1 N ow the Angel of the Lord went up from Gilgal to Bochim. And He said, I brought you up from Egypt and have brought you to the land which I swore to give to your fathers, and I said, I will never break My covenant with you;

Now the angel of the Lord came up from Gilgal to Bochim. And he said, “ I brought you up out of Egypt and led you into the land which I have sworn to your fathers; and I said, ‘ I will never break My covenant with you,

2 A nd you shall make no covenant with the inhabitants of this land; but you shall break down their altars. But you have not obeyed My voice. Why have you done this?

and as for you, you shall make no covenant with the inhabitants of this land; you shall tear down their altars.’ But you have not obeyed Me; what is this you have done?

3 S o now I say, 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 to you.

Therefore I also said, ‘ I will not drive them out before you; but they will become as thorns in your sides and their gods will be a snare to you.’”

4 W hen the Angel of the Lord spoke these words to all the Israelites, the people lifted up their voice and wept.

When the angel of the Lord spoke these words to all the sons of Israel, the people lifted up their voices and wept.

5 T hey named that place Bochim, and they sacrificed there to the Lord.

So they named that place Bochim; and there they sacrificed to the Lord. Joshua Dies

6 A nd when Joshua had let the people go, the Israelites went every man to his inheritance to possess the land.

When Joshua had dismissed the people, the sons of Israel went each to his inheritance to possess the land.

7 A nd 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 did for Israel.

The people served the Lord all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders who survived Joshua, who had seen all the great work of the Lord which He had done for Israel.

8 A nd Joshua son of Nun, the servant of the Lord, died, being 110 years old.

Then Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the Lord, died at the age of one hundred and ten.

9 A nd they buried him within the boundary of his inheritance in Timnath-heres in the hill country of Ephraim, north of Mount Gaash.

And they buried him in the territory of his inheritance in Timnath-heres, in the hill country of Ephraim, north of Mount Gaash.

10 A nd also all that generation were gathered to their fathers, and there arose another generation after them who did not know (recognize, understand) the Lord, or even the work which He had done for Israel.

All that generation also were gathered to their fathers; and there arose another generation after them who did not know the Lord, nor yet the work which He had done for Israel. Israel Serves Baals

11 A nd the people of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord and served the Baals.

Then the sons of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord and served the Baals,

12 A nd they forsook the Lord, the God of their fathers, Who brought them out of the land of Egypt. They went after other gods of the peoples round about them and bowed down to them, and provoked the Lord to anger.

and they forsook the Lord, the God of their fathers, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt, and followed other gods from among the gods of the peoples who were around them, and bowed themselves down to them; thus they provoked the Lord to anger.

13 A nd they forsook the Lord and served Baal and the Ashtaroth.

So they forsook the Lord and served Baal and the Ashtaroth.

14 S o the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and He gave them into the power of plunderers who robbed them; and He sold them into the hands of their enemies round about, so that they could no longer stand before their foes.

The anger of the Lord burned against Israel, and He gave them into the hands of plunderers who plundered them; and He sold them into the hands of their enemies around them, so that they could no longer stand before their enemies.

15 W henever they went out, the hand of the Lord was against them for evil as the Lord had said, and as the Lord had sworn to them; and they were bitterly distressed.

Wherever they went, the hand of the Lord was against them for evil, as the Lord had spoken and as the Lord had sworn to them, so that they were severely distressed.

16 B ut the Lord raised up judges, who delivered them out of the hands of those who robbed them.

Then the Lord raised up judges who delivered them from the hands of those who plundered them.

17 A nd yet they did not listen to their judges, for they played the harlot after other gods and bowed down to them. They turned quickly out of the way in which their fathers had walked, who had obeyed the commandments of the Lord, and they did not so.

Yet they did not listen to their judges, for they played the harlot after other gods and bowed themselves down to them. They turned aside quickly from the way in which their fathers had walked in obeying the commandments of the Lord; they did not do as their fathers.

18 W hen the Lord raised them up judges, then He was with the judge and delivered them out of the hands of their enemies all the days of the judge; for the Lord was moved to relent because of their groanings by reason of those who oppressed and vexed them.

When the Lord raised up judges for them, the Lord was with the judge and delivered them from the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge; for the Lord was moved to pity by their groaning because of those who oppressed and afflicted them.

19 B ut when the judge was dead, they turned back and corrupted themselves more than their fathers, following and serving other gods, and bowing down to them. They did not cease from their practices or their stubborn way.

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 stubborn ways.

20 S o the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel; and He said, Because this people have transgressed My covenant which I commanded their fathers and have not listened to My voice,

So the anger of the Lord burned against Israel, and He said, “Because this nation has transgressed My covenant which I commanded their fathers and has not listened to My voice,

21 I from now on will also not drive out from before them any of the nations which Joshua left when he died,

I also will no longer drive out before them any of the nations which Joshua left when he died,

22 T hat through them I may prove Israel, whether they will keep the way of the Lord to walk in it, as their fathers kept it, or not.

in order to test Israel by them, whether they will keep the way of the Lord to walk in it as their fathers did, or not.”

23 S o the Lord left those nations, without driving them out at once, nor had He delivered them into Joshua’s power.

So the Lord allowed those nations to remain, not driving them out quickly; and He did not give them into the hand of Joshua.