Hohua 23
1 A, ka maha nga ra i muri i ta Ihowa meatanga i a Iharaira kia okioki i o ratou hoariri katoa i tetahi taha, i tetahi taha, a ka maha haere nga ra o Hohua, ka koroheketia,
And it came to pass, after many days, when Yahweh had given rest unto Israel, from all their enemies round about, —and, Joshua, had become old, advanced in days,
2 Na ka karanga a Hohua ki a Iharaira katoa, ki o ratou kaumatua, ki o ratou ariki, ki o ratou kaiwhakariterite, ki o ratou rangatira, a ka mea ki a ratou, Kua koroheketia ahau, kua maha oku ra:
that Joshua called for all Israel, for their elders, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers, —and said unto them, I, am old, advanced in days;
3 A kua kite koutou i nga mea katoa i mea ai a Ihowa, to koutou Atua ki enei iwi katoa, na te whakaaro hoki ki a koutou; no te mea ko Ihowa, ko to koutou Atua, nana ta koutou riri.
but, ye, have seen—all that Yahweh your God hath done unto all those nations, because of you, —for, Yahweh your God, is he that hath fought for you.
4 Titiro, kua oti te wehe atu e ahau mo koutou enei iwi ka mahue nei, hei wahi tupu mo o koutou iwi, o Horano atu me nga iwi katoa i huna e ahau a tae noa ki te moana nui, ki te toenetanga o te ra.
Behold, I have allotted to you these nations which remain, as an inheritance, for your tribes, —from the Jordan, and all the nations which I have cut off, even unto the great sea, at the going in of the sun.
5 A ko Ihowa, ko to koutou Atua, mana ratou e pei i to koutou aroaro, mana hoki ratou e huna i to koutou aroaro; a ka riro to ratou oneone i a koutou, ka pera me te kupu a Ihowa, a to koutou Atua ki a koutou.
But, Yahweh your God—he, will thrust them out from before you, and drive them away out of your sight, —so shall ye possess their land, as Yahweh your God spoke unto you.
6 No reira kia uaua rawa ki te pupuri, ki te mahi i nga mea katoa i tuhituhia ki te pukapuka o te ture a Mohi, kei peka ke i reira ki matau, ki maui;
Therefore must ye be very firm to observe and to do all that is written in the scroll of the law of Moses, —so as not to turn aside therefrom, to the right hand or to the left;
7 Kei haere hoki ki roto ki enei iwi, i mahue iho nei ki waenganui i a koutou; kei whakahuatia nga ingoa o o ratou atua, kei oatitia, kei mahi ki a ratou, kei koropiko ki a ratou:
so as not to go in among these nations, these which remain with you, —and, with the name of their gods, shall ye neither make memorial nor put on oath, and neither serve them, —nor bow down to them.
8 Engari me awhi ki a Ihowa, ki to koutou Atua, me pera me ta koutou i mea ai a tae noa mai ki tenei ra.
But, unto Yahweh your God, must ye cleave, —as, ye have done until this day;
9 Kua peia hoki e Ihowa i mua i a koutou nga iwi nunui, kaha hoki: tena ko koutou, kahore ano tetahi tangata kia tu ki to koutou aroaro a taea noatia tenei ra.
therefore hath Yahweh dispossessed, from before you, nations great and strong, —but, as for you, not a man hath stood before you, until this day.
10 Kia kotahi tangata o koutou hei whai i te mano: no te mea ko Ihowa, ko to koutou Atua, mana ta koutou riri, ka pera me tana i korero ai ki a koutou.
One man of you, can chase a thousand, —for, Yahweh your God, is he that fighteth for you, as he spake to you.
11 Na reira tiakina marietia koutou, kia aroha ai koutou ki a Ihowa, ki to koutou Atua.
Take diligent heed, therefore, unto your souls, —to love Yahweh your God.
12 Ki te anga hoki koutou ki te hoki atu, ki te awhi ki nga toenga o enei iwi, o enei ka mahue nei i roto i a koutou, a ka marenatia ki a ratou, ka whakauru hoki ki a ratou, me ratou hoki ki a koutou:
But, if ye, do in any wise turn back, and cleave unto the remnant of these nations, these which remain with you, —and intermarry with them, and go in with them, and, they, with you;
13 Kia tino mohio, e kore a Ihowa, to koutou Atua e pei ano i enei iwi i mua i a koutou; engari ka waiho ratou hei rore, hei mahanga mo koutou, hei whiu hoki mo o koutou kaokao, hei koikoi i roto i o koutou kanohi, kia huna ra ano koutou i runga i tenei whenua pai ka homai nei e Ihowa, e to koutou Atua ki a koutou.
know, that Yahweh your God will no further drive out these nations from before you, —but they will become unto you a snare and a hook, and a goad in your sides, and thorns in your eyes, until ye have perished from off this goodly soil, which Yahweh your God hath given unto you.
14 Nana, ko aianei ahau haere ai i te huarahi o te whenua katoa; a e mohio ana o koutou ngakau katoa, o koutou wairua katoa, kahore ano i taka tetahi mea o nga mea pai katoa i korerotia e Ihowa, e to koutou Atua mo koutou; kua pono katoa ki a kouto u, kahore ano tetahi mea o ena i taka.
But lo! I am going to-day, in the way of all the earth, —ye must acknowledge, therefore, with all your heart and with all your soul, that there hath not failed a single thing, out of all the good things which Yahweh your God spake concerning you, the whole, hath come to pass to you, there hath not failed thereof, a single thing.
15 Na tenei ake ka rite ki te putanga mai ki a koutou o nga mea pai katoa i korerotia e Ihowa, e to koutou Atua ki a koutou, ka pera ano te whakaputanga mai a Ihowa i nga mea kino katoa ki a koutou, kia whakangaromia ra ano koutou e ia i tenei when ua pai, kua homai nei e Ihowa, e to koutou Atua ki a koutou.
But it shall be that, as all the good things have come unto you, which Yahweh your God spake unto you, so, will Yahweh bring upon you all the evil things, until he hath destroyed you from off this goodly soil, which Yahweh your God hath given unto you.
16 Ina whakapaheketia e koutou te kawenata a Ihowa, a to koutou Atua, i whakaritea mai nei e ia ki a koutou, a ka haere, ka mahi ki nga atua ke, ka koropiko ki a ratou; ko reira mura ai te riri o Ihowa ki a koutou, a ka ngaro whakarere atu koutou i runga i te whenua pai kua homai nei e ia ki a koutou.
When ye transgress the covenant of Yahweh your God which he hath commanded you, and go and serve other gods, and bow yourselves down unto them, then will the anger of Yahweh kindle upon you, and ye will perish quickly, from off the good land which he hath given unto you.
