Joshua 10
1 Later, Adonizedek, the king of Jerusalem, heard that Joshua’s army had captured Ai [town] and had destroyed everything in the town. He heard that they had done to the people of Ai and to their king the same thing that they had done to the people of Jericho and their king. He also heard that the people of Gibeon [city] had made a peace treaty with the Israeli people, and that the people of Gibeon were now living near the Israelis and being protected by them.
Και ως ήκουσεν Αδωνισεδέκ ο βασιλεύς της Ιερουσαλήμ ότι ο Ιησούς εκυρίευσε την Γαί και εξωλόθρευσεν αυτήν, ότι, καθώς έκαμεν εις την Ιεριχώ και εις τον βασιλέα αυτής, ούτως έκαμεν εις την Γαί και εις τον βασιλέα αυτής, και ότι οι κάτοικοι της Γαβαών έκαμον ειρήνην μετά του Ισραήλ και έμενον μεταξύ αυτών,
2 Because of that, he and the people whom he ruled became very afraid, because Gibeon was an important city, like the other cities that had kings. And [even though] Gibeon was a larger city than Ai and all its soldiers were good fighters, [they thought Joshua’s army might defeat them].
εφοβήθησαν σφόδρα· διότι ήτο πόλις μεγάλη η Γαβαών, ως μία των βασιλικών πόλεων, και διότι ήτο μεγαλητέρα της Γαί, και πάντες οι άνδρες αυτής δυνατοί.
3 So King Adonizedek sent a message to Hosham the king of Hebron [city], to Piram the king of Jarmuth [city], to Jarmuth the king of Lachish [city], and to Debir the king of Eglon [city].
Διά τούτο απέστειλεν Αδωνισεδέκ ο βασιλεύς της Ιερουσαλήμ προς τον Ωάμ βασιλέα της Χεβρών, και προς τον Πιράμ βασιλέα της Ιαρμούθ, και προς τον Ιαφιά βασιλέα της Λαχείς, και προς τον Δεβείρ βασιλέα της Εγλών, λέγων,
4 In the message he said, “Please come up with your armies and help me to attack Gibeon, because the people of Gibeon have made a peace treaty with Joshua and the Israelis.”
Ανάβητε προς εμέ και βοηθήσατέ μοι, διά να πατάξωμεν την Γαβαών· διότι έκαμεν ειρήνην μετά του Ιησού και μετά των υιών Ισραήλ.
5 So those five kings who ruled all the groups who were descendants of Amor—the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Debir—came up with all of their soldiers and surrounded the city. Then they prepared to attack it.
Και συναχθέντες οι πέντε βασιλείς των Αμορραίων, ο βασιλεύς της Ιερουσαλήμ, ο βασιλεύς της Χεβρών, ο βασιλεύς της Ιαρμούθ, ο βασιλεύς της Λαχείς, ο βασιλεύς της Εγλών, ανέβησαν, αυτοί και πάντα τα στρατεύματα αυτών, και εστρατοπέδευσαν έμπροσθεν της Γαβαών και επολέμουν εναντίον αυτής.
6 So the people of Gibeon sent a message to Joshua while he was in the camp at Gilgal. They said, “We are your servants. So do not forsake us. Come up to us quickly and save us! Help us, because the kings of all of the groups descended from Amor and their armies have joined their forces and have come from the hilly area to attack us!”
Και οι Γαβαωνίται απέστειλαν προς τον Ιησούν εις το στρατόπεδον εις Γάλγαλα, λέγοντες, Μη αποσύρης την χείρα σου από των δούλων σου· ανάβα προς ημάς ταχέως και σώσον ημάς και βοήθησον ημάς· διότι συνήχθησαν εναντίον ημών πάντες οι βασιλείς των Αμορραίων, οι κατοικούντες την ορεινήν.
7 So Joshua and all his army, including the soldiers who were his best fighting men, marched up from Gilgal.
Και ανέβη ο Ιησούς από Γαλγάλων, αυτός και πας ο λαός ο πολεμιστής μετ' αυτού και πάντες οι δυνατοί εν ισχύϊ.
8 Then Yahweh said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid of those armies! I will enable your army to defeat them [IDM]. None of them will be able to (resist/fight and defeat) your army.”
Και είπε Κύριος προς τον Ιησούν, Μη φοβηθής αυτούς· διότι παρέδωκα αυτούς εις την χείρα σου· δεν θέλει σταθή έμπροσθέν σου ουδείς εξ αυτών.
9 Joshua’s army marched all night and arrived very early in the morning.
Ήλθε λοιπόν επ' αυτούς ο Ιησούς εξαίφνης, αναβάς από Γαλγάλων δι' όλης της νυκτός.
10 They attacked their enemies before anyone knew that they had come. Yahweh caused their enemies to (become very confused/start running in all directions) when they saw the Israeli army. As a result, the Israeli army defeated them very severely at Gibeon [and killed many of them]. The rest of them fled along the road that goes up to Beth-Horon. But the Israeli army pursued them and killed them all along the road that goes to Azekah and Makkedah towns.
Και κατετρόπωσεν αυτούς ο Κύριος έμπροσθεν του Ισραήλ, και επάταξαν αυτούς εν σφαγή μεγάλη εν Γαβαών, και κατεδίωξαν αυτούς εις την οδόν την αναβαίνουσαν προς Βαιθ-ωρών, και κατέκοπτον αυτούς έως Αζηκά και έως Μακκηδά.
11 As they fled in front of the Israeli army, Yahweh threw down huge hailstones from the sky. As a result, more of them died from hailstones falling on them than died as a result of the Israeli army killing them with swords.
Και ενώ, φεύγοντες απ' έμπροσθεν του Ισραήλ, ήσαν εν τη καταβάσει της Βαιθ-ωρών, ο Κύριος έρριψεν εκ του ουρανού κατ' αυτών λίθους μεγάλους έως Αζηκά, και απέθανον· περισσότεροι ήσαν οι αποθανόντες εκ των λίθων της χαλάζης, παρ' όσους οι υιοί Ισραήλ κατέκοψαν εν μαχαίρα.
12 On the day that Yahweh enabled the Israeli army to defeat the groups who were descendants of Amor, Joshua said to Yahweh while the Israeli people were listening, “Yahweh, cause the sun to stand still over Gibeon, and cause the moon to not move when it is over Aijalon Valley.”
Τότε ελάλησεν ο Ιησούς προς τον Κύριον, καθ' ην ημέραν ο Κύριος παρέδωκε τους Αμορραίους έμπροσθεν των υιών Ισραήλ, και είπεν ενώπιον του Ισραήλ, Στήθι, ήλιε, επί την Γαβαών, και συ, σελήνη, επί την φάραγγα Αιαλών.
13 And that is what happened. The sun stood still, and the moon did not move, until the Israeli army defeated their enemies. That is what has been written in the book that Jashar wrote. The sun stopped while it was in the middle of the sky, and did not (set/go down) for about a whole day.
Και ο ήλιος εστάθη και η σελήνη έμεινεν, εωσού ο λαός εξεδικήθη τους εχθρούς αυτού. Δεν είναι τούτο γεγραμμένον εν τω βιβλίω του Ιασήρ; Και εστάθη ο ήλιος εν τω μέσω του ουρανού, και δεν έσπευσε να δύση έως μιας ολοκλήρου ημέρας.
14 On that day Yahweh did a great miracle that someone asked him to do. There was never a day like that previously, and there has never been a day like that since. Yahweh was certainly fighting for the Israeli people!
Και τοιαύτη ημέρα δεν υπήρξεν ούτε πρότερον ούτε ύστερον, ώστε ο Κύριος να ακούση φωνήν ανθρώπου· διότι ο Κύριος επολέμει υπέρ του Ισραήλ.
15 After Joshua’s army defeated their enemies, they all returned to their camp at Gilgal.
Και επέστρεψεν ο Ιησούς, και πας ο Ισραήλ μετ' αυτού, εις το στρατόπεδον εις Γάλγαλα.
16 While the enemy soldiers were fleeing from Joshua’s army, their five kings also fled and hid in a cave at Makkedah [town].
Οι δε πέντε βασιλείς ούτοι έφυγον και εκρύφθησαν εις σπήλαιον εν Μακκηδά.
17 Then someone told Joshua, “We found those five kings, hiding in a cave at Makkedah!”
Και ανήγγειλαν προς τον Ιησούν, λέγοντες, οι πέντε βασιλείς ευρέθησαν κεκρυμμένοι εις σπήλαιον εν Μακκηδά.
18 When Joshua heard that, he said, “Roll some very large rocks to the entrance of the cave so that the kings cannot escape, and leave some soldiers there to guard it.
Και είπεν ο Ιησούς, Κυλίσατε λίθους μεγάλους εις το στόμα του σπηλαίου, και καταστήσατε ανθρώπους πλησίον αυτού διά να φυλάττωσιν αυτούς·
19 But do not stay there! Pursue our enemies! Attack them from behind! Do not allow them to escape to their cities, because Yahweh, our God, will enable you to defeat/kill them. [IDM]”
και σεις μη στέκεσθε· καταδιώκετε τους εχθρούς σας και πατάξατε το όπισθεν αυτών· μη αφήσητε αυτούς να εισέλθωσιν εις τας πόλεις αυτών· διότι Κύριος ο Θεός σας παρέδωκεν αυτούς εις τας χείρας σας.
20 So Joshua’s army did what he told them to do. They killed almost all of the enemy soldiers, but a few of them were able to reach their cities and be safe inside the walls of the cities.
Και αφού ο Ιησούς και οι υιοί Ισραήλ ετελείωσαν φονεύοντες αυτούς εν σφαγή μεγάλη σφόδρα, εωσού εξωλοθρεύθησαν, οι λοιποί εξ αυτών, όσοι διεσώθησαν, εισήλθον εις ωχυρωμένας πόλεις.
21 Then Joshua’s army returned to Joshua, who was still in their camp at Makkedah. No one in the land dared to criticize [MTY] the Israelis.
Και πας ο λαός επέστρεψεν εις το στρατόπεδον προς τον Ιησούν εις Μακκηδά εν ειρήνη· ουδείς εκίνησε την γλώσσαν αυτού κατά τινός εκ των υιών Ισραήλ.
22 Then Joshua said, “Open the entrance of the cave, and bring out to me those five kings!”
Και είπεν ο Ιησούς, Ανοίξατε το στόμα του σπηλαίου και εξαγάγετε προς εμέ τους πέντε βασιλείς εκείνους εκ του σπηλαίου.
23 So the soldiers brought those five kings out of the cave—the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon.
Και έκαμον ούτω και εξήγαγον προς αυτόν τους πέντε βασιλείς εκείνους εκ του σπηλαίου, τον βασιλέα της Ιερουσαλήμ, τον βασιλέα της Χεβρών, τον βασιλέα της Ιαρμούθ, τον βασιλέα της Λαχείς, τον βασιλέα της Εγλών.
24 When they brought those kings to Joshua [and forced them to lie on the ground], he summoned all the Israeli soldiers, and then he said to the army commanders, “Come here and put your feet on the necks of these kings!” So the commanders did that.
Και αφού εξήγαγον προς τον Ιησούν τους βασιλείς εκείνους, εκάλεσεν ο Ιησούς πάντας τους άνδρας του Ισραήλ, και είπε προς τους αρχηγούς των πολεμιστών τους ελθόντας μετ' αυτού, Πλησιάσατε, βάλετε τους πόδας σας επί τους τραχήλους των βασιλέων τούτων. Και αυτοί επλησίασαν και έβαλον τους πόδας αυτών επί τους τραχήλους αυτών.
25 Then Joshua said to them, “Do not be afraid of any of our enemies! Never be discouraged! Be strong and courageous. This is what Yahweh will do to all the enemies you will fight!”
Και είπε προς αυτούς ο Ιησούς, Μη φοβείσθε μηδέ δειλιάτε· ανδρίζεσθε και ενδυναμούσθε· επειδή ούτω θέλει κάμει ο Κύριος εις πάντας τους εχθρούς σας, κατά των οποίων μάχεσθε.
26 Then Joshua killed each of the five kings with his sword, and told his soldiers to hang the bodies of the five kings on trees. So they did that, and they left the bodies hanging on the trees until sunset.
Και μετά ταύτα επάταξεν αυτούς ο Ιησούς και εθανάτωσεν αυτούς και εκρέμασεν αυτούς εις πέντε ξύλα· και εκρέμοντο εις τα ξύλα έως εσπέρας.
27 At sunset, Joshua told them to take the bodies down from the trees and throw them into the cave where they had been hiding. So the soldiers did that, and then they put those large rocks at the entrance of the cave again. Those rocks are still there.
Περί δε την δύσιν του ηλίου, προσέταξεν ο Ιησούς, και κατεβίβασαν αυτούς από των ξύλων και έρριψαν αυτούς εις το σπήλαιον, όπου είχον κρυφθή, και εκύλισαν λίθους μεγάλους εις το στόμα του σπηλαίου, οίτινες μένουσιν έως της σήμερον ημέρας.
28 That is how Joshua’s army attacked and captured Makkedah. They killed the king and everyone else in the town. They did not leave anyone alive. They did to the king of Makkedah the same thing that they had done to the king of Jericho.
Και εν εκείνη τη ημέρα εκυρίευσεν ο Ιησούς την Μακκηδά, και επάταξεν εν στόματι μαχαίρας αυτήν και τον βασιλέα αυτής· εξωλόθρευσεν αυτούς και πάσας τας ψυχάς τας εν αυτή· δεν αφήκεν υπόλοιπον· και έκαμεν εις τον βασιλέα της Μακκηδά, καθώς έκαμεν εις τον βασιλέα της Ιεριχώ.
29 That same day, Joshua and his Israeli army went [southwest] from Makkedah to Libnah [city] and attacked it.
Και διέβη ο Ιησούς, και πας ο Ισραήλ μετ' αυτού, εκ Μακκηδά εις Λιβνά και επολέμει την Λιβνά.
30 Yahweh enabled the Israelis to conquer [MTY] that city and its king. They killed everyone in the city; they did not (spare anyone/allow anyone to remain alive). They killed the king of Libnah just like they had killed the king of Jericho.
Και παρέδωκεν ο Κύριος και αυτήν και τον βασιλέα αυτής εις την χείρα του Ισραήλ· και επάταξεν εν στόματι μαχαίρας αυτήν και πάσας τας ψυχάς τας εν αυτή· δεν αφήκεν εν αυτή υπόλοιπον· και έκαμεν εις τον βασιλέα αυτής, καθώς έκαμεν εις τον βασιλέα της Ιεριχώ.
31 Then Joshua and his army went [south] from Libnah to Lachish [city]. They surrounded the city and attacked it.
Και διέβη ο Ιησούς, και πας ο Ισραήλ μετ' αυτού, εκ Λιβνά εις Λαχείς, και εστρατοπέδευσε κατέναντι αυτής και επολέμει αυτήν.
32 On the second day of the battle, Yahweh enabled the Israelis to conquer [MTY] the city. And like they had done at Libnah, they killed everyone [DOU] in the city.
Και παρέδωκεν ο Κύριος την Λαχείς εις την χείρα του Ισραήλ, και εκυρίευσεν αυτήν την δευτέραν ημέραν, και επάταξεν εν στόματι μαχαίρας αυτήν και πάσας τας ψυχάς τας εν αυτή, κατά πάντα όσα έκαμεν εις την Λιβνά.
33 King Horam from Gezer [city and his army] came to help [the soldiers of] Lachish, but Joshua’s [army] defeated Horam and his army, and did not allow any of them to remain alive.
Τότε ανέβη Ωράμ ο βασιλεύς της Γεζέρ διά να βοηθήση την Λαχείς· και ο Ιησούς επάταξεν αυτόν και τον λαόν αυτού, εωσού δεν αφήκεν εις αυτόν υπόλοιπον.
34 Then Joshua and his army went [west] from Lachish to Eglon [city]. They surrounded the city and attacked it.
Και διέβη ο Ιησούς, και πας ο Ισραήλ μετ' αυτού, εκ Λαχείς εις Εγλών, και εστρατοπέδευσαν κατέναντι αυτής και επολέμουν αυτήν·
35 On that day, they captured the city and killed [MTY] everyone in it [DOU], just like they had done at Lachish.
και εκυρίευσαν αυτήν εν τη ημέρα εκείνη, και επάταξαν αυτήν εν στόματι μαχαίρας· και εξωλόθρευσεν εν εκείνη τη ημέρα πάσας τας ψυχάς τας εν αυτή, κατά πάντα όσα έκαμεν εις την Λαχείς.
36 Then Joshua and his army went [west from Eglon] up [into the hills] to Hebron [city]. They attacked the city
Και ανέβη ο Ιησούς, και πας ο Ισραήλ μετ' αυτού, εξ Εγλών εις Χεβρών, και επολέμουν αυτήν·
37 and captured it. They killed the king and everyone else, just like they had done at Eglon. They did not allow anyone to remain alive.
και εκυρίευσαν αυτήν και επάταξαν εν στόματι μαχαίρας αυτήν και τον βασιλέα αυτής και πάσας τας πόλεις αυτής και πάσας τας ψυχάς τας εν αυτή· δεν αφήκεν υπόλοιπον· κατά πάντα όσα έκαμεν εις την Εγλών· και εξωλόθρευσεν αυτήν και πάσας τας ψυχάς τας εν αυτή.
38 Then Joshua and his army turned [south] and went to Debir [city] and attacked it.
Και έστρεψεν ο Ιησούς, και πας ο Ισραήλ μετ' αυτού· εις Δεβείρ και επολέμουν αυτήν·
39 They captured the city and its king, and also captured the nearby towns. Then they killed everyone [DOU]; they did to the people there the same thing that they had done at Hebron and Libnah.
και εκυρίευσεν αυτήν και τον βασιλέα αυτής και πάσας τας πόλεις αυτής· και επάταξαν αυτούς εν στόματι μαχαίρας και εξωλόθρευσαν πάσας τας ψυχάς τας εν αυτή, δεν αφήκεν υπόλοιπον· καθώς έκαμεν εις την Χεβρών, ούτως έκαμεν εις την Δεβείρ και εις τον βασιλέα αυτής· και καθώς έκαμεν εις την Λιβνά και εις τον βασιλέα αυτής.
40 That is how Joshua [and his army] conquered the entire southern part of Canaan. They defeated the kings [who ruled] the hilly area, the dry southern area, the [western] foothills, and the [eastern] slopes. They killed everyone [DOU] in those areas; they did not allow anyone to remain alive.
Ούτως επάταξεν ο Ιησούς πάσαν την γην την ορεινήν και την μεσημβρινήν και την πεδινήν και την Ασδώθ και πάντας τους βασιλείς αυτών· δεν αφήκεν υπόλοιπον, αλλ' εξωλόθρευσε παν το έχον πνοήν, καθώς προσέταξε Κύριος ο Θεός του Ισραήλ.
41 Joshua’s soldiers captured all the cities from Kadesh-Barnea [city] in the far south to Gaza [city] near the coast, including all the Goshen area, and north to Gibeon [city].
Και επάταξεν αυτούς ο Ιησούς από Κάδης-βαρνή έως Γάζης, και πάσαν την γην Γεσέν, έως Γαβαών.
42 At that one time, Joshua’s army conquered all the kings and captured all the territory that they [ruled]. They were able to do that because Yahweh, the God whom the Israeli people [worship], was fighting for them.
Και πάντας τούτους τους βασιλείς και την γην αυτών ο Ιησούς εκυρίευσε διά μιας, διότι Κύριος ο Θεός του Ισραήλ επολέμει υπέρ του Ισραήλ.
43 Then Joshua and his army returned to their camp at Gilgal.
Και επέστρεψεν ο Ιησούς, και πας Ισραήλ μετ' αυτού, εις το στρατόπεδον εις Γάλγαλα.
