Di Papa Im Messenger for Bochim
Our Papa messenger face Israel for Bochim because dem make peace wit di people of di land, and dem cry. Joshua generation die, and anoda one rise wey no know our Papa. Di book pattern don set: dem abandon am, raiders come, e raise judge from compassion, den corruption wey worse pass follow.
2 1Di messenger of our Papa comot from Gilgal go Bochim, come talk say, “I bring una comot from Egypt enter di land wey I swear give una fathers. I bin talk say, ‘I no go ever break my Covenant wey I get with una. 2Una no go make any Covenant with di people wey dey dis land; make una scatter dia altars.’ But una no gree obey my voice. Wetin be dis wey una don do? 3So now I dey talk say: I no go drive dem comot for una front; dem go be like thorn for una side, and dia gods go be trap for una.”
4As di messenger of our Papa talk dis words give all di Israel people, di people cry loud loud. 5Dem come call dat place Bochim, and for dia dem sacrifice give our Papa. a a v5 Bochim mean “people wey dey cry” — di people call di place with di name of di crying wey burst out when dem hear how far dem don waka comot from dia Papa.
Joshua Im Generation Comot
6As Joshua tell di people make dem go, each of di Israel people go take di land wey be im own inheritance. 7Di people serve our Papa for all di days of Joshua, and di days of di elders wey still dey alive after Joshua don die, wey bin see all di big work wey our Papa do for Israel. 8Joshua di pikin of Nun, wey be servant of our Papa, die when e reach 110 years old. 9Dem bury am for im inheritance land for Timnath-heres, for di hill country of Ephraim, for north side of Mount Gaash.
One Generation Forget our Papa
10Dat whole generation too join dia ancestors, and anoda generation rise after dem wey no know our Papa or di work wey e do for Israel. 11Di Israel people do evil for our Papa im sight, and dem serve di Baals. 12Dem abandon our Papa, di God of dia fathers, wey bring dem comot from di land of Egypt. Dem follow oda gods of di people wey surround dem, bow down for dem, and provoke our Papa make e vex. 13Dem abandon our Papa come serve Baal and di Ashtaroth. 14So our Papa im anger blaze against Israel, and e hand dem give raiders wey plunder dem, dey sell dem give di enemies wey surround dem, so dem no fit stand against dem again. 15Everywhere wey dem march go, our Papa im hand dey against dem for harm, just as e don talk and swear give dem. Dem dey inside serious trouble.
16Den our Papa raise up judges wey save dem from di hand of dia raiders. 17But dem no gree listen even to dia judges. Dem prostitute dem-sef give oda gods and bow down for dem, dem quick turn comot from di way wey dia fathers waka, wey bin obey our Papa im commands; dem no gree do di same. 18When our Papa raise up judges, e dey with each judge and rescue dem from dia enemies for all di days of dat judge; because our Papa im belle dey pain am as e hear dem dey groan under di people wey dey oppress dem. 19But when di judge die, dem go turn back come spoil pass dia fathers, dey follow oda gods to serve and bow down for dem. Dem no gree drop any of dia practice or dia stubborn way.
20So our Papa im anger blaze against Israel, and e talk say, “Because dis nation don break my Covenant wey I command dia fathers, and dem no obey my voice, 21I no go drive comot again any nation wey Joshua leave when e die, 22so dat with dem I go test Israel: whether dem go keep our Papa im way, dey waka inside am as dia fathers do, or dem no go.”
23So our Papa leave dem nations, e no drive dem comot quick quick, and e no give dem into Joshua im hand.
