Josva 6 | Bibelen på hverdagsdansk

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1 Jerikos byporte blev holdt lukket både dag og nat på grund af befolkningens frygt for israelitterne. Ingen kunne gå ud eller ind. 2 Men Herren sagde til Josva: „Jeg vil give dig sejr over Jerikos konge og alle hans krigere, så du kan indtage byen. 3 I seks dage skal alle jeres våbenføre mænd marchere rundt om byen én gang dagligt. 4 Syv præster skal gå foran arken og blæse i deres vædderhorn. På den syvende dag skal I gå rundt om byen syv gange, mens præsterne blæser i hornene. 5 Derefter skal præsterne give signal ved at blæse meget længe og kraftigt i hornene. Når I hører det signal, skal I alle udstøde et højt kampråb. Så vil murene styrte sammen, og I kan gå lige ind!” 6 Josva sammenkaldte nu præsterne og sagde til dem: „I skal bære arken, og syv af jer skal gå foran den, hver med et vædderhorn.” 7 Dernæst sagde han til alle Israels mænd: „I skal gå rundt om byen, og de tungest bevæbnede skal gå forrest, foran præsterne og arken.” 8 På Josvas befaling begyndte hæren at gå rundt om byen med pagtens ark og præsterne i midten. 9 De svært bevæbnede mænd gik forrest, derefter de syv præster, som blæste i vædderhorn, derefter de præster, der bar arken, og til sidst resten af mændene. 10 „I skal være helt stille!” havde Josva sagt. „Der må ikke høres en lyd med undtagelse af hornene. Men når jeg siger til, skal I råbe af jeres lungers fulde kraft!” 11 Den dag blev arken båret rundt om byen én gang, hvorefter mændene vendte tilbage til lejren for at overnatte. 12-14 Næste dag gik de igen en omgang rundt om byen, mens præsterne blæste i deres vædderhorn. Så vendte de tilbage til lejren. Sådan gjorde de i seks dage. 15 Den syvende dag begyndte de ved daggry og gik syv gange rundt om byen. 16 Da de var færdige med den syvende omgang, gav præsterne et langt stød i hornene, og Josva råbte: „Råb! Herren har givet jer byen!” 17 Josva havde tidligere sagt til sine krigere: „Alle indbyggerne skal slås ihjel, med undtagelse af den prostituerede Rahab og familiemedlemmerne i hendes hus, fordi hun hjalp spionerne. 18 Alt andet skal ødelægges! I må overhovedet intet krigsbytte tage til jer selv, for hvis I gør det, skal I selv dø, og det bliver hele folkets undergang. 19 Hvad der findes af sølv og guld skal indvies til Herren og bringes til hans skatkammer. Det samme gælder alle ting lavet af bronze eller jern.” 20 Da mændene nu hørte den langtrukne lyd fra vædderhornene, råbte de af deres lungers fulde kraft. Bymuren brød sammen, og de styrtede alle ind i byen. 21 De huggede alt ned, som de kom frem, både mennesker og dyr—mænd og kvinder, unge og ældre, okser, får og æsler—alting! 22 Imens sagde Josva til de to spioner: „Skynd jer at redde Rahab og hendes familie, sådan som I har lovet.” 23 Spionerne gjorde, som de fik besked på, og bragte Rahab og hendes far og mor, hendes søskende og øvrige familie i sikkerhed i nærheden af lejren uden for byen. 24 Derefter blev byen og alt, hvad der var i den, brændt af, med undtagelse af sølvet, guldet og redskaberne af bronze og jern, som blev anbragt i Herrens skatkammer. 25 Josva skånede den prostituerede Rahab og dem, der var hos hende i huset, fordi hun havde skjult de mænd, han havde sendt af sted for at spionere i Jeriko. Rahab og hendes familie bor den dag i dag blandt israelitterne. 26 Ved den lejlighed udtalte Josva i hele folkets påhør følgende forbandelse: Herren vil forbande enhver, som prøver at genopbygge Jeriko. Det vil koste hans ældste søns liv at lægge byens grundvold, og hans yngste søns liv at sætte portene i. 27 Herren var med Josva, så han blev berømt og respekteret over hele landet.

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The Fall of Jericho

1 Now Jericho was shut up inside and outside because of the people of Israel. None went out, and none came in. 2 And the Lord said to Joshua, “See, I have given Jericho into your hand, with its king and mighty men of valor. (5.Mos 7,24; Josva 2,9; Josva 2,24; Josva 8,1; Neh 9,24)

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3 You shall march around the city, all the men of war going around the city once. Thus shall you do for six days. 4 Seven priests shall bear seven trumpets of rams’ horns before the ark. On the seventh day you shall march around the city seven times, and the priests shall blow the trumpets. (4.Mos 10,8; Josva 6,5; Josva 6,8; Josva 6,13; Dom 7,16; Dom 7,22)

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5 And when they make a long blast with the ram’s horn, when you hear the sound of the trumpet, then all the people shall shout with a great shout, and the wall of the city will fall down flat,^[1] and the people shall go up, everyone straight before him.” 6 So Joshua the son of Nun called the priests and said to them, “Take up the ark of the covenant and let seven priests bear seven trumpets of rams’ horns before the ark of the Lord.” 7 And he said to the people, “Go forward. March around the city and let the armed men pass on before the ark of the Lord.” (Josva 4,12) 8 And just as Joshua had commanded the people, the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams’ horns before the Lord went forward, blowing the trumpets, with the ark of the covenant of the Lord following them. 9 The armed men were walking before the priests who were blowing the trumpets, and the rear guard was walking after the ark, while the trumpets blew continually. (4.Mos 10,25; Josva 6,13; Es 52,12; Es 58,8)

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10 But Joshua commanded the people, “You shall not shout or make your voice heard, neither shall any word go out of your mouth, until the day I tell you to shout. Then you shall shout.” 11 So he caused the ark of the Lord to circle the city, going about it once. And they came into the camp and spent the night in the camp. 12 Then Joshua rose early in the morning, and the priests took up the ark of the Lord. (Josva 3,6) 13 And the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams’ horns before the ark of the Lord walked on, and they blew the trumpets continually. And the armed men were walking before them, and the rear guard was walking after the ark of the Lord, while the trumpets blew continually. 14 And the second day they marched around the city once, and returned into the camp. So they did for six days. 15 On the seventh day they rose early, at the dawn of day, and marched around the city in the same manner seven times. It was only on that day that they marched around the city seven times. 16 And at the seventh time, when the priests had blown the trumpets, Joshua said to the people, “Shout, for the Lord has given you the city. 17 And the city and all that is within it shall be devoted to the Lord for destruction.^[2] Only Rahab the prostitute and all who are with her in her house shall live, because she hid the messengers whom we sent. (3.Mos 27,28; 5.Mos 20,17; Josva 2,4) 18 But you, keep yourselves from the things devoted to destruction, lest when you have devoted them you take any of the devoted things and make the camp of Israel a thing for destruction and bring trouble upon it. (Josva 7,12; Josva 7,25; 1.Krøn 2,7) 19 But all silver and gold, and every vessel of bronze and iron, are holy to the Lord; they shall go into the treasury of the Lord.” 20 So the people shouted, and the trumpets were blown. As soon as the people heard the sound of the trumpet, the people shouted a great shout, and the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they captured the city. (Josva 6,5; Heb 11,30) 21 Then they devoted all in the city to destruction, both men and women, young and old, oxen, sheep, and donkeys, with the edge of the sword. (5.Mos 7,2) 22 But to the two men who had spied out the land, Joshua said, “Go into the prostitute’s house and bring out from there the woman and all who belong to her, as you swore to her.” (Josva 2,14; Heb 11,31) 23 So the young men who had been spies went in and brought out Rahab and her father and mother and brothers and all who belonged to her. And they brought all her relatives and put them outside the camp of Israel. (Josva 2,13) 24 And they burned the city with fire, and everything in it. Only the silver and gold, and the vessels of bronze and of iron, they put into the treasury of the house of the Lord. (Josva 6,19) 25 But Rahab the prostitute and her father’s household and all who belonged to her, Joshua saved alive. And she has lived in Israel to this day, because she hid the messengers whom Joshua sent to spy out Jericho. (Matt 1,5) 26 Joshua laid an oath on them at that time, saying, “Cursed before the Lord be the man who rises up and rebuilds this city, Jericho. “At the cost of his firstborn shall he lay its foundation, and at the cost of his youngest son shall he set up its gates.” (1.Kong 16,34) 27 So the Lord was with Joshua, and his fame was in all the land. (Josva 1,5; Josva 9,9)