< Joshua 2 >
1 Then Joshua [chose] two men from [their camp at] Acacia. He told them, “Go [across the Jordan River] and secretly find out all that you can about the land on that side of the river, especially about Jericho [city].” So the two men crossed [the river and entered Jericho]. They entered the house of a prostitute, whose name was Rahab. They stayed in her house [that night].
Poslal pak byl Jozue, syn Nun, z Setim dva muže špehéře tajně, řka: Jděte, shlédněte zemi, zvlášť Jericho. I šli a vešli do domu ženy nevěstky, jejíž jméno bylo Raab, a odpočinuli tu.
2 But someone [saw them and] told the king of Jericho, “Some Israeli men have come here tonight to spy out the land!”
Ale jakž oznámeno bylo králi Jericha a povědíno: Aj, muži přišli sem této noci z synů Izraelských, aby shlédli zemi,
3 So the king sent some messengers to tell Rahab, “Bring out the men who came and entered your house, [so that we can kill them], because they have come [here] to (spy out/find out all they can about) this land!”
Tedy poslal král Jericha k Raab, řka: Vyveď muže, kteříž přišli k tobě, a vešli do domu tvého, nebo k vyšpehování vší země přišli.
4 She told them that the two men had gone to her house. But she had hidden the two men there. So when the messengers came to her house, she told them, “Two men came here, but I did not know where they had come from.
(Pojavši pak žena ty dva muže, skryla je.) Kteráž odpověděla: Pravda jest, přišliť jsou ke mně muži, ale nevěděla jsem, odkud jsou.
5 At dusk, just before (guards closed the city gate/the city gates were closed), the two men left. I do not know where they went. So, go quickly and search for them! Perhaps you may catch them!”
A když bránu zavírati měli v soumrak, vyšli muži ti, a nevím, kam jsou šli; hoňte je rychle, nebo dostihnete jich.
6 But [she was lying, ] she had taken the two men up to the [flat] roof of her house and had hidden them under the piles of flax that she had laid on the roof.
Ale ona rozkázala jim vstoupiti na střechu, a skryla je v pazdeří lněném, kteréž byla skladla na střeše.
7 The messengers went out of the city to search for the two men. Immediately, the guards shut the city gate. The messengers went along the road that leads down to the place where people can walk across the Jordan [River], [but they did not find the two men].
Muži pak vyslaní honili je cestou Jordánskou až k brodům; a zavřína jest brána, jakž vyšli ti, kteříž je honili.
8 Before the two men lay down [to sleep] that night, Rahab went up to the roof
Prvé pak, než usnuli špehéři, vstoupila k nim ona na střechu,
9 and said to them, “We know that Yahweh [is about to] give this land to you Israelis, and as a result all the people living in this land are terrified because of you.
A řekla mužům těm: Vím, že Hospodin dal vám zemi tuto, nebo připadl na nás strach váš, tak že oslábli všickni obyvatelé země před tváří vaší.
10 We have heard about how Yahweh dried up the water of the Red Sea for you to cross it when you left Egypt. And we have heard how you killed Sihon and Og, the two kings of the tribe of Amor who lived east of the Jordan [River]. You [Israelis] totally destroyed everyone [and everything in their kingdom].
Slyšeli jsme zajisté, jak vysušil Hospodin vody moře Rudého před tváří vaší, když jste vyšli z Egypta, a co jste učinili dvěma králům Amorejským, kteříž byli za Jordánem, Seonovi a Ogovi, kteréž jste zahladili jako proklaté.
11 When we heard about those things, we were very dismayed. We no longer have enough courage to fight against you, because we know that Yahweh, the God whom you [worship], is helping you. [And we know that] he rules everything in heaven and here on earth.
Což když jsme uslyšeli, osláblo srdce naše, aniž zůstává více v kom duše před tváří vaší, nebo Hospodin Bůh váš jest Bůh na nebi svrchu, i na zemi dole.
12 So now [I want you to] solemnly promise me, and ask Yahweh to punish you if you do not do what you promise. Solemnly promise me that you will act kindly to me and my family, because I have acted kindly to you.
Nyní tedy, prosím, přisáhněte mi skrze Hospodina, poněvadž jsem učinila vám milosrdenství, že i vy učiníte s domem otce mého milosrdenství, a dáte mi znamení jisté,
13 Do something to prove that you will (spare the lives of/not kill) my father and my mother, my brothers and sisters, and all of their families. Promise me that you [Israelis] will not kill us [when you destroy this city].”
Že budete živiti otce mého i matku mou, bratří mé i sestry mé a všecko, cožkoli jejich jest, a vysvobodíte duše naše od smrti.
14 The two men replied, “We desire that God will cause us to die if we do not do as we say! If you do not tell others what we [are planning to] do, we will act kindly toward you all when Yahweh enables us to possess the land.”
I řekli jí muži ti: Duše naše za vás nechť jsou na smrt; jestliže však nepronesete řeči naší této, takť se jistě stane, že když nám dá Hospodin zemi tuto, tehdy učiníme s tebou milosrdenství a pravdu.
15 [One of] the outside walls of the house where Rahab lived was part of the wall [that was around] the city. So she fastened a rope outside the window [that was in that wall], by which the men could climb down the wall.
Protož spustila je oknem po provazu; nebo dům její byl při zdi městské, a na zdi ona bydlila.
16 Then she said to them, “When you leave the city, go up into the hills so that the men who are searching for you will not find you. Hide in caves in the hills for three days, until the men who are searching for you return to the city. Then you can return safely to your camp.”
I řekla jim: Jděte k této hoře, aby se nepotkali s vámi, kteříž vás honí, a krejte se tam za tři dni, až se oni zase navrátí, a potom půjdete cestou svou.
17 The two men [gave her a red cord, and] said to her, “This is what you must do; if you do not do this, we will not be required to do what we have vowed to do.
Tedy řekli muži k ní: Prosti budeme od této přísahy tvé, kterouž jsi zavázala nás,
18 You must tie this red cord in the window that has the rope by which we will climb down. You must let the cord hang there. And you must bring your father and your mother and your brothers and all the others in your family inside the house. Then, when our army enters your land, we will see the cord, and we will not kill the people in your house.
Jestliže, když vejdeme do země, neuvážeš provázku tohoto z nití hedbáví červeného dvakrát barveného v tomto okně, jímž jsi nás spustila, také otce svého a matky své, i bratří svých, a všeho domu otce svého neshromáždíš-li k sobě do domu.
19 If anyone in your family goes outside this house into the street, [our soldiers] will kill them, and we will not be guilty [MTY] for doing that. But if anyone who is in this house with you is injured, we will be guilty for causing that.
Také kdo by vyšel ven ze dveří domu tvého, krev jeho bude na hlavu jeho, ale my budeme bez viny; a každého toho, kdož bude s tebou v domě, jestliže by se kdo rukou dotekl, krev jeho na hlavy naše připadni.
20 But if you tell anyone what we [are planning to] do, we are not required to do what we have vowed to do.”
Jestliže pak proneseš tuto řeč naši, budeme prosti od přísahy tvé, kterouž jsi nás zavázala.
21 Rahab said, “I agree to do what you say.” So they climbed down the rope and left. And she left the red cord tied in the window.
Odpověděla ona: Nechť jest tak, jakž jste řekli. I propustila je a odešli; i uvázala provázek z hedbáví červeného dvakrát barveného v tom okně.
22 When the two men left the city, they went up into the hills. They stayed there for three days, while the men [who had been sent by the king] continued to search for them. They searched all along the road, but they did not find the two men. So they returned to the city.
Odšedše pak, přišli na horu, a pobyli tam za tři dni, dokudž se nenavrátili, kteříž je honili; nebo jich hledali ti, kteříž je honili po všech cestách, ale nic nenalezli.
23 Then the two men started back toward their camp. They went down from the hills, went down to the river, crossed it at the place where people can walk across it, and returned to their camp. They told Joshua everything that had happened to them.
Ti pak dva muži sšedše s hory, navrátili se a přeplavili se přes Jordán; i přišli k Jozue, synu Nun, a vypravovali jemu všecko, co se s nimi dálo.
24 They said to Joshua, “We are sure that Yahweh is going to enable us to possess everything that is in that land. The people there are terrified [IDM] because of us.”
A řekli k Jozue: Dalť jest Hospodin v ruce naše všecku zemi, nebo se zděsili všickni obyvatelé země tváři naší.