约书亚记 6
Chinese New Version (Traditional)
圍繞耶利哥城
6 耶利哥的城門因以色列人的緣故,就緊緊地關閉,沒有人出入。 2 耶和華對約書亞說:“看,我已經把耶利哥和耶利哥的王,以及英勇的戰士,都交在你的手中了。 3 你們所有能作戰的男丁要圍繞這城,一天圍繞一次,六天都要這樣行; 4 並派七個祭司拿著七個羊角,走在約櫃的前面;到第七天,你們要繞城七次,祭司也要吹角。 5 當羊角吹起長號,你們聽見角聲的時候,全體人民要大聲呼喊,那時城牆就必塌陷;你們各人要向前直衝。”
6 於是嫩的兒子約書亞把祭司召了來,對他們說:“你們要抬起約櫃;並派七個祭司拿著七個羊角,走在耶和華約櫃的前面。” 7 他又對人民說:“你們前去繞城吧,拿武器的人要走在耶和華約櫃的前面。” 8 約書亞吩咐人民以後,七個祭司拿著七個羊角,走在耶和華的前面,並且吹角,耶和華的約櫃在他們後面跟著走。 9 拿武器的人走在吹角的祭司前面,在約櫃後面也有防衛的隊伍跟著走,祭司一面走,一面吹角。 10 約書亞吩咐人民說:“你們不可呼喊,不可讓人聽見你們的聲音,連一句話也不可出口,等到我吩咐你們‘呼喊’的那天,你們才可以呼喊。” 11 這樣,耶和華的約櫃繞城而行,圍繞了一次,眾人就回到營中,在營裡住宿。
12 約書亞清早起來,祭司又抬起耶和華的約櫃。 13 拿著七個羊角的七位祭司,走在耶和華的約櫃前面;一面走,一面吹角;拿武器的人走在他們前面,在耶和華的約櫃後面也有防衛的隊伍跟著走;祭司一面走,一面吹角。 14 第二日,眾人又繞城一次,然後回到營裡去;六日他們都是這樣行。
城牆塌陷
15 到了第七日,清早黎明的時候,他們起來,以同樣的方式繞城七次;只有這一日,他們繞城七次。 16 到了第七次,祭司吹角的時候,約書亞就對人民說:“你們呼喊吧,因為耶和華已經把這城賜給你們了。 17 這城要完全毀滅,城和城中的一切都歸耶和華;只有妓女喇合,和所有與她在家中的都可以存活,因為她收藏了我們派去的使者。 18 不過你們要謹慎,不可取那當毀滅的物,恐怕你們貪心,取了那當毀滅的物,就使以色列營成為當毀滅的,使以色列營遭遇災禍。 19 可是,所有的金銀和銅鐵的器皿,都要歸耶和華為聖,存入耶和華的庫房中。” 20 於是人民呼喊,祭司也吹角。人民聽見角聲的時候,就大聲呼喊,城牆就塌陷了;於是,人民衝入城中,人人向前,把城攻取。 21 他們把城中的一切,無論男女老幼、牛羊和驢,都用刀殺盡。
喇合全家蒙救
22 約書亞對窺探那地的兩個人說:“你們進那妓女的家裡去,照著你們向她所起的誓,把那女人和她所有的一切,都從家裡帶出來。” 23 那兩個年輕密探就進去,把喇合和她的父母、兄弟、她所有的一切,以及她所有的親屬,都領出來,安置在以色列的營外。 24 眾人把城和城中的一切都用火燒了;只有金銀和銅鐵的器皿都放入耶和華聖所的庫房裡。 25 約書亞卻放過妓女喇合和她的父家,以及她所有的一切;她住在以色列中,直到今日,因為她收藏了約書亞派去窺探耶利哥的使者。
凡重建耶利哥城的必受咒詛
26 那時,約書亞要人民起誓,說:“起來重建這耶利哥城的,那人在耶和華面前是可咒可詛的;他立地基的時候必喪長子;他安城門的時候必失幼子。” 27 耶和華與約書亞同在;約書亞的名聲傳遍全地。
约书亚记 6
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)
耶利哥城塌陷
6 耶利哥人害怕以色列人,就把所有的城门都关得紧紧的,无人出入。 2 耶和华对约书亚说:“看啊,我已经把耶利哥、耶利哥王及其英勇的战士都交在你手中了。 3 你所有的军队要每天绕城一圈,连续六天, 4 让七个祭司拿着七个羊角号走在约柜前面。到了第七天,你们要绕城七圈,祭司要吹响号角。 5 当你们听到号角长鸣时,所有的人都要高声吶喊,城墙就会坍塌,众人便可以直冲上去。” 6 嫩的儿子约书亚便召来祭司,对他们说:“你们抬起约柜,派七位祭司拿着七个羊角号走在耶和华的约柜前面。” 7 他又对民众说:“你们要前去绕着城墙走,军队要走在耶和华的约柜前面。”
8 听完约书亚的吩咐,七个祭司便在耶和华面前拿着羊角号边走边吹,耶和华的约柜就跟在他们后面, 9 军队走在吹号的祭司前面,殿后军队跟在约柜后面。祭司一路上吹着号角。 10 约书亚吩咐民众:“在我下令叫你们吶喊以前,谁也不许作声,一句话也不许说。” 11 这样,约书亚使耶和华的约柜绕城一圈,然后众人各自回营休息。
12 第二天,约书亚一早起来,祭司又抬起耶和华的约柜。 13 七个祭司拿着七个羊角号走在耶和华的约柜前面,一边走一边吹角。军队走在祭司前面,殿后军队跟在耶和华的约柜后面。 14 这一天他们又绕城一圈,然后各自回营。六天都是这样。
15 第七天黎明时分,他们起来照样绕城,只是这一天他们绕城走了七次。 16 走到第七次,祭司吹响了号角,约书亚吩咐民众说:“吶喊吧!因为耶和华已经将这城交给你们了。 17 要把这座城和城里所有的东西毁灭,作为献给耶和华之物。只有妓女喇合和她家中所有的人可以活命,因为她曾把我们派去的探子隐藏起来。 18 你们要小心,不可私拿任何应当毁灭的东西,免得你们自取灭亡,并给以色列全营带来灾祸。 19 要把所有的金银和铜铁器皿分别出来献给耶和华,放进耶和华的库房里。” 20 于是,民众听到号角声时,就高声呐喊,城墙便坍塌了。民众便一拥而上,占领了耶利哥城, 21 用刀杀了城里所有的男女老少、牛羊和驴。
22 约书亚对那两个探子说:“你们到那个妓女家里,照着你们向她起过的誓,把她和她的家人都带出来。” 23 于是,那两个年轻探子便进去,把喇合和她的父母、兄弟及所有的亲人都带出来,安置在以色列人的营外。 24 以色列人烧毁全城和城内一切的东西,只把金银和铜铁器皿放在耶和华的库房里。 25 约书亚因为妓女喇合把两个探子隐藏起来,就饶了她和她一家人的性命。他们至今仍住在以色列人当中。
26 之后,约书亚起誓说:
“重建耶利哥城的人必定在耶和华面前受咒诅,
他立地基的时候必死长子,
建城门的时候必丧幼子。”
27 耶和华与约书亚同在,他的声名传遍各地。
約書亞記 6
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)
耶利哥城塌陷
6 耶利哥人害怕以色列人,就把所有的城門都關得緊緊的,無人出入。 2 耶和華對約書亞說:「看啊,我已經把耶利哥、耶利哥王及其英勇的戰士都交在你手中了。 3 你所有的軍隊要每天繞城一圈,連續六天, 4 讓七個祭司拿著七個羊角號走在約櫃前面。到了第七天,你們要繞城七圈,祭司要吹響號角。 5 當你們聽到號角長鳴時,所有的人都要高聲吶喊,城牆就會坍塌,眾人便可以直衝上去。」 6 嫩的兒子約書亞便召來祭司,對他們說:「你們抬起約櫃,派七位祭司拿著七個羊角號走在耶和華的約櫃前面。」 7 他又對民眾說:「你們要前去繞著城牆走,軍隊要走在耶和華的約櫃前面。」
8 聽完約書亞的吩咐,七個祭司便在耶和華面前拿著羊角號邊走邊吹,耶和華的約櫃就跟在他們後面, 9 軍隊走在吹號的祭司前面,殿後軍隊跟在約櫃後面。祭司一路上吹著號角。 10 約書亞吩咐民眾:「在我下令叫你們吶喊以前,誰也不許作聲,一句話也不許說。」 11 這樣,約書亞使耶和華的約櫃繞城一圈,然後眾人各自回營休息。
12 第二天,約書亞一早起來,祭司又抬起耶和華的約櫃。 13 七個祭司拿著七個羊角號走在耶和華的約櫃前面,一邊走一邊吹角。軍隊走在祭司前面,殿後軍隊跟在耶和華的約櫃後面。 14 這一天他們又繞城一圈,然後各自回營。六天都是這樣。
15 第七天黎明時分,他們起來照樣繞城,只是這一天他們繞城走了七次。 16 走到第七次,祭司吹響了號角,約書亞吩咐民眾說:「吶喊吧!因為耶和華已經將這城交給你們了。 17 要把這座城和城裡所有的東西毀滅,作為獻給耶和華之物。只有妓女喇合和她家中所有的人可以活命,因為她曾把我們派去的探子隱藏起來。 18 你們要小心,不可私拿任何應當毀滅的東西,免得你們自取滅亡,並給以色列全營帶來災禍。 19 要把所有的金銀和銅鐵器皿分別出來獻給耶和華,放進耶和華的庫房裡。」 20 於是,民眾聽到號角聲時,就高聲呐喊,城牆便坍塌了。民眾便一擁而上,佔領了耶利哥城, 21 用刀殺了城裡所有的男女老少、牛羊和驢。
22 約書亞對那兩個探子說:「你們到那個妓女家裡,照著你們向她起過的誓,把她和她的家人都帶出來。」 23 於是,那兩個年輕探子便進去,把喇合和她的父母、兄弟及所有的親人都帶出來,安置在以色列人的營外。 24 以色列人燒毀全城和城內一切的東西,只把金銀和銅鐵器皿放在耶和華的庫房裡。 25 約書亞因為妓女喇合把兩個探子隱藏起來,就饒了她和她一家人的性命。他們至今仍住在以色列人當中。
26 之後,約書亞起誓說:
「重建耶利哥城的人必定在耶和華面前受咒詛,
他立地基的時候必死長子,
建城門的時候必喪幼子。」
27 耶和華與約書亞同在,他的聲名傳遍各地。
Joshua 6
New English Translation
6 Now Jericho was shut tightly[a] because of the Israelites. No one was allowed to leave or enter.[b] 2 The Lord told Joshua, “See, I am about to defeat Jericho for you,[c] along with its king and its warriors. 3 Have all the warriors march around the city one time;[d] do this for six days. 4 Have seven priests carry seven rams’ horns[e] in front of the ark. On the seventh day march around the city seven times, while the priests blow the horns. 5 When you hear the signal from the ram’s horn,[f] have the whole army give a loud battle cry.[g] Then the city wall will collapse,[h] and the warriors should charge straight ahead.”[i]
6 So Joshua son of Nun summoned the priests and instructed them, “Pick up the ark of the covenant, and seven priests must carry seven rams’ horns in front of the ark of the Lord.” 7 And he told[j] the army,[k] “Move ahead[l] and march around the city, with armed troops going ahead of the ark of the Lord.”
8 When Joshua gave the army its orders,[m] the seven priests carrying the seven rams’ horns before the Lord moved ahead and blew the horns as the ark of the covenant of the Lord followed behind. 9 Armed troops marched ahead of the priests blowing the horns, while the rear guard followed along behind the ark blowing rams’ horns. 10 Now Joshua had instructed the army,[n] “Do not give a battle cry[o] or raise your voices; say nothing[p] until the day I tell you, ‘Give the battle cry.’[q] Then give the battle cry!”[r] 11 So Joshua made sure they marched the ark of the Lord around the city one time.[s] Then they went back to the camp and spent the night there.[t]
12 Bright and early the next morning Joshua had the priests pick up the ark of the Lord.[u] 13 The seven priests carrying the seven rams’ horns before the ark of the Lord marched along blowing their horns. Armed troops marched ahead of them, while the rear guard followed along behind the ark of the Lord blowing rams’ horns. 14 They marched around the city one time on the second day, then returned to the camp. They did this six days in all.
15 On the seventh day they were up at the crack of dawn[v] and marched around the city as before—only this time they marched around it seven times.[w] 16 The seventh time around, the priests blew the rams’ horns, and Joshua told the army,[x] “Give the battle cry,[y] for the Lord is handing the city over to you![z] 17 The city and all that is in it must be set apart for the Lord;[aa] only Rahab the prostitute and all who are with her in her house will live, because she hid the spies[ab] we sent. 18 But be careful when you are setting apart the riches for God. If you take any of it, then you will make the Israelite camp subject to annihilation and cause a disaster.[ac] 19 All the silver and gold, as well as bronze and iron items, belong to the Lord.[ad] They must go into the Lord’s treasury.”
20 The rams’ horns sounded,[ae] and when the army[af] heard the signal,[ag] they gave a loud battle cry.[ah] The wall collapsed,[ai] and the warriors charged straight ahead into the city and captured it.[aj] 21 They annihilated with the sword everything that breathed in the city,[ak] including men and women, young and old, as well as cattle, sheep, and donkeys. 22 Joshua told the two men who had spied on the land, “Enter the prostitute’s house[al] and bring out the woman and all who belong to her as you promised her.”[am] 23 So the young spies went and brought out Rahab, her father, mother, brothers, and all who belonged to her. They brought out her whole family and took them to a place outside[an] the Israelite camp. 24 But they burned[ao] the city and all that was in it, except for the silver, gold, and bronze and iron items they put in the treasury of the Lord’s house.[ap] 25 Yet Joshua spared[aq] Rahab the prostitute, her father’s family,[ar] and all who belonged to her. She lives in Israel[as] to this very day because she hid the messengers Joshua sent to spy on Jericho. 26 At that time Joshua made this solemn declaration:[at] “The man who attempts to rebuild[au] this city of Jericho[av] will stand condemned before the Lord.[aw] He will lose his firstborn son when he lays its foundations and his youngest son when he erects its gates!”[ax] 27 The Lord was with Joshua and he became famous throughout the land.[ay]
Footnotes
- Joshua 6:1 tn Heb “was shutting and shut up.” HALOT 743 s.v. I סגר paraphrases, “blocking [any way of access] and blocked [against any who would leave].”
- Joshua 6:1 tn Heb “there was no one going out and there was no one coming in.”
- Joshua 6:2 tn Heb “I have given into your hand Jericho.” The Hebrew verb נָתַתִּי (natatti, “I have given”) is probably best understood as a perfect of certitude, indicating the certainty of the action. The Hebrew pronominal suffix “your” is singular, being addressed to Joshua as the leader and representative of the nation. To convey to the modern reader what is about to happen and who is doing it, the translation “I am about to defeat Jericho for you” has been used.
- Joshua 6:3 tn Heb “and go around the city, all [you] men of war, encircling the city one time.” The Hebrew verb וְסַבֹּתֶם (vesabbotem, “and go around”) is plural, being addressed to the whole army.
- Joshua 6:4 tn Heb “rams’ horns, trumpets.”
- Joshua 6:5 tn Heb “and it will be at the sounding of the horn, the ram’s horn, when you hear the sound of the ram’s horn.” The text of Josh 6:5 seems to be unduly repetitive, so for the sake of English style and readability, it is best to streamline the text here. The reading in the Hebrew looks like a conflation of variant readings, with the second (“when you hear the sound of the ram’s horn”) being an interpolation that assimilates the text to verse 20 (“when the army heard the sound of the horn”). Note that the words “when you hear the sound of the ram’s horn” do not appear in the LXX of verse 5.
- Joshua 6:5 tn Heb “all the people will shout with a loud shout.”
- Joshua 6:5 tn Heb “fall in its place.”
- Joshua 6:5 tn Heb “and the people will go up, each man straight ahead.”
- Joshua 6:7 tn An alternative reading is “and they said.” In this case the subject is indefinite and the verb should be translated as passive, “[the army] was told.”
- Joshua 6:7 tn Heb “the people.”
- Joshua 6:7 tn Heb “pass by.”
- Joshua 6:8 tn Heb “when Joshua spoke to the people.”
- Joshua 6:10 tn Heb “the people.”
- Joshua 6:10 tn Or “the shout.”
- Joshua 6:10 tn Heb “do not let a word come out of your mouths.”
- Joshua 6:10 tn Or “the shout.”
- Joshua 6:10 tn Or “the shout.”
- Joshua 6:11 tn Heb “and he made the ark of the Lord go around the city, encircling one time.”
- Joshua 6:11 tn Heb “and they entered the camp and spent the night in the camp.”
- Joshua 6:12 tn Heb “Joshua rose early in the morning and the priests picked up the ark of the Lord.”
- Joshua 6:15 tn Heb “On the seventh day they rose early, when the dawn ascended.”
- Joshua 6:15 tn Heb “and they went around the city according to this manner seven times, only on that day they went around the city seven times.”
- Joshua 6:16 tn Heb “the people.”
- Joshua 6:16 tn Or “the shout.”
- Joshua 6:16 tn Heb “for the Lord has given to you the city.” The verbal form is a perfect, probably indicating certitude here.
- Joshua 6:17 tn Or “dedicated to the Lord.”sn To make the city set apart for the Lord would involve annihilating all the people and animals and placing its riches in the Lord’s treasury (vv. 19, 21, 24).
- Joshua 6:17 tn Heb “messengers.”
- Joshua 6:18 tn Heb “Only you keep [away] from what is set apart [to God] so that you might not, as you are setting [it] apart, take some of what is set apart [to God] and turn the camp of Israel into what is set apart [to destruction by God] and bring trouble on it.”
- Joshua 6:19 tn Heb “it is holy to the Lord.”
- Joshua 6:20 tc Heb “and the people shouted and they blew the rams’ horns.” The initial statement (“and the people shouted”) seems premature, since the verse goes on to explain that the battle cry followed the blowing of the horns. The statement has probably been accidentally duplicated from what follows. It is omitted in the LXX.
- Joshua 6:20 tn Heb “the people.”
- Joshua 6:20 tn Heb “the sound of the horn.”
- Joshua 6:20 tn Heb “they shouted with a loud shout.”
- Joshua 6:20 tn Heb “fell in its place.”
- Joshua 6:20 tn Heb “and the people went up into the city, each one straight ahead, and they captured the city.”
- Joshua 6:21 tn Heb “all which was in the city.”
- Joshua 6:22 tn Heb “the house of the woman, the prostitute.”
- Joshua 6:22 tn Heb “and bring out from there the woman and all who belong to her as you swore on oath to her.”
- Joshua 6:23 tn Or “placed them outside.”
- Joshua 6:24 tn The Hebrew text adds “with fire.”
- Joshua 6:24 tn Heb “the treasury of the house of the Lord.” Technically the Lord did not have a “house” yet, so perhaps this refers to the tabernacle using later terminology.
- Joshua 6:25 tn Heb “kept alive.”
- Joshua 6:25 tn Heb the house of her father.”
- Joshua 6:25 tn Or “among the Israelites”; Heb “in the midst of Israel.”
- Joshua 6:26 tn Normally the Hiphil of שָׁבַע (shavaʿ) has a causative sense (“make [someone] take an oath”; see Josh 2:17, 20), but here (see also Josh 23:7) no object is stated or implied. If Joshua is calling divine judgment down upon the one who attempts to rebuild Jericho, then “make a solemn appeal [to God as judge]” or “pronounce a curse” would be an appropriate translation. However, the tone seems stronger. Joshua appears to be announcing the certain punishment of the violator. 1 Kgs 16:34, which records the fulfillment of Joshua’s prediction, supports this. Casting Joshua in a prophetic role, it refers to Joshua’s statement as the “word of the Lord” spoken through Joshua.
- Joshua 6:26 tn Heb “rises up and builds.”
- Joshua 6:26 tc The LXX omits “Jericho.” It is probably a scribal addition.
- Joshua 6:26 tn The Hebrew phrase אָרוּר לִפְנֵי יְהוָה (ʾarur lifne yehvah, “cursed [i.e., condemned] before the Lord”) also occurs in 1 Sam 26:19.
- Joshua 6:26 tn Heb “With his firstborn he will lay its foundations and with his youngest he will erect its gates.” The Hebrew verb יַצִּיב (yatsiv, “he will erect”) is imperfect, not jussive, suggesting Joshua’s statement is a prediction, not an imprecation.
- Joshua 6:27 tn Heb “and the report about him was in all the land.” The Hebrew term אֶרֶץ (ʾerets, “land”) may also be translated “earth.”
Joshua 6
Complete Jewish Bible
6 Yericho had completely barricaded its gates against the people of Isra’el — no one left, and no one entered. 2 Adonai said to Y’hoshua, “I have handed Yericho over to you, including its king and his warriors. 3 You are to encircle the city with all your soldiers and march around it once. Do this for six days. 4 Seven cohanim are to carry seven shofars in front of the ark. On the seventh day you are to march around the city seven times, and the cohanim will blow the shofars. 5 Then they are to blow a long blast on the shofar. On hearing the sound of the shofar, all the people are to shout as loudly as they can; and the wall of the city will fall down flat. Then the people are to go up into the city, each one straight from where he stands.”
6 Y’hoshua the son of Nun called the cohanim and told them, “Take up the ark for the covenant, and have seven cohanim carry seven shofars ahead of the ark of Adonai.” 7 To the people he said, “Move on, encircle the city, and have the army march ahead of the ark of Adonai.” 8 When Y’hoshua had spoken to the people, the seven cohanim carrying the seven shofars before Adonai passed on and blew on the shofars, with the ark for the covenant of Adonai following them. 9 The fighting men went ahead of the cohanim blowing the shofars, while the rearguard marched after the ark, with incessant blowing on the shofars. 10 Y’hoshua gave this order to the people: “Don’t shout, don’t let your voice be heard, don’t let a single word out of your mouth until the day I tell you to shout; then you will shout.”
11 So he had the ark of Adonai make a circle around the city, going around it once; then they returned to camp and stayed in the camp. 12 The next morning Y’hoshua got up early, and the cohanim took up the ark of Adonai. 13 The seven cohanim carrying the seven shofars ahead of the ark of Adonai went on, continually blowing on their shofars, with the fighting men marching ahead of them and the rearguard following after the ark of Adonai; all the while the blowing on the shofars was incessant. 14 The second day, they went around the city once and returned to camp. They did the same for six days.
15 On the seventh day, they got up early, at sunrise, and went around the city in the same way seven times. That was the only day they encircled the city seven times. 16 The seventh time, when the cohanim blew on their shofars, Y’hoshua said to the people, “Shout! because Adonai has given you the city! 17 But the city and everything in it is to be set aside for Adonai and therefore to be destroyed completely; only Rachav the prostitute is to be spared, she and everyone with her in her house, because she hid the messengers we sent. 18 So you, keep clear of everything reserved for destruction. If you bring a curse on yourselves by taking anything set aside to be destroyed, you will bring a curse on the whole camp of Isra’el and cause great distress there. 19 All the silver and gold, and all the brass and iron utensils are to be separated out for Adonai and added to the treasury of Adonai.”
20 So the people shouted, with the shofars blowing. When the people heard the sound of the shofars, the people let out a great shout; and the wall fell down flat; so that the people went up into the city, each one straight ahead of him; and they captured the city. 21 They completely destroyed everything in the city with the sword — men and women, young and old, cattle, sheep and donkeys.
22 Y’hoshua said to the two men who had reconnoitered the land, “Go into the prostitute’s house and bring the woman out with all that she has, as you swore to her.” 23 The young men, the spies, went in and brought out Rachav with her father, mother, brothers and all she had; they brought out all her relatives and put them safely outside the camp of Isra’el.
24 Then they burned the city to ashes with everything in it, except for the silver, the gold and the brass and iron utensils, which they put in the treasury of the house of Adonai. 25 But Y’hoshua spared Rachav the prostitute, her father’s household and everything she had; and she has continued living with Isra’el from then until now; because she hid the messengers Y’hoshua had sent to reconnoiter Yericho. 26 Y’hoshua then made the people take this oath: “A curse before Adonai on anyone who rises up and rebuilds this city of Yericho: he will lay its foundation with the loss of his firstborn son and set up its gates with the loss of his youngest son.” 27 So Adonai was with Y’hoshua, and people heard about him throughout the land.
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