1 و َلَكِنَّ 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.

But the sons of Israel acted unfaithfully in regard to the things under the ban, for Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, from the tribe of Judah, took some of the things under the ban, therefore the anger of the Lord burned against the sons of Israel.

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

Now Joshua 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.

3 ث ُمَّ 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.»

They returned to Joshua and said to him, “Do not let all the people go up; only about two or three thousand men need go up to Ai; do not make all the people toil up there, for they are few.”

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

So about three thousand men from the people went up there, but they fled from the men of Ai.

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

The men of Ai struck down about thirty-six of their men, and pursued them from the gate as far as Shebarim and struck them down on the descent, so the hearts of the people melted and became as water.

6 ح ِينَئِذٍ، 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.

Then Joshua tore his clothes and fell to the earth on his face before the ark of the Lord until the evening, both he and the elders of Israel; and they put dust on their heads.

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

Joshua said, “Alas, O Lord God, why did You ever bring this people over the Jordan, only to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us? If only we had been willing to dwell beyond the Jordan!

8 ي ا رَبُّ! ماذا أقُولُ الآنَ وَقَدْ هُزِمَ بَنُو إسْرائِيلَ أمامَ أعدائِهِ؟

O Lord, what can I say since Israel has turned their back before their enemies?

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

For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land will hear of it, and they will surround us and cut off our name from the earth. And what will You do for Your great name?”

10 ف َقالَ اللهُ لِيَشُوعَ: «انهَضْ! لِماذا أنتَ مُنبَطِحٌ عَلَى وَجهِكَ؟

So the Lord said to Joshua, “Rise up! Why is it that you have fallen on your face?

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

Israel has sinned, and they have also transgressed My covenant which I commanded them. And they have even taken some of the things under the ban and have both stolen and deceived. Moreover, they have also put them among their own things.

12 و َلِهَذا 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.

Therefore the sons of Israel cannot stand before their enemies; they turn their backs before their enemies, for they have become accursed. I will not be with you anymore unless you destroy the things under the ban from your midst.

13 « 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.

Rise up! Consecrate the people and say, ‘Consecrate yourselves for tomorrow, for thus the Lord, the God of Israel, has said, “ There are things under the ban in your midst, O Israel. You cannot stand before your enemies until you have removed the things under the ban from your midst.”

14 « ‹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.

In the morning then you shall come near by your tribes. And it shall be that the tribe which the Lord takes by lot shall come near by families, and the family which the Lord takes shall come near by households, and the household which the Lord takes shall come near man by man.

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

It shall be that the one who is taken with the things under the ban shall be burned with fire, he and all that belongs to him, because he has transgressed the covenant of the Lord, and because he has committed a disgraceful thing in Israel.’” The Sin of Achan

16 ف َنَهَضَ يَشُوعُ فِي الصَّباحِ باكِراً، وَتَقَدَّمَ بَنُو إسْرائِيلَ بِحَسَبِ قَبائِلِهِمْ، فَاخْتيرَتْ قَبِيلَةُ يَهُوذا.

So Joshua arose early in the morning and brought Israel near by tribes, and the tribe of Judah was taken.

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

He brought the family of Judah near, and he took the family of the Zerahites; and he brought the family of the Zerahites near man by man, and Zabdi was taken.

18 ث ُمَّ تَقَدَّمَ رِجالُ عائِلَةِ زَبْدِي، فَاخْتيرَ عَخانُ بْنُ كَرْمِي بْنِ زَبْدِي مِنْ قَبِيلَةِ يَهُوذا.

He brought his household near man by man; and Achan, son of Carmi, son of Zabdi, son of Zerah, from the tribe of Judah, was taken.

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

Then Joshua said to Achan, “My son, I implore you, give glory to the Lord, the God of Israel, and give praise to Him; and tell me now what you have done. Do not hide it from me.”

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

So Achan answered Joshua and said, “Truly, I have sinned against the Lord, the God of Israel, and this is what I did:

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

when I saw among the spoil a beautiful mantle from Shinar and two hundred shekels of silver and a bar of gold fifty shekels in weight, then I coveted them and took them; and behold, they are concealed in the earth inside my tent with the silver underneath it.”

22 ف َأرسَلَ يَشُوعُ رُسُلاً فِرَكَضُوا إلَى الخَيمَةِ، فَكانَتْ هُناكَ مُخَبَّأةً فِي الخَيمَةِ وَالفِضَّةُ تَحتَها.

So Joshua sent messengers, and they ran to the tent; and behold, it was concealed in his tent with the silver underneath it.

23 ف َأخَذُوا تِلْكَ الأشياءَ مِنَ الخَيمَةِ وَأحضَرُوها لِيَشُوعَ وَلِكُلِّ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ، وَوَضَعُوها فِي حَضرَةِ اللهِ.

They took them from inside the tent and brought them to Joshua and to all the sons of Israel, and they poured them out before the Lord.

24 ف َأخَذَ 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.

Then Joshua and all Israel with him, took Achan the son of Zerah, the silver, the mantle, the bar of gold, his sons, his daughters, his oxen, his donkeys, his sheep, his tent and all that belonged to him; and they brought them up to the valley of Achor.

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

Joshua said, “Why have you troubled us? The Lord will trouble you this day.” And all Israel stoned them with stones; and they burned them with fire after they had stoned them with stones.

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

They raised over him a great heap of stones that stands to this day, and the Lord turned from the fierceness of His anger. Therefore the name of that place has been called the valley of Achor to this day.