1 A nd it came to pass, when Jabin king of Hazor heard these things, that he sent to Jobab king of Madon, to the king of Shimron, to the king of Achshaph,

Quando Jabim, rei de Hazor, soube disso, enviou mensagem a Jobabe, rei de Madom, aos reis de Sinrom e Acsafe,

2 a nd to the kings who were from the north, in the mountains, in the plain south of Chinneroth, in the lowland, and in the heights of Dor on the west,

e aos reis do norte que viviam nas montanhas, na Arabá ao sul de Quinerete, na Sefelá e em Nafote-Dora, a oeste;

3 t o the Canaanites in the east and in the west, the Amorite, the Hittite, the Perizzite, the Jebusite in the mountains, and the Hivite below Hermon in the land of Mizpah.

aos cananeus a leste e a oeste; aos amorreus, aos hititas, aos ferezeus e aos jebuseus das montanhas; e aos heveus do sopé do Hermom, na região de Mispá.

4 S o they went out, they and all their armies with them, as many people as the sand that is on the seashore in multitude, with very many horses and chariots.

Saíram com todas as suas tropas, um exército imenso, tão numeroso como a areia da praia, além de um grande número de cavalos e carros.

5 A nd when all these kings had met together, they came and camped together at the waters of Merom to fight against Israel.

Todos esses reis se uniram e acamparam junto às águas de Merom, para lutar contra Israel.

6 B ut the Lord said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid because of them, for tomorrow about this time I will deliver all of them slain before Israel. You shall hamstring their horses and burn their chariots with fire.”

E o Senhor disse a Josué: “Não tenha medo deles, porque amanhã a esta hora os entregarei todos mortos a Israel. A você cabe cortar os tendões dos cavalos deles e queimar os seus carros”.

7 S o Joshua and all the people of war with him came against them suddenly by the waters of Merom, and they attacked them.

Josué e todo o seu exército os surpreenderam junto às águas de Merom e os atacaram,

8 A nd the Lord delivered them into the hand of Israel, who defeated them and chased them to Greater Sidon, to the Brook Misrephoth, and to the Valley of Mizpah eastward; they attacked them until they left none of them remaining.

e o Senhor os entregou nas mãos de Israel, que os derrotou e os perseguiu até Sidom, a grande, até Misrefote-Maim e até o vale de Mispá, a leste. Eles os mataram sem deixar sobrevivente algum.

9 S o Joshua did to them as the Lord had told him: he hamstrung their horses and burned their chariots with fire.

Josué os tratou como o Senhor lhe tinha ordenado. Cortou os tendões dos seus cavalos e queimou os seus carros.

10 J oshua turned back at that time and took Hazor, and struck its king with the sword; for Hazor was formerly the head of all those kingdoms.

Na mesma ocasião Josué voltou, conquistou Hazor e matou o seu rei à espada. (Hazor tinha sido a capital de todos esses reinos.)

11 A nd they struck all the people who were in it with the edge of the sword, utterly destroying them. There was none left breathing. Then he burned Hazor with fire.

Matou à espada todos os que nela estavam. Exterminou-os totalmente, sem poupar nada que respirasse, e incendiou Hazor.

12 S o all the cities of those kings, and all their kings, Joshua took and struck with the edge of the sword. He utterly destroyed them, as Moses the servant of the Lord had commanded.

Josué conquistou todas essas cidades e matou à espada os reis que as governavam. Destruiu-as totalmente, como Moisés, servo do Senhor, tinha ordenado.

13 B ut as for the cities that stood on their mounds, Israel burned none of them, except Hazor only, which Joshua burned.

Contudo, Israel não incendiou nenhuma das cidades construídas nas colinas, com exceção de Hazor, que Josué incendiou.

14 A nd all the spoil of these cities and the livestock, the children of Israel took as booty for themselves; but they struck every man with the edge of the sword until they had destroyed them, and they left none breathing.

Os israelitas tomaram posse de todos os despojos e dos animais dessas cidades, mas mataram todo o povo à espada, até exterminá-lo completamente, sem poupar ninguém.

15 A s the Lord had commanded Moses his servant, so Moses commanded Joshua, and so Joshua did. He left nothing undone of all that the Lord had commanded Moses. Summary of Joshua’s Conquests

Tudo o que o Senhor tinha ordenado a seu servo Moisés, Moisés ordenou a Josué, e Josué obedeceu, sem deixar de cumprir nada de tudo o que o Senhor tinha ordenado a Moisés.

16 T hus Joshua took all this land: the mountain country, all the South, all the land of Goshen, the lowland, and the Jordan plain —the mountains of Israel and its lowlands,

Assim Josué conquistou toda aquela terra: a serra central, todo o Neguebe, toda a região de Gósen, a Sefelá, a Arabá e os montes de Israel e suas planícies,

17 f rom Mount Halak and the ascent to Seir, even as far as Baal Gad in the Valley of Lebanon below Mount Hermon. He captured all their kings, and struck them down and killed them.

desde o monte Halaque, que se ergue na direção de Seir, até Baal-Gade, no vale do Líbano, no sopé do monte Hermom. Ele capturou todos os seus reis e os matou.

18 J oshua made war a long time with all those kings.

Josué guerreou contra todos esses reis por muito tempo.

19 T here was not a city that made peace with the children of Israel, except the Hivites, the inhabitants of Gibeon. All the others they took in battle.

Com exceção dos heveus que viviam em Gibeom, nenhuma cidade fez a paz com os israelitas, que a todas conquistou em combate.

20 F or it was of the Lord to harden their hearts, that they should come against Israel in battle, that He might utterly destroy them, and that they might receive no mercy, but that He might destroy them, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

Pois foi o próprio Senhor que lhes endureceu o coração para guerrearem contra Israel, para que ele os destruísse totalmente, exterminando-os sem misericórdia, como o Senhor tinha ordenado a Moisés.

21 A nd at that time Joshua came and cut off the Anakim from the mountains: from Hebron, from Debir, from Anab, from all the mountains of Judah, and from all the mountains of Israel; Joshua utterly destroyed them with their cities.

Naquela ocasião Josué exterminou os enaquins dos montes de Hebrom, de Debir e de Anabe, de todos os montes de Judá, e de Israel. Josué destruiu-os totalmente, e também as suas cidades.

22 N one of the Anakim were left in the land of the children of Israel; they remained only in Gaza, in Gath, and in Ashdod.

Nenhum enaquim foi deixado vivo no território israelita; somente em Gaza, em Gate e em Asdode é que alguns sobreviveram.

23 S o Joshua took the whole land, according to all that the Lord had said to Moses; and Joshua gave it as an inheritance to Israel according to their divisions by their tribes. Then the land rested from war.

Foi assim que Josué conquistou toda a terra, conforme o Senhor tinha dito a Moisés, e deu-a por herança a Israel, repartindo-a entre as suas tribos. E a terra teve descanso da guerra.