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Adunarea lui Israel. Sfaturile lui Iosua

23 De multă vreme Domnul dăduse(A) odihnă lui Israel, izbăvindu-l de toţi vrăjmaşii care-l înconjurau. Iosua era bătrân(B), înaintat în vârstă. Atunci, Iosua o chemat(C) pe tot Israelul, pe bătrânii lui, pe căpeteniile lui, pe judecătorii lui şi pe căpeteniile oastei. Şi le-a zis: „Eu sunt bătrân, înaintat în vârstă. Aţi văzut tot ce a făcut Domnul, Dumnezeul(D) vostru, tuturor neamurilor acelora dinaintea voastră, căci Domnul, Dumnezeul vostru, a luptat pentru voi. Vedeţi, v-am(E) dat ca moştenire prin sorţ, după seminţiile voastre, neamurile acestea care au rămas, începând de la Iordan, şi toate neamurile pe care le-am nimicit, până la Marea cea Mare, spre apusul soarelui. Domnul, Dumnezeul(F) vostru, le va izgoni dinaintea voastră şi le va alunga dinaintea voastră, şi voi le veţi stăpâni ţara, cum(G) a spus Domnul, Dumnezeul vostru. Puneţi-vă toată puterea(H) ca să păziţi şi să împliniţi tot ce este scris în cartea Legii lui Moise, fără să vă(I) abateţi nici la dreapta, nici la stânga. Să nu(J) vă amestecaţi cu neamurile acestea care au rămas printre voi; să nu rostiţi(K) numele dumnezeilor lor şi să nu-l întrebuinţaţi în jurământ; să nu le slujiţi şi să nu vă închinaţi înaintea lor. Ci alipiţi-vă(L) de Domnul, Dumnezeul vostru, cum aţi făcut până în ziua aceasta. Domnul(M) a izgonit dinaintea voastră neamuri mari şi puternice şi nimeni(N) până în ziua aceasta n-a putut să vă stea împotrivă. 10 Unul(O) singur dintre voi urmărea o mie din ei, căci Domnul, Dumnezeul vostru, lupta pentru voi, cum(P) v-a spus. 11 Vegheaţi(Q) dar cu luare-aminte asupra sufletelor voastre, ca să iubiţi pe Domnul, Dumnezeul vostru. 12 Dacă vă veţi(R) abate şi vă veţi alipi de neamurile acestea care au rămas printre voi, dacă vă veţi uni cu ele(S) prin căsătorie şi dacă veţi intra în legătură cu ele, 13 să fiţi încredinţaţi că Domnul(T), Dumnezeul vostru, nu va mai izgoni aceste neamuri dinaintea voastră, ci(U) ele vă vor fi o cursă şi un laţ, un bici în coaste şi nişte spini în ochi, până veţi pieri de pe faţa acestei ţări bune, pe care v-a dat-o Domnul, Dumnezeul vostru. 14 Iată că astăzi eu mă duc(V) pe calea pe care merge tot ce este pământesc. Recunoaşteţi dar din toată inima voastră şi din tot sufletul vostru că niciunul din toate cuvintele bune, rostite asupra voastră de Domnul, Dumnezeul vostru, n-a rămas neîmplinit; toate vi s-au împlinit, niciunul n-a rămas(W) neîmplinit. 15 Şi după(X) cum toate cuvintele bune pe care vi le spusese Domnul, Dumnezeul vostru, s-au împlinit pentru voi, tot aşa Domnul va împlini faţă de voi toate cuvintele rele(Y), până vă va nimici de pe faţa acestei ţări bune, pe care v-a dat-o Domnul, Dumnezeul vostru. 16 Dacă veţi călca legământul pe care vi l-a dat Domnul, Dumnezeul vostru, şi dacă vă veţi duce să slujiţi altor dumnezei şi să vă închinaţi înaintea lor, Domnul Se va aprinde de mânie împotriva voastră şi veţi pieri degrabă din ţara cea bună pe care v-a dat-o El”.

Joshua’s Farewell Address

23 Now it came to pass, a long time after the Lord (A)had given rest to Israel from all their enemies round about, that Joshua (B)was old, advanced in age. And Joshua (C)called for all Israel, for their elders, for their heads, for their judges, and for their officers, and said to them:

“I am old, advanced in age. You have seen all that the (D)Lord your God has done to all these nations because of you, for the (E)Lord your God is He who has fought for you. See, (F)I have divided to you by lot these nations that remain, to be an inheritance for your tribes, from the Jordan, with all the nations that I have cut off, as far as the Great Sea westward. And the Lord your God (G)will expel them from before you and drive them out of your sight. So you shall possess their land, (H)as the Lord your God promised you. (I)Therefore be very courageous to keep and to do all that is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, (J)lest you turn aside from it to the right hand or to the left, and lest you (K)go[a] among these nations, these who remain among you. You shall not (L)make mention of the name of their gods, nor cause anyone to (M)swear by them; you shall not (N)serve them nor bow down to them, but you shall (O)hold fast to the Lord your God, as you have done to this day. (P)For the Lord has [b]driven out from before you great and strong nations; but as for you, no one has been able to stand against you to this day. 10 (Q)One man of you shall chase a thousand, for the Lord your God is He who fights for you, (R)as He promised you. 11 (S)Therefore take careful heed to yourselves, that you love the Lord your God. 12 Or else, if indeed you do (T)go back, and cling to the remnant of these nations—these that remain among you—and (U)make marriages with them, and go in to them and they to you, 13 know for certain that (V)the Lord your God will no longer drive out these nations from before you. (W)But they shall be snares and traps to you, and scourges on your sides and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from this good land which the Lord your God has given you.

14 “Behold, this day (X)I[c] am going the way of all the earth. And you know in all your hearts and in all your souls that (Y)not one thing has failed of all the good things which the Lord your God spoke concerning you. All have come to pass for you; not one word of them has failed. 15 (Z)Therefore it shall come to pass, that as all the good things have come upon you which the Lord your God promised you, so the Lord will bring upon you (AA)all harmful things, until He has destroyed you from this good land which the Lord your God has given you. 16 [d]When you have transgressed the covenant of the Lord your God, which He commanded you, and have gone and served other gods, and bowed down to them, then the (AB)anger of the Lord will burn against you, and you shall perish quickly from the good land which He has given you.”

Footnotes

  1. Joshua 23:7 associate with
  2. Joshua 23:9 dispossessed
  3. Joshua 23:14 I am going to die.
  4. Joshua 23:16 Or if ever

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, 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. 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. 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. 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. 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, (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, (M)but you shall cling to the Lord your God just as you have done to this day. (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

  1. Joshua 23:14 Or words; also twice in verse 15