Joshua 7
1 But the children of Israel committed unfaithfulness in that which had been brought under the curse: Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took of the accursed thing; and the anger of Jehovah was kindled against the children of Israel.
以色列子民在應毀滅之物上犯了罪；那是因為猶大支派中，則辣黑的曾孫，匝貝狄的孫子，加爾米的兒子阿干，取了應毀滅之物，上主對以色列子民發了大怒。
2 And 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 country. And the men went up and spied out Ai.
若蘇厄從耶利哥派人到哈依去，──這城位於貝特耳東方貝特阿文附近──吩咐他們說：「你們上去，偵察那地。」那些人便上去偵察了哈衣。
3 And they returned to Joshua, and said to him, Let not all the people go up; let about two or three thousand men go up and smite Ai; make not all the people to toil thither, for they are few.
他們回來對若蘇厄說：「不需要眾百姓都上去，只派兩三人去攻打哈依就夠了，不必勞動全體百姓，因為他們人數不多。」
4 And there went up thither of the people about three thousand men, but they fled before the men of Ai.
這樣百姓中約有三千人上去攻打哈依，不料他們由哈依人面前避跑了。
5 And the men of Ai smote of them about thirty-six men; and they pursued them from before the gate to Shebarim, and smote them on the descent. Then the hearts of the people melted, and became as water.
哈依人出擊，殺了他們約有三十六人，從城門前追擊他們，直追到舍巴陵，在斜坡上又殺敗了他們，因此百姓的勇氣像水一樣消散了。
6 And Joshua rent his clothes, and fell to the earth upon his face before the ark of Jehovah until the evening, he and the elders of Israel, and threw dust upon their heads.
若蘇厄撕破自己自己的衣服，和以色列的長老，在上主約櫃前俯伏在地，一直到晚上，各在頭上撒上灰土。
7 And Joshua said, Alas, Lord Jehovah, wherefore hast thou at all brought this people over the Jordan, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us? Oh that we had been content and had remained beyond the Jordan!
若蘇厄說：「唉，我主上主! 你為什麼領這百姓渡過約旦河，是為將我們交於阿摩黎人手中，讓我們消滅嗎﹖巴不得我們住在約旦河那邊倒好!
8 Ah Lord! what shall I say after Israel have turned their backs before their enemies?
唉我主! 以色列人既然由敵人前轉身逃跑，我還說什麼呢﹖
9 When the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land shall hear [of it], they will surround us, and cut off our name from the earth. And what wilt thou do unto thy great name?
當客納罕人和這地方所有的居民聽說這事，必來圍攻我們，從地上將我們的名字抹去，那時你對你的大名要怎樣辦呢。」
10 And Jehovah said to Joshua, Rise up; wherefore liest thou thus upon thy face?
上主對若蘇厄說：「起來，為什麼老是伏在地上﹖
11 Israel hath sinned, and they have also transgressed my covenant which I commanded them, and they have even taken of the accursed thing, and have also stolen, and dissembled also, and they have put it among their stuff.
以色列犯了罪，違背了我在盟約上給他們規定的，取了應毀滅之物，又偷又騙，並將應毀滅之物放在自己行囊裏。
12 And the children of Israel shall not be able to stand before their enemies: they shall turn their backs before their enemies, for they have made themselves accursed. I will no more be with you, except ye destroy the accursed thing from your midst.
以色列所以扺擋不了敵人，由敵人前轉身逃跑，是因為他們成了應詛咒，除非你們將那應毀滅之物，由你們中間除掉，我不再與你們同在。
13 Rise up, hallow the people, and say, Hallow yourselves for to-morrow; for thus saith Jehovah the God of Israel, There is an accursed thing in the midst of thee, Israel: thou shalt not be able to stand before thine enemies, until ye take away the accursed thing from your midst.
起來，叫百姓聖潔自己，吩咐他們說：你們明天要聖潔自己，因為上主以色列的天主這樣說：以色列! 你們中間有應毀滅之物，除非將應毀滅之物，由你們中間除掉，你們決抵擋不住敵人
14 And ye shall be brought near in the morning according to your tribes; and it shall be, that the tribe which Jehovah taketh shall come forward by families, and the family which Jehovah taketh shall come forward by households; and the household which Jehovah taketh shall come forward man by man.
所以明早你們應按支派前來。上主使那支派中籤，這支派的宗族都應前來；上主使那宗族中籤，這家族的宗族都應前來；上主使那家室中籤，這家的男子應一個一個地前來。
15 And it shall be, that he who is taken with the accursed thing shall be burned with fire, he and all that he hath, because he hath transgressed the covenant of Jehovah, and because he hath wrought wickedness in Israel.
若藏有應毀滅之物火人中了籤，他和他所有的一切都應用火焚燒，因為他違犯了上主的約定，在以色列中間做了糊塗的事。」
16 And Joshua rose early in the morning, and caused Israel to come forward by their tribes, and the tribe of Judah was taken.
若蘇厄清早起來，命以色列按著支派一一前來，猶大支派中了籤。
17 And he caused the families of Judah to come forward, and he took the family of the Zarhites. And he caused the family of the Zarhites to come forward man by man, and Zabdi was taken.
他叫猶大支派前來，則辣黑宗族中了籤；遂叫則辣黑宗族前來，則貝狄家室前來，宗族中了籤；
18 And he caused his household to come forward man by man, and Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was taken.
此後，又叫他的家室前來，叫男丁一個一個地前來，阿干中了籤──阿干是加爾米的兒子，加爾米是匝貝狄的兒子，匝貝狄是則辣黑的兒子，屬猶大支派。
19 And Joshua said to Achan, My son, give, I pray thee, glory to Jehovah the God of Israel, and make confession to him: tell me now what thou hast done, keep it not back from me.
若蘇厄遂對阿干說：「我兒，你應歸光榮於上主，以色列的天主，向衪認罪。請告訴我，你作了什麼事，不要隱瞞我。」
20 And Achan answered Joshua and said, Indeed I have sinned against Jehovah the God of Israel, and thus and thus have I done.
阿干回答若蘇厄說：「我實在得罪了上主，以色列的天主。我是如此這般作的；
21 I saw among the spoils a beautiful mantle of Shinar, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a golden bar of fifty shekels weight, and 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.
我在戰利品中，見了一件美麗的史納爾外氅，二百「協刻耳」銀子，一條重五十「協刻耳」的金條，我因貪愛便拿走了，現在藏在我帳幕中的地下，銀子在這些東西的下面。」
22 And Joshua sent messengers, and they ran to the tent, and behold, it was hid in his tent, and the silver under it.
若蘇厄即刻派差役跑到他帳幕裏面，果然那些東西在帳幕內藏著，銀子在下面。
23 And they took them out of the midst of the tent, and brought them to Joshua and to all the children of Israel, and laid them out before Jehovah.
差役便從帳幕裏拿出來，帶到若蘇厄和所有以色列子民那裏，擺在上主面前。
24 Then Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan the son of Zerah, and the silver, and the mantle, and the bar 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 into the valley of Achor.
若蘇厄和所有以色列人，將則辣黑的曾孫阿干和那銀子、外氅、金條，並他的子女、牛、驢、羊、帳幕，以及他所有的一切，都帶到阿苛爾山谷。
25 And Joshua said, How hast thou troubled us! Jehovah will trouble thee this day. And all Israel stoned him with stones; and they burned them with fire, and stoned them with stones.
若蘇厄說：「你為什麼給我們招來禍患﹖今天上主必要叫你招禍。」以色列民眾於是用石頭將他砸死。眾人用石頭砸死以後，將一切用火燒了。
26 And they raised over him a great heap of stones, [which is there] to this day. And Jehovah turned from the fierceness of his anger. Therefore the name of that place was called, The Valley of Achor, to this day.
以後，又在阿干身上堆上了一大堆石頭，這堆石頭一直存到今日；上主於是撤回了盛怒，因此那地方直到今日叫做阿苛爾山谷。
