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].
At si Josue na anak ni Nun ay nagsugong lihim mula sa Sittim ng dalawang lalake na pinakatiktik, na sinasabi, Yumaon kayo na inyong kilalanin ang lupain, at ang Jerico. At sila'y yumaon at pumasok sa isang bahay ng isang patutot na ang pangalan ay Rahab, at nakituloy doon.
2 But someone [saw them and] told the king of Jericho, “Some Israeli men have come here tonight to spy out the land!”
At ito'y nasaysay sa hari sa Jerico, na sinasabi, Narito, may mga lalake, sa mga anak ni Israel na pumasok dito ngayong gabi upang kilalanin ang lupain.
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!”
At ang hari sa Jerico ay nagsugo kay Rahab, na sinasabi, Ilabas mo ang mga lalake na naparito sa iyo, na pumasok sa iyong bahay; sapagka't sila'y naparito upang kilalanin ang buong lupain.
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.
At ipinagsama ng babae ang dalawang lalake at ikinubli, at sinabi niya, Oo, ang mga lalake ay naparito sa akin, nguni't hindi ko talastas kung sila'y taga saan:
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!”
At nangyari, sa may oras ng pagsasara ng pintuang-bayan, nang madilim na, na ang mga lalake ay lumabas; hindi ko talastas kung saan naparoon ang mga lalaking yaon; habulin ninyong madali sila; sapagka't inyo silang aabutan.
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.
Nguni't kaniyang isinampa sila sa bubungan, at ikinubli sa mga puno ng lino, na kaniyang inilagay na maayos sa bubungan.
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].
At hinabol ng mga tao sila sa daan na patungo sa Jordan hanggang sa mga tawiran: at pagkalabas ng humabol sa kanila, ay kanilang sinarhan ang pintuang-bayan.
8 Before the two men lay down [to sleep] that night, Rahab went up to the roof
At bago sila nahiga, ay sinampa niya sila sa bubungan.
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.
At sinabi niya sa mga lalake, Talastas ko na ibinigay sa inyo ng Panginoon ang lupain, at dinatnan kami ng pangingilabot sa inyo at ang lahat na nananahan sa lupain ay nauupos sa harap ninyo.
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].
Sapagka't aming nabalitaan kung paanong tinuyo ng Panginoon ang tubig sa Dagat na Mapula sa harap ninyo, nang kayo'y lumabas sa Egipto; at kung ano ang inyong ginawa sa dalawang hari ng mga Amorrheo, na nangasa dako roon ng Jordan, kay Sehon at kay Og, na inyong lubos na pinuksa.
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.
At pagkabalita namin, ay nanglumo ang aming puso, ni walang diwa na naiwan sa kanino mang tao, dahil sa inyo; sapagka't ang Panginoon ninyong Dios, ay siyang Dios sa langit sa itaas, at sa lupa sa ibaba.
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.
Ngayon nga, isinasamo ko sa inyo, sumumpa kayo sa akin sa pangalan ng Panginoon, na kung paanong ako'y nagmagandang loob sa inyo ay magmamagandang loob naman kayo sa sangbahayan ng aking magulang, at bibigyan ninyo ako ng tunay na tanda;
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].”
At inyong ililigtas na buhay ang aking ama, at ang aking ina, at ang aking mga kapatid na lalake at babae, at ang lahat nilang tinatangkilik, at inyong ililigtas ang aming mga buhay sa kamatayan.
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.”
At sinabi ng mga lalake sa kaniya, Ang aming buhay ay ilalagak namin sa inyo, kung hindi ninyo ihahayag itong aming pakay; at mangyayari, na pagka ibinigay sa amin ng Panginoon ang lupain, kami ay magmamagandang loob at magtatapat sa inyo.
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.
Nang magkagayo'y kaniyang pinababa sila sa pamamagitan ng isang lubid sa dungawan: sapagka't ang kaniyang bahay ay nasa kuta ng bayan, at siya'y tumatahan sa kuta.
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.”
At sinabi niya sa kanila, Pumaroon kayo sa bundok, baka kayo'y abutan ng manghahabol sa inyo; at kayo'y magkubli roon na tatlong araw, hanggang sa magsibalik ang mga manghahabol: at pagkatapos ay makayayaon kayo ng inyong lakad.
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.
At sinabi ng mga lalake sa kaniya, Kami ay hindi magpapakasala sa sumpang ito, na iyong ipinasumpa sa amin.
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.
Narito, pagka kami ay pumasok sa lupain, ay iyong itatali itong panaling pula sa dungawan na iyong pinagpababaan sa amin: at iyong pipisanin sa iyo sa loob ng bahay ang iyong ama, at ang iyong ina, at ang iyong mga kapatid, at ang buong sangbahayan ng iyong ama.
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.
At mangyayari, na sinomang lalabas sa mga pintuan ng iyong bahay sa lansangan, ay mabububo sa kaniyang ulo ang kaniyang dugo at hindi namin magiging kasalanan: at sinomang kasama mo sa bahay ay mahuhulog sa aming ulo ang dugo niya, kung may magbuhat sa kaniya ng kamay.
20 But if you tell anyone what we [are planning to] do, we are not required to do what we have vowed to do.”
Nguni't kung iyong ihayag itong aming pakay, ay hindi namin ipagkakasala ang pagkapanumpa sa iyo, na iyong ipinapanumpa sa amin.
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.
At kaniyang sinabi, Ayon sa inyong mga salita, ay siya nawang mangyari. At kaniyang pinapagpaalam sila at sila'y yumaon: at kaniyang itinali ang panaling pula sa dungawan.
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.
At sila'y yumaon at naparoon sa bundok, at tumahan doon na tatlong araw, hanggang sa nagsibalik ang mga manghahabol; at hinanap sila ng mga manghahabol sa lahat ng daan, nguni't hindi sila nasumpungan.
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.
Nang magkagayo'y nagsibalik ang dalawang lalake at bumaba sa bundok, at tumawid at naparoon kay Josue na anak ni Nun; at kanilang isinaysay sa kaniya ang lahat na nangyari sa kanila.
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.”
At kanilang sinabi kay Josue, Tunay na ibinigay ng Panginoon sa ating mga kamay ang buong lupain; at bukod dito'y nangliliit ang lahat na nananahan sa lupain sa harap natin.
