Joshua 10

vayehi khishmoa adoni-tsedeq melekh yerushalai͏m ki-lakhad yehoshua et-ha'ay vayyakharimah ka'asher asah lirikho ulemalkah ken-asah la'ay ulemalkah vekhi hishlimu yosheve givon et-yisra'el vayyihyu beqirbam

When King Adoni-zedek of Jerusalem learned that Joshua had captured Ai and proscribed it, treating Ai and its king as he had treated Jericho and its king, and that, moreover, the inhabitants of Gibeon had come to terms with Israel and remained among them,

vayyire'u me'od ki ir gedolah givon ke'akhat are hammamlakhah vekhi hi gedolah min-ha'ay vekhol-anasheha gibborim

he was very frightened. For Gibeon was a large city, like one of the royal cities—in fact, larger than Ai—and all its men were warriors.

vayyishlakh adoni-tsedeq melekh yerushalai͏m el-hoham melekh-khevron ve'el-piram melekh-yarmut ve'el-yafia melekh-lakhish ve'el-devir melekh-eglon lemor

So King Adoni-zedek of Jerusalem sent this message to King Hoham of Hebron, King Piram of Jarmuth, King Japhia of Lachish, and King Debir of Eglon:

alu-elay ve'izruni venakkeh et-givon ki-hishlimah et-yehoshua ve'et-bene yisra'el

“Come up and help me defeat Gibeon; for it has come to terms with Joshua and the Israelites.”

vayye'asefu vayya'alu khameshet malkhe ha'emori melekh yerushalai͏m melekh-khevron melekh-yarmut melekh-lakhish melekh-eglon hem vekhol-makhanehem vayyakhanu al-givon vayyillakhamu aleha

The five Amorite kings—the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon, with all their armies—joined forces and marched on Gibeon, and encamped against it and attacked it.

vayyishlekhu anshe givon el-yehoshua el-hammakhaneh haggilgalah lemor al-teref yadekha me'avadekha aleh elenu meherah vehoshi'ah lanu ve'ozrenu ki niqbetsu elenu kol-malkhe ha'emori yosheve hahar

The people of Gibeon thereupon sent this message to Joshua in the camp at Gilgal: “Do not fail your servants; come up quickly and aid us and deliver us, for all the Amorite kings of the hill country have gathered against us.”

vayya'al yehoshua min-haggilgal hu vekhol-am hammilkhamah immo vekhol gibbore hekhayil

So Joshua marched up from Gilgal with all his combat troops—all the trained warriors.

vayyomer Adonai el-yehoshua al-tira mehem ki veyadekha netattim lo-ya'amod ish mehem befanekha

GOD said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid of them, for I will deliver them into your hands; not one of them shall withstand you.”

vayyavo alehem yehoshua pitom kol-hallaylah alah min-haggilgal

Joshua took them by surprise, marching all night from Gilgal.

vayehummem Adonai lifne yisra'el vayyakkem makkah-gedolah begivon vayyirdefem derekh ma'aleh vet-khoron vayyakkem ad-azeqah ve'ad-maqqedah

GOD threw them into a panic before Israel: [Joshua] inflicted a crushing defeat on them at Gibeon, pursued them in the direction of the Beth-horon ascent, and harried them all the way to Azekah and Makkedah.

vayehi benusam mippene yisra'el hem bemorad bet-khoron va-Adonai hishlikh alehem avanim gedolot min-hashamayim ad-azeqah vayyamutu rabbim asher-metu be'avne habbarad me'asher haregu bene yisra'el bekharev

While they were fleeing before Israel down the descent from Beth-horon, GOD hurled huge stones on them from the sky, all the way to Azekah, and they perished; more perished from the hailstones than were killed by the Israelite weapons.

az yedabber yehoshua la-Adonai beyom tet Adonai et-ha'emori lifne bene yisra'el vayyomer le'ene yisra'el shemesh begivon dom veyareakh be'emeq ayyalon

On that occasion, when GOD routed the Amorites before the Israelites, Joshua addressed GOD; he said in the presence of the Israelites: “Stand still, O sun, at Gibeon, O moon, in the Valley of Aijalon!”

vayyiddom hashemesh veyareakh amad ad-yiqqom goy oyevayw halo-hi khetuvah al-sefer hayyashar vayya'amod hashemesh bakhatsi hashamayim velo-ats lavo keyom tamim

And the sun stood still And the moon halted, While a nation wreaked judgment on its foes —as is written in the Book of Jashar. Thus the sun halted in midheaven, and did not press on to set, for a whole day;

velo hayah kayyom hahu lefanayw ve'akharayw lishmoa Adonai beqol ish ki Adonai nilkham leyisra'el

for GOD fought for Israel. Neither before nor since has there ever been such a day, when GOD acted on words spoken by someone else.

vayyashov yehoshua vekhol-yisra'el immo el-hammakhaneh haggilgalah

Then Joshua together with all Israel returned to the camp at Gilgal.

vayyanusu khameshet hammelakhim ha'elleh vayyekhave'u vamme'arah bemaqqedah

Meanwhile, those five kings fled and hid in a cave at Makkedah.

vayyuggad lihoshua lemor nimtse'u khameshet hammelakhim nekhbe'im bamme'arah bemaqqedah

When it was reported to Joshua that the five kings had been found hiding in a cave at Makkedah,

vayyomer yehoshua gollu avanim gedolot el-pi hamme'arah vehafqidu aleha anashim leshomram

Joshua ordered, “Roll large stones up against the mouth of the cave, and post some men over it to keep guard over them.

ve'attem al-ta'amodu ridfu akhare oyevekhem vezinnavtem otam al-tittenum lavo el-arehem ki netanam Adonai elohekhem beyedkhem

But as for the rest of you, don’t stop, but press on the heels of your enemies and harass them from the rear. Don’t let them reach their towns, for the ETERNAL your God has delivered them into your hands.”

vayehi kekhallot yehoshua uvene yisra'el lehakkotam makkah gedolah-me'od ad-tummam vehasseridim saredu mehem vayyavo'u el-are hammivtsar

When Joshua and the Israelites had finished dealing them a deadly blow, they were wiped out, except for some fugitives who escaped into the fortified towns.

vayyashuvu khol-ha'am el-hammakhaneh el-yehoshua maqqedah beshalom lo-kharats livne yisra'el le'ish et-leshono

The whole army returned in safety to Joshua in the camp at Makkedah; no one so much as snarled at the Israelites.

vayyomer yehoshua pitkhu et-pi hamme'arah vehotsi'u elay et-khameshet hammelakhim ha'elleh min-hamme'arah

And now Joshua ordered, “Open the mouth of the cave, and bring those five kings out of the cave to me.”

vayya'asu khen vayyotsi'u elayw et-khameshet hammelakhim ha'elleh min-hamme'arah et melekh yerushalai͏m et-melekh khevron et-melekh yarmut et-melekh lakhish et-melekh eglon

This was done. Those five kings—the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon—were brought out to him from the cave.

vayehi kehotsi'am et-hammelakhim ha'elleh el-yehoshua vayyiqra yehoshua el-kol-ish yisra'el vayyomer el-qetsine anshe hammilkhamah hehalekhu itto qirvu simu et-raglekhem al-tsavvere hammelakhim ha'elleh vayyiqrevu vayyasimu et-raglehem al-tsavverehem

And when the kings were brought out to Joshua, Joshua summoned everyone on Israel’s side and ordered the army officers who had accompanied him, “Come forward and place your feet on the necks of these kings.” They came forward and placed their feet on their necks.

vayyomer alehem yehoshua al-tire'u ve'al-tekhattu khizqu ve'imtsu ki khakhah ya'aseh Adonai lekhol-oyevekhem asher attem nilkhamim otam

Joshua said to them, “Do not be frightened or dismayed; be firm and resolute. For this is what GOD is going to do to all the enemies with whom you are at war.”

vayyakkem yehoshua akhare-khen vayemitem vayyitlem al khamisha etsim vayyihyu teluyim al-ha'etsim ad-ha'arev

After that, Joshua had them put to death and impaled on five stakes, and they remained impaled on the stakes until evening.

vayehi le'et bo hashemesh tsivvah yehoshua vayyoridum me'al ha'etsim vayyashlikhum el-hamme'arah asher nekhbe'u-sham vayyasimu avanim gedolot al-pi hamme'arah ad-etsem hayyom hazzeh

At sunset Joshua ordered them taken down from the poles and thrown into the cave in which they had hidden. Large stones were placed over the mouth of the cave, [and there they are] to this very day.

ve'et-maqqedah lakhad yehoshua bayyom hahu vayyakkeha lefi-kherev ve'et-malkah hekherim otam ve'et-kol-hannefesh asher-bah lo hishir sarid vayya'as lemelekh maqqedah ka'asher asah lemelekh yerikho

At that time Joshua captured Makkedah and put it and its king to the sword, proscribing it and every person in it and leaving none that escaped. And he treated the king of Makkedah as he had treated the king of Jericho.

vayya'avor yehoshua vekhol-yisra'el immo mimmaqqedah livnah vayyillakhem im-livnah

From Makkedah, Joshua proceeded with all Israel to Libnah, and he attacked it.

vayyitten Adonai gam-otah beyad yisra'el ve'et-malkah vayyakkeha lefi-kherev ve'et-kol-hannefesh asher-bah lo-hishir bah sarid vayya'as lemalkah ka'asher asah lemelekh yerikho

GOD delivered it and its king into the hands of Israel; they put it and all the people in it to the sword, letting none escape. And he treated its king as he had treated the king of Jericho.

vayya'avor yehoshua vekhol-yisra'el immo millivnah lakhishah vayyikhan aleha vayyillakhem bah

From Libnah, Joshua proceeded with all Israel to Lachish; he encamped against it and attacked it.

vayyitten Adonai et-lakhish beyad yisra'el vayyilkedah bayyom hasheni vayyakkeha lefi-kherev ve'et-kol-hannefesh asher-bah kekhol asher-asah lelivnah

GOD delivered Lachish into the hands of Israel. They captured it on the second day and put it and all the people in it to the sword, just as they had done to Libnah.

az alah horam melekh gezer lazor et-lakhish vayyakkehu yehoshua ve'et-ammo ad-bilti hishir-lo sarid

At that time King Horam of Gezer marched to the help of Lachish; but Joshua defeated him and his army, letting none of them escape.

vayya'avor yehoshua vekhol-yisra'el immo millakhish eglonah vayyakhanu aleha vayyillakhamu aleha

From Lachish, Joshua proceeded with all Israel to Eglon; they encamped against it and attacked it.

vayyilkeduha bayyom hahu vayyakkuha lefi-kherev ve'et kol-hannefesh asher-bah bayyom hahu hekherim kekhol asher-asah lelakhish

They captured it on the same day and put it to the sword, proscribing all the people that were in it, as they had done to Lachish.

vayya'al yehoshua vekhol-yisra'el immo me'eglonah khevronah vayyillakhamu aleha

From Eglon, Joshua marched with all Israel to Hebron and attacked it.

vayyilkeduha vayyakkuha-lefi-kherev ve'et-malkah ve'et-kol-areha ve'et-kol-hannefesh asher-bah lo-hishir sarid kekhol asher-asah le'eglon vayyakharem otah ve'et-kol-hannefesh asher-bah

They captured it and put it, its king, and all its towns, and all the people that were in it, to the sword. He let none escape, proscribing it and all the people in it, just as he had done in the case of Eglon.

vayyashov yehoshua vekhol-yisra'el immo devirah vayyillakhem aleha

Joshua and all Israel with him then turned back to Debir and attacked it.

vayyilkedah ve'et-malkah ve'et-kol-areha vayyakkum lefi-kherev vayyakharimu et-kol-nefesh asher-bah lo hishir sarid ka'asher asah lekhevron ken-asah lidvirah ulemalkah vekha'asher asah lelivnah ulemalkah

He captured it and its king and all its towns. They put them to the sword and proscribed all the people in it. They let none escape; just as they had done to Hebron, and as they had done to Libnah and its king, so they did to Debir and its king.

vayyakkeh yehoshua et-kol-ha'arets hahar vehannegev vehashefelah veha'ashedot ve'et kol-malkhehem lo hishir sarid ve'et kol-hanneshamah hekherim ka'asher tsivvah Adonai elohe yisra'el

Thus Joshua conquered the whole country: the hill country, the Negeb, the Shephelah, and the slopes, with all their kings; he let none escape, but proscribed everything that breathed—as the ETERNAL, the God of Israel, had commanded.

vayyakkem yehoshua miqqadesh barnea ve'ad-azzah ve'et kol-erets goshen ve'ad-givon

Joshua conquered them from Kadesh-barnea to Gaza, all the land of Goshen, and up to Gibeon.

ve'et kol-hammelakhim ha'elleh ve'et-artsam lakhad yehoshua pa'am ekhat ki Adonai elohe yisra'el nilkham leyisra'el

All those kings and their lands were conquered by Joshua at a single stroke, for the ETERNAL, the God of Israel, fought for Israel.

vayyashov yehoshua vekhol-yisra'el immo el-hammakhaneh haggilgalah

Then Joshua, with all Israel, returned to the camp at Gilgal.