Joshua 7
1 Ma ụmụ Izrel ekwesighị ntụkwasị obi nʼihe gbasara ihe ndị ahụ e debere iche nye Onyenwe anyị. Nʼihi na Ekan nwa Kami, nwa Zimri, nwa Zera, onye si nʼebo Juda gara were ụfọdụ nʼime ihe ndị ahụ. Nke a mere ka iwe wee Onyenwe anyị nke ukwuu megide ụmụ Izrel.
But the children of Israel committed a great trespass, and purloined [part] of the accursed thing; and Achar the son of Charmi, the son of Zambri, the son of Zara, of the tribe of Juda, took of the accursed thing; and the Lord was very angry with the children of Israel.
2 Emesịa, Joshua si Jeriko zipụ ụfọdụ ndị mmadụ ka ha gaa Ai, obodo dị Bet-Aven nso, nʼọwụwa anyanwụ Betel. Ọ gwara ha sị ha, “Gaanụ nnyopụta akụkụ ala ahụ niile.” Ya mere, ndị ahụ gara nnyochapụta obodo Ai.
And Joshua sent men to Gai, which is by Baethel, saying, Spy out Gai: and the men went up and spied Gai.
3 Mgbe ha lọghachiri azụ, ha gwara Joshua sị ya, “Ai bụ obodo nta. Ọ gaghị ewe karịa puku mmadụ abụọ maọbụ atọ imeri obodo ahụ. Ọ bakwaghị uru ka anyị niile gaa tigbuo obodo a, nʼihi na ha dị mmadụ ole na ole.”
And they returned to Joshua, and said to him, Let not all the people go up, but let about two or three thousand men go up and take the city by siege: carry not up there the whole people, for [the enemy] are few.
4 Nʼihi nke a, ihe dịka puku ndị agha atọ ka e zigara imeri obodo Ai. Ma ngwangwa, ndị agha obodo Ai meriri ndị agha ụmụ Izrel, chụọ ha ọsọ.
And there went up about three thousand men, and they fled from before the men of Gai.
5 Ihe dịka iri mmadụ atọ na isii nʼetiti ndị agha Izrel ka e gburu nʼagha ahụ. Ndị Ai chụrụ ha ọsọ site nʼụzọ ama obodo ruo nʼebe a na-awa nkume, gbuo ha na mgbada ugwu ahụ. Nʼihi nke a, ndị agha Izrel dara mba, obi lọkwara ha mmiri.
And the men of Gai killed of them to the number of thirty-six men, and they pursued them from the gate, and destroyed them from the steep hill; and the heart of the people was alarmed and became as water.
6 Mgbe ahụ, Joshua na ndị okenye Izrel sitere nʼobi mwute dọwaa uwe ha, daa nʼala kpuo ihu nʼala nʼihu igbe ọgbụgba ndụ Onyenwe anyị site nʼụtụtụ ruo nʼanyasị. Ha wekwara ntụ wụkwasị onwe ha nʼisi igosi obi mwute ha.
And Joshua tore his garments; and Joshua fell on the earth on his face before the Lord until evening, he and the elders of Israel; and they cast dust on their heads.
7 Mgbe ahụ kwa, Joshua sịrị, “Ewoo, Onye kachasị ihe niile elu, bụ Onyenwe anyị! Nʼihi gịnị ka i ji mee ka ndị a gabiga osimiri Jọdan, inyefe anyị nʼaka ndị Amọrait, ime ka ha tigbuo anyị? Ọ gaara adị anyị mma nke ọma ma ọ bụrụ na anyị nọdụrụ nʼofe ọzọ nke Jọdan.
And Joshua said, I pray, Lord, therefore has your servant brought this people over Jordan to deliver them to the Amorite to destroy us? would we had remained and settled ourselves beyond Jordan.
8 Biko, Onyenwe m, Gịnị ka m ga-ekwu ugbu a ụmụ Izrel sitere nʼihu ndị iro ha gbaa ọsọ?
And what shall I say since Israel has turned his back before his enemy?
9 Nʼihi na mgbe ndị Kenan na ndị bi nʼakụkụ ala ahụ ga-anụ maka mmeri e meriri anyị, ha ga-agba anyị gburugburu lụso anyị agha, bipụ aha anyị nʼụwa. Ọ bụkwa gịnị ka ị ga-eme banyere aha ukwu gị dị ebube?”
And when the Chananite and all the inhabitants of the land hear it, they shall compass us round and destroy us from off the land: and what will you do [for] your great name?
10 Ma Onyenwe anyị sịrị Joshua, “Bilie ọtọ! Gịnị bụ nke a, na ị dara kpuo ihu nʼala?
And the Lord said to Joshua, Rise up; why have you fallen upon your face?
11 Izrel emehiela. Ha emebiela ọgbụgba ndụ m nyere ha nʼiwu idebe, ha ewerela ụfọdụ nʼime ihe ndị ahụ e doro iche nye Onyenwe anyị. Ọ bụghị naanị na ha zuru ohi, ha nọkwa nʼelu ya ghaa ụgha banyere ya. Ha ewerekwala ihe ndị ahụ tinyekọta nʼihe nke aka ha.
The people has sinned, and transgressed the covenant which I made with them; they have stolen from the cursed thing, and put it into their store.
12 Ọ bụ nʼihi nke a mere na ụmụ Izrel enwekwaghị ike iguzo nʼihu ndị iro ha. Ọ bụkwa nke a mere ha ji tụgharịa gbaa ọsọ, nʼihi na ha aghọọla ndị kwesiri ka e bibie. Ya mere, agaghị m anọnyere unu ọzọ, tutu ruo mgbe unu wezugara ma mebie site nʼetiti onwe unu, ihe ọbụla e debere iche maka mbibi.
And the children of Israel will not be able to stand before their enemies; they will turn their back before their enemies, for they have become an accursed thing: I will not any longer be with you, unless you remove the cursed thing from yourselves.
13 “Bilie! Doo Izrel nsọ. Gwa ndị m okwu sị ha, ‘Onye ọbụla nʼetiti unu ga-ejikere doo onwe ya nsọ maka echi. Nʼihi na Onyenwe anyị, Chineke Izrel na-ekwu sị, Ihe ndị e doro nsọ dị nʼetiti unu, Izrel. Unu apụghịkwa iguzosi ike nʼihu ndị iro unu, tutu ruo mgbe unu ga-esite nʼetiti onwe unu wezuga ihe ndị ahụ.’
Rise, sanctify the people and tell them to sanctify themselves for the morrow: thus says the Lord God of Israel, The accursed thing is among you; you shall not be able to stand before your enemies, until you shall have removed the cursed thing from among you.
14 “‘Nʼụtụtụ echi, unu ga-apụta nʼebo nʼebo. Ebo ọbụla Onyenwe anyị họpụtara ga-apụta nʼikwu nʼikwu, ikwu ọbụla Onyenwe anyị họpụtara ga-apụta bịa nʼezinaụlọ nʼezinaụlọ, ụlọ ọbụla nke Onyenwe anyị họọrọ, ndị ikom ya ga-apụta nʼotu nʼotu.
And you shall all be gathered together by your tribes in the morning, and it shall come to pass that the tribe which the Lord shall show, you shall bring by families; and the family which the Lord shall show, you shall bring by households; and the household which the Lord shall show, you shall bring man by man.
15 Ma onye ọbụla e jidere ji ihe ndị ahụ e doro nsọ ka a ga-akpọ ọkụ, ya onwe ya, na ihe niile ọ nwere, nʼihi o mebiela iwu ọgbụgba ndụ Onyenwe anyị, meekwa ihe jọgburu onwe ya na njọ nʼIzrel.’”
And the man who shall be pointed out, shall be burnt with fire, and all that he has; because he has transgressed the covenant of the Lord, and has wrought wickedness in Israel.
16 Nʼihi nke a, Joshua biliri nʼisi ụtụtụ. O mere ka ebo niile dị nʼIzrel bịaruo nso nʼebo nʼebo, ebo Juda ka a họọrọ.
And Joshua rose up early, and brought the people by their tribes; and the tribe of Juda was pointed out.
17 Mgbe ahụ, e mere ka ikwu niile dị nʼebo Juda bịaruo nso, ikwu Zera ka ahọpụtara. Mgbe e mere ka ikwu Zera pụta nʼezinaụlọ ha niile nʼotu nʼotu, ezinaụlọ Zimri bụ nke ahọpụtara.
And it was brought by their families, and family of the Zaraites was pointed out.
18 Joshua mere ka ndị ikom niile dị nʼezinaụlọ Zimri pụta nʼotu nʼotu, ma e jidere Ekan, nwa Kami, nwa Zimri, nwa Zera onye ebo Juda.
And it was brought man by man, and Achar the son of Zambri the son of Zara was pointed out.
19 Mgbe ahụ, Joshua sịrị Ekan, “Nwa m, nye Onyenwe anyị, Chineke Izrel otuto, nyekwa ya nsọpụrụ. Gwa m ihe i mere. Ezonarịkwala m ihe ọjọọ i mere.”
And Joshua said to Achar, Give glory this day to the Lord God of Israel, and make confession; and tell me what you have done, and hide it not from me.
20 Mgbe ahụ, Ekan zara Joshua sị ya, “Ọ bụ eziokwu! Emehiela m megide Onyenwe anyị, Chineke Izrel. Lee ihe m mere.
And Achar answered Joshua, and said, Indeed I have sinned against the Lord God of Israel: thus and thus have I done:
21 Mgbe m hụrụ nʼetiti ihe ndị a kwatara nʼagha, otu uwe mwụda Babilọn mara mma, na narị Shekel ọlaọcha abụọ, na mkpirisi ọlaedo ịdị arọ ya ruru iri shekel ise. E nwere m anya ukwu nʼebe ihe ndị a dị, chịrị ha. Lee, ezoro m ha nʼime ala nʼụlọ ikwu m, ọlaọcha ahụ dịkwa nʼokpuru ya.”
I saw in the spoil an embroidered mantle, and two hundred didrachmas of silver, and one golden wedge of fifty didrachmas, and I desired them and took them; and, behold, they are hid in my tent, and the silver is hid under them.
22 Ya mere, Joshua zigara ụfọdụ ndị ikom ka ha gaa chọọ ihe ahụ Ekan zoro. Ndị a gara nʼụlọ ikwu ahụ, chọpụta ihe ahụ ezuru nʼohi. Dịka Ekan kwuru, ihe ikpeazụ ha hụrụ bụ ọlaọcha ahụ.
And Joshua sent messengers, and they ran to the tent into the camp; and these things were hidden in his tent, and the silver under them.
23 Ha chịkọtara ha niile chịtara ha Joshua. Mgbe ha bịaruru ebe Joshua na ndị Izrel niile nọ, ha chịsara ya nʼala nʼihu Onyenwe anyị.
And they brought them out of the tent, and brought them to Joshua and the elders of Israel, and they laid them before the Lord.
24 Mgbe ahụ, Joshua na ndị Izrel niile, duuru Ekan, nwa Zera, chịkọrọkwa ọlaọcha ahụ, na uwe mwụda ahụ, na mkpirisi ọlaedo ahụ, na ụmụ ya ndị ikom na ụmụ ya ndị inyom, na ehi na ịnyịnya ibu ya, na igwe ewu na atụrụ ya, na ụlọ ikwu ya, na ihe niile o nwere, gaa na Ndagwurugwu Akọ.
And Joshua took Achar the son of Zara, and brought him to the valley of Achor, and his sons, and his daughters, and his calves, and his asses, and all his sheep, and his tent, and all his property, and all the people [were] with him; and he brought them to Emec Achor.
25 Mgbe ahụ, Joshua sịrị, “Gịnị mere i ji wetara anyị nsogbu ndị a? Onyenwe anyị ga-eme ka nsogbu dakwasịkwa gị onwe gị taa.” Ndị Izrel niile weere nkume tugbuo ha nʼebe ahụ. Emesịa, a kpọrọ ha ọkụ.
And Joshua said to Achar, Why have you destroyed us? the Lord destroy you as at this day. And all Israel stoned him with stones.
26 Ha tụkọtara ọtụtụ nkume tụkwasị ya nʼelu Ekan. Nkume ndị a dị nʼebe ahụ ruo taa. Ọ bụkwa nʼụzọ dị otu a ka iwe ọkụ Onyenwe anyị ji dajụọ. Ya mere, e ji akpọ ebe ahụ Ndagwurugwu Akọ ruo taa.
And they set up over him a great heap of stones; and the Lord ceased from his fierce anger. Therefore he called the place Emecachor until this day.
