1 A fter 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?”

Depois da morte de Josué, os israelitas perguntaram ao Senhor: “Quem de nós será o primeiro a atacar os cananeus?”

2 Y ahweh said, “Judah shall go up. Behold, I have delivered the land into his hand.”

O Senhor respondeu: “Judá será o primeiro; eu entreguei a terra em suas mãos”.

3 J udah 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.

Então os homens de Judá disseram aos seus irmãos de Simeão: “Venham conosco ao território que nos foi designado por sorteio, e lutemos contra os cananeus. Iremos com vocês para o território que lhes foi dado”. E os homens de Simeão foram com eles.

4 J udah went up, and Yahweh delivered the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hand. They struck ten thousand men in Bezek.

Quando os homens de Judá atacaram, o Senhor entregou os cananeus e os ferezeus nas mãos deles, e eles mataram dez mil homens em Bezeque.

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

Foi lá que encontraram Adoni-Bezeque, lutaram contra ele e derrotaram os cananeus e os ferezeus.

6 B ut Adoni-Bezek fled. They pursued him, caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his big toes.

Adoni-Bezeque fugiu, mas eles o perseguiram e o prenderam, e lhe cortaram os polegares das mãos e dos pés.

7 A doni-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.

Então Adoni-Bezeque disse: “Setenta reis com os polegares das mãos e dos pés cortados apanhavam migalhas debaixo da minha mesa. Agora Deus me retribuiu aquilo que lhes fiz”. Eles o levaram para Jerusalém, onde morreu.

8 T he children of Judah fought against Jerusalem, took it, struck it with the edge of the sword, and set the city on fire.

Os homens de Judá atacaram também Jerusalém e a conquistaram. Mataram seus habitantes ao fio da espada e a incendiaram.

9 A fter 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.

Depois disso eles desceram para lutar contra os cananeus que viviam na serra, no Neguebe e na Sefelá.

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

Avançaram contra os cananeus que viviam em Hebrom, anteriormente chamada Quiriate-Arba, e derrotaram Sesai, Aimã e Talmai.

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

Dali avançaram contra o povo que morava em Debir, anteriormente chamada Quiriate-Sefer.

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

E disse Calebe: “Darei minha filha Acsa em casamento ao homem que atacar e conquistar Quiriate-Sefer”.

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

Otoniel, filho de Quenaz, irmão mais novo de Calebe, conquistou a cidade; por isso Calebe lhe deu sua filha Acsa por mulher.

14 W hen 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?”

Um dia, quando já vivia com Otoniel, ela o persuadiu a pedir um campo ao pai dela. Assim que ela desceu do jumento, Calebe lhe perguntou: “O que você quer?”

15 S he 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.

Ela respondeu: “Dê-me um presente. Já que o senhor me deu terras no Neguebe, dê-me também fontes de água”. E Calebe lhe deu as fontes superiores e as inferiores.

16 T he 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.

Os descendentes do sogro de Moisés, o queneu, saíram da Cidade das Palmeiras com os homens de Judá e passaram a viver entre o povo do deserto de Judá, no Neguebe, perto de Arade.

17 J udah 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.

Depois os homens de Judá foram com seus irmãos de Simeão e derrotaram os cananeus que viviam em Zefate, e destruíram totalmente a cidade. Por essa razão ela foi chamada Hormá.

18 A lso Judah took Gaza with its border, and Ashkelon with its border, and Ekron with its border.

Os homens de Judá também conquistaram Gaza, Ascalom e Ecrom, com os seus territórios.

19 Y ahweh 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.

O Senhor estava com os homens de Judá. Eles ocuparam a serra central, mas não conseguiram expulsar os habitantes dos vales, pois estes possuíam carros de guerra feitos de ferro.

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

Conforme Moisés havia prometido, Hebrom foi dada a Calebe, que expulsou de lá os três filhos de Enaque.

21 T he 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.

Já os benjamitas deixaram de expulsar os jebuseus que estavam morando em Jerusalém. Os jebuseus vivem ali com os benjamitas até o dia de hoje.

22 T he house of Joseph also went up against Bethel, and Yahweh was with them.

Os homens das tribos de José, por sua vez, atacaram Betel, e o Senhor estava com eles.

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

Enviaram espias a Betel, anteriormente chamada Luz.

24 T he 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.”

Quando os espias viram um homem saindo da cidade disseram-lhe: “Mostre-nos como entrar na cidade, e nós lhe pouparemos a vida”.

25 H e 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.

Ele mostrou como entrar, e eles mataram os habitantes da cidade ao fio da espada, mas pouparam o homem e toda a sua família.

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

Ele foi, então, para a terra dos hititas, onde fundou uma cidade e lhe deu o nome de Luz, que é o seu nome até o dia de hoje.

27 M anasseh 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.

Manassés, porém, não expulsou o povo de Bete-Seã, o de Taanaque, o de Dor, o de Ibleã, o de Megido, nem tampouco o dos povoados ao redor dessas cidades, pois os cananeus estavam decididos a permanecer naquela terra.

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

Quando Israel se tornou forte, impôs trabalhos forçados aos cananeus, mas não os expulsou completamente.

29 E phraim didn’t drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer, but the Canaanites lived in Gezer among them.

Efraim também não expulsou os cananeus que viviam em Gezer, mas os cananeus continuaram a viver entre eles.

30 Z ebulun 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.

Nem Zebulom expulsou os cananeus que viviam em Quitrom e em Naalol, mas estes permaneceram entre eles, e foram submetidos a trabalhos forçados.

31 A sher 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;

Nem Aser expulsou os que viviam em Aco, Sidom, Alabe, Aczibe, Helba, Afeque e Reobe,

32 b ut the Asherites lived among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land; for they did not drive them out.

e, por esse motivo, o povo de Aser vivia entre os cananeus que habitavam naquela terra.

33 N aphtali 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.

Nem Naftali expulsou os que viviam em Bete-Semes e em Bete-Anate; mas o povo de Naftali também vivia entre os cananeus que habitavam a terra, e aqueles que viviam em Bete-Semes e em Bete-Anate passaram a fazer trabalhos forçados para eles.

34 T he Amorites forced the children of Dan into the hill country, for they would not allow them to come down to the valley;

Os amorreus confinaram a tribo de Dã à serra central, não permitindo que descessem ao vale.

35 b ut 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.

E os amorreus igualmente estavam decididos a resistir no monte Heres, em Aijalom e em Saalbim, mas, quando as tribos de José ficaram mais poderosas, eles também foram submetidos a trabalhos forçados.

36 T he border of the Amorites was from the ascent of Akrabbim, from the rock, and upward.

A fronteira dos amorreus ia da subida de Acrabim até Selá, e mais adiante.