Yeşu 7

¹İsrail oğulları büyük bir sadakatsizlik göstererek adanmış olandan kendilerine ayırdılar; Yahuda oymağından Zara oğlu, Zambri oğlu, Karmi oğlu Ahar adanmış şeyden aldı ve Rabbin öfkesi İsrail oğullarına karşı alevlendi.

²Yeşu, Beytel yakınlarındaki Gai'ye adamlar göndererek onlara, "Gidin, Gai'yi gözetleyin" dedi; adamlar da gidip Gai'yi gözetlediler.

³Sonra Yeşu'nun yanına dönerek ona şöyle dediler: "Bütün halkın yukarı çıkmasına gerek yok; yaklaşık iki ya da üç bin adamın yukarı çıkıp şehri kuşatarak ele geçirmesi yeterlidir. Bütün halkı oraya kadar yorma, çünkü oradakiler azdır."

⁴Böylece yaklaşık üç bin adam yukarı çıktı; fakat Gai adamlarının önünden kaçtılar.

⁵Gai adamları onlardan otuz altı kadar adam öldürdü, onları kapıdan itibaren kovalayarak yokuş aşağı olan yerde paramparça etti; bunun üzerine halkın yüreği dehşete düşüp su gibi oldu.

⁶Yeşu giysilerini yırttı ve kendisiyle birlikte İsrail'in ileri gelenleri, akşama kadar Rabbin huzurunda yüzüstü yere kapandılar ve başlarına toprak saçtılar.

⁷Yeşu, "Yalvarırım ey Rab!" dedi, "Bizi yok etmek üzere Amorluların eline teslim etmek için mi senin kulun bu halkı Şeria Irmağı'ndan geçirdi? Keşke Şeria Irmağı'nın öbür yakasında kalıp yerleşseydik!

⁸Ey Rab, İsrail düşmanlarının önünde boynunu çevirip kaçtıktan sonra ben ne diyebilirim?

⁹Kenanlılar ve ülkede yaşayan bütün halklar bunu duyunca çevremizi saracak ve bizi yeryüzünden kazıyıp yok edecekler; o zaman senin o yüce adın için ne yapacaksın?"

¹⁰Rab Yeşu'ya, "Ayağa kalk!" dedi, "Neden böyle yüzüstü yere düştün?

¹¹Halk günah işledi ve kendileriyle yaptığım antlaşmayı bozdu; adanmış şeylerden çalarak onları kendi kaplarının içine koydular.

¹²Bu yüzden İsrail oğulları düşmanlarının karşısında duramayacak, düşmanlarının önünde boyunlarını çevirip kaçacaklar; çünkü kendileri lanetli oldular. Aranızdaki o adanmış şeyi yok edip atmadıkça, bir daha sizinle olmayacağım.

¹³Kalk, halkı kutsal kıl ve onlara de ki: 'Yarın için kendinizi kutsal kılın. Çünkü İsrail'in Tanrısı Rab şöyle diyor: Ey İsrail, adanmış şey aranızdadır! Aranızdaki adanmış şeyi yok edene dek düşmanlarınızın karşısında duramayacaksınız.'

¹⁴Sabahleyin oymak oymak toplanacaksınız; Rabbin belirteceği oymak boy boy, Rabbin belirteceği boy aile aile, Rabbin belirteceği aile de erkek erkek yaklaştırılacak.

¹⁵Adanmış şeyle yakalanan kişi, kendisine ait olan her şeyle birlikte ateşte yakılacak; çünkü o, Rabbin antlaşmasını bozmuş ve İsrail'de yasasızlık yapmıştır."

¹⁶Yeşu sabah erkenden kalktı ve İsrail halkını oymak oymak yaklaştırdı; Yahuda oymağı belirlendi.

¹⁷Boyları yaklaştırdı ve Zarai boyu belirlendi.

¹⁸Erkek erkek yaklaştırdı; Zara oğlu, Zambri oğlu Ahar belirlendi.

¹⁹Yeşu Ahar'a, "Oğlum, bugün İsrail'in Tanrısı Rabbe onur ver, O'na itirafta bulun" dedi, "Ne yaptığını bana anlat, benden gizleme."

²⁰Ahar Yeşu'ya şöyle yanıt verdi: "Gerçekten İsrail'in Tanrısı Rabbe karşı günah işledim; işte şöyle ve şöyle yaptım:

²¹Yağmalanan şeyler arasında güzel, dokunmuş işlemeli bir pelerin, iki yüz çift-drahmi gümüş ve elli çift-drahmi ağırlığında altın bir külçe gördüm; onlara imrendim ve aldım; işte, onlar çadırımın içinde toprağa gömülüdür, gümüş de en alttadır."

²²Yeşu ulaklar gönderdi; ulaklar ordugahtaki çadıra koştular ve eşyaların çadırda gizlenmiş olduğunu, gümüşün de en altta bulunduğunu gördüler.

²³Bunları çadırdan çıkarıp Yeşu'ya ve İsrail'in ileri gelenlerine getirdiler; Rabbin huzuruna koydular.

²⁴Yeşu, Zara oğlu Ahar'ı, oğullarını, kızlarını, sığırlarını, yük hayvanlarını, koyunlarını, çadırını ve ona ait olan her şeyi aldı; bütün İsrail halkı da onunla birlikteydi ve onları Ahor Vadisi'ne, Emek-Ahor'a götürdüler.

²⁵Yeşu, "Neden bizi mahvettin?" dedi, "Rab de bugün seni mahvetsin." Bunun üzerine bütün İsrail onu taşlarla taşladı.

²⁶Üzerine büyük bir taş yığını yığdılar; bu yığın bugüne dek duruyor. Böylece Rab öfkesinin kızgınlığından vazgeçti; bu yüzden o yerin adı bugüne dek Emek-Ahor olarak kaldı.

¹ΚΑΙ ἐπλημμέλησαν οἱ υἱοὶ ᾿Ισραὴλ πλημμέλειαν μεγάλην καὶ ἐνοσφίσαντο ἀπὸ τοῦ ἀναθέματος· καὶ ἔλαβεν ῎Αχαρ υἱὸς Χαρμὶ υἱοῦ Ζαμβρὶ υἱοῦ Ζαρὰ ἐκ τῆς φυλῆς ᾿Ιούδα ἀπὸ τοῦ ἀναθέματος· καὶ ἐθυμώθη Κύριος ὀργῇ τοῖς υἱοῖς ᾿Ισραήλ.

²καὶ ἀπέστειλεν ᾿Ιησοῦς ἄνδρας εἰς Γαί, ἣ ἐστι κατὰ Βαιθήλ, λέγων· κατασκέψασθε τὴν Γαί·

³καὶ ἀνέβησαν οἱ ἄνδρες καὶ κατεσκέψαντο τὴν Γαί. καὶ ἀνέστρεψαν πρὸς ᾿Ιησοῦν καὶ εἶπαν πρὸς αὐτόν· μὴ ἀναβήτω πᾶς ὁ λαός, ἀλλ’ ὡσεὶ δισχίλιοι ἢ τρισχίλιοι ἄνδρες ἀναβήτωσαν καὶ ἐκπολιορκησάτωσαν τὴν πόλιν· μὴ ἀναγάγῃς ἐκεῖ τὸν λαὸν ἅπαντα, ὀλίγοι γάρ εἰσι.

⁴καὶ ἀνέβησαν ὡσεὶ τρισχίλιοι ἄνδρες καὶ ἔφυγον ἀπὸ προσώπου ἀνδρῶν Γαί.

⁵καὶ ἀπέκτειναν ἀπ’ αὐτῶν ἄνδρες Γαὶ εἰς τριακονταὲξ ἄνδρας καὶ κατεδίωξαν αὐτοὺς ἀπὸ τῆς πύλης καὶ συνέτριψαν αὐτοὺς ἀπὸ τοῦ καταφεροῦς· καὶ ἐπτοήθη ἡ καρδία τοῦ λαοῦ καὶ ἐγένετο ὥσπερ ὕδωρ.

⁶καὶ διέρρηξεν ᾿Ιησοῦς τὰ ἱμάτια αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἔπεσεν ᾿Ιησοῦς ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν ἐπὶ πρόσωπον ἐναντίον Κυρίου ἕως ἑσπέρας, αὐτὸς καὶ οἱ πρεσβύτεροι ᾿Ισραήλ, καὶ ἐπεβάλοντο χοῦν ἐπὶ τὰς κεφαλὰς αὐτῶν.

⁷καὶ εἶπεν ᾿Ιησοῦς· δέομαι Κύριε· ἱνατί διεβίβασεν ὁ παῖς σου τὸν λαὸν τοῦτον τὸν ᾿Ιορδάνην παραδοῦναι αὐτὸν τῷ ᾿Αμορραίῳ ἀπολέσαι ἡμᾶς; καὶ εἰ κατεμείναμεν καὶ κατῳκίσθημεν παρὰ τὸν ᾿Ιορδάνην.

⁸καὶ τί ἐρῶ, ἐπεὶ μετέβαλεν ᾿Ισραὴλ αὐχένα ἀπέναντι τοῦ ἐχθροῦ αὐτοῦ;

⁹καὶ ἀκούσας ὁ Χαναναῖος καὶ πάντες οἱ κατοικοῦντες τὴν γῆν περικυκλώσουσιν ἡμᾶς καὶ ἐκτρίψουσιν ἡμᾶς ἀπὸ τῆς γῆς· καὶ τί ποιήσεις τὸ ὄνομά σου τὸ μέγα;

¹⁰καὶ εἶπε Κύριος πρὸς ᾿Ιησοῦν· ἀνάστηθι, ἱνατί τοῦτο σὺ πέπτωκας ἐπὶ πρόσωπόν σου;

¹¹ἡμάρτηκεν ὁ λαὸς καὶ παρέβη τὴν διαθήκην, ἣν διεθέμην πρὸς αὐτούς, καὶ κλέψαντες ἀπὸ τοῦ ἀναθέματος ἐνέβαλον εἰς τὰ σκεύη αὐτῶν.

¹²καὶ οὐ μὴ δύνωνται οἱ υἱοὶ ᾿Ισραὴλ ὑποστῆναι κατὰ πρόσωπον τῶν ἐχθρῶν αὐτῶν· αὐχένα ἐπιστρέψουσιν ἔναντι τῶν ἐχθρῶν αὐτῶν, ὅτι ἐγενήθησαν ἀνάθεμα· οὐ προσθήσω ἔτι εἶναι μεθ’ ὑμῶν, ἐὰν μὴ ἐξάρητε τὸ ἀνάθεμα ἐξ ὑμῶν αὐτῶν.

¹³ἀναστὰς ἁγίασον τὸν λαὸν καὶ εἰπὸν ἁγιασθῆναι εἰς αὔριον· τάδε λέγει Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς ᾿Ισραήλ· τὸ ἀνάθεμά ἐστιν ἐν ὑμῖν, οὐ δυνήσεσθε ἀντιστῆναι ἀπέναντι τῶν ἐχθρῶν ὑμῶν, ἕως ἂν ἐξάρητε τὸ ἀνάθεμα ἐξ ὑμῶν αὐτῶν.

¹⁴καὶ συναχθήσεσθε πάντες τὸ πρωΐ κατὰ φυλάς, καὶ ἔσται ἡ φυλή, ἣν ἂν δείξῃ Κύριος, προσάξετε κατὰ δήμους· καὶ τὸν δῆμον, ὃν ἐὰν δείξῃ Κύριος, προσάξετε κατ’ οἶκον· καὶ τὸν οἶκον, ὃν ἐὰν δείξῃ Κύριος, προσάξετε κατ’ ἄνδρα·

¹⁵καὶ ὃς ἂν ἐνδειχθῇ, κατακαυθήσεται ἐν πυρὶ καὶ πάντα, ὅσα ἐστὶν αὐτῷ, ὅτι παρέβη τὴν διαθήκην Κυρίου καὶ ἐποίησεν ἀνόμημα ἐν ᾿Ισραήλ.

¹⁶καὶ ὤρθρισεν ᾿Ιησοῦς καὶ προσήγαγε τὸν λαὸν κατὰ φυλάς, καὶ ἐνεδείχθη ἡ φυλὴ ᾿Ιούδα·

¹⁷καὶ προσήχθη κατὰ δήμους, καὶ ἐνεδείχθη δῆμος Ζαραΐ·

¹⁸καὶ προσήχθη κατ’ ἄνδρα, καὶ ἐνεδείχθη ῎Αχαρ υἱὸς Ζαμβρὶ υἱοῦ Ζαρά.

¹⁹καὶ εἶπεν ᾿Ιησοῦς τῷ ῎Αχαρ· δὸς δόξαν σήμερον τῷ Κυρίῳ Θεῷ ᾿Ισραὴλ καὶ δὸς τὴν ἐξομολόγησιν καὶ ἀνάγγειλόν μοι τί ἐποίησας καὶ μὴ κρύψῃς ἀπ’ ἐμοῦ.

²⁰καὶ ἀπεκρίθη ῎Αχαρ τῷ ᾿Ιησοῖ καὶ εἶπεν· ἀληθῶς ἥμαρτον ἐναντίον Κυρίου τοῦ Θεοῦ ᾿Ισραήλ· οὕτως καὶ οὕτως ἐποίησα·

²¹εἶδον ἐν τῇ προνομῇ ψιλὴν ποικίλην καλὴν καὶ διακόσια δίδραχμα ἀργυρίου καὶ γλῶσσαν μίαν χρυσῆν πεντήκοντα διδράχμων καὶ ἐνθυμηθεὶς αὐτῶν ἔλαβον, καὶ ἰδοὺ αὐτὰ ἐγκέκρυπται ἐν τῇ σκηνῇ μου καὶ τὸ ἀργύριον κέκρυπται ὑποκάτω αὐτῶν.

²²καὶ ἀπέστειλεν ᾿Ιησοῦς ἀγγέλους, καὶ ἔδραμον εἰς τὴν σκηνὴν εἰς τὴν παρεμβολήν· καὶ ταῦτα ἦν κεκρυμμένα εἰς τὴν σκηνὴν αὐτοῦ, καὶ τὸ ἀργύριον ὑποκάτω αὐτῶν.

²³καὶ ἐξήνεγκαν αὐτὰ ἐκ τῆς σκηνῆς καὶ ἤνεγκαν πρὸς ᾿Ιησοῦν καὶ τοὺς πρεσβυτέρους ᾿Ισραήλ, καὶ ἔθηκαν αὐτὰ ἔναντι Κυρίου.

²⁴καὶ ἔλαβεν ᾿Ιησοῦς τὸν ῎Αχαρ υἱὸν Ζαρὰ καὶ ἀνήγαγεν αὐτὸν εἰς φάραγγα ᾿Αχὼρ καὶ τοὺς υἱοὺς αὐτοῦ καὶ τὰς θυγατέρας αὐτοῦ καὶ τοὺς μόσχους αὐτοῦ καὶ τὰ ὑποζύγια αὐτοῦ καὶ πάντα τὰ πρόβατα αὐτοῦ καὶ τὴν σκηνὴν αὐτοῦ καὶ πάντα τὰ ὑπάρχοντα αὐτοῦ, καὶ πᾶς ὁ λαὸς μετ’ αὐτοῦ· καὶ ἀνήγαγεν αὐτοὺς εἰς ᾿Εμεκαχώρ.

²⁵καὶ εἶπεν ᾿Ιησοῦς τῷ ῎Αχαρ· τί ὠλόθρευσας ἡμᾶς; ἐξολοθρεύσαι σε Κύριος καθὰ καὶ σήμερον. καὶ ἐλιθοβόλησαν αὐτὸν λίθοις πᾶς ᾿Ισραήλ.

²⁶καὶ ἐπέστησαν αὐτῷ σωρὸν λίθων μέγαν. καὶ ἐπαύσατο Κύριος τοῦ θυμοῦ τῆς ὀργῆς· διὰ τοῦτο ἐπωνόμασεν αὐτὸ ᾿Εμεκαχὼρ ἕως τῆς ἡμέρας ταύτης.

¹But the children of Israel committed a great trespass, and purloined [part] of the accursed thing; and Achar the son of Charmi, the son of Zambri, the son of Zara, of the tribe of Juda, took of the accursed thing; and the Lord was very angry with the children of Israel.

²And Joshua sent men to Gai, which is by Baethel, saying, Spy out Gai: and the men went up and spied Gai.

³And they returned to Joshua, and said to him, Let not all the people go up, but let about two or three thousand men go up and take the city by siege: carry not up thither the whole people, for [the enemy] are few.

⁴And there went up about three thousand men, and they fled from before the men of Gai.

⁵And the men of Gai slew of them to the number of thirty-six men, and they pursued them from the gate, and destroyed them from the steep hill; and the heart of the people was alarmed and became as water.

⁶And Joshua tore his garments; and Joshua fell on the earth on his face before the Lord until evening, he and the elders of Israel; and they cast dust on their heads.

⁷And Joshua said, I pray, Lord, wherefore has thy servant brought this people over Jordan to deliver them to the Amorite to destroy us? would we had remained and settled ourselves beyond Jordan.

⁸And what shall I say since Israel has turned his back before his enemy?

⁹And when the Chananite and all the inhabitants of the land hear it, they shall compass us round and destroy us from off the land: and what wilt thou do [for] thy great name?

¹⁰And the Lord said to Joshua, Rise up; why hast thou fallen upon thy face?

¹¹The people has sinned, and transgressed the covenant which I made with them; they have stolen from the cursed thing, and put it into their store.

¹²And the children of Israel will not be able to stand before their enemies; they will turn their back before their enemies, for they have become an accursed thing: I will not any longer be with you, unless ye remove the cursed thing from yourselves.

¹³Rise, sanctify the people and tell them to sanctify themselves for the morrow: thus says the Lord God of Israel, The accursed thing is among you; ye shall not be able to stand before your enemies, until ye shall have removed the cursed thing from among you.

¹⁴And ye shall all be gathered together by your tribes in the morning, and it shall come to pass that the tribe which the Lord shall shew, ye shall bring by families; and the family which the Lord shall shew, ye shall bring by households; and the household which the Lord shall shew, ye shall bring man by man.

¹⁵And the man who shall be pointed out, shall be burnt with fire, and all that he has; because he has transgressed the covenant of the Lord, and has wrought wickedness in Israel.

¹⁶And Joshua rose up early, and brought the people by their tribes; and the tribe of Juda was pointed out.

¹⁷And it was brought by their families, and family of the Zaraites was pointed out.

¹⁸And it was brought man by man, and Achar the son of Zambri the son of Zara was pointed out.

¹⁹And Joshua said to Achar, Give glory this day to the Lord God of Israel, and make confession; and tell me what thou hast done, and hide it not from me.

²⁰And Achar answered Joshua, and said, Indeed I have sinned against the Lord God of Israel: thus and thus have I done:

²¹I saw in the spoil an embroidered mantle, and two hundred didrachmas of silver, and one golden wedge of fifty didrachmas, and I desired them and took them; and, behold, they are hid in my tent, and the silver is hid under them.

²²And Joshua sent messengers, and they ran to the tent into the camp; and these things were hidden in his tent, and the silver under them.

²³And they brought them out of the tent, and brought them to Joshua and the elders of Israel, and they laid them before the Lord.

²⁴And Joshua took Achar the son of Zara, and brought him to the valley of Achor, and his sons, and his daughters, and his calves, and his asses, and all his sheep, and his tent, and all his property, and all the people [were] with him; and he brought them to Emec Achor.

²⁵And Joshua said to Achar, Why hast thou destroyed us? the Lord destroy thee as at this day. And all Israel stoned him with stones.

²⁶And they set up over him a great heap of stones; and the Lord ceased from his fierce anger. Therefore he called the place Emecachor until this day.