Joshua 7
1 But the children of Israel committed a trespass on the devoted things; for 'Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerach, of the tribe of Judah, took of the devoted things: and the anger 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 Joshua sent men from Jericho to 'Ai, which is beside Beth-aven, on the east side of Beth-el, and said unto them, thus, Go up and spy out the country. And the men went up and spied out '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 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: do not fatigue all the people [to go] thither; for they are but few.
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 up thither of the people about three thousand men; and they fled 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 about thirty and six men; and they chased them from before the gate unto the stone-quarries, and smote them on the declivity [of the hill]; wherefore the heart of the people melted, and became as 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 And Joshua rent his clothes, and fell upon his face to the earth before the ark of the Lord until the evening, he with the elders of Israel, and they put dust upon their head.
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 Joshua said, Alas, O Lord Eternal, wherefore hast thou caused this people to pass over the Jordan, to deliver us into the hand of the Emorites, to destroy us? and oh! that we had been content, and dwelt on the other side of the Jordan!
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 I pray thee, O Lord, what shall I say, since Israel have turned their back before their enemies!
Ak, Herre! Hvad skal jeg sige, nu Israel har maattet tage Flugten for sine Fjender?
9 And when the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land will hear of it, they will environ us round, and cut off our name from the earth; and what wilt thou do for thy great 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 unto Joshua, Get thee up; wherefore liest thou upon thy face.
Da sagde HERREN til Josua: »Staa op! Hvorfor ligger du paa dit Ansigt?
11 Israel hath sinned, and they have also transgressed my covenant which I have commanded them; and they have also taken of the devoted things, and have also stolen, and have also dissembled, and they have also put it into their own vessels.
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 will the children of Israel not be able to stand up before their enemies; their back will they turn before their enemies, because they have become accursed: I will not be any more with you, except ye destroy the accursed 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 Rise up, sanctify the people, and say, Sanctify yourselves against tomorrow; for thus hath said the Lord the God of Israel, An accursed thing is in the midst of thee, O Israel: thou shalt not be able to stand up before thy enemies, until ye have removed the accursed 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 And ye shall be brought near in the morning according to your tribes: and it shall be, that the tribe which the Lord will seize shall come near according to its families; and the family which the Lord will seize shall come near by households; and the household which the Lord shall seize will come near by its men.
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 it shall be, that he that is seized with the accursed 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 wickedness 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 Joshua rose up early in the morning, and brought Israel near by their tribes, and the tribe of Judah was seized;
Tidligt næste Morgen lod Josua Israel træde frem Stamme for Stamme, og da blev Judas Stamme ramt.
17 And he brought near the family of Judah, and he seized the family of the Zarchites; and he brought near the family of the Zarchites by its men, and Zabdi was seized;
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 near his household by its men, and 'Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerach, of the tribe of Judah, was seized.
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 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, I pray thee, what thou hast done: hide nothing 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 Joshua, and said, Truly! I have indeed sinned against the Lord the God of Israel, and thus and thus have I done:
Akan svarede Josua: »Ja, det er mig, som har syndet mod HERREN, Israels Gud. Saaledes gjorde jeg:
21 I saw among the spoil a handsome Babylonish mantle, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels in weight, and I coveted them, and took them; and, behold, they are hidden in the earth in the midst of my tent, with the silver beneath the same.
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 Joshua thereupon sent messengers, and they ran unto the tent; and, behold, it was hidden in his tent, and the silver beneath it.
Da sendte Josua nogle Folk hen, og de skyndte sig til Teltet, og se, det var gemt i hans Telt, Sølvet nederst;
23 And they took them out of the midst of the tent, and brought them unto Joshua, and unto all the children of Israel, and they laid them out 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 And Joshua took 'Achan the son of Zerach, and the silver, and the mantle, and the wedge of gold, and his sons, and his daughters, and his ox, and his ass, and his sheep, and his tent, and all that he had, and all Israel were with him, and they brought them up unto 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 Joshua said, How hast thou troubled us! so shall the Lord trouble thee this day. And all Israel stoned him with stones, and burnt them with fire, after they had 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 raised over him a great heap of stones [which is] 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.
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.
