Josué, 11

1. Jabin, rei de Asor, tendo notícias de todos esses acontecimentos, enviou mensageiro a Jobab, rei de Merom, ao rei de Semeron, ao rei de Acsaf,

1. When Jabin king of Hazor heard of this, he sent to Jobab king of Madon, and to the king of Shimron, and to the king of Ach'shaph,

2. aos reis do norte da montanha e da planície, ao sul de Genesaré, na planície e nos planaltos de Dora, ao ocidente,

2. and to the kings who were in the northern hill country, and in the Arabah south of Chin'neroth, and in the lowland, and in Naphoth-dor on the west,

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.

3. to the Canaanites in the east and the west, the Amorites, the Hittites, the Per'izzites, and the Jeb'usites in the hill country, and the Hivites under Hermon in the land of Mizpah.

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.

4. And they came out, with all their troops, a great host, in number like the sand that is upon the seashore, with very many horses and chariots.

5. Todos esses reis juntaram-se e vieram acampar juntos, perto das águas de Merom, para combater Israel.

5. And all these kings joined their forces, and came and encamped together at the waters of Merom, to fight with 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”.

6. And the LORD said to Joshua, "Do not be afraid of them, for tomorrow at this time I will give over all of them, slain, to Israel; you shall hamstring their horses, and burn their chariots with fire."

7. Josué atacou-os repentinamente, com todos os seus guerreiros, junto às águas de Merom e precipitou-se contra eles.

7. So Joshua came suddenly upon them with all his people of war, by the waters of Merom, and fell upon them.

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.

8. And the LORD gave them into the hand of Israel, who smote them and chased them as far as Great Sidon and Mis'rephoth-ma'im, and eastward as far as the valley of Mizpeh; and they smote them, until they left none remaining.

9. Josué tratou-os como o Senhor lhe tinha dito: cortou os tendões dos cavalos e incendiou seus carros.

9. And Joshua did to them as the LORD bade him; he hamstrung their horses, and burned their chariots with fire.

10. Voltando, nessa mesma época, Josué tomou Asor e matou à espada seu rei, porque Asor era antigamente a capital de todos esses reinos.

10. And Joshua turned back at that time, and took Hazor, and smote its king with the sword; for Hazor formerly was the head of all those kingdoms.

11. Passaram a fio da espada toda alma viva nessa cidade e votaram-na ao interdito. Nada ficou de tudo o que tinha vida e incendiou Asor.

11. And they put to the sword all who were in it, utterly destroying them; there was none left that breathed, and he burned Hazor with fire.

12. Tomou também Josué todas as cidades desses reis (coligados) e passou-as a fio da espada, votando-as ao interdito, como Moisés, servo do Senhor, tinha ordenado.

12. And all the cities of those kings, and all their kings, Joshua took, and smote them with the edge of the sword, utterly destroying them, as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded.

13. Entretanto, Israel não incendiou nenhuma das cidades situadas nas colinas, exceto Asor, que Josué queimou.

13. But none of the cities that stood on mounds did Israel burn, except Hazor only; that Joshua burned.

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.

14. And all the spoil of these cities and the cattle, the people of Israel took for their booty; but every man they smote with the edge of the sword, until they had destroyed them, and they did not leave any that breathed.

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.

15. As the LORD had commanded Moses his servant, so Moses commanded Joshua, and so Joshua did; he left nothing undone of all that the LORD had commanded Moses.

16. Conquistou, assim, Josué toda a terra, a montanha, o Negueb, o território de Gósen, a campina e a planície, o planalto de Israel e suas campinas,

16. So Joshua took all that land, the hill country and all the Negeb and all the land of Goshen and the lowland and the Arabah and the hill country of Israel and its lowland

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.

17. from Mount Halak, that rises toward Se'ir, as far as Ba'al-gad in the valley of Lebanon below Mount Hermon. And he took all their kings, and smote them, and put them to death.

18. Durante muito tempo combateu Josué contra esses reis.

18. Joshua made war a long time with all those kings.

19. Não houve cidade que se rendesse pacificamente aos israelitas, exceto os heveus de Gabaon. Foi necessário que se tomasse tudo à força,

19. There was not a city that made peace with the people of Israel, except the Hivites, the inhabitants of Gibeon; they took all in battle.

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.

20. For it was the LORD's doing to harden their hearts that they should come against Israel in battle, in order that they should be utterly destroyed, and should receive no mercy but be exterminated, as the LORD commanded Moses.

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.

21. And Joshua came at that time, and wiped out the Anakim from the hill country, from Hebron, from Debir, from Anab, and from all the hill country of Judah, and from all the hill country of Israel; Joshua utterly destroyed them with their cities.

22. Não ficou um só enacim na terra dos filhos de Israel; só ficaram alguns em Gaza, em Gat e em Azoto.

22. There was none of the Anakim left in the land of the people of Israel; only in Gaza, in Gath, and in Ashdod, did some remain.

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.

23. So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that the LORD had spoken to Moses; and Joshua gave it for an inheritance to Israel according to their tribal allotments. And the land had rest from war.