約書亞記 7
1 以色列子民在應毀滅之物上犯了罪；那是因為猶大支派中，則辣黑的曾孫，匝貝狄的孫子，加爾米的兒子阿干，取了應毀滅之物，上主對以色列子民發了大怒。
But the sons of Israel had committed an act of unfaithfulness in respect of what was devoted, —for Achan son of Carmi son of Zabdi, son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah had taken of what was devoted, and the anger of Yahweh had kindled against the sons of Israel.
2 若蘇厄從耶利哥派人到哈依去，──這城位於貝特耳東方貝特阿文附近──吩咐他們說：「你們上去，偵察那地。」那些人便上去偵察了哈衣。
And Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai which was beside Beth-aven on the east side of Bethel, and spake unto them saying, Go up and spy out the land. So the men went up, and spied out Ai.
3 他們回來對若蘇厄說：「不需要眾百姓都上去，只派兩三人去攻打哈依就夠了，不必勞動全體百姓，因為他們人數不多。」
And they returned unto Joshua and said unto him—Let not all the people go up, about two thousand men or three thousand men, can go up and smite Ai, —do not weary the whole people to go thither, for, but few, they are.
4 這樣百姓中約有三千人上去攻打哈依，不料他們由哈依人面前避跑了。
There went up thither of the people therefore, about three thousand men, —but they fled before the men of Ai.
5 哈依人出擊，殺了他們約有三十六人，從城門前追擊他們，直追到舍巴陵，在斜坡上又殺敗了他們，因此百姓的勇氣像水一樣消散了。
And the men of Ai smote of them about thirty-six men, and pursued them before the gate as far as the Shebarim, and smote them on the slope, —so that the heart of the people melted and became as water.
6 若蘇厄撕破自己自己的衣服，和以色列的長老，在上主約櫃前俯伏在地，一直到晚上，各在頭上撒上灰土。
Then Joshua rent his clothes and fell upon his face to the earth before the ark of Yahweh until the evening, he and the elders of Israel, —and they lifted up dust upon their heads.
7 若蘇厄說：「唉，我主上主! 你為什麼領這百姓渡過約旦河，是為將我們交於阿摩黎人手中，讓我們消滅嗎﹖巴不得我們住在約旦河那邊倒好!
And Joshua said—Alas! My Lord Yahweh! Wherefore hast thou, brought, this people over the Jordan, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorite to destroy us? Would then we had been content to dwell on the other side of the Jordan!
8 唉我主! 以色列人既然由敵人前轉身逃跑，我還說什麼呢﹖
Oh My Lord, —what shall I say, after Israel have turned their backs before their enemies?
9 當客納罕人和這地方所有的居民聽說這事，必來圍攻我們，從地上將我們的名字抹去，那時你對你的大名要怎樣辦呢。」
Only let the Canaanite and all the inhabitants of the land hear, and they will surround us, and cut off our name out of the earth, —what then wilt thou do for thy great name?
10 上主對若蘇厄說：「起來，為什麼老是伏在地上﹖
And Yahweh said unto Joshua—Get thee up! wherefore is it that thou art lying upon thy face?
11 以色列犯了罪，違背了我在盟約上給他們規定的，取了應毀滅之物，又偷又騙，並將應毀滅之物放在自己行囊裏。
Israel hath sinned, yea moreover they have transgressed my covenant which I commanded them, —yea moreover they have taken of what was devoted, yea moreover they have stolen, yea moreover they have dissembled, yea moreover they have put it among their own goods.
12 以色列所以扺擋不了敵人，由敵人前轉身逃跑，是因為他們成了應詛咒，除非你們將那應毀滅之物，由你們中間除掉，我不再與你們同在。
Therefore cannot the sons of Israel stand before their enemies, their back, do they turn before their enemies, because they have become devoted, —I will no more be with you, except ye destroy the devoted thing out of your midst.
13 起來，叫百姓聖潔自己，吩咐他們說：你們明天要聖潔自己，因為上主以色列的天主這樣說：以色列! 你們中間有應毀滅之物，除非將應毀滅之物，由你們中間除掉，你們決抵擋不住敵人
Up! hallow the people, and thou shalt say, Hallow yourselves by to-morrow, —for, Thus, saith Yahweh, God of Israel: A devoted thing, is in the midst of thee O Israel, Thou canst not stand before thine enemies, until ye have put away the devoted thing out of your midst.
14 所以明早你們應按支派前來。上主使那支派中籤，這支派的宗族都應前來；上主使那宗族中籤，這家族的宗族都應前來；上主使那家室中籤，這家的男子應一個一個地前來。
Therefore shall ye be brought near in the morning by your tribes, —and it shall be that—the tribe which Yahweh shall seize, shall come near, by families, and the family which Yahweh shall seize, shall come near, by households, and the household which Yahweh shall seize, shall come near, man by man;
15 若藏有應毀滅之物火人中了籤，他和他所有的一切都應用火焚燒，因為他違犯了上主的約定，在以色列中間做了糊塗的事。」
and it shall be, that—He that is seized with the devoted thing, shall be burned with fire, he and all that he hath, —because he hath transgressed the covenant of Yahweh, and because he hath wrought impiety in Israel.
16 若蘇厄清早起來，命以色列按著支派一一前來，猶大支派中了籤。
So Joshua rose up early in the morning, and brought Israel near by their tribes, —and, the tribe of Judah, was seized;
17 他叫猶大支派前來，則辣黑宗族中了籤；遂叫則辣黑宗族前來，則貝狄家室前來，宗族中了籤；
and he brought near the family of Judah, and, the family of the Zarhites, was seized, —and he brought near the family of the Zarhites, man by man, and, Zabdi, was seized;
18 此後，又叫他的家室前來，叫男丁一個一個地前來，阿干中了籤──阿干是加爾米的兒子，加爾米是匝貝狄的兒子，匝貝狄是則辣黑的兒子，屬猶大支派。
and he brought near his household, man by man, —and, Achan son of Carmi son of Zabdi son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was seized.
19 若蘇厄遂對阿干說：「我兒，你應歸光榮於上主，以色列的天主，向衪認罪。請告訴我，你作了什麼事，不要隱瞞我。」
And Joshua said unto Achan—My son give I pray thee glory unto Yahweh God of Israel and make to him confession, —and tell me I pray thee what thou hast done, do not hide it from me.
20 阿干回答若蘇厄說：「我實在得罪了上主，以色列的天主。我是如此這般作的；
And Achan answered Joshua and said, —Of a truth, I, have sinned against Yahweh God of Israel, and, thus and thus, have I done:
21 我在戰利品中，見了一件美麗的史納爾外氅，二百「協刻耳」銀子，一條重五十「協刻耳」的金條，我因貪愛便拿走了，現在藏在我帳幕中的地下，銀子在這些東西的下面。」
When I saw among the spoil a certain goodly mantle of Babylonia and two hundred shekels of silver and a certain wedge of gold—fifty shekels the weight thereof, then I coveted them, then I took them, —and, there they are, hid in the earth, in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it.
22 若蘇厄即刻派差役跑到他帳幕裏面，果然那些東西在帳幕內藏著，銀子在下面。
So Joshua sent messengers, and they ran unto the tent, —and, there it was, hid in his tent, and, the silver, under it.
23 差役便從帳幕裏拿出來，帶到若蘇厄和所有以色列子民那裏，擺在上主面前。
And they took them out of the midst of the tent, and brought them in unto Joshua, and unto all the sons of Israel, —and poured them out before Yahweh.
24 若蘇厄和所有以色列人，將則辣黑的曾孫阿干和那銀子、外氅、金條，並他的子女、牛、驢、羊、帳幕，以及他所有的一切，都帶到阿苛爾山谷。
And Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan—son of Zerah, and the silver and the mantle and the wedge of gold, and his sons and his daughters, and his oxen and his asses and his sheep and his tent, and all that he had, and brought them up the valley of Achor.
25 若蘇厄說：「你為什麼給我們招來禍患﹖今天上主必要叫你招禍。」以色列民眾於是用石頭將他砸死。眾人用石頭砸死以後，將一切用火燒了。
And Joshua said—Why hast thou troubled us? Yahweh, will trouble thee, this day. And all Israel stoned him with stones, and burned them up with fire, and covered them with stones;
26 以後，又在阿干身上堆上了一大堆石頭，這堆石頭一直存到今日；上主於是撤回了盛怒，因此那地方直到今日叫做阿苛爾山谷。
yea they raised over him a great heap of stones [which remaineth] until this day. And Yahweh turned from the fierceness of his anger, —for which cause, hath the name of that place been called—The Valley of Achor, until this day.
