Joshua 7

NEW JERUSALEM	Peshitta
1 But the Israelites were unfaithful to the curse of destruction. Achan son of Carmi, son of Zabdi, son ofZerah, of the tribe of Judah, took something that fell under the curse of destruction, and the anger of Yahwehwas aroused against the Israelites.	1 ܘܐܥܠܝܘ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܥܘܠܐ ܒܚܪܡܐ ܘܢܣܒ ܥܟܪ ܒܪ ܟܪܡܝ ܒܪ ܙܒܕܝ ܒܪ ܙܪܚ ܡܢ ܫܒܛܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܢܣܒ ܡܢ ܚܪܡܐ ܘܛܫܝ ܘܐܬܚܡܬ ܪܘܓܙܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܥܠ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ
2 Now Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai (which is near Beth-Aven), to the east of Bethel, having said tothem, 'Go up and reconnoitre the country.' They went up and reconnoitred Ai.	2 ܘܫܕܪ ܝܫܘܥ ܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܡܢ ܐܝܪܝܚܘ ܠܥܝ ܕܥܠ ܓܢܒ ܒܝܬ ܐܘܢ ܡܢ ܡܕܢܚܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܐܝܠ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܣܩܘ ܓܘܫܘ ܐܪܥܐ ܘܣܠܩܘ ܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܘܓܫܘܗ̇ ܠܥܝ
3 Coming back to Joshua, they said, 'There is no need for the whole people to go up; let some two orthree thousand go and attack Ai. Spare the whole people such an effort; there are only a few of them!'	3 ܘܗܦܟܘ ܠܘܬ ܝܫܘܥ ܘܐ̇ܡܪܝܢ ܠܗ ܠܐ ܢܣܩ ܟܠܗ ܥܡܐ ܐܠܐ ܐܝܟ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܬܠܬܐ ܐ̈ܠܦܝܢ ܓܒܪ̈ܝܢ ܢܣܩܘܢ ܢܚܪܒܘܢܗ̇ ܠܥܝ ܠܐ ܬܫܕܪ ܠܟܠܗ ܥܡܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܙܥܘܪܝܢ ܐܢܘܢ
4 Of the people, some three thousand marched up, but these broke before the people of Ai,	4 ܘܣܠܩܘ ܡܢ ܥܡܐ ܠܬܡܢ ܐܝܟ ܬܠܬܐ ܐ̈ܠܦܝܢ ܓܒܪ̈ܝܢ ܘܥܪܩܘ ܠܗܘܢ ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܐܢܫ̈ܝܗ̇ ܕܥܝ
5 who killed some thirty-six of them and pursued them from the town gate as far as Shebarim, and on theslope cut them to pieces. The hearts of the people melted away and turned to water.	5 ܘܚܪܒܘ ܐܢܫ̈ܝܗ̇ ܕܥܝ ܡܢ ܐܝܣܪܐܝܠ ܬܠܬܝܢ ܘܫܬܐ ܓܒܪ̈ܝܢ ܘܪܕܦܘ ܐܢܘܢ ܩܕܡ ܬܪܥܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܕܐܬܬܒܪܘ ܘܡܚܘ ܒܗܘܢ ܡܚܘܬܐ ܘܙܥ ܠܒܗ ܕܥܡܐ ܘܗܘܘ ܐܝܟ ܡ̈ܝܐ
6 Joshua then tore his clothes and prostrated himself before the ark of Yahweh til nightfal ; the elders ofIsrael did the same, and all poured dust on their heads.	6 ܘܨܪܝ ܝܫܘܥ ܠܒ̈ܘܫܘܗܝ ܘܢܦܠ ܥܠ ܐ̈ܦܘܗܝ ܥܠ ܐܪܥܐ ܩܕܡ ܩܒܘܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܪܡܫܐ ܗܘ ܘܩܫܝܫ̈ܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܐܪܡܝܘ ܥܦܪܐ ܥܠ ܪ̈ܝܫܝܗܘܢ
7 And Joshua said, 'Alas, Lord Yahweh, why did you bother to bring this nation across the Jordan, if it wasonly to put us at the mercy of the Amorites and destroy us? If only we could have settled down on the other sideof the Jordan!	7 ܘܐܡܪ ܝܫܘܥ ܐܘܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܠܡܢܐ ܐܥܒܪܬܝܗܝ ܠܥܡܐ ܗܢܐ ܝܘܪܕܢܢ ܕܬܫܠܡܢ ܒܐܝܕܐ ܕܐܡܘܪ̈ܝܐ ܐܠܘ ܐܝܬܒܢ ܗܘܝܢ ܠܢ ܟܝ ܒܥܒܪܐ ܕܝܘܪܕܢܢ
8 Forgive me, Lord, but what can I say, now that Israel has turned tail on the enemy?	8 ܡܢܐ ܡܟܝܠ ܐܡܪ ܕܐܦܢܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܩܕܠܗ ܩܕܡ ܒ̈ܥܠܕܒܒܘܗܝ
9 The Canaanites, al the inhabitants of the land, wil hear of it; they wil unite against us to wipe our namefrom the earth. And what wil you do about your great Name then?'	9 ܘܢܫܡܥܘܢ ܟܢ̈ܥܢܝܐ ܘܟܠܗܘܢ ܥܡܘܪ̈ܝܗ̇ ܕܐܪܥܐ ܘܢܬܟܢܫܘܢ ܥܠܝܢ ܘܢܘܒܕܘܢ ܫܡܢ ܡܢ ܐ̈ܦܝ ܐܪܥܐ ܘܡܢܐ ܥ̇ܒܕ ܐܢܬ ܕܝܢ ܠܫܡܟ ܪܒܐ
10 Yahweh said to Joshua, 'Stand up! Why are you lying prostrate like this?	10 ܘܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܠܝܫܘܥ ܩܘܡ ܠܟ ܠܡܢܐ ܐܪܡܐ ܐܢܬ ܥܠ ܐ̈ܦܝܟ ܥܠ ܐܪܥܐ
11 Israel has sinned; they have violated the covenant which I imposed on them. They have gone so far asto take what was under the curse of destruction, they have even stolen it; they have actual y hidden it; they have put it in their baggage.	11 ܚܛܐ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܥܒܪܘ ܥܠ ܦܘܩܕܢܐ ܕܦܩ̇ܕܬ ܐܢܘܢ ܘܢܣܒܘ ܡܢ ܚܪܡܐ ܘܐܦ ܓܢܒܘ ܐܦ ܟܕܒܘ ܘܛܫܝܘ ܒܡܢܝ̈ܗܘܢ
12 That is why the Israelites cannot stand up to their foes, why they have turned tail on their enemies:because they have come under the curse of destruction themselves. Unless you get rid of the object among youwhich has been put under the curse of destruction, I shal be with you no longer.'	12 ܘܠܐ ܢܫܟܚܘܢ ܬܘܒ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܠܡܩܡ ܩܕܡ ܒ̈ܥܠܕܒܒܝܗܘܢ ܐܠܐ ܩܕܠܗܘܢ ܢܦܢܘܢ ܩܕܡ ܒ̈ܥܠܕܒܒܝܗܘܢ ܡܛܠ ܕܗܘܘ ܠܚܪܡܐ ܘܬܘܒ ܠܐ ܐܗܘܐ ܥܡܗܘܢ ܐܠܐ ܐܢ ܐܦܪܩܬܘܢ ܚܪܡܐ ܡܢ ܒܝܢܬܟܘܢ
13 'Get up, sanctify the people and say, "Sanctify yourselves for tomorrow, since Yahweh, the God ofIsrael, declares: The curse of destruction has now fal en on you, Israel; you wil not be able to stand up to yourenemies, until you have rid yourselves of that object which has been put under the curse of destruction.	13 ܩܘܡ ܙܡܢܝܗܝ ܠܥܡܐ ܗܢܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܐܙܕܡܢܘ ܡܚܪ ܡܛܠ ܕܗܟܢܐ ܐ̇ܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܚܪܡܐ ܒܓܘܟ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܬܘܒ ܠܐ ܡܫܟܚ ܐܢܬ ܠܡܩܡ ܩܕܡ ܒ̈ܥܠܕܒܒܝܟ ܥܕܡܐ ܕܬܦܪܩܘܢ ܚܪܡܐ ܡܢ ܒܝܢܬܟܘܢ
14 Tomorrow morning, therefore, you wil come forward tribe by tribe, and then the tribe which Yahwehselects by lot will come forward clan by clan, and the clan which Yahweh selects by lot will come forward familyby family, and the family which Yahweh selects by lot wil come forward man by man.	14 ܘܒܨܦܪܐ ܩܪܒܘ ܫܒ̈ܛܝܟܘܢ ܘܫܒܛܐ ܕܢܐܚܕܝܘܗܝ ܡܪܝܐ ܢܬܩܪܒ ܠܫܪ̈ܒܬܐ ܘܫܪܒܬܐ ܕܢܐܚܕܝܗ̇ ܡܪܝܐ ܬܬܩܪܒ ܠܒ̈ܬܝܢ ܘܒܝܬܐ ܕܢܐܚܕܝܘܗܝ ܡܪܝܐ ܢܬܩܪܒ ܠܓܒܪ̈ܝܢ
15 And the man indicated by lot as regards the object which has been put under the curse of destructionwil be delivered to the flames, he and al his possessions, for having violated the covenant with Yahweh and forhaving committed an infamy in Israel." '	15 ܘܡ̇ܢ ܕܡܬܬܚܕ ܒܗ ܒܚܪܡܐ ܢܐܩܕ ܒܢܘܪܐ ܗܘ ܘܟܠܡܕܡ ܕܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܥܠ ܕܥܒܪ ܥܠ ܦܘܩܕܢܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܘܥܠ ܕܥܒܕ ܥܘܠܐ ܒܐܝܣܪܝܠ
16 Joshua got up early; he made Israel come forward tribe by tribe, and the lot indicated the tribe ofJudah.	16 ܘܩܕܡ ܝܫܘܥ ܒܨܦܪܐ ܘܩܪܒܗ ܠܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܠܫܒ̈ܛܝܢ ܘܐܬܬܚܕ ܫܒܛܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ
17 He summoned the clans of Judah, and the lot indicated the clan of Zerah. He summoned the clan ofZerah, family by family, and the lot indicated Zabdi.	17 ܘܩܪܒ ܫܒܛܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܠܫܪ̈ܒܬܐ ܘܐܬܬܚܕܬ ܫܪܒܬܐ ܕܙܪܚ ܘܩܪܒ ܫܪܒܬܐ ܕܙܪܚ ܠܒ̈ܬܝܢ ܘܐܬܬܚܕ ܙܒܕܝ
18 Joshua then summoned the family of Zabdi, man by man, and the lot indicated Achan son of Carmi,son of Zabdi, son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah.	18 ܘܩܪܒ ܒܝܬܗ ܠܓܒܪ̈ܝܢ ܘܐܬܬܚܕ ܥܟܪ ܒܪ ܟܪܡܝ ܒܪ ܙܒܕܝ ܒܪ ܙܪܚ ܡܢ ܫܒܛܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ
19 Joshua then said to Achan, 'My son, give glory to Yahweh, God of Israel, and confess; tel me whatyou have done and hide nothing from me.'	19 ܘܐܡܪ ܝܫܘܥ ܠܥܟܪ ܗܒ ܪܒܘܬܐ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܗܒ ܠܗ ܬܘܕܝܬܐ ܘܚܘܐ ܡܕܡ ܕܥܒܕܬ ܘܠܐ ܬܛܫܐ ܡܢܝ
20 Achan replied to Joshua, 'Yes, I am the man who has sinned against Yahweh, God of Israel, and thisis what I have done.	20 ܥܢܐ ܥܟܪ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܝܫܘܥ ܫܪܝܪܐܝܬ ܐܢܐ ܚܛܝ̇ܬ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܗܟܢܐ ܥܒ̇ܕܬ
21 In the loot, I saw a fine robe from Shinar and two hundred shekels of silver and an ingot of goldweighing fifty shekels, I set my heart on them and I took them. They are hidden in the ground inside my tent, withthe silver underneath.'	21 ܚܙܝ̇ܬ ܒܒܙܬܐ ܐܡܠܐ ܚܕܐ ܒܒܠܝܬܐ ܘܫܦܝܪܐ ܗܘܬ ܘܡܐܬܝܢ ܡܬܩ̈ܠܝܢ ܕܣܐܡܐ ܘܠܫܢܐ ܚܕ ܕܕܗܒܐ ܕܬ̇ܩܠ ܚܡܫܝܢ ܡܬܩ̈ܠܝܢ ܘܪܓ̇ܬ ܐܢܘܢ ܘܢܣ̇ܒܬ ܐܢܘܢ ܘܗܐ ܛܡܝܪܝܢ ܠܝ ܒܐܪܥܐ ܒܡܫܟܢܝ ܘܣܐܡܐ ܡܢ ܠܬܚܬ
22 Joshua sent messengers; they ran to the tent, and the robe was indeed hidden in the tent, with thesilver underneath.	22 ܘܫܕܪ ܝܫܘܥ ܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܘܪܗܛܘ ܠܡܫܟܢܗ ܘܚܙܘ ܕܛܡܝܪܝܢ ܒܡܫܟܢܗ ܘܣܐܡܐ ܡܢ ܠܬܚܬ
23 They took the things out of the tent and, bringing them to Joshua and all the Israelites, laid them outbefore Yahweh.	23 ܘܢܣܒܘ ܐܢܘܢ ܡܢ ܡܫܟܢܗ ܘܐܝܬܝܘ ܐܢܘܢ ܠܘܬ ܝܫܘܥ ܘܠܘܬ ܟܠܗ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܣܡ ܐܢܘܢ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ
24 Joshua then took Achan son of Zerah and led him up to the Vale of Achor, with the silver and the robeand the ingot of gold, his sons, his daughters, his oxen, his donkeys, his sheep, his goats, his tent and al hisbelongings. Al Israel went with him.	24 ܘܕܒܪܗ ܝܫܘܥ ܠܥܟܪ ܒܪ ܙܪܚ ܘܢܣܒ ܠܣܐܡܐ ܘܠܐܡܠܐ ܘܠܠܫܢܐ ܕܕܗܒܐ ܘܕܒܪ ܠܒܢ̈ܘܗܝ ܘܠܒܢ̈ܬܗ ܘܠܬܘܪ̈ܘܗܝ ܘܠܚܡܪܗ ܘܠܥܢܗ ܘܠܡܫܟܢܗ ܘܠܟܠ ܡܕܡ ܕܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܘܠܟܠܗ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܥܡܗ ܘܐܣܩ ܐܢܘܢ ܠܥܘܡܩܐ ܕܥܟܪ
25 Joshua said, 'Why have you brought misfortune on us? Today may Yahweh bring misfortune on you!'And all Israel stoned him to death (and they burned them and threw stones at them).	25 ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܝܫܘܥ ܠܡܢܐ ܕܠܚܬܢ ܢܕܠܚܟ ܡܪܝܐ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܗܢܐ ܘܪܓܡܘܗܝ ܒܟܐ̈ܦܐ ܟܘܠܗ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܠܗ ܘܠܟܠ ܕܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܘܐܘܩܕܘ ܐܢܘܢ ܒܢܘܪܐ
26 Over him, they raised a great mound of stones, which is still there today. Yahweh then relented fromhis fierce anger. That was why the place was cal ed the Vale of Achor, as it stil is today.	26 ܘܐܩܝܡܘ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܝܓܪܐ ܕܟܐ̈ܦܐ ܪ̈ܘܪܒܬܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܝܘܡܢܐ ܘܐܬܬܢܝܚ ܡܪܝܐ ܡܢ ܚܡܬܐ ܕܪܘܓܙܗ ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܐܬܩܪܝ ܫܡܗ ܕܐܬܪܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܥܘܡܩܐ ܕܥܟܪ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܝܘܡܢܐ