Josué 6
1 Jericó estaba fuertemente cerrada a causa de los hijos de Israel. Nadie salía ni entraba.
Meanwhile, the guards of Jericho shut the gates of the city tightly, because [they were afraid] of the Israeli [army]. No one was allowed to go into the city or go out of it.
2 El Señor le dijo a Josué: “He aquí que he entregado Jericó en tus manos, con su rey y los hombres valientes.
Then Yahweh said to Joshua, “Listen [to what I say]! I am going to enable your army [SYN] to capture/conquer [MTY] Jericho and its king and its soldiers.
3 Todos tus hombres de guerra marcharán alrededor de la ciudad, dándole una vuelta. Lo harán durante seis días.
So your army must march around the city for six days, once each day.
4 Siete sacerdotes llevarán siete trompetas de cuernos de carnero ante el arca. Al séptimo día, marcharéis alrededor de la ciudad siete veces, y los sacerdotes tocarán las trompetas.
Tell seven priests to march around with them. Each priest must carry a trumpet. Four other priests must carry the sacred chest, and they must walk behind the priests who are carrying the trumpets. On the seventh day, the army must march around the city seven times, and the priests must be blowing the trumpets while they march.
5 Sucederá que cuando hagan un toque largo con el cuerno de carnero, y cuando oigáis el sonido de la trompeta, todo el pueblo gritará con un gran alarido; entonces el muro de la ciudad caerá de plano, y el pueblo subirá, cada uno delante de sí.”
[After they have all marched around the city seven times], the priests must blow their trumpets [once], very loudly. When the Israeli people/soldiers hear that, they must shout loudly. Then the wall of the city will collapse, and all the Israeli people/soldiers will go straight into the city.”
6 Josué hijo de Nun llamó a los sacerdotes y les dijo: “Suban el arca de la alianza y que siete sacerdotes lleven siete trompetas de cuernos de carnero ante el arca de Yahvé.”
So Joshua summoned the priests and said to them, “Tell four priests to carry the chest [that contains] the Ten Commandments that Yahweh [gave to us]. [Tell] seven [other] priests to carry trumpets and walk in front of them.”
7 Dijeron al pueblo: “¡Adelante! Marchen alrededor de la ciudad, y dejen pasar a los hombres armados ante el arca de Yahvé”.
And Joshua told the soldiers, “Start marching! March around the city, with several soldiers with weapons marching in front. Behind them will march the seven priests with trumpets, and behind them will march the four priests carrying Yahweh’s [sacred] chest.”
8 Cuando Josué habló al pueblo, los siete sacerdotes que llevaban las siete trompetas de cuernos de carnero delante de Yahvé avanzaron y tocaron las trompetas, y el arca de la alianza de Yahvé los siguió.
After Joshua told that to the army, the seven priests, each carrying a sacred trumpet, started marching, blowing their trumpets. The four priests who were carrying Yahweh’s sacred chest followed them.
9 Los hombres armados iban delante de los sacerdotes que tocaban las trompetas, y el arca iba detrás de ellos. Las trompetas sonaban mientras avanzaban.
The group of soldiers carrying weapons marched in front of the priests who were blowing their trumpets, and the rest of the soldiers followed [the four men carrying] the chest. While [they were all marching], [the seven priests] were blowing their trumpets.
10 Josué ordenó al pueblo diciendo: “No gritaréis ni dejaréis oír vuestra voz, ni saldrá palabra alguna de vuestra boca hasta el día en que os diga que gritéis. Entonces gritaréis”.
But [the rest of] the people [were silent, because] Joshua had commanded them, “Do not make a war cry. Do not yell or say anything until the day when I tell you to shout. On that day, you must shout [loudly]!”
11 Entonces hizo que el arca de Yahvé diera una vuelta a la ciudad, rodeándola una vez. Luego entraron en el campamento y se quedaron en él.
So the men carrying Yahweh’s sacred chest and all the others did what Joshua told them to do. They marched around the city once. Then they all returned to their camp and stayed there that night.
12 Josué se levantó de madrugada, y los sacerdotes subieron el arca de Yahvé.
The next morning, Joshua and the priests got up early, and the four priests carried Yahweh’s sacred chest [again].
13 Los siete sacerdotes que llevaban las siete trompetas de cuernos de carnero delante del arca de Yahvé iban continuamente tocando las trompetas. Los hombres armados iban delante de ellos. La retaguardia iba detrás del arca de Yahvé. Las trompetas sonaban a su paso.
The seven priests who were carrying trumpets went in front of [the men carrying] the chest. The seven priests were blowing their trumpets as they marched. The group of soldiers carrying weapons went in front of all the others, and the rest of the army followed all the others. All the time, the seven priests were blowing their trumpets.
14 El segundo día dieron una vuelta a la ciudad y volvieron al campamento. Hicieron esto durante seis días.
So on that second day they again marched around the city once and then returned to their camp. They did the same thing for six days.
15 Al séptimo día, se levantaron temprano al amanecer y marcharon alrededor de la ciudad de la misma manera siete veces. Sólo este día marcharon alrededor de la ciudad siete veces.
On the seventh day, they got up at dawn, and they all marched around the city the same way that they had done before, but this time they marched around the city seven times.
16 A la séptima vez, cuando los sacerdotes tocaron las trompetas, Josué dijo al pueblo: “¡Griten, porque el Señor les ha entregado la ciudad!
As they were marching around the seventh time, when the priests were about to blow the long/loud blast on their trumpets, Joshua commanded the people, “Shout, because Yahweh will enable you to capture the city!
17 La ciudad será consagrada, ella y todo lo que hay en ella, a Yahvé. Sólo Rahab la prostituta vivirá, ella y todos los que están con ella en la casa, porque escondió a los mensajeros que enviamos.
Yahweh has declared that you must destroy [IDM] the city and everything in it [to show that it belongs to him]. You must spare only Rahab the prostitute and the others who are in her house, because she hid the spies whom we sent there.
18 En cuanto a ustedes, sólo guárdense de lo que está consagrado a la destrucción, no sea que cuando lo hayan consagrado, tomen de lo consagrado; así harían maldito el campamento de Israel y lo perturbarían.
And because Yahweh has declared that everything must be destroyed [IDM], you must not take [EUP] any of the things in the city. If you take anything, you will cause Yahweh to destroy our own camp and cause terrible things to happen to us.
19 Pero toda la plata, el oro y los objetos de bronce y de hierro son sagrados para Yahvé. Entrarán en el tesoro de Yahvé”.
But all the silver and gold and articles made from iron and bronze that you find, you must set apart for Yahweh. You must put those things in his treasury.”
20 Entonces el pueblo gritó y los sacerdotes tocaron las trompetas. Al oír el sonido de la trompeta, el pueblo gritó con gran estruendo, y la muralla se derrumbó, de modo que el pueblo subió a la ciudad, cada uno por su lado, y tomaron la ciudad.
So they did what Joshua told them to do. When the priests blew a long blast on their trumpets, the people/army shouted loudly, and the wall of the city collapsed! Then the Israeli soldiers rushed in and captured the city.
21 Destruyeron todo lo que había en la ciudad, hombres y mujeres, jóvenes y ancianos, bueyes, ovejas y asnos, a filo de espada.
They killed [IDM] every living thing in the city—men and women, young people and old people, even cattle and sheep and donkeys.
22 Josué dijo a los dos hombres que habían espiado la tierra: “Vayan a la casa de la prostituta y saquen de allí a la mujer y todo lo que tiene, como se lo juraron”.
Then Joshua said to the two men (who had spied on/whom he had sent to learn all they could about) the land, “Go to the prostitute’s house. Bring her out, along with all her family, just as you promised to her.”
23 Los jóvenes espías entraron y sacaron a Rahab con su padre, su madre, sus hermanos y todo lo que tenía. También sacaron a todos sus parientes, y los pusieron fuera del campamento de Israel.
So those two spies/men went into Rahab’s house and brought her out. They also brought out her father and mother and her brothers, and all the rest of her family. Joshua’s men spared Rahab the prostitute. They also did not kill all her relatives, because she had hidden and protected the spies/men whom Joshua had sent to Jericho. The two men brought them all out and put them in a place outside the camp of the Israelis. Rahab still lives among us Israeli people. Then the soldiers gathered the articles made from silver, gold, bronze, and iron that they found and they put them all into Yahweh’s treasury. But they burned everything else that was in the city.
24 Quemaron la ciudad con fuego y todo lo que había en ella. Sólo pusieron la plata, el oro y los utensilios de bronce y de hierro en el tesoro de la casa de Yahvé.
25 Pero Josué salvó con vida a Rahab, la prostituta, la casa de su padre y todo lo que tenía. Ella vive hasta hoy en medio de Israel, porque escondió a los mensajeros que Josué envió a espiar Jericó.
26 Josué les ordenó con un juramento en ese momento, diciendo: “Maldito sea el hombre ante Yahvé que se levante y construya esta ciudad Jericó. Con la pérdida de su primogénito pondrá sus cimientos, y con la pérdida de su hijo menor levantará sus puertas.”
At that time, Joshua warned the people, “Yahweh will curse/punish anyone who tries to rebuild this city, Jericho. When that person lays/builds its foundation, his oldest son will die. And when he finishes building the city wall and sets up its gates, his youngest son will die.”
27 El Señor estaba con Josué, y su fama se extendía por todo el país.
Because of what happened that day, it was clear that Yahweh was with/helped Joshua, and Joshua became famous throughout the land.
