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 it came to pass, that, when Yabin the king of Chazor heard these things, he sent to Yobab the king of Madon, and to the king of Shimron, and to the king of Achshaph,

2 And to the kings that were at the north, on the mountains, and in the plains, south of Kinneroth, and in the lowlands, and in the district of Dor on the west,

3 To the Canaanites on the east and on the west, and to the Emorites, and the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Jebusites in the mountains, and to the Hivites under Chermon in the land of Mizpah.

4 And they went out, they and all their camps with them, much people, even as the sand that is upon the sea–shore in multitude, and with very many horses and chariots.

5 And all these kings assembled themselves together, and they came and encamped together at the waters of Merom, to fight against Israel.

6 And the Lord said unto Joshua, Be not afraid because of them; for tomorrow about this time will I give all of them up slain before Israel: their horses shalt thou hamstring and their chariots shalt thou burn with fire.

7 And Joshua and all the people of war with him came upon them by the waters of Merom suddenly; and they fell upon them.

8 And the Lord delivered them into the hand of Israel, who smote them, and pursued them unto great Zidon, and unto Missrephoth–mayim, and unto the valley of Mizpeh eastward; and they smote them, until they left them none that escaped.

9 And Joshua did unto them as the Lord had said unto him: their horses he hamstringed and their chariots he burnt with fire.

10 And Joshua at that time turned back, and captured Chazor, and its kings he smote with the sword; for Chazor aforetimes was the head of all these kingdoms.

11 And they smote all the souls that were therein with the edge of the sword, and devoted them; there was not left any one having breath; and Chazor he burnt with fire.

12 And all the cities of these kings, and all their kings, did Joshua capture, and he smote them with the edge of the sword, and he devoted them, as Moses the servant of the Lord had commanded.

13 But as for the cities that had been left standing in their strength, these did Israel not burn: save Chazor only did Joshua burn.

14 And all the spoil of these cities, and the cattle, did the children of Israel take as booty unto themselves; but all the men they smote with the edge of the sword, until they had destroyed them: they left not any one having breath.

15 As the Lord had commanded Moses his servant, so did Moses command Joshua, and so did Joshua: he left nothing undone of all that the Lord had commanded Moses.

16 And Joshua took all that land, the mountain, and all the south country, and all the land of Goshen, and the lowlands, and the plain, and the mountain of Israel, and its lowlands;

17 From the bald mountain that goeth up to Seir, even unto Baal–gad in the valley of Lebanon under mount Chermon; and all their kings he captured, and smote them, and slew them.

18 A long time did Joshua make war with all these kings.

19 There was not a city that made peace with the children of Israel, save the Hivites the inhabitants of Gib’on: the whole they took by war.

20 For of the Lord it was to harden their heart, that they should come against Israel in battle, in order to destroy them utterly, that they might obtain no favor: but in order that he might exterminate them, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

21 And Joshua came at that time, and cut off the ‘Anakim from the mountains, from Hebron, from Debir, from ‘Anab, and from the whole mountain of Judah, and from the whole mountain of Israel: with their cities did Joshua destroy them utterly.

22 There was none of the ‘Anakim left in the land of the children of Israel: only in Gazzah, in Gath, and in Ashdod, there remained some.

23 And Joshua’ took the whole land, all just as the Lord had spoken unto Moses; and Joshua gave it for an inheritance unto Israel, according to their divisions by their tribes. And the land rested from war.