Joshua 2
1 And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go view the land, even Jericho. And they went, and came into an harlot’s house, named Rahab, and lodged there.
Nun capa Joshua loh hlang panit te Shittim lamloh longyam la duem a tueih tih, “Khohmuen te so rhoi lamtah Jerikho la cet rhoi lah,” a ti nah. Tedae a caeh rhoi vaengah tah Rakhab aka ming nah pumyoi nu im la pawk rhoi tih te pahoi ah yalh rhoi.
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 country.
Te dongah, “Khohmuen hip hamla Israel ca khui lamkah khoyin ah hlang tarha halo,” a ti nah tih Jerikho manghai taengah a puen pah.
3 And the king of Jericho sent unto Rahab, saying, Bring forth the men that are come to thee, which are entered into thine house: for they be come to search out all the country.
Jerikho manghai loh Rakhab te a tah tih, “Na taengla aka pawk hlang rhoi te hang khuen. Amih te khohmuen boeih hip hamla halo tih na im khuila ha kun dae,” a ti nah.
4 And the woman took the two men, and hid them, and said thus, There came men unto me, but I wist not whence they [were: ]
Tedae tekah huta hlang rhoi te a khuen tih a thuh. Te phoeiah hlang rhoi te kai taengla halo ngawn ue. Tedae amih rhoi te me lamkah rhoi nim ka ming moenih.
5 And it came to pass [about the time] of shutting of the gate, when it was dark, that the men went out: whither the men went I wot not: pursue after them quickly; for ye shall overtake them.
Khohmuep kah vongka khaih ham a om vaengah tekah hlang rhoi te cet rhoi coeng. Tekah hlang rhoi loh mela a caeh ka ming pawt dae a hnukah tlek na hloem uh atah na kae uh khaming,” a ti nah.
6 But she had brought them up to the roof of the house, and hid them with the stalks of flax, which she had laid in order upon the roof.
Tedae anih long ngawn tah amih rhoi te imphu la a yoeng puei tih imphu kah a yaan hlamik kong khuila a det.
7 And the men pursued after them the way to Jordan unto the fords: and as soon as they which pursued after them were gone out, they shut the gate.
Te dongah amih rhoi te Jordan longpuei kah lamkai due la tongpa rhoek loh a hloem uh. Amih rhoi aka hloem rhoek loh a caeh uh van neh vongka khaw tloep a khaih uh.
8 And before they were laid down, she came up unto them upon the roof;
Tedae amih rhoi a ih hlanah Rakhab te imphu la yoeng tih tekah hlang rhoi taengah,
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 faint because of you.
“Khohmuen he BOEIPA loh nangmih taengah m'paek tih na mueirhih loh kaimih n'nan khaw ka ming. Te dongah diklai khosa boeih loh nangmih mikhmuh ah paci uh.
10 For we have heard how the LORD dried up the water of the Red sea for you, when ye came out of Egypt; and what ye did unto the two kings of the Amorites, that [were] on the other side Jordan, Sihon and Og, whom ye utterly destroyed.
Egypt lamkah na lo uh vaengah BOEIPA loh carhaek li kah tui te na mikhmuh ah metlam a haang sak tih Jordan rhalvangan kah Amori manghai rhoi Sihon neh Oga na saii uh tih na thup uh khaw ka yaak uh.
11 And as soon as we had heard [these things], our hearts did melt, neither did there remain any more courage in any man, because of you: for the LORD your God, he [is] God in heaven above, and in earth beneath.
Ka yaak uh vaengah ka thinko paci tih nangmih mikhmuh ah pakhat khaw a mueihla om voel pawh. BOEIPA na Pathen amah te tah vaan so neh diklai khuila aka om Pathen pai ni.
12 Now therefore, I pray you, swear unto me by the LORD, since I have shewed you kindness, that ye will also shew kindness unto my father’s house, and give me a true token:
Te dongah BOEIPA rhang neh kai taengah olcaeng rhoi mai laeh. Nangmih taengah sitlohnah ka saii van dongah nangmih long khaw a pa imkhui ah sitlohnah hang khueh van lamtah oltak la kai taengah miknoek m'pae lah.
13 And [that] ye will save alive my father, and my mother, and my brethren, and my sisters, and all that they have, and deliver our lives from death.
A nu neh a pa khaw, ka nganpa neh kamah kah tanu takhong, amih taengkah aka om boeih rhoek te hlun mai lamtah kaimih kah hinglu he duek khui lamloh han huul mai,” a ti nah.
14 And the men answered her, Our life for yours, if ye utter not this our business. And it shall be, when the LORD hath given us the land, that we will deal kindly and truly with thee.
Te dongah hlang loh anih te, “Kaimih kah hinglu he a duek hil nangmih ham ni. Kaimih kah olka he na thui pawt mak atah. Ana om van bitni, BOEIPA loh kaimih taengla khohmuen te m'paek van neh nang taengah sitlohnah neh oltak he kan saii uh bitni,” a ti rhoi.
15 Then she let them down by a cord through the window: for her house [was] upon the town wall, and she dwelt upon the wall.
Te dongah amih rhoi te bangbuet lamloh rhuivaeh neh a hlak. Anih im te khopuei vongtung pangbueng kaep ah om tih amah khaw vongtung kaepah kho a sak.
16 And she said unto them, Get you to the mountain, lest the pursuers meet you; and hide yourselves there three days, until the pursuers be returned: and afterward may ye go your way.
Te phoeiah amih rhoi te, “Tlang la cet rhoi, aka hloem rhoek nangmih rhoi te m'hmuh ve. Aka hloem rhoek ha bal due hnin thum khaw thuh uh lamtah namah longpuei ah cet rhoi,” a ti nah.
17 And the men said unto her, We [will be] blameless of this thine oath which thou hast made us swear.
Te dongah hlang rhoi loh anih te, “Kaimih taengah na toem na ngam bangla na olhlo lamloh ka ommongsitoe rhoi.
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 bring thy father, and thy mother, and thy brethren, and all thy father’s household, home unto thee.
Kho khuila kaimih ka kun uh atah ngaiuepnah rhui a lingdik he kaimih nan hlak nah bangbuet ah khit lamtah na nu na pa khaw, na nganpa neh na pa imkhui boeih khaw im khuiah namah taengla coi.
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.
Te vaengah na im thohkhaih lamloh tollong la aka coe boeih te tah amah thii te amah lu dongla kap vetih kaimih tah ka ommongsitoe uh ni. Tedae im khuiah namah taengla aka om khat khat te ni kut a hlah thil oeh atah a thii te kaimih lu dongla tla saeh.
20 And if thou utter this our business, then we will be quit of thine oath which thou hast made us to swear.
Tedae mamih kah olka he na doek atah mamih taengah na toem na ngam na olhlo lamloh ommongsitoe la ka om uh van ni,” a ti nah.
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.
Huta long khaw, “Na ol bangla om van saeh,” a ti nah tih amih rhoi te a tueih. A caeh rhoi van neh ngaiuepnah rhui a lingdik te bangbuet ah a khih.
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.
Te dongah cet rhoi tih tlang la pawk rhoi. Amih aka hloem rhoek halo hlan khuiah teah te hnin thum kho a sak rhoi. Aka hloem rhoek loh longpuei tom ah a tlap uh dae hmu uh pawh.
23 So the two men returned, and descended from the mountain, and passed over, and came to Joshua the son of Nun, and told him all [things] that befell them:
Te phoeiah hlang rhoi te bal rhoi. Tlang lamloh suntla tih rhaelrham rhoi. Tedae Nun capa Joshua taengla a pawk rhoi vaengah amih taengkah a hmuh rhoi te boeih a thui pah rhoi.
24 And they said unto Joshua, Truly the LORD hath delivered into our hands all the land; for even all the inhabitants of the country do faint because of us.
Joshua taengah, “Khohmuen pum he BOEIPA loh mamih kut ah rhep m'paek coeng dongah khohmuen kah khosa rhoek khaw mamih mikhmuh ah boeih paci uh,” a ti rhoi.
