Joshua 24
1 Then Joshua assembled all the tribes of Israel at Shechem. He summoned the elders, leaders, judges, and officers of Israel, and they presented themselves before God.
Josué te rasanble tout tribi Israël yo nan Sichem. Li te rele ansyen Israël yo, chèf an tèt pa yo, jij pa yo ak ofisye pa yo. Yo te prezante yo menm devan Bondye.
2 And Joshua said to all the people, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Long ago your fathers, including Terah the father of Abraham and Nahor, lived beyond the Euphrates and worshiped other gods.
Josué te di a tout pèp la: “Konsa pale SENYÈ a, Bondye Israël la: ‘Depi nan tan ansyen yo, zansèt nou yo te viv lòtbò Rivyè a. Menm Térach, papa Abraham nan, ak papa a Nachor, te sèvi lòt dye yo.
3 But I took your father Abraham from beyond the Euphrates and led him through all the land of Canaan, and I multiplied his descendants. I gave him Isaac,
Epi Mwen te pran zansèt nou an, Abraham, pou l soti lòtbò Rivyè a. Mwen te mennen li pase nan tout peyi a Canaan yo. Mwen te miltipliye desandan li yo e te bay li Isaac.
4 and to Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau. I gave Esau Mount Seir to possess, but Jacob and his sons went down to Egypt.
A Isaac, Mwen te bay Jacob avèk Ésaü. A Ésaü, Mwen te bay Mòn Séir pou posede l, men Jacob avèk fis li yo te desann an Égypte.
5 Then I sent Moses and Aaron, and I afflicted the Egyptians by what I did there, and afterward I brought you out.
“‘Epi Mwen te voye Moïse avèk Aaron pou te toumante Égypte pa sa Mwen te fè nan mitan li yo. Epi apre, Mwen te mennen nou sòti.
6 When I brought your fathers out of Egypt and you reached the Red Sea, the Egyptians pursued them with chariots and horsemen as far as the Red Sea.
Mwen te mennen zansèt nou yo sòti an Égypte, e nou te rive bò kote lanmè a. Konsa, Égypte te kouri dèyè zansèt nou yo avèk cha ak sòlda sou cheval yo jis rive nan Lamè Wouj la.
7 So your fathers cried out to the LORD, and He put darkness between you and the Egyptians, over whom He brought the sea and engulfed them. Your very eyes saw what I did to the Egyptians. Then you lived in the wilderness for a long time.
Men lè yo te kriye vè SENYÈ a, Li te mete tenèb antre nou menm avèk Ejipsyen yo. Mwen te mennen lanmè a sou yo pou te kouvri yo, epi pwòp zye pa nou te wè sa Mwen te fè an Égypte. Konsa, nou te viv nan dezè a pandan anpil tan.
8 Later, I brought you to the land of the Amorites who lived beyond the Jordan. They fought against you, but I delivered them into your hand, that you should possess their land when I destroyed them before you.
“‘Alò, Mwen te mennen nou antre nan peyi Amoreyen ki te rete lòtbò Jourdain an. Yo te goumen avèk nou, epi Mwen te livre yo nan men nou. Nou te pran posesyon a peyi pa yo a e Mwen te detwi yo devan nou.
9 Then Balak son of Zippor, the king of Moab, set out to fight against Israel. He sent for Balaam son of Beor to curse you,
Konsa, Balak, fis Tsippor a, wa Moab la, te leve pou te goumen kont Israël, e li te voye rele Balaam, fis a Beor a, pou modi nou.
10 but I would not listen to Balaam. So he blessed you again and again, and I delivered you from his hand.
Men Mwen pa t dakò koute Balaam. Konsa, li te oblije beni nou, e Mwen te delivre nou soti nan men li.
11 After this, you crossed the Jordan and came to Jericho. The people of Jericho fought against you, as did the Amorites, Perizzites, Canaanites, Hittites, Girgashites, Hivites, and Jebusites, and I delivered them into your hand.
“‘Nou te travèse Jourdain an pou te rive Jéricho, epi pèp Jéricho yo te goumen kont nou; Amoreyen yo, Ferezyen yo, Kananeyen yo avèk Etyen yo avèk Gigazyen yo, Evyen yo ak Jebizyen yo. Konsa, Mwen te livre yo nan men nou.
12 I sent the hornet ahead of you, and it drove out the two Amorite kings before you, but not by your own sword or bow.
Apre, Mwen te voye gèp la devan nou e li te chase fè sòti wa Amoreyen yo devan nou, men pa akoz nepe nou ni banza nou.
13 So I gave you a land on which you did not toil and cities that you did not build, and now you live in them and eat from vineyards and olive groves that you did not plant.’
Mwen te bannou yon peyi pou sila nou pa t travay, vil ke nou pa t bati e nou te viv ladan yo. N ap manje nan chan rezen avèk chan doliv ke nou pa t plante.’
14 Now, therefore, fear the LORD and serve Him in sincerity and truth; cast aside the gods your fathers served beyond the Euphrates and in Egypt, and serve the LORD.
“Koulye a, pou sa, gen lakrent SENYÈ a e sèvi Li avèk bon kè ak verite. Mete akote dye ke zansèt nou yo te konn sèvi lòtbò Rivyè a ak an Égypte pou sèvi SENYÈ a.
15 But if it is unpleasing in your sight to serve the LORD, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living. As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD!”
Si nou twouve li degoutan nan zye nou pou sèvi SENYÈ a, chwazi pou kont nou jodi a, kilès nou va sèvi; si se dye ke zansèt nou yo te konn sèvi lòtbò Rivyè a, oswa dye a Amoreyen yo, de peyi sila nou ap viv yo. Men pou mwen avèk lakay mwen, nou va sèvi SENYÈ a.”
16 The people replied, “Far be it from us to forsake the LORD to serve other gods!
Pèp la te reponn e te di: “Se lwen de nou pou nou ta abandone SENYÈ a pou sèvi lòt dye yo;
17 For the LORD our God brought us and our fathers out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery, and performed these great signs before our eyes. He also protected us throughout our journey and among all the nations through which we traveled.
paske SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an, se Li ki te mennen nou avèk zansèt nou yo monte sòti nan peyi Égypte la, soti nan kay esklavaj la, ki te fè gwo sign sila yo nan mitan nou. Se Li ki te pwoteje nou nan tout chemen kote nou pase e pami tout pèp nan mitan a sila nou te pase yo.
18 And the LORD drove out before us all the nations, including the Amorites who lived in the land. We too will serve the LORD, because He is our God!”
SENYÈ a te pouse fè sòti devan nou tout pèp yo, menm Amoreyen ki te viv nan peyi a. Konsa, nou osi, nou va sèvi SENYÈ a; paske se Li menm ki Dye nou.”
19 But Joshua said to the people, “You are not able to serve the LORD, for He is a holy God; He is a jealous God; He will not forgive your rebellion or your sins.
Alò, Josué te di a pèp la: “Nou p ap kapab sèvi SENYÈ a, paske Li se yon Bondye ki sen. Li se yon Bondye ki jalou. Li p ap padone transgresyon nou yo oswa peche nou yo.
20 If you forsake the LORD and serve foreign gods, He will turn and bring disaster on you and consume you, even after He has been good to you.”
Si nou abandone SENYÈ a pou sèvi dye etranje yo; alò, Li va vire fè nou mal e vin manje nou nèt apre Li te fin fè nou byen.”
21 “No!” replied the people. “We will serve the LORD!”
Pèp la te di a Josué: “Non, men nou va sèvi SENYÈ a.”
22 Then Joshua told them, “You are witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen to serve the LORD.” “We are witnesses!” they said.
Josué te di a pèp la: “Nou se temwen kont pwòp tèt nou ke nou te chwazi pou kont nou SENYÈ a, pou sèvi Li.” Yo te reponn: “Nou se temwen.”
23 “Now, therefore,” he said, “get rid of the foreign gods among you and incline your hearts to the LORD, the God of Israel.”
“Koulye a, pou sa, mete akote dye etranje ki nan mitan nou yo e tounen kè nou vè SENYÈ a, Bondye Israël la.”
24 So the people said to Joshua, “We will serve the LORD our God and obey His voice.”
Pèp la te di a Josué: “Nou va sèvi SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an e nou va obeyi vwa Li.”
25 On that day Joshua made a covenant for the people, and there at Shechem he established for them a statute and ordinance.
Konsa, Josué te fè yon akò avèk pèp la nan jou sa a. Li te fè pou yo yon lwa ak yon règleman nan Sichem.
26 Joshua recorded these things in the Book of the Law of God. Then he took a large stone and set it up there under the oak that was near the sanctuary of the LORD.
Josué te ekri pawòl sila yo nan liv lalwa Bondye a; epi li te pran yon gwo wòch e te fè l kanpe la anba gwo bwadchenn ki te akote sanktyè SENYÈ a.
27 And Joshua said to all the people, “You see this stone. It will be a witness against us, for it has heard all the words the LORD has spoken to us, and it will be a witness against you if you ever deny your God.”
Josué te di a tout pèp la: “Gade byen, wòch sa a va tankou yon temwen kont nou; paske li te tande tout pawòl SENYÈ a te pale nou yo. Konsa, li va tankou yon temwen kont nou, pou nou pa vin enfidèl anvè Bondye nou an.”
28 Then Joshua sent the people away, each to his own inheritance.
Konsa, Josué te voye tout pèp la ale. Yo chak rive nan pwòp eritaj pa yo.
29 Some time later, Joshua son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died at the age of 110.
Li te vin rive apre bagay sa yo ke Josué, fis a Nun nan, sèvitè Bondye a, te vin mouri, avèk laj san-dis ane.
30 And they buried him in the land of his inheritance, at Timnath-serah in the hill country of Ephraim, north of Mount Gaash.
Yo te antere li nan teritwa eritaj li nan Thimnath-Sérach, ki nan peyi ti mòn Éphraïm yo, sou nò a mòn Gaasch.
31 Israel had served the LORD throughout the days of Joshua and of the elders who outlived him and who had experienced all the works that the LORD had done for Israel.
Israël te sèvi SENYÈ a pandan tout jou a Josué yo, tout jou a ansyen ki te vivan nan tan Josué yo, e yo te konnen tout zèv SENYÈ a te fè pou Israël.
32 And the bones of Joseph, which the Israelites had brought up out of Egypt, were buried at Shechem in the plot of land that Jacob had purchased from the sons of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for a hundred pieces of silver. So it became an inheritance for Joseph’s descendants.
Alò, yo te antere zo Joseph yo, ke fis Israël yo te mennen monte soti Égypte, nan Sichem, nan mòso tè ke Jacob te achte nan men fis a Hamor yo, papa a Sichem, pou san pyès lajan an. Konsa, yo te devni eritaj a fis Joseph yo.
33 Eleazar son of Aaron also died, and they buried him at Gibeah, which had been given to his son Phinehas in the hill country of Ephraim.
Anplis, Éléazar, fis a Aaron an te vin mouri. Yo te antere li nan Guibeath-Phinées, ki te bay a fis li nan peyi ti kolin a Éphraïm yo.
