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].
Josué, hijo de Nun, envió secretamente desde Sitim dos espías, diciendo: “Andad, explorad el país y a Jericó.” Partieron y entraron en casa de una ramera llamada Rahab, donde se hospedaron.
2 But someone [saw them and] told the king of Jericho, “Some Israeli men have come here tonight to spy out the land!”
Mas se dio aviso al rey de Jericó, con estas palabras: “He aquí que durante la noche han llegado aquí unos hombres de los hijos de Israel, para explorar la tierra.”
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!”
Entonces el rey de Jericó mando decir a Rahab: “Saca fuera a los hombres que han venido a ti y han entrado en tu casa; porque han venido a explorar todo el país.”
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.
Entretanto la mujer había tomado a los dos hombres para esconderlos, por lo cual dijo: “Es verdad que vinieron a mí aquellos hombres, pero yo no sabía de dónde eran.
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!”
Salieron cuando se iba a cerrar la puerta, siendo ya oscuro; no sé a dónde se han dirigido. Corred a prisa en pos de ellos, que de seguro los alcanzaréis.”
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.
En realidad ella los había hecho subir al terrado, y los había escondido entre los tallos de lino que tenía dispuestos en el terrado.
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].
Fueron, pues, tras ellos aquellos hombres, persiguiéndolos camino del Jordán, hasta los vados; y luego que los perseguidores habían salido, se cerraron las puertas.
8 Before the two men lay down [to sleep] that night, Rahab went up to the roof
Aún no se habían acostado los espías, cuando ella subió al terrado, donde estaban,
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.
y dijo a los hombres: “Yo sé que Yahvé os ha dado este país, porque el terror de vuestro nombre ha caído sobre nosotros y todos los habitantes del país tiemblan ante vosotros.
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].
Pues hemos oído cómo Yahvé secó delante de vosotros las aguas del Mar Rojo, cuando salisteis de Egipto, y cómo habéis tratado a los dos reyes de los amorreos, en la otra parte del Jordán, a Sehón y a Og, a los cuales entregasteis al anatema.
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.
Al oírlo se nos derritió el corazón y todos han perdido el ánimo ante vosotros; porque Yahvé, vuestro Dios, es Dios arriba en el cielo y abajo en la tierra.
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.
Ahora os ruego que me juréis por Yahvé que como yo he usado de misericordia con vosotros, así también vosotros usaréis de misericordia con la casa de mi padre, y me daréis una señal de seguridad,
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].”
de que dejaréis la vida a mi padre, a mi madre, a mis hermanos, y a mis hermanas, y a todo lo que es suyo, y que libraréis nuestras vidas de la muerte.”
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.”
Los hombres le respondieron: “Con nuestra vida salvaremos la vuestra con tal que no nos denuncies. Y será que cuando Yahvé nos entregare el país, usaremos contigo de misericordia y de fidelidad.”
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.
Tras lo cual ella los descolgó con una cuerda desde la ventana, pues estando su casa en el muro de la ciudad, vivía en el 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.”
“¡Marchaos, les dijo, a la montaña, no sea que os alcancen los que fueron en persecución vuestra! Allí escondeos tres días, hasta que hayan vuelto los perseguidores; después seguiréis vuestro camino.”
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.
Los hombres le dijeron: “Nosotros sin falta cumpliremos este juramento que nos has tomado.
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.
Mira, cuando entremos en el país, atarás este cordón de hilo escarlata en la ventana por donde nos descolgaste; y reunirás contigo dentro de la casa a tu padre, a tu madre, a tus hermanos, y a toda la casa de tu padre.
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.
Si alguno sale fuera de la puerta de tu casa, su sangre recaerá sobre su propia cabeza, y nosotros quedaremos sin culpa; pero si mano alguna toca a los que estén contigo dentro de la casa, su sangre recaerá sobre nuestra cabeza.
20 But if you tell anyone what we [are planning to] do, we are not required to do what we have vowed to do.”
Pero si nos denuncias, nos veremos libres de este juramento que nos has tomado.”
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.
Ella respondió: “Como vosotros decís, así sea”. Después los despidió, y se fueron. Y ella ató el cordón de escarlata a la ventana.
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.
Partieron ellos en dirección de la montaña, donde estuvieron tres días, hasta el regreso de los que habían ido en su persecución. Pues los perseguidores los habían buscado en todo el camino, sin hallarlos.
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.
Se volvieron entonces los dos hombres; bajando de la montaña pasaron (el río) y vieron a Josué, hijo de Nun, al cual refirieron todo lo que les había sucedido.
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.”
Dijeron a Josué: “Cierto es que Yahvé ha dado en nuestra mano todo este país, porque todos los moradores del país tiemblan ya ante nosotros.”
