Joshua 24
Common English Bible
What God has done
24 Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel at Shechem. He summoned the elders of Israel, its leaders, judges, and officers. They presented themselves before God. 2 Then Joshua said to the entire people, “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: Long ago your ancestors lived on the other side of the Euphrates. They served other gods. Among them was Terah the father of Abraham and Nahor. 3 I took Abraham your ancestor from the other side of the Euphrates. I led him around through the whole land of Canaan. I added to his descendants and gave him Isaac. 4 To Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau. I gave Mount Seir to Esau to take over. But Jacob and his sons went down to Egypt. 5 Then I sent Moses and Aaron. I plagued Egypt with what I did to them. After that I brought you out. 6 I brought your ancestors out of Egypt, and you came to the sea. The Egyptians chased your ancestors with chariots and horses to the Reed Sea.[a] 7 Then they cried for help to the Lord. So he set darkness between you and the Egyptians. He brought the sea down on them, and it covered them. With your own eyes you saw what I did to the Egyptians. You lived in the desert for a long time.
8 “Then I brought you into the land of the Amorites who lived on the other side of the Jordan. They attacked you, but I gave them into your power, and you took over their land. I wiped them out before you. 9 Then Moab’s King Balak, Zippor’s son, set out to attack Israel. He summoned Balaam, Beor’s son, to curse you. 10 But I wasn’t willing to listen to Balaam, so he actually blessed you. I rescued you from his power. 11 Then you crossed over the Jordan. You came to Jericho, and the citizens of Jericho attacked you. They were Amorites, Perizzites, Canaanites, Hittites, Girgashites, Hivites, and Jebusites. But I gave them into your power. 12 I sent the hornet[b] before you. It drove them out before you and did the same to the two kings of the Amorites. It wasn’t your sword or bow that did this. 13 I gave you land on which you hadn’t toiled and cities that you hadn’t built. You settled in them and are enjoying produce from vineyards and olive groves that you didn’t plant.
Challenge to be faithful
14 “So now, revere the Lord. Serve him honestly and faithfully. Put aside the gods that your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates and in Egypt and serve the Lord. 15 But if it seems wrong in your opinion to serve the Lord, then choose today whom you will serve. Choose the gods whom your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you live. But my family and I will serve the Lord.”
16 Then the people answered, “God forbid that we ever leave the Lord to serve other gods! 17 The Lord is our God. He is the one who brought us and our ancestors up from the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage. He has done these mighty signs in our sight. He has protected us the whole way we’ve gone and in all the nations through which we’ve passed. 18 The Lord has driven out all the nations before us, including the Amorites who lived in the land. We too will serve the Lord, because he is our God.”
19 Then Joshua said to the people, “You can’t serve the Lord, because he is a holy God. He is a jealous God. He won’t forgive your rebellion and your sins. 20 If you leave the Lord and serve foreign gods, then he will turn around and do you harm and finish you off, in spite of having done you good in the past.”
21 Then the people said to Joshua, “No! The Lord is the one we will serve.”
22 So Joshua said to the people, “You are witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen to serve the Lord.”
They said, “We are witnesses!”
23 “So now put aside the foreign gods that are among you. Focus your hearts on the Lord, the God of Israel.”
24 The people said to Joshua, “We will serve the Lord our God and will obey him.”
Joshua makes a covenant
25 On that day Joshua made a covenant for the people and established just rule for them at Shechem. 26 Joshua wrote these words in God’s Instruction scroll. Then he took a large stone and put it up there under the oak in the sanctuary of the Lord. 27 Joshua said to all the people, “This stone will serve here as a witness against us, because it has heard all the Lord’s words that he spoke to us. It will serve as a witness against you in case you aren’t true to your God.” 28 Then Joshua sent the people away to each one’s legacy.
Three important graves
29 After these events, Joshua, Nun’s son, the Lord’s servant, died. He was 110. 30 They buried him within the border of his own legacy, in Timnath-serah in the highlands of Ephraim north of Mount Gaash. 31 Israel served the Lord all the days of Joshua and all the days of the elders who outlived Joshua. They had known every act the Lord had done for Israel.
32 The Israelites had brought up the bones of Joseph from Egypt. They buried them at Shechem in the portion of field that Jacob had purchased for one hundred qesitahs from the descendants of Hamor the father of Shechem. They became a legacy of the descendants of Joseph.
33 Eleazar son of Aaron died. They buried him at Gibeah, which belonged to his son Phinehas. It had been given to him in the highlands of Ephraim.
Footnotes
- Joshua 24:6 Or Red Sea
- Joshua 24:12 Heb uncertain
Josué 24
Reina Valera Contemporánea
Discurso de despedida de Josué
24 Josué reunió en Siquén a todas las tribus de Israel, llamó a los ancianos de Israel, a los jefes de tribu, y a los jueces y oficiales, y todos se presentaron ante Dios. 2 Entonces Josué le dijo a todo el pueblo:
«Así dice el Señor, Dios de Israel: “Hace mucho tiempo su antepasado Téraj,(A) padre de Abrahán y de Najor, habitaba al otro lado del río y servía a otros dioses. 3 Pero de aquel lado del río(B) llamé a Abrahán, el padre de ustedes, y lo conduje por toda la tierra de Canaán; le di un hijo, que fue Isaac, e hice que tuviera una descendencia numerosa.(C) 4 Isaac fue el padre de Jacob y de Esaú.(D) A Esaú le di en propiedad el monte de Seir,(E) pero Jacob y sus hijos se fueron a vivir a Egipto.(F) 5 Después envié a Moisés y a Aarón, y herí a todo Egipto e hice prodigios en ese país,(G) y más tarde los saqué de allí. 6 Cuando sus padres salieron de Egipto y llegaron al mar Rojo, vieron que los egipcios los seguían con carros y caballería, 7 y se llenaron de miedo; pero me pidieron ayuda y yo, el Señor, oscurecí el camino de los egipcios, y el mar se les vino encima y los cubrió. Ustedes son testigos oculares de todo lo que hice en Egipto.(H) Después de eso, anduvieron mucho tiempo por el desierto. 8 Más tarde los introduje en la tierra que habitaban los amorreos, al otro lado del Jordán, y aunque ellos pelearon contra ustedes, yo los vencí, y ya destruidos los puse en sus manos(I) y les entregué sus tierras. 9 Después Balac hijo de Sipor, que era rey de los moabitas, se levantó en armas para pelear contra Israel, y mandó llamar a Balaam hijo de Beor, para que los maldijera. 10 Pero yo no hice caso de las maldiciones de Balaam, y en lugar de maldecirlos los bendijo varias veces,(J) y así los libré del rey Balac. 11 Ustedes cruzaron el Jordán(K) y vinieron a Jericó, y sus habitantes pelearon contra ustedes:(L) los amorreos, los ferezeos, los cananeos, los hititas, los gergeseos, los jivitas y jebuseos, pero yo los vencí y los puse en sus manos. 12 Antes que ustedes llegaran envié tábanos,(M) y los dos reyes de los amorreos huyeron a toda prisa, sin que yo usara tu espada ni tu arco. 13 Yo les he dado a ustedes tierras que no trabajaron, ciudades que no edificaron, y hasta comen de las viñas y olivares que no plantaron.”(N)
14 »Por todo esto, respeten y honren al Señor. Sírvanle con integridad y de todo corazón. Echen fuera a los dioses que sus padres adoraron en el otro lado del río y en Egipto, y que aún están entre ustedes, y en su lugar sirvan al Señor. 15 Pero si no les parece bien servirle, escojan hoy a quién quieren servir, si a los dioses que sus padres adoraron cuando aún estaban al otro lado del río, o a los dioses que sirven los amorreos en esta tierra donde ahora ustedes viven. Por mi parte, mi casa y yo serviremos al Señor.»
16 El pueblo respondió:
«¡Jamás dejaremos al Señor por servir a otros dioses! 17 ¡El Señor es nuestro Dios! Fue él quien nos sacó, a nosotros y a nuestros padres, del país donde éramos esclavos. Hizo grandes señales en Egipto, y en todos los caminos por donde hemos andado, y en todos los pueblos por los que hemos cruzado, siempre nos ha protegido. 18 El Señor arrojó de nuestra presencia a todos los pueblos, incluso a los amorreos que habitaban esta tierra. Así que nosotros serviremos al Señor, porque él es nuestro Dios.»
19 Entonces Josué le dijo al pueblo:
«Ustedes no pueden servir al Señor, porque él es un Dios santo y celoso, y no soporta rebeliones ni pecados. 20 Si ustedes dejan al Señor para servir a otros dioses, él vendrá y les irá muy mal, porque los exterminará, ¡a pesar de haberles hecho tanto bien!»
21 El pueblo le respondió a Josué:
«Eso no sucederá, porque nosotros serviremos al Señor.»
22 Josué les contestó:
«Ustedes mismos son sus propios testigos de que han elegido al Señor, y de que le van a servir.»
Y ellos respondieron:
«Lo somos.»
23 Entonces Josué les dijo:
«Echen fuera ahora mismo los dioses ajenos que están entre ustedes, y humíllense de corazón ante el Señor y Dios de Israel.»
24 Y el pueblo le respondió:
«Al Señor nuestro Dios serviremos, y obedeceremos su voz.»
25 Ese mismo día Josué hizo un pacto en Siquén con el pueblo, y le dio estatutos y leyes. 26 Estas palabras las escribió en el libro de la ley de Dios; luego tomó una gran piedra, la puso debajo de la encina que estaba junto al santuario del Señor, 27 y le dijo a todo el pueblo:
«A partir de hoy esta piedra nos servirá de testigo, porque ante ella se han oído todas las palabras que el Señor nos ha dicho. Por lo tanto, ella será un testigo contra ustedes, para que no le mientan a su Dios.»
28 Después de eso, Josué despidió al pueblo, y cada uno se fue a su territorio.
Muerte de Josué(O)
29 Después de estos sucesos murió Josué hijo de Nun, siervo del Señor, a la edad de ciento diez años. 30 Lo sepultaron en Timnat Seraj,(P) que fue la parte que le tocó, y que está en el monte de Efraín, al norte del monte de Gaas. 31 Durante todo el tiempo de vida de Josué y de los ancianos que le sobrevivieron, los cuales conocían todas las obras que el Señor había hecho en favor de Israel, el pueblo de Israel sirvió al Señor.
Sepultan los huesos de José en Siquén
32 Los huesos de José, que los hijos de Israel habían traído de Egipto,(Q) fueron enterrados en Siquén, en el terreno que por cien piezas de plata[a] Jacob compró(R) a los hijos de Jamor, padre de Siquén. Ese terreno quedó en posesión de los hijos de José.
Muerte de Eleazar
33 También murió Eleazar hijo de Aarón, y fue enterrado en la colina de su hijo Finés, la cual le dieron en el monte de Efraín.
Footnotes
- Josué 24:32 Heb. kesitas.
Joshua 24
New International Version
The Covenant Renewed at Shechem
24 Then Joshua assembled(A) all the tribes of Israel at Shechem.(B) He summoned(C) the elders,(D) leaders, judges and officials of Israel,(E) and they presented themselves before God.
2 Joshua said to all the people, “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: ‘Long ago your ancestors, including Terah the father of Abraham and Nahor,(F) lived beyond the Euphrates River and worshiped other gods.(G) 3 But I took your father Abraham from the land beyond the Euphrates and led him throughout Canaan(H) and gave him many descendants.(I) I gave him Isaac,(J) 4 and to Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau.(K) I assigned the hill country of Seir(L) to Esau, but Jacob and his family went down to Egypt.(M)
5 “‘Then I sent Moses and Aaron,(N) and I afflicted the Egyptians by what I did there, and I brought you out.(O) 6 When I brought your people out of Egypt, you came to the sea,(P) and the Egyptians pursued them with chariots and horsemen[a](Q) as far as the Red Sea.[b](R) 7 But they cried(S) to the Lord for help, and he put darkness(T) between you and the Egyptians; he brought the sea over them and covered them.(U) You saw with your own eyes what I did to the Egyptians.(V) Then you lived in the wilderness for a long time.(W)
8 “‘I brought you to the land of the Amorites(X) who lived east of the Jordan. They fought against you, but I gave them into your hands. I destroyed them from before you, and you took possession of their land.(Y) 9 When Balak son of Zippor,(Z) the king of Moab, prepared to fight against Israel, he sent for Balaam son of Beor(AA) to put a curse on you.(AB) 10 But I would not listen to Balaam, so he blessed you(AC) again and again, and I delivered you out of his hand.
11 “‘Then you crossed the Jordan(AD) and came to Jericho.(AE) The citizens of Jericho fought against you, as did also the Amorites, Perizzites,(AF) Canaanites, Hittites, Girgashites, Hivites and Jebusites,(AG) but I gave them into your hands.(AH) 12 I sent the hornet(AI) ahead of you, which drove them out(AJ) before you—also the two Amorite kings. You did not do it with your own sword and bow.(AK) 13 So I gave you a land(AL) on which you did not toil and cities you did not build; and you live in them and eat from vineyards and olive groves that you did not plant.’(AM)
14 “Now fear the Lord(AN) and serve him with all faithfulness.(AO) Throw away the gods(AP) your ancestors worshiped beyond the Euphrates River and in Egypt,(AQ) and serve the Lord. 15 But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites,(AR) in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household,(AS) we will serve the Lord.”(AT)
16 Then the people answered, “Far be it from us to forsake(AU) the Lord to serve other gods! 17 It was the Lord our God himself who brought us and our parents up out of Egypt, from that land of slavery,(AV) and performed those great signs(AW) before our eyes. He protected us on our entire journey and among all the nations through which we traveled. 18 And the Lord drove out(AX) before us all the nations,(AY) including the Amorites, who lived in the land.(AZ) We too will serve the Lord, because he is our God.(BA)”
19 Joshua said to the people, “You are not able to serve the Lord. He is a holy God;(BB) he is a jealous God.(BC) He will not forgive(BD) your rebellion(BE) and your sins. 20 If you forsake the Lord(BF) and serve foreign gods, he will turn(BG) and bring disaster(BH) on you and make an end of you,(BI) after he has been good to you.”
21 But the people said to Joshua, “No! We will serve the Lord.”
22 Then Joshua said, “You are witnesses(BJ) against yourselves that you have chosen(BK) to serve the Lord.”
“Yes, we are witnesses,(BL)” they replied.
23 “Now then,” said Joshua, “throw away the foreign gods(BM) that are among you and yield your hearts(BN) to the Lord, the God of Israel.”
24 And the people said to Joshua, “We will serve the Lord our God and obey him.”(BO)
25 On that day Joshua made a covenant(BP) for the people, and there at Shechem(BQ) he reaffirmed for them decrees and laws.(BR) 26 And Joshua recorded(BS) these things in the Book of the Law of God.(BT) Then he took a large stone(BU) and set it up there under the oak(BV) near the holy place of the Lord.
27 “See!” he said to all the people. “This stone(BW) will be a witness(BX) against us. It has heard all the words the Lord has said to us. It will be a witness against you if you are untrue(BY) to your God.”(BZ)
28 Then Joshua dismissed the people, each to their own inheritance.(CA)
Buried in the Promised Land(CB)
29 After these things, Joshua son of Nun, the servant of the Lord, died(CC) at the age of a hundred and ten.(CD) 30 And they buried him in the land of his inheritance, at Timnath Serah[c](CE) in the hill country of Ephraim, north of Mount Gaash.(CF)
31 Israel served the Lord throughout the lifetime of Joshua and of the elders(CG) who outlived him and who had experienced everything the Lord had done for Israel.
32 And Joseph’s bones,(CH) which the Israelites had brought up from Egypt,(CI) were buried at Shechem in the tract of land(CJ) that Jacob bought for a hundred pieces of silver[d] from the sons of Hamor, the father of Shechem. This became the inheritance of Joseph’s descendants.
33 And Eleazar son of Aaron(CK) died and was buried at Gibeah,(CL) which had been allotted to his son Phinehas(CM) in the hill country(CN) of Ephraim.
Footnotes
- Joshua 24:6 Or charioteers
- Joshua 24:6 Or the Sea of Reeds
- Joshua 24:30 Also known as Timnath Heres (see Judges 2:9)
- Joshua 24:32 Hebrew hundred kesitahs; a kesitah was a unit of money of unknown weight and value.
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