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إسرائيل تحارب باقي الكنعانيين

1 بَعْدَ مَوْتِ يَشُوعَ سَأَلَ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ الرَّبَّ: «مَنْ مِنَّا يَذْهَبُ أَوَّلاً لِمُحَارَبَةِ الْكَنْعَانِيِّينَ؟»

2 فَأَجَابَ الرَّبُّ: «يَهُوذَا يَذْهَبُ، فَقَدْ أَسْلَمْتُ الْأَرْضَ إِلَى يَدِهِ».

3 فَقَالَ رِجَالُ يَهُوذَا لإِخْوَتِهِمْ رِجَالِ شِمْعُونَ: «اخْرُجُوا مَعَنَا إِلَى الْمِنْطَقَةِ الَّتِي صَارَتْ قُرْعَةً لَنَا لِنُحَارِبَ الْكَنْعَانِيِّينَ مَعاً، ثُمَّ نَخْرُجُ نَحْنُ مَعَكُمْ فِي حَرْبِكُمْ لِتَسْتَوْلُوا عَلَى قُرْعَتِكُمْ». فَذَهَبَ رِجَالُ شِمْعُونَ مَعَهُمْ.

4 فَانْطَلَقَ رِجَالُ يَهُوذَا لِخَوْضِ الْحَرْبِ، فَأَظْفَرَهُمُ الرَّبُّ بِالْكَنْعَانِيِّينَ وَالْفِرِزِّيِّينَ، فَقَتَلُوا مِنْهُمْ فِي بَازَقَ عَشْرَةَ آلافِ رَجُلٍ.

5 وَالْتَقَوْا بِمَلِكِهِمْ أَدُونِي بَازَقَ عِنْدَ بَازَقَ، فَحَارَبُوهُ وَقَهَرُوا الْكَنْعَانِيِّينَ وَالْفِرِزِّيِّينَ.

6 فَهَرَبَ أَدُونِي بَازَقَ، غَيْرَ أَنَّهُمْ تَعَقَّبُوهُ وَقَبَضُوا عَلَيْهِ وَقَطَعُوا أَبَاهِمَ يَدَيْهِ وَرِجْلَيْهِ.

7 فَقَالَ أَدُونِي بَازَقَ: «لَقَدْ قَطَعْتُ أَبَاهِمَ أَيْدِي وَأَرْجُلِ سَبْعِينَ مَلِكاً كَانُوا يَلْتَقِطُونَ الْفُتَاتَ تَحْتَ مَائِدَتِي، فَهَا الرَّبُّ قَدْ جَازَانِي بِمِثْلِ مَا فَعَلْتُ». وَأَتَوْا بِهِ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ حَيْثُ مَاتَ.

8 وَكَانَ أَبْنَاءُ يَهُوذَا قَدْ هَاجَمُوا أُورُشَلِيمَ وَاسْتَوْلَوْا عَلَيْهَا، وَقَتَلُوا أَهْلَهَا بِحَدِّ السَّيْفِ وَأَحْرَقُوهَا بِالنَّارِ.

9 ثُمَّ انْحَدَرُوا لِمُحَارَبَةِ الْكَنْعَانِيِّينَ فِي الْمَنَاطِقِ الْجَبَلِيَّةِ وَالنَّقَبِ وَالسُّهُولِ الْغَرْبِيَّةِ.

10 فَهَاجَمُوا الْكَنَعَانِيِّينَ الْمُقِيمِينَ فِي حَبْرُونَ الَّتِي كَانَتْ تُدْعَى قَبْلاً قَرْيَةَ أَرْبَعَ، وَقَضَوْا عَلَى شِيشَايَ وَأَخِيمَانَ وَتَلْمَايَ.

11 وَتَوَجَّهُوا مِنْ هُنَاكَ وَانْقَضُّوا عَلَى أَهْلِ دَبِيرَ الَّتِي كَانَتْ تُدْعَى قَبْلاً قَرْيَةَ سَفَرٍ.

12 فَقَالَ كَالَبُ: «الَّذِي يَقْهَرُ قَرْيَةَ سَفَرٍ وَيَسْتَوْلِي عَلَيْهَا، أُزَوِّجُهُ ابْنَتِي عَكْسَةَ».

13 فَاسْتَوْلَى عَلَيْهَا عُثْنِيئِيلُ بْنُ قَنَازَ، أَخُو كَالَبَ الأَصْغَرُ مِنْهُ، فَزَوَّجَهُ ابْنَتَهُ عَكْسَةَ.

14 وَعِنْدَمَا زُفَّتْ إِلَيْهِ حَثَّهَا عَلَى طَلَبِ حَقْلٍ مِنْ أَبِيهَا، فَتَرَجَّلَتْ عَنِ الْحِمَارِ، فَسَأَلَهَا كَالَبُ: «مَالَكِ؟»

15 فَقَالَتْ لَهُ: «أَنْعِمْ عَلَيَّ بِهِبَةٍ، فَأَنْتَ قَدْ أَعْطَيْتَنِي أَرْضاً فِي النَّقَبِ، فَأَعْطِنِي أَيْضاً يَنَابِيعَ مَاءٍ». فَوَهَبَهَا كَالَبُ الْيَنَابِيعَ الْعُلْيَا وَالْيَنَابِيعَ السُّفْلَى.

16 وَغَادَرَ أَبْنَاءُ الْقَيْنِيِّ حَمِي مُوسَى مَدِينَةَ النَّخْلِ (أَرِيحَا) وَذَهَبُوا مَعَ سِبْطِ يَهُوذَا إِلَى بَرِّيَّةِ يَهُوذَا الْوَاقِعَةِ فِي جَنُوبِيِّ عَرَادَ، وَسَكَنُوا مَعَ الشَّعْبِ.

17 وَانْضَمَّ جَيْشُ يَهُوذَا إِلَى جَيْشِ شِمْعُونَ، وَحَارَبُوا الْكَنْعَانِيِّينَ أَهْلَ صَفَاةَ وَدَمَّرُوهَا وَدَعَوْا اسْمَ الْمَدِينَةِ حُرْمَةَ (بِمَعْنَى خَرَابٍ).

18 وَاسْتَوْلَى رِجَالُ يَهُوذَا عَلَى غَزَّةَ وَتُخُومِهَا وَأَشْقَلُونَ وَتُخْومِهَا وَعَقْرُونَ وَتُخُومِهَا.

19 وَكَانَ الرَّبُّ مَعَ أَبْنَاءِ يَهُوذَا فَتَمَلَّكُوا الْجَبَلَ، وَلَكِنَّهُمْ أَخْفَقُوا فِي طَرْدِ سُكَّانِ الْوَادِي لأَنَّهُمْ كَانُوا يَمْلِكُونَ مَرْكَبَاتٍ حَدِيدِيَّةً.

20 وَأَعْطَوْا حَبْرُونَ لِكَالَبَ كَمَا أَوْصَى مُوسَى، فَطَرَدَ مِنْهَا بَنِي عَنَاقَ الثَّلاثَةَ.

21 وَأَخْفَقَ أَبْنَاءُ بِنْيَامِينَ فِي طَرْدِ الْيَبُوسِيِّينَ سُكَّانِ أُورُشَلِيمَ، فَظَلَّ الْيَبُوسِيُّونَ يُقِيمُونَ بَيْنَ ذُرِّيَّةِ بِنْيَامِينَ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ إِلَى هَذَا الْيَوْمِ.

22 وَهَاجَمَ أَبْنَاءُ سِبْطِ يُوسُفَ بَيْتَ إِيلَ، فَكَانَ الرَّبُّ مَعَهُمْ (وَنَصَرَهُمْ).

23 وَبَيْنَمَا كَانَ فَرِيقُ الاسْتِكْشَافِ يُرَاقِبُ بَيْتَ إِيلَ، الَّتِي كَانَتْ تُدْعَى قَبْلاً لُوزَ،

24 شَاهَدُوا رَجُلاً خَارِجاً مِنَ الْمَدِينَةِ وَقَالُوا لَهُ: «أَرْشِدْنَا إِلَى مَدْخَلِ الْمَدِينَةِ فَنَصْنَعَ مَعَكَ مَعْرُوفاً».

25 فَأَرْشَدَهُمْ إِلَى مَدْخَلِ الْمَدِينَةِ، فَاقْتَحَمُوهَا وَقَضَوْا عَلَى أَهْلِهَا بِحَدِّ السَّيْفِ، أَمَّا الرَّجُلُ وَسَائِرُ عَشِيرَتِهِ فَأَطْلَقُوهُمْ.

26 فَمَضَى الرَّجُلُ إِلَى دِيَارِ الْحِثِّيِّينَ وَبَنَى مَدِينَةً دَعَاهَا لُوزَ، وَهَذَا هُوَ اسْمُهَا حَتَّى الْآنَ.

27 وَأَخْفَقَ أَبْنَاءُ سِبْطِ مَنَسَّى فِي طَرْدِ أَهْلِ بَيْتِ شَانَ وَقُرَاهَا، وَأَهْلِ تَعْنَكَ وَقُرَاهَا، وَسُكَّانِ دُورٍ وَقُرَاهَا، وَسُكَّانِ يِبْلَعَامَ وَقُرَاهَا، وَسُكَّانِ مَجِدُّو وَقُرَاهَا. فَاسْتَمَرَّ الْكَنْعَانِيُّونَ يَسْكُنُونَ فِيهَا.

28 وَلَمَّا قَوِيَتْ شَوْكَةُ الإِسْرَائِيلِيِّينَ وَضَعُوا الْكَنْعَانِيِّينَ تَحْتَ الْجِزْيَةِ، وَلَمْ يَطْرُدُوهُمْ قَطُّ.

29 وَكَذَلِكَ فَشَلَ سِبْطُ أَفْرَايِمَ فِي طَرْدِ الْكَنْعَانِيِّينَ السَّاكِنِينَ فِي جَازَرَ، فَسَكَنَ الْكَنْعَانِيُّونَ مَعَهُمْ.

30 وَلَمْ يَطْرُدْ أَبْنَاءُ زَبُولُونَ الْكَنْعَانِيِّينَ الْمُسْتَوْطِنِينَ فِي قِطْرُونَ وَنَهْلُولَ، فَأَقَامَ الْكَنْعَانِيُّونَ بَيْنَهُمْ، وَفَرَضُوا عَلَيْهِمِ الْجِزْيَةَ.

31 وَأَيْضاً لَمْ يَطْرُدْ أَبْنَاءُ سِبْطِ أَشِيرَ سُكَّانَ عَكُّو وَلا سُكَّانَ صِيدُونَ وَأَحْلَبَ وَأَكْزِيبَ وَحَلْبَةَ وَأَفِيقَ وَرَحُوبَ.

32 فَسَكَنَ الأَشِيرِيُّونَ فِي وَسَطِ الْكَنْعَانِيِّينَ أَهْلِ الأَرْضِ لأَنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَطْرُدُوهُمْ.

33 وَلَمْ يَطْرُدْ أَبْنَاءُ سِبْطِ نَفْتَالِي سُكَّانَ بَيْتِ شَمْسٍ وَبَيْتِ عَنَاةَ بَلْ أَقَامُوا فِي وَسَطِ الْكَنْعَانِيِّينَ أَهْلِ الأَرْضِ، وَفَرَضُوا عَلَيْهِمِ الْجِزْيَةَ.

34 وَحَصَرَ الأَمُورِيُّونَ أَبْنَاءَ دَانٍ فِي الْجَبَلِ وَلَمْ يَسْمَحُوا لَهُمْ بِالنُّزُولِ إِلَى الْوَادِي.

35 وَعَزَمَ الأَمُورِيُّونَ عَلَى الإِقَامَةِ فِي جَبَلِ حَارَسَ وَفِي أَيَّلُونَ وَفِي شَعَلُبِّيمَ. وَلَكِنْ عِنْدَمَا قَوِيَتْ شَوْكَةُ سِبْطِ يُوسُفَ فَرَضُوا عَلَيْهِمِ الْجِزْيَةَ.

36 وَكَانَتْ حُدُودُ الأَمُورِيِّينَ تَمْتَدُّ مِنْ عَقَبَةِ عَقْرَبِّيمَ مِنْ سَالَعَ إِلَى مَا وَرَاءَهَا.

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English Standard Version

The Continuing Conquest of Canaan

1 After the death of Joshua, the people of Israel inquired of the Lord, “Who shall go up first for us against the Canaanites, to fight against them?”

2 The Lord said, “Judah shall go up; behold, I have given the land into his hand.”

3 And Judah said to Simeon his brother, “Come up with me into the territory allotted to me, that we may fight against the Canaanites. And I likewise will go with you into the territory allotted to you.” So Simeon went with him.

4 Then Judah went up and the Lord gave the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hand, and they defeated 10,000 of them at Bezek.

5 They found Adoni-bezek at Bezek and fought against him and defeated the Canaanites and the Perizzites.

6 Adoni-bezek fled, but they pursued him and caught him and cut off his thumbs and his big toes.

7 And Adoni-bezek said, “Seventy kings with their thumbs and their big toes cut off used to pick up scraps under my table. As I have done, so God has repaid me.” And they brought him to Jerusalem, and he died there.

8 And the men of Judah fought against Jerusalem and captured it and struck it with the edge of the sword and set the city on fire.

9 And afterward the men of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites who lived in the hill country, in the Negeb, and in the lowland.

10 And Judah went against the Canaanites who lived in Hebron (now the name of Hebron was formerly Kiriath-arba), and they defeated Sheshai and Ahiman and Talmai.

11 From there they went against the inhabitants of Debir. The name of Debir was formerly Kiriath-sepher.

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

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

14 When she came to him, she urged him to ask her father for a field. And she dismounted from her donkey, and Caleb said to her, “What do you want?”

15 She said to him, “Give me a blessing. Since you have set me in the land of the Negeb, give me also springs of water.” And Caleb gave her the upper springs and the lower springs.

16 And the descendants of the Kenite, Moses’ father-in-law, went up with the people of Judah from the city of palms into the wilderness of Judah, which lies in the Negeb near Arad, and they went and settled with the people.

17 And Judah went with Simeon his brother, and they defeated the Canaanites who inhabited Zephath and devoted it to destruction. So the name of the city was called Hormah.*

18 Judah also captured Gaza with its territory, and Ashkelon with its territory, and Ekron with its territory.

19 And the Lord was with Judah, and he took possession of the hill country, but he could not drive out the inhabitants of the plain because they had chariots of iron.

20 And Hebron was given to Caleb, as Moses had said. And he drove out from it the three sons of Anak.

21 But the people of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites who lived in Jerusalem, so the Jebusites have lived with the people of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this day.

22 The house of Joseph also went up against Bethel, and the Lord was with them.

23 And the house of Joseph scouted out Bethel. (Now the name of the city was formerly Luz.)

24 And the spies saw a man coming out of the city, and they said to him, “Please show us the way into the city, and we will deal kindly with you.”

25 And he showed them the way 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 And the man went to the land of the Hittites and built a city and called its name Luz. That is its name to this day.

Failure to Complete the Conquest

27 Manasseh did not drive out the inhabitants 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, for the Canaanites persisted in dwelling in that land.

28 When Israel grew strong, they put the Canaanites to forced labor, but did not drive them out completely.

29 And Ephraim did not drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer, so the Canaanites lived in Gezer among them.

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

31 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 so the Asherites lived among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land, for they did not drive them out.

33 Naphtali did not drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh, or the inhabitants of Beth-anath, so they lived among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land. Nevertheless, the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh and of Beth-anath became subject to forced labor for them.

34 The Amorites pressed the people of Dan back into the hill country, for they did not allow them to come down to the plain.

35 The Amorites persisted in dwelling in Mount Heres, in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim, but the hand of the house of Joseph rested heavily on them, and they became subject to forced labor.

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

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