Joshua 23

Commentary from 2 fathers

1

And it came to pass after many days after the Lord had given Israel rest from all his enemies round about, that Joshua was old and advanced in years.

ΚΑΙ ἐγένετο μεθ’ ἡμέρας πλείους μετὰ τὸ καταπαῦσαι Κύριον τὸν ᾿Ισραὴλ ἀπὸ πάντων τῶν ἐχθρῶν αὐτοῦ κυκλόθεν, καὶ ᾿Ιησοῦς πρεσβύτερος προβεβηκὼς ταῖς ἡμέραις,

И҆ бы́сть по дне́хъ мно́зѣхъ, є҆гда̀ ᲂу҆поко́и гдⷭ҇ь бг҃ъ і҆и҃лѧ ѿ всѣ́хъ врагѡ́въ є҆гѡ̀ и҆̀же ѡ҆́крестъ, и҆ і҆исꙋ́съ состарѣ́сѧ проше́дъ дни̑.

2

And Joshua called together all the children of Israel, and their elders, and their chiefs, and their judges, and their officers; and said to them, I am old and advanced in years.

καὶ συνεκάλεσεν ᾿Ιησοῦς πάντας τοὺς υἱοὺς ᾿Ισραὴλ καὶ τὴν γερουσίαν αὐτῶν καὶ τοὺς ἄρχοντας αὐτῶν καὶ τοὺς δικαστὰς αὐτῶν καὶ τοὺς γραμματεῖς αὐτῶν καὶ εἶπε πρὸς αὐτούς· ἐγὼ γεγήρακα καὶ προβέβηκα ταῖς ἡμέραις.

И҆ созва̀ і҆исꙋ́съ всѧ̑ сы́ны і҆и҃лєвы и҆ старѣ̑йшины и҆́хъ, и҆ кнѧ̑зи и҆́хъ и҆ сꙋдїи̑ и҆́хъ и҆ книгѡ́чїѧ и҆́хъ, и҆ речѐ къ ни̑мъ: а҆́зъ состарѣ́хсѧ и҆ проидо́хъ дни̑:

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And ye have seen all that the Lord our God has done to all these nations before us; [for it] is the Lord your God who has fought for you.

ὑμεῖς δὲ ἑωράκατε ὅσα ἐποίησε Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν πᾶσι τοῖς ἔθνεσι τούτοις ἀπὸ προσώπου ἡμῶν, ὅτι Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς ὑμῶν ὁ ἐκπολεμήσας ὑμῖν.

вы́ же ви́дѣсте всѧ̑, є҆ли̑ка сотворѝ гдⷭ҇ь бг҃ъ ва́шъ всѣ̑мъ ꙗ҆зы́кѡмъ си̑мъ ѿ лица̀ ва́шегѡ, занѐ гдⷭ҇ь бг҃ъ на́шъ спобо́рствовавый на́мъ:

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See, that I have given to you these nations that are left to you by lots to your tribes, all the nations beginning at Jordan; and [some] I have destroyed; and the boundaries shall be at the great sea westward.

ἴδετε ὅτι ἐπέρριφα ὑμῖν τὰ ἔθνη τὰ καταλελειμμένα ὑμῖν ταῦτα ἐν τοῖς κλήροις εἰς τὰς φυλὰς ὑμῶν· ἀπὸ τοῦ ᾿Ιορδάνου πάντα τά ἔθνη, ἃ ἐξωλόθρευσα, καὶ ἀπὸ τῆς θαλάσσης τῆς μεγάλης ὁριεῖ ἐπὶ δυσμὰς ἡλίου.

ви́дите, ꙗ҆́кѡ низверго́хъ ва́мъ ꙗ҆зы́ки ѡ҆ста́вшыѧсѧ ва́мъ сїѧ̑ во жре́бїихъ племенѡ́мъ ва́шымъ, ѿ і҆ѻрда́на всѧ̑ ꙗ҆зы́ки потреби́хъ, и҆ ѿ мо́рѧ вели́кагѡ, є҆́же ѡ҆предѣли́тъ на за́падъ со́лнца:

5

And the Lord our God, he shall destroy them before us, until they utterly perish; and he shall send against them the wild beasts, until he shall have utterly destroyed them and their kings from before you; and ye shall inherit their land, as the Lord our God said to you.

Κύριος δὲ ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν οὗτος ἐξολοθρεύσει αὐτοὺς ἀπὸ προσώπου ἡμῶν, ἕως ἂν ἀπόλωνται, καὶ ἀποστελεῖ αὐτοῖς τὰ θηρία τὰ ἄγρια, ἕως ἂν ἐξολοθρεύσῃ αὐτοὺς καὶ τοὺς βασιλεῖς αὐτῶν ἀπὸ προσώπου ὑμῶν, καὶ κατακληρονομήσετε τὴν γῆν αὐτῶν, καθὰ ἐλάλησε Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν ὑμῖν.

гдⷭ҇ь же бг҃ъ ва́шъ са́мъ потреби́тъ и҆̀хъ ѿ лица̀ ва́шегѡ, до́ндеже поги́бнꙋтъ, и҆ по́слетъ на нѧ̀ ѕвѣ̑ри ди̑вїѧ, до́ндеже потреби́тъ и҆̀хъ и҆ цари̑ и҆́хъ ѿ лица̀ ва́шегѡ, и҆ наслѣ́дите зе́млю и҆́хъ, ꙗ҆́коже гл҃а ва́мъ гдⷭ҇ь бг҃ъ ва́шъ:

6

Do ye therefore strive diligently to observe and do all things written in the book of the law of Moses, that ye turn not to the right hand or to the left;

κατισχύσατε οὖν σφόδρα φυλάσσειν καὶ ποιεῖν πάντα τὰ γεγραμμένα ἐν τῷ βιβλίῳ τοῦ νόμου Μωυσῆ, ἵνα μὴ ἐκκλίνητε εἰς δεξιὰ ἢ εὐώνυμα,

ᲂу҆крѣпи́тесѧ ᲂу҆̀бо ѕѣлѡ̀ храни́ти и҆ твори́ти всѧ̑ напи̑саннаѧ въ кни́гахъ зако́на мѡѷсе́ова, да не ᲂу҆клоните́сѧ ѿ негѡ̀ на де́сно и҆лѝ на лѣ́во:

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that ye go not in among these nations that are left; and the names of their gods shall not be named among you, neither shall ye serve them, neither shall ye bow down to them.

ὅπως μὴ εἰσέλθητε εἰς τὰ ἔθνη τὰ καταλελειμμένα ταῦτα, καὶ τὰ ὀνόματα τῶν θεῶν αὐτῶν οὐκ ὀνομασθήσεται ἐν ὑμῖν, οὐδὲ μὴ λατρεύσητε οὐδὲ μὴ προσκυνήσητε αὐτοῖς,

ꙗ҆́кѡ да не вни́дете во ꙗ҆зы́ки ѡ҆ста́вшыѧсѧ сїѧ̑, и҆ и҆мена̀ богѡ́въ и҆́хъ да не воз̾именꙋ́ютсѧ въ ва́съ, нижѐ да клене́тесѧ и҆́ми, нижѐ да послꙋ́жите и҆̀мъ, нижѐ поклони́тесѧ и҆̀мъ:

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But ye shall cleave to the Lord our God, as ye have done until this day.

ἀλλὰ Κυρίῳ τῷ Θεῷ ὑμῶν προσκολληθήσεσθε, καθάπερ ἐποιήσατε ἕως τῆς ἡμέρας ταύτης.

но то́кмѡ гдⷭ҇ꙋ бг҃ꙋ ва́шемꙋ прилѣпи́тесѧ, ꙗ҆́коже твори́сте до сегѡ̀ днѐ:

9

And the Lord shall destroy them before you, [even] great and strong nations; and no one has stood before us until this day.

καὶ ἐξολοθρεύσει αὐτοὺς Κύριος ἀπὸ προσώπου ὑμῶν ἔθνη μεγάλα καὶ ἰσχυρά, καὶ οὐδεὶς ἀντέστη κατενώπιον ἡμῶν ἕως τῆς ἡμέρας ταύτης.

и҆ потребѝ гдⷭ҇ь ѿ лица̀ ва́шегѡ ꙗ҆зы́ки вели̑ки и҆ си̑льны, и҆ никто̀ противоста̀ ва́мъ до сегѡ̀ днѐ:

10

One of you has chased a thousand, for the Lord our God, he fought for you, as he said to us.

εἷς ὑμῶν ἐδίωξε χιλίους, ὅτι Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν οὗτος ἐξεπολέμει ὑμῖν, καθάπερ εἶπεν ἡμῖν.

є҆ди́нъ ѿ ва́съ прогна̀ ты́сѧщы, ꙗ҆́кѡ гдⷭ҇ь бг҃ъ ва́шъ спобо́рствоваше ва́мъ, ꙗ҆́коже гл҃а ва́мъ:

11

And take ye great heed to love the Lord our God.

καὶ φυλάξασθε σφόδρα τοῦ ἀγαπᾶν Κύριον τὸν Θεὸν ἡμῶν.

и҆ сохрани́те ѕѣлѡ̀ люби́ти гдⷭ҇а бг҃а ва́шего:

12

For if ye shall turn aside and attach yourselves to these nations that are left with you, and make marriages with them, and become mingled with them and they with you,

ἐὰν γὰρ ἀποστραφῆτε καὶ προσθῆσθε τοῖς ὑπολειφθεῖσιν ἔθνεσι τούτοις τοῖς μεθ’ ὑμῶν καὶ ἐπιγαμίας ποιήσητε πρὸς αὐτοὺς καὶ συγκαταμιγῆτε αὐτοῖς καὶ αὐτοὶ ὑμῖν,

а҆́ще бо ѿвратите́сѧ и҆ приложите́сѧ ко ѡ҆ста́вшымсѧ ꙗ҆зы́кѡмъ си̑мъ, и҆̀же съ ва́ми, и҆ бра́ки сотворитѐ съ ни́ми, и҆ смѣсите́сѧ съ ни́ми, и҆ ѻ҆нѝ съ ва́ми,

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know that the Lord will no more destroy these nations from before you; and they will be to you snares and stumbling-blocks, and nails in your heels, and darts in your eyes, until ye be destroyed from off this good land, which the Lord your God has given you.

γινώσκετε ὅτι οὐ μὴ προσθῇ Κύριος τοῦ ἐξολοθρεῦσαι τὰ ἔθνη ταῦτα ἀπὸ προσώπου ὑμῶν, καὶ ἔσονται ὑμῖν εἰς παγίδας καὶ εἰς σκάνδαλα καὶ εἰς ἥλους ἐν ταῖς πτέρναις ὑμῶν καὶ εἰς βολίδας ἐν τοῖς ὀφθαλμοῖς ὑμῶν, ἕως ἂν ἀπόλησθε ἀπὸ τῆς γῆς τῆς ἀγαθῆς ταύτης, ἣν ἔδωκεν ὑμῖν Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς ὑμῶν.

вѣ́дѣнїемъ ᲂу҆вѣ́дите, ꙗ҆́кѡ не приложи́тъ гдⷭ҇ь потреби́ти ꙗ҆зы́ки сїѧ̑ ѿ лица̀ ва́шегѡ: и҆ бꙋ́дꙋтъ ва́мъ въ сѣ̑ти и҆ въ собла́зны, и҆ въ гвѡ́здїѧ въ пѧта́хъ ва́шихъ и҆ въ стрѣ́лы во ѻ҆чесѣ́хъ ва́шихъ, до́ндеже поги́бнете ѿ землѝ благі́ѧ сеѧ̀, ю҆́же дадѐ ва́мъ гдⷭ҇ь бг҃ъ ва́шъ:

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But I hasten to go the way [of death], as all that are upon the earth also [do]: and ye know in your heart and in your soul, that not one word has fallen [to the ground] of all the words which the Lord our God has spoken respecting all that concerns us; there has not one of them failed.

ἐγὼ δὲ ἀποτρέχω τὴν ὁδόν, καθὰ καὶ πάντες οἱ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, καὶ γνώσεσθε τῇ καρδίᾳ ὑμῶν καὶ τῇ ψυχῇ ὑμῶν, διότι οὐκ ἔπεσεν εἷς λόγος ἀπὸ πάντων τῶν λόγων, ὧν εἶπε Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν πρὸς πάντα τὰ ἀνήκοντα ἡμῖν, οὐ διεφώνησεν ἐξ αὐτῶν.

а҆́зъ же дне́сь ѿхождꙋ̀ въ пꙋ́ть, ꙗ҆́коже и҆ всѝ и҆̀же на землѝ: и҆ позна́ете всѣ́мъ се́рдцемъ ва́шимъ и҆ дꙋше́ю ва́шею, ꙗ҆́кѡ ни є҆ди́но сло́во ѿпадѐ ѿ всѣ́хъ слове́съ благи́хъ, ꙗ҆̀же речѐ гдⷭ҇ь бг҃ъ ва́шъ къ ва́мъ: всѧ̑ прихо́дѧтъ ва́мъ, и҆ не ра́знствова ѿ ни́хъ ни є҆ди́но сло́во:

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And it shall come to pass, that as all the good things are come upon us which the Lord spoke concerning you, so the Lord God will bring upon you all the evil things, until he shall have destroyed you from off this good land, which the Lord has given you,

καὶ ἔσται ὃν τρόπον ἥκει πρὸς ἡμᾶς πάντα τὰ ῥήματα τὰ καλά, ἃ ἐλάλησε Κύριος ἐφ’ ὑμᾶς, οὕτως ἐπάξει Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς ἐφ’ ὑμᾶς πάντα τὰ ρήματα τὰ πονηρὰ ἕως ἂν ἐξολοθρεύσῃ ὑμᾶς ἀπὸ τῆς γῆς τῆς ἀγαθῆς ταύτης, ἧς ἔδωκε Κύριος ὑμῖν,

и҆ бꙋ́детъ, и҆́мже ѡ҆́бразомъ прихо́дѧтъ на ва́съ всѧ̑ словеса̀ дѡ́браѧ, ꙗ҆̀же гл҃а гдⷭ҇ь бг҃ъ къ ва́мъ, та́кѡ наведе́тъ гдⷭ҇ь на вы̀ всѧ̑ словеса̀ ѕла̑ѧ, до́ндеже потреби́тъ вы̀ ѿ землѝ благі́ѧ сеѧ̀, ю҆́же дадѐ ва́мъ гдⷭ҇ь бг҃ъ ва́шъ:

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when ye transgress the covenant of the Lord our God, which he has charged us, and go and serve other gods, and bow down to them.

ἐν τῷ παραβῆναι ὑμᾶς τὴν διαθήκην Κυρίου τοῦ Θεοῦ ἡμῶν, ἣν ἐνετείλατο ἡμῖν, καὶ πορευθέντες λατρεύσητε θεοῖς ἑτέροις καὶ προσκυνήσητε αὐτοῖς.

внегда̀ престꙋ́пите завѣ́тъ гдⷭ҇а бг҃а ва́шегѡ, є҆го́же заповѣ́да ва́мъ, и҆ ше́дше послꙋ́жите богѡ́мъ и҆ны̑мъ и҆ покло́нитесѧ и҆̀мъ: и҆ разгнѣ́ваетсѧ ꙗ҆́ростїю гдⷭ҇ь на вы̀, и҆ поги́бнете ско́рѡ ѿ землѝ благі́ѧ, ю҆́же дадѐ гдⷭ҇ь ва́мъ.