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.
Ma i figliuoli d’Israele commisero una infedeltà circa l’interdetto; poiché Acan, figliuolo di Carmi, figliuolo di Zabdi, figliuolo di Zerach, della tribù di Giuda prese dell’interdetto, e l’ira dell’Eterno s’accese contro i figliuoli d’Israele.
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.
E Giosuè mandò degli uomini da Gerico ad Ai, ch’è vicina a Beth-Aven a oriente di Bethel, e disse loro: “Salite ed esplorate il paese”. E quelli salirono ed esplorarono 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.”
Poi tornarono da Giosuè e gli dissero: “Non occorre che salga tutto il popolo; ma salgano un due o tremila uomini, e sconfiggeranno Ai; non stancare tutto il popolo, mandandolo là, perché quelli sono in pochi”.
4 So about 3,000 Israeli men went [to attack Ai]. But the men of Ai defeated them badly.
Così vi salirono un tremila uomini di tra il popolo, i quali si dettero alla fuga davanti alla gente d’Ai.
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.
E la gente d’Ai ne uccise circa trentasei, li inseguì dalla porta fino a Scebarim, e li mise in rotta nella scesa. E il cuore del popolo si strusse e divenne come acqua.
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].
Giosuè si stracciò le vesti e si gettò col viso a terra davanti all’arca dell’Eterno; stette così fino alla sera, egli con gli anziani d’Israele, e si gettarono della polvere sul capo.
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!
E Giosuè disse: “Ahi, Signore, Eterno, perché hai tu fatto passare il Giordano a questo popolo per darci in mano degli Amorei e farci perire? Oh, ci fossimo pur contentati di rimanere di là dal Giordano!
8 Lord, we Israelis have been defeated by our enemies, so I do not know what to say now [RHQ].
Ahimè, Signore, che dirò io, ora che Israele ha voltato le spalle ai suoi nemici?
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)?”
I Cananei e tutti gli abitanti del paese lo verranno a sapere, ci avvolgeranno, e faranno sparire il nostro nome dalla terra; e tu che farai per il tuo gran nome?”
10 But Yahweh said to Joshua, “Stand up! Stop lying there with your face on the ground [RHQ]!
E l’Eterno disse a Giosuè: “Lèvati! Perché ti sei tu così prostrato con la faccia a terra?
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].
Israele ha peccato; essi hanno trasgredito il patto ch’io avevo loro comandato d’osservare; han perfino preso dell’interdetto, l’han perfino rubato, han perfino mentito, e l’han messo fra i loro bagagli.
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!”
Perciò i figliuoli d’Israele non potranno stare a fronte dei loro nemici e volteranno le spalle davanti a loro, perché son divenuti essi stessi interdetti. Io non sarò più con voi, se non distruggete l’interdetto di mezzo a voi.
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.
Lèvati, santifica il popolo e digli: Santificatevi per domani, perché così ha detto l’Eterno, l’Iddio d’Israele: O Israele, c’è dell’interdetto in mezzo a te! Tu non potrai stare a fronte de’ tuoi nemici, finché non abbiate tolto l’interdetto di mezzo a voi.
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].
Domattina dunque v’accosterete tribù per tribù; e la tribù che l’Eterno designerà, s’accosterà famiglia per famiglia; e la famiglia che l’Eterno designerà, s’accosterà casa per casa; e la casa che l’Eterno avrà designata, s’accosterà persona per persona.
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.’”
E colui che sarà designato come avendo preso dell’interdetto sarà dato alle fiamme con tutto quello che gli appartiene, perché ha trasgredito il patto dell’Eterno e ha commesso un’infamia in Israele”.
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].
Giosuè dunque si levò la mattina di buon’ora, e fece accostare Israele tribù per tribù; e la tribù di Giuda fu designata.
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].
Poi fece accostare le famiglie di Giuda, e la famiglia degli Zerachiti fu designata. Poi fece accostare la famiglia degli Zerachiti persona per persona, e Zabdi fu designato.
18 Then Joshua told the men from that family to present themselves. And Yahweh indicated that Achan was guilty.
Poi fece accostare la casa di Zabdi persona per persona, e fu designato Acan, figliuolo di Carmi, figliuolo di Zabdi, figliuolo di Zerach, della tribù di Giuda.
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).”
Allora Giosuè disse ad Acan: “Figliuol mio, da’ gloria all’Eterno, all’Iddio d’Israele, rendigli omaggio, e dimmi quello che hai fatto; non me lo celare”.
20 Achan replied, “It is true. I have sinned against Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis [worship].
Acan rispose a Giosuè e disse: “E’ vero; ho peccato contro l’Eterno, l’Iddio d’Israele, ed ecco precisamente quello che ho fatto.
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.”
Ho veduto fra le spoglie un bel mantello di Scinear, duecento sicli d’argento e una verga d’oro del peso di cinquanta sicli; ho bramato quelle cose, le ho prese; ecco, son nascoste in terra in mezzo alla mia tenda; e l’argento è sotto”.
22 So Joshua sent some men [to find those things]. They ran to Achan’s tent and found all the things hidden there.
Allora Giosuè mandò de’ messi, i quali corsero alla tenda; ed ecco che il mantello v’era nascosto; e l’argento stava sotto.
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.
Essi presero quelle cose di mezzo alla tenda, le portarono a Giosuè e a tutti i figliuoli d’Israele, e le deposero davanti all’Eterno.
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.
E Giosuè e tutto Israele con lui presero Acan, figliuolo di Zerach, l’argento, il mantello, la verga d’oro, i suoi figliuoli e le sue figliuole, i suoi bovi, i suoi asini, le sue pecore, la sua tenda e tutto quello che gli apparteneva, e li fecero salire nella valle di Acor.
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.
E Giosuè disse: “Perché ci hai tu conturbati? L’Eterno conturberà te in questo giorno!” E tutto Israele lo lapidò; e dopo aver lapidati gli altri, dettero tutti alle fiamme.
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].
Poi ammassarono sopra Acan un gran mucchio di pietre, che dura fino al dì d’oggi. E l’Eterno s’acquetò dell’ardente sua ira. Perciò quel luogo e stato chiamato fino al dì d’oggi “valle di Acòr”.
