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 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 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.”
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 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 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 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 took the two men and hid them; and she spoke to the messengers, saying, The men came in to me,
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.”
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 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 [had] brought them up upon the house, and hid them in the flax-stalks that were spread by her on the house.
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.
And the men followed after them in the way to Jordan to the fords; and the gate was shut.
8 Alò, avan yo te kouche, fi a te vin kote yo sou twati a.
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 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.
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 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.
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 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 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 “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,
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 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.”
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 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.”
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 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.
And she let them down by the window;
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, 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 te di li: “Nou p ap responsab sèman ke ou te fè nou fè a,
And the men said to her, We are clear of this your oath.
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.
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 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.
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 Men si ou pale zafè sa a; alò, nou va vin lib de sèman ke ou te fè nou fè a.”
But if any one should injure us, or betray these our matters, we shall be quit of this your oath.
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 said to them, Let it be according to your word; and she sent them out, and they departed.
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 they came to the hill-country, and remained there three days; and the pursuers searched all the roads, and found them not.
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 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 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 to Joshua, The Lord has delivered all the land into our power, and all the inhabitants of that land tremble because of us.
