Judges 1

1 After Joshua died, the Israeli people asked Yahweh, “Which [of our tribes] should attack the Canaan people-group first?”

۱ و بعد از وفات یوشع واقع شد که بنی‌اسرائیل از خداوند سوال کرده، گفتند: «کیست که برای ما بر کنعانیان، اول برآید و باایشان جنگ نماید؟»

2 Yahweh replied, “I will enable the tribe of Judah to defeat [IDM] the Canaan people-group.”

۲ خداوند گفت: «یهودابرآید، اینک زمین را به‌دست او تسلیم کرده‌ام.»

3 The men of Judah went to their fellow Israelis, [the men] from the tribe of Simeon, and said to them, “Come and help us to fight the Canaan people-group [in order that we can take from them] the land [that Yahweh] allotted to us. If you do that, we will go with you [and help you] conquer the people in the land [that Yahweh promised to give to] you.” So the men from the tribe of Simeon went with the men of the tribe of Judah.

۳ و یهودا به برادر خود شمعون گفت: «به قرعه من همراه من برآی، و با کنعانیان جنگ کنیم، و من نیزهمراه تو به قرعه تو خواهم آمد.» پس شمعون همراه او رفت.

4 When the men of those two tribes attacked, Yahweh enabled them to defeat 10,000 men of the Canaan people-group and the Periz people-group [DOU] at Bezek [city].

۴ و یهودا برآمد، و خداوندکنعانیان و فرزیان را به‌دست ایشان تسلیم نمود، وده هزار نفر از ایشان را در بازق کشتند.

5 During the battle they found Adoni-Bezek, the leader of the city,

۵ و ادونی بازق را در بازق یافته، با او جنگ کردند، وکنعانیان و فرزیان را شکست دادند.

6 but he [tried to] run away. The Israelis pursued him and caught him. Then they cut off his thumbs and his big toes.

۶ و ادونی بازق فرار کرد و او را تعاقب نموده، گرفتندش، وشستهای دست و پایش را بریدند.

7 Adoni-Bezek said, “[My army captured] 70 kings. We cut off their thumbs and big toes. After that, [we forced] those kings to eat scraps that fell from our table. Now God has (paid me back for/done to me like) [what we did to them].” Then the men of Judah took Adoni-Bezek to Jerusalem, and he died there.

۷ و ادونی بازق گفت: «هفتاد ملک با شستهای دست و پا بریده زیر سفره من خورده‌ها برمی چیدند، موافق آنچه من کردم خدا به من مکافات رسانیده است.» پس او را به اورشلیم آوردند و در آنجامرد.

8 The army of Judah fought against the men of Jerusalem, and they captured the city. With their swords they killed [the people who lived there] and they burned [the houses in] the city.

۸ و بنی یهودا با اورشلیم جنگ کرده، آن راگرفتند، و آن را به دم شمشیر زده، شهر را به آتش سوزانیدند.

9 Later, the men of Judah went down to fight the Canaan people-group who lived in the hilly area, in the desert to the south, and in the foothills [to the west].

۹ و بعد از آن بنی یهودا فرود شدند تابا کنعانیانی که در کوهستان و جنوب و بیابان ساکن بودند، جنگ کنند.

10 The men of Judah also went to fight against the Canaan people-group who lived in Hebron [city], which at that time was named Kiriath-Arba. They defeated [the armies of kings] Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai.

۱۰ و یهودا بر کنعانیانی که در حبرون ساکن بودند برآمد، و اسم حبرون قبل از آن قریه اربع بود، و شیشای و اخیمان وتلمای را کشتند.

11 Then they left that area and went to fight against the people living in Debir [city], which was previously named Kiriath-Sepher.

۱۱ و از آنجا بر ساکنان دبیر برآمد و اسم دبیرقبل از آن، قریه سفیر بود.

12 [Before they attacked the city], Caleb said to them, “If one of you attacks and captures Kiriath-Sepher, I will allow him to marry my daughter.”

۱۲ و کالیب گفت: «آنکه قریه سفیر را زده، فتح نماید، دختر خود عکسه رابه او به زنی خواهم داد.»

13 Othniel, who was the son of Caleb’s younger brother Kenaz, captured the city. So Caleb gave his daughter Acsah to him, to become his wife.

۱۳ و عتنیئیل بن قنازبرادر کوچک کالیب آن را گرفت، پس دختر خودعکسه را به او به زنی داد.

14 When Acsah married Othniel, she told him to ask her father to give him a field. [But she decided to ask him herself. She rode to Caleb’s house on her donkey], and when she got off the donkey, Caleb [could see that something was troubling her. So he] asked her, “What do you want?”

۱۴ و چون دختر نزد وی آمد او را ترغیب کرد که از پدرش زمینی طلب کند و آن دختر از الاغ خود پیاده شده، کالیب وی را گفت: «چه می‌خواهی؟»

15 She replied, “I want you to do a favor for me. You have given me some land in the southern desert, [but it is very dry there]. So please also give me some [land that has] springs of water.” So Caleb gave her some land on higher ground that had a spring, and some land on lower ground that also had a spring.

۱۵ به وی گفت: «مرابرکت ده زیرا که مرا در زمین جنوب ساکن گردانیدی، پس مرا چشمه های آب بده.» وکالیب چشمه های بالا و چشمه های پایین را به اوداد.

16 The people of the Ken people-group who were descendants of Moses’ father-in-law left Jericho, which was called ‘The City of Palm Trees’. They went with some of the men of Judah to live with them in the southern desert area, near Arad [city].

۱۶ و پسران قینی پدر زن موسی از شهرنخلستان همراه بنی یهودا به صحرای یهودا که به جنوب عراد است برآمده، رفتند و با قوم ساکن شدند.

17 The men of Judah and their fellow Israelis from the tribe of Simeon defeated the people of the Canaan people-group who lived in Zephath [city]. They completely destroyed the city and gave it a new name, Hormah, [which means ‘complete destruction’].

۱۷ و یهودا همراه برادر خود شمعون رفت، و کنعانیانی را که در صفت ساکن بودند، شکست دادند، و آن را خراب کرده، اسم شهر راحرما نامیدند.

18 The men of Judah also captured Gaza, Ashkelon, and Ekron [cities] and all the land that is near those cities.

۱۸ و یهودا غزه و نواحی‌اش واشقلون و نواحی‌اش و عقرون و نواحی‌اش راگرفت.

19 Yahweh helped the men of Judah to capture the hilly area, but they could not force the people who were living in the plains to leave, because [those people had better weapons—] had iron chariots.

۱۹ و خداوند با یهودا می‌بود، و او اهل کوهستان را بیرون کرد، لیکن ساکنان وادی رانتوانست بیرون کند، زیرا که ارابه های آهنین داشتند.

20 Hebron [city] was given to Caleb because Moses had promised him that he could have that city. And Caleb forced the three clans descended from Anak to leave that area.

۲۰ و حبرون را برحسب قول موسی به کالیب دادند، و او سه پسر عناق را از آنجا بیرون کرد.

21 But the people of the tribe of Benjamin could not force the people of the Jebus people-group to leave Jerusalem. So, since that time the people of the Jebus people-group have lived in Jerusalem with the people of the tribe of Benjamin.

۲۱ و بنی بنیامین یبوسیان را که در اورشلیم ساکن بودند بیرون نکردند، و یبوسیان بابنی بنیامین تا امروز در اورشلیم ساکنند.

22 The men of the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh went to fight against [the men of] Bethel [city], and Yahweh helped them.

۲۲ و خاندان یوسف نیز به بیت ئیل برآمدند، وخداوند با ایشان بود.

23 They sent some spies to [find out everything that they could find out about] Bethel, which was previously called Luz.

۲۳ و خاندان یوسف بیت ئیل را جاسوسی کردند، و نام آن شهر قبل ازآن لوز بود.

24 The spies saw a man who was coming out of the city. They said to him, “If you show us a way to get into the city, we will be kind to you [and we will not kill you].”

۲۴ و کشیکچیان مردی را که از شهربیرون می‌آمد دیده، به وی گفتند: «مدخل شهر رابه ما نشان بده که با تو احسان خواهیم نمود.»

25 So the man showed them a way to enter the city. The men of the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh entered the city and killed all the people with their swords, but they did not kill the man [who showed them how to get into the city], and they did not kill his family.

۲۵ پس مدخل شهر را به ایشان نشان داده، پس شهر را به دم شمشیر زدند، و آن مرد را با تمامی خاندانش رها کردند.

26 That man went to the area where the descendants of Heth lived, and built a city. He named the city Luz, and that is still the name of that city.

۲۶ و آن مرد به زمین حتیان رفته، شهری بنا نمود و آن را لوز نامید که تا امروزاسمش همان است.

27 There were people of the Canaan people-group who lived in Beth-Shan, Taanach, Dor, Ibleam, and Megiddo [cities] and in the surrounding villages. [The men of] the tribe of Manasseh did not force those people to leave those towns, because the people of the Canaan people-group were determined to stay there.

۲۷ و منسی اهل بیت‌شان و دهات آن را و اهل تعنک و دهات آن و ساکنان دور و دهات آن وساکنان یبلعام و دهات آن و ساکنان مجدو ودهات آن را بیرون نکرد، و کنعانیان عزیمت داشتند که در آن زمین ساکن باشند.

28 Later, the Israelis became (stronger/more numerous), and they forced the people of the Canaan people-group to work for them [as their slaves], but they did not force all the people of the Canaan people-group to leave their land.

۲۸ و چون اسرائیل قوی شدند، بر کنعانیان جزیه نهادند، لیکن ایشان را تمام بیرون نکردند.

29 [The men of] the tribe of Ephraim did not force the people of the Canaan people-group to leave Gezer [city]. So the people of the Canaan people-group continued to live with the people of the tribe of Ephraim.

۲۹ و افرایم کنعانیانی را که در جازر ساکن بودند، بیرون نکرد، پس کنعانیان در میان ایشان درجازر ساکن ماندند.

30 [The men of] the tribe of Zebulun did nor compel the people of the Canaan people-group who were living in Kitron and Nahalol [cities] to leave. They stayed there and lived among the people of the tribe of Zebulun, but the people of Zebulun forced them to work for them as their slaves.

۳۰ و زبولون ساکنان فطرون وساکنان نهلول را بیرون نکرد، پس کنعانیان در میان ایشان ساکن ماندند، و جزیه بر آنها گذارده شد.

31 [The men of] the tribe of Asher did not force the people of the Canaan people-group who lived in Acco, Sidon, Ahlab, Aczib, Helbah, Aphek and Rehob [cities] to leave.

۳۱ و اشیر ساکنان عکو و ساکنان صیدون واحلب و اکزیب و حلبه و عفیق و رحوب را بیرون نکرد.

32 So the people of the tribe of Asher lived among them.

۳۲ پس اشیریان در میان کنعانیانی که ساکن آن زمین بودند سکونت گرفتند، زیرا که ایشان را بیرون نکردند.

33 [The men of] the tribe of Naphtali did not compel the people who lived in Beth-Shemesh and Beth-Anath [cities] to leave, so the people in those two cities continued to live there, but the people of the Canaan people-group were forced to work as the slaves of the people of the tribe of Naphtali.

۳۳ و نفتالی ساکنان بیت شمس و ساکنان بیت عنات را بیرون نکرد، پس در میان کنعانیانی که ساکن آن زمین بودند، سکونت گرفت. لیکن ساکنان بیت شمس و بیت عنات به ایشان جزیه می‌دادند.

34 The people of the Amor people-group forced the people of the tribe of Dan to live in the hills. They did not allow them to come down [and live] on the plain.

۳۴ و اموریان بنی دان را به کوهستان مسدودساختند زیرا که نگذاشتند که به بیابان فرود آیند.

35 The people of the Amor people-group were determined to stay in Heres Mountain and in Aijalon and Shaalbim [cities]. But when the Israelis became (stronger/more numerous), they forced the people of the Amor people-group to work as their slaves.

۳۵ پس اموریان عزیمت داشتند که در ایلون وشعلبیم در کوه حارس ساکن باشند، و لیکن چون دست خاندان یوسف قوت گرفت، جزیه برایشان گذارده شد.

36 The land where the Amor people-group lived extended from Scorpion Pass [toward the west] beyond Sela [town], up into the hilly area.

۳۶ و حد اموریان از سر بالای عقربیم و از سالع تا بالاتر بود.