Judges 2

NEW JERUSALEM	Peshitta
1 The Angel of Yahweh went up from Gilgal to Bethel and said, 'I have brought you out of Egypt and ledyou into this country, which I promised on oath to your ancestors. I said, "I shal never break my covenant withyou.	1 ܘܣܠܩ ܡܠܐܟܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܡܢ ܓܠܓܠܐ ܠܒܟܝܢ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܒ̈ܢܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܗܟܢܐ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܢܐ ܐܣܩܬܟܘܢ ܡܢ ܐܪܥܐ ܕܡܨܪܝܢ ܘܐܝܬܝܬܟܘܢ ܠܐܪܥܐ ܕܐܝܡܝܬ ܠܐ̈ܒܗܝܟܘܢ ܘܐܡܪܬ ܕܠܐ ܐܒܛܠ ܩܝܡܝ ܕܥܡܟܘܢ ܠܥܠܡ
2 You for your part must make no covenant with the inhabitants of this country; you wil destroy theiraltars." But you have not listened to my voice. What is the reason for this?	2 ܘܐܢܬܘܢ ܠܐ ܬܩܝܡܘܢ ܩܝܡܐ ܠܝܬ̈ܒܝ ܐܪܥܐ ܗܕܐ ܡܕܒܚܝ̈ܗܘܢ ܥܩܪܘ ܘܠܐ ܫܡܥܬܘܢ ܠܩܠܝ ܠܡܢܐ ܗܟܢܐ ܥܒܕܬܘܢ
3 Very wel , I now say this, "I am not going to drive these nations out before you. They will become youroppressors, and their gods wil be a snare for you."	3 ܐܦ ܐܢܐ ܗܟܢܐ ܐܡܪܬ ܕܠܐ ܐܘܒܕ ܐܢܘܢ ܡܢ ܩܕܡܝܟܘܢ ܘܢܗܘܘܢ ܠܟܘܢ ܠܣܪܝܩܘܬܐ ܘܐ̈ܠܗܝܗܘܢ ܢܗܘܘܢ ܠܟܘܢ ܠܬܘܩܠܬܐ
4 When the angel of Yahweh had spoken these words to al the Israelites, the people began to wail at thetop of their voices.	4 ܘܟܕ ܐܡܪ ܡܠܐܟܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܡ̈ܠܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܠܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܐܪܝܡܘ ܟܠܗ ܥܡܐ ܩܠܗܘܢ ܘܒܟܘ
5 And they called the place Bochim, and offered sacrifices to Yahweh there.	5 ܘܩܪܐ ܥܡܐ ܫܡܗ ܕܐܬܪܐ ܗܘ ܒܟܝܢ ܘܕܒܚܘ ܬܡܢ ܠܡܪܝܐ
6 Joshua having dismissed the people, the Israelites then went away, each one to his own heritage, tooccupy the country.	6 ܘܫܕܪ ܝܫܘܥ ܠܥܡܐ ܘܐܙܠܘ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܓܒܪ ܠܝܪܬܘܬܗ ܠܡܐܪܬ ܐܪܥܐ
7 The people served Yahweh throughout the lifetime of Joshua and throughout the lifetime of those elderswho outlived Joshua and had known al the great deeds which Yahweh had done for the sake of Israel.	7 ܘܦܠܚܘ ܥܡܐ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܗ ܕܝܫܘܥ ܘܟܠܗܘܢ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܕܩܫܝ̈ܫܐ ܕܐܓܪܘ ܒܬܪ ܝܫܘܥ ܘܚܙܘ ܥܒܕ̈ܘܗܝ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܘܪ̈ܘܪܒܬܐ ܕܥܒܕ ܠܐܝܣܪܝܠ
8 Joshua son of Nun, servant of Yahweh, was a hundred and ten years old when he died.	8 ܘܡܝܬ ܝܫܘܥ ܒܪܢܘܢ ܥܒܕܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܒܪ ܡܐܐ ܘܥܣܪ ܫ̈ܢܝܢ
9 He was buried on the estate which he had received as his heritage at Timnath-Heres in the highlands ofEphraim, north of Mount Gaash.	9 ܘܩܒܪܘܗܝ ܒܬܚܘܡܐ ܕܝܪܬܘܬܗ ܒܬܡܢܬ ܣܪܚ ܕܒܛܘܪܐ ܕܐܦܪܝܡ ܡܢ ܓܪܒܝܐ ܕܛܘܪܐ ܕܓܥܫ
10 And when that whole generation had been gathered to its ancestors, another generation fol owed itwhich knew neither Yahweh nor the deeds which he had done for the sake of Israel.	10 ܘܐܦ ܟܠܗ ܕܪܐ ܗܘ ܐܬܟܢܫܘ ܠܘܬ ܐܒ̈ܗܝܗܘܢ ܘܩܡ ܕܪܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܒܬܪܗܘܢ ܕܠܐ ܐܝܕܥܘ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܘܐܦ ܠܐ ܠܥܒ̈ܕܘܗܝ ܕܥܒܕ ܠܐܝܣܪܝܠ
11 The Israelites then did what is evil in Yahweh's eyes and served the Baals.	11 ܘܥܒܕܘ ܒܢܝ̈ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܕܒܝܫ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܘܦܠܚܘ ܠܒܥܠܐ
12 They deserted Yahweh, God of their ancestors, who had brought them out of Egypt, and they followedother gods, from those of the surrounding peoples. They bowed down to these; they provoked Yahweh;	12 ܘܫܒܩܘ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܐܒܗ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܕܐܦܩ ܐܢܘܢ ܡܢ ܐܪܥܐ ܕܡܨܪܝܢ ܘܐܙܠܘ ܒܬܪ ܐ̈ܠܗܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܕܥܡ̈ܡܐ ܕܒܚܕܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܘܣܓܕܘ ܠܗܘܢ ܘܐܪܓܙܘ ܠܡܪܝܐ
13 they deserted Yahweh to serve Baal and Astartes.	13 ܘܫܒܩܘ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܘܦܠܚܘ ܠܒܥܠܐ ܘܠܐܣܬܪ̈ܬܐ
14 Then Yahweh's anger grew hot against Israel. He handed them over to pil agers who plundered them;he delivered them to the enemies surrounding them, and they were no longer able to resist their enemies.	14 ܘܐܬܚܡܬ ܡܪܝܐ ܥܠ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܐܫܠܡ ܐܢܘܢ ܒܐܝܕܐ ܕܒܙܘ̈ܙܐ ܘܒܙܘ ܐܢܘܢ ܘܐܫܠܡ ܐܢܘܢ ܒܐܝܕܐ ܕܒ̈ܥܠܕܒܒܝܗܘܢ ܕܒܚܕܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܘܠܐ ܐܫܟܚܘ ܬܘܒ ܠܡܩܡ ܩܕܡ ܒ̈ܥܠܕܒܒܝܗܘܢ
15 Whenever they mounted an expedition, Yahweh's hand was there to foil them, as Yahweh had toldthem and as Yahweh had sworn to them, so that they were in dire distress.	15 ܘܠܟܪ ܕܢܦܩܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܐܝܕܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܗܘܝܐ ܗܘܬ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܠܒܝܫܬܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܘܐܝܟ ܕܐܝܡܐ ܠܗܘܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܘܥܩܬ ܠܗܘܢ ܛܒ
16 Yahweh then appointed them judges, who rescued them from the hands of their plunderers.	16 ܘܐܩܝܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܕܝܢ̈ܐ ܒܝܬ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܦܪܩܘ ܐܢܘܢ ܡܢ ܐܝܕܐ ܕܒܙܘ̈ܙܝܗܘܢ
17 But even to their judges they refused to listen. They prostituted themselves to other gods and boweddown before these. Very quickly they left the path which their ancestors had trodden in obedience to the ordersof Yahweh; they did not fol ow their example.	17 ܘܐܦ ܠܕܝܢܝ̈ܗܘܢ ܠܐ ܫܡܥܘ ܡܛܘܠ ܕܛܥܘ ܒܬܪ ܐ̈ܠܗܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܘܣܓܕܘ ܠܗܘܢ ܘܣܛܘ ܒܥܓܠ ܡܢ ܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܐܙܠܘ ܒܗ̇ ܐ̈ܒܗܝܗܘܢ ܠܡܫܡܥ ܦܘܩ̈ܕܢܘܗܝ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܘܠܐ ܥܒܕܘ ܗܟܢܐ
18 When Yahweh appointed judges for them, Yahweh was with the judge and rescued them from thehands of their enemies as long as the judge lived, since Yahweh relented at their groans under their persecutorsand oppressors.	18 ܘܟܕ ܐܩܝܡ ܠܗܘܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܕܝܢ̈ܐ ܗܘܐ ܡܪܝܐ ܥܡ ܕܝܢ̈ܐ ܘܦܪܩ ܐܢܘܢ ܡܢ ܐܝܕܐ ܕܒ̈ܥܠܕܒܒܝܗܘܢ ܟܠ ܝܘܡ̈ܝ ܕܝܢ̈ܐ ܫܡ̇ܥ ܗܘܐ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܢܩܬܗܘܢ ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܐ̈ܠܘܨܝܗܘܢ ܘܕܚܘ̈ܩܝܗܘܢ
19 But once the judge was dead, they relapsed into even worse corruption than their ancestors. Theyfol owed other gods; they served them and bowed before them and would not give up the practices and stubbornways of their ancestors at al .	19 ܘܟܕ ܡܝܬܘ ܕܝܢ̈ܐ ܗܦܟܘ ܘܚܒܠܘ ܡܢ ܐ̈ܒܗܝܗܘܢ ܠܡܐܙܠ ܒܬܪ ܐ̈ܠܗܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܠܡܦܠܚ ܐܢܘܢ ܘܠܡܣܓܕ ܠܗܘܢ ܘܠܐ ܒܨܪܘ ܡܢ ܥܒ̈ܕܝܗܘܢ ܘܡܢ ܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܗܘܢ ܒܝܫ̈ܬܐ
20 Yahweh's anger then blazed out against Israel, and he said, 'Since this people has broken thecovenant which I laid down for their ancestors, since they have not listened to my voice,	20 ܘܐܬܚܡܬ ܡܪܝܐ ܥܠ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܐܡܪ ܥܠ ܕܥܒܪܘ ܥܡܐ ܗܢܐ ܥܠ ܩܝܡܝ ܕܦܩܕܬ ܠܐ̈ܒܗܝܗܘܢ ܘܠܐ ܫܡܥܘ ܒܩܠܝ
21 in future I shal not drive before them any one of those nations which Joshua left when he died,	21 ܘܐܦ ܐܢܐ ܠܐ ܐܘܣܦ ܠܡܘܒܕܘ ܠܐܢܫ ܡܢ ܩܕܡܝܗܘܢ ܡܢ ܥܡ̈ܡܐ ܕܫܒܩ ܝܫܘܥ ܘܡܝܬ
22 in order, by means of them, to put Israel to the test, to see whether or not they would tread the paths ofYahweh as once their ancestors had trodden them.'	22 ܡܛܠ ܕܢܢܣܐ ܒܗܘܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܠܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܐܢ ܢܛܪܝܢ ܐܘܪܚܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܘܐܢ ܡܗܠܟܝܢ ܒܗ̇ ܐܝܟ ܕܢܛܪܘ ܐ̈ܒܗܝܗܘܢ ܐܘ ܠܐ
23 Hence, Yahweh allowed these nations to remain; he did not hurry to drive them out, and did not deliverthem into the hands of Joshua.	23 ܘܫܒܩ ܐܢܘܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܠܥܡ̈ܡܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܘܠܐ ܐܘܒܕ ܐܢܘܢ ܒܥܓܠ ܘܠܐ ܐܫܠܡ ܐܢܘܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܒܐܝܕܐ ܕܝܫܘܥ