودَ أمامَكَ.»

9 J oshua therefore came unto them suddenly, and went up from Gilgal all night.

فَهاجَمَهُمْ يَشُوعُ بِشَكلٍ مُفاجِئٍ، بَعدَ أنْ سارُوا طَوالَ اللَّيلِ مِنَ الجِلْجالِ.

10 A nd the Lord discomfited them before Israel, and slew them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, and chased them along the way that goeth up to Beth-horon, and smote them to Azekah, and unto Makkedah.

وَسَبَّبَ اللهُ لَهُمُ الرُّعبَ وَالتَّشْوِيشَ حِينَ رَأَوْا بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ. وَهَزَمَهُمْ بَنُو إسْرائِيلَ هَزِيمَةً تامَّةً فِي جِبْعُونَ، وَطارَدُوهُمْ فِي الطَّرِيقِ الصّاعِدِ إلَى بَيتِ حُورُونَ، وَهَزَمُوهُمْ عَلَى امْتِدادِ الطَّرِيقِ إلَى عَزِيقَةَ وَمَقِّيدَةَ.

11 A nd it came to pass, as they fled from before Israel, and were in the going down to Beth-horon, that the Lord cast down great stones from heaven upon them unto Azekah, and they died: they were more which died with hailstones than they whom the children of Israel slew with the sword.

وَبَينَما كانُوا هارِبِينَ مِنْ إسْرائِيلَ فِي الطَّرِيقِ النّازِلِ مِنْ بَيتِ حُورُونَ، ألقَى اللهُ حِجارَةَ بَرَدٍ كَبِيرَةً عَلَيهِمْ مِنَ السَّماءِ فِي كُلِّ الطَّرِيقِ إلَى عَزِيقَةَ فَماتُوا. فَكانَ الَّذِينَ ماتُوا بِسَبَبِ حِجارَةِ البَرَدِ أكثَرَ مِنَ الَّذِينَ قَتَلَهُمْ بَنُو إسْرائِيلَ بِالسَّيفِ.

12 T hen spake Joshua to the Lord in the day when the Lord delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon; and thou, Moon, in the valley of Ajalon.

وَكَلَّمَ يَشُوعُ اللهَ فِي ذَلِكَ اليَومِ الَّذِي فِيهِ أسلَمَ اللهُ الأمُورِيِّينَ لِبَنِي إسْرائِيلَ، وَقالَ أمامَ كُلِّ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ: «قِفِي أيَّتُها الشَّمسُ عَلَى جِبْعُونَ، وَاثْبُتْ أيُّها القَمَرُ فَوقَ وادِي أيَّلُونَ.»

13 A nd the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies. Is not this written in the book of Jasher? So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day.

فَوَقَفَتِ الشَّمسُ وَالقَمَرُ ساكِنَينِ إلَى أنْ هَزَمَ بَنُو إسْرائِيلَ أعداءَهُمْ. ألَيسَ هَذا مَكْتُوباً فِي كِتابِ ياشَرَ؟ وَقَفَتِ الشَّمسُ فِي وَسَطِ السَّماءِ، وَتَأخَّرَتْ عَنِ الغُرُوبِ لِيَومٍ كامِلٍ.

14 A nd there was no day like that before it or after it, that the Lord hearkened unto the voice of a man: for the Lord fought for Israel.

لَمْ يَأتِ يَومٌ مِثلُهُ قَبلَهُ، وَلَنْ يَأتِيَ يَومٌ مِثلُهُ بَعدَهُ، يُسْمَعُ فِيهِ لِصَوتِ إنسانٍ بِهَذِهِ الطَّريقَةِ. لِأنَّ اللهَ حارَبَ مِنْ أجلِ إسْرائِيلَ.

15 A nd Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, unto the camp to Gilgal.

بَعدَ ذَلِكَ، عادَ يَشُوعُ إلَى المُخَيَّمِ فِي الجِلْجالِ مَعَ كُلِّ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ.

16 B ut these five kings fled, and hid themselves in a cave at Makkedah.

وَهَرَبَ هَؤُلاءِ المُلُوكُ الخَمسَةُ وَاختَبَأُوا فِي المَغارَةِ الَّتِي فِي مَقِّيدَةَ.

17 A nd it was told Joshua, saying, The five kings are found hid in a cave at Makkedah.

وَقِيلَ لِيَشُوعَ: «قَدْ وَجَدْنا المُلُوكَ الخَمسَةَ مُختَبِئِينَ فِي المَغارَةِ الَّتِي فِي مَقِّيدَةَ.»

18 A nd Joshua said, Roll great stones upon the mouth of the cave, and set men by it for to keep them:

فَقالَ يَشُوعُ: «دَحرِجُوا حِجارَةً ضَخمَةً عَلَى مَدْخَلِ المَغارَةِ وَأقِيمُوا بَعضَ الرِّجالِ لِحِراسَتِهِمْ.

19 a nd stay ye not, but pursue after your enemies, and smite the hindmost of them; suffer them not to enter into their cities: for the Lord your God hath delivered them into your hand.

لَكِنْ لا تَبْقُوا هُناكَ. طارِدُوا أعداءَكُمْ وَهاجِمُوهُمْ مِنَ الوَراءِ. لا تَسْمَحُوا لَهُمْ بِأنْ يَدْخُلُوا مُدُنَهُمْ، لِأنَّ إلَهَكُمْ نَصَرَكُمْ عَلَيهِمْ.»

20 A nd it came to pass, when Joshua and the children of Israel had made an end of slaying them with a very great slaughter, till they were consumed, that the rest which remained of them entered into fenced cities.

وَحِينَ انتَهَى يَشُوعُ وَبَنُو إسْرائِيلَ مِنْ قَتلِ أعدائِهِمْ – مَعَ أنَّ بَعْضَهُمْ تَمَكَّنَ مِنَ الفَرارِ وَدُخُولِ مُدُنٍ حَصِينَةٍ –

21 A nd all the people returned to the camp to Joshua at Makkedah in peace: none moved his tongue against any of the children of Israel.

عادَ جَيشُ إسْرائِيلَ بِسَلامٍ وَأمانٍ إلَى يَشُوعَ فِي المُخَيَّمِ فِي مَقِّيدَةَ. وَلَمْ يَجْرُؤ أحَدٌ أنْ يَتَكَلَّمَ ضِدَّهُمْ.

22 T hen said Joshua, Open the mouth of the cave, and bring out those five kings unto me out of the cave.

حِينَئِذٍ، قالَ يَشُوعُ: «افتَحُوا مَدْخَلَ المَغارَةِ وَأخْرِجُوا لِي هَؤُلاءِ المُلُوكَ الخَمسَةَ.»

23 A nd they did so, and brought forth those five kings unto him out of the cave, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon.

فَفَعَلُوا ذَلِكَ، وَأحْضَرُوا إلَيهِ المُلُوكَ الخَمسَةَ مِنَ المَغارَةِ، مُلُوكَ القُدْسِ وَحَبْرُونَ وَيَرْمُوتَ وَلاخِيِشَ وَعَجلُونَ.

24 A nd it came to pass, when they brought out those kings unto Joshua, that Joshua called for all the men of Israel, and said unto the captains of the men of war which went with him, Come near, put your feet upon the necks of these kings. And they came near, and put their feet upon the necks of them.

وَحِينَ أحْضَرُوا هَؤُلاءِ المُلُوكَ إلَى يَشُوعَ، دَعا يَشُوعُ جَمِيعَ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ، وَقالَ لِقادَةِ الجُيُوشِ الَّذِينَ كانُوا يُحارِبُونَ مَعَهُ: «اقتَرِبُوا إلَى هُنا وَضَعُوا أرْجُلَكُمْ عَلَى أعناقِ هَؤُلاءِ المُلُوكِ.» فَاقتَرَبُوا وَوَضَعُوا أرْجُلَهُمْ عَلَى أعْناقِهِمْ.

25 A nd Joshua said unto them, Fear not, nor be dismayed, be strong and of good courage: for thus shall the Lord do to all your enemies against whom ye fight.

فَقالَ يَشُوعُ لَهُمْ: «لا تَخافُوا وَلا تَخُرْ عَزِيمَتُكُمْ. تَقَوُّوا وَتَشَجَّعُوا لِأنَّ اللهَ سَيَعمَلُ هَذا بِكُلِّ أعْدائِكُمُ الَّذِينَ سَتُحارِبُونَهُمْ.»

26 A nd afterward Joshua smote them, and slew them, and hanged them on five trees: and they were hanging upon the trees until the evening.

ثُمَّ ضَرَبَ يَشُوعُ هَؤُلاءِ المُلُوكَ وَقَتَلَهُمْ وَعَلَّقَهُمْ عَلَى خَمسَةِ أشْجارٍ. وَبَقُوا مُعَلَّقِينَ عَلَى الأشجارِ إلَى المَساءِ.

27 A nd it came to pass at the time of the going down of the sun, that Joshua commanded, and they took them down off the trees, and cast them into the cave wherein they had been hid, and laid great stones in the cave’s mouth, which remain until this very day.

وَعِنْدَ غُرُوبِ الشَّمسِ أمَرَ يَشُوعُ بِأنْ يُنزِلُوهُمْ عَنِ الأشجارِ، فَفَعَلُوا. ثُمَّ ألقَوْا بِهِمْ فِي المَغارَةِ الَّتِي كانُوا مُختَبِئِينَ فِيها، وَوَضَعُوا حِجارَةً كَبِيرَةً عَلَى مَدْخَلِ المَغارَةِ. وَما زالَتِ الحِجارَةُ هُناكَ إلَى هَذا اليَومِ.

28 A nd that day Joshua took Makkedah, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof he utterly destroyed, them, and all the souls that were therein; he let none remain: and he did to the king of Makkedah as he did unto the king of Jericho.

فِي ذَلِكَ اليَومِ، سَيطَرَ يَشُوعُ عَلَى مَقِّيدَةَ، وَقَتَلَ شَعبَها وَمَلِكَها. فَأفنَى الشَّعبَ وَكُلَّ شَيءٍ حَيٍّ فِيها، وَلَمْ يَترُكْ ناجِينَ مِنْهُمْ. عَمِلَ بِمَلِكِ مَقِّيدَةَ كَما عَمِلَ بِمَلِكِ أرِيحا. امتِلاكُ المُدُنِ الجَنُوبِيَّة

29 T hen Joshua passed from Makkedah, and all Israel with him, unto Libnah, and fought against Libnah:

وَانتَقَلَ يَشُوعُ وَجَمِيعُ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ مَعَهُ مِنْ مَقِّيدَةَ إلَى لِبْنَةَ، وَحارَبُوها.

30 a nd the Lord delivered it also, and the king thereof, into the hand of Israel; and he smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein; he let none remain in it; but did unto the king thereof as he did unto the king of Jericho.

وَأسْقَطَها اللهُ هِيَ وَمَلِكَها بِيَدِ الشَّعبِ. فَقَتَلُوا كُلَّ شَيءٍ حَيٍّ فِي المَدِينَةِ، وَلَمْ يَنْجُ مِنْهُمْ أحَدُ. وَعَمِلُوا بِمَلِكِها كَما عَمِلُوا بِمَلِكِ أرِيحا.

31 A nd Joshua passed from Libnah, and all Israel with him, unto Lachish, and encamped against it, and fought against it:

ثُمَّ انتَقَلَ يَشُوعُ وَكُلُّ إسْرائِيلَ مَعَهُ مِنْ لَبْنَةَ إلَى لاخِيشَ، وَعَسْكَرُوا مُقابِلَها، وَحارَبُوها.

32 a nd the Lord delivered Lachish into the hand of Israel, which took it on the second day, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein, according to all that he had done to Libnah.

وَأسْقَطَها اللهُ بِيَدِ الشَّعبِ، فَسَيطَرُوا عَلَيها فِي اليَومِ التّالِي، وَقَتَلُوا كُلَّ شَيءٍ حَيٍّ فِيها، كَما عَمِلُوا بِلَبْنَةَ.

33 T hen Horam king of Gezer came up to help Lachish; and Joshua smote him and his people, until he had left him none remaining.

وَصَعِدَ هُورامُ مَلِكُ جاَزرَ لِمُساعَدَةِ لاخِيشَ، فَهَزَمَهُ يَشُوعُ مَعَ كُلِّ جَيشِهِ، وَلَمْ يَنْجُ مِنْهُمْ أحَدُ.

34 A nd from Lachish Joshua passed unto Eglon, and all Israel with him; and they encamped against it, and fought against it:

ثُمَّ انتَقَلَ يَشُوعُ وَكُلُّ إسْرائِيلَ مَعَهُ مِنْ لاخِيشَ إلَى عَجلُونَ، وَخَيَّمُوا مُقابِلَها وَحارَبُوها.

35 a nd they took it on that day, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein he utterly destroyed that day, according to all that he had done to Lachish.

وَسَيطَرُوا عَلَيها فِي ذَلِكَ اليَومِ وَقَتَلُوا كُلَّ شَعبِها وَأفنُوا مِنْها كُلَّ شَيءٍ حَيٍّ كَما عَمِلُوا بِلاخِيشَ.

36 A nd Joshua went up from Eglon, and all Israel with him, unto Hebron; and they fought against it:

ثُمَّ صَعِدَ يَشُوعُ مَعَ كُلِّ إسْرائِيلَ مِنْ عَجلُونَ إلَى حَبْرُونَ وَحارَبُوهُا،

37 a nd they took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof, and all the souls that were therein; he left none remaining, according to all that he had done to Eglon; but destroyed it utterly, and all the souls that were therein.

وَسَيطَرُوا عَلَيها، وَقَتَلُوا مَلِكَها وَكُلَّ شَيءٍ حَيٍّ فِي المَدِينَةِ وَفِي كُلِّ القُرَى المُجاوِرَةِ، وَلَمْ يَنْجُ مِنْهُمْ أحَدُ، كَما عَمِلُوا بِعَجلُونَ. وَدَمَّرَ يَشُوعُ المَدِينَةَ بِالكامِلِ مُهلِكاً كُلَّ شَيءٍ حَيٍّ فِيها.

38 A nd Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to Debir; and fought against it:

ثُمَّ اتَّجَهَ يَشُوعُ وَكُلُّ إسْرائِيلَ مَعَهُ إلَى دَبِيرَ وَحارَبُوها.

39 a nd he took it, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof; and they smote them with the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed all the souls that were therein; he left none remaining: as he had done to Hebron, so he did to Debir, and to the king thereof; as he had done also to Libnah, and to her king.

فَسَيطَرُوا عَلَيها وَعَلَى مَلِكِها وَعَلَى كُلِّ قُراها المُحِيطَةِ بِها، وَقَتَلُوا وَأفنُوا كُلَّ شَيءٍ حَيٍّ فِيها، وَلَمْ يَنْجُ مِنْهُمْ أحَدُ. عَمِلَ يَشُوعُ بِدَبِيرَ وَمَلِكِها ما عَمِلَهُ بِحَبْرُونَ، وَما عَمِلَهُ لِلَبْنَةَ وَمَلِكِها.

40 S o Joshua smote all the country of the hills, and of the south, and of the vale, and of the springs, and all their kings: he left none remaining, but utterly destroyed all that breathed, as the Lord God of Israel commanded.

وَهَزَمَ يَشُوعُ كُلَّ الأرْضِ: المِنطَقَةَ الجَبَلِيَّةَ وَالنَّقَبَ وَالتِّلالَ الغَربِيَّةَ وَالمُنحَدَراتِ، وَكُلَّ مُلُوكِها. وَلَمْ يَبْقَ مِنْهُمْ ناجُونَ. فَقَدْ أفنَى كُلَّ شَيءٍ حَيٍّ فِيها كَما أمَرَ اللهُ إلَهُ إسْرائِيلَ.

41 A nd Joshua smote them from Kadesh-barnea even unto Gaza, and all the country of Goshen, even unto Gibeon.

وَهَزَمَ يَشُوعُ كُلَّ المُلُوكِ الَّذِينَ مِنْ قادَشَ بَرْنِيعَ وَحَتَّى غَزَّةَ، وَكُلَّ أرْضِ جُوشِنَ إلَى جِبْعُونَ.

42 A nd all these kings and their land did Joshua take at one time, because the Lord God of Israel fought for Israel.

وَأَسَرَ يَشُوعُ جَمِيعَ هَؤُلاءِ المُلُوكِ، وَسَيطَرَ عَلَى كُلِّ أرْضِهِمْ، لِأنَّ اللهَ ، إلَهَ إسْرائِيلَ، كانَ يُحارِبُ مِنْ أجلِهِمْ.

43 A nd Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, unto the camp to Gilgal.

حِينَئِذٍ، عادَ يَشُوعُ وَكُلُّ إسْرائِيلَ مَعَهُ إلَى المُخُيَّمِ فِي الجَلْجالِ.