Josua 6
1 Men Jeriko var lukket og stængt for Israeliterne, ingen gik ud eller ind.
Now Jericho was tightly shut up because of the children of Israel. No one went out, and no one came in.
2 Da sagde HERREN til Josua: »Se, jeg giver Jeriko og dets Konge og Krigere i din Haand.
The LORD said to Joshua, “Behold, I have given Jericho into your hand, with its king and the mighty men of valour.
3 Alle eders vaabenføre Mænd skal gaa rundt om Byen, een Gang rundt; det skal I gøre seks Dage;
All of your men of war shall march around the city, going around the city once. You shall do this six days.
4 og syv Præster skal bære syv Væderhorn foran Arken. Men den syvende Dag skal I gaa rundt om Byen syv Gange, og Præsterne skal støde i Hornene.
Seven priests shall bear seven shofars of rams’ horns before the ark. On the seventh day, you shall march around the city seven times, and the priests shall blow the shofars.
5 Naar der saa blæses i Væderhornet, og I hører Hornets Lyd, skal alt Folket opløfte et vældigt Krigsskrig; saa skal Byens Mur styrte sammen, og Folket kan gaa lige ind, hver fra sin Plads.«
It shall be that when they make a long blast with the ram’s horn, and when you hear the sound of the shofar, all the people shall shout with a great shout; then the city wall will fall down flat, and the people shall go up, every man straight in front of him.”
6 Josua, Nuns Søn, lod da Præsterne kalde og sagde til dem: »I skal bære Pagtens Ark, og syv Præster skal bære syv Væderhorn foran HERRENS Ark!«
Joshua the son of Nun called the priests, and said to them, “Take up the ark of the covenant, and let seven priests bear seven shofars of rams’ horns before the LORD’s ark.”
7 Og han sagde til Folket: »Drag ud og gaa rundt om Byen, saaledes at de, som bærer Vaaben, gaar foran HERRENS Ark!«
They said to the people, “Advance! March around the city, and let the armed men pass on before the LORD’s ark.”
8 Da nu Josua havde talt til Folket, gik de syv Præster, som bar de syv Væderhorn foran HERREN, frem og stødte i Hornene, medens HERRENS Pagts Ark fulgte efter;
It was so, that when Joshua had spoken to the people, the seven priests bearing the seven shofars of rams’ horns before the LORD advanced and blew the shofars, and the ark of the LORD’s covenant followed them.
9 og de, som bar Vaaben, gik foran Præsterne, som stødte i Hornene, og de, som sluttede Toget, fulgte efter Arken, medens der blæstes i Hornene.
The armed men went before the priests who blew the shofars, and the ark went after them. The shofars sounded as they went.
10 Men Josua bød Folket: »I maa ikke opløfte Krigsskrig eller lade eders Røst høre, og intet Ord maa udgaa af eders Mund, før den Dag jeg siger til eder: Raab! Men saa skal I raabe!«
Joshua commanded the people, saying, “You shall not shout nor let your voice be heard, neither shall any word proceed out of your mouth until the day I tell you to shout. Then you shall shout.”
11 Saa lod han HERRENS Ark bære rundt om Byen, een Gang rundt, og derpaa begav de sig tilbage til Lejren og overnattede der.
So he caused the LORD’s ark to go around the city, circling it once. Then they came into the camp, and stayed in the camp.
12 Tidligt næste Morgen gjorde Josua sig rede, og Præsterne bar HERRENS Ark,
Joshua rose early in the morning, and the priests took up the LORD’s ark.
13 og de syv Præster, som bar de syv Væderhorn foran HERRENS Ark, gik og stødte i Hornene; de, som bar Vaaben, gik foran dem, og de, som sluttede Toget, fulgte efter HERRENS Ark, medens der blæstes i Hornene.
The seven priests bearing the seven shofars of rams’ horns in front of the LORD’s ark went on continually, and blew the shofars. The armed men went in front of them. The rear guard came after the LORD’s ark. The shofars sounded as they went.
14 Anden Dag gik de een Gang rundt om Byen, hvorefter de vendte tilbage til Lejren; saaledes gjorde de seks Dage.
The second day they marched around the city once, and returned into the camp. They did this six days.
15 Men den syvende Dag brød de op tidligt, ved Morgenrødens Frembrud og gik paa samme Maade syv Gange rundt om Byen; kun paa denne Dag drog de syv Gange rundt om Byen;
On the seventh day, they rose early at the dawning of the day, and marched around the city in the same way seven times. On this day only they marched around the city seven times.
16 og syvende Gang stødte Præsterne i Hornene, og Josua sagde til Folket: »Opløft Krigsskriget! Thi HERREN har givet eder Byen.
At the seventh time, when the priests blew the shofars, Joshua said to the people, “Shout, for the LORD has given you the city!
17 Og Byen skal lyses i Band for HERREN med alt, hvad der er i den; kun Skøgen Rahab skal blive i Live tillige med alle dem, som er i hendes Hus, fordi hun skjulte Sendebudene, som vi udsendte.
The city shall be devoted, even it and all that is in it, to the LORD. Only Rahab the prostitute shall live, she and all who are with her in the house, because she hid the messengers that we sent.
18 Men I skal tage eder vel i Vare for det bandlyste, saa I ikke attraar og tager noget af det bandlyste og derved bringer Bandet over Israels lejr og styrter den i Ulykke.
But as for you, only keep yourselves from what is devoted to destruction, lest when you have devoted it, you take of the devoted thing; so you would make the camp of Israel accursed and trouble it.
19 Men alt Sølv og Guld og alle Kobber og Jernsager skal helliges HERREN; det skal bringes ind i HERRENS Skatkammer!«
But all the silver, gold, and vessels of bronze and iron are holy to the LORD. They shall come into the LORD’s treasury.”
20 Saa opløftede Folket Krigsskrig, og de stødte i Hornene og da Folket hørte Hornene, opløftede det et vældigt Krigsskrig; da styrtede Muren sammen, og Folket gik lige ind i Byen; saaledes indtog de Byen.
So the people shouted and the priests blew the shofars. When the people heard the sound of the shofar, the people shouted with a great shout, and the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight in front of him, and they took the city.
21 Derpaa lagde de med Sværdet Band paa alt, hvad der var i Byen, Mænd og Kvinder, unge og gamle, Hornkvæg, Smaakvæg og Æsler.
They utterly destroyed all that was in the city, both man and woman, both young and old, and ox, sheep, and donkey, with the edge of the sword.
22 Men til de to Mænd, som havde udspejdet Landet, sagde Josua: »Gaa ind i Skøgens Hus og før Kvinden og alt, hvad hendes er, ud derfra, som I tilsvor hende!«
Joshua said to the two men who had spied out the land, “Go into the prostitute’s house, and bring the woman and all that she has out from there, as you swore to her.”
23 De unge Mænd, som havde været Spejdere, gik da ind og førte Rahab ud tillige med hendes Fader og Moder og hendes Brødre, hele hendes Slægt og alt, hvad hendes var; de førte dem ud og lod dem staa uden for Israels Lejr.
The young men who were spies went in, and brought out Rahab with her father, her mother, her brothers, and all that she had. They also brought out all of her relatives, and they set them outside of the camp of Israel.
24 Men paa Byen og alt, hvad der var i den, stak de Ild; kun Sølvet og Guldet og Kobber og Jernsagerne bragte de ind i HERRENS Hus's Skatkammer.
They burnt the city with fire, and all that was in it. Only they put the silver, the gold, and the vessels of bronze and of iron into the treasury of the LORD’s house.
25 Men Skøgen Rahab og hendes Fædrenehus og alt, hvad hendes var, lod Josua blive i Live, og hun kom til at bo blandt Israeliterne og gør det den Dag i Dag, fordi hun havde skjult Sendebudene, som Josua havde sendt ud for at udspejde Jeriko.
But Rahab the prostitute, her father’s household, and all that she had, Joshua saved alive. She lives in the middle of Israel to this day, because she hid the messengers whom Joshua sent to spy out Jericho.
26 Paa den Tid tog Josua Folket i Ed, idet han sagde: »Forbandet være den Mand for HERRENS Aasyn, som indlader sig paa at opbygge denne By, Jeriko. Det skal koste ham hans førstefødte at lægge Grunden og hans yngste at sætte dens Portfløje ind.«
Joshua commanded them with an oath at that time, saying, “Cursed is the man before the LORD who rises up and builds this city Jericho. With the loss of his firstborn he will lay its foundation, and with the loss of his youngest son he will set up its gates.”
27 Saaledes var HERREN med Josua, og hans Ry udbredte sig over hele Landet.
So the LORD was with Joshua; and his fame was in all the land.
