< اَلْقُضَاة 1 >

وَكَانَ بَعْدَ مَوْتِ يَشُوعَ أَنَّ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ سَأَلُوا ٱلرَّبَّ قَائِلِينَ: «مَنْ مِنَّا يَصْعَدُ إِلَى ٱلْكَنْعَانِيِّينَ أَوَّلًا لِمُحَارَبَتِهِمْ؟» ١ 1
After the death of Joshua, the people of Israel asked Yahweh, saying, “Who first will attack the Canaanites for us, to fight against them?”
فَقَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ: «يَهُوذَا يَصْعَدُ. هُوَذَا قَدْ دَفَعْتُ ٱلْأَرْضَ لِيَدِهِ». ٢ 2
Yahweh said, “Judah will attack. See, I have given them control of this land.”
فَقَالَ يَهُوذَا لِشِمْعُونَ أَخِيهِ: «اِصْعَدْ مَعِي فِي قُرْعَتِي لِكَيْ نُحَارِبَ ٱلْكَنْعَانِيِّينَ، فَأَصْعَدَ أَنَا أَيْضًا مَعَكَ فِي قُرْعَتِكَ». فَذَهَبَ شِمْعُونُ مَعَهُ. ٣ 3
The men of Judah said to men of Simeon, their brothers, “Come up with us into our territory that was assigned to us that together we may fight against the Canaanites. We will likewise go with you to the territory that was assigned to you.” So the tribe of Simeon went with them.
فَصَعِدَ يَهُوذَا، وَدَفَعَ ٱلرَّبُّ ٱلْكَنْعَانِيِّينَ وَٱلْفِرِزِّيِّينَ بِيَدِهِمْ، فَضَرَبُوا مِنْهُمْ فِي بَازَقَ عَشَرَةَ آلَافِ رَجُلٍ. ٤ 4
The men of Judah attacked, and Yahweh gave them victory over the Canaanites and the Perizzites. They killed ten thousand of them at Bezek.
وَوَجَدُوا أَدُونِيَ بَازَقَ فِي بَازَقَ، فَحَارَبُوهُ وَضَرَبُوا ٱلْكَنْعَانِيِّينَ وَٱلْفِرِزِّيِّينَ. ٥ 5
They found Adoni-Bezek at Bezek, and they fought against him and defeated the Canaanites and the Perizzites.
فَهَرَبَ أَدُونِي بَازَقَ، فَتَبِعُوهُ وَأَمْسَكُوهُ وَقَطَعُوا أَبَاهِمَ يَدَيْهِ وَرِجْلَيْهِ. ٦ 6
But Adoni-Bezek fled, and they pursued him and caught him, and they cut off his thumbs and his big toes.
فَقَالَ أَدُونِي بَازَقَ: «سَبْعُونَ مَلِكًا مَقْطُوعَةٌ أَبَاهِمُ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَأَرْجُلِهِمْ كَانُوا يَلْتَقِطُونَ تَحْتَ مَائِدَتِي. كَمَا فَعَلْتُ كَذَلِكَ جَازَانِيَ ٱللهُ». وَأَتَوْا بِهِ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ فَمَاتَ هُنَاكَ. ٧ 7
Adoni-Bezek said, “Seventy kings, who had their thumbs and their big toes cut off, gathered their food from under my table. As I have done, even so God has done to me.” They brought him to Jerusalem, and he died there.
وَحَارَبَ بَنُو يَهُوذَا أُورُشَلِيمَ وَأَخَذُوهَا وَضَرَبُوهَا بِحَدِّ ٱلسَّيْفِ، وَأَشْعَلُوا ٱلْمَدِينَةَ بِٱلنَّارِ. ٨ 8
The men of Judah fought against the city of Jerusalem and took it. They attacked it with the edge of the sword and they set the city on fire.
وَبَعْدَ ذَلِكَ نَزَلَ بَنُو يَهُوذَا لِمُحَارَبَةِ ٱلْكَنْعَانِيِّينَ سُكَّانِ ٱلْجَبَلِ وَٱلْجَنُوبِ وَٱلسَّهْلِ. ٩ 9
After that, the men of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites who lived in the hill country, in the Negev, and the western foothills.
وَسَارَ يَهُوذَا عَلَى ٱلْكَنْعَانِيِّينَ ٱلسَّاكِنِينَ فِي حَبْرُونَ، وَكَانَ ٱسْمُ حَبْرُونَ قَبْلًا قَرْيَةَ أَرْبَعَ. وَضَرَبُوا شِيشَايَ وَأَخِيمَانَ وَتَلْمَايَ. ١٠ 10
Judah advanced against the Canaanites who lived in Hebron (the name of Hebron was previously Kiriath Arba), and they defeated Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai.
وَسَارَ مِنْ هُنَاكَ عَلَى سُكَّانِ دَبِيرَ، وَٱسْمُ دَبِيرَ قَبْلًا قَرْيَةُ سَفَرٍ. ١١ 11
From there the men of Judah advanced against the inhabitants of Debir (the name of Debir was previously Kiriath Sepher).
فَقَالَ كَالَبُ: «ٱلَّذِي يَضْرِبُ قَرْيَةَ سَفَرٍ وَيَأْخُذُهَا، أُعْطِيهِ عَكْسَةَ ٱبْنَتِي ٱمْرَأَةً». ١٢ 12
Caleb said, “Whoever attacks Kiriath Sepher and takes it, I will give him Aksah, my daughter, to be his wife.”
فَأَخَذَهَا عُثْنِيئِيلُ بْنُ قَنَازَ، أَخُو كَالَبَ ٱلْأَصْغَرُ مِنْهُ. فَأَعْطَاهُ عَكْسَةَ ٱبْنَتَهُ ٱمْرَأَةً. ١٣ 13
Othniel, son of Kenaz (Caleb's younger brother) captured Debir, so Caleb gave him Aksah, his daughter, to be his wife.
وَكَانَ عِنْدَ دُخُولِهَا أَنَّهَا غَرَّتْهُ بِطَلَبِ حَقْلٍ مِنْ أَبِيهَا. فَنَزَلَتْ عَنِ ٱلْحِمَارِ، فَقَالَ لَهَا كَالَبُ: «مَا لَكِ؟» ١٤ 14
Soon Aksah came to Othniel, and she urged him to ask her father to give her a field. As she was getting off her donkey, Caleb asked her, “What can I do for you?”
فَقَالَتْ لَهُ: «أَعْطِنِي بَرَكَةً. لِأَنَّكَ أَعْطَيْتَنِي أَرْضَ ٱلْجَنُوبِ، فَأَعْطِنِي يَنَابِيعَ مَاءٍ». فَأَعْطَاهَا كَالَبُ ٱلْيَنَابِيعَ ٱلْعُلْيَا وَٱلْيَنَابِيعَ ٱلسُّفْلَى. ١٥ 15
She said to him, “Give me a blessing. Since you have given me the land of the Negev, also give me springs of water.” So Caleb gave her the upper springs and the lower springs.
وَبَنُو ٱلْقَيْنِيِّ حَمِي مُوسَى صَعِدُوا مِنْ مَدِينَةِ ٱلنَّخْلِ مَعَ بَنِي يَهُوذَا إِلَى بَرِّيَّةِ يَهُوذَا ٱلَّتِي فِي جَنُوبِيِّ عَرَادَ، وَذَهَبُوا وَسَكَنُوا مَعَ ٱلشَّعْبِ. ١٦ 16
The descendants of Moses' father-in-law the Kenite went up from the City of Palms with the people of Judah, into the wilderness of Judah, which is in the Negev, to live with the people of Judah near Arad.
وَذَهَبَ يَهُوذَا مَعَ شِمْعُونَ أَخِيهِ وَضَرَبُوا ٱلْكَنْعَانِيِّينَ سُكَّانَ صَفَاةَ وَحَرَّمُوهَا، وَدَعَوْا ٱسْمَ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ «حُرْمَةَ». ١٧ 17
The men of Judah went with the men of Simeon their brothers and they attacked the Canaanites who inhabited Zephath and they completely destroyed it. The name of the city was called Hormah.
وَأَخَذَ يَهُوذَا غَزَّةَ وَتُخُومَهَا، وَأَشْقَلُونَ وَتُخُومَهَا، وَعَقْرُونَ وَتُخُومَهَا. ١٨ 18
The people of Judah also captured Gaza and the land around it, Ashkelon and the land around it, and Ekron and the land around it.
وَكَانَ ٱلرَّبُّ مَعَ يَهُوذَا فَمَلَكَ ٱلْجَبَلَ، وَلَكِنْ لَمْ يُطْرَدْ سُكَّانُ ٱلْوَادِي لِأَنَّ لَهُمْ مَرْكَبَاتِ حَدِيدٍ. ١٩ 19
Yahweh was with the people of Judah and they took possession of the hill country, but they could not drive out the inhabitants of the plains because they had iron chariots.
وَأَعْطَوْا لِكَالَبَ حَبْرُونَ كَمَا تَكَلَّمَ مُوسَى. فَطَرَدَ مِنْ هُنَاكَ بَنِي عَنَاقَ ٱلثَّلَاثَةَ. ٢٠ 20
Hebron was given to Caleb (like Moses had said), and he drove out from there the three sons of Anak.
وَبَنُو بَنْيَامِينَ لَمْ يَطْرُدُوا ٱلْيَبُوسِيِّينَ سُكَّانَ أُورُشَلِيمَ، فَسَكَنَ ٱلْيَبُوسِيُّونَ مَعَ بَنِي بَنْيَامِينَ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ إِلَى هَذَا ٱلْيَوْمِ. ٢١ 21
But the people of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites who inhabited Jerusalem. So the Jebusites have lived with the people of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this day.
وَصَعِدَ بَيْتُ يُوسُفَ أَيْضًا إِلَى بَيْتِ إِيلَ وَٱلرَّبُّ مَعَهُمْ. ٢٢ 22
The house of Joseph prepared to attack Bethel, and Yahweh was with them.
وَٱسْتَكْشَفَ بَيْتُ يُوسُفَ عَنْ بَيْتِ إِيلَ، وَكَانَ ٱسْمُ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ قَبْلًا لُوزَ. ٢٣ 23
They sent out men to spy on Bethel (the city that was formerly called Luz).
فَرَأَى ٱلْمُرَاقِبُونَ رَجُلًا خَارِجًا مِنَ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ، فَقَالُوا لَهُ: «أَرِنَا مَدْخَلَ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ فَنَعْمَلَ مَعَكَ مَعْرُوفًا». ٢٤ 24
The spies saw a man coming out of the city, and they said to him, “Show us, please, how to get into the city, and we will be kind to you.”
فَأَرَاهُمْ مَدْخَلَ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ، فَضَرَبُوا ٱلْمَدِينَةَ بِحَدِّ ٱلسَّيْفِ، وَأَمَّا ٱلرَّجُلُ وَكُلُّ عَشِيرَتِهِ فَأَطْلَقُوهُمْ. ٢٥ 25
He showed them a way into the city, and so they attacked the city with the edge of the sword, but they let the man and all his family get away.
فَٱنْطَلَقَ ٱلرَّجُلُ إِلَى أَرْضِ ٱلْحِثِّيِّينَ وَبَنَى مَدِينَةً وَدَعَا ٱسْمَهَا «لُوزَ» وَهُوَ ٱسْمُهَا إِلَى هَذَا ٱلْيَوْمِ. ٢٦ 26
Then the man went to the land of the Hittites and built a city and called it Luz, which is its name to this day.
وَلَمْ يَطْرُدْ مَنَسَّى أَهْلَ بَيْتِ شَانَ وَقُرَاهَا، وَلَا أَهْلَ تَعْنَكَ وَقُرَاهَا، وَلَا سُكَّانَ دُورَ وَقُرَاهَا، وَلَا سُكَّانَ يِبْلَعَامَ وَقُرَاهَا، وَلَا سُكَّانَ مَجِدُّو وَقُرَاهَا. فَعَزَمَ ٱلْكَنْعَانِيُّونَ عَلَى ٱلسَّكَنِ فِي تِلْكَ ٱلْأَرْضِ. ٢٧ 27
The people of Manasseh did not drive out the people living in the cities of Beth Shan and its villages, or Taanach and its villages, or those who lived in Dor and its villages, or those who lived in Ibleam and its villages, or those who lived in Megiddo and its villages, because the Canaanites were determined to live in that land.
وَكَانَ لَمَّا تَشَدَّدَ إِسْرَائِيلُ أَنَّهُ وَضَعَ ٱلْكَنْعَانِيِّينَ تَحْتَ ٱلْجِزْيَةِ وَلَمْ يَطْرُدْهُمْ طَرْدًا. ٢٨ 28
When Israel became strong, they forced the Canaanites to serve them with hard labor, but they never drove them out completely.
وَأَفْرَايِمُ لَمْ يَطْرُدِ ٱلْكَنْعَانِيِّينَ ٱلسَّاكِنِينَ فِي جَازَرَ، فَسَكَنَ ٱلْكَنْعَانِيُّونَ فِي وَسَطِهِ فِي جَازَرَ. ٢٩ 29
Ephraim did not drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer, so the Canaanites continued to live in Gezer among them.
زَبُولُونُ لَمْ يَطْرُدْ سُكَّانَ قِطْرُونَ، وَلَا سُكَّانَ نَهْلُولَ، فَسَكَنَ ٱلْكَنْعَانِيُّونَ فِي وَسَطِهِ وَكَانُوا تَحْتَ ٱلْجِزْيَةِ. ٣٠ 30
Zebulun did not drive out the people living in Kitron, or the people living in Nahalol, and so the Canaanites continued to live among them, but Zebulun forced the Canaanites to serve them with hard labor.
وَلَمْ يَطْرُدْ أَشِيرُ سُكَّانَ عَكُّو، وَلَا سُكَّانَ صَيْدُونَ وَأَحْلَبَ وَأَكْزِيبَ وَحَلْبَةَ وَأَفِيقَ وَرَحُوبَ. ٣١ 31
Asher did not drive out the people living in Akko, or the people living in Sidon, or those living in Ahlab, Akzib, Helbah, Aphek, or Rehob.
فَسَكَنَ ٱلْأَشِيرِيُّونَ فِي وَسَطِ ٱلْكَنْعَانِيِّينَ سُكَّانِ ٱلْأَرْضِ، لِأَنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَطْرُدُوهُمْ. ٣٢ 32
So the tribe of Asher lived among the Canaanites (those who lived in the land), because they did not drive them out.
وَنَفْتَالِي لَمْ يَطْرُدْ سُكَّانَ بَيْتِ شَمْسٍ، وَلَا سُكَّانَ بَيْتِ عَنَاةَ، بَلْ سَكَنَ فِي وَسَطِ ٱلْكَنْعَانِيِّينَ سُكَّانِ ٱلْأَرْضِ. فَكَانَ سُكَّانُ بَيْتِ شَمْسٍ وَبَيْتِ عَنَاةَ تَحْتَ ٱلْجِزْيَةِ لَهُمْ. ٣٣ 33
The tribe of Naphtali did not drive out those who were living in Beth Shemesh, or those living in Beth Anath. So the tribe of Naphtali lived among the Canaanites (the people who were living in that land). However, the inhabitants of Beth Shemesh and Beth Anath were forced into hard labor for Naphthali.
وَحَصَرَ ٱلْأَمُورِيُّونَ بَنِي دَانَ فِي ٱلْجَبَلِ لِأَنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَدَعُوهُمْ يَنْزِلُونَ إِلَى ٱلْوَادِي. ٣٤ 34
The Amorites forced the tribe of Dan to live in the hill country, not allowing them to come down to the plain.
فَعَزَمَ ٱلْأَمُورِيُّونَ عَلَى ٱلسَّكَنِ فِي جَبَلِ حَارَسَ فِي أَيَّلُونَ وَفِي شَعَلُبِّيمَ. وَقَوِيَتْ يَدُ بَيْتِ يُوسُفَ فَكَانُوا تَحْتَ ٱلْجِزْيَةِ. ٣٥ 35
So the Amorites lived at Mount Heres, in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim, but the military might of the house of Joseph conquered them, and they were forced to serve them with hard labor.
وَكَانَ تُخْمُ ٱلْأَمُورِيِّينَ مِنْ عَقَبَةِ عَقْرِبِّيمَ مِنْ سَالَعَ فَصَاعِدًا. ٣٦ 36
The border of the Amorites ran from the hill of Akrabbim at Sela up into the hill country.

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