Josvas 7
1 Men Israels-sønerne for ikkje ærleg åt med det som var vigt til Herren. Akan, son åt Karmi, som var son åt Zabdi og soneson åt Zerah av Juda-ætti, tok noko av det vigde. Då vart Herren brennande harm på Israels-sønerne.
Yahweh had commanded that all the things [that they had captured in Jericho] should be [destroyed to show that they belong] to him. But there was a man from the tribe of Judah named Achan. He was the son of Carmi and grandson of Zabdi and great-grandson of Zerah. He disobeyed [what] Yahweh [had commanded] and took for himself some of those things. So Yahweh was very angry with the Israelis.
2 Frå Jeriko sende Josva nokre menner til Aj, som ligg tett innmed Bet-Aven, austanfor Betel, og sagde til deim: «Far upp og njosna i landet!» So for mennerne upp og njosna i Aj.
Joshua told some of his men to go from Jericho to Ai [town], which was east of Bethel [city] and near Beth-Aven [town]. He said to them, “Go to Ai and (spy out the area/see what the area is like).” So the men went.
3 Og då dei kom attende til Josva, sagde dei med honom: «Lat ikkje alt folket fara der upp! Send tvo, tri tusund mann, so tek dei Aj! Du treng ikkje umaka heile heren dit; for dei er ikkje mange.»
When they returned to Joshua they said, “There are only a few people in Ai. So we do not need to send all of our soldiers to defeat them. Send 2.000 or 3,000 men to attack them. That will be enough.”
4 So for um lag tri tusund mann av heren der upp; men dei rømde for Aj-mennerne,
So about 3,000 Israeli men went [to attack Ai]. But the men of Ai defeated them badly.
5 og Aj-mennerne slo i hel um lag seks og tretti av deim, og sette so etter deim frå porten til steinbrotet, og hogg deim ned i bakkarne. Då kolna Israels-sønerne all igjenom, og vart som dei var numne.
They killed about 36 Israelis and chased the rest of Israeli men from the city gate to the bottom of the hill. When the other Israelis saw that this had happened, they became very discouraged.
6 Og Josva reiv sund klædi sine og låg på kne framfor Herrens kista alt til kvelds, både han og styresmennerne i Israel, og dei strådde mold på hovudi sine.
Joshua and the other Israeli leaders tore their clothes [because they were very sad about being defeated]. They prostrated themselves on the ground in front of [the Sacred Tent in which was] the sacred chest. They stayed there until that evening. They also threw dirt on their heads [to show that they were very sad about what had happened].
7 Og Josva sagde: «Herre, min Gud, kvi førde du dette folket yver Jordan, når du vilde gjeva oss i henderne på amoritarne, so dei skulde tyna oss? Gjev me heller hadde vorte buande på hi sida Jordan!
Then Joshua prayed and said, “Lord God, you brought us Israelis [safely] across the Jordan River. So why are you now allowing the Amor people-group to defeat us [RHQ]? [This would not have happened] if we had stayed on the other side of the Jordan River!
8 Å kjære Herre min, kva skal eg segja no, når Israel hev snutt ryggen til fienden?
Lord, we Israelis have been defeated by our enemies, so I do not know what to say now [RHQ].
9 Når kananitarne og alle andre som bur her i landet, fær høyra dette, so kjem dei til å kringsetja oss og rydja namnet vårt ut or verdi, og kva vil du då gjera med ditt store namn?»
The Canaan people-group and all the other people who are living in this land will hear about this. Then they will surround us and kill all of us! Then what will you do (to defend your reputation [MTY]/to show that you are a powerful God)?”
10 Då sagde Herren til Josva: «Statt upp! Kvi ligg du her på kne?
But Yahweh said to Joshua, “Stand up! Stop lying there with your face on the ground [RHQ]!
11 Israel hev synda! Dei hev brote det bodet eg lagde på deim, og teke av det som var vigt, og stole det og dult det burt, og gøymt det millom sine eigne ting.
You Israelis have sinned! You have disobeyed the commands that I told you to obey. [One of] your men has taken some of the things that I told you to destroy. He has stolen them and taken them for himself and lied [about it].
12 No kann dei ikkje Israels-sønerne standa seg mot fienden, men lyt snu ryggen til deim; for dei er sjølve vigde til ulukka. Kvittar de dykk ikkje med det som er vigt, so vil eg ikkje vera med dykk lenger.
That is why you Israelis have been unable to be strong when you went to attack your enemies. That is why you have run away from them. And now you yourselves may be destroyed. If you do not do as I commanded you and destroy everything [that you captured in Jericho] I will not help you any more!”
13 Statt no upp! Lat folket helga seg, og seg til deim: «Helga dykk til morgons! For so segjer Herren, Israels Gud: Det er noko vigt hjå deg, Israel! Du kann ikkje standa deg mot fiendarne fyrr de kvittar dykk med det som er vigt.
“Now go and tell this to the people: ‘Tomorrow you must [perform the rituals that will] cause yourselves to become acceptable to Yahweh again. Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis [worship], says that one of you has kept things that he told you to destroy. You will never defeat your enemies until you get rid of those things.
14 Tidleg i morgon skal de stiga fram, ætt for ætt, og den ætti som Herren tek ut, skal stiga fram grein for grein, og den ættgreini Herren tek ut, skal stiga fram, hus for hus, og den huslyden Herren tek ut, skal stiga fram mann for mann.
‘Tomorrow morning you must present yourselves before Yahweh, tribe by tribe. Then Yahweh will indicate to which tribe [the man who took those things belongs]. Then Yahweh will indicate to which clan from that tribe [the guilty man belongs]. Then Yahweh will indicate to which family he belongs. And then he will indicate which person [in that family took those things].
15 Og den som det vigde vert funne hjå, skal brennast med alt sitt, for di han braut Herrens bod, og gjorde eit skjemdarverk i Israel.»»
Then the one who has taken some of the things that should have been destroyed will be destroyed in a fire. And everything he owns will be destroyed with him, because he has disobeyed the command that Yahweh gave us and has done something that is disgraceful to us Israeli people.’”
16 Morgonen etter reis Josva tidleg upp, og let Israels-folket stiga fram, ætt for ætt; og Juda-ætti vart utteki.
Early the next morning, Joshua told all the Israeli people to stand before the Sacred Tent, tribe by tribe. [When they did that], Yahweh indicated that a man from the tribe of Judah [was the one who had taken the things].
17 So let han ættgreinene i Juda stiga fram, og zerahit-greini vart utteki. So let han zerahit-greini stiga fram, mann for mann, og Zabdi vart utteken.
Then the clans of Judah presented themselves, and Yahweh indicated that someone from the clan of Zerah was the guilty one. Then the families of Zerah’s clan presented themselves, and Yahweh indicated that someone from the family of Zabdi [was the guilty one].
18 So let han huslyden hans stiga fram mann for mann, og Akan, son åt Karmi, som var son åt Zabdi og soneson åt Zerah av Juda-ætti, vart utteken.
Then Joshua told the men from that family to present themselves. And Yahweh indicated that Achan was guilty.
19 Då sagde Josva til Akan: «Min son, gjev Herren, Israels Gud, æra og pris, og seg meg kva du hev gjort! dyl ingen ting for meg!»
Then Joshua said to Achan, “Son, tell the truth [IDM]. Confess to Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis [worship, what you have done]. And tell me what you did, and do not try to (conceal anything/prevent me from knowing what you did).”
20 «Å ja, ja, eg hev synda mot Herren, Israels Gud, » svara Akan; «no skal eg segja kva eg hev gjort:
Achan replied, “It is true. I have sinned against Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis [worship].
21 Eg såg millom herfanget ei ven babylonsk kåpa og tvo hundrad sekel sylv og ei gullstong på femti lodd; dette fekk eg hug på og tok det; det ligg nedgrave under tjeldbudi mi; sylvet ligg underst.»
Among the things [in Jericho] that I saw was a beautiful coat from Babylonia. I also saw 200 pieces of silver and some gold that weighed as much as 50 pieces of silver. I wanted those things very much for myself, so I took them. I buried them all in the ground under my tent. You will find them there. The silver is buried under the other things.”
22 So sende Josva nokre menner av stad; dei sprang burt til tjeldbudi hans, og der fann dei det; det låg nedgrave i tjeldbudi, og sylvet låg underst.
So Joshua sent some men [to find those things]. They ran to Achan’s tent and found all the things hidden there.
23 Dei tok det ut or tjeldbudi og bar det med seg til Josva og Israels-lyden og lagde det ned framfor Herrens åsyn.
The men brought them all out of the tent and took them to Joshua and the rest of the Israeli people. Then they spread/laid them out on the ground, where Yahweh could see them.
24 Og Josva og heile Israel tok Akan, zerahiten, og sylvet og kåpa og gullstongi, og sønerne og døtterne hans, og ukserne og asni og småfeet og tjeldbudi hans og alt det han åtte, og førde det upp i Akordalen.
Then Joshua and the rest of the people led Achan down to the valley. They also took down there the silver, the coat, the gold, Achan’s [wife and] sons and daughters, and his cattle and donkeys and sheep, and his tent, and everything else that he owned.
25 Og Josva sagde til honom: «Kvi førde du slik ulukka yver oss? I dag skal Herren føra ulukka yver deg!» So tok heile Israel og steina honom i hel og brende og steina alt som høyrde honom til.
Joshua said, “(I do not know why you caused so much trouble for us/You have caused a lot of trouble for us) [RHQ], but now Yahweh will cause trouble for you.” Then all the people threw stones at Achan and his family until they all died. Then the people burned their corpses.
26 Sidan kasta dei i hop ei stor steinrøys yver honom; den hev lege der alt til denne dag. Då døyvde Herren den brennande harmen sin. Men sidan vart den staden kalla Akordalen, og det namnet hev han den dag i dag.
They piled rocks over [the ashes of] their [corpses], and those rocks are still there. That is why that valley is called Trouble Valley. After that, Yahweh was no longer angry [with the Israeli people].
