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.
TUHAN sudah memerintahkan agar segala sesuatu di kota Yeriko dimusnahkan sebagai persembahan bagi TUHAN. Tetapi orang Israel tidak taat. Ada seseorang dari suku Yehuda yang mengambil beberapa barang yang seharusnya dimusnahkan. Dia adalah Akhan anak Karmi, cucu Zabdi, cicit Zerah. Karena itu TUHAN sangat marah kepada orang-orang Israel.
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.
Pada waktu itu, Yosua mengutus beberapa prajurit dari Yeriko ke kota Ai yang terletak dekat kota Bet Awen, di sebelah timur kota Betel. Katanya kepada mereka, “Mendakilah ke sana dan selidikilah negeri itu.” Lalu mereka pergi memata-matai kota Ai.
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.”
Kemudian mereka kembali dan melaporkan kepada Yosua, “Tidak usah seluruh pasukan pergi menyerang. Dua atau tiga ribu orang saja sudah cukup untuk mengalahkan kota Ai. Tidak perlu menyuruh semua pasukan bersusah payah mendaki ke sana, karena penduduk kota itu hanya sedikit.”
4 So about 3,000 Israeli men went [to attack Ai]. But the men of Ai defeated them badly.
Maka Yosua mengirim tiga ribu orang dari pasukannya pergi mendaki untuk menyerang kota Ai. Tetapi mereka kalah dan melarikan diri.
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.
Orang-orang Ai mengejar pasukan Israel dari depan gerbang kota, turun ke lereng gunung, sampai ke tempat penggalian batu. Mereka membunuh sebanyak tiga puluh enam orang Israel. Maka keberanian pasukan Israel pun lenyap.
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].
Mendengar hal itu, Yosua dan tua-tua Israel merobek pakaian mereka, menaburkan debu di kepala mereka sebagai tanda duka yang mendalam, lalu bersujud di hadapan peti perjanjian sampai malam.
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!
Yosua berseru, “Ya, TUHAN Penguasaku, mengapa Engkau menyuruh kami menyeberangi sungai Yordan? Apakah hanya untuk dibinasakan oleh orang Amori?! Ah, seandainya kami sudah merasa puas tinggal di sana dan tidak mau menyeberangi sungai Yordan pasti hal itu tidak terjadi!
8 Lord, we Israelis have been defeated by our enemies, so I do not know what to say now [RHQ].
Ya Penguasaku, pasukanku sudah melarikan diri dari musuh. Aku sudah kehabisan kata-kata.
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)?”
Ketika orang Kanaan dan seluruh penduduk negeri ini mendengarnya, mereka akan mengepung dan memusnahkan kami semua. Apa yang akan Engkau lakukan untuk menjaga nama baik-Mu?”
10 But Yahweh said to Joshua, “Stand up! Stop lying there with your face on the ground [RHQ]!
Jawab TUHAN, “Bangunlah Yosua! Untuk apa kamu bersujud di tanah seperti itu!
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].
Orang Israel sudah berdosa. Mereka melanggar perintah-Ku kepada mereka. Mereka mengambil barang-barang yang sudah Aku perintahkan untuk dikhususkan. Mereka mencuri dan menyembunyikan benda-benda itu di antara barang-barang mereka.
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!”
Selama barang-barang yang Aku tetapkan untuk dimusnahkan itu masih ada pada kalian, maka kalian juga ditentukan untuk dimusnahkan. Itulah sebabnya kalian kalah dan lari dari musuh. Aku tidak akan menyertai kalian lagi jika kalian tidak memusnahkan barang-barang yang dikhususkan itu.
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.
“Berdirilah! Beri perintah kepada seluruh umat dengan berkata, ‘Hai Israel, inilah perintah-Ku, TUHAN Allahmu: Sucikanlah dirimu sekarang, sebab besok pagi setiap suku harus menghadap kepada-Ku, karena di antara kalian terdapat barang-barang yang dikhususkan bagi-Ku. Selama barang-barang itu masih ada di antara kalian, kalian tidak akan bisa mengalahkan musuh. Suku yang Aku tunjuk harus maju marga demi marga. Lalu marga yang Aku tunjuk harus maju keluarga demi keluarga. Lalu keluarga yang Aku tunjuk harus maju, setiap laki-laki satu per satu.
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].
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.’”
Aku akan menunjuk orang yang mencuri barang-barang terlarang itu. Dia harus dibakar bersama keluarganya dan semua miliknya, karena dia sudah melanggar perjanjian-Ku dan melakukan kejahatan besar di antara orang Israel.’”
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].
Keesokan harinya, Yosua bangun pagi-pagi sekali dan mengumpulkan seluruh orang Israel untuk menghadap TUHAN suku demi suku. Dan TUHAN menunjuk suku Yehuda.
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].
Yosua menyuruh setiap marga dari suku Yehuda maju satu per satu, dan marga Zerah ditunjuk. Lalu setiap keluarga dari marga Zerah disuruh maju, dan keluarga Zabdi ditunjuk.
18 Then Joshua told the men from that family to present themselves. And Yahweh indicated that Achan was guilty.
Setiap anggota keluarga Zabdi disuruh maju satu per satu, dan Akhan yang ditunjuk. Dia adalah anak Karmi, cucu Zabdi, cicit Zerah, dari suku Yehuda.
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).”
Berkatalah Yosua kepada Akhan, “Anakku, berilah hormat kepada TUHAN, Allah Israel, dan mengakulah kepada-Nya. Jawablah dengan jujur. Apa yang sudah kamu lakukan? Jangan menyembunyikan apa pun dari saya.”
20 Achan replied, “It is true. I have sinned against Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis [worship].
Jawab Akhan, “Memang benar, saya sudah berdosa kepada TUHAN, Allah Israel. Beginilah yang saya lakukan:
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.”
Saya melihat di antara barang-barang jarahan sebuah jubah yang sangat bagus dari Babel, dua ratus keping perak, dan sebatang emas seberat enam ratus gram. Saya sangat menginginkan barang-barang itu dan saya mengambilnya. Barang-barang itu saya kubur di dalam kemah saya, dan perak ada di paling bawah.”
22 So Joshua sent some men [to find those things]. They ran to Achan’s tent and found all the things hidden there.
Maka Yosua menyuruh beberapa orang ke perkemahan. Mereka berlari ke sana lalu menemukan barang-barang itu dikubur di dalam kemah dengan perak terletak paling bawah.
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.
Mereka mengambil barang-barang itu dari dalam kemah lalu membawanya kepada Yosua dan semua orang Israel. Mereka meletakkan barang-barang itu di hadapan TUHAN.
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.
Kemudian Yosua, dengan diikuti seluruh orang Israel, membawa Akhan beserta perak, jubah, dan sebatang emas itu ke Lembah Musibah. Anak-anak Akhan yang laki-laki dan perempuan pun dibawa, juga semua sapi, keledai, kambing domba, kemah, dan segala harta bendanya.
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.
Yosua berkata, “Karena kamu sudah mendatangkan musibah kepada kita, hari ini TUHAN akan menimpamu dengan musibah.” Lalu orang-orang Israel melempari Akhan dan seluruh keluarganya dengan batu hingga mati, kemudian membakar mayat mereka.
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].
Setelah itu, mereka menimbun batu di atasnya menjadi satu tumpukan besar, yang masih ada di sana sampai saat kitab ini ditulis. Karena itulah tempat tersebut diberi nama Lembah Musibah. Dengan demikian murka TUHAN pun reda.
