Judges 1 Geneva Bible (1599)
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- Original 16th-century spelling.
1 After that Ioshua was dead, the children of Israel asked ye Lord, saying, Who shall goe vp for vs against the Canaanites, to fight first against them?
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 And the Lord said, Iudah shall goe vp: behold, I haue giuen the land into his hande.
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 And Iudah said vnto Simeon his brother, Come vp with me into my lot, that we may fight against the Canaanites: and I likewise will goe with thee into thy lot: so Simeon went with him.
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 Then Iudah went vp, and the Lord deliuered the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hands, and they slew of them in Bezek ten thousand men.
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 And they founde Adoni-bezek in Bezek: and they fought against him, and slewe the Canaanites, and the 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 But Adoni-bezek fled, and they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off the thumbes of his hands and of his feete.
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 And Adoni-bezek said, Seuentie Kings hauing the thumbes of their hands and of their feete cut off, gathered bread vnder my table: as I haue done, so God hath rewarded me. so they brought him to Ierusalem, and there 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 (Nowe the children of Iudah had fought against Ierusalem, and had taken it and smitten it with the edge of the sworde, and had set the citie on fire.)
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 Afterwarde also the children of Iudah went downe to fight against the Canaanites, that dwelt in the mountaine, and towarde the South, and in the lowe countrey.
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 And Iudah went against the Canaanites that dwelt in Hebron, which Hebron beforetime was called Kiriath-arba: and they slewe Sheshai, and 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 And from thence hee went to the inhabitantes of Debir, and the name of Debir in olde time was 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 And Caleb saide, He that smiteth Kiriath-sepher, and taketh it, euen to him wil I giue Achsah my daughter to wife.
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 And Othniel the sonne of Kenaz Calebs yonger brother tooke it, to whome hee gaue Achsah his daughter to wife.
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 And when shee came to him, shee mooued him to aske of her father a field, and shee lighted off her asse, and Caleb saide vnto her, What wilt thou?
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 And shee answered him, Giue mee a blessing: for thou hast giuen me a South countrey, giue me also springs of water: and Caleb gaue her the springs aboue and the springs beneath.
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 And the childre of Keni Moses father in law went vp out of the citie of the palme trees with the children of Iudah, into the wildernesse of Iudah, that lieth in the South of Arad, and went and dwelt 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 But Iudah went with Simeon his brother, and they slewe the Canaanites that inhabited Zephath, and vtterly destroied it, and called the name of the citie 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 Also Iudah tooke Azzah with the coasts thereof, and Askelon with the coasts thereof, and Ekron with the coastes thereof.
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 And the Lord was with Iudah, and he possessed the mountaines: for he could not driue out the inhabitantes of the valleis, because they had charrets of yron.
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 And they gaue Hebron vnto Caleb, as Moses had saide, and hee expelled thence the three sonnes 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 But the children of Beniamin did not cast out the Iebusites, that inhabited Ierusalem: therefore the Iebusites dwell with the children of Beniamin in Ierusalem vnto this 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 They also that were of the house of Ioseph, went vp to Beth-el, 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 And the house of Ioseph caused to viewe Beth-el (and the name of the citie beforetime was 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 And the spies sawe a man come out of the citie, and they saide vnto him, Shewe vs, we praie thee, the way into the citie, and we will shewe thee mercie.
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 And when hee had shewed them the waie into the citie, they smote the citie with the edge of the sworde, but they let the man and all his housholde depart.
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 Then the man went into the lande of the Hittites, and built a citie, and called the name thereof Luz, which is the name thereof vnto this daie.
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 Neither did Manasseh destroie Bethshean with her townes, nor Taanach with her townes, nor the inhabitantes of Dor with her townes, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam with her townes, neither the inhabitants of Megiddo with her townes: but the Canaanites dwelled still in that lande.
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 Neuerthelesse when Israel was strong, they put the Canaanites to tribute, and expelled them not wholly.
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 Likewise Ephraim expelled not the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer, but the Canaanites dwelt in Gezer 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 Neither did Zebulun expell the inhabitants of Kitron, nor the inhabitants of Nahalol, but the Canaanites dwelt among them, and became tributaries.
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 Neither did Asher cast out the inhabitants of Accho, nor the inhabitants of Zidon, nor of Ahlab, nor of Achzib, nor of Helbah, nor of Aphik, nor of 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 But the Asherites dwelt among the Canaanites the inhabitantes of the lande: for they did not driue 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 Neither did Naphtali driue out the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh, nor the inhabitants of Beth-anath, but dwelt among the Canaanites the inhabitants of the lande: neuerthelesse the inhabitantes of Beth-shemesh, and of Beth-anath became tributaries vnto them.
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 And the Amorites droue the children of Dan into the mountaine: so that they suffered them not to come downe to the valley.
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 And the Ammonites dwelt still in mount Heres in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim, and when the hand of Iosephs familie preuailed, they became tributaries:
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 And the coast of the Amorites was from Maaleh-akrabbim, euen from Selah and vpward.
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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