Joshua 23
1 Now after a long time, when the Lord had given Israel rest from wars on every side, and Joshua was old and full of years,
耶和华使以色列人安静，不与四围的一切仇敌争战，已经多日。约书亚年纪老迈，
2 Joshua sent for all Israel, for their responsible men and their chiefs and their judges and their overseers, and said to them, I am old, and full of years:
就把以色列众人的长老、族长、审判官，并官长都召了来，对他们说：“我年纪已经老迈。
3 You have seen everything the Lord your God has done to all these nations because of you; for it is the Lord your God who has been fighting for you.
耶和华—你们的 神因你们的缘故向那些国所行的一切事，你们亲眼看见了，因那为你们争战的是耶和华—你们的 神。
4 Now I have given to you, as the heritage of your tribes, all these nations which are still in the land, together with those cut off by me, from Jordan as far as the Great Sea on the west.
我所剪除和所剩下的各国，从约旦河起到日落之处的大海，我已经拈阄分给你们各支派为业。
5 The Lord your God will send them away by force, driving them out before you; and you are to take their land for your heritage, as the Lord your God said to you.
耶和华—你们的 神必将他们从你们面前赶出去，使他们离开你们，你们就必得他们的地为业，正如耶和华—你们的 神所应许的。
6 So be very strong to keep and do whatever is recorded in the book of the law of Moses, not turning away from it to the right or to the left;
所以，你们要大大壮胆，谨守遵行写在摩西律法书上的一切话，不可偏离左右。
7 Have nothing to do with these nations who still are living among you; let not their gods be named by you or used in your oaths; do not be their servants or give them worship:
不可与你们中间所剩下的这些国民搀杂。他们的神，你们不可提他的名，不可指着他起誓，也不可事奉、叩拜；
8 But be true to the Lord your God as you have been till this day.
只要照着你们到今日所行的，专靠耶和华—你们的 神。
9 For the Lord has sent out from before you nations great and strong: and they have all given way before you till this day.
因为耶和华已经把又大又强的国民从你们面前赶出；直到今日，没有一人在你们面前站立得住。
10 One man of you is able to put to flight a thousand; for it is the Lord your God who is fighting for you, as he has said to you.
你们一人必追赶千人，因耶和华—你们的 神照他所应许的，为你们争战。
11 So keep watch on yourselves, and see that you have love for the Lord your God.
你们要分外谨慎，爱耶和华—你们的 神。
12 For if you go back, joining yourselves to the rest of these nations who are still among you, getting married to them and living with them and they with you:
你们若稍微转去，与你们中间所剩下的这些国民联络，彼此结亲，互相往来，
13 Then you may be certain that the Lord your God will not go on driving these nations out from before you; but they will become a danger and a cause of sin to you, a whip for your sides and thorns in your eyes, till you are cut off from this good land which the Lord your God has given you.
你们要确实知道，耶和华—你们的 神必不再将他们从你们眼前赶出；他们却要成为你们的网罗、机槛、肋上的鞭、眼中的刺，直到你们在耶和华—你们 神所赐的这美地上灭亡。
14 Now I am about to go the way of all the earth: and you have seen and are certain, all of you, in your hearts and souls, that in all the good things which the Lord said about you, he has kept faith with you; everything has come true for you.
“我现在要走世人必走的路。你们是一心一意地知道，耶和华—你们 神所应许赐福与你们的话没有一句落空，都应验在你们身上了。
15 And you will see that, as all the good things which the Lord your God undertook to do for you, have come to you, so the Lord will send down on you all the evil things till he has made your destruction complete, and you are cut off from the good land which the Lord your God has given you.
耶和华—你们 神所应许的一切福气怎样临到你们身上，耶和华也必照样使各样祸患临到你们身上，直到把你们从耶和华—你们 神所赐的这美地上除灭。
16 If the agreement of the Lord your God, which was given to you by his orders, is broken, and you become the servants of other gods and give them worship, then the wrath of the Lord will be burning against you, and you will quickly be cut off from the good land which he has given you.
你们若违背耶和华—你们 神吩咐你们所守的约，去事奉别神，叩拜他，耶和华的怒气必向你们发作，使你们在他所赐的美地上速速灭亡。”
