1 N ow 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,

O Anjo do Senhor subiu de Gilgal a Boquim e disse: “Tirei vocês do Egito e os trouxe para a terra que prometi com juramento dar a seus antepassados. Eu disse: Jamais quebrarei a minha aliança com vocês.

2 a nd 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?

E vocês não farão acordo com o povo desta terra, mas demolirão os seus altares. Por que vocês não me obedeceram?

3 T herefore 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.’”

Portanto, agora lhes digo que não os expulsarei da presença de vocês; eles serão seus adversários, e os deuses deles serão uma armadilha para vocês”.

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

Quando o Anjo do Senhor acabou de falar a todos os israelitas, o povo chorou em alta voz,

5 S o they named that place Bochim; and there they sacrificed to the Lord. Joshua Dies

e ao lugar chamaram Boquim. Ali ofereceram sacrifícios ao Senhor. Desobediência e Derrota

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

Depois que Josué despediu os israelitas, eles saíram para ocupar a terra, cada um a sua herança.

7 T he 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.

O povo prestou culto ao Senhor durante toda a vida de Josué e dos líderes que sobreviveram a Josué e que tinham visto todos os grandes feitos do Senhor em favor de Israel.

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

Josué, filho de Num, servo do Senhor, morreu com a idade de cento e dez anos.

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

Foi sepultado na terra de sua herança, em Timnate-Heres, nos montes de Efraim, ao norte do monte Gaás.

10 A ll 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

Depois que toda aquela geração foi reunida a seus antepassados, surgiu uma nova geração que não conhecia o Senhor e o que ele havia feito por Israel.

11 T hen the sons of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord and served the Baals,

Então os israelitas fizeram o que o Senhor reprova e prestaram culto aos baalins.

12 a nd 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.

Abandonaram o Senhor, o Deus dos seus antepassados, que os havia tirado do Egito, e seguiram e adoraram vários deuses dos povos ao seu redor, provocando a ira do Senhor.

13 S o they forsook the Lord and served Baal and the Ashtaroth.

Abandonaram o Senhor e prestaram culto a Baal e a Astarote.

14 T he 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.

A ira do Senhor se acendeu contra Israel, e ele os entregou nas mãos de invasores que os saquearam. Ele os entregou aos inimigos ao seu redor, aos quais já não conseguiam resistir.

15 W herever 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.

Sempre que os israelitas saíam para a batalha, a mão do Senhor era contra eles para derrotá-los, conforme lhes havia advertido e jurado. Grande angústia os dominava.

16 T hen the Lord raised up judges who delivered them from the hands of those who plundered them.

Então o Senhor levantou juízes, que os libertaram das mãos daqueles que os atacavam.

17 Y et 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.

Mesmo assim eles não quiseram ouvir os juízes, antes se prostituíram com outros deuses e os adoraram. Ao contrário dos seus antepassados, logo se desviaram do caminho pelo qual os seus antepassados tinham andado, o caminho da obediência aos mandamentos do Senhor.

18 W hen 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.

Sempre que o Senhor lhes levantava um juiz, ele estava com o juiz e os salvava das mãos de seus inimigos enquanto o juiz vivia; pois o Senhor tinha misericórdia por causa dos gemidos deles diante daqueles que os oprimiam e os afligiam.

19 B ut 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.

Mas, quando o juiz morria, o povo voltava a caminhos ainda piores do que os caminhos dos seus antepassados, seguindo outros deuses, prestando-lhes culto e adorando-os. Recusavam-se a abandonar suas práticas e seu caminho obstinado.

20 S o 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,

Por isso a ira do Senhor acendeu-se contra Israel, e ele disse: “Como este povo violou a aliança que fiz com os seus antepassados e não tem ouvido a minha voz,

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

não expulsarei de diante dele nenhuma das nações que Josué deixou quando morreu.

22 i n 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.”

Eu as usarei para pôr Israel à prova e ver se guardará o caminho do Senhor e se andará nele como o fizeram os seus antepassados”.

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

O Senhor havia permitido que essas nações permanecessem; não as expulsou de imediato, e não as entregou nas mãos de Josué.