1 T he 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.

Yahweh’s angel came up from Gilgal to Bochim. He said, “I brought you out of Egypt, and have brought you to the land which I swore to give your fathers. I said, ‘I will never break my covenant with you.

2 D o 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?

You shall make no covenant with the inhabitants of this land. You shall break down their altars.’ But you have not listened to my voice. Why have you done this?

3 S o 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.’”

Therefore I also said, ‘I will not drive them out from before you; but they shall be 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 people of Israel, the people cried in a loud voice.

When Yahweh’s angel spoke these words to all the children of Israel, the people lifted up their voice, and wept.

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

They called the name of that place Bochim, and they sacrificed there to Yahweh.

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

Now when Joshua had sent the people away, the children of Israel each went to his inheritance to possess the land.

7 T he 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.

The people served Yahweh all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders who outlived Joshua, who had seen all the great work of Yahweh that he had worked for Israel.

8 J oshua the son of Nun, the servant of the Lord, died when he was 110 years old.

Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of Yahweh, died, being one hundred ten years old.

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

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.

10 A ll 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

After all that generation were gathered to their fathers, another generation arose after them, who didn’t know Yahweh, nor the work which he had done for Israel.

11 T hen the people of Israel sinned in the eyes of the Lord. They served the Baals, the gods of the Canaanites.

The children of Israel did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, and served the Baals.

12 T hey 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.

They abandoned Yahweh, the God of their fathers, who brought them out of the land of Egypt, and followed other gods, of the gods of the peoples who were around them, and bowed themselves down to them; and they provoked Yahweh to anger.

13 T hey turned away from the Lord and served Baal and the Ashtaroth.

They abandoned Yahweh, and served Baal and the Ashtaroth.

14 T he 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.

Yahweh’s anger burned against Israel, and he delivered them into the hands of raiders who plundered them. He sold them into the hands of their enemies all around, so that they could no longer stand before their enemies.

15 T he 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.

Wherever they went out, Yahweh’s hand was against them for evil, as Yahweh had spoken, and as Yahweh had sworn to them; and they were very distressed.

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

Yahweh raised up judges, who saved them out of the hand of those who plundered them.

17 B ut 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.

Yet they didn’t listen to their judges; for they prostituted themselves to other gods, and bowed themselves down to them. They turned aside quickly out of the way in which their fathers walked, obeying Yahweh’s commandments. They didn’t do so.

18 W hen 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.

When Yahweh raised up judges for them, then Yahweh was with the judge, and saved them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge; for it grieved Yahweh because of their groaning by reason of those who oppressed them and troubled them.

19 B ut 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.

But when the judge was dead, they turned back, and dealt more corruptly than their fathers in following other gods to serve them, and to bow down to them. They didn’t cease what they were doing, or give up their stubborn ways.

20 S o 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.

Yahweh’s anger burned against Israel; and he said, “Because this nation transgressed my covenant which I commanded their fathers, and has not listened to my voice,

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

I also will no longer drive out any of the nations that Joshua left when he died from before them;

22 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.”

that by them I may test Israel, to see if they will keep the Yahweh’s way to walk therein, as their fathers kept it, or not.”

23 S o 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.

So Yahweh left those nations, without driving them out hastily. He didn’t deliver them into Joshua’s hand.