< Joshua 2 >
1 Then Ioshua the sonne of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spie secretly, saying, Go, view the land, and also Iericho: and they went, and came into an harlots house, named Rahab, and lodged there.
Epi Josué, fis a Nun nan, te voye de mesye kòm espyon an sekrè soti Sittim. Li te di: “Ale gade peyi a, sitou Jéricho.” Epi yo te ale e te antre lakay a yon pwostitiye ki te rele Rahab. Yo te dòmi la.
2 Then report was made to the King of Iericho, saying, Beholde, there came men hither to night, of the children of Israel, to spie out the countrey.
Sa te pale a wa Jéricho a. Yo te di: “Gade byen, de mesye ki sòti nan fis Israël yo te vini isit la lannwit lan pou fè espyon nan peyi a.”
3 And the King of Iericho sent vnto Rahab, saying, Bring foorth the men that are come to thee, and which are entred into thine house: for they be come to search out all the land.
Epi wa Jéricho a te voye vè Rahab e te di: “Mete deyò mesye ki te vin kote ou yo, paske yo te vin fè espyon nan peyi a.”
4 (But ye woman had taken the two men, and hid them) Therefore saide she thus, There came men vnto me, but I wist not whence they were.
Men fanm nan ki te deja pran mesye yo pou kache yo, te di: “Wi, mesye sa yo te vini kote mwen, men mwen pa t konnen kote yo te sòti.
5 And when they shut the gate in the darke, the men went out, whither the men went I wote not: follow ye after them quickly, for ye shall ouertake them.
Li te vin rive nan lè pou fèmen pòtay yo lè l te fènwa, ke mesye yo sòti deyò. Men mwen pa konnen kote mesye yo te ale. Kouri dèyè yo byen vit! Konsa, ou ka gen tan pran yo.”
6 (But she had brought them vp to the roofe of the house, and hidde them with the stalkes of flaxe, which she had spread abroad vpon the roofe)
Men li te vrèman mennen yo anwo galri twati kay la, pou l te kache yo nan pakèt len ke li te mete an lòd sou twati kay la.
7 And certaine men pursued after them, the way to Iorden, vnto the foordes, and as soone as they which pursued after them, were gone out, they shut the gate.
Konsa, mesye yo te kouri dèyè yo sou wout la pou rive nan lye pou travèse Jourdain an. Depi sila ki t ap pouswiv yo te pati, yo te fèmen pòtay la.
8 And before they were a sleepe, she came vp vnto them vpon the roofe,
Alò, avan yo te kouche, fi a te vin kote yo sou twati a.
9 And saide vnto the men, I knowe that the Lord hath giuen you the land, and that the feare of you is fallen vpon vs, and that all the inhabitants of the land faint because of you.
Epi li te di mesye yo: “Mwen konnen ke SENYÈ a te bannou peyi a, e ke gwo laperèz nou gen tan tonbe sou nou. Tout kouraj abitan peyi a vin fonn e disparèt devan nou.
10 For we haue heard, howe the Lord dried vp the water of the redde Sea before you, when you came out of Egypt, and what you did vnto the two Kings of the Amorites, that were on the other side Iorden, vnto Sihon and to Og, whom ye vtterly destroyed:
Paske nou te tande jan SENYÈ a te fin seche dlo Lamè Wouj devan nou lè nou te sòti an Égypte la, ak sa nou te fè de wa Amoreyen ki te lòtbò Jourdain yo, a Sihon ak Og, ke nou te detwi nèt.
11 And when wee heard it, our heartes did faint, and there remained no more courage in any because of you: for the Lord your God, he is the God in heauen aboue, and in earth beneath.
Lè nou vin tande sa, kè nou te fonn. Pa t gen kouraj ki te rete nan okenn moun ankò akoz nou menm, paske SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an, se Li ki Bondye anwo nan syèl la e anba sou tè a.
12 Now therefore, I pray you, sweare vnto me by the Lord; that as I haue shewed you mercie, ye will also shewe mercie vnto my fathers house, and giue me a true token,
“Alò, pou sa, souple, sèmante a mwen pa SENYÈ a, paske mwen te aji avèk bon kè anvè nou; ke nou, osi, nou va aji avèk bon kè anvè lakay papa m. Fè mwen yon sèman fidèl,
13 And that yee will saue aliue my father and my mother, and my brethren, and my sisters, and all that they haue: and that yee will deliuer our soules from death.
pou konsève lavi papa m avèk manman m, frè m avèk sè m yo avèk tout moun ki pou yo, e livre lavi nou sòti nan lanmò.”
14 And the men answered her, Our life for you to die, if ye vtter not this our businesse: and when the Lord hath giuen vs the lande, we will deale mercifully and truely with thee.
Konsa, mesye yo te di l: “Vi pa nou pou vi pa w si ou pa pale zafè nou; epi li va rive ke lè SENYÈ a bannou peyi a, ke nou va aji avèk bon kè, e fidèlman avèk ou.”
15 Then she let them downe by a corde thorowe the windowe: for her house was vpon the towne wall, and she dwelt vpon the wall.
Konsa, li te fè yo desann nan fenèt la pa yon kòd; paske lakay li a se te sou miray lavil la, kòmsi li t ap viv sou miray la.
16 And she said vnto them, Goe you into the mountaine, least the pursuers meete with you, and hide your selues there three dayes, vntill the pursuers be returned: then afterwarde may yee goe your way.
Li te di yo: “Ale nan peyi kolin yo, pou sila k ap kouri dèyè nou yo pa twouve nou. Kache kò nou la pandan twa jou jiskaske sila k ap kouri dèyè nou yo retounen. Epi apre, nou kapab fè wout nou.”
17 And the men said vnto her, We will be blamelesse of this thine othe, which thou hast made vs sweare.
Mesye yo te di li: “Nou p ap responsab sèman ke ou te fè nou fè a,
18 Behold, when we come into the land, thou shalt bind this cord of red threde in the window, whereby thou lettest vs downe, and thou shalt bring thy father and thy mother, and thy brethren, and all thy fathers houshold home to thee.
amwenske lè nou antre nan peyi a, ou mare kòd fisèl wouj sa a nan fenèt kote ou te fè nou desann nan. Epi rasanble ou menm nan kay la avèk papa ou ak manman ou, frè ou yo ak tout manm lakay papa ou yo.
19 And whosoeuer then doeth goe out at the doores of thine house into the streete, his blood shalbe vpon his head, and we will be giltlesse: but whosoeuer shall be with thee in the house, his blood shalbe on our head, if any hande touch him:
Li va rive ke nenpòt moun ki ale deyò pòt lakay ou pou antre nan lari a, san li va sou pwòp tèt li e nou va lib de sèman an. Men nenpòt moun ki avèk ou nan kay la, san pa li va sou tèt nou si yon moun men mete sou li.
20 And if thou vtter this our matter, we will be quite of thine othe, which thou hast made vs sweare.
Men si ou pale zafè sa a; alò, nou va vin lib de sèman ke ou te fè nou fè a.”
21 And she answered, According vnto your wordes, so be it: then she sent them away, and they departed, and she bound the red cord in ye window.
Li te di: “Selon pawòl nou, ke sa vin fèt konsa.” Epi li te voye yo ale. Yo te pati, epi li te mare kòd wouj la nan fenèt la.
22 And they departed, and came into the mountaine, and there abode three dayes, vntil the pursuers were returned: and the pursuers sought them throughout all the way, but founde them not.
Yo te pati pou te rive nan peyi kolin yo, e te rete la pandan twa jou jiskaske sila ki t ap pouswiv yo te retounen. Alò, moun ki t ap swiv yo te chache toupatou akote chemen an, men yo pa t twouve yo.
23 So the two men returned, and descended from the mountaine, and passed ouer, and came to Ioshua the sonne of Nun, and tolde him all things that came vnto them.
Konsa, de mesye sa yo te desann peyi kolin yo pou te travèse rive kote Josué, fis a Nun nan. Yo te pale li tout sa ki te rive yo.
24 Also they saide vnto Ioshua, Surely the Lord hath deliuered into our handes all the lande: for euen all the inhabitants of the countrey faint because of vs.
Yo te di Josué: “Anverite, SENYÈ a te bannou tout peyi a nan men nou. Anplis, kè tout abitan peyi a tap fonn e disparèt devan nou.”