< Joshua 23 >
1 Forsothe whanne myche tyme was passid after that the Lord had youe pees to Israel, for alle naciouns `in cumpas weren suget; and whanne Josue was thanne of long lijf, and `of ful eld age, Josue clepide al Israel,
and to be from day many after which to rest LORD to/for Israel from all enemy their from around and Joshua be old to come (in): advanced in/on/with day: year
2 and the grettere men in birthe, and the princes, and dukis, and maistris, and seide to hem, Y `wexide elde, and Y am of grettere age;
and to call: call to Joshua to/for all Israel to/for old: elder his and to/for head: leader his and to/for to judge him and to/for official his and to say to(wards) them I be old to come (in): advanced in/on/with day: year
3 and ye seen alle thingis whiche youre Lord God hath do to alle naciouns `bi cumpas, hou he fauyt for you.
and you(m. p.) to see: see [obj] all which to make: do LORD God your to/for all [the] nation [the] these from face: before your for LORD God your he/she/it [the] to fight to/for you
4 And now for he departide to you bi lot al the lond, fro the eest part of Jordan `til to the grete see, and many naciouns ben left yit,
to see: behold! to fall: allot to/for you [obj] [the] nation [the] to remain [the] these in/on/with inheritance to/for tribe your from [the] Jordan and all [the] nation which to cut: eliminate and [the] sea [the] Great (Sea) entrance [the] sun
5 youre Lord God `schal distrie hem, and schal take awei fro youre face; and ye schulen welde the lond, as he bihiyte to you.
and LORD God your he/she/it to thrust them from face: before your and to possess: take [obj] them from to/for face: before your and to possess: take [obj] land: country/planet their like/as as which to speak: promise LORD God your to/for you
6 Oneli be ye coumfortid, and be ye bisy, that ye kepe alle thingis that ben writun in the book of Moises lawe, and bowe not awei fro tho, nether to the riyt side nether to the left side,
and to strengthen: strengthen much to/for to keep: obey and to/for to make: do [obj] all [the] to write in/on/with scroll: book instruction Moses to/for lest to turn aside: turn aside from him right and left
7 lest aftir that ye han entrid to the hethene men, that schulen be among you, ye swere in the name of `the goddis of hem, and ye serue tho goddis, and worschipe hem.
to/for lest to come (in): come in/on/with nation [the] these [the] to remain [the] these with you and in/on/with name God their not to remember and not to swear and not to serve: minister them and not to bow to/for them
8 But cleue ye to youre Lord God, which thing ye han do `til in to this dai;
that if: except if: except in/on/with LORD God your to cleave like/as as which to make: do till [the] day: today [the] this
9 and thanne the Lord God schal do awei in youre siyt grete folkis, and strongeste; and noon schal mow ayenstonde you.
and to possess: take LORD from face: before your nation great: large and mighty and you(m. p.) not to stand: stand man: anyone in/on/with face: before your till [the] day: today [the] this
10 Oon of you schal pursue a thousynde men of enemyes, for youre Lord God schal fiyte for you, as he bihiyte.
man one from you to pursue thousand for LORD God your he/she/it [the] to fight to/for you like/as as which to speak: promise to/for you
11 Be ye war bifore moost diligentli of this thing oneli, that ye loue youre Lord God.
and to keep: careful much to/for soul: myself your to/for to love: lover [obj] LORD God your
12 That if ye wolen cleue to the errouris of these folkis that dwellen among you, and wolen medle mariagis with hem, and couple frenschipis,
for if: except to return: return to return: return and to cleave in/on/with remainder [the] nation [the] these [the] to remain [the] these with you and be related in/on/with them and to come (in): marry in/on/with them and they(masc.) in/on/with you
13 wite ye riyt now, that `youre Lord God schal not do awei hem bifor youre face, but thei schulen be to you in to a dich, and a snare, and in to hirtyng of youre side, and in to stakis in youre iyen, til youre Lord God take awei you, and distrie fro this beste loond, which he yaf to you.
to know to know for not to add: again LORD God your to/for to possess: take [obj] [the] nation [the] these from to/for face: before your and to be to/for you to/for snare and to/for snare and to/for scourge in/on/with side your and to/for thorn in/on/with eye your till to perish you from upon [the] land: soil [the] pleasant [the] this which to give: give to/for you LORD God your
14 Lo! Y entre to dai in to the weye of al erthe; and ye schulen knowe `with al soule, that of al wordis whiche the Lord bihiyte hym silf to yyue to you, not oon passide in veyn.
and behold I to go: went [the] day: today in/on/with way: journey all [the] land: country/planet and to know in/on/with all heart your and in/on/with all soul your for not to fall: fail word: thing one from all [the] word: thing [the] pleasant which to speak: promise LORD God your upon you [the] all to come (in): come to/for you not to fall: fail from him word: thing one
15 Therfor as he fillide in werk that, that he bihiyte, and alle thingis bifelden `bi prosperite, so he schal brynge on you whateuer thing of yuelis he manaasside, til he take awei you, and distrie fro this beste lond, which he yaf to you.
and to be like/as as which to come (in): fulfill upon you all [the] word: thing [the] pleasant which to speak: promise LORD God your to(wards) you so to come (in): bring LORD upon you [obj] all [the] word: thing [the] bad: evil till to destroy he [obj] you from upon [the] land: soil [the] pleasant [the] this which to give: give to/for you LORD God your
16 For ye braken the couenaunt of `youre Lord God, which he made with you, and serueden alien goddis, and worschipeden hem, sone and swiftli the strong veniaunce of the Lord schal rise `on to you; and ye schulen be takun awei fro this beste lond, which he yaf to you.
in/on/with to pass: trespass you [obj] covenant LORD God your which to command [obj] you and to go: went and to serve: minister God another and to bow to/for them and to be incensed face: anger LORD in/on/with you and to perish haste from upon [the] land: country/planet [the] pleasant which to give: give to/for you