CHAPTER 1
Now
after
the death
of His
servant
Moses,
the LORD
spoke
to
Joshua
son
of Nun,
Moses'
assistant,
saying,
“Moses
My servant
is dead.
Now therefore
arise,
you
and all
these people,
and cross over
the Jordan
into
the land
I
am giving
to
the children
of Israel.
Your territory
shall extend
from the wilderness
and Lebanon
to
the great
River
Euphrates—
all
the land
of the Hittites—
and west
as far as
the Great
Sea.
No
one
shall stand
against you
all
the days
of your life.
As
I was
with
Moses,
so I will be
with you;
I will never
leave you
or
forsake you.
Be strong
and courageous,
for
you
shall give these people the inheritance
of the land
I swore
to their fathers
I would give
them.
Above all,
be strong
and very
courageous.
Be careful
to observe
all
the law
My servant
Moses
commanded you.
Do not
turn
from
it to the right
or to the left,
so that
you may prosper
wherever
you go.
This
book
of the Law
must not
depart
from your mouth;
you are to recite
it day
and night,
so that
you may carefully
observe
everything
written in it.
For
then
you will prosper
and succeed
in all you do.
Have I not
commanded you
to be strong
and courageous?
Do not
be afraid
or discouraged,
for
the LORD
your God
is with
you wherever
you go.”
“Go
through
the camp
and tell
the people,
‘Prepare
your
provisions,
for
within
three
days
you
will cross
the
Jordan
to go in
and take possession of
the land
the LORD
your God
is giving
you
for your own.'"
“Remember
what
Moses
the servant
of the LORD
commanded
you
when he said,
‘The LORD
your God
will give you rest,
and He will give
you this
land.’
Your wives,
your young children,
and your livestock
may remain
in the land
Moses
gave
you
on this side
of the Jordan.
But your fighting men
must be armed for battle
to cross over
ahead of
your brothers
and help them,
until
the LORD
gives them rest
as He has done for you
and your brothers
also
possess
the land
the LORD
your God
is giving them.
Then you may return
to the land
of your inheritance
and take possession of
that which
Moses
the servant
of the LORD
gave
you on the east
side
of the Jordan."
So they answered
Joshua,
“Everything
you have commanded
us we will do,
and everywhere
you send
us we will go.
Just as
we obeyed
Moses
in all things,
so we will obey you.
And may the LORD
your God
be
with you,
as
He was
with
Moses.
Anyone
who
rebels
against your order
and does not
obey
your words,
all
that
you command him,
will be put to death.
Above all,
be strong
and courageous!”