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 Yahweh’s angel came up from Gilgal to Bochim. He said, "I brought you out of Egypt, and have brought you to the land which I swore to give your fathers. I said, ‘I will never break my covenant with you. 2 You shall make no covenant with the inhabitants of this land. You shall break down their altars.’ But you have not listened to my voice. Why have you done this? 3 Therefore I also said, ‘I will not drive them out from before you; but they shall be in your sides, and their gods will be a snare to you.’"

4 When Yahweh’s angel spoke these words to all the children of Israel, the people lifted up their voice and wept. 5 They called the name of that place Bochim, and they sacrificed there to Yahweh. 6 Now when Joshua had sent the people away, the children of Israel each went to his inheritance to possess the land. 7 The people served Yahweh all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders who outlived Joshua, who had seen all the great work of Yahweh that he had worked for Israel. 8 Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of Yahweh, died, being one hundred ten years old. 9 They buried him in the border of his inheritance in Timnath Heres, in the hill country of Ephraim, on the north of the mountain of Gaash. 10 After all that generation were gathered to their fathers, another generation arose after them who didn’t know Yahweh, nor the work which he had done for Israel. 11 The children of Israel did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, and served the Baals. 12 They abandoned Yahweh, the God of their fathers, who brought them out of the land of Egypt, and followed other gods, of the gods of the peoples who were around them, and bowed themselves down to them; and they provoked Yahweh to anger. 13 They abandoned Yahweh, and served Baal and the Ashtaroth. 14 Yahweh’s anger burned against Israel, and he delivered them into the hands of raiders who plundered them. He sold them into the hands of their enemies all around, so that they could no longer stand before their enemies. 15 Wherever they went out, Yahweh’s hand was against them for evil, as Yahweh had spoken, and as Yahweh had sworn to them; and they were very distressed. 16 Yahweh raised up judges, who saved them out of the hand of those who plundered them. 17 Yet they didn’t listen to their judges; for they prostituted themselves to other gods, and bowed themselves down to them. They quickly turned away from the way in which their fathers walked, obeying Yahweh’s commandments. They didn’t do so. 18 When Yahweh raised up judges for them, then Yahweh was with the judge, and saved them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge; for it grieved Yahweh because of their groaning by reason of those who oppressed them and troubled them. 19 But when the judge was dead, they turned back, and dealt more corruptly than their fathers in following other gods to serve them and to bow down to them. They didn’t cease what they were doing, or give up their stubborn ways. 20 Yahweh’s anger burned against Israel; and he said, "Because this nation transgressed my covenant which I commanded their fathers, and has not listened to my voice, 21 I also will no longer drive out any of the nations that Joshua left when he died from before them; 22 that by them I may test Israel, to see if they will keep Yahweh’s way to walk therein, as their fathers kept it, or not." 23 So Yahweh left those nations, without driving them out hastily. He didn’t deliver them into Joshua’s hand.