Josua 23
1 Efter længere Tids Forløb, da HERREN havde skaffet Israel Ro for alle dets Fjender rundt om, og Josua var blevet gammel og til Aars,
Now after a long time, when the Lord had given Israel rest from wars on every side, and Joshua was old and full of years,
2 lod Josua hele Israel, de Ældste, Overhovederne, Dommerne og Tilsynsmændene kalde til sig og sagde til dem: »Jeg er blevet gammel og til Aars.
Joshua sent for all Israel, for their responsible men and their chiefs and their judges and their overseers, and said to them, I am old, and full of years:
3 I har selv set alt, hvad HERREN eders Gud har gjort ved alle disse Folkeslag foran eder; thi det var HERREN eders Gud, som kæmpede for eder.
You have seen everything the Lord your God has done to all these nations because of you; for it is the Lord your God who has been fighting for you.
4 Se, jeg har tildelt eders Stammer som Arvelod disse Folk, som er tilbage af alle de Folkeslag, jeg udryddede fra Jordan til det store Hav vestpaa;
Now I have given to you, as the heritage of your tribes, all these nations which are still in the land, together with those cut off by me, from Jordan as far as the Great Sea on the west.
5 og HERREN eders Gud vil trænge dem tilbage foran eder og drive dem bort foran eder, og I skal tage deres Land i Besiddelse, som HERREN eders Gud lovede eder.
The Lord your God will send them away by force, driving them out before you; and you are to take their land for your heritage, as the Lord your God said to you.
6 Vær nu stærke og faste, saa I giver Agt paa og handler efter alt, hvad der staar skrevet i Moses's Lovbog, og ikke viger derfra til højre eller venstre
So be very strong to keep and do whatever is recorded in the book of the law of Moses, not turning away from it to the right or to the left;
7 og ikke indlader eder med disse Folk, som er tilbage iblandt eder; I maa ikke paakalde deres Guders Navne eller sværge ved dem, ikke dyrke eller tilbede dem,
Have nothing to do with these nations who still are living among you; let not their gods be named by you or used in your oaths; do not be their servants or give them worship:
8 men I skal holde fast ved HERREN eders Gud som hidtil.
But be true to the Lord your God as you have been till this day.
9 Derfor drev jo HERREN store og mægtige Folkeslag bort foran eder. Ingen har kunnet holde Stand over for eder til denne Dag;
For the Lord has sent out from before you nations great and strong: and they have all given way before you till this day.
10 een Mand iblandt eder jog tusinde paa Flugt; thi det var HERREN eders Gud, som kæmpede for eder, som han havde lovet eder.
One man of you is able to put to flight a thousand; for it is the Lord your God who is fighting for you, as he has said to you.
11 Vaag da for eders Livs Skyld omhyggeligt over, at I elsker HERREN eders Gud!
So keep watch on yourselves, and see that you have love for the Lord your God.
12 Thi dersom I falder fra og slutter eder til Levningerne af disse Folk, som er tilbage iblandt eder, og besvogrer eder med dem eller, indlader eder i Forbindelse med dem,
For if you go back, joining yourselves to the rest of these nations who are still among you, getting married to them and living with them and they with you:
13 saa skal I vide for vist, at HERREN eders Gud ikke mere vil drive disse Folkeslag bort fra eder, men de skal blive eder en Snare og en Fælde, en Svøbe i eders Sider og Torne i eders Øjne, indtil I selv bliver udryddet fra dette herlige Land, som HERREN eders Gud gav eder.
Then you may be certain that the Lord your God will not go on driving these nations out from before you; but they will become a danger and a cause of sin to you, a whip for your sides and thorns in your eyes, till you are cut off from this good land which the Lord your God has given you.
14 Se, jeg gaar nu al Støvets Gang; saa betænk da med hele eders Hjerte og hele eders Sjæl, at ikke eet af alle de gode Ord, HERREN eders Gud talede til eder, faldt til Jorden; alle sammen er de gaaet i Opfyldelse for eder; ikke eet Ord deraf faldt til Jorden.
Now I am about to go the way of all the earth: and you have seen and are certain, all of you, in your hearts and souls, that in all the good things which the Lord said about you, he has kept faith with you; everything has come true for you.
15 Men ligesom alle de gode Ord, HERREN eders Gud talede til eder, gik i Opfyldelse paa eder, saaledes vil HERREN ogsaa lade alle sine Trusler gaa i Opfyldelse paa eder, indtil han har udryddet eder fra dette herlige Land, som HERREN eders Gud gav eder.
And you will see that, as all the good things which the Lord your God undertook to do for you, have come to you, so the Lord will send down on you all the evil things till he has made your destruction complete, and you are cut off from the good land which the Lord your God has given you.
16 Naar I overtræder HERREN eders Guds Pagt, som han paalagde eder, og gaar hen og Dyrker andre Guder og tilbeder dem, saa vil HERRENS Vrede blusse op imod eder, og I vil hastelig blive udryddet fra det herlige Land, han gav eder!«
If the agreement of the Lord your God, which was given to you by his orders, is broken, and you become the servants of other gods and give them worship, then the wrath of the Lord will be burning against you, and you will quickly be cut off from the good land which he has given you.
