1 Prevaricaram os filhos de Israel nas coisas condenadas; porque Acã, filho de Carmi, filho de Zabdi, filho de Zera, da tribo de Judá, tomou das coisas condenadas. A ira do Senhor se acendeu contra os filhos de Israel.

2 Enviando, pois, Josué, de Jericó, alguns homens a Ai, que está junto a Bete-Áven, ao oriente de Betel, falou-lhes, dizendo: Subi e espiai a terra. Subiram, pois, aqueles homens e espiaram Ai. 3 E voltaram a Josué e lhe disseram: Não suba todo o povo; subam uns dois ou três mil homens, a ferir Ai; não fatigueis ali todo o povo, porque são poucos os inimigos. 4 Assim, subiram lá do povo uns três mil homens, os quais fugiram diante dos homens de Ai. 5 Os homens de Ai feriram deles uns trinta e seis, e aos outros perseguiram desde a porta até às pedreiras, e os derrotaram na descida; e o coração do povo se derreteu e se tornou como água.

6 Então, Josué rasgou as suas vestes e se prostrou em terra sobre o rosto perante a arca do Senhor até à tarde, ele e os anciãos de Israel; e deitaram pó sobre a cabeça. 7 Disse Josué: Ah! Senhor Deus, por que fizeste este povo passar o Jordão, para nos entregares nas mãos dos amorreus, para nos fazerem perecer? Tomara nos contentáramos com ficarmos dalém do Jordão. 8 Ah! Senhor, que direi? Pois Israel virou as costas diante dos seus inimigos! 9 Ouvindo isto os cananeus e todos os moradores da terra, nos cercarão e desarraigarão o nosso nome da terra; e, então, que farás ao teu grande nome?

10 Então, disse o Senhor a Josué: Levanta-te! Por que estás prostrado assim sobre o rosto? 11 Israel pecou, e violaram a minha aliança, aquilo que eu lhes ordenara, pois tomaram das coisas condenadas, e furtaram, e dissimularam, e até debaixo da sua bagagem o puseram. 12 Pelo que os filhos de Israel não puderam resistir aos seus inimigos; viraram as costas diante deles, porquanto Israel se fizera condenado; já não serei convosco, se não eliminardes do vosso meio a coisa roubada. 13 Dispõe-te, santifica o povo e dize: Santificai-vos para amanhã, porque assim diz o Senhor, Deus de Israel: Há coisas condenadas no vosso meio, ó Israel; aos vossos inimigos não podereis resistir, enquanto não eliminardes do vosso meio as coisas condenadas. 14 Pela manhã, pois, vos chegareis, segundo as vossas tribos; e será que a tribo que o Senhor designar por sorte se chegará, segundo as famílias; e a família que o Senhor designar se chegará por casas; e a casa que o Senhor designar se chegará homem por homem. 15 Aquele que for achado com a coisa condenada será queimado, ele e tudo quanto tiver, porquanto violou a aliança do Senhor e fez loucura em Israel.

16 Então, Josué se levantou de madrugada e fez chegar a Israel, segundo as suas tribos; e caiu a sorte sobre a tribo de Judá. 17 Fazendo chegar a tribo de Judá, caiu sobre a família dos zeraítas; fazendo chegar a família dos zeraítas, homem por homem, caiu sobre Zabdi; 18 e, fazendo chegar a sua casa, homem por homem, caiu sobre Acã, filho de Carmi, filho de Zabdi, filho de Zera, da tribo de Judá. 19 Então, disse Josué a Acã: Filho meu, dá glória ao Senhor, Deus de Israel, e a ele rende louvores; e declara-me, agora, o que fizeste; não mo ocultes. 20 Respondeu Acã a Josué e disse: Verdadeiramente, pequei contra o Senhor, Deus de Israel, e fiz assim e assim. 21 Quando vi entre os despojos uma boa capa babilônica, e duzentos siclos de prata, e uma barra de ouro do peso de cinquenta siclos, cobicei-os e tomei-os; e eis que estão escondidos na terra, no meio da minha tenda, e a prata, por baixo.

22 Então, Josué enviou mensageiros que foram correndo à tenda; e eis que tudo estava escondido nela, e a prata, por baixo. 23 Tomaram, pois, aquelas coisas do meio da tenda, e as trouxeram a Josué e a todos os filhos de Israel, e as colocaram perante o Senhor. 24 Então, Josué e todo o Israel com ele tomaram Acã, filho de Zera, e a prata, e a capa, e a barra de ouro, e seus filhos, e suas filhas, e seus bois, e seus jumentos, e suas ovelhas, e sua tenda, e tudo quanto tinha e levaram-nos ao vale de Acor. 25 Disse Josué: Por que nos conturbaste? O Senhor, hoje, te conturbará. E todo o Israel o apedrejou; e, depois de apedrejá-los, queimou-os. 26 E levantaram sobre ele um montão de pedras, que permanece até ao dia de hoje; assim, o Senhor apagou o furor da sua ira; pelo que aquele lugar se chama o vale de Acor até ao dia de hoje.

1 But the children of Israel committed a trespass in the devoted thing; for Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took of the devoted thing: and the anger of Jehovah was kindled against the children of Israel.

2 And Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Beth-aven, on the east side of Beth-el, and spake unto them, saying, Go up and spy out the land. And the men went up and spied out Ai. 3 And they returned to Joshua, and said unto him, Let not all the people go up; but let about two or three thousand men go up and smite Ai; make not all the people to toil thither; for they are but few. 4 So there went up thither of the people about three thousand men: and they fled before the men of Ai. 5 And the men of Ai smote of them about thirty and six men; and they chased them from before the gate even unto Shebarim, and smote them at the descent: and the hearts of the people melted, and became as water.

6 And Joshua rent his clothes, and fell to the earth upon his face before the ark of Jehovah until the evening, he and the elders of Israel; and they put dust upon their heads. 7 And Joshua said, Alas, O Lord Jehovah, wherefore hast thou at all brought this people over the Jordan, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to cause us to perish? would that we had been content and dwelt beyond the Jordan! 8 Oh, Lord, what shall I say, after that Israel hath turned their backs before their enemies! 9 For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land will hear of it, and will compass us round, and cut off our name from the earth: and what wilt thou do for thy great name?

10 And Jehovah said unto Joshua, Get thee up; wherefore art thou thus fallen upon thy face? 11 Israel hath sinned; yea, they have even transgressed my covenant which I commanded them: yea, they have even taken of the devoted thing, and have also stolen, and dissembled also; and they have even put it among their own stuff. 12 Therefore the children of Israel cannot stand before their enemies; they turn their backs before their enemies, because they are become accursed: I will not be with you any more, except ye destroy the devoted thing from among you. 13 Up, sanctify the people, and say, Sanctify yourselves against tomorrow: for thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, There is a devoted thing in the midst of thee, O Israel; thou canst not stand before thine enemies, until ye take away the devoted thing from among you. 14 In the morning therefore ye shall be brought near by your tribes: and it shall be, that the tribe which Jehovah taketh shall come near by families; and the family which Jehovah shall take shall come near by households; and the household which Jehovah shall take shall come near man by man. 15 And it shall be, that he that is taken with the devoted thing shall be burnt with fire, he and all that he hath; because he hath transgressed the covenant of Jehovah, and because he hath wrought folly in Israel.

16 So Joshua rose up early in the morning, and brought Israel near by their tribes; and the tribe of Judah was taken: 17 and he brought near the family of Judah; and he took the family of the Zerahites: and he brought near the family of the Zerahites man by man; and Zabdi was taken: 18 and he brought near his household man by man; and Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was taken. 19 And Joshua said unto Achan, My son, give, I pray thee, glory to Jehovah, the God of Israel, and make confession unto him; and tell me now what thou hast done; hide it not from me. 20 And Achan answered Joshua, and said, Of a truth I have sinned against Jehovah, the God of Israel, and thus and thus have I done: 21 when I saw among the spoil a goodly Babylonish mantle, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, then I coveted them, and took them; and, behold, they are hid in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it.

22 So Joshua sent messengers, and they ran unto the tent; and, behold, it was hid in his tent, and the silver under it. 23 And they took them from the midst of the tent, and brought them unto Joshua, and unto all the children of Israel; and they laid them down before Jehovah. 24 And Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan the son of Zerah, and the silver, and the mantle, and the wedge of gold, and his sons, and his daughters, and his oxen, and his asses, and his sheep, and his tent, and all that he had: and they brought them up unto the valley of Achor. 25 And Joshua said, Why hast thou troubled us? Jehovah shall trouble thee this day. And all Israel stoned him with stones; and they burned them with fire, and stoned them with stones. 26 And they raised over him a great heap of stones, unto this day; and Jehovah turned from the fierceness of his anger. Wherefore the name of that place was called, The valley of Achor, unto this day.

1 But the Israelites were unfaithful in regard to the devoted things "; Achan son of Karmi, the son of Zimri, "the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took some of them. So the LORD's anger burned against Israel.

2 Now Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is near Beth Aven to the east of Bethel, and told them, "Go up and spy out the region." So the men went up and spied out Ai.

3 When they returned to Joshua, they said, "Not all the army will have to go up against Ai. Send two or three thousand men to take it and do not weary the whole army, for only a few people live there."

4 So about three thousand went up; but they were routed by the men of Ai,

5 who killed about thirty-six of them. They chased the Israelites from the city gate as far as the stone quarries and struck them down on the slopes. At this the hearts of the people melted in fear and became like water.

6 Then Joshua tore his clothes and fell facedown to the ground before the ark of the LORD, remaining there till evening. The elders of Israel did the same, and sprinkled dust on their heads.

7 And Joshua said, "Alas, Sovereign LORD, why did you ever bring this people across the Jordan to deliver us into the hands of the Amorites to destroy us? If only we had been content to stay on the other side of the Jordan!

8 Pardon your servant, Lord. What can I say, now that Israel has been routed by its enemies?

9 The Canaanites and the other people of the country will hear about this and they will surround us and wipe out our name from the earth. What then will you do for your own great name?"

10 The LORD said to Joshua, "Stand up! What are you doing down on your face?

11 Israel has sinned; they have violated my covenant, which I commanded them to keep. They have taken some of the devoted things; they have stolen, they have lied, they have put them with their own possessions.

12 That is why the Israelites cannot stand against their enemies; they turn their backs and run because they have been made liable to destruction. I will not be with you anymore unless you destroy whatever among you is devoted to destruction.

13 "Go, consecrate the people. Tell them, 'Consecrate yourselves in preparation for tomorrow; for this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: There are devoted things among you, Israel. You cannot stand against your enemies until you remove them.

14 "'In the morning, present yourselves tribe by tribe. The tribe the LORD chooses shall come forward clan by clan; the clan the LORD chooses shall come forward family by family; and the family the LORD chooses shall come forward man by man.

15 Whoever is caught with the devoted things shall be destroyed by fire, along with all that belongs to him. He has violated the covenant of the LORD and has done an outrageous thing in Israel!'"

16 Early the next morning Joshua had Israel come forward by tribes, and Judah was chosen.

17 The clans of Judah came forward, and the Zerahites were chosen. He had the clan of the Zerahites come forward by families, and Zimri was chosen.

18 Joshua had his family come forward man by man, and Achan son of Karmi, the son of Zimri, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was chosen.

19 Then Joshua said to Achan, "My son, give glory to the LORD, the God of Israel, and honor him. Tell me what you have done; do not hide it from me."

20 Achan replied, "It is true! I have sinned against the LORD, the God of Israel. This is what I have done:

21 When I saw in the plunder a beautiful robe from Babylonia, "two hundred shekels "of silver and a bar of gold weighing fifty shekels, "I coveted them and took them. They are hidden in the ground inside my tent, with the silver underneath."

22 So Joshua sent messengers, and they ran to the tent, and there it was, hidden in his tent, with the silver underneath.

23 They took the things from the tent, brought them to Joshua and all the Israelites and spread them out before the LORD.

24 Then Joshua, together with all Israel, took Achan son of Zerah, the silver, the robe, the gold bar, his sons and daughters, his cattle, donkeys and sheep, his tent and all that he had, to the Valley of Achor.

25 Joshua said, "Why have you brought this trouble on us? The LORD will bring trouble on you today." Then all Israel stoned him, and after they had stoned the rest, they burned them.

26 Over Achan they heaped up a large pile of rocks, which remains to this day. Then the LORD turned from his fierce anger. Therefore that place has been called the Valley of Achor "ever since.