Josvas 7
1 Men Israels-sønerne for ikkje ærleg åt med det som var vigt til Herren. Akan, son åt Karmi, som var son åt Zabdi og soneson åt Zerah av Juda-ætti, tok noko av det vigde. Då vart Herren brennande harm på Israels-sønerne.
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 Frå Jeriko sende Josva nokre menner til Aj, som ligg tett innmed Bet-Aven, austanfor Betel, og sagde til deim: «Far upp og njosna i landet!» So for mennerne upp og njosna i Aj.
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 Og då dei kom attende til Josva, sagde dei med honom: «Lat ikkje alt folket fara der upp! Send tvo, tri tusund mann, so tek dei Aj! Du treng ikkje umaka heile heren dit; for dei er ikkje mange.»
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 So for um lag tri tusund mann av heren der upp; men dei rømde for Aj-mennerne,
Therefore, they went up with three thousand fighters. And they promptly turned their backs,
5 og Aj-mennerne slo i hel um lag seks og tretti av deim, og sette so etter deim frå porten til steinbrotet, og hogg deim ned i bakkarne. Då kolna Israels-sønerne all igjenom, og vart som dei var numne.
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 Og Josva reiv sund klædi sine og låg på kne framfor Herrens kista alt til kvelds, både han og styresmennerne i Israel, og dei strådde mold på hovudi sine.
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 Og Josva sagde: «Herre, min Gud, kvi førde du dette folket yver Jordan, når du vilde gjeva oss i henderne på amoritarne, so dei skulde tyna oss? Gjev me heller hadde vorte buande på hi sida Jordan!
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 Å kjære Herre min, kva skal eg segja no, når Israel hev snutt ryggen til fienden?
My Lord God, what shall I say, seeing Israel turning their backs to their enemies?
9 Når kananitarne og alle andre som bur her i landet, fær høyra dette, so kjem dei til å kringsetja oss og rydja namnet vårt ut or verdi, og kva vil du då gjera med ditt store namn?»
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 Då sagde Herren til Josva: «Statt upp! Kvi ligg du her på kne?
And the Lord said to Joshua: “Rise up. Why are you lying flat on the ground?
11 Israel hev synda! Dei hev brote det bodet eg lagde på deim, og teke av det som var vigt, og stole det og dult det burt, og gøymt det millom sine eigne ting.
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 No kann dei ikkje Israels-sønerne standa seg mot fienden, men lyt snu ryggen til deim; for dei er sjølve vigde til ulukka. Kvittar de dykk ikkje med det som er vigt, so vil eg ikkje vera med dykk lenger.
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 Statt no upp! Lat folket helga seg, og seg til deim: «Helga dykk til morgons! For so segjer Herren, Israels Gud: Det er noko vigt hjå deg, Israel! Du kann ikkje standa deg mot fiendarne fyrr de kvittar dykk med det som er vigt.
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 Tidleg i morgon skal de stiga fram, ætt for ætt, og den ætti som Herren tek ut, skal stiga fram grein for grein, og den ættgreini Herren tek ut, skal stiga fram, hus for hus, og den huslyden Herren tek ut, skal stiga fram mann for mann.
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 Og den som det vigde vert funne hjå, skal brennast med alt sitt, for di han braut Herrens bod, og gjorde eit skjemdarverk i Israel.»»
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 Morgonen etter reis Josva tidleg upp, og let Israels-folket stiga fram, ætt for ætt; og Juda-ætti vart utteki.
And so Joshua, rising in the morning, brought forth Israel by their tribes, and the tribe of Judah was found.
17 So let han ættgreinene i Juda stiga fram, og zerahit-greini vart utteki. So let han zerahit-greini stiga fram, mann for mann, og Zabdi vart utteken.
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 So let han huslyden hans stiga fram mann for mann, og Akan, son åt Karmi, som var son åt Zabdi og soneson åt Zerah av Juda-ætti, vart utteken.
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 Då sagde Josva til Akan: «Min son, gjev Herren, Israels Gud, æra og pris, og seg meg kva du hev gjort! dyl ingen ting for meg!»
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 «Å ja, ja, eg hev synda mot Herren, Israels Gud, » svara Akan; «no skal eg segja kva eg hev gjort:
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 Eg såg millom herfanget ei ven babylonsk kåpa og tvo hundrad sekel sylv og ei gullstong på femti lodd; dette fekk eg hug på og tok det; det ligg nedgrave under tjeldbudi mi; sylvet ligg underst.»
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 So sende Josva nokre menner av stad; dei sprang burt til tjeldbudi hans, og der fann dei det; det låg nedgrave i tjeldbudi, og sylvet låg underst.
Therefore, Joshua sent ministers, who, running to his tent, discovered everything hidden in the same place, together with the silver.
23 Dei tok det ut or tjeldbudi og bar det med seg til Josva og Israels-lyden og lagde det ned framfor Herrens åsyn.
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 Og Josva og heile Israel tok Akan, zerahiten, og sylvet og kåpa og gullstongi, og sønerne og døtterne hans, og ukserne og asni og småfeet og tjeldbudi hans og alt det han åtte, og førde det upp i Akordalen.
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 Og Josva sagde til honom: «Kvi førde du slik ulukka yver oss? I dag skal Herren føra ulukka yver deg!» So tok heile Israel og steina honom i hel og brende og steina alt som høyrde honom til.
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 Sidan kasta dei i hop ei stor steinrøys yver honom; den hev lege der alt til denne dag. Då døyvde Herren den brennande harmen sin. Men sidan vart den staden kalla Akordalen, og det namnet hev han den dag i dag.
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.
