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].
E Josué, filho de Num, enviou desde Sitim dois espias secretamente, dizendo-lhes: Andai, reconhecei a terra, e a Jericó. Os quais foram, e entraram em casa de uma mulher prostituta que se chamava Raabe, e passaram a noite ali.
2 But someone [saw them and] told the king of Jericho, “Some Israeli men have come here tonight to spy out the land!”
E foi dado aviso ao rei de Jericó, dizendo: Eis que homens dos filhos de Israel vieram aqui esta noite a espiar a terra.
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!”
Então o rei de Jericó, enviou a dizer a Raabe: Tira fora os homens que vieram a ti, e entraram em tua casa; porque vieram a espiar toda a terra.
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.
Mas a mulher havia tomado os dois homens, e os havia escondido; e disse: Verdade que homens vieram a mim, mas não soube de onde eram:
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!”
E ao fechar-se a porta, sendo já escuro, esses homens saíram, e não sei para onde se foram: segui-os depressa, que os alcançareis.
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.
Mas ela os havia feito subir ao terraço, e havia os escondido entre talos de linho que naquele terraço tinha posto.
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].
E os homens foram atrás eles pelo caminho do Jordão, até os vaus: e a porta foi fechada depois que saíram os que atrás eles iam.
8 Before the two men lay down [to sleep] that night, Rahab went up to the roof
Mas antes que eles dormissem, ela subiu a eles ao terraço, e disse-lhes:
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.
Eu sei que o SENHOR vos deu esta terra; porque o temor de vós caiu sobre nós, e todos os moradores desta terra estão apavorados por causa de vós;
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].
Porque ouvimos que o SENHOR fez secar as águas do mar Vermelho diante de vós, quando saístes do Egito, e o que fizestes aos dois reis pelos amorreus que estavam da parte dali do Jordão, a Seom e a Ogue, aos quais destruístes.
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.
Ouvindo isto, desmaiou nosso coração; nem restou mais espírito em alguém por causa de vós: porque o SENHOR vosso Deus é Deus acima nos céus e abaixo na terra.
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.
Rogo-vos, pois, agora, me jureis pelo SENHOR, que como fiz misericórdia convosco, assim a fareis vós com a casa de meu pai, do qual me dareis um sinal certo;
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].”
E que salvareis a vida a meu pai e a minha mãe, e a meus irmãos e irmãs, e a todo o que for seu; e que livrareis nossas vidas da morte.
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.”
E eles lhe responderam: Nossa vida esteja pela vossa até a morte, se não denunciardes este nosso negócio; e quando o SENHOR houver nos dado a terra, nós a trataremos com misericórdia e fidelidade.
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.
Então ela os fez descer com uma corda pela janela; porque sua casa estava à parede do muro, e ela vivia no muro.
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.”
E disse-lhes: Marchai-vos ao monte, porque os que foram atrás vós não vos encontrem; e estai escondidos ali três dias, até que os que vos seguem tenham voltado; e depois vos ireis vosso caminho.
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.
E eles lhe disseram: Nós seremos desobrigados deste juramento com que nos hás conjurado.
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.
Eis que, quando nós entrarmos na terra, tu atarás este cordão de escarlate à janela pela qual nos fizeste descer: e tu juntarás em tua casa teu pai e tua mãe, teus irmãos e toda a família de teu pai.
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.
Qualquer um que sair fora das portas de tua casa, seu sangue será sobre sua cabeça, e nós sem culpa. Mas qualquer um que estiver em casa contigo, seu sangue será sobre nossa cabeça, se mão o tocar.
20 But if you tell anyone what we [are planning to] do, we are not required to do what we have vowed to do.”
E se tu denunciares este nosso negócio, nós seremos desobrigados deste teu juramento com que nos fizeste jurar.
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.
E ela respondeu: Seja assim como dissestes. Logo os despediu, e se foram: e ela atou o cordão de escarlate à janela.
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.
E caminhando eles, chegaram ao monte, e estiveram ali três dias, até que os que os seguiam se houvessem voltado: e os que os seguiram, buscaram por todo aquele caminho, mas não os acharam.
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.
E voltando-se os dois homens, desceram do monte, e passaram, e vieram a Josué filho de Num, e contaram-lhe todas as coisas que lhes haviam acontecido.
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.”
E disseram a Josué: O SENHOR entregou toda esta terra em nossas mãos; e também todos os moradores desta terra estão apavorados por nossa causa.
