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| 1Now the angel of the LORD went up from Gilgal to Bochim. And he said, “I brought you up from Egypt and brought you into the land that I swore to give to your fathers. I said, ‘I will never break my covenant with you, | 1The angel of the LORD went up from Gilgal to Bokim and said to the Israelites, “I brought you out of Egypt into this land that I swore to give your ancestors, and I said I would never break my covenant with you. |
| 2and you shall make no covenant with the inhabitants of this land; you shall break down their altars.’ But you have not obeyed my voice. What is this you have done? | 2For your part, you were not to make any covenants with the people living in this land; instead, you were to destroy their altars. But you disobeyed my command. Why did you do this? |
| 3So now I say, I will not drive them out before you, but they shall become thorns in your sides, and their gods shall be a snare to you.” | 3So now I declare that I will no longer drive out the people living in your land. They will be thorns in your sides, and their gods will be a constant temptation to you.” |
| 4As soon as the angel of the LORD spoke these words to all the people of Israel, the people lifted up their voices and wept. | 4When the angel of the LORD finished speaking to all the Israelites, the people wept loudly. |
| 5And they called the name of that place Bochim. And they sacrificed there to the LORD. | 5So they called the place Bokim (which means “weeping”), and they offered sacrifices there to the LORD. The Death of Joshua |
| 6When Joshua dismissed the people, the people of Israel went each to his inheritance to take possession of the land. | 6After Joshua sent the people away, each of the tribes left to take possession of the land allotted to them. |
| 7And the people served the LORD all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders who outlived Joshua, who had seen all the great work that the LORD had done for Israel. | 7And the Israelites served the LORD throughout the lifetime of Joshua and the leaders who outlived him—those who had seen all the great things the LORD had done for Israel. |
| 8And Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died at the age of 110 years. | 8Joshua son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died at the age of 110. |
| 9And they buried him within the boundaries of his inheritance in Timnath-heres, in the hill country of Ephraim, north of the mountain of Gaash. | 9They buried him in the land he had been allocated, at Timnath-serah in the hill country of Ephraim, north of Mount Gaash. Israel Disobeys the LORD |
| 10And all that generation also were gathered to their fathers. And there arose another generation after them who did not know the LORD or the work that he had done for Israel. | 10After that generation died, another generation grew up who did not acknowledge the LORD or remember the mighty things he had done for Israel. |
| 11And the people of Israel did what was evil in the sight of the LORD and served the Baals. | 11The Israelites did evil in the LORD’s sight and served the images of Baal. |
| 12And they abandoned the LORD, the God of their fathers, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt. They went after other gods, from among the gods of the peoples who were around them, and bowed down to them. And they provoked the LORD to anger. | 12They abandoned the LORD, the God of their ancestors, who had brought them out of Egypt. They went after other gods, worshiping the gods of the people around them. And they angered the LORD. |
| 13They abandoned the LORD and served the Baals and the Ashtaroth. | 13They abandoned the LORD to serve Baal and the images of Ashtoreth. |
| 14So the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he gave them over to plunderers, who plundered them. And he sold them into the hand of their surrounding enemies, so that they could no longer withstand their enemies. | 14This made the LORD burn with anger against Israel, so he handed them over to raiders who stole their possessions. He turned them over to their enemies all around, and they were no longer able to resist them. |
| 15Whenever they marched out, the hand of the LORD was against them for harm, as the LORD had warned, and as the LORD had sworn to them. And they were in terrible distress. | 15Every time Israel went out to battle, the LORD fought against them, causing them to be defeated, just as he had warned. And the people were in great distress. The LORD Rescues His People |
| 16Then the LORD raised up judges, who saved them out of the hand of those who plundered them. | 16Then the LORD raised up judges to rescue the Israelites from their attackers. |
| 17Yet they did not listen to their judges, for they whored after other gods and bowed down to them. They soon turned aside from the way in which their fathers had walked, who had obeyed the commandments of the LORD, and they did not do so. | 17Yet Israel did not listen to the judges but prostituted themselves by worshiping other gods. How quickly they turned away from the path of their ancestors, who had walked in obedience to the LORD’s commands. |
| 18Whenever the LORD raised up judges for them, the LORD was with the judge, and he saved 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 afflicted and oppressed them. | 18Whenever the LORD raised up a judge over Israel, he was with that judge and rescued the people from their enemies throughout the judge’s lifetime. For the LORD took pity on his people, who were burdened by oppression and suffering. |
| 19But whenever the judge died, they turned back and were more corrupt than their fathers, going after other gods, serving them and bowing down to them. They did not drop any of their practices or their stubborn ways. | 19But when the judge died, the people returned to their corrupt ways, behaving worse than those who had lived before them. They went after other gods, serving and worshiping them. And they refused to give up their evil practices and stubborn ways. |
| 20So the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he said, “Because this people have transgressed my covenant that I commanded their fathers and have not obeyed my voice, | 20So the LORD burned with anger against Israel. He said, “Because these people have violated my covenant, which I made with their ancestors, and have ignored my commands, |
| 21I will no longer drive out before them any of the nations that Joshua left when he died, | 21I will no longer drive out the nations that Joshua left unconquered when he died. |
| 22in order to test Israel by them, whether they will take care to walk in the way of the LORD as their fathers did, or not.” | 22I did this to test Israel—to see whether or not they would follow the ways of the LORD as their ancestors did.” |
| 23So the LORD left those nations, not driving them out quickly, and he did not give them into the hand of Joshua. | 23That is why the LORD left those nations in place. He did not quickly drive them out or allow Joshua to conquer them all. |
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