1 B ut 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.

Mas os filhos de Israel cometeram uma transgressão no tocante ao anátema, pois Acã, filho de Carmi, filho de Zabdi, filho de Zerá, da tribo de Judá, tomou do anátema; e a ira do Senhor se acendeu contra os filhos de Israel.

2 N ow 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.

Josué enviou de Jericó alguns homens a Ai, que está junto a Bete-Áven ao Oriente de Betel, e disse-lhes: Subi, e espiai a terra. Subiram, pois, aqueles homens, e espiaram a Ai.

3 T hey 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.”

Voltaram a Josué, e disseram-lhe: Não suba todo o povo; subam uns dois ou três mil homens, e destruam a Ai. Não fatigues ali a todo o povo, porque os habitantes são poucos.

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

Assim, subiram lá do povo cerca de três mil homens, os quais fugiram diante dos homens de Ai.

5 T he 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.

E os homens de Ai mataram deles cerca de trinta e seis e, havendo-os perseguido desde a porta até Sebarim, bateram-nos na descida; e o coração do povo se derreteu e se tornou como água.

6 T hen 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.

Então Josué rasgou as suas vestes, e se prostrou com o rosto em terra perante a arca do Senhor até a tarde, ele e os anciãos de Israel; e deitaram pó sobre as suas cabeças.

7 J oshua 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!

E disse Josué: Ah, Senhor Deus! por que fizeste a este povo atravessar o Jordão, para nos entregares nas mãos dos amorreus, para nos fazeres perecer? Oxalá nos tivéssemos contentado em morarmos além do Jordão.

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

Ah, Senhor! que direi, depois que Israel virou as costas diante dos seus inimigos?

9 F or 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?”

Pois os cananeus e todos os moradores da terra o ouvirão e, cercando-nos, exterminarão da terra o nosso nome; e então, que farás pelo teu grande nome?

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

Respondeu o Senhor a Josué: Levanta-te! por que estás assim prostrado com o rosto em terra?

11 I srael 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.

Israel pecou; eles transgrediram o meu pacto que lhes tinha ordenado; tomaram do anátema, furtaram-no e, dissimulando, esconderam-no entre a sua bagagem.

12 T herefore 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.

Por isso os filhos de Israel não puderam subsistir perante os seus inimigos, viraram as costas diante deles, porquanto se fizeram anátema. Não serei mais convosco, se não destruirdes o anátema do meio de vós.

13 R ise 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.”

Levanta-te santifica o povo, e dize-lhe: Santificai-vos para amanhã, pois assim diz o Senhor, o Deus de Israel: Anátema há no meio de ti, Israel; não poderás suster-te diante dos teus inimigos, enquanto não tirares do meio de ti o anátema.

14 I n 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.

Amanhã, pois, vos chegareis, segundo as vossas tribos; a tribo que o Senhor tomar se chegará por famílias; a família que o Senhor tomar se chegará por casas; e a casa que o Senhor tomar se chegará homem por homem.

15 I t 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

E aquele que for tomado com o anátema, será queimado no fogo, ele e tudo quanto tiver, porquanto transgrediu o pacto do Senhor, e fez uma loucura em Israel.

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

Então Josué se levantou de madrugada, e fez chegar Israel segundo as suas tribos, e foi tomada por sorte a tribo de Judá;

17 H e 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.

fez chegar a tribo de Judá, e foi tomada a família dos zeraítas; fez chegar a familia dos zeraítas, homem por homem, e foi tomado Zabdi;

18 H e 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.

fez chegar a casa de Zabdi, homem por homem, e foi tomado Acã, filho de Carmi, filho de Zabdi, filho de Zerá, da tribo de Judá.

19 T hen 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.”

Então disse Josué a Acã: Filho meu, dá, peço-te, glória ao Senhor Deus de Israel, e faze confissão perante ele. Declara-me agora o que fizeste; não mo ocultes.

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

Respondeu Acã a Josué: Verdadeiramente pequei contra o Senhor Deus de Israel, e eis o que fiz:

21 w hen 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.”

quando vi entre os despojos uma boa capa babilônica, e duzentos siclos de prata, e uma cunha de ouro do peso de cinqüenta siclos, cobicei-os e tomei-os; eis que estão escondidos na terra, no meio da minha tenda, e a prata debaixo da capa.

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

Então Josué enviou mensageiros, que foram correndo ã tenda; e eis que tudo estava escondido na sua tenda, estando a prata debaixo da capa.

23 T hey 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.

Tomaram, pois, aquelas coisas do meio da tenda, e as trouxeram a Josué e a todos os filhos de Israel; e as puseram perante o Senhor.

24 T hen 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.

Então Josué e todo o Israel com ele tomaram Acã, filho de Zerá, e a prata, a capa e a cunha de ouro, e seus filhos e suas filhas, e seus bois, jumentos e ovelhas, e a sua tenda, e tudo quanto tinha, e levaram-nos ao vale de Acor.

25 J oshua 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.

E disse Josué: Por que nos perturbaste? hoje o Senhor te perturbará a ti: E todo o Israel o apedrejou; queimaram-nos no fogo, e os apedrejaram:

26 T hey 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.

E levantaram sobre ele um grande montão de pedras, que permanece até o dia de hoje. E o Senhor se apartou do ardor da sua ira. Por isso se chama aquele lugar até hoje o vale de Acor.