1 Mas os filhos de Israel cometeram uma transgressão no tocante ao anátema; pois Acã, filho de Carmi, filho de Zabdi, filho de Zera, da tribo de Judá, tomou do anátema. A ira de Jeová acendeu-se contra os filhos de Israel.2 De Jericó enviou Josué homens a Ai, que está junto a Bete-Áven, ao oriente de Betel, e disse-lhes: Subi e espiai a terra. Subiram e espiaram a Ai.3 Tendo voltado a Josué, disseram-lhe: Não suba todo o povo, mas subam uns dois ou três mil homens e destruam a Ai. Não faças a todo o povo ir para lá, fatigando-o, pois são poucos.4 Assim subiram lá do povo uns três mil homens, que fugiram diante dos de Ai.5 Os homens de Ai feriram deles a uns trinta e seis e, tendo-o perseguido desde a porta até Sebarim, feriram-nos na descida. O coração do povo derreteu-se e tornou-se como água.6 Josué, pois, rasgou os seus vestidos, e com os anciãos de Israel prostrou-se com o rosto em terra diante da arca de Jeová até a tarde; e puseram pó sobre as suas cabeças.7 Josué disse: Ah, Senhor Deus, por que fizeste a todo este povo passar o Jordão, para nos entregar nas mãos dos amorreus, a fim de nos perderes? Oxalá que tivéssemos ficado contentes, e tivéssemos permanecido além do Jordão!8 Ah, Senhor, que direi, depois que Israel voltou as costas diante dos seus inimigos?9 Pois os cananeus e todos os habitantes da terra o ouvirão e, cercando-nos, exterminarão da terra o nosso nome. Que farás por teu grande nome?10 Respondeu Jeová a Josué: Levanta-te, porque estás assim prostrado com o rosto em terra?11 Israel pecou, e transgrediu a minha aliança que lhe ordenei: tomaram do anátema, furtaram, dissimularam, e o esconderam na sua bagagem.12 Por isso os filhos de Israel não podem resistir aos seus inimigos; voltam as costas diante deles, porque se fizeram anátema. Não serei mais convosco, se não tirardes dentre vós o anátema, destruindo-o.13 Levanta-te, santifica ao povo, e dize: Santificai-vos para amanhã; pois assim diz Jeová Deus de Israel: Há um anátema no meio de ti, ó Israel; não poderás resistir aos teus inimigos, enquanto não tirares do meio de ti o anátema.14 Pela manhã vos chegareis pelas vossas tribos; a tribo que Jeová tomar, se chegará pelas famílias; a família que Jeová tomar, se chegará pelas casas; e a casa que Jeová tomar, se chegará homem por homem.15 Aquele que for achado com o anátema, será queimado, e com ele tudo o que lhe pertence, porque transgrediu a aliança de Jeová, e porque cometeu uma loucura em Israel.16 Levantando-se Josué de madrugada, fez chegar a Israel pelas suas tribos; e caiu a sorte sobre a tribo de Judá.17 Fazendo chegar a família 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 casa deste, 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 a Jeová, Deus de Israel, e confessa-lhe. Declara-me agora o que fizeste; não mo ocultes.20 Respondeu Acã a Josué: Na verdade eu pequei contra Jeová, 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 cunha de ouro do peso de cinqüenta siclos, movido de cobiça, os tomei. Eis que estão escondidos na terra, no meio da minha tenda, e a prata por baixo.22 Enviou Josué mensageiros que foram correndo à tenda. Eis que a capa estava escondida ali, e a prata por baixo.23 Tirando estas coisas do meio da tenda, trouxeram-nas a Josué e a todos os filhos de Israel; e puseram-nas diante de Jeová.24 Josué e todo o Israel tomaram a Acã, filho de Zera, e a prata, e a capa, e a cunha de ouro, e seus filhos, e suas filhas, e os seus bois, e os seus jumentos, e as suas ovelhas, e a sua tenda e tudo o que tinha; e trouxeram-nos ao vale de Acor.25 Disse Josué: Por que nos perturbaste? Jeová te perturbará neste dia. Todo o Israel o apedrejou; queimaram-nos, e os apedrejaram.26 Levantaram sobre ele um grande montão de pedras que permanece até o dia de hoje; e Jeová apagou o ardor da sua ira. Pelo que se ficou chamando aquele lugar até hoje o vale de Acor.

1 But the children of Israel transgressed the commandment, and took to their own use of the anathema. For Achan the son of Charmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zare of the tribe of Juda, took something of the anathema: and the Lord was angry against the children of Israel.2 And when Josue sent men from Jericho against Hai, which is beside Bethaven, on the east side of the town of Bethel, he said to them: Go up, and view the country: and they fulfilled his command, and viewed Hai.3 And returning they said to him: Let not all the people go up, but let two or three thousand men go and destroy the city: why should all the people be troubled in vain against enemies that are very few?4 There went up therefore three thou- sand fighting men: who immediately turned their backs,5 And were defeated by the men of the city of Hai, and there fell of them six and thirty men : and the enemies pursued them from the gate as far as Sabarim, and they slew them as they fled by the descent: and the heart of the people was struck with fear, and melted like water.6 But Josue rent his garments, and fell flat on the ground before the ark of the Lord until the evening, both he and all the ancients of Israel: and they put dust upon their heads.7 And Josue said: Alas, O Lord God, why wouldst thou bring this people over the river Jordan, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorrhite, and to destroy us? would God, we had stayed beyond the Jordan as we began.8 My Lord God, what shall I say, seeing Israel turning their backs to their enemies?9 The Chanaanites, and all the inhabitants of the land will hear of it, and being gathered together will surround us and cut off our name from the earth: and what wilt thou do to thy great name?10 And the Lord said to Josue: Arise, why liest thou flat on the ground?11 Israel hath sinned, and transgressed my covenant: and they have taken of the anathema, and have stolen and lied, and have hidden it among their goods.12 Neither can Israel stand before his enemies, but he shall flee from them: because he is defiled with the anathema. I will be no more with you, till you destroy him that is guilty of this wickedness.13 Arise, sanctify the people, and say to them: Be ye sanctified against to morrow: for thus saith the Lord God of Israel: The anathema is in the midst of thee, O Israel: thou canst not stand before thy enemies, till he be destroyed out of thee that is defiled with this wickedness.14 And you shall come in the morning every one by your tribes: and what tribe soever the lot shall find, it shall come by its kindreds and the kindred by its houses, and the house by the men.15 And whosoever he be that shall be found guilty of this fact, he shall be burnt with fire with all his substance, because he hath transgressed the covenant of the Lord, and hath done wickedness in Israel.16 Josue, therefore, when he rose in the morning, made Israel to come by their tribes, and the tribe of Juda was found,17 Which being brought by its families, it was found to be the family of Zare. Bringing that also by the houses, he found it to be Zabdi.18 And bringing his house man by man, he found Achan the son of Charmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zare of the tribe of Juda.19 And Josue said to Achan: My son, give glory to the Lord God of Israel, and confess, and tell me what thou hast done, hide it not.20 And Achan answered Josue, and said to him: Indeed I have sinned against the Lord the God of Israel, and thus and thus have I done.21 For I saw among the spoils a scarlet garment exceeding good, and two hundred sides of silver, and a golden rule of fifty sides: and I coveted them, and I took them away, and hid them in the ground is the midst of my tent, and the silver I covered with the earth that I dug up.22 Josue therefore sent ministers: who running to his tent, found all hidden in the same place, together with the silver.23 And taking them away out of the tent, they brought them to Josue, and to all the children of Israel, and threw them down before the Lord.24 Then Josue and all Israel with him took Achan the son of Zare, and the silver and the garments, and the golden rule, his sons also and his daughters, his oxen and asses and sheep, the tent also, and all the goods: and brought them to the valley of Achor:25 Where Josue said: Because thou hast troubled us, the Lord trouble thee this day. And all Israel stoned him: and all things that were his, were consumed with fire.26 And they gathered together upon him a great heap of stones, which remaineth until this present day. And the wrath of the Lord was turned away from them. And the name of that place was called the Valley of Achor, until this day.