Joshua 24

CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN	Peshitta
1 And Joshua gathered together all the tribes of Israel at Shechem, and he called those greater by birth, and the leaders and judges and teachers. And they stood in the sight of the Lord.	1 ܘܟܢܫ ܝܫܘܥ ܠܟܠܗܘܢ ܫܒ̈ܛܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܠܫܟܝܡ ܘܩܪܐ ܠܩܫܝܫ̈ܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܠܪ̈ܝܫܝܗܘܢ ܘܠܕܝܢ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܘܠܣܦܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܘܩܡ ܩܕܡ ܡܫܟܢܙܒܢܐ ܩܕܡ ܐܠܗܐ
2 And he spoke to the people in this way: “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: ‘Your fathers lived, in the beginning, across the river: Terah, the father of Abraham, and Nahor. And they served strange gods.	2 ܘܐܡܪ ܝܫܘܥ ܠܟܠܗ ܥܡܐ ܗܟܢܐ ܐ̇ܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܒܥܒܪܐ ܕܢܗܪܐ ܝܬܒܘ ܗܘܘ ܐ̈ܒܗܝܟܘܢ ܡܢ ܥܠܡ ܬܪܚ ܐܒܘܗܝ ܕܐܒܪܗܡ ܘܐܒܘܗܝ ܕܢܚܘܪ ܘܦ̇ܠܚܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܬܡܢ ܠܐ̈ܠܗܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ
3 Then I brought your father Abraham from the parts of Mesopotamia, and I led him into the land of Canaan. And I multiplied his offspring,	3 ܘܕܒ̇ܪܬ ܠܐܒܪܗܡ ܐܒܘܟܘܢ ܡܢ ܥܒܪܐ ܕܢܗܪܐ ܘܗ̇ܠܟܬܗ ܒܟܠܗ̇ ܐܪܥܐ ܕܟܢܥܢ ܘܐܣ̇ܓܝܬ ܙܪܥܗ ܘܝܗ̇ܒܬ ܠܗ ܠܐܝܣܚܩ
4 and I gave to him Isaac. And to him, I gave again Jacob and Esau. And I gave mount Seir to Esau as a possession. Yet truly, Jacob and his sons descended into Egypt.	4 ܘܝܗ̇ܒܬ ܠܐܝܣܚܩ ܠܝܥܩܘܒ ܘܠܥܝܣܘ ܘܝܗ̇ܒܬ ܠܥܣܘ ܝܘܪܬܢܐ ܛܘܪܐ ܕܣܥܝܪ ܘܝܥܩܘܒ ܘܒܢ̈ܘܗܝ ܢܚܬܘ ܠܡܨܪܝܢ
5 And I sent Moses and Aaron, and I struck Egypt with many signs and portents.	5 ܘܫ̇ܕܪܬ ܠܡܘܫܐ ܘܠܐܗܪܘܢ ܘܡܚ̇ܝܬ ܠܡܨܪ̈ܝܐ ܘܬܕܡܪ̈ܬܐ ܥܒ̇ܕܬ ܒܝܢܬܗܘܢ ܘܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܗܝܕܝܢ ܐܦܩ̇ܬܟܘܢ
6 And I led you and your fathers away from Egypt, and you arrived at the sea. And the Egyptians pursued your fathers with chariots and horsemen, as far as the Red Sea.	6 ܘܐܦܩ̇ܬ ܠܐ̈ܒܗܝܟܘܢ ܡܢ ܡܨܪܝܢ ܘܐܝ̇ܬܝܬ ܐܢܘܢ ܠܝܡܐ ܘܪܕܦܘ ܡܨܪ̈ܝܐ ܒܬܪ ܐ̈ܒܗܝܟܘܢ ܒܩܪ̈ܘܟܐ ܘܒܦܪ̈ܫܐ ܠܝܡܐ ܕܣܘܦ
7 Then the sons of Israel cried out to the Lord. And he stationed a darkness between you and the Egyptians, and he led the sea over them, and he covered them. Your eyes saw all that I did in Egypt, and you lived in the wilderness for a long time.	7 ܘܓܥܘ ܐ̈ܒܗܝܟܘܢ ܠܘܬ ܡܪܝܐ ܘܥܒܕ ܚܫܘܟܐ ܒܝܢܝܗܘܢ ܠܡܨܪ̈ܝܐ ܘܦܠܓ ܡܪܝܐ ܝܡܐ ܕܣܘܦ ܘܐܥܒܪ ܠܐ̈ܒܗܝܟܘܢ ܒܓܘܗ ܘܐܝܬܝܗ ܠܝܡܐ ܥܠ ܡܨܪ̈ܝܐ ܘܟܣܝ ܐܢܘܢ ܘܚ̈ܙܝ ܥܝܢ̈ܝܟܘܢ ܡܕܡ ܕܥܒ̇ܕܬ ܠܡܨܪ̈ܝܐ ܘܐܝ̇ܬܝܬܟܘܢ ܠܡܕܒܪܐ ܘܐܝܬܒܬܘܢ ܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܣ̈ܓܝܐܐ
8 And I led you into the land of the Amorite, who was living beyond the Jordan. And when they fought against you, I delivered them into your hands, and you possessed their land, and you put them to death.	8 ܘܐܬܝܬܘܢ ܠܐܪܥܐ ܕܐܡܘܪ̈ܝܐ ܕܝ̇ܬܒܝܢ ܒܥܒܪܐ ܕܝܘܪܕܢܢ ܘܐܬܟܬܫܘ ܥܡܟܘܢ ܘܐܫ̇ܠܡܬ ܐܢܘܢ ܒܐ̈ܝܕܝܟܘܢ ܘܐܘ̇ܒܕܬ ܐܢܘܢ ܡܢ ܩܕܡܝܟܘܢ ܘܐܝܪܬܬܘܢ ܐܪܥܗܘܢ
9 Then Balak, the son of Zippor, the king of Moab, rose up and fought against Israel. And he sent and called for Balaam, the son of Beor, so that he might curse you.	9 ܘܩܡ ܒܠܩ ܒܪ ܨܦܘܪ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܡܘܐ̈ܒܝܐ ܘܐܬܟܬܫ ܥܡ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܫܕܪ ܩܪܐ ܠܒܠܥܡ ܒܪ ܒܥܘܪ ܠܡܠܛܟܘܢ
10 And I was not willing to listen to him, but on the contrary, I blessed you through him, and I freed you from his hand.	10 ܘܠܐ ܨܒ̇ܝܬ ܠܡܫܡܥܗ ܠܒܠܥܡ ܘܡܒܪܟܘ ܒܪܟ̇ܬܟܘܢ ܘܦܨ̇ܝܬܟܘܢ ܡܢ ܐ̈ܝܕܘܗܝ
11 And you crossed over the Jordan, and you arrived at Jericho. And the men of that city fought against you: the Amorite, and the Perizzite, and the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Girgashite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite. And I delivered them into your hands.	11 ܘܥܒܪܬܘܢ ܝܘܪܕܢܢ ܘܐܬܝܬܘܢ ܠܐܝܪܝܚܘ ܘܐܬܟܬܫܘ ܥܡܟܘܢ ܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܐܝܪܝܚܘ ܘܐܡܘܪ̈ܝܐ ܘܟܢ̈ܥܢܝܐ ܘܦܪ̈ܙܝܐ ܘܚ̈ܬܝܐ ܘܓܪ̈ܓܘܣܝܐ ܘܚ̈ܘܝܐ ܘܝܒ̈ܘܣܝܐ ܘܐܫ̇ܠܡܬ ܐܢܘܢ ܒܐ̈ܝܕܝܟܘܢ
12 And I sent wasps before you. And I drove them from their places, the two kings of the Amorites, but not by your sword, and not by your bow.	12 ܘܫ̇ܕܪܬ ܩܕܡܝܟܘܢ ܕܒܘܪ̈ܝܬܐ ܘܐܘ̇ܒܕܬ ܡܢ ܩܕܡܝܟܘܢ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܡ̈ܠܟܝܗܘܢ ܕܐܡܘܪ̈ܝܐ ܠܐ ܒܣ̈ܝܦܝܟܘܢ ܐܦܠܐ ܒܩܫ̈ܬܬܟܘܢ
13 And I gave you a land, in which you did not labor, and cities, which you did not build, so that you might live in them, and vineyards and olive groves, which you did not plant.’	13 ܘܝܗ̇ܒܬ ܠܟܘܢ ܐܪܥܐ ܕܠܐ ܠܐܝܬܘܢ ܒܗ̇ ܘܩܘܪ̈ܝܐ ܕܠܐ ܒܢܝܬܘܢ ܘܐܝܬܒܬܘܢ ܒܗܝܢ ܘܟܪ̈ܡܐ ܘܙܝ̈ܬܐ ܕܠܐ ܢܨܒܬܘܢ ܗܐ ܐ̇ܟܠܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ
14 Now therefore, fear the Lord, and serve him with a perfect and very sincere heart. And take away the gods that your fathers served in Mesopotamia and in Egypt, and serve the Lord.	14 ܡܟܝܠ ܕܚܠܘ ܡܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܘܦܘܠܚܘܗܝ ܒܬܡܝܡܘܬܐ ܘܒܩܘܫܬܐ ܘܐܥܒܪܘ ܡܢ ܠܒܟܘܢ ܐ̈ܠܗܐ ܢܘܟܪ̈ܝܐ ܕܦܠܚܘ ܐ̈ܒܗܝܟܘܢ ܒܥܒܪܐ ܕܢܗܪܐ ܘܒܡܨܪܝܢ ܘܐܢܬܘܢ ܦܠܘܚܘ ܠܡܪܝܐ
15 But if it seems evil to you that you would serve the Lord, a choice is given to you. Choose today what pleases you, and whom you ought to serve above all else, either the gods that your fathers served in Mesopotamia, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you live: but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”	15 ܘܐܢ ܒܝܫ ܗܘ ܒܥܝܢ̈ܝܟܘܢ ܠܡܦܠܚ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܓܒܘ ܠܟܘܢ ܝܘܡܢܐ ܠܡ̇ܢ ܦ̇ܠܚܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܐܢ ܠܐ̈ܠܗܐ ܕܦܠܚܘ ܐ̈ܒܗܝܟܘܢ ܒܥܒܪܐ ܕܢܗܪܐ ܘܐܢ ܠܐ̈ܠܗܐ ܕܐܡܘܪ̈ܝܐ ܕܥ̇ܡܪܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܒܐܪܥܗܘܢ ܐܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܘܒܢ̈ܝ ܒܝܬܝ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܗܘ ܐܠܗܐ ܦ̇ܠܚܝܢܢ
16 And the people responded, and they said: “Far be it from us that we would forsake the Lord, and serve foreign gods.	16 ܘܥܢܘ ܟܘܠܗ ܥܡܐ ܘܐܡܪܘ ܚܣ ܠܢ ܕܢܫܒܘܩ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܘܢܦܠܘܚ ܠܐ̈ܠܗܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ
17 The Lord our God himself led us and our fathers away from the land of Egypt, from the house of servitude. And he accomplished immense signs in our sight, and he preserved us along the entire way by which we journeyed, and among all the people through whom we passed.	17 ܡܛܠ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܗܘ ܐܠܗܢ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܐܣܩܢ ܡܢ ܐܪܥܐ ܕܡܨܪܝܢ ܡܢ ܒܝܬ ܥܒܕܘܬܐ ܘܥܒܕ ܩܕܡܝܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܐ̈ܬܘܬܐ ܪ̈ܘܪܒܬܐ ܘܢܛܪܢ ܒܟܠܗ̇ ܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܗܠܟܢ ܒܗ̇ ܘܒܟܘܠܗܘܢ ܥܡ̈ܡܐ ܕܥܒܪܢ ܒܝܢܬܗܘܢ
18 And he cast out all the nations, the Amorite, the inhabitant of the land that we entered. And so, we will serve the Lord, for he is our God.”	18 ܘܐܘܒܕ ܐܢܘܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܢ ܠܟܠܗܘܢ ܥܡ̈ܡܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܘܠܐܡܘܪ̈ܝܐ ܕܥ̇ܡܪܝܢ ܚܢܢ ܒܐܪܥܗܘܢ ܐܘܒܕ ܐܢܘܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܡܢ ܩܕܡܝܢ ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܗܘ ܦ̇ܠܚܝܢܢ ܡܛܠ ܕܗܘܝܘ ܐܠܗܐ ܒܠܚܘܕܘܗܝ ܘܗܘܝܘ ܐܠܗܢ
19 And Joshua said to the people: “You will not be able to serve the Lord. For he is a holy and powerful God, and he is jealous, and he will not ignore your wickedness and sins.	19 ܘܐܡܪ ܝܫܘܥ ܠܥܡܐ ܚܙܘ ܕܝܢ ܕܠܡܐ ܠܐ ܡܫܟܚܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܠܡܦܠܚ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܗܘ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܘܐܠܗܐ ܗܘ ܛܢܢܐ ܘܠܐ ܕܝܢ ܫ̇ܒܩ ܠܚ̈ܘܒܝܟܘܢ ܘܠܚ̈ܛܗܝܟܘܢ
20 If you leave behind the Lord, and you serve foreign gods, he will turn himself, and he will afflict you, and he will overthrow you, after all the good that he has offered to you.”	20 ܕܠܡܐ ܬܫܒܩܘܢܗ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܘܬܦܠܚܘܢ ܠܐ̈ܠܗܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܢܘܟܪ̈ܝܐ ܕܐܪܥܐ ܘܢܗܦܘܟ ܡܪܝܐ ܠܡܒܐܫܘ ܠܟܘܢ ܘܢܓܡܪܟܘܢ ܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܕܐܛܐܒ ܠܟܘܢ
21 And the people said to Joshua, “By no means will it be as you are saying, but we will serve the Lord.”	21 ܘܐܡܪܘ ܥܡܐ ܠܝܫܘܥ ܠܐ ܗ̇ܘܐ ܠܢ ܦܘܠܚܢ ܐܚܪܝܢ ܐܠܐ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܗܘ ܐܠܗܐ ܦ̇ܠܚܝܢܢ
22 And Joshua said to the people, “You yourselves are witnesses, that you have chosen the Lord so that you may serve him.” And they answered, “We are witnesses.”	22 ܘܐܡܪ ܝܫܘܥ ܠܥܡܐ ܣ̇ܗܕܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܒܢܦܫܟܘܢ ܕܐܢܬܘܢ ܓܒܝܬܘܢ ܠܟܘܢ ܠܡܦܠܚ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܘܐ̇ܡܪܝܢ ܠܗ ܣ̇ܗܕܝܢܢ
23 “Now therefore,” he said, “take away strange gods from among yourselves, and incline your hearts to the Lord, the God of Israel.”	23 ܐ̇ܡܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܟܝܠ ܐܥܒܪܘ ܐ̈ܠܗܐ ܢܘܟܪ̈ܝܐ ܕܒܝܢܬܟܘܢ ܘܐܬܩܢܘ ܠܒܟܘܢ ܠܘܬ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ
24 And the people said to Joshua, “We will serve the Lord our God, and we will be obedient to his precepts.”	24 ܘܐܡܪܘ ܥܡܐ ܠܝܫܘܥ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܢ ܦ̇ܠܚܝܢ ܚܢܢ ܘܒܩܠܗ ܫ̇ܡܥܝܢܢ
25 Therefore, on that day, Joshua struck a covenant, and he set before the people at Shechem the precepts and the judgments.	25 ܘܐܩܝܡ ܝܫܘܥ ܕܝܬܝܩܐ ܠܥܡܐ ܒܗ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܘܐܠܦ ܐܢܘܢ ܦܘܩ̈ܕܢܐ ܘܕܝ̈ܢܐ ܒܫܟܝܡ
26 He also wrote all these things in the volume of the law of the Lord. And he took a very great stone, and he stationed it under the oak that was in the Sanctuary of the Lord.	26 ܘܟܬܒ ܝܫܘܥ ܡ̈ܠܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܒܣܦܪܐ ܕܢܡܘܣܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܘܢܣܒ ܟܐܦܐ ܪܒܬܐ ܘܐܩܝܡܗ̇ ܬܚܝܬ ܒܛܡܬܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܡܩܕܫܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ
27 And he said to all the people, “Lo, this stone shall be to you as a testimony, which has heard all the words of the Lord that he has spoken to you, lest perhaps, afterward, you might choose to deny it, and to lie to the Lord your God.”	27 ܘܐܡܪ ܝܫܘܥ ܠܟܘܠܗ ܥܡܐ ܗܐ ܟܐܦܐ ܗܕܐ ܬܗܘܐ ܠܢ ܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܗܝ ܫܡܥܬ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܡ̈ܠܘܗܝ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܕܡܠܠ ܥܡܢ ܘܬܗܘܐ ܠܟܘܢ ܠܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܠܐ ܬܟܕܒܘܢ ܒܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܟܘܢ
28 And he dismissed the people, each one to their own possession.	28 ܘܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܕܦܩܕ ܝܫܘܥ ܠܥܡܐ ܫܕܪ ܐܢܘܢ ܐܢܫ ܠܝܪܬܘܬܗ
29 And after these things, Joshua, the son of Nun, the servant of the Lord, died, being one hundred and ten years old.	29 ܘܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܡ̈ܠܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܡܝܬ ܝܫܘܥ ܒܪܢܘܢ ܥܒܕܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܒܪ ܡܐܐ ܘܥܣܪ ܫܢ̈ܝܢ
30 And they buried him within the borders of his possession at Timnath-Serah, which is situated on mount Ephraim, before the northern side of mount Gaash.	30 ܘܩܒܪܘܗܝ ܒܬܚܘܡܐ ܕܝܪܬܘܬܗ ܒܬܡܢܬܣܪܚ ܕܒܛܘܪܐ ܕܐܦܪܝܡ ܡܢ ܓܪܒܝܐ ܠܛܘܪܐ ܕܓܥܫ
31 And Israel served the Lord during all the days of Joshua, and of the elders who lived for a long time after Joshua, and who had known all the works of the Lord that he had accomplished in Israel.	31 ܘܦܠܚ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܗ ܕܝܫܘܥ ܘܟܠܗܘܢ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܕܩܫܝܫ̈ܐ ܕܢܚܘ ܢܘܓܪܐ ܒܬܪ ܝܫܘܥ ܘܐܝܕܥܘ ܥܒ̈ܕܘܗܝ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܕܥܒܕ ܠܐܝܣܪܝܠ
32 And the bones of Joseph, which the sons of Israel had brought from Egypt, they buried at Shechem, in a portion of the field that Jacob had purchased from the sons of Hamor, the father of Shechem, for one hundred young female sheep, and so it was in the possession of the sons of Joseph.	32 ܘܠܓܪ̈ܡܘܗܝ ܕܝܘܣܦ ܕܐܣܩܘ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܡܢ ܡܨܪܝܢ ܩܒܪܘ ܒܫܟܝܡ ܒܦܠܓܘܬܐ ܕܚܩܠܐ ܕܙܒܢ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܡܢ ܚܡܘܪ ܐܒܘܗܝ ܕܫܟܝܡ ܒܡܐܐ ܢܩ̈ܘܢ ܘܗܘܬ ܝܪܬܘܬܐ ܠܒܢ̈ܝ ܝܘܣܦ
33 Likewise, Eleazar, the son of Aaron, died. And they buried him at Gibeah, which belongs to Phinehas, his son, and which was given to him on mount Ephraim.	33 ܘܐܠܝܥܙܪ ܟܗܢܐ ܒܪ ܐܗܪܘܢ ܟܗܢܐ ܡܝܬ ܘܩܒܪܘܗܝ ܒܓܒܥܬܐ ܕܦܝܢܚܣ ܒܪܗ ܕܐܬܝܗܒܬ ܠܗ ܒܛܘܪܐ ܕܐܦܪܝܡ