1 And the angel of Yahweh came up from Gilgal to Bochim. And he said, I made you{+} to go up out of Egypt, and have brought you{+} to the land which I swore to your{+} fathers; and I said, I will never break my covenant with you{+}:2 and you{+} will make no covenant with the inhabitants of this land; you{+} will break down their altars. But you{+} haven't 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 will be [as thorns] in your{+} sides, and their gods will be a snare to you{+}.4 And it came to pass, when the angel of Yahweh spoke these words to all the sons of Israel, that the people lifted up their voice, and wept.5 And they called the name of that place Bochim: and they sacrificed there to Yahweh.6 Now when Joshua had sent the people away, the sons of Israel went every man to his inheritance to possess the land.7 And the people served Yahweh all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders that outlived Joshua, who had seen all the great work of Yahweh that he had wrought for Israel.8 And Joshua the son of Nun, the slave of Yahweh, died, being a hundred and ten years old.9 And 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 And also all that generation were gathered{+} to their fathers: and there arose another generation after them, that didn't know Yahweh, nor yet the work which he had wrought for Israel.11 And the sons of Israel did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh, and served the Baalim;12 and they forsook 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 round about them, and bowed themselves down to them: and they provoked Yahweh to anger.13 And they forsook Yahweh, and served Baal and the Ashtaroth.14 And the anger of Yahweh was kindled against Israel, and he delivered them into the hands of spoilers that despoiled them; and he sold them into the hands of their enemies round about, so that they could no longer stand before their enemies.15 Wherever they went out, the hand of Yahweh was against them for evil, as Yahweh had spoken, and as Yahweh had sworn to them: and they were very distressed.16 And Yahweh raised up judges, who saved them out of the hand of those who despoiled them.17 And yet they didn't listen to their judges; for they prostituted after other gods, and bowed themselves down to them: they turned aside quickly out of the way in which their fathers walked, obeying the commandments of Yahweh; [but] they did not so.18 And 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 repented Yahweh because of their groaning by reason of those who oppressed them and vexed them.19 But it came to pass, when the judge was dead, that 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 from their doings, nor from their stubborn way.20 And the anger of Yahweh was kindled against Israel; and he said, Because this nation transgressed{+} my covenant which I commanded their fathers, and did not listen{+} to my voice;21 I also will not, from now on, drive out any from before them of the nations that Joshua left when he died;22 that by them I may prove Israel, whether they will keep the way of Yahweh to walk in it, as their fathers kept it, or not.23 So Yahweh left those nations, without driving them out hastily; neither did he deliver them into the hand of Joshua.

1 O anjo do Senhor subiu de Gilgal a Boquim e disse: "Tirei vocês do Egito e os trouxe para a terra que prometi com juramento que daria a seus antepassados. Eu disse: Jamais quebrarei a minha aliança com vocês.2 E vocês não farão acordo com o povo desta terra, mas demolirão os altares deles. Por quê vocês não me obedeceram?3 Portanto, agora lhes digo que não os expulsarei da presença de vocês; eles serão seus adversários, e os deuses deles serão uma armadilha para vocês".4 Quando o anjo do Senhor acabou de falar a todos os israelitas, o povo chorou em alta voz,5 e ao lugar chamaram Boquim. Ali ofereceram sacrifícios ao Senhor.6 Depois que Josué despediu os israelitas, eles saíram para ocupar a terra, cada um a sua herança.7 O povo prestou culto ao Senhor durante toda a vida de Josué e dos líderes que continuaram vivos depois de Josué e que tinham visto todos os grandes feitos que o Senhor realizara em favor de Israel.8 Josué, filho de Num, servo do Senhor, morreu com a idade de cento e dez anos.9 Foi sepultado na terra de sua herança, em Timnate-Heres, nos montes de Efraim, ao norte do monte Gaás.10 Depois que toda aquela geração foi reunida a seus antepassados, surgiu uma nova geração que não conhecia o Senhor e o que ele havia feito por Israel.11 Então os israelitas fizeram o que o Senhor reprova e prestaram culto aos baalins.12 Abandonaram o Senhor, o Deus dos seus antepassados, que os havia tirado do Egito, e seguiram e adoraram vários deuses dos povos ao seu redor, provocando a ira do Senhor.13 Abandonaram o Senhor e prestaram culto a Baal e aos postes sagrados.14 A ira do Senhor se acendeu contra Israel, e ele os entregou nas mãos de invasores que os saquearam. Ele os entregou aos inimigos ao seu redor, aos quais já não conseguiam resistir.15 Sempre que os israelitas saíam para a batalha, a mão do Senhor era contra eles para derrotá-los, conforme lhes havia advertido e jurado. Grande angústia os dominava.16 Então o Senhor levantou juízes, que os libertaram das mãos daqueles que os atacavam.17 Mesmo assim eles não quiseram ouvir os juízes, antes se prostituíram com outros deuses e os adoraram. Ao contrário dos seus antepassados, logo se desviaram do caminho pelo qual os seus antepassados tinham andado, o caminho da obediência aos mandamentos do Senhor.18 Sempre que o Senhor lhes levantava um juiz, ele estava com o juiz e os salvava das mãos de seus inimigos enquanto o juiz vivia; pois o Senhor tinha misericórdia por causa dos gemidos deles diante daqueles que os oprimiam e os afligiam.19 Mas, quando o juiz morria, o povo voltava a caminhos ainda piores do que os caminhos dos seus antepassados, seguindo outros deuses, prestando-lhes culto e adorando-os. Recusavam-se a abandonar suas práticas e seu caminho obstinado.20 Por isso a ira do Senhor acendeu-se contra Israel, e ele disse: "Como este povo violou a aliança que fiz com os seus antepassados e não tem ouvido a minha voz,21 não expulsarei de diante deles nenhuma das nações que Josué deixou quando morreu.22 Eu as usarei para pôr Israel à prova e ver se guardarão o caminho do Senhor e se andarão nele como o fizeram os seus antepassados".23 O Senhor havia permitido que essas nações permanecessem; não as expulsou de imediato, e não as entregou nas mãos de Josué.