1 Det skjedde etter Josvas død at israelittene spurte Herren: Hvem av oss skal først dra opp for å kjempe mot kanaanittene?

It happened after the death of Joshua, the children of Israel asked of Yahweh, saying, Who shall go up for us first against the Canaanites, to fight against them?

2 Herren sa: Juda skal dra opp; se, jeg har gitt landet i hans hånd.

Yahweh said, Judah shall go up: behold, I have delivered the land into his hand.

3 Juda sa til broren Simeon: Kom opp med meg til mitt landområde, så vi kan kjempe mot kanaanittene, så vil jeg også gå med deg til ditt landområde. Så dro Simeon med ham.

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 Juda dro opp, og Herren overgav kanaanittene og perisittene i deres hånd, og de drepte ti tusen menn i Bezek.

Judah went up; and Yahweh delivered the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hand: and they struck of them in Bezek ten thousand men.

5 De fant Adoni-Bezek i Bezek, kjempet mot ham og slo kanaanittene og perisittene.

They found Adoni-bezek in Bezek; and they fought against him, and they struck the Canaanites and the Perizzites.

6 Men Adoni-Bezek flyktet, og de forfulgte ham, grep ham og skar av ham tomlene og de store tærne.

But Adoni-bezek fled; and they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes.

7 Adoni-Bezek sa: Sytti konger med avkuttede tomler og store tær samlet mat under mitt bord. Som jeg har gjort, har Gud gjort mot meg. De førte ham til Jerusalem, og der døde han.

Adoni-bezek said, "Seventy kings, having their thumbs and their great toes cut off, gathered [their food] under my table: as I have done, so God has requited me." They brought him to Jerusalem, and he died there.

8 Judas barn kjempet mot Jerusalem, erobret byen, slo den med sverdets egg og satte den i brann.

The children of Judah fought against Jerusalem, and took it, and struck it with the edge of the sword, and set the city on fire.

9 Deretter dro Judas barn for å kjempe mot kanaanittene som bodde i fjellandet, i sør og i lavlandet.

Afterward 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 Juda dro mot kanaanittene som bodde i Hebron (Hebrons tidligere navn var Kirjat-Arba), og de slo Sjesjai, Ahiman og Talmai.

Judah went against the Canaanites who lived in Hebron (now the name of Hebron before was Kiriath Arba); and they struck Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai.

11 Derfra gikk han mot innbyggerne i Debir (Debirs tidligere navn var Kirjat-Sefer).

From there he went against the inhabitants of Debir. (Now the name of Debir before was Kiriath Sepher.)

12 Kaleb sa: Den som slår Kirjat-Sefer og inntar den, vil jeg gi min datter Aksa til hustru.

Caleb said, He who strikes Kiriath Sepher, and takes it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter as wife.

13 Otniel, sønn av Kenaz, Kalebs yngre bror, inntok byen, og han ga ham sin datter Aksa til hustru.

Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter as wife.

14 Da hun kom til ham, oppmuntret hun ham til å be faren om en mark. Hun steg av eslet, og Kaleb spurte henne: Hva ønsker du?

It happened, when she came [to him], that she moved him to ask of her father a field: and she alighted from off her donkey; and Caleb said to her, What would you?

15 Hun sa til ham: Gi meg en velsignelse; siden du har gitt meg et landområde i sør, gi meg også kilder med vann. Kaleb ga henne øvre og nedre kilder.

She said to him, Give me a blessing; for that you have set me in the land of the South, give me also springs of water. Caleb gave her the upper springs and the lower springs.

16 Kenittenes barn, Moses' svoger, dro opp fra Palmebyen sammen med Judas barn til Juda-ørkenen, sør for Arad. De bosatte seg blant folket.

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 Juda dro med Simeon, sin bror, og de slo kanaanittene som bodde i Sefat og ødela byen fullstendig. Byens navn ble Horma.

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 Juda inntok også Gaza med omland, Asjkelon med omland og Ekron med omland.

Also Judah took Gaza with the border of it, and Ashkelon with the border of it, and Ekron with the border of it.

19 Herren var med Juda, og han drev ut innbyggerne av fjellandet, men klarte ikke drive ut dem fra dalen, fordi de hadde jernvogner.

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 De ga Hebron til Kaleb, slik Moses hadde sagt, og han drev ut derfra Anaks tre sønner.

They gave Hebron to Caleb, as Moses had spoken: and he drove out there the three sons of Anak.

21 Benjamins barn drev ikke ut jebusittene som bodde i Jerusalem. Jebusittene bor fortsatt i Jerusalem med Benjamins barn til denne dag.

The children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites who inhabited Jerusalem; but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this day.

22 Josefs hus dro også opp mot Betel, og Herren var med dem.

The house of Joseph, they also went up against Bethel; and Yahweh was with them.

23 Josefs hus sendte speidere til Betel. (Byens tidligere navn var Lus.)

The house of Joseph sent to spy out Bethel. (Now the name of the city before was Luz.)

24 Speiderne så en mann komme ut av byen og sa til ham: Vis oss inngangen til byen, så vil vi behandle deg godt.

The watchers saw a man come forth out of the city, and they said to him, Show us, we pray you, the entrance into the city, and we will deal kindly with you.

25 Han viste dem inngangen til byen, og de slo byen med sverdets egg, men lot mannen og hele hans familie gå.

He shown them the entrance into the city; and they struck the city with the edge of the sword; but they let the man go and all his family.

26 Mannen dro til hetittenes land, bygde en by og kalte den Lus, som den heter til denne dag.

The man went into the land of the Hittites, and built a city, and called the name of it Luz, which is the name of it to this day.

27 Manasse drev ikke ut innbyggerne i Bet-Sjean og dens byer, eller Taanak og dens byer, eller innbyggerne i Dor og dens byer, eller i Jibleam og dens byer, eller i Megiddo og dens byer; kanaanittene bodde fortsatt der.

Manasseh did not drive out [the inhabitants of] Beth-shean and its towns, nor [of] 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 Da Israel ble sterkere, satte de kanaanittene til tvangsarbeid, men drev dem ikke ut fullstendig.

It happened, when Israel had grown strong, that they put the Canaanites to forced labor, and did not utterly drive them out.

29 Efraim drev ikke ut kanaanittene som bodde i Geser; kanaanittene bodde blant dem.

Ephraim didn't drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer; but the Canaanites lived in Gezer among them.

30 Sebulun drev ikke ut innbyggerne i Kitron eller Naholol; kanaanittene bodde blant dem og ble satt til tvangsarbeid.

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 Aser drev ikke ut innbyggerne i Akko, eller i Sidon, eller i Ahlab, eller i Akzib, eller i Helba, eller i Afik, eller i Rehob.

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 Aserittene bodde blant kanaanittene, landets innbyggere, fordi de ikke drev dem ut.

but the Asherites lived among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land; for they did not drive them out.

33 Naftali drev ikke ut innbyggerne i Bet-Sjemesj eller i Bet-Anat, men bodde blant kanaanittene, landets innbyggere. Likevel ble innbyggerne i Bet-Sjemesj og Bet-Anat satt til tvangsarbeid.

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 Amorittene presset Dans barn opp i fjellandet og tillot dem ikke å komme ned i dalen.

The Amorites forced the children of Dan into the hill-country; for they would not allow them to come down to the valley;

35 Amorittene bodde på fjellet Heres, i Ajalon og i Sjahalbim, men Josefs hus fikk overtaket, så de ble satt til tvangsarbeid.

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 Grensen for amorittene var fra Skorpionstigningen, fra klippen og oppover.

The border of the Amorites was from the ascent of Akrabbim, from the rock, and upward.