¹Tedaj pokliče Jozue Rubenske in Gadske in polovico Manasejevega rodu

¹Then Joshua calleth for the Reubenite, and for the Gadite, and for the half of the tribe of Manasseh,

²in jim reče: Ohranili ste vse, kar vam je bil zapovedal Mojzes, hlapec GOSPODOV, in ste poslušali glas moj v vsem, kar sem vam zapovedal.

²and saith unto them, `Ye — ye have kept the whole of that which Moses, servant of Jehovah, commanded you, and ye hearken to my voice, to all that I have commanded you;

³Niste zapustili svojih bratov vse tiste mnoge dni do dandanes, a zvesto ste pazili na zapoved GOSPODA, Boga svojega.

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

⁴Ker pa je zdaj pripravil GOSPOD, vaš Bog, pokoj vašim bratom, kakor jim je bil obljubil, zato pojdite sedaj in se vrnite v svoje šatore, v posestva svojega deželo, ki vam jo je dal Mojzes, hlapec GOSPODOV, onostran Jordana.

⁴`And, now, Jehovah your God hath given rest to your brethren, as He spake to them; and now, turn ye, and go for yourselves to your tents, unto the land of your possession, which Moses, servant of Jehovah, hath given to you beyond the Jordan.

⁵Samo prizadevajte si skrbno, da izpolnjujete zapoved in postavo, ki vam jo je zapovedal Mojzes, hlapec GOSPODOV: da ljubite GOSPODA, Boga svojega, ter hodite po vseh potih njegovih in hranite zapovedi njegove in se njega oklepate in njemu služite iz vsega srca svojega in z vso dušo svojo.

⁵Only, be very watchful to do the command and the law which Moses, servant of Jehovah, commanded you, to love Jehovah your God, and to walk in all His ways, and to keep His commands, and to cleave to Him, and to serve Him, with all your heart, and with all your soul.`

⁶In blagoslovil jih je Jozue ter jih odpustil, in šli so k svojim šatorom.

⁶And Joshua blesseth them, and sendeth them away, and they go unto their tents.

⁷Polovici Manasejevega rodu je bil dal Mojzes dediščino v Basanu, a drugi polovici je dal Jozue med njih brati tostran Jordana, proti zahodu. Vrhutega jih je Jozue, ko jih je odpuščal v njih šatore, blagoslovil

⁷And to the half of the tribe of Manasseh hath Moses given, in Bashan, and to its [other] half hath Joshua given with their brethren beyond the Jordan westward; and also when Joshua hath sent them away unto their tents, then he doth bless them,

⁸in jim govoril, rekoč: Vrnite se z mnogim blagom v svoje šatore, z jako mnogoštevilno živino, s srebrom, zlatom, bronom in z železom in z mnogimi oblačili; delite plen sovražnikov svojih s svojimi brati.

⁸and speak unto them, saying, `With great riches turn ye back 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.`

⁹In vrnili so se sinovi Rubenovi in sinovi Gadovi in polovica Manasejevega rodu, in ko so se odpravili od Izraelovih sinov iz Sila, ki je v deželi Kanaanski, so šli v Gileadsko pokrajino, v svojega posestva deželo, ki so jo bili posedli s poveljem GOSPODOVIM po Mojzesu.

⁹And the sons of Reuben, and the sons of Gad, and the half of the tribe of Manasseh, turn back and go from the sons of Israel out of Shiloh, which [is] in the land of Canaan, to go unto the land of Gilead, unto the land of their possession, in which they have possession, according to the command of Jehovah, by the hand of Moses;

¹⁰In ko pridejo v kraje pri Jordanu, ki so v deželi Kanaanski, zgrade ondi ob Jordanu oltar sinovi Rubenovi in Gadovi in polovica Manasejevega rodu, velik in očiten oltar.

¹⁰and they come in unto the districts of the Jordan, which [are] in the land of Canaan, and the sons of Reuben, and the sons of Gad, and the half of the tribe of Manasseh, build there an altar by the Jordan — a great altar for appearance.

¹¹In zaslišijo sinovi Izraelovi, da se govori: Glej, sinovi Rubenovi in sinovi Gadovi in polovica Manasejevega rodu so zgradili oltar na pročelju Kanaanske dežele, v krajih pri Jordanu, nasprotno Izraelovim sinovom.

¹¹And the sons of Israel hear, saying, `Lo, the sons of Reuben, and the sons of Gad, and the half of the tribe of Manasseh, have built the altar over-against the land of Canaan, on the districts of the Jordan, at the passage of the sons of Israel.`

¹²In ko so to slišali, se zbere vsa občina Izraelovih sinov v Silo, da bi šli zoper nje v boj.

¹²And the sons of Israel hear, and all the company of the sons of Israel is assembled at Shiloh, to go up against them to war;

¹³In sinovi Izraelovi pošljejo k Rubenovim in Gadovim sinovom in k polovici Manasejevega rodu v Gileadsko pokrajino Pinehasa, sina Eleazarja duhovnika,

¹³and the sons of Israel send unto the sons of Reuben, and unto the sons of Gad, and unto the half of the tribe of Manasseh — unto the land of Gilead — Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest,

¹⁴in ž njim deset knezov, po enega kneza očetovske hiše za vsak Izraelov rod; in vsak izmed njih je bil poglavar očetovske hiše med tisoči Izraelovimi.

¹⁴and ten princes with him, one prince, one prince, for a house of a father, for all the tribes of Israel, and each of them a head of a house of their fathers, for the thousands of Israel.

¹⁵In ko pridejo k Rubenovim in Gadovim sinovom in k polovici Manasejevega rodu v Gileadsko pokrajino, jih ogovore, rekoč:

¹⁵And they come in unto the sons of Reuben, and unto the sons of Gad, and unto the half of the tribe of Manasseh, unto the land of Gilead, and speak with them, saying,

¹⁶Tako pravi vsa občina GOSPODOVA: Kakšna je to nezvestoba, ki ste jo zagrešili proti Izraelovemu Bogu, ko ste se odvrnili danes, da ne bi hodili za GOSPODOM, in ste si zgradili oltar, upirajoč se danes GOSPODU?

¹⁶`Thus said all the company of Jehovah, What [is] this trespass which ye have trespassed against the God of Israel, to turn back to-day from after Jehovah, by your building for you an altar, for your rebelling to-day against Jehovah?

¹⁷Majhna li nam je pregreha s Peorjem, ki se je nismo očistili do današnjega dne in zaradi katere je šiba zadela občino GOSPODOVO,

¹⁷Is the iniquity of Peor little to us, from which we have not been cleansed till this day — and the plague is in the company of Jehovah,

¹⁸da se odvračate danes, da ne bi šli za GOSPODOM? In zgodi se, ker se danes upirate GOSPODU, da se bo jutri jezil nad vso občino Izraelovo!

¹⁸that ye turn back to-day from after Jehovah? and it hath been — ye rebel to-day against Jehovah — and to-morrow against all the company of Israel He is wroth.

¹⁹Ali če je dežela vašega posestva nečista, preidite v deželo posestva GOSPODOVEGA, kjer je prebivališče GOSPODOVO, in vzemite si last med nami; samo ne bodite uporni GOSPODU in nam s tem, da si gradite oltar razen oltarja GOSPODA, Boga našega.

¹⁹`And surely, if the land of your possession is unclean, pass over for you unto the land of the possession of Jehovah, where the tabernacle of Jehovah hath tabernacled, and have possession in our midst; and against Jehovah rebel not, and against us rebel not, by your building for you an altar, besides the altar of Jehovah our God.

²⁰Ni li se pregrešil Ahan, sin Zerahov, z nezvestobo, ko je vzel od prokletega, in jeza GOSPODOVA je prišla nad vso občino Izraelovo? In on ni poginil sam v svoji pregrehi!

²⁰Did not Achan son of Zerah commit a trespass in the devoted thing, and on all the company of Israel there was wrath? and he alone expired not in his iniquity.`

²¹Nato odgovore Rubenovi in Gadovi sinovi in polovica Manasejevega rodu ter reko poglavarjem tisoč Izraelovih:

²¹And the sons of Reuben, and the sons of Gad, and the half of the tribe of Manasseh, answer and speak with the heads of the thousands of Israel:

²²Bog bogov, Jehova, Bog bogov, Jehova, On ve, in tudi Izrael naj ve: Ako se je storilo v upornosti ali iz nezvestobe proti GOSPODU, ne bodi nam v pomoč danes!

²²`The God of gods — Jehovah, the God of gods — Jehovah, He is knowing, and Israel, he doth know, if in rebellion, and if in trespass against Jehovah (Thou dost not save us this day!)

²³Ako smo si zgradili oltar z namenom, da se odvrnemo ter ne bomo hodili za GOSPODOM, ali da bomo na njem darovali žgalne in jedilne daritve ali pokladali nanj mirovne žrtve, naj nas kaznuje zato GOSPOD!

²³[we are] building for ourselves an altar to turn back from after Jehovah, and if to cause to go up on it burnt-offering and present, and if to make on it peace-offerings — Jehovah Himself doth require [it].

²⁴Marveč storili smo to v skrbi za dobro stvar, meneč: V prihodnjih časih bi lahko rekli otroci vaši našim otrokom: Kaj vam je do GOSPODA, Boga Izraelovega?

²⁴`And if not, from fear of [this] thing we have done it, saying, Hereafter your sons do speak to ours sons, saying, What to you and to Jehovah God of Israel?

²⁵Saj je GOSPOD naredil Jordan v mejo med nami in vami, sinovi Rubenovi in sinovi Gadovi: nimate deleža v GOSPODU! S tem bi vaši otroci odvrnili otroke naše od strahu GOSPODOVEGA.

²⁵for a border hath Jehovah put between us and you, O sons of Reuben, and sons of Gad — Jordan; ye have no portion in Jehovah — and your sons have caused our sons to cease, not to fear Jehovah.

²⁶Zato smo rekli: Dejte, zgradimo si oltar, ne za žgalne žrtve, ne za klalne daritve,

²⁶`And we say, Pray let us prepare for ourselves to build the altar — not for burnt-offering nor for sacrifice —

²⁷ampak da bodi priča med nami in vami in za naše rodove za nami, da smemo opravljati GOSPODU službo pred Njim s svojimi žgalnimi, klalnimi in mirovnimi žrtvami, ter da ne smejo vaši otroci reči našim otrokom v prihodnjih časih: Nimate deleža v GOSPODU.

²⁷but a witness it [is] between us and you, and between our generations after us, to do the service of Jehovah before Him with our burnt-offerings, and with our sacrifices, and with our peace-offerings, and your sons do not say hereafter to our sons, Ye have no portion in Jehovah.

²⁸Rekli smo torej: Ako nam tako poreko ali rodovom našim za nami v prihodnjih časih, bomo dejali: Glejte podobščino GOSPODOVEGA oltarja, ki so ga postavili očetje naši, ne za žgalno, ne za klalno daritev, ampak da bodi priča med nami in vami.

²⁸`And we say, And it hath been, when they say [so] unto us, and unto our generations hereafter, that we have said, See the pattern of the altar of Jehovah, which our fathers made — not for burnt-offering nor for sacrifice — but a witness it [is] between us and you.

²⁹Bog ne daj, da bi se uprli zoper GOSPODA in se danes odvrnili, ne hoteč hoditi za GOSPODOM, da si zgradimo oltar za žgalno, jedilno in klalno daritev, razen oltarja GOSPODA, Boga našega, ki je pred njegovim prebivališčem!

²⁹`Far be it from us to rebel against Jehovah, and to turn back to-day from after Jehovah, to build an altar for burnt-offering, for present, and for sacrifice, apart from the altar of Jehovah our God, which [is] before His tabernacle.`

³⁰Ko so pa slišali Pinehas duhovnik in knezi občine, poglavarji tisoč Izraelovih, ki so bili ž njim, te besede, ki so jih govorili Rubenovi in Gadovi in Manasejevi sinovi, se jim je dobro videlo.

³⁰And Phinehas the priest, and the princes of the company, and the heads of the thousands of Israel, who [are] with him, hear the words which the sons of Reuben, and the sons of Gad, and the sons of Manasseh have spoken, and it is good in their eyes.

³¹In Pinehas, Eleazarjev sin, duhovnik, reče Rubenovim in Gadovim in Manasejevim sinovom: Danes spoznavamo, da je GOSPOD med nami, ker niste zagrešili te nezvestobe zoper GOSPODA. Sedaj ste rešili Izraelove sinove roke GOSPODOVE!

³¹And Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest saith unto the sons of Reuben, and unto the sons of Gad, and unto the sons of Manasseh, `To-day we have known that Jehovah [is] in our midst, because ye have not committed against Jehovah this trespass — then ye have delivered the sons of Israel out of the hand of Jehovah.`

³²Tedaj se vrnejo Pinehas, sin Eleazarja duhovnika, in knezi od Rubenovih in Gadovih sinov iz Gileadske pokrajine v Kanaansko deželo k Izraelovim sinovom in jim prineso poročilo.

³²And Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest, and the princes, turn back from the sons of Reuben, and from the sons of Gad, out of the land of Gilead, unto the land of Canaan, unto the sons of Israel, and bring them back word;

³³In stvar se je dobra videla sinovom Izraelovim; in Izraelovi sinovi so hvalili Boga in niso več omenili, da pojdejo zoper nje v boj ugonabljat deželo, ki prebivajo v njej sinovi Rubenovi in sinovi gadovi.In Rubenovi in Gadovi sinovi so imenovali oltar Priča, zakaj „on je priča med nami, da je Jehova Bog“.

³³and the thing is good in the eyes of the sons of Israel, and the sons of Israel bless God, and have not said to go up against them to war, to destroy the land which the sons of Reuben, and the sons of Gad, are dwelling in.

³⁴In Rubenovi in Gadovi sinovi so imenovali oltar Priča, zakaj „on je priča med nami, da je Jehova Bog“.

³⁴And the sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad proclaim concerning the altar, that `it [is] a witness between us that Jehovah [is] God.`