Joshua 7
1 But the children of Israel committed a trespasse in the excommunicate thing: for Achan the sonne of Carmi, the sonne of Zabdi, the sonne of Zerah of the tribe of Iuda tooke of the excommunicate thing: wherfore the wrath of the Lord was kindled against the children of Israel.
Men Israeliterne forgreb sig paa 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.
2 And Ioshua sent men from Iericho to Ai, which is beside Bethauen, on ye East side of Bethel, and spake vnto them, saying, Goe vp, and view the countrey. And ye men went vp, and viewed Ai,
Derpaa 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.
3 And returned to Ioshua, and saide vnto him, Let not al the people go vp, but let as it were two or three thousand men go vp, and smite Ai, and make not al the people to labour thither, for they are fewe.
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 faa!«
4 So there went vp thither of the people about three thousande men, and they fledde before the men of Ai.
Saa drog henved 3000 Mand af Folket derop; men de blev slaaet paa Flugt af Ajjiterne,
5 And the men of Ai smote of them vpon a thirtie and sixe men: for they chased them from before the gate vnto Shebarim, and smote them in the going downe: wherfore the heartes of the people melted away like water.
og Ajjiterne dræbte seks og tredive Mand eller saa af dem; de forfulgte dem uden for Porten indtil Stenbruddene og huggede dem ned paa Skraaningen. Da sank Folkets Mod og blev til Vand.
6 Then Ioshua rent his clothes, and fell to the earth vpon his face before the Arke of the Lord, vntill the euentide, he, and the Elders of Israel, and put dust vpon their heads.
Men Josua og Israels Ældste sønderrev deres Klæder og faldt paa deres Ansigt paa Jorden foran HERRENS Ark og blev liggende til Aften og kastede Støv paa deres Hoveder.
7 And Ioshua said, Alas, O Lord God, wherefore hast thou brought this people ouer Iorden, to deliuer vs into the hande of the Amorites, and to destroye vs? would God we had bene content to dwell on the other side Iorden.
Og Josua sagde: »Ak, Herre, HERRE! Hvorfor lod du dette Folk gaa over Jordan, naar du vilde give os i Amoriternes Haand og lade os gaa til Grunde? Havde vi dog blot besluttet os til at blive hinsides Jordan!
8 Oh Lord, what shall I say, when Israel turne their backes before their enemies?
Ak, Herre! Hvad skal jeg sige, nu Israel har maattet tage Flugten for sine Fjender?
9 For the Canaanites, and all the inhabitants of the land shall heare of it, and shall compasse vs, and destroy our name out of the earth: and what wilt thou doe vnto thy mightie Name?
Naar 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?«
10 And the Lord said vnto Ioshua, Get thee vp: wherefore lyest thou thus vpon thy face?
Da sagde HERREN til Josua: »Staa op! Hvorfor ligger du paa dit Ansigt?
11 Israel hath sinned, and they haue transgressed my couenant, which I commanded them: for they haue euen taken of the excommunicate thing, and haue also stollen, and dissembled also, and haue put it euen with their owne stuffe.
Israel har syndet, thi de har forbrudt sig imod min Pagt, som jeg paalagde dem; de har tilvendt sig noget af det bandlyste, de har stjaalet; de har skjult det, de har gemt det i deres Oppakning.
12 Therefore ye children of Israel cannot stand before their enemies, but haue turned their backes before their enemies, because they be execrable: neither will I bee with you any more, except ye destroy the excommunicate from among you.
Derfor kan Israeliterne ikke holde Stand over for deres Fjender, men maa flygte for dem; thi de er hjemfaldne til Band! Jeg vil ikke mere være med eder, hvis I ikke bortrydder Bandet af eders Midte.
13 Vp therefore, sanctifie the people, and say, Sanctifie your selues against to morowe: for thus saith the Lord God of Israel, There is an execrable thing among you, O Israel, therefore ye cannot stand against your enemies, vntill ye haue put the execrable thing from among you.
Staa derfor op, lad Folket hellige sig og sig: Helliger eder til i Morgen, thi saa 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!
14 In the morning therefore ye shall come according to your tribes, and the tribe which the Lord taketh, shall come according to the families: and the familie which the Lord shall take, shall come by the housholds: and the houshold which the Lord shall take, shall come man by man.
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.
15 And he that is taken with the excommunicate thing, shall be burnt with fire, hee, and all that he hath, because he hath transgressed the couenant of the Lord, and because he hath wrought folly in Israel.
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 begaaet en Skændselsdaad i Israel!«
16 So Ioshua rose vp earely in the morning and brought Israel by their tribes: and the tribe of Iudah was taken.
Tidligt næste Morgen lod Josua Israel træde frem Stamme for Stamme, og da blev Judas Stamme ramt.
17 And he brought the families of Iudah, and tooke the familie of the Zarhites, and he brought the familie of the Zarhites, man by man, and Zabdi was taken.
Derpaa lod han Judas Slægter træde frem, og Zeraiternes Slægt blev ramt. Derpaa lod han Zeraiternes Slægt træde frem Familie for Familie, og Zabdi blev ramt.
18 And he brought his houshold, man by man, and Achan ye sonne of Carmi, the sonne of Zabdi, the sonne of Zerah of the tribe of Iudah was take.
Derpaa lod han dennes Familie træde frem Mand for Mand, og da blev Akan ramt, en Søn af Karmi, en Søn af Zabdi, en Søn af Zera, af Judas Stamme.
19 Then Ioshua said vnto Achan, My sonne, I beseech thee, giue glory to the Lord God of Israel, and make confession vnto him, and shewe me now what thou hast done: hide it not from me.
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!«
20 And Achan answered Ioshua, and saide, In deede, I haue sinned against the Lord God of Israel, and thus, and thus haue I done.
Akan svarede Josua: »Ja, det er mig, som har syndet mod HERREN, Israels Gud. Saaledes gjorde jeg:
21 I sawe among the spoyle a goodly Babylonish garment, and two hundreth shekels of siluer, and a wedge of golde of fiftie shekels weight, and I coueted them, and tooke them: and behold, they lye hid in the earth in the mids of my tent, and the siluer vnder it.
Jeg saa imellem Byttet en prægtig babylonisk Kappe, 200 Sekel Sølv og en Guldtunge paa halvtredsindstyve Sekel; det fik jeg Lyst til, og jeg tog det; se, det ligger nedgravet i Jorden midt i mit Telt, Sølvet nederst.«
22 Then Ioshua sent messengers, which ran vnto the tent, and beholde, it was hid in his tent, and the siluer vnder it.
Da sendte Josua nogle Folk hen, og de skyndte sig til Teltet, og se, det var gemt i hans Telt, Sølvet nederst;
23 Therefore they tooke them out of the tent, and brought them vnto Ioshua, and vnto all the children of Israel, and layd them before the Lord.
og de tog det ud af Teltet og bragte det til Josua og alle Israeliterne og lagde det hen foran HERREN.
24 Then Ioshua tooke Achan the sonne of Zerah, and the siluer, and the garment and the wedge of golde and his sonnes, and his daughters, and his oxen, and his asses, and his sheepe, and his tent, and all that hee had: and all Israel with him brought them vnto the valley of Achor.
Men Josua tog sammen med hele Israel Akan, Zeras Søn, og Sølvet, Kappen og Guldtungen og hans Sønner og Døtre, hans Hornkvæg, Æsler og Smaakvæg, hans Telt og alt, hvad der tilhørte ham, og førte dem op i Akors Dal.
25 And Ioshua said, In as much as thou hast troubled vs, the Lord shall trouble thee this day: and all Israel threwe stones at him, and burned them with fire, and stoned them with stones.
Og Josua sagde: »Hvorfor har du styrtet os i Ulykke? HERREN skal styrte dig i Ulykke paa denne Dag!« Derpaa stenede hele Israel ham, og de brændte eller stenede dem.
26 And they cast vpon him a great heape of stones vnto this day: and so the Lord turned from his fierce wrath: therefore hee called the name of that place, The valley of Achor, vnto this day.
Og de opkastede en stor Stendysse over ham, som staar der den Dag i Dag. Da lagde HERRENS heftige Vrede sig. Derfor fik Stedet Navnet Akors Dal, som det hedder den Dag i Dag.
