يَشُوع 2

١ 1 فَأَرْسَلَ يَشُوعُ بْنُ نُونٍ سِرّاً مِنْ مُخَيَّمِ شِطِّيمَ جَاسُوسَيْنِ قَائِلاً: «اذْهَبَا وَاسْتَكْشِفَا الأَرْضَ وَأَرِيحَا». فانْطَلَقَا وَدَخَلا بَيْتَ امْرَأَةٍ زَانِيَةٍ اسْمُهَا رَاحَابُ وَبَاتَا هُنَاكَ.

And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go view the land, even Jericho. And they went, and came into an harlot's house, named Rahab, and lodged there.

٢ 2 فَقِيلَ لِمَلِكِ أَرِيحَا: «لَقَدْ تَسَلَّلَ هُنَا رَجُلانِ مِنْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ لِيَتَجَسَّسَا الأَرْضَ».

And it was told the king of Jericho, saying, Behold, there came men in here to night of the children of Israel to search out the country.

٣ 3 فَوَجَّهَ مَلِكُ أَرِيحَا إِلَى رَاحَابَ أَمْراً قَائِلاً: «أَخْرِجِي الْجَاسُوسَيْنِ اللَّذَيْنِ قَدِمَا عَلَيْكِ وَدَخَلا بَيْتَكِ، لأَنَّهُمَا قَدْ جَاءَا لِيَسْتَكْشِفَا الأَرْضَ كُلَّهَا».

And the king of Jericho sent unto Rahab, saying, Bring forth the men that are come to you, which are entered into your house: for they be come to search out all the country.

٤ 4 فَأَخَذَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ الرَّجُلَيْنِ وَخَبَّأَتْهُمَا وَقَالَتْ: «نَعَمْ جَاءَ إِلَيَّ الرَّجُلانِ، وَلَمْ أَعْرِفْ مِنْ أَيْنَ أَقْبَلا.

And the woman took the two men, and hid them, and said thus, There came men unto me, but I know not whence they were:

٥ 5 وَقَدْ غَادَرَا الْمَنْزِلَ قَبْلَ إِغْلاقِ بَابِ الْمَدِينَةِ عِنْدَ حُلُولِ الظَّلامِ، وَلَسْتُ أَعْلَمُ أَيْنَ اتَّجَهَا، فَهَيَّا اسْعَوْا وَرَاءَهُمَا حَتَّى تَلْحَقُوا بِهِمَا».

And it came to pass about the time of shutting of the gate, when it was dark, that the men went out: where the men went I know not: pursue after them quickly; for all of you shall overtake them.

٦ 6 أَمَّا هِيَ فَأَصْعَدَتْهُمَا إِلَى السَّطْحِ حَيْثُ وَارَتْهُمَا بَيْنَ عِيدَانِ الْكَتَّانِ الْمُكَوَّمَةِ عَلَيْهِ.

But she had brought them up to the roof of the house, and hid them with the stalks of flax, which she had laid in order upon the roof.

٧ 7 فَاقْتَفَى الْقَوْمُ أَثَرَهُمَا فِي طَرِيقِ نَهْرِ الأُرْدُنِّ الْمُفْضِيَةِ إِلَى الْمَخَاوِضِ، وَحَالَمَا انْطَلَقَ السَّاعُونَ وَرَاءَهُمَا، أُغْلِقَتْ بَوَّابَاتُ الْمَدِينَةِ.

And the men pursued after them the way to Jordan unto the fords: and as soon as they which pursued after them were gone out, they shut the gate.

٨ 8 ثُمَّ صَعِدَتْ رَاحَابُ إِلَيْهِمَا قَبْلَ أَنْ يَرْقُدَا،

And before they were laid down, she came up unto them upon the roof;

٩ 9 وَقَالَتْ لَهُمَا: «لَقَدْ عَلِمْتُ أَنَّ الرَّبَّ قَدْ وَهَبَكُمُ الأَرْضَ، وَأَنَّ الْخَشْيَةَ مِنْكُمْ قَدِ اعْتَرَتْنَا، فَذَابَتْ قُلُوبُ جَمِيعِ سُكَّانِ الأَرْضِ خَوْفاً مِنْكُمْ،

And she said unto the men, I know that the LORD has given you the land, and that your terror is fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land faint because of you.

١٠ 10 لأَنَّنَا سَمِعْنَا كَيْفَ شَقَّ الرَّبُّ لَكُمْ طَرِيقاً عَبْرَ مِيَاهِ الْبَحْرِ الأَحْمَرِ لَدَى مُغَادَرَتِكُمْ دِيَارَ مِصْرَ، وَمَا صَنَعْتُمُوهُ بِمَلِكَيِ الأَمُورِيِّينَ سِيحُونَ وَعُوجَ اللَّذَيْنِ فِي شَرْقِيِّ الأُرْدُنِّ، وَكَيْفَ قَضَيْتُمْ عَلَيْهِمَا.

For we have heard how the LORD dried up the water of the Red sea for you, when all of you came out of Egypt; and what all of you did unto the two kings of the Amorites, that were on the other side Jordan, Sihon and Og, whom all of you utterly destroyed.

١١ 11 لَقَدْ بَلَغَتْنَا هَذِهِ الأَخْبَارُ فَذَابَتْ قُلُوبُنَا مِنَ الْخَوْفِ وَلَمْ تَبْقَ بَعْدُ رُوحٌ فِي إِنْسَانٍ رُعْباً مِنْكُمْ، لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ إِلَهَكُمْ هُوَ رَبُّ السَّمَاءِ وَالأَرْضِ.

And as soon as we had heard these things, our hearts did melt, neither did there remain any more courage in any man, because of you: for the LORD your God, he is God in heaven above, and in earth beneath.

١٢ 12 فَالآنَ احْلِفَا لِي بِالرَّبِّ وَأَعْطِيَانِي عَلامَةَ أَمَانٍ، فَقَدْ صَنَعْتُ مَعَكُمَا مَعْرُوفاً، فَاصْنَعَا أَنْتُمَا أَيْضاً مَعْرُوفاً مَعَ بَيْتِ أَبِي.

Now therefore, I pray you, swear unto me by the LORD, since I have showed you kindness, that all of you will also show kindness unto my father's house, and give me a true token:

١٣ 13 وَاسْتَحْيِيَا أَبِي وَأُمِّي وَإِخْوَتِي وَأَخَوَاتِي وَكُلَّ مَالَهُمْ، وَأَنْقِذَا أَنْفُسَنَا مِنَ الْمَوْتِ».

And that all of you will keep alive my father, and my mother, and my brethren, and my sisters, and all that they have, and deliver our lives from death.

١٤ 14 فَأَجَابَهَا الرَّجُلانِ: «لِتَكُنْ أَنْفُسُنَا فِدَاءَ أَنْفُسِكُمْ، شَرْطَ أَلّا تُفْشُوا أَمْرَنَا هَذَا، وَإذَا وَهَبَنَا الرَّبُّ الأَرْضَ فَإِنَّنَا نَصْنَعُ مَعَكِ مَعْرُوفاً بِكُلِّ أَمَانَةٍ».

And the men answered her, Our life for yours, if all of you utter not this our business. And it shall be, when the LORD has given us the land, that we will deal kindly and truly with you.

١٥ 15 فَدَلَّتْهُمَا بِحَبْلٍ مِنَ الْكُوَّةِ إِذْ كَانَ بَيْتُهَا مُلاصِقاً لِسُورِ الْمَدِينَةِ حَيْثُ كَانَتْ تُقِيمُ.

Then she let them down by a cord through the window: for her house was upon the town wall, and she dwelt upon the wall.

١٦ 16 وَقَالَتْ لَهُمَا: «اِتَّجِهَا نَحْوَ الْجَبَلِ لِئَلّا يُصَادِفَكُمَا السُّعَاةُ، وَتَوَارَيَا هُنَاكَ ثَلاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ حَتَّى يَرْجِعُوا، ثُمَّ امْضِيَا فِي طَرِيقِكُمَا».

And she said unto them, Get you to the mountain, lest the pursuers meet you; and hide yourselves there three days, until the pursuers be returned: and afterward may all of you go your way.

١٧ 17 فَقَالَ لَهَا الرَّجُلانِ: «سَنَكُونُ بَرِيئَيْنِ مِنَ الْيَمِينِ الَّذِي حَلَّفْتِنَا بِهِ،

And the men said unto her, We will be blameless of this your oath which you have made us swear.

١٨ 18 إِلّا إِذَا رَبَطْتِ لَدَى دُخُولِنَا إِلَى الأَرْضِ، هَذَا الْحَبْلَ الْمَصْنُوعَ مِنْ خُيُوطِ الْقِرْمِزِ فِي الْكُوَّةِ الَّتِي دَلَّيْتِنَا مِنْهَا، وَجَمَعْتِ إِلَيْكِ فِي الْبَيْتِ أَبَاكِ وَأُمَّكِ وَإِخْوَتَكِ وَسَائِرَ بَيْتِ أَبِيكِ.

Behold, when we come into the land, you shall bind this line of scarlet thread in the window which you did let us down by: and you shall bring your father, and your mother, and your brethren, and all your father's household, home unto you.

١٩ 19 وَكُلُّ مَنْ يُغَادِرُ مَنْزِلَكِ يَكُونُ دَمُهُ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ وَنَحْنُ نَكُونُ بَرِيئَيْنِ، وَأَمَّا كُلُّ مَنْ يَكُونُ مَعَكِ فِي الْبَيْتِ فَدَمُهُ عَلَى رَأْسِنَا إِنْ أَصَابَتْهُ يَدٌ بِأَذىً.

And it shall be, that whosoever shall go out of the doors of your house into the street, his blood shall be upon his head, and we will be guiltless: and whosoever shall be with you in the house, his blood shall be on our head, if any hand be upon him.

٢٠ 20 وَإِنْ أَفْشَيْتِ أَمْرَنَا فَإِنَّنَا نَكُونُ فِي حِلٍّ مِنْ يَمِينِنَا».

And if you utter this our business, then we will be quit of your oath which you have made us to swear.

٢١ 21 فَأَجَابَتْ: «فَلْيَكُنْ حَسَبَ قَوْلِكُمَا». وَصَرَفَتْهُمَا فَانْطَلَقَا، أَمَّا هِيَ فَرَبَطَتْ حَبْلَ الْقِرْمِزِ فِي الْكُوَّةِ.

And she said, According unto your words, so be it. And she sent them away, and they departed: and she bound the scarlet line in the window.

٢٢ 22 فَاتَّجَهَا نَحْوَ الْجَبَلِ حَيْثُ لَبِثَا هُنَاكَ ثَلاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ، إِلَى أَنْ رَجَعَ السُّعَاةُ بَعْدَ أَنْ بَحَثُوا عَنْهُمَا فِي كُلِّ الطَّرِيقِ مِنْ غَيْرِ أَنْ يَعْثُرُوا لَهُمَا عَلَى أَثَرٍ.

And they went, and came unto the mountain, and abode there three days, until the pursuers were returned: and the pursuers sought them throughout all the way, but found them not.

٢٣ 23 ثُمَّ انْحَدَرَ الرَّجُلانِ مِنَ الْجَبَلِ وَجَاءَا إِلَى يَشُوعَ بْنِ نُونٍ، وَحَدَّثَاهُ بِكُلِّ مَا جَرَى مَعَهُمَا.

So the two men returned, and descended from the mountain, and passed over, and came to Joshua the son of Nun, and told him all things that befell them:

٢٤ 24 وَقَالا لِيَشُوعَ: «إِنَّ الرَّبَّ قَدْ وَهَبَنَا الأَرْضَ، وَقَدْ خَارَتْ قُلُوبُ سُكَّانِهَا رُعْباً مِنَّا».

And they said unto Joshua, Truly the LORD has delivered into our hands all the land; for even all the inhabitants of the country do faint because of us.