Joshua 7
1 Yahweh had commanded that all the things [that they had captured in Jericho] should be [destroyed to show that they belong] to him. But there was a man from the tribe of Judah named Achan. He was the son of Carmi and grandson of Zabdi and great-grandson of Zerah. He disobeyed [what] Yahweh [had commanded] and took for himself some of those things. So Yahweh was very angry with the Israelis.
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 Joshua told some of his men to go from Jericho to Ai [town], which was east of Bethel [city] and near Beth-Aven [town]. He said to them, “Go to Ai and (spy out the area/see what the area is like).” So the men went.
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 When they returned to Joshua they said, “There are only a few people in Ai. So we do not need to send all of our soldiers to defeat them. Send 2.000 or 3,000 men to attack them. That will be enough.”
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 So about 3,000 Israeli men went [to attack Ai]. But the men of Ai defeated them badly.
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 They killed about 36 Israelis and chased the rest of Israeli men from the city gate to the bottom of the hill. When the other Israelis saw that this had happened, they became very discouraged.
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 Joshua and the other Israeli leaders tore their clothes [because they were very sad about being defeated]. They prostrated themselves on the ground in front of [the Sacred Tent in which was] the sacred chest. They stayed there until that evening. They also threw dirt on their heads [to show that they were very sad about what had happened].
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 Then Joshua prayed and said, “Lord God, you brought us Israelis [safely] across the Jordan River. So why are you now allowing the Amor people-group to defeat us [RHQ]? [This would not have happened] if we had stayed on the other side of the Jordan River!
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 Lord, we Israelis have been defeated by our enemies, so I do not know what to say now [RHQ].
唉我主! 以色列人既然由敵人前轉身逃跑，我還說什麼呢﹖
9 The Canaan people-group and all the other people who are living in this land will hear about this. Then they will surround us and kill all of us! Then what will you do (to defend your reputation [MTY]/to show that you are a powerful God)?”
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 But Yahweh said to Joshua, “Stand up! Stop lying there with your face on the ground [RHQ]!
上主對若蘇厄說：「起來，為什麼老是伏在地上﹖
11 You Israelis have sinned! You have disobeyed the commands that I told you to obey. [One of] your men has taken some of the things that I told you to destroy. He has stolen them and taken them for himself and lied [about it].
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 That is why you Israelis have been unable to be strong when you went to attack your enemies. That is why you have run away from them. And now you yourselves may be destroyed. If you do not do as I commanded you and destroy everything [that you captured in Jericho] I will not help you any more!”
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 “Now go and tell this to the people: ‘Tomorrow you must [perform the rituals that will] cause yourselves to become acceptable to Yahweh again. Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis [worship], says that one of you has kept things that he told you to destroy. You will never defeat your enemies until you get rid of those things.
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 ‘Tomorrow morning you must present yourselves before Yahweh, tribe by tribe. Then Yahweh will indicate to which tribe [the man who took those things belongs]. Then Yahweh will indicate to which clan from that tribe [the guilty man belongs]. Then Yahweh will indicate to which family he belongs. And then he will indicate which person [in that family took those things].
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 Then the one who has taken some of the things that should have been destroyed will be destroyed in a fire. And everything he owns will be destroyed with him, because he has disobeyed the command that Yahweh gave us and has done something that is disgraceful to us Israeli people.’”
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 Early the next morning, Joshua told all the Israeli people to stand before the Sacred Tent, tribe by tribe. [When they did that], Yahweh indicated that a man from the tribe of Judah [was the one who had taken the things].
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 Then the clans of Judah presented themselves, and Yahweh indicated that someone from the clan of Zerah was the guilty one. Then the families of Zerah’s clan presented themselves, and Yahweh indicated that someone from the family of Zabdi [was the guilty one].
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 Then Joshua told the men from that family to present themselves. And Yahweh indicated that Achan was guilty.
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 Then Joshua said to Achan, “Son, tell the truth [IDM]. Confess to Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis [worship, what you have done]. And tell me what you did, and do not try to (conceal anything/prevent me from knowing what you did).”
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 Achan replied, “It is true. I have sinned against Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis [worship].
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 Among the things [in Jericho] that I saw was a beautiful coat from Babylonia. I also saw 200 pieces of silver and some gold that weighed as much as 50 pieces of silver. I wanted those things very much for myself, so I took them. I buried them all in the ground under my tent. You will find them there. The silver is buried under the other things.”
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 So Joshua sent some men [to find those things]. They ran to Achan’s tent and found all the things hidden there.
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 The men brought them all out of the tent and took them to Joshua and the rest of the Israeli people. Then they spread/laid them out on the ground, where Yahweh could see them.
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 the rest of the people led Achan down to the valley. They also took down there the silver, the coat, the gold, Achan’s [wife and] sons and daughters, and his cattle and donkeys and sheep, and his tent, and everything else that he owned.
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 Joshua said, “(I do not know why you caused so much trouble for us/You have caused a lot of trouble for us) [RHQ], but now Yahweh will cause trouble for you.” Then all the people threw stones at Achan and his family until they all died. Then the people burned their corpses.
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 They piled rocks over [the ashes of] their [corpses], and those rocks are still there. That is why that valley is called Trouble Valley. After that, Yahweh was no longer angry [with the Israeli people].
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。
