Judges 1 Free Bible Version
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1 After Joshua died, the Israelites asked the Lord, “Which tribe from among us should go first and attack the Canaanites?”
1 Y ACONTECIÓ después de la muerte de Josué, que los hijos de Israel consultaron á Jehová, diciendo: ¿Quién subirá por nosotros el primero á pelear contra los Cananeos?
1 After the death of Joshua, the children of Israel asked of Yahweh, saying, “Who should go up for us first against the Canaanites, to fight against them?”
2 “Judah is to go first,” the Lord replied. “I have handed the land over to them.”
2 Y Jehová respondió: Judá subirá; he aquí que yo he entregado la tierra en sus manos.
2 Yahweh said, “Judah shall go up. Behold, I have delivered the land into his hand.”
3 The men of Judah said to their relatives of the tribe of Simeon, “Come with us to the land that has been allotted to us, and fight together with us against the Canaanites. Then we'll do the same for you and your allotted land.” So the tribe of Simeon joined with them.
3 Y Judá dijo á Simeón su hermano: Sube conmigo á mi suerte, y peleemos contra el Cananeo, y yo también iré contigo á tu suerte. Y Simeón fué con él.
3 Judah said to Simeon his brother, “Come up with me into my lot, that we may fight against the Canaanites; and I likewise will go with you into your lot.” So Simeon went with him.
4 The men of Judah attacked the Canaanites and Perizzites, and the Lord handed them over in defeat. They killed ten thousand of the enemy at the town of Bezek.
4 Y subió Judá, y Jehová entregó en sus manos al Cananeo y al Pherezeo; y de ellos hirieron en Bezec diez mil hombres.
4 Judah went up, and Yahweh delivered the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hand. They struck ten thousand men in Bezek.
5 There they confronted Adoni-bezek and fought with him, defeating the Canaanites and Perizzites.
5 Y hallaron á Adoni-bezec en Bezec, y pelearon contra él: é hirieron al Cananeo y al Pherezeo.
5 They found Adoni-Bezek in Bezek, and they fought against him. They struck the Canaanites and the Perizzites.
6 Adoni-bezek ran away, but they chased after him and captured him, and then cut off his thumbs and big toes.
6 Mas Adoni-bezec huyó; y siguiéronle, y prendiéronle, y cortáronle los pulgares de las manos y de los pies.
6 But Adoni-Bezek fled. They pursued him, caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his big toes.
7 Adoni-bezek said, “I had seventy kings with their thumbs and big toes cut off picking up left-overs from under my table. Now God has paid me back in the same way what I did to them.” They took him to Jerusalem where he died.
7 Entonces dijo Adoni-bezec: Setenta reyes, cortados los pulgares de sus manos y de sus pies, cogían [las migajas] debajo de mi mesa: como yo hice, así me ha pagado Dios. Y metiéronle en Jerusalem, donde murió.
7 Adoni-Bezek said, “Seventy kings, having their thumbs and their big toes cut off, scavenged under my table. As I have done, so God has done to me.” They brought him to Jerusalem, and he died there.
8 The men of Judah attacked Jerusalem and conquered it. They killed the inhabitants with the sword and burned the town down.
8 Y habían combatido los hijos de Judá á Jerusalem, y la habían tomado, y metido á cuchillo, y puesto á fuego la ciudad.
8 The children of Judah fought against Jerusalem, took it, struck it with the edge of the sword, and set the city on fire.
9 After this the men of Judah went to fight against the Canaanites living in the hill country, in the Negev, and in the foothills of the lowlands.
9 Después los hijos de Judá descendieron para pelear contra el Cananeo que habitaba en las montañas, y al mediodía, y en los llanos.
9 After that, the children of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites who lived in the hill country, and in the South, and in the lowland.
10 They attacked the Canaanites who lived in Hebron (previously known as Kiriath Arba) and defeated Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai.
10 Y partió Judá contra el Cananeo que habitaba en Hebrón, la cual se llamaba antes Chîriath-arba; é hirieron á Sesai, y á Ahiman, y á Talmai.
10 Judah went against the Canaanites who lived in Hebron. (The name of Hebron before that was Kiriath Arba.) They struck Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai.
11 From there they went on to attack the people living in Debir (previously known as Kiriath Sepher).
11 Y de allí fué á los que habitaban en Debir, que antes se llamaba Chîriath-sepher.
11 From there he went against the inhabitants of Debir. (The name of Debir before that was Kiriath Sepher.)
12 Caleb announced, “I will give my daughter Acsah in marriage to whoever attacks and captures Kiriath Sepher.”
12 Y dijo Caleb: El que hiriere á Chîriath-sepher, y la tomare, yo le daré á Axa mi hija por mujer.
12 Caleb said, “I will give Achsah my daughter as wife to the man who strikes Kiriath Sepher, and takes it.”
13 Othniel, son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother, was the one who captured it, so he gave him his daughter Acsah in marriage.
13 Y tomóla Othoniel hijo de Cenez, hermano menor de Caleb: y él le dió á Axa su hija por mujer.
13 Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother, took it, so he gave him Achsah his daughter as his wife.
14 When Acsah came to Othniel, she encouraged him to ask her father for a field. As she got off her donkey, Caleb asked her, “What do you want?”
14 Y cuando la llevaban, persuadióle que pidiese á su padre un campo. Y ella se apeó del asno, y Caleb le dijo: ¿Qué tienes?
14 When she came, she got him to ask her father for a field. She got off her donkey; and Caleb said to her, “What would you like?”
15 “Please give me a blessing,” she replied. “You gave me land that's like the desert, so please give me springs of water as well.” So Caleb gave her the upper and lower springs.
15 Ella entonces le respondió: Dame una bendición: que pues me has dado tierra de secadal, me des también fuentes de aguas. Entonces Caleb le dió las fuentes de arriba y las fuentes de abajo.
15 She said to him, “Give me a blessing; because you have set me in the land of the South, give me also springs of water.” Then Caleb gave her the upper springs and the lower springs.
16 The descendants of Moses' father-in-law, the Kenite, went with the people of Judah from the city of palms to the wilderness of Judah in the Negev near Arad where they settled among the people.
16 Y los hijos de Cineo, suegro de Moisés, subieron de la ciudad de las palmas con los hijos de Judá al desierto de Judá, que está al mediodía de Arad: y fueron y habitaron con el pueblo.
16 The children of the Kenite, Moses’ brother-in-law, went up out of the city of palm trees with the children of Judah into the wilderness of Judah, which is in the south of Arad; and they went and lived with the people.
17 Then Judah joined Simeon and defeated the Canaanites living in Zephath. They completely destroyed the town, so they named it Hormah.
17 Y fué Judá á su hermano Simeón, é hirieron al Cananeo que habitaba en Sephath, y asoláronla: y pusieron por nombre á la ciudad, Horma.
17 Judah went with Simeon his brother, and they struck the Canaanites who inhabited Zephath, and utterly destroyed it. The name of the city was called Hormah.
18 Judah also captured the towns of Gaza, Ashkelon, and Ekron, each with its surrounding territory.
18 Tomó también Judá á Gaza con su término, y á Ascalón con su término, y á Ecrón con su término.
18 Also Judah took Gaza with its border, and Ashkelon with its border, and Ekron with its border.
19 The Lord was with Judah, and they took over the hill country, but they could not drive out the people living on the plain because they had iron chariots.
19 Y fué Jehová con Judá, y echó á los de las montañas; mas no pudo echar á los que habitaban en los llanos, los cuales tenían carros herrados.
19 Yahweh was with Judah, and drove out the inhabitants of the hill country; for he could not drive out the inhabitants of the valley, because they had chariots of iron.
20 As Moses had stipulated, Hebron was given to Caleb, who drove out from it the descendants of three sons of Anak.
20 Y dieron Hebrón á Caleb, como Moisés había dicho: y él echó de allí tres hijos de Anac.
20 They gave Hebron to Caleb, as Moses had said, and he drove the three sons of Anak out of there.
21 However, Benjamin could not drive out the Jebusites, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so the Jebusites live among the people of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this very day.
21 Mas al Jebuseo que habitaba en Jerusalem, no echaron los hijos de Benjamín, y así el Jebuseo habitó con los hijos de Benjamín en Jerusalem hasta hoy.
21 The children of Benjamin didn’t drive out the Jebusites who inhabited Jerusalem, but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this day.
22 The descendants of Joseph went and attacked the town of Bethel, and the Lord was with them.
22 También los de la casa de José subieron á Beth-el; y fué Jehová con ellos.
22 The house of Joseph also went up against Bethel, and Yahweh was with them.
23 They sent spies to investigate Bethel, which was previously known as Luz.
23 Y los de la casa de José pusieron espías en Beth-el, la cual ciudad antes se llamaba Luz.
23 The house of Joseph sent to spy out Bethel. (The name of the city before that was Luz.)
24 The spies saw a man leaving the town and told him, “Please show us how to get into town, and we will treat you well.”
24 Y los que espiaban vieron un hombre que salía de la ciudad, y dijéronle: Muéstranos ahora la entrada de la ciudad, y haremos contigo misericordia.
24 The watchers saw a man come out of the city, and they said to him, “Please show us the entrance into the city, and we will deal kindly with you.”
25 The man showed them the way into the town, and they killed all the inhabitants except the man and his family, whom they let go.
25 Y él les mostró la entrada á la ciudad, é hiriéronla á filo de espada; mas dejaron á aquel hombre con toda su familia.
25 He showed them the entrance into the city, and they struck the city with the edge of the sword; but they let the man and all his family go.
26 The man moved to the country of the Hittites, and built a town there and called it Luz, which is its name to this day.
26 Y fuese el hombre á la tierra de los Hetheos, y edificó una ciudad, á la cual llamó Luz: [y] este es su nombre hasta hoy.
26 The man went into the land of the Hittites, built a city, and called its name Luz, which is its name to this day.
27 However, Manasseh didn't drive out the people living in the towns of Beth Shan, Taanach, Dor, Ibleam, Megiddo and their surrounding villages because the Canaanites insisted on living in the land.
27 Tampoco Manasés echó á [los de] Beth-sean, ni á [los de] sus aldeas, ni á [los de] Taanach y sus aldeas, ni á los de Dor y sus aldeas, ni á los habitantes de Ibleam y sus aldeas, ni á los que habitaban en Megiddo y en sus aldeas: mas el Cananeo quiso habitar en esta tierra.
27 Manasseh didn’t drive out the inhabitants of Beth Shean and its towns, nor Taanach and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Dor and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and its towns; but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.
28 When the Israelites grew stronger, they made the Canaanites do forced labor, but they never completely drove them out.
28 Empero cuando Israel tomó fuerzas hizo al Cananeo tributario, mas no lo echó.
28 When Israel had grown strong, they put the Canaanites to forced labor, and didn’t utterly drive them out.
29 Ephraim didn't drive out the Canaanites living in the town of Gezer, so the Canaanites went on living there among them.
29 Tampoco Ephraim echó al Cananeo que habitaba en Gezer; antes habitó el Cananeo en medio de ellos en Gezer.
29 Ephraim didn’t drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer, but the Canaanites lived in Gezer among them.
30 Zebulun didn't drive out the people living in the towns of Kitron and Nahalol, so the Canaanites went on living there among them. However, the Canaanites were made to do forced labor for the people of Zebulun.
30 Tampoco Zabulón echó á los que habitaban en Chîtron y á los que habitaban en Naalol; mas el Cananeo habitó en medio de él, y le fueron tributarios.
30 Zebulun didn’t drive out the inhabitants of Kitron, nor the inhabitants of Nahalol; but the Canaanites lived among them, and became subject to forced labor.
31 Asher didn't drive out the people living in the towns of Acco, Sidon, Ahlab, Achzib, Helbah, Aphik, and Rehob,
31 Tampoco Aser echó á los que habitaban en Achô, y á los que habitaban en Sidón, y en Ahlab, y en Achzib, y en Helba, y en Aphec, y en Rehod:
31 Asher didn’t drive out the inhabitants of Acco, nor the inhabitants of Sidon, nor of Ahlab, nor of Achzib, nor of Helbah, nor of Aphik, nor of Rehob;
32 so the people of Asher went on living there among the Canaanite inhabitants of the land because they hadn't driven them out.
32 Antes moró Aser entre los Cananeos que habitaban en la tierra; pues no los echó.
32 but the Asherites lived among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land, for they didn’t drive them out.
33 Naphtali didn't drive out the people living in the towns of Beth-shemesh and Beth-anath. So the people of Asher went on living there among the Canaanite inhabitants of the land because they hadn't driven them out. However, the people of Beth-shemesh and Beth-anath were made to do forced labor for the people of Naphtali.
33 Tampoco Nephtalí echó á los que habitaban en Beth-semes, y á los que habitaban en Beth-anath, sino que moró entre los Cananeos que habitaban en la tierra; mas fuéronle tributarios los moradores de Beth-semes, y los moradores de Beth-anath.
33 Naphtali didn’t drive out the inhabitants of Beth Shemesh, nor the inhabitants of Beth Anath; but he lived among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land. Nevertheless the inhabitants of Beth Shemesh and of Beth Anath became subject to forced labor.
34 The Amorites pushed the people of Dan back into the hill country—they did not let them come down into the lowlands.
34 Los Amorrheos apretaron á los hijos de Dan hasta el monte; que no los dejaron descender á la campiña.
34 The Amorites forced the children of Dan into the hill country, for they would not allow them to come down to the valley;
35 The Amorites insisted on remaining in Mount Heres, Aijalon, and Shaalbim, but when the tribes of Joseph grew stronger, the Amorites were made to do forced labor.
35 Y quiso el Amorrheo habitar en el monte de Heres, en Ajalón y en Saalbín; mas como la mano de la casa de José tomó fuerzas, hiciéronlos tributarios.
35 but the Amorites would dwell in Mount Heres, in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim. Yet the hand of the house of Joseph prevailed, so that they became subject to forced labor.
36 The border with the Amorites ran from Scorpion Pass through Sela and on up from there.
36 Y el término del Amorrheo fué desde la subida de Acrabim, desde la piedra, y arriba.
36 The border of the Amorites was from the ascent of Akrabbim, from the rock, and upward.
People & places in this chapter
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People
Acsah
Caleb's daughter, given in marriage to Othniel when he captured Kiriath-sepher, who asked her father to add springs of water to the Negev land he had given her.
Cited in the guide: Joshua 15:16; Joshua 15:18–19; Judges 1:12–15
Adoni-bezek
Canaanite king whom Judah captured at Bezek and whose thumbs and big toes they cut off, as he had done to seventy kings, and who died in Jerusalem.
Cited in the guide: Judges 1:5; Judges 1:6; Judges 1:7
Ahiman
One of three descendants of Anak whom the spies saw living at Hebron.
Cited in the guide: Numbers 13:22; Joshua 15:14; Judges 1:10
Kenaz
Brother of Caleb (his younger brother, according to Judges) and father of Othniel, the first judge after Joshua.
Cited in the guide: Joshua 15:17; Judges 1:13; Judges 3:9
Othniel
Son of Caleb's brother Kenaz who captured Kiriath-sepher and so won Caleb's daughter Acsah as his wife, and later, with the Spirit of the LORD upon him, judged Israel and defeated…
Cited in the guide: Joshua 15:17; Judges 1:13; Judges 3:9–11
Sheshai
One of three descendants of Anak whom the spies saw living at Hebron.
Cited in the guide: Numbers 13:22; Joshua 15:14; Judges 1:10
Talmai
One of three descendants of Anak whom the spies saw living at Hebron.
Cited in the guide: Numbers 13:22; Joshua 15:14; Judges 1:10
Cross references (33)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Numbers 27:21; Judges 20:18; Judges 20:28; 1 Samuel 23:9–10; Exodus 28:30
- 2 Revelation 5:5; Hebrews 7:14; Genesis 49:8–10; Numbers 2:3; Psalm 78:68–70
- 3 Joshua 19:1; Judges 1:17; 2 Samuel 10:11; Genesis 29:33
- 4 1 Samuel 11:8; Joshua 11:6–8; 1 Samuel 14:6; 1 Samuel 17:46–47; Deuteronomy 9:3
- 7 Revelation 13:10; 1 Samuel 15:33; James 2:13; Luke 6:37–38; Leviticus 24:19–21
- 8 Joshua 15:63; Judges 1:21
- 9 Joshua 10:36; Joshua 15:13–20; Joshua 11:21
- 10 Joshua 14:15; Numbers 13:22; Jeremiah 9:23; Judges 1:20; Numbers 13:33
- 11 Joshua 15:15; Joshua 10:38–39
- 12 Joshua 15:16–17; 1 Samuel 17:25; 1 Samuel 18:23
- 13 Judges 3:9
- 14 Joshua 15:18–19
- 15 Hebrews 6:7; 1 Peter 3:9; Genesis 33:11; 2 Corinthians 9:5; 1 Samuel 25:27
- 16 Numbers 10:29–32; Judges 4:11; 1 Samuel 15:6; Numbers 21:1; Deuteronomy 34:3
- 17 Numbers 21:3; 2 Chronicles 14:10; Judges 1:3; Numbers 14:45; Joshua 19:4
- 18 Joshua 11:22; Judges 3:3; 1 Samuel 6:17; Joshua 13:3; Joshua 15:45–47
- 19 Isaiah 41:10; Psalm 60:12; Judges 1:2; Philippians 4:13; Matthew 17:19–20
- 20 Judges 1:10; Deuteronomy 1:36; Joshua 15:13–14; Numbers 14:24; Joshua 21:11–12
- 21 Joshua 15:63; 2 Samuel 5:6–9; Judges 1:8; Judges 19:10–12; Joshua 18:11–28
- 22 Judges 1:19; 1 Chronicles 7:29; Joshua 16:1–4; Genesis 49:24; Joshua 14:4
- 23 Genesis 28:19; Genesis 48:3; Genesis 35:6; Joshua 7:2; Judges 18:2
- 24 1 Samuel 30:15; Joshua 2:12–14
- 25 Joshua 6:22–25
- 26 2 Kings 7:6; 2 Chronicles 1:17
- 27 Psalm 106:34–35; Jeremiah 48:10; Joshua 17:11–13; 1 Samuel 15:9; Judges 1:1
- 29 Joshua 16:10; 1 Kings 9:16
- 30 Joshua 19:15
- 31 Joshua 19:24–30
- 32 Psalm 106:34–35
- 33 Joshua 19:32–38; Psalm 18:24; Judges 1:30; Judges 1:35
- 34 Joshua 19:47; Judges 18:1
- 35 Joshua 19:42; Joshua 10:12; Judges 12:12; 1 Kings 4:9
- 36 Numbers 34:4; Joshua 15:2–3
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