1 Adoni-Zedeque, rei de Jerusalém , ouviu dizer que Josué havia tomado e destruído completamente a cidade de Ai e matado o seu rei. E ouviu dizer que o mesmo havia acontecido com Jericó e o seu rei. Também soube que os gibeonitas tinham feito um acordo de paz com os israelitas e que viviam entre eles. 2 Os moradores de Jerusalém ficaram com muito medo, pois a cidade de Gibeão era tão grande como qualquer outra governada por um rei. E era maior ainda do que Ai, e os seus homens eram soldados corajosos. 3 Então Adoni-Zedeque enviou mensageiros a Hoão, rei de Hebrom, e a Pirã, rei de Jarmute, e a Jafia, rei de Laquis, e a Debir, rei de Eglom, com a seguinte mensagem:
4 — Venham me ajudar a atacar Gibeão porque o povo de lá fez um acordo de paz com Josué e com o povo de Israel.
5 E esses cinco reis amorreus — de Jerusalém, Hebrom, Jarmute, Laquis e Eglom — ajuntaram-se com todos os seus exércitos e cercaram e atacaram a cidade de Gibeão.
6 Os gibeonitas então mandaram dizer a Josué no acampamento de Gilgal:
— Não abandone a gente! Venha depressa nos ajudar e salvar! Todos os reis amorreus que moram nas montanhas se ajuntaram contra nós!
7 Então Josué e todo o seu exército partiram de Gilgal. 8 E o Senhor Deus lhe disse:
— Não fique com medo desses reis, pois eu já lhe dei a vitória. Nenhum deles será capaz de resistir.
9 Josué saiu de Gilgal e marchou a noite toda, subindo sempre. Ele atacou de surpresa. 10 E o Senhor Deus fez com que os inimigos ficassem apavorados quando viram os exércitos de Israel. Assim os israelitas os derrotaram completamente em Gibeão e os perseguiram na descida de Bete-Horom, combatendo até Azeca e Maquedá. 11 E, enquanto eles fugiam dos israelitas, correndo na descida de Bete-Horom até Azeca, o Senhor jogou do céu grandes pedras de gelo sobre os inimigos, e eles foram mortos. E morreram mais pessoas com essa chuva de pedras do que no combate com os israelitas.
12 No dia em que o Senhor deu a vitória aos israelitas na luta contra os amorreus, Josué falou com ele. E, na presença dos israelitas, disse:
"Sol, fique parado sobre Gibeão!
Lua, pare sobre o vale de Aijalom!"
13 O sol ficou parado,
e a lua também parou,
até que o povo se vingou dos seus inimigos.
Estas palavras estão escritas no Livro do Justo.
O sol ficou parado no meio do céu e atrasou a sua descida por quase um dia inteiro. 14 Nunca tinha havido e nunca mais houve um dia como este, um dia em que o Senhor obedeceu à voz de um homem. Isso aconteceu porque o Senhor combatia a favor de Israel.
15 Depois disso Josué e o seu exército voltaram ao acampamento de Gilgal.
16 Os cinco reis escaparam e se esconderam na caverna de Maquedá, 17 mas foram descobertos. E Josué ficou sabendo que estavam escondidos lá.
18 Então disse:
— Rolem algumas pedras grandes até a entrada da caverna e ponham alguns guardas. 19 Mas não fiquem lá. Persigam os inimigos e ataquem os que ficarem para trás. Não deixem que eles voltem para as suas cidades porque o Senhor, nosso Deus, já os entregou a vocês para serem mortos.
20 Josué e os soldados de Israel os mataram até acabar com quase todos eles. Os que escaparam ficaram dentro das suas cidades protegidas por muralhas. 21 Então todos os soldados de Israel voltaram sãos e salvos para o acampamento de Maquedá, onde Josué estava. E ninguém tinha coragem de dizer nada contra os israelitas.
22 Depois Josué disse:
— Tirem as pedras da entrada da caverna e tragam aqui os cinco reis.
23 E isso foi feito. Tiraram da caverna os reis de Jerusalém, Hebrom, Jarmute, Laquis e Eglom 24 e os levaram a Josué. Josué chamou os homens de Israel e ordenou aos oficiais do exército que tinham ido com ele:
— Venham aqui e ponham os pés no pescoço destes reis.
Eles fizeram isso. 25 Aí Josué disse:
— Não tenham medo; não percam a coragem. Sejam fortes e corajosos porque o Senhor fará isso com todos os inimigos que vocês enfrentarem.
26 Então Josué matou os reis e os pendurou em cinco postes de madeira. E eles ficaram pendurados ali até o anoitecer. 27 Ao pôr do sol, Josué mandou que eles fossem tirados dos postes e jogados na caverna onde se haviam escondido. E puseram na entrada grandes pedras, que estão lá até hoje.
28 Nesse mesmo dia Josué atacou e tomou Maquedá. Matou o rei e todos os moradores da cidade; ninguém ficou vivo. Ele fez com o rei de Maquedá o mesmo que havia feito com o rei de Jericó.
29 Em seguida Josué e o seu exército foram de Maquedá até a cidade de Libna e atacaram. 30 O Senhor Deus também deu aos israelitas a vitória sobre essa cidade e sobre o seu rei. Eles mataram todos os moradores e fizeram com o rei de Libna o mesmo que haviam feito com o rei de Jericó.
31 Josué e o seu exército foram de Libna a Laquis. Eles cercaram e atacaram a cidade. 32 No segundo dia de combate, o Senhor deu aos israelitas a vitória sobre a cidade de Laquis. E, como haviam feito em Libna, também em Laquis mataram todas as pessoas. 33 Então Horã, rei de Gezer, saiu para ajudar Laquis. Porém Josué derrotou o rei de Gezer e o seu povo; não deixou ninguém vivo.
34 Depois Josué e o seu exército foram de Laquis até Eglom. Eles cercaram e atacaram a cidade 35 e a tomaram no mesmo dia. E mataram todos, como haviam feito em Laquis.
36 Aí Josué e o seu exército subiram de Eglom até a cidade de Hebrom. Atacaram 37 e tomaram a cidade de Hebrom. Mataram o rei e todos os moradores de Hebrom e das cidades vizinhas. Josué mandou que destruíssem completamente a cidade, como tinham feito com Eglom. Ninguém ficou vivo.
38 Então Josué e o seu exército voltaram e atacaram Debir. 39 Tomaram a cidade, o seu rei e também todas as cidades vizinhas, matando todas as pessoas dali. Josué fez com Debir e com o seu rei o mesmo que havia feito com Hebrom e Libna e com os seus reis.
40 Assim Josué conquistou toda aquela terra. Derrotou os reis que moravam nas montanhas, na região sul, nas planícies e ao pé das montanhas. Ele não deixou ninguém vivo; todos foram mortos. Era isso o que o Senhor, o Deus de Israel, havia mandado. 41 Josué os derrotou desde Cades-Barneia até Gaza e toda a região de Gosém até Gibeão. 42 O Senhor, o Deus de Israel, lutava pelo seu povo, e por isso Josué dominou todos esses reis e as suas terras numa só guerra. 43 Depois disso Josué e o seu exército voltaram para o acampamento de Gilgal.
1 And it came to pass, when Adonizedec, king of Jerusalem, heard that Joshua had captured Ai, and devoted it to destruction, as he had done unto Jericho and her king, so, had he done unto Ai and her king,and that the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel and had come into their midst,
2 then feared they greatly, because Gibeon was, a great city, as one of the royal cities,and because, it, was greater than Ai, and, all the men thereof, were mighty:
3 therefore sent Adonizedec, king of Jerusalem, unto Hoham, king of Hebron, and unto Piram, king of Jarmuth, and unto Japhia, king of Lachish, and unto Debir, king of Eglon, saying:
4 Come up unto me and help me, that we may smite Gibeon,for it hath made peace with Joshua, and with the sons of Israel.
5 So they gathered themselves together and came up, even the five kings of the Amoritesthe king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, the king of Eglon,they, and all their hosts,and encamped near Gibeon, and made war against it.
6 So the men of Gibeon sent unto Joshua, unto the camp at Gilgal, saying, Do not withhold thy hand from thy servants,Come up unto us quickly, and save us, and help us, for all the kings of the Amorites that dwell in the hill-country, are gathered together against us.
7 So Joshua went up from Gilgal, he and all the people of war with him, even all the mighty men of valour.
8 And Yahweh said unto Joshua: Do not fear because of them, for, into thy hand, have I delivered them,not a man of them shall stand before thee.
9 So then Joshua came in unto them, suddenly,all the night, came he up, from Gilgal.
10 And Yahweh confused them before Israel, and smote them with a great slaughter at Gibeon,and chased them along the way that goeth up Beth-horon, and smote them as far as Azekah and as far as Makkedah.
11 And it came to pass, when they fled from before Israel, they, being on the slope of Beth-horon, that, Yahweh, cast down upon them great stones out of the heavens, as far as Azekah, and they died,more, were they who died by the hailstones, than they whom the sons of Israel slew with the sword.
12 Then, spake Joshua unto Yahweh, on the day when Yahweh delivered up the Amorites before the sons of Israel,yea he said, in the presence of IsraelThou Sun! in Gibeon, be still, and thou Moon! in the vale of Aijalon.
13 So the sun, was still, and, the moon, stayed, until a nation should be avenged on its fees. Is not, that, written in the Book of the Upright? So then the sun stayed in the middle of the heavens, and hastened not to go in, about a whole day.
14 And there was no day like thatbefore it or after it, when Yahweh hearkened unto the voice of a man,in that, Yahweh, himself fought for Israel.
15 So Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, unto the camp at Gilgal.
16 So these five kings fled,and hid themselves in a cave, at Makkedah.
17 And it was told Joshua, saying,The five kings are found, hid in a cave at Makkedah.
18 And Joshua said, Roll ye great stones against the mouth of the cave,and set over it men, to watch them;
19 but do not, ye, stay, chase after your enemies, so shall ye attack them in the rear,do not suffer them to enter into their cities, for Yahweh your God hath delivered them into your hand.
20 And it came to pass, when Joshua and the sons of Israel had made an end of smiting them with a very great slaughter, until they were spent, then did, the remainder that were left of them, enter into the fortified cities.
21 And all the people returned unto the camp, unto Joshua at Makkedah, in peace,none sharpened his tongue at any man of the sons of Israel.
22 Then said Joshua, Open ye the mouth of the cave,and bring out unto me, these five kings, out of the cave.
23 And they did so, and brought out unto him, these five kings, out of the cave,namely, 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 brought out these kings unto Joshua, that Joshua called for all the men of Israel, and said unto the captains of the men of war who had been with him, Come near, put your feet upon the necks of these kings. So they came near, and put their feet upon the necks of them.
25 Then said Joshua unto them: Do not fear, nor be alarmed,be firm and bold, for, thus and thus, will Yahweh do unto all your enemies, against whom ye do fight.
26 And Joshua smote them after this, and put them to death, and hanged them upon five trees,and they remained hung on the trees, until the evening,
27 And it came to pass, at the time of the going in of the sun, that Joshua gave command, and they took them down off the trees, and cast them into the cave, where they had hid themselves,and put great stones upon the mouth of the cave,
28 And Joshua captured, Makkedah, on that day, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and, the king thereof, devoted he to destruction, them and all the souls that were therein, he left no survivor,but did unto the king of Makkedah, as he had done unto the king of Jericho.
29 And Joshua passed over, and all Israel with him, from Makkedah unto Libnah,and fought against Libnah;
30 and Yahweh delivered, it also, into the hand of Israel, with the king thereof, and he smote it with the edge of the sword, with all the souls that were therein, he left therein no survivor,but did unto the king thereof, as he had done unto the king of Jericho.
31 And Joshua passed over, and all Israel with him, from Libnah unto Lachish,and encamped against it, and fought against it;
32 and Yahweh delivered Lachish into the hand of Israel, and he captured it on the second day, and smote it with the edge of the sword, with all the souls that were therein,according to all that he had done unto Libnah.
33 Then, came up Horam, king of Gezer, to help Lachish,and Joshua smote him and his people, until he had not left him a survivor.
34 And Joshua passed over, and all Israel with him, from Lachish unto Eglon,and they encamped against it, and fought against it;
35 and captured it on the same day, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and, all the souls that were therein, on that day, devoted he to destruction,according to all that he had done to Lachish.
36 And Joshua went up, and all Israel with him, from Eglon unto Hebron,and they fought against it;
37 and captured it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof, with all the souls that were thereinhe left not a survivor, according to all that he had done to Eglon,he devoted it to destruction, and all the souls that were therein.
38 Then Joshua turned back, and all Israel with him, unto Debir,and fought against it;
39 and captured it, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof, and smote them with the edge of the sword, and devoted to destruction every soul that was therein, he left not a survivor,as he had done unto Hebron, so, did he unto Debir, and unto the king thereof, as also he had done unto Libnah, and unto her king.
40 So Joshua smote all the landthe hill country, and the south, and the lowland, and the slopes, and all their kings, he left not a survivor,but, every breathing thing, devoted he to destruction, as Yahweh, God of Israel, had commanded.
41 Yea Joshua smote them, from Kadesh-barnea, even as far as Gaza,and all the land of Goshen, even as far as Gibeon.
42 Yea, all these kings and their land, did Joshua capture at one time,because, Yahweh, God of Israel, fought for Israel.
43 And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, unto the camp at Gilgal.