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 Israels-sønerne for ikkje ærleg åt med det som var vigt til Herren. Akan, son åt Karmi, som var son åt Zabdi og soneson åt Zerah av Juda-ætti, tok noko av det vigde. Då vart Herren brennande harm på Israels-sønerne.
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.
Frå Jeriko sende Josva nokre menner til Aj, som ligg tett innmed Bet-Aven, austanfor Betel, og sagde til deim: «Far upp og njosna i landet!» So for mennerne upp og njosna i 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.
Og då dei kom attende til Josva, sagde dei med honom: «Lat ikkje alt folket fara der upp! Send tvo, tri tusund mann, so tek dei Aj! Du treng ikkje umaka heile heren dit; for dei er ikkje mange.»
4 So there went up thither of the people about three thousand men; and they fled before the men of 'Ai.
So for um lag tri tusund mann av heren der upp; men dei rømde for Aj-mennerne,
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 Aj-mennerne slo i hel um lag seks og tretti av deim, og sette so etter deim frå porten til steinbrotet, og hogg deim ned i bakkarne. Då kolna Israels-sønerne all igjenom, og vart som dei var numne.
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.
Og Josva reiv sund klædi sine og låg på kne framfor Herrens kista alt til kvelds, både han og styresmennerne i Israel, og dei strådde mold på hovudi sine.
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 Josva sagde: «Herre, min Gud, kvi førde du dette folket yver Jordan, når du vilde gjeva oss i henderne på amoritarne, so dei skulde tyna oss? Gjev me heller hadde vorte buande på hi sida Jordan!
8 I pray thee, O Lord, what shall I say, since Israel have turned their back before their enemies!
Å kjære Herre min, kva skal eg segja no, når Israel hev snutt ryggen til fienden?
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?
Når kananitarne og alle andre som bur her i landet, fær høyra dette, so kjem dei til å kringsetja oss og rydja namnet vårt ut or verdi, og kva vil du då gjera med ditt store namn?»
10 And the Lord said unto Joshua, Get thee up; wherefore liest thou upon thy face.
Då sagde Herren til Josva: «Statt upp! Kvi ligg du her på kne?
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 hev synda! Dei hev brote det bodet eg lagde på deim, og teke av det som var vigt, og stole det og dult det burt, og gøymt det millom sine eigne ting.
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.
No kann dei ikkje Israels-sønerne standa seg mot fienden, men lyt snu ryggen til deim; for dei er sjølve vigde til ulukka. Kvittar de dykk ikkje med det som er vigt, so vil eg ikkje vera med dykk lenger.
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.
Statt no upp! Lat folket helga seg, og seg til deim: «Helga dykk til morgons! For so segjer Herren, Israels Gud: Det er noko vigt hjå deg, Israel! Du kann ikkje standa deg mot fiendarne fyrr de kvittar dykk med det som er vigt.
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.
Tidleg i morgon skal de stiga fram, ætt for ætt, og den ætti som Herren tek ut, skal stiga fram grein for grein, og den ættgreini Herren tek ut, skal stiga fram, hus for hus, og den huslyden Herren tek ut, skal stiga fram mann for mann.
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.
Og den som det vigde vert funne hjå, skal brennast med alt sitt, for di han braut Herrens bod, og gjorde eit skjemdarverk 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;
Morgonen etter reis Josva tidleg upp, og let Israels-folket stiga fram, ætt for ætt; og Juda-ætti vart utteki.
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;
So let han ættgreinene i Juda stiga fram, og zerahit-greini vart utteki. So let han zerahit-greini stiga fram, mann for mann, og Zabdi vart utteken.
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.
So let han huslyden hans stiga fram mann for mann, og Akan, son åt Karmi, som var son åt Zabdi og soneson åt Zerah av Juda-ætti, vart utteken.
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.
Då sagde Josva til Akan: «Min son, gjev Herren, Israels Gud, æra og pris, og seg meg kva du hev gjort! dyl ingen ting for meg!»
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:
«Å ja, ja, eg hev synda mot Herren, Israels Gud, » svara Akan; «no skal eg segja kva eg hev gjort:
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.
Eg såg millom herfanget ei ven babylonsk kåpa og tvo hundrad sekel sylv og ei gullstong på femti lodd; dette fekk eg hug på og tok det; det ligg nedgrave under tjeldbudi mi; sylvet ligg underst.»
22 Joshua thereupon sent messengers, and they ran unto the tent; and, behold, it was hidden in his tent, and the silver beneath it.
So sende Josva nokre menner av stad; dei sprang burt til tjeldbudi hans, og der fann dei det; det låg nedgrave i tjeldbudi, og sylvet låg underst.
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.
Dei tok det ut or tjeldbudi og bar det med seg til Josva og Israels-lyden og lagde det ned framfor Herrens åsyn.
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.
Og Josva og heile Israel tok Akan, zerahiten, og sylvet og kåpa og gullstongi, og sønerne og døtterne hans, og ukserne og asni og småfeet og tjeldbudi hans og alt det han åtte, og førde det upp i Akordalen.
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 Josva sagde til honom: «Kvi førde du slik ulukka yver oss? I dag skal Herren føra ulukka yver deg!» So tok heile Israel og steina honom i hel og brende og steina alt som høyrde honom til.
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.
Sidan kasta dei i hop ei stor steinrøys yver honom; den hev lege der alt til denne dag. Då døyvde Herren den brennande harmen sin. Men sidan vart den staden kalla Akordalen, og det namnet hev han den dag i dag.
