¹ Ja pärast Issanda sulase Moosese surma kõneles Issand Nuuni poja Joosuaga, Moosese teenriga, öeldes:

² 'Mooses, mu sulane, on surnud. Ja nüüd võta kätte, mine üle Jordani, sina ja kogu see rahvas, maale, mille ma annan neile, Iisraeli lastele!

³ Kõik paigad, kuhu teie jalatald astub, annan ma teile, nagu ma Moosesele olen öelnud:

⁴ kõrbest ja siit Liibanonist kuni suure jõeni, Frati jõeni, kogu hettide maa kuni suure mereni päikeseloojaku pool saagu teie maa-alaks.

⁵ Ükski ei suuda sulle vastu panna kogu su eluajal; nõnda nagu ma olin Moosesega, nõnda ma olen sinuga, ma ei lahku sinust ega jäta sind maha.

⁶ Ole vahva ja tugev, sest sina pead andma sellele rahvale pärisosaks maa, mille ma vandega nende vanemaile tõotasin anda neile!

⁷ Ole ainult vahva ja hästi tugev, tehes hoolsasti kogu Seaduse järgi, mille mu sulane Mooses sulle andis; ära kaldu sellest ei paremale ega vasakule, et sa võiksid teha targasti kõikjal, kuhu sa lähed!

⁸ Ärgu lahkugu see Seaduse raamat sinu suust, vaid mõtle sellele päeval ja öösel, et sa peaksid hoolsasti kõike, mis sinna on kirjutatud, sest siis õnnestub su teekond ja siis on sul kordaminek!

⁹ Eks ole mina sind käskinud: Ole vahva ja tugev! Ära kohku ja ära karda, sest Issand, su Jumal, on sinuga kõikjal, kuhu sa lähed!'

¹⁰ Ja Joosua andis käsu rahva ülevaatajaile, öeldes:

¹¹ 'Käige leer läbi ja andke rahvale käsk, öeldes: Valmistage enestele teemoona, sest kolme päeva pärast te lähete üle Jordani, et minna vallutama maad, mille Issand, teie Jumal, annab teile pärida!'

¹² Aga ruubenlastele, gaadlastele ja Manasse poolele suguharule rääkis Joosua, öeldes:

¹³ 'Tuletage meelde käsku, mille Issanda sulane Mooses teile andis, öeldes: Issand, teie Jumal, lubab teile rahu ja annab teile selle maa.

¹⁴ Teie naised, väetid lapsed ja karjad jäägu maale, mille Mooses teile on andnud siinpool Jordanit. Aga teie ise, kõik võitlusvõimelised, peate võitlusvalmilt minema üle jõe oma vendade eel ja aitama neid,

¹⁵ kuni Issand on andnud rahu teie vendadele nagu teilegi ja nemadki on pärinud maa, mille Issand neile annab; seejärel võite minna tagasi oma pärusmaale ja pärida, mis Issanda sulane Mooses teile on andnud siinpool Jordanit, päikesetõusu pool!'

¹⁶ Ja nad vastasid Joosuale, öeldes: 'Me teeme kõik, mida sa meid käsid, ja läheme igale poole, kuhu sa meid läkitad.

¹⁷ Nagu me kõiges kuulasime Moosest, nõnda tahame kuulata sind! Olgu ainult Issand, su Jumal, sinuga, nagu ta oli Moosesega!

¹⁸ Igaüks, kes paneb vastu su käsule ega kuula sinu sõnu kõiges, mida sa meid käsid teha, surmatagu! Ole ainult vahva ja tugev!'

¹ Now after these things, the Lord also appointed seventy others, and sent them two by two ahead of him into every city and place, where he was about to come.

² Then he said to them, "The harvest is indeed plentiful, but the laborers are few. Pray therefore to the Lord of the harvest, that he may send out laborers into his harvest.

³ Go your ways. Behold, I send you out as lambs among wolves.

⁴ Carry no purse, nor wallet, nor sandals. Greet no one on the way.

⁵ Into whatever house you enter, first say, 'Peace be to this house.'

⁶ If a son of peace is there, your peace will rest on him; but if not, it will return to you.

⁷ Remain in that same house, eating and drinking the things they give, for the laborer is worthy of his wages. Don't go from house to house.

⁸ Into whatever city you enter, and they receive you, eat the things that are set before you.

⁹ Heal the sick who are therein, and tell them, 'The Kingdom of God has come near to you.'

¹⁰ But into whatever city you enter, and they don't receive you, go out into its streets and say,

¹¹ 'Even the dust from your city that clings to us, we wipe off against you. Nevertheless know this, that the Kingdom of God has come near to you.'

¹² I tell you, it will be more tolerable in that day for Sodom than for that city.

¹³ "Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon which were done in you, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.

¹⁴ But it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the judgment than for you.

¹⁵ You, Capernaum, who are exalted to heaven, will be brought down to Hades.

¹⁶ Whoever listens to you listens to me, and whoever rejects you rejects me. Whoever rejects me rejects him who sent me."

¹⁷ The seventy returned with joy, saying, "Lord, even the demons are subject to us in your name!"

¹⁸ He said to them, "I saw Satan having fallen like lightning from heaven.

¹⁹ Behold, I give you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy. Nothing will in any way hurt you.

²⁰ Nevertheless, don't rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven."

²¹ In that same hour Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit, and said, "I thank you, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for so it was well-pleasing in your sight."

²² Turning to the disciples, he said, "All things have been delivered to me by my Father. No one knows who the Son is, except the Father, and who the Father is, except the Son, and he to whomever the Son desires to reveal him."

²³ Turning to the disciples, he said privately, "Blessed are the eyes which see the things that you see,

²⁴ for I tell you that many prophets and kings desired to see the things which you see, and didn't see them, and to hear the things which you hear, and didn't hear them."

²⁵ Behold, a certain lawyer stood up and tested him, saying, "Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?"

²⁶ He said to him, "What is written in the law? How do you read it?"

²⁷ He answered, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself."

²⁸ He said to him, "You have answered correctly. Do this, and you will live."

²⁹ But he, desiring to justify himself, asked Jesus, "Who is my neighbor?"

³⁰ Jesus answered, "A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who both stripped him and beat him, and departed, leaving him half dead.

³¹ By chance a certain priest was going down that way. When he saw him, he passed by on the other side.

³² In the same way a Levite also, when he came to the place, and saw him, passed by on the other side.

³³ But a certain Samaritan, as he traveled, came where he was. When he saw him, he was moved with compassion,

³⁴ came to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. He set him on his own animal, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.

³⁵ On the next day, when he departed, he took out two denarii, and gave them to the host, and said to him, 'Take care of him. Whatever you spend beyond that, I will repay you when I return.'

³⁶ Now which of these three do you think seemed to be a neighbor to him who fell among the robbers?"

³⁷ He said, "He who showed mercy on him." Then Jesus said to him, "Go and do likewise."

³⁸ It happened as they went on their way, he entered into a certain village, and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house.

³⁹ She had a sister called Mary, who also sat at Jesus' feet, and heard his word.

⁴⁰ But Martha was distracted with much serving, and she came up to him, and said, "Lord, don't you care that my sister left me to serve alone? Ask her therefore to help me."

⁴¹ Jesus answered her, "Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things,

⁴² but one thing is needed. Mary has chosen the good part, which will not be taken away from her."