1 ب َعْدَ أنْ ماتَ يَشُوعُ، سألَ بَنُو إسْرائِيلَ اللهَ: «أيَّةُ قَبِيلَةٍ مِنّا يَنْبَغِي أنْ تَذْهَبَ أوَّلاً لِتُحارِبَ الكَنعانِيِّينَ؟»

After the death of Joshua, the Israelites asked the Lord, Who shall go up first for us against the Canaanites to fight against them?

2 ف َقالَ اللهُ: «لِتَذْهَبْ قَبِيلَةُ يَهُوذا أوَّلاً. وَأنا سَأُعْطيهُمُ الأرْضَ.»

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

3 ف َقالَ بَنُو يَهُوذا لِبَنِي شِمْعُونَ أقرِبائِهِمْ: «تَعالَوا مَعَنا إلَى الأرْضِ الَّتِي قُسِمَتْ لَنا، وَلنُقاتِلِ الكَنْعانِيِّينَ مَعاً. ثُمَّ نَذْهَبُ نَحْنُ مَعَكُمْ إلَى الأرْضِ الَّتِي قُسِمَتْ لَكُمْ.» فَذَهَبَ بَنُو شِمْعُونَ مَعَ بَنِي يَهُوذا.

And Judah said to Simeon his brother, Come up with me into my allotted territory, so that we may fight against the Canaanites; and I likewise will go with you into your territory. So Simeon went with him.

4 و َذَهَبَ بَنُو يَهُوذا، وَمَكَّنَهُمْ اللهُ مِنْ هَزِيمَةِ الكَنْعانِيِّينَ وَالفِرِزِّيِّينَ. وَقَتَلُوا عَشْرَةَ آلافِ رَجُلٍ مِنْهُمْ فِي بازَقَ.

Then Judah went up and the Lord delivered the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hand, and they smote 10, 000 of them in Bezek.

5 و َوَجَدُوا سَيِّدَ بازَقَ فِي مَدينَةِ بازَقَ، فَحارَبُوهُ، وَهَزَمُوا الكَنعانِيِّينَ وَالفِرِزِّيِّينَ.

And they found Adoni-bezek in Bezek and fought against him, and they smote the Canaanites and the Perizzites.

6 ف َهَرَبَ سَيِّدُ بازَقَ، وَلَكِنَّهُمْ لَحِقُوا بِهِ، فَأمسَكُوهُ وَقَطَعُوا أباهِمَ يَدَيهِ وَرِجلَيهِ.

Adoni-bezek fled, but they pursued him and caught him and cut off his thumbs and his big toes.

7 ف َقالَ سَيِّدُ بازَقَ: «قَطَعْتُ أباهِمَ أيادِي وَأرجُلَ سَبعِينَ مَلِكاً، وَجَعَلْتُهُمْ يَلتَقِطُونَ فُتاتَ الطَّعامِ تَحْتَ مائِدَتِي. وَها قَدْ جازانِي اللهُ بِمِثلِ ما فَعَلْتُهُ بِهِمْ.» ثُمَّ أخَذُوهُ إلَى مَدينَةِ القُدْسِ حَيثُ ماتَ.

Adoni-bezek said, Seventy kings with their thumbs and big toes cut off had to gather their food under my table. As I have done, so God has repaid me. And they brought him to Jerusalem, and there he died.

8 و َهاجَمَ بَنُو يَهُوذا القُدسَ وَاستَولَوا عَلَيها، وَقَتَلُوا أهلَها بِحَدِّ السَّيفِ. ثُمَّ أحرَقُوا المَدِينَةَ.

And the men of Judah fought against Jerusalem and took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword and set the city on fire.

9 ث ُمَّ نَزَلَ بَنُو يَهُوذا لِمُقاتَلَةِ الكَنْعانِيِّينَ السّاكِنِينَ فِي المِنْطَقَةِ الجَبَلِيَّةِ وَالنَّقَبِ وَسُفُوحِ التِّلالِ الغَربِيَّةِ.

Afterward the men of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites who dwelt in the hill country, in the South (the Negeb), and in the lowland.

10 و َحارَبَ بَنُو يَهُوذا الكَنعانِيِّينَ السّاكِنِينَ فِي مَدِينَةِ حَبْرُونَ. وَكانَتِ حَبْرُونُ تُدعَى سابِقاً «قَريَةَ أربَعَ.» وَهَزَمُوا شِيشايَ وَأخِيمانَ وَتِلْمايَ. كالَبْ وَابنَتُه

And Judah went against the Canaanites who dwelt in Hebron. The name of Hebron before was Kiriath-arba. And they defeated Sheshai and Ahiman and Talmai.

11 و َانطَلَقَ بَنُو يَهُوذا مِنْ هُناكَ لِمُقاتَلَةِ سُكّانِ دَبِيرَ الَّتِي كانَتْ تُدعَى سابِقاً «قَرْيَةَ سَفَرَ.»

From there went against the inhabitants of Debir. The name of Debir before was Kiriath-sepher.

12 ث ُمَّ قالَ كالَبُ: «مَنْ يُهاجِمُ قَرْيَةَ سَفَرَ وَيَستَولِي عَلَيها فَإنِّي سَأُعطِيهِ ابنَتِي عَكْسَةَ زَوجَةً لَهُ.»

And Caleb said, Whoever attacks Kiriath-sepher and takes it, to him will I give Achsah, my daughter, as wife.

13 ف َاسْتَولَى عَلَيها عُثْنِيئِيلُ بْنُ قَنازَ أخُو كالَبَ، فَأعطاهُ كالَبَ ابنَتَهُ عَكْسَةَ زَوجَةً لَهُ.

And Othniel son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother, took it; and he gave him Achsah, his daughter, as wife.

14 و َلَمّا جاءَتْ إلَى عُثْنِيئِيلَ، حَثَّها عَلَى أنْ تَطلَبَ حَقلاً مِنْ أبِيها. فَلَمّا نَزَلَتْ مِنَ عَلَى الحِمارِ، قالَ لَها كالَبُ: «ما الأمْرُ؟»

And when she came to, she got his consent to ask her father for a field. And she alighted off her donkey, and Caleb said to her, What do you want?

15 ف َقالَتْ لَهُ: «امنَحنِي بَرَكَةً. قَدْ أعطَيتَنِي أرْضاً جافَّةً فِي النَّقَبِ، فَأعطِنِي بِرَكَ ماءٍ أيضاً.» فَأعطاها البِرَكَ العُلْيا وَالسُّفلَى.

And she said to him, Give me a present; since you have set me in the land of the South (the Negeb), give me also springs of water. And Caleb gave her the upper and lower springs.

16 و َخَرَجَ نَسلُ القَينِيِّ الَّذِي كانَ حَما مُوسَى مِنْ مَدِينَةِ النَّخلِ، مَعَ بَنِي يَهُوذا، إلَى بَرِّيَّةِ يَهُوذا فِي صَحراءِ النَّقَبِ قُرْبَ مَدينَةِ عَرادَ. ثُمَّ ذَهَبُوا وَاسْتَقَرُّوا بَينَ العَمالِقَةِ.

And the descendants of the Kenite, Moses’ father-in-law, went up with the Judahites from the City of Palms (Jericho) into the Wilderness of Judah, which lies in the South (the Negeb) near Arad; and they went and dwelt with the people.

17 ث ُمَّ ذَهَبَ بَنُو يَهُوذا مَعَ أقرِبائِهِمْ بَنِي شِمْعُونَ، وَهَزَمُوا الكَنْعانِيِّينَ فِي مَدينَةِ صَفاةَ، وَدَمَّرُوها تَدْمِيراً كامِلاً. فَدُعِيَتِ المَدِينَةُ «حُرْمَةَ.»

And Judah went with Simeon his brother, and they slew the Canaanites who inhabited Zephath and utterly destroyed it. So the city was called Hormah.

18 و َاستَولَى بَنُو يَهُوذا عَلَى غَزَّةَ وَالأراضِي المُحيطَةِ بِها، وَعَسْقَلانَ وَالأراضِي المُحيطَةِ بِها، وَعَقْرُونَ وَالأراضِي المُحيطَةِ بِها.

Also Judah took Gaza, Askelon, and Ekron—each with its territory.

19 و َأعانَ اللهُ بَنِي يَهُوذا، فَاسْتَولَوا عَلَى المِنْطَقَةِ الجَبَلِيَّةِ. لَكِنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَقدِرُوا أنْ يَطرُدُوا سُكّانَ السَّهلِ، لأنَّهُمْ كانُوا يَملِكُونَ مَرْكَباتٍ حَدِيدِيَّةً.

The Lord was with Judah, and drove out the inhabitants of the hill country, but he could not drive out those inhabiting the valley basin because they had chariots of iron.

20 و َأُعطِيَتِ حَبْرُونُ لِكالَبَ حَسَبَ وَعْدِ مُوسَى. فَطَرَدَ كالَبُ ثَلاثَ عَشائِرَ مِنْ بَنِي عَناقَ مِنْ هُناكَ. بَنُو بَنْيامِيْنَ يَسْتَقِرُّونَ فِي القُدْس

Hebron was given to Caleb as Moses said, and he expelled from there the three sons of Anak.

21 ل َكِنَّ بَنِي بَنْيامِيْنَ لَمْ يَطرُدُوا اليَبُوسِيِّينَ السّاكِنِينَ فِي القُدْسِ. فَظَلَّ اليَبُوسِيُّونَ يَسكُنُونَ فِي مَدينَةِ القُدْسِ وَسَطَ بَنِي بَنْيامِيْنَ حَتَّى يَومِنا هَذا. بَنُو يُوسُفَ يَستَولُونَ عَلَى بَيتِ إيل

But the Benjamites did not drive out the Jebusites who inhabited Jerusalem; the Jebusites dwell with the Benjamites in Jerusalem to this day.

22 و َخَرَجَ بَنُو يُوسُفَ أيضاً لِلهُجُومِ عَلَى بَيتِ إيلَ، فَأعانَهُمْ اللهُ.

The house of Joseph also went up against Bethel, and the Lord was with them.

23 ف َقَدْ أرسَلَ بَنُو يُوسُفَ رِجالاً يَستَكْشِفُونَ مَدِينَةَ بَيتِ إيلَ. وَكانَتِ المَدِينَةُ تُدْعَى سابِقاً لُوزَ.

And the house of Joseph was sent to spy out Bethel. The name of the city formerly had been Luz.

24 ف َرَأى المُستَكشِفُونَ رَجُلاً خارِجاً مِنَ المَدِينَةِ، فَقالُوا لَهُ: «أرِنا مَدْخَلاً إلَى المَدِينَةِ، وَسَنُعامِلُكَ بِالحُسْنَى.»

And the spies saw a man coming out of the city and they said to him, Show us, we pray you, the way into the city and we will show you mercy.

25 ف َأراهُمُ الرَّجُلُ مَدْخَلاً إلَى المَدِينَةِ. فَقَتَلُوا أهلَ المَدِينَةِ بِحَدِّ السَّيفِ. لَكِنَّهُمْ أطلَقُوا الرَّجُلَ وَجَميعَ عَائِلَتَهُ.

When he showed them the entrance to the city, they smote the city with the sword, but they let the man and all his family go.

26 ف َذَهَبَ ذَلِكَ الرَّجُلُ إلَى أرْضِ الحِثِّيِّينَ وَبَنَى مَدِينَةً أسْماها لُوزَ. وَهُوَ اسْمُ المَدِينَةِ حَتَّى يَومِنا هَذا. عَشائِرُ أُخْرَى تُحارِبُ الكَنْعانِيِّين

And the man went into the land of the Hittites and built a city and called it Luz, which is its name to this day.

27 و َلَمْ يَطرُدْ بَنُو مَنَسَّى سُكّانَ بَيتِ شانَ وَقُراها، وَتَعْنَكَ وَقُراها، وَدُورَ وَقُراها، وَيِبلَعامَ وَقُراها، وَمَجِدُّو وَقُراها. فَظَلَّ الكَنْعانِيُّونَ يَسْكُنُونَ تِلْكَ الأرْضَ.

Neither did Manasseh drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shean and its villages, or of Taanach or Dor or Ibleam or Megiddo and their villages, but the Canaanites remained in that land.

28 و َلَمّا قَوِيَ بَنُو إسْرائِيلَ، جَنَّدُوا الكَنْعانِيِّينَ عَلَى العَمَلِ عَبِيداً لَدَيهِمْ، لَكِنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَطرُدُوهُمْ.

When Israel became strong, they put the Canaanites to forced labor but did not utterly drive them out.

29 و َلَمْ يَطرُد بَنُو أفْرايِمَ الكَنْعانِيِّينَ السّاكِنِينَ فِي جازَرَ، فَسَكَنَ الكَنْعانِيُّونَ بَينَهُمْ هُناكَ.

Neither did Ephraim drive out the Canaanites who dwelt in Gezer, but the Canaanites dwelt in Gezer among them.

30 و َلَمْ يَطرُدْ بَنُو زَبُولُونَ سُكّانَ قِطْرُونَ أوْ سُكّانَ نَهلُولَ، فَسَكَنَ الكَنْعانِيِّوُّنَ بَينَهُمْ، وَأُجْبِرُوا علَى العَمَلِ عَبِيداً لَدَيهِمْ.

Neither did Zebulun drive out the inhabitants of Kitron or of Nahalol, but the Canaanites dwelt among them and were put to forced labor.

31 و َلَمْ يَطرُدْ بَنُو آشَرَ سُكّانَ عَكُّو وَصِيدُونَ وَأحلَبَ وَأكزِيبَ وَحَلْبَةَ وَأفِيقَ وَرَحُوبَ.

Neither did Asher drive out the inhabitants of Acco or of Sidon or of Ahlab or of Achzib or of Helbah or of Aphik or of Rehob;

32 و َسَكَنَ بَنُو آشَرَ بَينَ الكَنْعانِيِّينَ الَّذِينَ سَكَنُوا الأرْضَ، لِأنَّ بَنِي آشَرَ لَمْ يَطْرُدُوهُمْ.

But the Asherites dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land, for they did not drive them out.

33 و َلَمْ يَطرُدْ بَنُو نَفْتالِي سُكّانَ بَيتِ شَمْسٍ، أوْ سُكّانَ بَيتِ عَناةَ، بَلْ سَكَنُوا بَينَ الكَنْعانِيِّينَ الَّذِينَ كانُوا يَسْكُنُونَ الأرْضَ. فَأُجبِرَ سُكّانُ بَيتَ شَمْسَ وَبَيتَ عَناةَ عَلَى العَمَلِ عَبِيداً لَدَيهِمْ.

Neither did Naphtali drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh or of Beth-anath, but dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land; but the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh and of Beth-anath became subject to forced labor for them.

34 و َأجبَرَ الأمُورِيُّونَ بَنِي دانَ عَلَى العَوْدَةِ إلَى المِنْطَقَةِ الجَبَلِيَّةِ، وَلَمْ يَسْمَحُوا لَهُمْ بِالنُّزُولِ إلَى السَّهلِ،

The Amorites forced the Danites back into the hill country, for they would not allow them to come down into the plain;

35 إ ذْ كانَ الأمُورِيُّونَ عازِمِينَ عَلَى البَقاءِ فِي جَبَلِ حارَسَ وَأيَّلُونَ وَشَعَلُبِّيمَ. لَكِنَّ بَنِي يُوسُفَ ازْدادُوا قُوَّةً وَأجبَرُوا الأمُورِيِّينَ عَلَى العَمَلِ عَبِيداً لَدَيهِمْ.

The Amorites remained fixed in Mount Heres, in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim; yet the hand of the house of Joseph prevailed, so that they became subject to forced labor.

36 و َقَدِ امْتَدَّتْ حُدُودُ الأمُورِيِّينَ مِنْ عَقَبَةِ عَقْرَبَ، وَمِنْ سالَعَ وَما وَراءَهُما مِنْ جِبالِ.

And the border of the Amorites was from the ascent of Akrabbim, from the rock Sela and onward.