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 Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go view the land, even Jericho. And they went, and came into an harlot's house, named Rahab, 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.
And it was told the king of Jericho, saying, Behold, there came men in here to night of the children of Israel to search out the country.
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 unto Rahab, saying, Bring forth the men that are come to you, which are entered into your house: for they be come to search out all the country.
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 said thus, There came men unto me, but I know not whence they were:
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.
And it came to pass about the time of shutting of the gate, when it was dark, that the men went out: where the men went I know not: pursue after them quickly; for all of you shall 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 to the roof of the house, and hid them with the stalks of flax, which she had laid in order upon the roof.
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 pursued after them the way to Jordan unto the fords: and as soon as they which pursued after them were gone out, they shut the gate.
8 Anvan mesye yo gen tan dòmi, Rarab moute bò kote yo, sou teras la.
And before they were laid down, she came up unto them upon the roof;
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 unto the men, I know that the LORD has given you the land, and that your terror is fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land faint because of you.
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 how the LORD dried up the water of the Red sea for you, when all of you came out of Egypt; and what all of you did unto the two kings of the Amorites, that were on the other side Jordan, Sihon and Og, whom all of 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 as soon as we had heard these things, our hearts did melt, neither did there remain any more courage in any man, because of you: for the LORD your God, he is God in heaven above, and in 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.
Now therefore, I pray you, swear unto me by the LORD, since I have showed you kindness, that all of you will also show kindness unto my father's house, and give me a true token:
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 that all of you will keep alive my father, and my mother, and my brethren, and my sisters, and all that they have, and deliver our lives 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 answered her, Our life for yours, if all of you utter not this our business. And it shall be, when the LORD has given us the land, that we will deal kindly and truly with you.
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.
Then she let them down by a cord through the window: for her house was upon the town wall, and she dwelt upon the wall.
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 unto them, Get you to the mountain, lest the pursuers meet you; and hide yourselves there three days, until the pursuers be returned: and afterward may all of you go your way.
17 Mesye yo di l': -N'ap kenbe pwomès ou te fè nou fè ou la.
And the men said unto her, We will be blameless of this your oath which you have made us swear.
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, when we come into the land, you shall bind this line of scarlet thread in the window which you did let us down by: and you shall bring your father, and your mother, and your brethren, and all your father's household, home unto you.
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 be, that whosoever shall go out of the doors of your house into the street, his blood shall be upon his head, and we will be guiltless: and whosoever shall be with you in the house, his blood shall be on our head, if any hand be upon him.
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.
And if you utter this our business, then we will be quit of your oath which you have made us to swear.
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, According unto your words, so be it. And she sent them away, and they departed: and she bound the scarlet line in the window.
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 went, and came unto the mountain, and abode there three days, until the pursuers were returned: and the pursuers sought them throughout all the way, but 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.
So the two men returned, and descended from the mountain, and passed over, and came to Joshua the son of Nun, and told him all things that befell 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 unto Joshua, Truly the LORD has delivered into our hands all the land; for even all the inhabitants of the country do faint because of us.
