¹Then Joshua called the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh,

¹Siis kutsus Joosua ruubenlased, gaadlased ja Manasse poole suguharu

²and said unto them, Ye have kept all that Moses the servant of Jehovah commanded you, and have hearkened unto my voice in all that I commanded you:

²ning ütles neile: 'Te olete pannud tähele kõike, mida Mooses, Issanda sulane, teid käskis, ja olete võtnud kuulda minu häält kõiges, milleks mina teile olen käsu andnud.

³ye have not left your brethren these many days unto this day, but have kept the charge of the commandment of Jehovah your God.

³Te ei ole maha jätnud oma vendi selle pika aja jooksul kuni tänini ja olete pidanud, mida tuleb pidada - Issanda, oma Jumala käsku.

⁴And now Jehovah your God hath given rest unto your brethren, as he spake unto them: therefore now turn ye, and get you unto your tents, unto the land of your possession, which Moses the servant of Jehovah gave you beyond the Jordan.

⁴Nüüd on Issand, teie Jumal, andnud teie vendadele rahu, nagu ta neile lubas; pöörduge siis nüüd ümber ja minge oma telkide juurde, oma pärusmaale, mille Mooses, Issanda sulane, teile andis teisel pool Jordanit.

⁵Only take diligent heed to do the commandment and the law which Moses the servant of Jehovah commanded you, to love Jehovah your God, and to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and to cleave unto him, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul.

⁵Olge vaid väga hoolsad täitma käsku ja Seadust, mille Mooses, Issanda sulane, teile on andnud, et te armastaksite Issandat, oma Jumalat, ja käiksite kõigil tema teedel ja peaksite tema käske ja hoiaksite tema poole ning teeniksite teda kõigest oma südamest ja kõigest oma hingest!'

⁶So Joshua blessed them, and sent them away; and they went unto their tents.

⁶Ja Joosua õnnistas neid ning saatis nad minema; ja nad läksid oma telkide juurde.

⁷Now to the one half-tribe of Manasseh Moses had given [inheritance] in Bashan; but unto the other half gave Joshua among their brethren beyond the Jordan westward; moreover when Joshua sent them away unto their tents, he blessed them,

⁷Manasse poolele suguharule oli Mooses andnud maad Baasanis, aga teisele poolele andis Joosua koos nende vendadega lääne pool Jordanit; ja kui Joosua saatis nad nende telkide juurde, siis õnnistas tema ka neid

⁸and spake unto them, saying, Return with much wealth unto your tents, and with very much cattle, with silver, and with gold, and with brass, and with iron, and with very much raiment: divide the spoil of your enemies with your brethren.

⁸ja rääkis nendega, öeldes: 'Minge tagasi oma telkide juurde oma suure noosiga ja väga paljude loomadega, hõbeda, kulla, vase ja rauaga, ja väga suure hulga riietega; jaotage koos oma vendadega oma vaenlastelt saadud saak!'

⁹And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh returned, and departed from the children of Israel out of Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan, to go unto the land of Gilead, to the land of their possession, whereof they were possessed, according to the commandment of Jehovah by Moses.

⁹Ja ruubenlased, gaadlased ja Manasse pool suguharu läksid tagasi ning tulid ära Iisraeli laste juurest Siilost, mis on Kaananimaal, et minna Gileadimaale, oma pärusmaale, kuhu nad olid asunud Moosese läbi antud Issanda käsul.

¹⁰And when they came unto the region about the Jordan, that is in the land of Canaan, the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh built there an altar by the Jordan, a great altar to look upon.

¹⁰Kui ruubenlased, gaadlased ja Manasse pool suguharu jõudsid Jordani piirkonda Kaananimaal, siis nad ehitasid sinna Jordani äärde altari, silmapaistvalt suure altari.

¹¹And the children of Israel heard say, Behold, the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh have built an altar in the forefront of the land of Canaan, in the region about the Jordan, on the side that pertaineth to the children of Israel.

¹¹Ja Iisraeli lapsed kuulsid räägitavat: 'Vaata, ruubenlased, gaadlased ja Manasse pool suguharu on ehitanud altari Jordani piirkonda vastu Kaananimaad, Iisraeli laste maa-ala teise äärde.'

¹²And when the children of Israel heard of it, the whole congregation of the children of Israel gathered themselves together at Shiloh, to go up against them to war.

¹²Kui Iisraeli lapsed seda kuulsid, siis kogunes terve Iisraeli laste kogudus Siilosse, et minna sõtta nende vastu.

¹³And the children of Israel sent unto the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the half-tribe of Manasseh, into the land of Gilead, Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest,

¹³Ja Iisraeli lapsed läkitasid ruubenlaste, gaadlaste ja Manasse poole suguharu juurde Gileadimaale Piinehasi, preester Eleasari poja,

¹⁴and with him ten princes, one prince of a fathers' house for each of the tribes of Israel; and they were every one of them head of their fathers' houses among the thousands of Israel.

¹⁴ja koos temaga kümme vürsti, üks perekonna vürst igast Iisraeli suguharust, igaüks neist oma perekonna peamees Iisraeli tuhandete seas.

¹⁵And they came unto the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the half-tribe of Manasseh, unto the land of Gilead, and they spake with them, saying,

¹⁵Ja need tulid ruubenlaste, gaadlaste ja Manasse poole suguharu juurde Gileadimaale ja rääkisid nendega, öeldes:

¹⁶Thus saith the whole congregation of Jehovah, What trespass is this that ye have committed against the God of Israel, to turn away this day from following Jehovah, in that ye have builded you an altar, to rebel this day against Jehovah?

¹⁶'Nõnda ütleb terve Issanda kogudus: Mis jumalavallatus see on, mida te olete osutanud Iisraeli Jumala vastu, et te nüüd taganete Issanda järelt, ehitate endile altari ja hakkate nüüd Issanda vastu mässama?

¹⁷Is the iniquity of Peor too little for us, from which we have not cleansed ourselves unto this day, although there came a plague upon the congregation of Jehovah,

¹⁷Kas meile on vähe Peori patust, millest me endid tänapäevani ei ole puhastanud ja millest tuli nuhtlus Issanda kogudusele?

¹⁸that ye must turn away this day from following Jehovah? and it will be, seeing ye rebel to-day against Jehovah, that to-morrow he will be wroth with the whole congregation of Israel.

¹⁸Ja teie tahate nüüdki taganeda Issanda järelt. Kui te täna mässate Issanda vastu, siis vihastub ta homme kogu Iisraeli koguduse peale.

¹⁹Howbeit, if the land of your possession be unclean, then pass ye over unto the land of the possession of Jehovah, wherein Jehovah's tabernacle dwelleth, and take possession among us: but rebel not against Jehovah, nor rebel against us, in building you an altar besides the altar of Jehovah our God.

¹⁹Aga kui teie pärusmaa on roojane, siis tulge üle Issanda pärusmaale, kus on Issanda elamu, ja asuge meie keskele, kuid ärge mässake Issanda vastu ja ärge mässake meie vastu, ehitades endile altari lisaks Issanda, meie Jumala altarile!

²⁰Did not Achan the son of Zerah commit a trespass in the devoted thing, and wrath fell upon all the congregation of Israel? and that man perished not alone in his iniquity.

²⁰Eks talitanud Aakan, Serahi poeg, petise kombel hävitamisele määratuga? Siis langes viha terve Iisraeli koguduse peale, kuigi ta ju oli üksainus mees. Eks ta pidanud surema oma süü pärast?'

²¹Then the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh answered, and spake unto the heads of the thousands of Israel,

²¹Siis ruubenlased, gaadlased ja Manasse pool suguharu vastasid ja rääkisid Iisraeli tuhandete peameestega:

²²The Mighty One, God, Jehovah, the Mighty One, God, Jehovah, he knoweth; and Israel he shall know: if it be in rebellion, or if in trespass against Jehovah (save thou us not this day,)

²²'Jumalate Jumal Issand, jumalate Jumal Issand, tema teab, ja Iisrael saagu teada: kui see on mässu ja truudusetuse pärast Issanda vastu - siis ära meid täna aita! -

²³that we have built us an altar to turn away from following Jehovah; or if to offer thereon burnt-offering or meal-offering, or if to offer sacrifices of peace-offerings thereon, let Jehovah himself require it;

²³et me ehitasime endile altari Issanda järelt taganemiseks, või selleks, et selle peal ohverdada põletus- ja roaohvreid, või et selle peal valmistada tänuohvreid - siis nõudku Issand ise aru!

²⁴and if we have not [rather] out of carefulness done this, [and] of purpose, saying, In time to come your children might speak unto our children, saying, What have ye to do with Jehovah, the God of Israel?

²⁴Aga et niisugust tahet ei olnud, siis tegime seda mõeldes, et tulevikus võiksid teie lapsed meie lastega rääkida ja öelda: Mis on teil tegemist Issandaga, Iisraeli Jumalaga?

²⁵for Jehovah hath made the Jordan a border between us and you, ye children of Reuben and children of Gad; ye have no portion in Jehovah: so might your children make our children cease from fearing Jehovah.

²⁵Issand on ju pannud Jordani piiriks meie ja teie vahele, ruubenlased ja gaadlased. Teil ei ole Issandast osa! Teie lapsed võiksid keelata meie lapsi Issandat kartmast.

²⁶Therefore we said, Let us now prepare to build us an altar, not for burnt-offering, nor for sacrifice:

²⁶Sellepärast me ütlesime: Tehkem siis enestele see altar, ehitades mitte põletus- ega tapaohvri tarvis,

²⁷but it shall be a witness between us and you, and between our generations after us, that we may do the service of Jehovah before him with our burnt-offerings, and with our sacrifices, and with our peace-offerings; that your children may not say to our children in time to come, Ye have no portion in Jehovah.

²⁷vaid see olgu tunnistajaks meie ja teie vahel ja meie järeltulevate põlvede vahel pärast meid, et me tahame toimetada Issanda teenistust tema palge ees oma põletus-, tapa- ja tänuohvritega, et teie lapsed ei saaks edaspidi öelda meie lastele: Teil ei ole Issandast osa!

²⁸Therefore said we, It shall be, when they so say to us or to our generations in time to come, that we shall say, Behold the pattern of the altar of Jehovah, which our fathers made, not for burnt-offering, nor for sacrifice; but it is a witness between us and you.

²⁸Ja me mõtlesime: kui nad tulevikus nõnda ütlevad meile ja meie järeltulevaile põlvedele, siis me saame vastata: Vaadake Issanda altari kuju, mille meie vanemad on teinud mitte põletus- ega tapaohvri jaoks, vaid tunnistajaks meie ja teie vahele.

²⁹Far be it from us that we should rebel against Jehovah, and turn away this day from following Jehovah, to build an altar for burnt-offering, for meal-offering, or for sacrifice, besides the altar of Jehovah our God that is before his tabernacle.

²⁹Jäägu meist kaugele, et mässaksime Issanda vastu ja taganeksime nüüd Issanda järelt, ehitades altari põletusohvri, roaohvri ja tapaohvri jaoks lisaks Issanda, meie Jumala altarile, mis on tema elamu ees!'

³⁰And when Phinehas the priest, and the princes of the congregation, even the heads of the thousands of Israel that were with him, heard the words that the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the children of Manasseh spake, it pleased them well.

³⁰Kui preester Piinehas ja koguduse vürstid ja Iisraeli tuhandete peamehed, kes olid koos temaga, kuulsid sõnu, mis ruubenlased, gaadlased ja manasselased rääkisid, siis oli see hea nende silmis.

³¹And Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest said unto the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the children of Manasseh, This day we know that Jehovah is in the midst of us, because ye have not committed this trespass against Jehovah: now have ye delivered the children of Israel out of the hand of Jehovah.

³¹Ja preester Eleasari poeg Piinehas ütles ruubenlastele, gaadlastele ja manasselastele: 'Nüüd me teame, et Issand on meie keskel! Et te seda jumalavallatust ei ole teinud Issanda vastu, siis te olete päästnud Iisraeli lapsed Issanda käest.'

³²And Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, and the princes, returned from the children of Reuben, and from the children of Gad, out of the land of Gilead, unto the land of Canaan, to the children of Israel, and brought them word again.

³²Ja preester Eleasari poeg Piinehas ja vürstid läksid tagasi ruubenlaste ja gaadlaste juurest Gileadimaalt Kaananimaale Iisraeli laste juurde ning tõid neile sõna.

³³And the thing pleased the children of Israel; and the children of Israel blessed God, and spake no more of going up against them to war, to destroy the land wherein the children of Reuben and the children of Gad dwelt.

³³Ja see sõna oli hea Iisraeli laste silmis ja Iisraeli lapsed kiitsid Jumalat ega mõelnud enam nende vastu sõttaminekule, et hävitada maad, kus elasid ruubenlased ja gaadlased.

³⁴And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad called the altar [Ed]: For, [said they], it is a witness between us that Jehovah is God.

³⁴Ja ruubenlased ja gaadlased andsid altarile nimeks 'See on tunnistaja meie vahel, et Issand on Jumal'.