1 Jabin, rei de Asor, tendo notícias de todos esses acontecimentos, enviou mensageiro a Jobab, rei de Madon, ao rei de Semeron, ao rei de Acsaf,2 aos reis do norte da montanha e da planície, ao sul de Ceneret, na planície e nos planaltos de Dor, ao ocidente,3 aos cananeus do oriente e do ocidente, aos amorreus, aos hiteus, aos ferezeus, aos jebuseus na montanha, aos heveus ao pé do Hermon na terra de Masfa.4 Entraram então em campanha com todos os seus exércitos, povo numeroso como a areia na praia do mar, com sua cavalaria e grande número de carros.5 Todos esses reis juntaram-se e vieram acampar juntos, perto das águas de Merom, para combater Israel.6 O Senhor disse a Josué: Não os temas, porque amanhã, a esta mesma hora, eu os lançarei, ofegantes, diante de Israel. Cortarás os jarretes dos seus cavalos e queimarás os seus carros.7 Josué atacou-os repentinamente, com todos os seus guerreiros, junto às águas de Merom, e precipitou-se contra eles.8 O Senhor entregou-os nas mãos de Israel, que os bateu e os perseguiu até Sidon, a Grande, até as águas de Maserefot e até o vale de Masfa, para o oriente. E feriu-os até que não ficou um só.9 Josué tratou-os como o Senhor lhe tinha dito: jarretou seus cavalos e incendiou seus carros.10 Voltando, nessa mesma época, Josué tomou Asor e matou à espada seu rei, porque Asor era antigamente a capital de todos esses reinos.11 Passaram ao fio da espada toda alma viva nessa cidade e votaram-na ao interdito. Nada ficou de tudo o que tinha vida, e incendiou-se Asor.12 Tomou também Josué todas as cidades desses reis {coligados} e passou-as ao fio da espada, votando-as ao interdito, como Moisés, servo do Senhor, tinha ordenado.13 Entretanto, Israel não incendiou nenhuma das cidades situadas nas colinas, exceto unicamente Asor, que Josué queimou.14 Os filhos de Israel apossaram-se de todos os despojos dessas cidades e dos rebanhos. Quanto aos homens, porém, massacraram-nos todos com a espada, até exterminá-los completamente, sem deixar ninguém com vida.15 Como o Senhor tinha ordenado a Moisés, seu servo, assim Moisés ordenou a Josué; e este tudo executou, sem nada omitir do que o Senhor tinha prescrito a Moisés.16 Conquistou, assim, Josué toda a terra, a montanha, o Negeb, o território de Gosen, a campina e a planície, o planalto de Israel e suas campinas,17 desde a montanha nua que sobe para Seir até Baal-Gad, no vale do Líbano ao pé do Hermon. Tomou todos os seus reis, feriu-os e matou-os.18 Durante muito tempo combateu Josué contra esses reis.19 Não houve cidade que se rendesse pacificamente aos israelitas, exceto os heveus de Gabaon. Foi necessário que se tomasse tudo à força,20 porque era o desígnio do Senhor que se endurecesse o coração desses povos e que combatessem Israel; desse modo Israel pôde votá-los ao interdito sem piedade, e exterminá-los, como o Senhor tinha ordenado a Moisés.21 Naquele tempo Josué marchou contra os enacim da montanha e os exterminou em Hebron, em Dabir, em Anab, e em toda a montanha de Judá e de Israel. E votou-os ao interdito com suas cidades.22 Não ficou um só enacim na terra dos filhos de Israel; só ficaram alguns em Gaza, em Get e em Azot.23 Conquistou, pois, Josué toda a terra, como o Senhor tinha dito a Moisés, e deu-a em herança a Israel, repartindo-a segundo suas tribos. E a terra repousou da guerra.

1 And it came to pass, that, when Yabin the king of Chazor heard these things, he sent to Yobab the king of Madon, and to the king of Shimron, and to the king of Achshaph,2 And to the kings that were at the north, on the mountains, and in the plains, south of Kinneroth, and in the lowlands, and in the district of Dor on the west,3 To the Canaanites on the east and on the west, and to the Emorites, and the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Jebusites in the mountains, and to the Hivites under Chermon in the land of Mizpah.4 And they went out, they and all their camps with them, much people, even as the sand that is upon the sea–shore in multitude, and with very many horses and chariots.5 And all these kings assembled themselves together, and they came and encamped together at the waters of Merom, to fight against Israel.6 And the Lord said unto Joshua, Be not afraid because of them; for tomorrow about this time will I give all of them up slain before Israel: their horses shalt thou hamstring and their chariots shalt thou burn with fire.7 And Joshua and all the people of war with him came upon them by the waters of Merom suddenly; and they fell upon them.8 And the Lord delivered them into the hand of Israel, who smote them, and pursued them unto great Zidon, and unto Missrephoth–mayim, and unto the valley of Mizpeh eastward; and they smote them, until they left them none that escaped.9 And Joshua did unto them as the Lord had said unto him: their horses he hamstringed and their chariots he burnt with fire.10 And Joshua at that time turned back, and captured Chazor, and its kings he smote with the sword; for Chazor aforetimes was the head of all these kingdoms.11 And they smote all the souls that were therein with the edge of the sword, and devoted them; there was not left any one having breath; and Chazor he burnt with fire.12 And all the cities of these kings, and all their kings, did Joshua capture, and he smote them with the edge of the sword, and he devoted them, as Moses the servant of the Lord had commanded.13 But as for the cities that had been left standing in their strength, these did Israel not burn: save Chazor only did Joshua burn.14 And all the spoil of these cities, and the cattle, did the children of Israel take as booty unto themselves; but all the men they smote with the edge of the sword, until they had destroyed them: they left not any one having breath.15 As the Lord had commanded Moses his servant, so did Moses command Joshua, and so did Joshua: he left nothing undone of all that the Lord had commanded Moses.16 And Joshua took all that land, the mountain, and all the south country, and all the land of Goshen, and the lowlands, and the plain, and the mountain of Israel, and its lowlands;17 From the bald mountain that goeth up to Seir, even unto Baal–gad in the valley of Lebanon under mount Chermon; and all their kings he captured, and smote them, and slew them.18 A long time did Joshua make war with all these kings.19 There was not a city that made peace with the children of Israel, save the Hivites the inhabitants of Gib’on: the whole they took by war.20 For of the Lord it was to harden their heart, that they should come against Israel in battle, in order to destroy them utterly, that they might obtain no favor: but in order that he might exterminate them, as the Lord had commanded Moses.21 And Joshua came at that time, and cut off the ‘Anakim from the mountains, from Hebron, from Debir, from ‘Anab, and from the whole mountain of Judah, and from the whole mountain of Israel: with their cities did Joshua destroy them utterly.22 There was none of the ‘Anakim left in the land of the children of Israel: only in Gazzah, in Gath, and in Ashdod, there remained some.23 And Joshua’ took the whole land, all just as the Lord had spoken unto Moses; and Joshua gave it for an inheritance unto Israel, according to their divisions by their tribes. And the land rested from war.