Joshua 24
1 [Many years later], Joshua summoned representatives of all the tribes of Israel. He gathered together the elders, the leaders, the judges, and the other officials at Shechem [city]. He told them to listen to what God wanted to tell them.
E juntando Josué todas as tribos de Israel em Siquém, chamou aos anciãos de Israel, e a seus príncipes, a seus juízes, e a seus oficiais; e apresentaram-se diante de Deus.
2 Joshua said to all of them, “This is what Yahweh, the God we Israeli people worship, is saying: ‘Long ago, your ancestors, including Abraham’s father Terah and Abraham’s younger brother Nahor, lived on the east side of the Euphrates River.
E disse Josué a todo o povo: Assim diz o SENHOR, Deus de Israel: Vossos pais habitaram antigamente da outra parte do rio, a saber, Terá, pai de Abraão e de Naor; e serviam a deuses estranhos.
3 But I took your ancestor Abraham from that land east of the Euphrates River, and I led him as he lived in various places in this land of Canaan, and I enabled him to have many descendants. First, I enabled him to have a son, Isaac.
E eu tomei a vosso pai Abraão da outra parte do rio, e trouxe-o por toda a terra de Canaã, e aumentei sua geração, e dei-lhe a Isaque.
4 When Isaac grew up, I enabled him to have twin sons, Jacob and Esau. I enabled Esau to live in the hilly area in Seir region, but many years later Jacob and his sons and their families went down to live in Egypt.
E a Isaque dei a Jacó e a Esaú: e a Esaú dei o monte de Seir, que o possuísse: mas Jacó e seus filhos desceram ao Egito.
5 “[Many years later], I sent Moses and his older brother Aaron to help your people, and I caused [the people of] Egypt to suffer very much because of what I did there. Then I enabled your ancestors to leave Egypt.
E eu enviei a Moisés e a Arão, e feri ao Egito, ao modo que o fiz em meio dele, e depois vos tirei.
6 When I brought your ancestors out of Egypt, they came to the Red Sea. The Egyptian army pursued them, some riding in chariots and others on horses, and they also arrived at the Red Sea.
E tirei a vossos pais do Egito: e quando chegaram ao mar, os egípcios seguiram a vossos pais até o mar Vermelho com carros e cavalaria.
7 Then [your ancestors] pleaded with me to help them. So he caused (darkness/a very dark cloud) to come between your ancestors and the Egyptian army, so that the Egyptian army could not see your ancestors. I separated the water in the Red Sea so that your ancestors could cross it, but when the Egyptian army tried to cross in the same way to pursue them, I caused the water to come back and cover them, and the Egyptian soldiers all drowned, as your ancestors watched and were amazed [IDM]. But after that, you lived in the desert for many years.
E quando eles clamaram ao SENHOR, ele pôs escuridão entre vós e os egípcios, e fez vir sobre eles o mar, a qual os cobriu: e vossos olhos viram o que fiz em Egito. Depois estivestes muitos dias no deserto.
8 “Then I brought your [ancestors] to the area where the groups who were descendants of Amor lived, east of the Jordan River. They fought against you, but I enabled you to defeat them [IDM]. I [enabled you to] destroy them so that you could live in their land [IDM].
E vos introduzi na terra dos amorreus, que habitavam da outra parte do Jordão, os quais lutaram contra vós; mas eu os entreguei em vossas mãos, e possuístes sua terra, e os destruí de diante de vós.
9 Then, Zippor’s son Balak, the King of Moab, (decided that his army would fight against/opposed) the Israelis. He summoned Beor’s son Balaam and asked him to curse you.
E levantou-se depois Balaque filho de Zipor, rei dos moabitas, e lutou contra Israel; e mandou chamar a Balaão filho de Beor, para que vos amaldiçoasse.
10 But I would not do what Balaam asked, so he (blessed/said that I would do great things for) you four times, and I did not enable the army of Moab to defeat you [IDM].
Mas eu não quis escutar a Balaão, antes vos abençoou repetidamente, e vos livre de suas mãos.
11 “Then you all crossed the Jordan River and came to Jericho. The people of Jericho prepared to fight against you, [and the armies of] the descendants of Amor, Periz, Canaan, Heth, Girgash, Hiv, and Jebus [all prepared to do the same thing] but I enabled you to defeat [IDM] them all.
E passado o Jordão, viestes a Jericó; e os moradores de Jericó lutaram contra vós: os amorreus, perizeus, cananeus, heteus, girgaseus, heveus, e jebuseus: e eu os entreguei em vossas mãos.
12 I am the one who caused them to panic as you advanced and enabled you to defeat them, as I had enabled you to do earlier to the two kings of the groups who were descendants of Amor. You did not defeat them by using your own bows and arrows and swords; [it was I who defeated them].
E enviei vespas diante de vós, os quais os expulsaram de diante de vós, a saber, aos dois reis dos amorreus; não com tua espada, nem com teu arco.
13 So I gave you a land that you had not tilled/planted, and I gave you cities that you did not build. [Now] you live in those [cities] and you eat the grapes from the grapevines that you did not plant, and you eat olives from trees that you did not plant.’”
E vos dei a terra pela qual nada trabalhastes, e as cidades que não edificastes, nas quais morais; e das vinhas e olivais que não plantastes, comeis.
14 [Then Joshua said to the people], “[Because of all that] Yahweh [has done for you], revere him, and serve/worship him very faithfully. Throw away the idols that your ancestors worshiped on the east/other side of the Euphrates River and in Egypt. Serve only Yahweh.
Agora, pois, temei ao SENHOR, e servi-o com integridade e em verdade; e tirai do meio os deuses aos quais serviram vossos pais da outra parte do rio, e em Egito; e servi ao SENHOR.
15 But if you do not want to serve/worship Yahweh, you should decide today what [gods] you will serve/worship. You should decide whether you will serve/worship the gods that your ancestors who lived on the other/east side of the Euphrates River served, or whether you will serve/worship the gods that the descendants of Amor, who previously lived in the land where you are now living, [serve/worship]. But as for me and my family [MTY], we will serve/worship Yahweh!”
E se mal vos parece servir ao SENHOR, escolhei hoje a quem sirvais; se aos deuses a os quais serviram vossos pais, quando estiveram da outra parte do rio, ou aos deuses dos amorreus em cuja terra habitais: que eu e minha casa serviremos ao SENHOR.
16 The Israeli people answered, “We will never quit [serving/worshiping] Yahweh! We would never [think of] [IDM] serving/worshiping other gods!
Então o povo respondeu, e disse: Nunca tal aconteça que deixemos ao SENHOR para servir a outros deuses:
17 It was our God, Yahweh, who brought our parents and grandparents up out of Egypt. [He rescued them] from that land where they were slaves. As he rescued them, they saw him perform great miracles. He protected them all the time when they were traveling. He protected them from all the people-groups through whose territory they traveled.
Porque o SENHOR nosso Deus é o que tirou a nós e a nossos pais da terra do Egito, da casa de escravidão; o qual diante de nossos olhos fez estas grandes sinais, e nos guardou por todo o caminho por onde andamos, e em todos os povos por entre os quais passamos.
18 As our forefathers advanced, Yahweh expelled the descendants of Amor and the other people-groups who lived in this land. Yahweh is our God, so [we are saying that] we also will serve/worship him.”
E o SENHOR expulsou de diante de nós a todos os povos, e aos amorreus que habitavam na terra: nós, pois, também serviremos ao SENHOR, porque ele é nosso Deus.
19 Joshua replied to the people, “[I think that] you are not able to serve/worship Yahweh, because he is a holy God. He will not forgive your sinning and rebelling [against him]. He demands that you serve/worship only him [IDM].
Então Josué disse ao povo: Não podereis servir ao SENHOR, porque ele é Deus santo, e Deus zeloso; não tolerará vossas rebeliões e vossos pecados.
20 He has been good to you [in the past], but if you turn away from him and serve/worship foreign/other gods, he will turn [against you] and he will cause you to experience disasters. He will punish [IDM] you severely!”
Se deixardes ao SENHOR e servirdes a deuses alheios, se voltará, e vos maltratará, e vos consumirá, depois que vos fez bem.
21 But the people replied to Joshua, “No, [we will not turn away from worshiping/serving Yahweh] We will serve/worship Yahweh!”
O povo então disse a Josué: Não, antes ao SENHOR serviremos.
22 Then Joshua said, “You yourselves are saying that you have decided to serve/worship Yahweh.” They replied, “Yes, we are saying that.”
E Josué respondeu ao povo: Vós sois testemunhas contra vós mesmos, de que escolhestes para vós ao SENHOR para servir-lhe. E eles responderam: Testemunhas somos.
23 Then Joshua said, “Since [you have decided] that, you must throw away all the other gods/idols that you have among you. You must also promise that you will wholeheartedly give yourselves to Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis [serve/worship].”
Tirai, pois, agora os deuses alheios que estão entre vós, e inclinai vosso coração ao SENHOR Deus de Israel.
24 The people replied, “We will serve/worship Yahweh, our God, and obey him.”
E o povo respondeu a Josué: Ao SENHOR nosso Deus serviremos, e à sua voz obedeceremos.
25 That day, Joshua established an agreement between the people and Yahweh. He wrote for them all the laws that they were required to obey.
Então Josué fez aliança com o povo o mesmo dia, e pôs-lhe ordenanças e leis em Siquém.
26 He wrote all those laws on a scroll. He called it ‘The laws of God’. Then he [told some men to] set up a large stone there at Shechem, under the [large] oak tree near the place where [they worshiped] Yahweh.
E escreveu Josué estas palavras no livro da lei de Deus; e tomando uma grande pedra, levantou-a ali debaixo de um carvalho que estava junto ao santuário do SENHOR.
27 He said to all the people, “Look! [It is as though] this stone has heard everything that Yahweh said to you [and that you promised Yahweh]. It will serve as a witness against you if you rebel against your God!”
E disse Josué a todo o povo: Eis que esta pedra será entre nós por testemunha, a qual ouviu todas as palavras do SENHOR que ele falou conosco: será, pois, testemunha contra vós, para que não mintais contra vosso Deus.
28 Then Joshua sent the people away, and all of them returned to their own areas/homes.
E enviou Josué ao povo, cada um à sua herança.
29 Some time after that, Nun’s son Joshua, the faithful servant of Yahweh, died. He was 110 years old when he died.
E depois destas coisas morreu Josué, filho de Num, servo do SENHOR sendo de cento e dez anos.
30 The Israeli people buried his body on his own property in Timnath-Serah [town] town. It is north of Gaash Mountain in the hilly area of the tribe who were descendants of Ephraim.
E enterraram-no no termo de sua possessão em Timnate-Sera, que está no monte de Efraim, ao norte do monte de Gaás.
31 The Israeli people served/worshiped Yahweh as long as Joshua was alive. After Joshua died, they continued serving/worshiping Yahweh while the elders who had experienced everything that Yahweh had done for the Israeli people were still alive.
E serviu Israel ao SENHOR todo o tempo de Josué, e todo o tempo dos anciãos que viveram depois de Josué, e que sabiam todas as obras do SENHOR, que havia feito por Israel.
32 Joseph’s bones, which the Israeli people had brought with them from Egypt, were also buried at Shechem. The people buried them in the piece of land that Jacob had bought long ago for 100 pieces of silver from Hamor, the father of Shechem. That piece of land was in the area that was given to the people who were descendants of Ephraim and Manasseh, Joseph’s sons.
E enterraram em Siquém os ossos de José que os filhos de Israel haviam trazido do Egito, na parte do campo que Jacó comprou dos filhos de Hamor, pai de Siquém, por cem peças de prata; e foi em possessão aos filhos de José.
33 Eleazar, the Supreme Priest, the son of Aaron, also died. They buried his body at Gibeah, in the area that had been given to Eleazar’s son Phinehas, in the hilly area that belonged to the people who were descendants of Ephraim.
Também morreu Eleazar, filho de Arão; ao qual enterraram no morro de Fineias seu filho, que lhe foi dado no monte de Efraim.
