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新しい指導者ヨシュア

主に忠実に従ったモーセが死ぬと、彼に仕えていたヌンの子ヨシュアに、神は告げて言いました。 「わたしのしもべモーセは死んだ。あなたこそ次のイスラエルを担う新しい指導者だ。さあ、人々を率いてヨルダン川を渡り、約束の地へ行きなさい。 モーセに約束したとおりのことをあなたにも約束しよう。『あなたがたの行く所はどこも、イスラエルの領地となる。 南はネゲブの砂漠から北はレバノン山脈まで、西は地中海から東はユーフラテス川まで、ヘテ人の全領地も含まれる。』 一生の間、あなたに手向かう者などいない。わたしがモーセと共に歩んだように、あなたとも共に歩むからだ。決して見放したり、見捨てたりはしない。 ヨシュアよ、雄々しく立ち、勇気を出しなさい。りっぱな指導者になるのだ。わたしが先祖に与えると約束した地を全部、占領しなさい。 強く雄々しくあって、勇気を出しなさい。モーセが与えた律法をしっかり守りなさい。そうすれば、あなたは成功する。 人々に、律法をいつも思い出させなさい。まずあなたが、昼も夜も律法を忘れず、それを完全に守るよう心がけなさい。模範を示し、どんなことも律法どおりきちんと行わなければならない。成功するもしないも、すべてその一点にかかっている。 さあ、勇気を出しなさい。恐れたり迷ったりしてはならない。どこへ行っても、あなたの神であるわたしがついている。」

10-11 ヨシュアは指導者たちを集め、人々にヨルダン川を渡る準備をさせるよう命じました。そして、はっきりと宣言したのです。「三日以内にわれわれはヨルダン川を渡る。神様が与えてくださる地を占領するのだ。」

12-13 それから、ルベン族とガド族、およびマナセの半部族の族長たちを召集し、彼らがモーセと取りかわした協定を思い出させました。その協定とは、こうでした。「主は、ヨルダン川の東側のこの地を、彼らの安住の地としてお与えになった。 14 だから、妻子と家畜はここに落ち着いてよい。ただし、武装した彼らの部隊が、他の部族よりも先にヨルダン川を渡り、川の西側の約束された領地を占領するために手を貸すこと。 15 他の部族がその地を完全に征服するまで、共に行動すること。その任務を果たして初めて、ヨルダン川の東側の地に落ち着くこと。」

16 彼らはそれを受け入れ、ヨシュアを総指揮官として、その命令に従うことを堅く誓いました。 17-18 「私たちは、モーセに従ったと同様、あなたに従います。主がモーセとともにおられたように、あなたにも伴われますように。ご命令に逆らう者はだれであろうと死に値します。どうぞ遠慮なく、断固とした姿勢で臨んでください。」

Joshua Installed as Leader

After the death of Moses the servant of the Lord,(A) the Lord said to Joshua(B) son of Nun, Moses’ aide: “Moses my servant is dead. Now then, you and all these people, get ready to cross the Jordan River(C) into the land(D) I am about to give to them(E)—to the Israelites. I will give you every place where you set your foot,(F) as I promised Moses.(G) Your territory will extend from the desert to Lebanon,(H) and from the great river, the Euphrates(I)—all the Hittite(J) country—to the Mediterranean Sea in the west.(K) No one will be able to stand against you(L) all the days of your life. As I was with(M) Moses, so I will be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake(N) you. Be strong(O) and courageous,(P) because you will lead these people to inherit the land I swore to their ancestors(Q) to give them.

“Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey(R) all the law(S) my servant Moses(T) gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left,(U) that you may be successful wherever you go.(V) Keep this Book of the Law(W) always on your lips;(X) meditate(Y) on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.(Z) Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid;(AA) do not be discouraged,(AB) for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.”(AC)

10 So Joshua ordered the officers of the people:(AD) 11 “Go through the camp(AE) and tell the people, ‘Get your provisions(AF) ready. Three days(AG) from now you will cross the Jordan(AH) here to go in and take possession(AI) of the land the Lord your God is giving you for your own.’”

12 But to the Reubenites, the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh,(AJ) Joshua said, 13 “Remember the command that Moses the servant of the Lord gave you after he said, ‘The Lord your God will give you rest(AK) by giving you this land.’ 14 Your wives,(AL) your children and your livestock may stay in the land(AM) that Moses gave you east of the Jordan, but all your fighting men, ready for battle,(AN) must cross over ahead of your fellow Israelites.(AO) You are to help them 15 until the Lord gives them rest, as he has done for you, and until they too have taken possession of the land the Lord your God is giving them. After that, you may go back and occupy your own land, which Moses the servant of the Lord gave you east of the Jordan toward the sunrise.”(AP)

16 Then they answered Joshua, “Whatever you have commanded us we will do, and wherever you send us we will go.(AQ) 17 Just as we fully obeyed Moses, so we will obey you.(AR) Only may the Lord your God be with you as he was with Moses. 18 Whoever rebels against your word and does not obey(AS) it, whatever you may command them, will be put to death. Only be strong and courageous!(AT)

God’s Commission to Joshua

After the death of Moses the servant of the Lord, it came to pass that the Lord spoke to Joshua the son of Nun, Moses’ (A)assistant, saying: (B)“Moses My servant is dead. Now therefore, arise, go over this Jordan, you and all this people, to the land which I am giving to them—the children of Israel. (C)Every place that the sole of your foot will tread upon I have given you, as I said to Moses. (D)From the wilderness and this Lebanon as far as the great river, the River Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and to the Great Sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be your territory. (E)No man shall be able to stand before you all the days of your life; (F)as I was with Moses, so (G)I will be with you. (H)I will not leave you nor forsake you. (I)Be strong and of good courage, for to this people you shall [a]divide as an inheritance the land which I swore to their fathers to give them. Only be strong and very courageous, that you may observe to do according to all the law (J)which Moses My servant commanded you; (K)do not turn from it to the right hand or to the left, that you may [b]prosper wherever you go. (L)This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but (M)you[c] shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success. (N)Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; (O)do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”

The Order to Cross the Jordan

10 Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people, saying, 11 “Pass through the camp and command the people, saying, ‘Prepare provisions for yourselves, for (P)within three days you will cross over this Jordan, to go in to possess the land which the Lord your God is giving you to possess.’ ”

12 And to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh Joshua spoke, saying, 13 “Remember (Q)the word which Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you, saying, ‘The Lord your God is giving you rest and is giving you this land.’ 14 Your wives, your little ones, and your livestock shall remain in the land which Moses gave you on this side of the Jordan. But you shall [d]pass before your brethren armed, all your mighty men of valor, and help them, 15 until the Lord has given your brethren rest, as He gave you, and they also have taken possession of the land which the Lord your God is giving them. (R)Then you shall return to the land of your possession and enjoy it, which Moses the Lord’s servant gave you on this side of the Jordan toward the sunrise.”

16 So they answered Joshua, saying, “All that you command us we will do, and wherever you send us we will go. 17 Just as we heeded Moses in all things, so we will heed you. Only the Lord your God (S)be with you, as He was with Moses. 18 Whoever rebels against your command and does not heed your words, in all that you command him, shall be put to death. Only be strong and of good courage.”

Footnotes

  1. Joshua 1:6 give as a possession
  2. Joshua 1:7 have success or act wisely
  3. Joshua 1:8 you shall be constantly in
  4. Joshua 1:14 cross over ahead of