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Joshua 10

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1 As soon as Adoni-zedek, king of Jerusalem, heard how Joshua had captured Ai and had devoted it to destruction,[1] doing to Ai and its king as he had done to Jericho and its king, and how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel and were among them, (Jos 6:21; Jos 6:24; Jos 8:22; Jos 8:26; Jos 9:15) 2 he[2] feared greatly, because Gibeon was a great city, like one of the royal cities, and because it was greater than Ai, and all its men were warriors. (De 11:25) 3 So Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem sent to Hoham king of Hebron, to Piram king of Jarmuth, to Japhia king of Lachish, and to Debir king of Eglon, saying, 4 “Come up to me and help me, and let us strike Gibeon. For it has made peace with Joshua and with the people of Israel.” (Jos 9:15; Jos 10:1) 5 Then the five kings of the Amorites, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon, gathered their forces and went up with all their armies and encamped against Gibeon and made war against it. (Jos 9:2) 6 And the men of Gibeon sent to Joshua at the camp in Gilgal, saying, “Do not relax your hand from your servants. Come up to us quickly and save us and help us, for all the kings of the Amorites who dwell in the hill country are gathered against us.” (Jos 5:10; Jos 9:6) 7 So Joshua went up from Gilgal, he and all the people of war with him, and all the mighty men of valor. (Jos 8:1; Jos 8:3) 8 And the Lord said to Joshua, “Do not fear them, for I have given them into your hands. Not a man of them shall stand before you.” (Jos 1:5; Jos 11:6; Jud 4:14) 9 So Joshua came upon them suddenly, having marched up all night from Gilgal. 10 And the Lord threw them into a panic before Israel, who[3] struck them with a great blow at Gibeon and chased them by the way of the ascent of Beth-horon and struck them as far as Azekah and Makkedah. (Jos 16:3; Jos 16:5; Jos 18:13; Jud 4:15; 1Sa 7:10; 1Ki 9:17; 1Ch 7:24; 2Ch 8:5; Ps 18:14; Isa 28:21) 11 And as they fled before Israel, while they were going down the ascent of Beth-horon, the Lord threw down large stones from heaven on them as far as Azekah, and they died. There were more who died because of the hailstones than the sons of Israel killed with the sword. (Jos 10:10; Ps 18:12; Isa 30:30; Re 16:21) 12 At that time Joshua spoke to the Lord in the day when the Lord gave the Amorites over to the sons of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, “Sun, stand still at Gibeon, and moon, in the Valley of Aijalon.” (Isa 28:21; Hab 3:11) 13 And the sun stood still, and the moon stopped, until the nation took vengeance on their enemies. Is this not written in the Book of Jashar? The sun stopped in the midst of heaven and did not hurry to set for about a whole day. 14 There has been no day like it before or since, when the Lord heeded the voice of a man, for the Lord fought for Israel. (Jos 10:42; Jos 23:3; Jos 23:10; 2Ki 20:11; Isa 38:8) 15 So Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to the camp at Gilgal. (Jos 10:43) 



16 These five kings fled and hid themselves in the cave at Makkedah. (Jos 10:10; Jos 10:28) 17 And it was told to Joshua, “The five kings have been found, hidden in the cave at Makkedah.” 18 And Joshua said, “Roll large stones against the mouth of the cave and set men by it to guard them, 19 but do not stay there yourselves. Pursue your enemies; attack their rear guard. Do not let them enter their cities, for the Lord your God has given them into your hand.” (De 25:18) 20 When Joshua and the sons of Israel had finished striking them with a great blow until they were wiped out, and when the remnant that remained of them had entered into the fortified cities, (Jos 8:24) 21 then all the people returned safe to Joshua in the camp at Makkedah. Not a man moved his tongue against any of the people of Israel. (Ex 11:7) 22 Then Joshua said, “Open the mouth of the cave and bring those five kings out to me from the cave.” 23 And they did so, and brought those five kings out to him from the cave, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon. 24 And when they brought those kings out to Joshua, Joshua summoned all the men of Israel and said to the chiefs of the men of war who had gone with him, “Come near; put your feet on the necks of these kings.” Then they came near and put their feet on their necks. 25 And Joshua said to them, “Do not be afraid or dismayed; be strong and courageous. For thus the Lord will do to all your enemies against whom you fight.” (De 3:21; De 7:19; De 31:6; Jos 1:6; Jos 1:9) 26 And afterward Joshua struck them and put them to death, and he hanged them on five trees. And they hung on the trees until evening. (Jos 8:29) 27 But at the time of the going down of the sun, Joshua commanded, and they took them down from the trees and threw them into the cave where they had hidden themselves, and they set large stones against the mouth of the cave, which remain to this very day. (De 21:22) 28 As for Makkedah, Joshua captured it on that day and struck it, and its king, with the edge of the sword. He devoted to destruction every person in it; he left none remaining. And he did to the king of Makkedah just as he had done to the king of Jericho. (Jos 6:21; Jos 10:10; Jos 10:16) 



29 Then Joshua and all Israel with him passed on from Makkedah to Libnah and fought against Libnah. (Jos 21:13) 30 And the Lord gave it also and its king into the hand of Israel. And he struck it with the edge of the sword, and every person in it; he left none remaining in it. And he did to its king as he had done to the king of Jericho. (Jos 10:28) 31 Then Joshua and all Israel with him passed on from Libnah to Lachish and laid siege to it and fought against it. (Jos 10:3) 32 And the Lord gave Lachish into the hand of Israel, and he captured it on the second day and struck it with the edge of the sword, and every person in it, as he had done to Libnah. 33 Then Horam king of Gezer came up to help Lachish. And Joshua struck him and his people, until he left none remaining. (Jos 16:10; Jud 1:29; 1Ki 9:15) 34 Then Joshua and all Israel with him passed on from Lachish to Eglon. And they laid siege to it and fought against it. (Jos 10:3) 35 And they captured it on that day, and struck it with the edge of the sword. And he devoted every person in it to destruction that day, as he had done to Lachish. 36 Then Joshua and all Israel with him went up from Eglon to Hebron. And they fought against it (Jos 14:13; Jos 15:13; Jud 1:10) 37 and captured it and struck it with the edge of the sword, and its king and its towns, and every person in it. He left none remaining, as he had done to Eglon, and devoted it to destruction and every person in it. 38 Then Joshua and all Israel with him turned back to Debir and fought against it (Jos 15:15; Jud 1:11) 39 and he captured it with its king and all its towns. And they struck them with the edge of the sword and devoted to destruction every person in it; he left none remaining. Just as he had done to Hebron and to Libnah and its king, so he did to Debir and to its king. 40 So Joshua struck the whole land, the hill country and the Negeb and the lowland and the slopes, and all their kings. He left none remaining, but devoted to destruction all that breathed, just as the Lord God of Israel commanded. (De 20:16; Jos 12:8) 41 And Joshua struck them from Kadesh-barnea as far as Gaza, and all the country of Goshen, as far as Gibeon. (De 9:23; Jos 11:16) 42 And Joshua captured all these kings and their land at one time, because the Lord God of Israel fought for Israel. (Jos 10:14) 43 Then Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to the camp at Gilgal. (Jos 10:15) 

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Joshua 10

الكتاب المقدس



1 وَعِنْدَمَا سَمِعَ أَدُونِي صَادَقَ مَلِكُ أُورُشَلِيمَ أَنَّ يَشُوعَ اسْتَوْلَى عَلَى عَايَ وَدَمَّرَهَا وَقَتَلَ مَلِكَهَا كَمَا صَنَعَ بِأَرِيحَا وَمَلِكِهَا، وَأَنَّ أَهْلَ جِبْعُونَ قَدْ صَالَحُوا الإِسْرَائِيلِيِّينَ وَأَقَامُوا فِي وَسَطِهِمْ، 2 اعْتَرَاهُ خَوْفٌ شَدِيدٌ، لأَنَّ جِبْعُونَ كَانَتْ مِدِينَةً عَظِيمَةً كَإِحْدَى الْمُدُنِ الَّتِي يُقِيمُ فِيهَا الْمُلُوكُ وَهِيَ أَعْظَمُ مِنْ عَايَ، وَكُلُّ رِجَالِهَا مُحَارِبُونَ جَبَابِرَةٌ. 3 فَبَعَثَ أَدُونِي صَادَقَ مَلِكُ أُورُشَلِيمَ إِلَى هُوهَامَ مَلِكِ حَبْرُونَ وَفِرْآمَ مَلِكِ يَرْمُوتَ وَيَافِيعَ مَلِكِ لَخِيشَ وَدَبِيرَ مَلِكِ عَجْلُونَ قَائِلاً: 4 «أَقْبِلُوا إِلَيَّ وَأَعِينُونِي عَلَى تَدْمِيرِ جِبْعُونَ، لأَنَّهَا عَقَدَتْ صُلْحاً مَعَ يَشُوعَ وَبَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ». 5 فَوَحَّدَ مُلُوكُ الأَمُورِيِّينَ الْخَمْسَةُ جُيُوشَهُمْ لِلْقِيَامِ بِهُجُومٍ عَلَى جِبْعُونَ. 6 فَأَرْسَلَ أَهْلُ جِبْعُونَ إِلَى يَشُوعَ إِلَى الْمُخَيَّمِ فِي الْجِلْجَالِ قَائِلِينَ: «لا تَتَقَاعَسْ عَنْ إِعَانَةِ عَبِيدِكَ، بَلْ أَسْرِعْ إِلَيْنَا وَأَنْقِذْنَا وَأَعِنَّا، لأَنَّهُ قَدْ تَحَالَفَ ضِدَّنَا جَمِيعُ مُلُوكِ الأَمُورِيِّينَ الْمُسْتَوْطِنِينَ فِي الْجَبَلِ». 7 فَانْطَلَقَ يَشُوعُ مِنَ الْجِلْجَالِ بِقُوَّاتِهِ وَجُنُودِهِ الأَشِدَّاءِ. 8 فَقَالَ الرَّبُّ لِيَشُوعَ: «لا تَخَفْ مِنْهُمْ، لأَنَّنِي قَدْ أَسْلَمْتُهُمْ إِلَى يَدِكَ، وَلَنْ يَجْرُؤَ رَجُلٌ مِنْهُمْ عَلَى مُقَاوَمَتِكَ». 9 فَبَاغَتَهُمْ يَشُوعُ عَلَى حِينِ غِرَّةٍ إِذْ سَارَ طَوَالَ اللَّيْلِ كُلِّهِ مِنَ الْجِلْجَالِ. 10 وَأَلْقَى الرَّبُّ فِيهِمِ الرُّعْبَ أَمَامَ الإِسْرَائِيلِيِّينَ الَّذِينَ هَزَمُوهُمْ هَزِيمَةً نَكْرَاءَ فِي جِبْعُونَ، وَتَعَقَّبُوهُمْ فِي طَرِيقِ عَقَبَةِ بَيْتِ حُورُونَ حَتَّى بَلَغُوا عَزِيقَةَ وَمَقِّيدَةَ. 11 وَفِيمَا هُمْ لائِذُونَ بِالْفِرَارِ أَمَامَ الإِسْرَائِيلِيِّينَ عِنْدَ مُنْحَدَرِ بَيْتِ حُورُونَ، قَذَفَهُمُ الرَّبُّ بِعَاصِفَةٍ مِنْ بَرَدٍ عَظِيمٍ انْهَمَرَتْ عَلَيْهِمْ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ حَتَّى أَشْرَفُوا عَلَى عَزِيقَةَ فَمَاتُوا. وَكَانَ الَّذِينَ قَضَى عَلَيْهِمِ الْبَرَدُ أَكْثَرَ مِنَ الَّذِينَ قَتَلَهُمْ سَيْفُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ. 12 فِي ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ الَّذِي هَزَمَ فِيهِ الرَّبُّ الأُمُورِيِّينَ أَمَامَ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ، ابْتَهَلَ يَشُوعُ إِلَى الرَّبِّ عَلَى مَسْمَعٍ مِنَ الشَّعْبِ: «يَا شَمْسُ دُومِي عَلَى جِبْعُونَ، وَيَا قَمَرُ عَلَى وَادِي أَيَّلُونَ». 13 فَثَبَتَتِ الشَّمْسُ، وَتَوَقَّفَ الْقَمَرُ حَتَّى انْتَقَمَ الْجَيْشُ مِنْ أَعْدَائِهِ. أَلَيْسَ هَذَا مُدَوَّناً فِي كِتَابِ يَاشَرَ؟ فَوَقَفَتِ الشَّمْسُ فِي كَبِدِ السَّمَاءِ وَلَمْ تُسْرِعْ لِلْغُرُوبِ نَحْوَ يَوْمٍ كَامِلٍ. 14 وَلَمْ يَحْدُثْ نَظِيرُ ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ لَا مِنْ قَبْلُ وَلا مِنْ بَعْدُ، فِيهِ اسْتَجَابَ الرَّبُّ دُعَاءَ إِنْسَانٍ، لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ حَارَبَ حَقّاً عَنْ إِسْرَائِيلَ. 



15 ثُمَّ رَجَعَ يَشُوعُ وَجَيْشُهُ إِلَى الْمُخَيَّمِ فِي الْجِلْجَالِ. 16 وَهَرَبَ المُلُوكُ الْخَمْسَةُ وَاخْتَبَأُوا فِي كَهْفٍ فِي مَقِّيدَةَ. 17 وَعِنْدَمَا قِيلَ لِيَشُوعَ إِنَّ الْمُلُوكَ الْخَمْسَةَ مُخْتَبِئُونَ فِي الْكَهْفِ فِي مَقِّيدَةَ 18 قَالَ: «دَحْرِجُوا حِجَارَةً كَبِيرَةً عَلَى مَدْخَلِ الْكَهْفِ وَأَقِيمُوا عَلَيْهِمْ حُرَّاساً. 19 أَمَّا أَنْتُمْ فَتَعَقَّبُوا جَيْشَ الْعَدُوِّ وَهَاجِمُوا مُؤَخَّرَتَهُ وَلا تَدَعُوا مُحَارِبِيهِ يَدْخُلُونَ مُدُنَهُمْ لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ قَدْ أَسْلَمَهُمْ إِلَيْكُمْ». 20 وَبَعْدَ أَنْ هَزَمَ يَشُوعُ وَبَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ الْمُلُوكَ الْخَمْسَةَ هَزِيمَةً فَادِحَةً، وَلَمْ يَنْجُ مِنْهُمْ إِلا قِلَّةٌ مِنَ الشَّارِدِينَ الَّذِينَ لَجَأُوا إِلَى الْمُدُنِ الْحَصِينَةِ 21 رَجَعَ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ إِلَى الْمُخَيَّمِ فِي مَقِّيدَةَ بِسَلامٍ حَيْثُ كَانَ يَشُوعُ. وَلَمْ يَجْرُؤْ أَحَدٌ عَلَى مُعَارَضَتِهِمْ. 22 ثُمَّ قَالَ يَشُوعُ: «افْتَحُوا مَدْخَلَ الْكَهْفِ وَأَخْرِجُوا إِلَيَّ الْمُلُوكَ الْخَمْسَةَ» 23 فَنَفَّذُوا أَمْرَهُ وَأَخْرَجُوا الْمُلُوكَ الْخَمْسَةَ: مَلِكَ أُورُشَلِيمَ وَمَلِكَ حَبْرُونَ وَمَلِكَ يَرْمُوتَ وَمَلِكَ لَخِيشَ وَمَلِكَ عَجْلُونَ، 24 وَمَا إِنْ أَقْبَلُوا بِهِمْ إِلَيْهِ حَتَّى اسْتَدْعَى كُلَّ مَحَارِبِيهِ، وَقَالَ لِقَادَتِهِمِ الَّذِينَ سَارُوا مَعَهُ: «تَقَدَّمُوا وَطِئُوا بِأَرْجُلِكُمْ رِقَابَ هَؤُلاءِ الْمُلُوكِ». فَفَعَلُوا كَذَلِكَ. 25 فَقَالَ لَهُمْ يَشُوعُ: «لا تَخَافُوا وَلا تَجْزَعُوا، بَلْ تَقَوَّوْا وَتَشَجَّعُوا، لأَنَّهُ هَكَذَا يَصْنَعُ الرَّبُّ بِجَمِيعِ أَعْدَائِكُمُ الَّذِينَ تُحَارِبُونَهُمْ». 26 ثُمَّ قَتَلَهُمْ يَشُوعُ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ وَعَلَّقَ جُثَثَهُمْ عَلَى خَمْسَةِ أَشْجَارٍ، حَتَّى الْمَسَاءِ. 27 وَعِنْدَ غُرُوبِ الشَّمْسِ أَمَرَ يَشُوعُ فَأَنْزَلُوهُمْ عَنْهَا وَطَرَحُوهُمْ فِي الْكَهْفِ الَّذِي لَجَأُوا إِلَيْهِ وَسَدُّوا مَدْخَلَهُ بِحِجَارَةٍ كَبِيرَةٍ بَاقِيَةٍ إِلَى هَذَا الْيَوْمِ. 



28 وَاسْتَوْلَى يَشُوعُ فِي ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ عَلَى مَقِّيدَةَ وَقَتَلَ بِالسَّيْفِ مَلِكَهَا وَكُلَّ نَفْسٍ فِيهَا. لَمْ يُفْلِتْ مِنْهَا نَاجٍ، وَصَنَعَ بِمَلِكِ مَقِّيدَةَ مَا صَنَعَهُ بِمَلِكِ أَرِيحَا. 29 ثُمَّ تَوَجَّهَ يَشُوعُ عَلَى رَأْسِ جَيْشِهِ مِنْ مَقِّيدَةَ إِلَى لِبْنَةَ وَحَارَبَهَا، 30 فَأَسْلَمَهَا الرَّبُّ هِيَ أَيْضاً إِلَى يَدِ إِسْرَائِيلَ مَعَ مَلِكِهَا، فَدَمَّرَهَا وَقَتَلَ كُلَّ نَفْسٍ فِيهَا بِحَدِّ السَّيْفِ فَلَمْ يُفْلِتْ مِنْهَا نَاجٍ، وَصَنَعَ بِمَلِكِهَا مَا صَنَعَهُ بِمَلِكِ أَرِيحَا. 31 بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ تَقَدَّمَ يَشُوعُ مِنْ لِبْنَةَ إِلَى لَخِيشَ وَحَاصَرَهَا وَهَاجَمَهَا، 32 فَأَسْلَمَ الرَّبُّ لَخِيشَ إِلَى يَدِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، فَاسْتَوْلَوْا عَلَيْهَا فِي الْيَوْمِ التَّالِي وَدَمَّرُوهَا وَقَتَلُوا كُلَّ نَفْسٍ فِيهَا بِحَدِّ السَّيْفِ، نَظِيرَ مَا صَنَعُوا بِلِبْنَةَ. 33 عِنْدَئِذٍ أَقْبَلَ هُورَامُ مَلِكُ جَازَرَ لِمَعُونَةِ لَخِيشَ، فَقَضَى يَشُوعُ عَلَيْهِ وَعَلَى جَيْشِهِ فَلَمْ يُفْلِتْ مِنْهُمْ نَاجٍ. 34 ثُمَّ تَحَرَّكَ يَشُوعُ وَجَيْشُ إِسْرَائِيلَ مِنْ لَخِيشَ نَحْوَ عَجْلُونَ فَحَاصَرُوهَا وَحَارَبُوهَا، 35 وَاسْتَوْلَوْا عَلَيْهَا فِي ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ وَدَمَّرُوهَا، وَقَضَوْا عَلَى كُلِّ نَفْسٍ فِيهَا بِحَدِّ السَّيْفِ، عَلَى غِرَارِ مَا صَنَعُوا بِلَخِيشَ. 36 ثُمَّ اتَّجَهَ يَشُوعُ بِقُوَّاتِهِ مِنْ عَجْلُونَ إِلَى حَبْرُونَ وَهَاجَمُوهَا، 37 وَاسْتَوْلَوْا عَلَيْهَا وَدَمَّرُوهَا مَعَ بَقِيَّةِ ضَوَاحِيهَا التَّابِعَةِ لَهَا، وَقَتَلُوا مَلِكَهَا وَكُلَّ نَفْسٍ فِيهَا بِحَدِّ السَّيْفِ فَلَمْ يُفْلِتْ مِنْهَا نَاجٍ، عَلَى غِرَارِ مَا صَنَعُوا بِعَجْلُونَ. وَهَكَذَا قَضَوْا عَلَى كُلِّ نَفْسٍ فِيهَا. 38 ثُمَّ عَادَ يَشُوعُ إِلَى دَبِيرَ وَهَاجَمَهَا، 39 وَاسْتَوْلَى عَلَيْهَا وَدَمَّرَهَا مَعَ ضَوَاحِيهَا وَقَتَلَ مَلِكَهَا وَكُلَّ نَفْسٍ فِيهَا بِحَدِّ السَّيْفِ فَلَمْ يُفْلِتْ مِنْهَا نَاجٍ، فَصَنَعَ بِدَبِيرَ وَمَلِكِهَا نَظِيرَ مَا صَنَعَ بِلِبْنَةَ وَمَلِكِهَا. 40 وَهَكَذَا هَاجَمَ يَشُوعُ كُلَّ أَرْضِ الْجَبَلِ وَالْمَنَاطِقِ السَّهْلِيَّةِ وَالسَّفْحِ وَدَمَّرَهَا وَقَتَلَ كُلَّ مُلُوكِهَا، وَلَمْ يُفْلِتْ مِنْهَا نَاجٍ، بَلْ قَضَى عَلَى كُلِّ حَيٍّ كَمَا أَمَرَ الرَّبُّ إِلَهُ إِسْرَائِيلَ. 41 وَهَكَذَا أَخْضَعَ يَشُوعُ الْمِنْطَقَةَ بَدْءاً مِنْ قَادَشَ بَرْنِيعَ إِلَى غَزَّةَ، بِمَا فِي ذَلِكَ مِنْطَقَةُ جُوشِنَ وَجِبْعُونَ. 42 وَظَفِرَ يَشُوعُ بِجَمِيعِ هَؤُلاءِ الْمُلُوكِ وَاسْتَوْلَى عَلَى أَرْضِهِمْ دَفْعَةً وَاحِدَةً، لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ إِلَهَ إِسْرَائِيلَ حَارَبَ عَنْهُمْ. 43 ثُمَّ رَجَعَ يَشُوعُ وَجَمِيعُ جَيْشِهِ مَعَهُ إِلَى الْمُخَيَّمِ، إِلَى الْجِلْجَالِ. 

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