Josue 10
Magandang Balita Biblia
Nalupig ang mga Amoreo
10 Nabalitaan ni Adonizedec, hari ng Jerusalem, na sinakop at tinupok ni Josue ang lunsod ng Ai. Nabalitaan din niya ang ginawa ni Josue sa hari at mga mamamayan ng Ai, at ang ginawa niya sa hari ng Jerico at sa mga tagaroon. Nalaman din niya na ang mga taga-Gibeon ay nakipagkasundo at naninirahang kasama ng mga Israelita. 2 Labis itong ikinabahala ng mga taga-Jerusalem, sapagkat ang Gibeon ay kasinlaki ng mga lunsod na may sariling hari, higit na malaki kaysa Ai, at magigiting ang mga mandirigma nito. 3 Kaya nagpadala ng mensahe si Adonizedec kay Hoham, hari ng Hebron; kay Piream, hari ng Jarmut; kay Jafia, hari ng Laquis; at kay Debir, hari ng Eglon. 4 Ganito ang kanyang ipinasabi: “Kailangan namin ang inyong tulong. Kailangang salakayin natin ang Gibeon sapagkat ang mga tagaroon ay nakipagkasundo kay Josue at sa mga Israelita.” 5 Nagkaisa nga ang limang haring Amoreo; ang mga hari ng Jerusalem, ng Hebron, ng Jarmut, ng Laquis at ng Eglon, at pinaligiran nila at sinalakay ang Gibeon.
Tinulungan ni Josue ang mga Taga-Gilgal
6 Nagpasabi naman kay Josue sa kampo ng Gilgal ang mga taga-Gibeon, “Huwag po ninyong pabayaan itong inyong mga abang alipin! Pumarito po kayong madali upang kami'y saklolohan. Iligtas ninyo kami! Pinagtutulung-tulungan po kami ng lahat ng mga haring Amoreong naninirahan sa kaburulan.”
7 Kaya nga't dumating si Josue buhat sa Gilgal, kasama ang kanyang buong hukbo pati ang magigiting niyang mandirigma. 8 Sinabi ni Yahweh kay Josue, “Huwag kang matakot sa kanila. Ibinigay ko na sila sa iyong mga kamay. Wala ni isa man sa kanilang makakatalo sa inyo.” 9 Magdamag na naglakbay si Josue at ang kanyang hukbo buhat sa Gilgal at bigla nilang sinalakay ang mga Amoreo. 10 Niloob ni Yahweh na magulo ang mga ito dahil sa takot nang makita ang hukbo ng Israel. Nilipol sila ng mga Israelita sa Gibeon; hinabol sila sa paglusong ng Beth-horon hanggang sa Azeka at sa Makeda. 11 Samantalang tumatakas sila sa paghabol ng mga Israelita, pinaulanan sila ni Yahweh ng malalaking tipak ng yelo buhat sa langit; umabot ito hanggang sa Azeka at napakaraming namatay. Mas marami pa ang namatay sa pagbagsak ng yelo kaysa tabak ng mga Israelita.
Tumigil ang Araw at ang Buwan
12 Noong araw na ang mga Israelita'y pinagtagumpay ni Yahweh laban sa mga Amoreo, nakipag-usap si Josue kay Yahweh. Ito ang sinabi niya na naririnig ng buong bayan:
“Huminto ka, Araw, sa tapat ng Gibeon,
at ikaw rin, Buwan, sa Libis ng Ayalon.”
13 Tumigil(A) nga ang araw at hindi gumalaw ang buwan hanggang sa matalo ng mga Israelita ang kanilang mga kaaway. Hindi ba't nasusulat ito sa Aklat ni Jasher? Tumigil ang araw sa gitna ng langit at hindi lumubog sa buong maghapon. 14 Kailanma'y hindi pa nangyari at hindi na muling mangyayari na si Yahweh ay sumunod sa isang tao at nakipaglaban sa panig ng Israel.
Pinuksa ang mga Amoreo
15 Pagkatapos nito, si Josue at ang mga tauhan niya ay bumalik sa Gilgal.
16 Nakatakas ang limang hari at nagtago sa yungib ng Makeda. 17 Ngunit may nakaalam na doon sila nagtago, at ito'y ipinasabi kay Josue. 18 Kaya't iniutos ni Josue, “Takpan ninyo ng malalaking bato ang bunganga ng yungib at inyong pabantayan iyon. 19 Ngunit huwag kayong titigil doon. Habulin ninyo ang kaaway, unahan sila at harangin upang huwag makapasok sa kani-kanilang lunsod. Inilagay na sila ni Yahweh sa inyong kapangyarihan.” 20 At sila nga'y pinuksa ni Josue at ng kanyang mga kawal kahit may ilang nakatakbo at nakapasok sa mga napapaderang lunsod. 21 At bumalik na sa kampo sa Makeda ang lahat ng mga kawal ni Josue.
Buhat noon, wala nang nangahas magsalita laban sa mga Israelita.
22 Iniutos ni Josue sa kanyang mga tauhan, “Alisin ninyo ang nakatakip na bato sa bunganga ng yungib, ilabas ninyo ang limang haring iyon at iharap sa akin.” 23 Ganoon nga ang ginawa nila. Inilabas sa yungib ang mga hari ng Jerusalem, ng Hebron, ng Jarmut, ng Laquis at ng Eglon. 24 Nang nasa harapan na ni Josue ang limang hari, tinipon niya ang kanyang mga mandirigma at iniutos sa mga pinuno, “Halikayo! Tapakan ninyo sa leeg ang mga haring ito.” At ganoon nga ang ginawa nila. 25 Pagkatapos, sinabi niya sa kanila, “Huwag kayong matatakot o panghihinaan ng loob. Ganito ang gagawin ni Yahweh sa lahat ng inyong mga kaaway.” 26 Ang limang hari ay ipinapatay ni Josue at maghapong ibinitin sa limang punongkahoy. 27 Nang palubog na ang araw, iniutos ni Josue na ibaba sila sa pagkakabitin at ipinatapon sa yungib na pinagtaguan nila. Ang bunganga ng yungib ay pinatakpan ng malalaking bato na naroroon pa magpahanggang ngayon.
Sinakop ni Josue ang Buong Bayan ng mga Amoreo
28 Nang araw ding iyon, nasakop ni Josue ang Makeda at pinatay ang hari roon. Nilipol din niya ang buong bayan at wala siyang itinirang buháy isa man. Ginawa niya sa hari ng Makeda ang ginawa niya sa hari ng Jerico.
29 Buhat sa Makeda, sinalakay naman ni Josue at ng mga Israelita ang Libna. 30 Ibinigay rin ni Yahweh sa kanilang kapangyarihan ang hari at ang lahat ng mamamayan doon. Pinatay nilang lahat ang mga tagaroon, at walang itinira isa man. Ginawa ni Josue sa hari ng Libna ang ginawa niya sa hari ng Jerico.
31 Pagkatapos nito, kinubkob naman at sinalakay ni Josue at ng mga Israelita ang Laquis. 32 Sa ikalawang araw ng labanan, muli silang pinagtagumpay ni Yahweh. Nilipol din nila ang lahat ng tagaroon tulad ng ginawa nila sa Libna. 33 Si Horam, na hari ng Gezer, ay sumaklolo sa mga taga-Laquis. Ngunit tinalo rin sila ni Josue at walang itinirang buháy sa kanyang mga tauhan.
34 Buhat sa Laquis, kinubkob at sinalakay ni Josue at ng mga Israelita ang Eglon. 35 Sa araw ring iyon, nasakop nila ang Eglon at pinatay ang lahat ng tagaroon, tulad ng ginawa nila sa Laquis.
36 Pagkatapos nito, si Josue at ang buong hukbo ng Israel ay umakyat sa mga bulubundukin at sinalakay nila ang Hebron. 37 Nasakop nila ang lunsod at pinatay ang lahat ng tagaroon, buhat sa hari hanggang sa kahuli-hulihang mamamayan. Gayundin ang ginawa nila sa mga karatig-bayan ng Hebron. Sinunog nila ang lunsod at walang iniwang buháy, gaya nang ginawa nila sa Eglon.
38 Hinarap naman ni Josue at ng buong hukbo ng Israel ang Debir. 39 Sinakop nila ang lunsod at ang mga karatig-bayan nito. Pinatay nila ang hari at nilipol ang lahat ng mamamayan. Ginawa rin nila sa Debir ang ginawa nila sa Hebron, sa Libna, at sa kanilang mga hari.
40 Sinakop nga ni Josue ang buong lupain: ang kaburulan sa silangan, ang mga nasa paanan ng mga bundok sa kanluran, pati ang mga lupain sa katimugan. Natalo nila ang mga hari sa mga lugar na ito at nilipol ang lahat ng naninirahan doon, at walang itinirang buháy ayon sa ipinag-utos ni Yahweh, ang Diyos ng Israel. 41 Sinakop ni Josue ang lahat ng lupain buhat sa Kades-barnea hanggang sa Gaza, pati ang nasasakupan ng Goshen hanggang sa Gibeon sa dakong hilaga. 42 Sinakop niya ang lahat ng mga lupain at mga kahariang ito sa loob lamang ng isang tuluy-tuloy na pananalakay sapagkat si Yahweh, ang Diyos ng Israel, ay kasama ng mga Israelita sa kanilang pakikipaglaban. 43 Pagkatapos, bumalik si Josue at ang buong hukbo ng Israel sa kampo ng Gilgal.
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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