Āhāna grēks
1 Bet Israēla dēli noziedzās – aiztika iznīcībai nolādēto. Āhāns, Karmī dēls, Zabdī dēls, Zeraha dēls, no Jūdas cilts, ņēma no iznīcībai nolādētā, un tad Kunga dusmas iedegās pret Israēla dēliem. 2 Jozua no Jērikas sūtīja vīrus uz Aju, kas pie Bēt-Āvenas, austrumos no Bēteles, un viņiem teica: “Dodieties izlūkot to zemi!” Un vīri devās izlūkot Aju. 3 Tie atgriezās pie Jozuas un teica viņam: “Visa tauta turp lai nedodas – lai turp dodas divi trīs tūkstoši vīru un uzbrūk Ajai. Neliec turp steigt visai tautai, jo tur ir maz ļaužu.” 4 Tad kādi divi trīs tūkstoši vīru no tautas devās uz turieni, un tiem nācās no Ajas vīriem bēgt. 5 Ajas vīri nokāva trīsdesmit sešus no tiem un dzinās pakaļ līdz pat Šebarīmas vārtiem, un vēl kāva tos nogāzē. Tad ļaudīm pamira sirdis – tās kļuva kā ūdens! 6 Jozua saplēsa savas drānas un līdz pašam vakaram gulēja uz sava vaiga pie zemes Kunga derības šķirsta priekšā – viņš un Israēla vecajie – un tie kaisīja sev pīšļus uz galvas. 7 Un Jozua teica: “Ak, Kungs Dievs! Kāpēc tu šai tautai liki pāriet Jardānu – vai lai atdotu mūs amoriešu rokās, ka tie mūs izdeldē!? Kaut mēs labāk būtu palikuši dzīvot viņpus Jardānas! 8 Ak, Kungs! Ko lai es saku pēc tam, kad Israēls pagriezis muguru saviem ienaidniekiem?! 9 Tagad to uzzinās kanaānieši un visi šīs zemes iemītnieki, tie ielenks mūs un iznīdēs mūsu vārdu no zemes virsas, un ko tad tu darīsi sava varenā vārda labā?!”
10 Un Kungs teica Jozuam: “Celies! Kāpēc tu guli uz sava vaiga pie zemes? 11 Israēls ir grēkojis! Tie ir pārkāpuši manu derību, ko es tiem pavēlēju, – ņēmuši mantas, kas nodotas iznīcības lāstam, zaguši un krāpuši, nolikuši tās starp savām mantām! 12 Tādēļ Israēla dēli nevarēja stāties pretī saviem ienaidniekiem. Tiem nācās pagriezt muguru saviem ienaidniekiem, jo nu tie paši ir nolādēti iznīcībai! Es vairs nebūšu kopā ar jums, kamēr jūs neiznīcināsiet lāstam lemto, kas jūsu vidū! 13 Celies! Svētī ļaudis un saki: svētieties rītdienai, jo tā saka Kungs, Israēla Dievs: kamēr vien pie kāda no Israēla ļaudīm ir iznīcības lāstam lemtais, tikmēr jums nepastāvēt pret savu ienaidnieku – kamēr nebūs aizvākts iznīcības lāstam lemtais! 14 Tad nu nāciet rīt pēc savām ciltīm – tā cilts, ko Kungs rādīs, lai nāk pēc savām dzimtām, un tā dzimta, ko Kungs rādīs, lai nāk pēc saviem namiem, un tas nams, ko Kungs rādīs, lai nāk pa vienam vīram! 15 Tas, kurš būs ņēmis iznīcības lāstam lemto, lai tiek sadedzināts ugunī kopā ar visu, kas tam pieder, jo tas pārkāpis Kunga derību un darījis kaunu Israēlam!”
16 Tad Jozua cēlās agri no rīta un lika Israēlam nākt pēc ciltīm, un tika norādīts uz Jūdas cilti. 17 Un viņš lika nākt Jūdas cilts dzimtām, un tika norādīta zerahiešu dzimta, un viņš lika nākt zerahiešu dzimtai pa vienam vīram, un tika norādīts Zabdī. 18 Tad viņš lika, lai viņa nams nāk pa vienam vīram, un tika norādīts Āhāns, Karmī dēls, Zabdī dēls, Zeraha dēls, no Jūdas cilts. 19 Un Jozua teica Āhānam: “Mans dēls, pagodini jel Kungu, Israēla Dievu, teic viņam pateicību un stāsti man, ko esi izdarījis, – neslēp man neko!” 20 Un Āhāns atbildēja Jozuam: “Tiešām, es esmu grēkojis pret Israēla Dievu, redzi, ko es izdarīju – 21 kad ieraudzīju mūsu laupījumā labu Šināras mēteli un divus simtus šekeļu sudraba, un zelta plāksni piecdesmit šekeļu svarā, tad es tos iekāroju un paņēmu, redzi, tie ir ierakti zemē manā teltī, sudrabs ir apakšā!”
22 Tad Jozua sūtīja vēstnešus, tie skrēja uz telti, un redzi – tas viss bija paslēpts teltī un sudrabs apakšā! 23 Viņi to paņēma no telts, aiznesa Jozuam un visiem Israēla dēliem un izlika Kunga priekšā. 24 Tad Jozua ņēma Āhānu, Zeraha dēlu, sudrabu, mēteli, zelta plāksni, viņa dēlus, viņa meitas, viņa vēršus, viņa ēzeļus, viņa sīklopus, viņa telti un visu, kas viņam bija, – tur bija klāt viss Israēls, – un tie aizveda viņu uz Āhoras ieleju. 25 Tad Jozua teica: “Kādēļ tu mums atnesi nelaimi?! Šodien Kungs nesīs nelaimi tev!” Tad viss Israēls meta viņam ar akmeņiem – tie viņus sadedzināja ugunī, tie viņus nomētāja akmeņiem! 26 Un pāri tiem uzbēra lielu akmeņu kaudzi, tā tur ir līdz šai dienai – tad Kungs novērsa savu dusmu kvēli. Tādēļ to vietu nosauca par Āhoras ieleju, un tā to sauc līdz šai dienai.
1 But the children of Israel committed a trespass in the accursed thing: 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 the LORD 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 view the country. And the men went up and viewed 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; and make not all the people to labour 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: for they chased them from before the gate even unto Shebarim, and smote them in the going down: wherefore 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 the LORD until the eventide, he and the elders of Israel, and put dust upon their heads. 7 And Joshua said, Alas, O Lord GOD, wherefore hast thou at all brought this people over Jordan, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us? would to God we had been content, and dwelt on the other side Jordan! 8 O Lord, what shall I say, when Israel turneth their backs before their enemies! 9 For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land shall hear of it , and shall environ us round, and cut off our name from the earth: and what wilt thou do unto thy great name?
10 ¶ And the LORD said unto Joshua, Get thee up; wherefore liest thou thus upon thy face? 11 Israel hath sinned, and they have also transgressed my covenant which I commanded them: for they have even taken of the accursed thing, and have also stolen, and dissembled also, and they have put it even among their own stuff. 12 Therefore the children of Israel could not stand before their enemies, but turned their backs before their enemies, because they were accursed: neither will I be with you any more, except ye destroy the accursed from among you. 13 Up, sanctify the people, and say, Sanctify yourselves against to morrow: for thus saith the LORD God of Israel, There is an accursed thing in the midst of thee, O Israel: thou canst not stand before thine enemies, until ye take away the accursed thing from among you. 14 In the morning therefore ye shall be brought according to your tribes: and it shall be, that the tribe which the LORD taketh shall come according to the families thereof; and the family which the LORD shall take shall come by households; and the household which the LORD shall take shall come man by man. 15 And it shall be, that he that is taken with the accursed thing shall be burnt with fire, he and all that he hath: because he hath transgressed the covenant of the LORD, and because he hath wrought folly 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 And 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 And Joshua said unto Achan, My son, give, I pray thee, glory to the LORD 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, Indeed I have sinned against the LORD God of Israel, and thus and thus have I done: 21 When I saw among the spoils a goodly Babylonish garment, 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 out of the midst of the tent, and brought them unto Joshua, and unto all the children of Israel, and laid them out before the LORD. 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 And Joshua said, Why hast thou troubled us? the LORD shall trouble thee this day. And all Israel stoned him with stones, and burned them with fire, after they had stoned them with stones. 26 And they raised over him a great heap of stones unto this day. So the LORD turned from the fierceness of his anger. Wherefore the name of that place was called, The valley of Achor, unto this day.
