1And 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.stricken�: Heb. come into days
2And 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:
3And 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.
4Behold, 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.westward: Heb. at the sunset
5And 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.
6Maka kalian jadilah sungguh tabah hati untuk berpegang dan untuk berbuat segala apa yang tertulis di dalam kitab hukum Musa, supaya kalian tidak menyimpang dari situ ke kanan atau ke kiri;
7That 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:
8But cleave unto the LORD your God, as ye have done unto this day.But cleave�: or, For if ye will cleave, etc
9For 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.For the LORD�: or, Then the LORD will drive
10One man of you shall chase a thousand: for the LORD your God, he it is that fighteth for you, as he hath promised you.
11Maka endahkan baik-baik bagi dirimu sekalian, bahawa kalian mengasihi TUHAN Allahmu.
12Sebab jika kalian sesekali pun berpatah balik, dan berpaut kepada sisa-sisa bangsa-bangsa ini, yakni orang-orang ini yang tertinggal di kalangan kalian, dan akan mengadakan perkahwinan dengan mereka, dan mendekati mereka, dan mereka kepada kalian:
13Ketahuilah dengan pasti bahawa TUHAN Allahmu tidak akan lagi menghalau mana-mana bangsa ini dari hadapan kalian; tetapi mereka akan menjadi jerat dan perangkap kepada kalian, dan sesahan-sesahan pada tepi tubuhmu, dan duri-duri di dalam matamu, sehingga kalian mati dari tanah baik ini yang TUHAN Allahmu telah memberikan kalian.
14And, 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.
15Therefore 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.
16When 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.