يَشُوع 1

١ 1 وَكَانَ بَعْدَ مَوْتِ مُوسَى عَبْدِ ٱلرَّبِّ أَنَّ ٱلرَّبَّ كَلَّمَ يَشُوعَ بْنَ نُونٍ خَادِمَ مُوسَى قَائِلًا:

Now after the death of Moses the servant of Yhwh it came to pass, that Yhwh spake unto Joshua the son of Nun, Moses’ minister, saying,

٢ 2 «مُوسَى عَبْدِي قَدْ مَاتَ. فَٱلْآنَ قُمْ ٱعْبُرْ هَذَا ٱلْأُرْدُنَّ أَنْتَ وَكُلُّ هَذَا ٱلشَّعْبِ إِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ ٱلَّتِي أَنَا مُعْطِيهَا لَهُمْ أَيْ لِبَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ.

Moses my servant is dead; now therefore arise, go over this Jordan, thou, and all this people, unto the land which I do give to them, even to the children of Israel.

٣ 3 كُلَّ مَوْضِعٍ تَدُوسُهُ بُطُونُ أَقْدَامِكُمْ لَكُمْ أَعْطَيْتُهُ، كَمَا كَلَّمْتُ مُوسَى.

Every place that the sole of your foot shall tread upon, that have I given unto you, as I said unto Moses.

٤ 4 مِنَ ٱلْبَرِّيَّةِ وَلُبْنَانَ هَذَا إِلَى ٱلنَّهْرِ ٱلْكَبِيرِ نَهْرِ ٱلْفُرَاتِ، جَمِيعِ أَرْضِ ٱلْحِثِّيِّينَ، وَإِلَى ٱلْبَحْرِ ٱلْكَبِيرِ نَحْوَ مَغْرِبِ ٱلشَّمْسِ يَكُونُ تُخْمُكُمْ.

From the wilderness and this Lebanon even unto the great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and unto the great sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be your coast.

٥ 5 لَا يَقِفُ إِنْسَانٌ فِي وَجْهِكَ كُلَّ أَيَّامِ حَيَاتِكَ. كَمَا كُنْتُ مَعَ مُوسَى أَكُونُ مَعَكَ. لَا أُهْمِلُكَ وَلَا أَتْرُكُكَ.

There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.

٦ 6 تَشَدَّدْ وَتَشَجَّعْ، لِأَنَّكَ أَنْتَ تَقْسِمُ لِهَذَا ٱلشَّعْبِ ٱلْأَرْضَ ٱلَّتِي حَلَفْتُ لِآبَائِهِمْ أَنْ أُعْطِيَهُمْ.

Be strong and of a good courage: for unto this people shalt thou divide for an inheritance the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give them.

٧ 7 إِنَّمَا كُنْ مُتَشَدِّدًا، وَتَشَجَّعْ جِدًّا لِكَيْ تَتَحَفَّظَ لِلْعَمَلِ حَسَبَ كُلِّ ٱلشَّرِيعَةِ ٱلَّتِي أَمَرَكَ بِهَا مُوسَى عَبْدِي. لَا تَمِلْ عَنْهَا يَمِينًا وَلَا شِمَالًا لِكَيْ تُفْلِحَ حَيْثُمَا تَذْهَبُ.

Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest.

٨ 8 لَا يَبْرَحْ سِفْرُ هَذِهِ ٱلشَّرِيعَةِ مِنْ فَمِكَ، بَلْ تَلْهَجُ فِيهِ نَهَارًا وَلَيْلًا، لِكَيْ تَتَحَفَّظَ لِلْعَمَلِ حَسَبَ كُلِّ مَا هُوَ مَكْتُوبٌ فِيهِ. لِأَنَّكَ حِينَئِذٍ تُصْلِحُ طَرِيقَكَ وَحِينَئِذٍ تُفْلِحُ.

This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.

٩ 9 أَمَا أَمَرْتُكَ؟ تَشَدَّدْ وَتَشَجَّعْ! لَا تَرْهَبْ وَلَا تَرْتَعِبْ لِأَنَّ ٱلرَّبَّ إِلَهَكَ مَعَكَ حَيْثُمَا تَذْهَبُ».

Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for Yhwh thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

١٠ 10 فَأَمَرَ يَشُوعُ عُرَفَاءَ ٱلشَّعْبِ قَائِلًا:

Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people, saying,

١١ 11 «جُوزُوا فِي وَسَطِ ٱلْمَحَلَّةِ وَأْمُرُوا ٱلشَّعْبَ قَائِلِينَ: هَيِّئُوا لِأَنْفُسِكُمْ زَادًا، لِأَنَّكُمْ بَعْدَ ثَلَاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ تَعْبُرُونَ ٱلْأُرْدُنَّ هَذَا لِكَيْ تَدْخُلُوا فَتَمْتَلِكُوا ٱلْأَرْضَ ٱلَّتِي يُعْطِيكُمُ ٱلرَّبُّ إِلَهُكُمْ لِتَمْتَلِكُوهَا».

Pass through the camp, and command the people, saying, Prepare you victuals; for within three days ye shall pass over this Jordan, to go in to possess the land, which Yhwh your God giveth you to possess it.

١٢ 12 ثُمَّ كَلَّمَ يَشُوعُ ٱلرَّأُوبَيْنِيِّينَ وَٱلْجَادِيِّينَ وَنِصْفَ سِبْطِ مَنَسَّى قَائِلًا:

And to the Reubenites, and to the Gadites, and to half the tribe of Manasseh, spake Joshua, saying,

١٣ 13 «ٱذْكُرُوا ٱلْكَلَامَ ٱلَّذِي أَمَرَكُمْ بِهِ مُوسَى عَبْدُ ٱلرَّبِّ قَائِلًا: ٱلرَّبُّ إِلَهُكُمْ قَدْ أَرَاحَكُمْ وَأَعْطَاكُمْ هَذِهِ ٱلْأَرْضَ.

Remember the word which Moses the servant of Yhwh commanded you, saying, Yhwh your God hath given you rest, and hath given you this land.

١٤ 14 نِسَاؤُكُمْ وَأَطْفَالُكُمْ وَمَوَاشِيكُمْ تَلْبَثُ فِي ٱلْأَرْضِ ٱلَّتِي أَعْطَاكُمْ مُوسَى فِي عَبْرِ ٱلْأُرْدُنِّ، وَأَنْتُمْ تَعْبُرُونَ مُتَجَهِّزِينَ أَمَامَ إِخْوَتِكُمْ، كُلُّ ٱلْأَبْطَالِ ذَوِي ٱلْبَأْسِ، وَتُعِينُونَهُمْ

Your wives, your little ones, and your cattle, shall remain in the land which Moses gave you on this side Jordan; but ye shall pass before your brethren armed, all the mighty men of valour, and help them;

١٥ 15 حَتَّى يُرِيحَ ٱلرَّبُّ إِخْوَتَكُمْ مِثْلَكُمْ، وَيَمْتَلِكُوا هُمْ أَيْضًا ٱلْأَرْضَ ٱلَّتِي يُعْطِيهِمُ ٱلرَّبُّ إِلَهُكُمْ. ثُمَّ تَرْجِعُونَ إِلَى أَرْضِ مِيرَاثِكُمْ وَتَمْتَلِكُونَهَا، ٱلَّتِي أَعْطَاكُمْ مُوسَى عَبْدُ ٱلرَّبِّ فِي عَبْرِ ٱلْأُرْدُنِّ نَحْوَ شُرُوقِ ٱلشَّمْسِ».

Until Yhwh have given your brethren rest, as he hath given you, and they also have possessed the land which Yhwh your God giveth them: then ye shall return unto the land of your possession, and enjoy it, which Moses Yhwh's servant gave you on this side Jordan toward the sunrising.

١٦ 16 فَأَجَابُوا يَشُوعَ قَائِلِينَ: «كُلَّ مَا أَمَرْتَنَا بِهِ نَعْمَلُهُ، وَحَيْثُمَا تُرْسِلْنَا نَذْهَبْ.

And they answered Joshua, saying, All that thou commandest us we will do, and whithersoever thou sendest us, we will go.

١٧ 17 حَسَبَ كُلِّ مَا سَمِعْنَا لِمُوسَى نَسْمَعُ لَكَ. إِنَّمَا ٱلرَّبُّ إِلَهُكَ يَكُونُ مَعَكَ كَمَا كَانَ مَعَ مُوسَى.

According as we hearkened unto Moses in all things, so will we hearken unto thee: only Yhwh thy God be with thee, as he was with Moses.

١٨ 18 كُلُّ إِنْسَانٍ يَعْصَى قَوْلَكَ وَلَا يَسْمَعُ كَلَامَكَ فِي كُلِّ مَا تَأْمُرُهُ بِهِ يُقْتَلُ. إِنَّمَا كُنْ مُتَشَدِّدًا وَتَشَجَّعْ».

Whosoever he be that doth rebel against thy commandment, and will not hearken unto thy words in all that thou commandest him, he shall be put to death: only be strong and of a good courage.