Josua 24

1 Derpå kaldte Josua alle Israels Stammer sammen i Sikem og lod Israels Ældste og Overhoved, Dommere og Tilsynsmænd kalde til sig; og de stillede sig op for Guds Åsyn.

Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, and called for the elders of Israel, for their heads, for their judges, and for their officers; and they presented themselves before God.

2 Da sagde Josua til hele Folket: "Så siger HERREN, Israels Gud: Hinsides Floden boede eders Forfædre i gamle Dage, Tara, Abrahams og Nakors Fader, og de dyrkede andre Guder.

Joshua said to all the people, “The LORD, the God of Israel, says, ‘Your fathers lived of old time beyond the River, even Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nahor. They served other gods.

3 Da førte jeg eders Stamfader Abraham bort fra Landet hinsides Floden og lod ham vandre omkring i hele Kana'ans Land, gav ham en talrig Æt og skænkede ham Isak.

I took your father Abraham from beyond the River, and led him throughout all the land of Canaan, and multiplied his offspring, and gave him Isaac.

4 Og Isak skænkede jeg Jakob og Esau, og Esau gav jeg Se'irs Bjerge i Eje, medens Jakob og hans Sønner drog ned til Ægypten.

I gave to Isaac Jacob and Esau: and I gave to Esau Mount Seir, to possess it. Jacob and his children went down into Egypt.

5 Derpå sendte jeg Moses og Aron, og jeg plagede Ægypterne med de Gerninger, jeg øvede iblandt dem, og derefter førte jeg eder ud;

“‘I sent Moses and Aaron, and I plagued Egypt, according to that which I did among them: and afterward I brought you out.

6 og da jeg førte eders Fædre ud af Ægypten, og I var kommet til Havet, satte Ægypterne efter eders Fædre med Stridsvogne og Ryttere til det røde Hav.

I brought your fathers out of Egypt: and you came to the sea. The Egyptians pursued your fathers with chariots and with horsemen to the Sea of Suf.

7 Da råbte de til HERREN, og han satte Mørke mellem eder og Ægypterne og bragte Havet over dem, så det dækkede dem; og I så med egne Øjne, hvad jeg gjorde ved Ægypterne. Og da I havde opholdt eder en Tid lang i Ørkenen,

When they cried out to the LORD, he put darkness between you and the Egyptians, and brought the sea on them, and covered them; and your eyes saw what I did in Egypt. You lived in the wilderness many days.

8 førte jeg eder ind i Amoriternes Land hinsides Jordan, og da de angreb eder, gav jeg dem i eders Hånd, så I tog deres Land i Besiddelse, og jeg tilintetgjorde dem foran eder.

“‘I brought you into the land of the Amorites, that lived beyond the Jordan. They fought with you, and I gave them into your hand. You possessed their land, and I destroyed them from before you.

9 Da rejste Zippors Søn, Kong Balak af Moab, sig og angreb Israel; og han sendte Bud og lod Bileam, Beors Søn, hente, for at han skulde forbande eder;

Then Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, arose and fought against Israel. He sent and called Balaam the son of Beor to curse you,

10 men jeg vilde ikke bønhøre Bileam, og han måtte velsigne eder; således friede jeg eder af hans Hånd.

but I would not listen to Balaam; therefore he blessed you still. So I delivered you out of his hand.

11 Derpå gik I over Jordan og kom til Jeriko; og Indbyggerne i Jeriko, Amoriterne, Perizziterne, Kana'anæerne, Hetiterne, Girgasjiterne, Hivviterne og Jebusiterne angreb eder, men jeg gav dem i eders Hånd.

“‘You went over the Jordan, and came to Jericho. The men of Jericho fought against you, the Amorite, the Perizzite, the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Girgashite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite; and I delivered them into your hand.

12 Jeg sendte Gedehamse foran eder, og de drev de tolv Amoriterkonger bort foran eder; det skete ikke ved dit Sværd eller din Bue.

I sent the hornet before you, which drove them out from before you, even the two kings of the Amorites; not with your sword, nor with your bow.

13 Og jeg gav eder et Land, I ikke havde haft Arbejde med, og Byer, I ikke havde bygget, og I tog Bolig i dem; af Vinhaver og Oliventræer, I ikke plantede, nyder I nu Frugten.

I gave you a land on which you had not labored, and cities which you didn’t build, and you live in them. You eat of vineyards and olive groves which you didn’t plant.’

14 Så frygt nu HERREN og tjen ham i Oprigtighed og Trofasthed, skaf de Guder bort, som eders Forfædre dyrkede hinsides Floden og i Ægypten, og tjen HERREN!

“Now therefore fear the LORD, and serve him in sincerity and in truth. Put away the gods which your fathers served beyond the River, in Egypt; and serve the LORD.

15 Men hvis I ikke synes om at tjene HERREN, så vælg i Dag, hvem I vil tjene, de Guder, eders Forfædre dyrkede hinsides Floden, eller Amoriternes Guder, i hvis Land I nu bor. Men jeg og mit Hus, vi vil tjene HERREN!"

If it seems evil to you to serve the LORD, choose today whom you will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell; but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.”

16 Da svarede Folket: "Det være langt fra os at forlade HERREN for at dyrke andre Guder;

The people answered, “Far be it from us that we should forsake the LORD, to serve other gods;

17 nej, HERREN er vor Gud, han, som førte os og vore Fædre op fra Ægypten, fra Trællehuset, og gjorde hine store Tegn for vore Øjne og bevarede os under hele vor Vandring og blandt alle de Folk, hvis Lande vi drog igennem;

for it is the LORD our God who brought us and our fathers up out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage, and who did those great signs in our sight, and preserved us in all the way in which we went, and among all the peoples through the middle of whom we passed.

18 og HERREN drev alle disse Folk og Amoriterne, som boede her i Landet, bort foran os. Derfor vil vi også tjene HERREN, thi han er vor Gud!"

The LORD drove out from before us all the peoples, even the Amorites who lived in the land. Therefore we also will serve the LORD; for he is our God.”

19 Da sagde Josua til Folket: "I vil ikke kunne tjene HERREN, thi han er en hellig Gud; han er en nidkær Gud, som ikke vil tilgive eders Overtrædelser og Synder.

Joshua said to the people, “You can’t serve the LORD, for he is a holy God. He is a jealous God. He will not forgive your disobedience nor your sins.

20 Når I forlader HERREN og dyrker fremmede Guder, vil han vende sig bort og bringe Ulykke over eder og tilintetgøre eder, skønt han tidligere gjorde vel imod eder."

If you forsake the LORD, and serve foreign gods, then he will turn and do you evil, and consume you, after he has done you good.”

21 Da sagde Folket til Josua: "Nej HERREN vil vi tjene!"

The people said to Joshua, “No, but we will serve the LORD.”

22 Josua sagde da til Folket: "I er Vidner imod eder selv på, at I har valgt at tjene HERREN.

Joshua said to the people, “You are witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen the LORD yourselves, to serve him.” They said, “We are witnesses.”

23 Så skaf da de fremmede Guder bort, som I har hos eder, og bøj eders Hjerte til HERREN, Israels Gud!"

“Now therefore put away the foreign gods which are among you, and incline your heart to the LORD, the God of Israel.”

24 Da sagde Folket til Josua: "HERREN vor Gud vil vi tjene, og hans Røst vil vi lyde!"

The people said to Joshua, “We will serve the LORD our God, and we will listen to his voice.”

25 Derpå lod Josua samme bag Folket indgå en Pagt, og han fastsatte det Lov og Ret i Sikem.

So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and made for them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem.

26 Og Josua opskrev disse Ord i Guds Lovbog; og han tog en stor Sten og rejste den der under den Eg, som står i HERRENs Helligdom;

Joshua wrote these words in the scroll of the Torah of God; and he took a great stone, and set it up there under the oak that was by the sanctuary of the LORD.

27 og Josua sagde til hele Folket: "Se, Stenen her skal være Vidne imod os; thi den har hørt alle HERRENs Ord, som han talede til os; den skal være Vidne imod eder; at I ikke skal fornægte eders Gud!"

Joshua said to all the people, “Behold, this stone shall be a witness against us, for it has heard all the LORD’s words which he spoke to us. It shall be therefore a witness against you, lest you deny your God.”

28 Derpå lod Josua Folket drage bort hver til sin Arvelod.

So Joshua sent the people away, each to his own inheritance.

29 Efter disse Begivenheder døde HERRENs Tjener Josua, Nuns Søn 110 År gammel.

After these things, Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died, being one hundred ten years old.

30 Og de jordede ham på hans Arvelod i Timnat-Sera i Efraims Bjerge norden for Bjerget Ga'asj.

They buried him in the border of his inheritance in Timnathserah, which is in the hill country of Ephraim, on the north of the mountain of Gaash.

31 Og Israel dyrkede HERREN, så længe Josua levede, og så længe de Ældste var i Live, som overlevede Josua, og som havde kendt hele det Værk, HERREN havde øvet for Israel.

Israel served the LORD all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders who outlived Joshua, and had known all the work of the LORD, that he had worked for Israel.

32 Men Josefs Ben, som Israeliterne havde bragt op fra Ægypten jordede de i Sikem på den Mark Jakob havde købt af Hamors, Sikems Faders, Sønner for hundrede Kesita, og som han havde givet Josef i Eje.

They buried the bones of Joseph, which the children of Israel brought up out of Egypt, in Shechem, in the parcel of ground which Jacob bought from the sons of Hamor the father of Shechem for a hundred pieces of silver. They became the inheritance of the children of Joseph.

33 Da Arons Søn Eleazar døde jordede de ham i hans Søn Pinehass By Gibea, som var givet ham i Efraims Bjerge.

Eleazar the son of Aaron died. They buried him in the hill of Phinehas his son, which was given him in the hill country of Ephraim.