Joshua 2
1 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.
नूनका छोरा यहोशूले शित्तीमबाट दुई जना मानिसलाई जासुसको रूपमा पठाए । तिनले भने, “जाओ, त्यो भूमिलाई हेर, विशेष गरी यरीहोलाई हेर ।” तिनीहरू गए र राहब नाउँ गरेकी वेश्याकहाँ आए र तिनीहरू त्यहीँ बास बसे ।
2 An it was reported to the king of Jericho, saying, Men of the sons of Israel have come in hither to spy the land.
यरीहोका राजालाई यसो भनियो, “हेर्नुहोस्, यस भूमिको भेद पत्ता लगाउन इस्राएलका मानिसहरू यहाँ आएका छन् ।”
3 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.
यरीहोका राजाले राहबकहाँ खबर पठाए र भने, “तिमीकहाँ आउने ती मानिसहरूलाई बाहिर लेऊ, जो तिम्रो घरमा प्रवेश गरेका थिए, किनभने तिनीहरू सारा भूमिको जासुस गर्न आएका छन् ।”
4 And the woman took the two men and hid them; and she spoke to the messengers, saying, The men came in to me,
तर ती महिलाले ती दुई जना मानिसलाई लगेर लुकाएकी थिइन् । तिनले भनिन्, “हो, मानिसहरू मकहाँ आएका थिए, तर तिनीहरू कहाँबाट आएका थिए, मलाई थाहा भएन ।
5 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.
तिनीहरू सहरको प्रवेशद्वार बन्द गर्ने समय हुँदा साँझपख गए । तिनीहरू कता गए मलाई थाहा भएन । तपाईंहरू छिटो-छिटो जानुभयो भने सम्भवतः तपाईंहरूले तिनीहरूलाई भेट्टाउनु हुनेछ ।”
6 But she [had] brought them up upon the house, and hid them in the flax-stalks that were spread by her on the house.
तर तिनले तिनीहरूलाई कौसीमा लगेकी थिइन् र तिनले कौसीमाथि थुपारेकी सनको डाँठहरूमुनि लुकाएकी थिइन् ।
7 And the men followed after them in the way to Jordan to the fords; and the gate was shut.
त्यसैले ती मानिसहरू यर्दनको जाँघरहरूतिर जाने बाटो हुँदै तिनीहरूको पिछा गरे । ती पिछा गर्नेहरू जाने बित्तिकै प्रवेशद्वार बन्द गरियो ।
8 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;
ती मानिसहरू राति सुत्नुअगि नै तिनी कौसीमाथि तिनीहरूकहाँ आइन् ।
9 and she said to them, I know that the Lord has given you the land; for the fear of you has fallen upon us.
तिनले भनिन्, “मलाई थाहा छ, परमप्रभुले यो भूमि तपाईंहरूलाई दिनुभएको छ र तपाईंहरूको डर हामीमाथि आइपरेको छ । यो भूमिमा बस्ने सबै मानिस तपाईंहरूको सामु शिथिल हुने छन् ।
10 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.
तपाईंहरू मिश्रबाट आउनुहुँदा परमप्रभुले लाल समुद्रको पानी कसरी सुकाउनुभयो भनी हामीले सुनेका छौँ । तपाईंहरूले यर्दन पारिका दुई जना एमोरी राजाहरू सीहोन र ओगलाई के गर्नुभयो भनेर पनि हामीले सुनेका छौँ ।
11 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.
हामीले यो सुन्ने बित्तिकै हाम्रा हृदय शिथिल भए, कसैसँग पनि साहस रहेन, किनभने परमप्रभु तपाईंहरूका परमेश्वर नै माथि स्वर्गमा र तल पृथ्वीमा परमेश्वर हुनुहुन्छ ।
12 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:
बिन्ती छ, मैले जसरी तपाईंहरूलाई दया गरेको छु त्यसरी नै तपाईंहरूले पनि मेरो पिताको घरानालाई दयापूर्वक व्यवहार गर्नुहुने छ भनी परमप्रभुको नाउँमा शपथ खानुहोस् । मलाई एउटा चिन्ह दिनुहोस्,
13 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.
कि तपाईंहरूले मेरा बुबा, आमा, दाजुभाइहरू, दिदी-बहिनीहरू र तिनीहरूका सबै परिवारको जीवन बचाउनुहुने छ र तपाईंहरूले हामीलाई मृत्युबाट जोगाउनुहुने छ ।
14 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.
ती मानिसहरूले तिनलाई भने, “मृत्युसम्म नै तिमीहरूको जीवनको सट्टामा हाम्रो जीवन! यदि तिमीले हाम्रो कामबारे बताएनौ भने, जब परमप्रभुले यो भूमि हामीलाई दिनुहुने छ हामी तिमीसँग दयालु र विश्वासयोग्य हुने छौँ ।”
15 And she let them down by the window;
त्यसैले तिनले डोरीको सहायताले तिनीहरूलाई झ्यालबाट तल झारे । तिनी बसोवास गर्ने घर सहरको पर्खालभित्र नै बनाइएको थियो ।
16 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.
तिनले तिनीहरूलाई भने, “पहाडतिर जानुहोस् र लुक्नुहोस्, नत्र पिछा गर्नेहरूले तपाईंहरूलाई भेट्टाउने छन् । पिछा गर्नेहरू नफर्केसम्म तिन दिनसम्म त्यहीँ लुक्नुहोस् । अनि आफ्नो बाटो लाग्नुहोस् ।”
17 And the men said to her, We are clear of this your oath.
ती मानिसहरूले तिनलाई भने, “यदि तिमीले यो कुरा गरेनौ भने हामीले तिमीलाई गरेका प्रतिज्ञाहरू लागु हुने छैनन् ।
18 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.
हामी यो भूमिमा आउँदा तिमीले हामी जुन झ्यालबाट झरेका थियौँ त्यहीँ नै यो रातो डोरी बाँध्नुपर्छ र तिमीले तिम्रा बुबा, आमा, तिम्रा दाजुभाइहरू र तिम्रा बुबाका सबै घरानालाई घरभित्र ल्याउनुपर्छ ।
19 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.
तिम्रो घरबाहिर बाटोतिर जानेहरूको रगत तिनीहरूको शिरमाथि पर्ने छ र हामी दोषरहित हुने छौँ । तर घरमा तिमीसँगै रहने कुनै माथि हात लगाइयो भने, त्यसको रगत हाम्रो शिरमा पर्ने छ ।
20 But if any one should injure us, or betray these our matters, we shall be quit of this your oath.
तर यदि तिमीले हाम्रा कामहरूबारे बतायौ भने, तिमीले हामीलाई खान लगाएको शपथबाट हामी मुक्त हुने छौँ ।
21 And she said to them, Let it be according to your word; and she sent them out, and they departed.
राहबले जवाफ दिए, “तपाईंहरूले भन्नुभएबमोजिम नै होस् ।” तिनले तिनीहरूलाई पठाए र तिनीहरू गए । अनि तिनले झ्यालमा त्यो रातो डोरी बाँधिन् ।
22 And they came to the hill-country, and remained there three days; and the pursuers searched all the roads, and found them not.
तिनीहरू गए र पहाडतिर गए अनि तिनीहरूको पिछा गर्नेहरू नफर्केसम्म तिनीहरू तिन दिनसम्म त्यहीँ नै बसे । पिछा गर्नेहरूले बाटोमा सबैतिर खोजे र केही पनि भेट्टाएनन् ।
23 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.
ती दुई जना मानिस फर्के र नूनका छोरा यहोशूकहाँ आए र तिनीहरूले तिनीहरूमाथि आइपरेका सबै कुरा तिनलाई बताए ।
24 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.
तिनीहरूले यहोशूलाई भने, “साँच्चै, यो भूमि परमप्रभुले हामीलाई दिनुभएको छ । त्यो भूमिका सबै बासिन्दा हाम्रो कारणले शिथिल भइरहेका छन् ।”
