Jošua 23

1 Proteklo je mnogo dana kako je Jahve dao Izraelu da otpočine od svih neprijatelja unaokolo. I Jošua bijaše ostario, zašao u godine.

And it came to pass a long time after that the LORD had given rest to Israel from all their enemies on all sides, that Joshua became old and advanced in years.

2 Dozva zato Jošua sve Izraelce, starješine, glavare, suce i upravitelje njihove i reče im: “Ostario sam i odmakao u godinama.

And Joshua called for all Israel, and for their elders, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers, and said to them, I am old and advanced in years:

3 Vi ste bili svjedoci svega što je Jahve, Bog vaš, pred vašim očima učinio svim narodima radi vas: Jahve, Bog vaš, borio se za vas.

And ye have seen all that the LORD your God hath done to all these nations because of you; for the LORD your God is he that hath fought for you.

4 Vidite, razdijelio sam ždrijebom u baštinu vašim plemenima sve narode koji su ostali i sve one narode koje sam istrijebio od Jordana do Velikog mora na zapadu.

Behold, I have divided to you by lot these nations that remain, to be an inheritance for your tribes, from Jordan, with all the nations that I have cut off, even to the great sea westward.

5 Jahve, Bog vaš, sam će ih goniti ispred vas i otjerat će ih ispred vas i zaposjest ćete njihovu zemlju, kao što vam je obećao Jahve, Bog vaš.

And the LORD your God, he shall drive them out from before you, and drive them from your sight; and ye shall possess their land, as the LORD your God hath promised to you.

6 Budite, dakle, postojani i sve čvršći u tome da čuvate i vršite sve što je napisano u Knjizi zakona Mojsijeva i da ne odstupite od toga ni desno ni lijevo.

Be ye therefore very courageous to keep and to do all that is written in the book of the law of Moses, that ye turn not aside from it to the right hand or to the left;

7 Ne miješajte se s tim narodima koji ostadoše među vama; i ne spominjite imena njihovih bogova niti se kunite njima; nemojte im služiti i ne klanjajte se njima.

That ye come not among these nations, these that remain among you; neither make mention of the name of their gods, nor cause to swear by them, neither serve them, nor bow yourselves to them:

8 Nego se držite Jahve, Boga svoga, kako ste činili do danas.

But hold fast to the LORD your God, as ye have done to this day.

9 Jahve je protjerao ispred vas velike i moćne narode i nitko se nije do danas mogao održati pred vama.

For the LORD hath driven out from before you great nations and strong: but as for you, no man hath been able to stand before you to this day.

10 Jedan je od vas tjerao pred sobom tisuću, jer se Jahve, Bog vaš, borio za vas, kao što vam je obećao.

One man of you shall chase a thousand: for the LORD your God, he it is that fighteth for you, as he hath promised you.

11 Brižno pazite da ljubite Jahvu, Boga svojega, jer se radi o vašem životu.

Take good heed therefore to yourselves, that ye love the LORD your God.

12 Jer ako se odmetnete i prionete uz ostatak onih naroda koji preostaše među vama i s njima se povežete tazbinom i pomiješate se s njima i oni s vama,

Else if ye do in any way go back, and follow after the remnant of these nations, even these that remain among you, and shall make marriages with them, and associate with them, and they with you:

13 znajte dobro da će Jahve, Bog vaš, prestati goniti te narode ispred vas; oni će vam postati zamka i mreža, bit će bič bokovima vašim i trnje očima vašim, sve dok se ne iselite iz ove dobre zemlje koju vam dade Jahve, Bog vaš.

Know for a certainty that the LORD your God will no more drive out any of these nations from before you; but they shall be snares and traps to you, and scourges in your sides, and thorns in your eyes, until ye perish from off this good land which the LORD your God hath given you.

14 Evo, ja krećem danas na put kojim je svima poći. Spoznajte i priznajte svim srcem svojim i svom dušom svojom: ni jedno od svih obećanja koja vam je dao Jahve, Bog vaš, nije ostalo neispunjeno.

And, behold, this day I am going the way of all the earth: and ye know in all your hearts and in all your souls, that not one thing hath failed of all the good things which the LORD your God spoke concerning you; all are come to pass to you, and not one thing hath failed of it.

15 I kao što vam se ispunilo svako obećanje što vam ga je dao Jahve, Bog vaš, tako će Jahve ispuniti i svaku prijetnju dok vas ne izbriše s lica ove dobre zemlje koju vam je dao Jahve, Bog vaš.

Therefore it shall come to pass, that as all good things are come upon you, which the LORD your God promised you; so shall the LORD bring upon you all evil things, until he hath destroyed you from off this good land which the LORD your God hath given you.

16 Ako prekršite Savez koji je Jahve, Bog vaš, sklopio s vama; ako budete služili drugim bogovima i klanjali se njima, buknut će gnjev Jahvin na vas i nestat će vas ubrzo iz dobre zemlje koju vam je Jahve dao.”

When ye have transgressed the covenant of the LORD your God, which he commanded you, and have gone and served other gods, and bowed yourselves to them; then shall the anger of the LORD be kindled against you, and ye shall perish quickly from off the good land which he hath given to you.