Joshua 24

وَجَمَعَ يَشُوعُ جَمِيعَ أَسْبَاطِ إِسْرَائِيلَ إِلَى شَكِيمَ. وَدَعَا شُيُوخَ إِسْرَائِيلَ وَرُؤَسَاءَهُمْ وَقُضَاتَهُمْ وَعُرَفَاءَهُمْ فَمَثَلُوا أَمَامَ الرَّبِّ.

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

وَقَالَ يَشُوعُ لِجَمِيعِ الشَّعْبِ: «هكَذَا قَالَ الرَّبُّ إِلهُ إِسْرَائِيلَ: آبَاؤُكُمْ سَكَنُوا فِي عَبْرِ النَّهْرِ مُنْذُ الدَّهْرِ. تَارَحُ أَبُو إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَأَبُو نَاحُورَ، وَعَبَدُوا آلِهَةً أُخْرَى.

And Joshua said unto all the people, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Your fathers dwelt on the other side of the flood in old time, even Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nachor: and they served other gods.

فَأَخَذْتُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ أَبَاكُمْ مِنْ عَبْرِ النَّهْرِ وَسِرْتُ بِهِ فِي كُلِّ أَرْضِ كَنْعَانَ، وَأَكْثَرْتُ نَسْلَهُ وَأَعْطَيْتُهُ إِسْحَاقَ.

And I took your father Abraham from the other side of the flood, and led him throughout all the land of Canaan, and multiplied his seed, and gave him Isaac.

وَأَعْطَيْتُ إِسْحَاقَ يَعْقُوبَ وَعِيسُوَ، وَأَعْطَيْتُ عِيسُوَ جَبَلَ سَعِيرَ لِيَمْلِكَهُ. وَأَمَّا يَعْقُوبُ وَبَنُوهُ فَنَزَلُوا إِلَى مِصْرَ.

And I gave unto Isaac Jacob and Esau: and I gave unto Esau mount Seir, to possess it; but Jacob and his children went down into Egypt.

وَأَرْسَلْتُ مُوسَى وَهَارُونَ وَضَرَبْتُ مِصْرَ حَسَبَ مَا فَعَلْتُ فِي وَسَطِهَا، ثُمَّ أَخْرَجْتُكُمْ.

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

فَأَخْرَجْتُ آبَاءَكُمْ مِنْ مِصْرَ، وَدَخَلْتُمُ الْبَحْرَ وَتَبعَ الْمِصْرِيُّونَ آبَاءَكُمْ بِمَرْكَبَاتٍ وَفُرْسَانٍ إِلَى بَحْرِ سُوفٍ.

And I brought your fathers out of Egypt: and ye came unto the sea; and the Egyptians pursued after your fathers with chariots and horsemen unto the Red sea.

فَصَرَخُوا إِلَى الرَّبِّ، فَجَعَلَ ظَلاَمًا بَيْنَكُمْ وَبَيْنَ الْمِصْرِيِّينَ، وَجَلَبَ عَلَيْهِمِ الْبَحْرَ فَغَطَّاهُمْ. وَرَأَتْ أَعْيُنُكُمْ مَا فَعَلْتُ فِي مِصْرَ، وَأَقَمْتُمْ فِي الْقَفْرِ أَيَّامًا كَثِيرَةً.

And when they cried unto the LORD, he put darkness between you and the Egyptians, and brought the sea upon them, and covered them; and your eyes have seen what I have done in Egypt: and ye dwelt in the wilderness a long season.

ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُ بِكُمْ إِلَى أَرْضِ الأَمُورِيِّينَ السَّاكِنِينَ فِي عَبْرِ الأُرْدُنِّ فَحَارَبُوكُمْ، وَدَفَعْتُهُمْ بِيَدِكُمْ فَمَلَكْتُمْ أَرْضَهُمْ وَأَهْلَكْتُهُمْ مِنْ أَمَامِكُمْ.

And I brought you into the land of the Amorites, which dwelt on the other side Jordan; and they fought with you: and I gave them into your hand, that ye might possess their land; and I destroyed them from before you.

وَقَامَ بَالاَقُ بْنُ صِفُّورَ مَلِكُ مُوآبَ وَحَارَبَ إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَأَرْسَلَ وَدَعَا بَلْعَامَ بْنَ بَعُورَ لِكَيْ يَلْعَنَكُمْ.

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

وَلَمْ أَشَأْ أَنْ أَسْمَعَ لِبَلْعَامَ، فَبَارَكَكُمْ بَرَكَةً وَأَنْقَذْتُكُمْ مِنْ يَدِهِ.

But I would not hearken unto Balaam; therefore he blessed you still: so I delivered you out of his hand.

ثُمَّ عَبَرْتُمُ الأُرْدُنَّ وَأَتَيْتُمْ إِلَى أَرِيحَا. فَحَارَبَكُمْ أَصْحَابُ أَرِيحَا: الأَمُورِيُّونَ وَالْفِرِزِّيُّونَ وَالْكَنْعَانِيُّونَ وَالْحِثِّيُّونَ وَالْجِرْجَاشِيُّونَ وَالْحِوِّيُّونَ وَالْيَبُوسِيُّونَ، فَدَفَعْتُهُمْ بِيَدِكُمْ.

And ye went over Jordan, and came unto Jericho: and the men of Jericho fought against you, the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Girgashites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites; and I delivered them into your hand.

وَأَرْسَلْتُ قُدَّامَكُمُ الزَّنَابِيرَ وَطَرَدْتُهُمْ مِنْ أَمَامِكُمْ، أَيْ مَلِكَيِ الأَمُورِيِّينَ، لاَ بِسَيْفِكَ وَلاَ بِقَوْسِكَ.

And I sent the hornet before you, which drave them out from before you, even the two kings of the Amorites; but not with thy sword, nor with thy bow.

وَأَعْطَيْتُكُمْ أَرْضًا لَمْ تَتْعَبُوا عَلَيْهَا، وَمُدُنًا لَمْ تَبْنُوهَا وَتَسْكُنُونَ بِهَا، وَمِنْ كُرُومٍ وَزَيْتُونٍ لَمْ تَغْرِسُوهَا تَأْكُلُونَ.

And I have given you a land for which ye did not labour, and cities which ye built not, and ye dwell in them; of the vineyards and oliveyards which ye planted not do ye eat.

فَالآنَ اخْشَوْا الرَّبَّ وَاعْبُدُوهُ بِكَمَال وَأَمَانَةٍ، وَانْزِعُوا الآلِهَةَ الَّذِينَ عَبَدَهُمْ آبَاؤُكُمْ فِي عَِبْرِ النَّهْرِ وَفِي مِصْرَ، وَاعْبُدُوا الرَّبَّ.

Now therefore fear the LORD, and serve him in sincerity and in truth: and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the flood, and in Egypt; and serve ye the LORD.

وَإِنْ سَاءَ فِي أَعْيُنِكُمْ أَنْ تَعْبُدُوا الرَّبَّ، فَاخْتَارُوا لأَنْفُسِكُمُ الْيَوْمَ مَنْ تَعْبُدُونَ: إِنْ كَانَ الآلِهَةَ الَّذِينَ عَبَدَهُمْ آبَاؤُكُمُ الَّذِينَ فِي عَبْرِ النَّهْرِ، وَإِنْ كَانَ آلِهَةَ الأَمُورِيِّينَ الَّذِينَ أَنْتُمْ سَاكِنُونَ فِي أَرْضِهِمْ. وَأَمَّا أَنَا وَبَيْتِي فَنَعْبُدُ الرَّبَّ».

And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.

فَأَجَابَ الشَّعْبُ وَقَالُوا: «حَاشَا لَنَا أَنْ نَتْرُكَ الرَّبَّ لِنَعْبُدَ آلِهَةً أُخْرَى،

And the people answered and said, God forbid that we should forsake the LORD, to serve other gods;

لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ إِلهَنَا هُوَ الَّذِي أَصْعَدَنَا وَآبَاءَنَا مِنْ أَرْضِ مِصْرَ مِنْ بَيْتِ الْعُبُودِيَّةِ، وَالَّذِي عَمِلَ أَمَامَ أَعْيُنِنَا تِلْكَ الآيَاتِ الْعَظِيمَةَ، وَحَفِظَنَا فِي كُلِّ الطَّرِيقِ الَّتِي سِرْنَا فِيهَا وَفِي جَمِيعِ الشُّعُوبِ الَّذِينَ عَبَرْنَا فِي وَسَطِهِمْ.

For the LORD our God, he it is that brought us up and our fathers out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage, and which did those great signs in our sight, and preserved us in all the way wherein we went, and among all the people through whom we passed:

وَطَرَدَ الرَّبُّ مِنْ أَمَامِنَا جَمِيعَ الشُّعُوبِ، وَالأَمُورِيِّينَ السَّاكِنِينَ الأَرْضَ. فَنَحْنُ أَيْضًا نَعْبُدُ الرَّبَّ لأَنَّهُ هُوَ إِلهُنَا».

And the LORD drave out from before us all the people, even the Amorites which dwelt in the land: therefore will we also serve the LORD; for he is our God.

فَقَالَ يَشُوعُ لِلشَّعْبِ: «لاَ تَقْدِرُونَ أَنْ تَعْبُدُوا الرَّبَّ لأَنَّهُ إِلهٌ قُدُّوسٌ وَإِلهٌ غَيُورٌ هُوَ. لاَ يَغْفِرُ ذُنُوبَكُمْ وَخَطَايَاكُمْ.

And Joshua said unto the people, Ye cannot serve the LORD: for he is an holy God; he is a jealous God; he will not forgive your transgressions nor your sins.

وَإِذَا تَرَكْتُمُ الرَّبَّ وَعَبَدْتُمْ آلِهَةً غَرِيبَةً يَرْجعُ فَيُسِيءُ إِلَيْكُمْ وَيُفْنِيكُمْ بَعْدَ أَنْ أَحْسَنَ إِلَيْكُمْ».

If ye forsake the LORD, and serve strange gods, then he will turn and do you hurt, and consume you, after that he hath done you good.

فَقَالَ الشَّعْبُ لِيَشُوعَ: « لاَ. بَلِ الرَّبَّ نَعْبُدُ».

And the people said unto Joshua, Nay; but we will serve the LORD.

فَقَالَ يَشُوعُ لِلشَّعْبِ: «أَنْتُمْ شُهُودٌ عَلَى أَنْفُسِكُمْ أَنَّكُمْ قَدِ اخْتَرْتُمْ لأَنْفُسِكُمُ الرَّبَّ لِتَعْبُدُوهُ». فَقَالُوا: «نَحْنُ شُهُودٌ».

And Joshua said unto the people, Ye are witnesses against yourselves that ye have chosen you the LORD, to serve him. And they said, We are witnesses.

«فَالآنَ انْزِعُوا الآلِهَةَ الْغَرِيبَةَ الَّتِي فِي وَسَطِكُمْ وَأَمِيلُوا قُلُوبَكُمْ إِلَى الرَّبِّ إِلهِ إِسْرَائِيلَ».

Now therefore put away, said he, the strange gods which are among you, and incline your heart unto the LORD God of Israel.

فَقَالَ الشَّعْبُ لِيَشُوعَ: «الرَّبَّ إِلهَنَا نَعْبُدُ وَلِصَوْتِهِ نَسْمَعُ».

And the people said unto Joshua, The LORD our God will we serve, and his voice will we obey.

وَقَطَعَ يَشُوعُ عَهْدًا لِلشَّعْبِ فِي ذلِكَ الْيَوْمِ، وَجَعَلَ لَهُمْ فَرِيضَةً وَحُكْمًا فِي شَكِيمَ.

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

وَكَتَبَ يَشُوعُ هذَا الْكَلاَمَ فِي سِفْرِ شَرِيعَةِ اللهِ. وَأَخَذَ حَجَرًا كَبِيرًا وَنَصَبَهُ هُنَاكَ تَحْتَ الْبَلُّوطَةِ الَّتِي عِنْدَ مَقْدِسِ الرَّبِّ.

And Joshua wrote these words in the book of the law of God, and took a great stone, and set it up there under an oak, that was by the sanctuary of the LORD.

ثُمَّ قَالَ يَشُوعُ لِجَمِيعِ الشَّعْبِ: «إِنَّ هذَا الْحَجَرَ يَكُونُ شَاهِدًا عَلَيْنَا، لأَنَّهُ قَدْ سَمِعَ كُلَّ كَلاَمِ الرَّبِّ الَّذِي كَلَّمَنَا بِهِ، فَيَكُونُ شَاهِدًا عَلَيْكُمْ لِئَلاَّ تَجْحَدُوا إِلهَكُمْ».

And Joshua said unto all the people, Behold, this stone shall be a witness unto us; for it hath heard all the words of the LORD which he spake unto us: it shall be therefore a witness unto you, lest ye deny your God.

ثُمَّ صَرَفَ يَشُوعُ الشَّعْبَ كُلَّ وَاحِدٍ إِلَى مُلْكِهِ.

So Joshua let the people depart, every man unto his inheritance.

وَكَانَ بَعْدَ هذَا الْكَلاَمِ أَنَّهُ مَاتَ يَشُوعُ بْنُ نُونٍ عَبْدُ الرَّبِّ ابْنَ مِئَةٍ وَعَشْرِ سِنِينَ.

And it came to pass after these things, that Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died, being an hundred and ten years old.

فَدَفَنُوهُ فِي تُخُمِ مُلْكِهِ، فِي تِمْنَةَ سَارَحَ الَّتِي فِي جَبَلِ أَفْرَايِمَ شِمَالِيَّ جَبَلِ جَاعَشَ.

And they buried him in the border of his inheritance in Timnath–serah, which is in mount Ephraim, on the north side of the hill of Gaash.

وَعَبَدَ إِسْرَائِيلُ الرَّبَّ كُلَّ أَيَّامِ يَشُوعَ، وَكُلَّ أَيَّامِ الشُّيُوخِ الَّذِينَ طَالَتْ أَيَّامُهُمْ بَعْدَ يَشُوعَ وَالَّذِينَ عَرَفُوا كُلَّ عَمَلِ الرَّبِّ الَّذِي عَمِلَهُ لإِسْرَائِيلَ.

And Israel served the LORD all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders that overlived Joshua, and which had known all the works of the LORD, that he had done for Israel.

وَعِظَامُ يُوسُفَ الَّتِي أَصْعَدَهَا بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ مِنْ مِصْرَ دَفَنُوهَا فِي شَكِيمَ، فِي قِطْعَةِ الْحَقْلِ الَّتِي اشْتَرَاهَا يَعْقُوبُ مِنْ بَنِي حَمُورَ أَبِي شَكِيمَ بِمِئَةِ قَسِيطَةٍ، فَصَارَتْ لِبَنِي يُوسُفَ مُلْكًا.

And the bones of Joseph, which the children of Israel brought up out of Egypt, buried they in Shechem, in a parcel of ground which Jacob bought of the sons of Hamor the father of Shechem for an hundred pieces of silver: and it became the inheritance of the children of Joseph.

وَمَاتَ أَلِعَازَارُ بْنُ هَارُونَ فَدَفَنُوهُ فِي جِبْعَةِ فِينْحَاسَ ابْنِهِ الَّتِي أُعْطِيَتْ لَهُ فِي جَبَلِ أَفْرَايِمَ.

And Eleazar the son of Aaron died; and they buried him in a hill that pertained to Phinehas his son, which was given him in mount Ephraim.