1 When Jabin king of Hazor heard of this, he sent to Jobab king of Madon, and to the king of Shimron, and to the king of Ach'shaph,2 and to the kings who were in the northern hill country, and in the Arabah south of Chin'neroth, and in the lowland, and in Naphoth-dor on the west,3 to the Canaanites in the east and the west, the Amorites, the Hittites, the Per'izzites, and the Jeb'usites in the hill country, and the Hivites under Hermon in the land of Mizpah.4 And they came out, with all their troops, a great host, in number like the sand that is upon the seashore, with very many horses and chariots.5 And all these kings joined their forces, and came and encamped together at the waters of Merom, to fight with Israel.6 And the LORD said to Joshua, "Do not be afraid of them, for tomorrow at this time I will give over all of them, slain, to Israel; you shall hamstring their horses, and burn their chariots with fire."7 So Joshua came suddenly upon them with all his people of war, by the waters of Merom, and fell upon them.8 And the LORD gave them into the hand of Israel, who smote them and chased them as far as Great Sidon and Mis'rephoth-ma'im, and eastward as far as the valley of Mizpeh; and they smote them, until they left none remaining.9 And Joshua did to them as the LORD bade him; he hamstrung their horses, and burned their chariots with fire.10 And Joshua turned back at that time, and took Hazor, and smote its king with the sword; for Hazor formerly was the head of all those kingdoms.11 And they put to the sword all who were in it, utterly destroying them; there was none left that breathed, and he burned Hazor with fire.12 And all the cities of those kings, and all their kings, Joshua took, and smote them with the edge of the sword, utterly destroying them, as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded.13 But none of the cities that stood on mounds did Israel burn, except Hazor only; that Joshua burned.14 And all the spoil of these cities and the cattle, the people of Israel took for their booty; but every man they smote with the edge of the sword, until they had destroyed them, and they did not leave any that breathed.15 As the LORD had commanded Moses his servant, so Moses commanded Joshua, and so Joshua did; he left nothing undone of all that the LORD had commanded Moses.16 So Joshua took all that land, the hill country and all the Negeb and all the land of Goshen and the lowland and the Arabah and the hill country of Israel and its lowland17 from Mount Halak, that rises toward Se'ir, as far as Ba'al-gad in the valley of Lebanon below Mount Hermon. And he took all their kings, and smote them, and put them to death.18 Joshua made war a long time with all those kings.19 There was not a city that made peace with the people of Israel, except the Hivites, the inhabitants of Gibeon; they took all in battle.20 For it was the LORD's doing to harden their hearts that they should come against Israel in battle, in order that they should be utterly destroyed, and should receive no mercy but be exterminated, as the LORD commanded Moses.21 And Joshua came at that time, and wiped out the Anakim from the hill country, from Hebron, from Debir, from Anab, and from all the hill country of Judah, and from all the hill country of Israel; Joshua utterly destroyed them with their cities.22 There was none of the Anakim left in the land of the people of Israel; only in Gaza, in Gath, and in Ashdod, did some remain.23 So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that the LORD had spoken to Moses; and Joshua gave it for an inheritance to Israel according to their tribal allotments. And the land had rest from war.

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.