يَشُوع 22

١ 1 ثُمَّ اسْتَدْعَى يَشُوعُ الرَّأُوبَيْنِيِّينَ وَالْجَادِيِّينَ وَنِصْفَ سِبْطِ مَنَسَّى،

Then Joshua called the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh,

٢ 2 وَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «لَقَدْ وَفَيْتُمْ بِكُلِّ مَا أَوْصَاكُمْ بِهِ مُوسَى عَبْدُ الرَّبِّ، وَأَطَعْتُمْ كَلامِي فِي كُلِّ مَا أَمَرْتُكُمْ بِهِ.

And said unto them, Ye have kept all that Moses the servant of Yhwh commanded you, and have obeyed my voice in all that I commanded you:

٣ 3 وَلَمْ تَتَخَلَّوْا عَنْ إِخْوَتِكُمْ طَوَالَ هَذِهِ الأَيَّامِ الْكَثِيرَةِ حَتَّى هَذِهِ اللَّحْظَةِ، بَلْ نَفَّذْتُمُ الْمُهِمَّةَ الَّتِي أَوْكَلَهَا إِلَيْكُمُ الرَّبُّ.

Ye have not left your brethren these many days unto this day, but have kept the charge of the commandment of Yhwh your God.

٤ 4 وَهَا الرَّبُّ إِلَهُكُمُ الآنَ قَدْ أَرَاحَ إِخْوَتَكُمْ كَمَا وَعَدَهُمْ، فَانْصَرِفُوا إِلَى خِيَامِكُمْ وَإِلَى أَرْضِ مِلْكِكُمُ الَّتِي وَهَبَهَا لَكُمْ مُوسَى عَبْدُ الرَّبِّ فِي شَرْقِيِّ الأُرْدُنِّ.

And now Yhwh your God hath given rest unto your brethren, as he promised them: therefore now return ye, and get you unto your tents, and unto the land of your possession, which Moses the servant of Yhwh gave you on the other side Jordan.

٥ 5 إِنَّمَا احْرِصُوا جِدّاً عَلَى مُمَارَسَةِ الْوَصِيَّةِ وَالشَّرِيعَةِ الَّتِي أَمَرَكُمْ بِها مُوسَى عَبْدُ الرَّبِّ، وَهِيَ أَنْ تُحِبُّوا الرَّبَّ إِلَهَكُمْ وَتَسْلُكُوا فِي كُلِّ سُبُلِهِ وَتُطِيعُوا وَصَايَاهُ وَتَتَمَسَّكُوا بِهِ وَتَعْبُدُوهُ مِنْ كُلِّ قُلُوبِكُمْ وَنُفُوسِكُمْ».

But take diligent heed to do the commandment and the law, which Moses the servant of Yhwh charged you, to love Yhwh your God, and to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and to cleave unto him, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul.

٦ 6 ثُمَّ بَارَكَهُمْ يَشُوعُ وَأَطْلَقَهُمْ، فَمَضَوْا إِلَى خِيَامِهِمْ.

So Joshua blessed them, and sent them away: and they went unto their tents.

٧ 7 وَكَانَ مُوسَى قَدْ وَهَبَ لِنِصْفِ سِبْطِ مَنَسَّى مِلْكاً فِي بَاشَانَ، أَمَّا نِصْفُهُ الآخَرُ فَقَدْ أَعْطَاهُمْ يَشُوعُ مِيرَاثاً مَعَ إِخْوَتِهِمْ غَرْبِيَّ نَهْرِ الأُرْدُنِّ. وَعِنْدَمَا أَطْلَقَهُمْ يَشُوعُ أَيْضاً إِلَى خِيَامِهِمْ بَارَكَهُمْ

Now to the one half of the tribe of Manasseh Moses had given possession in Bashan: but unto the other half thereof gave Joshua among their brethren on this side Jordan westward. And when Joshua sent them away also unto their tents, then he blessed them,

٨ 8 وَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «ارْجِعُوا إِلَى خِيَامِكُمْ بِغَنَائِمَ كَثِيرَةٍ وَبِمَوَاشٍ وَفِيرَةٍ وَبِفِضَّةٍ وَذَهَبٍ وَنُحَاسٍ وَحَدِيدٍ وَمَلابِسَ كَثِيرَةٍ جِدّاً، تَقَاسَمُوا غَنِيمَةَ أَعْدَائِكُمْ مَعَ إِخْوَتِكُمْ».

And he spake unto them, saying, Return with much riches unto your tents, and with very much cattle, with silver, and with gold, and with brass, and with iron, and with very much raiment: divide the spoil of your enemies with your brethren.

٩ 9 فَرَجَعَ أَبْنَاءُ رَأُوبَيْنَ وَأَبْنَاءُ جَادٍ وَنِصْفُ سِبْطِ مَنَسَّى مِنْ عِنْدِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ مِنْ شِيلُوهَ الْوَاقِعَةِ فِي أَرْضِ كَنْعَانَ، إِلَى أَرْضِ جِلْعَادَ، أَرْضِ مِيرَاثِهِمِ الَّتِي امْتَلَكُوهَا حَسَبَ وَعْدِ الرَّبِّ عَلَى لِسَانِ مُوسَى.

And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh returned, and departed from the children of Israel out of Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan, to go unto the country of Gilead, to the land of their possession, whereof they were possessed, according to the word of Yhwh by the hand of Moses.

١٠ 10 وَعِنْدَمَا وَصَلَ رِجَالُ سِبْطَيْ رَأُوبَيْنَ وَجَادٍ وَنِصْفِ سِبْطِ مَنَسَّى حَوْضَ الأُرْدُنِّ فِي أَرْضِ كَنْعَانَ، شَيَّدُوا عَلَى ضَفَّةِ نَهْرِ الأُرْدُنِّ مَذْبَحاً رَائِعَ الْمَنْظَرِ.

And when they came unto the borders of Jordan, that are in the land of Canaan, the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh built there an altar by Jordan, a great altar to see to.

١١ 11 فَقِيلَ لِبَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ: «هَا قَدْ بَنَى أَبْنَاءُ رَأُوبَيْنَ وَجَادٍ وَأَبْنَاءُ نِصْفِ سِبْطِ مَنَسَّى مَذْبَحاً فِي حَوْضِ نَهْرِ الأُرْدُنِّ مُقَابِلَ جَانِبِنَا مِنَ النَّهْرِ».

And the children of Israel heard say, Behold, the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh have built an altar over against the land of Canaan, in the borders of Jordan, at the passage of the children of Israel.

١٢ 12 فَاحْتَشَدَ كُلُّ رِجَالِ إِسْرَائِيلَ فِي شِيلُوهَ مُتَأَهِّبِينَ لِمُحَارَبَتِهِمْ.

And when the children of Israel heard of it, the whole congregation of the children of Israel gathered themselves together at Shiloh, to go up to war against them.

١٣ 13 وَأَرْسَلُوا فِينْحَاسَ بْنَ أَلِعَازَارَ الْكَاهِنَ إِلَى أَبْنَاءِ رَأُوبَيْنَ وَأَبْنَاءِ جَادٍ وَأَبْنَاءِ نِصْفِ مَنَسَّى فِي أَرْضِ جِلْعَادَ

And the children of Israel sent unto the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the half tribe of Manasseh, into the land of Gilead, Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest,

١٤ 14 عَلَى رَأْسِ وَفْدٍ مِنْ عَشْرَةِ زُعَمَاءَ يُمَثِّلُ كُلُّ زَعِيمٍ مِنْهُمْ سِبْطاً مِنْ أَسْبَاطِ إِسْرَائِيلَ.

And with him ten princes, of each chief house a prince throughout all the tribes of Israel; and each one was an head of the house of their fathers among the thousands of Israel.

١٥ 15 وَعِنْدَمَا وَصَلُوا إِلَى جِلْعَادَ قَالُوا لَهُمْ:

And they came unto the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the half tribe of Manasseh, unto the land of Gilead, and they spake with them, saying,

١٦ 16 «هَذَا مَا تَقُولُهُ لَكُمْ كُلُّ جَمَاعَةِ الرَّبِّ: مَا هَذِهِ الْخِيَانَةُ الَّتِي ارْتَكَبْتُمُوهَا فِي حَقِّ إِلَهِ إِسْرَائِيلَ فَارْتَدَدْتُمْ عَنِ الرَّبِّ وَبَنَيْتُمْ لأَنْفُسِكُمْ مَذْبَحاً، مُتَمَرِّدِينَ بِذَلِكَ عَلَى الرَّبِّ؟

Thus saith the whole congregation of Yhwh, What trespass is this that ye have committed against the God of Israel, to turn away this day from following Yhwh, in that ye have builded you an altar, that ye might rebel this day against Yhwh?

١٧ 17 أَلَمْ يَكْفِنَا إِثْمُ فَغُورَ الَّذِي لَمْ نَتَطَهَّرْ مِنْهُ إِلَى هَذَا الْيَوْمِ مُنْذُ أَنْ تَفَشَّى الْوَبَأُ فِي جَمَاعَةِ الرَّبِّ،

Is the iniquity of Peor too little for us, from which we are not cleansed until this day, although there was a plague in the congregation of Yhwh,

١٨ 18 حَتَّى تَرْتَدُّوا أَنْتُمُ الْيَوْمَ عَنِ الرَّبِّ؟ إِذَا تَمَرَّدْتُمُ الْيَوْمَ عَلَى الرَّبِّ فَإِنَّهُ يَسْخَطُ غَداً عَلَى كُلِّ جَمَاعَةِ إِسْرَائِيلَ.

But that ye must turn away this day from following Yhwh? and it will be, seeing ye rebel to day against Yhwh, that to morrow he will be wroth with the whole congregation of Israel.

١٩ 19 فَإِنْ كَانَتْ أَرْضُكُمْ نَجِسَةً فَتَعَالَوْا إِلَى أَرْضِ الرَّبِّ، الَّتِي نُصِبَ فِيهَا مَسْكَنُ الرَّبِّ، وَرِثُوا بَيْنَنَا، وَلَكِنْ لَا تَتَمَرَّدُوا عَلَى الرَّبِّ وَلا عَلَيْنَا بِتَشْيِيدِكُمْ لأَنْفُسِكُمْ مَذْبَحاً غَيْرَ مَذْبَحِ الرَّبِّ إِلَهِنَا.

Notwithstanding, if the land of your possession be unclean, then pass ye over unto the land of the possession of Yhwh, wherein Yhwh's tabernacle dwelleth, and take possession among us: but rebel not against Yhwh, nor rebel against us, in building you an altar beside the altar of Yhwh our God.

٢٠ 20 أَلَمْ يَرْتَكِبْ عَخَانُ بْنُ زَارَحَ خِيَانَةً فَسَرَقَ مَا حَرَّمَهُ اللهُ، فَانْصَبَّ السَّخَطُ عَلَى كُلِّ جَمَاعَةِ إِسْرَائِيلَ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ هُوَ وَحْدَهُ فَقَطْ الَّذِي هَلَكَ مِنْ جَرَّاءِ إِثْمِهِ؟»

Did not Achan the son of Zerah commit a trespass in the accursed thing, and wrath fell on all the congregation of Israel? and that man perished not alone in his iniquity.

٢١ 21 فَأَجَابَهُمْ أَبْنَاءُ رَأُوبَيْنَ وَجَادٍ وَنِصْفِ سِبْطِ مَنَسَّى:

Then the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh answered, and said unto the heads of the thousands of Israel,

٢٢ 22 «إِنَّ الرَّبَّ الْقَدِيرَ هُوَ إِلَهُ كُلِّ الآلِهَةِ؛ إِنَّ الرَّبَّ الْقَدِيرَ هُوَ إِلَهُ كُلِّ الْآلِهَةِ. هُوَ يَعْلَمُ، وَعَلَى شَعْبِ إِسْرَائِيلَ أَنْ يَعْلَمَ أَنَّنَا لَمْ نَبْنِ الْمَذْبَحَ تَمَرُّداً عَلَيْهِ أَوْ خِيَانَةً فِي حَقِّهِ وَإلَّا فَلْيُهْلِكْنَا هَذَا الْيَوْمَ،

Yhwh God of gods, Yhwh God of gods, he knoweth, and Israel he shall know; if it be in rebellion, or if in transgression against Yhwh, ( save us not this day, )

٢٣ 23 وَلْيُعَاقِبْنَا الرَّبُّ نَفْسُهُ إِنْ كُنَّا قَدْ شَيَّدْنَا هَذَا الْمَذْبَحَ لِلارْتِدَادِ عَنْهُ أَوْ لإِصْعَادِ مُحْرَقَةٍ أَوْ تَقْدِمَةٍ أَوْ تَقْرِيبِ ذَبَائِحِ سَلامٍ عَلَيْهِ.

That we have built us an altar to turn from following Yhwh, or if to offer thereon burnt offering or grain offering, or if to offer peace offerings thereon, let Yhwh himself require it;

٢٤ 24 إِنَّمَا أَقَمْنَاهُ خَوْفاً مِنْ أَنْ يَقُولَ يَوْماً أَوْلادُكُمْ لأَوْلادِنَا: بِأَيِّ حَقٍّ تَعْبُدُونَ الرَّبَّ إِلَهَ إِسْرَائِيلَ؟

And if we have not rather done it for fear of this thing, saying, In time to come your children might speak unto our children, saying, What have ye to do with Yhwh God of Israel?

٢٥ 25 لَقَدْ جَعَلَ الرَّبُّ نَهْرَ الأُرْدُنِّ حَدّاً فَاصِلاً بَيْنَكُمْ وَبَيْنَنَا يَا أَبْنَاءَ سِبْطَيْ رَأُوبَيْنَ وَجَادٍ، فَلَيْسَ لَكُمْ نَصِيبٌ فِي الرَّبِّ، وَبِذَلِكَ يَثْنِي أَوْلادُكُمْ أَوْلادَنَا عَنْ تَقْوَى الرَّبِّ.

For Yhwh hath made Jordan a border between us and you, ye children of Reuben and children of Gad; ye have no part in Yhwh: so shall your children make our children cease from fearing Yhwh.

٢٦ 26 وَذَلِكَ مَا جَعَلَنَا نَقُولُ: هَيَّا نَبْنِي مَذْبَحاً، لَا لِنُقَدِّمَ عَلَيْهِ مُحْرَقَةً أَوْ ذَبِيحَةً،

Therefore we said, Let us now prepare to build us an altar, not for burnt offering, nor for sacrifice:

٢٧ 27 إِنَّمَا لِيَكُونَ شَاهِداً بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَكُمْ وَبَيْنَ أَجْيَالِنَا الْقَادِمَةِ بَعْدَنَا، بِأَنَّنَا نَعْبُدُ الرَّبَّ بِذَبَائِحِنَا وَمُحْرَقَاتِنَا وَتَقْدِمَاتِ سَلامِنَا، فَلا يَقُولُ أَبْنَاؤُكُمْ غَداً لأَبْنَائِنَا: لَيْسَ لَكُمْ نَصِيبٌ فِي الرَّبِّ.

But that it may be a witness between us, and you, and our generations after us, that we might do the service of Yhwh before him with our burnt offerings, and with our sacrifices, and with our peace offerings; that your children may not say to our children in time to come, Ye have no part in Yhwh.

٢٨ 28 وَقُلْنَا: إِذَا حَدَثَ وَقَالُوا ذَلِكَ لأَجْيَالِنَا غَداً، أَنَّهُمْ يُجِيبُونَهُمْ: انْظُرُوا شِبْهَ مَذْبَحِ الرَّبِّ الَّذِي شَيَّدَهُ آبَاؤُنَا، لَا لِلْمُحْرَقَةِ وَلا لِلذَّبِيحَةِ، بَلْ لِيَكُونَ شَاهِداً بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَكُمْ.

Therefore said we, that it shall be, when they should so say to us or to our generations in time to come, that we may say again, Behold the pattern of the altar of Yhwh, which our fathers made, not for burnt offerings, nor for sacrifices; but it is a witness between us and you.

٢٩ 29 فَحَاشَا لَنَا أَنْ نَتَمَرَّدَ عَلَى الرَّبِّ وَنَرْتَدَّ عَنْهُ بِبِنَاءِ مَذْبَحٍ لِلْمُحْرَقَةِ أَوِ التَّقْدِمَةِ أَوِ الذَّبِيحَةِ غَيْرَ مَذْبَحِ الرَّبِّ إِلَهِنَا الْقَائِمِ أَمَامَ مَسْكَنِهِ».

God forbid that we should rebel against Yhwh, and turn this day from following Yhwh, to build an altar for burnt offerings, for grain offerings, or for sacrifices, beside the altar of Yhwh our God that is before his tabernacle.

٣٠ 30 فَلَمَّا سَمِعَ فِينْحَاسُ الْكَاهِنُ وَقَادَةُ جَمَاعَةِ إِسْرَائِيلَ الْمُرَافِقِينَ لَهُ مَا أَجَابَ بِهِ أَبْنَاءُ سِبْطَيْ رَأُوبَيْنَ وَجَادٍ وَأَبْنَاءُ نِصْفِ سِبْطِ مَنَسَّى، حَظِيَ ذَلِكَ بِرِضَاهُمْ.

And when Phinehas the priest, and the princes of the congregation and heads of the thousands of Israel which were with him, heard the words that the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the children of Manasseh spake, it pleased them.

٣١ 31 فَقَالَ فِينْحَاسُ بْنُ أَلِعَازَارَ الْكَاهِنُ لَهُمْ: «الْيَوْمَ عَرَفْنَا أَنَّ الرَّبَّ بَيْنَنَا، لأَنَّكُمْ لَمْ تَرْتَكِبُوا هَذِهِ الْخِيَانَةَ بِحَقِّهِ، وَبِذَلِكَ أَنْقَذْتُمْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ مِنْ عِقَابِ الرَّبِّ».

And Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest said unto the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the children of Manasseh, This day we perceive that Yhwh is among us, because ye have not committed this trespass against Yhwh: now ye have delivered the children of Israel out of the hand of Yhwh.

٣٢ 32 وَرَجَعَ فِينْحَاسُ بْنُ أَلِعَازَارَ الْكَاهِنُ وَالرُّؤَسَاءُ عَائِدِينَ مِنْ أَرْضِ جِلْعَادَ إِلَى أَرْضِ كَنْعَانَ حَيْثُ يُقِيمُ الإِسْرَائِيلِيُّونَ وَأَخْبَرُوهُمْ بِجَوَابِهِمْ.

And Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, and the princes, returned from the children of Reuben, and from the children of Gad, out of the land of Gilead, unto the land of Canaan, to the children of Israel, and brought them word again.

٣٣ 33 فَاغْتَبَطَ الإِسْرَائِيلِيُّونَ وَبَارَكُوا الرَّبَّ وَتَخَلَّوْا عَنْ فِكْرَةِ مُحَارَبَةِ الرَّأُوبَيْنِيِّينَ وَالْجَادِيِّينَ وَتَخْرِيبِ أَرْضِهِمْ.

And the thing pleased the children of Israel; and the children of Israel blessed God, and did not intend to go up against them in battle, to destroy the land wherein the children of Reuben and Gad dwelt.

٣٤ 34 وَسَمَّى بَنُو رَأُوبَيْنَ وَبَنُو جَادٍ الْمَذْبَحَ «الشَّاهِدَ» لأَنَّهُمْ قَالُوا إِنَّهُ شَاهِدٌ بَيْنَنَا بِأَنَّ الرَّبَّ هُوَ إِلَهُنَا.

And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad called the altar Ed: for it shall be a witness between us that Yhwh is God.