Judges 2 (GLT) · Opened

1The messenger of Yahweh went up from the region of Gilgal to the region of Bokim, and said,“I am leading you up from Egypt, and I have brought you to the land that I have sworn to your fathers. I have said,‘I will not break my covenant with you for eternity.Now the angel of the LORD went up from Gilgal to Bochim and said, “I brought you up out of Egypt and led you into the land that I had promised to your fathers, and I said, ‘I will never break My covenant with you,

2You must not cut a covenant with those dwelling in this land. Their altars you must surely tear down.’ But you have not heeded my voice. What is this you have done?and you are not to make a covenant with the people of this land, but you shall tear down their altars.’ Yet you have not obeyed My voice. What is this you have done?

3Furthermore, I have said,‘I will not drive them out from before you, but they will be against you as adversaries, and their gods will be against you as a snare’.”So now I tell you that I will not drive out these people before you; they will be thorns in your sides, and their gods will be a snare to you.”

4Now it happened that when the messenger of Yahweh spoke these words to all the sons of Israel, the people lifted up their voice and wept.When the angel of the LORD had spoken these words to all the Israelites, the people lifted up their voices and wept.

5So they called the name of that place Bokim, and they offered a sacrifice there to Yahweh.So they called that place Bochim and offered sacrifices there to the LORD.

6Then Joshua dismissed the people, and the sons of Israel went each to his inheritance to posses the land.After Joshua had dismissed the people, the Israelites went out to take possession of the land, each to his own inheritance.

7The people served Yahweh all the days of Joshua and all of the days of the elders who had prolonged their days after Joshua, who had seen all of the great deeds of Yahweh that he had done for Israel.And the people served the LORD throughout the days of Joshua and of the elders who outlived him, who had seen all the great works that the LORD had done for Israel.

8Joshua, the son of Nun, the servant of Yahweh, died a son of one hundred ten years.And Joshua son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died at the age of 110.

9Then they buried him within the border of his inheritance in Timnath Heres, in the hill country of Ephraim, to the north of Mount Gaash.They buried him in the land of his inheritance, at Timnath-heres in the hill country of Ephraim, north of Mount Gaash.

10When all of that generation had also been gathered to his fathers, another generation rose up after them who did not know Yahweh or even the deed that he had done for Israel.After that whole generation had also been gathered to their fathers, another generation rose up who did not know the LORD or the works that He had done for Israel.

11The sons of Israel did the wickedness in the sight of Yahweh and they served the Baals.And the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD and served the Baals.

12Thus they forsook Yahweh, the God of their fathers, the One Who brought them out of the land of Egypt. They went after other gods from the gods of the people groups who were around them, and they bowed down to them. They provoked Yahweh to anger.Thus they forsook the LORD, the God of their fathers, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt, and they followed after various gods of the peoples around them. They bowed down to them and provoked the LORD to anger,

13They forsook Yahweh and they served the Baal and the Ashtoreths.for they forsook Him and served Baal and the Ashtoreths.

14Then the anger of Yahweh burned against Israel, so he gave them into the hand of plunderers, and they plundered them. He surrendered them into the hand of their enemies from all around, so that they were not able any longer to stand before their enemies.Then the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He delivered them into the hands of those who plundered them. He sold them into the hands of their enemies all around, whom they were no longer able to resist.

15In every way, whenever they went out the hand of Yahweh was against them for calamity, just as Yahweh had spoken and just as Yahweh had sworn to them. Thus he pressed them exceedingly.Wherever Israel marched out, the hand of the LORD was against them to bring calamity, just as He had sworn to them. So they were greatly distressed.

16Then Yahweh raised up judges, and they saved them from the hand of their plunderers.Then the LORD raised up judges, who saved them from the hands of those who plundered them.

17Even to their judges they would not listen. For they pursued adulterously after other gods and they bowed down to them. They turned away quickly from the way that their fathers had walked. They did not do likewise to heed the commands of Yahweh.Israel, however, did not listen to their judges. Instead, they prostituted themselves with other gods and bowed down to them. They quickly turned from the way of their fathers, who had walked in obedience to the LORD’s commandments; they did not do as their fathers had done.

18When Yahweh raised up judges for them, Yahweh would be with the judges and he would save them from the hand of their enemies all of the days of the judges. For Yahweh would become remorseful on account of their groaning from the presence of those tormenting them and oppressing them.Whenever the LORD raised up a judge for the Israelites, He was with that judge and saved them from the hands of their enemies while the judge was still alive; for the LORD was moved to pity by their groaning under those who oppressed them and afflicted them.

19Now it would happen that at the death of the judge, they would turn back and behave corruptly more than their fathers, walking after other gods to serve them and to bow down to them. They did not drop any of their evil deeds or their shameless behavior.But when the judge died, the Israelites became even more corrupt than their fathers, going after other gods to serve them and bow down to them. They would not give up their evil practices and stubborn ways.

20As a result the anger of Yahweh burned against Israel, and he said,“In that this nation transgressed my covenant that I had commanded their fathers, but they have not heeded my voice,So the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He said, “Because this nation has transgressed the covenant I laid down for their fathers and has not heeded My voice,

21I also will not continue to drive out anyone out of their presence from the nations that Joshua left when he died.I will no longer drive out before them any of the nations Joshua left when he died.

22in order to test Israel by them, whether they are observing the way of Yahweh, walking in them just as their fathers observed, or not.”In this way I will test whether Israel will keep the way of the LORD by walking in it as their fathers did.”

23So Yahweh allowed those nations to stay, not dispossessing them hastily and he did not give them into the hand of Joshua.That is why the LORD had left those nations in place and had not driven them out immediately by delivering them into the hand of Joshua.

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