Joshua 23
1 After many days, when Yahweh had given rest to Israel from their enemies all around, and Joshua was old and well advanced in years,
Og det skete mange Aar efter, at Herren havde skaffet Israel Rolighed for alle deres Fjender trindt omkring, og Josva var gammel, var kommen til Aars:
2 Joshua called for all Israel, for their elders and for their heads, and for their judges and for their officers, and said to them, “I am old and well advanced in years.
Da kaldte Josva ad alt Israel, ad deres Ældste og deres Øverster og deres Dommere og deres Fogeder, og han sagde til dem: Jeg er gammel, jeg er kommen til Aars.
3 You have seen all that Yahweh your God has done to all these nations because of you; for it is Yahweh your God who has fought for you.
Og I have set alt, hvad Herren eders Gud har gjort ved alle disse Folk for eders Ansigt; thi Herren eders Gud, han er den, som har stridt for eder.
4 Behold, I have allotted to you these nations that remain, to be an inheritance for your tribes, from the Jordan, with all the nations that I have cut off, even to the great sea toward the going down of the sun.
Ser, jeg har ladet disse Folk, som ere overblevne, tilfalde eder til Arv for eders Stammer, fra Jordanen af, tillige med alle de Folk, som jeg har udryddet, og indtil det store Hav mod Solens Nedgang.
5 Yahweh your God will thrust them out from before you, and drive them from out of your sight. You shall possess their land, as Yahweh your God spoke to you.
Og Herren eders Gud, han skal udstøde dem fra eders Ansigt, og han skal fordrive dem fra at være for eders Ansigt; og I skulle eje deres Land, som Herren eders Gud har tilsagt eder.
6 “Therefore be very courageous to keep and to do all that is written in the book of the law of Moses, that you not turn away from it to the right hand or to the left;
Saa værer saare stærke til at holde og at gøre alt det, som er skrevet i Mose Lovbog, saa at I ikke vige derfra til højre eller venstre Side,
7 that you not come among these nations, these that remain among you; neither make mention of the name of their gods, nor cause to swear by them, neither serve them, nor bow down yourselves to them;
at I ikke komme iblandt disse Folk, som ere tilovers hos eder, og I ikke nævne eller lade sværge ved deres Guders Navn og ikke tjene dem og ikke tilbede dem;
8 but hold fast to Yahweh your God, as you have done to this day.
men I skulle hænge fast ved Herren eders Gud, som I have gjort indtil denne Dag;
9 “For Yahweh has driven great and strong nations out from before you. But as for you, no man has stood before you to this day.
thi Herren har fordrevet store og stærke Folk fra eders Ansigt; og ingen har bestaaet for eders Ansigt indtil denne Dag.
10 One man of you shall chase a thousand; for it is Yahweh your God who fights for you, as he spoke to you.
Een Mand af eder skal forfølge tusinde; thi Herren eders Gud, han er den, som strider for eder, som han har tilsagt Eder.
11 Take good heed therefore to yourselves, that you love Yahweh your God.
Derfor tager nøje Vare paa eders Sjæle, at I elske Herren, eders Gud.
12 “But if you do at all go back, and hold fast to the remnant of these nations, even these who remain among you, and make marriages with them, and go in to them, and they to you;
Thi dersom I vende eder bort og hænge ved disse øvrige Hedninger, disse, som ere tilovers hos eder, og I gøre Svogerskab med dem, og I komme iblandt dem, og de iblandt eder:
13 know for a certainty that Yahweh your God will no longer drive these nations from out of your sight; but they shall be a snare and a trap to you, a scourge in your sides, and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from off this good land which Yahweh your God has given you.
Da skulle I visseligen vide, at Herren eders Gud skal ikke ydermere fordrive disse Folk fra eders Ansigt; men de skulle blive eder til en Fælde og til en Snare og til en Svøbe paa eders Sider og til Brodde i eders Øjne, indtil I omkomme af dette gode Land, som Herren eders Gud har givet eder.
14 “Behold, today I am going the way of all the earth. You know in all your hearts and in all your souls that not one thing has failed of all the good things which Yahweh your God spoke concerning you. All have happened to you. Not one thing has failed of it.
Og se, jeg gaar i Dag al Jordens Gang; og I skulle vide i eders ganske Hjerte og i eders ganske Sjæl, at ikke eet Ord er faldet af alle de gode Ord, som Herren eders Gud har talet over eder, at de jo alle ere opfyldte for eder, der faldt ikke et Ord af dem.
15 It shall happen that as all the good things have come on you of which Yahweh your God spoke to you, so Yahweh will bring on you all the evil things, until he has destroyed you from off this good land which Yahweh your God has given you,
Og det skal ske, at ligesom alle de gode Ord ere opfyldte over eder, som Herren eders Gud har talet til eder, saaledes skal Herren lade alle de onde Ord opfyldes over eder, indtil han udrydder eder af dette gode Land, som Herren eders Gud gav eder.
16 when you disobey the covenant of Yahweh your God, which he commanded you, and go and serve other gods, and bow down yourselves to them. Then Yahweh’s anger will be kindled against you, and you will perish quickly from off the good land which he has given to you.”
Naar I overtræde Herrens, eders Guds Pagt, som han bød eder, og gaa og tjene andre Guder og tilbede dem, da skal Herrens Vrede optændes imod eder, og I skulle snart omkomme af det gode Land, som han har givet eder.
