Josoa 23

1 Ary rehefa ela, taorian’ ny nanomezan’ i Jehovah fitsaharana ho an’ ny Isiraely ho afaka amin’ ny fahavalony rehetra manodidina, ary Josoa dia efa zoki-olona sady nandroso fahanterana,

And a long season after that the Lord had giuen rest vnto Israel from all their enemies round about, and Ioshua was olde, and stricken in age,

2 dia nantsoin’ i Josoa ny Isiraely rehetra, dia ny loholony sy ny lehibeny sy ny mpitsara azy ary ny mpifehy azy, ka hoy izy taminy: Efa zoki-olona aho izao ka mandroso fahanterana,

Then Ioshua called all Israel, and their Elders, and their heads, and their iudges, and their officers, and said vnto them, I am old, and stricken in age.

3 ary ianareo efa nahita izay rehetra nataon’ i Jehovah Andriamanitrareo tamin’ ireo firenena rehetra ireo teo anoloanareo; fa Jehovah Andriamanitrareo no niady ho anareo.

Also ye haue seene all that the Lord your God hath done vnto al these nations before you, howe the Lord your God him selfe hath fought for you.

4 Indreo, efa voazarako ho lovan’ ny firenenareo tamin’ ny filokana ireo firenena sisa ireo, hatrany Jordana, mbamin’ ny firenena rehetra izay nofongorako, ka hatramin’ ny Ranomasina Lehibe andrefana.

Beholde, I haue deuided vnto you by lot these nations that remaine, to be an inheritance according to your tribes, from Iorden, with all the nations that I haue destroyed, euen vnto the great Sea Westward.

5 Ary Jehovah Andriamanitrareo, Izy no handroaka ireny eo anoloanareo, dia hampiala azy eo anoloanareo; ary handova ny taniny ianareo araka izay nolazain’ i Jehovah Andriamanitrareo taminareo.

And the Lord your God shall expell them before you, and cast them out of your sight, and ye shall possesse their land, as the Lord your God hath said vnto you.

6 Dia mahereza tsara ianareo hitandrina sy hanao izay rehetra voasoratra ao amin’ ny bokin’ ny lalàn’ i Mosesy, mba tsy hivilianareo hiala aminy na ho amin’ ny ankavanana, na ho amin’ ny ankavia,

Be ye therefore of a valiant courage, to obserue and doe all that is written in the booke of the Lawe of Moses, that ye turne not therefrom to the right hand nor to the left,

7 mba tsy hankanesanareo any amin’ ireo firenena sisa eo aminareo ireo; ny anaran’ ny andriamaniny dia aoka tsy hotononinareo na hampianiananareo akory, ary aza manompo azy na miankohoka eo anatrehany;

Neither companie with these nations: that is, with them which are left with you, neither make mention of the name of their gods, nor cause to sweare by them, neither serue them nor bowe vnto them:

8 fa Jehovah Andriamanitrareo ihany no ifikiro, araka ny nataonareo mandraka androany.

But sticke fast vnto the Lord your God, as ye haue done vnto this day.

9 Fa nandroaka firenena lehibe sy mahery teo anoloanareo Jehovah; ary dia tsy nisy olona nahajanona teo anoloanareo mandraka androany.

For ye Lord hath cast out before you great nations and mightie, and no man hath stand before your face hitherto.

10 Ny lehilahy iray aminareo manenjika ny arivo; fa Jehovah Andriamanitrareo, Izy no miady ho anareo, araka izay nolazainy taminareo.

One man of you shall chase a thousand: for the Lord your God, he fighteth for you, as he hath promised you.

11 Dia tandremo tsara ny fanahinareo mba ho tia an’ i Jehovah Andriamanitrareo.

Take good heede therefore vnto your selues, that ye loue the Lord your God.

12 Fa raha mihemotra ianareo ka miray aminareo ireo firenena sisa eo aminareo ireo ary mifanambady aminy ka miditra ao aminy, ary izy kosa ao aminareo,

Els, if ye goe backe, and cleaue vnto the rest of these nations: that is, of them that remaine with you, and shall make marriages with them, and goe vnto them, and they to you,

13 dia ho fantatrareo tokoa fa tsy handroaka ireo firenena ireo eo anoloanareo intsony Jehovah Andriamanitrareo; fa ho fandrika sy tonta aminareo ireo, ary ho fanindronana amin’ ny tehezanareo, sy ho tsilo eo amin’ ny masonareo, mandra-pahalany ritranareo tsy ho eo amin’ ity tany soa nomen’ i Jehovah Andriamanitrareo anareo ity.

Knowe ye for certaine, that the Lord your God will cast out no more of these nations from before you: but they shall be a snare and destruction vnto you, and a whip on your sides, and thornes in your eyes, vntill ye perish out of this good land, which ye Lord your God hath giue you.

14 Ary, indro, efa handeha ho amin’ ny lalana falehan’ ny tany rehetra aho izao; ary fantatrareo ao amin’ ny fonareo rehetra sy ny fanahinareo rehetra fa tsy misy latsaka na dia zavatra iray akory aza ny zava-tsoa rehetra izay nilazan’ i Jehovah Andriamanitrareo anareo; efa tanteraka taminareo avokoa izy rehetra: tsy nisy latsaka izy na dia zavatra iray akory aza.

And beholde, this day do I enter into the way of all ye world, and ye know in al your heartes and in all your soules, that nothing hath failed of all the good things which the Lord your God promised you, but all are come to passe vnto you: nothing hath failed thereof.

15 Ary tahaka ny efa nanatanterahana taminareo ny zava-tsoa rehetra, izay nolazain’ i Jehovah Andriamanitrareo taminareo, no hanatanterahan’ i Jehovah aminareo kosa ny loza rehetra mandra-paharingany anareo tsy ho eo amin’ ity tany soa nomen’ i Jehovah Andriamanitrareo anareo ity.

Therefore as all good things are come vpon you, which the Lord your God promised you, so shall the Lord bring vpon you euery euill thing, vntill he haue destroyed you out of this good land, which ye Lord your God hath giue you.

16 Amin’ izay hivadihanareo ny faneken’ i Jehovah Andriamanitrareo, izay nandidiany anareo, sy handehananareo hanompo ireo andriamani-kafa ary hiankohofanareo eo anatrehany, dia hirehitra aminareo ny fahatezeran’ i Jehovah, ary ho lany ringana faingana ianareo tsy ho eo amin’ ny tany soa nomeny anareo.

When ye shall transgresse the couenant of the Lord your God, which he commanded you, and shall goe and serue other gods, and bowe your selues to them, then shall the wrath of the Lord waxe hote against you, and ye shall perish quickely out of the good lande which he hath giuen you.