Josue 8
1 Kinuna ni Yahweh kenni Josue, “Saanka nga agbuteng; saanka a maupay. Ikuyogmo dagiti amin a tattao a mannakigubat. Sumang-atkayo idiay Ai. Kitaem, intedkon iti imam ti ari ti Ai, dagiti tattaona, ti siudadna ken ti dagana.
The Lord said to Joshua, “Don't be afraid or downhearted! Take all the fighting men with you and attack Ai, for I'm handing over to you the king of Ai, his people, his town, and his land.
2 Aramidemto iti Ai ken iti ari daytoy ti kas iti inaramidmo iti Jerico ken iti ari daytoy, malaksid iti panangalayonto iti sinamsam ken kadagiti taraken nga agpaay kadakayo. Agsaganakayo iti panangsaneb iti likudan ti siudad.”
You will do to Ai and its king what you did to Jericho and its king. However, this time you may keep for yourselves the plunder and the livestock. Set up an ambush behind the town.”
3 Timmakder ngarud ni Josue ket inkuyogna dagiti amin a lallaki a mannakigubat a sumang-at idiay Ai. Ket nangpili ni Josue iti tallo pulo a ribu a lallaki- napigsa, natutured a lallaki- ket imbaonna ida iti rabii.
So Joshua and all the people got ready to attack Ai. He chose thirty thousand of his best fighting men and sent them out at night.
4 Imbilinna kadakuada, “Kitaenyo, agsanebkayonto a maibusor iti siudad, iti likudan daytoy. Saankayo nga umadayo unay iti siudad, ngem agsaganakayo amin.
He ordered them, “You lie in ambush behind the town, not far away. All of you need to be ready.
5 Umasidegakto ken dagiti amin a lallaki a kakuyogko iti siudad. Ket inton rummuarda a mangraut kadakami, itarayanminto ida a kas idi damo.
When I and the rest of the men with me approach the town, the defenders will run out to attack us just like before, and we'll run away from them.
6 Surotendakaminto agingga a maiyadayomi ida manipud iti siudad. Kunaendanto, 'Itartarayandatayo a kas iti inaramidda idi damo.' Isu nga itarayanminto ida.
They'll chase after us as we draw them away from the town, because they'll say to each other, ‘They're running away from us just like before.’
7 Ket rummuarkayonto iti paglemlemmenganyo, ket sakupenyonto ti siudad. Itedto daytoy ni Yahweh a Diosyo iti imayo.
While we're running away from them, you will get up from your ambush positions and take the town for the Lord God will hand it over to you.
8 Inton masakupyo ti siudad, puoranyonto daytoy. Aramidenyo daytoy inton agtulnogkayo iti bilin a naited iti sao ni Yahweh. Kitenyo, binilinkayo.”
Once you've captured the town, set it on fire, as the Lord has instructed. Now follow your orders.”
9 Imbaon ida ni Josue, ket napanda iti pagsaneban, ket naglemmengda iti nagbaetan ti Betel ken Ai iti laud ti Ai. Ngem nakiturog ni Josue kadagiti tattao iti dayta a rabii.
Joshua sent them out, and they went to lie in ambush between Bethel and the west side of Ai. But that night Joshua stayed with the people in the camp.
10 Nasapa a bimmangon ni Josue iti bigat ket insaganana dagiti soldadona, rinaut ni Josue ken dagiti panglakayen iti Israel dagiti tattao ti Ai.
Early the next morning Joshua got up early and gathered the people and went up to attack Ai, accompanied by the elders of Israel.
11 Simmang-at dagiti amin a lallaki a mannakigubat a kaduana ket immasidegda iti siudad. Dimtengda iti asideg ti siudad ket nagkampoda iti amianan a paset ti Ai. Ita, adda iti tanap a nagbaetanda iti Ai.
All the fighting men who were with him approached the front of the town, and camped there on the north side, with a valley between them and Ai.
12 Nangala isuna iti agarup lima ribu a lallaki ket insaadna ida iti pagsaneban iti laud a paset ti siudad iti nagbaetan ti Betel ken Ai.
He took about five thousand men and had them lie in ambush between Bethel and Ai, to the west of the town.
13 Inyurnosda dagiti amin a soldado, adda dagiti kangrunaan nga armada iti amianan a paset ti siudad, ken adda dagiti akinlikud a guardia iti laud a paset ti siudad. Immian ni Josue idiay tanap iti dayta a rabii.
So the army took up their positions—the main army to the north of the town, and the ambush to the west. Joshua went that night to the valley.
14 Ket idi nakita ti ari ti Ai daytoy, nasapa a bimmangon isuna ken ti armadana ket nagdardarasda a rimmuar a mangraut iti Israel iti lugar a nakasango iti tanap ti Karayan Jordan. Saanna nga ammo nga adda maysa a panangsaneb nga agur-uray a rumaut manipud iti likudan ti siudad.
As soon as the king of Ai saw the situation, he and all his men rushed out early in the morning to attack the Israelites where they had before, at a place overlooking the Jordan valley. He didn't know about the ambush waiting on the other side of the town.
15 Impalubos ni Josue ken dagiti amin nga Israel a maabakda iti sangoananda, ken nagtarayda nga agturong iti let-ang.
Joshua and the Israelites allowed themselves to be driven back, and ran away in the direction of the wilderness.
16 Sangsangkamaysa a naayaban dagiti amin a tattao nga adda iti siudad tapno kamatenda ida, ken kinamatda ni Josue ket naiyadayoda manipud iti siudad.
All the men of the town were called out to chase after them, and as they pursued Joshua they were drawn father from the town.
17 Awan ti nabati a lalaki idiay Ai ken Betel a saan a napan kimmamat iti Israel. Pinanawanda ti siudad ket imbatida daytoy a silulukat bayat iti panangkamatda iti Israel.
There wasn't a man left in Ai and Bethel who didn't go out to chase the Israelites. They left the town wide open as they pursued the Israelites.
18 Kinuna ni Yahweh kenni Josue, “Ipaturongmo iti Ai ti iggemmo a gayang, ta itedkon ti Ai iti imam.” Inturong ni Josue ti iggemna a gayang iti siudad.
Then the Lord told Joshua, “Hold up the spear in your hand and point it at Ai, because I'm giving it to you.” So Joshua held up the spear in his hand and pointed it at the town.
19 Dagus a rimmuar iti lugarda dagiti soldado nga aglemlemmeng iti pagsaneban apaman nga intayagna ti imana. Nagtarayda ken simrekda iti siudad ket sinakupda daytoy. Dagus a pinuoranda ti siudad.
As soon as they saw this signal the men lying in ambush got up and rushed into the town. They captured it, and quickly set it on fire.
20 Timmaliaw ken kimmita iti likud dagiti lallaki ti Ai. Nakitada ti asuk manipud iti siudad nga agpangpangato iti tangatang, ket saandan a makalibas iti daytoy wenno iti dayta a dalan. Ta nagsublin dagiti Israelita a nagtaray idiay let-ang tapno sangoenda dagiti mangkamkamat kadakuada.
When the men of Ai looked back they saw the smoke rising up into the sky from the town. They had nowhere to run to, because the Israelites who had been running away towards the wilderness now turned on their pursuers.
21 Idi nakita ni Josue ken dagiti amin nga Israel a nasakup ti panangsaneb ti siudad nga adda asuk nga agpangpangato, nagsublida ket pinatayda dagiti lallaki ti Ai.
For when Joshua and the Israelites saw that the ambush group had captured the town, and that smoke was rising from it, they turned around and attacked the men of Ai.
22 Ken rimmuar dagiti dadduma a soldado ti Israel, dagiti simrek iti siudad, tapno rautenda ida. Isu a natiliw dagiti lallaki ti Ai iti nagbaetan dagiti armada ti Israel. Rinaut ti Israel dagiti lallaki ti Ai; awan ti nakalasat wenno nakalibas kadakuada.
The men from the ambush also came from the town and attacked them, so they were caught on the middle, with the Israelites on both sides. The Israelites cut them down—not a single man survived or got away.
23 Innalada ti ari ti Ai, a natiliwda a sibibiag, ket impanda isuna kenni Josue.
Only the king of Ai was captured alive, and he was brought before Joshua.
24 Ket idi nalpasen a pinapatay ti Israel dagiti amin nga agnanaed iti Ai iti tay-ak iti asideg ti let-ang a nangkamatanda kadakuada, ket idi napapatayda amin agingga iti kaudian babaen iti tadem ti kampilan, nagsubli ti amin nga Israel idiay Ai. Rinautda daytoy babaen iti tadem ti kampilan.
When the Israelites had finished killing the men of Ai who had chased them towards the wilderness—once they had all been cut down by the sword—the whole Israelite army returned to the town and killed everyone living there.
25 Amin a natay iti dayta nga aldaw, lallaki ken babbai, ket sangapulo ket dua a ribu, amin a tattao ti Ai.
Those who were killed that day numbered twelve thousand, men and women—all the inhabitants of Ai.
26 Saan nga imbaba ni Josue ti imana nga inngatona bayat nga ig-iggamanna ti gayangna, agingga a nadadaelna a naan-anay dagiti amin a tattao ti Ai.
For Joshua had continued to hold up his spear until all the people of Ai had been destroyed.
27 Innala laeng ti Israel nga agpaay kadakuada dagiti taraken ken ti sinamsam manipud iti siudad, a kas iti imbilin ni Yahweh kenni Josue.
Only the livestock and plunder were taken from the town by the Israelites, as the Lord had instructed Joshua.
28 Pinuoran ni Josue ti Ai ken pinagbalinna daytoy a gabsuon dagiti nadadael iti agnanayon. Daytoy ket langalang a lugar agingga iti daytoy nga aldaw.
So Joshua burned the town of Ai, making it permanently into a heap of ruins where no one lives to this very day.
29 Imbitinna iti kayo ti ari ti Ai agingga iti rabii. Idi lumneken ti init, inted ni Josue ti bilin ket imbabada ti bagi ti ari manipud iti kayo ket imbellengda iti sangoanan dagiti ruangan ti siudad. Ginaburanda sadiay iti dakkel a gabsuon iti batbato iti rabaw daytoy. Nagtalinaed sadiay dayta a gabsuon agingga iti daytoy nga aldaw.
He killed the king of Ai and hung his body on a tree until evening. When the sun went down Joshua ordered the body taken down. They threw it down in front of the entrance to the town gate and piled a heap of rocks over it which is still there today.
30 Ket nangbangon ni Josue iti altar nga agpaay kenni Yahweh a Dios ti Israel, idiay Bantay Ebal,
Then Joshua built an altar on Mount Ebal for the Lord, the God of Israel.
31 a kas imbilin ni Moises nga adipen ni Yahweh kadagiti tattao ti Israel, a kas naisurat iti libro ti linteg ni Moises: “Maysa nga altar manipud kadagiti bato a saan pay a natapyasan, nga awan iti nangaramat iti landok nga alikamen.” Ken nangidaton isuna kadagiti daton a maipuor nga agpaay kenni Yahweh iti rabaw daytoy, ken nangisagutda kadagiti daton a pakikappia.
He did what Moses, the servant of the Lord, had told the Israelites to do, as recorded in the book of the Law of Moses: an altar of uncut stones which no one has worked with iron tools. On the altar they made burnt offerings and friendship offerings to the Lord.
32 Ket iti imatang dagiti tattao ti Israel, insuratna kadagiti bato ti kopia ti linteg ni Moises.
There in the presence of the Israelites, Joshua inscribed on the stones a copy of the Law of Moses.
33 Nagtakder ti amin nga Israel, dagiti panglakayenda, dagiti opisial ken dagiti ukomda iti agsinnumbangir a paset ti lakasa iti sangoanan dagiti padi ken Levita a mangaw-awit iti lakasa ti tulag ni Yahweh- kasta met dagiti ganggannaet a kas naiyanak nga umili- nagtakder ti kagudua a bilang dagiti tattao iti sangoanan ti Bantay Gerizim ken nagtakder ti dadduma iti sangoanan ti Bantay Ebal. Binendisionanda dagiti tattao ti Israel, a kas imbilin kadakuada ni Moises nga adipen ni Yahweh idi un-unana.
All the Israelites, the elders, the officers, and the judges stood in two groups facing each other with the priests, the Levites, and the Ark of the Lord's Agreement between them. (Included were the foreigners as well as the native born.) Half of them stood in front of Mount Gerizim, and half in front of Mount Ebal, just as Moses had ordered, for the blessing of the people this first time.
34 Kalpasanna, binasa ni Josue dagiti amin a sasao ti linteg, dagiti bendision ken dagiti lunod, a kas naisurat dagitoy iti libro ti linteg.
Then Joshua read out the whole Law—all the blessings and curses recorded in the book of the Law.
35 Awan ti uray maysa a sao manipud iti imbilin ni Moises a saan a binasa ni Josue iti sangoanan ti gimong ti Israel, a pakairamanan dagiti babbai, dagiti ubbing ken dagiti ganggannaet a makipagnanaed kadakuada.
Joshua read out every word of Moses' instruction to the whole Israelite assembly, including the women, the children, and the foreigners who lived among them.
