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Derrota de Jabín y sus aliados

11 Y aconteció que cuando se enteró Jabín, rey de Hazor(A), envió mensajeros a Jobab, rey de Madón, al rey de Simrón, al rey de Acsaf, y a los reyes que estaban al norte en la región montañosa, en el Arabá al sur de Cineret[a](B), y en las tierras bajas y en las alturas de Dor[b] al occidente; al cananeo que estaba al oriente y al occidente, al amorreo, al hitita, al ferezeo y al jebuseo en la región montañosa, y al heveo(C) al pie[c] del Hermón(D) en la tierra de Mizpa(E). Y salieron ellos, y todos sus ejércitos con ellos, tanta gente como la arena que está a la orilla del mar(F), con muchísimos caballos y carros. Así que todos estos reyes, habiendo acordado unirse, vinieron y acamparon juntos cerca de las aguas de Merom para pelear contra Israel.

Entonces dijo el Señor a Josué: No temas a causa de ellos, porque mañana a esta hora yo entregaré a todos ellos muertos delante de Israel(G); desjarretarás sus caballos(H) y quemarás sus carros a fuego. Y Josué, y toda la gente de guerra con él, vino de repente sobre ellos junto a las aguas de Merom, y los atacó. Y el Señor los entregó en manos de Israel, los derrotaron[d] y los persiguieron hasta Sidón la grande, hasta Misrefot-maim(I) y hasta el valle de Mizpa(J) al oriente; los hirieron hasta que no les quedó sobreviviente alguno. Y Josué hizo con ellos como el Señor le había mandado: desjarretó sus caballos y quemó sus carros a fuego(K).

10 Por ese mismo tiempo Josué volvió y se apoderó de Hazor(L) e hirió a espada a su rey; porque Hazor antes había sido cabeza de todos estos reinos. 11 E hirieron a filo de espada a todas las personas[e] que había en ella, destruyéndolas por completo[f]; no quedó nadie con vida[g](M), y a Hazor le prendió fuego. 12 Y tomó Josué todas las ciudades de estos reyes, y a todos sus reyes los hirió a filo de espada y los destruyó por completo; tal como Moisés, siervo del Señor, había ordenado(N). 13 Sin embargo, Israel no quemó ninguna de las ciudades que estaban sobre sus colinas, con la única excepción de Hazor, la cual Josué quemó. 14 Y los hijos de Israel tomaron como botín todos los despojos de estas ciudades y el ganado(O); mas a los hombres hirieron a filo de espada hasta destruirlos. No dejaron a ninguno con vida[h]. 15 Tal como el Señor había ordenado a Moisés su siervo, así Moisés lo ordenó a Josué, y así Josué lo hizo; no dejó de hacer nada de todo lo que el Señor había ordenado a Moisés.

Josué toma posesión de toda la tierra

16 Tomó, pues, Josué toda aquella tierra: la región montañosa, todo el Neguev[i], toda la tierra de Gosén(P), las tierras bajas, el Arabá, la región montañosa de Israel y sus tierras bajas(Q), 17 desde el monte de Halac, que se levanta hacia Seir, hasta Baal-gad en el valle del Líbano(R), al pie[j] del monte Hermón. Capturó a todos sus reyes, los hirió y los mató(S). 18 Por mucho tiempo Josué estuvo en guerra con todos estos reyes. 19 No hubo ciudad que hiciera paz con los hijos de Israel, excepto los heveos que vivían en Gabaón(T); de todas se apoderaron por la fuerza[k]. 20 Porque fue la intención del Señor endurecer[l] el corazón de ellos, para que se enfrentaran en batalla con Israel, a fin de que fueran destruidos por completo(U), sin que tuviera piedad de ellos y[m] los exterminara, tal como el Señor había ordenado a Moisés(V).

21 Y por aquel tiempo Josué fue y destruyó a los anaceos(W) de la región montañosa, de Hebrón, de Debir, de Anab, de toda la región montañosa de Judá y de toda la región montañosa de Israel. Josué los destruyó por completo con sus ciudades. 22 No quedaron anaceos en la tierra de los hijos de Israel; solo quedaron algunos en Gaza, en Gat(X) y en Asdod(Y). 23 Tomó, pues, Josué toda la tierra de acuerdo con todo lo que el Señor había dicho a Moisés. Y Josué la dio por heredad a Israel(Z) conforme a sus divisiones por sus tribus. Y la tierra descansó de la guerra(AA).

Footnotes

  1. Josué 11:2 I.e., el mar de Galilea
  2. Josué 11:2 Heb., Nafot-dor
  3. Josué 11:3 Lit., debajo
  4. Josué 11:8 Lit., hirieron
  5. Josué 11:11 Lit., almas
  6. Josué 11:11 O, dedicándolos al anatema, y así en el resto del cap.
  7. Josué 11:11 Lit., que respirara
  8. Josué 11:14 Lit., que respirara
  9. Josué 11:16 I.e., región del sur
  10. Josué 11:17 Lit., debajo
  11. Josué 11:19 Lit., en batalla
  12. Josué 11:20 Lit., hacer fuerte
  13. Josué 11:20 Lit., sino para que

Joshua’s Conquest of the North

11 And it happened, when Jabin king of Hazor heard this, he sent to Jobab king of Madon, to the king of Shimron, to the king of Acshaph, and to the kings who were in the north in the hill country, in the Arabah[a] south of Kinnereth,[b] in the Shephelah,[c] and in Naphoth Dor[d] in the west, to the Canaanites[e] in the east and west, the Amorites,[f] the Hittites,[g] the Perizzites,[h] and the Jebusites[i] in the hill country, and the Hivites[j] at the foot of[k] Hermon in the land of Mizpah. They came out, they and all their armies with them, as a great army like the sand on the seashore, with very many horses and chariots. And all these kings joined forces, and they came and camped together by the waters of Merom to fight with Israel.

And Yahweh said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid because of their presence, for tomorrow at this time I will hand them over slain to Israel; you will hamstring their horses and burn their chariots with fire.” So Joshua, and all the fighting men[l] with him, came against them suddenly at the waters of Merom, and they attacked them.[m] And Yahweh gave them into the hand of Israel, and they struck them and pursued them up to Great Sidon and Misrephoth Maim, and eastward up to the valley of Mizpeh. And they struck them until they left behind no survivor. And Joshua did to them as Yahweh commanded him; he hamstrung their horses and burned their chariots with fire.

10 Then Joshua turned back at that time, and he captured Hazor and struck its king with the sword, because Hazor formerly was the head of all these kingdoms. 11 He struck all the people that were in it with the edge of the sword,[n] utterly destroying them. There was no one left who breathed,[o] and he burned Hazor with fire. 12 And Joshua captured all the cities of these kings, and all their kings, and he utterly destroyed them with the edge of the sword,[p] as Moses the servant of Yahweh commanded. 13 Israel did not burn the cities standing on their mounds,[q] except Hazor alone, which Joshua burned. 14 And all the spoil and livestock of these cities the Israelites took as booty; they struck the people with the edge of the sword,[r] until they had destroyed them—they left behind no one who breathed. 15 Just as Yahweh commanded Moses his servant, so Moses commanded Joshua, and Joshua did; he left nothing undone that Yahweh had commanded Moses.

A Review of Joshua’s Conquests

16 So Joshua took all this land: the hill country, all the Negev,[s] all the land of Goshen,[t] the Shephelah,[u] the Arabah,[v] and the hill country of Israel and its Shephelah,[w] 17 from Mount Halak that rises to Seir and to Baal Gad in the valley of Lebanon[x] at the foot of[y] Mount Hermon; he captured all their kings, struck them, and killed them. 18 For many days Joshua made war with all these kings. 19 There was not a city that made peace with the Israelites[z] besides the Hivites[aa] and the inhabitants of Gibeon—all were taken in battle.[ab] 20 For it was Yahweh that hardened their hearts,[ac] to meet Israel in war in order to utterly destroy them without mercy, that they would destroy them just as Yahweh commanded Moses.

21 At that time Joshua came and exterminated the Anakites from the hill country, from Hebron, Debir, Anab, and from all the hill country of Judah, and from all the hill country of Israel; Joshua utterly destroyed them with their cities. 22 None of the Anakites were left in the land of the Israelites;[ad] some remained only in Gaza, Gath, and Ashdod. 23 Joshua took all the land according to all that Yahweh had spoken to Moses; and Joshua gave it as an inheritance to Israel, according to their tribal divisions, and the land rested from war.

Footnotes

  1. Joshua 11:2 A dry region that runs south of the Sea of Galilee along the Jordan valley
  2. Joshua 11:2 That is, the Sea of Galilee
  3. Joshua 11:2 Or “lowlands”; a geographical region on the western edge of the hills of Judea
  4. Joshua 11:2 Or “the heights of Dor”
  5. Joshua 11:3 Hebrew “Canaanite”
  6. Joshua 11:3 Hebrew “Amorite”
  7. Joshua 11:3 Hebrew “Hittite”
  8. Joshua 11:3 Hebrew “Perizzite”
  9. Joshua 11:3 Hebrew “Jebusite”
  10. Joshua 11:3 Hebrew “Hivite”
  11. Joshua 11:3 Literally “under”
  12. Joshua 11:7 Literally “all the people of war”
  13. Joshua 11:7 Literally “they fell upon them”
  14. Joshua 11:11 Literally “the mouth of the sword”
  15. Joshua 11:11 Literally “No one was left over of any breath”
  16. Joshua 11:12 Literally “the mouth of the sword”
  17. Joshua 11:13 Hebrew “mound”
  18. Joshua 11:14 Literally “the mouth of the sword”
  19. Joshua 11:16 An arid region south of the Judaean hills
  20. Joshua 11:16 A southern region; the name means “on the mountains”
  21. Joshua 11:16 Or “lowlands”; a geographical region on the western edge of the hills of Judea
  22. Joshua 11:16 A dry region that runs south of the Sea of Galilee along the Jordan valley
  23. Joshua 11:16 Or “lowlands”; a geographical region on the western edge of the hills of Judea
  24. Joshua 11:17 Or “white mountain”
  25. Joshua 11:17 Literally “under”
  26. Joshua 11:19 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
  27. Joshua 11:19 Hebrew “Hivite”
  28. Joshua 11:19 Literally “the all they took in the battle”
  29. Joshua 11:20 Literally “made their hearts strong”
  30. Joshua 11:22 Literally “sons/children of Israel”

Northern Kings Defeated

11 When Jabin(A) king of Hazor(B) heard of this, he sent word to Jobab king of Madon, to the kings of Shimron(C) and Akshaph,(D) and to the northern kings who were in the mountains, in the Arabah(E) south of Kinnereth,(F) in the western foothills and in Naphoth Dor(G) on the west; to the Canaanites in the east and west; to the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites(H) and Jebusites in the hill country;(I) and to the Hivites(J) below Hermon(K) in the region of Mizpah.(L) They came out with all their troops and a large number of horses and chariots—a huge army, as numerous as the sand on the seashore.(M) All these kings joined forces(N) and made camp together at the Waters of Merom(O) to fight against Israel.

The Lord said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid of them, because by this time tomorrow I will hand(P) all of them, slain, over to Israel. You are to hamstring(Q) their horses and burn their chariots.”(R)

So Joshua and his whole army came against them suddenly at the Waters of Merom and attacked them, and the Lord gave them into the hand of Israel. They defeated them and pursued them all the way to Greater Sidon,(S) to Misrephoth Maim,(T) and to the Valley of Mizpah on the east, until no survivors were left. Joshua did to them as the Lord had directed: He hamstrung their horses and burned their chariots.

10 At that time Joshua turned back and captured Hazor and put its king to the sword.(U) (Hazor had been the head of all these kingdoms.) 11 Everyone in it they put to the sword. They totally destroyed[a] them,(V) not sparing anyone that breathed,(W) and he burned(X) Hazor itself.

12 Joshua took all these royal cities and their kings and put them to the sword. He totally destroyed them, as Moses the servant of the Lord had commanded.(Y) 13 Yet Israel did not burn any of the cities built on their mounds—except Hazor, which Joshua burned. 14 The Israelites carried off for themselves all the plunder and livestock of these cities, but all the people they put to the sword until they completely destroyed them, not sparing anyone that breathed.(Z) 15 As the Lord commanded his servant Moses, so Moses commanded Joshua, and Joshua did it; he left nothing undone of all that the Lord commanded Moses.(AA)

16 So Joshua took this entire land: the hill country,(AB) all the Negev,(AC) the whole region of Goshen, the western foothills,(AD) the Arabah and the mountains of Israel with their foothills, 17 from Mount Halak, which rises toward Seir,(AE) to Baal Gad(AF) in the Valley of Lebanon(AG) below Mount Hermon.(AH) He captured all their kings and put them to death.(AI) 18 Joshua waged war against all these kings for a long time. 19 Except for the Hivites(AJ) living in Gibeon,(AK) not one city made a treaty of peace(AL) with the Israelites, who took them all in battle. 20 For it was the Lord himself who hardened their hearts(AM) to wage war against Israel, so that he might destroy them totally, exterminating them without mercy, as the Lord had commanded Moses.(AN)

21 At that time Joshua went and destroyed the Anakites(AO) from the hill country: from Hebron, Debir(AP) and Anab,(AQ) from all the hill country of Judah, and from all the hill country of Israel. Joshua totally destroyed them and their towns. 22 No Anakites were left in Israelite territory; only in Gaza,(AR) Gath(AS) and Ashdod(AT) did any survive.

23 So Joshua took the entire land,(AU) just as the Lord had directed Moses, and he gave it as an inheritance(AV) to Israel according to their tribal divisions.(AW) Then the land had rest(AX) from war.(AY)

Footnotes

  1. Joshua 11:11 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord, often by totally destroying them; also in verses 12, 20 and 21.