Josua 2
1 Og Josva, Nuns Søn, sendte hemmelig to Mænd som Spejdere fra Sittim og sagde: Gaar hen, beser Landet og Jeriko; og de gik hen og kom ind i en Kvindes, en Skøges Hus, og hendes Navn var Rahab, og de laa der.
And Joshua, the son of Nun, had sent out from Shittim two men as spies, secretly, saying, Go ye, view the land and especially Jericho; and they went, and came unto the house of a woman, a harlot, whose name was Rachab, and they lodged there.
2 Da blev der sagt til Kongen af Jeriko saaledes: Se, i Nat er der komne Mænd hid af Israels Børn for at udforske Landet.
And it was told unto the king of Jericho, saying, Behold, men came in hither this night, of the children of Israel, to search out the country.
3 Da sendte Kongen af Jeriko Bud til Rahab og lod sige: Før de Mænd ud, som kom til dig, som kom til dit Hus; thi de ere komne til at udforske alt Landet.
And the king of Jericho sent to Rachab, saying, Bring forth the men who are come to thee, who came to thy house; for, to search out all the country are they come.
4 Men Kvinden havde taget de to Mænd og skjult dem; og hun sagde saaledes: Mændene kom til mig, men jeg vidste ikke, hvorfra de vare.
But the woman had taken the two men, and hidden them; and she said, It is true, the men came unto me, but I knew not whence they were.
5 Og det skete, der de vilde lukke Porten, da det var mørkt, gik Mændene ud, jeg ved ikke, hvor de Mænd gik hen; forfølger dem snart, thi saa skulle I naa dem.
And it came to pass, about the time of shutting the gate, when it was dark, that the men went out; I know not whither the men are gone: pursue quickly after them, for ye can overtake them.
6 Men hun havde ladet dem stige op paa Taget og skjult dem under Hørstilkene, som vare udbredte af hende paa Taget.
But she had brought them up to the roof, and had hidden them among the stalks of flax, which she had laid in order upon the roof.
7 Og Mændene forfulgte dem paa Vejen til Jordanen indtil Færgestederne, og man lukkede Porten til, efter at de, som forfulgte dem, vare udgangne.
And the men pursued after them, by the way to the Jordan unto the fords; and the gate was closed, as soon as those who pursued after them were gone out.
8 Og førend de havde lagt sig, gik hun op til dem paa Taget,
But they had not yet laid themselves down, when she came up unto them upon the roof.
9 og hun sagde til Mændene: Jeg ved, at Herren har givet eder Landet, og at Forfærdelse for eder er falden paa os, og at Landets Indbyggere ere mistrøstige for eders Ansigt.
And she said unto them, I know that the Lord hath given you the land, and that the terror of you hath fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land are become faint-hearted, because of you.
10 Thi vi have hørt, at Herren udtørrede Vandet i det røde Hav for eders Ansigt, der I gik ud af Ægypten, og hvad I gjorde ved Amoriternes to Konger, som vare paa hin Side Jordanen, Sihon og Og, hvilke I ødelagde.
For we have heard, how that the Lord dried up the waters of the Red Sea before you, when ye went forth out of Egypt; and what ye have done unto the two kings of the Emorites, who were on the other side of the Jordan, unto Sichon and 'Og, whom ye have utterly destroyed.
11 Og vi have hørt det, og vort Hjerte er mistrøstigt, og intet Mod bestaar ydermere i nogen for eders Ansigt; thi Herren eders Gud, han er en Gud i Himmelen oventil og paa Jorden nedentil.
And when we heard this, our heart melted, and there remained not any more courage in any man, because of you; for the Lord your God is alone God in the heavens above, and upon the earth beneath.
12 Og nu, kære, sværger mig ved Herren, efterdi jeg gjorde Miskundhed mod eder, at I og ville gøre Miskundhed imod min Faders Hus og give mig et sikkert Tegn,
And now swear, I pray you, unto me by the Lord, because I have shown you kindness, that ye will also, for your part, show kindness, unto my father's house; and give me a sure token,
13 at I ville lade min Fader og min Moder og mine Brødre og mine Søstre leve, og alt det, de have, og fri vore Sjæle fra Døden.
That ye will preserve the life of my father, and my mother, and my brothers, and my sisters, and all that they have, and deliver our lives from death.
14 Og Mændene sagde til hende: Vore Sjæle skulle være i Stedet for eders til at dø, naar I kun ikke kundgør denne vor Handel; og det skal ske, naar Herren giver os Landet, da ville vi vise Miskundhed og Troskab imod dig.
And the men said unto her, Our life shall be [doomed] to death instead of yours, if ye tell not this our business; and it shall be, when the Lord giveth us the land, that we will show thee kindness and truth.
15 Saa lod hun dem ned ved et Reb igennem Vinduet; thi hendes Hus var ved Stadens Mur, og hun boede ved Muren.
Then she let them down by a cord through the window; for her house was within the town wall, and within the wall she dwelt.
16 Og hun sagde til dem: Gaar op paa Bjerget, at de, som forfølge eder, ikke skulle møde eder, og skjuler eder der i tre Dage, indtil de komme igen, som forfølge eder, og siden kunne I gaa eders Vej.
And she said unto them, Get you to the mountain, lest the pursuers meet with you; and hide yourselves there three days, until the pursuers be returned; and afterward ye may go your way.
17 Og Mændene sagde til hende: Vi ville være løste fra denne din Ed, som du kom os til at sværge:
And the men said unto her, We will be blameless of this thy oath which thou hast caused us to swear.
18 Se, naar vi komme ind i Landet, da skal du binde denne Skarlagens Snor i Vinduet, igennem hvilket du har ladet os ned, og du skal samle til dig i Huset din Fader og din Moder og dine Brødre og din Faders ganske Hus;
Behold, when we come into the land, this line of scarlet thread shalt thou bind in the window by which thou hast let us down; and thy father, and thy mother, and thy brothers, and all thy father's household, thou must bring together unto thee into the house.
19 og det skal ske, hver den, som gaar ud af dit Huses Døre udenfor, hans Blod skal være paa hans Hoved, og vi skulle være uskyldige; men hver den, som er med dig i Huset, hans Blod skal være paa vort Hoved, dersom der bliver lagt Haand paa ham.
And it shall be, that whosoever will go out of the doors of thy house into the street, his blood shall be upon his head, and we will be guiltless; and whosoever will remain with thee in the house, his blood shall be on our head, if a hand be laid upon him.
20 Men dersom du kundgør denne vor Handel, da ville vi være løste fra den Ed, som du kom os til at sværge.
And if thou tell this our business, then will we be free of thy oath which thou hast caused us to swear.
21 Og hun sagde: Det skal saa være efter eders Ord, og hun lod dem gaa, og de gik; og hun bandt den Skarlagens Snor i Vinduet.
And she said, According unto your words, so be it; and she dismissed them, and they departed; and she bound the scarlet line in the window.
22 Saa gik de hen og kom paa Bjerget og bleve der tre Dage, indtil de, som forfulgte dem, vendte tilbage; men Forfølgerne ledte paa hele Vejen og fandt dem ikke.
And they went, and came unto the mountain, and they remained there three days, until the pursuers were returned; and the pursuers sought throughout all the way, but found nothing.
23 Saa vendte de to Mænd tilbage og gik ned ad Bjerget og for over og kom til Josva, Nuns Søn, og de fortalte ham alting, som havde rammet dem.
And the two men returned, and descended from the mountain, and passed over, and came to Joshua the son of Nun, and related to him all the things that had befallen them.
24 Og de sagde til Josva: Herren har givet alt Landet i vor Haand, ja ogsaa alle Landets Indbyggere ere mistrøstige for vort Ansigt.
And they said unto Joshua, Truly the Lord hath given up into our hand all the country; for all the inhabitants of the country are already become faint-hearted because of us.
