The Covenant Is Renewed at Shechem
1Joshua gathered all Israel’s tribes together at Shechem. He sent for the elders, leaders, judges and officials of Israel. They came and stood there in the sight of God.
2Joshua spoke to all the people. He said, “The Lord is the God of Israel. He says, ‘Long ago your people lived east of the Euphrates River. They worshiped other gods there. Your people included Terah. He was the father of Abraham and Nahor. 3I took your father Abraham from the land east of the Euphrates. I led him all through Canaan. I gave him many children and grandchildren. I gave him Isaac. 4To Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau. I gave the hill country of Seir to Esau. But Jacob and his family went down to Egypt.
5“ ‘Then I sent Moses and Aaron. I made the people of Egypt suffer because of the plagues I sent on them. But I brought you out of Egypt. 6When I brought your people out, they came to the Red Sea. The people of Egypt chased them with chariots and with men on horses. They chased them all the way to the sea. 7But your people cried out to me for help. So I put darkness between you and the people of Egypt. I swept them into the sea. It completely covered them. Your own eyes saw what I did to them. After that, you lived in the desert for a long time.
8“ ‘I brought you to the land of the Amorites. They lived east of the Jordan River. They fought against you. But I handed them over to you. I destroyed them to make room for you. Then you took over their land. 9Balak, the son of Zippor, prepared to fight against Israel. Balak was the king of Moab. He sent for Balaam, the son of Beor. Balak wanted Balaam to put a curse on you. 10But I would not listen to Balaam’s curses. So he blessed you again and again. And I saved you from his power.
11“ ‘Then you went across the Jordan River. You came to Jericho. Its people fought against you. So did the Amorites, Perizzites, Canaanites, Hittites, Girgashites, Hivites and Jebusites. But I handed them over to you. 12I sent hornets ahead of you. They drove your enemies out to make room for you. That included the two Amorite kings. You did not do that with your own swords and bows. 13So I gave you a land you had never farmed. I gave you cities you had not built. You are now living in them. And you are eating the fruit of vineyards and olive trees you did not plant.’
14“So have respect for the Lord. Serve him. Be completely faithful to him. Throw away the gods your people worshiped east of the Euphrates River and in Egypt. Serve the Lord. 15But suppose you don’t want to serve him. Then choose for yourselves right now whom you will serve. You can choose the gods your people served east of the Euphrates River. Or you can serve the gods of the Amorites. After all, you are living in their land. But as for me and my family, we will serve the Lord.”
16Then the people answered Joshua, “We would never desert the Lord! We would never serve other gods! 17The Lord our God himself brought us and our parents up out of Egypt. He brought us out of that land where we were slaves. With our own eyes, we saw those great signs he did. He kept us safe on our entire journey. He kept us safe as we traveled through all the nations. 18He drove them out to make room for us. That included the Amorites. They also lived in the land. We too will serve the Lord. That’s because he is our God.”
19Joshua said to the people, “You aren’t able to serve the Lord. He is a holy God. He is a jealous God. He won’t forgive you when you disobey him. He won’t forgive you when you sin against him. 20Suppose you desert the Lord. Suppose you serve the gods that people in other lands serve. If you do, he will turn against you. He will bring trouble on you. He will destroy you, even though he has been good to you.”
21But the people said to Joshua, “No! We will serve the Lord.”
22Then Joshua said, “You are witnesses against yourselves. You have said that you have chosen to serve the Lord.”
“Yes. We are witnesses,” they replied.
23“Now then,” said Joshua, “throw away the statues of the gods that are among you. People from other lands serve those gods. Give yourselves completely to the Lord. He is the God of Israel.”
24Then the people said to Joshua, “We will serve the Lord our God. We will obey him.”
25On that day Joshua made a covenant for the people. There at Shechem he reminded them of its rules and laws. 26He recorded these things in the Book of the Law of God. Then he got a large stone. He set it up in Shechem under the oak tree. It was near the place that had been set apart for the Lord.
27“Look!” he said to all the people. “This stone will be a witness against us. It has heard all the words the Lord has spoken to us. Suppose you aren’t faithful to your God. Then the stone will be a witness against you.”
28Joshua sent the people away. He sent all of them to their own shares of land.
Joshua Is Buried in the Promised Land
29Then Joshua, the servant of the Lord, died. He was the son of Nun. He was 110 years old when he died. 30His people buried him at Timnath Serah on his own property. It’s north of Mount Gaash in the hill country of Ephraim.
31Israel served the Lord as long as Joshua lived. They also served him as long as the elders lived. Those were the elders who lived longer than Joshua did. They had seen for themselves everything the Lord had done for Israel.
32The Israelites had brought Joseph’s bones up from Egypt. They buried his bones at Shechem in the piece of land Jacob had bought. He had bought it from the sons of Hamor. He had paid 100 pieces of silver for it. Hamor was the father of Shechem. That piece of land became the share that belonged to Joseph’s children after him.
33Aaron’s son Eleazar died. He was buried at Gibeah in the hill country of Ephraim. Gibeah had been given to Eleazar’s son Phinehas.
Májẹ̀mú di ọ̀tun ní Ṣekemu
1Nígbà náà ni Joṣua pe gbogbo àwọn ẹ̀yà Israẹli jọ ní Ṣekemu. Ó pe àwọn àgbàgbà, àwọn olórí, onídàájọ́ àti àwọn ìjòyè Israẹli, wọ́n sì fi ara wọn hàn níwájú Ọlọ́run.
2Joṣua sì sọ fun gbogbo ènìyàn pé, “Báyìí ni Olúwa Ọlọ́run Israẹli, wí: ‘Nígbà kan rí àwọn baba ńlá yín Tẹra baba Abrahamu àti Nahori ń gbé ní ìkọjá odò Eufurate, wọ́n sì sin àwọn òrìṣà. 3Ṣùgbọ́n mo mú Abrahamu baba yín kúrò ní ìkọjá odò Eufurate, mo sì ṣe amọ̀nà rẹ̀ ni gbogbo Kenaani, mo sì fún ní àwọn ọmọ púpọ̀. Mo fún ní Isaaki, 4àti fún Isaaki ni mo fún ní Jakọbu àti Esau, mo sì fún Esau ní ilẹ̀ orí òkè Seiri ní ìní, ṣùgbọ́n Jakọbu àti àwọn ọmọ rẹ̀ sọ̀kalẹ̀ lọ sí Ejibiti.
5“ ‘Nígbà náà ni mo rán Mose àti Aaroni, mo sì yọ Ejibiti lẹ́nu ní ti nǹkan tí mo ṣe níbẹ̀, mo sì mú yín jáde. 6Nígbà tí mo mú àwọn baba yín jáde kúrò ní Ejibiti, ẹ wá sí Òkun, àwọn ará Ejibiti lépa wọn pẹ̀lú kẹ̀kẹ́ ogun àti àwọn ẹlẹ́ṣin títí ó fi dé Òkun Pupa. 7Ṣùgbọ́n wọ́n ké pe Olúwa fún ìrànlọ́wọ́, ó sì fi òkùnkùn sí àárín yín àti àwọn ará Ejibiti, ó sì mú Òkun wá sí orí wọn; ó sì bò wọ́n mọ́lẹ̀. Ẹ sì fi ojú yín rí ohun tí mo ṣe sí àwọn ará Ejibiti. Lẹ́yìn náà ẹ sì gbé ní aginjù fún ọjọ́ pípẹ́.
8“ ‘Èmi mú yín wá sí ilẹ̀ àwọn ará Amori tí ó ń gbé ìlà-oòrùn Jordani. Wọ́n bá yín jà, Ṣùgbọ́n mo fi wọ́n lé yín lọ́wọ́. Èmí pa wọ́n run kúrò níwájú u yín, ẹ sì gba ilẹ̀ ẹ wọn. 9Nígbà tí Balaki ọmọ Sippori, ọba Moabu, múra láti bá Israẹli jà, ó ránṣẹ́ sí Balaamu ọmọ Beori láti fi yín bú. 10Ṣùgbọ́n èmi kò fetí sí Balaamu, bẹ́ẹ̀ ni ó súre fún un yín síwájú àti síwájú sí i, mo sì gbà yín kúrò ní ọwọ́ rẹ̀.
11“ ‘Lẹ́yìn náà ni ẹ rékọjá Jordani, tí ẹ sì wá sí Jeriko. Àwọn ará ìlú Jeriko sì bá yín jà, gẹ́gẹ́ bí ará Amori, Peresi, Kenaani, Hiti, Girgaṣi, Hifi àti Jebusi. Ṣùgbọ́n mo fi wọ́n lé e yín lọ́wọ́. 12Èmi sì rán oyin sí iwájú yín, tí ó lé wọn kúrò ní iwájú yín, àní ọba Amori méjì. Ẹ kò ṣe èyí pẹ̀lú idà yín àti ọrun yín. 13Bẹ́ẹ̀ ni mo fún un yín ní ilẹ̀ tí ẹ̀yin kò ṣiṣẹ́ fún, àti àwọn ìlú tí ẹ̀ yin kò kọ́; ẹ sì ń gbé inú wọn, ẹ sì ń jẹ nínú ọgbà àjàrà àti ọgbà olifi tí ẹ kò gbìn.’
14“Nísinsin yìí ẹ bẹ̀rù Olúwa, kí ẹ sì máa sìn ín ní òtítọ́ àti òdodo. Kí ẹ sì mú òrìṣà tí àwọn baba ńlá yín sìn ní ìkọjá odò Eufurate àti ní Ejibiti kúrò, kí ẹ sì máa sin Olúwa. 15Ṣùgbọ́n bí ẹ̀yin kò bá fẹ́ láti sin Olúwa, nígbà náà ẹ yàn fún ara yín ní òní ẹni tí ẹ̀yin yóò sìn bóyá òrìṣà tí àwọn baba ńlá yín sìn ní ìkọjá odò Eufurate, tàbí òrìṣà àwọn ará Amori, ní ilẹ̀ ẹni tí ẹ̀yin ń gbé. Ṣùgbọ́n ní ti èmi àti ilé mi, Olúwa ni àwa yóò máa sìn.”
16Àwọn ènìyàn sì dáhùn pé, “Kí a má ri tí àwa yóò fi kọ Olúwa sílẹ̀ láti sin òrìṣà! 17Nítorí Olúwa Ọlọ́run fúnrarẹ̀ ni ó gba àwọn baba ńlá wa là kúrò ní Ejibiti, ní oko ẹrú. Òun ni Ọlọ́run tí ó ṣe iṣẹ́ ìyanu ńlá níwájú àwọn ọmọ Israẹli. Ó pa wá mọ́ nínú gbogbo ìrìnàjò wa àti ní àárín gbogbo orílẹ̀-èdè tí a là kọjá. 18Olúwa sì lé gbogbo àwọn orílẹ̀-èdè jáde kúrò ní iwájú wa, pẹ̀lú àwọn Amori, tí ń gbé ilẹ̀ náà. Àwa náà yóò máa sin Olúwa, nítorí òun ni Ọlọ́run wa.”
19Joṣua sì wí fún àwọn ènìyàn náà, pé, “Ẹ̀yin kò le sin Olúwa, nítorí Ọlọ́run mímọ́ ni òun; Ọlọ́run owú ni òun, Kì yóò dárí ìrékọjá àti ẹ̀ṣẹ̀ yín jì yín. 20Bí ẹ bá kọ Olúwa tí ẹ sì sin òrìṣà orílẹ̀-èdè mìíràn òun yóò padà yóò sì mú ibi bá a yín, yóò sì pa yín run, lẹ́yìn ìgbà tí ó ti ṣe rere fún un yín tan.”
21Ṣùgbọ́n àwọn ènìyàn sọ fún Joṣua pé, “Bẹ́ẹ̀ kọ́! A yàn láti sin Olúwa.”
22Lẹ́yìn náà ni Joṣua wí pé, “Ẹ̀yin ni ẹlẹ́rìí ara yín pé, ẹ ti yàn láti sin Olúwa.”
Wọ́n dáhùn wí pé, “Bẹ́ẹ̀ ni, àwa ni ẹlẹ́rìí.”
23Nígbà náà ni Joṣua dáhùn wí pé, “Ẹ mú òrìṣà orílẹ̀-èdè mìíràn tí ń bẹ ní àárín yín kúrò, ki ẹ sì yí ọkàn yín padà sí Olúwa, Ọlọ́run Israẹli.”
24Àwọn ènìyàn náà sì wí fún Joṣua pé, “Olúwa Ọlọ́run nìkan ni àwa yóò máa sìn, òun nìkan ni àwa yóò máa ṣe ìgbọ́ràn sí.”
25Ní ọjọ́ náà Joṣua dá májẹ̀mú fún àwọn ènìyàn, ó sì fi òfin àti ìlànà fún wọn ní Ṣekemu. 26Joṣua sì kọ gbogbo ìdáhùn àwọn ènìyàn wọ̀nyí sí inú Ìwé Òfin Ọlọ́run. Lẹ́yìn náà ó gbé òkúta ńlá kan, ó gbé e kalẹ̀ ní abẹ́ igi óákù ní ẹ̀bá ibi mímọ́ Olúwa.
27“E wò ó!” ó wí fún gbogbo ènìyàn pé, “Òkúta yìí ni yóò jẹ́ ẹlẹ́rìí fún wa, nítorí ó ti gbọ́ gbogbo ọ̀rọ̀ tí Olúwa ti sọ fún wa. Yóò jẹ́ ẹlẹ́rìí yín tí ẹ bá ṣe àìṣòótọ́ sí Ọlọ́run yín.”
28Lẹ́yìn náà ni Joṣua jẹ́ kí àwọn ènìyàn lọ, olúkúlùkù sí ilẹ̀ ìní rẹ̀.
Ikú Joṣua àti Eleasari
29Lẹ́yìn nǹkan wọ̀nyí, Joṣua ọmọ Nuni ìránṣẹ́ Olúwa, kú ní ẹni àádọ́fà ọdún (110) 30Wọ́n sì sin ín sí ilẹ̀ ìní rẹ̀, ní Timnati Serah ni ilẹ̀ orí òkè Efraimu, ní ìhà àríwá Òkè Gaaṣi.
31Israẹli sì sin Olúwa ní gbogbo ọjọ́ ayé Joṣua àti ní gbogbo ọjọ́ àwọn àgbàgbà tí ó wà lẹ́yìn ikú rẹ̀ tí wọ́n sì rí gbogbo iṣẹ́ ńlá tí Olúwa ṣe fún Israẹli.
3224.32: Gẹ 50.24,25; Ek 13.19; Ap 7.16.Egungun Josẹfu, èyí tí àwọn ọmọ Israẹli kó kúrò ní Ejibiti, ni wọ́n sin ní Ṣekemu ní ìpín ilẹ̀ tí Jakọbu rà fún ọgọ́ọ̀rún (100) fàdákà ní ọwọ́ Hamori, baba Ṣekemu. Èyí sì jẹ́ ilẹ̀ ìní àwọn ọmọ Josẹfu.
33Eleasari ọmọ Aaroni sì kú, wọ́n sì sin ín ní Gibeah, tí a ti pín fún ọmọ rẹ̀ Finehasi ní òkè ilẹ̀ Efraimu.