亚干犯罪
以色列人在当灭之物上犯了罪。犹大支派中，谢拉的曾孙，撒底的孙子，迦米的儿子亚干取了当灭之物，耶和华的怒气就向以色列人发作。
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约书亚从耶利哥派人往伯特利东边，靠近伯．亚文☛七十士译本没有“靠近伯．亚文”。的艾城去，对他们说：“你们上去窥探那地。”那些人就上去窥探艾城。And Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Bethaven, on the east side of Bethel, and spake unto them, saying, Go up and view the country. And the men went up and viewed Ai.
3他们回到约书亚那里，对他说：“众百姓不必都上去，只要二、三千人上去就能攻取艾城；不必劳动众百姓都上去，因为他们人少。”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于是百姓中约有三千人上那里去，但他们竟在艾城的人面前逃跑。So there went up thither of the people about three thousand men: and they fled before the men of Ai.
5艾城的人击杀他们约三十六人，从城门前追赶他们，直到示巴琳，在下坡的地方击败他们。他们都胆战心惊，融化如水。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约书亚和以色列的长老就撕裂衣服，在耶和华的约柜前脸伏于地，直到晚上。他们把灰撒在头上。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约书亚说：“唉！主耶和华啊，你为什么领这百姓过约旦河，把我们交在亚摩利人手中，使我们灭亡呢？我们不如住在约旦河的那边！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主啊，求求你，以色列人既在仇敌面前转身逃跑，我还有什么可说的呢？O LORD, what shall I say, when Israel turneth their backs before their enemies!
9迦南人和这地所有的居民听见了就必围困我们，把我们的名从地上除去。那时，你为你至大的名要怎样做呢？”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耶和华对约书亚说：“起来！你的脸为何这样俯伏呢？And the LORD said unto Joshua, Get thee up; wherefore liest thou thus upon thy face?
11以色列犯了罪，又违背了我所吩咐他们的约，又取了当灭之物。他们又偷窃，又行诡诈，又把那当灭的物与自己的器皿放在一起。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因此，以色列人在仇敌面前站立不住。他们在仇敌面前转身逃跑，因为他们成了当灭的物。你们若不把当灭的物从你们中间除掉，我就不再与你们同在了。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你起来，去叫百姓分别为圣，说：‘你们要为了明天使自己分别为圣，因为耶和华－以色列的神这样说：以色列啊，在你中间有当灭的物；你们若不把你们中间当灭之物除掉，你在仇敌面前必站立不住！’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到了早晨，你们要按着支派近前来。耶和华所选的支派，要按着宗族近前来；耶和华所选的宗族，要按着家族近前来；耶和华所选的家族，要按着男丁，一个一个近前来。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被选的人有当灭之物在他那里，他和他所有的必被火焚烧，因为他违背了耶和华的约，又因他在以色列中做了愚妄的事。”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于是，约书亚清早起来，召以色列按着支派近前来。选出来的是犹大支派。So Joshua rose up early in the morning, and brought Israel by their tribes; and the tribe of Judah was taken:
17他召犹大的宗族近前来，选出来的是谢拉宗族。他召谢拉宗族，按着男丁☛“按着男丁”：有古卷和古译本是“按着家族”。，一个一个近前来，选出来的是撒底。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他召撒底的家族，按着男丁，一个一个近前来，就选出犹大支派，谢拉的曾孙，撒底的孙子，迦米的儿子亚干。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约书亚对亚干说：“我儿，我劝你将荣耀归给耶和华－以色列的神，在他面前认罪，把你所做的事告诉我，不可向我隐瞒。”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亚干回答约书亚说：“我实在得罪了耶和华－以色列的神。这是我所做的：And Achan answered Joshua, and said, Indeed I have sinned against the LORD God of Israel, and thus and thus have I done:
21我在所夺取的财物中看见一件美好的示拿外袍，二百舍客勒银子，一条重五十舍客勒的金子。我贪爱这些物件，就拿去了。看哪，这些东西都埋在我帐棚内的地里，银子在外袍底下。”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约书亚就派使者跑到亚干的帐棚里。看哪，那件外袍藏在他的帐棚里，银子在外袍底下。So Joshua sent messengers, and they ran unto the tent; and, behold, it was hid in his tent, and the silver under it.
23他们从帐棚里把这些东西取出来，拿到约书亚和以色列众人☛“众人”：七十士译本是“长老”。那里，倒在耶和华面前。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约书亚和以色列众人把谢拉的曾孙亚干和那银子、那件外袍、那条金子，以及亚干的儿女、牛、驴、羊、帐棚，和他所有的，都带着上到亚割谷☛“亚割谷”意思是“灾祸谷”。去。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约书亚说：“你为什么给我们招惹灾祸呢？今日耶和华必使你遭受灾祸。”于是以色列众人用石头打死他，用火焚烧他们，把石头扔在其上。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众人在亚干身上堆了一大堆石头，直存到今日。于是耶和华转意，不发他的烈怒。因此，那地方名叫亚割谷，直到今日。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.