Joshua 23
1 And it came to pass a long time after that the LORD had given rest unto Israel from all their enemies round about, that Joshua waxed old [and] stricken in age.
Alò, li te vin rive apre anpil jou, lè SENYÈ a te bay repo a Israël kont tout lènmi yo nan tout kote, e Josué te vin vye, avanse nan laj,
2 And Joshua called for all Israel, [and] for their elders, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers, and said unto them, I am old [and] stricken in age:
ke Josué te rele tout Israël, tout ansyen yo avèk chèf an tèt yo avèk jij yo ak ofisye yo. Li te di yo: “Mwen vin vye, avanse nan laj.
3 And ye have seen all that the LORD your God hath done unto all these nations because of you; for the LORD your God [is] he that hath fought for you.
Konsa, nou te wè tout sa ke SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an, te fè a tout nasyon sila yo akoz nou menm. Paske se SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an, ki t ap goumen pou nou an.
4 Behold, I have divided unto 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 unto the great sea westward.
Nou wè, mwen te apòsyone pou nou nasyon sila ki rete yo kòm eritaj pou tribi nou yo, avèk tout nasyon ke mwen te koupe retire nèt yo, soti nan Jourdain an jis rive nan Gran Lamè a vè solèy kouche.
5 And the LORD your God, he shall expel them from before you, and drive them from out of your sight; and ye shall possess their land, as the LORD your God hath promised unto you.
SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an, li va pouse yo sòti devan nou e chase yo soti pou nou pa wè yo. Konsa, nou va posede peyi yo, jis jan ke SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an, te pwomèt nou an.
6 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 therefrom [to] the right hand or [to] the left;
Pou sa, Kenbe fèm! Sonje e fè tout sa ki ekri nan liv lalwa Moïse la, pou nou pa vire akote li, ni adwat, ni agoch.
7 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 unto them:
Ke nou pa asosye avèk nasyon sila yo, sila ki toujou rete pami nou yo, ni nonmen non a dye pa yo, ni fè pèsòn sèmante pa yo, ni sèvi yo, ni bese devan yo.
8 But cleave unto the LORD your God, as ye have done unto this day.
Men nou dwe kenbe fèm a SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an, jis jan ke nou te fè jis Jodi a.
9 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 unto this day.
Paske SENYÈ a te chase deyò, nasyon ki gran e ki gen fòs soti devan nou. Epi pou nou menm, nanpwen pèsòn ki te konn kanpe devan nou jis Jodi a.
10 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.
Youn nan moun pa nou yo va fè yon milye sove ale; paske SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an, se Li menm ki goumen pou nou jan Li te pwomèt nou an.
11 Take good heed therefore unto yourselves, that ye love the LORD your God.
Pou sa, veye tèt nou anpil pou nou renmen SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an.
12 Else if ye do in any wise go back, and cleave unto the remnant of these nations, [even] these that remain among you, and shall make marriages with them, and go in unto them, and they to you:
Paske si nou janm retounen pou kole a lòt nasyon sila yo, sila ki rete toujou pami nou yo, e vin fè maryaj avèk yo, pou nou vin nan relasyon avèk yo, e yo menm avèk nou,
13 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 unto 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.
konnen, anverite, ke SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an, p ap kontinye chase nasyon sila yo sòti devan nou; men yo va vin yon pèlen ak yon pyèj pou nou, yon frèt bò kote nou ak pikan nan zye nou, jiskaske nou peri sòti nan bon peyi sa a ke SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an, te bannou an.
14 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 spake concerning you; all are come to pass unto you, [and] not one thing hath failed thereof.
Alò, gade, jodi a, mwen ap fè chemen ki oblije fèt pou tout tè a. Konsa, nou konnen nan tout kè nou ak nan tout nanm nou, ke pa menm yon mo nan tout pawòl ke SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an, te pale konsènan nou menm pa t manke akonpli. Tout te vin akonpli pou nou. Pa youn nan yo pa t manke.
15 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 have destroyed you from off this good land which the LORD your God hath given you.
Li va vin rive a nou menm ke menm jan tout bon bagay ke SENYÈ a Bondye nou an te pale de nou te vin rive, ke menm jan, SENYÈ a va mennen fè rive sou nou tout menas, jiskaske Li fin detwi nou e fè nou sòti nèt nan bon peyi sa a ke SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an, te bannou an,
16 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 unto you.
si nou transgrese akò a SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an, ke Li te kòmande nou an, pou ale sèvi lòt dye yo e bese devan yo. Konsa, kòlè Bondye va brile kont nou e nou va peri vit, pou nou kite bon peyi ke Li te bannou an.”
