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Ang Pagkalaglag sang Jerico

Ginsiradhan gid sing maayo ang Jerico sang mga nagaestar didto tungod sang mga Israelinhon. Wala sing may makasulod ukon makaguwa nga mga tawo sa banwa. Nagsiling ang Ginoo kay Josue, “Ipasakop ko sa inyo ang Jerico pati ang iya hari kag mga soldado. Ikaw kag ang imo mga soldado maglibot sa banwa sing makaisa kada adlaw, sa sulod sang anom ka adlaw. Paunahon mo sa Kahon sang Kasugtanan ang pito ka pari nga ang kada isa sa ila may dala nga budyong. Sa ikapito nga adlaw, maglibot kamo sa banwa sing makapito ka beses, upod sa mga pari nga nagapatunog sang ila mga budyong. Kon mabatian na gani ninyo ang malawig nga tunog sang ila budyong, magsinggit kamo tanan sing tudo gid. Dayon mawasak ang pader sang banwa kag makasulod kamo tanan nga wala sing sablag.”

Gani gintawag ni Josue nga anak ni Nun ang mga pari kag ginsilingan, “Dal-a ninyo ang Kahon sang Kasugtanan. Mag-una ang pito sa inyo nga ang kada isa may dala nga budyong.” Kag ginsilingan man niya ang mga tawo, “Maglakat na kamo. Libuti ninyo ang banwa. Ang iban nga mga soldado mag-una sa pito ka pari sa atubangan sang Kahon sang Ginoo.”

Suno sa ginsiling ni Josue, nag-una ang pito ka pari sa Kahon sang Kasugtanan sang Ginoo kag ginapatunog nila ang ila mga budyong. Ang iban nga mga soldado nagauna sa sini nga mga pari, kag ang iban pa gid nagasunod sa Kahon. Wala gid sing untat ang pagtunog sang mga budyong. 10 Pero ginsilingan ni Josue ang mga tawo nga indi magsinggit ukon maggahod kon indi pa siya magmando nga magsinggit. 11 Suno sa ginsugo ni Josue, ginlibot nila sa banwa sing makaisa ang Kahon sang Ginoo. Pagkatapos nagbalik sila sa ila kampo kag didto nagtulog pagkagab-i.

12 Pagkaaga, aga pa gid nga nagbangon si Josue. Gindala liwat sang mga pari ang Kahon sang Ginoo, 13 kag ang pito sa ila nagauna gihapon sa Kahon sang Ginoo nga nagapatunog sang ila mga budyong. Kag amo man gihapon ang ginhimo sang mga soldado—ang iban sa ila sa una sang Kahon sang Ginoo kag ang iban sa likod, samtang padayon nga ginapatunog ang mga budyong. 14 Sa sining ikaduha nga adlaw, ginlibot nila liwat sing makaisa ang banwa, kag pagkatapos, nagbalik sila sa ila kampo. Amo ato ang ila ginhimo sa sulod sang anom ka adlaw.

15 Sang ikapito nga adlaw, nagbangon sila sang nagapamanagbanag pa lang kag naglibot sa banwa sing pito ka beses, sa amo man gihapon nga paagi. Amo lang ato nga adlaw nga naglibot sila sa banwa sing pito ka beses. 16 Sa ikapito na nila nga paglibot, ginpatunog sang mga pari ang ila mga budyong kag ginsugo ni Josue ang mga tawo nga magsinggit. Kag nagsiling si Josue, “Ginahatag na sang Ginoo sa aton ini nga banwa! 17 Ang bug-os nga banwa kag ang tanan nga ara dira laglagon sing bug-os bilang halad sa Ginoo. Si Rahab lang nga nagabaligya sang iya lawas kag ang bug-os niya nga panimalay ang pagaluwason tungod kay gintago niya ang aton mga espiya. 18 Indi gid kamo magkuha sang bisan ano nga butang nga ginhalad na sing bug-os sa Ginoo. Kon magkuha kamo sang bisan ano, malaglag gid kamo, kag kamo ang mangin kabangdanan kon may kalaglagan nga mag-abot sa Israel. 19 Ang tanan nga butang nga hinimo halin sa pilak, bulawan, saway, ukon salsalon iseparar para sa Ginoo, kag dapat ibutang ini sa talaguan sang manggad sang Ginoo.”

20 Ginpatunog sang mga pari ang ila mga budyong, kag nagsinggit sing tudo ang mga Israelinhon sang nabatian nila ini. Nawasak gid ang mga pader sang banwa kag nagsalakay sila. Nakasulod sila nga wala sing sablag, kag gin-agaw nila ang banwa. 21 Ginhalad nila sing bug-os sa Ginoo ang banwa paagi sa pagpamatay sang mga lalaki kag babayi, tigulang kag bata, kag pati mga baka, karnero, kanding kag mga asno.

22 Ginsugo ni Josue ang duha ka tawo nga nagpang-espiya sa duta sang Jerico, “Kadtui ninyo ang balay sang babayi nga nagabaligya sang iya lawas, kag paguwaa ninyo siya kag ang bug-os niya nga panimalay suno sa inyo ginpromisa sa iya.”

23 Gani naglakat sila nga duha kag gindala nila paguwa si Rahab, kaupod ang iya amay, iloy, mga utod kag ang tanan nga sakop sang iya panimalay. Ginpaguwa nila sila tanan kag ginpatiner sa guwa sang kampo sang Israel. 24 Ginsunog nila ang bug-os nga banwa kag ang tanan nga ara dira luwas lang sa mga butang nga hinimo halin sa pilak, bulawan, saway, kag salsalon. Ginpanguha nila ini para ibutang sa talaguan sang manggad sang Ginoo. 25 Pero ginluwas ni Josue si Rahab kag ang iya panimalay tungod kay gintago niya ang mga lalaki nga ginsugo ni Josue nga magpang-espiya sa Jerico. Hasta subong ang iya mga kaliwat nagaestar sa Israel.

26 Sadto nga tion, ginpaandaman ni Josue ang mga Israelinhon: “Pakamalauton sang Ginoo ang bisan sin-o nga magtinguha sa pagpatindog liwat sang sini nga banwa sang Jerico. Ang magpatukod sang pundasyon sini mapatyan sang kamagulangan nga anak. Ang magpaobra sang mga puwertahan sini mapatyan sang kamanghuran nga anak.”

27 Ang Ginoo nag-upod gid kay Josue, kag ang iya kabantog naglapnag sa bug-os nga duta.

耶利哥城塌陷

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。 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。 你所有的軍隊要每天繞城一圈,連續六天, 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。 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。」 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。」 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。」

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, 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。

Now Jericho was straitly shut up because of the children of Israel: none went out, and none came in.

And the Lord said unto Joshua, See, I have given into thine hand Jericho, and the king thereof, and the mighty men of valour.

And ye shall compass the city, all ye men of war, and go round about the city once. Thus shalt thou do six days.

And seven priests shall bear before the ark seven trumpets of rams' horns: and the seventh day ye shall compass the city seven times, and the priests shall blow with the trumpets.

And it shall come to pass, that when they make a long blast with the ram's horn, and when ye hear the sound of the trumpet, all the people shall shout with a great shout; and the wall of the city shall fall down flat, and the people shall ascend up every man straight before him.

And Joshua the son of Nun called the priests, and said unto them, Take up the ark of the covenant, and let seven priests bear seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark of the Lord.

And he said unto the people, Pass on, and compass the city, and let him that is armed pass on before the ark of the Lord.

And it came to pass, when Joshua had spoken unto the people, that the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams' horns passed on before the Lord, and blew with the trumpets: and the ark of the covenant of the Lord followed them.

And the armed men went before the priests that blew with the trumpets, and the rereward came after the ark, the priests going on, and blowing with the trumpets.

10 And Joshua had commanded the people, saying, Ye shall not shout, nor make any noise with your voice, neither shall any word proceed out of your mouth, until the day I bid you shout; then shall ye shout.

11 So the ark of the Lord compassed the city, going about it once: and they came into the camp, and lodged in the camp.

12 And Joshua rose early in the morning, and the priests took up the ark of the Lord.

13 And seven priests bearing seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark of the Lord went on continually, and blew with the trumpets: and the armed men went before them; but the rereward came after the ark of the Lord, the priests going on, and blowing with the trumpets.

14 And the second day they compassed the city once, and returned into the camp: so they did six days.

15 And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they rose early about the dawning of the day, and compassed the city after the same manner seven times: only on that day they compassed the city seven times.

16 And it came to pass at the seventh time, when the priests blew with the trumpets, Joshua said unto the people, Shout; for the Lord hath given you the city.

17 And the city shall be accursed, even it, and all that are therein, to the Lord: only Rahab the harlot shall live, she and all that are with her in the house, because she hid the messengers that we sent.

18 And ye, in any wise keep yourselves from the accursed thing, lest ye make yourselves accursed, when ye take of the accursed thing, and make the camp of Israel a curse, and trouble it.

19 But all the silver, and gold, and vessels of brass and iron, are consecrated unto the Lord: they shall come into the treasury of the Lord.

20 So the people shouted when the priests blew with the trumpets: and it came to pass, when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, and the people shouted with a great shout, that the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they took the city.

21 And they utterly destroyed all that was in the city, both man and woman, young and old, and ox, and sheep, and ass, with the edge of the sword.

22 But Joshua had said unto the two men that had spied out the country, Go into the harlot's house, and bring out thence the woman, and all that she hath, as ye sware unto her.

23 And the young men that were spies went in, and brought out Rahab, and her father, and her mother, and her brethren, and all that she had; and they brought out all her kindred, and left them without the camp of Israel.

24 And they burnt the city with fire, and all that was therein: only the silver, and the gold, and the vessels of brass and of iron, they put into the treasury of the house of the Lord.

25 And Joshua saved Rahab the harlot alive, and her father's household, and all that she had; and she dwelleth in Israel even unto this day; because she hid the messengers, which Joshua sent to spy out Jericho.

26 And Joshua adjured them at that time, saying, Cursed be the man before the Lord, that riseth up and buildeth this city Jericho: he shall lay the foundation thereof in his firstborn, and in his youngest son shall he set up the gates of it.

27 So the Lord was with Joshua; and his fame was noised throughout all the country.

Now the gates of Jericho(A) were securely barred because of the Israelites. No one went out and no one came in.

Then the Lord said to Joshua, “See, I have delivered(B) Jericho into your hands, along with its king and its fighting men. March around the city once with all the armed men. Do this for six days. Have seven priests carry trumpets of rams’ horns(C) in front of the ark. On the seventh day, march around the city seven times, with the priests blowing the trumpets.(D) When you hear them sound a long blast(E) on the trumpets, have the whole army give a loud shout;(F) then the wall of the city will collapse and the army will go up, everyone straight in.”

So Joshua son of Nun called the priests and said to them, “Take up the ark of the covenant of the Lord and have seven priests carry trumpets in front of it.”(G) And he ordered the army, “Advance(H)! March around the city, with an armed guard going ahead of the ark(I) of the Lord.”

When Joshua had spoken to the people, the seven priests carrying the seven trumpets before the Lord went forward, blowing their trumpets, and the ark of the Lord’s covenant followed them. The armed guard marched ahead of the priests who blew the trumpets, and the rear guard(J) followed the ark. All this time the trumpets were sounding. 10 But Joshua had commanded the army, “Do not give a war cry, do not raise your voices, do not say a word until the day I tell you to shout. Then shout!(K) 11 So he had the ark of the Lord carried around the city, circling it once. Then the army returned to camp and spent the night there.

12 Joshua got up early the next morning and the priests took up the ark of the Lord. 13 The seven priests carrying the seven trumpets went forward, marching before the ark of the Lord and blowing the trumpets. The armed men went ahead of them and the rear guard followed the ark of the Lord, while the trumpets kept sounding. 14 So on the second day they marched around the city once and returned to the camp. They did this for six days.

15 On the seventh day, they got up at daybreak and marched around the city seven times in the same manner, except that on that day they circled the city seven times.(L) 16 The seventh time around, when the priests sounded the trumpet blast, Joshua commanded the army, “Shout! For the Lord has given you the city!(M) 17 The city and all that is in it are to be devoted[a](N) to the Lord. Only Rahab the prostitute(O) and all who are with her in her house shall be spared, because she hid(P) the spies we sent. 18 But keep away from the devoted things,(Q) so that you will not bring about your own destruction by taking any of them. Otherwise you will make the camp of Israel liable to destruction(R) and bring trouble(S) on it. 19 All the silver and gold and the articles of bronze and iron(T) are sacred to the Lord and must go into his treasury.”

20 When the trumpets sounded,(U) the army shouted, and at the sound of the trumpet, when the men gave a loud shout,(V) the wall collapsed; so everyone charged straight in, and they took the city.(W) 21 They devoted(X) the city to the Lord and destroyed(Y) with the sword every living thing in it—men and women, young and old, cattle, sheep and donkeys.

22 Joshua said to the two men(Z) who had spied out(AA) the land, “Go into the prostitute’s house and bring her out and all who belong to her, in accordance with your oath to her.(AB) 23 So the young men who had done the spying went in and brought out Rahab, her father and mother, her brothers and sisters and all who belonged to her.(AC) They brought out her entire family and put them in a place outside the camp of Israel.

24 Then they burned the whole city(AD) and everything in it, but they put the silver and gold and the articles of bronze and iron(AE) into the treasury of the Lord’s house.(AF) 25 But Joshua spared(AG) Rahab the prostitute,(AH) with her family and all who belonged to her, because she hid the men Joshua had sent as spies to Jericho(AI)—and she lives among the Israelites to this day.

26 At that time Joshua pronounced this solemn oath:(AJ) “Cursed(AK) before the Lord is the one who undertakes to rebuild this city, Jericho:

“At the cost of his firstborn son
    he will lay its foundations;
at the cost of his youngest
    he will set up its gates.”(AL)

27 So the Lord was with Joshua,(AM) and his fame spread(AN) throughout the land.

Footnotes

  1. Joshua 6:17 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord, often by totally destroying them; also in verses 18 and 21.