Jozye 2
1 Epi Josué, fis a Nun nan, te voye de mesye kòm espyon an sekrè soti Sittim. Li te di: “Ale gade peyi a, sitou Jéricho.” Epi yo te ale e te antre lakay a yon pwostitiye ki te rele Rahab. Yo te dòmi la.
And so Joshua, the son of Nun, sent two men from Shittim to explore in secret. And he said to them, “Go and consider the land and the city of Jericho.” And while traveling, they entered into the house of a harlot woman named Rahab, and they rested with her.
2 Sa te pale a wa Jéricho a. Yo te di: “Gade byen, de mesye ki sòti nan fis Israël yo te vini isit la lannwit lan pou fè espyon nan peyi a.”
And it was reported to the king of Jericho, and it was said: “Behold, men have entered to this place in the night, from the sons of Israel, so that they might explore the land.”
3 Epi wa Jéricho a te voye vè Rahab e te di: “Mete deyò mesye ki te vin kote ou yo, paske yo te vin fè espyon nan peyi a.”
And the king of Jericho sent to Rahab, saying: “Bring out the men who came to you, and who entered into your house. For certainly they are spies, and they have arrived to consider the entire land.”
4 Men fanm nan ki te deja pran mesye yo pou kache yo, te di: “Wi, mesye sa yo te vini kote mwen, men mwen pa t konnen kote yo te sòti.
And the woman, taking the men, hid them. And she said: “I admit that they came to me, but I did not know where they were from.
5 Li te vin rive nan lè pou fèmen pòtay yo lè l te fènwa, ke mesye yo sòti deyò. Men mwen pa konnen kote mesye yo te ale. Kouri dèyè yo byen vit! Konsa, ou ka gen tan pran yo.”
And when the gate was closed, they went out together in the darkness. I do not know where they have gone. Pursue them quickly, and you will overtake them.”
6 Men li te vrèman mennen yo anwo galri twati kay la, pou l te kache yo nan pakèt len ke li te mete an lòd sou twati kay la.
But she caused the men to ascend to the roof of her house, and she covered them with the stalks of flax that were there.
7 Konsa, mesye yo te kouri dèyè yo sou wout la pou rive nan lye pou travèse Jourdain an. Depi sila ki t ap pouswiv yo te pati, yo te fèmen pòtay la.
But those who had been sent pursued after them along the way that leads to the ford of the Jordan. And as soon as they went out, the gate was closed.
8 Alò, avan yo te kouche, fi a te vin kote yo sou twati a.
Those who were hiding had not yet fallen asleep, and behold, the woman went up to them, and she said:
9 Epi li te di mesye yo: “Mwen konnen ke SENYÈ a te bannou peyi a, e ke gwo laperèz nou gen tan tonbe sou nou. Tout kouraj abitan peyi a vin fonn e disparèt devan nou.
“I know that the Lord has given this land to you. For the terror of you has fallen upon us, and all the inhabitants of the land have languished.
10 Paske nou te tande jan SENYÈ a te fin seche dlo Lamè Wouj devan nou lè nou te sòti an Égypte la, ak sa nou te fè de wa Amoreyen ki te lòtbò Jourdain yo, a Sihon ak Og, ke nou te detwi nèt.
We have heard that the Lord dried up the water of the Red Sea upon your arrival, when you were departing from Egypt, and we heard of the things that you did to the two kings of the Amorites, who were beyond the Jordan, Sihon and Og, whom you put to death.
11 Lè nou vin tande sa, kè nou te fonn. Pa t gen kouraj ki te rete nan okenn moun ankò akoz nou menm, paske SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an, se Li ki Bondye anwo nan syèl la e anba sou tè a.
And upon hearing these things, we were very afraid, and our heart languished. Neither did there remain in us any spirit at your arrival. For the Lord your God is the very God in heaven above and on earth below.
12 “Alò, pou sa, souple, sèmante a mwen pa SENYÈ a, paske mwen te aji avèk bon kè anvè nou; ke nou, osi, nou va aji avèk bon kè anvè lakay papa m. Fè mwen yon sèman fidèl,
Now, therefore, swear to me by the Lord that in the same way that I have acted with mercy toward you, so also shall you act toward the house of my father. And may you give me a true sign
13 pou konsève lavi papa m avèk manman m, frè m avèk sè m yo avèk tout moun ki pou yo, e livre lavi nou sòti nan lanmò.”
that you will save my father and mother, my brothers and sisters, and all that is theirs, and that you may rescue our souls from death.”
14 Konsa, mesye yo te di l: “Vi pa nou pou vi pa w si ou pa pale zafè nou; epi li va rive ke lè SENYÈ a bannou peyi a, ke nou va aji avèk bon kè, e fidèlman avèk ou.”
They responded to her: “May our lives be yours unto death, if only you do not betray us. And when the Lord will have delivered the land to us, we will act toward you with mercy and truth.”
15 Konsa, li te fè yo desann nan fenèt la pa yon kòd; paske lakay li a se te sou miray lavil la, kòmsi li t ap viv sou miray la.
Therefore, she sent them down from a window with a rope. For her house was joined to the wall.
16 Li te di yo: “Ale nan peyi kolin yo, pou sila k ap kouri dèyè nou yo pa twouve nou. Kache kò nou la pandan twa jou jiskaske sila k ap kouri dèyè nou yo retounen. Epi apre, nou kapab fè wout nou.”
And she said to them: “Climb up to the mountains; otherwise, they may meet you as they are returning. And lay hidden there for three days, until they return. And then you will go on your way.”
17 Mesye yo te di li: “Nou p ap responsab sèman ke ou te fè nou fè a,
And they said to her: “We shall be innocent of this oath, to which you have sworn us,
18 amwenske lè nou antre nan peyi a, ou mare kòd fisèl wouj sa a nan fenèt kote ou te fè nou desann nan. Epi rasanble ou menm nan kay la avèk papa ou ak manman ou, frè ou yo ak tout manm lakay papa ou yo.
if, when we enter into the land, this scarlet cord has been placed as a sign, and you have tied it at the window by which you let us down. And so, gather your father, and mother, and brothers, and all your family into your house.
19 Li va rive ke nenpòt moun ki ale deyò pòt lakay ou pou antre nan lari a, san li va sou pwòp tèt li e nou va lib de sèman an. Men nenpòt moun ki avèk ou nan kay la, san pa li va sou tèt nou si yon moun men mete sou li.
Whoever will have exited from the door of your house, his blood will be on his own head, and we will be uninvolved. But the blood of all who will be with you in the house shall fall back upon our own head, if anyone touches them.
20 Men si ou pale zafè sa a; alò, nou va vin lib de sèman ke ou te fè nou fè a.”
But if you will have betrayed us, so that you spread this word in their midst, we will be free from this oath, to which you have sworn us.”
21 Li te di: “Selon pawòl nou, ke sa vin fèt konsa.” Epi li te voye yo ale. Yo te pati, epi li te mare kòd wouj la nan fenèt la.
And she responded, “Just as you have spoken, so let it be done.” And sending them to travel on, she hung the scarlet cord at the window.
22 Yo te pati pou te rive nan peyi kolin yo, e te rete la pandan twa jou jiskaske sila ki t ap pouswiv yo te retounen. Alò, moun ki t ap swiv yo te chache toupatou akote chemen an, men yo pa t twouve yo.
And truly, walking on, they arrived at the mountains, and they stayed there for three days, until those who had been pursuing them returned. For having sought them along the entire way, they did not find them.
23 Konsa, de mesye sa yo te desann peyi kolin yo pou te travèse rive kote Josué, fis a Nun nan. Yo te pale li tout sa ki te rive yo.
And when they returned and entered the city, the explorers descended from the mountain. And crossing the Jordan, they went to Joshua, the son of Nun, and they reported to him all that had happened to them.
24 Yo te di Josué: “Anverite, SENYÈ a te bannou tout peyi a nan men nou. Anplis, kè tout abitan peyi a tap fonn e disparèt devan nou.”
And they said, “The Lord has delivered this entire land into our hands, and all its inhabitants have been struck down by fear.”
