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Joshua 7
Christian Standard Bible
Joshua 7
Christian Standard Bible
Defeat at Ai
7 The Israelites, however, were unfaithful(A) regarding the things set apart for destruction. Achan son of Carmi, son of Zabdi, son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took some of what was set apart, and the Lord’s anger burned against the Israelites.
2 Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is near Beth-aven,(B) east of Bethel, and told them, “Go up and scout the land.” So the men went up and scouted Ai.
3 After returning to Joshua they reported to him, “Don’t send all the people, but send about two thousand or three thousand[a] men to attack Ai. Since the people of Ai are so few, don’t wear out all our people there.” 4 So about three thousand men[b] went up there, but they fled from the men of Ai.(C) 5 The men of Ai struck down about thirty-six of them and chased them from outside the city gate to the quarries,[c] striking them down on the descent. As a result, the people lost heart.[d](D)
6 Then Joshua tore his clothes and fell facedown to the ground before the ark of the Lord until evening,(E) as did the elders of Israel; they all put dust on their heads.(F) 7 “Oh, Lord God,” Joshua said, “why did you ever bring these people across the Jordan to hand us over to the Amorites for our destruction? If only we had been content to remain on the other side of the Jordan! 8 What can I say, Lord, now that Israel has turned its back and run from its enemies? 9 When the Canaanites and all who live in the land hear about this, they will surround us and wipe out our name from the earth.(G) Then what will you do about your great name?” (H)
10 The Lord then said to Joshua, “Stand up! Why have you fallen facedown? 11 Israel has sinned. They have violated my covenant that I appointed for them. They have taken some of what was set apart. They have stolen, deceived, and put those things with their own belongings.(I) 12 This is why the Israelites cannot stand against their enemies. They will turn their backs and run from their enemies, because they have been set apart for destruction.(J) I will no longer be with you unless you remove from among you what is set apart.
13 “Go and consecrate the people. Tell them to consecrate themselves for tomorrow,(K) for this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: There are things that are set apart among you, Israel. You will not be able to stand against your enemies until you remove what is set apart. 14 In the morning, present yourselves tribe by tribe. The tribe the Lord selects is to come forward clan by clan. The clan the Lord selects is to come forward family by family. The family the Lord selects is to come forward man by man. 15 The one who is caught with the things set apart must be burned, along with everything he has, because he has violated the Lord’s covenant and committed an outrage in Israel.”(L)
Achan Judged
16 Joshua got up early the next morning. He had Israel come forward tribe by tribe, and the tribe of Judah was selected. 17 He had the clans of Judah come forward, and the Zerahite clan was selected. He had the Zerahite clan come forward by heads of families,[e] and Zabdi was selected. 18 He then had Zabdi’s family come forward man by man, and Achan son of Carmi, son of Zabdi, son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was selected.
19 So Joshua said to Achan, “My son, give glory to the Lord, the God of Israel,(M) and make a confession to him.[f] I urge you, tell me what you have done. Don’t hide anything from me.”
20 Achan replied to Joshua, “It is true. I have sinned against the Lord, the God of Israel.(N) This is what I did: 21 When I saw among the spoils a beautiful cloak from Babylon,[g] five pounds[h] of silver, and a bar of gold weighing a pound and a quarter,[i] I coveted them and took them.(O) You can see for yourself. They are concealed in the ground inside my tent, with the silver under the cloak.” 22 So Joshua sent messengers who ran to the tent, and there was the cloak, concealed in his tent, with the silver underneath. 23 They took the things from inside the tent, brought them to Joshua and all the Israelites, and spread them out in the Lord’s presence.
24 Then Joshua and all Israel with him took Achan son of Zerah, the silver, the cloak, and the bar of gold, his sons and daughters, his ox, donkey, and sheep, his tent, and all that he had, and brought them up to the Valley of Achor.(P) 25 Joshua said, “Why have you brought us trouble?(Q) Today the Lord will bring you trouble!” So all Israel stoned them[j] to death. They burned their bodies, threw stones on them, 26 and raised over him a large pile of rocks that remains still today.(R) Then the Lord turned from his burning anger. Therefore that place is called the Valley of Achor[k] still today.
Joshua 7
EasyEnglish Bible
Joshua 7
EasyEnglish Bible
The sin of Achan
7 The Israelites did not obey what Joshua had said about the valuable things that belonged to God. Achan took some of these things for himself. He was Carmi's son, who was the son of Zimri, who was the son of Zerah. They were from the tribe of Judah. The Lord was very angry with the Israelites.
2 Joshua sent some men to go from Jericho to Ai. That is a city near to Beth Aven, and east of Bethel. He said to the men, ‘Go up and look at the land near there secretly.’ So the men went to Ai to see what they could discover. 3 The men came back and they said to Joshua, ‘There are not many men in Ai. Do not send our whole army to attack it. 2,000 or 3,000 men will be enough to take the city.’
4 So about 3,000 Israelite men went to attack Ai. But the men of Ai made them run away. 5 They chased the Israelites away from the gate of the city and they killed about 36 Israelite soldiers. They chased them down the hill as far as Shebarim. They killed the Israelites as they ran down the hill. When the people of Israel heard this, they became very frightened.
6 Joshua was so upset that he tore his clothes. He fell with his face to the ground in front of the Lord's Covenant Box. He stayed there until evening time, together with the Israelite leaders. They all put dirt on their heads.[a] 7 Joshua said, ‘Almighty Lord, why did you ever bring us over the Jordan River? Did you bring us here so that the Amorites could destroy us? It would have been better for us to stay on the other side of the Jordan! 8 Now our army has had to run away from our enemies! Lord, there is nothing more for me to say! 9 The Canaanites and the other tribes who live in this land will hear about what has happened. They will come to attack us and they will completely destroy us all. If that happens, nobody will ever respect your great name again!’
10 The Lord said to Joshua, ‘Stand up! Why are you lying there on the ground? 11 Israel has done a bad thing. They have not obeyed the command of the covenant that I made with them. That have taken for themselves some of the valuable things that belong to me. They have taken them and they have tried to deceive me. They have hidden them among their own things. 12 That is why the Israelites are running away from their enemies. They themselves must now be destroyed because they belong to me. If you want me to continue to help you, you must destroy everything that belongs to me. You should not have taken those valuable things for yourselves.
13 So stand up now! Tell the people to make themselves clean. Make yourselves ready! Tomorrow you will come to stand in front of me. I, the Lord God of Israel tell you, “Israelite people, you have kept some of the things that I told you to destroy. You will not win against your enemies until you have removed those things!” 14 In the morning, tell the Israelites to come to me, one tribe at a time. I will choose one tribe. The clans of that tribe will come in front of me, one clan at a time. I will choose one clan. Then the families of that clan will come in front of me, family by family. I will choose one family. Then the men of that family will come to stand in front of me, one by one. 15 Then I will show you which man has taken the things that belong to me. You must kill that man and burn his body. You must kill him and everything that he has, together with all his family. He has done a very bad thing that no Israelite should ever do. He has turned against the covenant that I made with my people.’
16 Early the next morning, Joshua told the tribes to come and stand in front of the Lord. They came one tribe at a time. The Lord chose the tribe of Judah. 17 Then clans of the tribe of Judah came, one clan at a time. The Lord chose Zerah's clan. Families from Zerah's clan then came, one family at a time. The Lord chose Zimri's family. 18 Joshua then made each man from Zimri's family come, one by one. The Lord chose Achan, son of Carmi, son of Zimri, son of Zerah, from the tribe of Judah.
19 Then Joshua said to Achan, ‘My son, tell the truth, to show that you respect the Lord, Israel's God. Tell me what you have done. Do not try to deceive me.’
20 Achan replied, ‘It is true! I have done a bad thing against the Lord, Israel's God. This is what I have done. 21 I found a beautiful coat from Babylon, and I found 200 silver coins, and a piece of gold that weighed half a kilogram. I wanted them so much that I took them for myself. I hid them in the ground in my tent. The silver coins are under the other things.’
22 So Joshua sent some men to go to Achan's tent. They ran there and they found the things that Achan had hidden. The silver coins were under the other things. 23 The men took the things out from the tent. They brought them to Joshua and all the other Israelites. They put them all on the ground in front of the Lord.
24 Then Joshua and all the people took Achan, the son of Zerah, and the silver coins, the coat, and the heavy piece of gold. They also took his sons, his daughters, and his cows, sheep and donkeys. They took all his things to Achor valley.[b] 25 Joshua said, ‘Why did you cause so much trouble to come to us? The Lord will certainly give you trouble today!’
Then all the Israelites threw stones at him until he died. They also killed his family and they burned all the bodies. 26 They put a big heap of stones over him. They are still there today. That is why the place is still called ‘Trouble Valley’. Then the Lord was not angry with his people any more.
約 書 亞 記 7
Chinese Union Version (Traditional)
約 書 亞 記 7
Chinese Union Version (Traditional)
7 以 色 列 人 在 當 滅 的 物 上 犯 了 罪 ； 因 為 猶 大 支 派 中 ， 謝 拉 的 曾 孫 ， 撒 底 的 孫 子 ， 迦 米 的 兒 子 亞 干 取 了 當 滅 的 物 ； 耶 和 華 的 怒 氣 就 向 以 色 列 人 發 作 。
2 當 下 ， 約 書 亞 從 耶 利 哥 打 發 人 往 伯 特 利 東 邊 、 靠 近 伯 亞 文 的 艾 城 去 ， 吩 咐 他 們 說 ： 你 們 上 去 窺 探 那 地 。 他 們 就 上 去 窺 探 艾 城 。
3 他 們 回 到 約 書 亞 那 裡 ， 對 他 說 ： 眾 民 不 必 都 上 去 ， 只 要 二 三 千 人 上 去 就 能 攻 取 艾 城 ； 不 必 勞 累 眾 民 都 去 ， 因 為 那 裡 的 人 少 。
4 於 是 民 中 約 有 三 千 人 上 那 裡 去 ， 竟 在 艾 城 人 面 前 逃 跑 了 。
5 艾 城 的 人 擊 殺 了 他 們 三 十 六 人 ， 從 城 門 前 追 趕 他 們 ， 直 到 示 巴 琳 ， 在 下 坡 殺 敗 他 們 ； 眾 民 的 心 就 消 化 如 水 。
6 約 書 亞 便 撕 裂 衣 服 ； 他 和 以 色 列 的 長 老 把 灰 撒 在 頭 上 ， 在 耶 和 華 的 約 櫃 前 俯 伏 在 地 ， 直 到 晚 上 。
7 約 書 亞 說 ： 哀 哉 ！ 主 耶 和 華 阿 ， 你 為 甚 麼 竟 領 這 百 姓 過 約 但 河 ， 將 我 們 交 在 亞 摩 利 人 的 手 中 ， 使 我 們 滅 亡 呢 ？ 我 們 不 如 住 在 約 但 河 那 邊 倒 好 。
8 主 阿 ， 以 色 列 人 既 在 仇 敵 面 前 轉 背 逃 跑 ， 我 還 有 甚 麼 可 說 的 呢 ？
9 迦 南 人 和 這 地 一 切 的 居 民 聽 見 了 就 必 圍 困 我 們 ， 將 我 們 的 名 從 地 上 除 滅 。 那 時 你 為 你 的 大 名 要 怎 樣 行 呢 ？
10 耶 和 華 吩 咐 約 書 亞 說 ： 起 來 ！ 你 為 何 這 樣 俯 伏 在 地 呢 ？
11 以 色 列 人 犯 了 罪 ， 違 背 了 我 所 吩 咐 他 們 的 約 ， 取 了 當 滅 的 物 ； 又 偷 竊 ， 又 行 詭 詐 ， 又 把 那 當 滅 的 放 在 他 們 的 家 具 裡 。
12 因 此 ， 以 色 列 人 在 仇 敵 面 前 站 立 不 住 。 他 們 在 仇 敵 面 前 轉 背 逃 跑 ， 是 因 成 了 被 咒 詛 的 ； 你 們 若 不 把 當 滅 的 物 從 你 們 中 間 除 掉 ， 我 就 不 再 與 你 們 同 在 了 。
13 你 起 來 ， 叫 百 姓 自 潔 ， 對 他 們 說 ： 你 們 要 自 潔 ， 預 備 明 天 ， 因 為 耶 和 華 ─ 以 色 列 的 神 這 樣 說 ： 以 色 列 阿 ， 你 們 中 間 有 當 滅 的 物 ， 你 們 若 不 除 掉 ， 在 仇 敵 面 前 必 站 立 不 住 ！
14 到 了 早 晨 ， 你 們 要 按 著 支 派 近 前 來 ； 耶 和 華 所 取 的 支 派 ， 要 按 著 宗 族 近 前 來 ； 耶 和 華 所 取 的 宗 族 ， 要 按 著 家 室 近 前 來 ； 耶 和 華 所 取 的 家 室 ， 要 按 著 人 丁 ， 一 個 一 個 的 近 前 來 。
15 被 取 的 人 有 當 滅 的 物 在 他 那 裡 ， 他 和 他 所 有 的 必 被 火 焚 燒 ； 因 他 違 背 了 耶 和 華 的 約 ， 又 因 他 在 以 色 列 中 行 了 愚 妄 的 事 。
16 於 是 ， 約 書 亞 清 早 起 來 ， 使 以 色 列 人 按 著 支 派 近 前 來 ， 取 出 來 的 是 猶 大 支 派 ；
17 使 猶 大 支 派 （ 原 文 是 宗 族 ） 近 前 來 ， 就 取 了 謝 拉 的 宗 族 ； 使 謝 拉 的 宗 族 ， 按 著 家 室 人 丁 ， 一 個 一 個 的 近 前 來 ， 取 出 來 的 是 撒 底 ；
18 使 撒 底 的 家 室 ， 按 著 人 丁 ， 一 個 一 個 的 近 前 來 ， 就 取 出 猶 大 支 派 的 人 謝 拉 的 曾 孫 ， 撒 底 的 孫 子 ， 迦 米 的 兒 子 亞 干 。
19 約 書 亞 對 亞 干 說 ： 我 兒 ， 我 勸 你 將 榮 耀 歸 給 耶 和 華 ─ 以 色 列 的 神 ， 在 他 面 前 認 罪 ， 將 你 所 做 的 事 告 訴 我 ， 不 要 向 我 隱 瞞 。
20 亞 干 回 答 約 書 亞 說 ： 我 實 在 得 罪 了 耶 和 華 ─ 以 色 列 的 神 。 我 所 做 的 事 如 此 如 此 ：
21 我 在 所 奪 的 財 物 中 看 見 一 件 美 好 的 示 拿 衣 服 ， 二 百 舍 客 勒 銀 子 ， 一 條 金 子 重 五 十 舍 客 勒 ， 我 就 貪 愛 這 些 物 件 ， 便 拿 去 了 。 現 今 藏 在 我 帳 棚 內 的 地 裡 ， 銀 子 在 衣 服 底 下 。
22 約 書 亞 就 打 發 人 跑 到 亞 干 的 帳 棚 裡 。 那 件 衣 服 果 然 藏 在 他 帳 棚 內 ， 銀 子 在 底 下 。
23 他 們 就 從 帳 棚 裡 取 出 來 ， 拿 到 約 書 亞 和 以 色 列 眾 人 那 裡 ， 放 在 耶 和 華 面 前 。
24 約 書 亞 和 以 色 列 眾 人 把 謝 拉 的 曾 孫 亞 干 和 那 銀 子 、 那 件 衣 服 、 那 條 金 子 ， 並 亞 干 的 兒 女 、 牛 、 驢 、 羊 、 帳 棚 ， 以 及 他 所 有 的 ， 都 帶 到 亞 割 谷 去 。
25 約 書 亞 說 ： 你 為 甚 麼 連 累 我 們 呢 ？ 今 日 耶 和 華 必 叫 你 受 連 累 。 於 是 以 色 列 眾 人 用 石 頭 打 死 他 ， 將 石 頭 扔 在 其 上 ， 又 用 火 焚 燒 他 所 有 的 （ 他 所 有 的 原 文 作 他 們 ） 。
26 眾 人 在 亞 干 身 上 堆 成 一 大 堆 石 頭 ， 直 存 到 今 日 。 於 是 耶 和 華 轉 意 ， 不 發 他 的 烈 怒 。 因 此 那 地 方 名 叫 亞 割 谷 （ 亞 割 就 是 連 累 的 意 思 ） ， 直 到 今 日 。
Joshua 7
New International Version
Joshua 7
New International Version
Achan’s Sin
7 But the Israelites were unfaithful in regard to the devoted things[a];(A) Achan(B) son of Karmi, the son of Zimri,[b] the son of Zerah,(C) of the tribe of Judah,(D) took some of them. So the Lord’s anger burned(E) against Israel.(F)
2 Now Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai,(G) which is near Beth Aven(H) to the east of Bethel,(I) and told them, “Go up and spy out(J) the region.” So the men went up and spied out Ai.
3 When they returned to Joshua, they said, “Not all the army will have to go up against Ai. Send two or three thousand men to take it and do not weary the whole army, for only a few people live there.” 4 So about three thousand went up; but they were routed by the men of Ai,(K) 5 who killed about thirty-six(L) of them. They chased the Israelites from the city gate as far as the stone quarries and struck them down on the slopes. At this the hearts of the people melted in fear(M) and became like water.
6 Then Joshua tore his clothes(N) and fell facedown(O) to the ground before the ark of the Lord, remaining there till evening.(P) The elders of Israel(Q) did the same, and sprinkled dust(R) on their heads. 7 And Joshua said, “Alas, Sovereign Lord, why(S) did you ever bring this people across the Jordan to deliver us into the hands of the Amorites to destroy us?(T) If only we had been content to stay on the other side of the Jordan! 8 Pardon your servant, Lord. What can I say, now that Israel has been routed by its enemies? 9 The Canaanites and the other people of the country will hear about this and they will surround us and wipe out our name from the earth.(U) What then will you do for your own great name?(V)”
10 The Lord said to Joshua, “Stand up! What are you doing down on your face? 11 Israel has sinned;(W) they have violated my covenant,(X) which I commanded them to keep. They have taken some of the devoted things; they have stolen, they have lied,(Y) they have put them with their own possessions.(Z) 12 That is why the Israelites cannot stand against their enemies;(AA) they turn their backs(AB) and run(AC) because they have been made liable to destruction.(AD) I will not be with you anymore(AE) unless you destroy whatever among you is devoted to destruction.
13 “Go, consecrate the people. Tell them, ‘Consecrate yourselves(AF) in preparation for tomorrow; for this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: There are devoted things among you, Israel. You cannot stand against your enemies until you remove them.
14 “‘In the morning, present(AG) yourselves tribe by tribe. The tribe the Lord chooses(AH) shall come forward clan by clan; the clan the Lord chooses shall come forward family by family; and the family the Lord chooses shall come forward man by man. 15 Whoever is caught with the devoted things(AI) shall be destroyed by fire,(AJ) along with all that belongs to him.(AK) He has violated the covenant(AL) of the Lord and has done an outrageous thing in Israel!’”(AM)
16 Early the next morning Joshua had Israel come forward by tribes, and Judah was chosen. 17 The clans of Judah came forward, and the Zerahites were chosen.(AN) He had the clan of the Zerahites come forward by families, and Zimri was chosen. 18 Joshua had his family come forward man by man, and Achan son of Karmi, the son of Zimri, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah,(AO) was chosen.(AP)
19 Then Joshua said to Achan, “My son, give glory(AQ) to the Lord, the God of Israel, and honor him. Tell(AR) me what you have done; do not hide it from me.”
20 Achan replied, “It is true! I have sinned against the Lord, the God of Israel. This is what I have done: 21 When I saw in the plunder(AS) a beautiful robe from Babylonia,[c] two hundred shekels[d] of silver and a bar of gold weighing fifty shekels,[e] I coveted(AT) them and took them. They are hidden in the ground inside my tent, with the silver underneath.”
22 So Joshua sent messengers, and they ran to the tent, and there it was, hidden in his tent, with the silver underneath. 23 They took the things from the tent, brought them to Joshua and all the Israelites and spread them out before the Lord.
24 Then Joshua, together with all Israel, took Achan son of Zerah, the silver, the robe, the gold bar, his sons(AU) and daughters, his cattle, donkeys and sheep, his tent and all that he had, to the Valley of Achor.(AV) 25 Joshua said, “Why have you brought this trouble(AW) on us? The Lord will bring trouble on you today.”
Then all Israel stoned him,(AX) and after they had stoned the rest, they burned them.(AY) 26 Over Achan they heaped(AZ) up a large pile of rocks, which remains to this day.(BA) Then the Lord turned from his fierce anger.(BB) Therefore that place has been called the Valley of Achor[f](BC) ever since.
Footnotes
- Joshua 7:1 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord, often by totally destroying them; also in verses 11, 12, 13 and 15.
- Joshua 7:1 See Septuagint and 1 Chron. 2:6; Hebrew Zabdi; also in verses 17 and 18.
- Joshua 7:21 Hebrew Shinar
- Joshua 7:21 That is, about 5 pounds or about 2.3 kilograms
- Joshua 7:21 That is, about 1 1/4 pounds or about 575 grams
- Joshua 7:26 Achor means trouble.
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