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,

And it came to pass after many days after the Lord had given Israel rest from all his enemies round about, that Joshua was old and advanced in 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.

And Joshua called together all the children of Israel, and their elders, and their chiefs, and their judges, and their officers; and said to them, I am old and advanced in 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.

And ye have seen all that the Lord our God has done to all these nations before us; [for it] is the Lord your God who has fought 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;

See, that I have given to you these nations that are left to you by lots to your tribes, all the nations beginning at Jordan; and [some] I have destroyed; and the boundaries shall be at the great sea westward.

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.

And the Lord our God, he shall destroy them before us, until they utterly perish; and he shall send against them the wild beasts, until he shall have utterly destroyed them and their kings from before you; and ye shall inherit their land, as the Lord our 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

Do ye therefore strive diligently to observe and do all things written in the book of the law of Moses, that ye turn not to the right hand 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,

that ye go not in among these nations that are left; and the names of their gods shall not be named among you, neither shall ye serve them, neither shall ye bow down to them.

8 men I skal holde fast ved HERREN eders Gud som hidtil.

But ye shall cleave to the Lord our God, as ye have done until 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;

And the Lord shall destroy them before you, [even] great and strong nations; and no one has stood before us until 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 of you has chased a thousand, for the Lord our God, he fought for you, as he said to us.

11 Vaag da for eders Livs Skyld omhyggeligt over, at I elsker HERREN eders Gud!

And take ye great heed to love the Lord our 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 ye shall turn aside and attach yourselves to these nations that are left with you, and make marriages with them, and become mingled 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.

know that the Lord will no more destroy these nations from before you; and they will be to you snares and stumbling-blocks, and nails in your heels, and darts in your eyes, until ye be destroyed from off 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.

But I hasten to go the way [of death], as all that are upon the earth also [do]: and ye know in your heart and in your soul, that not one word has fallen [to the ground] of all the words which the Lord our God has spoken respecting all that concerns us; there has not one of them failed.

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 it shall come to pass, that as all the good things are come upon us which the Lord God will bring upon you all the evil things, until he shall have destroyed you from off this good land, which the Lord 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!«

when ye transgress the covenant of the Lord our God, which he has charged us, and go and serve other gods, and bow down to them.