Apvienotais ziemeļu ķēniņu karaspēks tiek sakauts
1 Kad to izdzirdēja Hācoras ķēniņš Jābīns, tas sūtīja pie Mādonas ķēniņa Jobāba, pie Šimronas ķēniņa un pie Ahšafas ķēniņa, 2 un pie ķēniņiem, kas ziemeļu kalnienē un klajumā uz dienvidiem no Kineretas, un zemienē, un uz vakariem, Nāfat-Dorā – 3 pie kanaāniešiem austrumos un rietumos, pie amoriešiem un hetiešiem, periziešiem un jebūsiešiem kalnienē, un pie hiviešiem Hermona pakājē, Micpas zemē. 4 Tie iznāca ar visiem saviem karapulkiem – ļaužu bija tik daudz kā smilšu jūras malā un varen daudz zirgu un kararatu! 5 Visi šie ķēniņi sapulcējās, nāca un nocietinājās pie Mēromas ūdeņiem, lai karotu ar Israēlu.
6 Un Kungs teica Jozuam: “Nebaidies no tiem, jo rīt ap šo laiku es ļaušu Israēlam tos visus nokaut. Viņu zirgiem pārgrieziet cīpslas, bet kaujas ratus sadedziniet ugunī!” 7 Tad Jozua ar visiem saviem karavīriem devās tiem pretī uz Mēromas ūdeņiem un pēkšņi uzbruka tiem. 8 Un Kungs nodeva tos Israēlam, kurš tos sakāva un vajāja līdz lielajai Sidonai, Misrefot-Maimai un Micpas ielejai, kas austrumos, un kāva tos, kamēr neviens nepalika pāri. 9 Jozua darīja tiem, kā Kungs bija teicis, – pārgrieza viņu zirgiem cīpslas, bet kaujas ratus sadedzināja ugunī.
10 Tad Jozua griezās atpakaļ, ieņēma Hācoru un ar zobenu nokāva tās ķēniņu. Pirms tam Hācora bija galvenā turienes ķēniņvalsts. 11 Viņi nokāva visus, kas tur bija, – iznīdēja, ka nepalika neviens, kam dvaša! – un Hācoru nodedzināja ar uguni. 12 Visas to ķēniņu pilsētas Jozua ieņēma un ķēniņus nokāva ar zobena asmeni – pagalam tos iznīdēja, kā bija pavēlējis Kunga kalps Mozus. 13 Taču nevienu no tām pilsētām, kas stāvēja uz pakalniem, Israēls nenodedzināja, vienīgi Hācoru, ko nodedzināja Jozua. 14 Visu, kas tajās pilsētās bija laupāms, arī lopus, Israēla dēli salaupīja sev, taču visus ļaudis tie kāva ar zobena asmeni – kamēr nebija tos iznīcinājuši tā, ka neviens, kam dvaša, nepalika pāri! 15 Kā Kungs pavēlēja savam kalpam Mozum, tā Mozus pavēlēja Jozuam, un tā Jozua darīja – viņš nenovērsās no tā, ko Kungs Mozum bija pavēlējis.
Jozuas iekarojumi
16 Un Jozua ieņēma visu kalnienes zemi un visu Negebu, un visu Gošenes zemi, un zemieni, un klajumu, un Israēla kalnieni un zemieni – 17 no Hālāka kalna, kas slejas pret Seīru, līdz Baal-Gādai Lebanona ielejā, Hermona kalna pakājē – viņš sagūstīja visus to ķēniņus, kāva viņus un nonāvēja. 18 Jozuas karš ar šiem ķēniņiem ilga daudzas dienas. 19 Izņemot Gibeonas iemītniekus hiviešus, nebija pilsētas, kas būtu līgusi mieru ar Israēla dēliem, – viņi visus sagūstīja karā. 20 Tā tas notika, tādēļ ka Kungs bija nocietinājis viņu sirdis un sakūdījis uz karu pret Israēlu, lai tie tiktu atdoti iznīcības lāstam bez žēlastības, lai tie tiktu iznīcināti, kā Kungs bija pavēlējis Mozum.
21 Tolaik Jozua devās un izkāva anākiešus – kalnienē, Hebronā, Debīrā, Anābā un visā Jūdas kalnienē, un visā Israēla kalnienē – viņu pilsētas Jozua pagalam iznīdēja. 22 Israēla dēlu zemē nepalika neviena anākieša – tie palika tikai Gazā, Gatā un Ašdodā. 23 Jozua ieņēma visu zemi – visu, kā Kungs bija teicis, – un Jozua atdeva to par mantojumu Israēlam pēc katra daļas viņa ciltī. Tad zeme atguvās no kara.
Joshua Defeats Jabin and His Allies
1 When the news of Israel's victories reached King Jabin of Hazor, he sent word to King Jobab of Madon, to the kings of Shimron and Achshaph, 2 and to the kings in the hill country in the north, in the Jordan Valley south of Lake Galilee, in the foothills, and on the coast near Dor. 3 He also sent word to the Canaanites on both sides of the Jordan, to the Amorites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, and the Jebusites in the hill country, as well as to the Hivites who lived at the foot of Mount Hermon in the land of Mizpah. 4 They came with all their soldiers—an army with as many men as there are grains of sand on the seashore. They also had many horses and chariots. 5 All of these kings joined forces and came together and set up camp at Merom Brook to fight against Israel.
6 The Lord said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid of them. By this time tomorrow I will have killed all of them for Israel. You are to cripple their horses and burn their chariots.” 7 So Joshua and all his men attacked them by surprise at Merom Brook. 8 The Lord gave the Israelites victory over them; the Israelites attacked and pursued them as far north as Misrephoth Maim and Sidon, and as far east as the valley of Mizpah. The fight continued until none of the enemy was left alive. 9 Joshua did to them what the Lord had commanded: he crippled their horses and burned their chariots.
10 Joshua then turned back, captured Hazor and killed its king. (At that time Hazor was the most powerful of all those kingdoms.) 11 They put everyone there to death; no one was left alive, and the city was burned.
12 Joshua captured all these cities and their kings, putting everyone to death, just as Moses, the Lord's servant, had commanded. 13 However, the Israelites did not burn any of the cities built on mounds, except Hazor, which Joshua did burn. 14 The people of Israel took all the valuables and livestock from these cities and kept them for themselves. But they put every person to death; no one was left alive. 15 The Lord had given his commands to his servant Moses, Moses had given them to Joshua, and Joshua obeyed them. He did everything that the Lord had commanded Moses.
The Territory Taken by Joshua
16 Joshua captured all the land—the hill country and foothills, both north and south, all the area of Goshen and the dry country south of it, as well as the Jordan Valley. 17-18 The territory extended from Mount Halak in the south near Edom, as far as Baalgad in the north, in the valley of Lebanon south of Mount Hermon. Joshua was at war with the kings of this territory for a long time, but he captured them all and put them to death. 19 The only city that made peace with the people of Israel was Gibeon, where some of the Hivites lived. All the others were conquered in battle. 20 The Lord had made them determined to fight the Israelites, so that they would be condemned to total destruction and all be killed without mercy. This was what the Lord had commanded Moses.
21 At this time Joshua went and destroyed the race of giants called the Anakim who lived in the hill country—in Hebron, Debir, Anab, and in all the hill country of Judah and Israel. Joshua completely destroyed them and their cities. 22 None of the Anakim were left in the land of Israel; a few, however, were left in Gaza, Gath, and Ashdod.
23 Joshua captured the whole land, as the Lord had commanded Moses. Joshua gave it to the Israelites as their own and divided it into portions, one for each tribe.
So the people rested from war.
