Joshua 2

1 And Joshua the son of Nun secretly sent two young men out of Shittim as spies, saying, "Go, view the land, and Jericho." And the two young men went and came to Jericho and entered into the house of a prostitute whose name was Rahab, and slept there.

١ فَأَرْسَلَ يَشُوعُ بْنُ نُونٍ سِرّاً مِنْ مُخَيَّمِ شِطِّيمَ جَاسُوسَيْنِ قَائِلاً: «اذْهَبَا وَاسْتَكْشِفَا الأَرْضَ وَأَرِيحَا». فانْطَلَقَا وَدَخَلا بَيْتَ امْرَأَةٍ زَانِيَةٍ اسْمُهَا رَاحَابُ وَبَاتَا هُنَاكَ.

2 The king of Jericho was told, "Look, men of the children of Israel came in here to spy out the land."

٢ فَقِيلَ لِمَلِكِ أَرِيحَا: «لَقَدْ تَسَلَّلَ هُنَا رَجُلانِ مِنْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ لِيَتَجَسَّسَا الأَرْضَ».

3 The king of Jericho sent to Rahab, saying, "Bring out the men who came to you tonight; for they have come to spy out all the land."

٣ فَوَجَّهَ مَلِكُ أَرِيحَا إِلَى رَاحَابَ أَمْراً قَائِلاً: «أَخْرِجِي الْجَاسُوسَيْنِ اللَّذَيْنِ قَدِمَا عَلَيْكِ وَدَخَلا بَيْتَكِ، لأَنَّهُمَا قَدْ جَاءَا لِيَسْتَكْشِفَا الأَرْضَ كُلَّهَا».

4 The woman took the two men and hid them. Then she said, "Yes, the men came to me, but I did not know where they came from.

٤ فَأَخَذَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ الرَّجُلَيْنِ وَخَبَّأَتْهُمَا وَقَالَتْ: «نَعَمْ جَاءَ إِلَيَّ الرَّجُلانِ، وَلَمْ أَعْرِفْ مِنْ أَيْنَ أَقْبَلا.

5 It happened about the time of the shutting of the gate, when it was dark, that the men went out. Where the men went, I do not know. Pursue them quickly; for you will overtake them."

٥ وَقَدْ غَادَرَا الْمَنْزِلَ قَبْلَ إِغْلاقِ بَابِ الْمَدِينَةِ عِنْدَ حُلُولِ الظَّلامِ، وَلَسْتُ أَعْلَمُ أَيْنَ اتَّجَهَا، فَهَيَّا اسْعَوْا وَرَاءَهُمَا حَتَّى تَلْحَقُوا بِهِمَا».

6 But she had brought them up to the roof, and hid them with the stalks of flax, which she had laid in order on the roof.

٦ أَمَّا هِيَ فَأَصْعَدَتْهُمَا إِلَى السَّطْحِ حَيْثُ وَارَتْهُمَا بَيْنَ عِيدَانِ الْكَتَّانِ الْمُكَوَّمَةِ عَلَيْهِ.

7 The men pursued them the way to the Jordan to the fords: and as soon as those who pursued them had gone out, they shut the gate.

٧ فَاقْتَفَى الْقَوْمُ أَثَرَهُمَا فِي طَرِيقِ نَهْرِ الأُرْدُنِّ الْمُفْضِيَةِ إِلَى الْمَخَاوِضِ، وَحَالَمَا انْطَلَقَ السَّاعُونَ وَرَاءَهُمَا، أُغْلِقَتْ بَوَّابَاتُ الْمَدِينَةِ.

8 Before they had lain down, she came up to them on the roof;

٨ ثُمَّ صَعِدَتْ رَاحَابُ إِلَيْهِمَا قَبْلَ أَنْ يَرْقُدَا،

9 and she said to the men, "I know that the LORD has given you the land, and that the fear of you has fallen on us, and that all the inhabitants of the land melt away before you.

٩ وَقَالَتْ لَهُمَا: «لَقَدْ عَلِمْتُ أَنَّ الرَّبَّ قَدْ وَهَبَكُمُ الأَرْضَ، وَأَنَّ الْخَشْيَةَ مِنْكُمْ قَدِ اعْتَرَتْنَا، فَذَابَتْ قُلُوبُ جَمِيعِ سُكَّانِ الأَرْضِ خَوْفاً مِنْكُمْ،

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

١٠ لأَنَّنَا سَمِعْنَا كَيْفَ شَقَّ الرَّبُّ لَكُمْ طَرِيقاً عَبْرَ مِيَاهِ الْبَحْرِ الأَحْمَرِ لَدَى مُغَادَرَتِكُمْ دِيَارَ مِصْرَ، وَمَا صَنَعْتُمُوهُ بِمَلِكَيِ الأَمُورِيِّينَ سِيحُونَ وَعُوجَ اللَّذَيْنِ فِي شَرْقِيِّ الأُرْدُنِّ، وَكَيْفَ قَضَيْتُمْ عَلَيْهِمَا.

11 As soon as we had heard it, our hearts melted, 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 لَقَدْ بَلَغَتْنَا هَذِهِ الأَخْبَارُ فَذَابَتْ قُلُوبُنَا مِنَ الْخَوْفِ وَلَمْ تَبْقَ بَعْدُ رُوحٌ فِي إِنْسَانٍ رُعْباً مِنْكُمْ، لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ إِلَهَكُمْ هُوَ رَبُّ السَّمَاءِ وَالأَرْضِ.

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

١٢ فَالآنَ احْلِفَا لِي بِالرَّبِّ وَأَعْطِيَانِي عَلامَةَ أَمَانٍ، فَقَدْ صَنَعْتُ مَعَكُمَا مَعْرُوفاً، فَاصْنَعَا أَنْتُمَا أَيْضاً مَعْرُوفاً مَعَ بَيْتِ أَبِي.

13 and that you will save alive my father, my mother, my brothers, and my sisters, and all that they have, and will deliver our lives from death."

١٣ وَاسْتَحْيِيَا أَبِي وَأُمِّي وَإِخْوَتِي وَأَخَوَاتِي وَكُلَّ مَالَهُمْ، وَأَنْقِذَا أَنْفُسَنَا مِنَ الْمَوْتِ».

14 The men said to her, "Our life for yours, even to death, if you do not talk about this business of ours; and it shall be, when the LORD gives us the land, that we will deal kindly and truly with you."

١٤ فَأَجَابَهَا الرَّجُلانِ: «لِتَكُنْ أَنْفُسُنَا فِدَاءَ أَنْفُسِكُمْ، شَرْطَ أَلّا تُفْشُوا أَمْرَنَا هَذَا، وَإذَا وَهَبَنَا الرَّبُّ الأَرْضَ فَإِنَّنَا نَصْنَعُ مَعَكِ مَعْرُوفاً بِكُلِّ أَمَانَةٍ».

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

١٥ فَدَلَّتْهُمَا بِحَبْلٍ مِنَ الْكُوَّةِ إِذْ كَانَ بَيْتُهَا مُلاصِقاً لِسُورِ الْمَدِينَةِ حَيْثُ كَانَتْ تُقِيمُ.

16 She said to them, "Go to the mountain, lest the pursuers find you; and hide yourselves there three days, until the pursuers have returned. Afterward, you may go your way."

١٦ وَقَالَتْ لَهُمَا: «اِتَّجِهَا نَحْوَ الْجَبَلِ لِئَلّا يُصَادِفَكُمَا السُّعَاةُ، وَتَوَارَيَا هُنَاكَ ثَلاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ حَتَّى يَرْجِعُوا، ثُمَّ امْضِيَا فِي طَرِيقِكُمَا».

17 The men said to her, "We will be guiltless of this your oath which you have made us to swear.

١٧ فَقَالَ لَهَا الرَّجُلانِ: «سَنَكُونُ بَرِيئَيْنِ مِنَ الْيَمِينِ الَّذِي حَلَّفْتِنَا بِهِ،

18 Look, when we come into the land, you shall bind this line of scarlet thread in the window which you did let us down by. You shall gather to yourself into the house your father, your mother, your brothers, and all your father's household.

١٨ إِلّا إِذَا رَبَطْتِ لَدَى دُخُولِنَا إِلَى الأَرْضِ، هَذَا الْحَبْلَ الْمَصْنُوعَ مِنْ خُيُوطِ الْقِرْمِزِ فِي الْكُوَّةِ الَّتِي دَلَّيْتِنَا مِنْهَا، وَجَمَعْتِ إِلَيْكِ فِي الْبَيْتِ أَبَاكِ وَأُمَّكِ وَإِخْوَتَكِ وَسَائِرَ بَيْتِ أَبِيكِ.

19 It shall be that whoever goes out of the doors of your house into the street, his blood will be on his head, and we will be guiltless. Whoever is with you in the house, his blood shall be on our head, if any hand is on him.

١٩ وَكُلُّ مَنْ يُغَادِرُ مَنْزِلَكِ يَكُونُ دَمُهُ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ وَنَحْنُ نَكُونُ بَرِيئَيْنِ، وَأَمَّا كُلُّ مَنْ يَكُونُ مَعَكِ فِي الْبَيْتِ فَدَمُهُ عَلَى رَأْسِنَا إِنْ أَصَابَتْهُ يَدٌ بِأَذىً.

20 But if you talk about this business of ours, then we shall be guiltless of your oath which you have made us to swear."

٢٠ وَإِنْ أَفْشَيْتِ أَمْرَنَا فَإِنَّنَا نَكُونُ فِي حِلٍّ مِنْ يَمِينِنَا».

21 She said, "According to your words, so be it." She sent them away, and they departed. She tied the scarlet line in the window.

٢١ فَأَجَابَتْ: «فَلْيَكُنْ حَسَبَ قَوْلِكُمَا». وَصَرَفَتْهُمَا فَانْطَلَقَا، أَمَّا هِيَ فَرَبَطَتْ حَبْلَ الْقِرْمِزِ فِي الْكُوَّةِ.

22 They went, and came to the mountain, and stayed there three days, until the pursuers had returned. The pursuers sought them throughout all the way, but did not find them.

٢٢ فَاتَّجَهَا نَحْوَ الْجَبَلِ حَيْثُ لَبِثَا هُنَاكَ ثَلاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ، إِلَى أَنْ رَجَعَ السُّعَاةُ بَعْدَ أَنْ بَحَثُوا عَنْهُمَا فِي كُلِّ الطَّرِيقِ مِنْ غَيْرِ أَنْ يَعْثُرُوا لَهُمَا عَلَى أَثَرٍ.

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

٢٣ ثُمَّ انْحَدَرَ الرَّجُلانِ مِنَ الْجَبَلِ وَجَاءَا إِلَى يَشُوعَ بْنِ نُونٍ، وَحَدَّثَاهُ بِكُلِّ مَا جَرَى مَعَهُمَا.

24 They said to Joshua, "Truly the LORD has delivered into our hands all the land. Moreover, all the inhabitants of the land melt away before us."

٢٤ وَقَالا لِيَشُوعَ: «إِنَّ الرَّبَّ قَدْ وَهَبَنَا الأَرْضَ، وَقَدْ خَارَتْ قُلُوبُ سُكَّانِهَا رُعْباً مِنَّا».