¹And it came to pass a long time after that Jehovah had given rest to Israel from all their enemies round about, and Joshua had become old, advanced in age,

¹[Fananarana nataon'i Josoa] 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,

²that Joshua called for all Israel, for their elders, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers, and said unto them, I am become old, advanced in age;

²dia 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,

³and ye have seen all that Jehovah your God hath done to all these nations because of you. For Jehovah your God is he that hath fought for you.

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

⁴Behold, I have divided unto you by lot for an inheritance, according to your tribes, these nations that remain, from the Jordan, as well as all the nations that I have cut off, as far as the great sea toward the sun-setting.

⁴Indreo, 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.

⁵And Jehovah your God, he will expel them from before you, and dispossess them from out of your sight; and ye shall take possession of their land, as Jehovah your God hath said unto you.

⁵Ary 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.

⁶And be ye very courageous to keep and to do all that is written in the book of the law of Moses, that ye turn not aside therefrom to the right hand or to the left;

⁶Dia 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,

⁷that ye enter not among these nations, these that remain among you; and ye shall make no mention of the name of their gods, nor cause to swear [by them], neither serve them, nor bow yourselves unto them;

⁷mba 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;

⁸but ye shall cleave unto Jehovah your God, as ye have done unto this day.

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

⁹For Jehovah hath dispossessed from before you great and strong nations; and as to you, no man hath been able to stand before you unto this day.

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

¹⁰One man of you chaseth a thousand; for Jehovah your God, he it is that fighteth for you, as he hath said unto you.

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

¹¹Take great heed therefore unto your souls, that ye love Jehovah your God.

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

¹²For if ye in any wise go back, and cleave unto the residue of these nations, these that remain among you, and make marriages with them, and come in unto them and they unto you:

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

¹³know for a certainty that Jehovah your God will no more dispossess these nations from before you, and they shall be snares and traps unto you, and scourges in your sides, and thorns in your eyes, until ye perish from off this good land which Jehovah your God hath given you.

¹³dia 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.

¹⁴And behold, I am going this day the way of all the earth; and ye know in all your heart, and in all your soul, that not one thing hath failed of all the good words that Jehovah your God hath spoken concerning you: all are come to pass unto you -- not one thing hath failed thereof.

¹⁴Ary, 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.

¹⁵But it shall come to pass, that as every good word hath been fulfilled to you, that Jehovah your God spoke to you, so will Jehovah bring upon you every evil word, until he have destroyed you from off this good land which Jehovah your God hath given you;

¹⁵Ary 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.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.

¹⁶when ye transgress the covenant of Jehovah your God which he commanded you, and go and serve other gods, and bow yourselves unto them, so that the anger of Jehovah shall be kindled against you, and ye shall perish quickly from off the good land which he hath given unto you.

¹⁶Amin'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.