< Josua 7 >
1 Men Israels Børn forgrebe sig saare paa det bandlyste Gods; thi Akan, en Søn af Karmi, som var en Søn af Sabdi, Seras Søn, af Judas Stamme, tog af det bandlyste, og Herrens Vrede optændtes imod Israels Børn.
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.
2 Og Josva udsendte Mænd fra Jeriko mod Ai, som ligger ved Beth-Aven Østen for Bethel, og sagde til dem: Gaar op og bespejder Landet; og Mændene gik op og bespejdede Ai.
And Joshua sent men to Gai, which is by Baethel, saying, Spy out Gai: and the men went up and spied Gai.
3 Og de kom tilbage til Josva og sagde til ham: Lad ikke alt Folket drage op, lad ved to Tusinde Mand eller ved tre Tusinde Mand drage op og slaa Ai; du skal ikke lade det ganske Folk ulejlige sig derhen; thi de ere faa.
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.
4 Saa droge af Folket ved tre Tusinde Mænd op derhen; men de flyede for Ais Mænds Ansigt.
And there went up about three thousand men, and they fled from before the men of Gai.
5 Og Mændene af Ai sloge ved seks og tredive Mænd af dem og forfulgte dem foran Porten indtil Sebarim og sloge dem, hvor Vejen gik nedad; da blev Folkets Hjerte mistrøstigt og blev som Vand.
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.
6 Og Josva sønderrev sine Klæder og faldt paa sit Ansigt til Jorden for Herrens Ark indtil Aftenen, han og de Ældste af Israel, og de kastede Støv paa deres Hoved.
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.
7 Og Josva sagde: Ak, Herre, Herre! hvi lod du dog dette Folk gaa over Jordanen for at give os i Amoriternes Haand til vor Fordærvelse? og gid vi havde ladet os nøje og vare blevne paa hin Side Jordanen!
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.
8 Hør mig, Herre! hvad skal jeg sige, efter at Israel vender Ryggen for sine Fjenders Ansigt?
And what shall I say since Israel has turned his back before his enemy?
9 Naar Kananiterne og alle Landets Indbyggere høre det, da omringe de os og udrydde vort Navn af Jorden; og hvad vil du gøre ved dit store Navn?
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?
10 Da sagde Herren til Josva: Staa du op; hvorfor faldt du paa dit Ansigt?
And the Lord said to Joshua, Rise up; why hast thou fallen upon thy face?
11 Israel har syndet, ja, de have overtraadt min Pagt, hvilken jeg bød dem; ja, de toge af det bandlyste Gods, ja, de stjal og dulgte det ogsaa og lagde det iblandt deres eget Tøj.
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.
12 Og Israels Børn skulle ikke kunne staa for deres Fjenders Ansigt, de maa vende Ryggen for deres Fjenders Ansigt, thi de ere i Band; jeg skal ikke mere blive ved at være med eder, dersom I ikke fjerne denne Band fra eders Midte.
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.
13 Staa op, hellig Folket, og sig: Helliger eder til i Morgen; thi saa siger Herren Israels Gud: Der er Band iblandt dig, Israel! du kan ikke staa for dine Fjenders Ansigt, førend I borttage den Band fra eders Midte.
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.
14 Og i Morgen tidlig skulle I komme frem efter eders Stammer; og det skal ske, hvilken Stamme Herren rammer paa, den skal nærme sig, Slægt for Slægt, og den Slægt, som Herren rammer paa, den skal nærme sig, Hus for Hus, og det Hus, som Herren rammer paa, det skal nærme sig, Mand for Mand.
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.
15 Og det skal ske, den, som bliver ramt som bandlyst, han skal opbrændes med Ild, han og alt det, han har, fordi han har overtraadt Herrens Pagt, og fordi han har gjort en Daarlighed i Israel.
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.
16 Og Josva stod tidlig op om Morgenen og lod Israel nærme sig Stamme for Stamme, og Judas Stamme blev ramt.
And Joshua rose up early, and brought the people by their tribes; and the tribe of Juda was pointed out.
17 Og han lod Judas Slægt nærme sig, og Seraiternes Slægt blev ramt.
And it was brought by their families, and family of the Zaraites was pointed out.
18 Og han lod Seraiternes Slægt nærme sig, Mand for Mand, og Sabdi blev ramt, og han lod hans Hus nærme sig, Mand for Mand, og Akan, en Søn af Karmi, som var Sabdi Søn, Seras Søn, af Judas Stamme, blev ramt.
And it was brought man by man, and Achar the son of Zambri the son of Zara was pointed out.
19 Og Josva sagde til Akan: Min Søn, giv dog Herren Israels Gud Ære og giv ham Lov, og giv mig nu til Kende, hvad du har gjort, dølg det ikke for mig!
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.
20 Og Akan svarede Josva og sagde: Sandelig, jeg syndede for Herren Israels Gud, og saa og saa gjorde jeg.
And Achar answered Joshua, and said, Indeed I have sinned against the Lord God of Israel: thus and thus have I done:
21 Thi jeg saa en kostelig babylonisk Kappe iblandt Byttet og to Hundrede Sekel Sølv og en Guldtunge, hvis Vægt var halvtredsindstyve Sekel, og jeg fik Lyst til dem og tog dem, og se, de ere skjulte i Jorden, midt i mit Telt, og Sølvet derunder.
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.
22 Da sendte Josva Bad hen, og de løb til Teltet; og se, det var skjult i hans Telt og Sølvet derunder.
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.
23 Og de toge de Ting ud af Teltet og førte dem til Josva og til alle Israels Børn; og de lagde dem frem for Herrens Ansigt.
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.
24 Saa tog Josva og al Israel med ham Akan, Seras Søn, og Sølvet og den kostelige Kappe og Guldtungen og hans Sønner og hans Døtre og hans Øksne og hans Asener og hans Faar og hans Telt, og alt det han havde, og de førte ham op i Akors Dal.
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.
25 Og Josva sagde: Hvi har du forstyrret os? Herren skal forstyrre dig paa denne Dag; og al Israel stenede ham med Stene og opbrændte dem med Ild og kastede Stene over dem.
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.
26 Og de opkastede en stor Stenhob over ham indtil denne Dag, og Herren vendte om fra sin strenge Vrede; derfor kaldte man det samme Steds Navn Akors Dal; den er der indtil denne Dag.
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.