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 secretly sent two young men out of Shittim as spies, saying, "Go, view the land, and Jericho." And the two young men went and came to Jericho and entered into the house of a prostitute whose name was Rahab, and slept 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.

The king of Jericho was told, "Look, men of the children of Israel came in here to spy out the land."

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.

The king of Jericho sent to Rahab, saying, "Bring out the men who came to you tonight; for they have come to spy out all the land."

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.

The woman took the two men and hid them. Then she said, "Yes, the men came to me, but I did not know where they came from.

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.

It happened about the time of the shutting of the gate, when it was dark, that the men went out. Where the men went, I do not know. Pursue them quickly; for you will 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 hid them with the stalks of flax, which she had laid in order on 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.

The men pursued them the way to the Jordan to the fords: and as soon as those who pursued them had gone out, they shut the gate.

8 Og førend de havde lagt sig, gik hun op til dem paa Taget,

Before they had lain down, she came up to them on 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 to the men, "I know that the LORD has given you the land, and that the fear of you has fallen on us, and that all the inhabitants of the land melt away before 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 the LORD dried up the water of the Red Sea before you, when you came out of Egypt; and what you did to the two kings of the Amorites, who were beyond the Jordan, to Sihon and to Og, whom you 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.

As soon as we had heard it, our hearts melted, neither did there remain any more spirit in any man, because of you: for the LORD your God, he is God in heaven above, and on 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,

Now therefore, please swear to me by the LORD, since I have dealt kindly with you, that you also will deal kindly with my father's house, and give me a true 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.

and that you will save alive my father, my mother, my brothers, and my sisters, and all that they have, and will 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.

The men said to her, "Our life for yours, even to death, if you do not talk about this business of ours; and it shall be, when the LORD gives us the land, that we will deal kindly and truly with you."

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 on the side of the wall, and she lived on the wall.

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.

She said to them, "Go to the mountain, lest the pursuers find you; and hide yourselves there three days, until the pursuers have returned. Afterward, you 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:

The men said to her, "We will be guiltless of this your oath which you have made 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;

Look, when we come into the land, you shall bind this line of scarlet thread in the window which you did let us down by. You shall gather to yourself into the house your father, your mother, your brothers, and all your father's household.

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.

It shall be that whoever goes out of the doors of your house into the street, his blood will be on his head, and we will be guiltless. Whoever is with you in the house, his blood shall be on our head, if any hand is on him.

20 Men dersom du kundgør denne vor Handel, da ville vi være løste fra den Ed, som du kom os til at sværge.

But if you talk about this business of ours, then we shall be guiltless of your oath which you have made 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.

She said, "According to your words, so be it." She sent them away, and they departed. She tied 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.

They went, and came to the mountain, and stayed there three days, until the pursuers had returned. The pursuers sought them throughout all the way, but did not find them.

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.

Then the two men returned, descended from the mountain, passed over, and came to Joshua the son of Nun; and they told him all that had happened to 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.

They said to Joshua, "Truly the LORD has delivered into our hands all the land. Moreover, all the inhabitants of the land melt away before us."