Joshua 23
English Standard Version
Joshua's Charge to Israel's Leaders
23 A long time afterward, when the Lord had given (A)rest to Israel from all their surrounding enemies, and Joshua (B)was old and well advanced in years, 2 Joshua (C)summoned all Israel, its elders and heads, its judges and officers, and said to them, “I am now old and well advanced in years. 3 And you have seen all that the Lord your God has done to all these nations for your sake, (D)for it is the Lord your God who has fought for you. 4 Behold, (E)I have allotted to you as an inheritance for your tribes those nations that remain, along with all the nations that I have already cut off, from the Jordan to the Great Sea in the west. 5 The Lord your God (F)will push them back before you and drive them out of your sight. And you shall possess their land, (G)just as the Lord your God promised you. 6 Therefore, (H)be very strong to keep and to do all that is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, (I)turning aside from it neither to the right hand nor to the left, 7 (J)that you may not mix with these nations remaining among you (K)or make mention of the names of their gods (L)or swear by them or serve them or bow down to them, 8 (M)but you shall cling to the Lord your God just as you have done to this day. 9 (N)For the Lord has driven out before you great and strong nations. And as for you, (O)no man has been able to stand before you to this day. 10 (P)One man of you puts to flight a thousand, since it is the Lord your God (Q)who fights for you, just as he promised you. 11 (R)Be very careful, therefore, to love the Lord your God. 12 For if you turn back and cling to the remnant of these nations remaining among you (S)and make marriages with them, so that you associate with them and they with you, 13 know for certain that (T)the Lord your God will no longer drive out these nations before you, (U)but they shall be a snare and a trap for you, a whip on your sides and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from off this good ground that the Lord your God has given you.
14 “And now (V)I am about to go the way of all the earth, and you know in your hearts and souls, all of you, that (W)not one word has failed of all the good things[a] that the Lord your God promised concerning you. All have come to pass for you; not one of them has failed. 15 But just as all the good things that the Lord your God promised concerning you have been fulfilled for you, so the Lord will bring upon you (X)all the evil things, until he has destroyed you from off this good land that the Lord your God has given you, 16 if you transgress the covenant of the Lord your God, which he commanded you, and go and serve other gods and bow down to them. Then the anger of the Lord will be kindled against you, and you shall perish quickly from off the good land that he has given to you.”
Footnotes
- Joshua 23:14 Or words; also twice in verse 15
Josué 23
Nueva Biblia de las Américas
Discurso de despedida de Josué
23 Aconteció muchos días después de haber dado el Señor reposo a Israel de todos sus enemigos de alrededor(A), siendo Josué ya muy anciano y avanzado en años, 2 que Josué llamó a todo Israel, a sus ancianos, a sus jefes, a sus jueces y a sus oficiales(B), y les dijo: «Yo ya soy viejo y avanzado en años. 3 Y ustedes han visto todo lo que el Señor su Dios ha hecho a todas estas naciones por causa de ustedes, porque el Señor su Dios es quien ha peleado por ustedes(C).
4 »Miren, les he asignado por suerte, como heredad para sus tribus, estas naciones que aún quedan junto con todas las naciones que he destruido(D), desde el Jordán hasta el mar Grande[a], hacia la puesta del sol. 5 El Señor su Dios las echará de delante de ustedes y las expulsará[b] de su presencia; y ustedes poseerán su tierra, tal como el Señor su Dios les ha prometido[c](E).
6 »Esfuércense, pues, en guardar y en hacer todo lo que está escrito en el libro de la ley de Moisés, para que no se aparten de ella ni a la derecha ni a la izquierda(F), 7 a fin de que no se junten con[d] estas naciones, las que quedan entre ustedes. No mencionen el nombre de sus dioses(G), ni hagan que nadie jure por ellos, ni los sirvan(H), ni se inclinen ante ellos(I), 8 sino que al Señor, el Dios de ustedes, se mantendrán unidos[e], como lo han hecho hasta hoy.
9 »Porque el Señor ha expulsado[f] a naciones grandes y poderosas de delante de ustedes(J). En cuanto a ustedes, nadie les ha podido hacer frente hasta hoy(K). 10 Un solo hombre de ustedes hace huir a mil(L), porque el Señor su Dios es quien pelea por ustedes(M), tal como Él les ha prometido[g]. 11 Tengan sumo cuidado, por la vida de ustedes, de amar al Señor su Dios.
12 »Porque si se vuelven, y se unen al resto de estos pueblos que[h] permanecen entre ustedes, y contraen matrimonio con ellos, y se juntan con[i] ellos, y ellos con ustedes(N), 13 ciertamente sepan que el Señor su Dios no continuará expulsando[j] a estas naciones de delante de ustedes, sino que serán como lazo(O) y trampa para ustedes, como azote en sus costados y como espinas en sus ojos, hasta que perezcan de sobre esta buena tierra que el Señor su Dios les ha dado.
14 »Miren, hoy me voy por el camino de toda la tierra(P), y ustedes saben con todo su corazón y con toda su alma que ninguna de las buenas palabras que el Señor su Dios habló acerca de ustedes ha faltado. Todas les han sido cumplidas[k], ninguna de ellas[l] ha faltado(Q).
15 »Y sucederá que así como han venido sobre ustedes todas las buenas palabras que el Señor su Dios les habló, de la misma manera el Señor traerá sobre ustedes toda amenaza, hasta que los haya destruido de sobre esta buena tierra que el Señor su Dios les ha dado(R).
16 »Cuando quebranten el pacto que el Señor su Dios les ordenó, y vayan y sirvan a otros dioses, y se inclinen ante ellos, entonces la ira del Señor se encenderá contra ustedes, y perecerán prontamente(S) de sobre esta buena tierra que Él les ha dado».
Footnotes
Joshua 23
New International Version
Joshua’s Farewell to the Leaders
23 After a long time had passed and the Lord had given Israel rest(A) from all their enemies around them, Joshua, by then a very old man,(B) 2 summoned all Israel—their elders,(C) leaders, judges and officials(D)—and said to them: “I am very old.(E) 3 You yourselves have seen everything the Lord your God has done to all these nations for your sake; it was the Lord your God who fought for you.(F) 4 Remember how I have allotted(G) as an inheritance(H) for your tribes all the land of the nations that remain—the nations I conquered—between the Jordan and the Mediterranean Sea(I) in the west. 5 The Lord your God himself will push them out(J) for your sake. He will drive them out(K) before you, and you will take possession of their land, as the Lord your God promised you.(L)
6 “Be very strong; be careful to obey all that is written in the Book of the Law(M) of Moses, without turning aside(N) to the right or to the left.(O) 7 Do not associate with these nations that remain among you; do not invoke the names of their gods or swear(P) by them. You must not serve them or bow down(Q) to them. 8 But you are to hold fast to the Lord(R) your God, as you have until now.
9 “The Lord has driven out before you great and powerful nations;(S) to this day no one has been able to withstand you.(T) 10 One of you routs a thousand,(U) because the Lord your God fights for you,(V) just as he promised. 11 So be very careful(W) to love the Lord(X) your God.
12 “But if you turn away and ally yourselves with the survivors of these nations that remain among you and if you intermarry with them(Y) and associate with them,(Z) 13 then you may be sure that the Lord your God will no longer drive out(AA) these nations before you. Instead, they will become snares(AB) and traps for you, whips on your backs and thorns in your eyes,(AC) until you perish from this good land,(AD) which the Lord your God has given you.
14 “Now I am about to go the way of all the earth.(AE) You know with all your heart and soul that not one of all the good promises the Lord your God gave you has failed. Every promise(AF) has been fulfilled; not one has failed.(AG) 15 But just as all the good things(AH) the Lord your God has promised you have come to you, so he will bring on you all the evil things(AI) he has threatened, until the Lord your God has destroyed you(AJ) from this good land he has given you.(AK) 16 If you violate the covenant of the Lord your God, which he commanded you, and go and serve other gods and bow down to them, the Lord’s anger will burn against you, and you will quickly perish from the good land he has given you.(AL)”
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