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 trespass on the devoted things; for 'Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerach, of the tribe of Judah, took of the devoted things: and the anger of the Lord was kindled against 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 from Jericho to 'Ai, which is beside Beth-aven, on the east side of Beth-el, and said unto them, thus, Go up and spy out the country. And the men went up and spied out 'Ai.
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 unto him, Let not all the people go up; but let about two or three thousand men go up and smite 'Ai: do not fatigue all the people [to go] thither; for they are but few.
4 Saa droge af Folket ved tre Tusinde Mænd op derhen; men de flyede for Ais Mænds Ansigt.
So there went up thither of the people about three thousand men; and they fled before the men of 'Ai.
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 'Ai smote of them about thirty and six men; and they chased them from before the gate unto the stone-quarries, and smote them on the declivity [of the hill]; wherefore the heart of the people melted, 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 rent his clothes, and fell upon his face to the earth before the ark of the Lord until the evening, he with the elders of Israel, and they put dust upon their head.
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, Alas, O Lord Eternal, wherefore hast thou caused this people to pass over the Jordan, to deliver us into the hand of the Emorites, to destroy us? and oh! that we had been content, and dwelt on the other side of the Jordan!
8 Hør mig, Herre! hvad skal jeg sige, efter at Israel vender Ryggen for sine Fjenders Ansigt?
I pray thee, O Lord, what shall I say, since Israel have turned their back before their enemies!
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 Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land will hear of it, they will environ us round, and cut off our name from the earth; 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 unto Joshua, Get thee up; wherefore liest thou 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.
Israel hath sinned, and they have also transgressed my covenant which I have commanded them; and they have also taken of the devoted things, and have also stolen, and have also dissembled, and they have also put it into their own vessels.
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.
Therefore will the children of Israel not be able to stand up before their enemies; their back will they turn before their enemies, because they have become accursed: I will not be any more with you, except ye destroy the accursed from among you.
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 up, sanctify the people, and say, Sanctify yourselves against tomorrow; for thus hath said the Lord the God of Israel, An accursed thing is in the midst of thee, O Israel: thou shalt not be able to stand up before thy enemies, until ye have removed the accursed 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 be brought near in the morning according to your tribes: and it shall be, that the tribe which the Lord will seize shall come near according to its families; and the family which the Lord will seize shall come near by households; and the household which the Lord shall seize will come near by its men.
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 it shall be, that he that is seized with the accursed thing shall be burnt with fire, he, and all that he hath; because he hath transgressed the covenant of the Lord, and because he hath 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.
So Joshua rose up early in the morning, and brought Israel near by their tribes, and the tribe of Judah was seized;
17 Og han lod Judas Slægt nærme sig, og Seraiternes Slægt blev ramt.
And he brought near the family of Judah, and he seized the family of the Zarchites; and he brought near the family of the Zarchites by its men, and Zabdi was seized;
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 he brought near his household by its men, and 'Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerach, of the tribe of Judah, was seized.
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 unto 'Achan, My son, give, I pray thee, glory to the Lord, the God of Israel, and make confession unto him; and tell me, I pray thee, what thou hast done: hide nothing from me.
20 Og Akan svarede Josva og sagde: Sandelig, jeg syndede for Herren Israels Gud, og saa og saa gjorde jeg.
And 'Achan answered Joshua, and said, Truly! I have indeed sinned against the Lord the God of Israel, and 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 among the spoil a handsome Babylonish mantle, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels in weight, and I coveted them, and took them; and, behold, they are hidden in the earth in the midst of my tent, with the silver beneath the same.
22 Da sendte Josva Bad hen, og de løb til Teltet; og se, det var skjult i hans Telt og Sølvet derunder.
Joshua thereupon sent messengers, and they ran unto the tent; and, behold, it was hidden in his tent, and the silver beneath it.
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 took them out of the midst of the tent, and brought them unto Joshua, and unto all the children of Israel, and they laid them out 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 'Achan the son of Zerach, and the silver, and the mantle, and the wedge of gold, and his sons, and his daughters, and his ox, and his ass, and his sheep, and his tent, and all that he had, and all Israel were with him, and they brought them up unto the valley of '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, How hast thou troubled us! so shall the Lord trouble thee this day. And all Israel stoned him with stones, and burnt them with fire, after they had stoned them 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 raised over him a great heap of stones [which is] unto this day; and the Lord turned from the fierceness of his anger. Wherefore the name of that place was called, The valley of 'Achor, unto this day.
