Joshua 2
1 Then Joshua son of Nun secretly sent two spies from Shittim, saying, “Go, inspect the land, especially Jericho.” So they went and entered the house of a prostitute named Rahab and stayed there.
Lè sa a, Jozye, pitit gason Noun lan, rete Sitim kote yo te ye a, li voye de nèg an kachèt al wè jan sa ye lavil Jeriko. Li di yo: -Ale vizite peyi a ak lavil Jeriko. Se konsa mesye yo ale, yo antre lakay yon jennès ki te rele Rarab. Se la yo desann.
2 And it was reported to the king of Jericho: “Behold, some men of Israel have come here tonight to spy out the land.”
Men, nouvèl la tonbe nan zòrèy wa Jeriko a. Yo vin di l' konsa: -Gen kèk moun nan pèp Izrayèl la ki antre isit la lannwit lan pou espyonnen nou.
3 So the king of Jericho sent to Rahab and said, “Bring out the men who came to you and entered your house, for they have come to spy out the whole land.”
Lè wa a tande sa, li voye di Rarab konsa: -Mesye ki vin lakay ou yo, se espyonnen yo vin espyonnen tou sa k'ap fèt nan peyi a, tande! Mete yo deyò lakay ou.
4 But the woman had taken the two men and hidden them. So she said, “Yes, the men did come to me, but I did not know where they had come from.
Men, fanm lan menm pa fè ni de ni twa, li pran de mesye yo, li kache yo. Apre sa, li voye di wa a: -Wi, te gen kèk mesye ki te vin lakay mwen. Mwen pa t' konnen ki bò yo soti.
5 At dusk, when the gate was about to close, the men went out, and I do not know which way they went. Pursue them quickly, and you may catch them!”
Men, lè yo tapral fèmen pòtay la apre solèy fin kouche, mesye yo soti, y' ale fè wout yo. Mwen pa konn ki wout yo fè. Si nou fè vit rapouswiv yo, n'a jwenn yo.
6 (But Rahab had taken them up to the roof and hidden them among the stalks of flax that she had laid out there.)
Men madanm lan te fè de mesye yo moute sou teras anwo kay li a, li te kache yo anba yon pakèt kòs bwa ki te blayi atè sou teras la pou yo cheche.
7 So the king’s men set out in pursuit of the spies along the road to the fords of the Jordan, and as soon as they had gone out, the gate was shut.
Sòlda wa yo menm soti sou wout ki mennen larivyè Jouden an, yo pati dèyè mesye yo pou yo pran yo anvan yo rive nan pas la. Soti sòlda yo soti, yo fèmen pòtay la.
8 Before the spies lay down for the night, Rahab went up on the roof
Anvan mesye yo gen tan dòmi, Rarab moute bò kote yo, sou teras la.
9 and said to them, “I know that the LORD has given you this land and that the fear of you has fallen on us, so that all who dwell in the land are melting in fear of you.
Li di yo: -Mwen konnen Seyè a lage peyi a nan men nou. Mwen rekonèt tout moun pè nou, tout moun nan peyi a pa konn sa pou yo fè devan nou.
10 For we have heard how the LORD dried up the waters of the Red Sea before you when you came out of Egypt, and what you did to Sihon and Og, the two kings of the Amorites across the Jordan, whom you devoted to destruction.
Paske, nou tande ki jan Seyè a te cheche dlo Lanmè Wouj la devan nou lè nou t'ap soti kite peyi Lejip la. Nou tande sa nou te fè Siyon ak Og, de wa peyi Amori yo, ki rete lòt bò larivyè Jouden an, jan nou te touye yo pou Seyè a.
11 When we heard this, our hearts melted and everyone’s courage failed because of you, for the LORD your God is God in the heavens above and on the earth below.
Lè nou tande sa, kè nou fann. Tout moun pèdi kouraj lè yo wè nou, paske Seyè a, Bondye nou an, se li menm vre ki Bondye anwo nan syèl la ak sou latè a.
12 Now therefore, please swear to me by the LORD that you will indeed show kindness to my family, because I showed kindness to you. Give me a sure sign
Koulye a, m'ap mande nou pou nou fè sèman devan Seyè a pou nou pwomèt n'ap aji byen avèk fanmi mwen, menm jan mwen aji byen avèk nou tou. Men sa m'ap mande nou pou nou fè pou mwen.
13 that you will spare the lives of my father and mother, my brothers and sisters, and all who belong to them, and that you will deliver us from death.”
Tanpri, sove lavi manman m' ak papa m', sove lavi frè m' yo ak sè m' yo ansanm ak tout fanmi m' yo. Pa kite yo touye nou.
14 “Our lives for your lives!” the men agreed. “If you do not report our mission, we will show you kindness and faithfulness when the LORD gives us the land.”
Mesye yo reponn li. -Nou pwomèt ou n'a pito mouri nou menm pase pou n' kite yo touye ou. Si ou pa di pesonn sa nou vin fè isit la, lè Seyè a va ban nou peyi a, n'a aji byen avè ou, n'a kenbe pawòl nou.
15 Then Rahab let them down by a rope through the window, since the house where she lived was built into the wall of the city.
Rarab te rete nan yon kay ki te bati nan miray ranpa lavil la. Se konsa, li file yon kòd desann nan fennèt lakay li a, li fè mesye yo desann sou deyò.
16 “Go to the hill country,” she said, “so that your pursuers will not find you. Hide yourselves there for three days until they have returned; then go on your way.”
Li di yo: -Ale nan mòn yo pou nou pa kontre ak moun yo voye dèyè nou yo. N'a rete kache la pandan twa jou. Sa va ba yo tan pou yo tounen. Apre sa, nou mèt al fè wout nou.
17 The men said to her, “We will not be bound by this oath you made us swear
Mesye yo di l': -N'ap kenbe pwomès ou te fè nou fè ou la.
18 unless, when we enter the land, you have tied this scarlet cord in the window through which you let us down, and unless you have brought your father and mother and brothers and all your family into your house.
Tande byen. Lè n'a anvayi peyi a, w'a mare kòdon wouj sa a nan fennèt kote ou fè nou desann lan. W'a pran manman ou ak papa ou, frè ou yo ak tout lòt moun ki nan fanmi ou lan, w'a fè yo reyini lakay ou.
19 If anyone goes out the door of your house into the street, his blood will be on his own head, and we will be innocent. But if a hand is laid on anyone with you in the house, his blood will be on our heads.
Lè sa a, nenpòt kilès ladan yo ki va soti lakay ou, sa ki rive l' se pa l'. Se p'ap fòt nou. Men, si anyen rive yon moun andedan lakay ou, se va fòt pa nou.
20 And if you report our mission, we will be released from the oath you made us swear.”
Konsa tou, si ou di yon moun sa nou te vin fè a, nou p'ap gen ankenn obligasyon kenbe pwomès nou te fè ou la ankò.
21 “Let it be as you say,” she replied, and she sent them away. And when they had gone, she tied the scarlet cord in the window.
Fanm lan di yo: -Mwen dakò ak sa nou di a! Epi li voye yo ale, yo pati. Apre sa, li pran ti kòdon wouj la, li mare l' nan fennèt la.
22 So the spies went out into the hill country and stayed there three days, until their pursuers had returned without finding them, having searched all along the road.
De mesye yo menm ale, yo rive nan mòn yo. Yo rete kache la pandan twa jou. Moun yo te voye dèyè yo menm t'ap chache yo sou tout wout la, men yo pa jwenn yo. Bout pou bout, yo tounen lavil Jeriko.
23 Then the two men started back, came down from the hill country, and crossed the river. So they came to Joshua son of Nun and reported all that had happened to them.
Lè sa a, de mesye yo tounen, yo desann soti nan mòn yo, yo janbe larivyè Jouden an, y' al jwenn Jozye, pitit Noun lan, yo rakonte l' tou sa ki te rive yo.
24 “The LORD has surely delivered the entire land into our hands,” they said to Joshua. “Indeed, all who dwell in the land are melting in fear of us.”
Yo di l' konsa: -Seyè a lage tout peyi a nan men nou. Tout moun nan peyi a ap tranble tèlman yo pè nou.
