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 cometh to pass, many days after that Jehovah hath given rest to Israel from all their enemies round about, that Joshua is old, entering into days,
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 calleth for all Israel, for its elders, and for its heads, and for its judges, and for its authorities, and saith unto them, 'I have become old; I have entered into days;
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 — ye have seen all that Jehovah your God hath done to all these nations because of you, for Jehovah your God [is] He who is 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;
see, I have caused to fall to you these nations who are left for an inheritance to your tribes, from the Jordan, (and all the nations which I cut off), and the great sea, the going in of the sun.
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.
'As to Jehovah your God, He doth thrust them from your presence, and hath dispossessed them from before you, and ye have possessed their land, as Jehovah your God hath spoken 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
and ye have been very strong to keep and to do the whole that is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, so as not to turn aside from it right or 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,
so as not to go in among these nations, these who are left with you; and of the name of their gods ye do not make mention, nor do ye swear, nor do ye serve them, nor do ye bow yourselves to them;
8 men I skal holde fast ved HERREN eders Gud som hidtil.
but to Jehovah your God ye do cleave, as ye have done 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;
And Jehovah is dispossessing from before you nations great and mighty; as for you, none hath stood in your presence 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 doth pursue a thousand, for Jehovah your God [is] He who is fighting for you, as He hath spoken to you;
11 Vaag da for eders Livs Skyld omhyggeligt over, at I elsker HERREN eders Gud!
and ye have been very watchful for yourselves to love Jehovah 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,
'But — if ye at all turn back and have cleaved to the remnant of these nations, these who are left with you, and intermarried with them, and gone in to them, and they to 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 certainly that Jehovah your God is not continuing to dispossess these nations from before you, and they have been to you for a gin, and for a snare, and for a scourge, in your sides, and for thorns in your eyes, till ye perish from off this good ground which Jehovah your God hath given to 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.
'And lo, I am going, to-day, in the way of all the earth, and ye have known — with all your heart, and with all your soul — that there hath not fallen one thing of all the good things which Jehovah your God hath spoken concerning you; the whole have come to you; there hath not failed of it one thing.
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 hath been, as there hath come upon you all the good thing which Jehovah your God hath spoken unto you, so doth Jehovah bring upon you the whole of the evil thing, till His destroying you from off this good ground which Jehovah your God hath given to 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!«
in your transgressing the covenant of Jehovah your God which He commanded you, and ye have gone and served other gods, and bowed yourselves to them, then hath the anger of Jehovah burned against you, and ye have perished hastily from off the good land which He hath given to you.'
