约书亚记 10
Chinese New Version (Traditional)
五王聯合攻打基遍
10 耶路撒冷王亞多尼．洗德聽見約書亞佔領了艾城，把城完全毀滅，約書亞怎樣對待耶利哥和耶利哥的王，也照樣對待艾城和艾城的王；又聽見基遍的居民已經與以色列人議和，並可以住在這地， 2 他們就非常懼怕。因為基遍是大城，好像一座王城；又因為基遍比艾城大，城裡所有的人都是勇士。 3 因此，耶路撒冷王亞多尼．洗德派人到希伯崙王何咸、耶末王毘蘭、拉吉王雅非亞和伊磯倫王底璧那裡去，對他們說： 4 “求你們上我這裡來幫助我，我們好攻打基遍，因為基遍已經與約書亞和以色列人議和了。” 5 於是亞摩利人的那五個王，就是耶路撒冷王、希伯崙王、耶末王、拉吉王和伊磯倫王，聯合起來，帶著他們所有的軍隊上去，在基遍的對面安營，攻打基遍。
約書亞擊敗五王
6 基遍人就派人到吉甲營中約書亞那裡去，說：“不可丟棄你的僕人，求你快快上我們這裡來拯救我們、幫助我們；因為住在山地的亞摩利人所有的王都集合起來攻擊我們。” 7 於是約書亞和所有能作戰的人，以及所有英勇的戰士，都一起從吉甲上去。 8 耶和華對約書亞說：“你不要怕他們，因為我已經把他們交在你手裡了；他們必沒有一人能在你面前站立得住。” 9 於是約書亞乘夜從吉甲上去，突然來到他們那裡。 10 耶和華使他們在以色列人面前潰亂，約書亞在基遍大大地擊殺他們，沿著伯．和崙的上坡路追趕他們，擊打他們，直到亞西加和瑪基大。 11 他們從以色列人面前逃跑，正在下伯．和崙斜坡的時候，耶和華從天上降大冰雹在他們身上，一直到亞西加，打死他們；被冰雹打死的，比以色列人用刀殺死的還多。
日月停止
12 那時，就是耶和華把亞摩利人交給以色列人的時候，約書亞在以色列人面前對耶和華說：
“太陽啊，停在基遍；
月亮啊，停在亞雅崙谷。”
13 於是太陽停住，月亮站住，直到以色列人在仇敵的身上報了仇。這事不是寫在《雅煞珥書》上嗎？太陽在天空中站住，不急速下落，約有一整天。 14 在這日以前或這日以後，耶和華聽人的禱告，沒有像這日一樣的，因為耶和華為以色列作戰。 15 後來，約書亞和眾以色列人回到吉甲營那裡去。
生擒五王就地正法
16 那五個王逃跑了，躲藏在瑪基大洞裡。 17 有人告訴約書亞，說：“那五個王已經找到了，都躲藏在瑪基大洞裡。” 18 約書亞說：“你們把幾塊大石頭輥到洞口那裡去，並派人到洞口去看守他們。 19 你們卻不可站著，要追趕你們的仇敵，從後面擊殺他們，不可讓他們逃進自己的城中，因為耶和華你們的 神已經把他們交在你們的手裡了。” 20 約書亞和以色列人把他們殺得慘敗，直到把他們滅絕為止，那些逃脫的人都逃進設防的城裡； 21 眾以色列人都平平安安回到瑪基大營中約書亞那裡。沒有人敢說話攻擊以色列人。
22 約書亞說：“你們打開洞口，把那五個王從洞裡拉出來，帶到我這裡來。” 23 眾人就照著執行，他們把那五個王，就是耶路撒冷王、希伯崙王、耶末王、拉吉王和伊磯倫王，從洞裡拉出來，帶到約書亞那裡去。 24 眾人把那五個王帶到約書亞那裡去的時候，約書亞把所有的以色列人都召了來，對那些與他同去作戰的軍長說：“你們走前來，把腳踏在這些王的頸項上。”他們就走前來，把腳踏在那些王的頸項上。 25 約書亞對他們說：“你們不要懼怕，不要驚慌；總要堅強勇敢，因為耶和華必這樣對待你們要攻打的所有仇敵。” 26 隨後，約書亞把那五個王殺死，懸在五棵樹上；他們就懸在樹上，直到晚上。 27 到了日落的時候，約書亞吩咐人把他們從樹上取下來，丟在他們躲藏過的洞裡，把幾塊大石頭放在洞口；這些石頭一直存到今日。
約書亞攻取南部各城
28 在那天，約書亞佔領了瑪基大，用刀擊殺了那城的人和那城的王，把城中所有的人完全毀滅，不容一人逃脫；他對待瑪基大王就像對待耶利哥王一樣。
29 約書亞和跟他在一起的眾以色列人從瑪基大往立拿去，攻打立拿。 30 耶和華把立拿和立拿的王也交在以色列人手裡，約書亞用刀攻擊那城，殺了城裡所有的人，不容一人逃脫；他對待立拿王就像對待耶利哥王一樣。
31 約書亞和跟他在一起的眾以色列人從立拿往拉吉去，對著拉吉安營，攻打這城。 32 耶和華把拉吉交在以色列人手裡，第二天約書亞就佔領了拉吉，用刀攻擊那城，殺了城中所有的人，跟他對立拿所行的一切一樣。
33 那時，基色王荷蘭上來幫助拉吉，約書亞就把他和他的人民都擊殺了，沒有留下一人。
34 約書亞和與他在一起的眾以色列人從拉吉往伊磯倫去，對著伊磯倫安營，攻打這城。 35 那一天，他們佔領了這城，用刀攻擊那城，殺了城中所有的人；那一天約書亞把他們完全毀滅，跟他對拉吉所行的一切一樣。
36 約書亞和與他在一起的眾以色列人從伊磯倫上希伯崙去，攻打這城。 37 他們佔領了這城，用刀攻擊這城，殺了這城的王，又攻擊屬於這城的城鎮，殺了城中所有的人，不容一人逃脫，跟他對伊磯倫所行的一切一樣，把這城和城中所有的人完全毀滅。
38 約書亞和與他在一起的眾以色列人回到了底璧，攻打這城。 39 約書亞佔領了這城，抓住這城的王，又佔領了屬於這城的一切城鎮；以色列人用刀擊殺他們，把城中所有的人都毀滅了；約書亞不容一人逃脫，他怎樣對待希伯崙，也照樣對待底璧和底璧的王；也好像他對待立拿和立拿的王一樣。
40 這樣，約書亞擊殺了全地的人，就是山地、南地、高原和山坡的人，以及那些地方所有的王，不容一人逃脫；約書亞照著耶和華以色列的 神的吩咐，把有氣息的都完全毀滅了。 41 約書亞從加低斯．巴尼亞擊殺他們，直到迦薩，又從歌珊全地擊殺他們，直到基遍。 42 約書亞在這一次戰役中擊敗了這些王和佔領了他們的地，是因為耶和華以色列的 神為以色列作戰。 43 於是約書亞和與他在一起的眾以色列人回到吉甲營中。
Joshua 10
New Catholic Bible
Chapter 10
Conspiracy against Gibeon.[a] 1 Now Adoni-zedek, the king of Jerusalem, heard that Joshua had taken Ai and had totally destroyed it, doing to Ai and its king what he had already done to Jericho and its king, and also how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel and were living near them. 2 He and his people were shocked, for Gibeon was one of the larger cities, large enough to be one of the royal cities. It was larger than Ai, and all its men were mighty warriors. 3 Adoni-zedek appealed to Hoham, the king of Hebron, Piram, the king of Jarmuth, Japhia, the king of Lachish, and Debir, the king of Eglon, saying, 4 “Come up and assist me with an attack on Gibeon, for it has made peace with Joshua and the Israelites.”
5 The five kings of the Amorites, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon, and all of their armies went up and encamped outside of Gibeon to attack it. 6 The Gibeonites sent a message to Joshua who was in his camp at Gilgal saying, “Do not abandon your servants! Come up quickly to us and save us. All of the kings of the Amorites who live in the hill country have gathered forces against us.”
Joshua Rescues Gibeon. 7 So Joshua and all of his fighting men went up along with his most valiant warriors. 8 The Lord said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid of them. I have delivered them into your hands. Not one of them will be able to withstand you.” 9 Joshua marched from Gilgal all night and took them by surprise. 10 The Lord routed them before Israel. They killed many at Gibeon, chasing after them on the road leading up to Beth-horon, slaying them all the way up to Azekah and Makkedah. 11 As they were fleeing before the Israelites on the road from Beth-horon to Azekah, the Lord hurled down large hailstones upon them, so that more of them were killed by the hailstones than had been killed by the swords of the Israelites.
12 On the day that the Lord delivered the Amorites up to the Israelites, Joshua spoke to the Lord in front of the Israelites saying, “O Sun, stand still over Gibeon, O moon, over the valley of Aijalon.” 13 So the sun stood still and the moon stopped until the nation had taken vengeance upon their enemies. Is this not written about in the Book of Jashar?[b] The sun stood still in the middle of the sky and delayed going down for a full day. 14 There had never before been a day like this, and never will be again, a day when the Lord listened to the voice of a man, for the Lord fought for Israel. 15 Joshua and all the Israelites with him then returned to the camp in Gilgal.
16 Five Kings Executed. These five kings fled and hid themselves in a cave at Makkedah. 17 Joshua was told, “The five kings have been found hidden in a cave at Makkedah.” 18 Joshua said, “Roll large stones over the mouth of the cave and assign men to guard it, 19 but do not stay there yourselves. You must chase after your enemies and attack them in the rear. Do not allow them to enter into their cities, for the Lord, your God, has delivered them over into your hands.” 20 When the Israelites had finished all but wiping them out, and those few who remained had slipped into fortified cities, 21 all the people returned safely to Joshua at the camp in Makkedah. No one uttered a sound against the Israelites.
22 Joshua said, “Open the mouth of the cave, and bring those five kings out of the cave to me.” 23 So they brought those five kings out of the cave to him: the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon. 24 When they had brought those five kings to Joshua, Joshua summoned all of the men of Israel and said to the leaders of the army who had gone out with him, “Come here and put your feet on the necks of these kings.”[c] So they drew near and put their feet on their necks. 25 Joshua said to them, “Do not fear or be dismayed. Be strong and courageous. This is what the Lord will do to all of your enemies against whom you are going to fight.” 26 Joshua then struck and killed them, hanging them from five trees. They were left hanging from the trees until the evening. 27 At sunset Joshua ordered that they be taken down from the trees and cast into the cave where they had been hiding. They placed large stones at the mouth of the cave that are still there today. 28 That same day Joshua conquered Makkedah. He put it and its king to the sword, wiping out all of them. He did not leave any survivors. He treated the king of Makkedah the same way he had treated the king of Jericho.
29 The Conquest of Southern Canaan. Joshua and all the Israelites then moved on from Makkedah to Libnah, and once there they attacked Libnah. 30 The Lord handed it and its king over into the hands of the Israelites. They put everyone in it to the sword. He left no survivors. He treated its king the same way he had treated the king of Jericho.
31 Joshua and all of the Israelites then traveled from Libnah to Lachish, making camp outside of it and attacking it. 32 The Lord handed Lachish over[d] into the hands of the Israelites who took it on the second day. They put everyone in it to the sword, just as they had done at Libnah.
33 Horam, the king of Gezer, had come up to assist Lachish. Joshua defeated him and his army, leaving no survivors. 34 Joshua and all of the Israelites then traveled from Lachish to Eglon. They camped outside of it and attacked it. 35 They captured it that same day, putting everyone in it to the sword. He totally wiped it out, just as he had done at Lachish.
36 Joshua and all of the Israelites went up from Eglon to Hebron and attacked it. 37 They took it and put everyone to the sword, including its king, its dependent towns, and all of its inhabitants. He totally destroyed it and killed everyone in it, just as he had done at Eglon.
38 Then Joshua and all of the Israelites turned back to Debir and attacked it. 39 He took it and its king and all of its dependent towns. He put them all to the sword. He totally destroyed it and killed everyone in it. He left no survivors. He treated Debir and its king the same way he had treated Hebron and also Libnah and its king.
40 So Joshua struck down the entire land, the hill country, the Negeb, the western slopes and the mountain slopes and all of their kings. He left no survivors, just as the Lord, the God of Israel, had commanded. 41 Joshua conquered from Kadesh-barnea up to Gaza, and the whole territory of Goshen up to Gibeon. 42 Joshua captured all of these kings and all of their lands in one campaign because the Lord, the God of Israel, was fighting for Israel. 43 Then Joshua and all of the Israelites returned to the camp at Gilgal.
Footnotes
- Joshua 10:1 A tradition worthy of being celebrated in an epic poem tells how the miracle of the hailstones and of the sun halting brought victory to Israel during a memorable battle. With this tradition is combined a systematic and simplified description of the conquest of southern and northern Palestine. Yet other passages in the Book of Joshua (Jos 13:1-6; 14:6-13; 15:13-19; 17:12, 16) and the entire Book of Judges record an often slow penetration of the country by tribes that were scattered and sometimes even in conflict with one another.
- Joshua 10:13 The Book of Jashar: an ancient collection of poems (see 2 Sam 1:18) that is now lost.
- Joshua 10:24 Put your feet on the necks of these kings: this was a common demonstration of power among the military that announced to all who were victorious in battle. Here it is the Lord’s triumph over the proud kings that is being proclaimed.
- Joshua 10:32 The Lord handed . . . over: the author repeatedly notes that each victory of the Israelite army comes from God.
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