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Josué 23

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1 Muito tempo depois, após o SENHOR ter dado êxito ao povo de Israel na sua luta contra os inimigos, Josué, que era já bastante idoso, 2 chamou os chefes de Israel, anciãos, juízes, altos magistrados, e disse-lhes: “Já estou velho. 3 Têm visto tudo o que o SENHOR, vosso Deus, tem feito por vocês durante a minha vida; tem combatido contra os vossos inimigos e deu-vos a terra deles. 4 Dividi entre vocês a terra dessas nações, mesmo daquelas que ainda não foram conquistadas, para além das que já tinham destruído; toda a terra, desde o rio Jordão até ao Mediterrâneo, será vossa. 5 O SENHOR, vosso Deus, expulsará todos os povos que ali vivem atualmente, para que possam habitar naquele lugar como vos prometeu. 6 Contudo, tenham muito cuidado em cumprir todas as instruções escritas no livro da Lei de Moisés; não se desviem delas nem um bocadinho. 7 De maneira nenhuma se misturem com os povos indígenas que ainda permanecem na terra; nem sequer façam referência aos seus deuses, e muito menos jurem nem garantam nada por eles, nem lhes prestem culto. 8 Antes sigam o SENHOR, vosso Deus, como têm feito até agora. 9 Ele baniu da vossa frente grandes e poderosas nações e ninguém tem sido capaz de vos derrotar. 10 Cada um foi capaz de pôr em fuga mil dos vossos adversários, visto que era o SENHOR, vosso Deus, quem combatia por vocês, como vos tinha prometido. 11 Portanto, ponham todo o zelo em amar o SENHOR, vosso Deus. 12 Se não o fizerem, e começarem a associar-se com as nações à volta e a casarem-se com eles, 13 então poderão ter a certeza de que o SENHOR, vosso Deus, não mais expulsará estas nações da vossa terra; pelo contrário, tornar-se-vos-ão como armadilhas, espinhos na carne, grãos de terra nos olhos, e vocês acabarão por desaparecer desta boa terra que o SENHOR, vosso Deus, vos deu. 14 Em breve irei pelo caminho que leva tudo o que vive na terra; morrerei. Sabem muito bem que todas as promessas que o SENHOR, vosso Deus, vos tem feito se têm cumprido. 15 Mas tão certo como o SENHOR, vosso Deus, vos tem dado todas as boas coisas que vos prometeu, assim também permitirá que o mal vos aconteça se lhes desobedecerem. 16 Pois se forem infiéis à aliança que o SENHOR, vosso Deus, fez com vocês, e se adorarem outros deuses, o SENHOR expulsar-vos-á desta boa terra que vos deu. A sua ira se levantará contra vocês e rapidamente perecerão.” 

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Josué 23

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1 A long time afterward, when the Lord had given rest to Israel from all their surrounding enemies, and Joshua was old and well advanced in years, (Js 11:23; Js 13:1) 2 Joshua summoned all Israel, its elders and heads, its judges and officers, and said to them, “I am now old and well advanced in years. (Dt 31:28; Js 24:1; 1 Cr 28:1) 3 And you have seen all that the Lord your God has done to all these nations for your sake, for it is the Lord your God who has fought for you. (Ex 14:14; Js 10:14; Js 10:42) 4 Behold, I have allotted to you as an inheritance for your tribes those nations that remain, along with all the nations that I have already cut off, from the Jordan to the Great Sea in the west. (Js 13:2) 5 The Lord your God will push them back before you and drive them out of your sight. And you shall possess their land, just as the Lord your God promised you. (Ex 23:30; Ex 33:2; Ex 34:11; Nm 33:53; Dt 11:23; Js 13:6) 6 Therefore, be very strong to keep and to do all that is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, turning aside from it neither to the right hand nor to the left, (Dt 5:32; Dt 28:14; Js 1:7) 7 that you may not mix with these nations remaining among you or make mention of the names of their gods or swear by them or serve them or bow down to them, (Ex 23:13; Ex 23:33; Dt 7:2; Sl 16:4; Jr 5:7; Sf 1:5) 8 but you shall cling to the Lord your God just as you have done to this day. (Dt 10:20; Dt 11:22; Dt 13:4; Js 22:5) 9 For the Lord has driven out before you great and strong nations. And as for you, no man has been able to stand before you to this day. (Ex 23:30; Ex 33:2; Ex 34:11; Dt 11:23; Js 1:5; Js 10:8; Js 13:6; Js 21:44) 10 One man of you puts to flight a thousand, since it is the Lord your God who fights for you, just as he promised you. (Ex 14:14; Lv 26:8; Dt 3:22; Dt 32:30; Js 23:3) 11 Be very careful, therefore, to love the Lord your God. (Js 22:5) 12 For if you turn back and cling to the remnant of these nations remaining among you and make marriages with them, so that you associate with them and they with you, (Ex 34:16; Dt 7:3) 13 know for certain that the Lord your God will no longer drive out these nations before you, but they shall be a snare and a trap for you, a whip on your sides and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from off this good ground that the Lord your God has given you. (Ex 23:33; Nm 33:55; Dt 7:16; Jz 2:3; Jz 2:21) 14 “And now I am about to go the way of all the earth, and you know in your hearts and souls, all of you, that not one word has failed of all the good things[1] that the Lord your God promised concerning you. All have come to pass for you; not one of them has failed. (Js 21:45; 1 Rs 2:2) 15 But just as all the good things that the Lord your God promised concerning you have been fulfilled for you, so the Lord will bring upon you all the evil things, until he has destroyed you from off this good land that the Lord your God has given you, (Lv 26:14; Dt 28:15) 16 if you transgress the covenant of the Lord your God, which he commanded you, and go and serve other gods and bow down to them. Then the anger of the Lord will be kindled against you, and you shall perish quickly from off the good land that he has given to you.” 

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