Yoswa 7
1 Abayisirayiri ne basobya bwe baatwala ku bintu ebyali ebiwonge; Akani mutabani wa Kaluni muzzukulu wa Zabudi era muzzukulu wa Zeera ow’omu kika kya Yuda, ne yeetwalira ebimu ku bintu ebyo: bw’atyo Mukama n’asunguwalira nnyo eggwanga lya Isirayiri.
But the sons of Israel transgressed the commandment, and they usurped what was anathema. For Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, from the tribe of Judah, took something from what was anathema. And the Lord became angry against the sons of Israel.
2 Yoswa n’asindika abasajja okuva e Yeriko bagende mu kitundu kye Ayi okuliraana Besaveni ebuvanjuba wa Beseri, n’abakuutira nti, “Mugende mukette ensi eyo.” Nabo ne bagenda ne baketta Ayi.
And when Joshua sent men from Jericho against Ai, which is beside Bethaven, toward the eastern region of the town of Bethel, he said to them, “Go up and explore the land.” And they fulfilled his instruction, and they explored Ai.
3 Ne bakomawo ne bategeeza Yoswa nti, “Tosindika bantu bangi kulumba Ayi wabula weerezaayo abantu nga enkumi bbiri oba ssatu be baba balumba. Toweerezaayo bantu bonna kubanga ab’omu Ayi si bangi.”
And returning, they said to him: “Let not the entire people go up. Instead, let two or three thousand men go out and destroy the city. Why should all the people be troubled without cause against enemies that are so very few?”
4 Abayisirayiri ng’enkumi ssatu ne boolekera Ayi, kyokka abasajja be Ayi ne babafubutula emisinde
Therefore, they went up with three thousand fighters. And they promptly turned their backs,
5 okubaggya ku wankaaki w’ekibuga okubatuusiza ddala emitala wa Sebalimu era Abayisirayiri ng’amakumi asatu mu mukaaga ne battibwa. Entiisa ne buutikira Abayisirayiri; emitima ne gibayenjebuka.
and were struck down by the men of the city of Ai. And thirty-six men of them fell. And the adversaries pursued them from the gate, even as far as Shebarim. And they felled them as they were fleeing downward. And the heart of the people was struck with fear, and it melted like water.
6 Yoswa n’abakulembeze b’Abayisirayiri ne bayuza ebyambalo byabwe ne beesiiga enfuufu mu mitwe gyabwe era ne beeyala ku ttaka mu maaso g’Essanduuko ya Mukama okuzibya obudde.
And truly, Joshua tore his garments, and he fell prone on the ground before the ark of the Lord, even until evening, both he and all the elders of Israel. And they cast dust upon their heads.
7 Yoswa n’agamba nti, “Mukama Katonda nga kitalo kino! Wasomosezaaki Abayisirayiri omugga Yoludaani ate n’obaleka bazikirizibwe Abamoli? Bwe twali tukyali emitala wa Yoludaani tetwaliko kabi n’akatono!
And Joshua said: “Alas, O Lord God! Why would you want to lead this people over the river Jordan, so that you might deliver us into the hand of the Amorite and destroy us? I wish that we had remained beyond the Jordan, as when we began.
8 Ayi Mukama, sonyiwa omuddu wo. Isirayiri alumbiddwa abalabe baabwe, nze nnaayogera ki kaakano!
My Lord God, what shall I say, seeing Israel turning their backs to their enemies?
9 Abakanani n’abali mu kitundu ekyo kyonna bwe banaakiwulira bajja kutwebungulula batusaanyeewo. Olwo erinnya lyo ekkulu bwe lityo liriba terikyavuga.”
The Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land will hear of it, and coming together as one, they will surround us, and they will wipe our name from the earth. And what will you do concerning your great name?”
10 Mukama n’agamba Yoswa nti, “Golokoka. Kiki ekikuvuunamizza ku ttaka?
And the Lord said to Joshua: “Rise up. Why are you lying flat on the ground?
11 Isirayiri eyonoonye kubanga bavudde ku ndagaano gye nabakuutira, ne batwala ku bintu ebiwonge, ne babitabika mu byabwe ate ne balimba.
Israel has sinned and transgressed my covenant. And they have taken from what is anathema. And they have stolen and lied, and they have hidden it among their goods.
12 Ka mbabuulire, okuggyako nga muzikiriza omubi ali mu mmwe, Abayisirayiri tebayinza kwolekera balabe baabwe, babadduka buddusi, kubanga nsazeewo bazikirizibwe.
Israel is not able to stand before his enemies, and he will flee from them. For he has been defiled by what is anathema. I will no longer be with you, until you destroy him who is guilty of this wickedness.
13 “Golokoka otukuze abantu era obategeeze beetukuze nga beetegekera olw’enkya bw’atyo bw’ayogera Mukama, Katonda wa Isirayiri. Waliwo ebikwekeddwa mu mmwe; okuggyako nga mubikwekula temuyinza kuwangula balabe bammwe.
Rise up. Sanctify the people. And you shall say to them: ‘Be sanctified tomorrow. For thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: That which is anathema is in your midst, O Israel! You are not able to stand before your enemies, until he who has been contaminated by this wickedness is taken away from you.’
14 “‘Enkya mujjire mu bika byammwe, buli kika Mukama ky’anaalondamu kinaasembera luggya ku luggya, n’oluggya Mukama lw’anaalondamu lunajja nju ku nju, era enju Mukama gy’anaalondamu enejja muntu ku muntu.
And you shall draw near in the morning, each one by your tribes. And whichever tribe will be found by lot shall come forward by its families, and the families by houses, and the house by the men.
15 Naye oyo anaasangibwa n’ebintu ebiwonge anaayokebwa mu muliro ye n’ebyo byonna by’alina, kubanga amenye endagaano ya Mukama n’avumaganya Isirayiri.’”
And whoever he may be that will be found guilty of this deed, he shall be burnt with fire with all his substance. For he transgressed the covenant of the Lord, and he committed a wicked act in Israel.”
16 Yoswa yakeera nnyo n’akuŋŋaanya ebika byonna, yasookera ku kika kya Yuda era n’asembeza enju ya Yuda:
And so Joshua, rising in the morning, brought forth Israel by their tribes, and the tribe of Judah was found.
17 n’alondamu abo abazaalibwa Zeera, ate mu nju ya Zeera n’alondamu Zabudi n’ennyumba ye:
And when its families had been presented, the family of Zerah was found. Likewise, bringing that one forward by the houses, he discovered Zabdi.
18 ate mu bo n’alondamu Akani omwana wa Kalumi, muzzukulu wa Zabudi, muzzukulu wa Zeera ow’omu kika kya Yuda.
And dividing his house by each man, he found Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, from the tribe of Judah.
19 Yoswa n’agamba Akani nti, “Mwana wange njagala oweese Mukama Katonda wa Isirayiri ekitiibwa era omugulumizise, ombuulire ky’okoze, tonkisa.”
And Joshua said to Achan: “My son, give glory to the Lord, the God of Israel, and confess, and reveal to me what you have done. You may not conceal it.”
20 Akani n’addamu nti, “Mazima nayonoona eri Mukama Katonda wa Isirayiri era kino kye nakola.
And Achan responded to Joshua, and he said to him: “Truly, I have sinned against the Lord, the God of Israel, and I have done one thing and another.
21 Bwe nalaba nga mu munyago mulimu ekyambalo ekirungi ekyava e Sinaali n’ensimbi, n’effeeza ne zaabu ne mbyegomba, bwe ntyo ne mbitwala ne mbisimira mu ttaka mu weema yange.”
For I saw among the spoils a very fine scarlet cloak, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a gold bar of fifty shekels. And coveting these, I took and hid them in the ground near the middle of my tent, and I covered the silver with the soil that I had dug.”
22 Yoswa n’atuma ababaka mu weema ya Akani era ne babisangayo ng’abisimidde mu ttaka.
Therefore, Joshua sent ministers, who, running to his tent, discovered everything hidden in the same place, together with the silver.
23 Ne babifulumya ne babireeta eri Yoswa n’Abayisirayiri bonna, ne babissa mu maaso ga Mukama.
And taking these from the tent, they brought them to Joshua, and to all the sons of Israel, and they cast them down before the Lord.
24 Yoswa n’Abayisirayiri bonna ne bakwata Akani muzzukulu wa Zeera ne bye yanyaga: effeeza, ne zaabu, n’ekyambalo. Ne bamutwala ne batabani be, ne bawala be, n’ente ze n’endogoyi ze, n’endiga ze, n’eweema ye ne byonna bye yalina ne babiserengesa mu kiwonvu Akoli.
And so Joshua took Achan, the son of Zerah, and the silver, and the cloak, and the gold bar, also his sons and daughters, the oxen and donkeys and sheep, and even the tent and all his goods, (and all of Israel went with him, ) and he brought these to the valley of Achor.
25 Yoswa n’abuuza Akani nti, “Lwaki watuleetera ensasagge eno? Nga bwe wakola bw’otyo olwa leero naawe onookiraba Mukama ky’anaakukola.” Abayisirayiri bonna ne bayiikira Akani, n’abaana be n’ebintu bye ne babakuba amayinja ne babatta era ne babakumako omuliro.
There, Joshua said: “Because you have troubled us, the Lord troubles you, on this day.” And all of Israel stoned him. And all the things that were his were consumed by fire.
26 Ne balyoka babatuumako amayinja, n’okutuusa kaakano entuumu y’amayinja eyo gagadde ekyaliwo. Mukama n’alekera awo okukambuwalira Abayisirayiri, ekiwonvu mwe babattira kyekyava kiyitibwa Akoli n’okutuusa kaakano.
And they gathered upon him a great pile of stones, which remains even to the present day. And the fury of the Lord was averted from them. And the name of that place was called the Valley of Achor, even to this day.
