1 Sucedeu, depois disso, que, ouvindo-o Jabim, rei de Hazor, enviou mensageiros a Jobabe, rei de Madom, e ao rei de Sinrom, e ao rei de Acsafe; 2 e aos reis que estavam ao norte, nas montanhas, na campina para o sul de Quinerete, nas planícies e em Nafote-Dor, da banda do mar; 3 aos cananeus do oriente e do ocidente, aos amorreus, aos heteus, aos ferezeus, aos jebuseus nas montanhas e aos heveus ao pé de Hermom, na terra de Mispa. 4 Saíram, pois, estes e todos os seus exércitos com eles, muito povo, em multidões como a areia que está na praia do mar, e muitíssimos cavalos e carros. 5 Todos esses reis se ajuntaram, e vieram, e se acamparam junto às águas de Merom, para pelejarem contra Israel.

6 E disse o Senhor a Josué: Não temas diante deles, porque amanhã a esta mesma hora eu os darei todos feridos diante dos filhos de Israel; os seus cavalos jarretarás e os seus carros queimarás a fogo. 7 E Josué, e toda a gente de guerra com ele, veio apressadamente sobre eles às águas de Merom, e deram neles de repente. 8 E o Senhor os deu na mão de Israel; e os feriram e os seguiram até à grande Sidom, e até Misrefote-Maim, e até ao vale de Mispa ao oriente; feriram-nos até não lhes deixarem nenhum. 9 E fez-lhes Josué como o Senhor lhe dissera; os seus cavalos jarretou e os seus carros queimou a fogo.

10 E, naquele mesmo tempo, tornou Josué, e tomou a Hazor, e feriu à espada ao seu rei; porquanto Hazor, dantes, era a cabeça de todos esses reinos. 11 E a toda alma que nela havia feriram a fio de espada e totalmente os destruíram, e nada restou do que tinha fôlego; e a Hazor queimou com fogo. 12 E Josué tomou todas as cidades desses reis e todos os seus reis e os feriu a fio de espada, destruindo-os totalmente, como ordenara Moisés, servo do Senhor. 13 Tão somente não queimaram os israelitas as cidades que estavam sobre os seus outeiros: salvo Hazor, a qual Josué queimou. 14 E todos os despojos dessas cidades e o gado os filhos de Israel saquearam para si; tão somente a todos os homens feriram a fio de espada, até que os destruíram; nada do que fôlego tinha deixaram com vida. 15 Como ordenara o Senhor a Moisés, seu servo, assim Moisés ordenou a Josué; e assim Josué o fez; nem uma só palavra tirou de tudo o que o Senhor ordenara a Moisés.

16 Assim, Josué tomou toda aquela terra, as montanhas, e todo o sul, e toda a terra de Gósen, e as planícies, e as campinas, e as montanhas de Israel, e as suas planícies; 17 desde o monte Calvo, que sobe a Seir, até Baal-Gade, no vale do Líbano, às raízes do monte de Hermom; também tomou todos os seus reis, e os feriu, e os matou. 18 Por muitos dias, Josué fez guerra contra todos esses reis. 19 Não houve cidade que fizesse paz com os filhos de Israel, senão os heveus, moradores de Gibeão; por guerra as tomaram todas. 20 Porquanto do Senhor vinha que o seu coração endurecesse, para saírem ao encontro a Israel na guerra, para os destruir totalmente, para se não ter piedade deles, mas para os destruir a todos, como o Senhor tinha ordenado a Moisés. 21 Naquele tempo, veio Josué e extirpou os anaquins das montanhas de Hebrom, de Debir, de Anabe, de todas as montanhas de Judá e de todas as montanhas de Israel; Josué os destruiu totalmente com as suas cidades. 22 Nenhum dos anaquins ficou de resto na terra dos filhos de Israel; somente ficaram de resto em Gaza, em Gate e em Asdode. 23 Assim, Josué tomou toda esta terra conforme tudo o que o Senhor tinha dito a Moisés; e Josué a deu em herança aos filhos de Israel, conforme as suas divisões, conforme as suas tribos; e a terra repousou da guerra.

1 And when Jabin king of Asor had heard these things, he sent to Jobab king of Madon, and to the king of Semeron, and to the king of Achsaph:2 And to the kings of the north, that dwelt in the mountains and in the plains over against the south side of Ceneroth, and in the levels and the countries of Dor by the sea side :3 To the Chanaanites also on the ease and on the west, and the Amorrhite, and the Hethite, and the Pherezite, and the Jebusite in the mountains: to the Hevite also who dwelt at the foot of Hermon in the land of Maspha.4 And they all came out with their troops, a people exceeding numerous as the sand that is on the sea shore, their horses also and chariots a very great multitude,5 And all these kings assembled together at the waters of Merom, to fight against Israel.6 And the Lord said to Josue: Fear them not: for to morrow at this same hour I will deliver all these to be slain in the sight of Israel: thou shalt hamstring their horses, and thou shalt burn their chariots with fire.7 And Josue came, and all the army with him, against them to the waters of Merom on a sudden, and fell upon them.8 And the Lord delivered them into the hands of Israel. And they defeated them, and chased them as far as the great Sidon, and the waters of Maserophot, and the field of Masphe, which is on the east side thereof. He slew them all, so as to leave no remains of them:9 And he did as the Lord had commanded him, he hamstringed their horses and burned their chariots.10 And presently turning back he took Asor: and slew the king thereof with the sword. Now Asor of old was the head of all these kingdoms.11 And he cut off all the souls that abode there: he left not in it any remains, but utterly destroyed all, and burned the city itself with fire.12 And he took and put to the sword and destroyed all the cities round about, and their kings, as Moses the servant of God had commanded him.13 Except the cities that were on hills and high places, the rest Israel burned: only Asor that was very strong he consumed with fire.14 And the children of Israel divided among themselves all the spoil of these cities and the cattle, killing all the men.15 As the Lord had commanded Moses his servant, so did Moses command Josue, and he accomplished all: he left not one thing undone of all the commandments which the Lord had commanded Moses.16 So Josue took all the country of the hills, and of the south, and the land of Gosen, and the plains and the west country, and the mountain of Israel, and the plains thereof:17 And part of the mountain that goeth up to Seir as far as Baalgad, by the plain of Libanus under mount Hermon: all their kings he took, smote and slew.18 Josue made war a long time against these kings.19 There was hot a city that delivered itself to the children of Israel, except the Hevite, who dwelt in Gabaon: for he took all by fight.20 For it was the sentence of the Lord, that their hearts should be hardened, and they should fight against Israel, and fall, and should not deserve any clemency, and should be destroyed as the Lord had commanded Moses.21 At that time Josue came and cut off the Enacims from the mountains, from Hebron, and Dabir, and Anab, and from all the mountain of Juda and Israel, and destroyed their cities.22 He left not any of the stock of the Enacims, in the land of the children of Israel: except the cities of Gaza, and Geth, and Azotus, in which alone they were left.23 So Josue took all the land, as the Lord spoke to Moses, and delivered it in possession to the children of Israel, according to their divisions and tribes. And the land rested from wars.