Livro de Josué 11

SAGRADA BIBLIA	DOUAI-RHEIMS
1 Jabin, rei de Asor, tendo notícias de todos esses acontecimentos, enviou mensageiro a Jobab, rei de Madon, ao rei de Semeron, ao rei de Acsaf,	1 And when Jabin king of Asor had heard these things, he sent to Jobab king of Madon, and to the king of Semeron, and to the king of Achsaph:
2 aos reis do norte da montanha e da planície, ao sul de Ceneret, na planície e nos planaltos de Dor, ao ocidente,	2 And to the kings of the north, that dwelt in the mountains and in the plains over against the south side of Ceneroth, and in the levels and the countries of Dor by the sea side :
3 aos cananeus do oriente e do ocidente, aos amorreus, aos hiteus, aos ferezeus, aos jebuseus na montanha, aos heveus ao pé do Hermon na terra de Masfa.	3 To the Chanaanites also on the ease and on the west, and the Amorrhite, and the Hethite, and the Pherezite, and the Jebusite in the mountains: to the Hevite also who dwelt at the foot of Hermon in the land of Maspha.
4 Entraram então em campanha com todos os seus exércitos, povo numeroso como a areia na praia do mar, com sua cavalaria e grande número de carros.	4 And they all came out with their troops, a people exceeding numerous as the sand that is on the sea shore, their horses also and chariots a very great multitude,
5 Todos esses reis juntaram-se e vieram acampar juntos, perto das águas de Merom, para combater Israel.	5 And all these kings assembled together at the waters of Merom, to fight against Israel.
6 O Senhor disse a Josué: Não os temas, porque amanhã, a esta mesma hora, eu os lançarei, ofegantes, diante de Israel. Cortarás os jarretes dos seus cavalos e queimarás os seus carros.	6 And the Lord said to Josue: Fear them not: for to morrow at this same hour I will deliver all these to be slain in the sight of Israel: thou shalt hamstring their horses, and thou shalt burn their chariots with fire.
7 Josué atacou-os repentinamente, com todos os seus guerreiros, junto às águas de Merom, e precipitou-se contra eles.	7 And Josue came, and all the army with him, against them to the waters of Merom on a sudden, and fell upon them.
8 O Senhor entregou-os nas mãos de Israel, que os bateu e os perseguiu até Sidon, a Grande, até as águas de Maserefot e até o vale de Masfa, para o oriente. E feriu-os até que não ficou um só.	8 And the Lord delivered them into the hands of Israel. And they defeated them, and chased them as far as the great Sidon, and the waters of Maserophot, and the field of Masphe, which is on the east side thereof. He slew them all, so as to leave no remains of them:
9 Josué tratou-os como o Senhor lhe tinha dito: jarretou seus cavalos e incendiou seus carros.	9 And he did as the Lord had commanded him, he hamstringed their horses and burned their chariots.
10 Voltando, nessa mesma época, Josué tomou Asor e matou à espada seu rei, porque Asor era antigamente a capital de todos esses reinos.	10 And presently turning back he took Asor: and slew the king thereof with the sword. Now Asor of old was the head of all these kingdoms.
11 Passaram ao fio da espada toda alma viva nessa cidade e votaram-na ao interdito. Nada ficou de tudo o que tinha vida, e incendiou-se Asor.	11 And he cut off all the souls that abode there: he left not in it any remains, but utterly destroyed all, and burned the city itself with fire.
12 Tomou também Josué todas as cidades desses reis {coligados} e passou-as ao fio da espada, votando-as ao interdito, como Moisés, servo do Senhor, tinha ordenado.	12 And he took and put to the sword and destroyed all the cities round about, and their kings, as Moses the servant of God had commanded him.
13 Entretanto, Israel não incendiou nenhuma das cidades situadas nas colinas, exceto unicamente Asor, que Josué queimou.	13 Except the cities that were on hills and high places, the rest Israel burned: only Asor that was very strong he consumed with fire.
14 Os filhos de Israel apossaram-se de todos os despojos dessas cidades e dos rebanhos. Quanto aos homens, porém, massacraram-nos todos com a espada, até exterminá-los completamente, sem deixar ninguém com vida.	14 And the children of Israel divided among themselves all the spoil of these cities and the cattle, killing all the men.
15 Como o Senhor tinha ordenado a Moisés, seu servo, assim Moisés ordenou a Josué; e este tudo executou, sem nada omitir do que o Senhor tinha prescrito a Moisés.	15 As the Lord had commanded Moses his servant, so did Moses command Josue, and he accomplished all: he left not one thing undone of all the commandments which the Lord had commanded Moses.
16 Conquistou, assim, Josué toda a terra, a montanha, o Negeb, o território de Gosen, a campina e a planície, o planalto de Israel e suas campinas,	16 So Josue took all the country of the hills, and of the south, and the land of Gosen, and the plains and the west country, and the mountain of Israel, and the plains thereof:
17 desde a montanha nua que sobe para Seir até Baal-Gad, no vale do Líbano ao pé do Hermon. Tomou todos os seus reis, feriu-os e matou-os.	17 And part of the mountain that goeth up to Seir as far as Baalgad, by the plain of Libanus under mount Hermon: all their kings he took, smote and slew.
18 Durante muito tempo combateu Josué contra esses reis.	18 Josue made war a long time against these kings.
19 Não houve cidade que se rendesse pacificamente aos israelitas, exceto os heveus de Gabaon. Foi necessário que se tomasse tudo à força,	19 There was hot a city that delivered itself to the children of Israel, except the Hevite, who dwelt in Gabaon: for he took all by fight.
20 porque era o desígnio do Senhor que se endurecesse o coração desses povos e que combatessem Israel; desse modo Israel pôde votá-los ao interdito sem piedade, e exterminá-los, como o Senhor tinha ordenado a Moisés.	20 For it was the sentence of the Lord, that their hearts should be hardened, and they should fight against Israel, and fall, and should not deserve any clemency, and should be destroyed as the Lord had commanded Moses.
21 Naquele tempo Josué marchou contra os enacim da montanha e os exterminou em Hebron, em Dabir, em Anab, e em toda a montanha de Judá e de Israel. E votou-os ao interdito com suas cidades.	21 At that time Josue came and cut off the Enacims from the mountains, from Hebron, and Dabir, and Anab, and from all the mountain of Juda and Israel, and destroyed their cities.
22 Não ficou um só enacim na terra dos filhos de Israel; só ficaram alguns em Gaza, em Get e em Azot.	22 He left not any of the stock of the Enacims, in the land of the children of Israel: except the cities of Gaza, and Geth, and Azotus, in which alone they were left.
23 Conquistou, pois, Josué toda a terra, como o Senhor tinha dito a Moisés, e deu-a em herança a Israel, repartindo-a segundo suas tribos. E a terra repousou da guerra.	23 So Josue took all the land, as the Lord spoke to Moses, and delivered it in possession to the children of Israel, according to their divisions and tribes. And the land rested from wars.