1Po Jozuově smrti se synové Izraele ptali Hospodina: „Kdo z nás má vytáhnout do boje proti Kanaáncům jako první?“2Hospodin odpověděl: „Ať vytáhne Juda. Hle, dal jsem mu tu zem do rukou.“3Kmen Juda pak řekl svým bratrům ze Šimeona: „Pojďte s námi do našeho podílu bojovat proti Kanaáncům. My pak zase půjdeme s vámi do vašeho podílu.“ Kmen Šimeon s ním tedy šel.4Juda vytáhl a Hospodin vydal Kanaánce i Perizejce do jejich rukou. Pobili jich v Bezeku 10 000.5Tam také narazili na Adoni-bezeka a bojovali s ním. Kanaánce i Perizejce pobili,6ale Adoni-bezek uprchl. Pronásledovali ho, a když ho dopadli, usekali mu palce na rukou i na nohou.7Adoni-bezek tehdy řekl: „Sedmdesát králů s usekanými palci na rukou i na nohou sbíralo drobty pod mým stolem. Jak jsem jednal, tak mi Bůh odplatil.“ Odvedli ho do Jeruzaléma a tam zemřel.8Synové Judy zaútočili také na Jeruzalém a dobyli ho. Vybili město ostřím meče a vypálili.9Potom sestoupili, aby bojovali proti Kanaáncům bydlícím v horách, v Negevu a v podhůří.10Vytáhli také proti Kanaáncům obývajícím Hebron (dříve nazývaný Kiriat-arba), kde porazili Šešaje, Achimana a Talmaje.11Odtamtud kmen Juda vytáhl proti obyvatelům Debiru (dříve nazývanému Kiriat-sefer).12Káleb tehdy řekl: „Kdo udeří na Kiriat-sefer a dobude ho, tomu dám za ženu svou dceru Aksu.“13Dobyl ho Otniel, syn Kálebova mladšího bratra Kenaze, a tak mu dal svou dceru Aksu za ženu.14Jednou za ním přišla a nabádala ho, ať jejího otce žádá o pole. Když sesedla z osla, Káleb se jí zeptal: „Co bys ráda?“15„Dej mi, prosím, dárek,“ odpověděla. „Vždyť jsi mi dal zem v negevské poušti. Kéž bys mi dal studánky s vodou.“ A tak jí dal studánky – Horní i Dolní Gulot.[1]16S Judovými syny vytáhli z Palmového města[2] do Judské pouště na jih od Aradu také potomci Mojžíšova tchána, Kenijce. Když tam dorazili, usídlili se mezi místními.17Juda ale táhl se svým bratrem Šimeonem dál, vybili Kanaánce bydlící v Cefatu a vyhubili je jako proklaté. To město proto dostalo jméno Chorma, Klatba.18Juda dobýval také Gazu, Aškelon, Ekron a jejich okolí,19ale nedokázal obyvatele nížiny vyhnat, protože měli železné vozy. Hospodin však byl s Judou, a tak se mu podařilo zabrat pohoří.20Hebron dali podle Mojžíšova slova Kálebovi[3] a ten odsud vyhnal trojici Anakových synů.21Synové Benjamínovi ale nevyhnali Jebusejce bydlící v Jeruzalémě, a tak Jebusejci žijí v Jeruzalémě spolu s Benjamínci až dodnes.22Také Josefovi potomci vytáhli, a to na Bet-el, a Hospodin byl s nimi.23Když vyslali muže, aby prozkoumali Bet-el (dříve nazývaný Luz),24uviděli zvědové z města vycházet nějakého muže. „Ukaž nám, prosím, kudy do města,“ řekli mu, „a zachováme se k tobě milosrdně.“25Ukázal jim tedy, kudy do města, a oni to město vybili ostřím meče. Toho muže ale i s celou rodinou propustili.26Odešel pak do země Chetitů, vystavěl město, nazval je Luz a tak se jmenuje až dodnes.27Kmen Manases ale nebyl s to dobýt Bet-šean ani Taanach s jejich vesnicemi. Nevyhnali ani obyvatele Doru, Jibleamu a Megida s jejich vesnicemi. Kanaánci totiž byli rozhodnuti v té zemi zůstat.28Když Izrael později zesílil, podrobil Kanaánce nuceným pracím, ale úplně se jich nezbavil.29Efraim nebyl s to vyhnat Kanaánce bydlící v Gezeru, a tak zůstali Kanaánci bydlet mezi nimi.30Zabulon nebyl s to vyhnat obyvatele Kitronu ani Nahalolu, a tak zůstali Kanaánci bydlet mezi nimi; byli však podrobeni nuceným pracím.31Ašer nebyl s to vyhnat obyvatele Akka, Sidonu, Achlabu, Achzibu, Chelby, Afeku ani Rechobu.32Ašerovci se tedy usídlili uprostřed kanaánských obyvatel země, protože je nedokázali vyhnat.33Neftalí nevyhnal obyvatele Bet-šemeše ani Bet-anatu, a tak se usídlil uprostřed kanaánských obyvatel země. Později však podrobili obyvatele Bet-šemeše a Bet-anatu nuceným pracím.34Syny Danovy zatlačili Emorejci do hor; vůbec je nenechali sestoupit do nížiny.35Emorejci byli rozhodnuti zůstat v Har-cheresu, v Ajalonu i v Šaalbimu. Teprve když vzrostla moc domu Josefova, byli podrobeni nuceným pracím.36Emorejská hranice vedla od průsmyku Akrabim, od Sely výše.
1After the death of Joshua, the people of Israel inquired of the Lord, “Who shall go up first for us against the Canaanites, to fight against them?” (Nu 27,21; Sd 20,18; 1S 22,10; 2S 2,1)2The Lord said, “Judah shall go up; behold, I have given the land into his hand.”3And Judah said to Simeon his brother, “Come up with me into the territory allotted to me, that we may fight against the Canaanites. And I likewise will go with you into the territory allotted to you.” So Simeon went with him. (Sd 1,17)4Then Judah went up and the Lord gave the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hand, and they defeated 10,000 of them at Bezek.5They found Adoni-bezek at Bezek and fought against him and defeated the Canaanites and the Perizzites.6Adoni-bezek fled, but they pursued him and caught him and cut off his thumbs and his big toes.7And Adoni-bezek said, “Seventy kings with their thumbs and their big toes cut off used to pick up scraps under my table. As I have done, so God has repaid me.” And they brought him to Jerusalem, and he died there. (Lv 24,19; 1S 15,33; L 16,21)8And the men of Judah fought against Jerusalem and captured it and struck it with the edge of the sword and set the city on fire. (Jz 15,63)9And afterward the men of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites who lived in the hill country, in the Negeb, and in the lowland. (Jz 9,1; Jz 11,2; Jz 11,16; Jz 12,8)10And Judah went against the Canaanites who lived in Hebron (now the name of Hebron was formerly Kiriath-arba), and they defeated Sheshai and Ahiman and Talmai. (Nu 13,22; Jz 14,15; Jz 15,13; Jz 15,14)11From there they went against the inhabitants of Debir. The name of Debir was formerly Kiriath-sepher.12And Caleb said, “He who attacks Kiriath-sepher and captures it, I will give him Achsah my daughter for a wife.”13And Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother, captured it. And he gave him Achsah his daughter for a wife. (Sd 3,9)14When she came to him, she urged him to ask her father for a field. And she dismounted from her donkey, and Caleb said to her, “What do you want?”15She said to him, “Give me a blessing. Since you have set me in the land of the Negeb, give me also springs of water.” And Caleb gave her the upper springs and the lower springs.16And the descendants of the Kenite, Moses’ father-in-law, went up with the people of Judah from the city of palms into the wilderness of Judah, which lies in the Negeb near Arad, and they went and settled with the people. (Nu 10,29; Nu 21,1; Dt 34,3; Sd 4,11; Sd 4,17; 1S 15,6)17And Judah went with Simeon his brother, and they defeated the Canaanites who inhabited Zephath and devoted it to destruction. So the name of the city was called Hormah.[1] (Nu 21,3; Sd 1,3)18Judah also captured Gaza with its territory, and Ashkelon with its territory, and Ekron with its territory. (Jz 11,22; Sd 3,3)19And the Lord was with Judah, and he took possession of the hill country, but he could not drive out the inhabitants of the plain because they had chariots of iron. (Jz 17,16; Jz 17,18; Sd 1,9; Sd 1,17)20And Hebron was given to Caleb, as Moses had said. And he drove out from it the three sons of Anak. (Nu 14,24; Dt 1,36; Jz 14,9; Jz 14,13; Jz 15,13; Sd 1,10)21But the people of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites who lived in Jerusalem, so the Jebusites have lived with the people of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this day. (Jz 15,63)22The house of Joseph also went up against Bethel, and the Lord was with them. (Sd 1,19)23And the house of Joseph scouted out Bethel. (Now the name of the city was formerly Luz.) (Gn 28,19; Gn 35,6; Gn 48,3; Jz 18,13)24And the spies saw a man coming out of the city, and they said to him, “Please show us the way into the city, and we will deal kindly with you.” (Jz 2,12; Jz 2,14)25And he showed them the way into the city. And they struck the city with the edge of the sword, but they let the man and all his family go.26And the man went to the land of the Hittites and built a city and called its name Luz. That is its name to this day. (Jz 1,4)
Failure to Complete the Conquest
27Manasseh did not drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shean and its villages, or Taanach and its villages, or the inhabitants of Dor and its villages, or the inhabitants of Ibleam and its villages, or the inhabitants of Megiddo and its villages, for the Canaanites persisted in dwelling in that land. (Jz 17,11)28When Israel grew strong, they put the Canaanites to forced labor, but did not drive them out completely.29And Ephraim did not drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer, so the Canaanites lived in Gezer among them. (Jz 16,10; 1Kr 9,16)30Zebulun did not drive out the inhabitants of Kitron, or the inhabitants of Nahalol, so the Canaanites lived among them, but became subject to forced labor. (Jz 19,15; Jz 21,35)31Asher did not drive out the inhabitants of Acco, or the inhabitants of Sidon or of Ahlab or of Achzib or of Helbah or of Aphik or of Rehob, (Jz 19,24)32so the Asherites lived among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land, for they did not drive them out.33Naphtali did not drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh, or the inhabitants of Beth-anath, so they lived among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land. Nevertheless, the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh and of Beth-anath became subject to forced labor for them. (Jz 19,32)34The Amorites pressed the people of Dan back into the hill country, for they did not allow them to come down to the plain. (Jz 19,47)35The Amorites persisted in dwelling in Mount Heres, in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim, but the hand of the house of Joseph rested heavily on them, and they became subject to forced labor. (Jz 19,42)36And the border of the Amorites ran from the ascent of Akrabbim, from Sela and upward. (Nu 34,4; Jz 15,3)