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 ।

Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, and called for the elders of Israel, for their heads, 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 ।

Joshua said to all the people, “The LORD, the God of Israel, says, ‘Your fathers lived of old time beyond the River, even Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nahor. They served other gods.

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

I took your father Abraham from beyond the River, and led him throughout all the land of Canaan, and multiplied his offspring, 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 ।

I gave to Isaac Jacob and Esau: and I gave to Esau Mount Seir, to possess it. Jacob and his children went down into Egypt.

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

“‘I sent Moses and Aaron, and I plagued Egypt, according to that which I did among them: 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 ।

I brought your fathers out of Egypt: and you came to the sea. The Egyptians pursued 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 ।

When they cried out to the LORD, he put darkness between you and the Egyptians, and brought the sea on them, and covered them; and your eyes saw what I did in Egypt. You lived 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 ।

“‘I brought you into the land of the Amorites, that lived beyond the Jordan. They fought with you, and I gave them into your hand. You 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. 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 listen to Balaam; therefore he blessed you still. 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 ।

“‘You went over the Jordan, and came to Jericho. The men of Jericho fought against you, the Amorite, the Perizzite, the Canaanite, the Hittite, 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 ।

I sent the hornet before you, which drove them out from before you, even the two kings of the Amorites; not with your sword, nor with your 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 ।'

I gave you a land on which you had not labored, and cities which you did not build, and you live in them. You eat of vineyards and olive groves which you 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 the LORD, and serve him in sincerity and in truth. Put away the gods which your fathers served beyond the River, in Egypt; and serve the LORD.

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 ।

If it seems evil to you to serve the LORD, choose today whom you will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell; but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.”

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

The people answered, “Far be it from us that we should forsake the LORD, 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 it is the LORD our God 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 middle 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 ।

The LORD drove out from before us all the peoples, even the Amorites who lived in the land. Therefore we also will serve the LORD; 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 ।

Joshua said to the people, “You cannot serve the LORD, for he is a holy God. He is a jealous God. He will not forgive your disobedience 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 you forsake the LORD, 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 ।

The people said to Joshua, “No, but we will serve the LORD.”

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 ।”

Joshua said to the people, “You are witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen the LORD yourselves, to serve him.” They said, “We are witnesses.”

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

“Now therefore put away the foreign gods which are among you, and incline your heart to the LORD, the God of Israel.”

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

The people said to Joshua, “We will serve the LORD our God, and we will listen 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 made for 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 ।

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 the LORD.

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 ।

Joshua said to all the people, “Behold, this stone shall be a witness against us, for it has heard all the LORD’s words which he spoke to us. It shall be therefore a witness against you, lest you deny your God.”

28 यहोशूले मानिसहरूलाई हरेकको आ-आफ्ना उत्तराधिकारमा पठाए ।

So Joshua sent the people away, each to his own inheritance.

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

After these things, Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died, being one hundred ten years old.

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

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 ।

Israel served the LORD all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders who outlived Joshua, and had known all the work of the LORD, that he had worked 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 ।

They buried the bones of Joseph, which the children of Israel brought up out of Egypt, in Shechem, in the parcel of ground which Jacob bought from the sons of Hamor the father of Shechem for a hundred pieces of silver. They became the inheritance of the children of Joseph.

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

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