Josue 6
Magandang Balita Biblia
Ang Pagbagsak ng Jerico
6 Isinara ang mga pintuan ng Jerico upang huwag makapasok ang mga Israelita. Ipinagbawal na lumabas o pumasok ang sinuman. 2 Sinabi ni Yahweh kay Josue, “Pakinggan mo ito! Ibinigay ko na sa iyong mga kamay ang Jerico, upang sakupin ito at gapiin ang kanyang hari at magigiting na kawal. 3 Ikaw at ang iyong mga kawal ay liligid sa palibot ng Jerico minsan isang araw sa loob ng anim na araw. 4 Pauunahin mo sa Kaban ng Tipan ang pitong paring may dalang mga trumpeta na yari sa sungay. Sa ikapitong araw, pitong beses kayong liligid sa lunsod, at hihipan ng mga pari ang dala nilang trumpeta. 5 Pagkarinig ninyo ng isang malakas at mahabang tunog ng tambuli, lahat kayo'y ubod-lakas na sisigaw. Sa sandaling iyon, babagsak ang mga pader ng lunsod at walang sagabal na makakapasok doon ang lahat.”
6 Kaya't tinawag ni Josue ang mga pari ng Israel at sinabi sa kanila, “Dalhin ninyo ang Kaban ng Tipan ni Yahweh; mauuna ang pitong paring may dalang mga trumpeta.” 7 At sinabi naman niya sa mga taong-bayan, “Lumakad na kayo! Lumigid kayo sa lunsod, at paunahin ninyo sa Kaban ng Tipan ni Yahweh ang mga sandatahang lalaki.”
8 Tulad ng sinabi ni Josue, lumakad nga sa unahan ng Kaban ng Tipan ang pitong paring may dalang trumpeta, at habang lumalakad ay hinihipan nila ang mga ito.
9 Nauuna sa mga pari ang unang hanay ng mga kawal. Kasunod naman ng Kaban ng Tipan ang mga kawal na nasa panghuling hanay. Samantala, walang tigil ang tunog ng mga trumpeta. 10 Ngunit sinabi ni Josue sa mga tao, “Huwag kayong sisigaw, o magsasalita man, hanggang hindi ko kayo binibigyan ng hudyat.” 11 Sa utos nga ni Josue, iniligid nilang minsan sa lunsod ang Kaban ng Tipan ni Yahweh. Pagkatapos, bumalik sila sa kampo at doon sila nagpalipas ng gabi.
12 Kinabukasan, maagang bumangon si Josue. Binuhat ng mga pari ang Kaban ng Tipan ni Yahweh, 13 at muling nauna rito ang pitong pari na walang tigil sa pag-ihip ng dala nilang trumpeta. Muling pumuwesto sa unahan nila ang unang hanay ng mga kawal, samantalang ang mga panghuling hanay ay nasa likuran ng Kaban ng Tipan ni Yahweh. Patuloy ang pag-ihip sa mga trumpeta. 14 Nilibot nga nilang minsan ang lunsod noong ikalawang araw, at pagkatapos ay bumalik silang muli sa kampo. Ganito ang ginawa nila araw-araw sa loob ng anim na araw.
15 Nang ikapitong araw, bumangon sila nang magbukang-liwayway, at lumibot nang pitong beses sa lunsod. Noon lamang nila ito nilibot nang pitong beses. 16 Sa ikapitong libot, hinipan ng mga pari ang mga trumpeta at iniutos ni Josue sa mga tao, “Sumigaw na kayo sapagkat ibinigay na sa inyo ni Yahweh ang lunsod! 17 Ang buong lunsod at ang anumang matatagpuan doon ay wawasakin bilang handog kay Yahweh. Si Rahab lamang at ang kanyang mga kasambahay ang ililigtas sapagkat itinago niya ang ating mga isinugo roon. 18 At huwag na huwag kayong kukuha ng anumang bagay na nakatakdang wasakin. Kapag kumuha kayo ng anuman, kayo ang magiging sanhi ng pagkapahamak ng buong Israel. 19 Ngunit ang lahat ng bagay na yari sa ginto, pilak, tanso, o bakal ay nakalaan para kay Yahweh, at dapat ilagay sa kabang-yaman ni Yahweh.”
20 Kaya't(A) hinipan nga ng mga pari ang mga trumpeta at nagsigawan nang napakalakas ang mga tao nang marinig iyon. Bumagsak ang mga pader ng lunsod at sumalakay sila. Nakapasok sila nang walang sagabal at nasakop nila ang lunsod. 21 Pinatay nila ang lahat ng tao sa lunsod—lalaki't babae, matanda't bata—at pati ang mga asno, baka at tupa.
22 Sinabi ni Josue sa dalawang espiya na isinugo niya noon, “Pumunta kayo sa bahay ng babaing inyong tinuluyan. Ilabas ninyo siya at ang buo niyang angkan, ayon sa inyong pangako sa kanya.” 23 Pumunta nga sila at inilabas si Rahab, ang kanyang ama't ina, mga kapatid at mga alipin. Inilabas din nila pati ang kanyang mga kamag-anak at dinalang lahat sa kampo ng Israel. 24 Pagkatapos ay sinunog nila ang lunsod at tinupok ang lahat ng bagay na naroon, liban sa mga yari sa ginto, pilak, tanso, o bakal. Ang mga ito'y inilagay nila sa kabang-yaman ni Yahweh. 25 Si(B) Rahab na isang babaing nagbebenta ng panandaliang-aliw ay iniligtas ni Josue, pati ang buong angkan nito, sapagkat itinago nito ang mga lalaking isinugo upang lihim na magmanman sa Jerico. Ang mga naging anak at sumunod na salinlahi ni Rahab ay nanirahan sa Israel hanggang sa araw na ito.
26 Noon(C) di'y pinanumpa ni Josue ang buong bayan sa pangalan ni Yahweh. Sinabi niya,
“Sumpain ang sinumang magtatayong muli ng lunsod na ito ng Jerico.
Mamamatay ang anak na panganay ng sinumang muling maglalagay ng mga saligan nito.
Mamamatay ang anak na bunso ng magbabangong muli ng kanyang mga pintuan.”
27 Pinatnubayan ni Yahweh si Josue, at naging tanyag ang kanyang pangalan sa lupaing iyon.
Joshua 6
English Standard Version
The Fall of Jericho
6 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, (A)I have given Jericho into your hand, with its king and mighty men of valor. 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 (B)trumpets of (C)rams' horns before the ark. On the seventh day you shall march around the city seven times, and (D)the priests shall blow the trumpets. 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,[a] 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 (E)the armed men pass on before the ark of the Lord.”
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 (F)rear guard was walking after the ark, while the trumpets blew continually. 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 (G)the priests took up the ark of the Lord. 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 (H)devoted to the Lord for destruction.[b] Only Rahab the prostitute and all who are with her in her house shall live, because she (I)hid the messengers whom we sent. 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 (J)a thing for destruction and (K)bring trouble upon it. 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 (L)the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they captured the city. 21 Then they (M)devoted all in the city to destruction, both men and women, young and old, oxen, sheep, and donkeys, with the edge of the sword.
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, (N)as you swore to her.” 23 So the young men who had been spies went in and brought out Rahab and (O)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. 24 And they burned the city with fire, and everything in it. (P)Only the silver and gold, and the vessels of bronze and of iron, they put into the treasury of the house of the Lord. 25 But Rahab the prostitute and her father's household and all who belonged to her, Joshua saved alive. And (Q)she has lived in Israel to this day, because she hid the messengers whom Joshua sent to spy out Jericho.
26 Joshua laid an oath on them at that time, saying, (R)“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.”
27 (S)So the Lord was with Joshua, and (T)his fame was in all the land.
Footnotes
- Joshua 6:5 Hebrew under itself; also verse 20
- Joshua 6:17 That is, set apart (devoted) as an offering to the Lord (for destruction); also verses 18, 21
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