Siosiua 7
1 Ka naʻe fai hala ʻae fānau ʻa ʻIsileli ʻi he meʻa fakamalaʻia: he ko ʻAkani, ko e foha ʻo Kalimi, ko e foha ʻo Sapiti, ko e foha ʻo Sela ʻoe faʻahinga ʻo Siuta, naʻa ne toʻo ʻae meʻa malaʻia: pea naʻe tupu ai ʻae houhau ʻa Sihova ki he fānau ʻa ʻIsileli.
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 Pea naʻe fekau ʻe Siosiua ʻae kau tangata mei Seliko ki ʻAi, ʻaia ʻoku ʻi he potu ʻo Pete-ʻAveni, ʻi he potu hahake ʻo Peteli, ʻo ne pehē kiate kinautolu, “ʻAlu hake ʻo vakai ki he fonua. Pea naʻe ʻalu hake ʻae kau tangata ʻonau fakasiosio ki ʻAi.”
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 Pea naʻa nau liu mai kia Siosiua, “ʻO nau talaange kiate ia, ʻoua naʻa tuku ke ʻalu hake ʻae kakai kotoa pē; kae tuku ke ʻalu hake ʻae kau tangata ʻe toko ua afe pē ko e toko tolu afe ʻo taaʻi ʻa ʻAi; pea ʻoua naʻa pule ke ʻalu ʻae kakai kotoa pē ki ai he ʻoku nau tokosiʻi pē.”
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 Ko ia naʻe ʻalu hake ki ai ʻi he kakai ʻae kau tangata ʻe toko tolu afe: pea naʻa nau hola mei he ʻao ʻoe kau tangata ʻo ʻAi.
So about 3,000 Israeli men went [to attack Ai]. But the men of Ai defeated them badly.
5 Pea naʻe teʻia ʻiate kinautolu ʻe he kau tangata ʻo ʻAi ʻae kau tangata ʻe toko tolungofulu ma toko ono; he naʻa nau tuli ʻakinautolu mei he ʻao ʻoe matapā ʻo aʻu ki Sepalimi, pea naʻe taaʻi ʻakinautolu ʻi he ʻalu hifo: ko ia naʻe vaivai ai ʻae loto ʻoe kakai, pea hoko ʻo hangē ha vai.
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 Pea naʻe hae ʻe Siosiua hono kofu, pea fakato ia ki he kelekele ki hono mata ʻi he ʻao ʻoe puha ʻo Sihova ʻo aʻu ki he efiafi, ʻaia mo e kau mātuʻa ʻo ʻIsileli, pea naʻe ʻai ʻae efu ki honau ʻulu.
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 Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Siosiua, “ʻOiauē, ʻE Sihova ko e ʻOtua, ko e hā nai kuo ke ʻomi ai ʻae kakai ni, ki he kauvai ni ʻo Sioatani, ke fakatukutukuʻi ʻakimautolu ki he nima ʻoe kakai ʻAmoli, ke fakaʻauha ʻakimautolu? ʻAmusiaange ne mau fiemālie, pea nofomaʻu ʻi he kauvai ʻe taha ʻo Sioatani!
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 ʻE Sihova, ko e hā ʻeku lea ʻe fai, ʻoka fulituʻa ʻa ʻIsileli ʻo Situa ki honau ngaahi fili!
Lord, we Israelis have been defeated by our enemies, so I do not know what to say now [RHQ].
9 He ko e kakai Kēnani ʻoe kakai kotoa pē ʻoe fonua tenau fanongo ki ai, pea tenau ʻāʻi ʻakimautolu, ʻonau motuhi homau hingoa mei māmani: pea ko e hā te ke fai ki ho huafa lahi?”
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 Pea naʻe folofola ʻa Sihova kia Siosiua, ʻo pehē, “Tuʻu hake koe; ko e hā ʻoku ke tokoto ai ki ho mata?
But Yahweh said to Joshua, “Stand up! Stop lying there with your face on the ground [RHQ]!
11 Kuo fai angahala ʻa ʻIsileli, pea kuo nau fai talangataʻa ki heʻeku fuakava ʻaia naʻaku fekau kiate kinautolu: he kuo nau toʻo ʻae meʻa malaʻia, pea kuo nau kaihaʻa, mo fai fakakākā foki, pea kuo nau ʻai ia ki he ngaahi meʻa ʻanautolu.
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 Ko ia naʻe ʻikai faʻa tuʻu ai ʻae fānau ʻa ʻIsileli ʻi he ʻao ʻo honau ngaahi fili, ka naʻe tafoki atu honau tuʻa ki he ʻao ʻo honau ngaahi fili; koeʻuhi kuo fakamalaʻia ʻakinautolu: pea ʻe ʻikai te u toe ʻiate kimoutolu, ʻo kapau ʻe ʻikai te mou fakaʻauha ʻae meʻa kovi meiate kimoutolu.
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 Tuʻu hake, fakamāʻoniʻoniʻi ʻae kakai, mo ke pehē, ‘Fakamāʻoniʻoniʻi ʻakimoutolu ki he ʻapongipongi:’ he ʻoku pehē ʻe Sihova ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻIsileli, ʻE ʻIsileli, ʻoku ʻi loto ʻiate koe ʻae meʻa fakamalaʻia; ʻoku ʻikai te ke faʻa tuʻu ʻi he ʻao ʻo ho ngaahi fili, kaeʻoua ke mou toʻo ʻo ʻave ʻae meʻa fakamalaʻia meiate kimoutolu.
“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 Ko ia, ʻe ʻomi ʻakimoutolu ʻi he pongipongi ʻo fakatatau ki homou ngaahi faʻahinga: pea ʻe pehē, ko e faʻahinga ko ia ʻe fili ʻe Sihova ʻe haʻu ia ʻo fakatatau ki honau ngaahi nofoʻanga: pea ko e nofoʻanga ko ia ʻe fili ʻe Sihova tenau haʻu ʻo fakatatau mo honau ngaahi fale: pea ko e fale ko ia ʻe fili ʻe Sihova tenau haʻu tautau tokotaha pe ʻae tangata.
‘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 Pea ʻe fai pehē, ko ia ʻoku moʻua mo e meʻa malaʻia ʻe tutu ʻaki ia ʻae afi, ʻaia mo e meʻa kotoa pē ʻoku ne maʻu: koeʻuhi kuo fai talangataʻa ia ki he fuakava ʻa Sihova, pea ko e meʻa ʻi heʻene fai angahala ʻi ʻIsileli.”
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 Ko ia naʻe tuʻu hengihengi hake ai ʻa Siosiua ʻi he pongipongi, ʻo ne ʻomi ʻa ʻIsileli ʻi honau ngaahi faʻahinga; pea naʻe fili ʻae faʻahinga ʻo Siuta;
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 Pea ne ʻomi ʻae nofoʻanga ʻo Siuta pea ne fili ʻae fale ʻo Sela: pea ne ʻomi ʻae fale ʻo Sela ʻo tautau tokotaha ʻae tangata; pea naʻe fili ʻa Sapiti.
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 Pea naʻe ʻomi hono kau nofoʻanga ʻo tautau tokotaha ʻae tangata: pea moʻua ʻa ʻAkani, ʻaia ko e foha ʻo Kalimi, ko e foha ʻa Sapiti, ko e foha ʻo Sela, ʻi he faʻahinga ʻo Siuta.
Then Joshua told the men from that family to present themselves. And Yahweh indicated that Achan was guilty.
19 Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Siosiua kia ʻAkani, “ʻE hoku foha, ʻoku ou kole kiate koe, ke ke fakaʻapaʻapa kia Sihova ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻIsileli, mo ke vete kiate ia; pea ke tala mai ni kiate au ʻaia naʻa ke fai; ʻoua naʻa ke fufū ia ʻiate au.”
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 Pea talaange ʻe ʻAkani kia Siosiua, ʻo pehē, “Ko e moʻoni kuo u fai angahala kia Sihova ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻIsileli, pea ʻoku pehē pe, mo pehē pe ʻeku fai:
Achan replied, “It is true. I have sinned against Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis [worship].
21 ʻI heʻeku mamata ʻi he meʻa naʻe vete ki he kofu fakaPapilone matamatalelei, mo e sikeli siliva ʻe uangeau mo e konga koula, ko e sikeli ʻe nimangofulu hono mamafa, ne u manumanu ki ai, peau ʻave ia: pea vakai, kuo fufū ia ʻi he kelekele ʻi hoku loto fale fehikitaki, pea ʻoku ʻi lalo ʻae siliva.”
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 Pea naʻe fekau ʻe Siosiua ʻae kau talafekau, pea naʻa nau feleleʻi ki he fale fehikitaki; pea vakai, naʻe fufū ia ʻi hono fale fehikitaki, pea naʻe ʻi lalo ʻae siliva.
So Joshua sent some men [to find those things]. They ran to Achan’s tent and found all the things hidden there.
23 Pea naʻe toʻo ia mei he loto fale fehikitaki, ʻo ʻomi ia kia Siosiua, pea ki he fānau kotoa pē ʻa ʻIsileli, pea folahi atu ia ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihova.
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 Pea ko Siosiua mo ʻIsileli kotoa pē mo ia, naʻa nau ʻave ʻa ʻAkani, ko e foha ʻo Sela, mo e siliva, mo e kofu, mo e konga koula, mo hono ngaahi foha, mo hono ngaahi ʻofefine, mo ʻene fanga pulu, mo ʻene fanga ʻasi, mo ʻene fanga sipi, mo hono fale fehikitaki, mo ia kotoa pē naʻa ne maʻu: pea nau ʻomi ʻakinautolu ki he luo ko ʻAkoli.
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 Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Siosiua, “Ko e hā kuo ke fakamamahiʻi ai ʻakimautolu? ʻE fakamamahiʻi koe ʻe Sihova he ʻaho ni.” Pea naʻe tolongaki ʻaki ia ʻae ngaahi maka ʻe ʻIsileli kotoa pē, pea naʻe tutu ʻakinautolu ʻaki ʻae afi, hili ʻenau tolongaki ʻakinautolu ʻaki ʻae maka.
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 Pea naʻa nau fokotuʻu ʻi ʻolunga ʻiate ia ʻae fuʻu ʻesi maka lahi ʻoku tuʻu ʻo aʻu ki he ʻaho ni. Pea naʻe tafoki ʻa Sihova mei hono lahi ʻo hono houhau. Ko ia naʻe ui ai ʻae potu ko ia, Ko e luo ʻo ʻAkoli ʻo aʻu ki he ʻaho ni.
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].
