Joshua 11

1 Now when Jabin king of Hazor heard about these things, he sent word to Jobab king of Madon; to the kings of Shimron and Achshaph;

1 Quando Jabim, rei de Hazor, soube o que tinha acontecido, enviou mensagens urgentes aos seguintes reis: a Jobabe, rei de Madom; ao rei de Sinrom; ao rei de Acsafe;

2 to the kings of the north in the mountains, in the Arabah south of Chinnereth, in the foothills, and in Naphoth-dor to the west;

2 a todos os reis da região montanhosa ao norte; aos reis da região da Arabá, ao sul de Quinerete, na Sefelá; aos reis das terras baixas; aos reis dos territórios montanhosos em Nafote-Dor, a oeste;

3 to the Canaanites in the east and west; to the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, and Jebusites in the hill country; and to the Hivites at the foot of Hermon in the land of Mizpah.

3 aos reis de Canaã a leste e a oeste; aos reis dos amorreus; aos reis dos heteus; aos reis dos ferezeus; aos reis dos jebuseus das terras montanhosas; aos reis heveus, das cidades situadas nas encostas do monte Hermom, na terra de Mispá.

4 So these kings came out with all their armies, a multitude as numerous as the sand on the seashore, along with a great number of horses and chariots.

4 Todos esses reis convocaram as suas tropas e, unindo forças, formaram um imenso exército, tão numeroso como a areia da praia, além de muitos carros e cavalos.

5 All these kings joined forces and encamped at the waters of Merom to fight against Israel.

5 Todos esses reis acamparam junto às águas de Merom, para guerrearem contra Israel.

6 Then the LORD said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid of them, for by this time tomorrow I will deliver all of them slain before Israel. You are to hamstring their horses and burn up their chariots.”

6 Mas o Senhor disse a Josué: “Não tenha medo deles, pois amanhã, a esta hora, estarão todos mortos diante do exército israelita! Você irá cortar os tendões dos cavalos e queimar os seus carros!”

7 So by the waters of Merom, Joshua and his whole army came upon them suddenly and attacked them,

7 Josué agiu depressa! Ele e as tropas de Israel chegaram às águas de Merom e os atacaram de surpresa.

8 and the LORD delivered them into the hand of Israel, who struck them down and pursued them all the way to Greater Sidon and Misrephoth-maim, and eastward as far as the Valley of Mizpeh. They struck them down, leaving no survivors.

8 E o Senhor entregou todo aquele enorme exército aos israelitas! Eles perseguiram os inimigos até a grande Sidom, até Misrefote-Maim, e até o vale de Mispá, a leste. As tropas inimigas foram completamente destruídas!

9 Joshua treated them as the LORD had told him; he hamstrung their horses and burned up their chariots.

9 Então Josué e os soldados israelitas obedeceram às ordens do Senhor, cortando os tendões dos seus cavalos e queimando todos os carros de guerra.

10 At that time Joshua turned back and captured Hazor and put its king to the sword, because Hazor was formerly the head of all these kingdoms.

10 No caminho de volta, Josué conquistou Hazor e matou o rei da cidade à espada. Hazor tinha sido a capital daqueles reinos.

11 The Israelites put everyone in Hazor to the sword, devoting them to destruction. Nothing that breathed remained, and Joshua burned down Hazor itself.

11 Todas as pessoas daquela cidade foram mortas, e a cidade foi incendiada.

12 Joshua captured all these kings and their cities and put them to the sword. He devoted them to destruction, as Moses the LORD’s servant had commanded.

12 Depois Josué atacou e destruiu todas as cidades e matou os seus reis à espada, como Moisés, servo do Senhor, havia ordenado.

13 Yet Israel did not burn any of the cities built on their mounds, except Hazor, which Joshua burned.

13 Todavia, Israel não incendiou nenhuma das cidades edificadas nas colinas. Josué só incendiou Hazor.

14 The Israelites took for themselves all the plunder and livestock of these cities, but they put all the people to the sword until they had completely destroyed them, not sparing anyone who breathed.

14 Os israelitas ficaram com todos os bens, incluindo o gado daquelas cidades. Mas os habitantes foram todos mortos. Não sobreviveu ninguém!

15 As the LORD had commanded His servant Moses, so Moses commanded Joshua. That is what Joshua did, leaving nothing undone of all that the LORD had commanded Moses.

15 Tudo o que o Senhor havia ordenado a Moisés, seu servo, Moisés comunicou a Josué. Josué obedeceu, e se empenhou em ser um fiel cumpridor de todas as ordens dadas pelo Senhor a Moisés.

16 So Joshua took this entire region: the hill country, all the Negev, all the land of Goshen, the western foothills, the Arabah, and the mountains of Israel and their foothills,

16 Assim Josué conquistou toda aquela terra — a região montanhosa, o deserto de Neguebe, a terra de Gósen, as terras baixas, a região da Arabá e a zona montanhosa, e as planícies de Israel.

17 from Mount Halak, which rises toward Seir, as far as Baal-gad in the Valley of Lebanon at the foot of Mount Hermon. He captured all their kings and struck them down, putting them to death.

17 O território israelita estendia-se agora desde o monte Halaque, perto de Seir, até Baal-Gade, no vale do Líbano, ao pé do monte Hermom. Josué matou todos os reis daqueles territórios.

18 Joshua waged war against all these kings for a long period of time.

18 Josué guerreou por muito tempo contra todos esses reis.

19 No city made peace with the Israelites except the Hivites living in Gibeon; all others were taken in battle.

19 Não foi feito tratado de paz com nenhuma das cidades, com exceção de Gibeom, dos heveus. Todas as outras cidades foram tomadas na guerra.

20 For it was of the LORD to harden their hearts to engage Israel in battle, so that they would be set apart for destruction and would receive no mercy, being annihilated as the LORD had commanded Moses.

20 Pois o Senhor tinha feito com que os reis inimigos quisessem combater os israelitas, endurecendo os seus corações, em vez de propor a paz. Assim, eles foram destruídos completamente sem misericórdia, como o Senhor havia ordenado a Moisés.

21 At that time Joshua proceeded to eliminate the Anakim from the hill country of Hebron, Debir, and Anab, and from all the hill country of Judah and of Israel. Joshua devoted them to destruction, along with their cities.

21 Durante esse período, Josué acabou com os gigantes, chamados enaquins, habitantes da região montanhosa de Hebrom, de Debir, de Anabe, de todos os montes de Judá e de Israel. Ele destruiu todos esses gigantes e todas as suas cidades.

22 No Anakim were left in the land of the Israelites; only in Gaza, Gath, and Ashdod did any survive.

22 Nenhum enaquim sobreviveu em todo o território de Israel, embora alguns deles tenham ficado em Gaza, em Gate e em Asdode.

23 So Joshua took the entire land, in keeping with all that the LORD had spoken to Moses. And Joshua gave it as an inheritance to Israel according to the allotments to their tribes. Then the land had rest from war.

23 Assim Josué tomou todo o território, obedecendo às ordens que o Senhor tinha dado a Moisés, e repartiu as terras conquistadas entre as tribos do povo de Israel, como herança. E por fim a terra descansou da guerra!