Josué 7

Os israelitas são derrotados em Ai

1 *Js 6.17-19Mas 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 *Js 18.12;1Sm 13.5;14.23Bete-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 Ai. Não faças 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, *Jó 2.12;42.6rasgou 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 *Lm 2.10;Ap 18.19puseram 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 *Êx 32.12;Dt 9.28Pois 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?

O pecado de Acã

10 Respondeu Jeová a Josué: Levanta-te! Por que estás assim prostrado com o rosto em terra? 11 Israel pecou e *Js 6.18-19transgrediu 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, *Js 3.5santifica ao povo e dize: Santificai-vos para amanhã, pois assim diz Jeová, Deus de Israel: *Js 6.18Há 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 cinquenta 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 essas 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 *Js 15.7vale de Acor. 25 Disse Josué: Por que nos *Js 6.18perturbaste? 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 *Is 65.10;Os 2.15o vale de Acor.

1 But 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 some of the devoted things. Therefore Yahweh’s anger burned against the children of Israel. 2 Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Beth Aven, on the east side of Bethel, and spoke to them, saying, "Go up and spy out the land."

The men went up and spied out Ai. 3 They returned to Joshua, and said to him, "Don’t let all the people go up, but let about two or three thousand men go up and strike Ai. Don’t make all the people to toil there, for there are only a few of them." 4 So about three thousand men of the people went up there, and they fled before the men of Ai. 5 The men of Ai struck about thirty-six men of them. They chased them from before the gate even to Shebarim, and struck them at the descent. The hearts of the people melted, and became like water. 6 Joshua tore his clothes, and fell to the earth on his face before Yahweh’s ark until the evening, he and the elders of Israel; and they put dust on their heads. 7 Joshua said, "Alas, Lord Yahweh, why have you brought this people over the Jordan at all, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to cause us to perish? I wish that we had been content and lived beyond the Jordan! 8 Oh, Lord, what shall I say, after Israel has turned their backs before their enemies? 9 For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land will hear of it, and will surround us, and cut off our name from the earth. What will you do for your great name?"

10 Yahweh said to Joshua, "Get up! Why have you fallen on your face like that? 11 Israel has sinned. Yes, they have even transgressed my covenant which I commanded them. Yes, they have even taken some of the devoted things, and have also stolen, and also deceived. They have even put it among their own stuff. 12 Therefore the children of Israel can’t stand before their enemies. They turn their backs before their enemies, because they have become devoted for destruction. I will not be with you any more, unless you destroy the devoted things from among you. 13 Get up! Sanctify the people, and say, ‘Sanctify yourselves for tomorrow, for Yahweh, the God of Israel, says, "There is a devoted thing among you, Israel. You cannot stand before your enemies until you take away the devoted thing from among you." 14 In the morning therefore you shall be brought near by your tribes. It shall be that the tribe which Yahweh selects shall come near by families. The family which Yahweh selects shall come near by households. The household which Yahweh selects shall come near man by man. 15 It shall be, that he who is taken with the devoted thing shall be burned with fire, he and all that he has, because he has transgressed Yahweh’s covenant, and because he has done a disgraceful thing in Israel.’"

16 So Joshua rose up early in the morning and brought Israel near by their tribes. The tribe of Judah was selected. 17 He brought near the family of Judah, and he selected the family of the Zerahites. He brought near the family of the Zerahites man by man, and Zabdi was selected. 18 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 selected. 19 Joshua said to Achan, "My son, please give glory to Yahweh, the God of Israel, and make confession to him. Tell me now what you have done! Don’t hide it from me!"

20 Achan answered Joshua, and said, "I have truly sinned against Yahweh, the God of Israel, and this is what I have done. 21 When I saw among the plunder a beautiful Babylonian robe, two hundred shekels*7:21 A shekel is about 10 grams or about 0.35 ounces. of silver, and a wedge of gold weighing fifty shekels, then I coveted them and took them. Behold, they are hidden in the ground in the middle of my tent, with the silver under it."

22 So Joshua sent messengers, and they ran to the tent. Behold, it was hidden in his tent, with the silver under it. 23 They took them from the middle of the tent, and brought them to Joshua and to all the children of Israel. They laid them down before Yahweh. 24 Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan the son of Zerah, the silver, the robe, the wedge of gold, his sons, his daughters, his cattle, his donkeys, his sheep, his tent, and all that he had; and they brought them up to the valley of Achor. 25 Joshua said, "Why have you troubled us? Yahweh will trouble you today." All Israel stoned him with stones, and they burned them with fire and stoned them with stones. 26 They raised over him a great heap of stones that remains to this day. Yahweh turned from the fierceness of his anger. Therefore the name of that place was called "The valley of Achor" to this day.