Josue 10
Ang Salita ng Dios (Tagalog Contemporary Bible)
Natalo ng Israel ang mga Hari sa Timog
10 Nabalitaan ni Haring Adoni Zedek ng Jerusalem na inagaw ni Josue ang Ai at nilipol nang lubusan at pinatay ang hari nito, gaya ng ginawa niya sa Jerico at sa hari nito. Nabalitaan din niya na ang mga taga-Gibeon ay nakipagkaibigan na sa mga Israelita at namuhay kasama nila. 2 Natakot siya at ang mga tao sa kanyang nasasakupan dahil alam niya na ang Gibeon ay isang makapangyarihang lungsod na may sarili ring hari. Mas malaki pa ito sa Ai at ang mga sundalo nitoʼy mahuhusay makipaglaban. 3 Kaya nagpadala ng mensahe si Adoni Zedek kina Haring Hoham ng Hebron, Haring Piram ng Jarmut, Haring Jafia ng Lakish, at Haring Debir ng Eglon. 4 Ito ang mensahe niya, “Tulungan nʼyo akong lusubin ang Gibeon dahil nakipagkaibigan ito kay Josue at sa mga Israelita.” 5 Kaya nagkaisa ang limang hari ng mga Amoreo: ang hari ng Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmut, Lakish at Eglon. Tinipon nila ang mga sundalo nila at nilusob ang Gibeon.
6 Nagpadala ng mensahe ang mga taga-Gibeon kay Josue sa kampo nito sa Gilgal. Sinabi nila, “Huwag nʼyo kaming pabayaan, kaming mga lingkod ninyo. Pumunta po kayo agad dito at iligtas kami. Tulungan nʼyo kami dahil pinagtutulungan kami ng lahat ng hari ng mga Amoreo na nakatira sa mga kabundukan.” 7 Kaya umalis si Josue kasama ang lahat ng sundalo niya, pati ang lahat ng mahuhusay makipaglaban. 8 Sinabi ng Panginoon kay Josue, “Huwag kang matakot sa kanila. Ibibigay ko sila sa iyo. Wala kahit isa sa kanila ang makakatalo sa iyo.”
9 Buong gabing naglakad sina Josue mula sa Gilgal, at nilusob nila ang mga kalaban na walang kamalay-malay. 10 Sinindak ng Panginoon ang mga kalaban nang makaharap nila ang mga Israelita, at marami sa kanila ang pinatay doon sa Gibeon. Ang iba sa kanilaʼy hinabol at pinatay sa daang paakyat sa Bet Horon hanggang sa Azeka at Makeda. 11 Patuloy ang paghabol sa kanila ng mga Israelita habang bumababa sila galing sa Bet Horon. At nang papunta sila sa Azeka, pinaulanan sila ng Panginoon ng malalaking yelo at namatay sila. Mas marami pang namatay sa kanila sa yelo kaysa sa espada ng mga Israelita.
12 Nang araw na pinagtagumpay ng Panginoon ang mga Israelita laban sa mga Amoreo, nanalangin si Josue sa Panginoon. Pagkatapos, sinabi niya habang nakikinig ang mga Israelita, “Araw, tumigil ka sa taas ng Gibeon! Ikaw naman buwan, tumigil ka sa taas ng Lambak ng Ayalon.” 13 Kaya tumigil ang araw at ang buwan hanggang sa natalo ng mga Israelita ang mga kalaban nila.
Ang pangyayaring ito ay nakasulat sa Aklat ni Jashar. Tumigil ang araw sa gitna ng langit, at hindi ito lumubog sa buong araw. 14 Hindi pa nangyari ang ganito mula noon, mula noon, na sumagot ang Panginoon sa panalangin ng tao na kagaya nito. Tunay na nakikipaglaban ang Panginoon para sa Israel.
15 Pagkatapos, bumalik si Josue at ang lahat ng mga Israelita sa kampo nila sa Gilgal.
Pinatay ang Limang Hari ng mga Amoreo
16 Nakatakas ang limang hari at nagtago sa kweba sa Makeda. 17 Pero may nakakita sa kanila na doon sila nagtatago, at sinabi nila ito kay Josue. 18 Kaya sinabi ni Josue, “Tabunan nʼyo ng malalaking bato ang bukana ng kweba at bantayan ninyo. 19 Pero huwag kayong manatili roon kundi habulin nʼyo at lusubin ang mga naiwang kalaban. Siguraduhin ninyong hindi sila makakapasok sa mga lungsod nila. Dahil ibibigay sila sa inyo ng Panginoon na inyong Dios.”
20 Halos naubos ni Josue at ng mga Israelita ang mga kalaban nila. Pero mayroon ding nakaligtas at nakapasok sa mga napapaderang lungsod nito. 21 At bumalik ang lahat ng sundalo kay Josue sa kampo nila sa Makeda. Mula noon, wala nang nagtangkang magsalita laban sa mga Israelita.
22 At nag-utos si Josue, “Buksan nʼyo ang kweba at dalhin dito sa akin ang limang hari.” 23 Kaya pinalabas nila sa kweba ang limang hari: ang hari ng Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmut, Lakish at Eglon. 24 Nang madala na ang limang hari kay Josue, tinipon ni Josue ang lahat ng mga Israelita at sinabi niya sa mga kumander ng mga sundalo niya, “Halikayo, at tapakan nʼyo ang leeg ng mga haring ito.” Kaya lumapit sila at tinapakan nila ang leeg ng mga haring iyon. 25 Sinabi sa kanila ni Josue, “Huwag kayong matakot o kayaʼy panghinaan ng loob. Magpakatatag kayo at magpakatapang. Ito ang gagawin ng Panginoon sa lahat ng kalaban ninyo.” 26 At pinatay ni Josue ang limang hari at ipinabitin sa limang puno hanggang hapon. 27 Nang lumubog na ang araw, ipinakuha ni Josue ang mga bangkay nila at ipinatapon sa kweba na pinagtaguan nila. Tinakpan nila ang bunganga ng kweba ng malalaking bato na hanggang ngayon ay naroon pa.
Sinakop ni Josue ang Iba pang mga Lugar ng mga Amoreo
28 Nang araw na iyon, sinakop ni Josue ang Makeda. Pinapatay niya ang lahat ng naninirahan dito, pati na ang hari nito. Nilipol niya ito nang lubusan, at walang naiwang buhay. Ginawa ni Josue sa hari ng Makeda ang ginawa rin niya sa hari ng Jerico. 29 Mula sa Makeda, pumunta si Josue at ang mga Israelita sa Libna at nilusob ito. 30 Ibinigay din sa kanila ng Panginoon ang lungsod at ang hari nito. Pinatay nila ang lahat ng naninirahan dito, at walang naiwang buhay. Ginawa ni Josue sa hari ng Libna ang ginawa niya sa hari ng Jerico.
31 Mula sa Libna, pumunta si Josue at ang mga Israelita sa Lakish. Pinalibutan nila ito at nilusob. 32 Ibinigay ng Panginoon ang Lakish sa mga Israelita sa ikalawang araw ng labanan. Gaya ng ginawa nila sa Libna, pinatay din nila ang lahat ng naninirahan sa Lakish. 33 Habang nilulusob nila ang Lakish, si Haring Horam ng Gezer at ang mga sundalo nito ay tumulong sa Lakish, pero natalo sila ni Josue, at walang naiwang buhay sa kanila.
34 Mula sa Lakish, pumunta si Josue at ang mga Israelita sa Eglon. Pinalibutan din nila ito at nilusob. 35 Sa mismong araw na iyon, nasakop nila ang Eglon at pinatay ang lahat ng naninirahan dito. Nilipol nila ito nang lubusan gaya ng ginawa nila sa Lakish.
36 Mula sa Eglon, umahon si Josue at ang mga Israelita sa Hebron at nilusob ito. 37 Sinakop nila ang lungsod, at pinatay nila ang hari at ang lahat ng naninirahan dito, pati na ang mga tao sa karatig baryo. Walang naiwang buhay. Winasak nila nang lubusan ang buong lungsod gaya ng ginawa nila sa Eglon.
38 Pagkatapos nito, bumalik si Josue at ang mga Israelita at lumusob sa Debir. 39 Inagaw nila ang lungsod at pinatay ang hari at ang lahat ng naninirahan dito, pati ang mga tao sa karatig baryo. Nilipol nila ito nang lubusan, at walang naiwang buhay. Ang ginawa nila sa Hebron at Libna at sa mga hari nito ay ginawa rin nila sa Debir at sa hari nito.
40 Sinakop nga ni Josue ang buong lupain – ang mga kabundukan, ang Negev, ang kaburulan sa kanluran[a] at mga libis, pati na ang mga hari nito. Nilipol nang lubusan nina Josue ang lahat ng naninirahan dito, at walang naiwang buhay. Ginawa nila ito ayon sa utos ng Panginoon, ang Dios ng Israel. 41 Sinakop ni Josue ang mga lugar mula sa Kadesh Barnea hanggang sa Gaza, at mula sa buong lupain ng Goshen hanggang sa Gibeon. 42 Sinakop ni Josue ang lahat ng lupain at ang mga hari nito sa minsanang paglusob lamang, dahil ang Panginoon, ang Dios ng Israel, ang tumulong sa kanila sa pakikipaglaban. 43 Pagkatapos, bumalik si Josue at ang lahat ng Israelita sa kampo nila sa Gilgal.
Footnotes
- 10:40 kaburulan sa kanluran: Tingnan ang “footnote” sa 9:1.
Joshua 10
New King James Version
The Sun Stands Still
10 Now it came to pass when Adoni-Zedek king of Jerusalem (A)heard how Joshua had taken (B)Ai and had utterly destroyed it—(C)as he had done to Jericho and its king, so he had done to (D)Ai and its king—and (E)how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel and were among them, 2 that they (F)feared greatly, because Gibeon was a great city, like one of the royal cities, and because it was greater than Ai, and all its men were mighty. 3 Therefore Adoni-Zedek king of Jerusalem sent to Hoham king of Hebron, Piram king of Jarmuth, Japhia king of Lachish, and Debir king of Eglon, saying, 4 “Come up to me and help me, that we may attack Gibeon, for (G)it has made peace with Joshua and with the children of Israel.” 5 Therefore the five kings of the (H)Amorites, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon, (I)gathered together and went up, they and all their armies, and camped before Gibeon and made war against it.
6 And the men of Gibeon sent to Joshua at the camp (J)at Gilgal, saying, “Do not forsake your servants; come up to us quickly, save us and help us, for all the kings of the Amorites who dwell in the mountains have gathered together against us.”
7 So Joshua ascended from Gilgal, he and (K)all the people of war with him, and all the mighty men of valor. 8 And the Lord said to Joshua, (L)“Do not fear them, for I have delivered them into your hand; (M)not a man of them shall (N)stand before you.” 9 Joshua therefore came upon them suddenly, having marched all night from Gilgal. 10 So the Lord (O)routed them before Israel, killed them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, chased them along the road that goes (P)to Beth Horon, and struck them down as far as (Q)Azekah and Makkedah. 11 And it happened, as they fled before Israel and were on the descent of Beth Horon, (R)that the Lord cast down large hailstones from heaven on them as far as Azekah, and they died. There were more who died from the hailstones than the children of Israel killed with the sword.
12 Then Joshua spoke 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:
(S)“Sun, stand still over Gibeon;
And Moon, in the Valley of (T)Aijalon.”
13 So the sun stood still,
And the moon stopped,
Till the people had revenge
Upon their enemies.
(U)Is this not written in the Book of Jasher? So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and did not hasten to go down for about a whole day. 14 And there has been (V)no day like that, before it or after it, that the Lord heeded the voice of a man; for (W)the Lord fought for Israel.
15 (X)Then Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to the camp at Gilgal.
The Amorite Kings Executed
16 But these five kings had fled and hidden themselves in a cave at Makkedah. 17 And it was told Joshua, saying, “The five kings have been found hidden in the cave at Makkedah.”
18 So Joshua said, “Roll large stones against the mouth of the cave, and set men by it to guard them. 19 And do not stay there yourselves, but pursue your enemies, and attack their rear guard. Do not allow them to enter their cities, for the Lord your God has delivered them into your hand.” 20 Then it happened, while Joshua and the children of Israel made an end of slaying them with a very great slaughter, till they had finished, that those who escaped entered fortified cities. 21 And all the people returned to the camp, to Joshua at Makkedah, in peace.
(Y)No one [a]moved his tongue against any of the children of Israel.
22 Then Joshua said, “Open the mouth of the cave, and bring out those five kings to me from the cave.” 23 And they did so, and brought out those five kings to him from the cave: the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon.
24 So it was, when they brought out those kings to Joshua, that Joshua called for all the men of Israel, and said to the captains of the men of war who went with him, “Come near, put your feet on the necks of these kings.” And they drew near and (Z)put their feet on their necks. 25 Then Joshua said to [b]them, (AA)“Do not be afraid, nor be dismayed; be strong and of good courage, for (AB)thus the Lord will do to all your enemies against whom you fight.” 26 And afterward Joshua struck [c]them and killed them, and hanged them on five trees; and they (AC)were hanging on the trees until evening. 27 So it was at the time of the going down of the sun that Joshua commanded, and they (AD)took them down from the trees, cast them into the cave where they had been hidden, and laid large stones against the cave’s mouth, which remain until this very day.
Conquest of the Southland
28 On that day Joshua took Makkedah, and struck it and its king with the edge of the sword. He utterly (AE)destroyed [d]them—all the people who were in it. He let none remain. He also did to the king of Makkedah (AF)as he had done to the king of Jericho.
29 Then Joshua passed from Makkedah, and all Israel with him, to (AG)Libnah; and they fought against Libnah. 30 And the Lord also delivered it and its king into the hand of Israel; he struck it and all the people who were in it with the edge of the sword. He let none remain in it, but did to its king as he had done to the king of Jericho.
31 Then Joshua passed from Libnah, and all Israel with him, to Lachish; and they encamped against it and fought against it. 32 And the Lord delivered Lachish into the hand of Israel, who took it on the second day, and struck it and all the people who were in it with the edge of the sword, according to all that he had done to Libnah. 33 Then Horam king of Gezer came up to help Lachish; and Joshua struck him and his people, until he left him none remaining.
34 From Lachish Joshua passed to Eglon, and all Israel with him; and they encamped against it and fought against it. 35 They took it on that day and struck it with the edge of the sword; all the people who were in it he utterly destroyed that day, according to all that he had done to Lachish.
36 So Joshua went up from Eglon, and all Israel with him, to (AH)Hebron; and they fought against it. 37 And they took it and struck it with the edge of the sword—its king, all its cities, and all the people who were in it; he left none remaining, according to all that he had done to Eglon, but utterly destroyed it and all the people who were in it.
38 Then Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to (AI)Debir; and they fought against it. 39 And he took it and its king and all its cities; they struck them with the edge of the sword and utterly destroyed all the people who were in it. He left none remaining; as he had done to Hebron, so he did to Debir and its king, as he had done also to Libnah and its king.
40 So Joshua conquered all the land: the (AJ)mountain country and the [e]South and the lowland and the wilderness slopes, and (AK)all their kings; he left none remaining, but (AL)utterly destroyed all that breathed, as the Lord God of Israel had commanded. 41 And Joshua conquered them from (AM)Kadesh Barnea as far as (AN)Gaza, (AO)and all the country of Goshen, even as far as Gibeon. 42 All these kings and their land Joshua took at one time, (AP)because the Lord God of Israel fought for Israel. 43 Then Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to the camp at Gilgal.
Footnotes
- Joshua 10:21 criticized, lit. sharpened his tongue
- Joshua 10:25 The captains
- Joshua 10:26 The kings
- Joshua 10:28 So with MT and most authorities; many Heb. mss., some LXX mss., and some Tg. mss. it
- Joshua 10:40 Heb. Negev, and so throughout the book
Joshua 10
English Standard Version
The Sun Stands Still
10 As soon as Adoni-zedek, king of Jerusalem, heard how Joshua had captured Ai and had devoted it to destruction,[a] (A)doing to Ai and its king (B)as he had done to Jericho and its king, and (C)how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel and were among them, 2 (D)he[b] feared greatly, because Gibeon was a great city, like one of the royal cities, and because it was greater than Ai, and all its men were warriors. 3 So Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem sent to Hoham king of Hebron, to Piram king of Jarmuth, to Japhia king of Lachish, and to Debir king of Eglon, saying, 4 “Come up to me and help me, and let us strike Gibeon. For (E)it has made peace with Joshua and with the people of Israel.” 5 Then 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, (F)gathered their forces and went up with all their armies and encamped against Gibeon and made war against it.
6 And the men of Gibeon sent to Joshua (G)at the camp in Gilgal, saying, “Do not relax your hand from your servants. Come up to us quickly and save us and help us, for all the kings of the Amorites who dwell in the hill country are gathered against us.” 7 So Joshua went up from Gilgal, he and (H)all the people of war with him, and all the mighty men of valor. 8 And the Lord said to Joshua, (I)“Do not fear them, for I have given them into your hands. (J)Not a man of them shall stand before you.” 9 So Joshua came upon them suddenly, having marched up all night from Gilgal. 10 (K)And the Lord threw them into a panic before Israel, who[c] struck them with a great blow at Gibeon and chased them by the way of (L)the ascent of Beth-horon and struck them as far as Azekah and Makkedah. 11 And as they fled before Israel, while they were (M)going down the ascent of Beth-horon, (N)the Lord threw down large stones from heaven on them as far as Azekah, and they died. There were more who died because of the hailstones than the sons of Israel killed with the sword.
12 At that time Joshua spoke to the Lord in the day when the Lord gave the Amorites over to the sons of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel,
(O)“Sun, stand still at Gibeon,
and moon, in the Valley of Aijalon.”
13 And the sun stood still, and the moon stopped,
until the nation took vengeance on their enemies.
Is this not written in the Book of Jashar? The sun stopped in the midst of heaven and did not hurry to set for about a whole day. 14 (P)There has been no day like it before or since, when the Lord heeded the voice of a man, for (Q)the Lord fought for Israel.
15 So (R)Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to the camp at Gilgal.
Five Amorite Kings Executed
16 These five kings fled and hid themselves in the cave at (S)Makkedah. 17 And it was told to Joshua, “The five kings have been found, hidden in the cave at Makkedah.” 18 And Joshua said, “Roll large stones against the mouth of the cave and set men by it to guard them, 19 but do not stay there yourselves. Pursue your enemies; (T)attack their rear guard. Do not let them enter their cities, for the Lord your God has given them into your hand.” 20 When Joshua and the sons of Israel had finished striking them with a great blow (U)until they were wiped out, and when the remnant that remained of them had entered into the fortified cities, 21 then all the people returned safe to Joshua in the camp at Makkedah. (V)Not a man moved his tongue against any of the people of Israel.
22 Then Joshua said, “Open the mouth of the cave and bring those five kings out to me from the cave.” 23 And they did so, and brought those five kings out to him from 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 when they brought those kings out to Joshua, Joshua summoned all the men of Israel and said to the chiefs of the men of war who had gone with him, “Come near; put your feet on the necks of these kings.” Then they came near and put their feet on their necks. 25 And Joshua said to them, (W)“Do not be afraid or dismayed; be strong and courageous. (X)For thus the Lord will do to all your enemies against whom you fight.” 26 And afterward Joshua struck them and put them to death, and he hanged them on five trees. And (Y)they hung on the trees until evening. 27 But at the time of the going down of the sun, Joshua commanded, and (Z)they took them down from the trees and threw them into the cave where they had hidden themselves, and they set large stones against the mouth of the cave, which remain to this very day.
28 As for (AA)Makkedah, Joshua captured it on that day and struck it, and its king, with the edge of the sword. He devoted to destruction every person in it; he left none remaining. And he did to the king of Makkedah (AB)just as he had done to the king of Jericho.
Conquest of Southern Canaan
29 Then Joshua and all Israel with him passed on from Makkedah to (AC)Libnah and fought against Libnah. 30 And the Lord gave it also and its king into the hand of Israel. And he struck it with the edge of the sword, and every person in it; he left none remaining in it. And he did to its king (AD)as he had done to the king of Jericho.
31 Then Joshua and all Israel with him passed on from Libnah to (AE)Lachish and laid siege to it and fought against it. 32 And the Lord gave Lachish into the hand of Israel, and he captured it on the second day and struck it with the edge of the sword, and every person in it, as he had done to Libnah.
33 Then Horam king of (AF)Gezer came up to help Lachish. And Joshua struck him and his people, until he left none remaining.
34 Then Joshua and all Israel with him passed on from Lachish to (AG)Eglon. And they laid siege to it and fought against it. 35 And they captured it on that day, and struck it with the edge of the sword. And he devoted every person in it to destruction that day, as he had done to Lachish.
36 Then Joshua and all Israel with him went up from Eglon to (AH)Hebron. And they fought against it 37 and captured it and struck it with the edge of the sword, and its king and its towns, and every person in it. He left none remaining, as he had done to Eglon, and devoted it to destruction and every person in it.
38 Then Joshua and all Israel with him turned back to (AI)Debir and fought against it 39 and he captured it with its king and all its towns. And they struck them with the edge of the sword and devoted to destruction every person in it; he left none remaining. Just as he had done to Hebron and to Libnah and its king, so he did to Debir and to its king.
40 So Joshua struck the whole land, the hill country and the Negeb and the lowland (AJ)and the slopes, and all their kings. He left none remaining, (AK)but devoted to destruction all that breathed, just as the Lord God of Israel commanded. 41 And Joshua struck them from (AL)Kadesh-barnea as far as Gaza, and all the country of (AM)Goshen, as far as Gibeon. 42 And Joshua captured all these kings and their land at one time, (AN)because the Lord God of Israel fought for Israel. 43 (AO)Then Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to the camp at Gilgal.
Footnotes
- Joshua 10:1 That is, set apart (devoted) as an offering to the Lord (for destruction); also verses 28, 35, 37, 39, 40
- Joshua 10:2 One Hebrew manuscript, Vulgate (compare Syriac); most Hebrew manuscripts they
- Joshua 10:10 Or and he
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