Josue 7
Ang Pulong Sang Dios
Ang Sala ni Acan
7 Pero ginlapas gid sang mga Israelinhon ang sugo sang Ginoo nga indi magkuha sang bisan ano nga ginhalad na sing bug-os sa Ginoo. Nagkuha si Acan sang mga butang nga indi dapat kuhaon, gani puwerte gid ang kaakig sang Ginoo sa ila. Si Acan nga ini anak ni Carmi. Si Carmi anak ni Zabdi. Si Zabdi anak ni Zera. Ini sila sakop sang tribo ni Juda.
2 Halin didto sa Jerico nagsugo si Josue sang mga tawo nga magpang-espiya sa Ai, isa ka banwa sa sidlangan sang Betel, nga malapit sa Bet Aven. Gani naglakat ang mga tawo sa pagpang-espiya. 3 Pagbalik nila, nagsiling sila kay Josue, “Indi kinahanglan nga magsalakay kita tanan sa Ai, kay diutay man lang ang mga pumuluyo sini. Magpadala ka lang sang 2,000 ukon 3,000 ka tawo sa pagsalakay sini.” 4 Gani mga 3,000 ka Israelinhon ang nagsalakay sa Ai, pero ginpaisol sila sang mga taga-Ai. 5 Ginlagas sila halin sa puwertahan sang banwa hasta sa Shebarim,[a] kag mga 36 sa ila ang nagkalamatay samtang nagapadulhog sila sa kabukiran. Gani nadulaan sang kaisog ang mga Israelinhon kag hinadlukan sila.
6 Tungod sa kasubo, gin-gisi ni Josue kag sang mga manugdumala sang Israel ang ila mga bayo kag ginbutangan sing yab-ok ang ila mga ulo, kag naghapa sila sa atubangan sang Kahon sang Ginoo hasta maggab-i. 7 Nagsiling si Josue, “O Ginoong Dios, ngaa ginpatabok mo pa kami sa Suba sang Jordan kon ipapierdi mo man lang kami sa mga Amornon? Maayo pa nga nagpabilin na lang kami sa pihak sang Jordan. 8 Ginoo, ano ang masiling ko karon nga nag-isol ang mga Israelinhon sa ila mga kaaway? 9 Mabalitaan ini sang mga Canaanhon kag sang iban pa nga taga-diri, kag libutan nila kami kag pamatyon. Ti, ano ang himuon mo agod maprotektaran ang imo dungog?”
10 Nagsiling ang Ginoo kay Josue, “Magtindog ka! Ngaa nga nagahapa ka? 11 Nakasala ang Israel; ginlapas nila ang akon kasugtanan. Nagkuha sila sang mga butang nga ginhalad na sing bug-os sa akon. Ginkawat nila ini, nagbutig sila parte sini, kag ginsimpon nila ini sa ila mga pagkabutang. 12 Amo ini ang kabangdanan kon ngaa indi sila makabato sa ila mga kaaway. Nagpalagyo sila sa ila mga kaaway, kay sila mismo laglagon man bilang halad sing bug-os sa akon. Indi na ako mag-upod sa inyo kon indi ninyo paglaglagon ang mga butang nga ginhalad na sing bug-os sa akon.[b]
13 “Magtindog ka kag silinga ang mga tawo nga magpakatinlo sila para sa buwas tungod kay ako, ang Ginoo nga Dios sang Israel, nagasiling: ‘Kamo nga mga Israelinhon, may gintago kamo nga mga butang nga ginhalad na sing bug-os sa akon. Indi kamo makabato sa inyo mga kaaway mintras indi makuha ini nga mga butang sa inyo. 14 Gani buwas sa aga, magpalapit kamo sa akon suno sa inyo tribo. Ang tribo nga itudlo ko nga nakasala magpalapit suno sa ila kaliwat. Ang kaliwat nga itudlo ko nga nakasala magpalapit suno sa ila pamilya. Kag ang pamilya nga itudlo ko nga nakasala magpalapit suno sa tagsa ka tawo. 15 Ang tawo nga itudlo ko nga nagtago sang mga butang nga ginhalad na sing bug-os sa akon pagasunugon kaupod sang iya pamilya kag sang tanan niya nga pagkabutang. Kay ginlapas niya ang akon kasugtanan, kag naghimo siya sang makahuluya nga butang sa Israel.’ ”
16 Pagkaaga, aga pa ginpapalapit ni Josue sa Ginoo ang mga Israelinhon suno sa ila tribo. Kag ang ginpili sa ila amo ang tribo ni Juda. 17 Ginpapalapit niya ang mga kaliwat ni Juda, kag ang ginpili sa ila amo ang mga kaliwat ni Zera. Ginpapalapit niya ang mga kaliwat ni Zera, kag ang ginpili sa ila amo ang pamilya ni Zabdi.[c] 18 Ginpapalapit niya ang pamilya ni Zabdi, kag ang ginpili amo si Acan. (Si Acan anak ni Carmi. Si Carmi anak ni Zabdi. Kag si Zabdi anak ni Zera sang tribo ni Juda.)
19 Nagsiling si Josue kay Acan, “Anak, padunggi ang Ginoo, ang Dios sang Israel; magsugid ka sing matuod sa iya atubangan. Ano ang ginhimo mo? Indi ini pagtagua sa akon.”
20 Nagsabat si Acan, “Nakasala matuod ako sa Ginoo, ang Dios sang Israel. Amo ini ang akon ginhimo: 21 Sa mga butang nga naagaw naton, may nakita ako nga isa ka matahom nga bayo nga halin sa Babilonia, pilak nga mga duha ka kilo kag tunga, kag isa ka barita nga bulawan nga mga tunga sa kilo. Naibog gid ako sa sini nga mga butang, gani ginkuha ko. Ginlubong ko ini sa duta sa sulod sang akon tolda. Ang pilak ara sa idalom gid.”
22 Gani nagsugo si Josue sang mga tawo nga magdalagan sa tolda ni Acan. Kag didto nakita nila ang mga butang nga ginlubong, ang pilak ara gid man sa idalom sini. 23 Gindala nila ini kay Josue kag sa tanan nga Israelinhon, kag ginplastar sa presensya sang Ginoo.
24 Dayon gindala ni Josue kag sang tanan nga Israelinhon si Acan sa Kapatagan sang Acor, pati ang pilak, ang bayo, ang barita nga bulawan, ang iya kabataan, ang iya mga baka, mga asno, mga karnero, tolda, kag ang tanan niya nga pagkabutang. 25 Nagsiling si Josue kay Acan, “Ngaa nagdala ka sang kagamo sa amon? Ti, karon padal-an ka man sang Ginoo sang kagamo.”
Ginbato dayon sang mga Israelinhon si Acan hasta nga napatay. Ginbato man nila ang iya pamilya kag ginsunog ang iya mga pagkabutang. 26 Pagkatapos gintabunan nila si Acan sang mga bato. Ara pa ining mga bato hasta subong. Kag ang ato nga lugar ginatawag nga Kapatagan sang Acor[d] hasta subong.
Dayon nadula ang kaakig sang Ginoo.
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
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
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