Judges 1

Now after the death of Joshua it came to pass, that the children of Israel asked the LORD, saying, Who shall go up for us against the Canaanites first, to fight against them?

وَكَانَ بَعْدَ مَوْتِ يَشُوعَ أَنَّ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ سَأَلُوا الرَّبَّ قَائِلِينَ: «مَنْ مِنَّا يَصْعَدُ إِلَى الْكَنْعَانِيِّينَ أَوَّلاً لِمُحَارَبَتِهِمْ؟»

And the LORD said, Judah shall go up: behold, I have delivered the land into his hand.

فَقَالَ الرَّبُّ: «يَهُوذَا يَصْعَدُ. هُوَذَا قَدْ دَفَعْتُ الأَرْضَ لِيَدِهِ».

And Judah said unto Simeon his brother, Come up with me into my lot, that we may fight against the Canaanites; and I likewise will go with thee into thy lot. So Simeon went with him.

فَقَالَ يَهُوذَا لِشِمْعُونَ أَخِيهِ: «اِصْعَدْ مَعِي فِي قُرْعَتِي لِكَيْ نُحَارِبَ الْكَنْعَانِيِّينَ، فَأَصْعَدَ أَنَا أَيْضًا مَعَكَ فِي قُرْعَتِكَ». فَذَهَبَ شِمْعُونُ مَعَهُ.

And Judah went up; and the LORD delivered the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hand: and they slew of them in Bezek ten thousand men.

فَصَعِدَ يَهُوذَا، وَدَفَعَ الرَّبُّ الْكَنْعَانِيِّينَ وَالْفِرِزِّيِّينَ بِيَدِهِمْ، فَضَرَبُوا مِنْهُمْ فِي بَازَقَ عَشَرَةَ آلاَفِ رَجُل.

And they found Adoni–bezek in Bezek: and they fought against him, and they slew the Canaanites and the Perizzites.

وَوَجَدُوا أَدُونِيَ بَازَقَ فِي بَازَقَ، فَحَارَبُوهُ وَضَرَبُوا الْكَنْعَانِيِّينَ وَالْفِرِزِّيِّينَ.

But Adoni–bezek fled; and they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes.

فَهَرَبَ أَدُونِي بَازَقَ، فَتَبِعُوهُ وَأَمْسَكُوهُ وَقَطَعُوا أَبَاهِمَ يَدَيْهِ وَرِجْلَيْهِ.

And Adoni–bezek said, Threescore and ten kings, having their thumbs and their great toes cut off, gathered their meat under my table: as I have done, so God hath requited me. And they brought him to Jerusalem, and there he died.

فَقَالَ أَدُونِي بَازَقَ: «سَبْعُونَ مَلِكًا مَقْطُوعَةٌ أَبَاهِمُ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَأَرْجُلِهِمْ كَانُوا يَلْتَقِطُونَ تَحْتَ مَائِدَتِي. كَمَا فَعَلْتُ كَذلِكَ جَازَانِيَ اللهُ». وَأَتَوْا بِهِ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ فَمَاتَ هُنَاكَ.

Now the children of Judah had fought against Jerusalem, and had taken it, and smitten it with the edge of the sword, and set the city on fire.

وَحَارَبَ بَنُو يَهُوذَا أُورُشَلِيمَ وَأَخَذُوهَا وَضَرَبُوهَا بِحَدِّ السَّيْفِ، وَأَشْعَلُوا الْمَدِينَةَ بِالنَّارِ.

And afterward the children of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites, that dwelt in the mountain, and in the south, and in the valley.

وَبَعْدَ ذلِكَ نَزَلَ بَنُو يَهُوذَا لِمُحَارَبَةِ الْكَنْعَانِيِّينَ سُكَّانِ الْجَبَلِ وَالْجَنُوبِ وَالسَّهْلِ.

And Judah went against the Canaanites that dwelt in Hebron: (now the name of Hebron before was Kirjath–arba:) and they slew Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai.

وَسَارَ يَهُوذَا عَلَى الْكَنْعَانِيِّينَ السَّاكِنِينَ فِي حَبْرُونَ، وَكَانَ اسْمُ حَبْرُونَ قَبْلاً قَرْيَةَ أَرْبَعَ. وَضَرَبُوا شِيشَايَ وَأَخِيمَانَ وَتَلْمَايَ.

And from thence he went against the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before was Kirjath–sepher:

وَسَارَ مِنْ هُنَاكَ عَلَى سُكَّانِ دَبِيرَ، وَاسْمُ دَبِيرَ قَبْلاً قَرْيَةُ سَفَرٍ.

And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjath–sepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.

فَقَالَ كَالَبُ: «الَّذِي يَضْرِبُ قَرْيَةَ سَفَرٍ وَيَأْخُذُهَا، أُعْطِيهِ عَكْسَةَ ابْنَتِي امْرَأَةً».

And Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.

فَأَخَذَهَا عُثْنِيئِيلُ بْنُ قَنَازَ، أَخُو كَالَبَ الأَصْغَرُ مِنْهُ. فَأَعْطَاهُ عَكْسَةَ ابْنَتَهُ امْرَأَةً.

And it came to pass, when she came to him, that she moved him to ask of her father a field: and she lighted from off her ass; and Caleb said unto her, What wilt thou?

وَكَانَ عِنْدَ دُخُولِهَا أَنَّهَا غَرَّتْهُ بِطَلَبِ حَقْل مِنْ أَبِيهَا. فَنَزَلَتْ عَنِ الْحِمَارِ، فَقَالَ لَهَا كَالَبُ: «مَا لَكِ؟»

And she said unto him, Give me a blessing: for thou hast given me a south land; give me also springs of water. And Caleb gave her the upper springs and the nether springs.

فَقَالَتْ لَهُ: «أَعْطِنِي بَرَكَةً. لأَنَّكَ أَعْطَيْتَنِي أَرْضَ الْجَنُوبِ، فَأَعْطِنِي يَنَابِيعَ مَاءٍ». فَأَعْطَاهَا كَالَبُ الْيَنَابِيعَ الْعُلْيَا وَالْيَنَابِيعَ السُّفْلَى.

And the children of the Kenite, Moses' father in law, went up out of the city of palm trees with the children of Judah into the wilderness of Judah, which lieth in the south of Arad; and they went and dwelt among the people.

وَبَنُو الْقَيْنِيِّ حَمِي مُوسَى صَعِدُوا مِنْ مَدِينَةِ النَّخْلِ مَعَ بَنِي يَهُوذَا إِلَى بَرِّيَّةِ يَهُوذَا الَّتِي فِي جَنُوبِيِّ عَرَادَ، وَذَهَبُوا وَسَكَنُوا مَعَ الشَّعْبِ.

And Judah went with Simeon his brother, and they slew the Canaanites that inhabited Zephath, and utterly destroyed it. And the name of the city was called Hormah.

وَذَهَبَ يَهُوذَا مَعَ شِمْعُونَ أَخِيهِ وَضَرَبُوا الْكَنْعَانِيِّينَ سُكَّانَ صَفَاةَ وَحَرَّمُوهَا، وَدَعَوْا اسْمَ الْمَدِينَةِ «حُرْمَةَ».

Also Judah took Gaza with the coast thereof, and Askelon with the coast thereof, and Ekron with the coast thereof.

وَأَخَذَ يَهُوذَا غَزَّةَ وَتُخُومَهَا، وَأَشْقَلُونَ وَتُخُومَهَا، وَعَقْرُونَ وَتُخُومَهَا.

And the LORD was with Judah; and he drave out the inhabitants of the mountain; but could not drive out the inhabitants of the valley, because they had chariots of iron.

وَكَانَ الرَّبُّ مَعَ يَهُوذَا فَمَلَكَ الْجَبَلَ، وَلكِنْ لَمْ يُطْرَدْ سُكَّانُ الْوَادِي لأَنَّ لَهُمْ مَرْكَبَاتِ حَدِيدٍ.

And they gave Hebron unto Caleb, as Moses said: and he expelled thence the three sons of Anak.

وَأَعْطَوْا لِكَالَبَ حَبْرُونَ كَمَا تَكَلَّمَ مُوسَى. فَطَرَدَ مِنْ هُنَاكَ بَنِي عَنَاقَ الثَّلاَثَةَ.

And the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem; but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem unto this day.

وَبَنُو بَنْيَامِينَ لَمْ يَطْرُدُوا الْيَبُوسِيِّينَ سُكَّانَ أُورُشَلِيمَ، فَسَكَنَ الْيَبُوسِيُّونَ مَعَ بَنِي بَنْيَامِينَ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ إِلَى هذَا الْيَوْمِ.

And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Beth–el: and the LORD was with them.

وَصَعِدَ بَيْتُ يُوسُفَ أَيْضًا إِلَى بَيْتِ إِيلَ وَالرَّبُّ مَعَهُمْ.

And the house of Joseph sent to descry Beth–el. (Now the name of the city before was Luz.)

وَاسْتَكْشَفَ بَيْتُ يُوسُفَ عَنْ بَيْتِ إِيلَ، وَكَانَ اسْمُ الْمَدِينَةِ قَبْلاً لُوزَ.

And the spies saw a man come forth out of the city, and they said unto him, Shew us, we pray thee, the entrance into the city, and we will shew thee mercy.

فَرَأَى الْمُرَاقِبُونَ رَجُلاً خَارِجًا مِنَ الْمَدِينَةِ، فَقَالُوا لَهُ: «أَرِنَا مَدْخَلَ الْمَدِينَةِ فَنَعْمَلَ مَعَكَ مَعْرُوفًا».

And when he shewed them the entrance into the city, they smote the city with the edge of the sword; but they let go the man and all his family.

فَأَرَاهُمْ مَدْخَلَ الْمَدِينَةِ، فَضَرَبُوا الْمَدِينَةَ بِحَدِّ السَّيْفِ، وَأَمَّا الرَّجُلُ وَكُلُّ عَشِيرَتِهِ فَأَطْلَقُوهُمْ.

And the man went into the land of the Hittites, and built a city, and called the name thereof Luz: which is the name thereof unto this day.

فَانْطَلَقَ الرَّجُلُ إِلَى أَرْضِ الْحِثِّيِّينَ وَبَنَى مَدِينَةً وَدَعَا اسْمَهَا «لُوزَ» وَهُوَ اسْمُهَا إِلَى هذَا الْيَوْمِ.

Neither did Manasseh drive out the inhabitants of Beth–shean and her towns, nor Taanach and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns: but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.

وَلَمْ يَطْرُدْ مَنَسَّى أَهْلَ بَيْتِ شَانَ وَقُرَاهَا، وَلاَ أَهْلَ تَعْنَكَ وَقُرَاهَا، وَلاَ سُكَّانَ دُورَ وَقُرَاهَا، وَلاَ سُكَّانَ يِبْلَعَامَ وَقُرَاهَا، وَلاَ سُكَّانَ مَجِدُّو وَقُرَاهَا. فَعَزَمَ الْكَنْعَانِيُّونَ عَلَى السَّكَنِ فِي تِلْكَ الأَرْضِ.

And it came to pass, when Israel was strong, that they put the Canaanites to tribute, and did not utterly drive them out.

وَكَانَ لَمَّا تَشَدَّدَ إِسْرَائِيلُ أَنَّهُ وَضَعَ الْكَنْعَانِيِّينَ تَحْتَ الْجِزْيَةِ وَلَمْ يَطْرُدْهُمْ طَرْدًا.

Neither did Ephraim drive out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer; but the Canaanites dwelt in Gezer among them.

وَأَفْرَايِمُ لَمْ يَطْرُدِ الْكَنْعَانِيِّينَ السَّاكِنِينَ فِي جَازَرَ، فَسَكَنَ الْكَنْعَانِيُّونَ فِي وَسَطِهِ فِي جَازَرَ.

Neither did Zebulun drive out the inhabitants of Kitron, nor the inhabitants of Nahalol; but the Canaanites dwelt among them, and became tributaries.

زَبُولُونُ لَمْ يَطْرُدْ سُكَّانَ قِطْرُونَ، وَلاَ سُكَّانَ نَهْلُولَ، فَسَكَنَ الْكَنْعَانِيُّونَ فِي وَسَطِهِ وَكَانُوا تَحْتَ الْجِزْيَةِ.

Neither did Asher drive out the inhabitants of Accho, nor the inhabitants of Zidon, nor of Ahlab, nor of Achzib, nor of Helbah, nor of Aphik, nor of Rehob:

وَلَمْ يَطْرُدْ أَشِيرُ سُكَّانَ عَكُّو، وَلاَ سُكَّانَ صَيْدُونَ وَأَحْلَبَ وَأَكْزِيبَ وَحَلْبَةَ وَأَفِيقَ وَرَحُوبَ.

But the Asherites dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land: for they did not drive them out.

فَسَكَنَ الأَشِيرِيُّونَ فِي وَسَطِ الْكَنْعَانِيِّينَ سُكَّانِ الأَرْضِ، لأَنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَطْرُدُوهُمْ.

Neither did Naphtali drive out the inhabitants of Beth–shemesh, nor the inhabitants of Beth–anath; but he dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land: nevertheless the inhabitants of Beth–shemesh and of Beth–anath became tributaries unto them.

وَنَفْتَالِي لَمْ يَطْرُدْ سُكَّانَ بَيْتِ شَمْسٍ، وَلاَ سُكَّانَ بَيْتِ عَنَاةَ، بَلْ سَكَنَ فِي وَسَطِ الْكَنْعَانِيِّينَ سُكَّانِ الأَرْضِ. فَكَانَ سُكَّانُ بَيْتِ شَمْسٍ وَبَيْتِ عَنَاةَ تَحْتَ الْجِزْيَةِ لَهُمْ.

And the Amorites forced the children of Dan into the mountain: for they would not suffer them to come down to the valley:

وَحَصَرَ الأَمُورِيُّونَ بَنِي دَانَ فِي الْجَبَلِ لأَنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَدَعُوهُمْ يَنْزِلُونَ إِلَى الْوَادِي.

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 tributaries.

فَعَزَمَ الأَمُورِيُّونَ عَلَى السَّكَنِ فِي جَبَلِ حَارَسَ فِي أَيَّلُونَ وَفِي شَعَلُبِّيمَ. وَقَوِيَتْ يَدُ بَيْتِ يُوسُفَ فَكَانُوا تَحْتَ الْجِزْيَةِ.

And the coast of the Amorites was from the going up to Akrabbim, from the rock, and upward.

وَكَانَ تُخْمُ الأَمُورِيِّينَ مِنْ عَقَبَةِ عَقْرِبِّيمَ مِنْ سَالَعَ فَصَاعِدًا.