2:1 Now the angel of the LORD went up from Gilgal to Bochim. And he said, "I brought you up from Egypt, and brought you into the land which I swore to give to your fathers. I said, `I will never break my covenant with you,
2:1 Now the angel of the LORD went up from Gilgal to Bochim, and said, "I brought you up from Egypt, and brought you into the land that I had promised to your ancestors. I said, 'I will never break my covenant with you.

2:2 and you shall make no covenant with the inhabitants of this land; you shall break down their altars.' But you have not obeyed my command. What is this you have done?
2:2 For your part, do not make a covenant with the inhabitants of this land; tear down their altars.' But you have not obeyed my command. See what you have done!

2:3 So now I say, I will not drive them out before you; but they shall become adversaries to you, and their gods shall be a snare to you."
2:3 So now I say, I will not drive them out before you; but they shall become adversaries to you, and their gods shall be a snare to you."

2:4 When the angel of the LORD spoke these words to all the people of Israel, the people lifted up their voices and wept.
2:4 When the angel of the LORD spoke these words to all the Israelites, the people lifted up their voices and wept.

2:5 And they called the name of that place Bochim; and they sacrificed there to the LORD.
2:5 So they named that place Bochim, and there they sacrificed to the LORD.

2:6 When Joshua dismissed the people, the people of Israel went each to his inheritance to take possession of the land.
2:6 When Joshua dismissed the people, the Israelites all went to their own inheritances to take possession of the land.

2:7 And the people served the LORD all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders who outlived Joshua, who had seen all the great work which the LORD had done for Israel.
2:7 The people worshiped the LORD all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders who outlived Joshua, who had seen all the great work that the LORD had done for Israel.

2:8 And Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died at the age of one hundred and ten years.
2:8 Joshua son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died at the age of one hundred ten years.

2:9 And they buried him within the bounds of his inheritance in Tim'nath-he'res, in the hill country of E'phraim, north of the mountain of Ga'ash.
2:9 So they buried him within the bounds of his inheritance in Timnath-heres, in the hill country of Ephraim, north of Mount Gaash.

2:10 And all that generation also were gathered to their fathers; and there arose another generation after them, who did not know the LORD or the work which he had done for Israel.
2:10 Moreover, that whole generation was gathered to their ancestors, and another generation grew up after them, who did not know the LORD or the work that he had done for Israel.

2:11 And the people of Israel did what was evil in the sight of the LORD and served the Ba'als;
2:11 Then the Israelites did what was evil in the sight of the LORD and worshiped the Baals;

2:12 and they forsook the LORD, the God of their fathers, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt; they went after other gods, from among the gods of the peoples who were round about them, and bowed down to them; and they provoked the LORD to anger.
2:12 and they abandoned the LORD, the God of their ancestors, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt; they followed other gods, from among the gods of the peoples who were all around them, and bowed down to them; and they provoked the LORD to anger.

2:13 They forsook the LORD, and served the Ba'als and the Ash'taroth.
2:13 They abandoned the LORD, and worshiped Baal and the Astartes.

2:14 So the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he gave them over to plunderers, who plundered them; and he sold them into the power of their enemies round about, so that they could no longer withstand their enemies.
2:14 So the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he gave them over to plunderers who plundered them, and he sold them into the power of their enemies all around, so that they could no longer withstand their enemies.

2:15 Whenever they marched out, the hand of the LORD was against them for evil, as the LORD had warned, and as the LORD had sworn to them; and they were in sore straits.
2:15 Whenever they marched out, the hand of the LORD was against them to bring misfortune, as the LORD had warned them and sworn to them; and they were in great distress.

2:16 Then the LORD raised up judges, who saved them out of the power of those who plundered them.
2:16 Then the LORD raised up judges, who delivered them out of the power of those who plundered them.

2:17 And yet they did not listen to their judges; for they played the harlot after other gods and bowed down to them; they soon turned aside from the way in which their fathers had walked, who had obeyed the commandments of the LORD, and they did not do so.
2:17 Yet they did not listen even to their judges; for they lusted after other gods and bowed down to them. They soon turned aside from the way in which their ancestors had walked, who had obeyed the commandments of the LORD; they did not follow their example.

2:18 Whenever the LORD raised up judges for them, the LORD was with the judge, and he saved them from the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge; for the LORD was moved to pity by their groaning because of those who afflicted and oppressed them.
2:18 Whenever the LORD raised up judges for them, the LORD was with the judge, and he delivered them from the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge; for the LORD would be moved to pity by their groaning because of those who persecuted and oppressed them.

2:19 But whenever the judge died, they turned back and behaved worse than their fathers, going after other gods, serving them and bowing down to them; they did not drop any of their practices or their stubborn ways.
2:19 But whenever the judge died, they would relapse and behave worse than their ancestors, following other gods, worshiping them and bowing down to them. They would not drop any of their practices or their stubborn ways.

2:20 So the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel; and he said, "Because this people have transgressed my covenant which I commanded their fathers, and have not obeyed my voice,
2:20 So the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel; and he said, "Because this people have transgressed my covenant that I commanded their ancestors, and have not obeyed my voice,

2:21 I will not henceforth drive out before them any of the nations that Joshua left when he died,
2:21 I will no longer drive out before them any of the nations that Joshua left when he died."

2:22 that by them I may test Israel, whether they will take care to walk in the way of the LORD as their fathers did, or not."
2:22 In order to test Israel, whether or not they would take care to walk in the way of the LORD as their ancestors did,

2:23 So the LORD left those nations, not driving them out at once, and he did not give them into the power of Joshua.
2:23 the LORD had left those nations, not driving them out at once, and had not handed them over to Joshua.