1 B ut the Israelites committed a trespass in regard to the devoted things; for Achan son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took some of the things devoted. And the anger of the Lord burned against Israel.

وَلَكِنَّ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ لَمْ يُطِيعُوا الوَصِيَّةَ المُتَعَلِّقَةَ بِما يَنْبَغِي إتلافُهُ. فَقَدْ أخَذَ عَخانُ بْنُ كَرْمِي بْنِ زَبَدِي بْنِ زارَحَ، مِنْ قَبِيلَةِ يَهُوذا، بَعضَ الأشْياءِ مِمّا كانَ يَنْبَغِي إتلافُها. فَغَضِبَ اللهُ عَلَى بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ.

2 J oshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is near Beth-aven, east of Bethel, and said to them, Go up and spy out the land. So the men went up and spied out Ai.

وَأرسَلَ يَشُوعُ رِجالاً مِنْ أِرِيحا إلَى مَدِينَةِ عايَ القَرِيبَةِ مِنْ بَيتِ آوِنَ شَرقَ بَيتِ إيلَ. وَقالَ لَهُمُ: «اصْعَدُوا وَاستَكشِفوا الأرْضَ.» فَصَعِدَ الرِّجالُ وَاستَكشَفوا مَدِينَةَ عايَ.

3 A nd they returned to Joshua and said to him, Let not all the men go up; but let about two thousand or three thousand go up and attack Ai; do not make the whole army toil up there, for they of Ai are few.

ثُمَّ عادُوا إلَى يَشُوعَ وَقالُوا لَهُ: «لا تُرسِلْ كُلَّ الجَيشِ إلَى عايَ. فَلْيَذهَبْ ألفانِ أوْ ثَلاثَةُ آلافِ رَجُلٍ فَقَطْ وَيُهاجِمُوا عايَ. لا تُجْهِدِ الجَيْشَ كُلَّهُ بِالذَّهابِ إلَى هُناكَ، فَشَعبُ عايَ قَلِيلُ العَدَدِ.»

4 S o about three thousand Israelites went up there, but they fled before the men of Ai.

فَصَعِدَ نَحْوَ ثَلاثَةِ آلافِ رَجُلٍ إلَى هُناكَ، وَلَكِنَّهُمْ أُجبِرُوا عَلَى التَّراجُعِ مِنْ أمامِ رِجالِ عايَ.

5 A nd the men of Ai killed about thirty-six of them, for they chased them from before the gate as far as Shebarim, and slew them at the descent. And the hearts of the people melted and became as water.

وَقَتَلَ رِجالُ عايَ نَحْوَ سِتَّةٍ وَثَلاثِينَ رَجُلاً مِنْهُمْ، وَلَحِقُوا بِهِمْ مِنْ أمامِ البَوّابَةِ إلَى مَكاسِرِ الحِجارَةِ، وَقَتَلُوهُمْ عَلَى المُنحَدَرِ. فَجَبُنَتْ قُلُوبُ الرِّجالِ جِدّاً.

6 T hen Joshua rent his clothes and lay on the earth upon his face before the ark of the Lord until evening, he and the elders of Israel; and they put dust on their heads.

حِينَئِذٍ، مَزَّقَ يَشُوعُ ثِيابَهُ، وَوَقَعَ عَلَى وَجهِهِ عَلَى الأرْضِ أمامَ صُنْدُوقِ عَهْدِ اللهِ المُقَدَّسِ، وَبَقِيَ هُناكَ إلَى المَساءِ مَعَ كُلِّ شَيُوخِ إسْرائِيلَ. وَألقَوْا التُّرابَ عَلَى رُؤُوسِهِمْ.

7 J oshua said, Alas, O Lord God, why have You brought this people over the Jordan at all only to give us into the hands of the Amorites to destroy us? Would that we had been content to dwell beyond the Jordan!

وَقالَ يَشُوعُ: «آهٍ يا اللهُ! لِماذا عبَّرْتَ هَذا الشَّعبَ نَهْرَ الأُردُنِّ لِيُهلِكَنا الأمُورِيُّونَ؟ لَيْتَنا بَقِينا شَرْقَ النَّهْرِ!

8 O Lord, what can I say, now that Israel has turned to flee before their enemies!

يا رَبُّ! ماذا أقُولُ الآنَ وَقَدْ هُزِمَ بَنُو إسْرائِيلَ أمامَ أعدائِهِ؟

9 F or the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land will hear of it and will surround us and cut off our name from the earth. And what will You do for Your great name?

سَيَسمَعُ جَمِيعُ الكَنعانِيِّينَ السّاكِنِينَ فِي الأرْضِ بِما حَدَثَ، فَيُحاصِرُونَنا وَيَقتُلُونَنا. ماذا سَتَفعَلُ حِينَئَذٍ لاسْمِكَ العَظيمِ؟»

10 T he Lord said to Joshua, Get up! Why do you lie thus upon your face?

فَقالَ اللهُ لِيَشُوعَ: «انهَضْ! لِماذا أنتَ مُنبَطِحٌ عَلَى وَجهِكَ؟

11 I srael has sinned; they have transgressed My covenant which I commanded them. They have taken some of the things devoted; they have stolen, and lied, and put them among their own baggage.

قَدْ أخطَأ إسْرائِيلُ، وَقَدْ نَقَضُوا عَهدِي الَّذِي أمَرتُهُمْ بِحِفظِهِ، فَأخَذُوا مِنَ الأشياءِ الَّتِي أمَرْتُهُمْ بِتَدْميرِها تَقْدِمَةً لِي. سَرَقُوا وَكَذَبُوا، وَوَضَعُوا تِلْكَ الأشْياءَ بَينَ حاجِياتِهِمْ.

12 T hat is why the Israelites could not stand before their enemies, but fled before them; they are accursed and have become devoted. I will cease to be with you unless you destroy the accursed things among you.

وَلِهَذا فَبَنُو إسْرائِيلَ غَيرُ قادِرِينَ عَلَى مُقاوَمَةِ أعدائِهِمْ. وَهُمْ يُهزَمُونَ وَيَتَراجَعُونَ أمامَ أعدائِهِمْ، إذْ حُكِمَ عَلَيْهِمْ بالهَلاكِ. لَنْ أكُونَ مَعَكُمْ فِيما بَعْدُ حَتَّى تُدَمِّرُوا الأشياءَ الَّتِي طَلَبْتُ مِنْكُمْ إتلافَها.

13 U p, sanctify (set apart for a holy purpose) the people, and say, Sanctify yourselves for tomorrow; for thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: There are accursed things in the midst of you, O Israel. You can not stand before your enemies until you take away from among you the things devoted.

«فَاذْهَبْ وَطَهِّرِ الشَّعبَ، وَقُلْ لَهُمْ: ‹تَقَدَّسُوا لِأجلِ الغَدِ، لِأنَّ هَذا هُوَ ما يَقُولُهُ اللهُ ، إلَهُ إسْرائِيلَ إنَّ بَيْنَ أمتِعَتِكُمْ أشْياءُ أمَرْتُكُمْ أنْ تُدَمِّرُوها. فَلَنْ تَهْزِمُوا أعْداءَكُمْ حَتَّى تُزِيلُوا مِنْ بَينِكُمُ الأشياءَ الَّتِي أمَرْتُكُمْ بِإتلافَها.

14 I n the morning therefore, you shall present your tribes. And the tribe which the Lord takes shall come by families; and the family which the Lord takes shall come by households; and the household which the Lord takes shall come by persons.

«‹وَفِي الصَّباحِ، تَقِفُونَ جَمِيعاً فِي حَضْرَةِ اللهِ بِحَسَبِ قَبائِلِكُمْ. وَالقَبِيلَةُ الَّتِي يَختارُها اللهُ تَتَقَدَّمُ بِحَسَبِ عَشائِرِها. وَالعَشِيرَةُ الَّتِي يَخْتارُها اللهُ تَتَقَدَّمُ بِحَسَبِ عائِلاتِها. وَالعائِلَةُ الَّتِي يَختارُها اللهُ تَتَقَدَّمُ بِرِجالِها واحِداً واحِداً.

15 A nd he who is taken with the devoted things shall be burned with fire, he and all he has, because he has transgressed the covenant of the Lord and because he has done a shameful and wicked thing in Israel.

وَالَّذِي يُمْسَكُ وَمَعْهُ الأشْياءُ الواجِبُ تَدْميرُها، يُحْرَقُ بِالنّارِ مَعَ كُلِّ ما لَهُ، لِأنَّهُ نَقَضَ عَهْدَ اللهِ ، وَصَنَعَ أمْراً كَرِيهاً وَقَبِيحاً فِي إسْرائِيلَ.›»

16 S o Joshua rose up early in the morning and brought Israel near by their tribes, and the tribe of Judah was taken.

فَنَهَضَ يَشُوعُ فِي الصَّباحِ باكِراً، وَتَقَدَّمَ بَنُو إسْرائِيلَ بِحَسَبِ قَبائِلِهِمْ، فَاخْتيرَتْ قَبِيلَةُ يَهُوذا.

17 H e brought near the family of Judah, and the family of the Zerahites was taken; and he brought near the family of the Zerahites man by man, and Zabdi was taken.

ثُمَّ تَقَدَّمَتْ عَشائِرُ قَبِيلَةِ يَهُوذا، فَاخْتيرَتْ عَشيرَةُ الزّارَحِيِّينَ. ثُمَّ تقَدَّمَتْ عائِلاتُ عَشَيرَةِ الزّارَحِيِّينَ، فَاخْتيرَتْ عائِلَةُ زَبْدِي.

18 H e brought near his household man by man, and Achan son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was taken.

ثُمَّ تَقَدَّمَ رِجالُ عائِلَةِ زَبْدِي، فَاخْتيرَ عَخانُ بْنُ كَرْمِي بْنِ زَبْدِي مِنْ قَبِيلَةِ يَهُوذا.

19 A nd Joshua said to Achan, My son, give glory to the Lord, the God of Israel, and make confession to Him. And tell me now what you have done; do not hide it from me.

حِينَئِذٍ، قالَ يَشُوعُ لِعَخانَ: «يا بُنَيَّ، أعطِ مَجداً للهِ إلَهِ إسْرائِيلَ وَاعتَرِفْ لَهُ. وَأخبِرْ بِما عَمِلتَهُ وَلا تُخفِ عَنِّي الأمرَ.»

20 A nd Achan answered Joshua, In truth, I have sinned against the Lord, the God of Israel, and this have I done:

فَأجابَ عَخانُ يَشُوعَ: «نَعَمْ، فَأنا مَنْ أخطَأ إلَى اللهِ ، إلَهِ إسْرائِيلَ. وَهَذا ما فَعَلْتُهُ:

21 W hen I saw among the spoils an attractive mantle from Shinar and two hundred shekels of silver and a bar of gold weighing fifty shekels, I coveted them and took them. Behold, they are hidden in the earth inside my tent, with the silver underneath.

رَأيتُ وَسَطَ الغَنائِمِ ثَوباً بابِلِيّاً فاخِراً وَمِئَتَي مِثْقالٍ مِنَ الفِضَّةِ، وَسَبيكَةَ ذَهَبٍ تَزِنُ خَمْسِينَ مِثْقالاً، فَاشْتَهَيتُها، فَأخَذْتُها. وَها هِيَ مَدْفُونَةٌ داخِلَ خَيمَتِي، وَالفِضَّةُ تَحْتَ الرِّداءِ.»

22 S o Joshua sent messengers, who ran to the tent, and behold, the spoil was hidden in his tent, with the silver underneath.

فَأرسَلَ يَشُوعُ رُسُلاً فِرَكَضُوا إلَى الخَيمَةِ، فَكانَتْ هُناكَ مُخَبَّأةً فِي الخَيمَةِ وَالفِضَّةُ تَحتَها.

23 A nd they took them from the tent and brought them to Joshua and all the Israelites and laid them out before the Lord.

فَأخَذُوا تِلْكَ الأشياءَ مِنَ الخَيمَةِ وَأحضَرُوها لِيَشُوعَ وَلِكُلِّ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ، وَوَضَعُوها فِي حَضرَةِ اللهِ.

24 A nd Joshua and all Israel with him took Achan son of Zerah, and the silver, the garment, the wedge of gold, his sons, his daughters, his oxen, his donkeys, his sheep, his tent, and all that he had; and they brought them to the Valley of Achor.

فَأخَذَ يَشُوعُ وَجَمِيعُ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ عَخانَ بْنَ زارَحَ مَعَ كُلِّ الفِضَّةِ وَالثَّوبِ وَسَبِيكَةِ الذَّهَبِ وَأولادِهِ وَبَناتِهِ وَبَقَرِهِ وَحِمارِهِ وَغَنَمِهِ وَخَيمَتِهِ وَكُلِّ ما كانَ لَهُ، وَأصعَدُوها إلَى وادِي عَخُورَ.

25 A nd Joshua said, Why have you brought trouble on us? The Lord will trouble you this day. And all Israel stoned him and those with him with stones, and afterward burned their bodies with fire.

وَقالَ يَشُوعُ: «لِماذا جَلَبْتَ هَذا الضِّيقَ عَلَينا؟ سَيَجلِبُ اللهُ الضِّيقَ عَلَيكَ هَذا اليَومَ.» فَرَجَمَهُمْ جَمِيعُ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ، وَأحْرَقُوهُمْ بِالنّارِ، وَطَمَرُوهُمْ بِالحِجارَةِ.

26 A nd they raised over him a great heap of stones that remains to this day. Then the Lord turned from the fierceness of His anger. Therefore the name of that place has been called the Valley of Achor or Troubling to this day.

وَوَضَعَ بَنُو إسْرائِيلَ كَومَةَ حِجارَةٍ فَوقَهُمْ، ما تَزالُ إلَى هَذا اليَومِ. فَهَدَأ غَضَبُ اللهِ. وَدُعِيَ ذَلِكَ المَكانُ وادِيَ عَخُورَ.