Then the men of Benjamin saw that they were beaten. The Israelites had retreated from Benjamin’s warriors in order to give those hiding in ambush more room to maneuver against Gibeah.

于是便雅悯人知道自己败了。先是以色列人；因为靠着在基比亚前所设的伏兵，就在便雅悯人面前诈败。

便雅悯人看到自己战败了。以色列人因为信任在基比亚前所设的伏兵，就在便雅悯人面前假装撤退。

便雅悯人看到自己战败了。以色列人因为信任在基比亚前所设的伏兵，就在便雅悯人面前假装撤退。

便雅悯人这才意识到自己战败了。原来以色列人在便雅悯人面前诈败，因为他们已在基比亚附近设下伏兵。

这样，便雅悯人就看出自己被击败了。原来以色列人倚靠在基比亚前面设下的伏兵，就对便雅悯人诈败。

於是便雅憫人知道自己敗了。先是以色列人；因為靠着在基比亞前所設的伏兵，就在便雅憫人面前詐敗。

便雅憫人看到自己戰敗了。以色列人因為信任在基比亞前所設的伏兵，就在便雅憫人面前假裝撤退。

便雅憫人看到自己戰敗了。以色列人因為信任在基比亞前所設的伏兵，就在便雅憫人面前假裝撤退。

便雅憫人這才意識到自己戰敗了。原來以色列人在便雅憫人面前詐敗，因為他們已在基比亞附近設下伏兵。

這樣，便雅憫人就看出自己被擊敗了。原來以色列人倚靠在基比亞前面設下的伏兵，就對便雅憫人詐敗。

這樣，便雅憫人就看出自己已被擊敗了。先是以色列人因為倚靠對基比亞所設的伏兵，就對便雅憫讓讓步。

便雅憫人乃自知敗北、初、以色列人恃有伏兵在基比亞、故暫避便雅憫人、

於是便雅憫族為以色列族所敗、初以色列族恃其庇亞之旁、預有伏兵、故暫避之、

於是便雅憫人自知戰敗、先是以色列人因恃基比亞旁所設之伏兵、暫退避於便雅憫人前、

Then the Benjamites saw that they were beaten. Now the men of Israel had given way before Benjamin, because they relied on the ambush they had set near Gibeah.

Then the men of Benjamin saw that they had lost the battle. The men of Israel had moved away from their positions in front of Benjamin. They had depended on the men they had hidden near Gibeah.

So the people of Benjamin saw that they were defeated. The men of Israel gave ground to Benjamin, because they trusted the men in ambush whom they had set against Gibeah.

Then the Benjaminites realized they had been defeated. The men of Israel had retreated before Benjamin, because they were confident in the ambush they had set against Gibeah.

So the sons of Benjamin saw that they were defeated. When the men of Israel gave ground to Benjamin because they relied on the men in ambush whom they had set against Gibeah,

So the children of Benjamin saw that they were defeated. The men of Israel had given ground to the Benjamites, because they relied on the men in ambush whom they had set against Gibeah.

So the children of Benjamin saw that they were smitten; for the men of Israel gave place to Benjamin, because they trusted unto the liers- in- wait whom they had set against Gibeah.

Then the Benjaminites realized they had been defeated. The men of Israel had retreated before Benjamin, because they were confident in the ambush they had set against Gibeah.

So the children of Benjamin saw that they were smitten: for the men of Israel gave place to the Benjamites, because they trusted unto the liers in wait which they had set beside Gibeah.

Then the Benjaminites saw they were defeated. The Israelites retreated before Benjamin, because they had confidence in the men they had hid in ambush outside Gibeah.

So the children of Benjamin saw that they were struck, for the men of Israel yielded to Benjamin because they trusted the ambushers whom they had set against Gibeah.

Joshua and the Israelite army fled toward the wilderness as though they were badly beaten.Then all the men in the town were called out to chase after them. In this way, they were lured away from the town.There was not a man left in Ai or Bethel who did not chase after the Israelites, and the town was left wide open.Then the Lord said to Joshua,“ Point the spear in your hand toward Ai, for I will hand the town over to you.” Joshua did as he was commanded.As soon as Joshua gave this signal, all the men in ambush jumped up from their position and poured into the town. They quickly captured it and set it on fire.When the men of Ai looked behind them, smoke from the town was filling the sky, and they had nowhere to go. For the Israelites who had fled in the direction of the wilderness now turned on their pursuers.When Joshua and all the other Israelites saw that the ambush had succeeded and that smoke was rising from the town, they turned and attacked the men of Ai.Meanwhile, the Israelites who were inside the town came out and attacked the enemy from the rear. So the men of Ai were caught in the middle, with Israelite fighters on both sides. Israel attacked them, and not a single person survived or escaped.Only the king of Ai was taken alive and brought to Joshua.When the Israelite army finished chasing and killing all the men of Ai in the open fields, they went back and finished off everyone inside.So the entire population of Ai, including men and women, was wiped out that day— 12,000 in all.For Joshua kept holding out his spear until everyone who had lived in Ai was completely destroyed.Only the livestock and the treasures of the town were not destroyed, for the Israelites kept these as plunder for themselves, as the Lord had commanded Joshua.So Joshua burned the town of Ai, and it became a permanent mound of ruins, desolate to this very day.Joshua impaled the king of Ai on a sharpened pole and left him there until evening. At sunset the Israelites took down the body, as Joshua commanded, and threw it in front of the town gate. They piled a great heap of stones over him that can still be seen today.