Judges 2
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Pattern of Sin and Judgment
2 The Angel of the Lord(A) went up from Gilgal to Bochim[a] and said, “I brought you out of Egypt and led you into the land(B) I had promised to your fathers.(C) I also said: I will never break My covenant with you. 2 You are not to make a covenant(D) with the people who are living in this land, and you are to tear down their altars.[b](E) But you have not obeyed Me. What is this you have done? 3 Therefore, I now say: I will not drive out these people before you.(F) They will be thorns[c][d] in your sides,(G) and their gods will be a trap for you.”(H) 4 When the Angel of the Lord had spoken these words to all the Israelites, the people wept loudly. 5 So they named that place Bochim[e] and offered sacrifices there to the Lord.
Joshua’s Death
6 Joshua sent the people away, and the Israelites went to take possession of the land, each to his own inheritance.(I) 7 The people worshiped the Lord throughout Joshua’s lifetime and during the lifetimes of the elders who outlived[f] Joshua. They had seen all the Lord’s great works(J) He had done for Israel.
8 Joshua son of Nun, the servant of the Lord, died at the age of 110. 9 They buried him in the territory of his inheritance, in Timnath-heres, in the hill country of Ephraim,(K) north of Mount Gaash. 10 That whole generation was also gathered to their ancestors. After them another generation rose up who did not know the Lord(L) or the works He had done for Israel.
11 The Israelites did what was evil in the Lord’s sight.(M) They worshiped the Baals(N) 12 and abandoned the Lord, the God of their fathers, who had brought them out of Egypt. They went after other gods from the surrounding peoples(O) and bowed down to them. They infuriated the Lord,(P) 13 for they abandoned Him and worshiped Baal and the Ashtoreths.(Q)
14 The Lord’s anger burned against Israel, and He handed them over to marauders who raided them. He sold(R) them to[g] the enemies around them, and they could no longer resist their enemies. 15 Whenever the Israelites went out, the Lord[h] was against them(S) and brought disaster on them, just as He had promised and sworn to them.(T) So they suffered greatly.
16 The Lord raised up(U) judges, who saved them from the power of their marauders, 17 but they did not listen to their judges. Instead, they prostituted(V) themselves with other gods, bowing down to them. They quickly turned from the way(W) of their fathers, who had walked in obedience to the Lord’s commands. They did not do as their fathers did. 18 Whenever the Lord raised up a judge for the Israelites, the Lord was with(X) him and saved the people from the power of their enemies while the judge was still alive.[i] The Lord was moved to pity whenever they groaned because of those who were oppressing and afflicting them. 19 Whenever the judge died, the Israelites would act even more corruptly(Y) than their fathers, going after other gods to worship and bow down to them. They did not turn from their evil practices or their obstinate(Z) ways.
20 The Lord’s anger burned against Israel, and He declared, “Because this nation has violated My covenant(AA) that I made with their fathers(AB) and disobeyed Me, 21 I will no longer drive out before them any of the nations Joshua left(AC) when he died.(AD) 22 I did this to test Israel and to see whether they would keep the Lord’s way(AE) by walking in it, as their fathers had.”(AF) 23 The Lord left these nations and did not drive them out immediately. He did not hand them over to Joshua.
Footnotes
- Judges 2:1 LXX reads to the weeping place and to Bethel and to the house of Israel
- Judges 2:2 LXX reads with those lying in wait in this land; neither are you to fall down in worship to their gods, but their carved images you must break to pieces and their altars you must destroy
- Judges 2:3 LXX reads affliction
- Judges 2:3 Lit traps
- Judges 2:5 Or Weeping
- Judges 2:7 Lit extended their days after
- Judges 2:14 Lit into the hand of
- Judges 2:15 Lit the hand of the Lord
- Judges 2:18 Lit enemies all the days of the judge
Judges 2
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Chapter 2
Infidelities of the Israelites. 1 A messenger of the Lord went up from Gilgal to Bochim and said, I brought you up from Egypt and led you into the land which I promised on oath to your ancestors. I said, I will never break my covenant with you, 2 but you must not make a covenant with the inhabitants of this land; you must pull down their altars.(A) But you did not listen to me. Look what you have done! 3 For I also said,[a] I will not clear them out of your way; they will become traps for you, and their gods a snare for you.(B)
4 When the messenger of the Lord had spoken these things to all the Israelites, the people wept aloud. 5 They named that place Bochim,[b] and they offered sacrifice there to the Lord.
6 (C)Then Joshua dismissed the people, and the Israelites went, each to their own heritage, to take possession of the land. 7 The people served the Lord during the entire lifetime of Joshua, and of those elders who outlived Joshua and who had seen all the great work the Lord had done for Israel. 8 Joshua, son of Nun, the servant of the Lord, died at the age of a hundred and ten, 9 and they buried him within the borders of his heritage at Timnath-heres in the mountain region of Ephraim north of Mount Gaash.(D)
10 [c]When the rest of that generation were also gathered to their ancestors, and a later generation arose that did not know the Lord or the work he had done for Israel, 11 (E)the Israelites did what was evil in the sight of the Lord. They served the Baals,[d] 12 and abandoned the Lord, the God of their ancestors, the one who had brought them out of the land of Egypt. They followed other gods, the gods of the peoples around them, and bowed down to them, and provoked the Lord.
13 Because they had abandoned the Lord and served Baal and the Astartes,[e] 14 the anger of the Lord flared up against Israel, and he delivered them into the power of plunderers who despoiled them. He sold them into the power of the enemies around them, and they were no longer able to withstand their enemies. 15 Whenever they marched out, the hand of the Lord turned against them, as the Lord had said, and as the Lord had sworn to them;(F) and they were in great distress. 16 But the Lord raised up judges to save them from the power of their plunderers; 17 but they did not listen to their judges either, for they prostituted themselves by following other gods, bowing down to them. They were quick to stray from the way their ancestors had taken, who obeyed the commandments of the Lord; but these did not. 18 When the Lord raised up judges for them, he would be with the judge and save them from the power of their enemies as long as the judge lived. The Lord would change his mind when they groaned in their affliction under their oppressors. 19 But when the judge died, they would again do worse than their ancestors, following other gods, serving and bowing down to them, relinquishing none of their evil practices or stubborn ways.(G)
20 (H)The anger of the Lord flared up against Israel, and he said: Because this nation has transgressed my covenant, which I enjoined on their ancestors, and has not listened to me, 21 I for my part will not clear away for them any more of the nations Joshua left when he died. 22 (I)They will be made to test Israel, to see whether or not they will keep to the way of the Lord and continue in it as their ancestors did. 23 Therefore the Lord allowed these nations to remain instead of expelling them immediately. He had not delivered them into the power of Joshua.
Footnotes
- 2:3 I also said: the Lord explicitly warned the Israelites of the consequences of disobedience; see Nm 33:55 and especially Jos 23:13.
- 2:5 Bochim: Hebrew for “weepers.”
- 2:10–19 This long thematic passage establishes the cyclical pattern for the stories found in the rest of the book. When the Israelites are secure, they forsake the Lord and worship other gods. In punishment the Lord places them in the power of a foreign oppressor. But when they cry out in distress, the Lord takes pity on them and raises up a judge, who delivers them from the oppressor. The Israelites remain faithful to the Lord during the lifetime of the judge, but when the judge dies they again abandon the Lord, and the cycle begins anew.
- 2:11 The Baals: the title “Baal,” meaning “lord” or “master,” belonged to a large number of Canaanite, Phoenician, and Syrian deities, including especially the great storm god Hadad Baal, widely revered as lord of the earth. The plural form, which occurs here, was used by the biblical writers to refer to foreign gods in general.
- 2:13 The Astartes: Ashtoreth, or Astarte, was an important Canaanite and Phoenician goddess. The plural form used here probably refers to foreign goddesses in general.
士 師 記 2
Chinese Union Version (Simplified)
2 耶 和 华 的 使 者 从 吉 甲 上 到 波 金 ， 对 以 色 列 人 说 ： 我 使 你 们 从 埃 及 上 来 ， 领 你 们 到 我 向 你 们 列 祖 起 誓 应 许 之 地 。 我 又 说 ： 我 永 不 废 弃 与 你 们 所 立 的 约 。
2 你 们 也 不 可 与 这 地 的 居 民 立 约 ， 要 拆 毁 他 们 的 祭 坛 。 你 们 竟 没 有 听 从 我 的 话 ！ 为 何 这 样 行 呢 ？
3 因 此 我 又 说 ： 我 必 不 将 他 们 从 你 们 面 前 赶 出 ； 他 们 必 作 你 们 肋 下 的 荆 棘 。 他 们 的 神 必 作 你 们 的 网 罗 。
4 耶 和 华 的 使 者 向 以 色 列 众 人 说 这 话 的 时 候 ， 百 姓 就 放 声 而 哭 。
5 於 是 给 那 地 方 起 名 叫 波 金 （ 就 是 哭 的 意 思 ） 。 众 人 在 那 里 向 耶 和 华 献 祭 。
6 从 前 约 书 亚 打 发 以 色 列 百 姓 去 的 时 候 ， 他 们 各 归 自 己 的 地 业 ， 占 据 地 土 。
7 约 书 亚 在 世 和 约 书 亚 死 後 ， 那 些 见 耶 和 华 为 以 色 列 人 所 行 大 事 的 长 老 还 在 的 时 候 ， 百 姓 都 事 奉 耶 和 华 。
8 耶 和 华 的 仆 人 、 嫩 的 儿 子 约 书 亚 ， 正 一 百 一 十 岁 就 死 了 。
9 以 色 列 人 将 他 葬 在 他 地 业 的 境 内 ， 就 是 在 以 法 莲 山 地 的 亭 拿 希 烈 ， 在 迦 实 山 的 北 边 。
10 那 世 代 的 人 也 都 归 了 自 己 的 列 祖 。 後 来 有 别 的 世 代 兴 起 ， 不 知 道 耶 和 华 ， 也 不 知 道 耶 和 华 为 以 色 列 人 所 行 的 事 。
11 以 色 列 人 行 耶 和 华 眼 中 看 为 恶 的 事 ， 去 事 奉 诸 巴 力 ，
12 离 弃 了 领 他 们 出 埃 及 地 的 耶 和 华 ─ 他 们 列 祖 的 神 ， 去 叩 拜 别 神 ， 就 是 四 围 列 国 的 神 ， 惹 耶 和 华 发 怒 ；
13 并 离 弃 耶 和 华 ， 去 事 奉 巴 力 和 亚 斯 他 录 。
14 耶 和 华 的 怒 气 向 以 色 列 人 发 作 ， 就 把 他 们 交 在 抢 夺 他 们 的 人 手 中 ， 又 将 他 们 付 与 四 围 仇 敌 的 手 中 ， 甚 至 他 们 在 仇 敌 面 前 再 不 能 站 立 得 住 。
15 他 们 无 论 往 何 处 去 ， 耶 和 华 都 以 灾 祸 攻 击 他 们 ， 正 如 耶 和 华 所 说 的 话 ， 又 如 耶 和 华 向 他 们 所 起 的 誓 ； 他 们 便 极 其 困 苦 。
16 耶 和 华 兴 起 士 师 ， 士 师 就 拯 救 他 们 脱 离 抢 夺 他 们 人 的 手 。
17 他 们 却 不 听 从 士 师 ， 竟 随 从 叩 拜 别 神 ， 行 了 邪 淫 ， 速 速 地 偏 离 他 们 列 祖 所 行 的 道 ， 不 如 他 们 列 祖 顺 从 耶 和 华 的 命 令 。
18 耶 和 华 为 他 们 兴 起 士 师 ， 就 与 那 士 师 同 在 。 士 师 在 世 的 一 切 日 子 ， 耶 和 华 拯 救 他 们 脱 离 仇 敌 的 手 。 他 们 因 受 欺 压 扰 害 ， 就 哀 声 叹 气 ， 所 以 耶 和 华 後 悔 了 。
19 及 至 士 师 死 後 ， 他 们 就 转 去 行 恶 ， 比 他 们 列 祖 更 甚 ， 去 事 奉 叩 拜 别 神 ， 总 不 断 绝 顽 梗 的 恶 行 。
20 於 是 耶 和 华 的 怒 气 向 以 色 列 人 发 作 。 他 说 ： 因 这 民 违 背 我 吩 咐 他 们 列 祖 所 守 的 约 ， 不 听 从 我 的 话 ，
21 所 以 约 书 亚 死 的 时 候 所 剩 下 的 各 族 ， 我 必 不 再 从 他 们 面 前 赶 出 ，
22 为 要 藉 此 试 验 以 色 列 人 ， 看 他 们 肯 照 他 们 列 祖 谨 守 遵 行 我 的 道 不 肯 。
23 这 样 耶 和 华 留 下 各 族 ， 不 将 他 们 速 速 赶 出 ， 也 没 有 交 付 约 书 亚 的 手 。
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