Dommernes 2
1 Herrens engel kom frå Gilgal upp til Bokim og sagde: «Eg henta dykk ut or Egyptarland, og fylgde dykk til det landet eg lova federne dykkar, og eg sagde: «Aldri i verdi skal eg brjota mi pakt med dykk,
And an Angel of the Lord went up from Gilgal to the Place of Weeping, and he said: “I led you away from Egypt, and I led you into the land, about which I swore to your fathers. And I promised that I would not nullify my covenant with you, even forever:
2 og de skal ikkje gjera samband med deim som bur her i landet; de skal riva ned altari deira!» Men de høyrde ikkje på ordi mine. Kvi gjorde de’kje det?
but only if you would not form a pact with the inhabitants of this land. Instead, you should overturn their altars. Yet you were not willing to listen to my voice. Why have you done this?
3 So segjer eg dykk: Eg vil ikkje driva deim burt for dykk; dei skal vera til broddar i sidorne dykkar, og gudarne deira skal verta ei snara for dykk.»
For this reason, I am not willing to destroy them before your face, so that you may have enemies, and so that their gods may be your ruin.”
4 Soleis tala Herrens engel til alle Israels-sønerne. Då gret folket høgt;
And when the Angel of the Lord spoke these words to all the sons of Israel, they lifted up their voice, and they wept.
5 difor kalla dei den staden Bokim. Der ofra deim til Herren.
And the name of that place was called, the Place of Weeping, or the Place of Tears. And they immolated victims to the Lord in that place.
6 Då Josva hadde bede farvel med folket, og Israels-sønerne var farne heim, kvar til sin odel, for å eigna til seg landet,
Then Joshua dismissed the people, and the sons of Israel went away, each one to his own possession, so that they might obtain it.
7 då tente folket Herren so lenge Josva var til, og so lenge dei gamle var til, som livde etter Josva, og hadde set alle dei storverk Herren hadde gjort for Israel.
And they served the Lord, during all his days, and during all the days of the elders, who lived for a long time after him, and who knew all the works of the Lord, which he had done for Israel.
8 Men då Josva Nunsson, Herrens tenar, var slokna, hundrad og ti år gamall,
Then Joshua, the son of Nun, the servant of the Lord, died, being one hundred and ten years old.
9 og dei hadde gravlagt honom på hans eigen gard og grunn i Timnat-Heres i Efraimsheidi, nordanfor Ga’asfjell,
And they buried him in the parts of his possession at Timnath-Serah, on Mount Ephraim, before the northern side of Mount Gaash.
10 og då heile den ætti var fari til federne sine, og det stod fram ei ny ætt, som ikkje kjende Herren og ikkje visste kva han hadde gjort for Israel,
And that entire generation was gathered to their fathers. And there rose up others, who had not known the Lord and the works that he had done for Israel.
11 då gjorde Israels-sønerne det som var Herrens imot, og dyrka Ba’als-bilæti;
And the sons of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord, and they served the Baals.
12 dei vende seg frå Herren, sin fedregud, som hadde ført deim ut or Egyptarlandet, og heldt seg til andre gudar, gudarne åt grannefolki, og låg på kne for deim, og arga Herren;
And they abandoned the Lord, the God of their fathers, who had led them away from the land of Egypt. And they followed foreign gods and the gods of the peoples who were living around them, and they adored them. And they provoked the Lord to wrath,
13 dei vende seg frå Herren og dyrka Ba’al og Astarte-bilæti.
forsaking him, and serving Baal and Ashtaroth.
14 Då vart Herren brennande harm på Israel, og gav deim i henderne på røvarar, som herja deim; han slepte deim i henderne på uvenerne deira rundt um, og dei kunde ikkje lenger standa seg mot fiendarne.
And the Lord, having become angry against Israel, delivered them into the hands of plunderers, who seized them and sold them to the enemies that were living on all sides. Neither were they able to withstand their adversaries.
15 Kvar dei for fram, var Herrens hand imot deim, so det gjekk deim ille, som Herren hadde sagt deim, og som Herren hadde svore, og dei kom i stor naud.
Instead, wherever they wanted to go, the hand of the Lord was upon them, just as he said and just as he swore to them. And they were greatly afflicted.
16 Då vekte Herren upp domarar, som berga deim frå røvararne.
And the Lord raised up judges, who would free them from the hands of their oppressors. But they were not willing to listen to them.
17 Men dei lydde ikkje domarane sine heller, og heldt seg med andre gudar, og låg på kne for deim; dei tok snart ut av den vegen som federne deira hadde fylgt; for dei lydde Herrens bod, men so gjorde ikkje desse.
Fornicating with foreign gods and adoring them, they quickly deserted the way along which their fathers had advanced. And having heard the commandments of the Lord, they did all things to the contrary.
18 Og kvar gong Herren let ein domar standa fram millom deim, so var Herren med domaren, og berga deim frå uvenerne deira so lenge domaren livde; for Herren ynkast yver deim når dei sukka og stunde for di dei vart tvinga og trælka.
And while the Lord was raising up the judges, in their days, he was moved to mercy, and he listened to the groaning of the afflicted, and he freed them from the slaughter of their oppressors.
19 Men ikkje fyrr var domaren burte, fyrr dei fall ifrå att, og for endå verre åt enn federne sine, heldt seg til andre gudar, og dyrka deim, og bad til deim; dei lagde’kje ned noko av det vonde dei hadde fyre seg, eller av si tråssuge framferd.
But after a judge had died, they turned back, and they were doing much worse things than their fathers had done, following strange gods, serving them, and adoring them. They did not abandon their pursuits and their very stubborn way, by which they were accustomed to walk.
20 Då vart Herren harm på Israel, og han sagde: «For di dette folket hev brote den pakti eg gjorde med federne deira, og ikkje hev lydt mine ord,
And the fury of the Lord was enraged against Israel, and he said: “For this people has made void my covenant, which I had formed with their fathers, and they have despised listening to my voice.
21 so vil ikkje eg heller hjelpa deim meir, og ikkje driva ut noko av dei folki som Josva let vera att då han døydde;
And so, I will not destroy the nations that Joshua left behind when he died,
22 med deim skal Israel røynast um dei vilde halda seg etter Herrens vegar og ganga på deim, som federne deira gjorde.»
so that, by them, I may test Israel, as to whether or not they will keep the way of the Lord, and walk in it, just as their fathers kept it.”
23 Soleis var det Herren let desse folki få vera, og ikkje straks dreiv deim ut, og ikkje gav deim i Josvas hender.
Therefore, the Lord left all these nations, and he was not willing to quickly overthrow them, nor did he deliver them into the hands of Joshua.
