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

Then Joshua gathered all the families of Israel to Shechem. He called for the leaders of Israel, the heads of the families and those who judged between what is right or wrong. And they showed 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.

Joshua said to all the people, “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: ‘Long ago your fathers lived on the other side of the River. There was Terah, the father of Abraham and Nahor. And they worshiped other gods.

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

Then I took your father Abraham from the other side of the River. I led him through all the land of Canaan. I gave him many children, and I gave him Isaac.

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

To Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau. I gave Mount Seir to Esau for his own. But Jacob and his children went down to Egypt.

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

I sent Moses and Aaron. I had to bring trouble upon Egypt by what I did among them. Then I brought you out.

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

I brought your fathers out of Egypt to the Sea. Egypt went after your fathers to the Red Sea with war-wagons and horsemen.

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،

But when they cried out to the Lord, He put darkness between you and the Egyptians. He brought the sea upon them and covered them. Your own eyes saw what I did in Egypt. And you lived in the desert for a long time.

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

I brought you into the land of the Amorites who lived on the east side of the Jordan. They fought with you, and I gave them to you. You took their land for your own when I destroyed them in front of 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, came and fought against Israel. He sent for 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 listen to Balaam. So he had to pray for good to come to you. And I saved you from his hand.

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

’You crossed the Jordan and came to Jericho. The people of Jericho fought against you. And the Amorite, the Perizzite, the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Girgashite, the Hivite and the Jebusite fought against you. So I gave them into your hand.

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

I sent the hornets ahead of you. They drove out the people and the two kings of the Amorites from in front of you. You did not do it by your sword or bow.

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

I gave you a land you did not work for. You live in cities you did not build. You are eating from vines and olive trees you did not plant.’

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

“So fear the Lord. Serve Him in faith and truth. Put away the gods your fathers served on the other side of the river and in Egypt. Serve the Lord.

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.»

If you think it is wrong to serve the Lord, choose today whom you will serve. Choose the gods your fathers worshiped on the other side of the river, or choose the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living. But as for me and my family, we will serve the Lord.”

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

The people answered, “May it never be that we turn away from the Lord and 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 the Lord our God is the One Who brought us and our fathers out of the land of Egypt, from the house where we were made to work. He did these powerful works in front of our eyes. He kept us safe everywhere we went, among all the nations we passed through.

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.»

The Lord drove away from in front of us all the nations, even the Amorites who lived in the land. So we will serve the Lord. 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.

Then Joshua said to the people, “You will not be able to serve the Lord. For He is a holy God. He is a jealous God. He will not forgive your wrong-doing or your sins.

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

If you turn away from the Lord and serve strange gods, He will turn and punish you. He will destroy you after He has been good to you.”

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

The people said to Joshua, “Not so, for we will serve the Lord.”

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

Then Joshua said to the people, “You have spoken for yourselves that you have chosen to serve the Lord.” And they said, “We have spoken for ourselves.”

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

Joshua said, “So put away the strange gods that are among you. Give your hearts to the Lord, the God of Israel.”

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

The people said to Joshua, “We will serve the Lord our God. We will obey His voice.”

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

So Joshua made an agreement with the people that day. And he made Laws for them in Shechem.

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

Joshua wrote these words in the book of the Law of God. Then he took a large stone and set it up there under the tree that was by the holy place of the Lord.

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.»

Joshua said to all the people, “See, this stone will be here to speak against us. For it has heard all the words the Lord spoke to us. So it will be here to speak against you, if you do not stay true to your God.”

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

Then Joshua sent the people away, each to his own land. The Death of Joshua and Eleazar

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

After this, Joshua the son of Nun, the Lord’s servant, died. He was 110 years old.

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

They buried him in the land he was given in Timnath-serah, in the hill country of Ephraim, north of Mount 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

Israel served the Lord all the days of Joshua, and of the leaders who lived after him who had known all the works the Lord had done 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

The people of Israel brought the bones of Joseph from Egypt. They buried them in Shechem, in the piece of ground Jacob had bought from the sons of Hamor the father of Shechem for 100 pieces of money. It became the land of Joseph’s children.

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

Eleazar the son of Aaron died also. They buried him on the hill at Gibeah that was given to his son Phinehas in the hill country of Ephraim.