< يَشُوع 7 >

وَلَكِنَّ الإِسْرَائِيلِيِّينَ ارْتَكَبُوا خِيَانَةً، إِذْ أَخَذَ عَخَانُ بْنُ كَرْمِي بْنِ زَبْدِي بْنِ زَارَحَ مِنْ سِبْطِ يَهُوذَا مِمَّا هُوَ مُخَصَّصٌ لِلرَّبِّ، فَاحْتَدَمَ غَضَبُ الرَّبِّ عَلَى بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ. ١ 1
But the children of Israel committed a great trespass, and purloined [part] of the accursed thing; and Achar the son of Charmi, the son of Zambri, the son of Zara, of the tribe of Juda, took of the accursed thing; and the Lord was very angry with the children of Israel.
وَبَعَثَ يَشُوعُ بَعْضَ رِجَالِهِ مِنْ أَرِيحَا إِلَى عَايَ الْوَاقِعَةِ شَرْقِيَّ بَيْتِ إِيلَ بِقُرْبِ بَيْتِ آوِنَ، وَأَمَرَهُمْ أَنْ يَتَجَسَّسُوا الأَرْضَ. فَذَهَبُوا ٢ 2
And Joshua sent men to Gai, which is by Baethel, saying, Spy out Gai: and the men went up and spied Gai.
ثُمَّ رَجَعُوا إِلَى يَشُوعَ قَائِلِينَ لَهُ: «إِنَّ أَهْلَ عَايَ قَلِيلُو الْعَدَدِ، فَلا تُوَجِّهْ كُلَّ الْجَيْشِ إِلَى هُنَاكَ، بَلْ أَرْسِلْ نَحْوَ أَلْفَيْ رَجُلٍ أَوْ ثَلاثَةِ آلافِ رَجُلٍ فَقَطْ». ٣ 3
And they returned to Joshua, and said to him, Let not all the people go up, but let about two or three thousand men go up and take the city by siege: carry not up thither the whole people, for [the enemy] are few.
فَصَعِدَ مِنَ الشَّعْبِ نَحْوُ ثَلاثَةِ آلافِ رَجُلٍ، إلّا أَنَّهُمْ هُزِمُوا أَمَامَ أَهْلِ عَايَ، ٤ 4
And there went up about three thousand men, and they fled from before the men of Gai.
وَقَتَلَ مِنْهُمْ أَهْلُ عَايَ نَحْوَ سِتَّةٍ وَثَلاثِينَ رَجُلاً، وَتَعَقَّبُوهُمْ مِنْ أَمَامِ بَوَّابَةِ الْمَدِينَةِ حَتَّى شَبَارِيمَ وَكَسَرُوهُمْ عِنْدَ الْمُنْحَدَرِ. فَدَبَّ الرُّعْبُ فِي قُلُوبِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ. ٥ 5
And the men of Gai slew of them to the number of thirty-six men, and they pursued them from the gate, and destroyed them from the steep hill; and the heart of the people was alarmed and became as water.
فَمَزَّقَ يَشُوعُ ثِيَابَهُ وَأَكَبَّ عَلَى وَجْهِهِ إِلَى الأَرْضِ أَمَامَ تَابُوتِ الرَّبِّ إِلَى الْمَسَاءِ، هُوَ وَشُيُوخُ إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَأَهَالُوا التُّرَابَ عَلَى رُؤُوسِهِمْ. ٦ 6
And Joshua tore his garments; and Joshua fell on the earth on his face before the Lord until evening, he and the elders of Israel; and they cast dust on their heads.
وَقَالَ يَشُوعُ: «آهِ يَا سَيِّدُ الرَّبُّ، لِمَاذَا جَعَلْتَ هَذَا الشَّعْبَ يَجْتَازُ نَهْرَ الأُرْدُنِّ لِكَيْ تَدْفَعَنَا إِلَى يَدِ الأَمُورِيِّينَ حَتَّى يُبِيدُونَا؟ لَيْتَنَا كُنَّا قَنَعْنَا وَأَقَمْنَا شَرْقِيَّ نَهْرِ الأُرْدُنِّ. ٧ 7
And Joshua said, I pray, Lord, wherefore has thy servant brought this people over Jordan to deliver them to the Amorite to destroy us? would we had remained and settled ourselves beyond Jordan.
آهِ يَا سَيِّدُ، مَاذَا أَقُولُ الآنَ بَعْدَ أَنْ وَلَّى الإِسْرَائِيلِيُّونَ الأَدْبَارَ أَمَامَ أَعْدَائِهِمْ. ٨ 8
And what shall I say since Israel has turned his back before his enemy?
إِذْ يَبْلُغُ هَذَا الْخَبَرُ مَسَامِعَ الْكَنْعَانِيِّينَ وَسَائِرِ سُكَّانِ الأَرْضِ، فَيُحِيطُونَ بِنَا وَيُزِيلُونَنَا مِنَ الْوُجُودِ! وَمَاذَا تَصْنَعُ لاِسْمِكَ الْعَظِيمِ؟» ٩ 9
And when the Chananite and all the inhabitants of the land hear it, they shall compass us round and destroy us from off the land: and what wilt thou do [for] thy great name?
فَقَالَ الرَّبُّ لِيَشُوعَ: «قُمْ، لِمَاذَا أَنْتَ سَاقِطٌ عَلَى وَجْهِكَ؟ ١٠ 10
And the Lord said to Joshua, Rise up; why hast thou fallen upon thy face?
لَقَدِ ارْتَكَبَ إِسْرَائِيلُ خَطِيئَةً، بَلْ تَعَدَّوْا عَلَى عَهْدِي الَّذِي أَمَرْتُهُمْ بِهِ، بَلْ أَخَذُوا مِمَّا حَرَّمْتُهُ عَلَيْهِمْ وَسَرَقُوا وَأَنْكَرُوا، بَلْ خَبَّأُوا فِي أَمْتِعَتِهِمْ. ١١ 11
The people has sinned, and transgressed the covenant which I made with them; they have stolen from the cursed thing, and put it into their store.
لِهَذَا عَجَزَ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ عَنِ الثَّبَاتِ أَمَامَ أَعْدَائِهِمْ، فَوَلَّوْا أَمَامَهُمُ الأَدْبَارَ، لأَنَّهُمْ هَالِكُونَ إِذْ لَنْ أَعُودَ أَكُونُ مَعَكُمْ مَا لَمْ تَسْتَأْصِلُوا الْحَرَامَ مِنْ وَسَطِكُمْ، ١٢ 12
And the children of Israel will not be able to stand before their enemies; they will turn their back before their enemies, for they have become an accursed thing: I will not any longer be with you, unless ye remove the cursed thing from yourselves.
قُمْ، وَاطْلُبْ مِنَ الشَّعْبِ أَنْ يَتَقَدَّسُوا لِيَوْمِ غَدٍ، لأَنَّهُ هَكَذَا قَالَ الرَّبُّ إِلَهُ إِسْرَائِيلَ: فِي وَسَطِكَ حَرَامٌ يَا إِسْرَائِيلُ، وَلَنْ تَتَمَكَّنُوا مِنْ هَزِيمَةِ أَعْدَائِكُمْ حَتَّى تَسْتَأْصِلُوا الْحَرَامَ مِنْ بَيْنِكُمْ. ١٣ 13
Rise, sanctify the people and tell them to sanctify themselves for the morrow: thus says the Lord God of Israel, The accursed thing is among you; ye shall not be able to stand before your enemies, until ye shall have removed the cursed thing from among you.
فَلْتَتَقَدَّمْ أَسْبَاطُكُمْ فِي يَوْمِ غَدٍ، سِبْطٌ تِلْوَ سِبْطٍ، وَالسِّبْطُ الَّذِي يُشِيرُ إِلَيْهِ الرَّبُّ يَمْثُلُ بِعَشَائِرِهِ وَالْعَشِيرَةُ الَّتِي يُعَيِّنُهَا الرَّبُّ تَتَقَدَّمُ بِبُيُوتِهَا، وَالْبَيْتُ الَّذِي يُحَدِّدُهُ الرَّبُّ يَتَقَدَّمُ بِرِجَالِهِ. ١٤ 14
And ye shall all be gathered together by your tribes in the morning, and it shall come to pass that the tribe which the Lord shall shew, ye shall bring by families; and the family which the Lord shall shew, ye shall bring by households; and the household which the Lord shall shew, ye shall bring man by man.
وَالَّذِي تَثْبُتُ عَلَيْهِ جَرِيمَةُ السَّرِقَةِ مِمَّا هُوَ مُحَرَّمٌ، يُحْرَقُ بِالنَّارِ هُوَ وَكُلُّ مَالَهُ، لأَنَّهُ نَقَضَ عَهْدَ الرَّبِّ، وَارْتَكَبَ قَبَاحَةً فِي إِسْرَائِيلَ». ١٥ 15
And the man who shall be pointed out, shall be burnt with fire, and all that he has; because he has transgressed the covenant of the Lord, and has wrought wickedness in Israel.
فَبَكَّرَ يَشُوعُ فِي صَبَاحِ الْيَوْمِ التَّالِي، وَعَرَضَ أَمَامَ الرَّبِّ أَسْبَاطَ إِسْرَائِيلَ، فَأَشَارَ الرَّبُّ إِلَى سِبْطِ يَهُوذَا، ١٦ 16
And Joshua rose up early, and brought the people by their tribes; and the tribe of Juda was pointed out.
ثُمَّ عَرَضَ سِبْطَ يَهُوذَا، فَعَيَّنَ الرَّبُّ عَشِيرَةَ الزَّارَحِيِّينَ، ثُمَّ قَدَّمَ عَشِيرَةَ الزَّارَحِيِّينَ بِرِجَالِهَا فَأَشَارَ الرَّبُّ إِلَى زَبْدِي، ١٧ 17
And it was brought by their families, and family of the Zaraites was pointed out.
فَعَرَضَ بَيْتَهُ بِرِجَالِهِ، فَحَدَّدَ الرَّبُّ عَخَانَ بْنَ كَرْمِي بْنِ زَبْدِي بْنِ زَارَحَ مِنْ سِبْطِ يَهُوذَا. ١٨ 18
And it was brought man by man, and Achar the son of Zambri the son of Zara was pointed out.
فَقَالَ يَشُوعُ لِعَخَانَ: «يَا ابْنِي، مَجِّدِ الرَّبَّ إِلَهَ إِسْرَائِيلَ وَاعْتَرِفْ لَهُ، وَأَخْبِرْنِي الآنَ مَاذَا جَنَيْتَ؟ لَا تُخْفِ عَنِّي شَيْئاً». ١٩ 19
And Joshua said to Achar, Give glory this day to the Lord God of Israel, and make confession; and tell me what thou hast done, and hide it not from me.
فَأَجَابَ عَخَانُ: «حَقّاً إِنِّي أَخْطَأْتُ إِلَى الرَّبِّ إِلَهِ إِسْرَائِيلَ وَجَنَيْتُ هَذَا الأَمْرَ. ٢٠ 20
And Achar answered Joshua, and said, Indeed I have sinned against the Lord God of Israel: thus and thus have I done:
رَأَيْتُ بَيْنَ الْغَنَائِمِ رِدَاءً شِنْعَارِيًّا نَفِيساً، وَمِئَتَيْ شَاقِلِ فِضَّةٍ (نَحْوَ كِيلُو جِرَامَيْنِ وَنِصْفٍ)، وَسَبِيكَةً مِنْ ذَهَبٍ وَزْنُهَا خَمْسُونَ شَاقِلاً (نَحْوَ سِتِّ مِئَةِ جِرَامٍ)، فَاشْتَهَيْتُهَا وَأَخَذْتُهَا. وَهَا هِيَ مَطْمُورَةٌ فِي الأَرْضِ فِي وَسَطِ خَيْمَتِي، وَالْفِضَّةُ تَحْتَهَا». ٢١ 21
I saw in the spoil an embroidered mantle, and two hundred didrachms of silver, and one golden wedge of fifty didrachms, and I desired them and took them; and, behold, they are hid in my tent, and the silver is hid under them.
فَأَرْسَلَ يَشُوعُ رُسُلاً فَهُرِعُوا إِلَى الْخَيْمَةِ حَيْثُ عَثَرُوا عَلَيْهَا مَطْمُورَةً فِيهَا، وَالْفِضَّةُ تَحْتَهَا، ٢٢ 22
And Joshua sent messengers, and they ran to the tent into the camp; and these things were hidden in his tent, and the silver under them.
فَأَخْرَجُوهَا مِنْ وَسَطِ الْخَيْمَةِ وَحَمَلُوهَا إِلَى يَشُوعَ وَإِلَى جَمِيعِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ وَعَرَضُوهَا أَمَامَ الرَّبِّ. ٢٣ 23
And they brought them out of the tent, and brought them to Joshua and the elders of Israel, and they laid them before the Lord.
فَأَخَذَ يَشُوعُ وَجَمِيعُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ عَخَانَ بْنَ زَارَحَ وَالْفِضَّةَ وَالرِّدَاءَ وَسَبِيكَةَ الذَّهَبِ، وَأَبْنَاءَهُ وَبَنَاتِهِ وَبَقَرَهُ وَحَمِيرَهُ وَغَنَمَهُ وَخَيْمَتَهُ وَكُلَّ مَالَهُ، وَذَهَبُوا بِهِمْ إِلَى وَادِي عَخُورَ. ٢٤ 24
And Joshua took Achar the son of Zara, and brought him to the valley of Achor, and his sons, and his daughters, and his calves, and his asses, and all his sheep, and his tent, and all his property, and all the people [were] with him; and he brought them to Emec Achor.
وَقَالَ يَشُوعُ: «لِمَاذَا جَلَبْتَ عَلَيْنَا هَذِهِ الْكَارِثَةَ؟ لِتَحِلَّ بِكَ الْيَوْمَ الْفَوَاجِعُ». فَرَجَمَهُ جَمِيعُ إِسْرَائِيلَ بِالْحِجَارَةِ مَعَ أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ وَأَحْرَقُوهُمْ بِالنَّارِ، ٢٥ 25
And Joshua said to Achar, Why hast thou destroyed us? the Lord destroy thee as at this day. And all Israel stoned him with stones.
وَأَقَامُوا فَوْقَهُ كَوْمَةً كَبِيرَةً مِنَ الْحِجَارَةِ، مَا بَرِحَتْ بَاقِيَةً إِلَى هَذَا الْيَوْمِ. فَهَدَأَ غَضَبُ الرَّبِّ وَلِذَلِكَ دُعِيَ اسْمُ ذَلِكَ الْمَوْضِعِ وَادِي عَخُورَ (وَمَعْنَاهُ: وَادِي الإِزْعَاجِ) إِلَى هَذَا الْيَوْمِ. ٢٦ 26
And they set up over him a great heap of stones; and the Lord ceased from his fierce anger. Therefore he called the place Emecachor until this day.

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