ΚΡΙΤΑΙ - Giudici - Judges 2

GREEK BIBLE	NEW JERUSALEM
1 Και ανεβη αγγελος Κυριου απο Γαλγαλων εις Βοκιμ και ειπε, Σας ανεβιβασα εξ Αιγυπτου και σας εφερα εις την γην την οποιαν ωμοσα προς τους πατερας σας? και ειπα, Δεν θελω αθετησει την προς εσας διαθηκην μου εις τον αιωνα?	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.
2 και σεις δεν θελετε καμει συνθηκην προς τους κατοικους του τοπου τουτου? τα θυσιαστηρια αυτων θελετε καταστρεψει. Δεν υπηκουσατε ομως εις την φωνην μου? δια τι επραξατε τουτο;	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?
3 Δια τουτο και εγω ειπα, Δεν θελω εκδιωξει αυτους απ' εμπροσθεν σας? αλλα θελουσιν εισθαι εναντιοι σας, και οι θεοι αυτων θελουσιν εισθαι παγις εις εσας.	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."
4 Και καθως ελαλησεν ο αγγελος του Κυριου τους λογους τουτους προς παντας τους υιους Ισραηλ, ο λαος υψωσε την φωνην αυτου και εκλαυσε.	4 When the angel of Yahweh had spoken these words to al the Israelites, the people began to wail at thetop of their voices.
5 Και εκαλεσαν το ονομα του τοπου εκεινου Βοκιμ? και εθυσιασαν εκει εις τον Κυριον.	5 And they called the place Bochim, and offered sacrifices to Yahweh there.
6 Και οτε απελυσε τον λαον ο Ιησους, οι υιοι Ισραηλ υπηγον εκαστος εις την κληρονομιαν αυτου, δια να κατακληρονομησωσι την γην.	6 Joshua having dismissed the people, the Israelites then went away, each one to his own heritage, tooccupy the country.
7 Και ελατρευσαν ο λαος τον Κυριον πασας τας ημερας του Ιησου και πασας τας ημερας των πρεσβυτερων, οιτινες επεζησαν μετα τον Ιησουν και ειδον παντα τα εργα τα μεγαλα του Κυριου, οσα εκαμεν υπερ του Ισραηλ.	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.
8 Και ετελευτησεν Ιησους, ο υιος του Ναυη, ο δουλος του Κυριου, ηλικιας εκατον δεκα ετων.	8 Joshua son of Nun, servant of Yahweh, was a hundred and ten years old when he died.
9 Και εθαψαν αυτον εις το οριον της κληρονομιας αυτου εν Θαμναθ-αρες, εν τω ορει Εφραιμ, κατα το βορειον μερος του ορους Γαας.	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.
10 Και πασα ετι η γενεα εκεινη προσετεθησαν εις τους πατερας αυτων? και εσηκωθη αλλη γενεα μετ' αυτους, ητις δεν εγνωρισε τον Κυριον ουδε τα εργα, τα οποια εκαμεν υπερ του Ισραηλ.	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.
11 Και επραξαν οι υιοι Ισραηλ πονηρα ενωπιον του Κυριου και ελατρευσαν τους Βααλειμ?	11 The Israelites then did what is evil in Yahweh's eyes and served the Baals.
12 και εγκατελιπον Κυριον τον Θεον των πατερων αυτων, τον εξαγαγοντα αυτους εκ γης Αιγυπτου, και υπηγον κατοπιν αλλων θεων, εκ των θεων των λαων των περιξ αυτων, και προσεκυνησαν αυτους και παρωργισαν τον Κυριον.	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;
13 Και εγκατελιπον τον Κυριον και ελατρευσαν τον Βααλ και τας Ασταρωθ.	13 they deserted Yahweh to serve Baal and Astartes.
14 Και εξηφθη ο θυμος του Κυριου κατα του Ισραηλ, και παρεδωκεν αυτους εις την χειρα των λεηλατιστων, και ελεηλατησαν αυτους? και επωλησεν αυτους εις την χειρα των εχθρων αυτων κυκλω, ωστε δεν ηδυνηθησαν πλεον να σταθωσι κατα προσωπον των εχθρων αυτων.	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.
15 Πανταχου οπου εξηρχοντο, η χειρ του Κυριου ητο εναντιον αυτων προς κακον, καθως ελαλησεν ο Κυριος και καθως ωμοσεν ο Κυριος προς αυτους? και ηλθον εις μεγαλην αμηχανιαν.	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.
16 Τοτε ανεστησεν ο Κυριος κριτας, οιτινες εσωσαν αυτους εκ της χειρος των λεηλατουντων αυτους.	16 Yahweh then appointed them judges, who rescued them from the hands of their plunderers.
17 Πλην ουδε εις τους κριτας αυτων υπηκουσαν, αλλ' επορνευσαν κατοπιν αλλων θεων και προσεκυνησαν αυτους? εξεκλιναν ταχεως απο της οδου, εις την οποιαν περιεπατησαν οι πατερες αυτων υπακουοντες εις τας εντολας του Κυριου? δεν εκαμον ουτω.	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.
18 Και οτε ανεστησεν ο Κυριος εις αυτους κριτας, τοτε ο Κυριος ητο μετα του κριτου και εσωζεν αυτους εκ της χειρος των εχθρων αυτων καθ' ολας τας ημερας του κριτου? διοτι εσπλαγχνισθη ο Κυριος εις τους στεναγμους αυτων τους εξ αιτιας των καταθλιβοντων αυτους και καταπιεζοντων αυτους.	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.
19 Οτε δε απεθνησκεν ο κριτης, επεστρεφον και διεφθειροντο χειροτερα παρα τους πατερας αυτων, υπαγοντες κατοπιν αλλων θεων, δια να λατρευωσιν αυτους και να προσκυνωσιν αυτους? δεν επαυον απο των πραξεων αυτων ουδε απο της οδου αυτων της διεστραμμενης.	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 .
20 Και εξηφθη ο θυμος του Κυριου κατα του Ισραηλ, και ειπεν, Επειδη ο λαος ουτος παρεβη την διαθηκην μου, την οποιαν προσεταξα εις τους πατερας αυτων, και δεν υπηκουσεν εις την φωνην μου?	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,
21 και εγω δεν θελω εκδιωξει πλεον απ' εμπροσθεν αυτων ουδεν εκ των εθνων, τα οποια αφηκεν ο Ιησους οτε ετελευτησε,	21 in future I shal not drive before them any one of those nations which Joshua left when he died,
22 δια να δοκιμασω τον Ισραηλ δια μεσου αυτων, εαν φυλαττωσι την οδον του Κυριου, περιπατουντες εν αυτη, καθως εφυλαξαν αυτην οι πατερες αυτων, η ουχι.	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.'
23 Και αφηκε Κυριος τα εθνη ταυτα, χωρις να εκδιωξη ταχεως αυτα? ουδε παρεδωκεν αυτα εις την χειρα του Ιησου.	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.