亞干犯罪
1以色列人在當毀滅之物的事上犯了罪。因為猶大支派中謝拉的曾孫、撒底的孫子、迦米的兒子亞干拿了一些本該毀滅的東西，耶和華便向以色列人發怒。
2當時，約書亞從耶利哥派人去偵察伯特利東邊靠近伯·亞文的艾城。 3他們偵察回來後對約書亞說：「那裡的居民很少，我們不必勞師動眾派所有的人上去，只要派兩三千人上去便可以攻取艾城。」 4於是，大約有三千以色列人去攻打艾城，不料卻被艾城人擊潰。 5艾城的人殺了他們三十六人，從城門前追殺他們，一直到示巴琳，在下坡處殺敗他們。以色列人嚇得心驚膽戰。
6約書亞和以色列的長老便撕裂衣服，把灰撒在頭上，俯伏在耶和華的約櫃面前，直到晚上。 7約書亞說：「唉！主耶和華啊，你讓我們過了約旦河，為什麼把我們交在亞摩利人手上，讓他們毀滅我們呢？倒不如讓我們住在約旦河對岸！ 8主啊，現在以色列人被仇敵打敗，我還有什麼話可說呢？ 9迦南人和這一帶的人聽到這消息以後，必從四面八方來圍攻我們，將我們從地上斬盡殺絕。那時候，你的威名又何在呢？」
10耶和華對約書亞說：「起來吧！你為何俯伏在地？ 11以色列人犯了罪，違背了我吩咐他們應守的約，偷拿了本該毀滅的東西放在自己的行囊裡，還撒謊。 12所以，以色列人受咒詛，無法抵擋敵人，掉頭敗逃。你必須將那些本該毀滅的東西從你們中間除掉，不然我就不再與你們同在。 13起來吧！去吩咐民眾潔淨自己，讓他們為明天潔淨自己，因為以色列的上帝耶和華這樣說，『以色列啊！你們中間有本該毀滅的東西，你們不除掉這些東西就無法抵擋敵人。 14明天早上，你們要按支派一個一個前來，耶和華指出哪個支派，哪支派的各宗族便要前來。耶和華指出哪個宗族，哪宗族的各家族便要前來。耶和華指出哪個家族，哪家族的各成員便要前來。 15哪個人被指出拿了本該毀滅的東西，哪個人及其所有的東西就要被火焚燒。因為他違背了耶和華的約，在以色列人中做了可恥的事。』」
16第二天清早，約書亞按照支派召來以色列人，結果抽中猶大支派； 17他讓猶大支派各宗族前來，結果抽中謝拉宗族；他讓謝拉宗族前來，結果抽中撒底家族； 18他讓撒底家族的人一個一個前來，結果抽中迦米的兒子亞干。 19約書亞對亞干說：「孩子啊，我勸你把榮耀歸給以色列的上帝耶和華，向祂認罪，把你所做的事告訴我，不要隱瞞。」 20亞干答道：「我的確得罪了以色列的上帝耶和華。事情是這樣的， 21在奪得的財物中，我看上了一件漂亮的示拿外衣、兩千二百克銀子和五百五十克金子，我一時貪心便拿去了，藏在我帳篷的地底下，銀子就放在衣服下面。」
22約書亞派人跑到他的帳篷裡，果然在那裡找到了那件衣服和衣服下面的銀子。 23他們將這些東西帶到約書亞和民眾那裡，擺在耶和華面前。 24約書亞和全體以色列人把謝拉家族的亞干、那些銀子、衣服和金子及其兒女、牛、驢、羊、帳篷和一切所有都帶到亞割谷。 25約書亞對亞干說：「你為什麼給我們惹禍呢？今天耶和華要降禍給你。」於是，以色列人便拿石頭打死了他和他一切的人畜，將其燒毀。 26他們在亞干身上堆起一大堆石頭，那些石頭今天還在。耶和華這才息怒，因此那地方至今還叫亞割7·26 「亞割」意思是「連累」。谷。
1But 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.7.1 Achan: also called, Achar7.1 Zabdi: also called, Zimri 2And 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. 3And 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.7.3 about…: Heb. about two thousand men, or, about three thousand men 4So there went up thither of the people about three thousand men: and they fled before the men of Ai. 5And 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.7.5 in…: or, in Morad
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. 7And 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! 8O Lord, what shall I say, when Israel turneth their backs before their enemies!7.8 backs: Heb. necks 9For 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?7.10 liest: Heb. fallest 11Israel 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. 12Therefore 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. 13Up, 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. 14In 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. 15And 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.7.15 folly: or, wickedness
16¶ So Joshua rose up early in the morning, and brought Israel by their tribes; and the tribe of Judah was taken: 17And 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: 18And 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. 19And 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. 20And Achan answered Joshua, and said, Indeed I have sinned against the LORD God of Israel, and thus and thus have I done: 21When 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.7.21 wedge: Heb. tongue
22¶ So Joshua sent messengers, and they ran unto the tent; and, behold, it was hid in his tent, and the silver under it. 23And 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.7.23 laid: Heb. poured 24And 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. 25And 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. 26And 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.7.26 Achor: that is, Trouble
