1 Now after the death of Moses the servant of the LORD it came to pass, that the LORD spake unto Joshua the son of Nun, Moses’ minister, saying, 2 Moses my servant is dead; now therefore arise, go over this Jordan, thou, and all this people, unto the land which I do give to them, even to the children of Israel. 3 Every place that the sole of your foot shall tread upon, that have I given unto you, as I said unto Moses. 4 From the wilderness and this Lebanon even unto the great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and unto the great sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be your coast. 5 There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee. 6 Be strong and of a good courage: for unto this people shalt thou divide for an inheritance the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give them. 7 Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest. 8 This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success. 9 Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.
10 ¶ Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people, saying, 11 Pass through the host, and command the people, saying, Prepare you victuals; for within three days ye shall pass over this Jordan, to go in to possess the land, which the LORD your God giveth you to possess it.
12 ¶ And to the Reubenites, and to the Gadites, and to half the tribe of Manasseh, spake Joshua, saying, 13 Remember the word which Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you, saying, The LORD your God hath given you rest, and hath given you this land. 14 Your wives, your little ones, and your cattle, shall remain in the land which Moses gave you on this side Jordan; but ye shall pass before your brethren armed, all the mighty men of valour, and help them; 15 Until the LORD have given your brethren rest, as he hath given you, and they also have possessed the land which the LORD your God giveth them: then ye shall return unto the land of your possession, and enjoy it, which Moses the LORD’s servant gave you on this side Jordan toward the sunrising.
16 ¶ And they answered Joshua, saying, All that thou commandest us we will do, and whithersoever thou sendest us, we will go. 17 According as we hearkened unto Moses in all things, so will we hearken unto thee: only the LORD thy God be with thee, as he was with Moses. 18 Whosoever he be that doth rebel against thy commandment, and will not hearken unto thy words in all that thou commandest him, he shall be put to death: only be strong and of a good courage.
Dievs pilnvaro Jozuu
1 Pēc Kunga kalpa Mozus nāves Kungs teica Mozus palīgam Jozuam, Nūna dēlam: 2 “Mans kalps Mozus ir miris. Celies nu un dodies pāri Jardānai – tu un visa šī tauta – uz zemi, ko es dodu Israēla dēliem. 3 Es dodu jums ik vietu, kur mīs jūsu kāju pēdas, kā solīju Mozum, 4 no tuksneša un Lebanona līdz lielajai upei, Eifrātas upei, visu hetiešu zemi, un līdz Lielajai jūrai, kur noriet saule, – tās būs jūsu robežas! 5 Visas tavas dzīves dienas neviens nebūs varenāks par tevi, es būšu ar tevi tāpat kā ar Mozu, es tevi neatstāšu un nepametīšu. 6 Esi stiprs un sīksts, jo tev būs jāiemanto zeme šai tautai – viņu tēviem es esmu zvērējis, ka tiem to došu! 7 Tikai esi stiprs un gana sīksts, pieraugi, ka tu pildi visu bauslību, ko esmu pavēlējis savam kalpam Mozum, nenovērsies no tās ne pa labi, ne pa kreisi, tad tev viss veiksies, lai kurp tu ietu. 8 Lai šīs bauslības grāmatas vārdi vienmēr tev ir uz lūpām, runā to dienu un nakti un pielūko, ka tu dari visu, kas tur rakstīts, jo tad tavas gaitas būs sekmīgas un tev veiksies. 9 Vai es tev nepavēlēju būt stipram un sīkstam, nebīties un nebaiļoties, jo Kungs, tavs Dievs, ir kopā ar tevi, lai kurp tu ietu!”
Gatavošanās ieiet apsolītajā zemē
10 Tad Jozua pavēlēja tautas virsniekiem: 11 “Apstaigājiet nometni un pavēliet tautai: sagatavojiet sev iztiku, jo pēc trim dienām jums būs jādodas pāri Jardānai, jāiet un jāiemanto zeme, ko Kungs, jūsu Dievs, jums dod, lai jūs to iemantotu.”
12 Rūbeniešiem un gādiešiem, un pusei Manases cilts Jozua teica: 13 “Atcerieties vārdus, ko jums pavēlēja Kunga kalps Mozus: Kungs, jūsu Dievs, atradis jums mājvietu un dod jums šo zemi. 14 Jūsu sievas, mazuļi un lopi lai paliek šajā zemē, ko jums deva Mozus, – viņpus Jardānas, bet jūs, visi varenie spēkavīri, bruņoti celieties pāri saviem brāļiem pa priekšu un palīdziet viņiem, 15 kamēr Kungs atradīs jūsu brāļiem mājvietu tāpat kā jums un arī viņi iemantos zemi, kuru Kungs, jūsu Dievs, tiem dod. Pēc tam atgriezieties sava īpašuma zemē un iemantojiet to, Kunga kalps Mozus jums to ir devis viņpus Jardānas, kur lec saule.” 16 Un viņi atbildēja Jozuam: “Mēs darīsim visu, ko tu mums pavēlēsi, un mēs iesim visur, kurp tu mūs sūtīsi. 17 Kā klausījām Mozum, tāpat mēs klausīsim tev, lai tikai Kungs, tavs Dievs, ir ar tevi tāpat, kā viņš bija ar Mozu. 18 Ikviens, kas dumposies pret tavām pavēlēm vai tevi neklausīs, lai ko tu pavēlētu, tas mirs – tikai esi stiprs un sīksts!”
