Joshua 12 – NIRV & BPH

New International Reader’s Version

Joshua 12:1-24

Israel Wins the Battle Over the Kings in the Land

1The Israelites took over the territory east of the Jordan River. The land they captured reached from the Arnon River valley to Mount Hermon. It included the whole east side of the Arabah Valley. Israel won the battle over the kings of that whole territory. Here are the lands Israel captured from the kings they won the battle over.

2They took over the land of Sihon. He was the king of the Amorites. He ruled in Heshbon.

The land he ruled over begins at Aroer. Aroer is on the rim of the Arnon River valley. Sihon ruled from the middle of the valley to the Jabbok River. The Jabbok is the border of Ammon. Sihon’s territory included half of Gilead.

3He also ruled over the east side of the Arabah Valley. That land begins at the Sea of Galilee. It goes to the Dead Sea and over to Beth Jeshimoth. Then it goes south, below the slopes of Pisgah.

4Israel also took over the territory of Og. He was the king of Bashan. He was one of the last of the Rephaites. He ruled in Ashtaroth and Edrei.

5He ruled over Mount Hermon, Salekah and the whole land of Bashan. Og’s kingdom reached all the way to the border of Geshur and Maakah. He ruled over half of Gilead. His land reached the border of Sihon, the king of Heshbon.

6Moses was the servant of the Lord. Moses and the Israelites won the battle over those two kings. He gave their land to the tribes of Reuben and Gad and half of the tribe of Manasseh. He gave it to them as their share.

7Joshua and the Israelites won the battle over the kings who ruled west of the Jordan River. The lands of those kings reached from Baal Gad in the Valley of Lebanon to Mount Halak, which rises toward Seir. Joshua gave their lands to the tribes of Israel as their very own. He divided them up and gave each tribe its share. 8Those lands included the central hill country, the western hills and the Arabah Valley. They also included the mountain slopes, the Desert of Judah and the Negev Desert. Those lands belonged to the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites.

Here are the kings Israel won the battle over.

9the king of Jericho onethe king of Ai, which is near Bethel one10the king of Jerusalem onethe king of Hebron one11the king of Jarmuth onethe king of Lachish one12the king of Eglon onethe king of Gezer one13the king of Debir onethe king of Geder one14the king of Hormah onethe king of Arad one15the king of Libnah onethe king of Adullam one16the king of Makkedah onethe king of Bethel one17the king of Tappuah onethe king of Hepher one18the king of Aphek onethe king of Lasharon one19the king of Madon onethe king of Hazor one20the king of Shimron Meron onethe king of Akshaph one21the king of Taanach onethe king of Megiddo one22the king of Kedesh onethe king of Jokneam in Carmel one23the king of Dor in Naphoth Dor onethe king of Goyim in Gilgal one24the king of Tirzah one

The total number of kings was 31.

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Josvabogen 12:1-24

Det erobrede land øst for Jordanfloden

1Her følger en liste over de konger, som israelitterne besejrede, og hvis landområder de indtog øst for Jordanfloden fra Arnonfloden i syd til Hermonbjerget mod nord, inklusive den østlige del af dalsænkningen, som Jordanfloden løber igennem.

2Først var der amoritterkongen Sihon, der boede i Heshbon. Hans rige omfattede højlandet fra Aroer i syd, midt på bjergkammen nord for Arnondalen, og til Jabbokfloden, der danner grænse til ammonitternes område. Heri er medregnet den sydlige halvdel af Gilead. 3Til Sihons rige hørte også den østlige del af Jordandalen fra Kinneret søen i nord ned til Det Døde Hav, hvor byen Bet-Jeshimot ligger, og længere mod syd skråningerne fra Pisgas bjergryg ned mod havet.

4Dernæst var der kong Og af Bashan, en af de sidste refaitter, som regerede fra Ashtarot og Edrei. 5Hans rige strakte sig fra Hermonbjerget i nord til Salka i øst og omfattede de områder, der hed Geshur og Ma’aka, foruden hele Bashan provinsen og den nordlige halvdel af Gilead. 6Allerede under Moses underlagde israelitterne sig kong Sihons og kong Ogs områder øst for Jordanfloden, og Moses fordelte landet mellem Rubens stamme, Gads stamme og Manasses halve stamme.

Det erobrede land vest for Jordanfloden

7Her følger en liste over de konger, som Josva og israelitterne besejrede vest for Jordanfloden. Det drejer sig om området fra Ba’al-Gad i Libanondalen mod nord til Halakbjerget ved Seir mod syd. Hele det område fordelte Josva mellem Israels øvrige stammer. 8Området indbefattede højlandet, lavlandet, Jordandalen, bakkeskråningerne vest for højlandet, Judas ørkenland og Negev mod syd, og det var tidligere beboet af hittitterne, amoritterne, kana’anæerne, perizzitterne, hivvitterne og jebusitterne.

9Kongerne over dette område var: kongen af Jeriko, kongen af Aj nær Betel, 10kongen af Jerusalem, kongen af Hebron, 11kongen af Jarmut, kongen af Lakish, 12kongen af Eglon, kongen af Gezer, 13kongen af Debir, kongen af Geder, 14kongen af Horma, kongen af Arad, 15kongen af Libna, kongen af Adullam, 16kongen af Makkeda, kongen af Betel, 17kongen af Tappua, kongen af Hefer, 18kongen af Afek, kongen over Saronsletten, 19kongen af Madon, kongen af Hatzor, 20kongen af Shimron-Meron, kongen af Akshaf, 21kongen af Ta’anak, kongen af Megiddo, 22kongen af Kedesh, kongen af Jokneam i Karmel, 23kongen af Dor (på Dors højderyg), kongen over Galilæas12,23 Til dels oversat efter LXX, jævnfør Jos. 20,7, hvor Galilæa er nævnt som et område i Naftalis bjergland. På hebraisk er der kun lidt forskel på „Gilgal” og „Galil”. folk 24og kongen af Tirtza. I alt blev 31 konger dræbt og deres byer ødelagt.