约书亚记 2
1 当下，嫩的儿子约书亚从什亭暗暗打发两个人作探子，吩咐说：“你们去窥探那地和耶利哥。”于是二人去了，来到一个妓女名叫喇合的家里，就在那里躺卧。
And Joshua the son of Naue sent out of Sattin two young men to spy [the land], saying, Go up and view the land and Jericho: and the two young men went and entered into Jericho; and they entered into the house of a harlot, whose name [was] Raab, and lodged there.
2 有人告诉耶利哥王说：“今夜有以色列人来到这里窥探此地。”
An it was reported to the king of Jericho, saying, Men of the sons of Israel have come in hither to spy the land.
3 耶利哥王打发人去见喇合说：“那来到你这里、进了你家的人要交出来，因为他们来窥探全地。”
And the king of Jericho sent and spoke to Raab, saying, Bring out the men that entered into your house this night; for they are come to spy out the land.
4 女人将二人隐藏，就回答说：“那人果然到我这里来；他们是哪里来的我却不知道。
And the woman took the two men and hid them; and she spoke to the messengers, saying, The men came in to me,
5 天黑、要关城门的时候，他们出去了，往哪里去我却不知道。你们快快地去追赶，就必追上。”（
but when the gate was shut in the evening, the men went out; I know not whither they are gone: follow after them, if you may overtake them.
6 先是女人领二人上了房顶，将他们藏在那里所摆的麻秸中。）
But she [had] brought them up upon the house, and hid them in the flax-stalks that were spread by her on the house.
7 那些人就往约旦河的渡口追赶他们去了。追赶他们的人一出去，城门就关了。
And the men followed after them in the way to Jordan to the fords; and the gate was shut.
8 二人还没有躺卧，女人就上房顶，到他们那里，
And it came to pass when the men who pursued after them were gone forth, and before the spies had lain down to sleep, that she came up to them on the top of the house;
9 对他们说：“我知道耶和华已经把这地赐给你们，并且因你们的缘故我们都惊慌了。这地的一切居民在你们面前心都消化了；
and she said to them, I know that the Lord has given you the land; for the fear of you has fallen upon us.
10 因为我们听见你们出埃及的时候，耶和华怎样在你们前面使红海的水干了，并且你们怎样待约旦河东的两个亚摩利王西宏和噩，将他们尽行毁灭。
For we have heard that the Lord God dried up the Red Sea before you, when you came out of the land of Egypt, and all that he did to the two kings of the Amorites, who were beyond Jordan, to Seon and Og, whom you utterly destroyed.
11 我们一听见这些事，心就消化了。因你们的缘故，并无一人有胆气。耶和华—你们的 神本是上天下地的 神。
And when we heard it we were amazed in our heart, and there was no longer any spirit in any of us because of you, for the Lord your god [is] God in heaven above, and on the earth beneath.
12 现在我既是恩待你们，求你们指着耶和华向我起誓，也要恩待我父家，并给我一个实在的证据，
And now swear to me by the Lord God; since I deal mercifully with you, so do you also deal mercifully with the house of my father:
13 要救活我的父母、弟兄、姊妹，和一切属他们的，拯救我们性命不死。”
and save alive the house of my father, my mother, and my brethren, and all my house, and all that they have, and you shall rescue my soul from death.
14 二人对她说：“你若不泄漏我们这件事，我们情愿替你们死。耶和华将这地赐给我们的时候，我们必以慈爱诚实待你。”
And the men said to her, Our life for yours [even] to death: and she said, When the Lord shall have delivered the city to you, you shall deal mercifully and truly with me.
15 于是女人用绳子将二人从窗户里缒下去；因她的房子是在城墙边上，她也住在城墙上。
And she let them down by the window;
16 她对他们说：“你们且往山上去，恐怕追赶的人碰见你们；要在那里隐藏三天，等追赶的人回来，然后才可以走你们的路。”
and she said to them, Depart into the hill-country, lest the pursuers meet you, and you shall be hidden there three days until your pursuers return from after you, and afterwards you shall depart on your way.
17 二人对她说：“你要这样行。不然，你叫我们所起的誓就与我们无干了。
And the men said to her, We are clear of this your oath.
18 我们来到这地的时候，你要把这条朱红线绳系在缒我们下去的窗户上，并要使你的父母、弟兄，和你父的全家都聚集在你家中。
Behold, we shall enter into a part of the city, and you shall set a sign; you shall bind this scarlet cord in the window, by which you have let us down, and you shall bring in to yourself, into your house, your father, and your mother, and your brethren, and all the family of your father.
19 凡出了你家门往街上去的，他的罪必归到自己的头上，与我们无干了。凡在你家里的，若有人下手害他，流他血的罪就归到我们的头上。
And it shall come to pass that whoever shall go outside the door of your house, his guilt shall be upon him, and we shall be quit of this your oath; and we will be responsible for all that shall be found with you in your house.
20 你若泄漏我们这件事，你叫我们所起的誓就与我们无干了。”
But if any one should injure us, or betray these our matters, we shall be quit of this your oath.
21 女人说：“照你们的话行吧！”于是打发他们去了，又把朱红线绳系在窗户上。
And she said to them, Let it be according to your word; and she sent them out, and they departed.
22 二人到山上，在那里住了三天，等着追赶的人回去了。追赶的人一路找他们，却找不着。
And they came to the hill-country, and remained there three days; and the pursuers searched all the roads, and found them not.
23 二人就下山回来，过了河，到嫩的儿子约书亚那里，向他述说所遭遇的一切事；
And the two young men returned, and came down out of the mountain; and they went over to Joshua the son of Naue, and told him all things that had happened to them.
24 又对约书亚说：“耶和华果然将那全地交在我们手中；那地的一切居民在我们面前心都消化了。”
And they said to Joshua, The Lord has delivered all the land into our power, and all the inhabitants of that land tremble because of us.
