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 in the devoted things; for Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took some of the devoted things. Therefore the LORD’s anger burned 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.
Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Beth Aven, on the east side of Bethel, and spoke to them, saying, “Go up and spy out the land.” 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.
They returned to Joshua, and said to him, “Don’t let all the people go up, but let about two or three thousand men go up and strike Ai. Don’t make all the people to toil there, for there are only a few of them.”
4 Saa droge af Folket ved tre Tusinde Mænd op derhen; men de flyede for Ais Mænds Ansigt.
So about three thousand men of the people went up there, 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.
The men of Ai struck about thirty-six men of them. They chased them from before the gate even to Shebarim, and struck them at the descent. The hearts of the people melted, and became like 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.
Joshua tore his clothes, and fell to the earth on his face before the LORD’s ark until the evening, he and the elders of Israel; and they put 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!
Joshua said, “Alas, Lord GOD, why have you brought this people over the Jordan at all, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to cause us to perish? I wish that we had been content and lived beyond the Jordan!
8 Hør mig, Herre! hvad skal jeg sige, efter at Israel vender Ryggen for sine Fjenders Ansigt?
Oh, Lord, what shall I say, after Israel has turned their backs 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?
For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land will hear of it, and will surround us, and cut off our name from the earth. What will you do for your great name?”
10 Da sagde Herren til Josva: Staa du op; hvorfor faldt du paa dit Ansigt?
The LORD said to Joshua, “Get up! Why have you fallen on your face like that?
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 has sinned. Yes, they have even transgressed my covenant which I commanded them. Yes, they have even taken some of the devoted things, and have also stolen, and also deceived. They have even put it among their own stuff.
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 the children of Israel can’t stand before their enemies. They turn their backs before their enemies, because they have become devoted for destruction. I will not be with you any more, unless you destroy the devoted things 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.
Get up! Sanctify the people, and say, ‘Sanctify yourselves for tomorrow, for the LORD, the God of Israel, says, “There is a devoted thing among you, Israel. You cannot stand before your enemies until you take away the devoted 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.
In the morning therefore you shall be brought near by your tribes. It shall be that the tribe which the LORD selects shall come near by families. The family which the LORD selects shall come near by households. The household which the LORD selects shall come near 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.
It shall be, that he who is taken with the devoted thing shall be burned with fire, he and all that he has, because he has transgressed the LORD’s covenant, and because he has done a disgraceful thing 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. The tribe of Judah was selected.
17 Og han lod Judas Slægt nærme sig, og Seraiternes Slægt blev ramt.
He brought near the family of Judah, and he selected the family of the Zerahites. He brought near the family of the Zerahites man by man, and Zabdi was selected.
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.
He brought near his household man by man, and Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was selected.
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!
Joshua said to Achan, “My son, please give glory to the LORD, the God of Israel, and make confession to him. Tell me now what you have done! Don’t hide it from me!”
20 Og Akan svarede Josva og sagde: Sandelig, jeg syndede for Herren Israels Gud, og saa og saa gjorde jeg.
Achan answered Joshua, and said, “I have truly sinned against the LORD, the God of Israel, and this is what I have 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.
When I saw among the plunder a beautiful Babylonian robe, two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold weighing fifty shekels, then I coveted them and took them. Behold, they are hidden in the ground in the middle of my tent, with the silver under it.”
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 messengers, and they ran to the tent. Behold, it was hidden in his tent, with the silver under 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.
They took them from the middle of the tent, and brought them to Joshua and to all the children of Israel. They laid them down 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.
Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan the son of Zerah, the silver, the robe, the wedge of gold, his sons, his daughters, his cattle, his donkeys, his sheep, his tent, and all that he had; and they brought them up to 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.
Joshua said, “Why have you troubled us? The LORD will trouble you today.” All Israel stoned him with stones, and they burned them with fire and 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.
They raised over him a great heap of stones that remains to this day. The LORD turned from the fierceness of his anger. Therefore the name of that place was called “The valley of Achor” to this day.
