Judges 2
1 Yahweh’s angel came up from Gilgal to Bochim. He said, “I brought you out of Egypt, and have brought you to the land which I swore to give your fathers. I said, ‘I will never break my covenant with you.
| וַיַּעַל מַלְאַךְ־יְהֹוָה מִן־הַגִּלְגָּל אֶל־הַבֹּכִים וַיֹּאמֶר אַעֲלֶה אֶתְכֶם מִמִּצְרַיִם וָאָבִיא אֶתְכֶם אֶל־הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר נִשְׁבַּעְתִּי לַאֲבֹתֵיכֶם וָאֹמַר לֹֽא־אָפֵר בְּרִיתִי אִתְּכֶם לְעוֹלָֽם׃ |
2 You shall make no covenant with the inhabitants of this land. You shall break down their altars.’ But you have not listened to my voice. Why have you done this?
| וְאַתֶּם לֹֽא־תִכְרְתוּ בְרִית לְיֽוֹשְׁבֵי הָאָרֶץ הַזֹּאת מִזְבְּחוֹתֵיהֶם תִּתֹּצוּן וְלֹא־שְׁמַעְתֶּם בְּקוֹלִי מַה־זֹּאת עֲשִׂיתֶֽם׃ |
3 Therefore I also said, ‘I will not drive them out from before you; but they shall be in your sides, and their gods will be a snare to you.’”
| וְגַם אָמַרְתִּי לֹא־אֲגָרֵשׁ אוֹתָם מִפְּנֵיכֶם וְהָיוּ לָכֶם לְצִדִּים וֵאלֹהֵיהֶם יִהְיוּ לָכֶם לְמוֹקֵֽשׁ׃ |
4 When Yahweh’s angel spoke these words to all the children of Israel, the people lifted up their voice and wept.
| וַיְהִי כְּדַבֵּר מַלְאַךְ יְהֹוָה אֶת־הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה אֶֽל־כׇּל־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיִּשְׂאוּ הָעָם אֶת־קוֹלָם וַיִּבְכּֽוּ׃ |
5 They called the name of that place Bochim, and they sacrificed there to Yahweh.
| וַֽיִּקְרְאוּ שֵֽׁם־הַמָּקוֹם הַהוּא בֹּכִים וַיִּזְבְּחוּ־שָׁם לַיהֹוָֽה׃ |
6 Now when Joshua had sent the people away, the children of Israel each went to his inheritance to possess the land.
| וַיְשַׁלַּח יְהוֹשֻׁעַ אֶת־הָעָם וַיֵּלְכוּ בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל אִישׁ לְנַחֲלָתוֹ לָרֶשֶׁת אֶת־הָאָֽרֶץ׃ |
7 The people served Yahweh all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders who outlived Joshua, who had seen all the great work of Yahweh that he had worked for Israel.
| וַיַּעַבְדוּ הָעָם אֶת־יְהֹוָה כֹּל יְמֵי יְהוֹשֻׁעַ וְכֹל ׀ יְמֵי הַזְּקֵנִים אֲשֶׁר הֶאֱרִיכוּ יָמִים אַחֲרֵי יְהוֹשׁוּעַ אֲשֶׁר רָאוּ אֵת כׇּל־מַעֲשֵׂה יְהֹוָה הַגָּדוֹל אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה לְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ |
8 Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of Yahweh, died, being one hundred ten years old.
| וַיָּמׇת יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בִּן־נוּן עֶבֶד יְהֹוָה בֶּן־מֵאָה וָעֶשֶׂר שָׁנִֽים׃ |
9 They buried him in the border of his inheritance in Timnath Heres, in the hill country of Ephraim, on the north of the mountain of Gaash.
| וַיִּקְבְּרוּ אוֹתוֹ בִּגְבוּל נַחֲלָתוֹ בְּתִמְנַת־חֶרֶס בְּהַר אֶפְרָיִם מִצְּפוֹן לְהַר־גָּֽעַשׁ׃ |
10 After all that generation were gathered to their fathers, another generation arose after them who didn’t know Yahweh, nor the work which he had done for Israel.
| וְגַם כׇּל־הַדּוֹר הַהוּא נֶאֶסְפוּ אֶל־אֲבוֹתָיו וַיָּקׇם דּוֹר אַחֵר אַחֲרֵיהֶם אֲשֶׁר לֹא־יָֽדְעוּ אֶת־יְהֹוָה וְגַם אֶת־הַֽמַּעֲשֶׂה אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה לְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ |
11 The children of Israel did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, and served the Baals.
| וַיַּעֲשׂוּ בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת־הָרַע בְּעֵינֵי יְהֹוָה וַיַּעַבְדוּ אֶת־הַבְּעָלִֽים׃ |
12 They abandoned Yahweh, the God of their fathers, who brought them out of the land of Egypt, and followed other gods, of the gods of the peoples who were around them, and bowed themselves down to them; and they provoked Yahweh to anger.
| וַיַּעַזְבוּ אֶת־יְהֹוָה ׀ אֱלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתָם הַמּוֹצִיא אוֹתָם מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם וַיֵּלְכוּ אַחֲרֵי ׀ אֱלֹהִים אֲחֵרִים מֵאֱלֹהֵי הָֽעַמִּים אֲשֶׁר סְבִיבוֹתֵיהֶם וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲווּ לָהֶם וַיַּכְעִסוּ אֶת־יְהֹוָֽה׃ |
13 They abandoned Yahweh, and served Baal and the Ashtaroth.
| וַיַּעַזְבוּ אֶת־יְהֹוָה וַיַּעַבְדוּ לַבַּעַל וְלָעַשְׁתָּרֽוֹת׃ |
14 Yahweh’s anger burned against Israel, and he delivered them into the hands of raiders who plundered them. He sold them into the hands of their enemies all around, so that they could no longer stand before their enemies.
| וַיִּֽחַר־אַף יְהֹוָה בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל וַֽיִּתְּנֵם בְּיַד־שֹׁסִים וַיָּשֹׁסּוּ אוֹתָם וַֽיִּמְכְּרֵם בְּיַד אֽוֹיְבֵיהֶם מִסָּבִיב וְלֹא־יָכְלוּ עוֹד לַעֲמֹד לִפְנֵי אוֹיְבֵיהֶֽם׃ |
15 Wherever they went out, Yahweh’s hand was against them for evil, as Yahweh had spoken, and as Yahweh had sworn to them; and they were very distressed.
| בְּכֹל ׀ אֲשֶׁר יָצְאוּ יַד־יְהֹוָה הָֽיְתָה־בָּם לְרָעָה כַּֽאֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר יְהֹוָה וְכַאֲשֶׁר נִשְׁבַּע יְהֹוָה לָהֶם וַיֵּצֶר לָהֶם מְאֹֽד׃ |
16 Yahweh raised up judges, who saved them out of the hand of those who plundered them.
| וַיָּקֶם יְהֹוָה שֹׁפְטִים וַיּוֹשִׁיעוּם מִיַּד שֹׁסֵיהֶֽם׃ |
17 Yet they didn’t listen to their judges; for they prostituted themselves to other gods, and bowed themselves down to them. They quickly turned away from the way in which their fathers walked, obeying Yahweh’s commandments. They didn’t do so.
| וְגַם אֶל־שֹֽׁפְטֵיהֶם לֹא שָׁמֵעוּ כִּי זָנוּ אַֽחֲרֵי אֱלֹהִים אֲחֵרִים וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲווּ לָהֶם סָרוּ מַהֵר מִן־הַדֶּרֶךְ אֲשֶׁר הָלְכוּ אֲבוֹתָם לִשְׁמֹעַ מִצְוֺת־יְהֹוָה לֹא־עָשׂוּ כֵֽן׃ |
18 When Yahweh raised up judges for them, then Yahweh was with the judge, and saved them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge; for it grieved Yahweh because of their groaning by reason of those who oppressed them and troubled them.
| וְכִי־הֵקִים יְהֹוָה ׀ לָהֶם שֹׁפְטִים וְהָיָה יְהֹוָה עִם־הַשֹּׁפֵט וְהֽוֹשִׁיעָם מִיַּד אֹֽיְבֵיהֶם כֹּל יְמֵי הַשּׁוֹפֵט כִּֽי־יִנָּחֵם יְהֹוָה מִנַּֽאֲקָתָם מִפְּנֵי לֹחֲצֵיהֶם וְדֹחֲקֵיהֶֽם׃ |
19 But when the judge was dead, they turned back, and dealt more corruptly than their fathers in following other gods to serve them and to bow down to them. They didn’t cease what they were doing, or give up their stubborn ways.
| וְהָיָה ׀ בְּמוֹת הַשּׁוֹפֵט יָשֻׁבוּ וְהִשְׁחִיתוּ מֵֽאֲבוֹתָם לָלֶכֶת אַֽחֲרֵי אֱלֹהִים אֲחֵרִים לְעׇבְדָם וּלְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֺת לָהֶם לֹא הִפִּילוּ מִמַּעַלְלֵיהֶם וּמִדַּרְכָּם הַקָּשָֽׁה׃ |
20 Yahweh’s anger burned against Israel; and he said, “Because this nation transgressed my covenant which I commanded their fathers, and has not listened to my voice,
| וַיִּֽחַר־אַף יְהֹוָה בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל וַיֹּאמֶר יַעַן אֲשֶׁר עָבְרוּ הַגּוֹי הַזֶּה אֶת־בְּרִיתִי אֲשֶׁר צִוִּיתִי אֶת־אֲבוֹתָם וְלֹא שָׁמְעוּ לְקוֹלִֽי׃ |
21 I also will no longer drive out any of the nations that Joshua left when he died from before them;
| גַּם־אֲנִי לֹא אוֹסִיף לְהוֹרִישׁ אִישׁ מִפְּנֵיהֶם מִן־הַגּוֹיִם אֲשֶׁר־עָזַב יְהוֹשֻׁעַ וַיָּמֹֽת׃ |
22 that by them I may test Israel, to see if they will keep Yahweh’s way to walk therein, as their fathers kept it, or not.”
| לְמַעַן נַסּוֹת בָּם אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל הֲשֹׁמְרִים הֵם אֶת־דֶּרֶךְ יְהֹוָה לָלֶכֶת בָּם כַּאֲשֶׁר שָׁמְרוּ אֲבוֹתָם אִם־לֹֽא׃ |
23 So Yahweh left those nations, without driving them out hastily. He didn’t deliver them into Joshua’s hand.
| וַיַּנַּח יְהֹוָה אֶת־הַגּוֹיִם הָאֵלֶּה לְבִלְתִּי הוֹרִישָׁם מַהֵר וְלֹא נְתָנָם בְּיַד־יְהוֹשֻֽׁעַ׃ |
