¹[Ny teny farany nataon'i Josoa tamin'ny olona, sy ny nanaovan'ny olona fanekena mafy fa tsy hiala amin'Andriamanitra] Ary Josoa nanangona ny firenen'ny Isiraely rehetra tany Sekema ka niantso ny loholon'ny Isiraely sy ny lehibeny sy ny mpitsara azy ary ny mpifehy azy, ka dia niara-niseho teo anatrehan'Andriamanitra izy ireo.

¹Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, and called for the elders of Israel, for their heads, for their judges, and for their officers; and they presented themselves before God.

²Ary hoy Josoa tamin'ny vahoaka rehetra: Izao no lazain'i Jehovah, Andriamanitry ny Isiraely: Tany an-dafin'ny Ony no nonenan'ny razanareo tany aloha. dia Tera, rain'i Abrahama sy Nahora; ary nanompo andriamani-kafa izy. [Eofrata]

²Joshua said to all the people, “Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, ‘Your fathers lived of old time beyond the River, even Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nahor: and they served other gods.

³Dia naka an'i Abrahama razanareo avy tany an-dafin'ny Ony Aho ka nitondra azy nitety ny tany Kanana rehetra, dia nahamaro ny taranany ka nanome an'Isaka ho zanany. [Eofrata]

³I took your father Abraham from beyond the River, and led him throughout all the land of Canaan, and multiplied his seed, and gave him Isaac.

⁴Ary Isaka koa dia nomeko an'i Jakoba sy Esao ho zanany; ary nomeko ho lovan'i Esao ny tendrombohitra Seira; fa Jakoba sy ny taranany kosa nankany Egypta.

⁴I gave to Isaac Jacob and Esau: and I gave to Esau Mount Seir, to possess it. Jacob and his children went down into Egypt.

⁵Dia naniraka an'i Mosesy sy Arona Aho ka namely an'i Egypta, araka izay nataoko teo aminy; ary rehefa afaka izany, dia nitondra anareo nivoaka Aho.

⁵“‘I sent Moses and Aaron, and I plagued Egypt, according to that which I did in its midst: and afterward I brought you out.

⁶Ary nony nitondra ny razanareo nivoaka avy tany Egypta Aho, dia tonga teo amin'ny ranomasina ianareo; ary nanenjika ny razanareo hatreo amin'ny Ranomasina Mena ny Egyptiana, nitaingina kalesy sy soavaly.

⁶I brought your fathers out of Egypt: and you came to the sea. The Egyptians pursued after your fathers with chariots and with horsemen to the Red Sea or, Sea of Reeds .

⁷Dia nitaraina tamin'i Jehovah izy, ka nasiany maizina teo anelanelanareo sy ny Egyptiana,sady nakatony taminy ny ranomasina ka naony azy, ary ny masonareo nahita izay nataoko tany Egypta; ary nitoetra ela tany efitra ianareo.

⁷When they cried out to Yahweh, he put darkness between you and the Egyptians, and brought the sea on them, and covered them; and your eyes saw what I did in Egypt: and you lived in the wilderness many days.

⁸Ary nentiko ho any amin'ny tanin'ny Amorita, izay nonina tany an-dafin'i Jordana ianareo; dia niady taminareo ireo; ary nanolotra azy teo an-tananareo Aho, mba handovanareo ny taniny, ary nandringana azy teo anoloanareo Aho.

⁸“‘I brought you into the land of the Amorites, that lived beyond the Jordan: and they fought with you; and I gave them into your hand. You possessed their land; and I destroyed them from before you.

⁹Dia nitsangana Balaka, zanak'i Zipora, mpanjakan'i Moaba, ka niady tamin'ny Isiraely; dia naniraka ka nampaka an'i Balama, zanak'i Beora, izy hanozona anareo.

⁹Then Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, arose and fought against Israel. He sent and called Balaam the son of Beor to curse you;

¹⁰Fa tsy nety nihaino an'i Balama Aho, koa nitahy anareo tokoa izy; ka dia namonjy anareo tamin'ny tànany Aho.

¹⁰but I would not listen to Balaam; therefore he blessed you still. So I delivered you out of his hand.

¹¹Ary nita an'i Jordana ianareo ka nankany Jeriko; dia niady taminareo ny mponina tao Jeriko mbamin'ny Amorita sy ny Perizita sy ny Kananita sy ny Hetita sy ny Girgasita sy ny Hivita ary ny Jebosita, ka natolotro teo an-tananareo ireny.

¹¹“‘You went over the Jordan, and came to Jericho. The men of Jericho fought against you, the Amorite, the Perizzite, the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Girgashite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite; and I delivered them into your hand.

¹²Dia nampandehaniko teo anoloanareo ny fanenitra, Izay nandroaka azy teo anoloanareo, dia ny mpanjaka roa tamin'ny Amorita, fa tsy tamin'ny sabatrao. na tamin'ny tsipìkanao.

¹²I sent the hornet before you, which drove them out from before you, even the two kings of the Amorites; not with your sword, nor with your bow.

¹³Ary nomeko tany izay tsy nasainareo ianareo sy tanàna izay tsy naorinareo ianareo ka dia nonina tao ianareo; ary nihinana ny avy amin'ny tanim-boaloboka sy ny tanin'oliva izay tsy nataonareo ianareo.

¹³I gave you a land whereon you had not labored, and cities which you didn’t build, and you live in them. You eat of vineyards and olive groves which you didn’t plant.’

¹⁴Koa ankehitriny, matahora an'i Jehovah, ka manompoa Azy amin'ny fahitsiana sy ny fahamarinana; ary ario ny andriamanitra izay notompoin'ny razanareo tany an-dafin'ny Ony sy tany Egypta, ka manompoa an'i Jehovah. [Eofrata]

¹⁴“Now therefore fear Yahweh, and serve him in sincerity and in truth. Put away the gods which your fathers served beyond the River, in Egypt; and serve Yahweh.

¹⁵Nefa raha tsy sitrakareo ny hanompo an'i Jehovah, dia fidionareo anio ary izay hotompoinareo. na ny andriamanitra izay notompoin'ny razanareo tany an-dafin'ny Ony,1 na ny andriamanitry ny Amorita, izay mponina teto amin'ny tany onenanareo; fa raha izaho sy ny ankohonako kosa, dia hanompo an'i Jehovah izahay.

¹⁵If it seems evil to you to serve Yahweh, choose this day whom you will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve Yahweh.”

¹⁶Dia namaly ny vahoaka ka nanao hoe: Sanatria raha hahafoy an'i Jehovah izahay ka hanompo izay andriamani-kafa.

¹⁶The people answered, “Far be it from us that we should forsake Yahweh, to serve other gods;

¹⁷Fa Jehovah Andriamanitsika, Izy no nitondra antsika sy ny razantsika nivoaka avy tany amin'ny tany Egypta, tany amin'ny trano nahandevozana, ary Izy no nanao ireny famantarana lehibe ireny teo imasontsika ka niaro antsika teny amin'ny lalana rehetra nalehantsika sy teny amin'ny firenena rehetra izay notetezintsika.

¹⁷for it is Yahweh our God who brought us and our fathers up out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage, and who did those great signs in our sight, and preserved us in all the way in which we went, and among all the peoples through the midst of whom we passed.

¹⁸Ary Jehovah nandroaka ny firenena rehetra teo anoloantsika, dia ny Amorita izay nonina teto amin'ny tany; koa izahay koa dia mba hanompo an'i Jehovah, fa Izy no Andriamanitsika.

¹⁸Yahweh drove out from before us all the peoples, even the Amorites who lived in the land. Therefore we also will serve Yahweh; for he is our God.”

¹⁹Ary hoy Josoa tamin'ny vahoaka: Tsy mahay manompo an'i Jehovah ianareo; fa Andriamanitra masina Izy, Andriamanitra saro-piaro Izy ka tsy hamela ny fahadisoanareo sy ny fahotanareo.

¹⁹Joshua said to the people, “You can’t serve Yahweh; for he is a holy God. He is a jealous God. He will not forgive your disobedience nor your sins.

²⁰Raha mahafoy an'i Jehovah ianareo ka manompo andriamani-kafa, dia hiverina Izy ka hampahory anareo sy hahafongana anareo, rehefa nasiany soa.

²⁰If you forsake Yahweh, and serve foreign gods, then he will turn and do you evil, and consume you, after he has done you good.”

²¹Dia hoy ny vahoaka tamin'i Josoa: Tsia; fa Jehovah ihany no hotompoinay.

²¹The people said to Joshua, “No; but we will serve Yahweh.”

²²Dia hoy Josoa tamin'ny vahoaka: Vavolombelona ho an'ny tenanareo ianareo fa efa nifidy an'i Jehovah hotompoinareo. Ary hoy ny olona: Eny vavolombelona izahay .

²²Joshua said to the people, “You are witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen Yahweh yourselves, to serve him.” They said, “We are witnesses.”

²³Arionareo ankehitriny ary ny andriamani-kafa, izay eo aminareo. ka ampanatony an'i Jehovah, Andriamanitry ny Isiraely ny fonareo.

²³“Now therefore put away the foreign gods which are among you, and incline your heart to Yahweh, the God of Israel.”

²⁴Dia hoy ny vahoaka tamin'i Josoa: Jehovah Andriamanitray no hotompoinay ary ny feony no hohenoinay

²⁴The people said to Joshua, “We will serve Yahweh our God, and we will listen to his voice.”

²⁵Ary dia nanao fanekena tamin'ny vahoaka Josoa tamin'izany andro izany ka nanome azy lalàna sy didy tany Sekema.

²⁵So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and made for them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem.

²⁶Dia nosoratan'i Josoa tao amin'ny bokin'ny lalàn'Andriamanitra ireo teny ireo. ary naka vato lehibe izy ka nanangana azy teo ambanin'ny hazo terebinta, izay teo anilan'ny fitoera-masin'i Jehovah.

²⁶Joshua wrote these words in the book of the law of God; and he took a great stone, and set it up there under the oak that was by the sanctuary of Yahweh.

²⁷Dia hoy Josoa tamin'ny vahoaka rehetra; Indro, io vato io ho vavolombelona amintsika; fa efa nahare ny teny rehetra nolazain'i Jehovah tamintsika io, dia ho vavolombelona aminareo io, fandrao handainga amin'Andriamanitrareo ianareo.

²⁷Joshua said to all the people, “Behold, this stone shall be a witness against us; for it has heard all the words of Yahweh which he spoke to us. It shall be therefore a witness against you, lest you deny your God.”

²⁸Dia nampodin'i Josoa ny vahoaka samy ho any amin'ny lovany avy.

²⁸So Joshua sent the people away, every man to his inheritance.

²⁹[Ny nahafatesan'i Josoa sy Eleazara, sy ny nandevenana ny taolan'i Josefa] Ary rehefa afaka izany zavatra izany, dia maty Josoa, zanak'i Nona, mpanompon'i Jehovah, rehefa folo amby zato taona ny androny.

²⁹It happened after these things, that Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of Yahweh, died, being one hundred and ten years old.

³⁰Dia nalevina tao amin'ny faritanin'ny lovany izy, dia tao Timnata-sera, any amin'ny tany havoan'i Efraima, avaratry ny tendrombohitra Gasa.

³⁰They buried him in the border of his inheritance in Timnathserah, which is in the hill country of Ephraim, on the north of the mountain of Gaash.

³¹Ary nanompo an'i Jehovah ny Isiraely tamin'ny andro rehetra niainan'i Josoa sy tamin'ny andro rehetra niainan'ny loholona izay velona taorian'i Josoa ka nahalala ny asa rehetra izay nataon'i Jehovah ho an'ny Isiraely

³¹Israel served Yahweh all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders who outlived Joshua, and had known all the work of Yahweh, that he had worked for Israel.

³²Ary ny taolan'i Josefa, izay efa nentin'ny Zanak'Isiraely avy tany Egypta, dia naleviny tao Sekema, tao amin'ny tany izay novidin'i Jakoba volafotsy zato tamin'ny zanak'i Hamora, rain'i Sekema; dia tonga lovan'ny taranak'i Josefa izany. [Heb. kesita; izahao Gen. xxxiii. 19]Dia maty koa Eleazara, zanak'i Arona, ka naleviny teo amin'ny havoan'i Finehasa zanany, izay nomena azy tany amin'ny tany havoan'i Efraima.

³²They buried the bones of Joseph, which the children of Israel brought up out of Egypt, in Shechem, in the parcel of ground which Jacob bought of the sons of Hamor the father of Shechem for a hundred pieces of money. They became the inheritance of the children of Joseph.

³³Dia maty koa Eleazara, zanak'i Arona, ka naleviny teo amin'ny havoan'i Finehasa zanany, izay nomena azy tany amin'ny tany havoan'i Efraima.

³³Eleazar the son of Aaron died. They buried him in the hill of Phinehas his son, which was given him in the hill country of Ephraim.