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

And it came to pass after the death of Joshua, that the children of Israel asked of Jehovah, saying, Who shall go up for us first against the Canaanites, to fight against them?

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

And Jehovah 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 unto Simeon his brother, Come up with me into my lot, that we may fight against the Canaanites; and I likewise will go with thee into thy lot. So Simeon went with him.

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

And Judah went up; and Jehovah delivered the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hand: and they smote of them in Bezek ten thousand men.

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

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

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

But Adoni-bezek fled; and they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his great 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.

And Adoni-bezek said, Threescore and ten kings, having their thumbs and their great toes cut off, gathered their food under my table: as I have done, so God hath requited me. And they brought him to Jerusalem, and he died there.

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

And the children 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.

And afterward the children of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites that dwelt in the hill-country, and in the South, 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 that dwelt in Hebron (now the name of Hebron beforetime was Kiriath-arba); and they smote Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai.

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

And from thence he went against the inhabitants of Debir. (Now the name of Debir beforetime was Kiriath-sepher.)

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

And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kiriath-sepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.

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

And Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to 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 it came to pass, when she came unto him, that she moved him to ask of her father a field: and she alighted from off her ass; and Caleb said unto her, What wouldest thou?

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

And she said unto him, Give me a blessing; for that thou hast set me in the land of the South, give me also springs of water. And Caleb gave her the upper springs and the nether 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 children of the Kenite, Moses' brother-in-law, went up out of the city of palm-trees with the children of Judah into the wilderness of Judah, which is in the south of 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 smote the Canaanites that inhabited Zephath, and utterly destroyed it. And the name of 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 with the border thereof, and Ashkelon with the border thereof, and Ekron with the border thereof.

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

And Jehovah was with Judah; and drove out the inhabitants of the hill-country; for he could not drive out the inhabitants of the valley, 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

And they gave Hebron unto Caleb, as Moses had spoken: and he drove out thence 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

And the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem; but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem unto this day.

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

And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Beth-el; and Jehovah was with them.

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

And the house of Joseph sent to spy out Beth-el. (Now the name of the city beforetime was Luz.)

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

And the watchers saw a man come forth out of the city, and they said unto him, Show us, we pray thee, the entrance into the city, and we will deal kindly with thee.

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

And he showed them the entrance into the city; and they smote the city with the edge of the sword; but they let the man go and all his family.

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 the name thereof Luz, which is the name thereof unto 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.

And Manasseh did not drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shean and its towns, nor of Taanach and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Dor and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and its towns; but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.

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

And it came to pass, when Israel was waxed strong, that they put the Canaanites to taskwork, and did not utterly drive them out.

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

And Ephraim drove not out the Canaanites that 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.

Zebulun drove not out the inhabitants of Kitron, nor the inhabitants of Nahalol; but the Canaanites dwelt among them, and became subject to taskwork.

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

Asher drove not out the inhabitants of Acco, nor the inhabitants of Sidon, nor of Ahlab, nor of Achzib, nor of Helbah, nor of Aphik, nor 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.

Naphtali drove not out the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh, nor the inhabitants of Beth-anath; but he dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land: nevertheless the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh and of Beth-anath became subject to taskwork.

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

And the Amorites forced the children of Dan into the hill-country; for they would not suffer them to come down to the valley;

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

but the Amorites would dwell in mount Heres, in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim: yet the hand of the house of Joseph prevailed, so that they became subject to taskwork.

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, and upward.