Josué 7
1 Pero los hijos de Israel desobedecieron las instrucciones, de no tomar de las cosas que estaban destinadas a la destrucción: porque Acán, el hijo de Carmi, el hijo de Zabdi, el hijo de Zera, de la familia de Judá, tomaron de lo maldito, haciendo que el Señor se encolerizara 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 a los hombres de Jericó a Hai, que está al lado de Bet-aven, en el lado este de Bet-el, y les dijo: Suban y busquen en la tierra. Y los hombres subieron y vieron cómo estaban colocados 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 Luego volvieron a Josué y le dijeron: No mandes a todas las personas, sino que unos dos o tres mil hombres suban y ataquen a Hai. No hay necesidad de fatigar a todas las personas yendo allí, ya que es solo una ciudad pequeña.
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 Entonces, cerca de tres mil personas subieron, y fueron enviados en vuelo por 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 mataron a unos treinta y seis de ellos, llevándolos desde antes del pueblo hasta las canteras, y venciéndolos en el camino hacia abajo: y los corazones de la gente se desanimaron y perdieron el valor.
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, en gran dolor, descendió sobre la tierra delante del cofre del pacto hasta la tarde, y todos los jefes de Israel con él, y pusieron 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: Oh Señor Dios, ¿por qué nos has tomado sobre el Jordán solo para entregarnos en manos de los amorreos para nuestra destrucción? ¡Si solo hubiera sido suficiente para nosotros mantenernos 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 Oh Señor, ¿qué voy a decir ahora que Israel se ha rendido ante sus atacantes?
Lord, we Israelis have been defeated by our enemies, so I do not know what to say now [RHQ].
9 Porque cuando lleguen las noticias a los cananeos y a toda la gente de la tierra, ellos subirán, y nos atacarán cortando nuestro nombre de la tierra: ¿y qué harás por el honor de 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 Entonces el SEÑOR dijo a Josué: Levántate; ¿Qué estás haciendo con tu rostro a la tierra?
But Yahweh said to Joshua, “Stand up! Stop lying there with your face on the ground [RHQ]!
11 Israel ha hecho lo malo, pecando contra el acuerdo que hice con ellos: incluso tomaron de lo que estaba destinado a la destrucción; Actuando falsamente como ladrones lo han puesto entre sus bienes.
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 esta razón los hijos de Israel se han rendido, tendrán que huir de sus atacantes, porque están maldecidos: ya no estaré con ustedes, si no apartan la maldición 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 ¡Arriba! santifiquen al pueblo; Diles: Haz que se santifiquen antes de mañana, porque el Señor, el Dios de Israel, ha dicho: Hay algo maldito entre ustedes, oh Israel, y no podrás estar frente a tus atacantes en la lucha hasta que haya sido destruido el anatema de entre 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 Por la mañana debes acercarte, tribu por tribu; y la tribu marcada por el Señor debe acercarse, familia por familia; y la familia marcada por el Señor debe acercarse, casa por casa; y la casa señalada por el Señor debe acercarse, 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 Entonces el hombre que es tomado con la maldición será quemado, con todo lo que es suyo; porque él ha ido en contra el pacto del Señor y ha hecho un acto de vergüenza 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 temprano por la mañana e hizo que Israel viniera antes que él por medio de sus tribus; y la tribu de Judá fue tomada;
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 Entonces hizo que Judá avanzara, y la familia de los Zera fue tomada; e hizo que la familia de los Zera se presentara hombre por hombre; y Zabdi fue tomado;
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 Entonces vino la casa de Zabdi, hombre por hombre, y se tomó a 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 Y Josué dijo a Acán: Hijo mío, da gloria y alabanza al Señor, el Dios de Israel; Dime ahora lo que has hecho, y no me guardes nada.
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 respondiendo Acán, dijo a Josué: En verdad, he hecho algo malo contra el Señor, 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 sus bienes una bella túnica de Babilonia y doscientos siclos de plata, y una masa de oro, cincuenta siclos de peso, fui vencido por el deseo y los tomé; y los escondí en la tierra debajo de mi tienda, y la plata está debajo también.
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 a los hombres rápidamente, y al mirar en su tienda, vieron dónde se había guardado la túnica en secreto con 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 Y los sacaron de la tienda, y volvieron con ellos a Josué y a los hijos de Israel, y los 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 tomaron a Acán, hijo de Zera, y la plata y la túnica y la masa de oro, y sus hijos y sus hijas y sus bueyes y sus asnos y sus ovejas y 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 Y Josué dijo: ¿Por qué nos has disturbado? Hoy el Señor te disturbará. Y todo Israel tomó parte en apedrearlos; los apedrearon hasta la muerte y luego los quemaron con fuego.
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 sobre él pusieron un gran montón de piedras, que está allí hasta hoy; entonces el calor de la ira del Señor fue apaciguado. Así que ese lugar fue nombrado, 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].
