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,
And it came to pass a long time after that the LORD had given rest to Israel from all their enemies on all sides, that Joshua became 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 Års.
And Joshua called for all Israel, and for their elders, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for 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 your God hath done to all these nations because of you; for the LORD your God is he that hath 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;
Behold, I have divided to you by lot these nations that remain, to be an inheritance for your tribes, from Jordan, with all the nations that I have cut off, even to 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 your God, he shall drive them out from before you, and drive them from your sight; and ye shall possess their land, as the LORD your God hath 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
Be ye therefore very courageous to keep and to do all that is written in the book of the law of Moses, that ye turn not aside from it to the right hand or 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,
That ye come not among these nations, these that remain among you; neither make mention of the name of their gods, nor cause to swear by them, neither serve them, nor bow yourselves to them:
8 men I skal holde fast ved HERREN eders Gud som hidtil.
But hold fast to the LORD your God, as ye 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 the LORD hath driven out from before you great nations and strong: but as for you, no man hath been able to stand before you to this 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.
One man of you shall chase a thousand: for the LORD your God, he it is that fighteth for you, as he hath promised you.
11 Våg da for eders Livs Skyld omhyggeligt over, at I elsker HERREN eders Gud!
Take good heed therefore to yourselves, that ye love 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,
Else if ye do in any way go back, and follow after the remnant of these nations, even these that remain among you, and shall make marriages with them, and associate 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.
Know for a certainty that the LORD your God will no more drive out any of these nations from before you; but they shall be snares and traps to you, and scourges in your sides, and thorns in your eyes, until ye perish from off this good land which the LORD your God hath 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.
And, behold, this day I am going the way of all the earth: and ye know in all your hearts and in all your souls, that not one thing hath failed of all the good things which the LORD your God spoke concerning you; all are come to pass to you, and not one thing hath failed of it.
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.
Therefore it shall come to pass, that as all good things are come upon you, which the LORD your God promised you; so shall the LORD bring upon you all evil things, until he hath destroyed you from off this good land which the LORD your God hath 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!"
When ye have transgressed the covenant of the LORD your God, which he commanded you, and have gone and served other gods, and bowed yourselves to them; then shall the anger of the LORD be kindled against you, and ye shall perish quickly from off the good land which he hath given to you.
