यहोशू 24

1 त्यसपछि यहोशूले इस्राएलका सबै कुललाई शकेममा भेला गरे र तिनीहरूका धर्म-गुरुहरू, तिनीहरूका अगुवाहरू, तिनीहरूका न्यायकर्ताहरू र तिनीहरूका अधिकृतहरूलाई बोलाए, र तिनीहरूले आफैलाई परमेश्‍वरको सामु प्रस्तुत गरे ।

And Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, and called for the elders of Israel, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers; and they presented themselves before God.

2 यहोशूले सबै मानिसलाई भने, “परमप्रभु इस्राएलका परमेश्‍वर यसो भन्‍नुहुन्छ, 'तिमीहरूका पुर्खा अब्राहम र नाहोरका पिता तेरह लामो समयअगि यूफ्रेटिस नदीपारि बस्थे र तिनीहरूले देवताहरू पुज्दथे ।

And Joshua said to all the people, Thus says Jehovah, the God of Israel: Your fathers dwelt of old time beyond the River, even Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nahor, and they served other gods.

3 तर मैले तिमीहरूका पितालाई यूफ्रेटिस पारिबाट कनानको भूमिमा ल्याएँ र त्यसलाई त्यसको छोरा इसहाकद्वारा धेरै सन्तानहरू दिएँ ।

And I took your father Abraham from beyond the River, and led him throughout all the land of Canaan, and multiplied his seed, and gave him Isaac.

4 त्यसपछि मैले इसहाकलाई याकूब र एसाव दिएँ । मैले पहाडी देश एसावको अधीनमा दिएँ, तर याकूब र तिनका सन्तानहरू मिश्र देशतिर तल गए ।

And I gave to Isaac, Jacob and Esau. And I gave to Esau mount Seir to possess it. And Jacob and his sons went down into Egypt.

5 मैले मोशा र हारूनलाई पठाएँ, र मैले मिश्रीहरूमाथि विपत्ति ल्याएँ । त्यसपछि मैले तिमीहरूलाई ल्याएँ ।

And I sent Moses and Aaron, and I plagued Egypt, according to that which I did in the midst of it, and afterward I brought you out.

6 मैले तिमीहरूका पुर्खाहरूलाई मिश्रबाट ल्याएँ र तिमीहरू समुद्रमा आयौ । मिश्रीहरूले लाल समुद्रसम्म नै रथहरू र घोडाहरूसहित तिमीहरूको पिछा गरे ।

And I brought your fathers out of Egypt. And ye came to the sea, and the Egyptians pursued after your fathers with chariots and with horsemen to the Red Sea.

7 जब तिमीहरूका पुर्खाहरूले परमप्रभुको पुकारा गरे, उहाँले तिमीहरू र मिश्रीहरूबिच अन्धकार राख्‍नुभयो । उहाँले समुद्रलाई तिनीहरूमाथि ल्याउनुभयो र तिनीहरूलाई ढाक्‍नुभयो । मैले मिश्रीहरूलाई गरेको कुरा तिमीहरूले देख्यौ । त्यसपछि तिमीहरू मरुभूमिमा लामो समयसम्म बस्यौ ।

And when they cried out to Jehovah, he put darkness between you and the Egyptians, and brought the sea upon them, and covered them. And your eyes saw what I did in Egypt, and ye dwelt in the wilderness many days.

8 मैले तिमीहरूलाई एमोरीहरूको भूमिमा ल्याएँ, जो यर्दनपारि बस्थे । उनीहरू तिमीहरूसँग लडे र मैले तिनीहरूलाई तिमीहरूको हातमा दिएँ । तिमीहरूले तिनीहरूको भूमि अधीन गर्‍यौ र मैले तिनीहरूलाई तिमीहरूको सामु नष्‍ट गरेँ ।

And I brought you into the land of the Amorites, who dwelt beyond the Jordan. And they fought with you. And I gave them into your hand, and ye possessed their land, and I destroyed them from before you.

9 त्यसपछि मोआबका राजा सिप्‍पोरका छोरा बालाक उठे र इस्राएललाई आक्रमण गरे । तिनले तिमीहरूलाई सराप दिन बओरका छोरा बालामलाई बोलाए ।

Then Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, arose and fought against Israel. And he sent and called Balaam the son of Beor to curse you,

10 तर मैले बालामको कुरा सुनिनँ । वास्तवमा, तिनले तिमीहरूलाई आशिष् दिए । त्यसैले मैले तिमीहरूलाई त्यसको हातबाट छुटकारा दिएँ ।

but I would not hearken to Balaam. Therefore he blessed you greatly. So I delivered you out of his hand.

11 तिमीहरूले यर्दन तर्‍यौ र यरीहोमा आयौ । यरीहोका अगुवाहरूले एमोरीहरू, परिज्‍जीहरू, कनानीहरू, हित्तीहरू, गिर्गाशीहरू, हित्तीहरू, हिव्वीहरू र यबूसीहरूसँगै तिमीहरूसँग लडे । मैले तिमीहरूलाई तिनीहरूमाथि विजय दिएँ र तिमीहरूको नियन्त्रणमा राखेँ ।

And ye went over the Jordan, and came to Jericho. And the men of Jericho fought against you, the Amorite, and the Perizzite, and the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Girgashite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite. And I delivered them into your hand.

12 मैले तिमीहरूका अगिअगि अरिङ्गालहरू पठाएँ, जसले उनीहरूलाई र दुई जना एमोरी राजालाई धपाए । यो तिमीहरूको तरवार वा धानुवाणले भएको थिएन ।

And I sent the hornet before you, which drove them out from before you, even the two kings of the Amorites, not with thy sword, nor with thy bow.

13 मैले तिमीहरूलाई तिमीहरूले श्रम नगरेको भूमि, तिमीहरूले निर्माण नगरेका सहरहरू दिएँ, र तिमीहरू तिनमा बस्छौ । तिमीहरूले नरोपेको दाखबारी र जैतूनको बगैँचाको फल तिमीहरूले खान्छौ ।'

And I gave you a land in which thou had not labored, and cities which ye did not build, and ye dwell in it. Ye eat of vineyards and oliveyards which ye did not plant.

14 परमप्रभुको भय मान र सारा इमानदारी र विश्‍वनीयतामा उहाँको आराधना गर; तिमीहरूका पुर्खाहरूले यूफ्रेटिसपारि पुजेका देवताहरूबाट अलग रहो र परमप्रभुको आराधना गर ।

Now therefore fear Jehovah, and serve him in sincerity and in truth. And put away the gods which your fathers served beyond the River, and in Egypt, and serve ye Jehovah.

15 यदि परमप्रभुको आराधना गर्न तिमीहरूको दृष्‍टिमा गलत देखिन्छ भने, तिमीहरूले कसको सेवा गर्ने तिमीहरूका पुर्खाहरूले यूफ्रेटिसपारि पुजेका देवताहरूको वा एमोरीहरूका देवताहरू जसको भूमिमा तिमीहरूले बसोबास गरेका छौ । तर म र मेरो घरानाले चाहिँ परमप्रभुको आराधना गर्छौं ।

And if it seems evil to you to serve Jehovah, choose you this day whom ye will serve: whether the gods which your fathers served that were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve Jehovah.

16 मानिसहरूले जवाफ दिए र भने, “अरू देवताहरूको सेवा गर्न हामी परमप्रभुलाई कहिल्यै त्याग्‍ने छैनौँ,

And the people answered and said, Far be it from us that we should forsake Jehovah, to serve other gods.

17 किनभने हामीलाई र हाम्रा पुर्खाहरूलाई मिश्र अर्थात् दासत्वको घरबाट ल्याउनुहुने परमप्रभु नै हाम्रा परमेश्‍वर हुनुहुन्छ, र उहाँले हाम्रो दृष्‍टिमा ठुला-ठुला चिन्हका कामहरू गर्नुभयो, हामी हिँडेका सबै मार्गमा र हामीले पार गरेका सबै जातिमाझ हामीलाई सुरक्षा दिनुभयो ।

For Jehovah our God, he it is who brought us and our fathers up out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage, and who did those great signs in our sight, and preserved us in all the way in which we went, and among all the peoples through the midst of whom we passed.

18 त्यसपछि त्यो भूमिमा बसोबास गर्ने एमोरीहरूलगायत सबै मानिसलाई हाम्रो सामु धपाउनुभयो । त्यसैले हामी पनि परमप्रभुको सेवा गर्छौं किनकि उहाँ हाम्रो परमेश्‍वर हुनुहुन्छ ।

And Jehovah drove out from before us all the peoples, even the Amorites who dwelt in the land. Therefore we also will serve Jehovah, for he is our God.

19 तर यहोशूले मानिसहरूलाई भने, “तिमीहरूले परमप्रभुको सेवा गर्न सक्‍दैनौ, किनभने उहाँ पवित्र हुनुहुन्छ, उहाँ डाही परमेश्‍वर हुनुहुन्छ; उहाँले तिमीहरूका पाप र अपराधलाई क्षमा गर्नुहुने छैन ।

And Joshua said to the people, Ye cannot serve Jehovah, for he is a holy God. He is a jealous God. He will not forgive your transgression nor your sins.

20 यदि तिमीहरूले परमप्रभुलाई त्याग्यौ र विदेशी देवताहरू पुज्यौ भने उहाँ फर्कनुहुने छ र तिमीहरूलाई हानि गर्नुहुने छ । उहाँले तिमीहरूलाई असल गर्नुभएपछि तिमीहरूलाई नष्‍ट पार्नुहुने छ ।”

If ye forsake Jehovah, and serve foreign gods, then he will turn and do you evil, and consume you, after he has done you good.

21 तर मानिसहरूले यहोशूलाई भने, “होइन, हामी परमप्रभुको आराधना गर्ने छौँ ।

And the people said to Joshua, No, but we will serve Jehovah.

22 त्यसपछि यहोशूले मानिसहरूलाई भने, “तिमीहरूले परमप्रभुको आराधना गर्ने छौ भनी आफैले चुनेका छौ भनी तिमीहरूको विरुद्धमा तिमीहरू आफै साक्षीहरू हौ । तिनीहरूले भने, “हामी साक्षी छौँ ।”

And Joshua said to the people, Ye are witnesses against yourselves that ye have chosen for you, Jehovah, to serve him. And they said, We are witnesses.

23 “अहिले तिमीहरूसँग भएका विदेशी देवताहरू फ्याँक, र तिमीहरूका हृदय परमप्रभु इस्राएलतिर फर्काओ ।”

Now therefore, he said, put away the foreign gods which are among you, and incline your heart to Jehovah, the God of Israel.

24 मानिसहरूले यहोशूलाई भने, “हामीले परमप्रभु हाम्रा परमेश्‍वको नै आराधना गर्ने छौँ । हामी उहाँको सोर सुन्‍ने छौँ ।

And the people said to Joshua, we will serve Jehovah our God, and we will hearken to his voice.

25 यहोशूले त्यस दिन मानिसहरूसँग करार बाँधे । तिनले त्यस दिन आदेशहरू र व्यवस्थाहरू दिए ।

So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and set them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem.

26 यहोशूले यी वचनहरूलाई परमेश्‍वरको व्यवस्थाको पुस्तकमा लेखे । तिनले ठुलो ढुङ्गा लिए र यसलाई परमप्रभुको नजिकको पवित्र वासस्थान नजिकै रुखमुनि खडा गरे ।

And Joshua wrote these words in the book of the law of God. And he took a great stone, and set it up there under the oak that was by the sanctuary of Jehovah.

27 यहोशूले सबै मानिसलाई भने, “हेर, यो ढुङ्गा तिमीहरूको विरुद्धमा गवाही हुने छ । परमप्रभुले हामीलाई भन्‍नुभएका सबै कुरा यसले सुनेको छ । त्यसैले तिमीहरूले तिमीहरूका परमेश्‍वरलाई त्याग्‍यौ भने, यो तिमीहरूका विरुद्ध गवाही हुने छ ।

And Joshua said to all the people, Behold, this stone shall be a witness against us, for it has heard all the words of Jehovah which he spoke to us. It shall be therefore a witness against you, lest ye deny your God.

28 यहोशूले मानिसहरूलाई हरेकको आ-आफ्ना उत्तराधिकारमा पठाए ।

So Joshua sent the people away, every man to his inheritance.

29 यी सबै कुरा भएपछि नूनका छोरा यहोशू ११० वर्षको उमेरमा मरे ।

And it came to pass after these things, that Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of Jehovah, died, being a hundred and ten years old.

30 तिनीहरूले तिनलाई आफ्‍नै अंशको सिमानाभित्र अर्थात् तिम्‍नथ-सेरामा नै गाडे, जुनचाहिँ एफ्राइमको पहाडी देश, गास पर्वत हो ।

And they buried him in the border of his inheritance in Timnathserah, which is in the hill-country of Ephraim, on the north of the mountain of Gaash.

31 इस्राएलले यहोशू र तिनीभन्दा पछिसम्म बाँचेका धर्म-गुरुहरूको जीवनकालभरि परमप्रभुको आराधना गरे, जसले परमप्रभुले इस्राएलका निम्ति गर्नुभएका सबै कुराको अनुभव गरेका थिए ।

And Israel served Jehovah all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders who outlived Joshua, and had known all the work of Jehovah that he had wrought for Israel.

32 इस्राएलका मानिसहरूले मिश्रबाट ल्याएका योसेफका हड्‍डीहरूलाई तिनीहरूले शकेममा गाडे, त्यो याकूबले शकेमका पिता हमोरका छोराहरूबाट किनेका थिए । तिनले यो एक सय चाँदीका टुक्रामा किने र यो योसेफका सन्तानहरूको उत्तराधिकार बन्यो ।

And they buried the bones of Joseph, which the sons of Israel brought up out of Egypt, in Sicima, in the portion of the land which Jacob bought from the Amorites who dwelt in Sicima for a hundred ewe-lambs. And he gave it to Joseph for a portion.

33 हारूनका छोरा एलाजार पनि मरे । तिनीहरूले तिनलाई गिबा अर्थात् तिनका छोरा पीनहासको सहरमा गाडे, जुन तिनलाई दिइएको थियो । यो एफ्राइमको पहाडी देशमा थियो ।

And Eleazar the son of Aaron died. And they buried him in the hill of Phinehas his son, which was given him in the hill-country of Ephraim.