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约书亚记 10
Chinese New Version (Simplified)
约书亚记 10
Chinese New Version (Simplified)
五王联合攻打基遍
10 耶路撒冷王亚多尼．洗德听见约书亚占领了艾城，把城完全毁灭，约书亚怎样对待耶利哥和耶利哥的王，也照样对待艾城和艾城的王；又听见基遍的居民已经与以色列人议和，并可以住在这地， 2 他们就非常惧怕。因为基遍是大城，好象一座王城；又因为基遍比艾城大，城里所有的人都是勇士。 3 因此，耶路撒冷王亚多尼．洗德派人到希伯仑王何咸、耶末王毘兰、拉吉王雅非亚和伊矶伦王底璧那里去，对他们说： 4 “求你们上我这里来帮助我，我们好攻打基遍，因为基遍已经与约书亚和以色列人议和了。” 5 于是亚摩利人的那五个王，就是耶路撒冷王、希伯仑王、耶末王、拉吉王和伊矶伦王，联合起来，带着他们所有的军队上去，在基遍的对面安营，攻打基遍。
约书亚击败五王
6 基遍人就派人到吉甲营中约书亚那里去，说：“不可丢弃你的仆人，求你快快上我们这里来拯救我们、帮助我们；因为住在山地的亚摩利人所有的王都集合起来攻击我们。” 7 于是约书亚和所有能作战的人，以及所有英勇的战士，都一起从吉甲上去。 8 耶和华对约书亚说：“你不要怕他们，因为我已经把他们交在你手里了；他们必没有一人能在你面前站立得住。” 9 于是约书亚乘夜从吉甲上去，突然来到他们那里。 10 耶和华使他们在以色列人面前溃乱，约书亚在基遍大大地击杀他们，沿着伯．和仑的上坡路追赶他们，击打他们，直到亚西加和玛基大。 11 他们从以色列人面前逃跑，正在下伯．和仑斜坡的时候，耶和华从天上降大冰雹在他们身上，一直到亚西加，打死他们；被冰雹打死的，比以色列人用刀杀死的还多。
日月停止
12 那时，就是耶和华把亚摩利人交给以色列人的时候，约书亚在以色列人面前对耶和华说：
“太阳啊，停在基遍；
月亮啊，停在亚雅仑谷。”
13 于是太阳停住，月亮站住，直到以色列人在仇敌的身上报了仇。这事不是写在《雅煞珥书》上吗？太阳在天空中站住，不急速下落，约有一整天。 14 在这日以前或这日以后，耶和华听人的祷告，没有像这日一样的，因为耶和华为以色列作战。 15 后来，约书亚和众以色列人回到吉甲营那里去。
生擒五王就地正法
16 那五个王逃跑了，躲藏在玛基大洞里。 17 有人告诉约书亚，说：“那五个王已经找到了，都躲藏在玛基大洞里。” 18 约书亚说：“你们把几块大石头辊到洞口那里去，并派人到洞口去看守他们。 19 你们却不可站着，要追赶你们的仇敌，从后面击杀他们，不可让他们逃进自己的城中，因为耶和华你们的 神已经把他们交在你们的手里了。” 20 约书亚和以色列人把他们杀得惨败，直到把他们灭绝为止，那些逃脱的人都逃进设防的城里； 21 众以色列人都平平安安回到玛基大营中约书亚那里。没有人敢说话攻击以色列人。
22 约书亚说：“你们打开洞口，把那五个王从洞里拉出来，带到我这里来。” 23 众人就照着执行，他们把那五个王，就是耶路撒冷王、希伯仑王、耶末王、拉吉王和伊矶伦王，从洞里拉出来，带到约书亚那里去。 24 众人把那五个王带到约书亚那里去的时候，约书亚把所有的以色列人都召了来，对那些与他同去作战的军长说：“你们走前来，把脚踏在这些王的颈项上。”他们就走前来，把脚踏在那些王的颈项上。 25 约书亚对他们说：“你们不要惧怕，不要惊慌；总要坚强勇敢，因为耶和华必这样对待你们要攻打的所有仇敌。” 26 随后，约书亚把那五个王杀死，悬在五棵树上；他们就悬在树上，直到晚上。 27 到了日落的时候，约书亚吩咐人把他们从树上取下来，丢在他们躲藏过的洞里，把几块大石头放在洞口；这些石头一直存到今日。
约书亚攻取南部各城
28 在那天，约书亚占领了玛基大，用刀击杀了那城的人和那城的王，把城中所有的人完全毁灭，不容一人逃脱；他对待玛基大王就像对待耶利哥王一样。
29 约书亚和跟他在一起的众以色列人从玛基大往立拿去，攻打立拿。 30 耶和华把立拿和立拿的王也交在以色列人手里，约书亚用刀攻击那城，杀了城里所有的人，不容一人逃脱；他对待立拿王就像对待耶利哥王一样。
31 约书亚和跟他在一起的众以色列人从立拿往拉吉去，对着拉吉安营，攻打这城。 32 耶和华把拉吉交在以色列人手里，第二天约书亚就占领了拉吉，用刀攻击那城，杀了城中所有的人，跟他对立拿所行的一切一样。
33 那时，基色王荷兰上来帮助拉吉，约书亚就把他和他的人民都击杀了，没有留下一人。
34 约书亚和与他在一起的众以色列人从拉吉往伊矶伦去，对着伊矶伦安营，攻打这城。 35 那一天，他们占领了这城，用刀攻击那城，杀了城中所有的人；那一天约书亚把他们完全毁灭，跟他对拉吉所行的一切一样。
36 约书亚和与他在一起的众以色列人从伊矶伦上希伯仑去，攻打这城。 37 他们占领了这城，用刀攻击这城，杀了这城的王，又攻击属于这城的城镇，杀了城中所有的人，不容一人逃脱，跟他对伊矶伦所行的一切一样，把这城和城中所有的人完全毁灭。
38 约书亚和与他在一起的众以色列人回到了底璧，攻打这城。 39 约书亚占领了这城，抓住这城的王，又占领了属于这城的一切城镇；以色列人用刀击杀他们，把城中所有的人都毁灭了；约书亚不容一人逃脱，他怎样对待希伯仑，也照样对待底璧和底璧的王；也好象他对待立拿和立拿的王一样。
40 这样，约书亚击杀了全地的人，就是山地、南地、高原和山坡的人，以及那些地方所有的王，不容一人逃脱；约书亚照着耶和华以色列的 神的吩咐，把有气息的都完全毁灭了。 41 约书亚从加低斯．巴尼亚击杀他们，直到迦萨，又从歌珊全地击杀他们，直到基遍。 42 约书亚在这一次战役中击败了这些王和占领了他们的地，是因为耶和华以色列的 神为以色列作战。 43 于是约书亚和与他在一起的众以色列人回到吉甲营中。
Joshua 10
New English Translation
Joshua 10
New English Translation
Israel Defeats an Amorite Coalition
10 Adoni-Zedek, king of Jerusalem, heard how Joshua captured Ai and annihilated it and its king as he did Jericho and its king.[a] He also heard how[b] the people of Gibeon made peace with Israel and lived among them. 2 All Jerusalem was terrified[c] because Gibeon was a large city, like one of the royal cities. It was larger than Ai and all its men were warriors. 3 So King Adoni-Zedek of Jerusalem sent this message to King Hoham of Hebron, King Piram of Jarmuth, King Japhia of Lachish, and King Debir of Eglon: 4 “Come to my aid[d] so we can attack Gibeon, for it has made peace with Joshua and the Israelites.” 5 So the five Amorite kings (the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon) and all their troops gathered together and advanced. They deployed their troops and fought against Gibeon.[e]
6 The men of Gibeon sent this message to Joshua at the camp in Gilgal, “Do not abandon[f] your subjects![g] Come up here quickly and rescue us! Help us! For all the Amorite kings living in the hill country are attacking us.”[h] 7 So Joshua and his whole army, including the bravest warriors, marched up from Gilgal.[i] 8 The Lord told Joshua, “Don’t be afraid of them, for I am handing them over to you.[j] Not one of them can resist you.”[k] 9 Joshua attacked them by surprise after marching all night from Gilgal.[l] 10 The Lord routed[m] them before Israel. Israel[n] thoroughly defeated them[o] at Gibeon. They chased them up the road to the pass[p] of Beth Horon and struck them down all the way to Azekah and Makkedah. 11 As they fled from Israel on the slope leading down from[q] Beth Horon, the Lord threw down on them large hailstones from the sky,[r] all the way to Azekah. They died—in fact, more died from the hailstones than the Israelites killed with the sword.
12 The day the Lord delivered the Amorites over to the Israelites, Joshua prayed to the Lord before Israel:[s]
“O sun, stand still over Gibeon;
O moon, over the Valley of Aijalon!”
13 The sun stood still and the moon stood motionless while the nation took vengeance on its enemies. The event is recorded in the Scroll of the Upright One.[t] The sun stood motionless in the middle of the sky and did not set for about a full day.[u] 14 There has not been a day like it before or since. The Lord listened to a human being, for the Lord fought for Israel! 15 Then Joshua and all Israel returned to the camp at Gilgal.
16 The five Amorite kings[v] ran away and hid in the cave at Makkedah. 17 Joshua was told, “The five kings have been found hiding in the cave at Makkedah.” 18 Joshua said, “Roll large stones over the mouth of the cave and post guards in front of it.[w] 19 But don’t you delay! Chase your enemies and catch them.[x] Don’t allow them to retreat to[y] their cities, for the Lord your God is handing them over to you.”[z] 20 Joshua and the Israelites almost totally wiped them out, but some survivors did escape to the fortified cities.[aa] 21 Then the whole army safely returned to Joshua at the camp in Makkedah.[ab] No one[ac] dared threaten the Israelites.[ad] 22 Joshua said, “Open the cave’s mouth and bring the five kings[ae] out of the cave to me.” 23 They did as ordered;[af] they brought the five kings[ag] out of the cave to him—the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon. 24 When they brought the kings out to Joshua, he[ah] summoned all the men of Israel and said to the commanders of the troops who accompanied him, “Come here[ai] and put your feet on the necks of these kings.” So they came up[aj] and put their feet on their necks. 25 Then Joshua said to them, “Don’t be afraid and don’t panic![ak] Be strong and brave, for the Lord will do the same thing to all your enemies you fight.” 26 Then Joshua executed them[al] and hung them on five trees. They were left hanging on the trees until evening. 27 At sunset Joshua ordered his men to take them down from the trees.[am] They threw them into the cave where they had hidden and piled large stones over the mouth of the cave. (They remain to this very day.)[an]
Joshua Launches a Southern Campaign
28 That day Joshua captured Makkedah and put the sword to it and its king. He annihilated everyone who lived in it; he left no survivors. He did to its king what he had done to the king of Jericho.
29 Joshua and all Israel marched from Makkedah to Libnah and fought against it.[ao] 30 The Lord handed it and its king over to Israel, and Israel[ap] put the sword to all who lived there; they[aq] left no survivors. They did to its king what they had done to the king of Jericho.
31 Joshua and all Israel marched from Libnah to Lachish. He deployed his troops[ar] and fought against it. 32 The Lord handed Lachish over to Israel, and they[as] captured it on the second day. They put the sword to all who lived there, just as they had done to Libnah. 33 Then King Horam of Gezer came up to help Lachish, but Joshua struck him down, as well as his army,[at] until no survivors remained.
34 Joshua and all Israel marched from Lachish to Eglon. They deployed troops[au] and fought against it. 35 That day they captured it and put the sword to all who lived there. That day they[av] annihilated it just as they had done to Lachish.
36 Joshua and all Israel marched up from Eglon to Hebron and fought against it. 37 They captured it and put the sword to its king, all its surrounding cities, and all who lived in it; they[aw] left no survivors. As they had done at Eglon, they annihilated it and all who lived there.
38 Joshua and all Israel turned to Debir and fought against it. 39 They[ax] captured it, its king, and all its surrounding cities and put the sword to them. They annihilated everyone who lived there; they[ay] left no survivors. They did to Debir and its king what they had done to Libnah and its king and to Hebron.[az]
40 Joshua defeated the whole land, including the hill country, the Negev,[ba] the foothills,[bb] the slopes,[bc] and all their kings. He left no survivors. He annihilated everything that breathed, just as the Lord God of Israel had commanded. 41 Joshua conquered the area between Kadesh Barnea and Gaza and the whole region of Goshen, all the way to Gibeon.[bd] 42 Joshua captured in one campaign[be] all these kings and their lands, for the Lord God of Israel fought for Israel. 43 Then Joshua and all Israel returned to the camp at Gilgal.
Footnotes
- Joshua 10:1 tn Heb “as he had done to Jericho and to its king, so he did to Ai and to its king.”
- Joshua 10:1 tn Heb “and how.”
- Joshua 10:2 tn This statement is subordinated to v. 1 in the Hebrew text, which reads literally, “When Adoni-Zedek…they feared greatly.” The subject of the plural verb at the beginning of v. 2 is probably the residents of Jerusalem.
- Joshua 10:4 tn Heb “Come up to me and help me.”
- Joshua 10:5 tn Heb “and they camped against Gibeon and fought against it.”
- Joshua 10:6 tn Heb “do not let your hand drop from us.”
- Joshua 10:6 tn Heb “your servants!”
- Joshua 10:6 tn Heb “have gathered against us.”
- Joshua 10:7 tn Heb “And Joshua went up from Gilgal, he and all the people of war with him, and all the brave warriors.”
- Joshua 10:8 tn Heb “I have given them into your hand.” The verbal form is a perfect of certitude, emphasizing the certainty of the action.
- Joshua 10:8 tn Heb “and not a man [or “one”] of them will stand before you.”
- Joshua 10:9 tn Heb “Joshua came upon them suddenly, all the night he went up from Gilgal.”
- Joshua 10:10 tn Or “caused to panic.”
- Joshua 10:10 tn Heb “he.” The referent is probably Israel (mentioned at the end of the previous sentence in the verse; cf. NIV, NRSV), but it is also possible that the Lord should be understood as the referent (cf. NASB “and He slew them with a great slaughter at Gibeon”), or even Joshua (cf. NEB “and Joshua defeated them utterly in Gibeon”).
- Joshua 10:10 tn Heb “struck them down with a great striking down.”
- Joshua 10:10 tn Or “ascent.”
- Joshua 10:11 tn Heb “on the descent of.”
- Joshua 10:11 tn Or “heaven” (also in v. 13). The Hebrew term שָׁמַיִם (shamayim) may be translated “heaven(s)” or “sky” depending on the context.
- Joshua 10:12 tn Heb “Then Joshua spoke to the Lord in the day the Lord placed the Amorites before the sons of Israel and he said in the eyes of Israel.” It is uncertain whether the phrase “before the sons of Israel” modifies the verb “placed” (as in the present translation, “delivered the Amorites over to the Israelites”) or the verb “spoke” (“Joshua spoke to the Lord before the sons of Israel in the day the Lord delivered over the Amorites”).
- Joshua 10:13 tn Heb “Is it not written down in the Scroll of the Upright One?” Many modern translations render this as “the Book of Jashar.” Yashar (יָשָׁר) means “Upright One.”sn The Scroll of the Upright One was apparently an ancient Israelite collection of songs and prayers (see also 2 Sam 1:18), but it has not been preserved.
- Joshua 10:13 tn Heb “and did not hurry to set [for] about a full day.”sn The nature of the event described here is debated. Various options have been suggested, including (1) the earth stopped rotating, (2) the light of the sun somehow shone longer than normal, (3) the light of the sun was blocked by an eclipse, (4) the position of the sun and moon in the sky was interpreted as an omen, or (5) the language is figurative and metaphorical, describing the battle in poetic terms. For a good discussion of these options, see D. M. Howard, Jr., Joshua (NAC), 241-49.
- Joshua 10:16 tn Heb “these five kings.”
- Joshua 10:18 tn Heb “and appoint by it men to guard them.”
- Joshua 10:19 tn Heb “But [as for] you, don’t stand still, chase after your enemies and attack them from the rear.”
- Joshua 10:19 tn Or “enter into.”
- Joshua 10:19 tn Heb “has given them into your hand.” The verbal form is a perfect of certitude, emphasizing the certainty of the action.
- Joshua 10:20 tn Heb “When Joshua and the sons of Israel finished defeating them with a very great defeat until they were destroyed (now the survivors escaped to the fortified cities).” In the Hebrew text the initial temporal clause (“when Joshua…finished”) is subordinated to v. 21 (“the whole army returned”).
- Joshua 10:21 tn Heb “all the people returned to the camp, to Joshua [at] Makkedah [in] peace.”
- Joshua 10:21 tc Heb “No man.” The lamed (ל) prefixed to אִישׁ (ʾish, “man”) is probably dittographic (note the immediately preceding יִשְׂרָאֵל [yisraʾel] which ends in lamed, ל); cf. the LXX.
- Joshua 10:21 tn Heb “no man sharpened [or perhaps, “pointed”] his tongue against the sons of Israel.” Cf. NEB “not a man of the Israelites suffered so much as a scratch on his tongue,” which understands “sharpened” as “scratched” (referring to a minor wound). Most modern translations understand the Hebrew expression “sharpened his tongue” figuratively for opposition or threats against the Israelites.
- Joshua 10:22 tn Heb “these five kings.”
- Joshua 10:23 tn Heb “they did so.”
- Joshua 10:23 tn Heb “these five kings.”
- Joshua 10:24 tn Heb “Joshua.” The translation has replaced the proper name with the pronoun (“he”) because a repetition of the proper name here would be redundant according to English style.
- Joshua 10:24 tn Or “Draw near.”
- Joshua 10:24 tn Or “drew near.”
- Joshua 10:25 tn Or perhaps “and don’t get discouraged!”
- Joshua 10:26 tn Heb “struck them down and killed them.”
- Joshua 10:27 sn For the legal background of the removal of the corpses before sundown, see Deut 21:22-23.
- Joshua 10:27 tn Heb “to this very day.” The words “They remain” are supplied in the translation for clarification.
- Joshua 10:29 tn Heb “Libnah.” Repetition of the proper name here would be redundant according to English style, so the pronoun (“it”) has been employed in the translation.
- Joshua 10:30 tn Heb “he”; the implied subject may be Israel, or Joshua (as the commanding general of the army).
- Joshua 10:30 tn Heb “he”; the implied subject may be Israel, or Joshua (as the commanding general of the army). So also for “They did to its king” and “they had done.”
- Joshua 10:31 tn Heb “encamped against it.”
- Joshua 10:32 tn Heb “he”; the implied subject may be Israel, or Joshua (as the commanding general of the army).
- Joshua 10:33 tn Heb “people.”
- Joshua 10:34 tn Heb “they encamped against it.”
- Joshua 10:35 tn Heb “he”; the implied subject may be Israel, or Joshua (as the commanding general of the army). So also for “they had done to Lachish.”
- Joshua 10:37 tn Heb “he”; the implied subject may be Israel, or Joshua (as the commanding general of the army). So also for “they had done” and “they annihilated.”
- Joshua 10:39 tn Heb “He”; the implied subject may be Israel, or Joshua (as the commanding general of the army).
- Joshua 10:39 tn Heb “he”; the implied subject may be Israel, or Joshua (as the commanding general of the army). So also for “They did to Debir” and “they had done to Libnah.”
- Joshua 10:39 tn Heb “as he did to Hebron, so he did to Debir and its king, and as he did to Libnah and its king.” The clauses have been rearranged in the translation for stylistic reasons.
- Joshua 10:40 sn The Negev is an area of central southern Judah, south of the hill country and west of the rift valley. As a geographic feature it is a depression extending south to the Gulf of Aqabah, but the biblical reference is probably to the northern portion of the region.
- Joshua 10:40 sn The foothills (שְׁפֵלָה, shephelah) are the transition region from the hill country to the Mediterranean coastal plains.
- Joshua 10:40 sn In contrast to the foothills on the western side of the hill country, the slopes are on the eastern side leading down to the rift valley of the Dead Sea and Jordan river.
- Joshua 10:41 tn Heb “and Joshua struck them down, from Kadesh Barnea even to Gaza, and all the land of Goshen, even to Gibeon.”
- Joshua 10:42 tn Heb “at one time.”
यहोशू 10
Hindi Bible: Easy-to-Read Version
यहोशू 10
Hindi Bible: Easy-to-Read Version
वह दिन जब सूर्य स्थिर रहा
10 इस समय अदोनीसेदेक यरूशलेम का राजा था। इस राजा ने सुना कि यहोशू ने ऐ को जीता है और इसे पूरी तरह नष्ट कर दिया है। राजा को यह पता चला कि यहोशू ने यरीहो और उसके राजा के साथ भी यही किया है। राजा को यह भी जानकारी मिली कि गिबोन ने इस्राएल के साथ, शान्ति—सन्धि कर ली है और वे लोग यरूशलेम के बहुत निकट रहते थे। 2 अत: अदोनीसेदेक और उसके लोग इन घटनाओं के कारण बहुत भयभीत थे। गिबोन ऐ की तरह छोटा नगर नहीं था। गिबोन एक शाही नगर जैसा बहुत बड़ा नगर[a] था। और नगर के सभी पुरुष अच्छे योद्धा थे। अत: राजा भयभीत था। 3 यरूशलेम के राजा अदोनीसेदेक ने हेब्रोन के राजा होहाम से बातें कीं। उसने यर्मूत के राजा पिराम, लाकीश के राजा यापी, एग्लोन के राजा दबीर से भी बातचीत की। यरूशलेम के राजा ने इन व्यक्तियों से प्रार्थना की, 4 “मेरे साथ आएं और गिबोन पर आक्रमण करने में मेरी सहायता करें। गिबोन ने यहोशू और इस्राएल के लोगों के साथ शान्ति सन्धि कर ली है।”
5 इस प्रकार पाँच एमोरी राजाओं ने सेनाओं को मिलाया। (ये पाँचों यरूशलेम के राजा, हेब्रोन के राजा, यर्मूत के राजा, लाकीश के राजा, और एग्लोन के राजा थे।) वे सेनायें गिबोन गईं। सेनाओं ने नगर को घेर लिया और इसके विरूद्ध युद्ध करना आरम्भ किया।
6 गिबोन नगर में रहने वाले लोगों ने गिलगाल के डेरे में यहोशू को खबर भेजी: “हम तुम्हारे सेवक हैं! हम लोगों को अकेले न छोड़ो। आओ और हमारी रक्षा करो! शीघ्रता करो! हमें बचाओ! पहाड़ी प्रदेशों के सभी एमोरी राजा अपनी सेनायें एक कर चुके हैं। वे हमारे विरुद्ध युद्ध कर रहे हैं।”
7 इसलिए यहोशू गिलगाल से अपनी पूरी सेना के साथ युद्ध के लिये चला। यहोशू के उत्तम योद्धा उसके साथ थे। 8 यहोवा ने यहोशू से कहा, “उन सेनाओं से डरो नहीं। मैं तुम्हें उनको पराजित करने दूँगा। उन सेनाओं में से कोई भी तुमको हराने में समर्थ नहीं होगा।”
9 यहोशू और उसकी सेना रात भर गिबोन की ओर बढ़ती रही। शत्रु को पता नहीं था कि यहोशू आ रहा है। इसलिए जब उसने आक्रमण किया तो वे चौंक पड़े।
10 यहोवा ने उन सेनाओं को, इस्रएल की सेनाओं द्वारा आक्रमण के समय, किंकर्तव्य विमूढ़ कर दिया। इसलिये इस्रालियों ने उन्हें हरा कर भारी विजय पायी। इस्राएलियों ने पीछा करके उन्हें गिबोन से खदेड़ दिया। उन्होंने बेथोरोन तक जाने वाली सड़क तक उनका पीछा किया। इस्राएल की सेना ने अजेका और मक्केदा तक के पूरे रास्ते में पुरुषों को मारा। 11 इस्राएल की सेना ने बेथोरोन अजेका को जाने वाली सड़क तक शत्रुओं का पीछा किया। जब वे शत्रु का पीछा कर रहे थे तो यहोवा ने भारी ओलों की वर्षा आकाश से की। बहुत से शत्रु इन भारी ओलो से मर गए। इन ओसों से उससे अधिक शत्रु मारे गए जितने इस्राएलियों ने अपनी तलवारों से मारे थे।
12 उस दिन यहोवा ने इस्राएलियों द्वारा एमोरी लोगों को पराजित होने दिया और उस दिन यहोशू इस्राएल के सभी लोगों के सामने खड़ा हुआ और उसने यहोवा से कहाः
“हे सूर्य, गिबोन के आसमान में खड़े रह और हट नहीं।
हे चन्द्र तू अय्यालोन की घाटी के ऊपर आसमान में खड़े रह और हट नहीं।”
13 सूर्य स्थिर हो गया और चन्द्रमा ने भी तब तक चलना छोड़ दिया जब तक लोगों ने अपने शत्रुओं को पराजित नहीं कर दिया। यह सचमुच हुआ, यह कथा याशार की किताब में लिखी है। सूर्य आसमान के मध्य रुका। यह पूरे दिन वहाँ से नहीं हटा। 14 ऐसा उस दिन के पहले किसी भी समय कभी नहीं हुआ था और तब से अब तक कभी नहीं हुआ है। वही दिन था, जब यहोवा ने मनुष्य की प्रार्थना मानी। वास्तव में यहोवा इस्राएलियों के लिये युद्ध कर रहा था!
15 इसके बाद, यहोशू और उसकी सेना गिलगाल के डेरे में वापस हुई। 16 युद्ध के समय पाँचों राजा भाग गए। वे मक्केदा के निकट गुफा में छिप गए। 17 किन्तु किसी ने पाँचों राजाओं को गुफा में छिपे पाया। यहोशू को इस बारे में पता चला। 18 यहोशू ने कहा, “गुफा को जाने वाले द्वार को बड़ी शिलाओं से ढक दो। कुछ पुरुषों को गुफा की रखवाली के लिये वहाँ रखो। 19 किन्तु वहाँ स्वयं न रहो। शत्रु का पीछा करते रहो। उन पर पीछे से आक्रमण करते रहो। शत्रुओं को अपने नगर तक सुरक्षित न पहुँचने दो। तुम्हारे परमेश्वर यहोवा ने तुम्हें उन पर विजय दी है।”
20 इस प्रकार यहोशू और इस्राएल के लोगों ने शत्रु को मार डाला। किन्तु शत्रुओं में से जो कुछ अपने सुदृढ़ परकोटों से घिरे नगरों में पहुँच जाने में सफल हो गए और छिप गए। वे व्यक्ति नहीं मारे गए। 21 युद्ध के बाद, यहोशू के सैनिक मक्केदा में उनके पास आए। उस प्रदेश में किसी भी जाति के लोगों में से कोई भी इतना साहसी नहीं था कि वह लोगों के विरुद्ध कुछ कह सके।
22 यहोशू ने कहा, “गुफा के द्वार को रोकने वाली शिलाओं को हटाओ। उन पाँचों राजाओं को मेरे पास लाओ।” 23 इसलिए यहोशू के लोग पाँचों राजाओं को गुफा से बाहर लाए। ये पाँचों यरूशलेम, हेब्रोन, यर्मूत, लाकीश और एग्लोन के राजा थे। 24 अत: वे उन पाँचों राजाओं को यहोशू के पास लाए। यहोशू ने अपने सभी लोगों को वहाँ आने के लिये कहा। यहोशू ने सेना के अधिकारियों से कहा, “यहाँ आओ! इन राजाओं के गले पर अपने पैर रखो।” इसलिए यहोशू की सेना के अधिकारी निकट आए। उन्होंने राजाओं के गले पर अपने पैर रखे।
25 तब यहोशू ने अपने सैनिकों से कहा, “दृढ़ और साहसी बनो! डरो नहीं! मैं दिखाऊँगा कि यहोवा उन शत्रुओं के साथ क्या करेगा, जिनसे तुम भविष्य में युद्ध करोगे।”
26 तब यहोशू ने पाँचों राजाओं को मार डाला। उसने उनके शव पाँच पेड़ों पर लटकाये। यहोशू ने उन्हें सूरज ढलने तक वहीं लटकते छोड़े रखा। 27 सूरज ढले को यहोशू ने अपने लोगों से शवों को पेड़ों से उतारने को कहा। तब उन्होंने उन शवों को उस गुफा में फेंक दिया जिसमें वे छिपे थे। उन्होंने गुफा के द्वार को बड़ी शिलाओं से ढक दिया। जो आज तक वहाँ हैं।
28 उस दिन यहोशू ने मक्केदा को हराया। यहोशू ने राजा और उस नगर के लोगों को मार डाला। वहाँ कोई व्यक्ति जीवित न छोड़ा गया। यहोशू ने मक्केदा के राजा के साथ भी वही किया जो उसने यरीहो के राजा के साथ किया था।
दक्षिणी नगरों का लिया जाना
29 तब यहोशू और इस्राएल के सभी लोगों ने मक्केदा से यात्रा की। वे लिब्ना गए और उस नगर पर आक्रमण किया। 30 यहोवा ने इस्राएल के लोगों को उस नगर और उसके राजा को पराजित करने दिया। इस्राएल के लोगों ने उस नगर के हर एक व्यक्ति को मार डाला। कोई व्यक्ति जीवित नहीं छोड़ा गया और लोगों ने राजा के साथ वही किया जो उन्होंने यरीहो के राजा के साथ किया था।
31 तब यहोशू और इस्राएल के सभी लोगों ने लिब्ना को छोड़ा और उन्होंने लाकीश तक की यात्रा की। यहोशू और उसकी सेना ने लिब्ना के चारों ओर डेरे डाले और तब उन्होंने नगर पर आक्रमण किया। 32 यहोवा ने इस्राएल के लोगों द्वारा लाकीश नगर को पराजित करने दिया। दूसरे दिन उन्होंने उस नगर को हराया। इस्राएल के लोगों ने इस नगर के हर एक व्यक्ति को मार डाला यह वैसा ही था जैसा उसने लिब्ना में किया था। 33 इसी समय गेजेर का राजा होरोम लाकीश की सहायता करने आया। किन्तु यहोशू ने उसे और उसकी सेना को भी हराया। कोई व्यक्ति जीवित नहीं छोड़ा गया।
34 तब यहोशू और इस्राएल के सभी लोग लाकीश से एग्लोन गए। उन्होंने एग्लोन के चारों ओर डेरे डाले और उस पर आक्रमण किया। 35 उस दिन उन्होंने नगर पर अधिकार किया और नगर के सभी लोगों को मार डाला। यह वैसा ही किया जैसा उन्होंने लाकीश में किया था।
36 तब यहोशू और इस्राएल के सभी लोगों ने एग्लोन से हेब्रोन की यात्रा की। उन्होंने हेब्रोन पर आक्रमण किया। 37 उन्होंने नगर तथा हेब्रोन के निकट के सभी छोटे उपनगरों पर अधिकार कर लिया। इस्राएल के लोगों ने नगर के हर एक व्यक्ति को मार डाला। वहाँ कोई भी जीवित नहीं छोड़ा गया। यह वैसा ही था जैसा उन्होंने एग्लोन में किया था। उन्होंने नगर को नष्ट किया और उसके सभी व्यक्तियों को मार डाला।
38 तब यहोशू और इस्राएल के सभी लोग दबीर को गए और उस नगर पर आक्रमण किया। 39 उन्होंने उस नगर, उसके राजा और दबीर के निकट के सभी उपनगरों को जीता। उन्होंने उस नगर के सभी लोगों को मार डाला वहाँ कोई जीवित नहीं छोड़ा गया। इस्राएल के लोगों ने दबीर और उसके राजा के साथ वही किया जो उन्होंने हेब्रोन और उसके राजा के साथ किया था। यह वैसा ही था जैसा उन्होंने लिब्ना और उसके राजा के साथ किया था।
40 इस प्रकार यहोशू ने पहाड़ी प्रदेश नेगेव पश्चिमी और पूर्वी पहाड़ियों और तराई के नगरों के राजाओं को हराया। इस्राएल के परमेश्वर यहोवा ने यहोशू से सभी लोगों को मार डालने को कहा था। इसलिए यहोशू ने उन स्थानों पर किसी को जीवित नहीं छोड़ा।
41 यहोशू ने कादेशबर्ने से अज्जा तक के सभी नगरों पर अधिकार कर लिया। उसने मिस्र में गोशेन की धरती से लेकर गिबोन तक के सभी नगरों पर कब्जा कर लिया। 42 यहोशू ने एक अभियान में उन नगरों और उनके राजाओं को जीत लिया। यहोशू ने यह इसलिए किया कि इस्राएल का परमेश्वर यहोवा इस्राएल के लिये लड़ रहा था। 43 तब यहोशू और इस्राएल के सभी लोग गिलगाल के अपने डेरे में लौट आए।
Footnotes
- 10:2 बड़ा नगर दृढ़ और अच्छी प्रकार सुरक्षित नगर जो समीप के छोटे नगरों पर शासन करते थे।
Joshua 10
New International Version
Joshua 10
New International Version
The Sun Stands Still
10 Now Adoni-Zedek(A) king of Jerusalem(B) heard that Joshua had taken Ai(C) and totally destroyed[a](D) it, doing to Ai and its king as he had done to Jericho and its king, and that the people of Gibeon(E) had made a treaty of peace(F) with Israel and had become their allies. 2 He and his people were very much alarmed at this, because Gibeon was an important city, like one of the royal cities; it was larger than Ai, and all its men were good fighters. 3 So Adoni-Zedek king of Jerusalem appealed to Hoham king of Hebron,(G) Piram king of Jarmuth,(H) Japhia king of Lachish(I) and Debir(J) king of Eglon.(K) 4 “Come up and help me attack Gibeon,” he said, “because it has made peace(L) with Joshua and the Israelites.”
5 Then the five kings(M) of the Amorites(N)—the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish and Eglon—joined forces. They moved up with all their troops and took up positions against Gibeon and attacked it.
6 The Gibeonites then sent word to Joshua in the camp at Gilgal:(O) “Do not abandon your servants. Come up to us quickly and save us! Help us, because all the Amorite kings from the hill country have joined forces against us.”
7 So Joshua marched up from Gilgal with his entire army,(P) including all the best fighting men. 8 The Lord said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid(Q) of them; I have given them into your hand.(R) Not one of them will be able to withstand you.”(S)
9 After an all-night march from Gilgal, Joshua took them by surprise. 10 The Lord threw them into confusion(T) before Israel,(U) so Joshua and the Israelites defeated them completely at Gibeon.(V) Israel pursued them along the road going up to Beth Horon(W) and cut them down all the way to Azekah(X) and Makkedah.(Y) 11 As they fled before Israel on the road down from Beth Horon to Azekah, the Lord hurled large hailstones(Z) down on them,(AA) and more of them died from the hail than were killed by the swords of the Israelites.
12 On the day the Lord gave the Amorites(AB) over to Israel, Joshua said to the Lord in the presence of Israel:
“Sun, stand still over Gibeon,
and you, moon, over the Valley of Aijalon.(AC)”
13 So the sun stood still,(AD)
and the moon stopped,
till the nation avenged itself on[b] its enemies,
as it is written in the Book of Jashar.(AE)
The sun stopped(AF) in the middle of the sky and delayed going down about a full day. 14 There has never been a day like it before or since, a day when the Lord listened to a human being. Surely the Lord was fighting(AG) for Israel!
15 Then Joshua returned with all Israel to the camp at Gilgal.(AH)
Five Amorite Kings Killed
16 Now the five kings had fled(AI) and hidden in the cave at Makkedah. 17 When Joshua was told that the five kings had been found hiding in the cave at Makkedah, 18 he said, “Roll large rocks up to the mouth of the cave, and post some men there to guard it. 19 But don’t stop; pursue your enemies! Attack them from the rear and don’t let them reach their cities, for the Lord your God has given them into your hand.”
20 So Joshua and the Israelites defeated them completely,(AJ) but a few survivors managed to reach their fortified cities.(AK) 21 The whole army then returned safely to Joshua in the camp at Makkedah, and no one uttered a word against the Israelites.
22 Joshua said, “Open the mouth of the cave and bring those five kings out to me.” 23 So they brought the five kings out of the cave—the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish and Eglon. 24 When they had brought these kings(AL) to Joshua, he summoned all the men of Israel and said to the army commanders who had come with him, “Come here and put your feet(AM) on the necks of these kings.” So they came forward and placed their feet(AN) on their necks.
25 Joshua said to them, “Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. Be strong and courageous.(AO) This is what the Lord will do to all the enemies you are going to fight.” 26 Then Joshua put the kings to death and exposed their bodies on five poles, and they were left hanging on the poles until evening.
27 At sunset(AP) Joshua gave the order and they took them down from the poles and threw them into the cave where they had been hiding. At the mouth of the cave they placed large rocks, which are there to this day.(AQ)
Southern Cities Conquered
28 That day Joshua took Makkedah. He put the city and its king to the sword and totally destroyed everyone in it. He left no survivors.(AR) And he did to the king of Makkedah as he had done to the king of Jericho.(AS)
29 Then Joshua and all Israel with him moved on from Makkedah to Libnah(AT) and attacked it. 30 The Lord also gave that city and its king into Israel’s hand. The city and everyone in it Joshua put to the sword. He left no survivors there. And he did to its king as he had done to the king of Jericho.
31 Then Joshua and all Israel with him moved on from Libnah to Lachish;(AU) he took up positions against it and attacked it. 32 The Lord gave Lachish into Israel’s hands, and Joshua took it on the second day. The city and everyone in it he put to the sword, just as he had done to Libnah. 33 Meanwhile, Horam king of Gezer(AV) had come up to help Lachish, but Joshua defeated him and his army—until no survivors were left.
34 Then Joshua and all Israel with him moved on from Lachish to Eglon;(AW) they took up positions against it and attacked it. 35 They captured it that same day and put it to the sword and totally destroyed everyone in it, just as they had done to Lachish.
36 Then Joshua and all Israel with him went up from Eglon to Hebron(AX) and attacked it. 37 They took the city and put it to the sword, together with its king, its villages and everyone(AY) in it. They left no survivors. Just as at Eglon, they totally destroyed it and everyone in it.
38 Then Joshua and all Israel with him turned around and attacked Debir.(AZ) 39 They took the city, its king and its villages, and put them to the sword. Everyone in it they totally destroyed. They left no survivors. They did to Debir and its king as they had done to Libnah and its king and to Hebron.(BA)
40 So Joshua subdued the whole region, including the hill country, the Negev,(BB) the western foothills and the mountain slopes,(BC) together with all their kings.(BD) He left no survivors. He totally destroyed all who breathed, just as the Lord, the God of Israel, had commanded.(BE) 41 Joshua subdued them from Kadesh Barnea(BF) to Gaza(BG) and from the whole region of Goshen(BH) to Gibeon. 42 All these kings and their lands Joshua conquered in one campaign, because the Lord, the God of Israel, fought(BI) for Israel.
43 Then Joshua returned with all Israel to the camp at Gilgal.(BJ)
Footnotes
- Joshua 10:1 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord, often by totally destroying them; also in verses 28, 35, 37, 39 and 40.
- Joshua 10:13 Or nation triumphed over
Joshua 10
King James Version
Joshua 10
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10 Now it came to pass, when Adonizedec king of Jerusalem had heard how Joshua had taken Ai, and had utterly destroyed it; as he had done to Jericho and her king, so he had done to Ai and her king; and how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel, and were among them;
2 That they feared greatly, because Gibeon was a great city, as one of the royal cities, and because it was greater than Ai, and all the men thereof were mighty.
3 Wherefore Adonizedec king of Jerusalem, sent unto Hoham king of Hebron, and unto Piram king of Jarmuth, and unto Japhia king of Lachish, and unto Debir king of Eglon, saying,
4 Come up unto me, and help me, that we may smite Gibeon: for it hath made peace with Joshua and with the children of Israel.
5 Therefore the five kings of the Amorites, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, the king of Eglon, gathered themselves together, and went up, they and all their hosts, and encamped before Gibeon, and made war against it.
6 And the men of Gibeon sent unto Joshua to the camp to Gilgal, saying, Slack not thy hand from thy servants; come up to us quickly, and save us, and help us: for all the kings of the Amorites that dwell in the mountains are gathered together against us.
7 So Joshua ascended from Gilgal, he, and all the people of war with him, and all the mighty men of valour.
8 And the Lord said unto Joshua, Fear them not: for I have delivered them into thine hand; there shall not a man of them stand before thee.
9 Joshua therefore came unto them suddenly, and went up from Gilgal all night.
10 And the Lord discomfited them before Israel, and slew them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, and chased them along the way that goeth up to Bethhoron, and smote them to Azekah, and unto Makkedah.
11 And it came to pass, as they fled from before Israel, and were in the going down to Bethhoron, that the Lord cast down great stones from heaven upon them unto Azekah, and they died: they were more which died with hailstones than they whom the children of Israel slew with the sword.
12 Then spake Joshua to the Lord in the day when the Lord delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon; and thou, Moon, in the valley of Ajalon.
13 And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies. Is not this written in the book of Jasher? So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day.
14 And there was no day like that before it or after it, that the Lord hearkened unto the voice of a man: for the Lord fought for Israel.
15 And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, unto the camp to Gilgal.
16 But these five kings fled, and hid themselves in a cave at Makkedah.
17 And it was told Joshua, saying, The five kings are found hid in a cave at Makkedah.
18 And Joshua said, Roll great stones upon the mouth of the cave, and set men by it for to keep them:
19 And stay ye not, but pursue after your enemies, and smite the hindmost of them; suffer them not to enter into their cities: for the Lord your God hath delivered them into your hand.
20 And it came to pass, when Joshua and the children of Israel had made an end of slaying them with a very great slaughter, till they were consumed, that the rest which remained of them entered into fenced cities.
21 And all the people returned to the camp to Joshua at Makkedah in peace: none moved his tongue against any of the children of Israel.
22 Then said Joshua, Open the mouth of the cave, and bring out those five kings unto me out of the cave.
23 And they did so, and brought forth those five kings unto him out of the cave, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon.
24 And it came to pass, when they brought out those kings unto Joshua, that Joshua called for all the men of Israel, and said unto the captains of the men of war which went with him, Come near, put your feet upon the necks of these kings. And they came near, and put their feet upon the necks of them.
25 And Joshua said unto them, Fear not, nor be dismayed, be strong and of good courage: for thus shall the Lord do to all your enemies against whom ye fight.
26 And afterward Joshua smote them, and slew them, and hanged them on five trees: and they were hanging upon the trees until the evening.
27 And it came to pass at the time of the going down of the sun, that Joshua commanded, and they took them down off the trees, and cast them into the cave wherein they had been hid, and laid great stones in the cave's mouth, which remain until this very day.
28 And that day Joshua took Makkedah, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof he utterly destroyed, them, and all the souls that were therein; he let none remain: and he did to the king of Makkedah as he did unto the king of Jericho.
29 Then Joshua passed from Makkedah, and all Israel with him, unto Libnah, and fought against Libnah:
30 And the Lord delivered it also, and the king thereof, into the hand of Israel; and he smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein; he let none remain in it; but did unto the king thereof as he did unto the king of Jericho.
31 And Joshua passed from Libnah, and all Israel with him, unto Lachish, and encamped against it, and fought against it:
32 And the Lord delivered Lachish into the hand of Israel, which took it on the second day, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein, according to all that he had done to Libnah.
33 Then Horam king of Gezer came up to help Lachish; and Joshua smote him and his people, until he had left him none remaining.
34 And from Lachish Joshua passed unto Eglon, and all Israel with him; and they encamped against it, and fought against it:
35 And they took it on that day, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein he utterly destroyed that day, according to all that he had done to Lachish.
36 And Joshua went up from Eglon, and all Israel with him, unto Hebron; and they fought against it:
37 And they took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof, and all the souls that were therein; he left none remaining, according to all that he had done to Eglon; but destroyed it utterly, and all the souls that were therein.
38 And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to Debir; and fought against it:
39 And he took it, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof; and they smote them with the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed all the souls that were therein; he left none remaining: as he had done to Hebron, so he did to Debir, and to the king thereof; as he had done also to Libnah, and to her king.
40 So Joshua smote all the country of the hills, and of the south, and of the vale, and of the springs, and all their kings: he left none remaining, but utterly destroyed all that breathed, as the Lord God of Israel commanded.
41 And Joshua smote them from Kadeshbarnea even unto Gaza, and all the country of Goshen, even unto Gibeon.
42 And all these kings and their land did Joshua take at one time, because the Lord God of Israel fought for Israel.
43 And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, unto the camp to Gilgal.
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