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.
Yahweh had commanded that all the things [that they had captured in Jericho] should be [destroyed to show that they belong] to him. But there was a man from the tribe of Judah named Achan. He was the son of Carmi and grandson of Zabdi and great-grandson of Zerah. He disobeyed [what] Yahweh [had commanded] and took for himself some of those things. So Yahweh was very angry with the Israelis.
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.
Joshua told some of his men to go from Jericho to Ai [town], which was east of Bethel [city] and near Beth-Aven [town]. He said to them, “Go to Ai and (spy out the area/see what the area is like).” So the men went.
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.
When they returned to Joshua they said, “There are only a few people in Ai. So we do not need to send all of our soldiers to defeat them. Send 2.000 or 3,000 men to attack them. That will be enough.”
4 Saa droge af Folket ved tre Tusinde Mænd op derhen; men de flyede for Ais Mænds Ansigt.
So about 3,000 Israeli men went [to attack Ai]. But the men of Ai defeated them badly.
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.
They killed about 36 Israelis and chased the rest of Israeli men from the city gate to the bottom of the hill. When the other Israelis saw that this had happened, they became very discouraged.
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.
Joshua and the other Israeli leaders tore their clothes [because they were very sad about being defeated]. They prostrated themselves on the ground in front of [the Sacred Tent in which was] the sacred chest. They stayed there until that evening. They also threw dirt on their heads [to show that they were very sad about what had happened].
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!
Then Joshua prayed and said, “Lord God, you brought us Israelis [safely] across the Jordan River. So why are you now allowing the Amor people-group to defeat us [RHQ]? [This would not have happened] if we had stayed on the other side of the Jordan River!
8 Hør mig, Herre! hvad skal jeg sige, efter at Israel vender Ryggen for sine Fjenders Ansigt?
Lord, we Israelis have been defeated by our enemies, so I do not know what to say now [RHQ].
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?
The Canaan people-group and all the other people who are living in this land will hear about this. Then they will surround us and kill all of us! Then what will you do (to defend your reputation [MTY]/to show that you are a powerful God)?”
10 Da sagde Herren til Josva: Staa du op; hvorfor faldt du paa dit Ansigt?
But Yahweh said to Joshua, “Stand up! Stop lying there with your face on the ground [RHQ]!
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.
You Israelis have sinned! You have disobeyed the commands that I told you to obey. [One of] your men has taken some of the things that I told you to destroy. He has stolen them and taken them for himself and lied [about it].
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.
That is why you Israelis have been unable to be strong when you went to attack your enemies. That is why you have run away from them. And now you yourselves may be destroyed. If you do not do as I commanded you and destroy everything [that you captured in Jericho] I will not help you any more!”
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.
“Now go and tell this to the people: ‘Tomorrow you must [perform the rituals that will] cause yourselves to become acceptable to Yahweh again. Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis [worship], says that one of you has kept things that he told you to destroy. You will never defeat your enemies until you get rid of those things.
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.
‘Tomorrow morning you must present yourselves before Yahweh, tribe by tribe. Then Yahweh will indicate to which tribe [the man who took those things belongs]. Then Yahweh will indicate to which clan from that tribe [the guilty man belongs]. Then Yahweh will indicate to which family he belongs. And then he will indicate which person [in that family took those things].
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.
Then the one who has taken some of the things that should have been destroyed will be destroyed in a fire. And everything he owns will be destroyed with him, because he has disobeyed the command that Yahweh gave us and has done something that is disgraceful to us Israeli people.’”
16 Og Josva stod tidlig op om Morgenen og lod Israel nærme sig Stamme for Stamme, og Judas Stamme blev ramt.
Early the next morning, Joshua told all the Israeli people to stand before the Sacred Tent, tribe by tribe. [When they did that], Yahweh indicated that a man from the tribe of Judah [was the one who had taken the things].
17 Og han lod Judas Slægt nærme sig, og Seraiternes Slægt blev ramt.
Then the clans of Judah presented themselves, and Yahweh indicated that someone from the clan of Zerah was the guilty one. Then the families of Zerah’s clan presented themselves, and Yahweh indicated that someone from the family of Zabdi [was the guilty one].
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.
Then Joshua told the men from that family to present themselves. And Yahweh indicated that Achan was guilty.
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!
Then Joshua said to Achan, “Son, tell the truth [IDM]. Confess to Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis [worship, what you have done]. And tell me what you did, and do not try to (conceal anything/prevent me from knowing what you did).”
20 Og Akan svarede Josva og sagde: Sandelig, jeg syndede for Herren Israels Gud, og saa og saa gjorde jeg.
Achan replied, “It is true. I have sinned against Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis [worship].
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.
Among the things [in Jericho] that I saw was a beautiful coat from Babylonia. I also saw 200 pieces of silver and some gold that weighed as much as 50 pieces of silver. I wanted those things very much for myself, so I took them. I buried them all in the ground under my tent. You will find them there. The silver is buried under the other things.”
22 Da sendte Josva Bad hen, og de løb til Teltet; og se, det var skjult i hans Telt og Sølvet derunder.
So Joshua sent some men [to find those things]. They ran to Achan’s tent and found all the things hidden there.
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.
The men brought them all out of the tent and took them to Joshua and the rest of the Israeli people. Then they spread/laid them out on the ground, where Yahweh could see them.
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.
Then Joshua and the rest of the people led Achan down to the valley. They also took down there the silver, the coat, the gold, Achan’s [wife and] sons and daughters, and his cattle and donkeys and sheep, and his tent, and everything else that he owned.
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.
Joshua said, “(I do not know why you caused so much trouble for us/You have caused a lot of trouble for us) [RHQ], but now Yahweh will cause trouble for you.” Then all the people threw stones at Achan and his family until they all died. Then the people burned their corpses.
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.
They piled rocks over [the ashes of] their [corpses], and those rocks are still there. That is why that valley is called Trouble Valley. After that, Yahweh was no longer angry [with the Israeli people].
