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Judges 2
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Israel’s Disobedience

2 Then the Angel of the Lord came up from Gilgal to Bochim, and said: (A)“I led you up from Egypt and (B)brought you to the land of which I swore to your fathers; and (C)I said, ‘I will never break My covenant with you. 2 And (D)you shall make no [a]covenant with the inhabitants of this land; (E)you shall tear down their altars.’ (F)But you have not obeyed My voice. Why have you done this? 3 Therefore I also said, ‘I will not drive them out before you; but they shall be (G)thorns[b] in your side, and (H)their gods shall [c]be a (I)snare to you.’ ” 4 So it was, when the Angel of the Lord spoke these words to all the children of Israel, that the people lifted up their voices and wept.

5 Then they called the name of that place [d]Bochim; and they sacrificed there to the Lord. 6 And when (J)Joshua had dismissed the people, the children of Israel went each to his own inheritance to possess the land.

Death of Joshua(K)

7 (L)So the people served the Lord all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders who outlived Joshua, who had seen all the great works of the Lord which He had done for Israel. 8 Now (M)Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the Lord, died when he was one hundred and ten years old. 9 (N)And they buried him within the border of his inheritance at (O)Timnath Heres, in the mountains of Ephraim, on the north side of Mount Gaash. 10 When all that generation had [e]been gathered to their fathers, another generation arose after them who (P)did not know the Lord nor the work which He had done for Israel.

Israel’s Unfaithfulness

11 Then the children of Israel did (Q)evil in the sight of the Lord, and served the Baals; 12 and they (R)forsook the Lord God of their fathers, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt; and they followed (S)other gods from among the gods of the people who were all around them, and they (T)bowed down to them; and they provoked the Lord to anger. 13 They forsook the Lord (U)and served [f]Baal and the [g]Ashtoreths. 14 (V)And the anger of the Lord was hot against Israel. So He (W)delivered them into the hands of plunderers who despoiled them; and (X)He sold them into the hands of their enemies all around, so that they (Y)could no longer stand before their enemies. 15 Wherever they went out, the hand of the Lord was against them for calamity, as the Lord had said, and as the Lord had (Z)sworn to them. And they were greatly distressed.

16 Nevertheless, (AA)the Lord raised up judges who delivered them out of the hand of those who plundered them. 17 Yet they would not listen to their judges, but they (AB)played the harlot with other gods, and bowed down to them. They turned quickly from the way in which their fathers walked, in obeying the commandments of the Lord; they did not do so. 18 And when the Lord raised up judges for them, (AC)the Lord was with the judge and delivered them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge; (AD)for the Lord was moved to pity by their groaning because of those who oppressed them and harassed them. 19 And it came to pass, (AE)when the judge was dead, that they reverted and behaved more corruptly than their fathers, by following other gods, to serve them and bow down to them. They did not cease from their own doings nor from their stubborn way.

20 Then the anger of the Lord was hot against Israel; and He said, “Because this nation has (AF)transgressed My covenant which I commanded their fathers, and has not heeded My voice, 21 I also will no longer drive out before them any of the nations which Joshua (AG)left when he died, 22 so (AH)that through them I may (AI)test Israel, whether they will keep the ways of the Lord, to walk in them as their fathers kept them, or not.” 23 Therefore the Lord left those nations, without driving them out immediately; nor did He deliver them into the hand of Joshua.

Footnotes

  1. Judges 2:2 treaty
  2. Judges 2:3 LXX, Tg., Vg. enemies to you
  3. Judges 2:3 entrap you
  4. Judges 2:5 Lit. Weeping
  5. Judges 2:10 Died and joined their ancestors
  6. Judges 2:13 A Canaanite god
  7. Judges 2:13 Canaanite goddesses
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Judges 2
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Israel Rebuked

2 Now (A)the angel of the Lord came up from Gilgal to (B)Bochim. And he said, “(C)I brought you up out of Egypt and led you into the land which I have sworn to your fathers; and I said, ‘(D)I will never break My covenant with you, 2 and as for you, (E)you shall not make a covenant with the inhabitants of this land; (F)you shall tear down their altars.’ But you have not [a]obeyed Me; what is this thing that you have done? 3 Therefore I also said, ‘(G)I will not drive them out from you; but they will [b]become (H)like thorns in your sides, and their gods will be a snare to you.’” 4 Now when the angel of the Lord spoke these words to all the sons of Israel, the people raised their voices and wept. 5 So they named that place [c]Bochim; and there they sacrificed to the Lord.

Joshua Dies

6 (I)When Joshua had dismissed the people, the sons of Israel went, each one to his inheritance, to take possession of the land. 7 The people served the Lord all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders who [d]survived Joshua, who had seen all the great work of the Lord which He had done for Israel. 8 Then Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the Lord, died at the age of 110. 9 And they buried him in the territory of (J)his inheritance in Timnath-heres, in the hill country of Ephraim, north of Mount Gaash. 10 All that generation also were gathered to their fathers; and another generation rose up after them who (K)did not know the Lord, nor even the work which He had done for Israel.

Israel Serves the Baals

11 Then the sons of Israel did (L)evil in the sight of the Lord and [e]served the (M)Baals, 12 and (N)they abandoned the Lord, the God of their fathers, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt, and they followed other gods from the gods of the peoples who were around them, and bowed down to them; so they provoked the Lord to anger. 13 They abandoned the Lord and (O)served Baal and the Ashtaroth. 14 (P)Then the anger of the Lord burned against Israel, and He handed them over to plunderers, and they plundered them; and (Q)He sold them into the hands of their enemies around them, so that they could no longer stand [f]against their enemies. 15 Wherever they went, the hand of the Lord was against them for [g]evil, as the Lord had spoken and (R)just as the Lord had sworn to them, so that they were severely distressed.

16 (S)Then the Lord raised up judges [h]who saved them from the hands of those who plundered them. 17 Yet they did not listen to their judges, for they [i]committed infidelity with other gods and bowed down to them. They turned aside quickly from the way (T)in which their fathers had walked in obeying the commandments of the Lord; they did not do the same as their fathers. 18 And when the Lord raised up judges for them, (U)the Lord was with the judge and saved them from the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge; for the Lord was (V)moved to pity by their groaning because of those who tormented and oppressed them. 19 But it came about, when the judge died, that they would turn back and act more corruptly than their fathers, in following other gods to serve them and bow down to them; they did not abandon their practices or their obstinate ways. 20 (W)So the anger of the Lord burned against Israel, and He said, “Because this nation has violated My covenant which I commanded their fathers, and has not listened to My voice, 21 (X)I in turn will no longer drive out from them any of the nations which Joshua left when he died, 22 in order to (Y)test Israel by them, whether they will keep the way of the Lord to walk in it as their fathers [j]did, or not.” 23 So the Lord allowed those nations to remain, not driving them out quickly; and He did not hand them over to Joshua.

Footnotes

  1. Judges 2:2 Lit listened to My voice
  2. Judges 2:3 Some ancient mss become adversaries to you and
  3. Judges 2:5 I.e., weepers
  4. Judges 2:7 Lit prolonged days after
  5. Judges 2:11 Or worshiped
  6. Judges 2:14 Lit before
  7. Judges 2:15 Or misfortune
  8. Judges 2:16 Lit and they
  9. Judges 2:17 I.e., against God
  10. Judges 2:22 Lit kept
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Herrens ängel i Bokim

2 Herrens ängel kom från Gilgal upp till Bokim och sade: "Jag förde er upp ur Egypten och lät er komma in i det land som jag med ed hade lovat ge åt era fäder och jag sade: Jag skall aldrig bryta mitt förbund med er. 2 Och ni skall inte sluta förbund med detta lands inbyggare. Ni skall bryta ner deras altaren. Men ni har inte lyssnat till min röst. Vad har ni gjort! 3 Därför säger jag, att jag inte skall driva dem bort från er, utan de skall tränga er i sidorna, och deras gudar skall bli en snara för er." 4 När Herrens ängel hade sagt detta till alla Israels barn, brast de ut i gråt. 5 De kallade platsen Bokim.[a] Och där offrade de åt Herren.

Avfallet efter Josuas död

6 När Josua sände i väg folket, gick Israels barn var och en till sin arvedel för att ta landet i besittning. 7 Folket tjänade Herren så länge Josua levde och så länge de äldste levde, de som var kvar efter Josua och som hade sett alla de stora gärningar som Herren hade gjort för Israel. 8 Och Herrens tjänare Josua, Nuns son, dog när han var etthundratio år gammal. 9 Man begravde honom på det område han hade tagit i besittning, i Timnat-Heres i Efraims bergsbygd, norr om berget Gaas. 10 När också hela det släktet hade samlats till sina fäder, växte ett annat släkte upp efter dem, ett som inte kände Herren eller de gärningar som han hade gjort för Israel.

11 Och Israels barn gjorde det som var ont i Herrens ögon och tjänade baalerna. 12 De övergav Herren, sina fäders Gud, som hade fört dem ut ur Egyptens land, och följde andra gudar, gudarna hos de folk som bodde omkring dem. Dem tillbad de och väckte därmed Herrens vrede.

13 Så övergav de Herren och tjänade Baal och astarterna.[b] 14 Då upptändes Herrens vrede mot Israel, och han gav dem i händerna på rövare, som plundrade dem. Han sålde dem till deras fiender runt omkring, och de kunde inte längre stå emot sina fiender. 15 Överallt där de drog fram var Herrens hand emot dem till deras ofärd, så som Herren hade sagt och så som Herren hade svurit. Och de kom i stor nöd.

16 Då lät Herren domare uppstå, som frälste dem ur deras plundrares hand. 17 Men de lyssnade inte heller på sina domare utan höll sig trolöst till andra gudar och tillbad dem. De vek snabbt av från den väg som deras fäder hade vandrat i lydnad för Herrens bud och gjorde inte som de. 18 När Herren lät domare uppstå bland dem, var han med domaren och frälste dem ur deras fienders hand så länge domaren levde. Ty när de jämrade sig över sina förtryckare och plågare, förbarmade sig Herren. 19 Men när domaren dog vände de om och gjorde det som var fördärvligt, ännu mer än deras fäder. De följde andra gudar och tjänade och tillbad dem. De avstod inte från sina gärningar och sin hårdnackade hållning.

20 Därför upptändes Herrens vrede mot Israel, och han sade: "Eftersom detta folk har överträtt det förbund som jag fastställde för deras fäder och inte har velat lyssna till min röst, 21 skall inte heller jag längre driva bort för dem ett enda av de folk som Josua lämnade efter sig när han dog. 22 Ty med dem skall jag sätta Israel på prov och se om de vill hålla sig till Herrens väg och vandra på den, så som deras fäder gjorde, eller om de inte vill det." 23 Alltså lät Herren dessa folk bli kvar. Han fördrev dem inte genast, och han gav dem inte i Josuas hand.

Footnotes

  1. Domarboken 2:5 Bokim betyder "de gråtande".
  2. Domarboken 2:13 Baal och astarterna Baal ("herre") var den främste av de kananeiska gudarna. Astarte var den kvinnliga fruktbarhets- och modergudinnan.
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The Angel of the Lord at Bokim

2 The angel of the Lord(A) went up from Gilgal(B) to Bokim(C) and said, “I brought you up out of Egypt(D) and led you into the land I swore to give to your ancestors.(E) I said, ‘I will never break my covenant with you,(F) 2 and you shall not make a covenant with the people of this land,(G) but you shall break down their altars.(H)’ Yet you have disobeyed(I) me. Why have you done this? 3 And I have also said, ‘I will not drive them out before you;(J) they will become traps(K) for you, and their gods will become snares(L) to you.’”

4 When the angel of the Lord had spoken these things to all the Israelites, the people wept aloud,(M) 5 and they called that place Bokim.[a](N) There they offered sacrifices to the Lord.

Disobedience and Defeat(O)

6 After Joshua had dismissed the Israelites, they went to take possession of the land, each to their own inheritance. 7 The people served the Lord throughout the lifetime of Joshua and of the elders who outlived him and who had seen all the great things the Lord had done for Israel.(P)

8 Joshua son of Nun,(Q) the servant of the Lord, died at the age of a hundred and ten. 9 And they buried him in the land of his inheritance, at Timnath Heres[b](R) in the hill country of Ephraim, north of Mount Gaash.

10 After that whole generation had been gathered to their ancestors, another generation grew up who knew neither the Lord nor what he had done for Israel.(S) 11 Then the Israelites did evil(T) in the eyes of the Lord(U) and served the Baals.(V) 12 They forsook the Lord, the God of their ancestors, who had brought them out of Egypt. They followed and worshiped various gods(W) of the peoples around them.(X) They aroused(Y) the Lord’s anger(Z) 13 because they forsook(AA) him and served Baal and the Ashtoreths.(AB) 14 In his anger(AC) against Israel the Lord gave them into the hands(AD) of raiders who plundered(AE) them. He sold them(AF) into the hands of their enemies all around, whom they were no longer able to resist.(AG) 15 Whenever Israel went out to fight, the hand of the Lord was against them(AH) to defeat them, just as he had sworn to them. They were in great distress.(AI)

16 Then the Lord raised up judges,[c](AJ) who saved(AK) them out of the hands of these raiders. 17 Yet they would not listen to their judges but prostituted(AL) themselves to other gods(AM) and worshiped them.(AN) They quickly turned(AO) from the ways of their ancestors, who had been obedient to the Lord’s commands.(AP) 18 Whenever the Lord raised up a judge for them, he was with the judge and saved(AQ) them out of the hands of their enemies as long as the judge lived; for the Lord relented(AR) because of their groaning(AS) under those who oppressed and afflicted(AT) them. 19 But when the judge died, the people returned to ways even more corrupt(AU) than those of their ancestors,(AV) following other gods and serving and worshiping them.(AW) They refused to give up their evil practices and stubborn(AX) ways.

20 Therefore the Lord was very angry(AY) with Israel and said, “Because this nation has violated the covenant(AZ) I ordained for their ancestors and has not listened to me, 21 I will no longer drive out(BA) before them any of the nations Joshua left when he died. 22 I will use them to test(BB) Israel and see whether they will keep the way of the Lord and walk in it as their ancestors did.” 23 The Lord had allowed those nations to remain; he did not drive them out at once by giving them into the hands of Joshua.(BC)

Footnotes

  1. Judges 2:5 Bokim means weepers.
  2. Judges 2:9 Also known as Timnath Serah (see Joshua 19:50 and 24:30)
  3. Judges 2:16 Or leaders; similarly in verses 17-19
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