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 The children of Israel committed a trespass in the devoted things: for Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took of the accursed thing: and the anger of Jehovah was kindled against the children of Israel.2 Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Beth-aven, on the east side of Bethel. He spoke to them: »Go up and spy on the country.« And the men went up and spied on Ai.3 They returned to Joshua, and said: »Do not send all the people. Send about two or three thousand men to Ai to go up and capture Ai. Do not bother all the people for there are only a few there.«4 So about three thousand men left the people. The men of Ai routed them.5 The men of Ai killed about thirty-six of them: for they chased them going down from before the gate to Shebarim. The heart of the people melted, and became as water. The Israelites lost their courage and were afraid6 And Joshua ripped his clothes, and fell to the earth upon his face before the Ark of Jehovah until evening. He threw dust on his head. The elders of Israel did the same.7 Joshua said: »Alas, Sovereign Lord Jehovah, why did you bring this people across the Jordan. Was it to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us? Would to God we had been content to dwell on the other side of the Jordan!8 »O Jehovah, what shall I say, when Israel turned their backs before its enemies!9 »For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land will hear about it, and will surround us and cut our name off from the earth. What will you do for your great name?«10 Jehovah said to Joshua: »You get up! Why are you on your face?11 »Israel has sinned, and they have also transgressed my covenant I commanded them to keep. They have taken some of the devoted things and put them in their own possessions.12 »Therefore the children of Israel could not stand before their enemies. They ran from their enemies, because they were accursed. I will not be with you any more until you destroy the devoted things you have among you.13 »Get up and sanctify the people. Say: ‘Sanctify yourselves against tomorrow: for the Sovereign Lord Jehovah says: »There is an accursed thing in the midst of you, O Israel: You cannot stand before you enemies until you take away the devoted thing from among you.«14 »‘»In the morning assemble by tribe. The tribe Jehovah picks will come forward family by family and man by man.15 »‘»He that has take the devoted things shall be burned in the fire, along with all that he owns. He has transgressed the covenant of Jehovah. He has committed a disgraceful thing in Israel.« ’«16 So Joshua rose up early in the morning, and brought Israel by their tribes; and the tribe of Judah was taken:17 He brought the family of Judah; and he took the family of the Zarhites: and he brought the family of the Zarhites man by man; and Zabdi was taken:18 And he brought 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 Joshua said to Achan: »My son, give glory to Jehovah God of Israel and confess to him. Tell me now what you have done. Do not hide it from me.«20 Achan answered Joshua: »Indeed I have sinned against Jehovah the God of Israel. This I have done.21 »When I saw among the spoils a quality Babylonish garment, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, then I coveted them, and took them. I hid them in the earth in the middle of my tent.«22 So Joshua sent messengers to the tent and found it and the silver.23 They took them out of the middle of the tent, and brought them to Joshua, and to all the children of Israel, and laid them out before Jehovah.24 And Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan the son of Zerah, and the silver, and the garment, 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 unto the valley of Achor.25 Joshua said: »Why have you troubled us? Jehovah will trouble you this day.« All Israel stoned them with stones. After they stoned them they burned them with fire.26 They raised over them a great heap of stones that is there to this day. So Jehovah turned from the fierceness of his anger. The name of that place was called, the Valley of Achor, to this day.