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Verse 1

Da Jabin, kongen i Hasor, hørte om dette, sendte han bud til Jobab, kongen i Madon, og til kongen i Simron og kongen i Aksaf.

When Jabin, king of Hazor, heard about this, he sent word to Jobab, king of Madon, and to the kings of Shimron and Achshaph.

Verse 2

Han sendte bud til kongene som bodde nord i fjellene, i lavlandet sør for Kinneret, i lavlandet og langs kystene med utsikt mot havet.

He also sent to the kings who were in the northern hill country, in the Arabah plain south of Kinneroth, in the lowland, and in the heights of Dor near the sea.

Verse 3

Også til kanaaneerne i øst og vest, amorittene, hetittene, perisittene og jebusittene i fjellene, og hevittene ved foten av Hermon i Mispa-området.

These included the Canaanites in the east and west, the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, and Jebusites in the hill country, and the Hivites under Mount Hermon in the land of Mizpah.

Verse 4

Alle disse kongene kom sammen med hærene sine, folk som var like mange som sanden ved havets bredd, med hester og vogner i stort antall.

They came out with all their armies, a vast number of people as numerous as the sand on the seashore, along with a large number of horses and chariots.

Verse 5

Alle disse kongene møttes og slo leir ved Meroms vann for å føre krig mot Israel.

All these kings joined forces and came together to camp at the waters of Merom to fight against Israel.

Verse 6

Herren sa til Josva: "Vær ikke redd for dem, for i morgen på denne tiden skal jeg overgi dem alle, drept foran Israel. Du skal knekke hestene deres og brenne vognene deres med ild."

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 their chariots in the fire.'

Verse 7

Josva og hele hans hær kom plutselig over dem ved Meroms vann og angrep dem.

So Joshua and all his warriors came against them suddenly at the waters of Merom and attacked them.

Verse 8

Herren overgav dem i Israels hånd. De slo dem og jaget dem helt til den store Sidon, Misrefot-Majim, og dalen i Mispa, mot øst. De slo dem inntil det ikke var noen av dem igjen som overlevde.

The LORD gave them into the hand of Israel, who struck them down and pursued them as far as Greater Sidon, Misrephoth Maim, and the valley of Mizpeh to the east. They struck them down until no survivors remained.

Verse 9

Josva gjorde med dem som Herren hadde befalt ham; han kuttet hestens sener og brente vognene deres med ild.

Joshua did to them as the LORD had instructed: he hamstrung their horses and burned their chariots in the fire.

Verse 10

På den tiden vendte Josva tilbake til Hasor, tok byen og slo dens konge med sverdet, for Hasor hadde tidligere vært leder over alle disse kongedømmene.

At that time, Joshua turned back and captured Hazor, striking its king with the sword. Hazor had formerly been the head of all these kingdoms.

Verse 11

De slo alt levende i byen med sverdets egg, viet dem til undergang, ingen av dem ble spart. Og Hasor satte han i brann.

They struck down everyone in the city with the sword, completely destroying them. Not a single living thing was left, and Joshua burned Hazor with fire.

Verse 12

Alle kongenes byer, med deres konger, tok Josva og slo dem med sverdet, slik Moses, Herrens tjener, hadde befalt.

Joshua captured all the cities of these kings and their kings as well. He struck them down with the sword and completely destroyed them, as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded.

Verse 13

Men ingen av byene som sto på høydene, ble satt i brann av Israel, unntatt Hasor, som Josva satte i brann.

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

Verse 14

Alt byttet fra disse byene og buskapen tok israelittene som sitt eget bytte, men alle menneskene slo de med sverdets egg, helt til de hadde utryddet dem, uten å spare noen.

The Israelites took all the plunder and livestock of these cities for themselves, but they killed all the people with the sword, completely destroying them and leaving no survivors.

Verse 15

Som Herren hadde befalt sin tjener Moses, slik befalte Moses Josva, og Josva gjorde det. Han unnlot ingenting av alt det Herren hadde befalt Moses.

As the LORD had commanded his servant Moses, so Moses commanded Joshua, and Joshua did as instructed. He left nothing undone from all that the LORD had commanded Moses.

Verse 16

Josva tok hele dette landet, fjellene, hele Negev, hele Goshen-området, lavlandet, Arabah og fjellene i Israel med deres lavland.

So Joshua took all this land: the hill country, all the Negev, all the land of Goshen, the lowlands, the Arabah, and the hill country and lowlands of Israel.

Verse 17

Han tok landet fra den jevne fjellovergangen som stiger opp til Se’ir, helt til Ba'al Gad i Libanons dal, under Hermon-fjellet. Alle deres konger tok han til fange, slo dem og drepte dem.

He captured the area from Mount Halak, which rises towards Seir, to Baal Gad in the valley of Lebanon below Mount Hermon. He captured all their kings, struck them down, and put them to death.

Verse 18

I mange dager førte Josva krig mot disse kongene.

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

Verse 19

Det var ingen by som inngikk fred med israelittene, bortsett fra hevittene som bodde i Gibeon. Alle de andre tok de i krig.

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

Verse 20

Det var fra Herren at deres hjerter ble forherdet til å føre krig mot Israel, for at de skulle bli viet til undergang uten nåde, slik Herren hadde befalt Moses.

For it was the LORD's purpose to harden their hearts to engage in battle with Israel, so that they would be utterly destroyed, receiving no mercy, as the LORD had commanded Moses.

Verse 21

På den tiden kom Josva og utryddet anakittene fra fjellene, fra Hebron, Debir, Anab, fra hele fjellområdet i Juda og fra hele fjellområdene i Israel. Josva viet dem og deres byer til undergang.

At that time Joshua came and destroyed the Anakim from the hill country, from Hebron, Debir, Anab, all the hill country of Judah, and all the hill country of Israel. Joshua devoted them and their cities to destruction.

Verse 22

Anakittene ble ikke spart, unntatt i Gaza, Gat og Ashdod.

No Anakim were left in the land of the Israelites. Only in Gaza, Gath, and Ashdod did any remain.

Verse 23

Slik tok Josva hele landet, i henhold til alt Herren hadde sagt til Moses. Han ga det til Israel som arv, hver til sin stamme. Og landet hadde ro fra krig.

So Joshua took the entire land, just as the LORD had promised to Moses, and gave it as an inheritance to Israel according to their tribal divisions. And the land had rest from war.

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