Josué 23

1 Mucho tiempo después, una vez que el Señor había dado la paz a los israelitas del conflicto con los enemigos que los rodeaban, Josué, ya siendo muy anciano,

Yahweh enabled the Israelis to live peacefully [for many years] with the people-groups that were around them.

2 convocó a todos los israelitas – los ancianos, los líderes, los jueces y los funcionarios – y les dijo: “Yo estoy viejo, y me estoy envejeciendo aún más.

Joshua was now very old. [One day] he summoned the leaders of the tribes of Israel, the leaders of the clans, the judges, and [other] officials. He said to them, “I am now very old.

3 Ustedes han visto todo lo que el Señor, su Dios, ha hecho por ustedes ante todas las naciones. El Señor, su Dios, ha luchado por ustedes.

You people have seen what Yahweh our God has done to help you defeat the people-groups [that lived in this land]. Yahweh our God has fought for you.

4 “Les he asignado la tierra de las naciones restantes para que la posean, así como las naciones ya conquistadas, desde el Jordán hasta el Mar Mediterráneo.

But do not forget that he has given to you all this land, from the Jordan [River in the east] to the Mediterranean Sea in the west, all this land that I have allotted to you.

5 El Señor, tu Dios, las hará retroceder ante ti. Los expulsará ante ti y tomarás posesión de su tierra, como el Señor, tu Dios, te ha prometido.

Yahweh our God will compel the people who are still living there to leave. He will push them out as you advance. Then the land will be yours, as Yahweh has promised you.

6 “Asegúrate de observar todo lo que está escrito en el libro de la Ley de Moisés. No te desvíes de ella, ni a la izquierda ni a la derecha.

“Be sure that you obey all the laws that are in the book that Moses wrote. Do not disobey any part of it [IDM].

7 No te asocies on las naciones que quedan. No menciones los nombres de sus dioses, ni jures por ellos, ni los adores, ni te inclines ante ellos.

Do not associate with the people who live among us [who are not Israelis and who worship other gods]. Do not mention the names of their gods, and do not use the names of their gods when you promise to do something. Do not serve their gods or worship them.

8 Mantente cerca del Señor, tu Dios, como has hecho hasta ahora.

You must continue to do what Yahweh our God wants us to do, as you have been doing.

9 El Señor ha expulsado ante ti a naciones fuertes y poderosas. Nadie ha podido enfrentarse a ti hasta el día de hoy.

“Yahweh has forced [many] very powerful people-groups to leave as you advanced. No people-group has been able to defeat you.

10 Uno solo de ustedes puede ahuyentar a mil enemigos, porque el Señor, su Dios, lucha por ustedes, como se los ha prometido.

Each of you will be able to cause 1,000 of them to run away, because Yahweh your God will fight for you, just like he promised to do.

11 Procurenamar al Señor, su Dios.

So be sure that you continue to love Yahweh our God.

12 Porque si se apartan de él y siguen los caminos de las naciones que quedan, si se unen en matrimonio, mezclándose unos con otros,

“If you turn away from doing what Yahweh desires and you associate with the people who are not Israelis, and if you marry them,

13 pueden estar absolutamente seguros de que el Señor, su Dios, no expulsará definitivamente a estas naciones delante de ustedes. Por el contrario, serán una trampa y un lazo, un látigo en su espalda y como espinas en sus ojos hasta que desaparezcan completamente de esta buena tierra que el Señor su Dios les ha dado.

then you can be sure that Yahweh our God will not help you to expel those people-groups from your land. They will be [like] traps [DOU, MET] [that will catch you]. They will be [like] whips [that strike] your backs, and like thorns [that will scratch] your eyes. As a result, none of you will be left in this good land that Yahweh our God is giving to you.

14 “Ahora estoy a punto de morir, el destino de todo ser viviente en la tierra. En el fondo sabes que no ha fallado ni una sola de las buenas promesas del Señor. Todo se ha cumplido. Ni una sola ha fallado.

“It is almost time for me to die, like everyone does [EUP]. You know in your hearts [DOU] that Yahweh has done for you [LIT] everything that he promised to do.

15 Pero de la misma manera que recibiste todas las cosas buenas que el Señor, tu Dios, te prometió, el Señor traerá sobre ti todas las cosas malas con las que te ha amenazado, hasta que seas completamente eliminado de esta buena tierra que el Señor, tu Dios, te ha dado.

He has given to you all the good things that he promised. In the same way, the other things that he promised, [things that are not good], will also happen. He said that if you do what is evil, he will get rid of you and send you away from this good land that he has given to you.

16 Si rompes el acuerdo que el Señor tu Dios hizo contigo y vas a adorar a otros dioses, inclinándote ante ellos, entonces el Señor se enojará contigo y serás rápidamente borrado de la buena tierra que te ha dado”.

That will happen if you do not obey the commands that Yahweh our God told you to obey. If you serve other gods and worship them, Yahweh will become very angry with you. Very quickly [he will expel you from] this good land that he has given to you, [and] none of you will be left here.”