1 و َجَمَعَ يَشُوعُ كُلَّ قَبائِلِ إسْرائِيلَ فِي شَكِيمَ. وَاستَدْعَى كُلَّ الشُّيُوخِ وَالقادَةِ وَالقُضاةِ وَالمَسؤُولِينَ فِي إسْرائِيلَ، فَأَتَوْا وَوَقَفُوا فِي حَضْرَةِ اللهِ.

And Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, and called for the elders of Israel, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers; and they presented themselves before God.

2 ف َقالَ يَشُوعُ لَهُمْ: «هَذا هُوَ ما يَقُولُهُ اللهُ ، إلَهُ إسْرائِيلَ: ‹فِي القَدِيمِ سَكَنَ آباؤكُمْ، بِمَنْ فِيهِم تارَحُ أبُو إبراهِيمَ وَناحُورَ، فِي الجِهَةِ الأُخرَى مِنْ نَهرِ الفُراتِ، وَعَبَدُوا آلِهَةً أُخْرَى.

And Joshua said unto all the people, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, Your fathers dwelt of old time beyond the River, even Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nahor: and they served other gods.

3 ث ُمَّ أخَذْتُ أباكُمْ إبراهِيمَ مِنَ الجِهَةِ الأُخرَى مِنْ نَهْرِ الفُراتِ وَقُدتُهُ فِي كُلِّ أرْضِ كَنْعانَ، وَأعطَيتُهُ نَسلاً كَثِيراً، وَأعْطَيتُهُ إسْحَاقَ.

And I took your father Abraham from beyond the River, and led him throughout all the land of Canaan, and multiplied his seed, and gave him Isaac.

4 و َأعْطَيتُ لإسْحَاقَ وَلَدَيهِ يَعقُوبَ وَعِيسُوَ. وَأعطَيتُ عِيسُوَ مِنْطَقَةَ سَعِيرَ الجَبَلِيَّةَ لِيَمتَلِكَها. أمّا يَعقُوبُ وَأوَلادُهُ، فَنَزَلُوا إلَى مِصْرَ.

And I gave unto Isaac Jacob and Esau: and I gave unto Esau mount Seir, to possess it: and Jacob and his children went down into Egypt.

5 ‹ ثُمَّ أرسَلْتُ مُوسَى وَهارُونَ، وَجَلَبْتُ ضِيقاً عَظِيماً عَلَى مِصْرَ وَعَلَى شَعبِها بِما عَمِلْتُهُ هُناكَ. وَبَعدَ ذَلِكَ أخرَجْتُكُمْ.

And I sent Moses and Aaron, and I plagued Egypt, according to that which I did in the midst thereof: and afterward I brought you out.

6 و َحِينَ أخرَجْتُ آباءَكُمْ مِنْ مِصْرَ أتَيتُمْ إلَى البَحرِ، وَطارَدَ المِصرِيُّونَ آباءَكُمْ بِمَرْكَباتٍ وَفُرسانٍ إلَى البَحرِ الأحمَرِ.

And I brought your fathers out of Egypt: and ye came unto the sea; and the Egyptians pursued after your fathers with chariots and with horsemen unto the Red Sea.

7 و َحِينَ صَرَخُوا للهِ طَلَباً لِلعَونِ، وَضَعَ ظُلْمَةً بَينَكُمْ وَبَينَ المِصْرِيِّينَ، وَرَدَّ البَحرَ عَلَيهِمْ فَغَطّاهُمْ. قَدْ رَأتْ عُيُونُكُمْ ما عَمِلْتُهُ بمِصْرَ. ‹وَبَعْدَ أنْ عِشْتُمْ فِي البَرِّيَّةِ زَمَناً طَوِيلاً،

And when they cried out unto Jehovah, he put darkness between you and the Egyptians, and brought the sea upon them, and covered them; and your eyes saw what I did in Egypt: and ye dwelt in the wilderness many days.

8 أ حْضَرْتُكُمْ إلَى أرْضِ الأمِورِيِّينَ السّاكِنِينَ فِي الجِهَةِ الأُخرَى مِنْ نَهرِ الأُردُنِّ. وَحارَبُوكُمْ، وَأعطَيتُهُمْ لَكُمْ فامتَلَكْتُمْ أرْضَهُمِ وَأفنَيتُمُوهُمْ مِنْ أمامِكُمْ.

And I brought you into the land of the Amorites, that dwelt beyond the Jordan: and they fought with you; and I gave them into your hand, and ye possessed their land; and I destroyed them from before you.

9 ‹ ثُمَّ استَعَدَّ المَلِكُ بالاقُ بْنُ صِفُّورَ، مَلِكُ مُوآبَ لِيُحارِبَ إسْرائِيلَ، فَأرسَلَ وَدَعا بِلْعامَ بْنَ بَعُورَ لِيَلْعَنَكُمْ،

Then Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, arose and fought against Israel: and he sent and called Balaam the son of Beor to curse you;

10 ل َكِنِّي لَمْ أشَأْ أنْ أستَمِعَ لِبَلْعامَ، وَلِذا بارَكْتُكُمْ، وَأنقَذْتُكُمْ مِنْ يَدِهِ.

but I would not hearken unto Balaam; therefore he blessed you still: so I delivered you out of his hand.

11 ‹ وَحِينَ عَبَرْتُمْ نَهرَ الأُردُنِّ وَأتَيتُمْ إلَى أرِيحا، حارَبَكُمْ سُكّانُ أرِيحا، كَما عَمِلَ الأمُورِيُّونَ وَالفِرِزِّيُّونَ وَالكَنعانِيُّونَ وَالحِثِّيُّونَ وَالجِرجاشِيُّونَ وَالحِوِّيُّونَ وَاليَبُوسَيُّونَ، فَأخضَعتُهُمْ لَكُمْ.

And ye went over the Jordan, and came unto Jericho: and the men of Jericho fought against you, the Amorite, and the Perizzite, and the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Girgashite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite; and I delivered them into your hand.

12 و َأرسَلْتُ الدَّبابِيرَ أمامَكُمْ فَطَرَدُوا مَلِكَيِّ الأمُورِيِّينَ مِنْ أمامِكُمْ. لَمْ تَطرُدُوهُمْ بِسُيُوفِكُمْ وَأقواسِكُمْ.

And I sent the hornet before you, which drove them out from before you, even the two kings of the Amorites; not with thy sword, nor with thy bow.

13 ‹ أعطَيتُكُمْ أرْضاً لَمْ تَعمَلُوا فِيها، وَمُدُناً لَمْ تَبنُوها فَسَكَنْتُمْ فِيها. تَأكُلُونَ مِنْ كُرُومٍ وَأشجارِ زَيتُونٍ لِمْ تَزرَعُوها.›»

And I gave you a land whereon thou hadst not labored, and cities which ye built not, and ye dwell therein; of vineyards and oliveyards which ye planted not do ye eat.

14 « وَالآنَ، اخشَوا يهوه وَهابُوهُ وَاخدِمُوهُ بِإخلاصٍ وَبِأمانَةٍ. تَخَلَّصُوا مِنَ الآلِهَةِ الَّتِي عَبَدَها آباؤكُمْ فِي الجِهَةِ الأُخرَى مِنْ نَهرِ الفُراتِ وَفِي مِصْرَ، وَاخدِمُوا يهوه.

Now therefore fear Jehovah, and serve him in sincerity and in truth; and put away the gods which your fathers served beyond the River, and in Egypt; and serve ye Jehovah.

15 « وَإنْ كُنتُمْ لا تَرغَبُونَ فِي خِدمَةِ يهوه، فاختارُوا لِأنفُسِكُمُ اليَومَ إلهاً آخَرَ تَخدِمُونَهُ، سَواءٌ مِنَ الآلِهَةِ الَّتِي خَدَمَها آباؤكُمْ فِي الجِهَةِ الأُخرَى مِنْ نَهرِ الفُراتِ، أمْ مِنْ آلِهَةِ الأمُورِيِّينَ الَّذِينَ تَسكُنُونَ فِي أرْضِهِمْ. وَأمّا أنا وَبَيْتِي فَسَنَخدِمُ يهوه.»

And if it seem evil unto you to serve Jehovah, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve Jehovah.

16 ف َأجابَ الشَّعبُ: «لَنْ نَترُكَ يهوه لِنَعبُدَ آلِهَةً أُخْرَى.

And the people answered and said, Far be it from us that we should forsake Jehovah, to serve other gods;

17 ف َإلَهُنا يهوه هُوَ مَنْ أخرَجَنا وَأخرَجَ آباءَنا مِنْ أرْضِ مِصْرَ حَيثُ كُنّا عَبِيداً. وَقَدْ عَمِلَ عَجائِبَ عَظِيمَةً أمامَ عُيُونِنا، وَحَمانا فِي كُلِّ رِحلَتِنا وَوَسَطَ كُلِّ الشُّعُوبِ الَّتِي سِرْنا فِي أرْضِها.

for Jehovah our God, he it is that brought us and our fathers up out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage, and that did those great signs in our sight, and preserved us in all the way wherein we went, and among all the peoples through the midst of whom we passed;

18 و َقَدْ طَرَدَ يهوه مِنْ أمامِنا جَمِيعَ الشُّعُوبِ فِي هَذِهِ الأرْضِ، كَالأمُورِيِّينَ الَّذِينَ كانُوا يَسْكُنُونَ فِي الأرْضِ. لِذَلِكَ نَحْنُ أيضاً سَنَخدِمُ يهوه، لأَنَّهُ إلَهُنا.»

and Jehovah drove out from before us all the peoples, even the Amorites that dwelt in the land: therefore we also will serve Jehovah; for he is our God.

19 ف َقالَ يَشُوعُ لِلشَّعْبِ: «لا تَسْتَطِيعُونَ الآنَ أنْ تَخْدِمُوا يهوه لِأنَّهُ إلَهٌ قُدُّوسٌ. إنَّهُ إلَهٌ غَيُّورٌ، وَلَنْ يَغفِرَ لَكُمْ تَمَرُّدَكُمْ وَخَطاياكُمْ.

And Joshua said unto the people, Ye cannot serve Jehovah; for he is a holy God; he is a jealous God; he will not forgive your transgression nor your sins.

20 إ نْ تَرَكْتُمُ يهوه وَخَدَمْتُمْ آلِهَةً غَرِيبَةً، فَإنَّهُ سَيَرجِعُ وَيَجلِبُ عَلَيكُمْ كَوارِثَ وَيُفنِيكُمْ، حَتَّى بَعْدَ أنْ أحْسَنَ إلَيْكُمْ.»

If ye forsake Jehovah, and serve foreign gods, then he will turn and do you evil, and consume you, after that he hath done you good.

21 ف َقالَ الشَّعبُ لِيَشُوعَ: «كَلّا! بَلْ سَنَخدِمُ يهوه.»

And the people said unto Joshua, Nay; but we will serve Jehovah.

22 ث ُمَّ قالَ يَشُوعُ لِلشَّعبِ: «أنتُمْ شُهُودٌ عَلَى أنفُسِكُمْ أنَّكُمُ اختَرْتُمُ يهوه لِتَخدِمُوهُ.» فَقالُوا: «نَحنُ شُهُودٌ.»

And Joshua said unto the people, Ye are witnesses against yourselves that ye have chosen you Jehovah, to serve him. And they said, We are witnesses.

23 ف َقالَ يَشُوعُ: «تَخَلَّصُوا إذاً مِنَ الآلِهَةِ الغَرِيبَةِ الَّتِي بَينَكُمْ. وَأمِيلُوا قُلُوبَكُمْ إلَى يهوه إلَهِ إسْرائِيلَ.»

Now therefore put away, said he, the foreign gods which are among you, and incline your heart unto Jehovah, the God of Israel.

24 ف َقالَ الشَّعبُ لِيَشُوعَ: «سَنَخدِمُ يهوه إلَهَنا وَنُطِيعُهُ.»

And the people said unto Joshua, Jehovah our God will we serve, and unto his voice will we hearken.

25 ف َقَطَعَ يَشُوعُ عَهْداً مَعَ الشَّعبِ فِي ذَلِكَ اليَومِ، وَوَضَعَ لَهُمْ أحكاماً وَقَوانِينَ فِي شَكِيمَ.

So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and set them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem.

26 و َكَتَبَ يَشُوعُ هَذا الكَلامَ فِي كِتابِ شَرِيعَةِ اللهِ. وَأخَذَ حَجَراً كَبِيراً وَوَضَعَهُ تَحْتَ شَجَرَةِ البَلُّوطِ الَّتِي عِنْدَ خَيْمَةِ يهوه المُقّدَّسَةِ.

And Joshua wrote these words in the book of the law of God; and he took a great stone, and set it up there under the oak that was by the sanctuary of Jehovah.

27 و َقالَ يَشُوعُ لِكُلِّ الشَّعبِ: «سَيَكُونُ هَذا الحَجَرُ شاهِداً عَلَينا، كَأنَّهُ سَمِعَ كَلامَ يهوه الَّذِي تَكَلَّمَ بِهِ إلَينا. سَيَكُونُ شاهِداً عَلَيكُمْ كَي لا تَتَمَرَّدُوا عَلَى إلَهِكُمْ.»

And Joshua said unto all the people, Behold, this stone shall be a witness against us; for it hath heard all the words of Jehovah which he spake unto us: it shall be therefore a witness against you, lest ye deny your God.

28 ث ُمَّ صَرَفَ يَشُوعُ الشَّعبَ كُلَّ واحِدٍ إلَى أرْضِهِ وَمِيراثِهِ. مَوتُ يَشُوع

So Joshua sent the people away, every man unto his inheritance.

29 و َبَعدَ هَذِهِ الأُمُورِ، ماتَ يَشُوعُ بْنُ نُونَ خادِمُ اللهِ ، وَلَهُ مِنَ العُمْرِ مِئِةٌ وَعَشْرُ سَنَواتٍ.

And it came to pass after these things, that Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of Jehovah, died, being a hundred and ten years old.

30 و َدُفِنَ فِي أرْضِهِ فِي تِمْنَةَ سارَحَ فِي مِنْطَقَةِ أفْرايِمَ الجَبَلِيَّةِ إلَى الشِّمالِ مِنْ جَبَلِ جاعَشَ.

And they buried him in the border of his inheritance in Timnathserah, which is in the hill-country of Ephraim, on the north of the mountain of Gaash.

31 و َخَدَمَ إسْرائِيلُ اللهَ وعبدوه طَوالَ حَياةِ يَشُوعَ وَالشُّيُوخِ الَّذِينَ بَقَوْا أحياءَ بَعدَهُ، الَّذِينَ عَرَفُوا وَاختَبَرُوا العَمَلَ الَّذِي عَمِلَهُ اللهُ لإسْرائِيلَ. عِظامُ يُوسُف

And Israel served Jehovah all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders that outlived Joshua, and had known all the work of Jehovah, that he had wrought for Israel.

32 و َدُفِنَتْ عِظامُ يُوسُفَ الَّتِي أحضَرَها بَنو إسْرائِيلَ مِنْ مِصْرَ فِي شَكِيمَ. فِي الأرْضِ الَّتِي اشتَراها يَعقُوبُ بِمِئَةِ قِطعَةٍ مِنَ الفِضّةِ مِنْ أبناءِ حَمُورَ أبِي شَكيمَ. فَصارَتْ هَذِهِ الأرْضُ مُلْكاً لِنَسلِ يَوسُفَ. مَوتُ ألعازار

And the bones of Joseph, which the children of Israel brought up out of Egypt, buried they in Shechem, in the parcel of ground which Jacob bought of the sons of Hamor the father of Shechem for a hundred pieces of money: and they became the inheritance of the children of Joseph.

33 و َماتَ ألِعازَارُ بْنُ هارُونَ. وَدُفِنَ فِي جِبْعَةَ مَدِينَةِ ابنِهِ فِينْحاسَ، الَّتِي أُعطِيَتْ لَهُ فِي مِنْطَقَةِ أفْرايِمَ الجَبَلِيَّةِ.

And Eleazar the son of Aaron died; and they buried him in the hill of Phinehas his son, which was given him in the hill-country of Ephraim.