Josua 7
1 Men Israeliterne forgreb sig på det bandlyste, idet Akan, en Søn af Karmi en Søn af Zabdi, en Søn af Zera, af Judas Stamme, tilvendte sig noget af det bandlyste. Da blussede HERRENs Vrede op mod Israeliterne.
But the children of Israel committed a trespass concerning the devoted thing; for Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took of the devoted thing; and the anger of the LORD was kindled against the children of Israel.
2 Derpå sendte Josua nogle Mænd fra Jeriko til Aj, som ligger ved Bet Aven, østen for Betel, og sagde til dem: "Drag op og udspejd Egnen!" Og Mændene drog op og udspejdede Aj.
And Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Beth-aven, on the east side of Beth-el, and spoke unto them, saying: 'Go up and spy out the land.' And the men went up and spied out Ai.
3 Da de kom tilbage til Josua, sagde de til ham: "Lad ikke hele Folket drage derop; lad en to-tre Tusind Mand drage op og indtage Aj; du behøver ikke at umage hele Folket med at drage derop, thi de er få!"
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; make not all the people to toil thither; for they are but few.'
4 Så drog henved 3000 Mand af Folket derop; men de blev slået på Flugt af Ajjiterne,
So there went up thither of the people about three thousand men; and they fled before the men of Ai.
5 og Ajjiterne dræbte seks og tredive Mand eller så af dem; de forfulgte dem uden for Porten indtil Stenbruddene og huggede dem ned på Skråningen. Da sank Folkets Mod og blev til Vand.
And the men of Ai smote of them about thirty and six men; and they chased them from before the gate even unto Shebarim, and smote them at the descent; and the hearts of the people melted, and became as water.
6 Men Josua og Israels Ældste sønderrev deres Klæder og faldt på deres Ansigt på Jorden foran HERRENs Ark og blev liggende til Aften og kastede Støv på deres Hoveder.
And Joshua rent his clothes, and fell to the earth upon his face before the ark of the LORD until the evening, he and the elders of Israel; and they put dust upon their heads.
7 Og Josua sagde: "Ak, Herre, HERRE! Hvorfor lod du dette Folk gå over Jordan, når du vilde give os i Amoriternes Hånd og lade os gå til Grunde? Havde vi dog blot besluttet os til at blive hinsides Jordan!
And Joshua said: 'Alas, O Lord GOD, wherefore hast Thou at all brought this people over the Jordan, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to cause us to perish? would that we had been content and dwelt beyond the Jordan!
8 Ak, Herre! Hvad skal jeg sige, nu Israel har måttet tage Flugten for sine Fjender?
Oh, Lord, what shall I say, after that Israel hath turned their backs before their enemies!
9 Når Kana'anæerne og alle Landets Indbyggere hører det, falder de over os fra alle Sider og udsletter vort Navn af Jorden; hvad vil du da gøre for dit store Navns Skyld?"
For when the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land hear of it, they will compass us round, and cut off our name from the earth; and what wilt Thou do for Thy great name?'
10 Da sagde HERREN til Josua: "Stå op! Hvorfor ligger du på dit Ansigt?
And the LORD said unto Joshua: 'Get thee up; wherefore, now, art thou fallen upon thy face?
11 Israel har syndet, thi de har forbrudt sig imod min Pagt, som jeg pålagde dem; de har tilvendt sig noget af det bandlyste, de har stjålet; de har skjult det, de har gemt det i deres Oppakning.
Israel hath sinned; yea, they have even transgressed My covenant which I commanded them; yea, they have even taken of the devoted thing; and have also stolen, and dissembled also, and they have even put it among their own stuff.
12 Derfor kan Israeliterne ikke holde Stand over for deres Fjender, men må flygte for dem; thi de er hjemfaldne til Band! Jeg vil ikke mere være med eder, hvis I ikke bortrydder Bandet af eders Midte.
Therefore the children of Israel cannot stand before their enemies, they turn their backs before their enemies, because they are become accursed; I will not be with you any more, except ye destroy the accursed from among you.
13 Stå derfor op, lad Folket hellige sig og sig: Helliger eder til i Morgen, thi så siger HERREN, Israels Gud: Der er Band i din Midte, Israel; og du kan ikke holde Stand over for dine Fjender, før I skaffer Bandet bort fra eder!
Up, sanctify the people, and say: Sanctify yourselves against tomorrow; for thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel: There is a curse in the midst of thee, O Israel; thou canst not stand before thine enemies, until ye take away the accursed thing from among you.
14 I Morgen skal I træde frem Stamme for Stamme, og den Stamme, HERREN rammer, skal træde frem Slægt for Slægt, og den Slægt, HERREN rammer, skal træde frem Familie for Familie, og den Familie, HERREN rammer, skal træde frem Mand for Mand.
In the morning therefore ye shall draw near by your tribes; and it shall be, that the tribe which the LORD taketh shall come near by families; and the family which the LORD shall take shall come near by households; and the household which the LORD shall take shall come near man by man.
15 Den, som da rammes, fordi han har det bandlyste Gods, skal brændes tillige med alt, hvad der tilhører ham; thi han har brudt HERRENs Pagt og begået en Skændselsdåd i Israel!"
And it shall be that he that is taken with the devoted 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 a wanton deed in Israel.'
16 Tidligt næste Morgen lod Josua Israel træde frem Stamme for Stamme, og da blev Judas Stamme ramt.
So Joshua rose up early in the morning, and brought Israel near by their tribes; and the tribe of Judah was taken.
17 Derpå lod han Judas Slægter træde frem, og Zeraiternes Slægt blev ramt. Derpå lod han Zeraiternes Slægt træde frem Familie for Familie, og Zabdi blev ramt.
And he brought near the family of Judah; and he took the family of the Zerahites. And he brought near the family of the Zerahites man by man; and Zabdi was taken.
18 Derpå lod han dennes Familie træde frem Mand for Mand, og da blev Akan ramt, en Søn af Harmi, en Søn af Zabdi, en Søn af Zera, af Judas Stamme.
And 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 taken.
19 Da sagde Josua til Akan: "Min Søn, giv HERREN, Israels Gud, Ære og Pris, og fortæl mig, hvad du har gjort, skjul ikke noget 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 now what thou hast done; hide nothing from me.'
20 Akan svarede Josua: "Ja, det er mig, som har syndet mod HERREN, Israels Gud. Således gjorde jeg:
And Achan answered Joshua, and said: 'Of a truth I have sinned against the LORD, the God of Israel, and thus and thus have I done.
21 Jeg så imellem Byttet en prægtig babylonisk Kappe, 200 Sekel Sølv og en Guldtunge på halvtredsindstyve Sekel; det fik jeg Lyst til, og jeg tog det; se, det ligger nedgravet i Jorden midt i mit Telt, Sølvet nederst."
When I saw among the spoil a goodly Shinar mantle, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, then I coveted them, and took them; and, behold, they are hid in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it.'
22 Da sendte Josua nogle Folk hen, og de skyndte sig til Teltet, og se, det var gemt i hans Telt, Sølvet nederst;
So Joshua sent messengers, and they ran unto the tent; and, behold, it was hid in his tent, and the silver under it.
23 og de tog det ud af Teltet og bragte det til Josua og alle Israeliterne og lagde det hen foran HERREN.
And they took them from the midst of the tent, and brought them unto Joshua, and unto all the children of Israel; and they laid them down before the LORD.
24 Men Josua tog sammen med hele Israel Akan, Zeras Søn, og Sølvet, Kappen og Guldtungen og hans Sønner og Døtre, hans Hornkvæg, Æsler og Småkvæg, hans Telt og alt, hvad der tilhørte ham, og førte dem op i Akors dal.
And Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan the son of Zerah, and the silver, and the mantle, and the wedge of gold, and his sons, and his daughters, and his oxen, and his asses, and his sheep, and his tent, and all that he had; and they brought them up unto the valley of Achor.
25 Og Josua sagde: "Hvorfor har du styrtet os i Ulykke? HERREN skal styrte dig i Ulykke på denne Dag!" Derpå stenede hele Israel ham, og de brændte eller stenede dem.
And Joshua said: 'Why hast thou troubled us? the LORD shall trouble thee this day.' And all Israel stoned him with stones; and they burned them with fire, and stoned them with stones.
26 Og de opkastede en stor Stendysse over ham, som står der den Dag i Dag. Da lagde HERRENs heftige Vrede sig. Derfor fik Stedet Navnet Akors Dal, som det hedder den Dag i Dag.
And they raised over him a great heap of stones, 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.
