1 And it came to pass when Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem heard that Joshua had taken Ai and had utterly destroyed it, that he had done to Ai and its king as he had done to Jericho and its king, and that the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel, and were among them,
2 that they feared greatly; for Gibeon was a great city, as one of the royal cities, and it was greater than Ai, and all its men were mighty.
3 And Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem sent to Hoham king of Hebron, and to Piream king of Jarmuth, and to Japhia king of Lachish, and to Debir king of Eglon, saying,
4 Come up to me, and help me, that we may smite Gibeon; for it has made peace with Joshua and with the children of Israel.
5 And the five kings of the Amorites, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, {and} the king of Eglon, gathered themselves together, and went up, they and all their armies, and they encamped before Gibeon, and made war against it.
6 And the men of Gibeon sent to Joshua, to the camp at Gilgal, saying, Withdraw not thy hand from thy servants: come up to us quickly, and save us and help us; for all the kings of the Amorites that dwell in the hill-country are gathered against us.
7 So Joshua went up from Gilgal, he and all the people of war with him, even all the valiant men.
8 And Jehovah said to Joshua, Fear them not; for into thy hand have I given them: not a man of them shall stand before thee.
9 And Joshua came upon them suddenly; he went up from Gilgal all night.
10 And Jehovah discomfited them before Israel, and smote them {with} a great slaughter at Gibeon; and he chased them on the way of the ascent of Beth-horon, and smote them up to Azekah and Makkedah.
11 And it came to pass, as they fled from before Israel, -they were at the descent of Beth-horon, -that Jehovah cast down great stones from heaven upon them up to Azekah, and they died. They were more who died with the hailstones than they whom the children of Israel had slain with the sword.
12 Then spoke Joshua to Jehovah in the day when Jehovah gave up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, Sun, stand still upon Gibeon; And thou, moon, in the valley of Ajalon!
13 And the sun stood still, and the moon remained where it was, until the nation had avenged themselves upon their enemies. Is not this written in the book of Jasher? And the sun remained standing in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a full day.
14 And there was no day like that before it or after it, that Jehovah hearkened to the voice of a man; for Jehovah fought for Israel.
15 And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to the camp, to Gilgal.
16 And these five kings fled, and hid themselves in the cave at Makkedah.
17 And it was told Joshua, saying, The five kings have been found, hid in the cave at Makkedah.
18 And Joshua said, Roll great stones before the mouth of the cave, and set men before it to keep them.
19 And ye, stay not, pursue after your enemies, and smite the hindmost of them; suffer them not to enter into their cities; for Jehovah your God has given them into your hand.
20 And it came to pass when Joshua and the children of Israel had ended smiting them with a very great slaughter, until they were consumed, that the remnant which remained of them entered into fortified cities;
21 and all the people returned to the camp to Joshua, at Makkedah, in peace; none moved his tongue against the children of Israel.
22 And Joshua said, Open the mouth of the cave, and bring forth to me those five kings out of the cave.
23 And they did so, and brought forth to him those five kings out of the cave, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, the king of Eglon.
24 And it came to pass when they had brought forth those kings to Joshua, that Joshua called to all the men of Israel, and said to the captains of the men of war who went with him, Come forward, put your feet on the necks of these kings. And they came forward and put their feet on their necks.
25 And Joshua said to them, Fear not, neither be dismayed; be strong and courageous, for thus will Jehovah do to all your enemies against whom ye fight.
26 And afterwards Joshua smote them, and put them to death, and hanged them on five trees; and they were hanging upon the trees until the evening.
27 And it came to pass at the time of the going down of the sun, that Joshua commanded, and they took them down off the trees, and cast them into the cave where they had been hid, and laid great stones before the cave's mouth, {which remain} to this very day.
28 And Joshua took Makkedah on that day, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof, him and all the souls that were therein he utterly destroyed; he let none remain; and he did to the king of Makkedah as he had done to the king of Jericho.
29 And Joshua passed, and all Israel with him, from Makkedah to Libnah, and fought against Libnah.
30 And Jehovah gave it also and the king thereof into the hand of Israel; and he smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein; he let none remain in it: and he did to the king thereof as he had done to the king of Jericho.
31 And Joshua passed, and all Israel with him, from Libnah to Lachish, and encamped against it, and fought against it.
32 And Jehovah gave Lachish into the hand of Israel; and they took it on the second day, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein, according to all that he had done to Libnah.
33 Then Horam king of Gezer came up to help Lachish; and Joshua smote him and his people, until he had left him none remaining.
34 And Joshua, and all Israel with him, passed from Lachish to Eglon; and they encamped against it, and fought against it.
35 And they took it on that day, and smote it with the edge of the sword; and all the souls that were therein he utterly destroyed on that day, according to all that he had done to Lachish.
36 And Joshua went up, and all Israel with him, from Eglon to Hebron; and they fought against it.
37 And they took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof, and all the souls that were therein: he let none remain, according to all that he had done to Eglon; and he utterly destroyed it, and all the souls that were therein.
38 And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to Debir; and fought against it.
39 And he took it, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof, and they smote them with the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed all the souls that were therein; he let none remain: as he had done to Hebron, and as he had done to Libnah, and to the king thereof, so he did to Debir and to the king thereof.
40 And Joshua smote the whole country, the mountain, and the south, and the lowland, and the hill-slopes, and all their kings: he let none remain, but he utterly destroyed all that breathed, as Jehovah the God of Israel had commanded.
41 And Joshua smote them from Kadesh-barnea even to Gazah, and all the country of Goshen, even to Gibeon;
42 and all these kings and their land did Joshua take at one time; for Jehovah the God of Israel fought for Israel.
43 And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to the camp, to Gilgal.
1 耶路撒冷王亚多尼．洗德听见约书亚占领了艾城， 把城完全毁灭， 约书亚怎样对待耶利哥和耶利哥的王， 也照样对待艾城和艾城的王； 又听见基遍的居民已经与以色列人议和， 并可以住在这地，
2 他们就非常惧怕。因为基遍是大城， 好像一座王城； 又因为基遍比艾城大， 城里所有的人都是勇士。
3 因此， 耶路撒冷王亚多尼．洗德派人到希伯仑王何咸、耶末王毗兰、拉吉王雅非亚和伊矶伦王底璧那里去， 对他们说：
4 "求你们上我这里来帮助我， 我们好攻打基遍， 因为基遍已经与约书亚和以色列人议和了。"
5 于是亚摩利人的那五个王， 就是耶路撒冷王、希伯仑王、耶末王、拉吉王和伊矶伦王， 联合起来， 带着他们所有的军队上去， 在基遍的对面安营， 攻打基遍。
6 基遍人就派人到吉甲营中约书亚那里去， 说： "不可丢弃你的仆人， 求你快快上我们这里来拯救我们、帮助我们； 因为住在山地的亚摩利人所有的王都集合起来攻击我们。"
7 于是约书亚和所有能作战的人， 以及所有英勇的战士， 都一起从吉甲上去。
8 耶和华对约书亚说： "你不要怕他们， 因为我已经把他们交在你手里了； 他们必没有一人能在你面前站立得住。"
9 于是约书亚乘夜从吉甲上去， 突然来到他们那里。
10 耶和华使他们在以色列人面前溃乱， 约书亚在基遍大大地击杀他们， 沿着伯．和仑的上坡路追赶他们， 击打他们， 直到亚西加和玛基大。
11 他们从以色列人面前逃跑， 正在下伯．和仑斜坡的时候， 耶和华从天上降大冰雹在他们身上， 一直到亚西加， 打死他们； 被冰雹打死的， 比以色列人用刀杀死的还多。
12 那时， 就是耶和华把亚摩利人交给以色列人的时候， 约书亚在以色列人面前对耶和华说： "太阳啊， 停在基遍； 月亮啊， 停在亚雅仑谷。"
13 于是太阳停住， 月亮站住， 直到以色列人在仇敌的身上报了仇。这事不是写在《雅煞珥书》上吗？太阳在天空中站住， 不急速下落， 约有一整天。
14 在这日以前或这日以后， 耶和华听人的祷告， 没有像这日一样的， 因为耶和华为以色列作战。
15 后来， 约书亚和众以色列人回到吉甲营那里去。
16 那五个王逃跑了， 躲藏在玛基大洞里。
17 有人告诉约书亚， 说： "那五个王已经找到了， 都躲藏在玛基大洞里。"
18 约书亚说： "你们把几块大石头辊到洞口那里去， 并派人到洞口去看守他们。
19 你们却不可站着， 要追赶你们的仇敌， 从后面击杀他们， 不可让他们逃进自己的城中， 因为耶和华你们的 神已经把他们交在你们的手里了。"
20 约书亚和以色列人把他们杀得惨败， 直到把他们灭绝为止， 那些逃脱的人都逃进设防的城里；
21 众以色列人都平平安安回到玛基大营中约书亚那里。没有人敢说话攻击以色列人。
22 约书亚说： "你们打开洞口， 把那五个王从洞里拉出来， 带到我这里来。"
23 众人就照着执行， 他们把那五个王， 就是耶路撒冷王、希伯仑王、耶末王、拉吉王和伊矶伦王， 从洞里拉出来， 带到约书亚那里去。
24 众人把那五个王带到约书亚那里去的时候， 约书亚把所有的以色列人都召了来， 对那些与他同去作战的军长说： "你们走前来， 把脚踏在这些王的颈项上。"他们就走前来， 把脚踏在那些王的颈项上。
25 约书亚对他们说： "你们不要惧怕， 不要惊慌； 总要坚强勇敢， 因为耶和华必这样对待你们要攻打的所有仇敌。"
26 随后， 约书亚把那五个王杀死， 悬在五棵树上； 他们就悬在树上， 直到晚上。
27 到了日落的时候， 约书亚吩咐人把他们从树上取下来， 丢在他们躲藏过的洞里， 把几块大石头放在洞口； 这些石头一直存到今日。
28 在那天， 约书亚占领了玛基大， 用刀击杀了那城的人和那城的王， 把城中所有的人完全毁灭， 不容一人逃脱； 他对待玛基大王就像对待耶利哥王一样。
29 约书亚和跟他在一起的众以色列人从玛基大往立拿去， 攻打立拿。
30 耶和华把立拿和立拿的王也交在以色列人手里， 约书亚用刀攻击那城， 杀了城里所有的人， 不容一人逃脱； 他对待立拿王就像对待耶利哥王一样。
31 约书亚和跟他在一起的众以色列人从立拿往拉吉去， 对着拉吉安营， 攻打这城。
32 耶和华把拉吉交在以色列人手里， 第二天约书亚就占领了拉吉， 用刀攻击那城， 杀了城中所有的人， 跟他对立拿所行的一切一样。
33 那时， 基色王荷兰上来帮助拉吉， 约书亚就把他和他的人民都击杀了， 没有留下一人。
34 约书亚和与他在一起的众以色列人从拉吉往伊矶伦去， 对着伊矶伦安营， 攻打这城。
35 那一天， 他们占领了这城， 用刀攻击那城， 杀了城中所有的人； 那一天约书亚把他们完全毁灭， 跟他对拉吉所行的一切一样。
36 约书亚和与他在一起的众以色列人从伊矶伦上希伯仑去， 攻打这城。
37 他们占领了这城， 用刀攻击这城， 杀了这城的王， 又攻击属于这城的城镇， 杀了城中所有的人， 不容一人逃脱， 跟他对伊矶伦所行的一切一样， 把这城和城中所有的人完全毁灭。
38 约书亚和与他在一起的众以色列人回到了底璧， 攻打这城。
39 约书亚占领了这城， 抓住这城的王， 又占领了属于这城的一切城镇； 以色列人用刀击杀他们， 把城中所有的人都毁灭了； 约书亚不容一人逃脱， 他怎样对待希伯仑， 也照样对待底璧和底璧的王； 也好像他对待立拿和立拿的王一样。
40 这样， 约书亚击杀了全地的人， 就是山地、南地、高原和山坡的人， 以及那些地方所有的王， 不容一人逃脱； 约书亚照着耶和华以色列的 神的吩咐， 把有气息的都完全毁灭了。
41 约书亚从加低斯．巴尼亚击杀他们， 直到迦萨， 又从歌珊全地击杀他们， 直到基遍。
42 约书亚在这一次战役中击败了这些王和占领了他们的地， 是因为耶和华以色列的 神为以色列作战。
43 于是约书亚和与他在一起的众以色列人回到吉甲营中。