| New Living Translation | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1After the death of Moses the LORD’s servant, the LORD spoke to Joshua son of Nun, Moses’ assistant. He said, | 1Now it came about after the death of Moses the servant of the LORD, that the LORD spoke to Joshua the son of Nun, Moses' servant, saying, |
| 2“Moses my servant is dead. Therefore, the time has come for you to lead these people, the Israelites, across the Jordan River into the land I am giving them. | 2"Moses My servant is dead; now therefore arise, cross this Jordan, you and all this people, to the land which I am giving to them, to the sons of Israel. |
| 3I promise you what I promised Moses: ‘Wherever you set foot, you will be on land I have given you— | 3"Every place on which the sole of your foot treads, I have given it to you, just as I spoke to Moses. |
| 4from the Negev wilderness in the south to the Lebanon mountains in the north, from the Euphrates River in the east to the Mediterranean Sea in the west, including all the land of the Hittites.’ | 4"From the wilderness and this Lebanon, even as far as the great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and as far as the Great Sea toward the setting of the sun will be your territory. |
| 5No one will be able to stand against you as long as you live. For I will be with you as I was with Moses. I will not fail you or abandon you. | 5"No man will be able to stand before you all the days of your life. Just as I have been with Moses, I will be with you; I will not fail you or forsake you. |
| 6“Be strong and courageous, for you are the one who will lead these people to possess all the land I swore to their ancestors I would give them. | 6"Be strong and courageous, for you shall give this people possession of the land which I swore to their fathers to give them. |
| 7Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the instructions Moses gave you. Do not deviate from them, turning either to the right or to the left. Then you will be successful in everything you do. | 7"Only be strong and very courageous; be careful to do according to all the law which Moses My servant commanded you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, so that you may have success wherever you go. |
| 8Study this Book of Instruction continually. Meditate on it day and night so you will be sure to obey everything written in it. Only then will you prosper and succeed in all you do. | 8"This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it; for then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have success. |
| 9This is my command—be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.” Joshua’s Charge to the Israelites | 9"Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous! Do not tremble or be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go." |
| 10Joshua then commanded the officers of Israel, | 10Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people, saying, |
| 11“Go through the camp and tell the people to get their provisions ready. In three days you will cross the Jordan River and take possession of the land the LORD your God is giving you.” | 11"Pass through the midst of the camp and command the people, saying, 'Prepare provisions for yourselves, for within three days you are to cross this Jordan, to go in to possess the land which the LORD your God is giving you, to possess it.'" |
| 12Then Joshua called together the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh. He told them, | 12To the Reubenites and to the Gadites and to the half-tribe of Manasseh, Joshua said, |
| 13“Remember what Moses, the servant of the LORD, commanded you: ‘The LORD your God is giving you a place of rest. He has given you this land.’ | 13"Remember the word which Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you, saying, 'The LORD your God gives you rest and will give you this land.' |
| 14Your wives, children, and livestock may remain here in the land Moses assigned to you on the east side of the Jordan River. But your strong warriors, fully armed, must lead the other tribes across the Jordan to help them conquer their territory. Stay with them | 14"Your wives, your little ones, and your cattle shall remain in the land which Moses gave you beyond the Jordan, but you shall cross before your brothers in battle array, all your valiant warriors, and shall help them, |
| 15until the LORD gives them rest, as he has given you rest, and until they, too, possess the land the LORD your God is giving them. Only then may you return and settle here on the east side of the Jordan River in the land that Moses, the servant of the LORD, assigned to you.” | 15until the LORD gives your brothers rest, as He gives you, and they also possess the land which the LORD your God is giving them. Then you shall return to your own land, and possess that which Moses the servant of the LORD gave you beyond the Jordan toward the sunrise." |
| 16They answered Joshua, “We will do whatever you command us, and we will go wherever you send us. | 16They answered Joshua, saying, "All that you have commanded us we will do, and wherever you send us we will go. |
| 17We will obey you just as we obeyed Moses. And may the LORD your God be with you as he was with Moses. | 17"Just as we obeyed Moses in all things, so we will obey you; only may the LORD your God be with you as He was with Moses. |
| 18Anyone who rebels against your orders and does not obey your words and everything you command will be put to death. So be strong and courageous!” | 18"Anyone who rebels against your command and does not obey your words in all that you command him, shall be put to death; only be strong and courageous." |
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