1 Quando Jabim, rei de Hazor, ouviu isto, enviou mensageiros a Jobabe, rei de Madom, ao rei Sinrom, ao rei Acsafe 2 e aos reis que estavam na região montanhosa ao norte, na Arabá ao sul de Quinerete, na Sefelá e em Nafate-Dor, do lado do mar, 3 aos cananeus do leste e do oeste: aos amorreus, aos heteus, aos ferezeus, aos jebuseus nas montanhas e aos heveus ao pé do Hermom, na terra de Mispa. 4 Saíram, pois, estes e todas as suas tropas com eles, muito povo, em multidão como a areia que está na praia do mar, e também muitos cavalos e carros de guerra. 5 Todos estes reis se ajuntaram, vieram e acamparam junto às águas de Merom, para lutar contra Israel.

6 O Senhor disse a Josué:

— Não tenha medo deles, porque amanhã, a esta mesma hora, eu os entregarei, todos mortos, aos filhos de Israel. Você mutilará os cavalos deles e queimará os seus carros de guerra.

7 Josué e todos os homens de guerra com ele avançaram de surpresa contra eles junto às águas de Merom, e os atacaram. 8 O Senhor os entregou nas mãos de Israel, que os atacou e perseguiu até a grande Sidom, e até Misrefote-Maim, e até o vale de Mispa, ao leste. Os israelitas os mataram sem deixar nem sequer um. 9 Josué fez com eles como o Senhor lhe havia ordenado: mutilou os cavalos deles e queimou os seus carros de guerra.

10 Nesse mesmo tempo, Josué voltou, tomou Hazor e feriu à espada o seu rei, porque naquela época Hazor era a capital de todos esses reinos. 11 Mataram à espada todos os que nela estavam e os destruíram totalmente; ninguém sobreviveu. E a cidade de Hazor foi queimada. 12 Josué tomou todas essas cidades e também os seus reis. Matou todos, destruindo-os totalmente, como Moisés, servo do Senhor, havia ordenado. 13 Mas os israelitas não queimaram as cidades que estavam sobre as colinas, exceto Hazor, que Josué queimou. 14 Os israelitas saquearam para si todos os despojos dessas cidades e também o gado; porém mataram à espada todas as pessoas, até que as destruíram; e ninguém sobreviveu. 15 Como o Senhor havia ordenado a Moisés, seu servo, assim Moisés ordenou a Josué; e assim Josué o fez. Nem uma só palavra deixou de cumprir de tudo o que o Senhor havia ordenado a Moisés.

16 Assim Josué tomou toda aquela terra, a saber, a região montanhosa, todo o Neguebe, toda a terra de Gósen, a Sefelá, a Arabá e a região montanhosa de Israel com as suas planícies; 17 desde o monte Halaque, que sobe a Seir, até Baal-Gade, no vale do Líbano, ao pé do monte Hermom; também venceu todos os seus reis e os matou. 18 Por muito tempo, Josué fez guerra contra todos esses reis. 19 Não houve cidade que fizesse paz com os filhos de Israel, a não ser os heveus, moradores de Gibeão; todas as demais foram tomadas por meio de guerra. 20 Porque do Senhor vinha o endurecimento do seu coração para saírem à guerra contra Israel, a fim de que fossem totalmente destruídos e não se tivesse piedade alguma; pelo contrário, fossem totalmente destruídos, como o Senhor havia ordenado a Moisés.

21 Naquele tempo, Josué foi e eliminou os anaquins da região montanhosa, de Hebrom, de Debir, de Anabe, e de todas as montanhas de Judá, e de todas as montanhas de Israel; Josué os destruiu totalmente com as suas cidades. 22 Nem um dos anaquins sobreviveu na terra dos filhos de Israel; somente em Gaza, Gate e Asdode permaneceram alguns. 23 Assim Josué tomou toda esta terra, segundo tudo o que o Senhor tinha dito a Moisés. E Josué deu a terra em herança aos filhos de Israel, conforme as suas divisões e tribos. E a terra repousou da guerra.

1 And it came to pass, when Jabin king of Hazor heard, that he sent unto Jobab king of Madon, and unto the king of Shimron, and unto the king of Achshaph;

2 and unto the kings who were on the north in the hill country and in the waste plain south of Chinneroth, and in the lowland,and in the heights of Dor, on the west:

3 the Canaanite on the east and on the west, and the Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite and the Jebusite, in the hill country,and the Hivite, under Hermon, in the land of Mizpah;

4 and they came outthey, and all their hosts with them, much people, like the sand that is upon the seashore for multitude,with horses and chariots very many.

5 And, when all these kings were gathered together, they came in, and encamped as one man, at the waters of Merom, to fight with Israel.

6 Then said Yahweh unto JoshuaDo not fear because of them, for, to-morrow, about this time, am I going to deliver up all of them, slain, before Israel,their horses, shalt thou ham-string, and, their chariots, shalt thou burn up with fire.

7 So Joshua, and all the army with him, came in upon them, by the waters of Merom, suddenly, and fell upon them.

8 And Yahweh delivered them up into the hand of Israel, and they smote them, and chased them as far as great Zidon, and as far as Misrephoth-maim, and as far as the valley of Mizpeh, eastward,yea they smote them until they left them not a survivor.

9 And Joshua did unto them, as Yahweh had said unto him,their horses, he ham-strung, and, their chariots, burned he up with fire.

10 Then Joshua turned back, at that time, and captured Hazor, and, the king thereof, smote he with the sword,for, Hazor, aforetime, was the head of all these kingdoms.

11 And they smote all the souls that were therein, with the edge of the sword, devoting them to destruction, there was left no breathing thing,and, Hazor, burned he up with fire.

12 And, all the cities of these kings, and all the kings thereof, did Joshua capture, and he smote them with the edge of the sword, devoting them to destruction,as Moses, the servant of Yahweh, commanded.

13 Yet, none of the cities that were still standing upon their mound, did Israel burn, none but Hazor alone, did Joshua burn.

14 But, all the spoil of these cities, and the cattle, did the sons of Israel take as their prey,nevertheless, all the human beings, smote they with the edge of the sword, until they had destroyed them, they left remaining no breathing thing.

15 As Yahweh commanded Moses his servant, so, Moses commanded Joshua, and, so, Joshua, did, he set aside nothing of all that Yahweh commanded Moses.

16 So Joshua took all this landthe hill country, and all the south, and all the land of Goshen, and the lowland, and the waste plain,and the hill country of Israel, and the lowland thereof:

17 from Mount Halak, that goeth up to Seir, even as far as Baal-gad, in the valley of the Lebanon, under Mount Hermon,and, all their kings, he captured, and smote them, and put them to death.

18 Many days, did Joshua, with all these kings, make war.

19 There was not a city that made peace with the sons of Israel, save the Hivites dwelling in Gibeon,the whole, took they in battle.

20 For, from Yahweh, came it to pass, that their heart was emboldened to come out to war with Israel, that he might devote them to destruction, that they might find no favour,but that he might destroy them,as Yahweh commanded Moses.

21 And Joshua came in, at that time, and cut off the Anakim from the hill countryfrom Hebron, from Debir, from Anab, and from all the hill country of Judah, and from all the hill country of Israel,with their cities, did Joshua devote them to destruction.

22 There was left remaining none of the Anakim, in the land of the sons of Israel,save only, in Gaza, in Gath, and in Ashdod, did some remain.

23 So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that Yahweh had spoken unto Moses, and Joshua gave it for an inheritance unto Israel, according to their portions by their tribes,and, the land, had rest from war.