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 Års,

After many days, when Yahweh had given rest to Israel from all their enemies that around them, and Joshua was old and well 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 Års.

Joshua called for all Israel—for their elders, for their leaders, for their judges, and for their officers—and he said to them, “I am very old.

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 that Yahweh your God has done to all these nations for your sake, for it is Yahweh 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 vestpå;

Look! I have assigned to you the nations that remain to be conquered as an inheritance for your tribes, along with all the nations I have already destroyed, from the Jordan to the Great Sea in 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.

Yahweh your God will drive them out. He will push them out from you. He will seize their land, and you will take possession of their land, just as Yahweh your God promised to you.

6 Vær nu stærke og faste, så I giver Agt på og handler efter alt, hvad der står skrevet i Moses's Lovbog, og ikke viger derfra til højre eller venstre

So be very strong, so that you keep and do all that is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, turning aside from it neither to the right hand nor to the left,

7 og ikke indlader eder med disse Folk, som er tilbage iblandt eder; I må ikke påkalde deres Guders Navne eller sværge ved dem, ikke dyrke eller tilbede dem,

so you may not mix with these nations that remain among you or mention the names of their gods, swear by them, worship them, or bow down to them.

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

Instead, you must cling to Yahweh your God just as you have done to 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 Yahweh has driven out before you large, strong nations. As for you, no one has been able to stand before you to this present day.

10 een Mand iblandt eder jog tusinde på Flugt; thi det var HERREN eders Gud, som kæmpede for eder, som han havde lovet eder.

Any single man of your number will make a thousand run away, for Yahweh your God, is the one who fights for you, just as he promised you.

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

Pay particular attention, so that you love Yahweh 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 you turn back and cling to the survivors of these nations who remain among you, or if you intermarry with them, or if you come together with them and they with you,

13 så 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 know for certain that Yahweh your God will no longer drive these nations out from among you. Instead, they will become a snare and a trap for you, whips on your backs and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from this good land that Yahweh your God has given you.

14 Se, jeg går nu al Støvets Gang; så 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 gået i Opfyldelse for eder; ikke eet Ord deraf faldt til Jorden.

Now I am going the way of all the earth, and you know with all your hearts and souls that not one word has failed to come true of all the good things that Yahweh your God promised about you. All these things have come about for you. Not one of them has failed.

15 Men ligesom alle de gode Ord, HERREN eders Gud talede til eder, gik i Opfyldelse på eder, således vil HERREN også lade alle sine Trusler gå i Opfyldelse på eder, indtil han har udryddet eder fra dette herlige Land, som HERREN eders Gud gav eder.

But just as every word Yahweh your God promised you has been fulfilled, so Yahweh will bring on you all the evil things until he has destroyed you from this good land that Yahweh your God has given you.

16 Når I overtræder HERREN eders Guds Pagt, som han pålagde eder, og går hen og Dyrker andre Guder og tilbeder dem, så vil HERRENs Vrede blusse op imod eder, og I vil hastelig blive udryddet fra det herlige Land, han gav eder!"

He will do this if you break the covenant of Yahweh your God, which he commanded you to keep. If you go and worship other gods and bow down to them, then the anger of Yahweh will be kindled against you, and you will quickly perish from the good land that he has given you.”