Yosua 7
1 TUHAN sudah memerintahkan agar segala sesuatu di kota Yeriko dimusnahkan sebagai persembahan bagi TUHAN. Tetapi orang Israel tidak taat. Ada seseorang dari suku Yehuda yang mengambil beberapa barang yang seharusnya dimusnahkan. Dia adalah Akhan anak Karmi, cucu Zabdi, cicit Zerah. Karena itu TUHAN sangat marah kepada orang-orang Israel.
But the people of Israel acted unfaithfully regarding the things that were set apart for destruction. Achan son of Karmi son of Zabdi son of Zerah, from the tribe of Judah, took some things that were set apart for destruction, and Yahweh's anger burned against the people of Israel.
2 Pada waktu itu, Yosua mengutus beberapa prajurit dari Yeriko ke kota Ai yang terletak dekat kota Bet Awen, di sebelah timur kota Betel. Katanya kepada mereka, “Mendakilah ke sana dan selidikilah negeri itu.” Lalu mereka pergi memata-matai kota Ai.
Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which was near Beth Aven, east of Bethel. He said to them, “Go up and spy out the land.” So the men went up and spied out Ai.
3 Kemudian mereka kembali dan melaporkan kepada Yosua, “Tidak usah seluruh pasukan pergi menyerang. Dua atau tiga ribu orang saja sudah cukup untuk mengalahkan kota Ai. Tidak perlu menyuruh semua pasukan bersusah payah mendaki ke sana, karena penduduk kota itu hanya sedikit.”
When they returned to Joshua, they said to him, “Do not send all the people up to Ai. Send only two or three thousand men to go up and attack Ai. Do not make all the people labor in battle, for they are few in number.”
4 Maka Yosua mengirim tiga ribu orang dari pasukannya pergi mendaki untuk menyerang kota Ai. Tetapi mereka kalah dan melarikan diri.
So only about three thousand men went up from the army, but these ran away from the men of Ai.
5 Orang-orang Ai mengejar pasukan Israel dari depan gerbang kota, turun ke lereng gunung, sampai ke tempat penggalian batu. Mereka membunuh sebanyak tiga puluh enam orang Israel. Maka keberanian pasukan Israel pun lenyap.
The men of Ai killed about thirty-six men as they pursued them from the city gate as far as to the stone quarries, and they killed them as they were going down a hill. The hearts of the people melted and became like water.
6 Mendengar hal itu, Yosua dan tua-tua Israel merobek pakaian mereka, menaburkan debu di kepala mereka sebagai tanda duka yang mendalam, lalu bersujud di hadapan peti perjanjian sampai malam.
Then Joshua tore his garments. He and the elders of Israel put dust on their heads and lay facedown on the ground in front of the ark of Yahweh, remaining there until evening.
7 Yosua berseru, “Ya, TUHAN Penguasaku, mengapa Engkau menyuruh kami menyeberangi sungai Yordan? Apakah hanya untuk dibinasakan oleh orang Amori?! Ah, seandainya kami sudah merasa puas tinggal di sana dan tidak mau menyeberangi sungai Yordan pasti hal itu tidak terjadi!
Then Joshua said, “Ah, Yahweh Lord, why have you brought this people across the Jordan at all? To give us into the hands of the Amorites to destroy us? If only we made a different decision and we had stayed on the other side of the Jordan!
8 Ya Penguasaku, pasukanku sudah melarikan diri dari musuh. Aku sudah kehabisan kata-kata.
Lord, what can I say, after Israel has turned their backs before their enemies?
9 Ketika orang Kanaan dan seluruh penduduk negeri ini mendengarnya, mereka akan mengepung dan memusnahkan kami semua. Apa yang akan Engkau lakukan untuk menjaga nama baik-Mu?”
For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land will hear of it. They will surround us and make the people of the earth forget our name. What will you do for your great name?”
10 Jawab TUHAN, “Bangunlah Yosua! Untuk apa kamu bersujud di tanah seperti itu!
Yahweh said to Joshua, “Get up! Why are you lying there on your face?
11 Orang Israel sudah berdosa. Mereka melanggar perintah-Ku kepada mereka. Mereka mengambil barang-barang yang sudah Aku perintahkan untuk dikhususkan. Mereka mencuri dan menyembunyikan benda-benda itu di antara barang-barang mereka.
Israel has sinned. They have broken my covenant which I commanded them. They have stolen some of the things that were set apart. They have stolen and then also hidden their sin by putting what they have taken among their own belongings.
12 Selama barang-barang yang Aku tetapkan untuk dimusnahkan itu masih ada pada kalian, maka kalian juga ditentukan untuk dimusnahkan. Itulah sebabnya kalian kalah dan lari dari musuh. Aku tidak akan menyertai kalian lagi jika kalian tidak memusnahkan barang-barang yang dikhususkan itu.
As a result, the people of Israel cannot stand before their enemies. They turned their backs from their enemies because they themselves have been set apart for destruction. I will not be with you any more unless you destroy the things that should have been destroyed, but are still among you.
13 “Berdirilah! Beri perintah kepada seluruh umat dengan berkata, ‘Hai Israel, inilah perintah-Ku, TUHAN Allahmu: Sucikanlah dirimu sekarang, sebab besok pagi setiap suku harus menghadap kepada-Ku, karena di antara kalian terdapat barang-barang yang dikhususkan bagi-Ku. Selama barang-barang itu masih ada di antara kalian, kalian tidak akan bisa mengalahkan musuh. Suku yang Aku tunjuk harus maju marga demi marga. Lalu marga yang Aku tunjuk harus maju keluarga demi keluarga. Lalu keluarga yang Aku tunjuk harus maju, setiap laki-laki satu per satu.
Get up! Consecrate the people to me and say to them, 'Consecrate yourselves for tomorrow. For Yahweh, the God of Israel says, “There are things set apart to be destroyed that are still among you, Israel. You cannot stand against your enemies until you remove from among you all the things that were set apart to be destroyed.”
In the morning, you must present yourselves by your tribes. The tribe that Yahweh selects will come near by their clans. The clan that Yahweh selects must come near by each household. The household that Yahweh selects must come near one by one.
15 Aku akan menunjuk orang yang mencuri barang-barang terlarang itu. Dia harus dibakar bersama keluarganya dan semua miliknya, karena dia sudah melanggar perjanjian-Ku dan melakukan kejahatan besar di antara orang Israel.’”
It will happen that the one who is selected and who has those things that were set apart for destruction, he will be burned, he and all he has, because he has broken the covenant of Yahweh and because he has done a disgraceful thing in Israel.'”
16 Keesokan harinya, Yosua bangun pagi-pagi sekali dan mengumpulkan seluruh orang Israel untuk menghadap TUHAN suku demi suku. Dan TUHAN menunjuk suku Yehuda.
So, Joshua got up early in the morning and brought Israel near, tribe by tribe, and the tribe of Judah was selected.
17 Yosua menyuruh setiap marga dari suku Yehuda maju satu per satu, dan marga Zerah ditunjuk. Lalu setiap keluarga dari marga Zerah disuruh maju, dan keluarga Zabdi ditunjuk.
Joshua brought the clans of Judah near, and the clan of the Zerahites was selected. He brought near the clan of the Zerahites person by person, and Zabdi was selected.
18 Setiap anggota keluarga Zabdi disuruh maju satu per satu, dan Akhan yang ditunjuk. Dia adalah anak Karmi, cucu Zabdi, cicit Zerah, dari suku Yehuda.
He brought Zabdi's household near, person by person, and Achan son of Karmi, son of Zabdi, son of Zerah, from the tribe of Judah, was selected.
19 Berkatalah Yosua kepada Akhan, “Anakku, berilah hormat kepada TUHAN, Allah Israel, dan mengakulah kepada-Nya. Jawablah dengan jujur. Apa yang sudah kamu lakukan? Jangan menyembunyikan apa pun dari saya.”
Then Joshua said to Achan, “My son, tell the truth before Yahweh, the God of Israel, and give your confession to him. Please tell me what you have done. Do not hide it from me.”
20 Jawab Akhan, “Memang benar, saya sudah berdosa kepada TUHAN, Allah Israel. Beginilah yang saya lakukan:
Achan answered Joshua, “Truly, I have sinned against Yahweh, the God of Israel. This is what I did:
21 Saya melihat di antara barang-barang jarahan sebuah jubah yang sangat bagus dari Babel, dua ratus keping perak, dan sebatang emas seberat enam ratus gram. Saya sangat menginginkan barang-barang itu dan saya mengambilnya. Barang-barang itu saya kubur di dalam kemah saya, dan perak ada di paling bawah.”
When I saw among the plunder a beautiful coat from Babylon, two hundred shekels of silver, and a bar of gold weighing fifty shekels, I desired them and took them. They are hidden in the ground in the middle of my tent, and the silver is under it.”
22 Maka Yosua menyuruh beberapa orang ke perkemahan. Mereka berlari ke sana lalu menemukan barang-barang itu dikubur di dalam kemah dengan perak terletak paling bawah.
Joshua sent messengers, who ran to the tent and there were the things. When they looked, they found them hidden in his own tent, and the silver under them.
23 Mereka mengambil barang-barang itu dari dalam kemah lalu membawanya kepada Yosua dan semua orang Israel. Mereka meletakkan barang-barang itu di hadapan TUHAN.
They took the items from the middle of the tent and brought them to Joshua and to all the people of Israel. They poured them out before Yahweh.
24 Kemudian Yosua, dengan diikuti seluruh orang Israel, membawa Akhan beserta perak, jubah, dan sebatang emas itu ke Lembah Musibah. Anak-anak Akhan yang laki-laki dan perempuan pun dibawa, juga semua sapi, keledai, kambing domba, kemah, dan segala harta bendanya.
Then Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan son of Zerah, and the silver, the coat, the bar of gold, his sons and daughters, his oxen, his donkeys, his sheep, his tent, and all that he had, and they brought them up to the Valley of Achor.
25 Yosua berkata, “Karena kamu sudah mendatangkan musibah kepada kita, hari ini TUHAN akan menimpamu dengan musibah.” Lalu orang-orang Israel melempari Akhan dan seluruh keluarganya dengan batu hingga mati, kemudian membakar mayat mereka.
Then Joshua said, “Why have you troubled us? Yahweh will trouble you today.” All Israel stoned him with stones. Then they stoned the rest with stones and burned them with fire.
26 Setelah itu, mereka menimbun batu di atasnya menjadi satu tumpukan besar, yang masih ada di sana sampai saat kitab ini ditulis. Karena itulah tempat tersebut diberi nama Lembah Musibah. Dengan demikian murka TUHAN pun reda.
They set up over him a great heap of stones that is here until this day. Yahweh turned away his burning anger. Therefore the name of the place is the Valley of Achor until this present day.
