Josoa 24

1 Ary Josoa nanangona ny firenen’ ny Isiraely rehetra tany Sekema ka niantso ny loholon’ ny Isiraely sy ny lehibeny sy ny mpitsara azy ary ny mpifehy azy, ka dia niara-niseho teo anatrehan’ Andriamanitra izy ireo.

And Josue gathered together all the tribes of Israel in Sichem, and called for the ancients, and the princes, and the judges, and the masters: and they stood in the sight of the Lord:

2 Ary hoy Josoa tamin’ ny vahoaka rehetra: Izao no lazain’ i Jehovah, Andriamanitry ny Isiraely: Tany an-dafin’ ny Ony no nonenan’ ny razanareo tany aloha, dia Tera, rain’ i Abrahama sy Nahora; ary nanompo andriamani-kafa izy.

And he spoke thus to the people: Thus saith the Lord the God of Israel: Your fathers dwelt of old on the other side of the river, Thare the father of Abraham, and Nachor: and they served strange gods.

3 Dia naka an’ i Abrahama razanareo avy tany an-dafin’ ny Ony Aho ka nitondra azy nitety ny tany Kanana rehetra, dia nahamaro ny taranany ka nanome an’ Isaka ho zanany.

And I took your father Abraham from the borders of Mesopotamia: and brought him into the land of Chanaan: and I multiplied his seed,

4 Ary Isaka koa dia nomeko an’ i Jakoba sy Esao ho zanany; ary nomeko ho lovan’ i Esao ny tendrombohitra Seïra; fa Jakoba sy ny taranany kosa nankany Egypta.

And gave him Isaac: and to him again I gave Jacob and Esau. And I gave to Esau mount Seir for his possession: but Jacob and his children went down into Egypt.

5 Dia naniraka an’ i Mosesy sy Arona Aho ka namely an’ i Egypta, araka izay nataoko teo aminy; ary rehefa afaka izany, dia nitondra anareo nivoaka Aho.

And I sent Moses and Aaron, and I struck Egypt with many signs and wonders.

6 Ary nony nitondra ny razanareo nivoaka avy tany Egypta Aho, dia tonga teo amin’ ny ranomasina ianareo; ary nanenjika ny razanareo hatreo amin’ ny Ranomasina Mena ny Egyptiana, nitaingina kalesy sy soavaly.

And I brought you and your fathers out of Egypt, and you came to the sea: and the Egyptians pursued your fathers with chariots and horsemen, as far as the Red Sea.

7 Dia nitaraina tamin’ i Jehovah izy, ka nasiany maizina teo anelanelanareo sy ny Egyptiana, sady nakatony taminy ny ranomasina ka naony azy, ary ny masonareo nahita izay nataoko tany Egypta; ary nitoetra ela tany efitra ianareo.

And the children of Israel cried to the Lord: and he put darkness between you and the Egyptians, and brought the sea upon them, and covered them. Your eyes saw all that I did in Egypt, and you dwelt in the wilderness a long time:

8 Ary nentiko ho any amin’ ny tanin’ ny Amorita, izay nonina tany an-dafin’ i Jordana ianareo; dia niady taminareo ireo; ary nanolotra azy teo an-tananareo Aho, mba handovanareo ny taniny, ary nandringana azy teo anoloanareo Aho.

And I brought you into the land of the Amorrhite, who dwelt beyond the Jordan. And when they fought against you, I delivered them into your hands, and you possessed their land, and slew them.

9 Dia nitsangana Balaka, zanak’ i Zipora, mpanjakan’ i Moaba, ka niady tamin’ ny Isiraely; dia naniraka ka nampaka an’ i Balama, zanak’ i Beora, izy hanozona anareo.

And Balac son of Sephor king of Moab arose and fought against Israel. And he sent and called for Balaam son of Beor, to curse you:

10 Fa tsy nety nihaino an’ i Balama Aho, koa nitahy anareo tokoa izy; ka dia namonjy anareo tamin’ ny tànany Aho.

And I would not hear him, but on the contrary I blessed you by him, and I delivered you out of his hand.

11 Ary nita an’ i Jordana ianareo ka nankany Jeriko; dia niady taminareo ny mponina tao Jeriko mbamin’ ny Amorita sy ny Perizita sy ny Kananita sy ny Hetita sy ny Girgasita sy ny Hivita ary ny Jebosita, ka natolotro teo an-tananareo ireny.

And you passed over the Jordan, and you came to Jericho. And the men of that city fought against you, the Amorrhite, and the Pherezite, and the Chanaanite, and the Hethite, and the Gergesite, and the Hevite, and the Jebusite: and I delivered them into your hands.

12 Dia nampandehaniko teo anoloanareo ny fanenitra, Izay nandroaka azy teo anoloanareo, dia ny mpanjaka roa tamin’ ny Amorita, fa tsy tamin’ ny sabatrao, na tamin’ ny tsipìkanao.

And I sent before you hornets: and I drove them out from their places, the two kings of the Amorrhites, not with thy sword nor with thy bow.

13 Ary nomeko tany izay tsy nasainareo ianareo sy tanàna izay tsy naorinareo ianareo ka dia nonina tao ianareo; ary nihinana ny avy amin’ ny tanim-boaloboka sy ny tanin’ oliva izay tsy nataonareo ianareo.

And I gave you a land, in which you had not laboured, and cities to dwell in which you built not, vineyards and oliveyards, which you planted not.

14 Koa ankehitriny, matahora an’ i Jehovah, ka manompoa Azy amin’ ny fahitsiana sy ny fahamarinana; ary ario ny andriamanitra izay notompoin’ ny razanareo tany an-dafin’ ny Ony sy tany Egypta, ka manompoa an’ i Jehovah.

Now therefore fear the Lord, and serve him with a perfect and most sincere heart: and put away the gods which your fathers served in Mesopotamia and in Egypt, and serve the Lord.

15 Nefa raha tsy sitrakareo ny hanompo an’ i Jehovah, dia fidionareo anio ary izay hotompoinareo, na ny andriamanitra izay notompoin’ ny razanareo tany an-dafin’ ny Ony, na ny andriamanitry ny Amorita, izay mponina teto amin’ ny tany onenanareo; fa raha izaho sy ny ankohonako kosa, dia hanompo an’ i Jehovah izahay.

But if it seem evil to you to serve the Lord, you have your choice: choose this day that which pleaseth you, whom you would rather serve, whether the gods which your fathers served in Mesopotamia, or the gods of the Amorrhites, in whose land you dwell: but as for me and my house we will serve the Lord.

16 Dia namaly ny vahoaka ka nanao hoe: Sanatria raha hahafoy an’ i Jehovah izahay ka hanompo izay andriamani-kafa.

And the people answered, and said: God forbid we should leave the Lord, and serve strange gods.

17 Fa Jehovah Andriamanitsika, Izy no nitondra antsika sy ny razantsika nivoaka avy tany amin’ ny tany Egypta, tany amin’ ny trano nahandevozana, ary Izy no nanao ireny famantarana lehibe ireny teo imasontsika ka niaro antsika teny amin’ ny lalana rehetra nalehantsika sy teny amin’ ny firenena rehetra izay notetezintsika.

The Lord our God he brought us and our fathers out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage: and did very great signs in our sight, and preserved us in all the way by which we journeyed, and among all the people through whom we passed.

18 Ary Jehovah nandroaka ny firenena rehetra teo anoloantsika, dia ny Amorita izay nonina teto amin’ ny tany; koa izahay koa dia mba hanompo an’ i Jehovah, fa Izy no Andriamanitsika.

And he hath cast out all the nations, the Amorrhite the inhabitant of the land into which we are come. Therefore we will serve the Lord, for he is our God.

19 Ary hoy Josoa tamin’ ny vahoaka: Tsy mahay manompo an’ i Jehovah ianareo; fa Andriamanitra masìna Izy, Andriamanitra saro-piaro Izy ka tsy hamela ny fahadisoanareo sy ny fahotanareo.

And Josue said to the people: You will not be able to serve the Lord: for he is a holy God, and mighty and jealous, and will not forgive your wickedness and sins.

20 Raha mahafoy an’ i Jehovah ianareo ka manompo andriamani-kafa, dia hiverina Izy ka hampahory anareo sy hahafongana anareo, rehefa nasiany soa.

If you leave the Lord, and serve strange gods, he will turn, and will afflict you, and will destroy you after all the good he hath done you.

21 Dia hoy ny vahoaka tamin’ i Josoa: Tsia; fa Jehovah ihany no hotompoinay.

And the people said to Josue: No, it shall not be so as thou sayest, but we will serve the Lord.

22 Dia hoy Josoa tamin’ ny vahoaka: Vavolombelona ho an’ ny tenanareo ianareo fa efa nifidy an’ i Jehovah hotompoinareo. Ary hoy ny olona: Eny vavolombelona izahay.

And Josue said to the people: You are witnesses, that you yourselves have chosen you the Lord to serve him. And they answered: We are witnesses.

23 Arionareo ankehitriny ary ny andriamani-kafa, izay eo aminareo, ka ampanatony an’ i Jehovah, Andriamanitry ny Isiraely ny fonareo.

Now therefore, said he, put away strange gods from among you, and incline your hearts to the Lord the God of Israel.

24 Dia hoy ny vahoaka tamin’ i Josoa: Jehovah Andriamanitray no hotompoinay ary ny feony no hohenoinay

And the people said to Josue: We will serve the Lord our God, and we will be obedient to his commandments.

25 Ary dia nanao fanekena tamin’ ny vahoaka Josoa tamin’ izany andro izany ka nanome azy lalàna sy didy tany Sekema.

Josue therefore on that day made a covenant, and set before the people commandments and judgments in Sichem.

26 Dia nosoratan’ i Josoa tao amin’ ny bokin’ ny lalàn’ Andriamanitra ireo teny ireo, ary naka vato lehibe izy ka nanangana azy teo ambanin’ ny hazo terebinta, izay teo anilan’ ny fitoera-masin’ i Jehovah.

And he wrote all these things in the volume of the law of the Lord: and he took a great stone, and set it under the oak that was in the sanctuary of the Lord.

27 Dia hoy Josoa tamin’ ny vahoaka rehetra; Indro, io vato io ho vavolombelona amintsika; fa efa nahare ny teny rehetra nolazain’ i Jehovah tamintsika io, dia ho vavolombelona aminareo io, fandrao handainga amin’ Andriamanitrareo ianareo.

And he said to all the people: Behold this stone shall be a testimony unto you, that it hath heard all the words of the Lord, which he hath spoken to you: lest perhaps hereafter you will deny it, and lie to the Lord your God.

28 Dia nampodin’ i Josoa ny vahoaka samy ho any amin’ ny lovany avy.

And he sent the people away every one to their own possession.

29 Ary rehefa afaka izany zavatra izany, dia maty Josoa, zanak’ i Nona, mpanompon’ i Jehovah, rehefa folo amby zato taona ny androny.

And after these things Josue the son of Null the servant of the Lord died, being a hundred and ten years old:

30 Dia nalevina tao amin’ ny faritanin’ ny lovany izy, dia tao Timnata-sera, any amin’ ny tany havoan’ i Efraima, avaratry ny tendrombohitra Gasa.

And they buried him in the border of his possession in Thamnathsare, which is situate in mount Ephraim, on the north side of mount Gaas.

31 Ary nanompo an’ i Jehovah ny Isiraely tamin’ ny andro rehetra niainan’ i Josoa sy tamin’ ny andro rehetra niainan’ ny loholona izay velona taorian’ i Josoa ka nahalala ny asa rehetra izay nataon’ i Jehovah ho an’ ny Isiraely

And Israel served the Lord all the days of Josue, and of the ancients that lived a long time after Josue, and that had known all the works of the Lord which he had done in Israel.

32 Ary ny taolan’ i Josefa, izay efa nentin’ ny Zanak’ Isiraely avy tany Egypta, dia naleviny tao Sekema, tao amin’ ny tany izay novidin’ i Jakoba volafotsy zato tamin’ ny zanak’ i Hamora, rain’ i Sekema; dia tonga lovan’ ny taranak’ i Josefa izany.

And the bones of Joseph which the children of Israel had taken out of Egypt, they buried in Sichem, in that part of the field which Jacob had bought of the sons of Hemor the father of Sichem, for a hundred young ewes, and it was in the possession of the sons of Joseph.

33 Dia maty koa Eleazara, zanak’ i Arona, ka naleviny teo amin’ ny havoan’ i Finehasa zanany, izay nomena azy tany amin’ ny tany havoan’ i Efraima.

Eleazar also the son of Aaron died: and they buried him in Gabaath that belongeth to Phinees his son, which was given him in mount Ephraim.