Joshua 2

1 And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two spies secretly, saying: 'Go view the land, and Jericho.' And they went, and came into the house of a harlot whose name was Rahab, and lay there.

١ فَأَرْسَلَ يَشُوعُ بْنُ نُونٍ مِنْ شِطِّيمَ رَجُلَيْنِ جَاسُوسَيْنِ سِرًّا، قَائِلًا: «ٱذْهَبَا ٱنْظُرَا ٱلْأَرْضَ وَأَرِيحَا». فَذَهَبَا وَدَخَلَا بَيْتَ ٱمْرَأَةٍ زَانِيَةٍ ٱسْمُهَا رَاحَابُ وَٱضْطَجَعَا هُنَاكَ.

2 And it was told the king of Jericho, saying: 'Behold, there came men in hither to-night of the children of Israel to search out the land.'

٢ فَقِيلَ لِمَلِكِ أَرِيحَا: «هُوَذَا قَدْ دَخَلَ إِلَى هُنَا ٱللَّيْلَةَ رَجُلَانِ مِنْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ لِكَيْ يَتَجَسَّسَا ٱلْأَرْضَ».

3 And the king of Jericho sent unto Rahab, saying: 'Bring forth the men that are come to thee, that are entered into thy house; for they are come to search out all the land.'

٣ فَأَرْسَلَ مَلِكُ أَرِيحَا إِلَى رَاحَابَ يَقُولُ: «أَخْرِجِي ٱلرَّجُلَيْنِ ٱللَّذَيْنِ أَتَيَا إِلَيْكِ وَدَخَلَا بَيْتَكِ، لِأَنَّهُمَا قَدْ أَتَيَا لِكَيْ يَتَجَسَّسَا ٱلْأَرْضَ كُلَّهَا».

4 And the woman took the two men, and hid them; and she said: 'Yea, the men came unto me, but I knew not whence they were;

٤ فَأَخَذَتِ ٱلْمَرْأَةُ ٱلرَّجُلَيْنِ وَخَبَّأَتْهُمَا وَقَالَتْ: «نَعَمْ جَاءَ إِلَيَّ ٱلرَّجُلَانِ وَلَمْ أَعْلَمْ مِنْ أَيْنَ هُمَا.

5 and it came to pass about the time of the shutting of the gate, when it was dark, that the men went out; whither the men went I know not; pursue after them quickly; for ye shall overtake them.'

٥ وَكَانَ نَحْوَ ٱنْغِلَاقِ ٱلْبَابِ فِي ٱلظَّلَامِ أَنَّهُ خَرَجَ ٱلرَّجُلَانِ. لَسْتُ أَعْلَمُ أَيْنَ ذَهَبَ ٱلرَّجُلَانِ. ٱسْعَوْا سَرِيعًا وَرَاءَهُمَا حَتَّى تُدْرِكُوهُمَا».

6 But she had brought them up to the roof, and hid them with the stalks of flax, which she had spread out upon the roof.

٦ وَأَمَّا هِيَ فَأَطْلَعَتْهُمَا عَلَى ٱلسَّطْحِ وَوَارَتْهُمَا بَيْنَ عِيدَانِ كَتَّانٍ لَهَا مُنَضَّدَةً عَلَى ٱلسَّطْحِ.

7 And the men pursued after them the way to the Jordan unto the fords; and as soon as they that pursued after them were gone out, the gate was shut.

٧ فَسَعَى ٱلْقَوْمُ وَرَاءَهُمَا فِي طَرِيقِ ٱلْأُرْدُنِّ إِلَى ٱلْمَخَاوِضِ. وَحَالَمَا خَرَجَ ٱلَّذِينَ سَعَوْا وَرَاءَهُمَا، أَغْلَقُوا ٱلْبَابَ.

8 And before they were laid down, she came up unto them upon the roof;

٨ وَأَمَّا هُمَا فَقَبْلَ أَنْ يَضْطَجِعَا، صَعِدَتْ إِلَيْهِمَا إِلَى ٱلسَّطْحِ

9 and she said unto the men: 'I know that the LORD hath given you the land, and that your terror is fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land melt away before you.

٩ وَقَالَتْ لِلرَّجُلَيْنِ: «عَلِمْتُ أَنَّ ٱلرَّبَّ قَدْ أَعْطَاكُمُ ٱلْأَرْضَ، وَأَنَّ رُعْبَكُمْ قَدْ وَقَعَ عَلَيْنَا، وَأَنَّ جَمِيعَ سُكَّانِ ٱلْأَرْضِ ذَابُوا مِنْ أَجْلِكُمْ،

10 For we have heard how the LORD dried up the water of the Red Sea before you, when ye came out of Egypt; and what ye did unto the two kings of the Amorites, that were beyond the Jordan, unto Sihon and to Og, whom ye utterly destroyed.

١٠ لِأَنَّنَا قَدْ سَمِعْنَا كَيْفَ يَبَّسَ ٱلرَّبُّ مِيَاهَ بَحْرِ سُوفَ قُدَّامَكُمْ عِنْدَ خُرُوجِكُمْ مِنْ مِصْرَ، وَمَا عَمِلْتُمُوهُ بِمَلِكَيِ ٱلْأَمُورِيِّينَ ٱللَّذَيْنِ فِي عَبْرِ ٱلْأُرْدُنِّ: سِيحُونَ وَعُوجَ، ٱللَّذَيْنِ حَرَّمْتُمُوهُمَا.

11 And as soon as we had heard it, our hearts did melt, 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.

١١ سَمِعْنَا فَذَابَتْ قُلُوبُنَا وَلَمْ تَبْقَ بَعْدُ رُوحٌ فِي إِنْسَانٍ بِسَبَبِكُمْ، لِأَنَّ ٱلرَّبَّ إِلَهَكُمْ هُوَ ٱللهُ فِي ٱلسَّمَاءِ مِنْ فَوْقُ وَعَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ مِنْ تَحْتُ.

12 Now therefore, I pray you, swear unto me by the LORD, since I have dealt kindly with you, that ye also will deal kindly with my father's house — and give me a true token —

١٢ فَٱلْآنَ ٱحْلِفَا لِي بِٱلرَّبِّ وَأَعْطِيَانِي عَلَامَةَ أَمَانَةٍ. لِأَنِّي قَدْ عَمِلْتُ مَعَكُمَا مَعْرُوفًا. بِأَنْ تَعْمَلَا أَنْتُمَا أَيْضًا مَعَ بَيْتِ أَبِي مَعْرُوفًا.

13 and save alive my father, and my mother, and my brethren, and my sisters, and all that they have, and deliver our lives from death.'

١٣ وَتَسْتَحْيِيَا أَبِي وَأُمِّي وَإِخْوَتِي وَأَخَوَاتِي وَكُلَّ مَا لَهُمْ وَتُخَلِّصَا أَنْفُسَنَا مِنَ ٱلْمَوْتِ».

14 And the men said unto her: 'Our life for yours, if ye tell not this our business; and it shall be, when the LORD giveth us the land, that we will deal kindly and truly with thee.'

١٤ فَقَالَ لَهَا ٱلرَّجُلَانِ: «نَفْسُنَا عِوَضُكُمْ لِلْمَوْتِ إِنْ لَمْ تُفْشُوا أَمْرَنَا هَذَا. وَيَكُونُ إِذَا أَعْطَانَا ٱلرَّبُّ ٱلْأَرْضَ أَنَّنَا نَعْمَلُ مَعَكِ مَعْرُوفًا وَأَمَانَةً».

15 Then she let them down by a cord through the window; for her house was upon the side of the wall, and she dwelt upon the wall.

١٥ فَأَنْزَلَتْهُمَا بِحَبْلٍ مِنَ ٱلْكُوَّةِ، لِأَنَّ بَيْتَهَا بِحَائِطِ ٱلسُّورِ، وَهِيَ سَكَنَتْ بِٱلسُّورِ.

16 And she said unto them: 'Get you to the mountain, lest the pursuers light upon you; and hide yourselves there three days, until the pursuers be returned; and afterward may ye go your way.'

١٦ وَقَالَتْ لَهُمَا: «ٱذْهَبَا إِلَى ٱلْجَبَلِ لِئَلَّا يُصَادِفَكُمَا ٱلسُّعَاةُ، وَٱخْتَبِئَا هُنَاكَ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ حَتَّى يَرْجِعَ ٱلسُّعَاةُ، ثُمَّ ٱذْهَبَا فِي طَرِيقِكُمَا».

17 And the men said unto her: 'We will be guiltless of this thine oath which thou hast made us to swear.

١٧ فَقَالَ لَهَا ٱلرَّجُلَانِ: «نَحْنُ بَرِيئَانِ مِنْ يَمِينِكِ هَذَا ٱلَّذِي حَلَّفْتِنَا بِهِ.

18 Behold, when we come into the land, thou shalt bind this line of scarlet thread in the window which thou didst let us down by; and thou shalt gather unto thee into the house thy father, and thy mother, and thy brethren, and all thy father's household.

١٨ هُوَذَا نَحْنُ نَأْتِي إِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ، فَٱرْبِطِي هَذَا ٱلْحَبْلَ مِنْ خُيُوطِ ٱلْقِرْمِزِ فِي ٱلْكَوَّةِ ٱلَّتِي أَنْزَلْتِنَا مِنْهَا، وَٱجْمَعِي إِلَيْكِ فِي ٱلْبَيْتِ أَبَاكِ وَأُمَّكِ وَإِخْوَتَكِ وَسَائِرَ بَيْتِ أَبِيكِ.

19 And it shall be, that whosoever shall go out of the doors of thy house into the street, his blood shall be upon his head, and we will be guiltless; and whosoever shall be with thee in the house, his blood shall be on our head, if any hand be upon him.

١٩ فَيَكُونُ أَنَّ كُلَّ مَنْ يَخْرُجُ مِنْ أَبْوَابِ بَيْتِكِ إِلَى خَارِجٍ، فَدَمُهُ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ، وَنَحْنُ نَكُونُ بَرِيئَيْنِ. وَأَمَّا كُلُّ مَنْ يَكُونُ مَعَكِ فِي ٱلْبَيْتِ فَدَمُهُ عَلَى رَأْسِنَا إِذَا وَقَعَتْ عَلَيْهِ يَدٌ.

20 But if thou utter this our business, then we will be guiltless of thine oath which thou hast made us to swear.'

٢٠ وَإِنْ أَفْشَيْتِ أَمْرَنَا هَذَا نَكُونُ بَرِيئَيْنِ مِنْ حَلْفِكِ ٱلَّذِي حَلَّفْتِنَا».

21 And she said: 'According unto your words, so be it.' And she sent them away, and they departed; and she bound the scarlet line in the window.

٢١ فَقَالَتْ: «هُوَ هَكَذَا حَسَبَ كَلَامِكُمَا». وَصَرَفَتْهُمَا فَذَهَبَا. وَرَبَطَتْ حَبْلَ ٱلْقِرْمِزِ فِي ٱلْكَوَّةِ.

22 And they went, and came unto the mountain, and abode there three days, until the pursuers were returned; and the pursuers sought them throughout all the way, but found them not.

٢٢ فَٱنْطَلَقَا وَجَاءَا إِلَى ٱلْجَبَلِ وَلَبِثَا هُنَاكَ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ حَتَّى رَجَعَ ٱلسُّعَاةُ. وَفَتَّشَ ٱلسُّعَاةُ فِي كُلِّ ٱلطَّرِيقِ فَلَمْ يَجِدُوهُمَا.

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

٢٣ ثُمَّ رَجَعَ ٱلرَّجُلَانِ وَنَزَلَا عَنِ ٱلْجَبَلِ وَعَبَرَا وَأَتَيَا إِلَى يَشُوعَ بْنِ نُونٍ وَقَصَّا عَلَيْهِ كُلَّ مَا أَصَابَهُمَا.

24 And they said unto Joshua: 'Truly the LORD hath delivered into our hands all the land; and moreover all the inhabitants of the land do melt away before us.'

٢٤ وَقَالَا لِيَشُوعَ: «إِنَّ ٱلرَّبَّ قَدْ دَفَعَ بِيَدِنَا ٱلْأَرْضَ كُلَّهَا، وَقَدْ ذَابَ كُلُّ سُكَّانِ ٱلْأَرْضِ بِسَبَبِنَا».