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,
The angel of the Lord went from Gilgal to Bokim and told the people, “I led you out of the land of Egypt and brought you to this land that I promised to your forefathers, and I said I would never break the agreement I made with you.
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?
I also told you not to make any agreements with the people living in the land and to tear down their altars. But you refused to obey what I said. Why did you do 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.»
I also warned you, ‘I will not drive them out before you, and they will be snares for you, and their gods will be traps for you.’”
4 Soleis tala Herrens engel til alle Israels-sønerne. Då gret folket høgt;
After the angel of the Lord had explained this to all the Israelites, the people wept out loud.
5 difor kalla dei den staden Bokim. Der ofra deim til Herren.
That's why they named the place Bokim, and they presented sacrifices there to the Lord.
6 Då Josva hadde bede farvel med folket, og Israels-sønerne var farne heim, kvar til sin odel, for å eigna til seg landet,
After Joshua had dismissed the people, the Israelites went to take possession of the land, each to their allotted land.
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.
The people continued to worship the Lord throughout Joshua's life, and throughout the lifetimes of the elders who outlived him, those who had seen all the wonderful things that the Lord had done for Israel.
8 Men då Josva Nunsson, Herrens tenar, var slokna, hundrad og ti år gamall,
Joshua, son of Nun, servant of the Lord, died at the age of one hundred and ten.
9 og dei hadde gravlagt honom på hans eigen gard og grunn i Timnat-Heres i Efraimsheidi, nordanfor Ga’asfjell,
They buried him in Timnath-heres in the hill country of Ephraim, north of Mount Gaash, the land he had been allocated.
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,
Once that generation had passed away, the generation that followed did not know the Lord, or what he had done for Israel.
11 då gjorde Israels-sønerne det som var Herrens imot, og dyrka Ba’als-bilæti;
The Israelites did what was evil in the Lord's sight, and they worshiped 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;
They deserted the Lord, the God of their forefathers, who had led them out of Egypt. They followed other gods, bowing down in worship to the gods of the peoples around them, making the Lord angry.
13 dei vende seg frå Herren og dyrka Ba’al og Astarte-bilæti.
They deserted the Lord and worshiped Baal and Ashtaroth idols.
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.
Because the Lord was angry with Israel he handed them over to invaders who plundered them. He sold them to their enemies all around—enemies they could no longer resist.
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.
Whenever Israel went into battle, the Lord fought against them and defeated them, just as he had warned them and as he had vowed he would do. They were in a great deal of trouble.
16 Då vekte Herren upp domarar, som berga deim frå røvararne.
Then the Lord provided them with judges, who saved them from their invaders.
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.
But even so, they refused to listen to their judges, and prostituted themselves by following other gods, bowing down in worship to them. They quickly abandoned the way their forefathers had followed, and they did not obey the Lord's commandments as their forefathers had.
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.
When the Lord provided Israel with judges over Israel, he was with each judge and saved the people from their enemies during that judge's lifetime, because the Lord felt sorry for his people, who groaned under their oppressors and persecutors.
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 when the judge died, the people relapsed, and did worse things even than their forefathers, following other gods and worshiping them. They refused to give up what they were doing and held to their stubborn ways.
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,
As a result the Lord became angry with Israel and he told them, “Because this nation has broken the agreement I ordered their forefathers to obey, and has not paid attention to what I said,
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;
from now on I won't drive out before them any of the nations Joshua left 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.»
This is in order to use them to test Israel to see if they will keep the way of the Lord and follow it as their forefathers did.”
23 Soleis var det Herren let desse folki få vera, og ikkje straks dreiv deim ut, og ikkje gav deim i Josvas hender.
This is the reason why the Lord allowed those nations to remain, and didn't immediately drive them out by handing them over to Joshua.
