Josua 24

1 Og Josva samlede alle Israels Stammer til Sikem, og han sammenkaldte Israels Ældste og deres Øverster og deres Dommere og deres Fogeder, og de stillede sig for Guds Ansigt.

And Joshua gathered together all the tribes of Israel at Shechem, and he called those greater by birth, and the leaders and judges and teachers. And they stood in the sight of the Lord.

2 Da sagde Josva til alt Folket: Saa siger Herren, Israels Gud: Eders Fædre boede fordum paa hin Side Floden, Thara, Abrahams Fader og Nakors Fader, og de tjente andre Guder.

And he spoke to the people in this way: “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: ‘Your fathers lived, in the beginning, across the river: Terah, the father of Abraham, and Nahor. And they served strange gods.

3 Og jeg tog eders Fader Abraham fra hin Side Floden og lod ham vandre om i hele Kanaans Land, og jeg formerede hans Sæd og gav ham Isak.

Then I brought your father Abraham from the parts of Mesopotamia, and I led him into the land of Canaan. And I multiplied his offspring,

4 Og Isak gav jeg Jakob og Esau; og jeg gav Esau Sejrs Bjerg til Eje, men Jakob og hans Børn droge ned til Ægypten.

and I gave to him Isaac. And to him, I gave again Jacob and Esau. And I gave mount Seir to Esau as a possession. Yet truly, Jacob and his sons descended into Egypt.

5 Da sendte jeg Mose og Aron og slog Ægypterne, ligesom jeg gjorde midt iblandt dem; og derefter førte jeg eder ud.

And I sent Moses and Aaron, and I struck Egypt with many signs and portents.

6 Og jeg udførte eders Fædre af Ægypten, og I kom til Havet; og Ægypterne forfulgte eders Fædre med Vogne og med Ryttere til det røde Hav.

And I led you and your fathers away from Egypt, and you arrived at the sea. And the Egyptians pursued your fathers with chariots and horsemen, as far as the Red Sea.

7 Da raabte de til Herren, og han satte et Mørke imellem eder og imellem Ægypterne og lod Havet komme over dem, og det skjulte dem, og eders Øjne have set det, som jeg gjorde i Ægypten; og I bleve i Ørken mange Aar.

Then the sons of Israel cried out to the Lord. And he stationed a darkness between you and the Egyptians, and he led the sea over them, and he covered them. Your eyes saw all that I did in Egypt, and you lived in the wilderness for a long time.

8 Og jeg førte eder ind i Amoriternes Land, som boede paa hin Side Jordanen, og de strede mod eder; og jeg gav dem i eders Haand, saa at I indtoge deres Land til Ejendom, og jeg ødelagde dem for eders Ansigt.

And I led you into the land of the Amorite, who was living beyond the Jordan. And when they fought against you, I delivered them into your hands, and you possessed their land, and you put them to death.

9 Da gjorde Balak, Zippors Søn, Moabs Konge, sig rede og stred mod Israel, og han sendte hen og kaldte Bileam, Beors Søn, til at forbande eder.

Then Balak, the son of Zippor, the king of Moab, rose up and fought against Israel. And he sent and called for Balaam, the son of Beor, so that he might curse you.

10 Men jeg vilde ikke høre Bileam; og han velsignede eder, og jeg reddede eder af hans Haand.

And I was not willing to listen to him, but on the contrary, I blessed you through him, and I freed you from his hand.

11 Og der I gik over Jordanen og kom til Jeriko, da strede Mændene af Jeriko, Amoriterne og Feresiterne og Kananiterne og Hethiterne og Girgasiterne og Heviterne og Jebusiterne imod eder; men jeg gav dem i eders Haand.

And you crossed over the Jordan, and you arrived at Jericho. And the men of that city fought against you: the Amorite, and the Perizzite, and the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Girgashite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite. And I delivered them into your hands.

12 Og jeg sendte foran eder Gedehamse, som uddreve dem fra eders Ansigt, saa vel som de to Amoriters Konger, ikke med dit Sværd, ej heller med din Bue.

And I sent wasps before you. And I drove them from their places, the two kings of the Amorites, but not by your sword, and not by your bow.

13 Og jeg gav eder et Land, paa hvilket du ikke har arbejdet, og Stæder, som I ikke have bygget, og I bo udi dem; af Vingaarde og af Oliegaarde, som I ikke have plantet, æde I.

And I gave you a land, in which you did not labor, and cities, which you did not build, so that you might live in them, and vineyards and olive groves, which you did not plant.’

14 Saa frygter nu Herren og tjener ham i Oprigtighed og i Sandhed, og borttager de Guder, som eders Fædre tjente paa hin Side Floden og i Ægypten, og tjener Herren!

Now therefore, fear the Lord, and serve him with a perfect and very sincere heart. And take away the gods that your fathers served in Mesopotamia and in Egypt, and serve the Lord.

15 Og om det mishager eder at tjene Herren, saa udvælger eder i Dag, hvem I ville tjene, enten de Guder, som eders Fædre, der vare paa hin Side Floden, tjente, eller Amoriternes Guder, i hvis Land I bo; men jeg og mit Hus, vi ville tjene Herren.

But if it seems evil to you that you would serve the Lord, a choice is given to you. Choose today what pleases you, and whom you ought to serve above all else, either the gods that your fathers served in Mesopotamia, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you live: but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”

16 Da svarede Folket og sagde: Det være langt fra os at forlade Herren for at tjene andre Guder.

And the people responded, and they said: “Far be it from us that we would forsake the Lord, and serve foreign gods.

17 Thi Herren vor Gud, han er den, som førte os og vore Fædre op af Ægyptens Land, af Trælles Hus, og som gjorde disse store Tegn for vore Øjne og bevarede os paa al den Vej, hvorpaa vi gik, og iblandt alle de Folk, vi have gaaet midt igennem.

The Lord our God himself led us and our fathers away from the land of Egypt, from the house of servitude. And he accomplished immense signs in our sight, and he preserved us along the entire way by which we journeyed, and among all the people through whom we passed.

18 Og Herren har uddrevet alle Folkene, endog Amoriten, som boede i Landet, fra vort Ansigt; ogsaa vi ville tjene Herren, thi han er vor Gud.

And he cast out all the nations, the Amorite, the inhabitant of the land that we entered. And so, we will serve the Lord, for he is our God.”

19 Og Josva sagde til Folket: I kunne ikke tjene Herren, thi han er en hellig Gud, han er en nidkær Gud, han skal ikke bære over med eders Overtrædelser og eders Synder.

And Joshua said to the people: “You will not be able to serve the Lord. For he is a holy and powerful God, and he is jealous, and he will not ignore your wickedness and sins.

20 Naar I forlade Herren og tjene fremmede Guder, da skal han vende om og gøre eder ondt og fortære eder, efter at han har gjort eder godt.

If you leave behind the Lord, and you serve foreign gods, he will turn himself, and he will afflict you, and he will overthrow you, after all the good that he has offered to you.”

21 Og Folket sagde til Josva: Ingenlunde! men vi ville tjene Herren.

And the people said to Joshua, “By no means will it be as you are saying, but we will serve the Lord.”

22 Da sagde Josva til Folket: I ere selv Vidner imod eder, at I have udvalgt eder Herren til at tjene ham; og de sagde: Vi ere Vidner.

And Joshua said to the people, “You yourselves are witnesses, that you have chosen the Lord so that you may serve him.” And they answered, “We are witnesses.”

23 Saa borttager nu de fremmede Guder, som ere midt iblandt eder, og bøjer eders Hjerter til Herren, Israels Gud.

“Now therefore,” he said, “take away strange gods from among yourselves, and incline your hearts to the Lord, the God of Israel.”

24 Og Folket sagde til Josva: Vi ville tjene Herren vor Gud, og vi ville høre hans Røst.

And the people said to Joshua, “We will serve the Lord our God, and we will be obedient to his precepts.”

25 Saa gjorde Josva paa den samme Dag en Pagt med Folket, og han lagde dem Lov og Ret for i Sikem.

Therefore, on that day, Joshua struck a covenant, and he set before the people at Shechem the precepts and the judgments.

26 Og Josva skrev disse Ord i Guds Lovbog; og han tog en stor Sten og lod den oprejse der under Egen, som var ved Herrens Helligdom.

He also wrote all these things in the volume of the law of the Lord. And he took a very great stone, and he stationed it under the oak that was in the Sanctuary of the Lord.

27 Og Josva sagde til alt Folket: Se, denne Sten skal være til Vidnesbyrd imod os, thi den har hørt alle Herrens Ord, som han har talet med os; ja, den skal være til Vidnesbyrd imod eder, at I ikke skulle fornægte eders Gud.

And he said to all the people, “Lo, this stone shall be to you as a testimony, which has heard all the words of the Lord that he has spoken to you, lest perhaps, afterward, you might choose to deny it, and to lie to the Lord your God.”

28 Saa lod Josva Folket fare, hver til sin Arv.

And he dismissed the people, each one to their own possession.

29 Og det skete efter disse Handler, da døde Josva, Nuns Søn, Herrens Tjener, hundrede og ti Aar gammel.

And after these things, Joshua, the son of Nun, the servant of the Lord, died, being one hundred and ten years old.

30 Og de begrove ham i hans Arvs Landemærke i Thimnath-Sera, som ligger paa Efraims Bjerg, Norden for Gaas Bjerg.

And they buried him within the borders of his possession at Timnath-Serah, which is situated on mount Ephraim, before the northern side of mount Gaash.

31 Og Israel tjente Herren, saa længe Josva levede, og saa længe de Ældste levede, som levede længe efter Josva, og som kendte al Herrens Gerning, hvilken han havde gjort mod Israel.

And Israel served the Lord during all the days of Joshua, and of the elders who lived for a long time after Joshua, and who had known all the works of the Lord that he had accomplished in Israel.

32 Og Josefs Ben, som Israels Børn havde ført op af Ægypten, begrove de i Sikem, paa den Agers Del, som Jakob havde købt af Hemors, Sikems Faders, Børn for hundrede Penninge; og de bleve Josefs Børn til Arv.

And the bones of Joseph, which the sons of Israel had brought from Egypt, they buried at Shechem, in a portion of the field that Jacob had purchased from the sons of Hamor, the father of Shechem, for one hundred young female sheep, and so it was in the possession of the sons of Joseph.

33 Og Eleasar, Arons Søn, døde, og de begrove ham i Gibea, som hørte hans Søn Pinehas til og var given ham paa Efraims Bjerg.

Likewise, Eleazar, the son of Aaron, died. And they buried him at Gibeah, which belongs to Phinehas, his son, and which was given to him on mount Ephraim.