16.那五王逃跑，藏在瑪基大洞裏。
Now the five kings had fled and hidden in the cave at Makkedah.
17.有人告訴約書亞說：「那五王已經找到了，都藏在瑪基大洞裏。」
When Joshua was told that the five kings had been found hiding in the cave at Makkedah,
18.約書亞說：「你們把幾塊大石頭滾到洞口，派人看守，
he said, 「Roll large rocks up to the mouth of the cave, and post some men there to guard it.
19.你們卻不可耽延，要追趕你們的仇敵，擊殺他們儘後邊的人，不容他們進自己的城邑，因為耶和華你們的 神已經把他們交在你們手裏。」
But don’t stop; pursue your enemies! Attack them from the rear and don’t let them reach their cities, for the LORD your God has given them into your hand.」
20.約書亞和以色列人大大殺敗他們，直到將他們滅盡；其中剩下的人都進了堅固的城。
So Joshua and the Israelites defeated them completely, but a few survivors managed to reach their fortified cities.
21.眾百姓就安然回瑪基大營中，到約書亞那裏。沒有一人敢向以色列人饒舌。
The whole army then returned safely to Joshua in the camp at Makkedah, and no one uttered a word against the Israelites.
22.約書亞說：「打開洞口，將那五王從洞裏帶出來，領到我面前。」
Joshua said, 「Open the mouth of the cave and bring those five kings out to me.」
23.眾人就這樣行，將那五王，就是耶路撒冷王、希伯崙王、耶末王、拉吉王、伊磯倫王，從洞裏帶出來，領到約書亞面前。
So they brought the five kings out of the cave—the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish and Eglon.
24.帶出那五王到約書亞面前的時候，約書亞就召了以色列眾人來，對那些和他同去的軍長說：「你們近前來，把腳踏在這些王的頸項上。」他們就近前來，把腳踏在這些王的頸項上。
When they had brought these kings to Joshua, he summoned all the men of Israel and said to the army commanders who had come with him, 「Come here and put your feet on the necks of these kings.」 So they came forward and placed their feet on their necks.
25.約書亞對他們說：「你們不要懼怕，也不要驚惶。應當剛強壯膽，因為耶和華必這樣待你們所要攻打的一切仇敵。」
Joshua said to them, 「Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. Be strong and courageous. This is what the LORD will do to all the enemies you are going to fight.」
26.隨後約書亞將這五王殺死，掛在五棵樹上。他們就在樹上直掛到晚上。
Then Joshua put the kings to death and exposed their bodies on five poles, and they were left hanging on the poles until evening.
27.日頭要落的時候，約書亞一吩咐，人就把屍首從樹上取下來，丟在他們藏過的洞裏，把幾塊大石頭放在洞口，直存到今日。
At sunset Joshua gave the order and they took them down from the poles and threw them into the cave where they had been hiding. At the mouth of the cave they placed large rocks, which are there to this day.
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