1 And an angel of the LORD came up from Gilgal to Bochim, and said, I made you to go up out of Egypt, and have brought you unto the land which I sware unto your fathers; and I said, I will never break my covenant with you. 2 And ye shall make no league with the inhabitants of this land; ye shall throw down their altars: but ye have not obeyed my voice: why have ye done this? 3 Wherefore I also said, I will not drive them out from before you; but they shall be as thorns in your sides, and their gods shall be a snare unto you. 4 And it came to pass, when the angel of the LORD spake these words unto all the children 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 unto the LORD.
6 ¶ And when Joshua had let the people go, the children of Israel went every man unto his inheritance to possess the land. 7 And the people served the LORD all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders that outlived Joshua, who had seen all the great works of the LORD, that he did for Israel. 8 And Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died, being an hundred and ten years old. 9 And they buried him in the border of his inheritance in Timnath-heres, in the mount of Ephraim, on the north side of the hill Gaash. 10 And also all that generation were gathered unto their fathers: and there arose another generation after them, which knew not the LORD, nor yet the works which he had done for Israel.
11 ¶ And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD, and served Baalim: 12 And they forsook the LORD God of their fathers, which brought them out of the land of Egypt, and followed other gods, of the gods of the people that were round about them, and bowed themselves unto them, and provoked the LORD to anger. 13 And they forsook the LORD, and served Baal and Ashtaroth.
14 ¶ And the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he delivered them into the hands of spoilers that spoiled them, and he sold them into the hands of their enemies round about, so that they could not any longer stand before their enemies. 15 Whithersoever they went out, the hand of the LORD was against them for evil, as the LORD had said, and as the LORD had sworn unto them: and they were greatly distressed.
16 ¶ Nevertheless the LORD raised up judges, which delivered them out of the hand of those that spoiled them. 17 And yet they would not hearken unto their judges, but they went a whoring after other gods, and bowed themselves unto them: they turned quickly out of the way which their fathers walked in, obeying the commandments of the LORD; but they did not so. 18 And when the LORD raised them up judges, then the LORD was with the judge, and delivered them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge: for it repented the LORD because of their groanings by reason of them that oppressed them and vexed them. 19 And it came to pass, when the judge was dead, that they returned, and corrupted themselves more than their fathers, in following other gods to serve them, and to bow down unto them; they ceased not from their own doings, nor from their stubborn way.
20 ¶ And the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel; and he said, Because that this people hath transgressed my covenant which I commanded their fathers, and have not hearkened unto my voice; 21 I also will not henceforth drive out any from before them of the nations which Joshua left when he died: 22 That through them I may prove Israel, whether they will keep the way of the LORD to walk therein, as their fathers did keep it , or not. 23 Therefore the LORD left those nations, without driving them out hastily; neither delivered he them into the hand of Joshua.
Israēla nepaklausība
1 Kunga eņģelis nāca augšup no Gilgālas uz Bohīmu un sacīja: “Es jūs izvedu no Ēģiptes un ievedu zemē, kuru zvērēdams esmu solījis jūsu tēviem, sacīdams: es nelauzīšu savu derību ar jums nemūžam, 2 bet jūs neslēdziet derību ar šīs zemes iedzīvotājiem! Viņu altāri jums jānojauc! – Tomēr jūs neesat klausījuši manu balsi! Kādēļ jūs tā darījāt?! 3 Tad arī es sacīju: es nedzīšu viņus projām no jums. Tie būs jums līdzās, un viņu dievi kļūs jums par slazdiem.” 4 Kad Kunga eņģelis bija runājis šos vārdus uz visiem Israēla dēliem, ļaudis sāka raudāt, 5 un šī vieta tika nosaukta: Bohīma . Tur viņi kāva upurus Kungam.
Jozuas nāve
(Joz 24:29–31)6 Tad Jozua atlaida tautu, un Israēla dēli devās ikviens uz savu mantojuma daļu, lai iegūtu īpašumā šo zemi. 7 Tauta kalpoja Kungam visu Jozuas dzīves laiku un visu to vecajo dzīves laiku, kuri pārdzīvoja Jozuu un bija redzējuši visus Kunga lielos darbus, ko viņš darīja Israēlam. 8 Kunga kalps Jozua, Nūna dēls, nomira simts desmit gadu vecs 9 un tika apbedīts savā mantotajā novadā Timnat-Heresā , Efraima kalnos uz ziemeļiem no Gaašas kalna. 10 Arī visa šī paaudze tika piepulcināta tēviem, un pēc viņiem cēlās cita paaudze, kas nepazina Kungu, nedz arī tos darbus, ko viņš bija darījis Israēlam.
Israēla neuzticība
11 Tad Israēla dēli darīja to, kas ļauns Kunga acīs, – vergoja baāliem. 12 Viņi atmeta Kungu, savu tēvu Dievu, kas tos bija izvedis no Ēģiptes zemes, un dzinās pēc citiem dieviem – apkārtējo tautu dieviem – un zemojās tiem, tā sadusmodami Kungu. 13 Viņi atmeta Kungu, vergodami vergoja Baalam un aštartēm. 14 Tad Kunga dusmas iedegās pret Israēlu, un viņš tos nodeva laupītājiem, kuri tos aplaupīja, un viņš tos pārdeva apkārtējiem ienaidniekiem, ka tie vairs nevarēja pastāvēt savu ienaidnieku priekšā. 15 Visur, kur tie devās, Kunga roka bija pret viņiem uz ļaunu, kā Kungs bija sacījis un kā Kungs bija tiem zvērējis, un tie bija lielos spaidos. 16 Tad Kungs lika celties soģiem, kas tos izglāba no laupītāju rokām. 17 Bet arī savus soģus viņi neklausīja, jo nodevās maucībai ar citiem dieviem, zemojās tiem un jo drīz novērsās no ceļa, ko bija staigājuši viņu tēvi, kuri klausīja Kunga baušļus, – bet viņi tā nedarīja. 18 Kad Kungs lika viņu vidū celties soģiem, tad Kungs bija ar šo soģi, un viņš tos izpestīja no ienaidnieku rokas visas šī soģa dienas, jo Kungs iežēlojās par viņu vaidiem apspiedēju un nomācēju priekšā. 19 Bet, tiklīdz soģis nomira, viņi griezās atpakaļ un atkal bija izvirtušāki par saviem tēviem, dzinās pakaļ citiem dieviem, lai tiem vergotu un tiem zemotos. Viņi neatmeta neko no saviem darbiem un savas stūrgalvības. 20 Tad Kunga dusmas iedegās pret Israēlu, un viņš teica: “Tāpēc ka šie ļaudis ir aizgājuši no manas derības, ko es pavēlēju viņu tēviem, un nav klausījuši manu balsi, 21 arī es nevienu no tām tautām, ko Jozua nomirdams ir atstājis, vairs nedzīšu prom no viņiem, 22 lai tā pārbaudītu Israēlu – vai tie ievēros Kunga ceļu, staigādami pa to, kā to darījuši viņu tēvi, vai ne.” 23 Tā Kungs atstāja šīs tautas un neizdzina tās tūlīt, un neatdeva tās Jozuas rokā.
