士师记 2
Chinese New Version (Simplified)
耶和华的使者在波金显现
2 耶和华的使者从吉甲上到波金来,说:“我曾经把你们从埃及领上来,带你们到我向你们列祖起誓应许的地方;我曾说过:‘我永不废弃我与你们所立的约; 2 你们不可与这地的居民立约,要拆毁他们的祭坛。’你们竟没有听从我的话;你们作的是甚么呢? 3 因此我又说:‘我必不把他们从你们面前赶走,他们要作你们的敌人(按照《马索拉文本》,“敌人”作“边旁”,意思不明确,或译:“网罗”;现参照各古译本翻译),他们的神要作你们的网罗。’” 4 耶和华的使者对以色列众人说这些话的时候,众人就放声大哭。 5 于是给那地方起名叫波金;他们在那里向耶和华献祭。
约书亚逝世
6 约书亚遣散了众人,以色列人就各归自己承受的地业,要占有那地。 7 约书亚在世的时候,以及他去世以后,那些见过耶和华为以色列人所行的大事的众长老还在的日子,众人都事奉耶和华。 8 耶和华的仆人,嫩的儿子约书亚,在一百一十岁的时候就死了。 9 以色列人把他埋葬在他地业的境内,就是以法莲山地,在迦实山北面的亭拿.希烈。 10 那一代的人都归到他们的列祖那里以后,有另一代的人兴起来了;他们不认识耶和华,也不知道耶和华为以色列人所行的事。
以色列人违背 神的恶果
11 以色列人行了耶和华看为恶的事,去事奉众巴力; 12 他们离弃了领他们出埃及的耶和华、他们列祖的 神,去跟从别的神,就是他们周围各族的神,敬拜他们,惹耶和华发怒。 13 他们离弃了耶和华,去事奉巴力和亚斯他录。 14 耶和华的怒气向以色列人发作,就把他们交在抢掠的人手中,他们就抢掠他们;他又把他们完全交在他们四围的仇敌手中,以致他们在仇敌面前再不能站立得住。 15 他们无论去哪里,耶和华的手总是加害他们,好象耶和华说过的,又像耶和华对他们起誓过的;他们就非常困苦。 16 耶和华兴起了士师,士师就拯救他们脱离抢掠他们的人的手。 17 但他们连士师也不听从,竟与别的神行了奸淫,敬拜他们;他们迅速偏离了他们列祖所行、听从耶和华命令的道路,他们没有照样行。 18 耶和华为他们兴起士师的时候,耶和华就与那士师同在;那士师在世的日子,耶和华总是拯救他们脱离仇敌的手;因为他们在压迫和苦害他们的人底下发出哀声,耶和华就怜悯他们。 19 可是士师死了以后,他们就转而行恶,比他们的列祖更厉害,去随从别的神,事奉和敬拜他们,总不放弃他们的恶行和顽梗的行径。 20 于是耶和华的怒气向以色列人发作,说:“因为这国的人违背我吩咐他们列祖的约,不听从我的话, 21 因此,约书亚死后仍剩下来的列国,我也不再从他们面前赶走, 22 为要借着他们试验以色列人,看他们肯不肯谨守遵行耶和华的道路,像他们的列祖一样谨守。” 23 这样,耶和华留下这些国的民,不迅速把他们赶走,也不把他们交在约书亚手里。
Richter 2
Hoffnung für Alle
Der Engel des Herrn tadelt Israel
2 Der Engel des Herrn kam von Gilgal nach Bochim und sagte zu den Israeliten: »Ich habe euch aus Ägypten befreit und in das Land gebracht, das ich euren Vorfahren versprochen habe. Damals schwor ich, meinen Bund mit euch niemals zu brechen. 2 Ich befahl: ›Lasst euch nicht mit den Bewohnern dieses Landes ein! Zerstört ihre Götzenaltäre!‹ Doch was habt ihr getan? Ihr habt nicht auf mich gehört! 3 Darum werde ich diese Völker nicht mehr aus eurem Gebiet vertreiben. Stattdessen wird das eintreffen, wovor ich euch gewarnt habe: Sie werden euch großes Leid zufügen und euch mit ihren Götzen ins Verderben stürzen.«
4 Als der Engel des Herrn dies gesagt hatte, begannen die Israeliten laut zu weinen. 5 Sie brachten dem Herrn Opfer dar und nannten den Ort Bochim (»Weinende«).
Israel bricht dem Herrn die Treue
6 Vor seinem Tod hatte Josua das Volk verabschiedet, und jeder Stamm war in sein Gebiet gezogen, um es in Besitz zu nehmen. 7 Die Israeliten blieben dem Herrn treu, solange Josua und nach ihm die führenden Männer Israels lebten, die noch selbst gesehen hatten, wie der Herr ihrem Volk mit machtvollen Taten geholfen hatte. 8 Josua, der Sohn von Nun, der Diener des Herrn, starb im Alter von 110 Jahren. 9 Man begrub ihn auf dem Grundstück, das ihm und seinen Nachkommen gehören sollte; es lag in Timnat-Heres nördlich des Berges Gaasch im Gebirge Ephraim.
10 Als von seiner Generation keiner mehr lebte, gab es eine neue Generation, die den Herrn weder kannte noch wusste, was er für Israel getan hatte. 11 Sie taten, was dem Herrn missfiel: Sie dienten anderen Göttern 12 und wandten sich ab vom Herrn, dem Gott ihrer Vorfahren, der ihr Volk aus Ägypten befreit hatte. Den Götzen der Völker ringsum liefen sie nach und beteten sie an. Damit forderten sie den Zorn des Herrn heraus. 13 Sie kehrten ihm den Rücken und dienten dem Gott Baal und der Göttin Astarte. 14 Der Herr war zornig auf die Israeliten. Er sorgte dafür, dass Räuberbanden sie ausplünderten und ihre Nachbarvölker mächtiger wurden als sie. Nun konnten die Israeliten sich nicht mehr gegen ihre Feinde behaupten. 15 Was sie auch unternahmen, um sich zu verteidigen – der Herr ließ es ihnen misslingen. Sie gerieten in große Bedrängnis, so wie er es ihnen angekündigt hatte.
16 Da berief der Herr Männer zu Führern seines Volkes, die es aus der Gewalt der Feinde befreiten. Sie wurden Richter genannt. 17 Aber auch auf die Richter hörten die Israeliten nicht, sondern warfen sich fremden Göttern an den Hals und beteten sie an. So kamen sie bald wieder von dem Weg ab, den ihre Vorfahren gegangen waren. Damals hatten die Israeliten sich noch an die Gebote des Herrn gehalten, doch nun taten sie, was sie wollten. 18 Wenn sie dann aber verzweifelt klagten, weil ihre Feinde sie hart bedrängten und unterdrückten, hatte der Herr Mitleid mit ihnen. Er berief einen Richter und stand ihm bei, um das Volk aus der Hand seiner Feinde zu retten.
Solange der Richter lebte, waren die Israeliten in Sicherheit. 19 Nach seinem Tod aber schlugen sie wieder ihre alten Wege ein. Sie verehrten andere Götter, dienten ihnen und warfen sich vor ihnen nieder. Dabei trieben sie es noch schlimmer als ihre Vorfahren. Stur hielten sie an ihren Machenschaften fest und ließen sich durch nichts davon abbringen. 20 Da wurde der Herr wieder zornig auf sie und sprach: »Dieses Volk hat den Bund gebrochen, den ich mit ihren Vorfahren geschlossen habe. Sie wollen nicht auf mich hören. 21 Darum werde ich keines der Völker, die seit Josuas Tod noch im Land sind, mehr vertreiben; sie sollen dort bleiben. 22 Durch sie will ich die Israeliten auf die Probe stellen und sehen, ob sie sich an meine Gebote halten wie ihre Vorfahren oder nicht.«
23 So vertrieb der Herr die Völker, die Josua nicht besiegen konnte, nicht sofort aus dem Land, sondern ließ sie dort wohnen.
Judges 2
New International Version
The Angel of the Lord at Bokim
2 The angel of the Lord(A) went up from Gilgal(B) to Bokim(C) and said, “I brought you up out of Egypt(D) and led you into the land I swore to give to your ancestors.(E) I said, ‘I will never break my covenant with you,(F) 2 and you shall not make a covenant with the people of this land,(G) but you shall break down their altars.(H)’ Yet you have disobeyed(I) me. Why have you done this? 3 And I have also said, ‘I will not drive them out before you;(J) they will become traps(K) for you, and their gods will become snares(L) to you.’”
4 When the angel of the Lord had spoken these things to all the Israelites, the people wept aloud,(M) 5 and they called that place Bokim.[a](N) There they offered sacrifices to the Lord.
Disobedience and Defeat(O)
6 After Joshua had dismissed the Israelites, they went to take possession of the land, each to their own inheritance. 7 The people served the Lord throughout the lifetime of Joshua and of the elders who outlived him and who had seen all the great things the Lord had done for Israel.(P)
8 Joshua son of Nun,(Q) the servant of the Lord, died at the age of a hundred and ten. 9 And they buried him in the land of his inheritance, at Timnath Heres[b](R) in the hill country of Ephraim, north of Mount Gaash.
10 After that whole generation had been gathered to their ancestors, another generation grew up who knew neither the Lord nor what he had done for Israel.(S) 11 Then the Israelites did evil(T) in the eyes of the Lord(U) and served the Baals.(V) 12 They forsook the Lord, the God of their ancestors, who had brought them out of Egypt. They followed and worshiped various gods(W) of the peoples around them.(X) They aroused(Y) the Lord’s anger(Z) 13 because they forsook(AA) him and served Baal and the Ashtoreths.(AB) 14 In his anger(AC) against Israel the Lord gave them into the hands(AD) of raiders who plundered(AE) them. He sold them(AF) into the hands of their enemies all around, whom they were no longer able to resist.(AG) 15 Whenever Israel went out to fight, the hand of the Lord was against them(AH) to defeat them, just as he had sworn to them. They were in great distress.(AI)
16 Then the Lord raised up judges,[c](AJ) who saved(AK) them out of the hands of these raiders. 17 Yet they would not listen to their judges but prostituted(AL) themselves to other gods(AM) and worshiped them.(AN) They quickly turned(AO) from the ways of their ancestors, who had been obedient to the Lord’s commands.(AP) 18 Whenever the Lord raised up a judge for them, he was with the judge and saved(AQ) them out of the hands of their enemies as long as the judge lived; for the Lord relented(AR) because of their groaning(AS) under those who oppressed and afflicted(AT) them. 19 But when the judge died, the people returned to ways even more corrupt(AU) than those of their ancestors,(AV) following other gods and serving and worshiping them.(AW) They refused to give up their evil practices and stubborn(AX) ways.
20 Therefore the Lord was very angry(AY) with Israel and said, “Because this nation has violated the covenant(AZ) I ordained for their ancestors and has not listened to me, 21 I will no longer drive out(BA) before them any of the nations Joshua left when he died. 22 I will use them to test(BB) Israel and see whether they will keep the way of the Lord and walk in it as their ancestors did.” 23 The Lord had allowed those nations to remain; he did not drive them out at once by giving them into the hands of Joshua.(BC)
Footnotes
- Judges 2:5 Bokim means weepers.
- Judges 2:9 Also known as Timnath Serah (see Joshua 19:50 and 24:30)
- Judges 2:16 Or leaders; similarly in verses 17-19
Judges 2
International Standard Version
Israel is Rebuked
2 Some time later, the angel of the Lord came up from Gilgal to Bochim and announced to Israel,[a] “I brought you up from Egypt and led you into the land that I promised to your ancestors. I had told them,[b] ‘I’ll never breach my covenant with you. 2 As for you, you must not make any treaties[c] with the inhabitants of this land. Instead, tear down their altars.’ But you haven’t obeyed me. What have you done? 3 Therefore I’m now saying,[d] ‘I won’t expel them before you. Instead, they’ll remain at your side, and their gods will ensnare you.’”
4 Because the angel of the Lord said these things to all of the Israelis, the people wept out loud, 5 which is why they named the place Bochim.[e] And there they sacrificed to the Lord. 6 After Joshua had dismissed the people, the Israelis returned to their respective inheritances to take possession of the land.
The Death of Joshua(A)
7 The people served the Lord during the entire lifetime of Joshua as well as the lifetimes of all the elders who outlived Joshua and who had observed all the great deeds that the Lord had done for Israel. 8 But then Nun’s son Joshua, the servant of the Lord, died at the age of 110 years. 9 They buried him in Timnath-heres, within the boundaries of his inheritance in the mountainous region[f] of Ephraim, north of Mount Gaash. 10 After that whole generation had died,[g] another generation grew up after them that was not acquainted with the Lord or with what he had done for Israel.
The Rise of the Judges
11 So the Israelis practiced what the Lord considered to be evil by worshiping Canaanite deities.[h] 12 They abandoned the Lord God of their ancestors, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt. They followed other gods from among the gods of the peoples who surrounded them. They bowed down in worship of them, and by doing so angered the Lord. 13 As a result, they abandoned the Lord by serving both Baal[i] and Ashtaroth.[j] 14 So in his burning anger against Israel, the Lord gave them into the domination of marauders who plundered them. The enemies who surrounded the Israelis[k] controlled them, and they were no longer able to withstand their adversaries. 15 Wherever they went, the Lord worked[l] against them to bring misfortune, just as the Lord had warned, and just as the Lord had promised them. As a result, they suffered greatly.
16 Then the Lord raised up leaders,[m] who delivered Israel[n] from domination by their marauders. 17 But they didn’t listen to their leaders, because they were committing spiritual immorality by following other gods and worshiping them. They quickly turned away from the road on which their ancestors had walked in obedience to the commands of the Lord. They didn’t follow their example. 18 As a result, whenever the Lord raised up leaders for them, the Lord remained present with their leader, delivering Israel[o] from the control of their enemies during the lifetime of that leader. The Lord[p] was moved with compassion by their groaning that had been caused by those who were oppressing and persecuting them. 19 However, after the leader had died, they would relapse to a condition more corrupt than their ancestors, following other gods, serving them, and worshiping them. They would not abandon their activities or their obstinate lifestyles.
20 In his burning anger against Israel, the Lord said, “Because the people have transgressed my covenant that I commanded their ancestors to keep, and because they haven’t obeyed me, 21 I’m also going to stop expelling any of the nations that remained after Joshua died. 22 That way, I’ll use them to demonstrate whether or not Israel will keep the Lord’s lifestyle by walking on that road like their ancestors did.” 23 So the Lord caused those nations to remain and did not expel them quickly. He did not give them into Joshua’s control.
Footnotes
- Judges 2:1 The Heb. lacks to Israel
- Judges 2:1 The Heb. lacks to them
- Judges 2:2 Or covenants
- Judges 2:3 Lit. I also said
- Judges 2:5 MT Bochim means weeping
- Judges 2:9 Or the hill country
- Judges 2:10 Lit. had been gathered to their fathers
- Judges 2:11 Lit. worshiping the Baals
- Judges 2:13 I.e. the supreme male deity of the Canaanites
- Judges 2:13 I.e. various female deities of the Canaanites
- Judges 2:14 Lit. them
- Judges 2:15 Lit. the hand of the Lord was
- Judges 2:16 Or judges; and so throughout the chapter
- Judges 2:16 Lit. them
- Judges 2:18 Lit. them
- Judges 2:18 Lit. For he
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