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

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

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

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

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

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

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

And I would not hear him, but on the contrary I blessed you by him, and 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 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 मैले तिमीहरूका अगिअगि अरिङ्गालहरू पठाएँ, जसले उनीहरूलाई र दुई जना एमोरी राजालाई धपाए । यो तिमीहरूको तरवार वा धानुवाणले भएको थिएन ।

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 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 you had not laboured, and cities to dwell in which you built not, vineyards and oliveyards, which you planted not.

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 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 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 ।

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

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

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

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

And the people said to Josue: No, it shall not be so as thou sayest, 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 ।”

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

Now therefore, said he, put away strange gods from among you, and incline your hearts to the Lord 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 Josue: We will serve the Lord our God, and we will be obedient to his commandments.

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

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

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

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 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 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 यहोशूले मानिसहरूलाई हरेकको आ-आफ्ना उत्तराधिकारमा पठाए ।

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

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

And after these things Josue the son of Null the servant of the Lord 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 possession in Thamnathsare, which is situate in mount Ephraim, on the north side of mount Gaas.

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

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.