1 O anjo de Jeová subiu de Gilgal a Boquim, e disse: Eu vos fiz sair do Egito, e vos trouxe à terra que com juramento prometi a vossos pais (eu disse: Nunca violarei a minha aliança convosco);2 vós não fareis aliança alguma com os habitantes desta terra, derrubareis os seus altares: porém não obedecestes à minha voz. Que é o que fizestes?3 Pelo que também eu disse: Não os expulsarei de diante de vós, mas eles vos serão por ciladas, e os seus deuses vos serão laços.4 Ao falar o anjo de Jeová estas palavras a todos os filhos de Israel, levantou o povo a sua voz e chorou.5 Assim esse lugar se chamou Boquim: ali fizeram sacrifícios a Jeová.6 Tendo Josué despedido o povo, foram-se os filhos de Israel cada um para a sua herança, a fim de possuírem a terra.7 O povo serviu a Jeová todos os dias de Josué, e dos anciãos que sobreviveram a Josué, os quais tinham visto todas as grandes obras que Jeová fizera a favor de Israel.8 Morreu Josué, filho de Num, servo de Jeová, com a idade de cento e dez anos.9 Sepultaram-no no termo da sua herança em Timnate-Heres, na região montanhosa de Efraim, ao norte do monte Gaás.10 Foi também congregada a seus pais toda aquela geração; após ela levantou-se outra geração, que não conhecia a Jeová, nem tampouco as obras que ele fizera a favor de Israel.11 Então os filhos de Israel fizeram o mal à vista de Jeová, e serviram aos baalins.12 Abandonaram a Jeová, Deus de seus pais, que os tirou da terra do Egito, e seguiram a outros deuses, dentre os deuses dos povos que estavam ao redor deles; adoraram-nos, e provocaram a Jeová à ira.13 Abandonaram a Jeová, e serviram a Baal e a Astarote.14 Acendeu-se a ira de Jeová contra Israel, e ele os entregou nas mãos dos espoliadores para os despojarem, e os vendeu aos seus inimigos ao redor, de sorte que lhes não puderam mais resistir.15 Por onde quer que saíam, a mão de Jeová estava contra eles para o mal, como ele havia dito, e como lhes havia jurado: e estavam em grande aperto.16 Jeová suscitou juízes, que os livraram da mão dos que os despojavam.17 Contudo não obedeceram aos seus juízes, porque se prostituíram a outros deuses, e os adoraram. Depressa se desviaram do caminho, por onde seus pais andaram em obediência aos mandamentos de Jeová: não fizeram assim como eles.18 Quando Jeová lhes suscitava juízes, ele era com o juiz, e os livrava da mão dos seus inimigos todos os dias do juiz; pois Jeová se arrependia em atenção ao gemer que lhes provocavam os que os oprimiam e apertavam.19 Mas, depois que o juiz era morto, reincidiam e tornavam-se piores do que seus pais, seguindo após outros deuses para os servir e adorar; não abandonavam nenhuma das suas práticas, nem a sua obstinação.20 Acendeu-se a ira de Jeová contra Israel, e ele disse: Porquanto esta nação tem violado a minha aliança que ordenei a seus pais, e não tem obedecido à minha voz;21 eu também não expulsarei de diante dela nenhuma das nações que Josué, ao morrer, deixou,22 para por elas provar a Israel, se guardarão ou não, como seus pais o guardaram, o caminho de Jeová para nele andar.23 Deixou Jeová essas nações, sem as desapossar imediatamente; nem as entregou nas mãos de Josué.

1 And an angel of the Lord went up from Galgal to the place of weepers, and said: I made you go out of Egypt, and have brought you into the land for which I swore to your fathers: and I promised that I would not make void my covenant with you for ever:2 On condition that you should not make a league with the inhabitants of this land, but should throw down their altars: and you would not hear my voice: why have you done this?3 Wherefore I would not destroy them from before your face: that you may have enemies, and their gods may be your ruin.4 And when the angel of the Lord spoke these words to all the children of Israel, they lifted up their voice, and wept.5 And the name of that place was called, The place of weepers, or of tears: and there they offered sacrifices to the Lord.6 And Josue sent away the people, and the children of Israel went every one to his own possession to hold it:7 And they served the Lord all his days, and the days of the ancients, that lived a long time after him, and who knew all the works of the Lord, which he had done for Israel.8 And Josue the son of Nun, the servant of the Lord, died, being a hundred and ten years old,9 And they buried him in the borders of his possession in Thamnathsare in mount Ephraim, on the north side of mount Gaas.10 And all that generation was gathered to their fathers: and there arose others that knew not the Lord, and the works which he had done for Israel.11 And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord, and they served Baalim.12 And they left the Lord the God of their fathers, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt: and they followed strange gods, and the gods of the people that dwelt round about them, and they adored them: and they provoked the Lord to anger.13 Forsaking him, and serving Baal and Astaroth.14 And the Lord being angry against Israel, delivered them into the hands of plunderers: who took them and sold them to their enemies, that dwelt round about: neither could they stand against their enemies:15 But whithersoever they meant to go, the hand of the Lord was upon them, as he had said, and as he had sworn to them: and they were greatly distressed.16 And the Lord raised up judges, to deliver them from the hands of those that oppressed them: but they would not hearken to them,17 Committing fornication with strange gods, and adoring them. They quickly forsook the way, in which their fathers had walked: and hearing the commandments of the Lord, they did all things contrary.18 And when the Lord raised them up judges, in their days he was moved to mercy, and heard the groanings of the afflicted, and delivered them from the slaughter of the oppressors.19 But after the judge was dead, they returned, and did much worse things than their fathers had done, following strange gods, serving them and adoring them. They left not their own inventions, and the stubborn way, by which they were accustomed to walk.20 And the wrath of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and he said: Behold this nation hath made void my covenant, which I had made with their fathers, and hath despised to hearken to my voice:21 I also will not destroy the nations which Josue left, when he died:22 That through them I may try Israel, whether they will keep the way of the Lord, and walk in it, as their fathers kept it, or not.23 dummy verses inserted by amos24 dummy verses inserted by amos25 dummy verses inserted by amos26 dummy verses inserted by amos27 dummy verses inserted by amos28 dummy verses inserted by amos29 The Lord therefore left all these nations, and would not quickly destroy them, neither did he deliver them into the hands of Josue.