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1After the death of Josue, the children of Israel consulted the Lord, saying: Who shall go up before us against the Chanaanite, and shall be the leader of the war?Dopo la morte di Giosuè i figliuoli d'Israele consultarono il Signore, e dissero: Chi andrà innanzi a noi contro il Cananeo, e chi sarà il capitano di questa guerra?AFTER the death of Iosue the children of Israel consulted our Lord, saying: Who shal goe vp before vs against the Chananeite, and shal be captaine of the warre?Post mortem Josue, consuluerunt filii Israël Dominum, dicentes: Quis ascendet ante nos contra Chananæum, et erit dux belli ? 2And the Lord said: Juda shall go up: behold I have delivered the land into his hands.E il Signore disse: Giuda andrà innanzi: ecco che io ho dato nelle sue mani quel paese.And our Lord said: Iudas shal goe vp: behold I haue deliuered the Land into his handes,Dixitque Dominus: Judas ascendet: ecce tradidi terram in manus ejus. 3And Juda said to Simeon, his brother: Come up with me into my lot, and fight against the Chanaanite, that I also may go along with thee into thy lot. And Simeon went with him.E disse Giuda a Simeone suo fratello: Vieni meco nella terra toccata a me in sorte, e combatti contro il Cananeo: io poi verrò teco nella terra, che è toccata in sorte a te. E Simeone si unì con lui.And Iudas said to Simeon his brother: Come vp with me into my lotte, and fight against the Chananeite, that I also may goe forward with thee into thy lotte. And Simeon went with him.Et ait Judas Simeoni fratri suo: Ascende mecum in sortem meam, et pugna contra Chananæum, ut et ego pergam tecum in sortem tuam. Et abiit cum eo Simeon. 4And Juda went up, and the Lord delivered the Chanaanite, and the Pherezite into their hands: and they slew of them in Bezec ten thousand men.E Giuda si mosse, e il Signore li fe' vincitori del Cananeo, e del Pherezeo: e uccisero in Bezec dieci mila uomini.And Iudas went vp, and our Lord deliuered the Chananeite, and the Pherezeite into their handes: and they stroke in Bezec ten thousand men.Ascenditque Judas, et tradidit Dominus Chananæum ac Pherezæum in manus eorum: et percusserunt in Bezec decem millia virorum. 5And they found Adonibezec in Bezec, and fought against him, and they defeated the Chanaanite, and the Pherezite.Imperocché s'incontrarono in Bezec con Adonibezec, e combatterono con lui, e misero in rotta i Cananei, e i Pherezei.And they found Adonibezec in Bezec, and fought against him, and stroke the Chananeite, and the Pherezeite.Inveneruntque Adonibezec in Bezec, et pugnaverunt contra eum, ac percusserunt Chananæum et Pherezæum.

6And Adonibezec fled: and they pursued after him and took him, and cut off his fingers and toes.E Adonibezec si fuggì: ma quelli lo inseguirono, e lo presero, e gli tagliarono i pollici delle mani, e de' piedi.And Adonibezec fled: whom pursewing they tooke, cutting of the extreme partes of his handes and feere.Fugit autem Adonibezec: quem persecuti comprehenderunt, cæsis summitatibus manuum ejus ac pedum. 7And Adonibezec said: Seventy kings, having their fingers and toes cut off, gathered up the leavings of the meat under my table: as I have done, so hath God requited me. And they brought him to Jerusalem, and he died there.E disse Adonibezec: Settanta re, a' quali erano stati tagliati i pollici delle mani e dei piedi mangiavano sotto la mia mensa i miei avanzi: Dio mi ha renduto quello che ho fatto altrui. E lo condussero a Gerusalemme, e ivi morì.And Adonibezec said: Seuentie kinges hauing the extreme partes of their handes and seete cut of, gathered vp the reliques of meates vnder my table: as I haue done, so hath God repayed me. And they brought him into Ierusalem, and there he died.Dixitque Adonibezec: Septuaginta reges amputatis manuum ac pedum summitatibus colligebant sub mensa mea ciborum reliquias: sicut feci, ita reddidit mihi Deus. Adduxeruntque eum in Jerusalem, et ibi mortuus est. 8And the children of Juda besieging Jerusalem, took it, and put it to the sword, and set the whole city on fire.Imperocché i figliuoli di Giuda avendo assediata Gerusalemme la presero, e vi fecero un gran macello, e diedero tutta la città alle fiamme.Therfore the children of Iudas assaulting Ierusalem, tooke it, and stroke it in the edge of the sword, setting the whole citie on fyre.Oppugnantes ergo filii Juda Jerusalem, ceperunt eam, et percusserunt in ore gladii, tradentes cunctam incendio civitatem. 9And afterwards they went down and fought against the Chanaanite, who dwelt in the mountains, and in the south, and in the plains.E di poi andarono a combattere contro il Cananeo abitante nella montagna, e a mezzodì nelle pianure.And afterward going downe they fought against the Chananeite, which dwelled in the mountaines, and southward, and in the champaine countries.Et postea descendentes pugnaverunt contra Chananæum, qui habitabat in montanis, et ad meridiem, et in campestribus. 10And Juda going forward against the Chanaanite, that dwelt in Hebron, (the name whereof was in former times Cariath-Arbe) slew Sesai, and Ahiman, and Tholmai:Indi Giuda si mosse contro il Chananeo che abitava in Hebron (detta in antico Cariath-Arbe), e mise in rotta Sesai, e Ahiman, e Tholmai:And Iudas going forward against the Chananeite, that dwelled in Hebron (the name wherof was before time Cariatharbe) stroke Sesai, and Ahiman, and Tholmai:Pergensque Judas contra Chananæum, qui habitabat in Hebron (cujus nomen fuit antiquitus Cariath Arbe), percussit Sesai, et Ahiman, et Tholmai:

11And departing from thence, he went to the inhabitants of Dabir, the ancient name of which was Cariath-Sepher, that is, the city of letters.E partitosi di colà andò contro gli abitanti di Dabir, di cui l'antico nome era Cariath-Sepher, vale a dire città delle lettere.and departing thence went to the inhabitantes of Dabir, the old name wherof was Cariath Sepher, that is, a citie of letters.atque inde profectus abiit ad habitatores Dabir, cujus nomen vetus erat Cariath Sepher, id est, civitas litterarum. 12And Caleb said: He that shall take Cariath-Sepher, and lay it waste, to him will I give my daughter Axa to wife.E Caleb disse: Io darò per moglie Axa mia figlia a chi prenderà Cariath-Sepher, e la distruggerà.And Caleb said: He that shal strike Cariath Sepher, and spoile it, I wil geue him Axa my daughter to wife.Dixitque Caleb: Qui percusserit Cariath Sepher, et vastaverit eam, dabo ei Axam filiam meam uxorem. 13And Othoniel, the son of Cenez, the younger brother of Caleb, having taken it, he gave him Axa his daughter to wife.E avendola presa Othoniel figliuolo di Cenez, fratello minore di Caleb, questi gli diede per moglie Axa sua figlia.And when Othoniel the sonne of Cenez, the yonger brother of Caleb had taken it, he gaue him Axa his daughter to wife.Cumque cepisset eam Othoniel filius Cenez frater Caleb minor, dedit ei Axam filiam suam conjugem. 14And as she was going on her way, her husband admonished her to ask a field of her father. And as she sighed sitting on her ass, Caleb said to her: What aileth thee?E mentre ella si partiva col suo marito, questi l'avvertì di chiedere a suo padre un campo. Ed ella standosi sopra il suo asino avendo gettato un sospiro le disse Caleb: Che hai?Whom going on her way her husband admonished to aske a field of her father. To whom, when she had sighed sitting on her asse, Caleb said: What aileth thee?Quam pergentem in itinere monuit vir suus ut peteret a patre suo agrum. Quæ cum suspirasset sedens in asino, dixit ei Caleb: Quid habes ? 15But she answered: Give me a blessing, for thou hast given me a dry land: give me also a watery land So Caleb gave her the upper and the nether watery ground.Ed ella rispose: Dammi la benedizione: giacché mi hai dato un terreno asciutto, dammene ancor uno che si possa inaffiare. Le diede adunque Caleb una terra che s'inaffiava da sommo ad imo.But she answered: Geue me a blessing, for a drie land thou haft geuen me: geue me also a waterie. Caleb therfore gaue her a watrie ground aboue, & waterie beneath.At illa respondit: Da mihi benedictionem, quia terram arentem dedisti mihi: da et irriguam aquis. Dedit ergo ei Caleb irriguum superius, et irriguum inferius.

16And the children of the Cinite, the kinsman of Moses, went up from the city of palms, with the children of Juda, into the wilderness of his lot, which is at the south side of Arad, and they dwelt with him.Ma i figliuoli di Cineo parente di Mosè andarono dalla città delle palme co' figliuoli di Giuda nel deserto che era nella porzione di questi a mezzodì della città di Arad, e abitarono con loro.And the children of the Cineite the cosin of Moyses went vp from the citie of palmes, with the children of Iudas into the deset of his lotte, which is at the south side of Arad, and dwelt with him.Filii autem Cinæi cognati Moysi ascenderunt de civitate palmarum cum filiis Juda, in desertum sortis ejus, quod est ad meridiem Arad, et habitaverunt cum eo. 17And Juda went with Simeon, his brother, and they together defeated the Chanaanites that dwelt in Sephaath, and slew them. And the name of the city was called Horma, that is, Anathema.Giuda poi mosse con Simeone suo fratello, e assalirono il Cananeo che abitava in Sephaath, e ne fecer macello. E alla città fu dato il nome di Horma, cioè Anatema.But Iudas went with Simeon his brother, and together they stroke the Chananeite that dwelt in Sephaath, and slew him. And the name of the citie was called, Horma, that is, Anathema.Abiit autem Judas cum Simeone fratre suo, et percusserunt simul Chananæum qui habitabat in Sephaath, et interfecerunt eum. Vocatumque est nomen urbis, Horma, id est, anathema. 18And Juda took Gaza, with its confines, and Ascalon, and Accaron, with their confines.E Giuda s'impadronì di Gaza col paese circonvicino, e di Ascalone, e di Accaron colle loro adiacenze.And Iudas tooke Gaza with the coastes therof, & Ascalon, and Accaron with their boundes.Cepitque Judas Gazam cum finibus suis, et Ascalonem, atque Accaron cum terminis suis. 19And the Lord was with Juda, and he possessed the hill country: but was not able to destroy the inhabitants of the valley, because they had many chariots armed with scythes.E il Signore fu con Giuda, e si fe' padrone delle montagne; ma non potè levarsi d'intorno gli abitanti della valle che aveano gran numero di cocchi armati di falci.And our Lord was with Iudas, and he posessed the mountaines: neither could he destroy the inhabitantes of the valley, because they had manie hooked chariotes.Fuitque Dominus cum Juda, et montana possedit: nec potuit delere habitatores vallis, quia falcatis curribus abundabant. 20And they gave Hebron to Caleb, as Moses had said, who destroyed out of it the three sons of Enac.E diedero Hebron a Caleb, secondo l'ordine di Mosè, e quegli ne sterminò i tre figliuoli di Enac.And they gaue to Galeb Hebron, as Moyses had said, who destroyed out of it the three sonnes of Enac.Dederuntque Caleb Hebron, sicut dixerat Moyses, qui delevit ex ea tres filios Enac.

21But the sons of Benjamin did not destroy the Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem: and the Jebusite hath dwelt with the sons of Benjamin in Jerusalem until this present day.Ma quanto alli Jebusei che abitavano in Gerusalemme, i figliuoli di Beniamin non li distrussero: e abitò lo jebuseo co' figliuoli di Beniamin in Gerusalemme, come anche in oggi.But the Iebuseite the inhabiter of Ierusalem the children of Beniamin destroyed not: and the Iebuseite dwelt with the children of Beniamin in Ierusalem vntil this present day.Jebusæum autem habitatorem Jerusalem non deleverunt filii Benjamin: habitavitque Jebusæus cum filiis Benjamin in Jerusalem, usque in præsentem diem. 22The house of Joseph also went up against Bethel, and the Lord was with them.Parimente la casa di Giuseppe mosse contro Bethel, e il Signore fu con essi.The house also of Ioseph went vp into Bethel, and our Lord was with them.Domus quoque Joseph ascendit in Bethel, fuitque Dominus cum eis. 23For when they were besieging the city, which before was called Luza,Imperocché nel tempo che assediavano quella città, la quale pell'avanti chiamavasi Luza,For when they besieged the citie, which before was called Luza,Nam cum obsiderent urbem, quæ prius Luza vocabatur, 24They saw a man coming out of the city, and they said to him: Shew us the entrance into the city, and we will shew thee mercy.Osservarono un uomo, che usciva dalla città, e gli dissero: Insegnaci la via per entrare nella città, e userem teco misericordia.they saw a man comming out of the citie, and said to him: Shew vs the entrrance of the citie, and we wil shew thee mercie.viderunt hominem egredientem de civitate, dixeruntque ad eum: Ostende nobis introitum civitatis, et faciemus tecum misericordiam. 25And when he had shewed them, they smote the city with the edge of the sword: but that man, and all his kindred, they let go:E quegli avendola loro insegnata, misero a fil di spada tutti i cittadini: ma diedero libertà a quell'uomo, e a tutta la sua famiglia.Who when he had shewed them, they stroke the citie in the edge of the sword: but that man, and al his kinred they dismissed.Qui cum ostendisset eis, percusserunt urbem in ore gladii: hominem autem illum, et omnem cognationem ejus, dimiserunt. 26Who being sent away, went into the land of Hetthim, and built there a city, and called it Luza: which is so called until this day.E questi, liberato che fu, andò nella terra di Helthim, e vi edificò una città, cui diede il nome di Luza: e così si chiama anche al dì d'oggi.Who being dismist, went into the Land of the Hetthims, and built there a citie, and called it Luza: which is so called vntil this present day.Qui dimissus, abiit in terram Hetthim, et ædificavit ibi civitatem, vocavitque eam Luzam: quæ ita appellatur usque in præsentem diem.

27Manasses also did not destroy Bethsan, and Thanac, with their villages; nor the inhabitants of Dor, and Jeblaam, and Mageddo, with their villages. And the Chanaanite began to dwell with them.Manasse parimente non distrusse Bethsan, e Thanac co' loro villaggi, nè gli abitanti di Dor, e di Jeblaam, e di Mageddo co' loro villaggi, e cominciarono i Cananei ad abitare insieme con lui.Manasses also destroyed not Bethsan, and Thanac with their litle townes, and the inhabitantes of Dor, and Ieblaam, and Mageddo with their litle townes. And the Chananeite began to dwel with them.Manasses quoque non delevit Bethsan, et Thanac cum viculis suis, et habitatores Dor, et Jeblaam, et Mageddo cum viculis suis, cœpitque Chananæus habitare cum eis. 28But after Israel was grown strong, he made them tributaries, and would not destroy them.Ma dopo che Israele ebbe ripreso forze, se li fe' tributarii, e non volle distruggerli.But after that Israel was waxen strong, he made them tributaries, and would not destroy them.Postquam autem confortatus est Israël, fecit eos tributarios, et delere noluit. 29Ephraim also did not slay the Chanaanite that dwelt in Gazer, but dwelt with him.Ephraim similmente non isterminò i Cananei, che erano in Gazer, ma abitò con essi.Ephraim also killed not the Chananeite, that dwelt in Gazer, but dwelt with him.Ephraim etiam non interfecit Chananæum, qui habitabat in Gazer, sed habitavit cum eo. 30Zabulon destroyed not the inhabitants of Cetron, and Naalol: but the Chanaanite dwelt among them, and became their tributary.Zabulon non distrusse gli abitanti di Cetron, e di Naalol: ma i Cananei abitarono con lui, e furono suoi tributarii.Zabulon destroyed not the inhabitantes of Cetron, & Naalol: but the Chananeite dwelt in the middes of him, and was made tributarie to him.Zabulon non delevit habitatores Cetron, et Naalol: sed habitavit Chananæus in medio ejus, factusque est ei tributarius. 31Aser also destroyed not the inhabitants of Accho, and of Sidon, of Ahalab, and of Achazib, and of Helba, and of Aphec, and of Rohob:Anche Aser non distrusse gli abitanti di Accho, e di Sidone, e di Ahalab, e di Achazib, e di Helba, e di Aphec, e di Rohob:Aser also destroyed not the inhabitantes of Accho, and of Sidon, of Ahalab, and Achazib, and Helba, and Aphec, and Rohob:Aser quoque non delevit habitatores Accho, et Sidonis, Ahalab, et Achazib, et Helba, et Aphec, et Rohob: 32And he dwelt in the midst of the Chanaanites, the inhabitants of that land, and did not slay them.E si stette in mezzo ai Cananei abitatori di quel paese, e non gli sterminò.and he dwelt in the middes of the Chananeite the inhabiter of that Land, neither did he kil them.habitavitque in medio Chananæi habitatoris illius terræ, nec interfecit eum.

33Nephthali also destroyed not the inhabitants of Bethsames, and of Bethanath: and he dwelt in the midst of the Chanaanites, the inhabitants of the land, and the Bethsamites and Bethanites were tributaries to him.Allo stesso modo Nephtali non distrusse gli abitatori di Bethsames, e di Bethanath; ma dimorò tra' Chananei abitatori di quella terra, e i Bethsamiti, e i Bethaniti furon suoi tributarii:Nepthali also destroyed not the inhabitantes of Bethsames, & Bethanath: and he dwelt in the middes of the Chananeite the inhabiter of the Land, and the Bethsamites & Bethanites were tributaries to him.Nephthali quoque non delevit habitatores Bethsames, et Bethanath: et habitavit inter Chananæum habitatorem terræ, fueruntque ei Bethsamitæ et Bethanitæ tributarii. 34And the Amorrhite straitened the children of Dan in the mountain, and gave them not a place to go down to the plain:Ma gli Amorrhei serrarono i figliuoli di Dan sulla montagna, nè lasciaron loro il modo di scendere alla pianura:And the Amorrheite straytened the children of Dan in the mountaine, and gaue them not place to goe downe to the playne:Arctavitque Amorrhæus filios Dan in monte, nec dedit eis locum ut ad planiora descenderent: 35And he dwelt in the mountain Hares, that is, of potsherds, in Aialon and Salebim. And the hand of the house of Joseph was heavy upon him, and he became tributary to him.E abitarono (gli Amorrhei) sul monte Hares, che vuol dire Monte de' vasi di terra, in Ajalon, e in Salebim. Ma la casa di Giuseppe li superò, e se li rendè tributarii.and he dwelt in mount Hares which is inter preted shelles, in Aialon and Salebim. And the hand of the house of Ioseph was agrauated, and he became tributarie to him.habitavitque in monte Hares, quod interpretatur testaceo, in Ajalon et Salebim. Et aggravata est manus domus Joseph, factusque est ei tributarius. 36And the border of the Amorrhite was from the ascent of the scorpion, the rock, and the higher places.Or il paese dell'Amorrheo ebbe per confini la salita dello scorpione, Petra, e i luoghi superiori.And the border of the Amorrheite was from the Ascent of the Scorpion, the rocke, and the higher places.Fuit autem terminus Amorrhæi ab ascensu Scorpionis, petra, et superiora loca.