Josue 7 – TCB & NIRV

Tagalog Contemporary Bible

Josue 7:1-26

Ang Kasalanan ni Acan

1Pero nilabag ng mga Israelita ang utos ng Panginoon na huwag kumuha ng kahit anumang handog na nakalaan nang buo para sa Panginoon. Kumuha si Acan ng mga bagay na hindi dapat kunin, kaya nagalit nang matindi ang Panginoon sa kanila. Si Acan ay anak ni Carmi. Si Carmi ay anak ni Zabdi. Si Zabdi ay anak ni Zera. Nagmula sila sa lahi ni Juda.

2Mula sa Jerico, may inutusan si Josue na mga tao para mag-espiya sa Ai, isang lungsod sa silangan ng Betel, na malapit sa Bet Aven. Kaya umalis ang mga tao para mag-espiya. 3Pagbalik nila, sinabi nila kay Josue, “Hindi kailangang lumusob tayong lahat sa Ai, dahil kaunti lang naman ang mga naninirahan doon. Magpadala ka lang ng 2,000 o kayaʼy 3,000 tao para lumusob doon.” 4Kaya 3,000 Israelita ang lumusob sa Ai, pero napaatras sila ng mga taga-Ai. 5Hinabol sila mula sa pintuan ng lungsod hanggang sa Shebarim7:5 Shebarim: Ang ibig sabihin, tibagan ng bato., at 36 ang napatay sa kanila habang bumababa sila sa kabundukan. Kaya naduwag at natakot ang mga Israelita. 6Dahil sa lungkot, pinunit ni Josue at ng mga tagapamahala ng Israel ang mga damit nila, at nilagyan ng alikabok ang mga ulo nila, at nagpatirapa sila sa harapan ng Kahon ng Kasunduan ng Panginoon hanggang sa gumabi. 7Sinabi ni Josue, “O Panginoong Dios, bakit nʼyo pa po kami pinatawid sa Ilog ng Jordan kung ipapatalo nʼyo rin lang naman kami sa mga Amoreo? Mabuti pang nanatili na lang kami sa kabila ng Jordan. 8Panginoon, ano po ang sasabihin ko, ngayong umurong na ang mga Israelita sa mga kalaban nila? 9Mababalitaan ito ng mga Cananeo at ng iba pang taga-rito. Paiikutan nila kami at papatayin. Ano po ang gagawin nʼyo alang-alang sa dakila nʼyong pangalan?”

10Sinabi ng Panginoon kay Josue, “Tumayo ka! Bakit ka ba nakadapa? 11Nagkasala ang Israel; nilabag nila ang kasunduan ko. Kumuha sila ng mga bagay na nakalaang ihandog nang buo sa akin. Ninakaw nila ito, nagsinungaling sila tungkol dito, at isinama nila ito sa mga ari-arian nila. 12Ito ang dahilan kung bakit hindi sila makalaban sa mga kaaway nila. Natakot sila at tumakas dahil sila mismo ay lilipulin din bilang handog sa akin. Hindi ko na kayo sasamahan kung hindi ninyo wawasakin ang mga bagay na nakalaang ihandog nang buo sa akin.

13“Tumayo ka at sabihin mo sa mga tao na linisin nila ang kanilang sarili7:13 linisin nila ang kanilang sarili: Ang ibig sabihin, sundin nila ang seremonya ng pagiging malinis. para bukas, dahil ako, ang Panginoon na Dios ng Israel ay nagsasabi, ‘O Israel, may tinatago kayong mga bagay na nakalaang ihandog nang buo sa akin. Hindi kayo makakalaban sa mga kaaway nʼyo hanggaʼt nasa inyo ang mga bagay na ito. 14Kaya bukas ng umaga, humarap kayo sa akin ayon sa inyong lahi. Ang lahing ituturo kong nagkasala ay humanay ayon sa angkan nila. Ang angkan na ituturo kong nagkasala ay humanay ayon sa pamilya nila. At ang pamilyang ituturo kong nagkasala ay humanay bawat isa. 15Ang taong ituturo ko na nagtago ng mga bagay na nakalaang ihandog nang buo sa akin ay susunugin kasama ng pamilya niya at ng lahat ari-arian niya. Dahil nilabag niya ang kasunduan ko at gumawa siya ng kahiya-hiyang bagay sa Israel.’ ”

16Kinabukasan, maagang pinalapit ni Josue ang mga Israelita ayon sa lahi nila. At napili ang angkan ni Juda. 17Pinalapit ang lahi ni Juda, at napili ang angkan ni Zera. Pinalapit ang angkan ni Zera at napili ang pamilya ni Zabdi.7:17 Zabdi: o, Zimri. 18Pinalapit ang pamilya ni Zabdi at napili si Acan. (Si Acan ay anak ni Carmi. Si Carmi ay anak ni Zabdi. At si Zabdi ay anak ni Zera na mula sa angkan ni Juda.)

19Sinabi ni Josue kay Acan, “Anak, parangalan mo ang Panginoon, ang Dios ng Israel; magsabi ka ng totoo sa harapan niya. Ano ang ginawa mo? Huwag mo itong ilihim sa akin.”

20Sumagot si Acan, “Totoong nagkasala ako sa Panginoon, ang Dios ng Israel. Ito po ang ginawa ko: 21Sa mga bagay na nasamsam natin, may nakita akong isang magandang damit na mula sa Babilonia, pilak na mga dalawang kiloʼt kalahati at isang baretang ginto na may bigat na kalahating kilo. Naakit ako sa mga ito, kaya kinuha ko. Ibinaon ko ito sa lupa sa loob ng tolda ko. Ang pilak ang nasa pinakailalim.”

22Kaya nagsugo si Josue ng mga tao, at patakbong pumunta ang mga ito sa tolda ni Acan. At nakita nga nila roon ang mga bagay na ibinaon, ang pilak ay nandoon nga sa ilalim nito. 23Dinala nila ito kay Josue at sa lahat ng mga Israelita, at inilapag sa presensya ng Panginoon.

24At dinala ni Josue at ng lahat ng mga Israelita si Acan sa Lambak ng Acor,7:24 Acor: Ang ibig sabihin, kaguluhan. pati ang pilak, damit, isang baretang ginto, ang mga anak niya, mga baka, mga asno, mga tupa, tolda at ang lahat ng ari-arian niya. 25Sinabi ni Josue kay Acan, “Bakit mo kami ipinahamak? Ngayon, ipapahamak ka rin ng Panginoon.”

Binato ng mga Israelita si Acan hanggang sa mamatay. Binato rin nila ang pamilya niya at sinunog ang lahat ng bangkay at ang kanyang mga ari-arian. 26Pagkatapos, tinabunan nila si Acan ng mga bato. Nandoon pa ang mga bato hanggang ngayon. At ang lugar na iyon ay tinatawag na Lambak ng Acor hanggang ngayon.

At napawi ang galit ng Panginoon.

New International Reader’s Version

Joshua 7:1-26

Achan Sins Against the Lord

1But the Israelites weren’t faithful to the Lord. They didn’t destroy what had been set apart to him. So they did not do what they had been told to do. Achan had taken some of those things. So the Lord became very angry with Israel. Achan was the son of Karmi. Karmi was the son of Zimri. And Zimri was the son of Zerah. Achan and all his relatives were from the tribe of Judah.

2Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai. Ai is near Beth Aven east of Bethel. Joshua told the men, “Go up and check out the area around Ai.” So the men went up and checked it out.

3Then they returned to Joshua. They said, “The whole army doesn’t have to go up and attack Ai. Send only two or three thousand men. They can take the city. Don’t make the whole army go up there. Only a few people live in Ai.” 4So only about 3,000 troops went up. But the men of Ai drove them away. 5They chased the Israelites from the city gate all the way to Shebarim. They killed about 36 of them on the way down. So the Israelites were terrified.

6Joshua and the elders of Israel became sad. Joshua tore his clothes. He fell in front of the ark of the Lord with his face to the ground. He remained there until evening. The elders did the same thing. They also sprinkled dust on their heads. 7Joshua said, “Lord and King, why did you ever bring these people across the Jordan River? Did you want to hand us over to the Amorites? Did you want them to destroy us? I wish we had been content to stay on the other side of the Jordan! 8Lord, our enemies have driven us away. What can I say? 9The Canaanites will hear about it. So will everyone else in the country. They will surround us. They’ll erase any mention of our name from the face of the earth. Then what will you do when people don’t honor your great name anymore?”

10The Lord said to Joshua, “Get up! What are you doing down there on your face? 11Israel has sinned. I made a covenant with them. I commanded them to keep it. But they have broken it. They have taken some of the things that had been set apart to me in a special way to be destroyed. They have stolen. They have lied. They have taken the things they stole and have put them with their own things. 12That is why the Israelites can’t stand up against their enemies. They turn their backs and run. That’s because I have decided to let them be destroyed. You must destroy the things you took that had been set apart to me. If you do not, I will not be with you anymore.

13“Go and set the people apart. Tell them, ‘Make yourselves pure. Get ready for tomorrow. Here is what the Lord, the God of Israel, wants you to do. He says, “People of Israel, you have kept some of the things that had been set apart to me to be destroyed. You can’t stand up against your enemies until you get rid of those things.”

14“ ‘In the morning, come forward tribe by tribe. The tribe the Lord chooses will come forward group by group. The group the Lord chooses will come forward family by family. And the men in the family the Lord chooses will come forward one by one. 15Whoever is caught with the things that had been set apart to the Lord will be destroyed by fire. Everything that belongs to that person will also be destroyed. He has broken the Lord’s covenant. He has done a very terrible thing in Israel!’ ”

16Early the next morning Joshua had Israel come forward by tribes. The tribe of Judah was chosen. 17The groups of Judah came forward. The group of Zerah was chosen. Joshua had the group of Zerah come forward by families. The family of Zimri was chosen. 18He had their men come forward one by one. Achan was chosen. Achan was the son of Karmi. Karmi was the son of Zimri. And Zimri was the son of Zerah. Zerah was from the tribe of Judah.

19Joshua said to Achan, “My son, the Lord is the God of Israel. So give him glory and honor him by telling the truth! Tell me what you have done. Don’t hide it from me.”

20Achan replied, “It’s true! I’ve sinned against the Lord, the God of Israel. Here is what I’ve done. 21I saw a beautiful robe from Babylonia among the things we had taken. I saw five pounds of silver. And I saw a gold bar that weighed 20 ounces. I wanted them, so I took them. I hid them in the ground inside my tent. The silver is on the bottom.”

22So Joshua sent some messengers. They ran to Achan’s tent. And there was everything, hidden in his tent! The silver was on the bottom. 23They brought the things out of the tent. They took them to Joshua and all the Israelites. And they spread them out in the sight of the Lord.

24Then Joshua and all the people grabbed Achan, the son of Zerah. They took the silver, the robe and the gold bar. They took Achan’s sons and daughters. They took his cattle, donkeys and sheep. They also took his tent and everything he had. They carried all of it out to the Valley of Achor. 25Joshua said to Achan, “Why have you brought this trouble on us? The Lord will bring trouble on you today.”

Then all the people killed Achan by throwing stones at him. They also killed the rest of his family with stones. They burned all of them up. 26They placed a large pile of rocks on top of Achan’s body. The place has been called the Valley of Achor ever since. That pile is still there to this day. After the people killed Achan, the Lord was no longer angry with them.