1 约书亚死后， 以色列人求问耶和华说： "谁要为我们首先去攻打迦南人， 与他们作战呢？"

2 耶和华回答： "犹大要先上去， 看哪， 我已经把那地交在他手中。"

3 犹大对自己的兄弟西缅说： "请你与我一同上我抽签所得的地业去， 我们好与迦南人交战； 以后我也与你一同到你抽签所得的地业去。"于是西缅与他一同去了。

4 犹大上去了； 耶和华就把迦南人和比利洗人交在他们手中； 他们在比色击杀了一万人。

5 他们在那里遇见了比色王， 就与他交战， 击杀了迦南人和比利洗人。

6 比色王逃跑； 他们追赶他， 把他捉住， 砍去了他手脚的大拇指。

7 比色王说： "从前有七十个王， 手脚的大拇指都被我砍去， 在我的桌子底下拾取食物； 现在 神照着我所行的， 报应我了。"于是他们把他带到耶路撒冷， 后来他就死在那里。

8 犹大人攻打耶路撒冷， 把城占领， 用刀击杀了城中的居民， 又放火烧城。

9 后来， 犹大人下去， 与住在山地、南地和高原的迦南人交战。

10 犹大人又去攻击住在希伯仑的迦南人， 杀了示筛、亚希幔和挞买； 希伯仑从前名叫基列．亚巴。

11 他们从那里又去攻击底璧的居民； 底璧从前名叫基列．西弗。

12 迦勒说： "谁能攻打基列．西弗， 把城攻取， 我就把我的女儿押撒给他作妻子。"

13 迦勒的弟弟基纳斯的儿子俄陀聂攻取了那城， 迦勒就把自己的女儿押撒给他作妻子。

14 押撒出嫁的时候， 她劝俄陀聂向她父亲求一块田； 押撒一下驴， 迦勒就对她说： "你要什么？"

15 她回答： "请你给我一份礼物； 你既然把我安置在南地， 求你也把水泉赐给我。"迦勒就把上泉和下泉都给了她。

16 摩西岳父的子孙基尼人， 和犹大人一同离开棕树城， 上到亚拉得以南的犹大旷野去， 住在那里的人民中。

17 犹大与他的兄弟西缅同去， 击杀了住在洗法的迦南人， 把那城完全毁灭。那城的名字就叫何珥玛。

18 犹大又攻取了迦萨和迦萨的四境， 亚实基伦和亚实基伦的四境， 以革伦和以革伦的四境。

19 耶和华与犹大同在， 犹大就占领了山地； 但不能赶走平原的居民， 因为他们有铁车。

20 犹大照着摩西的吩咐， 把希伯仑给了迦勒； 迦勒就从那里赶走亚衲子孙的三族。

21 便雅悯人没有赶走住在耶路撒冷的耶布斯人， 所以耶布斯人与便雅悯人一同住在耶路撒冷， 直到今日。

22 约瑟家也上去攻打伯特利； 耶和华与他们同在。

23 约瑟家派人去窥探伯特利。那城从前的名字叫路斯。

24 窥探的人看见一个人从城里出来， 就对他说： "请你把进城的路指示我们， 我们必恩待你。"

25 那人把进城的路指示了他们， 他们就用刀击杀了那城的居民， 却把那人和他的全家都放走。

26 那人到赫人之地去了， 筑了一座城， 给它起名叫路斯； 直到今日那城还叫这名。

27 玛拿西没有赶走伯．善和属于伯．善的乡村的居民， 他纳和属于他纳的乡村的居民， 多珥和属于多珥的乡村的居民， 以伯莲和属于以伯莲的乡村的居民， 米吉多和属于米吉多的乡村的居民； 迦南人决意住在那地。

28 到以色列强盛了， 就迫使迦南人作苦工， 但没有把他们完全赶走。

29 以法莲也没有把住在基色的迦南人赶走， 于是迦南人还住在基色， 在以法莲中间。

30 西布伦没有把基伦的居民和拿哈拉的居民赶走； 于是迦南人还住在西布伦中间， 成了作苦工的人。

31 亚设没有把亚柯的居民和西顿的居民赶走， 也没有把亚黑拉、亚革悉、黑巴、亚弗革和利合的居民赶走。

32 于是亚设人住在当地的居民迦南人中间， 因为他们没有把他们赶走。

33 拿弗他利没有把伯．示麦的居民和伯．亚纳的居民赶走； 于是他们就住在当地的居民迦南人中间； 伯．示麦和伯．亚纳的居民成了给他们作苦工的人。

34 亚摩利人强迫但人退回山地上， 不容他们下到平原来。

35 亚摩利人决意住在希烈山、亚雅伦和沙宾； 但约瑟家的势力强大以后， 他们就成了作苦工的人。

36 亚摩利人的境界， 是从亚克拉滨山坡， 从西拉直上。

1 And it came to pass after the death of Joshua, that the children of Israel asked of Jehovah, saying, Who shall go up for us first against the Canaanites, to fight against them? 2 And Jehovah said, Judah shall go up: behold, I have delivered the land into his hand. 3 And Judah said unto Simeon his brother, Come up with me into my lot, that we may fight against the Canaanites; and I likewise will go with thee into thy lot. So Simeon went with him. 4 And Judah went up; and Jehovah delivered the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hand: and they smote of them in Bezek ten thousand men. 5 And they found Adoni-bezek in Bezek; and they fought against him, and they smote the Canaanites and the Perizzites. 6 But Adoni-bezek fled; and they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes. 7 And Adoni-bezek said, Threescore and ten kings, having their thumbs and their great toes cut off, gathered their food under my table: as I have done, so God hath requited me. And they brought him to Jerusalem, and he died there.

8 And the children of Judah fought against Jerusalem, and took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and set the city on fire. 9 And afterward the children of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites that dwelt in the hill-country, and in the South, and in the lowland. 10 And Judah went against the Canaanites that dwelt in Hebron (now the name of Hebron beforetime was Kiriath-arba); and they smote Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai.

11 And from thence he went against the inhabitants of Debir. (Now the name of Debir beforetime was Kiriath-sepher.) 12 And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kiriath-sepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife. 13 And Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife. 14 And it came to pass, when she came unto him, that she moved him to ask of her father a field: and she alighted from off her ass; and Caleb said unto her, What wouldest thou? 15 And she said unto him, Give me a blessing; for that thou hast set me in the land of the South, give me also springs of water. And Caleb gave her the upper springs and the nether springs.

16 And the children of the Kenite, Moses’ brother-in-law, went up out of the city of palm-trees with the children of Judah into the wilderness of Judah, which is in the south of Arad; and they went and dwelt with the people. 17 And Judah went with Simeon his brother, and they smote the Canaanites that inhabited Zephath, and utterly destroyed it. And the name of the city was called Hormah. 18 Also Judah took Gaza with the border thereof, and Ashkelon with the border thereof, and Ekron with the border thereof. 19 And Jehovah was with Judah; and drove out the inhabitants of the hill-country; for he could not drive out the inhabitants of the valley, because they had chariots of iron. 20 And they gave Hebron unto Caleb, as Moses had spoken: and he drove out thence the three sons of Anak. 21 And the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem; but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem unto this day.

22 And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Beth-el; and Jehovah was with them. 23 And the house of Joseph sent to spy out Beth-el. (Now the name of the city beforetime was Luz.) 24 And the watchers saw a man come forth out of the city, and they said unto him, Show us, we pray thee, the entrance into the city, and we will deal kindly with thee. 25 And he showed them the entrance into the city; and they smote the city with the edge of the sword; but they let the man go and all his family. 26 And the man went into the land of the Hittites, and built a city, and called the name thereof Luz, which is the name thereof unto this day.

27 And Manasseh did not drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shean and its towns, nor of Taanach and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Dor and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and its towns; but the Canaanites would dwell in that land. 28 And it came to pass, when Israel was waxed strong, that they put the Canaanites to taskwork, and did not utterly drive them out.

29 And Ephraim drove not out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer; but the Canaanites dwelt in Gezer among them.

30 Zebulun drove not out the inhabitants of Kitron, nor the inhabitants of Nahalol; but the Canaanites dwelt among them, and became subject to taskwork.

31 Asher drove not out the inhabitants of Acco, nor the inhabitants of Sidon, nor of Ahlab, nor of Achzib, nor of Helbah, nor of Aphik, nor of Rehob; 32 but the Asherites dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land; for they did not drive them out.

33 Naphtali drove not out the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh, nor the inhabitants of Beth-anath; but he dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land: nevertheless the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh and of Beth-anath became subject to taskwork.

34 And the Amorites forced the children of Dan into the hill-country; for they would not suffer them to come down to the valley; 35 but the Amorites would dwell in mount Heres, in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim: yet the hand of the house of Joseph prevailed, so that they became subject to taskwork. 36 And the border of the Amorites was from the ascent of Akrabbim, from the rock, and upward.