Joshua 8 : 14

Joshua 8:14

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English
Now when the king [and the people] of Ai saw it, the men of the city hurried and got up early and went out to meet Israel in battle, the king and all his people at the appointed [time and] place before the desert plain (the Arabah). But he did not know that there was an ambush against him [waiting] behind the city [on the west side].
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.
So it happened that when the king of Ai saw all this, the men of the city lost no time; they were out of there at the crack of dawn to join Israel in battle, the king and his troops, at a field en route to the Arabah. The king didn’t know of the ambush set against him behind the city. 15-17 Joshua and all Israel let themselves be chased; they ran toward the wilderness. Everybody in the city was called to the chase. They pursued Joshua and were led away from the city. There wasn’t a soul left in Ai or Bethel who wasn’t out there chasing after Israel. The city was left empty and undefended as they were chasing Israel down. 18-19 Then God spoke to Joshua: “Stretch out the javelin in your hand toward Ai—I’m giving it to you.” Joshua stretched out the javelin in his hand toward Ai. At the signal the men in ambush sprang to their feet, ran to the city, took it, and quickly had it up in flames. 20-21 The men of Ai looked back and, oh! saw the city going up in smoke. They found themselves trapped with nowhere to run. The army on the run toward the wilderness did an about-face—Joshua and all Israel, seeing that the ambush had taken the city, saw it going up in smoke, turned and attacked the men of Ai. 22-23 Then the men in the ambush poured out of the city. The men of Ai were caught in the middle with Israelites on both sides—a real massacre. And not a single survivor. Except for the king of Ai; they took him alive and brought him to Joshua. 24-25 When it was all over, Israel had killed everyone in Ai, whether in the fields or in the wilderness where they had chased them. When the killing was complete, the Israelites returned to Ai and completed the devastation. The death toll that day came to twelve thousand men and women—everyone in Ai. 26-27 Joshua didn’t lower his outstretched javelin until the sacred destruction of Ai and all its people was completed. Israel did get to take the livestock and loot left in the city; God’s instructions to Joshua allowed for that. 28-29 Joshua burned Ai to the ground. A “heap” of nothing forever, a “no-place”—go see for yourself. He hanged the king of Ai from a tree. At evening, with the sun going down, Joshua ordered the corpse cut down. They dumped it at the entrance to the city and piled it high with stones—you can go see that also. 30-32 Then Joshua built an altar to the God of Israel on Mount Ebal. He built it following the instructions of Moses the servant of God to the People of Israel and written in the Book of The Revelation of Moses, an altar of whole stones that hadn’t been chiseled or shaped by an iron tool. On it they offered to God Whole-Burnt-Offerings and sacrificed Peace-Offerings. He also wrote out a copy of The Revelation of Moses on the stones. He wrote it with the People of Israel looking on.
It came about when the king of Ai saw it, that the men of the city hurried and rose up early and went out to meet Israel in battle, he and all his people at the appointed place before the desert plain. But he did not know that there was an ambush against him behind the city.
The king of Ai saw what the troops with Joshua were doing. So the king and all his men hurried out of the city early in the morning. They marched out to meet Israel in battle. They went to a place that looked out over the Arabah Valley. The king didn’t know that some of Israel’s fighting men were hiding behind the city.
When the king of Ai saw this, he and all the men of the city hurried out early in the morning to meet Israel in battle at a certain place overlooking the Arabah. But he did not know that an ambush had been set against him behind the city.
When the king of Ai saw this, he and all the men of the city hurried out early in the morning to meet Israel in battle at a certain place overlooking the Arabah. But he did not know that an ambush had been set against him behind the city.
When the king of Ai saw the Israelites across the valley, he and all his army hurried out early in the morning and attacked the Israelites at a place overlooking the Jordan Valley.[a] But he didn’t realize there was an ambush behind the town.
Arabic
وَلَمَّا رَأَى مَلِكُ عَايَ مَا يَجْرِي، خَرَجَ بِجَيْشِهِ مُبَكِّراً لِلِقَاءِ إِسْرَائِيلَ وَمُحَارَبَتِهِ فِي السَّهْلِ، وَهُوَ لَا يَدْرِي أَنَّ هُنَاكَ كَمِيناً يَتَحَفَّزُ لِلْهُجُومِ عَلَيْهِمْ مِنْ خَلْفِ الْمَدِينَةِ.
Danish
Ajs konge kunne se israelitternes lejr på den anden side af dalen, og tidligt den næste morgen rykkede han ud og angreb dem på et plateau med udsigt over Jordandalen uden at vide, at resten af hæren lå i baghold vest for byen.
German
In aller Frühe entdeckte der König von Ai die Israeliten. Sofort gab er den Befehl zum Angriff und verließ mit seinen Soldaten die Stadt, um auf dem Schlachtfeld in der Ebene gegen Israel zu kämpfen. Er wusste nichts von dem Hinterhalt.
Spanish
Cuando el rey de Hai se dio cuenta de lo que pasaba, se apresuró a salir con toda su tropa a pelear contra Israel, en la pendiente que está frente al desierto, sin saber que le habían puesto una emboscada en la parte posterior de la ciudad.
Cuando el rey de Hai se dio cuenta de lo que pasaba, se apresuró a salir con toda su tropa a pelear contra Israel, en la pendiente que está frente al desierto, sin saber que le habían puesto una emboscada en la parte posterior de la ciudad.
French
Quand le roi d’Aï vit la situation, il fit lever en hâte tous les hommes et se dépêcha de sortir de la ville pour se rendre sur le champ de bataille et affronter Israël en face de la plaine. Il ne se doutait pas qu’une embuscade avait été dressée contre lui derrière la ville.
Hiligaynon
Sang makita sang hari sang Ai sila ni Josue, nagdali-dali siya guwa kag ang iya mga tinawo sa banwa aga pa, kag nagkadto sa lugar nga nagaatubang sa Kapatagan sang Jordan[a] sa pagpakig-away sa Israel. Wala sila nakahibalo nga may magsalakay sa ila halin sa likod sang banwa.
Japanese
アイの王は、イスラエル軍が谷を渡って来るのを見ると、朝早く、アラバの平原で迎え撃とうと町を出ました。もちろん、町の後方に伏兵がいるとは夢にも思いませんでした。
Korean
아이 왕이 이것을 보고 다음날 아침 일찍 일어나 병력을 이끌고 이스라엘군과 싸우기 위해 요단 계곡을 향해 달려나왔다. 물론 그들은 이스라엘 병력이 성 뒤에 매복하고 있는 것은 모르고 있었다.
nl
Toen de koning van Ai de volgende morgen de Israëlieten aan de overzijde van het dal ontdekte, viel hij hen aan in de vlakte van Arabah. Hij was zich er natuurlijk niet van bewust dat aan de andere kant van de stad nóg een Israëlitische troepenmacht lag.
Portuguese
Quando o rei de Ai viu isso, ele e todos os homens da cidade se apressaram, levantaram-se logo cedo e saíram para enfrentar Israel no campo de batalha, no local de onde se avista a Arabá. Ele não sabia da emboscada armada contra ele atrás da cidade.
O rei de Ai, vendo os israelitas espalhados nesse vale, saiu logo e atacou-os em direção ao vale de Arabá. Não se deu conta de que havia uma emboscada por detrás da povoação.
Romanian
Când regele din Ai a văzut lucrul acesta, el şi oamenii din cetate s-au sculat în grabă dis-de-dimineaţă şi au ieşit să lupte împotriva lui Israel. El şi oamenii lui s-au îndreptat într-un loc anume dinaintea Arabei[a], fără să ştie că în spatele cetăţii stăteau oameni la pândă.
Russian
Когда царь Гая увидел это, он и все люди города поспешили рано утром выйти на назначенное место перед иорданской долиной, чтобы сразиться с Исраилом. Но он не знал, что против него позади города была поставлена засада.
Когда царь Гая увидел это, он и все люди города поспешили рано утром выйти на назначенное место перед иорданской долиной, чтобы сразиться с Исраилом. Но он не знал, что против него позади города была поставлена засада.
Когда царь Гая увидел это, он и все люди города поспешили рано утром выйти на назначенное место перед иорданской долиной, чтобы сразиться с Исроилом. Но он не знал, что против него позади города была поставлена засада.
Когда царь Гая увидел это, он и все люди города поспешили рано утром выйти в Иорданскую долину, чтобы сразиться с Израилем. Но он не знал, что против него позади города была поставлена засада.
Swedish
När kungen i Aj fick se det, gick han och hans män tidigt på morgonen snabbt till anfall mot Israel på en plats mot öknen, för han visste inte att det fanns män som låg i bakhåll på andra sidan staden.
Thai
เมื่อกษัตริย์เมืองอัยเห็นเช่นนี้จึงยกพลทั้งหมดรีบรุดออกมาตั้งแต่เช้าตรู่ เพื่อประจันหน้ากับอิสราเอลตรงหน้าอาราบาห์ แต่ไม่ได้เฉลียวใจว่ามีกองกำลังซุ่มอยู่ด้านหลังของเมือง
zh-Hans
艾城的王见以色列人兵临城下,清早便急忙和全城的人起来出城迎战,在亚拉巴谷附近跟以色列军交锋,他不知道城后有伏兵。
艾 城 的 王 看 见 这 景 况 , 就 和 全 城 的 人 , 清 早 急 忙 起 来 , 按 所 定 的 时 候 , 出 到 亚 拉 巴 前 , 要 与 以 色 列 人 交 战 ; 王 却 不 知 道 在 城 後 有 伏 兵 。
zh-Hant
艾城的王見以色列人兵臨城下,清早便急忙和全城的人起來出城迎戰,在亞拉巴谷附近跟以色列軍交鋒,他不知道城後有伏兵。