Judges 1
1 After Joshua died, the Israeli people asked Yahweh, “Which [of our tribes] should attack the Canaan people-group first?”
Efter Josuas död frågade Israels barn HERREN och sade: "Vem bland oss skall först draga upp mot kananéerna och strida mot dem?"
2 Yahweh replied, “I will enable the tribe of Judah to defeat [IDM] the Canaan people-group.”
HERREN sade: "Juda skall göra det; se, jag har givit landet i hans hand."
3 The men of Judah went to their fellow Israelis, [the men] from the tribe of Simeon, and said to them, “Come and help us to fight the Canaan people-group [in order that we can take from them] the land [that Yahweh] allotted to us. If you do that, we will go with you [and help you] conquer the people in the land [that Yahweh promised to give to] you.” So the men from the tribe of Simeon went with the men of the tribe of Judah.
Då sade Juda till sin broder Simeon: "Drag upp med mig in i min arvslott, och låt oss strida mot kananéerna, så skall jag sedan tåga med dig in i din arvslott." Så tågade då Simeon med honom.
4 When the men of those two tribes attacked, Yahweh enabled them to defeat 10,000 men of the Canaan people-group and the Periz people-group [DOU] at Bezek [city].
När nu Juda drog ditupp, gav HERREN kananéerna och perisséerna i deras hand, så att de slogo dem vid Besek, tio tusen man.
5 During the battle they found Adoni-Bezek, the leader of the city,
Ty vid Besek träffade de på Adoni-Besek och stridde mot honom och slogo så kananéerna och perisséerna.
6 but he [tried to] run away. The Israelis pursued him and caught him. Then they cut off his thumbs and his big toes.
Och Adoni-Besek flydde, men de förföljde honom och grepo honom och höggo av honom hans tummar och stortår.
7 Adoni-Bezek said, “[My army captured] 70 kings. We cut off their thumbs and big toes. After that, [we forced] those kings to eat scraps that fell from our table. Now God has (paid me back for/done to me like) [what we did to them].” Then the men of Judah took Adoni-Bezek to Jerusalem, and he died there.
Då sade Adoni-Besek: "Sjuttio konungar med avhuggna tummar och stortår hämtade upp smulorna under mitt bord; efter mina gärningar har Gud nu vedergällt mig." Sedan förde de honom till Jerusalem, och där dog han.
8 The army of Judah fought against the men of Jerusalem, and they captured the city. With their swords they killed [the people who lived there] and they burned [the houses in] the city.
Men Juda barn belägrade Jerusalem och intogo det och slogo dess invånare med svärdsegg; därefter satte de eld på staden.
9 Later, the men of Judah went down to fight the Canaan people-group who lived in the hilly area, in the desert to the south, and in the foothills [to the west].
Sedan drogo Juda barn ned för att strida mot de kananéer som bodde i Bergsbygden, i Sydlandet och i Låglandet.
10 The men of Judah also went to fight against the Canaan people-group who lived in Hebron [city], which at that time was named Kiriath-Arba. They defeated [the armies of kings] Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai.
Och Juda tågade åstad mot de kananéer som bodde i Hebron -- vilket fordom hette Kirjat-Arba -- och de slogo Sesai, Ahiman och Talmai.
11 Then they left that area and went to fight against the people living in Debir [city], which was previously named Kiriath-Sepher.
Därifrån tågade de åstad mot Debirs invånare. Men Debir hette fordom Kirjat-Sefer.
12 [Before they attacked the city], Caleb said to them, “If one of you attacks and captures Kiriath-Sepher, I will allow him to marry my daughter.”
Och Kaleb sade: "Åt den som angriper Kirjat-Sefer och intager det vill jag giva min dotter Aksa till hustru."
13 Othniel, who was the son of Caleb’s younger brother Kenaz, captured the city. So Caleb gave his daughter Acsah to him, to become his wife.
När då Otniel, son till Kenas, Kalebs yngre broder, intog det, gav han honom sin dotter Aksa till hustru.
14 When Acsah married Othniel, she told him to ask her father to give him a field. [But she decided to ask him herself. She rode to Caleb’s house on her donkey], and when she got off the donkey, Caleb [could see that something was troubling her. So he] asked her, “What do you want?”
Och när hon kom till honom, intalade hon honom att begära ett stycke åkermark av hennes fader; och hon steg hastigt ned från åsnan. Då sade Kaleb till henne: "Vad önskar du?"
15 She replied, “I want you to do a favor for me. You have given me some land in the southern desert, [but it is very dry there]. So please also give me some [land that has] springs of water.” So Caleb gave her some land on higher ground that had a spring, and some land on lower ground that also had a spring.
Hon sade till honom: "Låt mig få en avskedsskänk; eftersom du har gift bort mig till det torra Sydlandet, må du giva mig vattenkällor." Då gav Kaleb henne Illitkällorna och Tatitkällorna.
16 The people of the Ken people-group who were descendants of Moses’ father-in-law left Jericho, which was called ‘The City of Palm Trees’. They went with some of the men of Judah to live with them in the southern desert area, near Arad [city].
Och kainéens, Moses svärfaders, barn hade dragit upp från Palmstaden med Juda barn till Juda öken, söder om Arad; de gingo åstad och bosatte sig bland folket där.
17 The men of Judah and their fellow Israelis from the tribe of Simeon defeated the people of the Canaan people-group who lived in Zephath [city]. They completely destroyed the city and gave it a new name, Hormah, [which means ‘complete destruction’].
Men Juda tågade åstad med sin broder Simeon, och de slogo de kananéer som bodde i Sefat; och de gåvo staden till spillo; så fick den namnet Horma.
18 The men of Judah also captured Gaza, Ashkelon, and Ekron [cities] and all the land that is near those cities.
Därefter intog Juda Gasa med dess område, Askelon med dess område och Ekron med dess område.
19 Yahweh helped the men of Judah to capture the hilly area, but they could not force the people who were living in the plains to leave, because [those people had better weapons—] had iron chariots.
Och HERREN var med Juda, så att de intogo bergsbygden; men de kunde icke fördriva dem som bodde i dalbygden, därför att dessa hade stridsvagnar av järn.
20 Hebron [city] was given to Caleb because Moses had promised him that he could have that city. And Caleb forced the three clans descended from Anak to leave that area.
Och de gåvo Hebron åt Kaleb, såsom Mose hade föreskrivit; och han fördrev därifrån Anaks tre söner.
21 But the people of the tribe of Benjamin could not force the people of the Jebus people-group to leave Jerusalem. So, since that time the people of the Jebus people-group have lived in Jerusalem with the people of the tribe of Benjamin.
Men jebuséerna, som bodde i Jerusalem, blevo icke fördrivna av Benjamins barn; därför bodde ock jebuséerna kvar bland Benjamins barn i Jerusalem, såsom de göra ännu dag.
22 The men of the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh went to fight against [the men of] Bethel [city], and Yahweh helped them.
Så drogo ock männen av Josefs hus upp till Betel, och HERREN var med dem.
23 They sent some spies to [find out everything that they could find out about] Bethel, which was previously called Luz.
Och männen av Josefs hus läto bespeja Betel, samma stad som fordom hette Lus.
24 The spies saw a man who was coming out of the city. They said to him, “If you show us a way to get into the city, we will be kind to you [and we will not kill you].”
Då fingo deras kunskapare se en man gå ut ur staden, och de sade till honom: "Visa oss var vi kunna komma in i staden, så vilja vi sedan göra barmhärtighet med dig."
25 So the man showed them a way to enter the city. The men of the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh entered the city and killed all the people with their swords, but they did not kill the man [who showed them how to get into the city], and they did not kill his family.
När han sedan hade visat dem var de kunde komma in i staden, slog de stadens invånare med svärdsegg; men den mannen och hela hans släkt läto de gå.
26 That man went to the area where the descendants of Heth lived, and built a city. He named the city Luz, and that is still the name of that city.
Och mannen begav sig till hetiternas land; där byggde han en stad och gav den namnet Lus, såsom den heter ännu i dag.
27 There were people of the Canaan people-group who lived in Beth-Shan, Taanach, Dor, Ibleam, and Megiddo [cities] and in the surrounding villages. [The men of] the tribe of Manasseh did not force those people to leave those towns, because the people of the Canaan people-group were determined to stay there.
Men Manasse intog icke Bet-Sean med underlydande orter, ej heller Taanak med underlydande orter; och ej heller fördrevo de invånarna i Dor och underlydande orter, ej heller invånarna i Jibleam och underlydande orter, ej heller invånarna i Megiddo och underlydande orter, utan kananéerna förmådde hålla sig kvar där i landet.
28 Later, the Israelis became (stronger/more numerous), and they forced the people of the Canaan people-group to work for them [as their slaves], but they did not force all the people of the Canaan people-group to leave their land.
När sedan israeliterna blevo de starkare, läto de kananéerna bliva arbetspliktiga under sig; de fördrevo dem icke heller då.
29 [The men of] the tribe of Ephraim did not force the people of the Canaan people-group to leave Gezer [city]. So the people of the Canaan people-group continued to live with the people of the tribe of Ephraim.
Icke heller fördrev Efraim de kananéer som bodde i Geser, utan kananéerna bodde kvar bland dem där i Geser.
30 [The men of] the tribe of Zebulun did nor compel the people of the Canaan people-group who were living in Kitron and Nahalol [cities] to leave. They stayed there and lived among the people of the tribe of Zebulun, but the people of Zebulun forced them to work for them as their slaves.
Sebulon fördrev icke invånarna i Kitron och invånarna i Nahalol, utan kananéerna bodde kvar bland dem, men blevo arbetspliktiga under dem.
31 [The men of] the tribe of Asher did not force the people of the Canaan people-group who lived in Acco, Sidon, Ahlab, Aczib, Helbah, Aphek and Rehob [cities] to leave.
Aser fördrev icke invånarna i Acko eller invånarna i Sidon, ej heller dem i Alab, Aksib, Helba, Afik och Rehob.
32 So the people of the tribe of Asher lived among them.
Alltså bodde aseriterna bland kananéerna, landets gamla inbyggare; ty de fördrevo dem icke.
33 [The men of] the tribe of Naphtali did not compel the people who lived in Beth-Shemesh and Beth-Anath [cities] to leave, so the people in those two cities continued to live there, but the people of the Canaan people-group were forced to work as the slaves of the people of the tribe of Naphtali.
Naftali fördrev icke invånarna i Bet-Semes, ej heller invånarna i Bet-Anat, utan bodde ibland kananéerna, landets gamla inbyggare; men invånarna i Bet-Semes och Bet-Anat blevo arbetspliktiga åt dem.
34 The people of the Amor people-group forced the people of the tribe of Dan to live in the hills. They did not allow them to come down [and live] on the plain.
Men amoréerna trängde undan Dans barn till bergsbygden, ty de tillstadde dem icke att komma ned till dalbygden.
35 The people of the Amor people-group were determined to stay in Heres Mountain and in Aijalon and Shaalbim [cities]. But when the Israelis became (stronger/more numerous), they forced the people of the Amor people-group to work as their slaves.
Och amoréerna förmådde hålla sig kvar i Har-Heres, Ajalon och Saalbim; men Josefs barns hand blev tung över dem, så att de blevo arbetspliktiga under dessa.
36 The land where the Amor people-group lived extended from Scorpion Pass [toward the west] beyond Sela [town], up into the hilly area.
Och amoréernas område sträckte sig från Skorpionhöjden, från Sela vidare uppåt.
