Judges 2

1 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,

1 耶和华的天使从吉甲来到波金，对以色列人说：“我带你们出埃及，领你们来到我起誓要赐给你们祖先的土地。我说，‘我永不废弃跟你们立的约，

2 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?

2 你们不可跟这里的居民立约，要毁掉他们的祭坛。’可是你们为什么不听呢？

3 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.”

3 因此，我告诉你们，我必不赶走这里的居民，他们必成为你们肋旁的刺，他们的神明必成为你们的网罗。”

4 When the angel of the LORD had spoken these words to all the Israelites, the people lifted up their voices and wept.

4 耶和华的天使说完这些话，以色列人放声大哭，

5 So they called that place Bochim and offered sacrifices there to the LORD.

5 他们称那地方为波金 ，在那里向耶和华献祭。

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

6 约书亚遣散以色列人后，他们便各自去攻占所分得的土地。

7 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.

7 约书亚在世的时候，以色列人都事奉耶和华。他死后，那些目睹耶和华为以色列人行大事的长老还在世的时候，以色列人仍事奉耶和华。

8 And Joshua son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died at the age of 110.

8 耶和华的仆人、嫩的儿子约书亚去世时一百一十岁。

9 They buried him in the land of his inheritance, at Timnath-heres in the hill country of Ephraim, north of Mount Gaash.

9 以色列人把他葬在他自己的土地上，在迦实山以北、以法莲山区的亭拿·希烈。

10 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.

10 那一代人都去世后，新一代不认识耶和华，也不知道耶和华为以色列人所行的事。

11 And the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD and served the Baals.

11 以色列人做耶和华视为恶的事，祭拜巴力。

12 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,

12 他们背弃了领他们祖先离开埃及的上帝耶和华，追随、祭拜邻邦的各种神明，因而惹耶和华发怒。

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

13 他们背弃耶和华，去祭拜巴力和亚斯她录。

14 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.

14 耶和华向他们发怒，使他们受到掠夺者的攻击和四周仇敌的压制，毫无抵抗之力。

15 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.

15 他们每次出战，耶和华都出手与他们为敌，使他们战败，正如祂的誓言。他们苦不堪言。

16 Then the LORD raised up judges, who saved them from the hands of those who plundered them.

16 后来，耶和华使士师 兴起，从掠夺者手中拯救他们。

17 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.

17 但他们不听从士师的话，与其他神明苟合，祭拜它们，很快偏离他们祖先的道路，没有像他们的祖先那样遵行耶和华的命令。

18 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.

18 耶和华见他们因敌人的压迫和苦待而哀号，就怜悯他们，使士师陆续兴起，并与每位士师同在。士师在世之日，耶和华从仇敌手中拯救他们。

19 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.

19 士师去世以后，他们又故态复萌，追随、祭拜其他神明，比他们的祖先更败坏。他们执迷不悟，怙恶不悛。

20 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,

20 耶和华向他们发怒，说：“这百姓违背了我跟他们祖先所立的约，不听从我的话。

21 I will no longer drive out before them any of the nations Joshua left when he died.

21 因此，我不再逐出约书亚去世时还没有赶走的外族人，

22 In this way I will test whether Israel will keep the way of the LORD by walking in it as their fathers did.”

22 我要借此试验以色列人，看他们是否像他们祖先一样谨遵我的道。”

23 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.

23 这就是为什么耶和华留下那些外族人，没有立刻把他们赶走，也没有把他们交在约书亚手中。