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Judges 1
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Judges 1
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Israel Fights the Remaining Canaanites(A)
1 After the death(B) of Joshua, the Israelites asked the Lord, “Who of us is to go up first(C) to fight against the Canaanites?(D)”
2 The Lord answered, “Judah(E) shall go up; I have given the land into their hands.(F)”
3 The men of Judah then said to the Simeonites their fellow Israelites, “Come up with us into the territory allotted to us, to fight against the Canaanites. We in turn will go with you into yours.” So the Simeonites(G) went with them.
4 When Judah attacked, the Lord gave the Canaanites and Perizzites(H) into their hands, and they struck down ten thousand men at Bezek.(I) 5 It was there that they found Adoni-Bezek(J) and fought against him, putting to rout the Canaanites and Perizzites. 6 Adoni-Bezek fled, but they chased him and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and big toes.
7 Then Adoni-Bezek said, “Seventy kings with their thumbs and big toes cut off have picked up scraps under my table. Now God has paid me back(K) for what I did to them.” They brought him to Jerusalem,(L) and he died there.
8 The men of Judah attacked Jerusalem(M) also and took it. They put the city to the sword and set it on fire.
9 After that, Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites living in the hill country,(N) the Negev(O) and the western foothills. 10 They advanced against the Canaanites living in Hebron(P) (formerly called Kiriath Arba(Q)) and defeated Sheshai, Ahiman and Talmai.(R) 11 From there they advanced against the people living in Debir(S) (formerly called Kiriath Sepher).
12 And Caleb said, “I will give my daughter Aksah in marriage to the man who attacks and captures Kiriath Sepher.” 13 Othniel son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother, took it; so Caleb gave his daughter Aksah to him in marriage.
14 One day when she came to Othniel, she urged him[a] to ask her father for a field. When she got off her donkey, Caleb asked her, “What can I do for you?”
15 She replied, “Do me a special favor. Since you have given me land in the Negev, give me also springs of water.” So Caleb gave her the upper and lower springs.(T)
16 The descendants of Moses’ father-in-law,(U) the Kenite,(V) went up from the City of Palms[b](W) with the people of Judah to live among the inhabitants of the Desert of Judah in the Negev near Arad.(X)
17 Then the men of Judah went with the Simeonites(Y) their fellow Israelites and attacked the Canaanites living in Zephath, and they totally destroyed[c] the city. Therefore it was called Hormah.[d](Z) 18 Judah also took[e] Gaza,(AA) Ashkelon(AB) and Ekron—each city with its territory.
19 The Lord was with(AC) the men of Judah. They took possession of the hill country,(AD) but they were unable to drive the people from the plains, because they had chariots fitted with iron.(AE) 20 As Moses had promised, Hebron(AF) was given to Caleb, who drove from it the three sons of Anak.(AG) 21 The Benjamites, however, did not drive out(AH) the Jebusites, who were living in Jerusalem;(AI) to this day the Jebusites live there with the Benjamites.
22 Now the tribes of Joseph(AJ) attacked Bethel,(AK) and the Lord was with them. 23 When they sent men to spy out Bethel (formerly called Luz),(AL) 24 the spies saw a man coming out of the city and they said to him, “Show us how to get into the city and we will see that you are treated well.(AM)” 25 So he showed them, and they put the city to the sword but spared(AN) the man and his whole family. 26 He then went to the land of the Hittites,(AO) where he built a city and called it Luz,(AP) which is its name to this day.
27 But Manasseh did not(AQ) drive out the people of Beth Shan or Taanach or Dor(AR) or Ibleam(AS) or Megiddo(AT) and their surrounding settlements, for the Canaanites(AU) were determined to live in that land. 28 When Israel became strong, they pressed the Canaanites into forced labor but never drove them out completely.(AV) 29 Nor did Ephraim(AW) drive out the Canaanites living in Gezer,(AX) but the Canaanites continued to live there among them.(AY) 30 Neither did Zebulun drive out the Canaanites living in Kitron or Nahalol, so these Canaanites lived among them, but Zebulun did subject them to forced labor. 31 Nor did Asher(AZ) drive out those living in Akko or Sidon(BA) or Ahlab or Akzib(BB) or Helbah or Aphek(BC) or Rehob.(BD) 32 The Asherites lived among the Canaanite inhabitants of the land because they did not drive them out. 33 Neither did Naphtali drive out those living in Beth Shemesh(BE) or Beth Anath(BF); but the Naphtalites too lived among the Canaanite inhabitants of the land, and those living in Beth Shemesh and Beth Anath became forced laborers for them. 34 The Amorites(BG) confined the Danites(BH) to the hill country, not allowing them to come down into the plain.(BI) 35 And the Amorites were determined also to hold out in Mount Heres,(BJ) Aijalon(BK) and Shaalbim,(BL) but when the power of the tribes of Joseph increased, they too were pressed into forced labor. 36 The boundary of the Amorites was from Scorpion Pass(BM) to Sela(BN) and beyond.(BO)
Footnotes
- Judges 1:14 Hebrew; Septuagint and Vulgate Othniel, he urged her
- Judges 1:16 That is, Jericho
- Judges 1:17 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord, often by totally destroying them.
- Judges 1:17 Hormah means destruction.
- Judges 1:18 Hebrew; Septuagint Judah did not take
Judecători 1
Nouă Traducere În Limba Română
Judecători 1
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Neascultarea seminţiilor lui Israel
1 După moartea lui Iosua, israeliţii L-au întrebat pe Domnul:
– Care dintre noi să pornească primul împotriva canaaniţilor ca să se lupte cu ei?
2 – Iuda să pornească, le-a răspuns Domnul. Iată că am dat ţara în mâna lui!
3 Cei din seminţia lui Iuda le-au zis fraţilor lor din seminţia lui Simeon:
– Veniţi cu noi pe teritoriul care ne-a fost dat, ca să ne luptăm împotriva canaaniţilor, după care vom merge şi noi cu voi pe teritoriul vostru!
Şi simeoniţii s-au dus cu ei.
4 Astfel, cei din seminţia lui Iuda au pornit la luptă şi Domnul i-a dat pe canaaniţi şi pe periziţi în mâinile lor; au ucis la Bezek zece mii de oameni. 5 Acolo l-au găsit pe Adoni-Bezek, s-au luptat împotriva lui şi i-au învins pe canaaniţi şi pe periziţi. 6 Adoni-Bezek a reuşit să scape, dar ei l-au urmărit, l-au prins şi i-au tăiat degetele mari de la mâini şi de la picioare.
7 Atunci Adoni-Bezek a zis: „Şaptezeci de regi cu degetele cele mari de la mâini şi de la picioare tăiate, au fost folosiţi să adune firimituri de sub masa mea! După cum am făcut eu, tot aşa mi-a răsplătit şi mie Dumnezeu!“ L-au dus la Ierusalim şi a murit acolo. 8 Cei din seminţia lui Iuda au luat cu asalt Ierusalimul şi l-au cucerit; l-au trecut prin ascuţişul sabiei şi au dat foc cetăţii.
9 După aceea cei din seminţia lui Iuda s-au dus să lupte împotriva canaaniţilor care locuiau în regiunea muntoasă din partea de răsărit a ţării şi în câmpie. 10 Mai întâi au pornit împotriva canaaniţilor care locuiau la Hebron (numele Hebronului era atunci Chiriat-Arba). Acolo i-au învins pe Şeşai, pe Ahiman şi pe Talmai.
11 De acolo au pornit împotriva locuitorilor Debirului (înainte Debirul purta numele de Chiriat-Sefer).
12 Caleb a zis: „Aceluia care va ataca şi va cuceri Chiriat-Seferul îi voi da de soţie pe fiica mea Acsa!“ 13 Otniel, fiul lui Chenaz, fratele mai mic al lui Caleb, a cucerit cetatea, iar Caleb i-a dat-o de soţie pe fiica lui, Acsa. 14 Odată, venind la Otniel, Acsa l-a îndemnat[a] să-i ceară tatălui ei un teren. Când ea s-a dat jos de pe măgar, Caleb a întrebat-o:
– Ce doreşti?
15 – Dă-mi o binecuvântare adevărată, i-a răspuns ea, căci mi-ai dat un teritoriu în Neghev[b]! Dăruieşte-mi şi izvoare de ape!
Şi astfel Caleb i-a dat izvoarele de sus şi izvoarele de jos.
16 Urmaşii chenitului care îi era socru lui Moise au plecat din Cetatea Palmierilor[c] împreună cu cei din seminţia lui Iuda, înspre pustia lui Iuda, care este la sud de Arad. Au călătorit şi au rămas împreună cu poporul.
17 Apoi cei din seminţia lui Iuda s-au dus împreună cu simeoniţii şi i-au atacat pe canaaniţii care locuiau la Ţefat. Au distrus[d] toată cetatea şi apoi au numit-o Horma[e]. 18 De asemenea, Iuda a cucerit[f] Gaza cu teritoriul ei, Aşchelon cu teritoriul ei şi Ekron cu teritoriul ei. 19 Domnul a fost cu Iuda şi Iuda a luat în stăpânire regiunea muntoasă[g], dar nu i-a putut izgoni pe locuitorii din câmpie pentru că aveau care de fier[h]. 20 Au dat lui Caleb cetatea Hebron, aşa cum spusese Moise şi el i-a izgonit de acolo pe cei trei fii ai lui Anac.
21 Beniamiţii nu i-au izgonit pe iebusiţii care locuiau în Ierusalim şi astfel iebusiţii au locuit în Ierusalim până în ziua de azi.
22 Cei din Casa lui Iosif au înaintat împotriva Betelului şi Domnul a fost cu ei. 23 Cei din Casa lui Iosif au iscodit Betelul (numele cetăţii era cândva Luz). 24 Iscoadele au văzut un om ieşit afară din cetate şi i-au zis: „Arată-ne intrarea în cetate şi îţi vom arăta îndurare!“ 25 După ce le-a arătat intrarea în cetate, ei au trecut-o prin ascuţişul sabiei, însă pe omul acela împreună cu tot clanul lui l-au lăsat să plece. 26 Omul acela a ajuns pe teritoriul hitiţilor şi a zidit o cetate pe care a numit-o Luz, nume care i-a rămas până în ziua de azi.
27 Cei din seminţia lui Manase nu i-au izgonit pe locuitorii din Bet-Şan şi pe cei din satele dimprejurul ei, nici pe locuitorii din Taanah şi pe cei din satele dimprejurul ei, nici pe locuitorii din Dor, Ibleam şi Meghido şi nici pe cei din satele dimprejurul lor, astfel încât canaaniţii au continuat să locuiască în aceste ţinuturi. 28 Când Israel a ajuns puternic, el i-a supus pe canaaniţi la muncă forţată, dar nu i-a izgonit.
29 Cei din seminţia lui Efraim nu i-au izgonit nici ei pe canaaniţii care locuiau în Ghezer şi astfel, canaaniţii au locuit printre ei.
30 Cei din seminţia lui Zabulon nu i-au izgonit pe locuitorii din Chitron, nici pe locuitorii din Nahalol şi, prin urmare, canaaniţii au locuit printre ei, fiind puşi la muncă forţată.
31 Cei din seminţia lui Aşer nu i-au izgonit nici pe locuitorii din Aco, nici pe locuitorii din Sidon, din Ahlab, din Aczib, din Helba, din Afek şi din Rehob. 32 Şi astfel aşeriţii au locuit printre canaaniţi, locuitorii acelor ţinuturi.
33 Cei din seminţia lui Neftali nu i-au izgonit nici pe locuitorii din Bet-Şemeş, nici pe locuitorii din Bet-Anat, ci au locuit printre canaaniţi, locuitorii acelor ţinuturi. Totuşi locuitorii din Bet-Şemeş şi Bet-Anat au fost puşi la muncă forţată.
34 Amoriţii i-au respins pe daniţi înspre regiunea muntoasă şi nu le-au dat voie să coboare la câmpie. 35 Amoriţii au continuat să locuiască la muntele Heres, la Aialon şi la Şaalbim, dar cei care i-au asuprit au fost cei din Casa lui Iosif, aceştia punându-i la muncă forţată. 36 Teritoriul amoriţilor se întindea de la Înălţimea Scorpionului[i] până la Sela şi în sus.
Footnotes
- Judecători 1:14 TM, unele mss ale LXX; câteva mss ale LXX: Otniel, el a îndemnat-o
- Judecători 1:15 Ţinutul pustiu din sudul Canaanului, între Beer-Şeba şi Kadeş-Barnea
- Judecători 1:16 Ierihonul
- Judecători 1:17 Termenul ebraic se referă la un lucru sau o persoană dedicate irevocabil Domnului, fie ca dar, fie printr-o distrugere completă.
- Judecători 1:17 Horma înseamnă Nimicire
- Judecători 1:18 TM; LXX: Iuda nu a cucerit (vezi şi v. 19)
- Judecători 1:19 Zona muntoasă din centrul Canaanului, situată între Valea Iordanului şi zona deluroasă (pentru zona deluroasă vezi nota de la Deut. 1:7); şi în v. 34
- Judecători 1:19 De fapt, care din lemn cu anumite elemente metalice, cum ar fi osiile
- Judecători 1:36 Ebr: Akrabim
Judges 1
King James Version
Judges 1
King James Version
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 Adonibezek in Bezek: and they fought against him, and they slew the Canaanites and the Perizzites.
6 But Adonibezek fled; and they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes.
7 And Adonibezek 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 Kirjatharba:) 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 Kirjathsepher:
12 And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjathsepher, 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 Bethel: and the Lord was with them.
23 And the house of Joseph sent to descry Bethel. (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 Bethshean 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 Bethshemesh, nor the inhabitants of Bethanath; but he dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land: nevertheless the inhabitants of Bethshemesh and of Bethanath 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.
Judges 1
English Standard Version
Judges 1
English Standard Version
The Continuing Conquest of Canaan
1 After the death of Joshua, the people of Israel (A)inquired of the Lord, (B)“Who shall go up first for us against the Canaanites, to fight against them?” 2 The Lord said, “Judah shall go up; behold, I have given the land into his hand.” 3 And Judah said to Simeon his brother, “Come up with me into the territory allotted to me, that we may fight against the Canaanites. (C)And I likewise will go with you into the territory allotted to you.” So Simeon went with him. 4 Then Judah went up and the Lord gave the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hand, and they defeated 10,000 of them at Bezek. 5 They found Adoni-bezek at Bezek and fought against him and defeated the Canaanites and the Perizzites. 6 Adoni-bezek fled, but they pursued him and caught him and cut off his thumbs and his big toes. 7 And Adoni-bezek said, “Seventy kings with their thumbs and their big toes cut off (D)used to pick up scraps under my table. (E)As I have done, so God has repaid me.” And they brought him to Jerusalem, and he died there.
8 (F)And the men of Judah fought against Jerusalem and captured it and struck it with the edge of the sword and set the city on fire. 9 And afterward the men of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites who lived in (G)the hill country, in the Negeb, and in (H)the lowland. 10 (I)And Judah went against the Canaanites who lived in Hebron (J)(now the name of Hebron was formerly Kiriath-arba), and they defeated (K)Sheshai and Ahiman and Talmai.
11 From there they went against the inhabitants of Debir. The name of Debir was formerly Kiriath-sepher. 12 And Caleb said, “He who attacks Kiriath-sepher and captures it, I will give him Achsah my daughter as wife.” 13 And Othniel the son of Kenaz, (L)Caleb's younger brother, captured it. And he gave him Achsah his daughter as wife. 14 When she came to him, she urged him to ask her father for a field. And she dismounted from her donkey, and Caleb said to her, “What do you want?” 15 She said to him, “Give me a blessing. Since you have given me the land of the Negeb, give me also springs of water.” And Caleb gave her the upper springs and the lower springs.
16 And the descendants of the (M)Kenite, Moses' father-in-law, went up with the people of Judah (N)from the city of palms into the wilderness of Judah, which lies in the Negeb near (O)Arad, (P)and they went and settled with the people. 17 (Q)And Judah went with Simeon his brother, and they defeated the Canaanites who inhabited Zephath and devoted it to destruction. So the name of the city was called (R)Hormah.[a] 18 Judah also (S)captured Gaza with its territory, and Ashkelon with its territory, and Ekron with its territory. 19 (T)And the Lord was with Judah, and he took possession of the (U)hill country, but he could not drive out the inhabitants of the plain because they had (V)chariots of iron. 20 (W)And Hebron was given to Caleb, as Moses had said. And he drove out from it (X)the three sons of Anak. 21 But the people of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites who lived in Jerusalem, (Y)so the Jebusites have lived with the people of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this day.
22 The house of Joseph also went up against Bethel, (Z)and the Lord was with them. 23 And the house of Joseph scouted out Bethel. ((AA)Now the name of the city was formerly Luz.) 24 And the spies saw a man coming out of the city, and they said to him, “Please show us the way into the city, (AB)and we will deal kindly with you.” 25 And he showed them the way into the city. And they struck the city with the edge of the sword, but they let the man and all his family go. 26 And the man went to (AC)the land of the Hittites and built a city and called its name Luz. That is its name to this day.
Failure to Complete the Conquest
27 (AD)Manasseh did not drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shean and its villages, or Taanach and its villages, or the inhabitants of Dor and its villages, or the inhabitants of Ibleam and its villages, or the inhabitants of Megiddo and its villages, for the Canaanites persisted in dwelling in that land. 28 When Israel grew strong, they put the Canaanites to forced labor, but did not drive them out completely.
29 (AE)And Ephraim did not drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer, so the Canaanites lived in Gezer among them.
30 Zebulun did not drive out the inhabitants of Kitron, or the inhabitants of (AF)Nahalol, so the Canaanites lived among them, but became subject to forced labor.
31 (AG)Asher did not drive out the inhabitants of Acco, or the inhabitants of Sidon or of Ahlab or of Achzib or of Helbah or of Aphik or of Rehob, 32 so the Asherites lived among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land, for they did not drive them out.
33 Naphtali did not drive out the inhabitants of (AH)Beth-shemesh, or the inhabitants of Beth-anath, so they lived among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land. Nevertheless, the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh and of Beth-anath became subject to forced labor for them.
34 (AI)The Amorites pressed the people of Dan back into the hill country, for they did not allow them to come down to the plain. 35 The Amorites persisted in dwelling in Mount Heres, (AJ)in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim, but the hand of the house of Joseph rested heavily on them, and they became subject to forced labor. 36 And the border of the Amorites ran from (AK)the ascent of Akrabbim, from Sela and upward.
Footnotes
- Judges 1:17 Hormah means utter destruction
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