Joshua 8
1 And the Lord said unto Joshua, Fear not, neither be thou discouraged: take with thee all the people of war, and arise, go up to 'Ai; see, I have given into thy hand the king of 'Ai, and his people, and his city, and his land.
Kemudian TUHAN berkata kepada Yosua, “Jangan takut dan jangan berkecil hati. Bawalah semua laki-laki yang bisa berperang dan seranglah kota Ai. Ketahuilah, Aku sudah menyerahkan raja Ai, seluruh rakyatnya, kotanya, dan negerinya kepadamu.
2 And thou shalt do to 'Ai and to its king as thou hast done unto Jericho and its king; only its spoil and its cattle shall ye take for booty unto yourselves; but lay thee an ambush for the city in its rear.
Musnahkanlah kota Ai dan rajanya sama seperti kalian memusnahkan kota Yeriko dan rajanya. Tetapi kali ini kalian boleh mengambil barang-barang jarahan dan ternak menjadi milikmu. Suruhlah sebagian pasukan untuk bersembunyi di belakang kota itu untuk bersiap-siap menyergap.”
3 So Joshua arose, and all the people of war, to go up against 'Ai: and Joshua chose out thirty thousand mighty men of valor, and sent them away by night.
Maka Yosua dan seluruh pasukannya bersiap-siap mendaki ke kota Ai. Yosua memilih tiga puluh ribu orang pejuang terbaik dan mengutus mereka pergi pada malam hari.
4 And he commanded them, saying, Behold, ye shall lie in wait against the city, in the rear of the city; go not very far from the city; and be ye all ready;
Dia memerintahkan mereka, “Perhatikan! Bersembunyilah dan bersiaplah untuk menyerbu kota itu dari belakang. Jangan terlalu jauh dari kota itu. Kalian semua harus tetap siaga.
5 And I, and all the people that are with me, will approach unto the city; and it shall come to pass that, when they come out against us, as at the first time, we will flee before them;
Saya dan seluruh pasukan yang bersama saya akan maju menyerang kota itu. Waktu mereka keluar melawan kami seperti sebelumnya, kami akan berbalik dan lari dari mereka.
6 And they will come out after us, till we have drawn them from the city; for they will say, They flee from us as at the first time: and we will flee before them.
Kami akan memancing mereka untuk mengejar kami sampai jauh dari kota, supaya mereka mengira bahwa kami melarikan diri seperti sebelumnya. Sementara kami lari,
7 And then shall ye rise up from the ambush, and take possession of the city; and the Lord your God will deliver it in into your hand.
kalian harus keluar dari persembunyian dan menyerbu kota itu, karena TUHAN Allahmu akan menyerahkannya kepada kalian.
8 And it shall be, that as soon as ye have seized the city, ye shall set the city on fire; according to the word of the Lord shall ye do: see, I have commanded you.
Sesudah menguasai kota itu, kalian harus membakarnya sesuai dengan perkataan TUHAN. Ingatlah perintahku ini.”
9 And Joshua sent them off: and they went to lie in ambush, and remained between Beth-el and 'Ai, on the west side of 'Ai; but Joshua lodged that night among the people.
Maka mereka pergi ke tempat persembunyian di antara kota Betel dan kota Ai, di sebelah barat kota Ai. Mereka menunggu di sana, sementara Yosua bermalam di perkemahan Israel malam itu.
10 And Joshua rose up early in the morning, and numbered the people, and went up, he and the elders of Israel, before the people, toward 'Ai.
Besoknya, Yosua bangun pagi-pagi sekali dan menyiapkan pasukannya. Dia bersama para tua-tua Israel memimpin pasukan itu mendaki ke kota Ai.
11 And all the people of war that were with him went up, and drew nigh, and came opposite the city, and encamped on the north side of 'Ai; and the valley was between them and 'Ai.
Semua pasukan bersamanya mendaki menuju kota itu dan berkemah di sebelah utara kota Ai. Ada sebuah lembah yang memisahkan mereka dengan kota itu.
12 And he took about five thousand men, and set them as an ambush between Beth-el and 'Ai, on the west side of 'Ai.
Lalu Yosua memilih sekitar lima ribu orang dan menyuruh mereka bersembunyi di antara kota Betel dan Ai, di sebelah barat kota itu.
13 And the people, all the camp that was on the north of the city, and its ambush on the west of the city got ready; and Joshua went that night into the midst of the valley.
Jadi, sebagian pasukan ditempatkan di markas utama di sebelah utara kota, sedangkan sebagian lain bersembunyi di sebelah barat kota itu. Yosua turun ke lembah dan bermalam di sana.
14 And it came to pass, when the king of 'Ai saw this, the men of the city hastened and rose up early, and went out against Israel to battle, he and all his people, at the time appointed, before the plain; but he knew not that there was an ambush against him in the rear of the city.
Begitu raja Ai melihat pasukan Israel di seberang lembah, dia mengumpulkan orang-orang kota itu dan mereka segera keluar pagi-pagi benar ke arah lembah Yordan untuk berperang melawan Israel. Dia tidak tahu bahwa sebagian pasukan Israel sedang bersembunyi di belakang kota untuk menyerbu.
15 And Joshua and Israel feigned themselves beaten before them, and fled by the way of the wilderness.
Yosua dan pasukan yang bersamanya berpura-pura kalah. Mereka melarikan diri ke arah daerah belantara.
16 And all the people that were in 'Ai were called together to pursue after them; and they pursued after Joshua, and were drawn away from the city.
Semua laki-laki di kota itu dikerahkan untuk mengejar Yosua dan pasukannya. Karena mengejar Yosua, mereka pun terpancing keluar dari kota.
17 And there was not a man left in 'Ai or Beth-el, that went not out after Israel; and they left the city open, and pursued after Israel.
Tidak ada seorang lelaki pun yang tertinggal di kota Ai maupun Betel. Mereka semua mengejar orang Israel sehingga kota mereka dibiarkan terbuka begitu saja.
18 And the Lord said unto Joshua, Stretch out the spear that is in thy hand toward 'Ai; for into thy hand will I give it. And Joshua stretched out the spear which was in his hand toward the city.
Lalu TUHAN berkata kepada Yosua, “Acungkanlah tombakmu ke arah kota Ai, karena Aku akan menyerahkan kota itu kepadamu.” Dan Yosua mengacungkan tombak di tangannya ke arah kota itu.
19 And the ambush arose quickly out of their place, and they ran as soon as he stretched out his hand; and they entered into the city, and took possession of it, and hastened and set the city on fire.
Begitu Yosua mengacungkan tombaknya, pasukan yang bersembunyi langsung keluar dan lari menyerang kota Ai. Mereka merebut kota itu dan segera membakarnya.
20 And the men of 'Ai turned [and looked] behind them, and they saw, and, behold, the smoke of the city ascended up to heaven; and they had no power to flee this way or that way; and the people that had fled to the wilderness turned back upon the pursuers.
Setelah Yosua dan seluruh Israel yang berada di daerah belantara melihat bahwa pasukan mereka yang lain sudah berhasil merebut kota dan asap mengepul dari kota itu ke langit, mereka pun berbalik menyerang pasukan Ai. Ketika orang Ai menoleh ke belakang dan melihat asap dari kota, mereka tidak bisa lari ke mana-mana.
21 For when Joshua and all Israel saw that the ambush had seized the city, and that the smoke of the city ascended: they turned back, and smote the men of 'Ai.
22 And the others issued out of the city against them; so that the Israelites had them in the middle, some on this side, and some on that side; and they smote them, until there was not left of them one that remained or escaped.
Sementara itu, pasukan Israel di kota Ai keluar menyerang mereka dari belakang sehingga orang Ai terperangkap di antara pasukan-pasukan Israel. Pasukan Israel menghabisi mereka. Tidak ada satu pun yang selamat atau berhasil melarikan diri
23 And the king of 'Ai they caught alive, and brought him to Joshua.
kecuali raja Ai. Mereka menangkap dia hidup-hidup lalu membawanya kepada Yosua.
24 And it came to pass, that, when Israel had made an end of slaying all the inhabitants of 'Ai in the field, in the wilderness wherein they had pursued them, and when they were all fallen by the edge of the sword, until they were consumed, All the Israelites returned unto 'Ai, and smote it with the edge of the sword.
Setelah pasukan Israel menghabisi semua orang Ai di ladang-ladang dan daerah belantara, mereka semua kembali ke Ai dan membunuh sisa penduduknya.
25 And [the number of] all that fell in that day, both of men and women, was twelve thousand, all the people of 'Ai.
Pada hari itu seluruh penduduk kota Ai mati, baik laki-laki maupun perempuan. Semuanya dua belas ribu orang.
26 And Joshua drew not back his hand, wherewith he had stretched out the spear, until he had utterly destroyed all the inhabitants of 'Ai.
Yosua terus mengacungkan tombaknya dan tidak menurunkan tangan sampai seluruh penduduk Ai dibunuh.
27 Only the cattle and the spoil of that city Israel took as booty unto themselves, according to the word of the Lord which he had commanded Joshua.
Hanya hewan ternak dan barang-barang jarahan yang diambil orang Israel, sesuai dengan perintah TUHAN kepada Yosua.
28 And Joshua burnt 'Ai, and made it a ruinous heap of desolation for ever, even unto this day,
Yosua membakar habis kota Ai sehingga tempat itu menjadi timbunan reruntuhan selamanya, telantar sampai saat kitab ini ditulis.
29 And the king of 'Ai he hanged on a tree until eventide; and at the going down of the sun, Joshua commanded, and they took his carcass down from the tree and cast it at the entrance of the city gate, and they raised over him a great heap of stones, [which is] even unto this day.
Lalu Yosua menggantung raja Ai di atas tiang dan membiarkannya sampai sore. Ketika matahari terbenam, mayatnya diturunkan dan dibuang di gerbang pintu masuk kota, atas perintah Yosua. Lalu mayat itu ditimbun dengan banyak batu, dan tumpukan batu itu masih ada sampai saat kitab ini ditulis.
30 Then did Joshua build an altar unto the Lord, the God of Israel on mount 'Ebal,
Pada waktu itu, Yosua mendirikan mezbah kurban bagi TUHAN, Allah Israel, di gunung Ebal.
31 As Moses the servant of the Lord had commanded the children of Israel, as it is written in the book of the law of Moses, an altar of whole stones, over which no one had lifted up any iron tool; and they offered thereon burnt-offerings unto the Lord, and sacrificed peace-offerings.
Hal ini sesuai dengan perintah Musa kepada umat Israel, yang tertulis di dalam kitab Taurat, “Sebuah mezbah kurban yang dibuat dari batu-batu yang belum pernah dipahat dan belum tersentuh alat-alat besi.” Di mezbah itu mereka mempersembahkan kurban yang dibakar habis dan kurban tanda damai kepada TUHAN.
32 And he wrote there upon the stones a copy of the law of Moses, which he wrote in the presence of the children of Israel.
Di sana, di hadapan orang-orang Israel, Yosua menyalin hukum yang disampaikan oleh Musa ke atas lempengan batu.
33 And all Israel, and their elders, and the officers, and their judges, stood on this side and on that side of the ark, opposite the priests the Levites, who bore the ark of the covenant of the Lord, the stranger no less than the native born: half of them turned toward mount Gerizzim, and the other half of them turned toward mount 'Ebal; as Moses the servant of the Lord had commanded, to bless the people of Israel at first.
Seluruh bangsa Israel, baik pendatang maupun orang Israel asli, bersama para tua-tua, para pemimpin, dan hakim-hakim mereka, dibagi menjadi dua kelompok. Setengah dari bangsa Israel berdiri di lereng gunung Gerizim, dan setengah yang lain berdiri di lereng gunung Ebal. Kedua kelompok ini saling berhadapan. Di antara mereka berdiri imam-imam Lewi yang memikul peti perjanjian TUHAN. Semua itu dilakukan sesuai dengan perintah yang Musa berikan tentang memberkati bangsa Israel.
34 And afterward he read all the words of the law, the blessing and the curse, all, just as it is written in the book of the law.
Sesudah itu, Yosua membacakan semua hukum yang ditulis Musa di dalam kitab Taurat, termasuk janji TUHAN untuk memberkati umat-Nya apabila mereka taat, dan kutukan apabila mereka tidak taat.
35 There was not a word of all that Moses had commanded, which Joshua did not read before all the congregation of Israel, with the women, and the little ones, and the stranger that walked in the midst of them.
Yosua membacakan seluruh isi kitab itu kepada seluruh umat Israel, termasuk semua perempuan, anak-anak, serta para pendatang yang tinggal di antara mereka.
