< Josué 7 >

1 Pero los hijos de Israel fueron infieles en cuanto a lo maldito, porque Acán, hijo de Carmi, hijo de Zera, de la tribu de Judá, se apropió de lo maldito, por lo cual la ira de Yavé se encendió 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 hasta Hai, que estaba junto a Betavén, al oriente de Bet-ʼEl, y les dijo: Suban y espíen la tierra. Ellos subieron y espiaron 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 Regresaron a Josué y le dijeron: Que no suba todo el pueblo, sino que suban como 2.000 ó 3.000 hombres y tomen a Hai. No ordenes que todo el pueblo se fatigue al marchar hacia allá, porque ellos 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 De manera que del pueblo subieron allí como 3.000 hombres, pero huyeron de los hombres de Hai.
So about 3,000 Israeli men went [to attack Ai]. But the men of Ai defeated them badly.
5 Éstos mataron a unos 36 hombres. Los persiguieron desde la puerta de su ciudad hasta Sebarim y los derrotaron en la bajada. Y el corazón del pueblo desfalleció 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 Entonces Josué y los ancianos de Israel rasgaron sus ropas y cayeron sobre sus rostros en tierra ante el Arca de Yavé hasta llegar la noche. Se echaron polvo sobre sus cabezas.
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, ʼAdonay Yavé! ¿Por qué ordenaste a este pueblo pasar el Jordán y nos entregaste en las manos de los amorreos para que nos destruya? ¡Ojalá nos hubiéramos quedado a vivir al otro lado 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 ¡Ah, ʼAdonay! ¿Qué puedo decir después que Israel volvió 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 Pues cuando el cananeo y todos los habitantes de esta tierra lo oigan, nos rodearán y cortarán nuestro nombre de la tierra, y ¿qué harás Tú 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 Pero Yavé dijo a Josué: ¡Levántate! ¿Por qué te postras así sobre tu rostro?
But Yahweh said to Joshua, “Stand up! Stop lying there with your face on the ground [RHQ]!
11 Israel pecó. Quebrantó mi Pacto que Yo les ordené. Tomaron de lo maldito y robaron. También mintieron y lo pusieron entre sus enseres.
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 estar erguidos ante ellos, sino que vuelven la espalda ante sus enemigos, por cuanto fueron malditos. Si no destruyen a los malditos de entre ustedes, no continuaré con 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, santifica al pueblo y dí: Santifíquense para mañana, porque Yavé el ʼElohim de Israel dice: ¡Hay un maldito en medio de ti, oh Israel! ¡No podrás hacer frente a tus enemigos hasta que quites lo maldito de en medio de ustedes!
“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 Se acercarán, pues, mañana por la mañana por sus tribus, y la tribu que Yavé tome se acercará por familias, y la familia que Yavé tome se acercará por casas, y la casa que Yavé tome se acercará hombre por hombre.
‘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 El que sea descubierto con las cosas que están bajo maldición, él y su familia serán quemados con todo lo que poseen, por cuanto traspasó el Pacto de Yavé al cometer 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 muy de mañana y acercó a Israel por sus tribus. Y la tribu de Judá fue señalada.
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 tribu de Judá y la familia de los hijos de Zera fue señalada. Luego acercó a los varones de la familia de los hijos de Sera, y Zabdi fue señalado.
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 Mandó que los varones de su familia se acercaran, y Acán, hijo de Carmi, hijo de Zabdi, hijo de Zera, de la tribu de Judá, fue señalado.
Then Joshua told the men from that family to present themselves. And Yahweh indicated that Achan was guilty.
19 Entonces Josué dijo a Acán: Hijo mío, te ruego, ahora da gloria a Yavé ʼElohim de Israel y dale alabanza. Declárame ahora lo que hiciste. 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 Y Acán respondió a Josué: En verdad pequé contra Yavé ʼElohim de Israel, y esto fue lo que hice:
Achan replied, “It is true. I have sinned against Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis [worship].
21 Entre el botín vi un bello manto babilónico, 2,2 kilogramos de plata y una barra de oro de 550 gramos. Los codicié y los tomé. Ahí están escondidos bajo tierra dentro de mi tienda y la plata debajo de ello.
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 Josué envió emisarios, los cuales fueron corriendo a la tienda y, ciertamente, el manto estaba oculto en su tienda, y la plata debajo.
So Joshua sent some men [to find those things]. They ran to Achan’s tent and found all the things hidden there.
23 Los tomaron de dentro de la tienda y los llevaron a Josué y a todos los hijos de Israel. Los pusieron delante de Yavé.
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 tomaron a Acán, hijo de Zera, la plata, el manto y la barra de oro, a sus hijos y sus hijas, sus bueyes, sus asnos, sus ovejas, su tienda y todo lo que poseía, 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 Y Josué le preguntó: ¿Por qué nos perturbaste? ¡Qué Yavé te perturbe hoy! Y todos los israelitas los apedrearon y los quemaron.
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. Yavé se volvió del ardor de su ira. Por eso aquel lugar se llama valle de Acor hasta hoy.
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].

< Josué 7 >