Josua 23
1 Og det skete mange Aar efter, at Herren havde skaffet Israel Rolighed for alle deres Fjender trindt omkring, og Josva var gammel, var kommen til Aars:
Now a long time passed, after the Lord had given peace to Israel by subjecting all the surrounding nations. And Joshua was now old and very advanced in age.
2 Da kaldte Josva ad alt Israel, ad deres Ældste og deres Øverster og deres Dommere og deres Fogeder, og han sagde til dem: Jeg er gammel, jeg er kommen til Aars.
Joshua called all of Israel, and those greater by birth, and the leaders and rulers and teachers, and he said to them: “I am elderly and advanced in age.
3 Og I have set alt, hvad Herren eders Gud har gjort ved alle disse Folk for eders Ansigt; thi Herren eders Gud, han er den, som har stridt for eder.
And you yourselves discern all that the Lord your God has done with all the surrounding nations, in what manner he himself has fought for you.
4 Ser, jeg har ladet disse Folk, som ere overblevne, tilfalde eder til Arv for eders Stammer, fra Jordanen af, tillige med alle de Folk, som jeg har udryddet, og indtil det store Hav mod Solens Nedgang.
And now, since he has divided to you by lot all the land, from the eastern part of the Jordan even to the great sea, and yet many nations still remain,
5 Og Herren eders Gud, han skal udstøde dem fra eders Ansigt, og han skal fordrive dem fra at være for eders Ansigt; og I skulle eje deres Land, som Herren eders Gud har tilsagt eder.
the Lord your God will destroy them, and he will take them away before your face, and you shall possess the land, just as he has promised you.
6 Saa værer saare stærke til at holde og at gøre alt det, som er skrevet i Mose Lovbog, saa at I ikke vige derfra til højre eller venstre Side,
Even so, be strengthened and be careful that you observe all the things that have been written in the book of the law of Moses, and that you do not turn aside from them, neither to the right, nor to the left.
7 at I ikke komme iblandt disse Folk, som ere tilovers hos eder, og I ikke nævne eller lade sværge ved deres Guders Navn og ikke tjene dem og ikke tilbede dem;
Otherwise, after you have entered to the Gentiles, who will be among you in the future, you might swear by the name of their gods, and serve them, and adore them.
8 men I skulle hænge fast ved Herren eders Gud, som I have gjort indtil denne Dag;
Instead, cling to the Lord your God, just as you have done even to this day.
9 thi Herren har fordrevet store og stærke Folk fra eders Ansigt; og ingen har bestaaet for eders Ansigt indtil denne Dag.
And then the Lord God will take away, in your sight, nations that are great and very robust, and no one will be able to withstand you.
10 Een Mand af eder skal forfølge tusinde; thi Herren eders Gud, han er den, som strider for eder, som han har tilsagt Eder.
One of you shall pursue a thousand men of the enemies. For the Lord your God himself will fight on your behalf, just as he promised.
11 Derfor tager nøje Vare paa eders Sjæle, at I elske Herren, eders Gud.
Even so, be very diligent and careful in this: that you love the Lord your God.
12 Thi dersom I vende eder bort og hænge ved disse øvrige Hedninger, disse, som ere tilovers hos eder, og I gøre Svogerskab med dem, og I komme iblandt dem, og de iblandt eder:
But if you choose to cling to the errors of these nations that live among you, and to mix with them by marriage, and to join with them by friendship,
13 Da skulle I visseligen vide, at Herren eders Gud skal ikke ydermere fordrive disse Folk fra eders Ansigt; men de skulle blive eder til en Fælde og til en Snare og til en Svøbe paa eders Sider og til Brodde i eders Øjne, indtil I omkomme af dette gode Land, som Herren eders Gud har givet eder.
even now, know this: that the Lord your God will not wipe them away before your face. Instead, they shall be a pit and a snare to you, and a stumbling block at your side, and stakes in your eyes, until he takes you away and scatters you from this excellent land, which he has delivered to you.
14 Og se, jeg gaar i Dag al Jordens Gang; og I skulle vide i eders ganske Hjerte og i eders ganske Sjæl, at ikke eet Ord er faldet af alle de gode Ord, som Herren eders Gud har talet over eder, at de jo alle ere opfyldte for eder, der faldt ikke et Ord af dem.
Lo, today I am entering the way of the entire earth, and you shall know with all your mind that, out of all the words that the Lord has promised to fulfill for you, not one will pass by unfulfilled.
15 Og det skal ske, at ligesom alle de gode Ord ere opfyldte over eder, som Herren eders Gud har talet til eder, saaledes skal Herren lade alle de onde Ord opfyldes over eder, indtil han udrydder eder af dette gode Land, som Herren eders Gud gav eder.
Therefore, just as he has fulfilled in deed what he has promised, and all prosperous things have arrived, so will he bring upon you whatever evils were threatened, until he takes you away and scatters you from this excellent land, which he has delivered to you,
16 Naar I overtræde Herrens, eders Guds Pagt, som han bød eder, og gaa og tjene andre Guder og tilbede dem, da skal Herrens Vrede optændes imod eder, og I skulle snart omkomme af det gode Land, som han har givet eder.
when you will have transgressed the covenant of the Lord your God, which he has formed with you, and will have served strange gods, and will have adored them. And then the fury of the Lord will rise up quickly and speedily against you, and you will be taken away from this excellent land, which he has delivered to you.”
