يَشُوع 2

١ 1 فَأَرْسَلَ يَشُوعُ بْنُ نُونٍ مِنْ شِطِّيمَ رَجُلَيْنِ جَاسُوسَيْنِ سِرًّا، قَائِلًا: «ٱذْهَبَا ٱنْظُرَا ٱلْأَرْضَ وَأَرِيحَا». فَذَهَبَا وَدَخَلَا بَيْتَ ٱمْرَأَةٍ زَانِيَةٍ ٱسْمُهَا رَاحَابُ وَٱضْطَجَعَا هُنَاكَ.

And Josue the son of Nun sent from Setim two men, to spy secretly: and said to them: Go, and view the land and the city of Jericho. They went and entered into the house of a woman that was a harlot named Rahab, and lodged with her.

٢ 2 فَقِيلَ لِمَلِكِ أَرِيحَا: «هُوَذَا قَدْ دَخَلَ إِلَى هُنَا ٱللَّيْلَةَ رَجُلَانِ مِنْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ لِكَيْ يَتَجَسَّسَا ٱلْأَرْضَ».

And it was told the king of Jericho, and was said: Behold there are men come in hither, by night, of the children of Israel, to spy the land.

٣ 3 فَأَرْسَلَ مَلِكُ أَرِيحَا إِلَى رَاحَابَ يَقُولُ: «أَخْرِجِي ٱلرَّجُلَيْنِ ٱللَّذَيْنِ أَتَيَا إِلَيْكِ وَدَخَلَا بَيْتَكِ، لِأَنَّهُمَا قَدْ أَتَيَا لِكَيْ يَتَجَسَّسَا ٱلْأَرْضَ كُلَّهَا».

And the king of Jericho sent to Rahab, saying: Bring forth the men that came to thee, and are entered into thy house: for they are spies, and are come to view all the land.

٤ 4 فَأَخَذَتِ ٱلْمَرْأَةُ ٱلرَّجُلَيْنِ وَخَبَّأَتْهُمَا وَقَالَتْ: «نَعَمْ جَاءَ إِلَيَّ ٱلرَّجُلَانِ وَلَمْ أَعْلَمْ مِنْ أَيْنَ هُمَا.

And the woman taking the men, hid them, and said: I confess they came to me, but I knew not whence they were:

٥ 5 وَكَانَ نَحْوَ ٱنْغِلَاقِ ٱلْبَابِ فِي ٱلظَّلَامِ أَنَّهُ خَرَجَ ٱلرَّجُلَانِ. لَسْتُ أَعْلَمُ أَيْنَ ذَهَبَ ٱلرَّجُلَانِ. ٱسْعَوْا سَرِيعًا وَرَاءَهُمَا حَتَّى تُدْرِكُوهُمَا».

And at the time of shutting the gate in the dark, they also went out together. I know not whither they are gone: pursue after them quickly, and you will overtake them.

٦ 6 وَأَمَّا هِيَ فَأَطْلَعَتْهُمَا عَلَى ٱلسَّطْحِ وَوَارَتْهُمَا بَيْنَ عِيدَانِ كَتَّانٍ لَهَا مُنَضَّدَةً عَلَى ٱلسَّطْحِ.

But she made the men go up to the top of her house, and covered them with the stalks of flax, which was there.

٧ 7 فَسَعَى ٱلْقَوْمُ وَرَاءَهُمَا فِي طَرِيقِ ٱلْأُرْدُنِّ إِلَى ٱلْمَخَاوِضِ. وَحَالَمَا خَرَجَ ٱلَّذِينَ سَعَوْا وَرَاءَهُمَا، أَغْلَقُوا ٱلْبَابَ.

Now they that were sent, pursued after them, by the way that leadeth to the fords of the Jordan: and as soon as they were gone out, the gate was presently shut.

٨ 8 وَأَمَّا هُمَا فَقَبْلَ أَنْ يَضْطَجِعَا، صَعِدَتْ إِلَيْهِمَا إِلَى ٱلسَّطْحِ

The men that were hidden were not yet asleep, when behold the woman went up to them, and said:

٩ 9 وَقَالَتْ لِلرَّجُلَيْنِ: «عَلِمْتُ أَنَّ ٱلرَّبَّ قَدْ أَعْطَاكُمُ ٱلْأَرْضَ، وَأَنَّ رُعْبَكُمْ قَدْ وَقَعَ عَلَيْنَا، وَأَنَّ جَمِيعَ سُكَّانِ ٱلْأَرْضِ ذَابُوا مِنْ أَجْلِكُمْ،

I know that the Lord hath given this land to you: for the dread of you is fallen upon us, and all the inhabitants of the land have lost all strength.

١٠ 10 لِأَنَّنَا قَدْ سَمِعْنَا كَيْفَ يَبَّسَ ٱلرَّبُّ مِيَاهَ بَحْرِ سُوفَ قُدَّامَكُمْ عِنْدَ خُرُوجِكُمْ مِنْ مِصْرَ، وَمَا عَمِلْتُمُوهُ بِمَلِكَيِ ٱلْأَمُورِيِّينَ ٱللَّذَيْنِ فِي عَبْرِ ٱلْأُرْدُنِّ: سِيحُونَ وَعُوجَ، ٱللَّذَيْنِ حَرَّمْتُمُوهُمَا.

We have heard that the Lord dried up the water of the Red Sea at your going in, when you came out of Egypt: and what things you did to the two kings of the Amorrhites, that were beyond the Jordan: Sehon and Og whom you slew.

١١ 11 سَمِعْنَا فَذَابَتْ قُلُوبُنَا وَلَمْ تَبْقَ بَعْدُ رُوحٌ فِي إِنْسَانٍ بِسَبَبِكُمْ، لِأَنَّ ٱلرَّبَّ إِلَهَكُمْ هُوَ ٱللهُ فِي ٱلسَّمَاءِ مِنْ فَوْقُ وَعَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ مِنْ تَحْتُ.

And hearing these things we were affrighted, and our heart fainted away, neither did there remain any spirit in us at your coming in: for the Lord your God he is God in heaven above, and in the earth beneath.

١٢ 12 فَٱلْآنَ ٱحْلِفَا لِي بِٱلرَّبِّ وَأَعْطِيَانِي عَلَامَةَ أَمَانَةٍ. لِأَنِّي قَدْ عَمِلْتُ مَعَكُمَا مَعْرُوفًا. بِأَنْ تَعْمَلَا أَنْتُمَا أَيْضًا مَعَ بَيْتِ أَبِي مَعْرُوفًا.

Now therefore swear ye to me by the Lord, that as I have shewn mercy to you, so you also will shew mercy to my father’s house: and give me a true token,

١٣ 13 وَتَسْتَحْيِيَا أَبِي وَأُمِّي وَإِخْوَتِي وَأَخَوَاتِي وَكُلَّ مَا لَهُمْ وَتُخَلِّصَا أَنْفُسَنَا مِنَ ٱلْمَوْتِ».

That you will save my father and mother, my brethren and sisters, and all things that are theirs, and deliver our souls from death.

١٤ 14 فَقَالَ لَهَا ٱلرَّجُلَانِ: «نَفْسُنَا عِوَضُكُمْ لِلْمَوْتِ إِنْ لَمْ تُفْشُوا أَمْرَنَا هَذَا. وَيَكُونُ إِذَا أَعْطَانَا ٱلرَّبُّ ٱلْأَرْضَ أَنَّنَا نَعْمَلُ مَعَكِ مَعْرُوفًا وَأَمَانَةً».

They answered her: Be our lives for you unto death, only if thou betray us not. And when the Lord shall have delivered us the land, we will shew thee mercy and truth.

١٥ 15 فَأَنْزَلَتْهُمَا بِحَبْلٍ مِنَ ٱلْكُوَّةِ، لِأَنَّ بَيْتَهَا بِحَائِطِ ٱلسُّورِ، وَهِيَ سَكَنَتْ بِٱلسُّورِ.

Then she let them down with a cord out of a window: for her house joined close to the wall.

١٦ 16 وَقَالَتْ لَهُمَا: «ٱذْهَبَا إِلَى ٱلْجَبَلِ لِئَلَّا يُصَادِفَكُمَا ٱلسُّعَاةُ، وَٱخْتَبِئَا هُنَاكَ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ حَتَّى يَرْجِعَ ٱلسُّعَاةُ، ثُمَّ ٱذْهَبَا فِي طَرِيقِكُمَا».

And she said to them: Get ye up to the mountains, lest perhaps they meet you as they return: and there lie ye hid three days, till they come back, and so you shall go on your way.

١٧ 17 فَقَالَ لَهَا ٱلرَّجُلَانِ: «نَحْنُ بَرِيئَانِ مِنْ يَمِينِكِ هَذَا ٱلَّذِي حَلَّفْتِنَا بِهِ.

And they said to her: We shall be blameless of this oath, which thou hast made us swear:

١٨ 18 هُوَذَا نَحْنُ نَأْتِي إِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ، فَٱرْبِطِي هَذَا ٱلْحَبْلَ مِنْ خُيُوطِ ٱلْقِرْمِزِ فِي ٱلْكَوَّةِ ٱلَّتِي أَنْزَلْتِنَا مِنْهَا، وَٱجْمَعِي إِلَيْكِ فِي ٱلْبَيْتِ أَبَاكِ وَأُمَّكِ وَإِخْوَتَكِ وَسَائِرَ بَيْتِ أَبِيكِ.

If when we come into the land, this scarlet cord be a sign, and thou tie it in the window, by which thou hast let us down: and gather together thy father and mother, and brethren and all thy kindred into thy house.

١٩ 19 فَيَكُونُ أَنَّ كُلَّ مَنْ يَخْرُجُ مِنْ أَبْوَابِ بَيْتِكِ إِلَى خَارِجٍ، فَدَمُهُ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ، وَنَحْنُ نَكُونُ بَرِيئَيْنِ. وَأَمَّا كُلُّ مَنْ يَكُونُ مَعَكِ فِي ٱلْبَيْتِ فَدَمُهُ عَلَى رَأْسِنَا إِذَا وَقَعَتْ عَلَيْهِ يَدٌ.

Whosoever shall go out of the door of thy house, his blood shall be upon his own head, and we shall be quit. But the blood of all that shall be with thee in the house, shall light upon our head, if any man touch them.

٢٠ 20 وَإِنْ أَفْشَيْتِ أَمْرَنَا هَذَا نَكُونُ بَرِيئَيْنِ مِنْ حَلْفِكِ ٱلَّذِي حَلَّفْتِنَا».

But if thou wilt betray us, and utter this word abroad, we shall be quit of this oath which thou hast made us swear.

٢١ 21 فَقَالَتْ: «هُوَ هَكَذَا حَسَبَ كَلَامِكُمَا». وَصَرَفَتْهُمَا فَذَهَبَا. وَرَبَطَتْ حَبْلَ ٱلْقِرْمِزِ فِي ٱلْكَوَّةِ.

And she answered: As you have spoken, so be it done. And sending them on their way, she hung the scarlet cord in the window.

٢٢ 22 فَٱنْطَلَقَا وَجَاءَا إِلَى ٱلْجَبَلِ وَلَبِثَا هُنَاكَ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ حَتَّى رَجَعَ ٱلسُّعَاةُ. وَفَتَّشَ ٱلسُّعَاةُ فِي كُلِّ ٱلطَّرِيقِ فَلَمْ يَجِدُوهُمَا.

But they went and came to the mountains, and stayed there three days till they that pursued them were returned. For having sought them through all the way, they found them not.

٢٣ 23 ثُمَّ رَجَعَ ٱلرَّجُلَانِ وَنَزَلَا عَنِ ٱلْجَبَلِ وَعَبَرَا وَأَتَيَا إِلَى يَشُوعَ بْنِ نُونٍ وَقَصَّا عَلَيْهِ كُلَّ مَا أَصَابَهُمَا.

And when they were gone back into the city, the spies returned, and came down from the mountain: and passing over the Jordan, they came to Josue the son of Nun, and told him all that befel them.

٢٤ 24 وَقَالَا لِيَشُوعَ: «إِنَّ ٱلرَّبَّ قَدْ دَفَعَ بِيَدِنَا ٱلْأَرْضَ كُلَّهَا، وَقَدْ ذَابَ كُلُّ سُكَّانِ ٱلْأَرْضِ بِسَبَبِنَا».

And said: The Lord hath delivered all this land into our hands, and all the inhabitants thereof are overthrown with fear.