يَشُوع 24

١ 1 وَجَمَعَ يَشُوعُ جَمِيعَ أَسْبَاطِ إِسْرَائِيلَ إِلَى شَكِيمَ. وَدَعَا شُيُوخَ إِسْرَائِيلَ وَرُؤَسَاءَهُمْ وَقُضَاتَهُمْ وَعُرَفَاءَهُمْ فَمَثَلُوا أَمَامَ ٱلرَّبِّ.

And Ioshua assembled againe all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, and called the Elders of Israel, and their heades, and their iudges, and their officers, and they presented themselues before God.

٢ 2 وَقَالَ يَشُوعُ لِجَمِيعِ ٱلشَّعْبِ: «هَكَذَا قَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ إِلَهُ إِسْرَائِيلَ: آبَاؤُكُمْ سَكَنُوا فِي عَبْرِ ٱلنَّهْرِ مُنْذُ ٱلدَّهْرِ. تَارَحُ أَبُو إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَأَبُو نَاحُورَ، وَعَبَدُوا آلِهَةً أُخْرَى.

Then Ioshua said vnto all the people, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Your fathers dwelt beyond the flood in olde time, euen Terah the father of Abraham, and the father of Nachor, and serued other gods.

٣ 3 فَأَخَذْتُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ أَبَاكُمْ مِنْ عَبْرِ ٱلنَّهْرِ وَسِرْتُ بِهِ فِي كُلِّ أَرْضِ كَنْعَانَ، وَأَكْثَرْتُ نَسْلَهُ وَأَعْطَيْتُهُ إِسْحَاقَ.

And I tooke your father Abraham from beyond the flood, and brought him through all the land of Canaan, and multiplied his seede, and gaue him Izhak.

٤ 4 وَأَعْطَيْتُ إِسْحَاقَ يَعْقُوبَ وَعِيسُوَ، وَأَعْطَيْتُ عِيسُوَ جَبَلَ سَعِيرَ لِيَمْلِكَهُ. وَأَمَّا يَعْقُوبُ وَبَنُوهُ فَنَزَلُوا إِلَى مِصْرَ.

And I gaue vnto Izhak, Iaakob and Esau: and I gaue vnto Esau mount Seir, to possesse it: but Iaakob and his children went downe into Egypt.

٥ 5 وَأَرْسَلْتُ مُوسَى وَهَارُونَ وَضَرَبْتُ مِصْرَ حَسَبَ مَا فَعَلْتُ فِي وَسَطِهَا، ثُمَّ أَخْرَجْتُكُمْ.

I sent Moses also and Aaron, and I plagued Egypt: and when I had so done among them, I brought you out.

٦ 6 فَأَخْرَجْتُ آبَاءَكُمْ مِنْ مِصْرَ، وَدَخَلْتُمُ ٱلْبَحْرَ وَتَبِعَ ٱلْمِصْرِيُّونَ آبَاءَكُمْ بِمَرْكَبَاتٍ وَفُرْسَانٍ إِلَى بَحْرِ سُوفٍ.

So I brought your fathers out of Egypt, and ye came vnto the Sea, and the Egyptians pursued after your fathers with charets and horsemen vnto the red sea.

٧ 7 فَصَرَخُوا إِلَى ٱلرَّبِّ، فَجَعَلَ ظَلَامًا بَيْنَكُمْ وَبَيْنَ ٱلْمِصْرِيِّينَ، وَجَلَبَ عَلَيْهِمِ ٱلْبَحْرَ فَغَطَّاهُمْ. وَرَأَتْ أَعْيُنُكُمْ مَا فَعَلْتُ فِي مِصْرَ، وَأَقَمْتُمْ فِي ٱلْقَفْرِ أَيَّامًا كَثِيرَةً.

Then they cryed vnto the Lord, and he put a darkenesse betweene you and the Egyptians, and brought the sea vpon them, and couered them: so your eyes haue seene what I haue done in Egypt also ye dwelt in the wildernesse a long season.

٨ 8 ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُ بِكُمْ إِلَى أَرْضِ ٱلْأَمُورِيِّينَ ٱلسَّاكِنِينَ فِي عَبْرِ ٱلْأُرْدُنِّ فَحَارَبُوكُمْ، وَدَفَعْتُهُمْ بِيَدِكُمْ فَمَلَكْتُمْ أَرْضَهُمْ وَأَهْلَكْتُهُمْ مِنْ أَمَامِكُمْ.

After, I brought you into the land of the Amorites, which dwelt beyond Iorden, and they fought with you: but I gaue them into your hand, and ye possessed their countrey, and I destroyed them out of your sight.

٩ 9 وَقَامَ بَالَاقُ بْنُ صِفُّورَ مَلِكُ مُوآبَ وَحَارَبَ إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَأَرْسَلَ وَدَعَا بَلْعَامَ بْنَ بَعُورَ لِكَيْ يَلْعَنَكُمْ.

Also Balak the sonne of Zippor King of Moab arose and warred against Israel, and sent to call Balaam the sonne of Beor for to curse you,

١٠ 10 وَلَمْ أَشَأْ أَنْ أَسْمَعَ لِبَلْعَامَ، فَبَارَكَكُمْ بَرَكَةً وَأَنْقَذْتُكُمْ مِنْ يَدِهِ.

But I would not heare Balaam: therefore he blessed you, and I deliuered you out of his hand.

١١ 11 ثُمَّ عَبَرْتُمُ ٱلْأُرْدُنَّ وَأَتَيْتُمْ إِلَى أَرِيحَا. فَحَارَبَكُمْ أَصْحَابُ أَرِيحَا: ٱلْأَمُورِيُّونَ وَٱلْفِرِزِّيُّونَ وَٱلْكَنْعَانِيُّونَ وَٱلْحِثِّيُّونَ وَٱلْجِرْجَاشِيُّونَ وَٱلْحِوِّيُّونَ وَٱلْيَبُوسِيُّونَ، فَدَفَعْتُهُمْ بِيَدِكُمْ.

And ye went ouer Iorden, and came vnto Iericho, and the men of Iericho fought against you, the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Girgashites, the Hiuites and the Iebusites, and I deliuered them into your hand.

١٢ 12 وَأَرْسَلْتُ قُدَّامَكُمُ ٱلزَّنَابِيرَ وَطَرَدْتُهُمْ مِنْ أَمَامِكُمْ، أَيْ مَلِكَيِ ٱلْأَمُورِيِّينَ، لَا بِسَيْفِكَ وَلَا بِقَوْسِكَ.

And I sent hornets before you, which cast them out before you, euen the two kings of the Amorites, and not with thy sword, nor with thy bow.

١٣ 13 وَأَعْطَيْتُكُمْ أَرْضًا لَمْ تَتْعَبُوا عَلَيْهَا، وَمُدُنًا لَمْ تَبْنُوهَا وَتَسْكُنُونَ بِهَا، وَمِنْ كُرُومٍ وَزَيْتُونٍ لَمْ تَغْرِسُوهَا تَأْكُلُونَ.

And I haue giuen you a land, wherein ye did not labour, and cities which ye built not, and yee dwell in them, and eate of the vineyards and oliue trees, which yee planted not.

١٤ 14 فَٱلْآنَ ٱخْشَوْا ٱلرَّبَّ وَٱعْبُدُوهُ بِكَمَالٍ وَأَمَانَةٍ، وَٱنْزِعُوا ٱلْآلِهَةَ ٱلَّذِينَ عَبَدَهُمْ آبَاؤُكُمْ فِي عَبْرِ ٱلنَّهْرِ وَفِي مِصْرَ، وَٱعْبُدُوا ٱلرَّبَّ.

Nowe therefore feare the Lord, and serue him in vprightnesse and in trueth, and put away the gods, which your fathers serued beyonde the flood and in Egypt, and serue the Lord.

١٥ 15 وَإِنْ سَاءَ فِي أَعْيُنِكُمْ أَنْ تَعْبُدُوا ٱلرَّبَّ، فَٱخْتَارُوا لِأَنْفُسِكُمُ ٱلْيَوْمَ مَنْ تَعْبُدُونَ: إِنْ كَانَ ٱلْآلِهَةَ ٱلَّذِينَ عَبَدَهُمْ آبَاؤُكُمُ ٱلَّذِينَ فِي عَبْرِ ٱلنَّهْرِ، وَإِنْ كَانَ آلِهَةَ ٱلْأَمُورِيِّينَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَنْتُمْ سَاكِنُونَ فِي أَرْضِهِمْ. وَأَمَّا أَنَا وَبَيْتِي فَنَعْبُدُ ٱلرَّبَّ».

And if it seeme euill vnto you to serue the Lord, choose you this day whome yee will serue, whether the gods which your fathers serued (that were beyond the flood) or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwel: but I and mine house will serue the Lord.

١٦ 16 فَأَجَابَ ٱلشَّعْبُ وَقَالُوا: «حَاشَا لَنَا أَنْ نَتْرُكَ ٱلرَّبَّ لِنَعْبُدَ آلِهَةً أُخْرَى،

Then the people answered and saide, God forbid, that we shoulde forsake the Lord, to serue other gods.

١٧ 17 لِأَنَّ ٱلرَّبَّ إِلَهَنَا هُوَ ٱلَّذِي أَصْعَدَنَا وَآبَاءَنَا مِنْ أَرْضِ مِصْرَ مِنْ بَيْتِ ٱلْعُبُودِيَّةِ، وَٱلَّذِي عَمِلَ أَمَامَ أَعْيُنِنَا تِلْكَ ٱلْآيَاتِ ٱلْعَظِيمَةَ، وَحَفِظَنَا فِي كُلِّ ٱلطَّرِيقِ ٱلَّتِي سِرْنَا فِيهَا وَفِي جَمِيعِ ٱلشُّعُوبِ ٱلَّذِينَ عَبَرْنَا فِي وَسَطِهِمْ.

For the Lord our God, he brought vs and our fathers out of the lande of Egypt, from the house of bondage, and he did those great miracles in our sight, and preserued vs in all the way that we went, and among all the people through whome we came.

١٨ 18 وَطَرَدَ ٱلرَّبُّ مِنْ أَمَامِنَا جَمِيعَ ٱلشُّعُوبِ، وَٱلْأَمُورِيِّينَ ٱلسَّاكِنِينَ ٱلْأَرْضَ. فَنَحْنُ أَيْضًا نَعْبُدُ ٱلرَّبَّ لِأَنَّهُ هُوَ إِلَهُنَا».

And the Lord did cast out before vs all the people, euen the Amorites which dwelt in the lande: therefore will we also serue the Lord, for he is our God.

١٩ 19 فَقَالَ يَشُوعُ لِلشَّعْبِ: «لَا تَقْدِرُونَ أَنْ تَعْبُدُوا ٱلرَّبَّ لِأَنَّهُ إِلَهٌ قُدُّوسٌ وَإِلَهٌ غَيُورٌ هُوَ. لَا يَغْفِرُ ذُنُوبَكُمْ وَخَطَايَاكُمْ.

And Ioshua saide vnto the people, Ye can not serue the Lord: for he is an holie God: he is a ielous God: hee will not pardon your iniquitie nor your sinnes.

٢٠ 20 وَإِذَا تَرَكْتُمُ ٱلرَّبَّ وَعَبَدْتُمْ آلِهَةً غَرِيبَةً يَرْجِعُ فَيُسِيءُ إِلَيْكُمْ وَيُفْنِيكُمْ بَعْدَ أَنْ أَحْسَنَ إِلَيْكُمْ».

If yee forsake the Lord and serue strange gods, then he will returne and bring euill vpon you, and consume you, after that hee hath done you good.

٢١ 21 فَقَالَ ٱلشَّعْبُ لِيَشُوعَ: «لَا. بَلِ ٱلرَّبَّ نَعْبُدُ».

And the people saide vnto Ioshua, Nay, but we will serue the Lord.

٢٢ 22 فَقَالَ يَشُوعُ لِلشَّعْبِ: «أَنْتُمْ شُهُودٌ عَلَى أَنْفُسِكُمْ أَنَّكُمْ قَدِ ٱخْتَرْتُمْ لِأَنْفُسِكُمُ ٱلرَّبَّ لِتَعْبُدُوهُ». فَقَالُوا: «نَحْنُ شُهُودٌ».

And Ioshua saide vnto the people, Yee are witnesses against your selues, that yee haue chosen you the Lord, to serue him: and they sayd, We are witnesses.

٢٣ 23 «فَٱلْآنَ ٱنْزِعُوا ٱلْآلِهَةَ ٱلْغَرِيبَةَ ٱلَّتِي فِي وَسَطِكُمْ وَأَمِيلُوا قُلُوبَكُمْ إِلَى ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَهِ إِسْرَائِيلَ».

Then put away nowe, saide he, the strange gods which are among you, and bowe your hearts vnto the Lord God of Israel.

٢٤ 24 فَقَالَ ٱلشَّعْبُ لِيَشُوعَ: «ٱلرَّبَّ إِلَهَنَا نَعْبُدُ وَلِصَوْتِهِ نَسْمَعُ».

And ye people saide vnto Ioshua, The Lord our God wil we serue, and his voyce wil we obey.

٢٥ 25 وَقَطَعَ يَشُوعُ عَهْدًا لِلشَّعْبِ فِي ذَلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمِ، وَجَعَلَ لَهُمْ فَرِيضَةً وَحُكْمًا فِي شَكِيمَ.

So Ioshua made a couenant with the people the same day, and gaue them an ordinance and lawe in Shechem.

٢٦ 26 وَكَتَبَ يَشُوعُ هَذَا ٱلْكَلَامَ فِي سِفْرِ شَرِيعَةِ ٱللهِ. وَأَخَذَ حَجَرًا كَبِيرًا وَنَصَبَهُ هُنَاكَ تَحْتَ ٱلْبَلُّوطَةِ ٱلَّتِي عِنْدَ مَقْدِسِ ٱلرَّبِّ.

And Ioshua wrote these woordes in the booke of the Lawe of God, and tooke a great stone, and pitched it there vnder an oke that was in the Sanctuarie of the Lord.

٢٧ 27 ثُمَّ قَالَ يَشُوعُ لِجَمِيعِ ٱلشَّعْبِ: «إِنَّ هَذَا ٱلْحَجَرَ يَكُونُ شَاهِدًا عَلَيْنَا، لِأَنَّهُ قَدْ سَمِعَ كُلَّ كَلَامِ ٱلرَّبِّ ٱلَّذِي كَلَّمَنَا بِهِ، فَيَكُونُ شَاهِدًا عَلَيْكُمْ لِئَلَّا تَجْحَدُوا إِلَهَكُمْ».

And Ioshua saide vnto all the people, Beholde, this stone shall be a witnesse vnto vs: for it hath heard all the wordes of the Lord which he spake with vs: it shall be therefore a witnesse against you, lest yee denie your God.

٢٨ 28 ثُمَّ صَرَفَ يَشُوعُ ٱلشَّعْبَ كُلَّ وَاحِدٍ إِلَى مُلْكِهِ.

Then Ioshua let the people depart, euery man vnto his inheritance.

٢٩ 29 وَكَانَ بَعْدَ هَذَا ٱلْكَلَامِ أَنَّهُ مَاتَ يَشُوعُ بْنُ نُونٍ عَبْدُ ٱلرَّبِّ ٱبْنَ مِئَةٍ وَعَشْرِ سِنِينَ.

And after these things Ioshua the sonne of Nun, the seruaunt of the Lord died, being an hundreth and ten yeeres olde.

٣٠ 30 فَدَفَنُوهُ فِي تُخْمِ مُلْكِهِ، فِي تِمْنَةَ سَارَحَ ٱلَّتِي فِي جَبَلِ أَفْرَايِمَ شِمَالِيَّ جَبَلِ جَاعَشَ.

And they buried him in ye border of his inheritance in Timnath-serah, which is in mount Ephraim, on the Northside of mount Gaash.

٣١ 31 وَعَبَدَ إِسْرَائِيلُ ٱلرَّبَّ كُلَّ أَيَّامِ يَشُوعَ، وَكُلَّ أَيَّامِ ٱلشُّيُوخِ ٱلَّذِينَ طَالَتْ أَيَّامُهُمْ بَعْدَ يَشُوعَ وَٱلَّذِينَ عَرَفُوا كُلَّ عَمَلِ ٱلرَّبِّ ٱلَّذِي عَمِلَهُ لِإِسْرَائِيلَ.

And Israel serued the Lord all the daies of Ioshua, and all the daies of the Elders that ouerliued Ioshua, and which had knowen all the workes of the Lord that he had done for Israel.

٣٢ 32 وَعِظَامُ يُوسُفَ ٱلَّتِي أَصْعَدَهَا بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ مِنْ مِصْرَ دَفَنُوهَا فِي شَكِيمَ، فِي قِطْعَةِ ٱلْحَقْلِ ٱلَّتِي ٱشْتَرَاهَا يَعْقُوبُ مِنْ بَنِي حَمُورَ أَبِي شَكِيمَ بِمِئَةِ قَسِيطَةٍ، فَصَارَتْ لِبَنِي يُوسُفَ مُلْكًا.

And the bones of Ioseph, which the children of Israel brought out of Egypt, buried they in Shechem in a parcell of ground which Iaakob bought of the sonnes of Hamor the father of Shechem, for an hundreth pieces of siluer, and the children of Ioseph had them in their inheritance.

٣٣ 33 وَمَاتَ أَلِعَازَارُ بْنُ هَارُونَ فَدَفَنُوهُ فِي جِبْعَةِ فِينْحَاسَ ٱبْنِهِ ٱلَّتِي أُعْطِيَتْ لَهُ فِي جَبَلِ أَفْرَايِمَ.

Also Eleazar the sonne of Aaron died, whome they buried in the hill of Phinehas his sonne, which was giuen him in mount Ephraim.