1 Depois da morte de Josué consultaram os filhos de Israel a Jeová, dizendo: Quem dentre nós subirá primeiro aos cananeus, para pelejar contra eles?

2 Respondeu Jeová: Subirá Judá; eis que lhe entreguei a terra na sua mão.

3 Então disse Judá a Simeão, seu irmão: Sobe comigo à minha sorte, e pelejemos contra os cananeus, que eu também subirei contigo à tua sorte. Simeão foi com ele.

4 Subiu Judá, e Jeová lhes entregou nas mãos os cananeus e os ferezeus: feriram deles em Bezeque dez mil homens.

5 Acharam em Bezeque a Adoni-Bezeque; pelejaram contra ele, e feriram aos cananeus e aos ferezeus.

6 Fugiu Adoni-Bezeque; mas, perseguindo-o, prenderam-no, e cortaram-lhe os dedos polegares das mãos e dos pés.

7 Disse Adoni-Bezeque: Setenta reis, a quem haviam sido cortados os dedos polegares das mãos e dos pés, apanhavam as migalhas debaixo da minha mesa: assim como eu fiz, assim Deus me retribuiu. Levaram-no a Jerusalém, e ali morreu.

8 Os filhos de Judá, pelejando contra Jerusalém, tomaram-na, e passaram-na ao fio da espada, pondo fogo à cidade.

9 Depois os filhos de Judá desceram a pelejar contra os cananeus, que habitavam na região montanhosa, no Neguebe e na Sefelá.

10 Judá marchou contra os cananeus que moravam em Hebrom (ora o nome de Hebrom era dantes Quiriate-Arba); e feriu a Sesai, Aimã e Talmai.

11 Dali partiu contra os habitantes de Debir (ora o nome de Debir era dantes Quiriate-Sefer).

12 Disse Calebe: Ao homem que ferir a Quiriate Sefer, e a tomar, a esse darei por mulher minha filha Acsa.

13 Tomou-a Otniel, filho de Quenaz, irmão mais moço de Calebe; e este lhe deu por mulher sua filha Acsa.

14 Estando ela em caminho para casa de Otniel, persuadiu-lhe que pedisse ao pai um campo. Ela saltou do seu jumento; Calebe perguntou-lhe: Que é o que tens?

15 Respondeu ela: Dá-me uma bênção; porquanto me estabeleceste na terra do Neguebe, dá-me também fontes de água. Deu-lhe, pois, Calebe as fontes superiores e as fontes inferiores.

16 Os filhos do queneu, sogro de Moisés, subiram da cidade das palmeiras com os filhos de Judá ao deserto de Judá, que está no Neguebe de Arade; foram, e habitaram com o povo da terra.

17 Depois Judá marchou com Simeão, seu irmão, e feriram aos cananeus que habitavam em Zefate, e totalmente a destruíram. O nome da cidade chamava-se Hormá.

18 Também Judá tomou a Gaza, a Ascalom, e a Ecrom com os seus termos.

19 Jeová foi com Judá. Este desapossou os habitantes da região montanhosa; porém não pôde desapossar os habitantes do vale, porque tinham carros de ferro.

20 Como Moisés havia dito, deram Hebrom a Calebe, que dali expulsou os três gigantes.

21 Os filhos de Benjamim não expulsaram os jebeuseus que habitavam em Jerusalém; mas eles ficaram habitando com os filhos de Benjamim em Jerusalém, até o dia de hoje.

22 A casa de José, também eles subiram contra Betel; e Jeová era com eles.

23 A casa de José enviou espias a reconhecer a Betel (ora a cidade antes se chamava Luz).

24 Os vigias viram sair da cidade um homem, e disseram-lhe: Mostra-nos o caminho para entrarmos na cidade, e usaremos de misericórdia contigo.

25 Mostrou-lhes o caminho para entrarem na cidade, a qual foi por eles passada ao fio da espada; porém deixaram ir livre aquele homem com toda a sua família.

26 Então entrou este homem na terra dos heteus, edificou uma cidade e pôs-lhe o nome de Luz, a qual assim se chama até o dia de hoje.

27 Manassés não expulsou os habitantes de Bete-Seã e suas vilas, nem os de Taanaque, de Dor, de Ibleã e de Megido com suas vilas; porém os cananeus resolveram habitar na mesma terra.

28 Quando Israel cobrou forças bastantes, obrigou os cananeus a trabalhos forçados e não os expeliu de todo.

29 Efraim não expulsou os cananeus que habitavam em Gezer, mas estes ficaram habitando ali com ele.

30 Zebulom não expulsou os habitantes de Quitrom, nem os de Naalol; mas os cananeus ficaram habitando entre eles e foram obrigados a trabalhos forçados.

31 Aser não expulsou os habitantes de Aco, nem de Sidom, nem de Alabe, nem de Aczibe, nem de Helba, nem de Afeque, nem de Reobe;

32 mas os aseritas moraram no meio dos cananeus, habitantes da terra, porque não os expulsaram.

33 Naftali não expulsou os habitantes de Bete-Semes, nem os de Bete-Anate; porém morou entre os cananeus, habitantes da terra: todavia os habitantes de Bete-Semes e Bete-Anate foram obrigados a trabalhos forçados.

34 Os amorreus impeliram aaos filhos de Dã até a região montanhosa; porque não lhes permitiram descer ao vale;

35 mas os amorreus resolveram habitar em Heres, em Aijalom e em Saalbim. Contudo a mão da casa de José prevaleceu, de sorte que foram obrigados a trabalhos forçados.

36 O termo dos amorreus foi desde a subida de Acrabim, Sela e dali para cima.

1 After the death of Joshua, the children of Israel asked of Yahweh, saying, "Who should go up for us first against the Canaanites, to fight against them?"

2 Yahweh said, "Judah shall go up. Behold, I have delivered the land into his hand."

3 Judah said to Simeon his brother, "Come up with me into my lot, that we may fight against the Canaanites; and I likewise will go with you into your lot." So Simeon went with him. 4 Judah went up, and Yahweh delivered the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hand. They struck ten thousand men in Bezek. 5 They found Adoni-Bezek in Bezek, and they fought against him. They struck the Canaanites and the Perizzites. 6 But Adoni-Bezek fled. They pursued him, caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his big toes. 7 Adoni-Bezek said, "Seventy kings, having their thumbs and their big toes cut off, scavenged under my table. As I have done, so God has done to me." They brought him to Jerusalem, and he died there. 8 The children of Judah fought against Jerusalem, took it, struck it with the edge of the sword, and set the city on fire.

9 After that, the children of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites who lived in the hill country, and in the South, and in the lowland. 10 Judah went against the Canaanites who lived in Hebron. (The name of Hebron before that was Kiriath Arba.) They struck Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai.

11 From there he went against the inhabitants of Debir. (The name of Debir before that was Kiriath Sepher.) 12 Caleb said, "I will give Achsah my daughter as wife to the man who strikes Kiriath Sepher, and takes it." 13 Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother, took it, so he gave him Achsah his daughter as his wife.

14 When she came, she got him to ask her father for a field. She got off her donkey; and Caleb said to her, "What would you like?"

15 She said to him, "Give me a blessing; because you have set me in the land of the South, give me also springs of water." Then Caleb gave her the upper springs and the lower springs. 16 The children of the Kenite, Moses’ brother-in-law, went up out of the city of palm trees with the children of Judah into the wilderness of Judah, which is in the south of Arad; and they went and lived with the people. 17 Judah went with Simeon his brother, and they struck the Canaanites who inhabited Zephath, and utterly destroyed it. The name of the city was called Hormah. 18 Also Judah took Gaza with its border, and Ashkelon with its border, and Ekron with its border. 19 Yahweh was with Judah, and drove out the inhabitants of the hill country; for he could not drive out the inhabitants of the valley, because they had chariots of iron. 20 They gave Hebron to Caleb, as Moses had said, and he drove the three sons of Anak out of there. 21 The children of Benjamin didn’t drive out the Jebusites who inhabited Jerusalem, but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this day.

22 The house of Joseph also went up against Bethel, and Yahweh was with them. 23 The house of Joseph sent to spy out Bethel. (The name of the city before that was Luz.) 24 The watchers saw a man come out of the city, and they said to him, "Please show us the entrance into the city, and we will deal kindly with you." 25 He showed them the entrance into the city, and they struck the city with the edge of the sword; but they let the man and all his family go. 26 The man went into the land of the Hittites, built a city, and called its name Luz, which is its name to this day.

27 Manasseh didn’t drive out the inhabitants of Beth Shean and its towns, nor Taanach and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Dor and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and its towns; but the Canaanites would dwell in that land. 28 When Israel had grown strong, they put the Canaanites to forced labor, and didn’t utterly drive them out. 29 Ephraim didn’t drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer, but the Canaanites lived in Gezer among them. 30 Zebulun didn’t drive out the inhabitants of Kitron, nor the inhabitants of Nahalol; but the Canaanites lived among them, and became subject to forced labor. 31 Asher didn’t drive out the inhabitants of Acco, nor the inhabitants of Sidon, nor of Ahlab, nor of Achzib, nor of Helbah, nor of Aphik, nor of Rehob; 32 but the Asherites lived among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land, for they didn’t drive them out. 33 Naphtali didn’t drive out the inhabitants of Beth Shemesh, nor the inhabitants of Beth Anath; but he lived among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land. Nevertheless the inhabitants of Beth Shemesh and of Beth Anath became subject to forced labor. 34 The Amorites forced the children of Dan into the hill country, for they would not allow them to come down to the valley; 35 but the Amorites would dwell in Mount Heres, in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim. Yet the hand of the house of Joseph prevailed, so that they became subject to forced labor. 36 The border of the Amorites was from the ascent of Akrabbim, from the rock, and upward.