Jueces 2
Nueva Versión Internacional (Castilian)
El ángel del Señor en Boquín
2 El ángel del Señor subió de Guilgal a Boquín y dijo: «Yo os saqué de Egipto y os hice entrar en la tierra que juré darles a vuestros antepasados. Dije: “Nunca quebrantaré mi pacto con vosotros; 2 vosotros, por vuestra parte, no haréis ningún pacto con la gente de esta tierra, sino que derribaréis sus altares”. ¡Pero me habéis desobedecido! ¿Por qué habéis actuado así? 3 Pues quiero que sepáis que no expulsaré de vuestra presencia a esa gente; ellos os harán la vida imposible, y sus dioses serán una trampa para vosotros».
4 Cuando el ángel del Señor les habló así a todos los israelitas, el pueblo lloró a gritos. 5 Por eso llamaron a aquel lugar Boquín,[a] y allí ofrecieron sacrificios al Señor.
Desobediencia y derrota(A)
6 Cuando Josué despidió al pueblo, los israelitas se fueron a tomar posesión de la tierra, cada uno a su propio territorio. 7 El pueblo sirvió al Señor mientras vivieron Josué y los ancianos que le sobrevivieron, los cuales habían visto todas las grandes obras que el Señor había hecho por Israel.
8 Josué hijo de Nun, siervo del Señor, murió a la edad de ciento diez años, 9 y lo sepultaron en Timnat Jeres,[b] tierra de su heredad, en la región montañosa de Efraín, al norte del monte de Gaas. 10 También murió toda aquella generación, y surgió otra que no conocía al Señor ni sabía lo que él había hecho por Israel. 11 Esos israelitas hicieron lo que ofende al Señor y adoraron a los ídolos de Baal. 12 Abandonaron al Señor, Dios de sus padres, que los había sacado de Egipto, y siguieron a otros dioses —dioses de los pueblos que los rodeaban—, y los adoraron, provocando así la ira del Señor. 13 Abandonaron al Señor, y adoraron a Baal y a las imágenes de Astarté. 14 Entonces el Señor se enfureció contra los israelitas y los entregó en manos de invasores que los saquearon. Los vendió a sus enemigos que tenían a su alrededor, a los que ya no pudieron hacerles frente. 15 Cada vez que los israelitas salían a combatir, la mano del Señor estaba en contra de ellos para su mal, tal como el Señor se lo había dicho y jurado. Así llegaron a verse muy angustiados.
16 Entonces el Señor hizo surgir caudillos[c] que los libraron del poder de esos invasores. 17 Pero tampoco escucharon a esos caudillos, sino que se prostituyeron al entregarse a otros dioses y adorarlos. Muy pronto se apartaron del camino que habían seguido sus antepasados, el camino de la obediencia a los mandamientos del Señor. 18 Cada vez que el Señor levantaba entre ellos un caudillo, estaba con él. Mientras ese caudillo vivía, los libraba del poder de sus enemigos, porque el Señor se compadecía de ellos al oírlos gemir por causa de quienes los oprimían y afligían. 19 Pero, cuando el caudillo moría, ellos volvían a corromperse aún más que sus antepasados, pues se iban tras otros dioses, a los que servían y adoraban. De este modo se negaban a abandonar sus malvadas costumbres y su obstinada conducta.
20 Por eso el Señor se enfureció contra Israel y dijo: «Puesto que esta nación ha violado el pacto que yo establecí con sus antepasados y no me ha obedecido, 21 tampoco yo echaré de su presencia a ninguna de las naciones que Josué dejó al morir. 22 Las usaré para poner a prueba a Israel y ver si guarda mi camino y anda por él, como hicieron sus antepasados». 23 Por eso el Señor dejó en paz a esas naciones; no las echó en seguida ni las entregó en manos de Josué.
Judges 2
New Catholic Bible
Chapter 2
The Israelites Break the Covenant.[a] 1 An angel of the Lord went up from Gilgal to Bochim[b] and said, “I brought you up from out of the land of Egypt and led you to the land that I had promised your fathers saying, ‘I will never break my covenant with you. 2 Make no covenant with the people of this land. Break down their altars.’ But you have disobeyed me. Why have you done this? 3 Now I proclaim to you that I will not drive them out from before you. They will be like thorns in your sides, and their gods will become a snare to you.” 4 When the angel of the Lord said these things to the Israelites, the people wept out loud. 5 They named that place Bochim, and they offered sacrifices to the Lord there.
The Death of Joshua. 6 After Joshua had dismissed the people, the Israelites all went to their inheritances and they took possession of the land. 7 The people served the Lord during Joshua’s lifetime and the lifetimes of the elders who survived Joshua and who had seen all of the great things that the Lord had done for Israel. 8 Joshua, the son of Nun, the servant of the Lord, died at the age of one hundred and ten. 9 They buried him within the land that was his inheritance, at Timnath-heres, in the hill country of Ephraim, to the north of Mount Gaash.
10 Infidelity of the People. When that whole generation had been gathered home to their fathers, another generation arose after them that did not know the Lord[c] or the works that he had done for Israel. 11 [d]The Israelites did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, serving the Baals. 12 They abandoned the Lord, the God of their fathers, who had brought them out from the land of Egypt. They followed other gods, the gods of the people who lived around them, and they worshiped them. This provoked the Lord’s anger 13 because they had abandoned him to serve Baal and the Astartes. 14 The Lord’s anger blazed out against Israel, and he delivered them into the hands of raiders who plundered them. He sold them into the hands of their enemies living around them so that they could not stand up to them anymore. 15 Whenever they went out, the hand of the Lord was against them to defeat them, just as the Lord had told them, for the Lord had promised this to them. They therefore suffered terribly.
16 Deliverance through Judges. However, the Lord raised up judges who delivered them out of the hands of those raiders. 17 Yet, they would not listen to the judges, and they prostituted themselves after other gods, worshiping them. They quickly turned away from the way in which their fathers had walked, that of obeying the commandments of the Lord. They did not do this. 18 When the Lord raised up judges, the Lord was with the judge. He delivered them out of the hands of their enemies as long as the judge lived, for the Lord had mercy on them when they groaned under those who oppressed and afflicted them.
19 But when the judge died,[e] they turned back and became even worse than their fathers, following other gods, serving and worshiping them. They would not abandon their selfish, stubborn ways. 20 So the anger of the Lord blazed out against Israel and he said, “Because this people has sinned against the covenant that I gave to their fathers and they have not heeded my voice, 21 I will no longer drive out any of the nations before them that were left when Joshua died. 22 Thus, I will test Israel, to see whether or not they will keep to the way of the Lord, walking in it as their fathers did.” 23 The Lord therefore left those nations there, not hurrying to drive them out, nor delivering them into Joshua’s hands.
Footnotes
- Judges 2:1 The explanation given by the angels offers a religious interpretation of Israel’s failures; this is a later reflection by the Deuteronomist redactor as he attempts to understand the reason for the failures.
- Judges 2:1 Bochim: Hebrew for “weeper.” It was a sacred place near Gilgal.
- Judges 2:10 Did not know the Lord: we may not know why the Israelites drifted from their spiritual roots, but we do know that a faithful remnant stayed faithful to the Lord.
- Judges 2:11 Baals: lords, the gods of the country (2 Ki 17:24-33). “Baal and the Astartes” (often in the plural) is the designation frequently used in the Old Testament for the Canaanite divinities, Baal being the masculine, and Astarte, the goddess of love and fruitfulness; the name of the latter is often replaced by the Hebrew word asherah, meaning a pole (see Jdg 3:7; Ex 34:13).
- Judges 2:19 When the judge died: a cycle of unfaithfulness to the Lord, followed by repentance and God’s deliverance, marked the time of the judges who led the Israelites temporarily but effectively.
Judges 2
New International Version
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
- Judges 2:5 Bokim means weepers.
- Judges 2:9 Also known as Timnath Serah (see Joshua 19:50 and 24:30)
- Judges 2:16 Or leaders; similarly in verses 17-19
Judges 2
King James Version
2 And an angel of the Lord came up from Gilgal to Bochim, and said, I made you to go up out of Egypt, and have brought you unto the land which I sware unto your fathers; and I said, I will never break my covenant with you.
2 And ye shall make no league with the inhabitants of this land; ye shall throw down their altars: but ye have not obeyed my voice: why have ye done this?
3 Wherefore I also said, I will not drive them out from before you; but they shall be as thorns in your sides, and their gods shall be a snare unto you.
4 And it came to pass, when the angel of the Lord spake these words unto all the children of Israel, that the people lifted up their voice, and wept.
5 And they called the name of that place Bochim: and they sacrificed there unto the Lord.
6 And when Joshua had let the people go, the children of Israel went every man unto his inheritance to possess the land.
7 And the people served the Lord all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders that outlived Joshua, who had seen all the great works of the Lord, that he did for Israel.
8 And Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the Lord, died, being an hundred and ten years old.
9 And they buried him in the border of his inheritance in Timnathheres, in the mount of Ephraim, on the north side of the hill Gaash.
10 And also all that generation were gathered unto their fathers: and there arose another generation after them, which knew not the Lord, nor yet the works which he had done for Israel.
11 And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord, and served Baalim:
12 And they forsook the Lord God of their fathers, which brought them out of the land of Egypt, and followed other gods, of the gods of the people that were round about them, and bowed themselves unto them, and provoked the Lord to anger.
13 And they forsook the Lord, and served Baal and Ashtaroth.
14 And the anger of the Lord was hot against Israel, and he delivered them into the hands of spoilers that spoiled them, and he sold them into the hands of their enemies round about, so that they could not any longer stand before their enemies.
15 Whithersoever they went out, the hand of the Lord was against them for evil, as the Lord had said, and as the Lord had sworn unto them: and they were greatly distressed.
16 Nevertheless the Lord raised up judges, which delivered them out of the hand of those that spoiled them.
17 And yet they would not hearken unto their judges, but they went a whoring after other gods, and bowed themselves unto them: they turned quickly out of the way which their fathers walked in, obeying the commandments of the Lord; but they did not so.
18 And when the Lord raised them up judges, then the Lord was with the judge, and delivered them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge: for it repented the Lord because of their groanings by reason of them that oppressed them and vexed them.
19 And it came to pass, when the judge was dead, that they returned, and corrupted themselves more than their fathers, in following other gods to serve them, and to bow down unto them; they ceased not from their own doings, nor from their stubborn way.
20 And the anger of the Lord was hot against Israel; and he said, Because that this people hath transgressed my covenant which I commanded their fathers, and have not hearkened unto my voice;
21 I also will not henceforth drive out any from before them of the nations which Joshua left when he died:
22 That through them I may prove Israel, whether they will keep the way of the Lord to walk therein, as their fathers did keep it, or not.
23 Therefore the Lord left those nations, without driving them out hastily; neither delivered he them into the hand of Joshua.
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