يَشُوع 6

١ 1 وَكَانَتْ أَرِيحَا قَدْ أَحْكَمَتْ إِغْلاقَ بَوَّابَاتِهَا خَوْفاً مِنَ الإِسْرَائِيلِيِّينَ، فَلَمْ يَكُنْ يَخْرُجُ مِنْهَا أَوْ يَدْخُلُ إِلَيْهَا أَحَدٌ.

Now Jericho was tightly shut up because of the children of Israel. No one went out, and no one came in.

٢ 2 فَقَالَ الرَّبُّ لِيَشُوعَ: «هَا أَنَا قَدْ أَخْضَعْتُ لَكَ أَرِيحَا وَمَلِكَهَا وَمُحَارِبِيهَا الأَشِدَّاءَ.

Jehovah said to Joshua, "Look, I have given Jericho into your hand, with its king and the mighty men of valor.

٣ 3 فَلْيَدُرْ مُحَارِبُوكُمْ دَوْرَةً وَاحِدَةً كُلَّ يَوْمٍ حَوْلَ الْمَدِينَةِ، مُدَّةَ سِتَّةِ أَيَّامٍ.

All your men of war shall march around the city, going around the city once. You shall do this six days.

٤ 4 وَلْيَحْمِلْ سَبْعَةُ كَهَنَةٍ أَبْوَاقَ الْهُتَافِ وَيَتَقَدَّمُوا أَمَامَ التَّابُوتِ، وَفِي الْيَوْمِ السَّابِعِ تَدُورُونَ حَوْلَ الْمَدِينَةِ سَبْعَ مَرَّاتٍ بَيْنَمَا يَنْفُخُ الْكَهَنَةُ بِالأَبْوَاقِ.

Seven priests shall bear seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark. On the seventh day, you shall march around the city seven times, and the priests shall blow the trumpets.

٥ 5 وَمَا إِنْ يَسْمَعْ جَمِيعُ الشَّعْبِ صَوْتَ نَفْخِ بُوقٍ مُمْتَدّاً حَتَّى يُطْلِقُوا دَوِيَّ هُتَافٍ عَظِيمٍ، فَيَنْهَارُ سُورُ الْمَدِينَةِ فِي مَوْضِعِهِ، فَيَنْدَفِعُ الشَّعْبُ نَحْوَهَا، كُلُّ رَجُلٍ حَسَبَ وِجْهَتِهِ».

It shall be that when they make a long blast with the ram's horn, and when you 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 go up every man straight before him."

٦ 6 فَاسْتَدْعَى يَشُوعُ بْنُ نُونٍ الْكَهَنَةَ وَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «احْمِلُوا تَابُوتَ الْعَهْدِ، وَلْيَتَقَدَّمْهُ سَبْعَةُ كَهَنَةٍ حَامِلِينَ سَبْعَةَ أَبْوَاقِ هُتَافٍ».

Joshua the son of Nun called the priests, and said to them, "Take up the ark of the covenant, and let seven priests bear seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark of Jehovah."

٧ 7 وَأَمَرَ الشَّعْبَ: «هَيَّا دُورُوا حَوْلَ الْمَدِينَةِ دَوْرَةً وَاحِدَةً، وَدَعُوا الْجُنُودَ الْمُسَلَّحِينَ يَمْشُونَ فِي الطَّلِيعَةِ أَمَامَ تَابُوتِ الرَّبِّ».

And he said to the people, "Advance. March around the city, and let the armed men pass on before Jehovah's ark."

٨ 8 فَسَارَ الشَّعْبُ بِمُقْتَضَى مَا أَمَرَ يَشُوعُ، إِذْ تَقَدَّمَ السَّبْعَةُ الْكَهَنَةُ حَامِلِينَ أَبْوَاقَ الْهُتَافِ السَّبْعَةَ أَمَامَ الرَّبِّ، وَنَفَخُوا بِالأَبْوَاقِ، بَيْنَمَا كَانَ تَابُوتُ الرَّبِّ يَسِيرُ خَلْفَهُمْ.

It was so, that when Joshua had spoken to the people, the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams' horns before Jehovah advanced, and blew the trumpets; and the ark of the covenant of Jehovah followed them.

٩ 9 وَانْطَلَقَ الْمُحَارِبُونَ أَمَامَ الْكَهَنَةِ النَّافِخِينَ بِالأَبْوَاقِ. أَمَّا مُؤَخَّرَةُ الْجَيْشِ فَقَدْ سَارَتْ وَرَاءَ التَّابُوتِ، فَكَانُوا يَمْشُونَ وَالْكَهَنَةُ يَنْفُخُونَ بِالأَبْوَاقِ.

The armed men went before the priests who blew the trumpets, and the ark went after them. The trumpets sounded as they went.

١٠ 10 وَأَمَرَ يَشُوعُ الشَّعْبَ: «لا تَهْتِفُوا وَلا تَتَكَلَّمُوا، وَلا يَصْدُرْ عَنْ أَفْوَاهِكُمْ صَوْتٌ حَتَّى آمُرَكُمْ بِالْهُتَافِ، وَعِنْدَئِذٍ تَهْتِفُونَ».

Joshua commanded the people, saying, "You shall not shout, nor let your voice be heard, neither shall any word proceed out of your mouth, until the day I tell you to shout. Then you shall shout."

١١ 11 فَدَارَ تَابُوتُ الرَّبِّ حَوْلَ الْمَدِينَةِ مَرَّةً وَاحِدَةً، ثُمَّ رَجَعُوا إِلَى الْمُخَيَّمِ وَبَاتُوا فِيهِ.

So he caused the ark of Jehovah to go around the city, going about it once. Then they came into the camp, and lodged in the camp.

١٢ 12 فَبَكَّرَ يَشُوعُ فِي صَبَاحِ الْيَوْمِ التَّالِي، وَحَمَلَ الْكَهَنَةُ تَابُوتَ الرَّبِّ.

Joshua rose early in the morning, and the priests took up the ark of Jehovah.

١٣ 13 وَانْطَلَقَ الْمُحَارِبُونَ فِي الطَّلِيعَةِ يَتْبَعُهُمُ الْكَهَنَةُ النَّافِخُونَ فِي أَبْوَاقِ الْهُتَافِ، سَائِرِينَ أَمَامَ تَابُوتِ الرَّبِّ، وَفِي أَعْقَابِهِ تَقَدَّمَتْ مُؤَخَّرَةُ الْجَيْشِ. وَكَانُوا يَسِيرُونَ وَيَنْفُخُونَ فِي الأَبْوَاقِ.

The seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark of Jehovah went on continually, and blew the trumpets: and the armed men went before them. The rear guard came after the ark of Jehovah. The trumpets sounded as they went.

١٤ 14 وَدَارُوا حَوْلَ الْمَدِينَةِ فِي الْيَوْمِ الثَّانِي دَوْرَةً وَاحِدَةً، ثُمَّ رَجَعُوا إِلَى الْمُخَيَّمِ. وَظَلُّوا يَفْعَلُونَ هَكَذَا سِتَّةَ أَيَّامٍ.

The second day they marched around the city once, and returned into the camp. They did this six days.

١٥ 15 وَفِي الْيَوْمِ السَّابِعِ بَكَّرُوا عِنْدَ طُلُوعِ الْفَجْرِ وَدَارُوا حَوْلَ الْمَدِينَةِ عَلَى هَذَا النَّمَطِ سَبْعَ مَرَّاتٍ، وَهُوَ الْيَوْمُ الْوَحِيدُ الَّذِي دَارُوا فِيهِ سَبْعَ مَرَّاتٍ.

It happened on the seventh day, that they rose early at the dawning of the day, and marched around the city in the same way seven times. Only on this day they marched around the city seven times.

١٦ 16 وَعِنْدَمَا نَفَخَ الْكَهَنَةُ فِي الأَبْوَاقِ فِي المَرَّةِ السَّابِعَةِ قَالَ يَشُوعُ لِلشَّعْبِ: «اهْتِفُوا، لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ قَدْ وَهَبَكُمُ الْمَدِينَةَ.

It happened at the seventh time, when the priests blew the trumpets, Joshua said to the people, "Shout, for Jehovah has given you the city.

١٧ 17 وَاجْعَلُوا الْمَدِينَةَ وَكُلَّ مَا فِيهَا مُحَرَّماً لِلرَّبِّ، بِاسْتِثْنَاءِ رَاحَابَ الزَّانِيَةِ وَكُلِّ مَنْ لاذَ بِبَيْتِهَا فَاسْتَحْيُوهُمْ، لأَنَّهَا خَبَّأَتِ الْجَاسُوسَيْنِ الْمُرْسَلَيْنِ لاِسْتِطْلاعِ أَحْوَالِ الْمَدِينَةِ.

The city shall be devoted, even it and all that is in it, to Jehovah. Only Rahab the prostitute shall live, she and all who are with her in the house, because she hid the messengers that we sent.

١٨ 18 وَأَمَّا أَنْتُمْ فَإِيَّاكُمْ أَنْ تَأْخُذُوا مَا هُوَ مُحَرَّمٌ لِئَلّا تَهْلِكُوا وَتَجْعَلُوا مُخَيَّمَ إِسْرَائِيلَ مُحَرَّماً وَتُسَبِّبُوا لَهُ الْكَوَارِثَ.

But as for you, only keep yourselves from the devoted thing, so as not to covet and take of the devoted thing and make the camp of Israel accursed, and bring trouble on it.

١٩ 19 أَمَّا كُلُّ غَنَائِمِ الْفِضَّةِ وَالذَّهَبِ وَآنِيَةِ النُّحَاسِ وَالْحَدِيدِ، فَتُخَصَّصُ لِلرَّبِّ وَتُحْفَظُ فِى خِزَانَتِهِ».

But all the silver, and gold, and vessels of bronze and iron, are holy to Jehovah. They shall come into Jehovah's treasury."

٢٠ 20 فَهَتَفَ الشَّعْبُ، وَنَفَخَ الْكَهَنَةُ فِي الأَبْوَاقِ. وَكَانَ هُتَافُ الشَّعْبِ لَدَى سَمَاعِهِمْ صَوْتَ نَفْخِ الأَبْوَاقِ عَظِيماً، فَانْهَارَ السُّورُ فِي مَوْضِعِهِ. فَانْدَفَعَ الشَّعْبُ نَحْوَ الْمَدِينَةِ كُلٌّ إِلَى وِجْهَتِهِ، وَاسْتَوْلَوْا عَلَيْهَا.

So the people shouted, and the priests blew the trumpets. It happened, when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, that the people shouted with a great shout, and the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they took the city.

٢١ 21 وَدَمَّرُوا الْمَدِينَةَ وَقَضَوْا بِحَدِّ السَّيْفِ عَلَى كُلِّ مَنْ فِيهَا مِنْ رِجَالٍ وَنِسَاءٍ وَأَطْفَالٍ وَشُيُوخٍ حَتَّى الْبَقَرِ وَالْغَنَمِ وَالْحَمِيرِ.

They utterly destroyed all that was in the city, both man and woman, both young and old, and ox, and sheep, and donkey, with the edge of the sword.

٢٢ 22 وَقَالَ يَشُوعُ لِلرَّجُلَيْنِ اللَّذَيْنِ ذَهَبَا لِاسْتِكْشَافِ الْمَدِينَةِ: «ادْخُلا بَيْتَ الْمَرْأَةِ الزَّانِيَةِ وَأَخْرِجَاهَا مَعَ كُلِّ مَا لَهَا مِنْ هُنَاكَ كَمَا حَلَفْتُمَا لَهَا».

And Joshua said to the two young men who had spied out the land, "Go into the prostitute's house, and bring out from there the woman and all that she has, as you swore to her."

٢٣ 23 فَمَضَى الْجَاسُوسَانِ إِلَى بَيْتِ رَاحَابَ، فَأَخْرَجَاهَا هِيَ وَأَبَاهَا وَأُمَّهَا وَإِخْوَتَهَا وَكُلَّ مَا لَهَا، وَأَقْرِبَاءَهَا، وَذَهَبَا بِهِمْ إِلَى مَكَانٍ آمِنٍ خَارِجَ مُخَيَّمِ إِسْرَائِيلَ.

The young men who were spies went in, and brought out Rahab with her father, her mother, her brothers, and all that she had. They also brought out all her relatives, and they set them outside of the camp of Israel.

٢٤ 24 ثُمَّ أَحْرَقَ الإِسْرَائِيلِيُّونَ الْمَدِينَةَ بِالنَّارِ بِكُلِّ مَا فِيهَا. أَمَّا الْفِضَّةُ وَالذَّهَبُ وَآنِيَةُ النُّحَاسِ وَالْحَدِيدِ فَقَدْ حَفِظُوهَا فِي خِزَانَةِ بَيْتِ الرَّبِّ.

They burnt the city with fire, and all that was in it. Only they put the silver, the gold, and the vessels of bronze and of iron into the treasury of Jehovah's house.

٢٥ 25 وَاسْتَحْيَا يَشُوعُ رَاحَابَ الزَّانِيَةَ وَبَيْتَ أَبِيهَا وَكُلَّ مَا لَهَا، فَأَقَامَتْ فِي وَسَطِ شَعْبِ إِسْرَائِيلَ (وَكَذَلِكَ ذُرِّيَّتُهَا) إِلَى هَذَا الْيَوْمِ، لأَنَّهَا خَبَّأَتْ الْجَاسُوسَيْنِ اللَّذَيْنِ أَرْسَلَهُمَا يَشُوعُ لِكَيْ يَسْتَطْلِعَا أَحْوَالَ أَرِيحَا.

But Rahab the prostitute, her father's household, and all that she had, Joshua saved alive. She lived in the midst of Israel to this day, because she hid the messengers, whom Joshua sent to spy out Jericho.

٢٦ 26 فِي ذَلِكَ الْوَقْتِ أَنْذَرَ يَشُوعُ الشَّعْبَ قَائِلاً: «مَلْعُونٌ أَمَامَ الرَّبِّ كُلُّ مَنْ يُحَاوِلُ أَنْ يُعِيدَ بِنَاءَ مَدِينَةِ أَرِيحَا، فَإِنَّ بِكْرَهُ يَمُوتُ وَهُوَ يَضَعُ أَسَاسَاتِهَا، وَصَغِيرَهُ يَهْلِكُ وَهُوَ يُقِيمُ بَوَّابَاتِهَا».

Joshua commanded them with an oath at that time, saying, "Cursed be the man before Jehovah, who rises up and builds this city Jericho. With the loss of his firstborn shall he lay its foundation, and with the loss of his youngest son shall he set up its gates."

٢٧ 27 وَكَانَ الرَّبُّ مَعَ يَشُوعَ فَشَاعَ صِيتُهُ فِي كُلِّ الأَرْضِ.

So Jehovah was with Joshua; and his fame was in all the land.

Joshua Spares Rahab