Iosua 11
Cornilescu 1924 - Revised 2010, 2014
Marea bătălie la apele Merom
11 Iabin, împăratul Haţorului, auzind de aceste lucruri, a trimis(A) soli la Iobab, împăratul Madonului, la împăratul Şimronului(B), la împăratul Acşafului, 2 la împăraţii care erau la miazănoapte de munte, în câmpia de la miazăzi de Chineret(C), în vale şi pe înălţimile Dorului(D) la apus, 3 canaaniţilor de la răsărit şi de la apus, amoriţilor, hetiţilor, fereziţilor, iebusiţilor în munte şi heviţilor(E) la poalele Hermonului(F) în ţara(G) Miţpa. 4 Au ieşit ei şi toate oştirile lor împreună cu ei, alcătuind un popor fără număr, ca nisipul(H) care este pe marginea mării, şi având cai şi care în foarte mare număr. 5 Toţi împăraţii aceştia au hotărât un loc de întâlnire şi au venit de au tăbărât împreună la apele Merom, ca să lupte împotriva lui Israel. 6 Domnul a zis lui Iosua: „Nu te(I) teme de ei, căci mâine, pe vremea aceasta, îi voi da bătuţi pe toţi înaintea lui Israel. Cailor(J) să le tai vinele picioarelor, iar carele lor să le arzi în foc”. 7 Iosua cu toţi oamenii lui de război au venit pe neaşteptate peste ei la apele Merom şi s-au năpustit în mijlocul lor. 8 Domnul i-a dat în mâinile lui Israel; ei i-au bătut şi i-au urmărit până la Sidonul cel mare, până la Misrefot-Maim(K) şi până în valea Miţpa la răsărit; i-au bătut fără să lase să scape vreunul. 9 Iosua le-a făcut cum(L) îi spusese Domnul: cailor le-a tăiat vinele picioarelor, iar carele lor le-a ars în foc.
Cuceriri făcute la miazănoapte şi în cealaltă parte a ţării
10 La întoarcere şi în acelaşi timp, Iosua a luat Haţorul şi a trecut prin sabie pe împăratul lui. Haţorul era mai înainte capitala tuturor acestor împărăţii. 11 Au trecut prin ascuţişul sabiei şi au nimicit cu desăvârşire pe toţi cei ce se găseau în el: n-a rămas nimic din ce avea suflare de viaţă şi au pus foc Haţorului. 12 Iosua a luat, de asemenea, toate cetăţile împăraţilor acelora, şi pe toţi împăraţii lor i-a trecut prin ascuţişul sabiei şi i-a nimicit cu desăvârşire, cum(M) poruncise Moise, robul Domnului. 13 Dar Israel n-a ars niciuna din cetăţile aşezate pe dealuri, afară numai de Haţor, care a fost ars de Iosua. 14 Copiii lui Israel au păstrat pentru ei toată prada cetăţilor acelora şi vitele, dar au trecut prin ascuţişul sabiei pe toţi oamenii, până i-au nimicit, fără să lase ceva din ce are suflare de viaţă. 15 Iosua(N) a împlinit poruncile date de Domnul robului Său(O) Moise şi de Moise lui(P) Iosua; n-a lăsat nimic neîmplinit din tot ce poruncise lui Moise Domnul. 16 Astfel, Iosua a luat toată ţara aceasta, muntele(Q), toată partea de miazăzi, toată(R) ţara Gosen, valea, câmpia, muntele lui Israel şi văile lui, 17 de la muntele cel(S) pleşuv care se înalţă spre Seir până la Baal-Gad, în valea Libanului, la poalele muntelui Hermon. A luat pe toţi împăraţii(T) lor, i-a bătut şi i-a omorât. 18 Războiul pe care l-a purtat Iosua împotriva tuturor acestor împăraţi a ţinut multă vreme. 19 N-a rămas nicio cetate care să fi făcut pace cu copiii lui Israel, afară de heviţi(U), care locuiau în Gabaon; pe toate le-au luat prin luptă. 20 Căci Domnul(V) a îngăduit ca popoarele acelea să-şi împietrească inima şi să lupte împotriva lui Israel, pentru ca Israel să le nimicească cu desăvârşire, fără să aibă milă de ele, şi să le nimicească, după cum(W) poruncise lui Moise Domnul. 21 În acelaşi timp, Iosua a pornit şi a nimicit pe anachimi(X), din muntele Hebronului, din Debir, din Anab, din tot muntele lui Iuda şi din tot muntele lui Israel; Iosua i-a nimicit cu desăvârşire, împreună cu cetăţile lor. 22 N-au rămas deloc anachimi în ţara copiilor lui Israel; n-au rămas decât la Gaza, la Gat(Y) şi la(Z) Asdod. 23 Iosua a pus stăpânire deci pe toată ţara, potrivit(AA) cu tot ce spusese lui Moise Domnul. Şi Iosua a dat-o de moştenire lui Israel, fiecăruia i-a dat partea lui(AB), după seminţiile lor. Apoi ţara(AC) s-a odihnit de război.
Josua 11
Beibl William Morgan
11 A Phan glybu Jabin brenin Hasor y pethau hynny, efe a anfonodd at Jobab brenin Madon, ac at frenin Simron, ac at frenin Achsaff, 2 Ac at y brenhinoedd oedd o du y gogledd yn y mynydd‐dir, ac yn y rhostir tua’r deau i Cinneroth, ac yn y dyffryn, ac yn ardaloedd Dor tua’r gorllewin; 3 At y Canaaneaid o’r dwyrain a’r gorllewin, ac at yr Amoriaid, a’r Hethiaid, a’r Pheresiaid, a’r Jebusiaid, yn y mynydd‐dir, ac at yr Hefiaid dan Hermon, yng ngwlad Mispe. 4 A hwy a aethant allan, a’u holl fyddinoedd gyda hwynt, pobl lawer, fel y tywod sydd ar fin y môr o amldra; meirch hefyd a cherbydau lawer iawn. 5 A’r holl frenhinoedd hyn a ymgyfarfuant; daethant hefyd a gwersyllasant ynghyd wrth ddyfroedd Merom, i ymladd yn erbyn Israel.
6 A dywedodd yr Arglwydd wrth Josua, Nac ofna rhagddynt hwy: canys yfory ynghylch y pryd hyn y rhoddaf hwynt oll yn lladdedig o flaen Israel: llinynnau garrau eu meirch hwynt a dorri, a’u cerbydau a losgi di â thân. 7 Felly Josua a ddaeth a’r holl bobl o ryfel gydag ef, yn ddisymwth arnynt hwy wrth ddyfroedd Meron; a hwy a ruthrasant arnynt. 8 A’r Arglwydd a’u rhoddodd hwynt yn llaw Israel; a hwy a’u trawsant hwynt, ac a’u herlidiasant hyd Sidon fawr, ac hyd Misreffoth‐maim, ac hyd glyn Mispe o du y dwyrain; a hwy a’u trawsant hwynt, fel na adawodd efe ohonynt un yng ngweddill. 9 A Josua a wnaeth iddynt fel yr archasai yr Arglwydd iddo: llinynnau garrau eu meirch hwynt a dorrodd efe, a’u cerbydau a losgodd â thân.
10 A Josua y pryd hwnnw a ddychwelodd, ac a enillodd Hasor, ac a drawodd ei brenin hi â’r cleddyf: canys Hasor o’r blaen oedd ben yr holl deyrnasoedd hynny. 11 Trawsant hefyd bob enaid a’r oedd ynddi â min y cleddyf, gan eu difrodi hwynt: ni adawyd un perchen anadl: ac efe a losgodd Hasor â thân. 12 A holl ddinasoedd y brenhinoedd hynny, a’u holl frenhinoedd hwynt, a enillodd Josua, ac a’u trawodd â min y cleddyf, gan eu difrodi hwynt: megis y gorchmynasai Moses gwas yr Arglwydd. 13 Ond ni losgodd Israel yr un o’r dinasoedd oedd yn sefyll yn eu cadernid; namyn Hasor yn unig a losgodd Josua. 14 A holl anrhaith y dinasoedd hynny, a’r anifeiliaid, a ysglyfaethodd meibion Israel iddynt eu hun: yn unig pob dyn a drawsant hwy â min y cleddyf, nes iddynt eu difetha; ni adawsant berchen anadl.
15 Fel y gorchmynasai yr Arglwydd i Moses ei was, felly y gorchmynnodd Moses i Josua, ac felly y gwnaeth Josua; ni adawodd efe ddim o’r hyn oll a orchmynasai yr Arglwydd i Moses. 16 Felly Josua a enillodd yr holl dir hwnnw, y mynyddoedd, a’r holl ddeau, a holl wlad Gosen, a’r dyffryn, a’r gwastadedd, a mynydd Israel, a’i ddyffryn; 17 O fynydd Halac, yr hwn sydd yn myned i fyny i Seir, hyd Baal‐Gad, yng nglyn Libanus, dan fynydd Hermon: a’u holl frenhinoedd hwynt a ddaliodd efe; trawodd hwynt hefyd, ac a’u rhoddodd i farwolaeth. 18 Josua a gynhaliodd ryfel yn erbyn yr holl frenhinoedd hynny ddyddiau lawer. 19 Nid oedd dinas a’r a heddychodd â meibion Israel, heblaw yr Hefiaid preswylwyr Gibeon; yr holl rai eraill a enillasant hwy trwy ryfel. 20 Canys o’r Arglwydd yr ydoedd galedu eu calon hwynt i gyfarfod ag Israel mewn rhyfel, fel y difrodai efe hwynt, ac na fyddai iddynt drugaredd; ond fel y difethai efe hwynt, fel y gorchmynasai yr Arglwydd wrth Moses.
21 A’r pryd hwnnw y daeth Josua ac a dorrodd yr Anaciaid ymaith o’r mynydd‐dir, o Hebron, o Debir, o Anab, ac o holl fynyddoedd Jwda, ac o holl fynyddoedd Israel: Josua a’u difrododd hwynt a’u dinasoedd. 22 Ni adawyd un o’r Anaciaid yng ngwlad meibion Israel: yn unig yn Gasa, yn Gath, ac yn Asdod, y gadawyd hwynt. 23 Felly Josua a enillodd yr holl wlad, yn ôl yr hyn oll a lefarasai yr Arglwydd wrth Moses; a Josua a’i rhoddodd hi yn etifeddiaeth i Israel, yn ôl eu rhannau hwynt, trwy eu llwythau. A’r wlad a orffwysodd heb ryfel.
Joshua 11
1599 Geneva Bible
11 1 Divers kings and cities, and countries overcome by Joshua. 15 Joshua did all that Moses had commanded him. 20 God hardeneth the enemies’ hearts that they might be destroyed.
1 And when Jabin king of Hazor had heard this, then he [a]sent to Jobab king of Madon, and to the king of Shimron, and to the king of Achshaph,
2 And unto the kings that were by the North in the mountains and plains toward the South side of [b]Chinneroth, and in the valleys, and in the borders of Dor Westward,
3 And unto the Canaanites, both by East, and by West, and unto the Amorites, and Hittites, and Perizzites, and Jebusites in the mountains, and unto the Hivites, under [c]Hermon in the land of Mizpah.
4 And they came out, and all their hosts with them, many people, as the sand that is on the seashore, for multitude, with horses and chariots exceeding many.
5 So all these kings met together, and came and pitched together at the waters of Merom, for to fight against Israel.
6 ¶ Then the Lord said unto Joshua, Be not afraid for them: for tomorrow about this time will I deliver them all slain before Israel: thou shalt [d]hough their horses, and burn their chariots with fire.
7 Then came Joshua and all the men of war with him, against them, by the waters of Merom suddenly, and fell upon them.
8 And the Lord gave them into the hand of Israel: and they smote them, and chased them unto great Sidon, and unto [e]Misrephoth, and unto the valley of Mizpah Eastward, and smote them until they had none remaining of them.
9 And Joshua did unto them as the Lord bade him: he houghed their horses, and burnt their chariots with fire.
10 ¶ At that time also Joshua turned back, and took Hazor, and smote the King thereof with the sword: for Hazor beforetime was the head of all those kingdoms.
11 Moreover they smote all the [f]persons that were therein with the edge of the sword, utterly destroying all, leaving none alive, and he burnt Hazor with fire.
12 So all the cities of those kings, and all the kings of them did Joshua take, and smote them with the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed them, (A)as Moses the servant of the Lord had commanded.
13 But Israel burnt none of the cities that stood still in their [g]strength, save Hazor only, that Joshua burnt.
14 And all the spoil of these cities and the cattle, the children of Israel took for their prey, but they smote every [h]man with the edge of the sword until they had destroyed them, not leaving one alive.
15 ¶ As the Lord (B)had commanded Moses his servant, so did Moses (C)command Joshua, and so did Joshua, he left nothing undone of all that the Lord had commanded Moses.
16 So Joshua took all this land of the mountains, and all the South, and all the land of Goshen, and the low country, and the plain, and the [i]mountain of Israel, and the low country of the same,
17 From the mount [j]Halak, that goeth up to Seir, even unto [k]Baal Gad in the valley of Lebanon, under mount Hermon: and all their kings he took, and smote them, and slew them.
18 Joshua made war [a] long time with all those Kings,
19 Neither was there any city that made peace with the children of Israel, (D)save those Hivites that inhabited Gibeon: all others they took by battle.
20 For it came of the Lord, to [l]harden their hearts that they should come against Israel in battle, to the intent that they should destroy them utterly, and show them no mercy, but that they should bring them to nought, as the Lord had commanded Moses.
21 ¶ And that same season came Joshua, and destroyed the Anakims out of the mountains: as out of Hebron, out of Debir, out of Anab, and out of all the mountains of Judah, and out of all the mountains of Israel: Joshua destroyed them utterly with their cities.
22 There was no Anakim left in the land of the children of Israel, only in Gaza, [m]in Gath, and in Ashdod were they left.
23 So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that the Lord had said unto Moses: and Joshua gave it for an inheritance unto Israel, (E)according to their portions through their tribes: then the land was at rest without war.
Footnotes
- Joshua 11:1 The more that God’s power appeareth, the more the wicked rage against it.
- Joshua 11:2 Which the Evangelists call the lake of Gennesaret, or Tiberias.
- Joshua 11:3 Which was mount Sion, as Deut. 4:48.
- Joshua 11:6 That neither they should serve to the use of war, nor the Israelites should put their trust in them.
- Joshua 11:8 Which signifieth hot waters, or according to some, brine pits.
- Joshua 11:11 Both men, women and children.
- Joshua 11:13 Which were strong by situation and not hurt by war.
- Joshua 11:14 All mankind.
- Joshua 11:16 That is, Samaria.
- Joshua 11:17 So called, because it was bare and without trees.
- Joshua 11:17 Or, the valley of Gad.
- Joshua 11:20 That is, to give them over to themselves: and therefore they could not but rebel against God and seek their own destruction.
- Joshua 11:22 Out of the which came Goliath, 1 Sam. 17:4.
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