Joshua 2
1 Then Joshua, the son of Nun, sent two men from Shittim secretly, with the purpose of searching out the land, and Jericho. So they went and came to the house of a loose woman of the town, named Rahab, where they took their rest for the night.
茲にヌンの子ヨシユア、シツテムより潜かに二人の間者を發し之にいひけるは往てかの地およびヱリコを窺ひ探れ乃ち彼ら往て妓婦ラハブと名づくる者の家に入て其處に寝けるが
2 And it was said to the king of Jericho, See, some men have come here tonight from the children of Israel with the purpose of searching out the land.
或人ヱリコの王に告て觀よイスラエルの子孫の者この地を探らんとて今宵ここに入きたれりといふ
3 Then the king of Jericho sent to Rahab, saying, Send out the men who have come to you and are in your house; for they have come with the purpose of searching out all the land.
是に於てヱリコの王ラハブに言つかはしけるは汝にきたりて汝の家に入し人を曳いだせ彼らは此全國を探らんとて來れるなり
4 And the woman took the two men and put them in a secret place; then she said, Yes, the men came to me, but I had no idea where they came from;
婦人かのふたりの人を將て之を匿し而して言ふ實にその人々はわが許に來れり然れども我その何處よりか知ざりしが
5 And when it was the time for shutting the doors at dark, they went out; I have no idea where the men went: but if you go after them quickly, you will overtake them.
黄昏どき門を閉るころに出されり我その人々の何處へ往しかを知ず急ぎその後を追へ然ば之に追及んと
6 But she had taken them up to the roof, covering them with the stems of flax which she had put out in order there.
その實は婦すでにかれらを領て屋葢に升り屋葢の上に列べおきたる麻のなかに之をかくししなり
7 So the men went after them on the road to Jordan as far as the river-crossing: and when they had gone out after them, the door into the town was shut.
かくてその人々彼らの後を追ひヨルダンの路をゆきて渡場に赴むけり、かれらの後を追ふ者出るや直に門を閉しぬ
8 And before the men went to rest, she came up to them on the roof,
二人のもの未だ寝ずラハブ屋背に上りて彼らのもとに來り
9 And said to them, It is clear to me that the Lord has given you the land, and that the fear of you has come on us;
これに言けるはヱホバこの地を汝らに賜へり我らは甚く汝らを懼る此地の民盡く汝らの前に消亡ん我この事を知る
10 For we have had news of how the Lord made the Red Sea dry before you when you came out of Egypt; and what you did to the two kings of the Amorites, on the other side of Jordan, to Sihon and Og, whom you gave up to the curse.
其は汝らがエジプトより出來し時ヱホバなんぢらの前にて紅海の水を乾たまひし事および汝らがヨルダンの彼旁にありしアモリ人の二箇の王シホンとオグとになししこと即ちことごとく之を滅ぼしたりし事を我ら聞たればなり
11 And because of this news, our hearts became like water, and there was no more spirit in any of us because of you; for the Lord your God is God in heaven on high and here on earth.
我ら之を聞や心怯けなんぢらの故によりて人の魂きえうせたり汝らの神ヱホバは上の天にも下の地にも神たるなり
12 So now, will you give me your oath by the Lord, that, because I have been kind to you, you will be kind to my father's house,
然ば請ふ我すでに汝らに恩を施したれば汝らも今ヱホバを指て我父の家に恩をほどこさんことを誓ひて我に眞實の記號を與へよ
13 And that you will keep safe my father and mother and my brothers and sisters and all they have, so that death may not come on us?
又わが父母兄弟姉妹および凡て彼らに屬る者をながらへしめ我らの生命を拯ひて死を免かれしめんことを誓へよ
14 And the men said to her, Our life for yours if you keep our business secret; and when the Lord has given us the land, we will keep faith and be kind to you.
二人のものこれに言けるは汝ら若しわれらの此事を洩すことなくば我らの生命汝らに代りて死ん又ヱホバわれらに此地を與へたまふ時には我らなんぢに恩を施し眞實を盡さん
15 Then she let them down from the window by a cord, for the house where she was living was on the town wall.
是においてラハブ繩をもて彼らを窓より縋おろせり是は其家邑の石垣の上にありてかれ石垣の上に住しによる
16 And she said to them, Get away into the hill-country, or the men who have gone after you will overtake you; keep yourselves safe there for three days, till the searchers have come back, and then go on your way.
ラハブかれらに言けるは恐らくは追者なんぢに遇ん汝ら山に往て三日が間そこに隱れをり追者の還るを待て後去ゆくべし
17 And the men said to her, We will only be responsible for this oath which you have made us take,
二人のものかれに言けるは汝が我らに誓しし此誓につきては我ら罪を獲じ
18 If, when we come into the land, you put this cord of bright red thread in the window from which you let us down; and get your father and mother and your brothers and all your family into the house;
我らが此地に打いらん時は汝我らを縋おろしたりし窓に此一條の赤き紐を結つけ且つ汝の父母兄弟および汝の父の家の眷族を悉く汝の家に聚むべし
19 Then if anyone goes out of your house into the street, his blood will be on his head, we will not be responsible; but if any damage comes to anyone in the house, his blood will be on our heads.
凡て汝の家の門を出て街衢に來る者はその血自身の首に歸すべし我らは罪なし然どもし汝とともに家にをる者に手をくはふることをせばその血は我らの首に歸すべし
20 But if you say anything about our business here, then we will be free from the oath you have made us take.
將た汝もし我らのこの事を洩さば汝が我らに誓せたる誓に我らあづかることなし
21 And she said, Let it be as you say. Then she sent them away, and they went; and she put the bright red cord in the window.
ラハブいひけるはなんぢらの言のごとくすべしと斯てかれらを出し去しめて赤き紐を窓に結べり
22 And they went into the hill-country and were there three days, till the men who had gone after them had come back; and those who went after them were searching for them everywhere without coming across them.
かれら往て山にいり追來るもののかへるを待て三日が間そこに居れりおひ來れるもの徧ねく彼らを途に尋ねしかども終に獲ざりき
23 Then the two men came down from the hill-country and went over and came back to Joshua, the son of Nun; and they gave him a complete account of what had taken place.
而してかの二箇の人は山を下り河を濟りて歸りヌンの子ヨシユアに詣りて其有し事等をつぶさに陳ぶ
24 And they said to Joshua, Truly, the Lord has given all the land into our hands; and all the people of the land have become like water because of us.
またヨシユアにいふ誠にヱホバこの國をことごとく我らの手に付したまへりこの國の民は皆我らの前に消うせんと
