Josue 24

1 Pagkatapos tinipon ni Josue ang lahat ng mga lipi ng Israel sa Secem at ipinatawag ang mga nakatatanda ng Israel, ang kanilang mga pinuno, ang kanilang mga hukom, at ang kanilang mga opisyal, at ipinakita ang kanilang mga sarili sa harap ng Diyos.

[Many years later], Joshua summoned representatives of all the tribes of Israel. He gathered together the elders, the leaders, the judges, and the other officials at Shechem [city]. He told them to listen to what God wanted to tell them.

2 Sinabi ni Josue sa buong bayan, “Ito ang sinasabi ni Yahweh, ang Diyos ng Israel, 'Nanirahan ang inyong mga ninuno noong unang panahon sa ibayo ng Ilog Eufrates—si Tera, ang ama ni Abraham at ang ama ni Nahor—at sinamba nila ang ibang mga diyos.

Joshua said to all of them, “This is what Yahweh, the God we Israeli people worship, is saying: ‘Long ago, your ancestors, including Abraham’s father Terah and Abraham’s younger brother Nahor, lived on the east side of the Euphrates River.

3 Pero kinuha ko ang inyong ama mula sa ibayo ng Eufrates at pinangunahan siya sa lupain ng Canaan, at binigyan ko siya ng maraming kaapu-apuhan sa pamamagitan ng kaniyang anak na si Isaac.

But I took your ancestor Abraham from that land east of the Euphrates River, and I led him as he lived in various places in this land of Canaan, and I enabled him to have many descendants. First, I enabled him to have a son, Isaac.

4 At kay Isaac ibinigay ko sina Jacob at Esau. Ibinigay ko kay Esau ang maburol na lugar ng Seir para ariin, pero bumaba si Jacob at kaniyang mga anak sa Ehipto.

When Isaac grew up, I enabled him to have twin sons, Jacob and Esau. I enabled Esau to live in the hilly area in Seir region, but many years later Jacob and his sons and their families went down to live in Egypt.

5 Pinadala ko sina Moises at Aaron, at pinahirapan ko ang mga taga-Ehipto sa pamamagitan ng mga salot. Pagkatapos noon, inilabas Ko kayo.

“[Many years later], I sent Moses and his older brother Aaron to help your people, and I caused [the people of] Egypt to suffer very much because of what I did there. Then I enabled your ancestors to leave Egypt.

6 Inilabas ko ang inyong mga ninuno sa Ehipto, at nakarating kayo sa dagat. Tinugis sila ng mga taga-Ehipto sa pamamagitan ng mga karwahe at mga mangangabayo hanggang sa kalayuan ng Dagat ng mga Tambo.

When I brought your ancestors out of Egypt, they came to the Red Sea. The Egyptian army pursued them, some riding in chariots and others on horses, and they also arrived at the Red Sea.

7 Nang tumawag ang inyong mga ninuno kay Yahweh, nagdulot siya ng kadiliman sa pagitan ninyo at ng mga taga-Ehipto. Pinagsama niya ang tubig ng dagat at sila ay natabunan. Nakita ninyo kung ano ang ginawa ko sa Ehipto. Pagkatapos namuhay kayo sa ilang ng mahabang panahon.

Then [your ancestors] pleaded with me to help them. So he caused (darkness/a very dark cloud) to come between your ancestors and the Egyptian army, so that the Egyptian army could not see your ancestors. I separated the water in the Red Sea so that your ancestors could cross it, but when the Egyptian army tried to cross in the same way to pursue them, I caused the water to come back and cover them, and the Egyptian soldiers all drowned, as your ancestors watched and were amazed [IDM]. But after that, you lived in the desert for many years.

8 Dinala ko kayo sa lupain ng mga Amoreo, na nanirahan sa ibang bahagi ng Jordan. Nakipaglaban sila sa inyo, at ibinigay ko sila sa inyong kamay. Inangkin ninyo ang kanilang lupain, at winasak ko sila sa harap ninyo.

“Then I brought your [ancestors] to the area where the groups who were descendants of Amor lived, east of the Jordan River. They fought against you, but I enabled you to defeat them [IDM]. I [enabled you to] destroy them so that you could live in their land [IDM].

9 Pagkatapos tumayo si Balak na anak na lalaki ni Zippor, hari ng Moab, at nilusob ang Israel. Ipinadala at ipinatawag niya si Balaam na anak na lalaki ni Beor, para sumpain kayo.

Then, Zippor’s son Balak, the King of Moab, (decided that his army would fight against/opposed) the Israelis. He summoned Beor’s son Balaam and asked him to curse you.

10 Pero hindi ako nakinig kay Balaam. Sa katunayan, pinagpala niya kayo. Kaya iniligtas ko kayo mula sa kaniyang kamay.

But I would not do what Balaam asked, so he (blessed/said that I would do great things for) you four times, and I did not enable the army of Moab to defeat you [IDM].

11 Tumawid kayo sa Jordan at nakarating sa Jericho. Nakipaglaban ang mga pinuno ng Jerico laban sa inyo, kasama ang mga Amoreo, ang mga Perizeo, ang mga Cananaeo, ang mga Heteo, ang mga Girgaseo, ang mga Hivita, at ang mga Jebuseo. Pinagtagumpay ko kayo sa kanila at nilagay sila sa ilalim ng inyong pamamahala.

“Then you all crossed the Jordan River and came to Jericho. The people of Jericho prepared to fight against you, [and the armies of] the descendants of Amor, Periz, Canaan, Heth, Girgash, Hiv, and Jebus [all prepared to do the same thing] but I enabled you to defeat [IDM] them all.

12 Ipinadala ko ang putakti sa harap ninyo, na paalis sa kanila at sa dalawang hari ng mga Amoreo sa harapan ninyo. Ito ay hindi nangyari sa pamamagitan ng inyong espada o sa pamamagitan ng inyong pana.

I am the one who caused them to panic as you advanced and enabled you to defeat them, as I had enabled you to do earlier to the two kings of the groups who were descendants of Amor. You did not defeat them by using your own bows and arrows and swords; [it was I who defeated them].

13 Binigyan ko kayo ng lupain na hindi ninyo pinagtrabahuhan at mga lungsod na hindi ninyo itinayo, at ngayon kayo ay naninirahan sa mga ito. Kinakain ninyo ang mga bunga ng mga ubasan at mga halamanang olibo na hindi ninyo itinanim.'

So I gave you a land that you had not tilled/planted, and I gave you cities that you did not build. [Now] you live in those [cities] and you eat the grapes from the grapevines that you did not plant, and you eat olives from trees that you did not plant.’”

14 Ngayon ang pagkatakot kay Yahweh at sambahin siya ng boung karangalan at katapatan; alisin ang mga diyos na sinamba ng inyong mga ninuno sa dako ng Eufrates at sa Ehipto, at sambahin si Yahweh.

[Then Joshua said to the people], “[Because of all that] Yahweh [has done for you], revere him, and serve/worship him very faithfully. Throw away the idols that your ancestors worshiped on the east/other side of the Euphrates River and in Egypt. Serve only Yahweh.

15 Kung tila mali ito sa inyong mga paningin para sambahin ninyo si Yahweh, kayo na mismo ang pumili ngayong araw na ito kung sino ang inyong paglilingkuran, kung ang mga diyos na sinamba ng inyong mga ninuno sa ibayo ng Eufrates o ang mga diyos ng mga Amoreo, kung saang lupain kayo naninirahan. Pero para sa akin at sa aking sambahayan, sasambahin namin si Yahweh.”

But if you do not want to serve/worship Yahweh, you should decide today what [gods] you will serve/worship. You should decide whether you will serve/worship the gods that your ancestors who lived on the other/east side of the Euphrates River served, or whether you will serve/worship the gods that the descendants of Amor, who previously lived in the land where you are now living, [serve/worship]. But as for me and my family [MTY], we will serve/worship Yahweh!”

16 Sumagot ang bayan at sinabi, “Hindi namin kailanman pababayaan si Yahweh para maglingkod sa ibang mga diyos,

The Israeli people answered, “We will never quit [serving/worshiping] Yahweh! We would never [think of] [IDM] serving/worshiping other gods!

17 dahil si Yahweh na aming Diyos ang naglabas sa amin at sa aming mga ninuno mula sa lupain ng Ehipto, mula sa pagkaalipin, at siyang gumawa ng mga dakilang palatandaan sa aming paningin, at siyang nagpanatili sa amin sa lahat ng mga daan na aming pupuntahan, at kasama ng lahat ng mga bansa na aming dinaanan.

It was our God, Yahweh, who brought our parents and grandparents up out of Egypt. [He rescued them] from that land where they were slaves. As he rescued them, they saw him perform great miracles. He protected them all the time when they were traveling. He protected them from all the people-groups through whose territory they traveled.

18 At pinaalis ni Yahweh sa harap namin ang lahat ng mga mamamayan, ang mga Amoreo na nanirahan sa lupaing ito. Sa gayon sasambahin rin namin si Yahweh, dahil siya ang aming Diyos.”

As our forefathers advanced, Yahweh expelled the descendants of Amor and the other people-groups who lived in this land. Yahweh is our God, so [we are saying that] we also will serve/worship him.”

19 Pero sinabi ni Josue sa bayan, “Hindi ninyo maaaring paglingkuran si Yahweh, dahil siya ay isang banal na Diyos; siya ay isang selosong Diyos; hindi niya papatawarin ang inyong mga paglabag at mga kasalanan.

Joshua replied to the people, “[I think that] you are not able to serve/worship Yahweh, because he is a holy God. He will not forgive your sinning and rebelling [against him]. He demands that you serve/worship only him [IDM].

20 Kung iiwan ninyo si Yahweh at sasamba sa mga dayuhang diyos, sa gayon siya ay tatalikod at pipinsalain kayo. Tutupukin niya kayo, pagkatapos niyang makagawa ng mabuti sa inyo.”

He has been good to you [in the past], but if you turn away from him and serve/worship foreign/other gods, he will turn [against you] and he will cause you to experience disasters. He will punish [IDM] you severely!”

21 Pero sinabi ng bayan kay Josue, “Hindi, sasambahin namin si Yahweh.”

But the people replied to Joshua, “No, [we will not turn away from worshiping/serving Yahweh] We will serve/worship Yahweh!”

22 Pagkatapos sinabi ni Josue sa bayan, “Kayo ang mga saksi laban sa inyong mga sarili na kayo mismo ang pumili kay Yahweh, para sambahin siya.” Sinabi nila, “Kami ay mga saksi.”

Then Joshua said, “You yourselves are saying that you have decided to serve/worship Yahweh.” They replied, “Yes, we are saying that.”

23 Ngayon itapon ninyo ang mga dayuhang diyos na nasa inyo, at ibaling ang inyong puso kay Yahweh, ang Diyos ng Israel.”

Then Joshua said, “Since [you have decided] that, you must throw away all the other gods/idols that you have among you. You must also promise that you will wholeheartedly give yourselves to Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis [serve/worship].”

24 Sinabi ng bayan kay Josue, “Sasambahin namin si Yahweh na aming Diyos. Makikinig kami sa kaniyang tinig.”

The people replied, “We will serve/worship Yahweh, our God, and obey him.”

25 Gumawa si Josue ng isang tipan sa bayan sa araw na iyon. Inilagay niya sa lugar ang mga kautusan at mga batas sa Sechem.

That day, Joshua established an agreement between the people and Yahweh. He wrote for them all the laws that they were required to obey.

26 Sinulat ni Josue ang mga salitang ito sa Ang Aklat ng Batas ng Diyos. Kumuha siya ng isang malaking bato at inilagay ito doon sa ilalim ng punong ensena sa tabi ng santuwaryo ni Yahweh.

He wrote all those laws on a scroll. He called it ‘The laws of God’. Then he [told some men to] set up a large stone there at Shechem, under the [large] oak tree near the place where [they worshiped] Yahweh.

27 Sinabi ni Josue sa lahat ng mga tao, “Tingnan mo, ang batong ito ay magiging isang patotoo laban sa amin. Narinig nito ang lahat ng mga salita na sinabi ni Yahweh sa amin. Kaya ito ay magiging isang saksi laban sa inyo, kung ninyo ipagkakaila ang inyong Diyos.”

He said to all the people, “Look! [It is as though] this stone has heard everything that Yahweh said to you [and that you promised Yahweh]. It will serve as a witness against you if you rebel against your God!”

28 Kaya pinaalis ni Josue ang bayan, bawa't isa kaniyang sariling pamana.

Then Joshua sent the people away, and all of them returned to their own areas/homes.

29 Pagkatapos ng mga bagay na ito si Josue na anak na lalaki ni Nun, ang lingkod ni Yahweh, ay namatay, na nabuhay ng 110 taong gulang.

Some time after that, Nun’s son Joshua, the faithful servant of Yahweh, died. He was 110 years old when he died.

30 Siya ay inilibing nila sa loob ng hangganan ng kaniyang sariling pamana, sa Timnat Sera, na nasa maburol na lugar ng Efraim, hilaga ng Bundok Gaash.

The Israeli people buried his body on his own property in Timnath-Serah [town] town. It is north of Gaash Mountain in the hilly area of the tribe who were descendants of Ephraim.

31 Sinamba ng Israel si Yahweh sa buong buhay ni Josue, at sa buong buhay ng mga matatanda na nabuhay ng mas matagal kay Josue, ang mga nakaranas sa lahat ng bagay na nagawa ni Yahweh para sa Israel.

The Israeli people served/worshiped Yahweh as long as Joshua was alive. After Joshua died, they continued serving/worshiping Yahweh while the elders who had experienced everything that Yahweh had done for the Israeli people were still alive.

32 Ang mga buto ni Jose, na dinala palabas ng bayan ng Israel mula Ehipto—inilibing nila ang mga ito sa Sechem, sa kapirasong lupain na binili ni Jacob mula sa mga anak na lalaki ni Hamor, ang ama ni Sechem. Binili niya ito sa halagang isang daang pirasong pilak, at ito ay naging isang pamana para sa mga kaapu-apuhan ni Jose.

Joseph’s bones, which the Israeli people had brought with them from Egypt, were also buried at Shechem. The people buried them in the piece of land that Jacob had bought long ago for 100 pieces of silver from Hamor, the father of Shechem. That piece of land was in the area that was given to the people who were descendants of Ephraim and Manasseh, Joseph’s sons.

33 Si Eleazar na anak na lalaki ni Aaron ay namatay din. Inilibing nila siya sa Gibeah, ang lungsod ni Finehas na kaniyang anak na lalaki, na ibinigay sa kaniya. Iyon ay nasa maburol na lugar ng Efraim.

Eleazar, the Supreme Priest, the son of Aaron, also died. They buried his body at Gibeah, in the area that had been given to Eleazar’s son Phinehas, in the hilly area that belonged to the people who were descendants of Ephraim.