1 Now Jericho was straitly shut up because of the children of Israel: none went out, and none came in. 2 And the LORD said unto Joshua, See, I have given into thine hand Jericho, and the king thereof, and the mighty men of valour. 3 And ye shall compass the city, all ye men of war, and go round about the city once. Thus shalt thou do six days. 4 And seven priests shall bear before the ark seven trumpets of rams’ horns: and the seventh day ye shall compass the city seven times, and the priests shall blow with the trumpets. 5 And it shall come to pass, that when they make a long blast with the ram’s horn, and when ye hear the sound of the trumpet, all the people shall shout with a great shout; and the wall of the city shall fall down flat, and the people shall ascend up every man straight before him.

6 And Joshua the son of Nun called the priests, and said unto 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 unto the people, Pass on, and compass the city, and let him that is armed pass on before the ark of the LORD.

8 And it came to pass, when Joshua had spoken unto the people, that the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams’ horns passed on before the LORD, and blew with the trumpets: and the ark of the covenant of the LORD followed them.

9 And the armed men went before the priests that blew with the trumpets, and the rereward came after the ark, the priests going on, and blowing with the trumpets. 10 And Joshua had commanded the people, saying, Ye shall not shout, nor make any noise with your voice, neither shall any word proceed out of your mouth, until the day I bid you shout; then shall ye shout. 11 So the ark of the LORD compassed the city, going about it once: and they came into the camp, and lodged in the camp.

12 And Joshua rose early in the morning, and the priests took up the ark of the LORD. 13 And seven priests bearing seven trumpets of rams’ horns before the ark of the LORD went on continually, and blew with the trumpets: and the armed men went before them; but the rereward came after the ark of the LORD, the priests going on, and blowing with the trumpets. 14 And the second day they compassed the city once, and returned into the camp: so they did six days. 15 And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they rose early about the dawning of the day, and compassed the city after the same manner seven times: only on that day they compassed the city seven times. 16 And it came to pass at the seventh time, when the priests blew with the trumpets, Joshua said unto the people, Shout; for the LORD hath given you the city.

17 And the city shall be accursed, even it, and all that are therein, to the LORD: only Rahab the harlot shall live, she and all that are with her in the house, because she hid the messengers that we sent. 18 And ye, in any wise keep yourselves from the accursed thing, lest ye make yourselves accursed, when ye take of the accursed thing, and make the camp of Israel a curse, and trouble it. 19 But all the silver, and gold, and vessels of brass and iron, are consecrated unto the LORD: they shall come into the treasury of the LORD. 20 So the people shouted when the priests blew with the trumpets: and it came to pass, when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, and the people shouted with a great shout, that the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they took the city. 21 And they utterly destroyed all that was in the city, both man and woman, young and old, and ox, and sheep, and ass, with the edge of the sword. 22 But Joshua had said unto the two men that had spied out the country, Go into the harlot’s house, and bring out thence the woman, and all that she hath, as ye sware unto her. 23 And the young men that were spies went in, and brought out Rahab, and her father, and her mother, and her brethren, and all that she had; and they brought out all her kindred, and left them without the camp of Israel. 24 And they burnt the city with fire, and all that was therein: only the silver, and the gold, and the vessels of brass and of iron, they put into the treasury of the house of the LORD. 25 And Joshua saved Rahab the harlot alive, and her father’s household, and all that she had; and she dwelleth in Israel even unto this day; because she hid the messengers, which Joshua sent to spy out Jericho.

26 And Joshua adjured them at that time, saying, Cursed be the man before the LORD, that riseth up and buildeth this city Jericho: he shall lay the foundation thereof in his firstborn, and in his youngest son shall he set up the gates of it. 27 So the LORD was with Joshua; and his fame was noised throughout all the country.

1 耶利哥的城门因以色列人的缘故， 就紧紧地关闭， 没有人出入。

2 耶和华对约书亚说： "看， 我已经把耶利哥和耶利哥的王， 以及英勇的战士， 都交在你的手中了。

3 你们所有能作战的男丁要围绕这城， 一天围绕一次， 六天都要这样行；

4 并派七个祭司拿着七个羊角， 走在约柜的前面； 到第七天， 你们要绕城七次， 祭司也要吹角。

5 当羊角吹起长号， 你们听见角声的时候， 全体人民要大声呼喊， 那时城墙就必塌陷； 你们各人要向前直冲。"

6 于是嫩的儿子约书亚把祭司召了来， 对他们说： "你们要抬起约柜； 并派七个祭司拿着七个羊角， 走在耶和华约柜的前面。"

7 他又对人民说： "你们前去绕城吧， 拿武器的人要走在耶和华约柜的前面。"

8 约书亚吩咐人民以后， 七个祭司拿着七个羊角， 走在耶和华的前面， 并且吹角， 耶和华的约柜在他们后面跟着走。

9 拿武器的人走在吹角的祭司前面， 在约柜后面也有防卫的队伍跟着走， 祭司一面走， 一面吹角。

10 约书亚吩咐人民说： "你们不可呼喊， 不可让人听见你们的声音， 连一句话也不可出口， 等到我吩咐你们‘呼喊’的那天， 你们才可以呼喊。"

11 这样， 耶和华的约柜绕城而行， 围绕了一次， 众人就回到营中， 在营里住宿。

12 约书亚清早起来， 祭司又抬起耶和华的约柜。

13 拿着七个羊角的七位祭司， 走在耶和华的约柜前面； 一面走， 一面吹角； 拿武器的人走在他们前面， 在耶和华的约柜后面也有防卫的队伍跟着走； 祭司一面走， 一面吹角。

14 第二日， 众人又绕城一次， 然后回到营里去； 六日他们都是这样行。

15 到了第七日， 清早黎明的时候， 他们起来， 以同样的方式绕城七次； 只有这一日， 他们绕城七次。

16 到了第七次， 祭司吹角的时候， 约书亚就对人民说： "你们呼喊吧， 因为耶和华已经把这城赐给你们了。

17 这城要完全毁灭， 城和城中的一切都归耶和华； 只有妓女喇合， 和所有与她在家中的都可以存活， 因为她收藏了我们派去的使者。

18 不过你们要谨慎， 不可取那当毁灭的物， 恐怕你们贪心， 取了那当毁灭的物， 就使以色列营成为当毁灭的， 使以色列营遭遇灾祸。

19 可是， 所有的金银和铜铁的器皿， 都要归耶和华为圣， 存入耶和华的库房中。"

20 于是人民呼喊， 祭司也吹角。人民听见角声的时候， 就大声呼喊， 城墙就塌陷了； 于是， 人民冲入城中， 人人向前， 把城攻取。

21 他们把城中的一切， 无论男女老幼、牛羊和驴， 都用刀杀尽。

22 约书亚对窥探那地的两个人说： "你们进那妓女的家里去， 照着你们向她所起的誓， 把那女人和她所有的一切， 都从家里带出来。"

23 那两个年轻密探就进去， 把喇合和她的父母、兄弟、她所有的一切， 以及她所有的亲属， 都领出来， 安置在以色列的营外。

24 众人把城和城中的一切都用火烧了； 只有金银和铜铁的器皿都放入耶和华圣所的库房里。

25 约书亚却放过妓女喇合和她的父家， 以及她所有的一切； 她住在以色列中， 直到今日， 因为她收藏了约书亚派去窥探耶利哥的使者。

26 那时， 约书亚要人民起誓， 说： "起来重建这耶利哥城的， 那人在耶和华面前是可咒可诅的； 他立地基的时候必丧长子； 他安城门的时候必失幼子。"

27 耶和华与约书亚同在； 约书亚的名声传遍全地。