Josué 7
1 Pero los hijos de Israel cometieron una transgresión en las cosas consagradas, pues Acán, hijo de Carmi, hijo de Zabdi, hijo de Zera, de la tribu de Judá, tomó algunas de las cosas consagradas. Por eso la ira de Yahvé ardió contra los hijos de Israel.
Yahweh had commanded that all the things [that they had captured in Jericho] should be [destroyed to show that they belong] to him. But there was a man from the tribe of Judah named Achan. He was the son of Carmi and grandson of Zabdi and great-grandson of Zerah. He disobeyed [what] Yahweh [had commanded] and took for himself some of those things. So Yahweh was very angry with the Israelis.
2 Josué envió hombres desde Jericó a Hai, que está junto a Bet-Aven, al este de Bet-El, y les habló diciendo: “Suban a espiar la tierra”. Los hombres subieron y divisaron a Hai.
Joshua told some of his men to go from Jericho to Ai [town], which was east of Bethel [city] and near Beth-Aven [town]. He said to them, “Go to Ai and (spy out the area/see what the area is like).” So the men went.
3 Volvieron a Josué y le dijeron: “No dejes subir a todo el pueblo, sino que suban unos dos o tres mil hombres y ataquen a Hai. No hagas que todo el pueblo trabaje allí, pues son pocos”.
When they returned to Joshua they said, “There are only a few people in Ai. So we do not need to send all of our soldiers to defeat them. Send 2.000 or 3,000 men to attack them. That will be enough.”
4 Subieron, pues, unos tres mil hombres del pueblo y huyeron ante los hombres de Hai.
So about 3,000 Israeli men went [to attack Ai]. But the men of Ai defeated them badly.
5 Los hombres de Hai hirieron a unos treinta y seis hombres de ellos. Los persiguieron desde delante de la puerta hasta Sebarim, y los hirieron al bajar. El corazón del pueblo se derritió y se volvió como agua.
They killed about 36 Israelis and chased the rest of Israeli men from the city gate to the bottom of the hill. When the other Israelis saw that this had happened, they became very discouraged.
6 Josué se rasgó las vestiduras y se postró en tierra sobre su rostro ante el arca de Yahvé hasta el atardecer, él y los ancianos de Israel, y se pusieron polvo en la cabeza.
Joshua and the other Israeli leaders tore their clothes [because they were very sad about being defeated]. They prostrated themselves on the ground in front of [the Sacred Tent in which was] the sacred chest. They stayed there until that evening. They also threw dirt on their heads [to show that they were very sad about what had happened].
7 Josué dijo: “Ay, Señor Yahvé, ¿por qué has hecho pasar a este pueblo por el Jordán, para entregarnos en manos de los amorreos y hacernos perecer? ¡Ojalá nos hubiéramos contentado y hubiéramos vivido más allá del Jordán!
Then Joshua prayed and said, “Lord God, you brought us Israelis [safely] across the Jordan River. So why are you now allowing the Amor people-group to defeat us [RHQ]? [This would not have happened] if we had stayed on the other side of the Jordan River!
8 Oh, Señor, ¿qué voy a decir, después de que Israel haya dado la espalda ante sus enemigos?
Lord, we Israelis have been defeated by our enemies, so I do not know what to say now [RHQ].
9 Porque los cananeos y todos los habitantes del país se enterarán, nos rodearán y borrarán nuestro nombre de la tierra. ¿Qué harás por tu gran nombre?”
The Canaan people-group and all the other people who are living in this land will hear about this. Then they will surround us and kill all of us! Then what will you do (to defend your reputation [MTY]/to show that you are a powerful God)?”
10 Yahvé dijo a Josué: “¡Levántate! ¿Por qué has caído de bruces así?
But Yahweh said to Joshua, “Stand up! Stop lying there with your face on the ground [RHQ]!
11 Israel ha pecado. Sí, incluso han transgredido mi pacto que les ordené. Sí, incluso han tomado algunas de las cosas consagradas, y también han robado, y también han engañado. Incluso han puesto entre sus propias cosas.
You Israelis have sinned! You have disobeyed the commands that I told you to obey. [One of] your men has taken some of the things that I told you to destroy. He has stolen them and taken them for himself and lied [about it].
12 Por eso los hijos de Israel no pueden resistir ante sus enemigos. Dan la espalda ante sus enemigos, porque se han convertido en devotos para la destrucción. No estaré más con ustedes, a menos que destruyan las cosas consagradas de entre ustedes.
That is why you Israelis have been unable to be strong when you went to attack your enemies. That is why you have run away from them. And now you yourselves may be destroyed. If you do not do as I commanded you and destroy everything [that you captured in Jericho] I will not help you any more!”
13 ¡Levántate! Santificad al pueblo y decid: ‘Santificaos para mañana, porque Yahvé, el Dios de Israel, dice: “Hay una cosa consagrada entre vosotros, Israel. No podrás resistir ante tus enemigos hasta que quites el objeto consagrado de en medio de ti”.
“Now go and tell this to the people: ‘Tomorrow you must [perform the rituals that will] cause yourselves to become acceptable to Yahweh again. Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis [worship], says that one of you has kept things that he told you to destroy. You will never defeat your enemies until you get rid of those things.
14 Por lo tanto, por la mañana serás acercado por tus tribus. La tribu que Yahvé seleccione se acercará por familias. La familia que Yahvé seleccione se acercará por hogares. El hogar que el Señor seleccione se acercará por medio de hombres.
‘Tomorrow morning you must present yourselves before Yahweh, tribe by tribe. Then Yahweh will indicate to which tribe [the man who took those things belongs]. Then Yahweh will indicate to which clan from that tribe [the guilty man belongs]. Then Yahweh will indicate to which family he belongs. And then he will indicate which person [in that family took those things].
15 Será que el que sea tomado con lo consagrado será quemado con fuego, él y todo lo que tiene, porque ha transgredido el pacto de Yahvé y porque ha hecho una cosa vergonzosa en Israel.’”
Then the one who has taken some of the things that should have been destroyed will be destroyed in a fire. And everything he owns will be destroyed with him, because he has disobeyed the command that Yahweh gave us and has done something that is disgraceful to us Israeli people.’”
16 Entonces Josué se levantó de madrugada y acercó a Israel por sus tribus. Seleccionó la tribu de Judá.
Early the next morning, Joshua told all the Israeli people to stand before the Sacred Tent, tribe by tribe. [When they did that], Yahweh indicated that a man from the tribe of Judah [was the one who had taken the things].
17 Acercó a la familia de Judá y seleccionó a la familia de los zeraítas. Acercó a la familia de los zeraítas hombre por hombre, y seleccionó a Zabdi.
Then the clans of Judah presented themselves, and Yahweh indicated that someone from the clan of Zerah was the guilty one. Then the families of Zerah’s clan presented themselves, and Yahweh indicated that someone from the family of Zabdi [was the guilty one].
18 Acercó su familia hombre por hombre, y fue seleccionado Acán, hijo de Carmi, hijo de Zabdi, hijo de Zera, de la tribu de Judá.
Then Joshua told the men from that family to present themselves. And Yahweh indicated that Achan was guilty.
19 Josué le dijo a Acán: “Hijo mío, por favor, da gloria a Yahvé, el Dios de Israel, y hazle una confesión. ¡Dime ahora lo que has hecho! No me lo ocultes”.
Then Joshua said to Achan, “Son, tell the truth [IDM]. Confess to Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis [worship, what you have done]. And tell me what you did, and do not try to (conceal anything/prevent me from knowing what you did).”
20 Acán respondió a Josué y dijo: “Verdaderamente he pecado contra Yahvé, el Dios de Israel, y esto es lo que he hecho.
Achan replied, “It is true. I have sinned against Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis [worship].
21 Cuando vi entre el botín un hermoso manto babilónico, doscientos siclos de plata, y una cuña de oro que pesaba cincuenta siclos, entonces los codicié y los tomé. He aquí que están escondidos en el suelo, en medio de mi tienda, con la plata debajo”.
Among the things [in Jericho] that I saw was a beautiful coat from Babylonia. I also saw 200 pieces of silver and some gold that weighed as much as 50 pieces of silver. I wanted those things very much for myself, so I took them. I buried them all in the ground under my tent. You will find them there. The silver is buried under the other things.”
22 Entonces Josué envió mensajeros, y éstos corrieron a la tienda. He aquí que estaba escondida en su tienda, con la plata debajo de ella.
So Joshua sent some men [to find those things]. They ran to Achan’s tent and found all the things hidden there.
23 La sacaron de en medio de la tienda y la llevaron a Josué y a todos los hijos de Israel. Los depositaron ante el Señor.
The men brought them all out of the tent and took them to Joshua and the rest of the Israeli people. Then they spread/laid them out on the ground, where Yahweh could see them.
24 Josué, y todo Israel con él, tomaron a Acán hijo de Zera, la plata, el manto, la cuña de oro, sus hijos, sus hijas, su ganado, sus asnos, sus ovejas, su tienda y todo lo que tenía; y los llevaron al valle de Acor.
Then Joshua and the rest of the people led Achan down to the valley. They also took down there the silver, the coat, the gold, Achan’s [wife and] sons and daughters, and his cattle and donkeys and sheep, and his tent, and everything else that he owned.
25 Josué les dijo: “¿Por qué nos han molestado? El Señor los molestará hoy”. Todo Israel lo apedreó, y los quemaron con fuego y los apedrearon.
Joshua said, “(I do not know why you caused so much trouble for us/You have caused a lot of trouble for us) [RHQ], but now Yahweh will cause trouble for you.” Then all the people threw stones at Achan and his family until they all died. Then the people burned their corpses.
26 Levantaron sobre él un gran montón de piedras que permanece hasta hoy. El Señor se apartó del ardor de su ira. Por eso el nombre de aquel lugar se llamó hasta hoy “Valle de Acor”.
They piled rocks over [the ashes of] their [corpses], and those rocks are still there. That is why that valley is called Trouble Valley. After that, Yahweh was no longer angry [with the Israeli people].
