Joshua 10

1 Now Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem heard that Joshua had captured Ai and devoted it to destruction—doing to Ai and its king as he had done to Jericho and its king—and that the people of Gibeon had made peace with Israel and were living near them.

1 وَعِنْدَمَا سَمِعَ أَدُونِي صَادَقَ مَلِكُ أُورُشَلِيمَ أَنَّ يَشُوعَ اسْتَوْلَى عَلَى عَايَ وَدَمَّرَهَا وَقَتَلَ مَلِكَهَا كَمَا صَنَعَ بِأَرِيحَا وَمَلِكِهَا، وَأَنَّ أَهْلَ جِبْعُونَ قَدْ صَالَحُوا الإِسْرَائِيلِيِّينَ وَأَقَامُوا فِي وَسَطِهِمْ،

2 So Adoni-zedek and his people were greatly alarmed, because Gibeon was a great city, like one of the royal cities; it was larger than Ai, and all its men were mighty.

2 اعْتَرَاهُ خَوْفٌ شَدِيدٌ، لأَنَّ جِبْعُونَ كَانَتْ مِدِينَةً عَظِيمَةً كَإِحْدَى الْمُدُنِ الَّتِي يُقِيمُ فِيهَا الْمُلُوكُ وَهِيَ أَعْظَمُ مِنْ عَايَ، وَكُلُّ رِجَالِهَا مُحَارِبُونَ جَبَابِرَةٌ.

3 Therefore Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem sent word to Hoham king of Hebron, Piram king of Jarmuth, Japhia king of Lachish, and Debir king of Eglon, saying,

3 فَبَعَثَ أَدُونِي صَادَقَ مَلِكُ أُورُشَلِيمَ إِلَى هُوهَامَ مَلِكِ حَبْرُونَ وَفِرْآمَ مَلِكِ يَرْمُوتَ وَيَافِيعَ مَلِكِ لَخِيشَ وَدَبِيرَ مَلِكِ عَجْلُونَ قَائِلاً:

4 “Come up and help me. We will attack Gibeon, because they have made peace with Joshua and the Israelites.”

4 «أَقْبِلُوا إِلَيَّ وَأَعِينُونِي عَلَى تَدْمِيرِ جِبْعُونَ، لأَنَّهَا عَقَدَتْ صُلْحاً مَعَ يَشُوعَ وَبَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ».

5 So the five kings of the Amorites—the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon—joined forces and advanced with all their armies. They camped before Gibeon and made war against it.

5 فَوَحَّدَ مُلُوكُ الأَمُورِيِّينَ الْخَمْسَةُ جُيُوشَهُمْ لِلْقِيَامِ بِهُجُومٍ عَلَى جِبْعُونَ.

6 Then the men of Gibeon sent word to Joshua in the camp at Gilgal: “Do not abandon your servants. Come quickly and save us! Help us, because all the kings of the Amorites from the hill country have joined forces against us.”

6 فَأَرْسَلَ أَهْلُ جِبْعُونَ إِلَى يَشُوعَ إِلَى الْمُخَيَّمِ فِي الْجِلْجَالِ قَائِلِينَ: «لا تَتَقَاعَسْ عَنْ إِعَانَةِ عَبِيدِكَ، بَلْ أَسْرِعْ إِلَيْنَا وَأَنْقِذْنَا وَأَعِنَّا، لأَنَّهُ قَدْ تَحَالَفَ ضِدَّنَا جَمِيعُ مُلُوكِ الأَمُورِيِّينَ الْمُسْتَوْطِنِينَ فِي الْجَبَلِ».

7 So Joshua and his whole army, including all the mighty men of valor, came from Gilgal.

7 فَانْطَلَقَ يَشُوعُ مِنَ الْجِلْجَالِ بِقُوَّاتِهِ وَجُنُودِهِ الأَشِدَّاءِ.

8 The LORD said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid of them, for I have delivered them into your hand. Not one of them shall stand against you.”

8 فَقَالَ الرَّبُّ لِيَشُوعَ: «لا تَخَفْ مِنْهُمْ، لأَنَّنِي قَدْ أَسْلَمْتُهُمْ إِلَى يَدِكَ، وَلَنْ يَجْرُؤَ رَجُلٌ مِنْهُمْ عَلَى مُقَاوَمَتِكَ».

9 After marching all night from Gilgal, Joshua caught them by surprise.

9 فَبَاغَتَهُمْ يَشُوعُ عَلَى حِينِ غِرَّةٍ إِذْ سَارَ طَوَالَ اللَّيْلِ كُلِّهِ مِنَ الْجِلْجَالِ.

10 And the LORD threw them into confusion before Israel, who defeated them in a great slaughter at Gibeon, pursued them along the ascent to Beth-horon, and struck them down as far as Azekah and Makkedah.

10 وَأَلْقَى الرَّبُّ فِيهِمِ الرُّعْبَ أَمَامَ الإِسْرَائِيلِيِّينَ الَّذِينَ هَزَمُوهُمْ هَزِيمَةً نَكْرَاءَ فِي جِبْعُونَ، وَتَعَقَّبُوهُمْ فِي طَرِيقِ عَقَبَةِ بَيْتِ حُورُونَ حَتَّى بَلَغُوا عَزِيقَةَ وَمَقِّيدَةَ.

11 As they fled before Israel along the descent from Beth-horon to Azekah, the LORD cast down on them large hailstones from the sky, and more of them were killed by the hailstones than by the swords of the Israelites.

11 وَفِيمَا هُمْ لائِذُونَ بِالْفِرَارِ أَمَامَ الإِسْرَائِيلِيِّينَ عِنْدَ مُنْحَدَرِ بَيْتِ حُورُونَ، قَذَفَهُمُ الرَّبُّ بِعَاصِفَةٍ مِنْ بَرَدٍ عَظِيمٍ انْهَمَرَتْ عَلَيْهِمْ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ حَتَّى أَشْرَفُوا عَلَى عَزِيقَةَ فَمَاتُوا. وَكَانَ الَّذِينَ قَضَى عَلَيْهِمِ الْبَرَدُ أَكْثَرَ مِنَ الَّذِينَ قَتَلَهُمْ سَيْفُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ.

12 On the day that the LORD gave the Amorites over to the Israelites, Joshua spoke to the LORD in the presence of Israel: “O sun, stand still over Gibeon, O moon, over the Valley of Aijalon.”

12 فِي ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ الَّذِي هَزَمَ فِيهِ الرَّبُّ الأُمُورِيِّينَ أَمَامَ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ، ابْتَهَلَ يَشُوعُ إِلَى الرَّبِّ عَلَى مَسْمَعٍ مِنَ الشَّعْبِ: «يَا شَمْسُ دُومِي عَلَى جِبْعُونَ، وَيَا قَمَرُ عَلَى وَادِي أَيَّلُونَ».

13 So the sun stood still and the moon stopped until the nation took vengeance upon its enemies. Is this not written in the Book of Jashar? “So the sun stopped in the middle of the sky and delayed going down about a full day.”

13 فَثَبَتَتِ الشَّمْسُ، وَتَوَقَّفَ الْقَمَرُ حَتَّى انْتَقَمَ الْجَيْشُ مِنْ أَعْدَائِهِ. أَلَيْسَ هَذَا مُدَوَّناً فِي كِتَابِ يَاشَرَ؟ فَوَقَفَتِ الشَّمْسُ فِي كَبِدِ السَّمَاءِ وَلَمْ تُسْرِعْ لِلْغُرُوبِ نَحْوَ يَوْمٍ كَامِلٍ.

14 There has been no day like it before or since, when the LORD listened to the voice of a man, because the LORD fought for Israel.

14 وَلَمْ يَحْدُثْ نَظِيرُ ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ لَا مِنْ قَبْلُ وَلا مِنْ بَعْدُ، فِيهِ اسْتَجَابَ الرَّبُّ دُعَاءَ إِنْسَانٍ، لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ حَارَبَ حَقّاً عَنْ إِسْرَائِيلَ.

15 Then Joshua returned with all Israel to the camp at Gilgal.

15 ثُمَّ رَجَعَ يَشُوعُ وَجَيْشُهُ إِلَى الْمُخَيَّمِ فِي الْجِلْجَالِ.

16 Now the five kings had fled and hidden in the cave at Makkedah.

16 وَهَرَبَ المُلُوكُ الْخَمْسَةُ وَاخْتَبَأُوا فِي كَهْفٍ فِي مَقِّيدَةَ.

17 And Joshua was informed: “The five kings have been found; they are hiding in the cave at Makkedah.”

17 وَعِنْدَمَا قِيلَ لِيَشُوعَ إِنَّ الْمُلُوكَ الْخَمْسَةَ مُخْتَبِئُونَ فِي الْكَهْفِ فِي مَقِّيدَةَ

18 So Joshua said, “Roll large stones against the mouth of the cave, and post men there to guard them.

18 قَالَ: «دَحْرِجُوا حِجَارَةً كَبِيرَةً عَلَى مَدْخَلِ الْكَهْفِ وَأَقِيمُوا عَلَيْهِمْ حُرَّاساً.

19 But you, do not stop there. Pursue your enemies and attack them from behind. Do not let them reach their cities, for the LORD your God has delivered them into your hand.”

19 أَمَّا أَنْتُمْ فَتَعَقَّبُوا جَيْشَ الْعَدُوِّ وَهَاجِمُوا مُؤَخَّرَتَهُ وَلا تَدَعُوا مُحَارِبِيهِ يَدْخُلُونَ مُدُنَهُمْ لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ قَدْ أَسْلَمَهُمْ إِلَيْكُمْ».

20 So Joshua and the Israelites continued to inflict a terrible slaughter until they had finished them off, and the remaining survivors retreated to the fortified cities.

20 وَبَعْدَ أَنْ هَزَمَ يَشُوعُ وَبَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ الْمُلُوكَ الْخَمْسَةَ هَزِيمَةً فَادِحَةً، وَلَمْ يَنْجُ مِنْهُمْ إِلا قِلَّةٌ مِنَ الشَّارِدِينَ الَّذِينَ لَجَأُوا إِلَى الْمُدُنِ الْحَصِينَةِ

21 The whole army returned safely to Joshua in the camp at Makkedah, and no one dared to utter a word against the Israelites.

21 رَجَعَ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ إِلَى الْمُخَيَّمِ فِي مَقِّيدَةَ بِسَلامٍ حَيْثُ كَانَ يَشُوعُ. وَلَمْ يَجْرُؤْ أَحَدٌ عَلَى مُعَارَضَتِهِمْ.

22 Then Joshua said, “Open the mouth of the cave and bring those five kings out to me.”

22 ثُمَّ قَالَ يَشُوعُ: «افْتَحُوا مَدْخَلَ الْكَهْفِ وَأَخْرِجُوا إِلَيَّ الْمُلُوكَ الْخَمْسَةَ»

23 So they brought the five kings out of the cave—the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon.

23 فَنَفَّذُوا أَمْرَهُ وَأَخْرَجُوا الْمُلُوكَ الْخَمْسَةَ: مَلِكَ أُورُشَلِيمَ وَمَلِكَ حَبْرُونَ وَمَلِكَ يَرْمُوتَ وَمَلِكَ لَخِيشَ وَمَلِكَ عَجْلُونَ،

24 When they had brought the kings to Joshua, he summoned all the men of Israel and said to the army commanders who had accompanied him, “Come here and put your feet on the necks of these kings.” So the commanders came forward and put their feet on their necks.

24 وَمَا إِنْ أَقْبَلُوا بِهِمْ إِلَيْهِ حَتَّى اسْتَدْعَى كُلَّ مَحَارِبِيهِ، وَقَالَ لِقَادَتِهِمِ الَّذِينَ سَارُوا مَعَهُ: «تَقَدَّمُوا وَطِئُوا بِأَرْجُلِكُمْ رِقَابَ هَؤُلاءِ الْمُلُوكِ». فَفَعَلُوا كَذَلِكَ.

25 “Do not be afraid or discouraged,” Joshua said. “Be strong and courageous, for the LORD will do this to all the enemies you fight.”

25 فَقَالَ لَهُمْ يَشُوعُ: «لا تَخَافُوا وَلا تَجْزَعُوا، بَلْ تَقَوَّوْا وَتَشَجَّعُوا، لأَنَّهُ هَكَذَا يَصْنَعُ الرَّبُّ بِجَمِيعِ أَعْدَائِكُمُ الَّذِينَ تُحَارِبُونَهُمْ».

26 After this, Joshua struck down and killed the kings, and he hung their bodies on five trees and left them there until evening.

26 ثُمَّ قَتَلَهُمْ يَشُوعُ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ وَعَلَّقَ جُثَثَهُمْ عَلَى خَمْسَةِ أَشْجَارٍ، حَتَّى الْمَسَاءِ.

27 At sunset Joshua ordered that they be taken down from the trees and thrown into the cave in which they had hidden. Then large stones were placed against the mouth of the cave, and the stones are there to this day.

27 وَعِنْدَ غُرُوبِ الشَّمْسِ أَمَرَ يَشُوعُ فَأَنْزَلُوهُمْ عَنْهَا وَطَرَحُوهُمْ فِي الْكَهْفِ الَّذِي لَجَأُوا إِلَيْهِ وَسَدُّوا مَدْخَلَهُ بِحِجَارَةٍ كَبِيرَةٍ بَاقِيَةٍ إِلَى هَذَا الْيَوْمِ.

28 On that day Joshua captured Makkedah and put it to the sword, along with its king. He devoted to destruction everyone in the city, leaving no survivors. So he did to the king of Makkedah as he had done to the king of Jericho.

28 وَاسْتَوْلَى يَشُوعُ فِي ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ عَلَى مَقِّيدَةَ وَقَتَلَ بِالسَّيْفِ مَلِكَهَا وَكُلَّ نَفْسٍ فِيهَا. لَمْ يُفْلِتْ مِنْهَا نَاجٍ، وَصَنَعَ بِمَلِكِ مَقِّيدَةَ مَا صَنَعَهُ بِمَلِكِ أَرِيحَا.

29 Then Joshua and all Israel with him moved on from Makkedah to Libnah and fought against Libnah.

29 ثُمَّ تَوَجَّهَ يَشُوعُ عَلَى رَأْسِ جَيْشِهِ مِنْ مَقِّيدَةَ إِلَى لِبْنَةَ وَحَارَبَهَا،

30 And the LORD also delivered that city and its king into the hand of Israel, and Joshua put all the people to the sword, leaving no survivors. And he did to the king of Libnah as he had done to the king of Jericho.

30 فَأَسْلَمَهَا الرَّبُّ هِيَ أَيْضاً إِلَى يَدِ إِسْرَائِيلَ مَعَ مَلِكِهَا، فَدَمَّرَهَا وَقَتَلَ كُلَّ نَفْسٍ فِيهَا بِحَدِّ السَّيْفِ فَلَمْ يُفْلِتْ مِنْهَا نَاجٍ، وَصَنَعَ بِمَلِكِهَا مَا صَنَعَهُ بِمَلِكِ أَرِيحَا.

31 And Joshua and all Israel with him moved on from Libnah to Lachish. They laid siege to it and fought against it.

31 بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ تَقَدَّمَ يَشُوعُ مِنْ لِبْنَةَ إِلَى لَخِيشَ وَحَاصَرَهَا وَهَاجَمَهَا،

32 And the LORD delivered Lachish into the hand of Israel, and Joshua captured it on the second day. He put all the people to the sword, just as he had done to Libnah.

32 فَأَسْلَمَ الرَّبُّ لَخِيشَ إِلَى يَدِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، فَاسْتَوْلَوْا عَلَيْهَا فِي الْيَوْمِ التَّالِي وَدَمَّرُوهَا وَقَتَلُوا كُلَّ نَفْسٍ فِيهَا بِحَدِّ السَّيْفِ، نَظِيرَ مَا صَنَعُوا بِلِبْنَةَ.

33 At that time Horam king of Gezer went to help Lachish, but Joshua struck him down along with his people, leaving no survivors.

33 عِنْدَئِذٍ أَقْبَلَ هُورَامُ مَلِكُ جَازَرَ لِمَعُونَةِ لَخِيشَ، فَقَضَى يَشُوعُ عَلَيْهِ وَعَلَى جَيْشِهِ فَلَمْ يُفْلِتْ مِنْهُمْ نَاجٍ.

34 So Joshua moved on from Lachish to Eglon, and all Israel with him. They laid siege to it and fought against it.

34 ثُمَّ تَحَرَّكَ يَشُوعُ وَجَيْشُ إِسْرَائِيلَ مِنْ لَخِيشَ نَحْوَ عَجْلُونَ فَحَاصَرُوهَا وَحَارَبُوهَا،

35 That day they captured Eglon and put it to the sword, and Joshua devoted to destruction everyone in the city, just as he had done to Lachish.

35 وَاسْتَوْلَوْا عَلَيْهَا فِي ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ وَدَمَّرُوهَا، وَقَضَوْا عَلَى كُلِّ نَفْسٍ فِيهَا بِحَدِّ السَّيْفِ، عَلَى غِرَارِ مَا صَنَعُوا بِلَخِيشَ.

36 Then Joshua and all Israel with him went up from Eglon to Hebron and fought against it.

36 ثُمَّ اتَّجَهَ يَشُوعُ بِقُوَّاتِهِ مِنْ عَجْلُونَ إِلَى حَبْرُونَ وَهَاجَمُوهَا،

37 They captured it and put to the sword its king, all its villages, and all the people. Joshua left no survivors, just as he had done at Eglon; he devoted to destruction Hebron and everyone in it.

37 وَاسْتَوْلَوْا عَلَيْهَا وَدَمَّرُوهَا مَعَ بَقِيَّةِ ضَوَاحِيهَا التَّابِعَةِ لَهَا، وَقَتَلُوا مَلِكَهَا وَكُلَّ نَفْسٍ فِيهَا بِحَدِّ السَّيْفِ فَلَمْ يُفْلِتْ مِنْهَا نَاجٍ، عَلَى غِرَارِ مَا صَنَعُوا بِعَجْلُونَ. وَهَكَذَا قَضَوْا عَلَى كُلِّ نَفْسٍ فِيهَا.

38 Finally Joshua and all Israel with him turned toward Debir and fought against it.

38 ثُمَّ عَادَ يَشُوعُ إِلَى دَبِيرَ وَهَاجَمَهَا،

39 And they captured Debir, its king, and all its villages. They put them to the sword and devoted to destruction everyone in the city, leaving no survivors. Joshua did to Debir and its king as he had done to Hebron and as he had done to Libnah and its king.

39 وَاسْتَوْلَى عَلَيْهَا وَدَمَّرَهَا مَعَ ضَوَاحِيهَا وَقَتَلَ مَلِكَهَا وَكُلَّ نَفْسٍ فِيهَا بِحَدِّ السَّيْفِ فَلَمْ يُفْلِتْ مِنْهَا نَاجٍ، فَصَنَعَ بِدَبِيرَ وَمَلِكِهَا نَظِيرَ مَا صَنَعَ بِلِبْنَةَ وَمَلِكِهَا.

40 So Joshua conquered the whole region—the hill country, the Negev, the foothills, and the slopes, together with all their kings—leaving no survivors. He devoted to destruction everything that breathed, just as the LORD, the God of Israel, had commanded.

40 وَهَكَذَا هَاجَمَ يَشُوعُ كُلَّ أَرْضِ الْجَبَلِ وَالْمَنَاطِقِ السَّهْلِيَّةِ وَالسَّفْحِ وَدَمَّرَهَا وَقَتَلَ كُلَّ مُلُوكِهَا، وَلَمْ يُفْلِتْ مِنْهَا نَاجٍ، بَلْ قَضَى عَلَى كُلِّ حَيٍّ كَمَا أَمَرَ الرَّبُّ إِلَهُ إِسْرَائِيلَ.

41 Joshua conquered the area from Kadesh-barnea to Gaza, and the whole region of Goshen as far as Gibeon.

41 وَهَكَذَا أَخْضَعَ يَشُوعُ الْمِنْطَقَةَ بَدْءاً مِنْ قَادَشَ بَرْنِيعَ إِلَى غَزَّةَ، بِمَا فِي ذَلِكَ مِنْطَقَةُ جُوشِنَ وَجِبْعُونَ.

42 And because the LORD, the God of Israel, fought for Israel, Joshua captured all these kings and their land in one campaign.

42 وَظَفِرَ يَشُوعُ بِجَمِيعِ هَؤُلاءِ الْمُلُوكِ وَاسْتَوْلَى عَلَى أَرْضِهِمْ دَفْعَةً وَاحِدَةً، لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ إِلَهَ إِسْرَائِيلَ حَارَبَ عَنْهُمْ.

43 Then Joshua returned with all Israel to the camp at Gilgal.

43 ثُمَّ رَجَعَ يَشُوعُ وَجَمِيعُ جَيْشِهِ مَعَهُ إِلَى الْمُخَيَّمِ، إِلَى الْجِلْجَالِ.