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Joshua 7
King James Version
Joshua 7
King James Version
7 But the children of Israel committed a trespass in the accursed thing: for Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took of the accursed thing: and the anger of the Lord was kindled against the children of Israel.
2 And Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Bethaven, on the east of Bethel, and spake unto them, saying, Go up and view the country. And the men went up and viewed Ai.
3 And they returned to Joshua, and said unto him, Let not all the people go up; but let about two or three thousand men go up and smite Ai; and make not all the people to labour thither; for they are but few.
4 So there went up thither of the people about three thousand men: and they fled before the men of Ai.
5 And the men of Ai smote of them about thirty and six men: for they chased them from before the gate even unto Shebarim, and smote them in the going down: wherefore the hearts of the people melted, and became as water.
6 And Joshua rent his clothes, and fell to the earth upon his face before the ark of the Lord until the eventide, he and the elders of Israel, and put dust upon their heads.
7 And Joshua said, Alas, O Lord God, wherefore hast thou at all brought this people over Jordan, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us? would to God we had been content, and dwelt on the other side Jordan!
8 O Lord, what shall I say, when Israel turneth their backs before their enemies!
9 For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land shall hear of it, and shall environ us round, and cut off our name from the earth: and what wilt thou do unto thy great name?
10 And the Lord said unto Joshua, Get thee up; wherefore liest thou thus upon thy face?
11 Israel hath sinned, and they have also transgressed my covenant which I commanded them: for they have even taken of the accursed thing, and have also stolen, and dissembled also, and they have put it even among their own stuff.
12 Therefore the children of Israel could not stand before their enemies, but turned their backs before their enemies, because they were accursed: neither will I be with you any more, except ye destroy the accursed from among you.
13 Up, sanctify the people, and say, Sanctify yourselves against to morrow: for thus saith the Lord God of Israel, There is an accursed thing in the midst of thee, O Israel: thou canst not stand before thine enemies, until ye take away the accursed thing from among you.
14 In the morning therefore ye shall be brought according to your tribes: and it shall be, that the tribe which the Lord taketh shall come according to the families thereof; and the family which the Lord shall take shall come by households; and the household which the Lord shall take shall come man by man.
15 And it shall be, that he that is taken with the accursed thing shall be burnt with fire, he and all that he hath: because he hath transgressed the covenant of the Lord, and because he hath wrought folly in Israel.
16 So Joshua rose up early in the morning, and brought Israel by their tribes; and the tribe of Judah was taken:
17 And he brought the family of Judah; and he took the family of the Zarhites: and he brought the family of the Zarhites man by man; and Zabdi was taken:
18 And he brought his household man by man; and Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was taken.
19 And Joshua said unto Achan, My son, give, I pray thee, glory to the Lord God of Israel, and make confession unto him; and tell me now what thou hast done; hide it not from me.
20 And Achan answered Joshua, and said, Indeed I have sinned against the Lord God of Israel, and thus and thus have I done:
21 When I saw among the spoils a goodly Babylonish garment, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, then I coveted them, and took them; and, behold, they are hid in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it.
22 So Joshua sent messengers, and they ran unto the tent; and, behold, it was hid in his tent, and the silver under it.
23 And they took them out of the midst of the tent, and brought them unto Joshua, and unto all the children of Israel, and laid them out before the Lord.
24 And Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan the son of Zerah, and the silver, and the garment, and the wedge of gold, and his sons, and his daughters, and his oxen, and his asses, and his sheep, and his tent, and all that he had: and they brought them unto the valley of Achor.
25 And Joshua said, Why hast thou troubled us? the Lord shall trouble thee this day. And all Israel stoned him with stones, and burned them with fire, after they had stoned them with stones.
26 And they raised over him a great heap of stones unto this day. So the Lord turned from the fierceness of his anger. Wherefore the name of that place was called, The valley of Achor, unto this day.
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.
Joshua 7
English Standard Version
Joshua 7
English Standard Version
Israel Defeated at Ai
7 But the people of Israel broke faith in regard to the devoted things, for (A)Achan the son of Carmi, son of Zabdi, son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took some of the devoted things. And the anger of the Lord burned against the people of Israel.
2 Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is near (B)Beth-aven, east of Bethel, and said to them, “Go up and spy out the land.” And the men went up and spied out Ai. 3 And they returned to Joshua and said to him, “Do not have all the people go up, but let about two or three thousand men go up and attack Ai. Do not make the whole people toil up there, for they are few.” 4 So about three thousand men went up there from the people. And (C)they fled before the men of Ai, 5 and the men of Ai killed about thirty-six of their men and chased them before the gate as far as Shebarim and struck them at the descent. And the hearts of the people (D)melted and became as water.
6 Then Joshua (E)tore his clothes and (F)fell to the earth on his face before the ark of the Lord until the evening, he and the elders of Israel. And they put (G)dust on their heads. 7 And Joshua said, “Alas, O Lord God, (H)why have you brought this people over the Jordan at all, to give us into the hands of the Amorites, to destroy us? Would that we had been content to dwell beyond the Jordan! 8 O Lord, what can I say, when Israel has turned their backs before their enemies! 9 For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land will hear of it and will surround us and (I)cut off our name from the earth. And what will you do for your great name?”
The Sin of Achan
10 The Lord said to Joshua, “Get up! Why have you fallen on your face? 11 Israel has sinned; they have (J)transgressed my covenant that I commanded them; they have taken some of the (K)devoted things; they have stolen and lied and put them among their own belongings. 12 (L)Therefore the people of Israel cannot stand before their enemies. They (M)turn their backs before their enemies, because they have become (N)devoted for destruction.[a] I will be with you no more, unless you destroy (O)the devoted things from among you. 13 Get up! Consecrate the people and say, (P)‘Consecrate yourselves for tomorrow; for thus says the Lord, God of Israel, “There are devoted things in your midst, O Israel. You cannot stand before your enemies until you take away the devoted things from among you.” 14 In the morning therefore you shall be brought near (Q)by your tribes. And the tribe that the Lord takes by lot shall come near by clans. And the clan that the Lord takes shall come near by households. And the household that the Lord takes shall come near man by man. 15 (R)And he who is taken with the devoted things shall be burned with fire, he and all that he has, because he has (S)transgressed the covenant of the Lord, and because he has done (T)an outrageous thing in Israel.’”
16 So Joshua rose early in the morning and brought Israel near tribe by tribe, and the tribe of Judah was taken. 17 And he brought near the clans of Judah, and the clan of the (U)Zerahites was taken. And he brought near the clan of the Zerahites man by man, and Zabdi was taken. 18 And he brought near his household man by man, and Achan the son of Carmi, son of Zabdi, son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was taken. 19 Then Joshua said to Achan, “My son, (V)give glory to the Lord God of Israel and (W)give praise[b] to him. And (X)tell me now what you have done; do not hide it from me.” 20 And Achan answered Joshua, “Truly (Y)I have sinned against the Lord God of Israel, and this is what I did: 21 when I saw among the spoil a beautiful cloak from Shinar, and 200 shekels of silver, and a bar of gold weighing 50 shekels,[c] then I coveted them and took them. And see, they are hidden in the earth inside my tent, with the silver underneath.”
22 So Joshua sent messengers, and they ran to the tent; and behold, it was hidden in his tent with the silver underneath. 23 And they took them out of the tent and brought them to Joshua and to all the people of Israel. And they laid them down before the Lord. 24 And Joshua and all Israel with him took Achan the son of Zerah, and the silver and the cloak and the bar of gold, and his sons and daughters and his oxen and donkeys and sheep and his tent and all that he had. And they brought them up to the (Z)Valley of Achor. 25 And Joshua said, “Why did you (AA)bring trouble on us? The Lord brings trouble on you today.” And all Israel (AB)stoned him with stones. (AC)They burned them with fire and stoned them with stones. 26 And they raised over him (AD)a great heap of stones that remains to this day. Then (AE)the Lord turned from his burning anger. Therefore, to this day the name of that place is called the Valley of Achor.[d]
Footnotes
- Joshua 7:12 That is, set apart (devoted) as an offering to the Lord (for destruction)
- Joshua 7:19 Or and make confession
- Joshua 7:21 A shekel was about 2/5 ounce or 11 grams
- Joshua 7:26 Achor means trouble
여호수아 7
Korean Bible: Easy-to-Read Version
여호수아 7
Korean Bible: Easy-to-Read Version
아간의 죄
7 그러나 이스라엘 백성은 주께서 모든 것을 완전히 쳐부수어 없애 버리라고 하신 주의 명령을 신실하게 지키지 않았다. 아간이라는 자가 하나님께 바쳐야 할 물건 몇 가지를 몰래 가졌다. 아간은 유다 가문 출신인 세라의 증손자이며 삽디의 손자이고 갈미의 아들이었다. 이 일 때문에 주께서 이스라엘 백성에게 몹시 노하셨다.
2 여호수아가 여리고에서 베델 동쪽 벳아웬 가까이에 있는 아이[a] 성으로 사람들을 보내면서 말하였다. “올라가서 그 지역을 잘 살펴보라.” 그리하여 여호수아의 명령을 받은 사람들이 올라가서 아이 성을 정탐하였다.
3 그들은 여호수아에게 돌아와 말하였다. “아이 성을 치려고 온 백성이 다 올라가지 않아도 되겠습니다. 이천 명이나 삼천 명만 보내어 그 성을 치도록 하십시오. 그 성에는 사람이 많지 않으니 온 백성을 힘들게 하지 마십시오.”
4 그리하여 삼천 명쯤의 군사가 올라갔다. 그러나 이스라엘 군사는 아이 성 사람 앞에서 형편없이 무너지면서 5 서른여섯 명이나 그들의 손에 죽임을 당하였다. 아이 성 사람들은 성문에서부터 채석장까지 추격하며, 비탈길에서 도망치는 이스라엘 군사들을 무찔렀다. 이렇게 되자 백성의 심장이 녹아내려 물처럼 되었다.
6 여호수아는 깊은 슬픔에 빠져, 옷을 찢고 하나님의 궤 앞에서 얼굴을 땅에 대고 엎드려 저녁때까지 있었다. 이스라엘의 장로들도 그와 꼭 같이 하며 머리에 티끌을 뿌렸다[b].
7 여호수아가 아뢰었다. “주 하나님, 주께서는 우리가 요단 강을 건너 이곳으로 오게 해 주셨습니다. 그런데 어찌하여 이제 우리를 아모리 사람의 손에 넘겨 멸망시키려 하십니까? 우리가 차라리 요단 강 저편에서 사는 것으로 만족하며 살았더라면 좋을 뻔하였습니다. 8 오, 주님, 이스라엘이 적에게 이렇게 참패를 당한 마당에 제가 무슨 말을 할 수 있겠습니까? 9 이제 가나안 사람과 이 지역에 사는 모든 민족이 이 일에 대한 소문을 듣게 될 것입니다. 그러면 그들은 우리를 에워싸고 우리의 이름을 땅에서 완전히 사라지게 만들 것입니다. 그러면 주님은 주의 크신 이름을 위하여 어떻게 하시렵니까?”
10 주께서 여호수아에게 말씀하셨다. “일어나라. 네가 어찌하여 얼굴을 땅에 대고 엎드려 있느냐? 11 이스라엘이 죄를 지었다. 그들은 나와 맺은 계약을 지키지 않았다. 나는 그들에게 그것을 꼭 지키라고 명하였다. 내가 그들에게 완전히 없애 버리라고 명한 몇 가지를 몰래 가졌다. 그들은 그것들을 훔치고, 거짓말을 하고, 그 물건들을 자신들의 물건 가운데 숨겨 놓았다. 12 그 때문에 이스라엘 백성은 적과 싸워 이길 수 없는 것이다. 그들은 이미 멸망당하도록 정죄를 받았기 때문에, 적 앞에서 등을 돌리고 도망치는 것이다. 너희는 내가 완전히 없애 버리라고 명한 것을 너희 가운데서 없애 버려라. 그렇게 하지 않으면 내가 더는 너희와 함께하지 않을 것이다.
13 너는 이제 가서 백성을 거룩하게 하여라. 그리고 이렇게 말하여라. ‘너희는 내일 있을 우리의 모임을 위해 자신들을 거룩하게 하여라. 주 이스라엘의 하나님께서 이렇게 말씀하신다. 이스라엘아, 내가 완전히 없애 버리라고 너희에게 명한 물건들이 너희 가운데 숨겨져 있다. 너희가 그러한 물건들을 없애 버리기 전에는 결코 너희의 적을 당해낼 수 없을 것이다. 14 내일 아침 너희는 가문 별로 나오너라. 주께서 뽑으시는 가문은 갈래 별로 앞으로 나오너라. 또 주께서 뽑으신 갈래는 가족별로 나오고, 주께서 뽑으신 가족은 한 사람씩 나오너라. 15 완전히 없애 버렸어야 할 물건을 가지고 있는 것으로 드러나는 사람은 불에 태우겠다. 그리고 그에게 딸린 모든 것도 그와 함께 불태워 버리겠다. 그가 주와 맺은 계약을 어기고 이스라엘에서 아주 부끄러운 짓을 하였기 때문이다.’”
16 다음날 아침 일찍 여호수아는 모든 이스라엘 사람을 가문별로 나오게 하였다. 그렇게 하였더니 유다 가문이 뽑혔다. 17 유다 가문에 속한 갈래가 모두 나오니 세라 갈래가 뽑혔다. 세라 갈래에 속한 모든 가족이 나오니 삽디 가족이 뽑혔다. 18 여호수아가 삽디 가족에 속한 사람들을 한 사람씩 나오게 하니, 유다 가문에서 세라의 증손자이며 삽디의 손자이고 갈미의 아들인 아간이 뽑혔다.
19 여호수아가 아간에게 말하였다. “내 아들아, 너는 주 이스라엘의 하나님께 영광을 돌리고[c] 그분께 찬양을 돌려라[d]. 네가 한 짓을 하나도 숨기지 말고 내게 말하여라.”
20 아간이 대답하였다. “제가 진실로 주 이스라엘의 하나님께 죄를 지었습니다. 제가 저지른 일을 다 말씀드리겠습니다. 21 전리품 가운데는 시날[e]에서 만든 멋진 외투 한 벌과 이백 세겔[f] 나가는 은과 오십 세겔[g] 나가는 금덩이가 있었습니다. 저는 그것들을 보고 탐이 나서 가졌습니다. 그리고 제 천막 안 땅속에 감추어 두었는데 은을 맨 밑에 두었습니다.”
22 여호수아가 아간의 천막으로 사람들을 보냈다. 그들이 그리로 달려가 보니 물건들이 그 천막 안에 숨겨져 있는데 은이 맨 밑에 있었다. 23 그들은 숨겨졌던 물건들을 꺼내어 여호수아와 모든 이스라엘 백성 앞으로 가지고 와서 그것들을 하나님 앞에 펼쳐 놓았다.
24 여호수아는 온 이스라엘 백성과 함께 세라의 증손 아간을 끌고 아골 골짜기로 올라갔다. 그들은 그 은과 외투와 금덩이와 아간의 아들들과 딸들과 그의 소와 나귀와 양과 천막과 그가 가진 모든 것을 함께 끌고 올라갔다. 25 여호수아가 아간에게 말하였다. “어찌하여 너는 우리에게 이런 괴로움을 안겨 주었느냐? 주께서 오늘 너에게 괴로움을 주실 것이다.”
그러자 온 이스라엘이 아간과 그의 가족을 돌로 쳐서 죽인 다음 그 모두를 불살라 버렸다. 26 그들은 아간의 주검 위에 돌무더기를 쌓았다. 그 돌무더기가 아직까지도 그곳에 남아 있다. 이렇게 하고 나서야 주께서 맹렬한 노여움을 거두셨다. 이러한 사연 때문에 사람들은 그때부터 그곳을 아골[h] 골짜기라고 불렀다.
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