1 Depois da morte de Josué consultaram os filhos de Israel a Jeová, dizendo: Quem dentre nós subirá primeiro aos cananeus, para pelejar contra eles?

2 Respondeu Jeová: Subirá Judá; eis que lhe entreguei a terra na sua mão.

3 Então disse Judá a Simeão, seu irmão: Sobe comigo à minha sorte, e pelejemos contra os cananeus, que eu também subirei contigo à tua sorte. Simeão foi com ele.

4 Subiu Judá, e Jeová lhes entregou nas mãos os cananeus e os ferezeus: feriram deles em Bezeque dez mil homens.

5 Acharam em Bezeque a Adoni-Bezeque; pelejaram contra ele, e feriram aos cananeus e aos ferezeus.

6 Fugiu Adoni-Bezeque; mas, perseguindo-o, prenderam-no, e cortaram-lhe os dedos polegares das mãos e dos pés.

7 Disse Adoni-Bezeque: Setenta reis, a quem haviam sido cortados os dedos polegares das mãos e dos pés, apanhavam as migalhas debaixo da minha mesa: assim como eu fiz, assim Deus me retribuiu. Levaram-no a Jerusalém, e ali morreu.

8 Os filhos de Judá, pelejando contra Jerusalém, tomaram-na, e passaram-na ao fio da espada, pondo fogo à cidade.

9 Depois os filhos de Judá desceram a pelejar contra os cananeus, que habitavam na região montanhosa, no Neguebe e na Sefelá.

10 Judá marchou contra os cananeus que moravam em Hebrom (ora o nome de Hebrom era dantes Quiriate-Arba); e feriu a Sesai, Aimã e Talmai.

11 Dali partiu contra os habitantes de Debir (ora o nome de Debir era dantes Quiriate-Sefer).

12 Disse Calebe: Ao homem que ferir a Quiriate Sefer, e a tomar, a esse darei por mulher minha filha Acsa.

13 Tomou-a Otniel, filho de Quenaz, irmão mais moço de Calebe; e este lhe deu por mulher sua filha Acsa.

14 Estando ela em caminho para casa de Otniel, persuadiu-lhe que pedisse ao pai um campo. Ela saltou do seu jumento; Calebe perguntou-lhe: Que é o que tens?

15 Respondeu ela: Dá-me uma bênção; porquanto me estabeleceste na terra do Neguebe, dá-me também fontes de água. Deu-lhe, pois, Calebe as fontes superiores e as fontes inferiores.

16 Os filhos do queneu, sogro de Moisés, subiram da cidade das palmeiras com os filhos de Judá ao deserto de Judá, que está no Neguebe de Arade; foram, e habitaram com o povo da terra.

17 Depois Judá marchou com Simeão, seu irmão, e feriram aos cananeus que habitavam em Zefate, e totalmente a destruíram. O nome da cidade chamava-se Hormá.

18 Também Judá tomou a Gaza, a Ascalom, e a Ecrom com os seus termos.

19 Jeová foi com Judá. Este desapossou os habitantes da região montanhosa; porém não pôde desapossar os habitantes do vale, porque tinham carros de ferro.

20 Como Moisés havia dito, deram Hebrom a Calebe, que dali expulsou os três gigantes.

21 Os filhos de Benjamim não expulsaram os jebeuseus que habitavam em Jerusalém; mas eles ficaram habitando com os filhos de Benjamim em Jerusalém, até o dia de hoje.

22 A casa de José, também eles subiram contra Betel; e Jeová era com eles.

23 A casa de José enviou espias a reconhecer a Betel (ora a cidade antes se chamava Luz).

24 Os vigias viram sair da cidade um homem, e disseram-lhe: Mostra-nos o caminho para entrarmos na cidade, e usaremos de misericórdia contigo.

25 Mostrou-lhes o caminho para entrarem na cidade, a qual foi por eles passada ao fio da espada; porém deixaram ir livre aquele homem com toda a sua família.

26 Então entrou este homem na terra dos heteus, edificou uma cidade e pôs-lhe o nome de Luz, a qual assim se chama até o dia de hoje.

27 Manassés não expulsou os habitantes de Bete-Seã e suas vilas, nem os de Taanaque, de Dor, de Ibleã e de Megido com suas vilas; porém os cananeus resolveram habitar na mesma terra.

28 Quando Israel cobrou forças bastantes, obrigou os cananeus a trabalhos forçados e não os expeliu de todo.

29 Efraim não expulsou os cananeus que habitavam em Gezer, mas estes ficaram habitando ali com ele.

30 Zebulom não expulsou os habitantes de Quitrom, nem os de Naalol; mas os cananeus ficaram habitando entre eles e foram obrigados a trabalhos forçados.

31 Aser não expulsou os habitantes de Aco, nem de Sidom, nem de Alabe, nem de Aczibe, nem de Helba, nem de Afeque, nem de Reobe;

32 mas os aseritas moraram no meio dos cananeus, habitantes da terra, porque não os expulsaram.

33 Naftali não expulsou os habitantes de Bete-Semes, nem os de Bete-Anate; porém morou entre os cananeus, habitantes da terra: todavia os habitantes de Bete-Semes e Bete-Anate foram obrigados a trabalhos forçados.

34 Os amorreus impeliram aaos filhos de Dã até a região montanhosa; porque não lhes permitiram descer ao vale;

35 mas os amorreus resolveram habitar em Heres, em Aijalom e em Saalbim. Contudo a mão da casa de José prevaleceu, de sorte que foram obrigados a trabalhos forçados.

36 O termo dos amorreus foi desde a subida de Acrabim, Sela e dali para cima.

1 Now after the death of Joshua it came to pass, that the children of Israel asked the LORD, saying, Who shall go up for us against the Canaanites first, to fight against them? 2 And the LORD said, Judah shall go up: behold, I have delivered the land into his hand. 3 And Judah said unto Simeon his brother, Come up with me into my lot, that we may fight against the Canaanites; and I likewise will go with thee into thy lot. So Simeon went with him. 4 And Judah went up; and the LORD delivered the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hand: and they slew of them in Bezek ten thousand men. 5 And they found Adoni-bezek in Bezek: and they fought against him, and they slew the Canaanites and the Perizzites. 6 But Adoni-bezek fled; and they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes. 7 And Adoni-bezek said, Threescore and ten kings, having their thumbs and their great toes cut off, gathered their meat under my table: as I have done, so God hath requited me. And they brought him to Jerusalem, and there he died. 8 Now the children of Judah had fought against Jerusalem, and had taken it, and smitten it with the edge of the sword, and set the city on fire.

9 And afterward the children of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites, that dwelt in the mountain, and in the south, and in the valley. 10 And Judah went against the Canaanites that dwelt in Hebron: (now the name of Hebron before was Kirjath-arba:) and they slew Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai. 11 And from thence he went against the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before was Kirjath-sepher: 12 And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjath-sepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife. 13 And Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife. 14 And it came to pass, when she came to him, that she moved him to ask of her father a field: and she lighted from off her ass; and Caleb said unto her, What wilt thou? 15 And she said unto him, Give me a blessing: for thou hast given me a south land; give me also springs of water. And Caleb gave her the upper springs and the nether springs.

16 And the children of the Kenite, Moses’ father in law, went up out of the city of palm trees with the children of Judah into the wilderness of Judah, which lieth in the south of Arad; and they went and dwelt among the people. 17 And Judah went with Simeon his brother, and they slew the Canaanites that inhabited Zephath, and utterly destroyed it. And the name of the city was called Hormah. 18 Also Judah took Gaza with the coast thereof, and Askelon with the coast thereof, and Ekron with the coast thereof. 19 And the LORD was with Judah; and he drave out the inhabitants of the mountain; but could not drive out the inhabitants of the valley, because they had chariots of iron. 20 And they gave Hebron unto Caleb, as Moses said: and he expelled thence the three sons of Anak.

21 And the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem; but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem unto this day.

22 And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Beth-el: and the LORD was with them. 23 And the house of Joseph sent to descry Beth-el. (Now the name of the city before was Luz.) 24 And the spies saw a man come forth out of the city, and they said unto him, Shew us, we pray thee, the entrance into the city, and we will shew thee mercy. 25 And when he shewed them the entrance into the city, they smote the city with the edge of the sword; but they let go the man and all his family. 26 And the man went into the land of the Hittites, and built a city, and called the name thereof Luz: which is the name thereof unto this day.

27 Neither did Manasseh drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shean and her towns, nor Taanach and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns: but the Canaanites would dwell in that land. 28 And it came to pass, when Israel was strong, that they put the Canaanites to tribute, and did not utterly drive them out.

29 Neither did Ephraim drive out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer; but the Canaanites dwelt in Gezer among them.

30 Neither did Zebulun drive out the inhabitants of Kitron, nor the inhabitants of Nahalol; but the Canaanites dwelt among them, and became tributaries.

31 Neither did Asher drive out the inhabitants of Accho, nor the inhabitants of Zidon, nor of Ahlab, nor of Achzib, nor of Helbah, nor of Aphik, nor of Rehob: 32 But the Asherites dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land: for they did not drive them out.

33 Neither did Naphtali drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh, nor the inhabitants of Beth-anath; but he dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land: nevertheless the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh and of Beth-anath became tributaries unto them. 34 And the Amorites forced the children of Dan into the mountain: for they would not suffer them to come down to the valley: 35 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 tributaries. 36 And the coast of the Amorites was from the going up to Akrabbim, from the rock, and upward.