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.

1 Sucedeu, depois disso, que, ouvindo-o Jabim, rei de Hazor, enviou mensageiros a Jobabe, rei de Madom, e ao rei de Sinrom, e ao rei de Acsafe; 2 e aos reis que estavam ao norte, nas montanhas, na campina para o sul de Quinerete, nas planícies e em Nafote-Dor, da banda do mar; 3 aos cananeus do oriente e do ocidente, aos amorreus, aos heteus, aos ferezeus, aos jebuseus nas montanhas e aos heveus ao pé de Hermom, na terra de Mispa. 4 Saíram, pois, estes e todos os seus exércitos com eles, muito povo, em multidões como a areia que está na praia do mar, e muitíssimos cavalos e carros. 5 Todos esses reis se ajuntaram, e vieram, e se acamparam junto às águas de Merom, para pelejarem contra Israel.

6 E disse o Senhor a Josué: Não temas diante deles, porque amanhã a esta mesma hora eu os darei todos feridos diante dos filhos de Israel; os seus cavalos jarretarás e os seus carros queimarás a fogo. 7 E Josué, e toda a gente de guerra com ele, veio apressadamente sobre eles às águas de Merom, e deram neles de repente. 8 E o Senhor os deu na mão de Israel; e os feriram e os seguiram até à grande Sidom, e até Misrefote-Maim, e até ao vale de Mispa ao oriente; feriram-nos até não lhes deixarem nenhum. 9 E fez-lhes Josué como o Senhor lhe dissera; os seus cavalos jarretou e os seus carros queimou a fogo.

10 E, naquele mesmo tempo, tornou Josué, e tomou a Hazor, e feriu à espada ao seu rei; porquanto Hazor, dantes, era a cabeça de todos esses reinos. 11 E a toda alma que nela havia feriram a fio de espada e totalmente os destruíram, e nada restou do que tinha fôlego; e a Hazor queimou com fogo. 12 E Josué tomou todas as cidades desses reis e todos os seus reis e os feriu a fio de espada, destruindo-os totalmente, como ordenara Moisés, servo do Senhor. 13 Tão somente não queimaram os israelitas as cidades que estavam sobre os seus outeiros: salvo Hazor, a qual Josué queimou. 14 E todos os despojos dessas cidades e o gado os filhos de Israel saquearam para si; tão somente a todos os homens feriram a fio de espada, até que os destruíram; nada do que fôlego tinha deixaram com vida. 15 Como ordenara o Senhor a Moisés, seu servo, assim Moisés ordenou a Josué; e assim Josué o fez; nem uma só palavra tirou de tudo o que o Senhor ordenara a Moisés.

16 Assim, Josué tomou toda aquela terra, as montanhas, e todo o sul, e toda a terra de Gósen, e as planícies, e as campinas, e as montanhas de Israel, e as suas planícies; 17 desde o monte Calvo, que sobe a Seir, até Baal-Gade, no vale do Líbano, às raízes do monte de Hermom; também tomou todos os seus reis, e os feriu, e os matou. 18 Por muitos dias, Josué fez guerra contra todos esses reis. 19 Não houve cidade que fizesse paz com os filhos de Israel, senão os heveus, moradores de Gibeão; por guerra as tomaram todas. 20 Porquanto do Senhor vinha que o seu coração endurecesse, para saírem ao encontro a Israel na guerra, para os destruir totalmente, para se não ter piedade deles, mas para os destruir a todos, como o Senhor tinha ordenado a Moisés. 21 Naquele tempo, veio Josué e extirpou os anaquins das montanhas de Hebrom, de Debir, de Anabe, de todas as montanhas de Judá e de todas as montanhas de Israel; Josué os destruiu totalmente com as suas cidades. 22 Nenhum dos anaquins ficou de resto na terra dos filhos de Israel; somente ficaram de resto em Gaza, em Gate e em Asdode. 23 Assim, Josué tomou toda esta terra conforme tudo o que o Senhor tinha dito a Moisés; e Josué a deu em herança aos filhos de Israel, conforme as suas divisões, conforme as suas tribos; e a terra repousou da guerra.