| 1 ܘܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܠܝܫܘܥ ܠܐ ܬܕܚܠ ܘܠܐ ܬܙܘܥ ܕܒܪ ܥܡܟ ܠܟܠܗ ܥܡܐ ܘܥܒܕ ܩܪܒܐ ܘܩܘܡ ܣܩ ܠܥܝ ܡܛܠ ܕܐܫ̇ܠܡܬܗ ܒܐ̈ܝܕܝܟ ܠܡܠܟܐ ܕܥܝ ܘܠܥܡܗ ܘܠܡܕܝܢܬܗ ܘܠܐܪܥܗ | 1 Then the Lord said to Joshua: “You should not fear, and you should not dread. Take with you the entire multitude of fighters, and rising up, ascend to the town of Ai. Behold, I have delivered into your hand its king and people, and the city and the land. |
| 2 ܘܥܒܕ ܠܥܝ ܘܠܡܠܟܗ̇ ܐܝܟ ܕܥܒܕܬ ܠܐܝܪܝܚܘ ܘܠܡܠܟܗ̇ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܕܝܢ ܒܙܬܐ ܘܒܥܝܪܐ ܒܘܙܘ ܠܟܘܢ ܘܐܟܡܢܘ ܠܟܘܢ ܟܡܐܢܐ ܡܢ ܒܣܬܪܗ̇ ܕܡܕܝܢܬܐ | 2 And you shall do to the city of Ai, and to its king, just as you did to Jericho, and to its king. Yet truly, the spoils, and all the living things, you shall plunder for yourselves. Set an ambush against the city behind it.” |
| 3 ܘܩܡ ܝܫܘܥ ܘܟܠܗ ܥܡܐ ܥ̇ܒ̈ܕܝ ܩܪܒܐ ܠܡܣܩ ܠܥܝ ܘܓܒܐ ܝܫܘܥ ܬܠܬܐ ܐ̈ܠܦܝܢ ܓܒܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܓܢܒܪ̈ܝܢ ܒܚܝܠܗܘܢ ܘܫܕܪ ܐܢܘܢ ܒܠܠܝܐ | 3 And Joshua rose up, and the entire army of warriors with him, so that they might ascend against Ai. And he sent thirty thousand elect strong men in the night. |
| 4 ܘܦܩܕ ܐܢܘܢ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܚܙܘ ܡܐ ܕܟ̇ܡܢܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܥܠ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܡܢ ܒܣܬܪܗ̇ ܕܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܠܐ ܬܪܚܩܘܢ ܛܒ ܡܢܗ̇ ܡܢ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܘܗܘܝܬܘܢ ܡܛܝܒܝܢ ܟܠܟܘܢ | 4 And he instructed them, saying: “Set an ambush behind the city. You shall withdraw not far away, and let everyone be prepared. |
| 5 ܘܐܢܐ ܘܥܡܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܥܡܝ ܢܬܩܪܒ ܠܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܘܡܐ ܕܢܦܩܘ ܠܐܘܪܥܢ ܐܝܟ ܕܒܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܗܐ ܥ̇ܪܩܝܢܢ ܡܢ ܩܕܡܝܗܘܢ | 5 But I and the remainder of the multitude that is with me will approach from the opposite side of the city. And when they come out against us, we will flee and turn our backs, just as we did before, |
| 6 ܘܢ̇ܦܩܝܢ ܒܬܪܢ ܘܪܕܦ̇ܝܢ ܠܢ ܡܢ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܐ̇ܡܪܝܢ ܕܥ̇ܪܩܝܢ ܐܢܘܢ ܡܢ ܩܕܡܝܢ ܐܝܟ ܕܒܩܕܡܝܬܐ. ܘܚܢܢ ܗܐ ܥ̇ܪܩܝܢܢ ܡܢ ܩܕܡܝܗܘܢ. | 6 until, pursuing us, they are drawn away from the city. For they will think that we are fleeing as before. |
| 7 ܘܐܢܬܘܢ ܩܘܡܘ ܡܢ ܟܡܐܢܟܘܢ ܘܚܘܪܒܘܗ̇ ܠܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܘܢܫܠܡܝܗ̇ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܟܘܢ ܒܐ̈ܝܕܝܟܘܢ | 7 Then, while we are fleeing and they are pursuing, you shall rise up from the ambush, and you shall lay waste to the city. And the Lord your God will deliver it into your hands. |
| 8 ܘܡܐ ܕܐܚܕܬܘܢܗ̇ ܠܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܐܘܩܕܘܗ̇ ܒܢܘܪܐ ܘܐܝܟ ܡܠܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܥܒܕܘ ܘܚܙܘ ܕܝܢ ܕܦܩ̇ܕܬܟܘܢ | 8 And when you have seized it, set it on fire. And you shall do all that I have ordered.” |
| 9 ܘܫܕܪ ܐܢܘܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܘܐܙܠܘ ܠܒܝܬ ܟܡܐܢܐ ܘܐܝܬܒܘ ܒܝܢܬ ܒܝܬ ܐܝܠ ܠܥܝ ܡܢ ܡܥܪܒܝܗ̇ ܕܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܘܒܬ ܝܫܘܥ ܒܠܠܝܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܒܓܘ ܥܡܐ | 9 And he sent them away, and they traveled to the place of the ambush, and they settled between Bethel and Ai, toward the western region of the city of Ai. But Joshua remained for that night in the midst of the people. |
| 10 ܘܩ̇ܕܡ ܝܫܘܥ ܒܨܦܪܐ ܘܡܢܝܗܝ ܠܥܡܐ ܘܣܠܩ ܗܘ ܘܣ̈ܒܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܠܥܝ ܩܕܡ ܥܡܐ | 10 And rising at first light, he reviewed his troops, and he went up, with the elders at the front of the army, surrounded by an auxiliary of fighters. |
| 11 ܘܟܠܗܘܢ ܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܩܪ̈ܒܬܢܐ ܕܥܡܗ ܣܠܩܘ ܘܩܪܒܘ ܠܩܘܒܠܗ̇ ܕܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܘܫܪܘ ܡܢ ܓܪܒܝܝܗ̇ ܕܥܝ ܘܢܚܠܐ ܐܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܒܝܢܬܗܘܢ ܠܥܝ | 11 And when they had arrived, and had ascended from the opposite side of the city, they stood toward the northern region of the city. And there was a valley in the middle, between them and the city. |
| 12 ܘܕܒܪ ܝܫܘܥ ܚܡܫܐ ܐ̈ܠܦܝܢ ܓܒܪ̈ܝܢ ܘܐܘܬܒ ܐܢܘܢ ܒܟܡܐܢܐ ܒܝܢܬ ܒܝܬ ܐܝܠ ܠܥܝ ܡܢ ܡܥܪܒܝܗ̇ ܕܡܕܝܢܬܐ | 12 Now he had chosen five thousand men, and he had positioned them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, at the western part of the same city. |
| 13 ܘܥܒܕܗ ܠܥܡܗ ܘܠܟܠܗ̇ ܡܫܪܝܬܗ ܡܢ ܓܪܒܝܝܗ̇ ܕܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܘܢܛܪ̈ܝ ܥܩܒܐ ܡܢ ܡܥܪܒܝܗ̇ ܕܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܘܐܙܠ ܝܫܘܥ ܒܠܠܝܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܒܓܘ ܥܡܐ | 13 Yet truly, all the remainder of the army was arranged in a line to the north, so that the very end of that multitude reached to the western region of the city. Then Joshua went out that night, and he stood in the middle of the valley. |
| 14 ܘܟܕ ܚܙܐ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܥܝ ܐܣܬܪܗܒ ܘܩܡܘ ܢܦܩܘ ܐ̈ܢܫܝܗ̇ ܕܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܠܐܘܪܥܗ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܗܘܘ ܟܠܗ ܥܡܐ ܕܥܝ ܒܦܩܥܬܐ ܘܥܡܐ ܠܐ ܝ̇ܕܥ ܗܘܐ ܕܟܡܐܢܐ ܐܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܠܗܘܢ ܡܢ ܒܣܬܪܗ̇ ܕܡܕܝܢܬܐ | 14 And when the king of Ai had seen this, he hurried in the morning, and he went out with the entire army of the city. And he arranged them in a line opposite the desert, not knowing that an ambush lay hidden behind his back. |
| 15 ܘܐܬܒܕܪ ܝܫܘܥ ܘܟܠܗ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܡܢ ܩܕܡܝܗܘܢ ܠܡܥܪܩ ܒܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܡܕܒܪܐ | 15 Yet truly, Joshua, and all of Israel, withdrew from the place, pretending to be afraid, and fleeing along the way of the wilderness. |
| 16 ܘܩܥܐ ܟܠܗ ܥܡܐ ܕܥܝ ܠܡܪܕܦ ܒܬܪܗܘܢ ܘܪܕܦܘ ܒܬܪ ܝܫܘܥ ܘܐܣܬܪܩܘ ܠܗܘܢ ܡܢ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ | 16 And they pursued them, shouting together and encouraging one another. And when they had withdrawn from the city, |
| 17 ܘܠܐ ܐܫܬܚܪ ܐܢܫ ܒܥܝ ܘܒܒܝܬ ܐܝܠ ܕܠܐ ܢܦܩܘ ܒܬܪ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܫܒܩܘܗ̇ ܠܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܟܕ ܦܬܝܚܐ ܘܪܕܦܘ ܒܬܪ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ | 17 and indeed not one remained in the city of Ai and of Bethel who did not pursue after Israel, (leaving the towns open after they had rushed out,) |
| 18 ܘܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܠܝܫܘܥ ܐܪܝܡ ܒܢܝܙܟܐ ܕܒܐܝܕܟ ܥܠ ܥܝ ܡܛܠ ܕܒܐ̈ܝܕܝܟ ܐܫ̇ܠܡܬܗ̇ ܘܐܪܝܡ ܝܫܘܥ ܒܢܝܙܟܐ ܕܐܚܝܕ ܗܘܐ ܒܐܝܕܗ ܥܠ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ | 18 the Lord said to Joshua: “Lift up the shield that is in your hand, toward the city of Ai. For I will deliver it to you.” |
| 19 ܘܟܡܐܢܐ ܩܡ ܡܣܪܗܒܐܝܬ ܡܢ ܕܘܟܬܗ ܘܪܗܛܘ ܚܦܝܛܐܝܬ ܐܝܟ ܡܦܢܐ ܐܝܕܐ ܘܥܠܘ ܠܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܘܐܚܕܘܗ̇ ܘܐܣܬܪܗܒܘ ܘܐܘܩܕܘܗ̇ ܠܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܒܢܘܪܐ | 19 And when he had lifted up the shield toward the city, the ambush, which lay hidden, rose up quickly. And advancing to the city, they seized it, and set it on fire. |
| 20 ܘܐܬܦܢܝܘ ܐܢܫܐ ܕܥܝ ܠܒܣܬܪܗܘܢ ܘܚܙܘ ܕܣ̇ܠܩ ܬܢܢܗ̇ ܕܡܕܝܢܬܗܘܢ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܫܡܝܐ ܘܠܐ ܐܘܦܝܘ ܠܡܥܪܩ ܠܟܐ ܘܠܟܐ ܘܥܡܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܕܥ̇ܪܩ ܗܘܐ ܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܐܬܗܦܟ ܥܠ ܪ̈ܕܘܦܘܗܝ | 20 Now the men of the city who were pursuing Joshua, looking back and seeing the smoke of the city rising up even to heaven, were no longer able to flee in one direction or another, especially since those who had pretended to flee, and who were heading toward the wilderness, had turned back very strongly against those who were pursuing them. |
| 21 ܘܝܫܘܥ ܘܟܠܗ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܚܙܘ ܕܟܒܫܗ̇ ܟܡܐܢܐ ܠܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܘܣܠܩ ܬܢܢܗ̇ ܕܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܘܗܦܟܘ ܘܚܪܒܘ ܐܢܘܢ ܠܐ̈ܢܫܝܗ̇ ܕܥܝ | 21 And Joshua, and all of Israel, seeing that the city had been captured, and that the smoke of the city was ascending, returned and struck down the men of Ai. |
| 22 ܘܗܠܝܢ ܢܦܩܘ ܡܢ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܠܐܘܪܥܗܘܢ ܘܗܘܘ ܠܗܘܢ ܐ̈ܢܫܝܗ̇ ܕܥܝ ܒܡܨܥܬܗ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܗܠܝܢ ܡܟܐ ܘܗܠܝܢ ܡܟܐ ܘܚܪܒܘ ܐܢܘܢ ܘܣܪܝܕܐ ܠܐ ܫܒܩܘ ܠܗܘܢ | 22 Then too, those who had seized and set the city on fire, departing from the city toward their own men, began to strike the enemies in the middle. Therefore, since the adversaries were cut off from both sides, none of so great a multitude was saved. |
| 23 ܘܠܡܠܟܐ ܕܥܝ ܐܚܕܘܗܝ ܟܕ ܚܝ ܘܩܪܒܘܗܝ ܠܘܬ ܝܫܘܥ | 23 Also, they apprehended the king of the city of Ai, alive, and they brought him before Joshua. |
| 24 ܘܟܕ ܓܡܪ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܠܡܚܪܒ ܠܟܠܗܘܢ ܥܡܘܪ̈ܝܗ̇ ܕܥܝ ܒܚܩ̈ܠܬܐ ܘܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܪܕܦ̇ܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܠܗܘܢ ܘܢܦܠܘ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܒܦܘܡܐ ܕܚܪܒܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܕܓܡܪܘ ܘܗܦܟܘ ܟܠܗ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܠܥܝ ܘܚܪܒܘܗ̇ ܒܦܘܡܐ ܕܚܪܒܐ | 24 And so, after all were slain who had pursued Israel fleeing toward the wilderness, and after they fell by the sword in the same place, the sons of Israel returned and struck the city. |
| 25 ܘܟܠܗܘܢ ܕܢܦܠܘ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܡܢ ܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܢܫ̈ܐ ܬܪܥܣܪ ܐ̈ܠܦܝܢ ܟܘܠܗܘܢ ܐ̈ܢܫܐ ܕܥܝ | 25 Now there were twelve thousand persons who had fallen on the same day, from man even to woman, the entire city of Ai. |
| 26 ܘܝܫܘܥ ܠܐ ܐܗܦܟ ܐܝܕܗ ܕܐܪܝܡ ܗܘܐ ܒܢܝܙܟܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܕܚܪܒ ܐܢܘܢ ܠܟܘܠܗܘܢ ܥܡܘܪ̈ܝܗ̇ ܕܥܝ | 26 Truly Joshua did not draw back his hand, which he had stretched out on high, keeping hold of the shield until all the inhabitants of Ai were put to death. |
| 27 ܒܠܚܘܕ ܒܥܝܪܐ ܘܒܙܬܐ ܕܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܗ̇ܝ ܒܙܘ ܠܗܘܢ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܐܝܟ ܡܠܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܕܦܩܕ ܠܝܫܘܥ | 27 Then the sons of Israel divided among themselves the cattle and the plunder of the city, just as the Lord had instructed Joshua. |
| 28 ܘܐܘܩܕܗ̇ ܝܫܘܥ ܠܥܝ ܘܥܒܕܗ̇ ܬܠܠܐ ܚܪܒܐ ܠܥܠܡ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܝܘܡܢܐ | 28 And he set fire to the city, and he caused it to be a perpetual tomb. |
| 29 ܘܠܡܠܟܗ̇ ܕܥܝ ܙܩܦܗ ܥܠ ܩܝܣܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܙܒܢܐ ܕܪܡܫܐ ܘܟܕ ܥܪܒܬ ܫܡܫܐ ܦܩܕ ܝܫܘܥ ܘܐܚܬܘܗ̇ ܠܫܠܕܐ ܡܢ ܩܝܣܐ ܘܐܪܡܝܘܗ̇ ܒܡܥܠܢܐ ܕܬܪܥܐ ܕܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܘܐܩܝܡܘ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܝܓܪܐ ܕܟܐ̈ܦܐ ܪ̈ܘܪܒܬܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܝܘܡܢܐ | 29 Also, he suspended the king on a gallows, until evening and the setting of the sun. And Joshua instructed, and they took down his dead body from the hanging tree. And they cast it at the very entrance of the city, gathering a great pile of stones upon it, which remains even to the present day. |
| 30 ܗܝܕܝܢ ܒܢܐ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܕܒܚܐ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܒܛܘܪܐ ܕܓܒܠ | 30 Then Joshua built an altar to the Lord, the God of Israel, on Mount Ebal, |
| 31 ܐܝܟ ܕܦܩܕ ܡܘܫܐ ܥܒܕܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܠܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܐܝܟ ܕܟܬܝܒ ܒܣܦܪܐ ܕܢܡܘܣܐ ܕܡܘܫܐ ܡܕܒܚܐ ܕܟܐ̈ܦܐ ܫ̈ܠܡܠܡܬܐ ܕܠܐ ܢܦܠ ܥܠܝܗܝܢ ܦܪܙܠܐ ܘܩܪܒܘ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܝܩ̈ܕܐ ܫ̈ܠܡܐ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܘܕܒܚܘ ܕܒܚܬܐ | 31 just as Moses, the servant of the Lord, had instructed to the sons of Israel, and this was written in the book of the law of Moses: truly, an altar of uncut stones, which iron has not touched. And he offered holocausts upon it to the Lord, and he immolated victims as peace-offerings. |
| 32 ܘܟܬܒ ܬܡܢ ܥܠ ܟܐ̈ܦܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܡܕܒܚܐ ܦܪܫܓܢܐ ܕܢܡܘܣܗ ܕܡܘܫܐ ܕܟܬܒ ܩܕܡ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܐܝܠ | 32 And he wrote on the stones, the Deuteronomy of the law of Moses, which he had set in order before the sons of Israel. |
| 33 ܘܟܠܗ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܩܫܝܫ̈ܘܗܝ ܘܣܦܪ̈ܘܗܝ ܘܕܝܢ̈ܘܗܝ ܩ̇ܝܡܝܢ ܡܟܐ ܘܡܟܐ ܡܢ ܬܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܣܛܪ̈ܝܗ̇ ܕܩܒܘܬܐ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܟܗ̈ܢܐ ܘܠܘ̈ܝܐ ܕܫܩܝܠܝܢ ܩܒܘܬܐ ܕܕܝܬܩܐ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܦܠܓܗܘܢ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܛܘܪܐ ܕܓܪܙܝܡ ܘܦܠܓܗܘܢ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܛܘܪܐ ܕܓܒܠ ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܦܩܕ ܡܘܫܐ ܥܒܕܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܠܡܒܪܟܘ ܠܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܐܝܟ ܕܡܢ ܩܕܝܡ | 33 Then all the people, and those greater by birth, and the commanders and judges were standing on both sides of the ark, in the sight of the priests who were carrying the ark of the covenant of the Lord, with both the new arrival and the native born, one half part of them beside Mount Gerizim, and one half beside Mount Ebal, just as Moses, the servant of the Lord, had instructed. And first, certainly, he blessed the people of Israel. |
| 34 ܘܡܢ ܒܬܪܟܢ ܩܪܐ ܝܫܘܥ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܦܬ̈ܓܡܘܗܝ ܕܢܡܘܣܐ ܒܘܪ̈ܟܬܐ ܘܠܘ̈ܛܬܐ ܟܘܠܗܝܢ ܕܟܬܝ̈ܒܢ ܒܣܦܪܐ ܕܢܡܘܣܐ | 34 After this, he read all the words of the blessing and the cursing, and all the things that were written in the book of the law. |
| 35 ܠܐ ܫܒܩ ܚܕܐ ܡܠܬܐ ܡܢ ܟܠ ܕܦܩܕ ܡܘܫܐ ܕܠܐ ܩܪܐ ܝܫܘܥ ܩܕܡ ܟܠܗ̇ ܟܢܘܫܬܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܩܕܡ ܢܫ̈ܐ ܘܩܕܡ ܛ̈ܠܝܐ ܘܩܕܡ ܬܘ̈ܬܒܐ ܕܒܝܢܬܗܘܢ | 35 He left nothing untouched out of those things that Moses had ordered, and he repeated everything before the entire multitude of Israel, with the women and the little ones, and the new arrivals who were staying among them. |
