Jozye 2
1 Lè sa a, Jozye, pitit gason Noun lan, rete Sitim kote yo te ye a, li voye de nèg an kachèt al wè jan sa ye lavil Jeriko. Li di yo: -Ale vizite peyi a ak lavil Jeriko. Se konsa mesye yo ale, yo antre lakay yon jennès ki te rele Rarab. Se la yo desann.
And Joshua the son of Naue sent out of Sattin two young men to spy [the land], saying, Go up and view the land and Jericho: and the two young men went and entered into Jericho; and they entered into the house of a harlot, whose name [was] Raab, and lodged there.
2 Men, nouvèl la tonbe nan zòrèy wa Jeriko a. Yo vin di l' konsa: -Gen kèk moun nan pèp Izrayèl la ki antre isit la lannwit lan pou espyonnen nou.
An it was reported to the king of Jericho, saying, Men of the sons of Israel have come in hither to spy the land.
3 Lè wa a tande sa, li voye di Rarab konsa: -Mesye ki vin lakay ou yo, se espyonnen yo vin espyonnen tou sa k'ap fèt nan peyi a, tande! Mete yo deyò lakay ou.
And the king of Jericho sent and spoke to Raab, saying, Bring out the men that entered into your house this night; for they are come to spy out the land.
4 Men, fanm lan menm pa fè ni de ni twa, li pran de mesye yo, li kache yo. Apre sa, li voye di wa a: -Wi, te gen kèk mesye ki te vin lakay mwen. Mwen pa t' konnen ki bò yo soti.
And the woman took the two men and hid them; and she spoke to the messengers, saying, The men came in to me,
5 Men, lè yo tapral fèmen pòtay la apre solèy fin kouche, mesye yo soti, y' ale fè wout yo. Mwen pa konn ki wout yo fè. Si nou fè vit rapouswiv yo, n'a jwenn yo.
but when the gate was shut in the evening, the men went out; I know not whither they are gone: follow after them, if you may overtake them.
6 Men madanm lan te fè de mesye yo moute sou teras anwo kay li a, li te kache yo anba yon pakèt kòs bwa ki te blayi atè sou teras la pou yo cheche.
But she [had] brought them up upon the house, and hid them in the flax-stalks that were spread by her on the house.
7 Sòlda wa yo menm soti sou wout ki mennen larivyè Jouden an, yo pati dèyè mesye yo pou yo pran yo anvan yo rive nan pas la. Soti sòlda yo soti, yo fèmen pòtay la.
And the men followed after them in the way to Jordan to the fords; and the gate was shut.
8 Anvan mesye yo gen tan dòmi, Rarab moute bò kote yo, sou teras la.
And it came to pass when the men who pursued after them were gone forth, and before the spies had lain down to sleep, that she came up to them on the top of the house;
9 Li di yo: -Mwen konnen Seyè a lage peyi a nan men nou. Mwen rekonèt tout moun pè nou, tout moun nan peyi a pa konn sa pou yo fè devan nou.
and she said to them, I know that the Lord has given you the land; for the fear of you has fallen upon us.
10 Paske, nou tande ki jan Seyè a te cheche dlo Lanmè Wouj la devan nou lè nou t'ap soti kite peyi Lejip la. Nou tande sa nou te fè Siyon ak Og, de wa peyi Amori yo, ki rete lòt bò larivyè Jouden an, jan nou te touye yo pou Seyè a.
For we have heard that the Lord God dried up the Red Sea before you, when you came out of the land of Egypt, and all that he did to the two kings of the Amorites, who were beyond Jordan, to Seon and Og, whom you utterly destroyed.
11 Lè nou tande sa, kè nou fann. Tout moun pèdi kouraj lè yo wè nou, paske Seyè a, Bondye nou an, se li menm vre ki Bondye anwo nan syèl la ak sou latè a.
And when we heard it we were amazed in our heart, and there was no longer any spirit in any of us because of you, for the Lord your god [is] God in heaven above, and on the earth beneath.
12 Koulye a, m'ap mande nou pou nou fè sèman devan Seyè a pou nou pwomèt n'ap aji byen avèk fanmi mwen, menm jan mwen aji byen avèk nou tou. Men sa m'ap mande nou pou nou fè pou mwen.
And now swear to me by the Lord God; since I deal mercifully with you, so do you also deal mercifully with the house of my father:
13 Tanpri, sove lavi manman m' ak papa m', sove lavi frè m' yo ak sè m' yo ansanm ak tout fanmi m' yo. Pa kite yo touye nou.
and save alive the house of my father, my mother, and my brethren, and all my house, and all that they have, and you shall rescue my soul from death.
14 Mesye yo reponn li. -Nou pwomèt ou n'a pito mouri nou menm pase pou n' kite yo touye ou. Si ou pa di pesonn sa nou vin fè isit la, lè Seyè a va ban nou peyi a, n'a aji byen avè ou, n'a kenbe pawòl nou.
And the men said to her, Our life for yours [even] to death: and she said, When the Lord shall have delivered the city to you, you shall deal mercifully and truly with me.
15 Rarab te rete nan yon kay ki te bati nan miray ranpa lavil la. Se konsa, li file yon kòd desann nan fennèt lakay li a, li fè mesye yo desann sou deyò.
And she let them down by the window;
16 Li di yo: -Ale nan mòn yo pou nou pa kontre ak moun yo voye dèyè nou yo. N'a rete kache la pandan twa jou. Sa va ba yo tan pou yo tounen. Apre sa, nou mèt al fè wout nou.
and she said to them, Depart into the hill-country, lest the pursuers meet you, and you shall be hidden there three days until your pursuers return from after you, and afterwards you shall depart on your way.
17 Mesye yo di l': -N'ap kenbe pwomès ou te fè nou fè ou la.
And the men said to her, We are clear of this your oath.
18 Tande byen. Lè n'a anvayi peyi a, w'a mare kòdon wouj sa a nan fennèt kote ou fè nou desann lan. W'a pran manman ou ak papa ou, frè ou yo ak tout lòt moun ki nan fanmi ou lan, w'a fè yo reyini lakay ou.
Behold, we shall enter into a part of the city, and you shall set a sign; you shall bind this scarlet cord in the window, by which you have let us down, and you shall bring in to yourself, into your house, your father, and your mother, and your brethren, and all the family of your father.
19 Lè sa a, nenpòt kilès ladan yo ki va soti lakay ou, sa ki rive l' se pa l'. Se p'ap fòt nou. Men, si anyen rive yon moun andedan lakay ou, se va fòt pa nou.
And it shall come to pass that whoever shall go outside the door of your house, his guilt shall be upon him, and we shall be quit of this your oath; and we will be responsible for all that shall be found with you in your house.
20 Konsa tou, si ou di yon moun sa nou te vin fè a, nou p'ap gen ankenn obligasyon kenbe pwomès nou te fè ou la ankò.
But if any one should injure us, or betray these our matters, we shall be quit of this your oath.
21 Fanm lan di yo: -Mwen dakò ak sa nou di a! Epi li voye yo ale, yo pati. Apre sa, li pran ti kòdon wouj la, li mare l' nan fennèt la.
And she said to them, Let it be according to your word; and she sent them out, and they departed.
22 De mesye yo menm ale, yo rive nan mòn yo. Yo rete kache la pandan twa jou. Moun yo te voye dèyè yo menm t'ap chache yo sou tout wout la, men yo pa jwenn yo. Bout pou bout, yo tounen lavil Jeriko.
And they came to the hill-country, and remained there three days; and the pursuers searched all the roads, and found them not.
23 Lè sa a, de mesye yo tounen, yo desann soti nan mòn yo, yo janbe larivyè Jouden an, y' al jwenn Jozye, pitit Noun lan, yo rakonte l' tou sa ki te rive yo.
And the two young men returned, and came down out of the mountain; and they went over to Joshua the son of Naue, and told him all things that had happened to them.
24 Yo di l' konsa: -Seyè a lage tout peyi a nan men nou. Tout moun nan peyi a ap tranble tèlman yo pè nou.
And they said to Joshua, The Lord has delivered all the land into our power, and all the inhabitants of that land tremble because of us.
