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Ang taga kabilang ibayo ng Jordan ay bumalik.

22 Tinawag nga ni Josue ang mga Rubenita, at ang mga Gadita, at ang kalahating lipi ni Manases,

At sinabi sa kanila, (A)Inyong iningatan ang lahat na iniutos sa inyo ni Moises na lingkod ng Panginoon, at inyong dininig ang aking tinig sa lahat na aking iniutos sa inyo;

Hindi ninyo iniwan ang inyong mga kapatid na malaong panahon hanggang sa araw na ito, kundi inyong iningatan ang bilin na utos ng Panginoon ninyong Dios.

At ngayo'y binigyan ng kapahingahan ng (B)Panginoon ninyong Dios ang inyong mga kapatid, gaya ng sinalita niya sa kanila: kaya't ngayo'y pumihit kayo at yumaon kayo sa inyong mga tolda sa lupain na inyong ari, na ibinigay sa inyo ni (C)Moises na lingkod ng Panginoon sa dako roon ng Jordan.

(D)Ingatan lamang ninyong mainam na gawin ang utos at ang kautusan na iniutos sa inyo ni Moises na lingkod ng Panginoon, (E)na ibigin ang Panginoon ninyong Dios, at lumakad sa lahat niyang mga daan, at ingatan ang kaniyang mga utos, at lumakip sa kaniya, at maglingkod sa kaniya ng buo ninyong puso at ng buo ninyong kaluluwa.

Gayon sila (F)binasbasan ni Josue at pinagpaalam sila: at sila'y umuwi sa kanilang mga tolda.

Ibinigay nga ni Moises sa kalahating lipi ni Manases ang mana sa Basan: (G)nguni't ang kalahating lipi ay binigyan ni Josue sa gitna ng kanilang mga kapatid sa dako rito ng Jordan na dakong kalunuran. Bukod dito'y nang papagpaalamin sila ni Josue na pauwiin sa kanilang mga tolda, ay binasbasan sila,

At sinalita sa kanila, na sinasabi, Kayo'y bumalik na may maraming kayamanan sa inyong mga tolda, at may maraming hayop, may pilak, at may ginto, at may tanso, at may bakal, at may maraming kasuutan: magbahagi kayo sa inyong mga kapatid ng samsam sa inyong mga kaaway.

At ang mga anak ni Ruben, at ang mga anak ni Gad, at ang kalahating lipi ni Manases ay nagsibalik na humiwalay sa mga anak ni Israel mula sa (H)Silo, na nasa lupain ng Canaan, (I)upang pumaroon sa lupain ng Galaad, sa lupain ng kanilang ari na kanilang inari, ayon sa utos ng Panginoon, sa pamamagitan ni Moises.

Nagtayo ng dambana na naging labag.

10 At nang sila'y dumating sa may lupain ng Jordan, na nasa lupain ng Canaan, ang mga anak ni Ruben, at ang mga anak ni Gad, at ang kalahating lipi ni Manases ay nagtayo roon ng dambana sa tabi ng Jordan, isang malaking dambana na matatanaw.

11 At (J)narinig ng mga anak ni Israel, na sinabi, Narito, ang mga anak ni Ruben, ang mga anak ni Gad, at ang kalahating lipi ni Manases ay nagtayo ng isang dambana sa tapat ng lupain ng Canaan sa may lupain ng Jordan, sa dako na nauukol sa mga anak ni Israel.

12 At nang marinig ng mga anak ni Israel, ay nagpipisan sa Silo (K)ang buong kapisanan ng mga anak ni Israel, upang sumampa laban sa kanila na makipagdigma.

13 At sinugo ng mga anak ni Israel sa mga anak ni Ruben, at sa mga anak ni Gad, at sa kalahating lipi ni Manases, sa lupain ng Galaad, si (L)Phinees na anak ni Eleazar na saserdote;

14 At kasama niya ay sangpung prinsipe, na isang prinsipe sa sangbahayan ng mga magulang sa bawa't isa sa mga lipi ng Israel; at (M)bawa't isa sa kanila'y pangulo sa mga sangbahayan ng kanilang mga magulang sa mga libolibo sa Israel.

15 At sila'y naparoon sa mga anak ni Ruben, at sa mga anak ni Gad, at sa kalahating lipi ni Manases sa lupain ng Galaad, at sinalita nila sa kanila na sinasabi,

16 Ganito ang sabi ng buong kapisanan ng Panginoon, Anong pagsalangsang ito na inyong ginawa laban sa Dios ng Israel, na humiwalay sa araw na ito sa pagsunod sa Panginoon, sa inyong pagtatayo para sa inyo ng isang dambana, (N)upang manghimagsik sa araw na ito laban sa Panginoon?

17 Napakaliit ba sa ganang atin ang kasamaan (O)ng Peor, na hindi natin nilinis hanggang sa araw na ito, bagaman dumating ang salot sa kapisanan ng Panginoon,

18 Upang kayo'y humiwalay sa araw na ito sa pagsunod sa Panginoon? at mangyayari na sapagka't kayo'y nanghihimagsik ngayon laban sa Panginoon (P)ay magiinit siya bukas sa buong kapisanan ng Israel.

19 Gayon man, kung ang lupain na inyong ari ay maging marumi, lumipat nga kayo sa lupain na ari ng Panginoon, (Q)na kinatahanan ng tabernakulo ng Panginoon, at kumuha kayo ng ari sa gitna namin: nguni't huwag kayong manghimagsik laban sa Panginoon, ni manghimagsik laban sa amin, sa pagtatayo ng isang dambana bukod sa dambana ng Panginoon nating Dios.

20 (R)Hindi ba si Achan na anak ni Zera ay nagkasala ng pagsalangsang sa itinalagang bagay, at ang pagiinit ay nahulog sa buong kapisanan ng Israel? at ang taong yaon ay hindi namatay na magisa sa kaniyang kasamaan.

Naging maayos na muli.

21 Nang magkagayo'y sumagot ang mga anak ni Ruben, at ang mga anak ni Gad, at ang kalahating lipi ni Manases, at nagsalita sa mga pangulo ng mga libolibo sa Israel.

22 Ang Makapangyarihan, ang Dios, (S)ang Panginoon, ang Makapangyarihan, ang Dios, ang Panginoon, ay siyang nakatatalastas; at matatalastas ng Israel; kung panghihimagsik nga o kung pagsalangsang laban sa Panginoon, ((T)huwag mo kaming iligtas sa araw na ito,)

23 Na kami ay nagtayo para sa amin ng isang dambana upang humiwalay sa pagsunod sa Panginoon; o kung paghandugan ng mga handog na susunugin o ng handog na harina, o kung paghandugan ng mga hain na mga handog tungkol sa kapayapaan, (U)siyasatin nga ng Panginoon;

24 At kung hindi namin ginawang maingat ito, at inakala, na sabihin. Marahil sa panahong darating ay masasalita ng inyong mga anak, na sasabihin, Anong ipakikialam ninyo sa Panginoon, sa Dios ng Israel?

25 Sapagka't ginawang hangganan ng Panginoon ang Jordan sa pagitan namin at ninyo, ninyong mga anak ni Ruben at mga anak ni Gad: kayo'y walang bahagi sa Panginoon: sa gayo'y patitigilin ng inyong mga anak ang aming mga anak sa pagkatakot sa Panginoon.

26 Kaya't aming sinabi, Maghanda tayo na magtayo para sa atin ng isang dambana, hindi upang sa handog na susunugin, ni sa hain man:

27 Kundi magiging saksi (V)sa pagitan namin at ninyo, at sa pagitan ng ating mga lahi pagkamatay natin, upang aming (W)magawa ang paglilingkod sa Panginoon sa harap niya ng aming mga handog na susunugin at ng aming mga hain at ng aming mga handog tungkol sa kapayapaan; upang huwag masabi ng inyong mga anak sa aming mga anak sa panahong darating, Kayo'y walang bahagi sa Panginoon.

28 Kaya't sinabi namin, Mangyayari na pagka kanilang sasabihing gayon sa amin o sa aming lahi sa panahong darating, ay aming sasabihin, Narito ang anyo ng dambana ng Panginoon na ginawa ng aming mga magulang, hindi upang sa handog na susunugin, ni sa hain: kundi isang saksi sa pagitan namin at ninyo.

29 Malayo nawa sa amin na kami ay manghimagsik laban sa Panginoon, at humiwalay sa araw na ito sa pagsunod sa Panginoon sa pagtatayo ng isang dambana para sa handog na susunugin, para sa handog na harina, o para sa hain bukod sa dambana ng Panginoon nating Dios na nasa harap ng kaniyang tabernakulo.

30 At nang marinig ni (X)Phinees na saserdote, at ng mga prinsipe ng kapisanan ng mga pangulo ng mga libolibo ng Israel na kasama niya, ang mga salita na sinalita ng mga anak ni Ruben, at ng mga anak ni Gad, at ng mga anak ni Manases, ay nakalugod na mabuti sa kanila.

31 At sinabi ni Phinees na anak ni Eleazar na saserdote sa mga anak ni Ruben, at sa mga anak ni Gad, at sa mga anak ni Manases, Sa araw na ito ay talastas namin, na ang Panginoon ay nasa (Y)gitna natin, sapagka't kayo'y hindi nagkasala ng pagsalangsang na ito laban sa Panginoon: inyo ngang iniligtas ang mga anak ni Israel sa kamay ng Panginoon.

32 At si Phinees na anak ni Eleazar na saserdote at ang mga prinsipe, ay nagsibalik na mula sa mga anak ni Ruben, at mula sa mga anak ni Gad, sa (Z)lupain ng Galaad, na tumungo sa lupain ng Canaan, sa mga anak ni Israel, at binigyan nilang sagot.

33 At ang bagay ay nakalugod sa mga anak ni Israel; at (AA)pinuri ng mga anak ni Israel ang Dios at hindi na nagsalita pa ng pagsampa laban sa kanila na bumaka na gibain ang lupain na kinatatahanan ng mga anak ni Ruben at ng mga anak ni Gad.

34 At ang dambana ay tinawag na Ed ng mga anak ni Ruben at ng mga anak ni Gad: Sapagka't anila, saksi sa pagitan natin, na ang Panginoon ay Dios.

Eastern Tribes Return to Their Lands

22 Then Joshua called the Reubenites, the Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh, 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. 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. 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. 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.” So Joshua (G)blessed them and sent them away, and they went to their tents.

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, 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.”

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

  1. Joshua 22:3 forsaken
  2. Joshua 22:5 be very careful to do
  3. Joshua 22:8 plunder
  4. Joshua 22:11 Lit. front
  5. Joshua 22:14 Lit. thousands
  6. Joshua 22:16 unfaithful act
  7. Joshua 22:19 However
  8. Joshua 22:20 act unfaithfully
  9. Joshua 22:20 devoted thing
  10. Joshua 22:21 Lit. thousands
  11. Joshua 22:24 Lit. from fear
  12. Joshua 22:27 testimony
  13. Joshua 22:30 Lit. thousands
  14. Joshua 22:34 LXX adds and half the tribe of Manasseh

Eastern Tribes Return Home

22 Then Joshua summoned the Reubenites, the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh and said to them, “You have done all that Moses the servant of the Lord commanded,(A) and you have obeyed me in everything I commanded. For a long time now—to this very day—you have not deserted your fellow Israelites but have carried out the mission the Lord your God gave you. Now that the Lord your God has given them rest(B) as he promised, return to your homes(C) in the land that Moses the servant of the Lord gave you on the other side of the Jordan.(D) But be very careful to keep the commandment(E) and the law that Moses the servant of the Lord gave you: to love the Lord(F) your God, to walk in obedience to him, to keep his commands,(G) to hold fast to him and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul.(H)

Then Joshua blessed(I) them and sent them away, and they went to their homes. (To the half-tribe of Manasseh Moses had given land in Bashan,(J) and to the other half of the tribe Joshua gave land on the west side(K) of the Jordan along with their fellow Israelites.) When Joshua sent them home, he blessed them,(L) saying, “Return to your homes with your great wealth—with large herds of livestock,(M) with silver, gold, bronze and iron,(N) and a great quantity of clothing—and divide(O) the plunder(P) from your enemies with your fellow Israelites.”

So the Reubenites, the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh left the Israelites at Shiloh(Q) in Canaan to return to Gilead,(R) their own land, which they had acquired in accordance with the command of the Lord through Moses.

10 When they came to Geliloth(S) near the Jordan in the land of Canaan, the Reubenites, the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh built an imposing altar(T) there by the Jordan. 11 And when the Israelites heard that they had built the altar on the border of Canaan at Geliloth near the Jordan on the Israelite side, 12 the whole assembly of Israel gathered at Shiloh(U) to go to war against them.

13 So the Israelites sent Phinehas(V) son of Eleazar,(W) the priest, to the land of Gilead—to Reuben, Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh. 14 With him they sent ten of the chief men, one from each of the tribes of Israel, each the head of a family division among the Israelite clans.(X)

15 When they went to Gilead—to Reuben, Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh—they said to them: 16 “The whole assembly of the Lord says: ‘How could you break faith(Y) with the God of Israel like this? How could you turn away from the Lord and build yourselves an altar in rebellion(Z) against him now? 17 Was not the sin of Peor(AA) enough for us? Up to this very day we have not cleansed ourselves from that sin, even though a plague fell on the community of the Lord! 18 And are you now turning away from the Lord?

“‘If you rebel against the Lord today, tomorrow he will be angry with the whole community(AB) of Israel. 19 If the land you possess is defiled, come over to the Lord’s land, where the Lord’s tabernacle(AC) stands, and share the land with us. But do not rebel against the Lord or against us by building an altar(AD) for yourselves, other than the altar of the Lord our God. 20 When Achan son of Zerah was unfaithful in regard to the devoted things,[a](AE) did not wrath(AF) come on the whole community(AG) of Israel? He was not the only one who died for his sin.’”(AH)

21 Then Reuben, Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh replied to the heads of the clans of Israel: 22 “The Mighty One, God, the Lord! The Mighty One, God,(AI) the Lord!(AJ) He knows!(AK) And let Israel know! If this has been in rebellion or disobedience to the Lord, do not spare us this day. 23 If we have built our own altar to turn away from the Lord and to offer burnt offerings and grain offerings,(AL) or to sacrifice fellowship offerings on it, may the Lord himself call us to account.(AM)

24 “No! We did it for fear that some day your descendants might say to ours, ‘What do you have to do with the Lord, the God of Israel? 25 The Lord has made the Jordan a boundary between us and you—you Reubenites and Gadites! You have no share in the Lord.’ So your descendants might cause ours to stop fearing the Lord.

26 “That is why we said, ‘Let us get ready and build an altar—but not for burnt offerings or sacrifices.’ 27 On the contrary, it is to be a witness(AN) between us and you and the generations that follow, that we will worship the Lord at his sanctuary with our burnt offerings, sacrifices and fellowship offerings.(AO) Then in the future your descendants will not be able to say to ours, ‘You have no share in the Lord.’

28 “And we said, ‘If they ever say this to us, or to our descendants, we will answer: Look at the replica of the Lord’s altar, which our ancestors built, not for burnt offerings and sacrifices, but as a witness(AP) between us and you.’

29 “Far be it from us to rebel(AQ) against the Lord and turn away from him today by building an altar for burnt offerings, grain offerings and sacrifices, other than the altar of the Lord our God that stands before his tabernacle.(AR)

30 When Phinehas the priest and the leaders of the community—the heads of the clans of the Israelites—heard what Reuben, Gad and Manasseh had to say, they were pleased. 31 And Phinehas son of Eleazar, the priest, said to Reuben, Gad and Manasseh, “Today we know that the Lord is with us,(AS) because you have not been unfaithful to the Lord in this matter. Now you have rescued the Israelites from the Lord’s hand.”

32 Then Phinehas son of Eleazar, the priest, and the leaders returned to Canaan from their meeting with the Reubenites and Gadites in Gilead and reported to the Israelites.(AT) 33 They were glad to hear the report and praised God.(AU) And they talked no more about going to war against them to devastate the country where the Reubenites and the Gadites lived.

34 And the Reubenites and the Gadites gave the altar this name: A Witness(AV) Between Us—that the Lord is God.

Footnotes

  1. Joshua 22:20 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord, often by totally destroying them.