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 children of Israel asked of Yahweh, saying, “Who should go up for us first against the Canaanites, to fight against them?”

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

Yahweh 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.

Judah said to Simeon his brother, “Come up with me into my lot, that we may fight against the Canaanites; and I likewise will go with you into your lot.” 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 Yahweh delivered the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hand. They struck ten thousand men in Bezek.

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

They found Adoni-Bezek in Bezek, and they fought against him. They struck the Canaanites and the Perizzites.

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

But Adoni-Bezek fled. They pursued him, 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, having their thumbs and their big toes cut off, scavenged under my table. As I have done, so God has done to me.” They brought him to Jerusalem, and he died there.

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

The children of Judah fought against Jerusalem, took it, 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.

After that, the children of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites who lived 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

Judah went against the Canaanites who lived in Hebron. (The name of Hebron before that was Kiriath Arba.) They struck Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai.

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

From there he went against the inhabitants of Debir. (The name of Debir before that was Kiriath Sepher.)

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

Caleb said, “I will give Achsah my daughter as wife to the man who strikes Kiriath Sepher, and takes it.”

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

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

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

When she came, she got him to ask her father for a field. She dismounted from off of her donkey; and Caleb said to her, “What would you like?”

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; because you have set me in the land of the South, give me also springs of water.” Then 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 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 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.»

Judah went with Simeon his brother, and they struck the Canaanites who inhabited Zephath, and utterly destroyed it. 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 its border, and Ashkelon with its border, and Ekron with its border.

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

Yahweh 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

They gave Hebron to Caleb, as Moses had said, and he drove the three sons of Anak out of there.

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

The children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites who inhabited Jerusalem, but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin 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 Yahweh was with them.

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

The house of Joseph sent to spy out Bethel. (The name of the city before that was Luz.)

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

The watchers saw a man come out of the city, and they said to him, “Please show us the entrance into the city, and we will deal kindly with you.”

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

He showed them the entrance into the city, and they struck the city with the edge of 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

The man went into the land of the Hittites, built a city, and called its name 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.

Manasseh did not drive out the inhabitants of Beth Shean and its towns, nor 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.

When Israel had grown strong, they put the Canaanites to forced labor, and did not utterly drive them out.

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

Ephraim didn’t drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer, but 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 didn’t drive out the inhabitants of Kitron, nor the inhabitants of Nahalol; but 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 didn’t drive 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 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 didn’t drive out the inhabitants of Beth Shemesh, nor the inhabitants of Beth Anath; but he lived among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land. Nevertheless the inhabitants of Beth Shemesh and of Beth Anath became subject to forced labor.

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

The Amorites forced the children of Dan into the hill country, for they would 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.

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 forced labor.

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

The border of the Amorites was from the ascent of Akrabbim, from the rock, and upward.