Joshua 22

1 Then Ioshua called the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the halfe tribe of Manasseh,

١ ثُمَّ اسْتَدْعَى يَشُوعُ الرَّأُوبَيْنِيِّينَ وَالْجَادِيِّينَ وَنِصْفَ سِبْطِ مَنَسَّى،

2 And sayd vnto them, Ye haue kept all that Moses the seruaunt of the Lord commanded you, and haue obeied my voice in all that I commanded you:

٢ وَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «لَقَدْ وَفَيْتُمْ بِكُلِّ مَا أَوْصَاكُمْ بِهِ مُوسَى عَبْدُ الرَّبِّ، وَأَطَعْتُمْ كَلامِي فِي كُلِّ مَا أَمَرْتُكُمْ بِهِ.

3 You haue not forsaken your brethren this long season vnto this day, but haue diligently kept the commandement of the Lord your God.

٣ وَلَمْ تَتَخَلَّوْا عَنْ إِخْوَتِكُمْ طَوَالَ هَذِهِ الأَيَّامِ الْكَثِيرَةِ حَتَّى هَذِهِ اللَّحْظَةِ، بَلْ نَفَّذْتُمُ الْمُهِمَّةَ الَّتِي أَوْكَلَهَا إِلَيْكُمُ الرَّبُّ.

4 And nowe the Lord hath giuen rest vnto your brethren as he promised them: therefore nowe returne ye and goe to your tentes, to the land of your possession, which Moses the seruant of the Lord hath giuen you beyond Iorden.

٤ وَهَا الرَّبُّ إِلَهُكُمُ الآنَ قَدْ أَرَاحَ إِخْوَتَكُمْ كَمَا وَعَدَهُمْ، فَانْصَرِفُوا إِلَى خِيَامِكُمْ وَإِلَى أَرْضِ مِلْكِكُمُ الَّتِي وَهَبَهَا لَكُمْ مُوسَى عَبْدُ الرَّبِّ فِي شَرْقِيِّ الأُرْدُنِّ.

5 But take diligent heede, to doe the commandement and Lawe, which Moses the seruant of the Lord commanded you: that is, that ye loue the Lord your God, and walke in all his wayes, and keepe his commandements, and cleaue vnto him, and serue him with all your heart and with all your soule.

٥ إِنَّمَا احْرِصُوا جِدّاً عَلَى مُمَارَسَةِ الْوَصِيَّةِ وَالشَّرِيعَةِ الَّتِي أَمَرَكُمْ بِها مُوسَى عَبْدُ الرَّبِّ، وَهِيَ أَنْ تُحِبُّوا الرَّبَّ إِلَهَكُمْ وَتَسْلُكُوا فِي كُلِّ سُبُلِهِ وَتُطِيعُوا وَصَايَاهُ وَتَتَمَسَّكُوا بِهِ وَتَعْبُدُوهُ مِنْ كُلِّ قُلُوبِكُمْ وَنُفُوسِكُمْ».

6 So Ioshua blessed them and sent them away, and they went vnto their tents.

٦ ثُمَّ بَارَكَهُمْ يَشُوعُ وَأَطْلَقَهُمْ، فَمَضَوْا إِلَى خِيَامِهِمْ.

7 Nowe vnto one halfe of the tribe of Manasseh Moses had giuen a possession in Bashan: and vnto the other halfe thereof gaue Ioshua among their brethren on this side Iorden Westwarde: therefore when Ioshua sent them away vnto their tents, and blessed them,

٧ وَكَانَ مُوسَى قَدْ وَهَبَ لِنِصْفِ سِبْطِ مَنَسَّى مِلْكاً فِي بَاشَانَ، أَمَّا نِصْفُهُ الآخَرُ فَقَدْ أَعْطَاهُمْ يَشُوعُ مِيرَاثاً مَعَ إِخْوَتِهِمْ غَرْبِيَّ نَهْرِ الأُرْدُنِّ. وَعِنْدَمَا أَطْلَقَهُمْ يَشُوعُ أَيْضاً إِلَى خِيَامِهِمْ بَارَكَهُمْ

8 Thus he spake vnto them, saying, Returne with much riches vnto your tents, and with a great multitude of cattell, with siluer and with golde, with brasse and with yron, and with great abundance of rayment: deuide the spoyle of your enemies with your brethren.

٨ وَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «ارْجِعُوا إِلَى خِيَامِكُمْ بِغَنَائِمَ كَثِيرَةٍ وَبِمَوَاشٍ وَفِيرَةٍ وَبِفِضَّةٍ وَذَهَبٍ وَنُحَاسٍ وَحَدِيدٍ وَمَلابِسَ كَثِيرَةٍ جِدّاً، تَقَاسَمُوا غَنِيمَةَ أَعْدَائِكُمْ مَعَ إِخْوَتِكُمْ».

9 So the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, and halfe the tribe of Manasseh returned, and departed from the children of Israel from Shiloh (which is in the land of Canaan) to goe vnto the countrey of Gilead to the land of their possession, which they had obteyned, according to ye word of the Lord by the hand of Moses.

٩ فَرَجَعَ أَبْنَاءُ رَأُوبَيْنَ وَأَبْنَاءُ جَادٍ وَنِصْفُ سِبْطِ مَنَسَّى مِنْ عِنْدِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ مِنْ شِيلُوهَ الْوَاقِعَةِ فِي أَرْضِ كَنْعَانَ، إِلَى أَرْضِ جِلْعَادَ، أَرْضِ مِيرَاثِهِمِ الَّتِي امْتَلَكُوهَا حَسَبَ وَعْدِ الرَّبِّ عَلَى لِسَانِ مُوسَى.

10 And when they came vnto the borders of Iorden (which are in the land of Canaan) then the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, and the halfe tribe of Manasseh, built there an altar by Iorden, a great altar to see to.

١٠ وَعِنْدَمَا وَصَلَ رِجَالُ سِبْطَيْ رَأُوبَيْنَ وَجَادٍ وَنِصْفِ سِبْطِ مَنَسَّى حَوْضَ الأُرْدُنِّ فِي أَرْضِ كَنْعَانَ، شَيَّدُوا عَلَى ضَفَّةِ نَهْرِ الأُرْدُنِّ مَذْبَحاً رَائِعَ الْمَنْظَرِ.

11 When the children of Israel heard say, Beholde, the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, and the halfe tribe of Manasseh haue built an altar in the forefront of the lande of Canaan vpon the borders of Iorden at the passage of the children of Israel:

١١ فَقِيلَ لِبَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ: «هَا قَدْ بَنَى أَبْنَاءُ رَأُوبَيْنَ وَجَادٍ وَأَبْنَاءُ نِصْفِ سِبْطِ مَنَسَّى مَذْبَحاً فِي حَوْضِ نَهْرِ الأُرْدُنِّ مُقَابِلَ جَانِبِنَا مِنَ النَّهْرِ».

12 When the children of Israel heard it, then the whole Congregation of the children of Israel gathered them together at Shiloh to goe vp to warre against them.

١٢ فَاحْتَشَدَ كُلُّ رِجَالِ إِسْرَائِيلَ فِي شِيلُوهَ مُتَأَهِّبِينَ لِمُحَارَبَتِهِمْ.

13 Then the children of Israel sent vnto the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to ye halfe tribe of Manasseh into the land of Gilead, Phinehas the sonne of Eleazar the Priest,

١٣ وَأَرْسَلُوا فِينْحَاسَ بْنَ أَلِعَازَارَ الْكَاهِنَ إِلَى أَبْنَاءِ رَأُوبَيْنَ وَأَبْنَاءِ جَادٍ وَأَبْنَاءِ نِصْفِ مَنَسَّى فِي أَرْضِ جِلْعَادَ

14 And with him ten princes, of euery chiefe house a prince, according to all the tribes of Israel: for euery one was chiefe of their fathers housholde among the thousands of Israel.

١٤ عَلَى رَأْسِ وَفْدٍ مِنْ عَشْرَةِ زُعَمَاءَ يُمَثِّلُ كُلُّ زَعِيمٍ مِنْهُمْ سِبْطاً مِنْ أَسْبَاطِ إِسْرَائِيلَ.

15 So they went vnto the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the halfe tribe of Manasseh, vnto the land of Gilead, and spake with them, saying,

١٥ وَعِنْدَمَا وَصَلُوا إِلَى جِلْعَادَ قَالُوا لَهُمْ:

16 Thus saith the whole congregation of the Lord, What transgression is this that ye haue transgressed against the God of Israel, to turne away this day from the Lord, in that ye haue built you an altar for to rebell this day against the Lord?

١٦ «هَذَا مَا تَقُولُهُ لَكُمْ كُلُّ جَمَاعَةِ الرَّبِّ: مَا هَذِهِ الْخِيَانَةُ الَّتِي ارْتَكَبْتُمُوهَا فِي حَقِّ إِلَهِ إِسْرَائِيلَ فَارْتَدَدْتُمْ عَنِ الرَّبِّ وَبَنَيْتُمْ لأَنْفُسِكُمْ مَذْبَحاً، مُتَمَرِّدِينَ بِذَلِكَ عَلَى الرَّبِّ؟

17 Haue we too litle for the wickednesse of Peor, whereof we are not clensed vnto this day, though a plague came vpon the Congregation of the Lord?

١٧ أَلَمْ يَكْفِنَا إِثْمُ فَغُورَ الَّذِي لَمْ نَتَطَهَّرْ مِنْهُ إِلَى هَذَا الْيَوْمِ مُنْذُ أَنْ تَفَشَّى الْوَبَأُ فِي جَمَاعَةِ الرَّبِّ،

18 Ye also are turned away this day from the Lord: and seeing ye rebell to day against ye Lord, euen to morowe he will be wroth with all the Congregation of Israel.

١٨ حَتَّى تَرْتَدُّوا أَنْتُمُ الْيَوْمَ عَنِ الرَّبِّ؟ إِذَا تَمَرَّدْتُمُ الْيَوْمَ عَلَى الرَّبِّ فَإِنَّهُ يَسْخَطُ غَداً عَلَى كُلِّ جَمَاعَةِ إِسْرَائِيلَ.

19 Notwithstanding if the land of your possession be vncleane, come ye ouer vnto the land of the possession of the Lord, wherein the Lordes Tabernacle dwelleth, and take possession among vs: but rebell not against the Lord, nor rebell not against vs in building you an altar, beside the altar of the Lord our God.

١٩ فَإِنْ كَانَتْ أَرْضُكُمْ نَجِسَةً فَتَعَالَوْا إِلَى أَرْضِ الرَّبِّ، الَّتِي نُصِبَ فِيهَا مَسْكَنُ الرَّبِّ، وَرِثُوا بَيْنَنَا، وَلَكِنْ لَا تَتَمَرَّدُوا عَلَى الرَّبِّ وَلا عَلَيْنَا بِتَشْيِيدِكُمْ لأَنْفُسِكُمْ مَذْبَحاً غَيْرَ مَذْبَحِ الرَّبِّ إِلَهِنَا.

20 Did not Achan ye sonne of Zerah trespasse grieuously in the execrable thing, and wrath fell on all the Congregation of Israel? and this man alone perished not in his wickednesse.

٢٠ أَلَمْ يَرْتَكِبْ عَخَانُ بْنُ زَارَحَ خِيَانَةً فَسَرَقَ مَا حَرَّمَهُ اللهُ، فَانْصَبَّ السَّخَطُ عَلَى كُلِّ جَمَاعَةِ إِسْرَائِيلَ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ هُوَ وَحْدَهُ فَقَطْ الَّذِي هَلَكَ مِنْ جَرَّاءِ إِثْمِهِ؟»

21 Then the children of Reuben and the children of Gad, and halfe the tribe of Manasseh answered, and saide vnto the heads ouer the thousands of Israel,

٢١ فَأَجَابَهُمْ أَبْنَاءُ رَأُوبَيْنَ وَجَادٍ وَنِصْفِ سِبْطِ مَنَسَّى:

22 The Lord God of gods, the Lord God of gods, he knoweth, and Israel himselfe shall know: if by rebellion, or by transgression against ye Lord we haue done it, saue thou vs not this day.

٢٢ «إِنَّ الرَّبَّ الْقَدِيرَ هُوَ إِلَهُ كُلِّ الآلِهَةِ؛ إِنَّ الرَّبَّ الْقَدِيرَ هُوَ إِلَهُ كُلِّ الْآلِهَةِ. هُوَ يَعْلَمُ، وَعَلَى شَعْبِ إِسْرَائِيلَ أَنْ يَعْلَمَ أَنَّنَا لَمْ نَبْنِ الْمَذْبَحَ تَمَرُّداً عَلَيْهِ أَوْ خِيَانَةً فِي حَقِّهِ وَإلَّا فَلْيُهْلِكْنَا هَذَا الْيَوْمَ،

23 If we haue built vs an altar to returne away from the Lord, either to offer thereon burnt offering, or meate offering, or to offer peace offerings thereon, let the Lord himselfe require it:

٢٣ وَلْيُعَاقِبْنَا الرَّبُّ نَفْسُهُ إِنْ كُنَّا قَدْ شَيَّدْنَا هَذَا الْمَذْبَحَ لِلارْتِدَادِ عَنْهُ أَوْ لإِصْعَادِ مُحْرَقَةٍ أَوْ تَقْدِمَةٍ أَوْ تَقْرِيبِ ذَبَائِحِ سَلامٍ عَلَيْهِ.

24 And if we haue not rather done it for feare of this thing, saying, In time to come your children might say vnto our children, What haue ye to doe with the Lord God of Israel?

٢٤ إِنَّمَا أَقَمْنَاهُ خَوْفاً مِنْ أَنْ يَقُولَ يَوْماً أَوْلادُكُمْ لأَوْلادِنَا: بِأَيِّ حَقٍّ تَعْبُدُونَ الرَّبَّ إِلَهَ إِسْرَائِيلَ؟

25 For the Lord hath made Iorden a border betweene vs and you, ye children of Reuben, and of Gad: therefore ye haue no part in the Lord: so shall your children make our children cease from fearing the Lord.

٢٥ لَقَدْ جَعَلَ الرَّبُّ نَهْرَ الأُرْدُنِّ حَدّاً فَاصِلاً بَيْنَكُمْ وَبَيْنَنَا يَا أَبْنَاءَ سِبْطَيْ رَأُوبَيْنَ وَجَادٍ، فَلَيْسَ لَكُمْ نَصِيبٌ فِي الرَّبِّ، وَبِذَلِكَ يَثْنِي أَوْلادُكُمْ أَوْلادَنَا عَنْ تَقْوَى الرَّبِّ.

26 Therefore we said, We will nowe go about to make vs an altar, not for burnt offering, nor for sacrifice,

٢٦ وَذَلِكَ مَا جَعَلَنَا نَقُولُ: هَيَّا نَبْنِي مَذْبَحاً، لَا لِنُقَدِّمَ عَلَيْهِ مُحْرَقَةً أَوْ ذَبِيحَةً،

27 But it shall be a witnesse betweene vs and you, and betweene our generations after vs, to execute the seruice of the Lord before him in our burnt offerings, and in our sacrifices, and in our peace offerings, and that your children should not say to our children in time to come, Ye haue no part in the Lord.

٢٧ إِنَّمَا لِيَكُونَ شَاهِداً بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَكُمْ وَبَيْنَ أَجْيَالِنَا الْقَادِمَةِ بَعْدَنَا، بِأَنَّنَا نَعْبُدُ الرَّبَّ بِذَبَائِحِنَا وَمُحْرَقَاتِنَا وَتَقْدِمَاتِ سَلامِنَا، فَلا يَقُولُ أَبْنَاؤُكُمْ غَداً لأَبْنَائِنَا: لَيْسَ لَكُمْ نَصِيبٌ فِي الرَّبِّ.

28 Therefore said we, If so be that they should so say to vs or to our generations in time to come, then will we answere, Beholde the facion of the altar of the Lord, which our fathers made, not for burnt offering nor for sacrifice, but it is a witnesse betweene vs and you.

٢٨ وَقُلْنَا: إِذَا حَدَثَ وَقَالُوا ذَلِكَ لأَجْيَالِنَا غَداً، أَنَّهُمْ يُجِيبُونَهُمْ: انْظُرُوا شِبْهَ مَذْبَحِ الرَّبِّ الَّذِي شَيَّدَهُ آبَاؤُنَا، لَا لِلْمُحْرَقَةِ وَلا لِلذَّبِيحَةِ، بَلْ لِيَكُونَ شَاهِداً بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَكُمْ.

29 God forbid, that we should rebell against the Lord, and turne this day away from the Lord to builde an altar for burnt offering, or for meate offering, or for sacrifice, saue the altar of the Lord our God, that is before his Tabernacle.

٢٩ فَحَاشَا لَنَا أَنْ نَتَمَرَّدَ عَلَى الرَّبِّ وَنَرْتَدَّ عَنْهُ بِبِنَاءِ مَذْبَحٍ لِلْمُحْرَقَةِ أَوِ التَّقْدِمَةِ أَوِ الذَّبِيحَةِ غَيْرَ مَذْبَحِ الرَّبِّ إِلَهِنَا الْقَائِمِ أَمَامَ مَسْكَنِهِ».

30 And when Phinehas the Priest, and the princes of the Congregation and heads ouer the thousands of Israel which were with him, heard the wordes, that the children of Reuben, and children of Gad, and the children of Manasseh spake, they were well content.

٣٠ فَلَمَّا سَمِعَ فِينْحَاسُ الْكَاهِنُ وَقَادَةُ جَمَاعَةِ إِسْرَائِيلَ الْمُرَافِقِينَ لَهُ مَا أَجَابَ بِهِ أَبْنَاءُ سِبْطَيْ رَأُوبَيْنَ وَجَادٍ وَأَبْنَاءُ نِصْفِ سِبْطِ مَنَسَّى، حَظِيَ ذَلِكَ بِرِضَاهُمْ.

31 And Phinehas the sonne of Eleazar the Priest said vnto the children of Reuben and to the children of Gad, and to the children of Manasseh, This day we perceiue, that the Lord is among vs, because ye haue not done this trespasse against the Lord: nowe ye haue deliuered the children of Israel out of the hand of the Lord.

٣١ فَقَالَ فِينْحَاسُ بْنُ أَلِعَازَارَ الْكَاهِنُ لَهُمْ: «الْيَوْمَ عَرَفْنَا أَنَّ الرَّبَّ بَيْنَنَا، لأَنَّكُمْ لَمْ تَرْتَكِبُوا هَذِهِ الْخِيَانَةَ بِحَقِّهِ، وَبِذَلِكَ أَنْقَذْتُمْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ مِنْ عِقَابِ الرَّبِّ».

32 Then Phinehas the sonne of Eleazar the Priest with the princes returned from the children of Reuben, and from the children of Gad, out of the land of Gilead, vnto the land of Canaan, to the children of Israel, and brought them answere.

٣٢ وَرَجَعَ فِينْحَاسُ بْنُ أَلِعَازَارَ الْكَاهِنُ وَالرُّؤَسَاءُ عَائِدِينَ مِنْ أَرْضِ جِلْعَادَ إِلَى أَرْضِ كَنْعَانَ حَيْثُ يُقِيمُ الإِسْرَائِيلِيُّونَ وَأَخْبَرُوهُمْ بِجَوَابِهِمْ.

33 And the saying pleased the children of Israel: and the children of Israel blessed God, and minded not to goe against them in battell, for to destroy the land, wherein the children of Reuben, and Gad dwelt.

٣٣ فَاغْتَبَطَ الإِسْرَائِيلِيُّونَ وَبَارَكُوا الرَّبَّ وَتَخَلَّوْا عَنْ فِكْرَةِ مُحَارَبَةِ الرَّأُوبَيْنِيِّينَ وَالْجَادِيِّينَ وَتَخْرِيبِ أَرْضِهِمْ.

34 Then the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad called the altar Ed: for it shall be a witnesse betweene vs, that the Lord is God.

٣٤ وَسَمَّى بَنُو رَأُوبَيْنَ وَبَنُو جَادٍ الْمَذْبَحَ «الشَّاهِدَ» لأَنَّهُمْ قَالُوا إِنَّهُ شَاهِدٌ بَيْنَنَا بِأَنَّ الرَّبَّ هُوَ إِلَهُنَا.