Joshua 24
1 [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.
Ket inummong ni Josue dagiti amin a tribu ti Israel idiay Sikem ken inayabanna dagiti panglakayen ti Israel, dagiti mangidadaulo kadakuada, dagiti ukomda, ken dagiti opisialda, ket dimmatagda iti imatang ti Dios.
2 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.
Kinuna ni Josue kadagiti amin a tattao, “Daytoy ti ibagbaga ni Yahweh a Dios ti Israel, 'Nagnaed dagiti kapuonanyo idi un-unana a panawen iti ballasiw ti Karayan Eufrates—Ni Tera nga ama da Abraham ken Nahor—ket nagdaydayawda kadagiti sabali a dios.
3 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.
Ngem innalak ti amayo iti labes ti Eufrates ket impanko iti daga ti Canaan ken inikkak isuna iti adu a kaputotan babaen kenni Isaac nga anakna.
4 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.
Ket intedko kenni Isaac da Jacob ken Esau. Intedko kenni Esau ti katurturodan a pagilian ti Sier tapno tagikuaenna, ngem simmalog ni Jacob ken dagiti annakna idiay Egipto.
5 “[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.
Imbaonko da Moises ken Aaron ket pinarigatko dagiti Egipcio babaen kadagiti didigra. Kalpasan dayta, inruarkayo.
6 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.
Inruarko dagiti kapuonanyo idiay Egipto ket dimtengkayo iti baybay. Kinamat ida dagiti Egipcio a nakasakay kadagiti lugan a pakigubat ken nakakabalio a lallaki agingga iti Baybay dagiti Runo.
7 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.
Idi immawag dagiti kapuonanyo kenni Yahweh, nangikabil isuna iti kinasipnget iti nagbaetanyo kadagiti Egipcio. Pinagsublina ti danum iti nagbisngay a baybay ket nalmesda. Nakitayo ti inaramidko idiay Egipto. Ket nagnaedkayo idiay let-ang iti atiddog a tiempo.
8 “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].
Impankayo iti daga dagiti Amorreo nga agnanaed iti ballasiw ti Jordan. Nakigubatda kadakayo ket inyawatko ida iti imayo. Tinagikuayo ti dagada ken dinadaelko ida iti sangoananyo.
9 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.
Kalpasanna, timmakder ni Balak nga anak ni Sefor nga ari ti Moab ket rinautna ti Israel. Nangibaon isuna iti mangayab kenni Balaam nga anak ni Beor tapno ilunodnakayo.
10 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].
Ngem saanak a dimngeg kenni Balaam. Pudno, binendisionannakayo. Kasta nga inispalkayo iti imana.
11 “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.
Bimmallasiwkayo iti Jordan ket dimtengkayo iti Jerico. Nakigubat dagiti panguloen ti Jerico kadakayo, agraman dagiti Amorreo, dagiti Perezeo, dagiti Cananeo, dagiti Heteo, dagiti Gergeseo, dagiti Heveo, ken dagiti Jebuseo. Intedko ti panagballigiyo kadakuada ken inkabilko ida iti turayyo.
12 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].
Imbaonko dagiti alimbubuyog iti sangoananyo, nga isu ti nangpatalaw kadakuada ken kadagiti dua nga ari dagiti Amorreo iti sangoananyo. Saan a napasamak daytoy babaen iti kampilanyo wenno babaen iti baiyo.
13 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.’”
Inikkankayo iti daga a saanyo a trinabaho ken kadagiti siudad a saanyo nga impasdek, ket ita agnanaedkayo kadagitoy. Kankanenyo ti bunga dagiti kaubasan ken kaoliboan a saanyo nga immula.'
14 [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.
Ita, agbuteng ken agdayawkayo kenni Yahweh iti amin a kinadalus ken kinapudno; ikkatenyo dagiti dios a dinaydayaw dagiti kapuonanyo iti ballasiw ti Eufrates ken idiay Egipto, ket agdayawkayo kenni Yahweh.
15 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!”
No ipagarupyo a dakes iti panagkitayo ti agdayaw kenni Yahweh, agpilikayo para kadagiti bagbagiyo iti daytoy nga aldaw no siasino ti pagserbianyo, no dagiti dios a dinaydayaw dagiti kapuonanyo iti ballasiw ti Eufrates wenno dagiti dios dagiti Amorreo a makindaga iti pagnanaedanyo. Ngem no maipapan kaniak ken ti balayko, agdayawkami kenni Yahweh.”
16 The Israeli people answered, “We will never quit [serving/worshiping] Yahweh! We would never [think of] [IDM] serving/worshiping other gods!
Simmungbat dagiti tattao ket kinunada, “Saanmi pulos a panawan ni Yahweh tapno agserbikami kadagiti sabali a dios,
17 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.
ta ni Yahweh a Diostayo ti nangiruar kadatayo ken kadagiti kapuonantayo manipud iti daga ti Egipto, manipud iti balay ti pannakatagabu, ken ti nangaramid kadagidiay naindaklan a pagilasinan iti imatangtayo, ken ti nangaywankadatayo iti amin a dalan a nagnaantayo ken kadagiti amin a nasion a linasattayo.
18 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.”
Ket pinagtalaw ni Yahweh iti sangoanantayo dagiti amin a tattao, dagiti Amorreo a nagnaed iti daytoy a daga. Isu nga agdayawkami met kenni Yahweh ta isuna ti Diostayo.”
19 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].
Ngem kinuna ni Josue kadagiti tattao, “Saanyo a mabalin ti agserbi kenni Yahweh ta nasantoan isuna a Dios; managimon isuna a Dios; saanna a pakawanen dagiti panaglabsing ken basbasolyo.
20 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!”
No panawanyo ni Yahweh ket agdayawkayo kadagiti ganggannaet a dios, ket agbaw-ingto isuna ken dangrannakayo. Pukawennakayonto, kalpasan a nagaramid isuna iti naimbag kadakayo.”
21 But the people replied to Joshua, “No, [we will not turn away from worshiping/serving Yahweh] We will serve/worship Yahweh!”
Ngem kinuna dagiti tattao kenni Josue, “Saan, agdayawkami kenni Yahweh.”
22 Then Joshua said, “You yourselves are saying that you have decided to serve/worship Yahweh.” They replied, “Yes, we are saying that.”
Ket kinuna ni Josue kadagiti tattao, “Dakayo dagiti saksi a maibusor kadagiti bagbagiyo a piniliyo ti agdayaw kenni Yahweh.” Kinunada, “Dakami dagiti saksi.”
23 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].”
“Ita, ikkatenyo dagiti sabali a dios nga adda kadakayo ket ibaw-ingyo dagiti pusoyo kenni Yahweh a Dios ti Israel.”
24 The people replied, “We will serve/worship Yahweh, our God, and obey him.”
Kinuna dagiti tattao kenni Josue, “Agdayawkami kenni Yahweh a Diostayo. Dumngegkami iti timekna.”
25 That day, Joshua established an agreement between the people and Yahweh. He wrote for them all the laws that they were required to obey.
Nangaramid ni Josue iti katulagan kadagiti tattao iti dayta nga aldaw. Nangipaulog isuna kadagiti alagaden ken linlinteg idiay Sikem.
26 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.
Insurat ni Josue dagitoy a sasao iti Libro ti Linteg ti Dios. Nangala isuna iti dakkel a bato ket insaadna iti sirok ti kayo a lugo iti asideg ti santuario ni Yahweh.
27 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!”
Kinuna ni Josue kadagiti amin a tattao, “Kitaenyo! Agbalin a pammaneknek daytoy a bato a maibusor kadatayo. Nangngeg daytoy dagiti amin a sasao nga imbaga ni Yahweh kadatayo. Isu nga agbalin daytoy a saksi a maibusor kadakayo, no ilaksidyo ti Diosyo.”
28 Then Joshua sent the people away, and all of them returned to their own areas/homes.
Pinagawid ngarud ni Josue dagiti tattao, ti tunggal maysa iti bukodna a tawid.
29 Some time after that, Nun’s son Joshua, the faithful servant of Yahweh, died. He was 110 years old when he died.
Kalpasan dagitoy a banbanag, natay ni Josue nga anak ni Nun, nga adipen ni Yahweh nga addaan iti 110 a tawen.
30 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.
Intabonda isuna iti beddeng ti bukodna a tawid idiay Timnatsera, nga adda iti katurturodan a pagilian ti Efraim, iti amianan ti Bantay Gaas.
31 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.
Nagdaydayaw ti Israel kenni Yahweh iti amin nga aldaw ni Josue, ken iti amin nga aldaw dagiti panglakayen a nabati a nagbiag iti at-atiddog ngem kenni Josue, isuda a nakapadas kadagiti amin nga inaramid ni Yahweh iti Israel.
32 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.
Inkalida idiay Sikem, iti paset ti daga a ginatang ni Jacob kadagiti annak ni Hamor nga ama ni Sikem, dagiti tulang ni Jose nga innala dagiti tattao ti Israel idiay Egipto. Ginatangna daytoy a daga iti sangagasut a bagi ti pirak ken nagbalin daytoy a tawid para kadagiti kaputotan ni Jose.
33 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.
Natay met ni Eleazar nga anak ni Aaron. Intabonda isuna idiay Gibea a siudad ni Finees nga anakna, a naited kenkuana. Adda daytoy iti katurturodan a pagilian ti Efraim.
