1 Essas coisas chegaram aos ouvidos de Jabim, rei de Hazor. E ele mandou mensageiros aos seguintes reis: a Jobabe, rei de Madom; aos reis de Sinrom e Acsafe; 2 aos reis da região montanhosa, ao norte; aos do vale do Jordão, ao sul do lago da Galileia; e aos da planície e do litoral, perto de Dor. 3 Também enviou mensageiros aos cananeus dos dois lados do rio Jordão, aos amorreus, aos heteus, aos perizeus, aos jebuseus da região montanhosa e aos heveus, que viviam ao pé do monte Hermom, na terra de Mispa. 4 Eles foram com todos os seus soldados — um exército com tantos homens quantos são os grãos de areia da praia do mar. Tinham também muitos cavalos e carros de guerra. 5 Todos esses reis juntaram os seus soldados e acamparam perto do riacho de Merom, para lutar contra o povo de Israel.

6 O Senhor Deus disse a Josué:

— Não fique com medo deles. Amanhã, a esta mesma hora, eu matarei toda essa gente para Israel. Você aleijará os cavalos deles e queimará os seus carros.

7 Assim Josué e todos os seus soldados atacaram de surpresa perto do riacho de Merom, 8 e o Senhor Deus deu a vitória aos israelitas. Eles atacaram os inimigos e os perseguiram até a grande Sidom e Misrefote-Maim e até o vale de Mispa, a leste. Continuaram a lutar até matarem todos os inimigos. 9 Josué fez como o Senhor havia mandado: aleijou os cavalos deles e queimou os seus carros de guerra.

10 Então Josué voltou, tomou a cidade de Hazor e matou o seu rei. Nesse tempo Hazor era o mais poderoso de todos esses reinos. 11 Os israelitas mataram todos os moradores, e a cidade foi queimada. 12 Josué tomou todas essas cidades e os seus reis. Matou todos, conforme a ordem de Moisés, servo do Senhor. 13 Mas os israelitas não queimaram nenhuma das cidades construídas sobre ruínas , a não ser Hazor, que Josué incendiou. 14 Os israelitas ficaram com todos os objetos de valor e com o gado dessas cidades. Mas todas as pessoas foram mortas; não ficou ninguém vivo. 15 O Senhor tinha dado essas ordens ao seu servo Moisés; Moisés as deu a Josué, e Josué obedeceu. Ele fez tudo o que o Senhor havia mandado Moisés fazer.

16 Josué tomou toda aquela terra, isto é, a região montanhosa de Judá, toda a região sul, toda a terra de Gosém, as planícies de Judá, o vale do Jordão e também a região montanhosa e as planícies do litoral de Israel. 17 Essa região ia desde o monte Halaque, perto de Seir, até Baal-Gade, no vale do Líbano, ao pé do monte Hermom. Josué matou todos os reis desses lugares 18 nas guerras que fez por longo tempo contra eles. 19 Nenhuma dessas cidades fez acordos de paz com Israel, a não ser Gibeão, onde moravam alguns heveus. As outras cidades foram tomadas na guerra. 20 O Senhor Deus fez com que os moradores dessas cidades teimassem em lutar contra o povo de Israel, para que, assim, fossem completamente destruídos e mortos sem dó nem piedade. O Senhor havia ordenado isso a Moisés.

21 Nessa ocasião Josué foi e acabou com os gigantes anaquins que viviam nas montanhas: em Hebrom, Debir, Anabe e em toda a região montanhosa de Judá e de Israel. Josué acabou completamente com eles e destruiu as suas cidades. 22 Nenhum dos anaquins ficou na terra de Israel. Somente alguns continuaram a viver nas cidades de Gaza, Gate e Asdode. 23 Como o Senhor havia ordenado a Moisés, Josué tomou a terra e a deu aos israelitas para ser propriedade deles. Ele dividiu a terra e deu uma parte a cada tribo.

E assim a guerra acabou.

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.