Joshua 22
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
The Eastern Tribes Return to Their Territory
22 Then Joshua summoned the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, 2 and said to them, ‘You have observed all that Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you, and have obeyed me in all that I have commanded you; 3 you have not forsaken your kindred these many days, down to this day, but have been careful to keep the charge of the Lord your God. 4 And now the Lord your God has given rest to your kindred, as he promised them; therefore turn and go to your tents in the land where your possession lies, which Moses the servant of the Lord gave you on the other side of the Jordan. 5 Take good care to observe the commandment and instruction that Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you, to love the Lord your God, to walk in all his ways, to keep his commandments, and to hold fast to him, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul.’ 6 So Joshua blessed them and sent them away, and they went to their tents.
7 Now to one half of the tribe of Manasseh Moses had given a possession in Bashan; but to the other half Joshua had given a possession beside their fellow-Israelites in the land west of the Jordan. And when Joshua sent them away to their tents and blessed them, 8 he said to them, ‘Go back to your tents with much wealth, and with very much livestock, with silver, gold, bronze, and iron, and with a great quantity of clothing; divide the spoil of your enemies with your kindred.’ 9 So the Reubenites and the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh returned home, parting from the Israelites at Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan, to go to the land of Gilead, their own land of which they had taken possession by command of the Lord through Moses.
A Memorial Altar East of the Jordan
10 When they came to the region[a] near the Jordan that lies in the land of Canaan, the Reubenites and the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh built there an altar by the Jordan, an altar of great size. 11 The Israelites heard that the Reubenites and the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh had built an altar at the frontier of the land of Canaan, in the region[b] near the Jordan, on the side that belongs to the Israelites. 12 And when the people of Israel heard of it, the whole assembly of the Israelites gathered at Shiloh, to make war against them.
13 Then the Israelites sent the priest Phinehas son of Eleazar to the Reubenites and the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh, in the land of Gilead, 14 and with him ten chiefs, one from each of the tribal families of Israel, every one of them the head of a family among the clans of Israel. 15 They came to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh in the land of Gilead, and they said to them, 16 ‘Thus says the whole congregation of the Lord, “What is this treachery that you have committed against the God of Israel in turning away today from following the Lord, by building yourselves an altar today in rebellion against the Lord? 17 Have we not had enough of the sin at Peor from which even yet we have not cleansed ourselves, and for which a plague came upon the congregation of the Lord, 18 that you must turn away today from following the Lord! If you rebel against the Lord today, he will be angry with the whole congregation of Israel tomorrow. 19 But now, if your land is unclean, cross over into the Lord’s land where the Lord’s tabernacle now stands, and take for yourselves a possession among us; only do not rebel against the Lord, or rebel against us[c] by building yourselves an altar other than the altar of the Lord our God. 20 Did not Achan son of Zerah break faith in the matter of the devoted things, and wrath fell upon all the congregation of Israel? And he did not perish alone for his iniquity!”’
21 Then the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh said in answer to the heads of the families of Israel, 22 ‘The Lord, God of gods! The Lord, God of gods! He knows; and let Israel itself know! If it was in rebellion or in breach of faith towards the Lord, do not spare us today 23 for building an altar to turn away from following the Lord; or if we did so to offer burnt-offerings or grain-offerings or offerings of well-being on it, may the Lord himself take vengeance. 24 No! We did it from fear that in time to come your children might say to our children, “What have you to do with the Lord, the God of Israel? 25 For the Lord has made the Jordan a boundary between us and you, you Reubenites and Gadites; you have no portion in the Lord.” So your children might make our children cease to worship the Lord. 26 Therefore we said, “Let us now build an altar, not for burnt-offering, nor for sacrifice, 27 but to be a witness between us and you, and between the generations after us, that we do perform the service of the Lord in his presence with our burnt-offerings and sacrifices and offerings of well-being; so that your children may never say to our children in time to come, ‘You have no portion in the Lord.’” 28 And we thought, If this should be said to us or to our descendants in time to come, we could say, “Look at this copy of the altar of the Lord, which our ancestors made, not for burnt-offerings, nor for sacrifice, but to be a witness between us and you.” 29 Far be it from us that we should rebel against the Lord, and turn away this day from following the Lord by building an altar for burnt-offering, grain-offering, or sacrifice, other than the altar of the Lord our God that stands before his tabernacle!’
30 When the priest Phinehas and the chiefs of the congregation, the heads of the families of Israel who were with him, heard the words that the Reubenites and the Gadites and the Manassites spoke, they were satisfied. 31 The priest Phinehas son of Eleazar said to the Reubenites and the Gadites and the Manassites, ‘Today we know that the Lord is among us, because you have not committed this treachery against the Lord; now you have saved the Israelites from the hand of the Lord.’
32 Then the priest Phinehas son of Eleazar and the chiefs returned from the Reubenites and the Gadites in the land of Gilead to the land of Canaan, to the Israelites, and brought back word to them. 33 The report pleased the Israelites; and the Israelites blessed God and spoke no more of making war against them, to destroy the land where the Reubenites and the Gadites were settled. 34 The Reubenites and the Gadites called the altar Witness;[d] ‘For’, said they, ‘it is a witness between us that the Lord is God.’
Footnotes
- Joshua 22:10 Or to Geliloth
- Joshua 22:11 Or at Geliloth
- Joshua 22:19 Or make rebels of us
- Joshua 22:34 Cn Compare Syr: Heb lacks Witness
Joshua 22
New King James Version
Eastern Tribes Return to Their Lands
22 Then Joshua called the Reubenites, the Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh, 2 and said to them: “You have kept (A)all that Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you, (B)and have obeyed my voice in all that I commanded you. 3 You have not [a]left your brethren these many days, up to this day, but have kept the charge of the commandment of the Lord your God. 4 And now the Lord your God has given (C)rest to your brethren, as He promised them; now therefore, return and go to your tents and to the land of your possession, (D)which Moses the servant of the Lord gave you on the other side of the Jordan. 5 But (E)take[b] careful heed to do the commandment and the law which Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you, (F)to love the Lord your God, to walk in all His ways, to keep His commandments, to hold fast to Him, and to serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul.” 6 So Joshua (G)blessed them and sent them away, and they went to their tents.
7 Now to half the tribe of Manasseh Moses had given a possession in Bashan, (H)but to the other half of it Joshua gave a possession among their brethren on this side of the Jordan, westward. And indeed, when Joshua sent them away to their tents, he blessed them, 8 and spoke to them, saying, “Return with much riches to your tents, with very much livestock, with silver, with gold, with bronze, with iron, and with very much clothing. (I)Divide the [c]spoil of your enemies with your brethren.”
9 So the children of Reuben, the children of Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh returned, and departed from the children of Israel at Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan, to go to (J)the country of Gilead, to the land of their possession, which they had obtained according to the word of the Lord by the hand of Moses.
An Altar by the Jordan
10 And when they came to the region of the Jordan which is in the land of Canaan, the children of Reuben, the children of Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh built an altar there by the Jordan—a great, impressive altar. 11 Now the children of Israel (K)heard someone say, “Behold, the children of Reuben, the children of Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh have built an altar on the [d]frontier of the land of Canaan, in the region of the Jordan—on the children of Israel’s side.” 12 And when the children of Israel heard of it, (L)the whole congregation of the children of Israel gathered together at Shiloh to go to war against them.
13 Then the children of Israel (M)sent (N)Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest to the children of Reuben, to the children of Gad, and to half the tribe of Manasseh, into the land of Gilead, 14 and with him ten rulers, one ruler each from the chief house of every tribe of Israel; and (O)each one was the head of the house of his father among the [e]divisions of Israel. 15 Then they came to the children of Reuben, to the children of Gad, and to half the tribe of Manasseh, to the land of Gilead, and they spoke with them, saying, 16 “Thus says the whole congregation of the Lord: ‘What (P)treachery[f] is this that you have committed against the God of Israel, to turn away this day from following the Lord, in that you have built for yourselves an altar, (Q)that you might rebel this day against the Lord? 17 Is the iniquity (R)of Peor not enough for us, from which we are not cleansed till this day, although there was a plague in the congregation of the Lord, 18 but that you must turn away this day from following the Lord? And it shall be, if you rebel today against the Lord, that tomorrow (S)He will be angry with the whole congregation of Israel. 19 [g]Nevertheless, if the land of your possession is unclean, then cross over to the land of the possession of the Lord, (T)where the Lord’s tabernacle stands, and take possession among us; but do not rebel against the Lord, nor rebel against us, by building yourselves an altar besides the altar of the Lord our God. 20 (U)Did not Achan the son of Zerah [h]commit a trespass in the [i]accursed thing, and wrath fell on all the congregation of Israel? And that man did not perish alone in his iniquity.’ ”
21 Then the children of Reuben, the children of Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh answered and said to the heads of the [j]divisions of Israel: 22 “The Lord (V)God of gods, the Lord God of gods, He (W)knows, and let Israel itself know—if it is in rebellion, or if in treachery against the Lord, do not save us this day. 23 If we have built ourselves an altar to turn from following the Lord, or if to offer on it burnt offerings or grain offerings, or if to offer peace offerings on it, let the Lord Himself (X)require an account. 24 But in fact we have done it [k]for fear, for a reason, saying, ‘In time to come your descendants may speak to our descendants, saying, “What have you to do with the Lord God of Israel? 25 For the Lord has made the Jordan a border between you and us, you children of Reuben and children of Gad. You have no part in the Lord.” So your descendants would make our descendants cease fearing the Lord.’ 26 Therefore we said, ‘Let us now prepare to build ourselves an altar, not for burnt offering nor for sacrifice, 27 but that it may be (Y)a [l]witness between you and us and our generations after us, that we may (Z)perform the service of the Lord before Him with our burnt offerings, with our sacrifices, and with our peace offerings; that your descendants may not say to our descendants in time to come, “You have no part in the Lord.” ’ 28 Therefore we said that it will be, when they say this to us or to our generations in time to come, that we may say, ‘Here is the replica of the altar of the Lord which our fathers made, though not for burnt offerings nor for sacrifices; but it is a witness between you and us.’ 29 Far be it from us that we should rebel against the Lord, and turn from following the Lord this day, (AA)to build an altar for burnt offerings, for grain offerings, or for sacrifices, besides the altar of the Lord our God which is before His tabernacle.”
30 Now when Phinehas the priest and the rulers of the congregation, the heads of the [m]divisions of Israel who were with him, heard the words that the children of Reuben, the children of Gad, and the children of Manasseh spoke, it pleased them. 31 Then Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest said to the children of Reuben, the children of Gad, and the children of Manasseh, “This day we perceive that the Lord is (AB)among us, because you have not committed this treachery against the Lord. Now you have delivered the children of Israel out of the hand of the Lord.”
32 And Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, and the rulers, returned from the children of Reuben and the children of Gad, from the land of Gilead to the land of Canaan, to the children of Israel, and brought back word to them. 33 So the thing pleased the children of Israel, and the children of Israel (AC)blessed God; they spoke no more of going against them in battle, to destroy the land where the children of Reuben and Gad dwelt.
34 The children of Reuben and the children of [n]Gad called the altar, Witness, “For it is a witness between us that the Lord is God.”
Footnotes
- Joshua 22:3 forsaken
- Joshua 22:5 be very careful to do
- Joshua 22:8 plunder
- Joshua 22:11 Lit. front
- Joshua 22:14 Lit. thousands
- Joshua 22:16 unfaithful act
- Joshua 22:19 However
- Joshua 22:20 act unfaithfully
- Joshua 22:20 devoted thing
- Joshua 22:21 Lit. thousands
- Joshua 22:24 Lit. from fear
- Joshua 22:27 testimony
- Joshua 22:30 Lit. thousands
- Joshua 22:34 LXX adds and half the tribe of Manasseh
Joshua 22
King James Version
22 Then Joshua called the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh,
2 And said unto them, Ye have kept all that Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you, and have obeyed my voice in all that I commanded you:
3 Ye have not left your brethren these many days unto this day, but have kept the charge of the commandment of the Lord your God.
4 And now the Lord your God hath given rest unto your brethren, as he promised them: therefore now return ye, and get you unto your tents, and unto the land of your possession, which Moses the servant of the Lord gave you on the other side Jordan.
5 But take diligent heed to do the commandment and the law, which Moses the servant of the Lord charged you, to love the Lord your God, and to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and to cleave unto him, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul.
6 So Joshua blessed them, and sent them away: and they went unto their tents.
7 Now to the one half of the tribe of Manasseh Moses had given possession in Bashan: but unto the other half thereof gave Joshua among their brethren on this side Jordan westward. And when Joshua sent them away also unto their tents, then he blessed them,
8 And he spake unto them, saying, Return with much riches unto your tents, and with very much cattle, with silver, and with gold, and with brass, and with iron, and with very much raiment: divide the spoil of your enemies with your brethren.
9 And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh returned, and departed from the children of Israel out of Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan, to go unto the country of Gilead, to the land of their possession, whereof they were possessed, according to the word of the Lord by the hand of Moses.
10 And when they came unto the borders of Jordan, that are in the land of Canaan, the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh built there an altar by Jordan, a great altar to see to.
11 And the children of Israel heard say, Behold, the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh have built an altar over against the land of Canaan, in the borders of Jordan, at the passage of the children of Israel.
12 And when the children of Israel heard of it, the whole congregation of the children of Israel gathered themselves together at Shiloh, to go up to war against them.
13 And the children of Israel sent unto the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the half tribe of Manasseh, into the land of Gilead, Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest,
14 And with him ten princes, of each chief house a prince throughout all the tribes of Israel; and each one was an head of the house of their fathers among the thousands of Israel.
15 And they came unto the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the half tribe of Manasseh, unto the land of Gilead, and they spake with them, saying,
16 Thus saith the whole congregation of the Lord, What trespass is this that ye have committed against the God of Israel, to turn away this day from following the Lord, in that ye have builded you an altar, that ye might rebel this day against the Lord?
17 Is the iniquity of Peor too little for us, from which we are not cleansed until this day, although there was a plague in the congregation of the Lord,
18 But that ye must turn away this day from following the Lord? and it will be, seeing ye rebel to day against the Lord, that to morrow he will be wroth with the whole congregation of Israel.
19 Notwithstanding, if the land of your possession be unclean, then pass ye over unto the land of the possession of the Lord, wherein the Lord's tabernacle dwelleth, and take possession among us: but rebel not against the Lord, nor rebel against us, in building you an altar beside the altar of the Lord our God.
20 Did not Achan the son of Zerah commit a trespass in the accursed thing, and wrath fell on all the congregation of Israel? and that man perished not alone in his iniquity.
21 Then the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh answered, and said unto the heads of the thousands of Israel,
22 The Lord God of gods, the Lord God of gods, he knoweth, and Israel he shall know; if it be in rebellion, or if in transgression against the Lord, (save us not this day,)
23 That we have built us an altar to turn from following the Lord, or if to offer thereon burnt offering or meat offering, or if to offer peace offerings thereon, let the Lord himself require it;
24 And if we have not rather done it for fear of this thing, saying, In time to come your children might speak unto our children, saying, What have ye to do with the Lord God of Israel?
25 For the Lord hath made Jordan a border between us and you, ye children of Reuben and children of Gad; ye have no part in the Lord: so shall your children make our children cease from fearing the Lord.
26 Therefore we said, Let us now prepare to build us an altar, not for burnt offering, nor for sacrifice:
27 But that it may be a witness between us, and you, and our generations after us, that we might do the service of the Lord before him with our burnt offerings, and with our sacrifices, and with our peace offerings; that your children may not say to our children in time to come, Ye have no part in the Lord.
28 Therefore said we, that it shall be, when they should so say to us or to our generations in time to come, that we may say again, Behold the pattern of the altar of the Lord, which our fathers made, not for burnt offerings, nor for sacrifices; but it is a witness between us and you.
29 God forbid that we should rebel against the Lord, and turn this day from following the Lord, to build an altar for burnt offerings, for meat offerings, or for sacrifices, beside the altar of the Lord our God that is before his tabernacle.
30 And when Phinehas the priest, and the princes of the congregation and heads of the thousands of Israel which were with him, heard the words that the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the children of Manasseh spake, it pleased them.
31 And Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest said unto the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the children of Manasseh, This day we perceive that the Lord is among us, because ye have not committed this trespass against the Lord: now ye have delivered the children of Israel out of the hand of the Lord.
32 And Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, and the princes, returned from the children of Reuben, and from the children of Gad, out of the land of Gilead, unto the land of Canaan, to the children of Israel, and brought them word again.
33 And the thing pleased the children of Israel; and the children of Israel blessed God, and did not intend to go up against them in battle, to destroy the land wherein the children of Reuben and Gad dwelt.
34 And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad called the altar Ed: for it shall be a witness between us that the Lord is God.
Josua 22
Svenska Folkbibeln
Altaret vid Jordan
22 Då kallade Josua till sig rubeniterna och gaditerna och ena hälften av Manasse stam 2 och sade till dem: "Ni har hållit allt vad Herrens tjänare Mose har befallt er och ni har lyssnat till mina ord, vad jag än befallt er. 3 Ni har under denna långa tid, ända till denna dag, inte övergivit era bröder, och ni har hållit vad Herren, er Gud, har befallt i sina bud. 4 Och nu har Herren, er Gud, låtit era bröder komma till ro, så som han lovade dem. Vänd därför nu om och gå hem till era tält i det land ni har fått till besittning, det som Herrens tjänare Mose har gett er på andra sidan Jordan. 5 Men var mycket noga att hålla fast vid och följa de bud och den lag som Herrens tjänare Mose har gett er, så att ni älskar Herren, er Gud. Vandra på alla hans vägar, iaktta hans bud, håll er till honom och tjäna honom av hela ert hjärta och av hela er själ." 6 Och Josua välsignade dem och sände i väg dem, och de gick hem till sina tält. 7 Åt ena hälften av Manasse stam hade Mose givit land i Basan, och åt andra hälften hade Josua givit land med deras bröder på andra sidan Jordan, på västra sidan. Då nu Josua sände i väg dem till sina boningar, välsignade han dem 8 och sade till dem: "Vänd tillbaka till era tält med de stora rikedomar ni har fått, med mycket boskap och med silver, guld, koppar och järn och kläder i stor mängd. Dela bytet från era fiender med era bröder.
9 Så vände Rubens barn och Gads barn och ena hälften av Manasse stam tillbaka och drog bort från de övriga israeliterna, bort från Silo i Kanaans land, för att bege sig till Gilead, sitt eget land, där de skulle ha sina besittningar efter Herrens befallning genom Mose.
10 När så Rubens barn, Gads barn och ena hälften av Manasse stam kom till gränstrakterna vid Jordan i Kanaans land, byggde de ett altare där vid Jordan, ett ansenligt altare. 11 När israeliterna hörde sägas: "Se, Rubens barn och Gads barn och ena hälften av Manasse stam har byggt ett altare vid Kanaans gräns, i gränstrakterna vid Jordan, på israeliternas sida," 12 då samlades hela deras menighet i Silo för att dra upp till strid mot dem.
13 Till Rubens barn, Gads barn och ena hälften av Manasse stam, i Gileads land, sände Israels barn Pinehas, prästen Eleasars son, 14 och med honom tio furstar, en för var stamfamilj inom Israels alla stammar. Var och en av dem var huvudman för sin familj inom Israels ätter.
15 När de kom till Rubens barn, Gads barn och ena hälften av Manasse stam, i Gileads land, sade de till dem: 16 "Så säger Herrens hela menighet: Vad är det för otrohet som ni har begått mot Israels Gud, då ni i dag har vänt er bort från Herren genom att bygga ett altare och därigenom i dag varit upproriska mot Herren? 17 Är det inte nog med vår missgärning vid Peor? Från den har vi än i dag inte blivit renade fastän Herrens menighet drabbades av plåga? 18 Vill ni nu i dag vända er bort från Herren? Om ni i dag är upproriska mot Herren, så skall förvisso i morgon hans vrede drabba Israels hela menighet. 19 Men om det land ni har fått till besittning är orent, så kom över till det land Herren har tagit till besittning, där Herrens tabernakel har sin plats, och ha era besittningar där bland oss. Var inte upproriska mot Herren och trotsa inte oss genom att bygga er ett altare som är ett annat än Herrens, vår Guds, altare. 20 När Akan, Seras son, trolöst hade förgripit sig på det tillspillogivna, kom inte då vrede över Israels hela menighet? Och han dog inte ensam genom sin missgärning!"
21 Rubens barn, Gads barn och ena hälften av Manasse stam svarade då huvudmännen för Israels ätter: 22 "Gud den mäktige, Herren den mäktige, Herren är Gud! Han vet och Israel skall veta: Om detta har skett i uppror och otrohet mot Herren - så rädda oss inte i dag! 23 Om vi har byggt altaret åt oss därför att vi vill vända oss bort från Herren, och om det är för att vi vill offra brännoffer eller matoffer på det eller frambära gemenskapsoffer på det, då må Herren själv utkräva vedergällning för vad vi har gjort oss skyldiga till. 24 Nej, sanningen är den att vi gjorde detta av rädsla, av det skälet att vi tänkte att era barn en dag skulle säga till våra barn: 'Vad har ni med Herren, Israels Gud, att göra? 25 Herren har ju satt Jordan till gräns mellan oss och er, ni Rubens barn och Gads barn. Ni har ingen del i Herren.' Och så skulle era barn få våra barn att upphöra med att frukta Herren. 26 Därför sade vi: Låt oss nu sätta igång med att bygga detta altare, men inte till brännoffer eller till slaktoffer, 27 utan till att vara ett vittne mellan oss och er och mellan våra efterkommande, att vi vill förrätta Herrens tjänst inför hans ansikte med våra brännoffer och slaktoffer och gemenskapsoffer, så att era barn i framtiden inte kan säga till våra barn: 'Ni har ingen del i Herren.' 28 Och vi tänkte: Om det i framtiden händer att de säger så till oss och våra efterkommande, då kan vi svara: 'Se på den avbildning av Herrens altare som våra fäder har gjort, men inte till brännoffer eller till slaktoffer, utan till att vara ett vittne mellan oss och er.' 29 Det vare främmande för oss att vara upproriska mot Herren och nu vända oss bort från Herren genom att bygga ett altare till brännoffer eller matoffer eller slaktoffer, ett annat än Herrens, vår Guds, altare, som står framför hans tabernakel."
30 Då nu prästen Pinehas och menighetens furstar, huvudmännen för Israels ätter som var med honom, hörde vad Rubens barn, Gads barn och Manasse barn sade, blev de nöjda. 31 Och Pinehas, prästen Eleasars son, sade till Rubens barn, Gads barn och Manasses barn: "I dag vet vi att Herren är mitt ibland oss, eftersom ni inte har begått en sådan otrohet mot Herren. Ni har nu räddat Israels barn undan Herrens hand."
32 Därefter vände Pinehas, prästen Eleasars son, och furstarna tillbaka från Rubens barn och Gads barn i Gileads land, in i Kanaans land till de övriga israeliterna och lämnade sin rapport. 33 Den tillfredsställde Israels barn, och Israels barn lovade Gud och talade inte mer om att dra upp till strid mot dem för att fördärva det land där Rubens barn och Gads barn bodde.
34 Och Rubens barn och Gads barn gav altaret detta namn: "Ett vittne mellan oss att Herren är Gud".
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