1 A nd the angel of Jehovah came up from Gilgal to Bochim. And he 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:

The angel of the Lord came up from Gilgal to Bochim. And he said, “I brought you out of Egypt and led you into the land I promised your fathers. I said, ‘I will never break My agreement with you.

2 a nd ye shall make no covenant with the inhabitants of this land; ye shall break down their altars. But ye have not hearkened unto my voice: why have ye done this?

Do not make any agreement with the people of this land. Tear down their altars.’ But you have not obeyed Me. What is this you have done?

3 W herefore 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.

So now I say, ‘I will not drive them away from you. They will be like thorns in your sides. Their gods will be a trap to you.’”

4 A nd it came to pass, when the angel of Jehovah spake these words unto all the children of Israel, that the people lifted up their voice, and wept.

When the angel of the Lord spoke these words to all the people of Israel, the people cried in a loud voice.

5 A nd they called the name of that place Bochim: and they sacrificed there unto Jehovah.

So they called that place Bochim. And there they gave gifts in worship to the Lord. The Death of Joshua

6 N ow when Joshua had sent the people away, the children of Israel went every man unto his inheritance to possess the land.

When Joshua sent the people of Israel away, each one went home to his own land.

7 A nd the people served Jehovah all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders that outlived Joshua, who had seen all the great work of Jehovah that he had wrought for Israel.

The people served the Lord all the days of Joshua and all the days of the leaders who lived longer than Joshua and who had seen all the great works the Lord had done for Israel.

8 A nd Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of Jehovah, died, being a hundred and ten years old.

Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the Lord, died when he was 110 years old.

9 A nd they buried him in the border of his inheritance in Timnath-heres, in the hill-country of Ephraim, on the north of the mountain of Gaash.

They buried him within his land in Timnath-heres, in the hill country of Ephraim, north of Mount Gaash.

10 A nd also all that generation were gathered unto their fathers: and there arose another generation after them, that knew not Jehovah, nor yet the work which he had wrought for Israel.

All the people of that day died. The children who came after them did not know the Lord. They did not know about the things He had done for Israel. Israel Is No Longer Faithful to the Lord

11 A nd the children of Israel did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, and served the Baalim;

Then the people of Israel sinned in the eyes of the Lord. They served the Baals, the gods of the Canaanites.

12 a nd they forsook Jehovah, the God of their fathers, who brought them out of the land of Egypt, and followed other gods, of the gods of the peoples that were round about them, and bowed themselves down unto them: and they provoked Jehovah to anger.

They turned away from the Lord, the God of their fathers, Who had brought them out of the land of Egypt. They followed other gods of the nations around them, and worshiped them. So they made the Lord angry.

13 A nd they forsook Jehovah, and served Baal and the Ashtaroth.

They turned away from the Lord and served Baal and the Ashtaroth.

14 A nd the anger of Jehovah was kindled against Israel, and he delivered them into the hands of spoilers that despoiled them; and he sold them into the hands of their enemies round about, so that they could not any longer stand before their enemies.

The Lord was angry with Israel. He gave them into the hands of angry men who robbed them. He sold them into the hands of those around them who hated them. The people of Israel could no longer stand in front of those who hated them.

15 W hithersoever they went out, the hand of Jehovah was against them for evil, as Jehovah had spoken, and as Jehovah had sworn unto them: and they were sore distressed.

The Lord punished them everywhere they went. The Lord did what He had told them and promised them He would do. The people were very troubled.

16 A nd Jehovah raised up judges, who saved them out of the hand of those that despoiled them.

Then the Lord gave them special men to judge between what was right or wrong. These men saved them from those who robbed them.

17 A nd yet they hearkened not unto their judges; for they played the harlot after other gods, and bowed themselves down unto them: they turned aside quickly out of the way wherein their fathers walked, obeying the commandments of Jehovah; but they did not so.

But the people did not listen to those chosen to judge. The people were not faithful to the Lord and they worshiped other gods. They were quick to turn aside from the way their fathers had walked in obeying the Laws of the Lord. They did not do as their fathers had done.

18 A nd when Jehovah raised them up judges, then Jehovah was with the judge, and saved them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge: for it repented Jehovah because of their groaning by reason of them that oppressed them and vexed them.

When the Lord gave them special men to judge them, the Lord was with the judge. And He saved them from those who hated them. For the Lord showed them pity because of their pain when others made it hard for them and hurt them.

19 B ut it came to pass, when the judge was dead, that they turned back, and dealt more corruptly than their fathers, in following other gods to serve them, and to bow down unto them; they ceased not from their doings, nor from their stubborn way.

But when the judge died, they would turn again and act worse than their fathers. They would follow other gods and serve them and worship them. They would not give up their sinful acts or their strong wills.

20 A nd the anger of Jehovah was kindled against Israel; and he said, Because this nation have transgressed my covenant which I commanded their fathers, and have not hearkened unto my voice;

So the anger of the Lord was against Israel. He said, “This nation has sinned against My agreement I made with their fathers. They have not listened to My voice.

21 I also will not henceforth drive out any from before them of the nations that Joshua left when he died;

I will stop driving away from them any of the nations Joshua left when he died.

22 t hat by them I may prove Israel, whether they will keep the way of Jehovah to walk therein, as their fathers did keep it, or not.

I will use them to test Israel. I will see if Israel will keep the way of the Lord to walk in it like their fathers did, or not.”

23 S o Jehovah left those nations, without driving them out hastily; neither delivered he them into the hand of Joshua.

So the Lord let those nations stay. He was not quick to drive them out. And He did not give them into the power of Joshua.