1 And it came to pass a long time after that the LORD had given rest unto Israel from all their enemies round about, that Joshua waxed old and stricken in age. 2 And Joshua called for all Israel, and for their elders, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers, and said unto them, I am old and stricken in age: 3 And ye have seen all that the LORD your God hath done unto all these nations because of you; for the LORD your God is he that hath fought for you. 4 Behold, I have divided unto you by lot these nations that remain, to be an inheritance for your tribes, from Jordan, with all the nations that I have cut off, even unto the great sea westward. 5 And the LORD your God, he shall expel them from before you, and drive them from out of your sight; and ye shall possess their land, as the LORD your God hath promised unto you. 6 Be ye therefore very courageous to keep and to do all that is written in the book of the law of Moses, that ye turn not aside therefrom to the right hand or to the left; 7 That ye come not among these nations, these that remain among you; neither make mention of the name of their gods, nor cause to swear by them , neither serve them, nor bow yourselves unto them: 8 But cleave unto the LORD your God, as ye have done unto this day. 9 For the LORD hath driven out from before you great nations and strong: but as for you, no man hath been able to stand before you unto this day. 10 One man of you shall chase a thousand: for the LORD your God, he it is that fighteth for you, as he hath promised you.
11 Take good heed therefore unto yourselves, that ye love the LORD your God. 12 Else if ye do in any wise go back, and cleave unto the remnant of these nations, even these that remain among you, and shall make marriages with them, and go in unto them, and they to you: 13 Know for a certainty that the LORD your God will no more drive out any of these nations from before you; but they shall be snares and traps unto you, and scourges in your sides, and thorns in your eyes, until ye perish from off this good land which the LORD your God hath given you. 14 And, behold, this day I am going the way of all the earth: and ye know in all your hearts and in all your souls, that not one thing hath failed of all the good things which the LORD your God spake concerning you; all are come to pass unto you, and not one thing hath failed thereof. 15 Therefore it shall come to pass, that as all good things are come upon you, which the LORD your God promised you; so shall the LORD bring upon you all evil things, until he have destroyed you from off this good land which the LORD your God hath given you. 16 When ye have transgressed the covenant of the LORD your God, which he commanded you, and have gone and served other gods, and bowed yourselves to them; then shall the anger of the LORD be kindled against you, and ye shall perish quickly from off the good land which he hath given unto you.
23–BOB
Yoshuaning oxirgi nasihatlari
1 Oradan yillar oʻtdi. Egamiz Isroil xalqiga tinchlik ato qildi, atrofdagi dushmanlar ularga xavf solmas edi. Yoshua ham yoshi ancha oʻtib, qarib qolgan edi. 2 U butun Isroil xalqini, ularning oqsoqollariyu boshliqlarini, hakam va nazoratchilarini chaqirib shunday dedi: “Mening yoshim ham oʻtdi, ancha qarib qoldim. 3 Egangiz Xudo sizlar uchun atrofingizdagi xalqlarni nima qilganini koʻrdingiz. Egangiz Xudoning Oʻzi sizlar uchun jang qildi. 4 Men Isroil xalqining qabilalariga sharqda Iordan daryosidan boshlab gʻarbdagi Oʻrta yer dengizigacha boʻlgan yerlarni mulk qilib berdim. Men sizlarga magʻlub boʻlgan xalqlarning ham, hali magʻlub qilinmagan xalqlarning ham yerlarini taqsimlab berdim. 5 Egangiz Xudoning Oʻzi oʻsha xalqlarni oldingizdan haydab, orqaga chekintiradi. Egangiz Xudoning Oʻzi vaʼda qilganday, sizlar ularning yerlarini egallaysizlar. 6 Musoning Tavrot kitobida yozilgan barcha qonunlarga amal qilinglar. Ularni bitta qoldirmay bajaringlar. 7 Orangizda qolgan oʻzga xalqlarga qoʻshilmanglar. Ularning xudolarining nomlarini tilga ham olmanglar, oʻsha xudolarning nomi bilan qasam ichmanglar. U xudolarga sajda ham qilmanglar, xizmat ham qilmanglar. 8 Sizlar shu paytgacha Egangiz Xudoga sodiq boʻlib keldingizlar, bundan keyin ham Unga sodiq boʻlib qolinglar. 9 Egamiz sizlarning oldingizdan katta va kuchli xalqlarni haydab chiqardi, mana shu kungacha hech kim sizlarga bas kela olgani yoʻq. 10 Egangiz Xudo vaʼda qilganday, Uning Oʻzi sizlar uchun jang qiladi. Dushmanlarning mingtasi bittangizga bas kela olmaydi. 11 Shuning uchun doimo chin dildan Egangiz Xudoni sevinglar. 12 Undan yuz oʻgirmanglar, orangizdagi oʻzga xalqlar bilan aralashmanglar, ular bilan quda–andachilik qilmanglar. 13 Agar shunday qilsangiz, bilib qoʻyingki, Egangiz Xudo oʻsha xalqlarni sizlarning oldingizdan boshqa haydab chiqarmaydi. Ular sizlarga qopqon va tuzoqday, yelkalaringizga qamchiday, koʻzlaringizga esa tikanday boʻladi. Oxiri, Egangiz Xudo sizlarga bergan mana shu hosildor yurtda birortangiz ham tirik qolmaysiz.
14 Men ham bir bandaman, umrim oxirlab boryapti. Shubhasiz, hammangiz bilasiz, Egangiz Xudo sizlarga yaxshi vaʼdalar bergan edi, shu vaʼdalarning hammasi roʻyobga chiqdi, ularning birortasi ham bajarilmay qolmadi. 15 Egangiz Xudo sizlarga vaʼda qilgan barcha yaxshi narsalarni roʻyobga chiqardi. Agar Egamizga itoat qilmasangiz, U sizlarni ogohlantirib aytgan kulfatlarni boshingizga soladi. Oqibatda U sizlarga bergan mana shu hosildor yurtdan sizlarni butunlay yoʻq qilib tashlaydi. 16 Agar sizlar Egangiz Xudo bilan qilgan ahdni buzib, boshqa xudolarga ergashsangiz, ularga xizmat qilib, sajda qilsangiz, sizlarga qarshi Egamizning gʻazabi qoʻzgʻaydi–da, U sizlarga bergan mana shu hosildor yurtda tez orada qirilib ketasizlar.”
