Josué 7
1 Pero los hijos de Israel cometieron prevaricación en el anatema; porque Acán, hijo de Carmi, hijo de Zabdi, hijo de Zera, de la tribu de Judá, tomó del anatema; y la ira del SEÑOR 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 Y Josué envió hombres desde Jericó a Hai, que estaba junto a Bet-avén hacia el oriente de Bet-el; y les habló diciendo: Subid, y reconoced la tierra. Y ellos subieron, y reconocieron 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 Y volviendo a Josué, le dijeron: No suba todo el pueblo, mas suban como dos mil o como tres mil hombres, y tomarán a Hai; no fatigues a todo el pueblo yendo allí, porque 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 Y subieron allá del pueblo como tres mil hombres, los cuales huyeron delante de los de Hai.
So about 3,000 Israeli men went [to attack Ai]. But the men of Ai defeated them badly.
5 Y los de Hai hirieron de ellos como treinta y seis hombres, y los siguieron desde la puerta hasta Sebarim, y los mataron en una bajada; por lo que se disolvió el corazón del pueblo, y vino a ser 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 rompió sus vestidos, y se postró en tierra sobre su rostro delante del arca del SEÑOR hasta la tarde, él y los ancianos de Israel; echando 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 Y Josué dijo: ¡Ah, Señor DIOS! ¿Por qué hiciste pasar a este pueblo el Jordán, para entregarnos en las manos de los amorreos, que nos destruyan? ¡Mejor nos hubiéramos quedado 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 ¡Ay Señor! ¿qué diré, ya que Israel ha vuelto las espaldas delante de 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 moradores de la tierra oirán, y nos cercarán, y raerán nuestro nombre de sobre la tierra; entonces ¿qué harás tú a tu grande 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 Y el SEÑOR 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 ha pecado, y aun han quebrantado mi pacto que yo les había mandado; pues aun han tomado del anatema, y hasta han hurtado, y también han mentido, y aun lo han guardado en sus vasos.
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 esto los hijos de Israel no podrán estar delante de sus enemigos, sino que delante de sus enemigos volverán las espaldas; por cuanto han estado en el anatema; ni estaré más con vosotros, si no destruyereis el anatema de en medio de vosotros.
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 di: Santificaos para mañana, porque el SEÑOR el Dios de Israel dice así: Anatema hay en medio de ti, Israel; no podrás estar delante de tus enemigos, hasta tanto que hayáis quitado el anatema de en medio de vosotros.
“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 Os acercaréis, pues, mañana por vuestras tribus; y la tribu que el SEÑOR tomare, se acercará por sus familias; y la familia que el SEÑOR tomare, se acercará por sus casas; y la casa que el SEÑOR tomare, se acercará por los varones;
‘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 y el que fuere cogido en el anatema, será quemado a fuego, él y todo lo que tiene, por cuanto ha quebrantado el pacto del SEÑOR, y ha cometido maldad 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 Josué, pues, levantándose de mañana, hizo acercar a Israel por sus tribus; y fue tomada 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 y haciendo acercar la tribu de Judá, fue tomada la familia de los de Zera; haciendo luego acercar la familia de los de Zera por los varones, fue tomado 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 e hizo acercar su casa por los varones, y fue tomado 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 Entonces Josué dijo a Acán: Hijo mío, da ahora gloria al SEÑOR el Dios de Israel, y dale alabanza, y declárame ahora lo que has hecho; no me lo encubras.
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, diciendo: Verdaderamente yo he pecado contra el SEÑOR el Dios de Israel, y he hecho así y así.
Achan replied, “It is true. I have sinned against Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis [worship].
21 Que vi entre los despojos un manto babilónico muy bueno, y doscientos siclos de plata, y un lingote de oro de peso de cincuenta siclos; lo cual codicié, y tomé; y he aquí que está escondido debajo de tierra en el medio de mi tienda, y el dinero 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 entonces envió mensajeros, los cuales fueron corriendo a la tienda; y he aquí que todo estaba escondido en su tienda, y el dinero debajo de ello.
So Joshua sent some men [to find those things]. They ran to Achan’s tent and found all the things hidden there.
23 Y tomándolo de en medio de la tienda, lo trajeron a Josué y a todos los hijos de Israel, y lo pusieron delante del 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 Entonces Josué, y todo Israel con él, tomó a Acán hijo de Zera, y el dinero, y el manto, y el lingote de oro, y sus hijos, y sus hijas, y sus bueyes y sus asnos, y sus ovejas, y su tienda, y todo cuanto tenía, y lo llevaron todo 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 dijo Josué: ¿Por qué nos has turbado? Túrbete el SEÑOR en este día. Y todos los israelitas los apedrearon, y los quemaron a fuego, después de apedrearlos con piedras;
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 y levantaron sobre ellos un gran montón de piedras, hasta hoy. Y el SEÑOR se tornó de la ira de su furor. Y por esto fue llamado aquel lugar el 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].
