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Tinalo ni Josue si Jabin at ang mga Kasama Nito

11 Nang mabalitaan ni Jabin, hari ng Hazor, ang ganitong mga pangyayari, nagpasabi siya kay Jobab, hari ng Madon, at sa mga hari ng Simron at Acsaf. Pinabalitaan din niya ang mga hari sa kaburulan sa dakong hilaga, sa Kapatagan ng Jordan, sa timog ng lawa ng Cineret at sa kapatagan hanggang sa baybayin ng Dor sa gawing kanluran. Nagpasabi rin siya sa mga Cananeo sa magkabilang panig ng Ilog Jordan, sa mga Amoreo, Heteo at Perezeo. Nagpadala rin siya ng mensahe sa mga Jebuseo na naninirahan sa kaburulan, at sa mga Hivita na naninirahan sa paanan ng Bundok Hermon, sa lupain ng Mizpa. Dumating lahat ang mga haring iyon, kasama ang kanilang mga sandatahang lakas. Halos sindami ng buhangin sa tabing-dagat ang bilang ng kanilang hukbo. Napakarami rin ng kanilang mga kabayo at mga karwaheng pandigma. Nagkaisa ang mga haring iyon na pag-isahin ang kanilang mga pwersa at sama-sama silang nagkampo sa may batisan ng Merom upang salakayin ang Israel.

Ngunit sinabi ni Yahweh kay Josue, “Huwag kang matakot sa kanila. Asahan mo, bukas sa ganito ring oras, lilipulin ko silang lahat para sa Israel. Lalagutan ninyo ng litid upang mapilay ang kanilang mga kabayo at susunugin ang kanilang mga karwahe.” Kaya't sila'y biglang sinalakay ni Josue at ng kanyang mga kawal sa may batis ng Merom. Pinagtagumpay ni Yahweh ang mga Israelita. Hinabol nila ang mga kaaway hanggang sa Dakilang Sidon at sa Misrefot-mayim sa gawing hilaga, at hanggang sa Libis ng Mizpa sa gawing silangan. Nagpatuloy ang labanan hanggang walang natirang buháy sa mga kaaway. Ginawa sa kanila ni Josue ang utos ni Yahweh, pinilayan niya ang mga kabayo at sinunog ang kanilang mga karwahe.

10 Pagkatapos, bumalik si Josue, sinakop ang Hazor at pinatay ang hari roon. Nang panahong iyon, ang Hazor ang kinikilalang pinakamakapangyarihang lunsod sa mga kahariang iyon. 11 Sinunog ng mga Israelita ang lunsod at pinatay ang lahat ng tagaroon—walang itinira ni isa man. 12 Natalo ni Josue ang lahat ng mga haring iyon at sinakop ang kanilang mga lunsod. Pinatay niyang lahat ang mga tao roon, gaya ng iniutos ni Moises na lingkod ni Yahweh. 13 Maliban sa Hazor na sinunog ni Josue, hindi sinunog ng mga Israelita ang mga lunsod na nasa burol. 14 Sinamsam ng mga Israelita ang kanilang mahahalagang kagamitan at mga baka. Ngunit pinatay nila ang mga tao roon at walang itinirang buháy. 15 Ito ang utos na ibinigay ni Yahweh kay Moises, at ibinigay naman ni Moises kay Josue. Tinupad ni Josue ang lahat ng iniutos ni Yahweh kay Moises.

Sinakop ni Josue ang Buong Lupain

16 Sinakop nga ni Josue ang buong lupaing iyon: ang kaburulan at ang mga nasa paanan ng bundok na nasa hilaga at timog, ang buong saklaw ng Goshen, at ang tuyong bahagi sa katimugan nito, pati ang Kapatagan ng Jordan. 17 Buhat sa Bundok Halac paahon sa Seir hanggang sa Baal-gad sa Kapatagan ng Lebanon, sa may paanan ng Bundok Hermon, ay nasakop lahat ni Josue at pinatay ang kanilang mga hari. 18 Matagal ding dinigma ni Josue ang mga bansang ito. 19 Walang nakipagkasundo sa Israel kundi ang mga Hivita na naninirahan sa Gibeon. 20 Ipinahintulot(A) ni Yahweh na mahigpit silang makipaglaban sa mga Israelita, upang walang awa silang lipuling lahat at matupok ang kanilang mga lunsod, ayon sa sinabi ni Yahweh kay Moises.

21 Nang panahon ding iyon, sinalakay ni Josue ang lahi ng mga higante na tinatawag na mga Anaceo sa kaburulan ng Hebron, Debir, Anab, at sa lahat ng kaburulan ng Juda at Israel. Sila'y nilipol niya, 22 kaya't walang natirang Anaceo sa lupain ng Israel. Sa Gaza, sa Gat at sa Asdod lamang may natirang ilan. 23 Sinakop nga ni Josue ang buong lupaing iyon, tulad ng sinabi ni Yahweh kay Moises, at ipinamahagi sa bawat lipi ng Israel, upang paghati-hatian ng lahat ng bumubuo ng bawat lipi.

Pagkatapos nito, namuhay na nang mapayapa ang mga Israelita sa lupaing iyon.

Israël overwint vele volken

11 Toen koning Jabin van Hazor hoorde wat er allemaal was gebeurd, stuurde hij een dringende boodschap naar koning Jobab van Madon, de koning van Simron, de koning van Achsaf, alle koningen van het noordelijke bergland, de koningen van de Vlakte, ten zuiden van Kinneroth, de koningen van de laaggelegen gebieden, de koningen van het bergachtige gebied van Dor in het westen, de koningen van Kanaän, zowel uit het oosten als uit het westen, de koningen van de Amorieten, Hethieten en Perizzieten, de koningen van het Jebusitische bergland en de koningen van de Chiwwitische steden op de hellingen van de berg Hermon in het land Mispa. 4,5 Al deze koningen reageerden op de boodschap door hun legers te mobiliseren en zich te verenigen om Israël te vernietigen. Hun gezamenlijke legers, met heel veel paarden en strijdwagens, kwamen bijeen en sloegen hun kamp op bij de bronnen van Merom.

Maar de Here zei tegen Jozua: ‘Wees niet bang voor hen, want morgen om deze tijd zal Ik hen allen in de macht van Israël overgeven. Dan moet u de pezen van hun paarden doorsnijden en hun strijdwagens verbranden.’ Jozua en zijn troepen verrasten het vijandelijke leger bij de bronnen van Merom en vielen aan. De Here gaf dat enorme leger in de macht van de Israëlieten, die het achtervolgden tot aan Groot-Sidon en een plaats die Brandend Water werd genoemd en in oostelijke richting tot aan het dal van Mispa. Geen enkele vijand overleefde deze veldslag. Jozua en zijn mannen volgden de aanwijzingen van de Here op. Zij sneden de pezen van de paarden door en verbrandden alle strijdwagens.

10 Op de terugweg veroverde Jozua de stad Hazor en doodde haar koning. Hazor was eens de hoofdstad geweest van een verbond van al die koninkrijken. 11 Alle inwoners werden gedood, waarna de stad werd verbrand. 12 Daarna bond hij de strijd aan met de andere steden van de verslagen koningen en maakte ze met de grond gelijk. Alle inwoners werden gedood, zoals Mozes had bevolen. 13 Behalve Hazor stak Jozua echter verder geen enkele hooggelegen stad in brand. 14 Alle buit en het vee van de verwoeste steden hielden de Israëlieten voor zichzelf, maar de inwoners doodden zij. 15 Want dat had de Here zijn dienaar Mozes opgedragen. Mozes had die opdracht op zijn beurt aan Jozua doorgegeven, die deze dan ook uitvoerde. Alle aanwijzingen die de Here Mozes had gegeven, voerde Jozua nauwgezet uit.

16 Zo veroverde Jozua het hele land: het bergland, de Negev, het land Gosen, de laaggelegen gebieden, de vlakte van de Jordaan en de heuvels en laagvlakten van Israël. 17 Het gebied van de Israëlieten strekte zich nu uit van de Kale Berg dicht bij Seïr, tot Baäl-Gad in het dal van de Libanon, aan de voet van de Hermon. Jozua doodde alle koningen die in dat gebied heersten. 18 Er was een lange oorlog voor nodig om dit resultaat te bereiken. 19 Geen enkele stad kreeg de kans met Israël vrede te sluiten, uitgezonderd de Chiwwieten uit Gibeon, alle anderen werden met geweld veroverd. 20 Want de Here zorgde ervoor dat de vijandelijke koningen de strijd aanbonden met de Israëlieten in plaats van om vrede te vragen, zo werden zij genadeloos gedood, zoals de Here Mozes had opgedragen. 21 Gedurende deze periode roeide Jozua ook alle reuzen uit. Dit waren afstammelingen van Enak en zij woonden in het bergland in Hebron, Debir, Anab, Juda en Israël. Hij doodde hen tot de laatste man en maakte hun steden met de grond gelijk. 22 In het land Israël werd er niet één in leven gelaten, maar in Gaza, Gath en Asdod zijn enkelen overgebleven. 23 Jozua nam het hele land in bezit, precies zoals de Here Mozes had opgedragen. Hij gaf het aan de Israëlieten als hun erfdeel en verdeelde het onder de stammen. Toen kon het land zich eindelijk van het oorlogsgeweld herstellen.

The Northern Conquest

11 And it came to pass, when Jabin king of Hazor heard these things, that he (A)sent to Jobab king of Madon, to the king (B)of Shimron, to the king of Achshaph, and to the kings who were from the north, in the mountains, in the plain south of (C)Chinneroth, in the lowland, and in the heights (D)of Dor on the west, to the Canaanites in the east and in the west, the (E)Amorite, the Hittite, the Perizzite, the Jebusite in the mountains, (F)and the Hivite below (G)Hermon (H)in the land of Mizpah. So they went out, they and all their armies with them, as many people (I)as the sand that is on the seashore in multitude, with very many horses and chariots. And when all these kings had [a]met together, they came and camped together at the waters of Merom to fight against Israel.

But the Lord said to Joshua, (J)“Do not be afraid because of them, for tomorrow about this time I will deliver all of them slain before Israel. You shall (K)hamstring their horses and burn their chariots with fire.” So Joshua and all the people of war with him came against them suddenly by the waters of Merom, and they attacked them. And the Lord delivered them into the hand of Israel, who defeated them and chased them to [b]Greater (L)Sidon, to the [c]Brook (M)Misrephoth, and to the Valley of Mizpah eastward; they attacked them until they left none of them remaining. So Joshua did to them as the Lord had told him: he hamstrung their horses and burned their chariots with fire.

10 Joshua turned back at that time and took Hazor, and struck its king with the sword; for Hazor was formerly the head of all those kingdoms. 11 And they struck all the people who were in it with the edge of the sword, (N)utterly destroying them. There was none left (O)breathing. Then he burned Hazor with fire.

12 So all the cities of those kings, and all their kings, Joshua took and struck with the edge of the sword. He utterly destroyed them, (P)as Moses the servant of the Lord had commanded. 13 But as for the cities that stood on their [d]mounds, Israel burned none of them, except Hazor only, which Joshua burned. 14 And all the (Q)spoil of these cities and the livestock, the children of Israel took as booty for themselves; but they struck every man with the edge of the sword until they had destroyed them, and they left none breathing. 15 (R)As the Lord had commanded Moses His servant, so (S)Moses commanded Joshua, and (T)so Joshua did. [e]He left nothing undone of all that the Lord had commanded Moses.

Summary of Joshua’s Conquests

16 Thus Joshua took all this land: (U)the mountain country, all the South, (V)all the land of Goshen, the lowland, and the Jordan [f]plain—the mountains of Israel and its lowlands, 17 (W)from [g]Mount Halak and the ascent to Seir, even as far as Baal Gad in the Valley of Lebanon below Mount Hermon. He captured (X)all their kings, and struck them down and killed them. 18 Joshua made war a long time with all those kings. 19 There was not a city that made peace with the children of Israel, except (Y)the Hivites, the inhabitants of Gibeon. All the others they took in battle. 20 For (Z)it was of the Lord [h]to harden their hearts, that they should come against Israel in battle, that He might utterly destroy them, and that they might receive no mercy, but that He might destroy them, (AA)as the Lord had commanded Moses.

21 And at that time Joshua came and cut off (AB)the Anakim from the mountains: from Hebron, from Debir, from Anab, from all the mountains of Judah, and from all the mountains of Israel; Joshua utterly destroyed them with their cities. 22 None of the Anakim were left in the land of the children of Israel; they remained only (AC)in Gaza, in Gath, (AD)and in Ashdod.

23 So Joshua took the whole land, (AE)according to all that the Lord had said to Moses; and Joshua gave it as an inheritance to Israel (AF)according to their divisions by their tribes. Then the land (AG)rested from war.

Footnotes

  1. Joshua 11:5 Lit. assembled by appointment
  2. Joshua 11:8 Heb. Sidon Rabbah
  3. Joshua 11:8 Heb. Misrephoth Maim, lit. Burnings of Water
  4. Joshua 11:13 Heb. tel, a heap of successive city ruins
  5. Joshua 11:15 Lit. He turned aside from nothing
  6. Joshua 11:16 Heb. arabah
  7. Joshua 11:17 Lit. The Smooth or Bald Mountain
  8. Joshua 11:20 Lit. to make strong

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.