Joshua 8

And the LORD said unto Joshua, Fear not, neither be thou dismayed: take all the people of war with thee, and arise, go up to Ai: see, I have given into thy hand the king of Ai, and his people, and his city, and his land:

فَقَالَ الرَّبُّ لِيَشُوعَ: «لاَ تَخَفْ وَلاَ تَرْتَعِبْ. خُذْ مَعَكَ جَمِيعَ رِجَالِ الْحَرْبِ، وَقُمِ اصْعَدْ إِلَى عَايَ. انْظُرْ. قَدْ دَفَعْتُ بِيَدِكَ مَلِكَ عَايٍ وَشَعْبَهُ وَمَدِينَتَهُ وَأَرْضَهُ،

And thou shalt do to Ai and her king as thou didst unto Jericho and her king: only the spoil thereof, and the cattle thereof, shall ye take for a prey unto yourselves: lay thee an ambush for the city behind it.

فَتَفْعَلُ بِعَايٍ وَمَلِكِهَا كَمَا فَعَلْتَ بِأَرِيحَا وَمَلِكِهَا. غَيْرَ أَنَّ غَنِيمَتَهَا وَبَهَائِمَهَا تَنْهَبُونَهَا لِنُفُوسِكُمُ. اجْعَلْ كَمِينًا لِلْمَدِينَةِ مِنْ وَرَائِهَا».

So Joshua arose, and all the people of war, to go up against Ai: and Joshua chose out thirty thousand mighty men of valour, and sent them away by night.

فَقَامَ يَشُوعُ وَجَمِيعُ رِجَالِ الْحَرْبِ لِلصُّعُودِ إِلَى عَايٍ. وَانْتَخَبَ يَشُوعُ ثَلاَثِينَ أَلْفَ رَجُل جَبَابِرَةَ الْبَأْسِ وَأَرْسَلَهُمْ لَيْلاً،

And he commanded them, saying, Behold, ye shall lie in wait against the city, even behind the city: go not very far from the city, but be ye all ready:

وَأَوْصَاهُمْ قَائِلاً: «انْظُرُوا! أَنْتُمْ تَكْمُنُونَ لِلْمَدِينَةِ مِنْ وَرَاءِ الْمَدِينَةِ. لاَ تَبْتَعِدُوا مِنَ الْمَدِينَةِ كَثِيرًا، وَكُونُوا كُلُّكُمْ مُسْتَعِدِّينَ.

And I, and all the people that are with me, will approach unto the city: and it shall come to pass, when they come out against us, as at the first, that we will flee before them,

وَأَمَّا أَنَا وَجَمِيعُ الشَّعْبِ الَّذِي مَعِي فَنَقْتَرِبُ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ. وَيَكُونُ حِينَمَا يَخْرُجُونَ لِلِقَائِنَا كَمَا فِي الأَوَّلِ أَنَّنَا نَهْرُبُ قُدَّامَهُمْ،

(For they will come out after us) till we have drawn them from the city; for they will say, They flee before us, as at the first: therefore we will flee before them.

فَيَخْرُجُونَ وَرَاءَنَا حَتَّى نَجْذِبَهُمْ عَنِ الْمَدِينَةِ. لأَنَّهُمْ يَقُولُونَ إِنَّهُمْ هَارِبُونَ أَمَامَنَا كَمَا فِي الأَوَّلِ. فَنَهْرُبُ قُدَّامَهُمْ.

Then ye shall rise up from the ambush, and seize upon the city: for the LORD your God will deliver it into your hand.

وَأَنْتُمْ تَقُومُونَ مِنَ الْمَكْمَنِ وَتَمْلِكُونَ الْمَدِينَةَ، وَيَدْفَعُهَا الرَّبُّ إِلهُكُمْ بِيَدِكُمْ.

And it shall be, when ye have taken the city, that ye shall set the city on fire: according to the commandment of the LORD shall ye do. See, I have commanded you.

وَيَكُونُ عِنْدَ أَخْذِكُمُ الْمَدِينَةَ أَنَّكُمْ تُضْرِمُونَ الْمَدِينَةَ بِالنَّارِ. كَقَوْلِ الرَّبِّ تَفْعَلُونَ. انْظُرُوا. قَدْ أَوْصَيْتُكُمْ».

Joshua therefore sent them forth: and they went to lie in ambush, and abode between Beth–el and Ai, on the west side of Ai: but Joshua lodged that night among the people.

فَأَرْسَلَهُمْ يَشُوعُ، فَسَارُوا إِلَى الْمَكْمَنِ، وَلَبِثُوا بَيْنَ بَيْتِ إِيلَ وَعَايٍ غَرْبِيَّ عَايٍ. وَبَاتَ يَشُوعُ تِلْكَ اللَّيْلَةَ فِي وَسَطِ الشَّعْبِ.

And Joshua rose up early in the morning, and numbered the people, and went up, he and the elders of Israel, before the people to Ai.

فَبَكَّرَ يَشُوعُ فِي الْغَدِ وَعَدَّ الشَّعْبَ، وَصَعِدَ هُوَ وَشُيُوخُ إِسْرَائِيلَ قُدَّامَ الشَّعْبِ إِلَى عَايٍ.

And all the people, even the people of war that were with him, went up, and drew nigh, and came before the city, and pitched on the north side of Ai: now there was a valley between them and Ai.

وَجَمِيعُ رِجَالِ الْحَرْبِ الَّذِينَ مَعَهُ صَعِدُوا وَتَقَدَّمُوا وَأَتَوْا إِلَى مُقَابِلِ الْمَدِينَةِ، وَنَزَلُوا شِمَالِيَّ عَايٍ، وَالْوَادِي بَيْنَهُمْ وَبَيْنَ عَايٍ.

And he took about five thousand men, and set them to lie in ambush between Beth–el and Ai, on the west side of the city.

فَأَخَذَ نَحْوَ خَمْسَةِ آلاَفِ رَجُل وَجَعَلَهُمْ كَمِينًا بَيْنَ بَيْتِ إِيلَ وَعَايٍ غَرْبِيَّ الْمَدِينَةِ.

And when they had set the people, even all the host that was on the north of the city, and their liers in wait on the west of the city, Joshua went that night into the midst of the valley.

وَأَقَامُوا الشَّعْبَ، أَيْ كُلَّ الْجَيْشِ الَّذِي شِمَالِيَّ الْمَدِينَةِ، وَكَمِينَهُ غَرْبِيَّ الْمَدِينَةِ. وَسَارَ يَشُوعُ تِلْكَ اللَّيْلَةَ إِلَى وَسَطِ الْوَادِي.

And it came to pass, when the king of Ai saw it, that they hasted and rose up early, and the men of the city went out against Israel to battle, he and all his people, at a time appointed, before the plain; but he wist not that there were liers in ambush against him behind the city.

وَكَانَ لَمَّا رَأَى مَلِكُ عَايٍ ذلِكَ أَنَّهُمْ أَسْرَعُوا وَبَكَّرُوا، وَخَرَجَ رِجَالُ الْمَدِينَةِ لِلِقَاءِ إِسْرَائِيلَ لِلْحَرْبِ، هُوَ وَجَمِيعُ شَعْبِهِ فِي الْمِيعَادِ إِلَى قُدَّامِ السَّهْلِ، وَهُوَ لاَ يَعْلَمُ أَنَّ عَلَيْهِ كَمِينًا وَرَاءَ الْمَدِينَةِ.

And Joshua and all Israel made as if they were beaten before them, and fled by the way of the wilderness.

فَأَعْطَى يَشُوعُ وَجَمِيعُ إِسْرَائِيلَ انْكِسَارًا أَمَامَهُمْ وَهَرَبُوا فِي طَرِيقِ الْبَرِّيَّةِ.

And all the people that were in Ai were called together to pursue after them: and they pursued after Joshua, and were drawn away from the city.

فَأُلْقِيَ الصَّوْتُ عَلَى جَمِيعِ الشَّعْبِ الَّذِينَ فِي الْمَدِينَةِ لِلسَّعْيِ وَرَاءَهُمْ، فَسَعَوْا وَرَاءَ يَشُوعَ وَانْجَذَبُوا عَنِ الْمَدِينَةِ.

And there was not a man left in Ai or Beth–el, that went not out after Israel: and they left the city open, and pursued after Israel.

وَلَمْ يَبْقَ فِي عَايٍ أَوْ فِي بَيْتِ إِيل رَجُلٌ لَمْ يَخْرُجْ وَرَاءَ إِسْرَائِيلَ. فَتَرَكُوا الْمَدِينَةَ مَفْتُوحَةً وَسَعَوْا وَرَاءَ إِسْرَائِيلَ.

And the LORD said unto Joshua, Stretch out the spear that is in thy hand toward Ai; for I will give it into thine hand. And Joshua stretched out the spear that he had in his hand toward the city.

فَقَالَ الرَّبُّ لِيَشُوعَ: «مُدَّ الْمِزْرَاقَ الَّذِي بِيَدِكَ نَحْوَ عَايٍ لأَنِّي بِيَدِكَ أَدْفَعُهَا». فَمَدَّ يَشُوعُ الْمِزْرَاقَ الَّذِي بِيَدِهِ نَحْوَ الْمَدِينَةِ.

And the ambush arose quickly out of their place, and they ran as soon as he had stretched out his hand: and they entered into the city, and took it, and hasted and set the city on fire.

فَقَامَ الْكَمِينُ بِسُرْعَةٍ مِنْ مَكَانِهِ وَرَكَضُوا عِنْدَمَا مَدَّ يَدَهُ، وَدَخَلُوا الْمَدِينَةَ وَأَخَذُوهَا، وَأَسْرَعُوا وَأَحْرَقُوا الْمَدِينَةَ بِالنَّارِ.

And when the men of Ai looked behind them, they saw, and, behold, the smoke of the city ascended up to heaven, and they had no power to flee this way or that way: and the people that fled to the wilderness turned back upon the pursuers.

فَالْتَفَتَ رِجَالُ عَايٍ إِلَى وَرَائِهِمْ وَنَظَرُوا وَإِذَا دُخَانُ الْمَدِينَةِ قَدْ صَعِدَ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ. فَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُمْ مَكَانٌ لِلْهَرَبِ هُنَا أَوْ هُنَاكَ. وَالشَّعْبُ الْهَارِبُ إِلَى الْبَرِّيَّةِ انْقَلَبَ عَلَى الطَّارِدِ.

And when Joshua and all Israel saw that the ambush had taken the city, and that the smoke of the city ascended, then they turned again, and slew the men of Ai.

وَلَمَّا رَأَى يَشُوعُ وَجَمِيعُ إِسْرَائِيلَ أَنَّ الْكَمِينَ قَدْ أَخَذَ الْمَدِينَةَ، وَأَنَّ دُخَانَ الْمَدِينَةِ قَدْ صَعِدَ، انْثَنَوْا وَضَرَبُوا رِجَالَ عَايٍ.

And the other issued out of the city against them; so they were in the midst of Israel, some on this side, and some on that side: and they smote them, so that they let none of them remain or escape.

وَهؤُلاَءِ خَرَجُوا مِنَ الْمَدِينَةِ لِلِقَائِهِمْ، فَكَانُوا فِي وَسَطِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، هؤُلاَءِ مِنْ هُنَا وَأُولئِكَ مِنْ هُنَاكَ. وَضَرَبُوهُمْ حَتَّى لَمْ يَبْقَ مِنْهُمْ شَارِدٌ وَلاَ مُنْفَلِتٌ.

And the king of Ai they took alive, and brought him to Joshua.

وَأَمَّا مَلِكُ عَايٍ فَأَمْسَكُوهُ حَيًّا وَتَقَدَّمُوا بِهِ إِلَى يَشُوعَ.

And it came to pass, when Israel had made an end of slaying all the inhabitants of Ai in the field, in the wilderness wherein they chased them, and when they were all fallen on the edge of the sword, until they were consumed, that all the Israelites returned unto Ai, and smote it with the edge of the sword.

وَكَانَ لَمَّا انْتَهَى إِسْرَائِيلُ مِنْ قَتْلِ جَمِيعِ سُكَّانِ عَايٍ فِي الْحَقْلِ فِي الْبَرِّيَّةِ حَيْثُ لَحِقُوهُمْ وَسَقَطُوا جَمِيعًا بِحَدِّ السَّيْفِ حَتَّى فَنُوا، أَنَّ جَمِيعَ إِسْرَائِيلَ رَجَعَ إِلَى عَايٍ وَضَرَبُوهَا بِحَدِّ السَّيْفِ.

And so it was, that all that fell that day, both of men and women, were twelve thousand, even all the men of Ai.

فَكَانَ جَمِيعُ الَّذِينَ سَقَطُوا فِي ذلِكَ الْيَوْمِ مِنْ رِجَال وَنِسَاءٍ اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ أَلْفًا، جَمِيعُ أَهْلِ عَايٍ.

For Joshua drew not his hand back, wherewith he stretched out the spear, until he had utterly destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai.

وَيَشُوعُ لَمْ يَرُدَّ يَدَهُ الَّتِي مَدَّهَا بِالْمِزْرَاقِ حَتَّى حَرَّمَ جَمِيعَ سُكَّانِ عَايٍ.

Only the cattle and the spoil of that city Israel took for a prey unto themselves, according unto the word of the LORD which he commanded Joshua.

لكِنِ الْبَهَائِمُ وَغَنِيمَةُ تِلْكَ الْمَدِينَةِ نَهَبَهَا إِسْرَائِيلُ لأَنْفُسِهِمْ حَسَبَ قَوْلِ الرَّبِّ الَّذِي أَمَرَ بِهِ يَشُوعَ.

And Joshua burnt Ai, and made it an heap for ever, even a desolation unto this day.

وَأَحْرَقَ يَشُوعُ عَايَ وَجَعَلَهَا تَلاًّ أَبَدِيًّا خَرَابًا إِلَى هذَا الْيَوْمِ.

And the king of Ai he hanged on a tree until eventide: and as soon as the sun was down, Joshua commanded that they should take his carcase down from the tree, and cast it at the entering of the gate of the city, and raise thereon a great heap of stones, that remaineth unto this day.

وَمَلِكُ عَايٍ عَلَّقَهُ عَلَى الْخَشَبَةِ إِلَى وَقْتِ الْمَسَاءِ. وَعِنْدَ غُرُوبِ الشَّمْسِ أَمَرَ يَشُوعُ فَأَنْزَلُوا جُثَّتَهُ عَنِ الْخَشَبَةِ وَطَرَحُوهَا عِنْدَ مَدْخَلِ بَابِ الْمَدِينَةِ، وَأَقَامُوا عَلَيْهَا رُجْمَةَ حِجَارَةٍ عَظِيمَةً إِلَى هذَا الْيَوْمِ.

Then Joshua built an altar unto the LORD God of Israel in mount Ebal,

حِينَئِذٍ بَنَى يَشُوعُ مَذْبَحًا لِلرَّبِّ إِلهِ إِسْرَائِيلَ فِي جَبَلِ عِيبَالَ،

As Moses the servant of the LORD commanded the children of Israel, as it is written in the book of the law of Moses, an altar of whole stones, over which no man hath lift up any iron: and they offered thereon burnt offerings unto the LORD, and sacrificed peace offerings.

كَمَا أَمَرَ مُوسَى عَبْدُ الرَّبِّ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ، كَمَا هُوَ مَكْتُوبٌ فِي سِفْرِ تَوْرَاةِ مُوسَى. مَذْبَحَ حِجَارَةٍ صَحِيحَةٍ لَمْ يَرْفَعْ أَحَدٌ عَلَيْهَا حَدِيدًا، وَأَصْعَدُوا عَلَيْهِ مُحْرَقَاتٍ لِلرَّبِّ، وَذَبَحُوا ذَبَائِحَ سَلاَمَةٍ.

And he wrote there upon the stones a copy of the law of Moses, which he wrote in the presence of the children of Israel.

وَكَتَبَ هُنَاكَ عَلَى الْحِجَارَةِ نُسْخَةَ تَوْرَاةِ مُوسَى الَّتِي كَتَبَهَا أَمَامَ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ.

And all Israel, and their elders, and officers, and their judges, stood on this side the ark and on that side before the priests the Levites, which bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, as well the stranger, as he that was born among them; half of them over against mount Gerizim, and half of them over against mount Ebal; as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded before, that they should bless the people of Israel.

وَجَمِيعُ إِسْرَائِيلَ وَشُيُوخُهُمْ، وَالْعُرَفَاءُ وَقُضَاتُهُمْ، وَقَفُوا جَانِبَ التَّابُوتِ مِنْ هُنَا وَمِنْ هُنَاكَ مُقَابِلَ الْكَهَنَةِ اللاَّوِيِّينَ حَامِلِي تَابُوتِ عَهْدِ الرَّبِّ. الْغَرِيبُ كَمَا الْوَطَنِيُّ. نِصْفُهُمْ إِلَى جِهَةِ جَبَلِ جِرِزِّيمَ، وَنِصْفُهُمْ إِلَى جِهَةِ جَبَلِ عِيبَالَ، كَمَا أَمَرَ مُوسَى عَبْدُ الرَّبِّ أَوَّلاً لِبَرَكَةِ شَعْبِ إِسْرَائِيلَ.

And afterward he read all the words of the law, the blessings and cursings, according to all that is written in the book of the law.

وَبَعْدَ ذلِكَ قَرَأَ جَمِيعَ كَلاَمِ التَّوْرَاةِ: الْبَرَكَةَ وَاللَّعْنَةَ، حَسَبَ كُلِّ مَا كُتِبَ فِي سِفْرِ التَّوْرَاةِ.

There was not a word of all that Moses commanded, which Joshua read not before all the congregation of Israel, with the women, and the little ones, and the strangers that were conversant among them.

لَمْ تَكُنْ كَلِمَةٌ مِنْ كُلِّ مَا أَمَرَ بِهِ مُوسَى لَمْ يَقْرَأْهَا يَشُوعُ قُدَّامَ كُلِّ جَمَاعَةِ إِسْرَائِيلَ وَالنِّسَاءِ وَالأَطْفَالِ وَالْغَرِيبِ السَّائِرِ فِي وَسَطِهِمْ.