Yosua 2
1 Kemudian dari perkemahan di Sitim, Yosua mengutus dua orang mata-mata ke Kanaan. Kedua orang itu diperintahkan untuk menyelidiki negeri Kanaan dengan sembunyi-sembunyi, terutama sekali kota Yerikho. Maka pergilah mereka ke kota itu, dan menginap di rumah seorang wanita pelacur, bernama Rahab.
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 Raja kota Yerikho mendengar bahwa pada malam itu ada orang Israel yang datang memata-matai daerah Yerikho.
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 Maka raja mengutus orang kepada Rahab untuk menyampaikan perintah ini, "Keluarkan orang-orang yang menginap di rumahmu itu. Mereka adalah mata-mata yang datang untuk menyelidiki seluruh daerah Yerikho!"
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 "Memang ada orang datang ke rumah saya," jawab Rahab, "tetapi saya tidak tahu mereka dari mana. Mereka sudah pergi tadi pada waktu mulai gelap sebelum gerbang kota ditutup. Dan saya tidak bertanya ke mana mereka pergi, tetapi kalau mereka cepat-cepat dikejar, mungkin masih dapat disusul." (Padahal Rahab sudah menyembunyikan kedua mata-mata itu di bawah tumpukan rami di loteng rumahnya.)
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.
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.”
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 Maka berangkatlah utusan-utusan raja itu meninggalkan kota. Setelah mereka di luar, gerbang kota ditutup. Mereka mencari kedua orang mata-mata itu sampai ke tempat penyeberangan di Sungai Yordan.
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 Malam itu sebelum kedua orang mata-mata Israel itu tidur, Rahab pergi ke loteng,
Those who were hiding had not yet fallen asleep, and behold, the woman went up to them, and she said:
9 dan berkata kepada mereka, "Saya tahu TUHAN sudah memberikan negeri ini kepada kalian. Semua orang di sini takut kepada kalian.
“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 Kami sudah mendengar berita mengenai bagaimana TUHAN mengeringkan Laut Gelagah di depan kalian, ketika kalian meninggalkan Mesir. Kami juga sudah mendengar bagaimana kalian membunuh Sihon dan Og, kedua raja bangsa Amori itu di sebelah timur Sungai Yordan.
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 Begitu kami mendengar cerita-cerita itu, kami menjadi takut sekali. Semua orang-orang kami hilang keberaniannya karena kalian. TUHAN Allahmu sungguh Allah Yang Mahakuasa di langit dan di bumi.
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 Saya harap kalian mau bersumpah demi nama-Nya bahwa kalian akan memperlakukan keluarga saya dengan baik seperti yang telah saya lakukan terhadap kalian. Berjanjilah bahwa ayah ibu saya, saudara-saudara saya, dan seluruh keluarga mereka tidak akan kalian bunuh, melainkan akan kalian lindungi. Dan untuk itu berikanlah suatu tanda jaminan bahwa kalian dapat saya percayai!"
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
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 Maka jawab kedua orang itu, "Kami berjanji bahwa bilamana TUHAN menyerahkan negeri ini kepada kami, kami akan memperlakukan kalian dengan baik, asal engkau tidak menceritakan kepada siapa pun tentang kami. Biarlah TUHAN mengutuk kami kalau kami tidak menepati janji itu."
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 Karena rumah Rahab dibangun pada tembok kota, maka Rahab menurunkan kedua orang itu dengan tali melalui jendela.
Therefore, she sent them down from a window with a rope. For her house was joined to the wall.
16 "Pergilah ke daerah pegunungan," kata Rahab kepada mereka, "Supaya orang-orang yang diutus oleh raja tidak dapat menangkap kalian. Bersembunyilah di situ selama tiga hari sampai mereka kembali, baru kalian boleh meneruskan perjalanan."
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 Kedua orang mata-mata itu berkata kepada Rahab, "Baiklah, kami akan menepati janji yang telah kauminta dari kami.
And they said to her: “We shall be innocent of this oath, to which you have sworn us,
18 Hanya inilah yang harus kaulakukan. Kalau kami menyerbu negerimu nanti, hendaklah tali merah ini kauikatkan pada jendela ini tempat kauturunkan kami. Ayah ibumu, saudara-saudaramu, seluruh kaum keluarga ayahmu hendaklah kaukumpulkan di rumahmu ini.
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 Jika salah seorang dari mereka keluar dari rumah ini dan mati terbunuh, kematiannya adalah kesalahannya sendiri; kami tidak bertanggung jawab atas hal itu. Tetapi kalau ada yang mendapat celaka dalam rumah ini, kamilah yang bertanggung jawab.
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 Sebaliknya, kalau kamu memberitahukan tentang kami kepada seseorang, maka kami tidak lagi terikat kepada janji yang telah kauminta dari kami."
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 Rahab menyetujui hal itu lalu membiarkan mereka pergi. Kemudian ia mengikat tali merah itu pada jendelanya.
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 Maka pergilah kedua orang mata-mata itu ke daerah pegunungan dan bersembunyi di sana. Tiga hari lamanya utusan-utusan raja mencari mereka ke mana-mana di seluruh daerah itu, tetapi tidak menemukan mereka. Akhirnya utusan-utusan itu pulang ke Yerikho.
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 Lalu kedua orang mata-mata Israel itu turun dari pegunungan dan menyeberangi sungai, kemudian kembali kepada Yosua. Semua pengalaman mereka, mereka laporkan kepadanya.
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 Kemudian mereka berkata, "Pasti TUHAN memberikan seluruh negeri itu kepada kita; semua orang di sana takut kepada kita."
And they said, “The Lord has delivered this entire land into our hands, and all its inhabitants have been struck down by fear.”
