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

Now it came about after the death of Joshua that the sons of Israel inquired of the Lord, saying, “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.»

The Lord said, “ Judah shall go up; behold, I have given 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.

Then Judah said to Simeon his brother, “Come up with me into the territory allotted me, that we may fight against the Canaanites; and I in turn will go with you into the territory allotted you.” So Simeon went with him.

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

Judah went up, and the Lord gave the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hands, and they defeated ten thousand men at Bezek.

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

They found Adoni-bezek in Bezek and fought against him, and they defeated 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 him and caught him and cut off his thumbs and 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 their big toes cut off used to gather up scraps under my table; as I have done, so God has repaid me.” So they brought him to Jerusalem and he died there.

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

Then the sons of Judah fought against Jerusalem and captured it and struck 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 sons of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites living in the hill country and in the Negev 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

So Judah went against the Canaanites who lived in Hebron (now the name of Hebron formerly was Kiriath-arba); and they struck Sheshai and Ahiman and Talmai. Capture of Other Cities

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

Then from there he went against the inhabitants of Debir (now the name of Debir formerly was Kiriath-sepher).

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

And Caleb said, “The one who attacks Kiriath-sepher and captures it, I will even give him my daughter Achsah for a wife.”

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

Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother, captured it; so he gave him his daughter Achsah for a wife.

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

Then it came about when she came to him, that she persuaded him to ask her father for a field. Then she alighted from 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.

She said to him, “Give me a blessing, since you have given me the land of the Negev, give me also springs of water.” So Caleb gave her the upper springs and the 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.

The descendants of the Kenite, Moses’ father-in-law, went up from the city of palms with the sons of Judah, to the wilderness of Judah which is in the south of Arad; and they went and lived with the people.

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

Then Judah went with Simeon his brother, and they struck the Canaanites living in Zephath, and utterly destroyed it. So 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.

And Judah took Gaza with its territory and Ashkelon with its territory and Ekron 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.

Now the Lord was with Judah, and they took possession of the hill country; but they could not drive out the inhabitants of the valley because they had iron chariots.

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

Then they gave Hebron to Caleb, as Moses had promised; and he drove out 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 sons of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites who lived in Jerusalem; so the Jebusites have lived with the sons of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this day.

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

Likewise the house of Joseph 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.

The house of Joseph spied out Bethel ( now the name of the city was formerly Luz).

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

The spies saw a man coming out of the city and they said to him, “Please show us the entrance to the city and we will treat you kindly.”

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

So he showed them the entrance to the city, and they struck the city with the edge of the sword, but they let the man and all his family go free.

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

The man went into the land of the Hittites and built a city and named it Luz which is its name to this day. Places Not Conquered

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

But Manasseh did not take possession of Beth-shean and its villages, or Taanach and its villages, or the inhabitants of Dor and its villages, or the inhabitants of Ibleam and its villages, or the inhabitants of Megiddo and its villages; so the Canaanites persisted in living in that land.

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

It came about when Israel became strong, that they put the Canaanites to forced labor, but they did not drive them out completely.

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

Ephraim did not drive out the Canaanites who were living in Gezer; so the Canaanites lived in Gezer among them.

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

Zebulun did not drive out the inhabitants of Kitron, or the inhabitants of Nahalol; so the Canaanites lived among them and became subject to forced labor.

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

Asher did not drive out the inhabitants of Acco, or the inhabitants 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.

So the Asherites lived 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 did not drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh, or the inhabitants of Beth-anath, but lived among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land; and the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh and Beth-anath became forced labor for them.

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

Then the Amorites forced the sons of Dan into the hill country, for they did not allow 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.

yet the Amorites persisted in living in Mount Heres, in Aijalon and in Shaalbim; but when the power of the house of Joseph grew strong, they became forced labor.

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

The border of the Amorites ran from the ascent of Akrabbim, from Sela and upward.