يَشُوع 1

١ 1 بَعْدَ مَوْتِ مُوسَى عَبْدِ الرَّبِّ، قَالَ الرَّبُّ لِيَشُوعَ بْنِ نُونٍ، خَادِمِ مُوسَى:

Now after the death of His servant Moses, the LORD spoke to Joshua son of Nun, Moses’ assistant, saying,

٢ 2 «وَالآنَ وَقَدْ مَاتَ مُوسَى عَبْدِي، قُمْ وَاعْبُرْ نَهْرَ الأُرْدُنِّ هَذَا، أَنْتَ وَهَذَا الشَّعْبُ كُلُّهُ إِلَى الأَرْضِ الَّتِي أَنَا وَاهِبُهَا لِبَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ.

“Moses My servant is dead. Now therefore arise, you and all these people, and cross over the Jordan into the land that I am giving to the children of Israel.

٣ 3 كُلُّ مَوْضِعٍ تَطَؤُهُ بُطُونُ أَقْدَامِكُمْ أَهَبُهُ لَكُمْ، كَمَا وَعَدْتُ مُوسَى،

I have given you every place where the sole of your foot will tread, just as I promised to Moses.

٤ 4 فَتَمْتَدُّ حُدُودُكُمْ مِنْ صَحْرَاءِ النَّقَبِ فِي الْجَنُوبِ إِلَى جِبَالِ لُبْنَانَ فِي الشِّمَالِ، وَمِنَ الْبَحْرِ الْمُتَوَسِّطِ فِي الْغَرْبِ إِلَى نَهْرِ الْفُرَاتِ فِي الشَّرْقِ، بِمَا فِي ذَلِكَ بِلادُ الْحِثِّيِّينَ.

Your territory shall extend from the wilderness and Lebanon to the great River Euphrates—all the land of the Hittites—and west as far as the Great Sea.

٥ 5 وَلَنْ يَقْدِرَ أَحَدٌ أَنْ يُقَاوِمَكَ كُلَّ أَيَّامِ حَيَاتِكَ، لأَنِّي سَأَكُونُ مَعَكَ كَمَا كُنْتُ مَعَ مُوسَى. لَنْ أُهْمِلَكَ وَلَنْ أَتْرُكَكَ.

No one shall stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so will I be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you.

٦ 6 تَقَوَّ وَتَشَجَّعْ، لأَنَّكَ أَنْتَ الَّذِي سَتُوَزِّعُ عَلَى هَذَا الشَّعْبِ الأَرْضَ الَّتِي حَلَفْتُ لِآبَائِهِمْ أَنْ أَهَبَهَا لَهُمْ.

Be strong and courageous, for you shall give these people the inheritance of the land that I swore to their fathers I would give them.

٧ 7 كُنْ شَدِيدَ الْبَأْسِ ثَابِتَ الْقَلْبِ، وَلْتُطِعْ كُلَّ حَرْفٍ مِنْ حُرُوفِ الشَّرِيعَةِ الَّتِي أَمَرَكَ بِها مُوسَى عَبْدِي. لَا تَحِدْ عَنْهَا يَمِيناً أَوْ شِمَالاً، لِكَيْ تُفْلِحَ حَيْثُمَا تَتَوَجَّهُ.

Above all, be strong and very courageous. Be careful to observe all the law that My servant Moses commanded you. Do not turn from it to the right or to the left, so that you may prosper wherever you go.

٨ 8 وَاظِبْ عَلَى تَرْدِيدِ كَلِمَاتِ هَذِهِ الشَّرِيعَةِ، وَتَأَمَّلْ فِيهَا لَيْلَ نَهَارَ لِتُمَارِسَهَا بِحِرْصٍ بِمُوْجِبِ مَا وَرَدَ فِيهَا فَيُحَالِفَكَ النَّجَاحُ وَالتَّوْفِيقُ.

This Book of the Law must not depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. For then you will prosper and succeed in all you do.

٩ 9 أَلَمْ آمُرْكَ؟ إِذَنْ تَقَوَّ وَتَشَجَّعْ، لَا تَرْهَبْ ولا تَجْزَعْ لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ إِلَهَكَ مَعَكَ حَيْثُمَا تَتَوَجَّهُ».

Have I not commanded you to be strong and courageous? Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”

١٠ 10 فَأَمَرَ يَشُوعُ عُرَفَاءَ الشَّعْبِ أَنْ

Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people:

١١ 11 يَجُولُوا فِي وَسَطِ الْمُخَيَّمِ وَيَأْمُرُوا الشَّعْبَ أَنْ يُجَهِّزُوا لأَنْفُسِهِمْ طَعَاماً لأَنَّهُمْ بَعْدَ ثَلاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ يَعْبُرُونَ نَهْرَ الأُرْدُنِّ لِيَدْخُلُوا لاِمْتِلاكِ الأَرْضِ الَّتِي يَهَبُهَا الرَّبُّ إِلَهُهُمْ لَهُمْ لِيَرِثُوهَا.

“Go through the camp and tell the people, ‘Prepare your provisions, for within three days you will cross the Jordan to go in and take possession of the land that the LORD your God is giving you to possess.’”

١٢ 12 ثُمَّ قَالَ يَشُوعُ لِلرَّأُوبَيْنِيِّينَ وَالْجَادِيِّينَ وَنِصْفِ سِبْطِ مَنَسَّى:

But to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, Joshua said,

١٣ 13 «اُذْكُرُوا مَا أَوْصَاكُمْ بِهِ مُوسَى عَبْدُ الرَّبِّ قَائِلاً: لَقَدْ أَرَاحَكُمُ الرَّبُّ إِلَهُكُمْ وَأَعْطَاكُمْ هَذِهِ الأَرْضَ.

“Remember what Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you when he said, ‘The LORD your God will give you rest, and He will give you this land.’

١٤ 14 فَلْتَمْكُثْ نِسَاؤُكُمْ وَأَطْفَالُكُمْ وَمَوَاشِيكُمْ فِي الأَرْضِ الَّتِي قَسَمَهَا لَكُمْ مُوسَى وَرَاءَ نَهْرِ الأُرْدُنِّ، أَمَّا أَنْتُمْ، كُلُّ أَبْطَالِ الْحَرْبِ الأَقْوِيَاءِ، فَتَعْبُرُونَ مُدَجَّجِينَ بِالسِّلاحِ أَمَامَ إِخْوَتِكُمْ، لِتُعِينُوهُمْ،

Your wives, your young children, and your livestock may remain in the land that Moses gave you on this side of the Jordan. But all your mighty men of valor must be armed for battle to cross over ahead of your brothers and help them,

١٥ 15 حَتَّى يُرِيحَ الرَّبُّ إِخْوَتَكُمْ مِثْلَكُمْ وَيَمْتَلِكُوا هُمْ أَيْضاً الأَرْضَ الَّتِي يَهَبُهَا الرَّبُّ إِلَهُكُمْ لَهُمْ ثُمَّ تَرْجِعُونَ إِلَى أَرْضِ مِيرَاثِكُمُ الَّتِي قَسَمَهَا لَكُمْ مُوسَى عَبْدُ الرَّبِّ فِي مَا وَرَاءَ نَهْرِ الأُرْدُنِّ شَرْقاً وَتَمْتَلِكُونَهَا».

until the LORD gives them rest as He has done for you, and your brothers also possess the land that the LORD your God is giving them. Then you may return to the land of your inheritance and take possession of that which Moses the servant of the LORD gave you on the east side of the Jordan.”

١٦ 16 فَأَجَابُوا يَشُوعَ: «كُلُّ مَا أَمَرْتَنَا بِهِ نُنَفِّذُهُ، وَحَيْثُمَا تُرْسِلْنَا نَذْهَبْ.

So they answered Joshua, “Everything you have commanded us we will do, and everywhere you send us we will go.

١٧ 17 وَكَمَا أَطَعْنَا مُوسَى نُطِيعُكَ، وَلْيَكُنِ الرَّبُّ إِلَهُكَ مَعَكَ كَمَا كَانَ مَعَ مُوسَى.

Just as we obeyed Moses in all things, so we will obey you. And may the LORD your God be with you, as He was with Moses.

١٨ 18 وَكُلُّ مَنْ يَعْصَى أَمْرَكَ وَلا يُطِيعُ كَلامَكَ يَكُونُ الْقَتْلُ جَزَاءَهُ. إِنَّمَا تَقَوَّ وَتَشَجَّعْ».

Anyone who rebels against your order and does not obey your words, all that you command him, will be put to death. Above all, be strong and courageous!”