यहोशू 2

1 नूनका छोरा यहोशूले शित्तीमबाट दुई जना मानिसलाई जासुसको रूपमा पठाए । तिनले भने, “जाओ, त्यो भूमिलाई हेर, विशेष गरी यरीहोलाई हेर ।” तिनीहरू गए र राहब नाउँ गरेकी वेश्याकहाँ आए र तिनीहरू त्यहीँ बास बसे ।

And Joshua the son of Nun secretly sent two young men out of Shittim as spies, saying, "Go, view the land, and Jericho." And the two young men went and came to Jericho and entered into the house of a prostitute whose name was Rahab, and slept there.

2 यरीहोका राजालाई यसो भनियो, “हेर्नुहोस्, यस भूमिको भेद पत्ता लगाउन इस्राएलका मानिसहरू यहाँ आएका छन् ।”

The king of Jericho was told, "Look, men of the children of Israel came in here to spy out the land."

3 यरीहोका राजाले राहबकहाँ खबर पठाए र भने, “तिमीकहाँ आउने ती मानिसहरूलाई बाहिर लेऊ, जो तिम्रो घरमा प्रवेश गरेका थिए, किनभने तिनीहरू सारा भूमिको जासुस गर्न आएका छन् ।”

The king of Jericho sent to Rahab, saying, "Bring out the men who came to you tonight; for they have come to spy out all the land."

4 तर ती महिलाले ती दुई जना मानिसलाई लगेर लुकाएकी थिइन् । तिनले भनिन्, “हो, मानिसहरू मकहाँ आएका थिए, तर तिनीहरू कहाँबाट आएका थिए, मलाई थाहा भएन ।

The woman took the two men and hid them. Then she said, "Yes, the men came to me, but I did not know where they came from.

5 तिनीहरू सहरको प्रवेशद्वार बन्द गर्ने समय हुँदा साँझपख गए । तिनीहरू कता गए मलाई थाहा भएन । तपाईंहरू छिटो-छिटो जानुभयो भने सम्भवतः तपाईंहरूले तिनीहरूलाई भेट्टाउनु हुनेछ ।”

It happened about the time of the shutting of the gate, when it was dark, that the men went out. Where the men went, I do not know. Pursue them quickly; for you will overtake them."

6 तर तिनले तिनीहरूलाई कौसीमा लगेकी थिइन् र तिनले कौसीमाथि थुपारेकी सनको डाँठहरूमुनि लुकाएकी थिइन् ।

But she had brought them up to the roof, and hid them with the stalks of flax, which she had laid in order on the roof.

7 त्यसैले ती मानिसहरू यर्दनको जाँघरहरूतिर जाने बाटो हुँदै तिनीहरूको पिछा गरे । ती पिछा गर्नेहरू जाने बित्तिकै प्रवेशद्वार बन्द गरियो ।

The men pursued them the way to the Jordan to the fords: and as soon as those who pursued them had gone out, they shut the gate.

8 ती मानिसहरू राति सुत्‍नुअगि नै तिनी कौसीमाथि तिनीहरूकहाँ आइन् ।

Before they had lain down, she came up to them on the roof;

9 तिनले भनिन्, “मलाई थाहा छ, परमप्रभुले यो भूमि तपाईंहरूलाई दिनुभएको छ र तपाईंहरूको डर हामीमाथि आइपरेको छ । यो भूमिमा बस्‍ने सबै मानिस तपाईंहरूको सामु शिथिल हुने छन् ।

and she said to the men, "I know that YHWH has given you the land, and that the fear of you has fallen on us, and that all the inhabitants of the land melt away before you.

10 तपाईंहरू मिश्रबाट आउनुहुँदा परमप्रभुले लाल समुद्रको पानी कसरी सुकाउनुभयो भनी हामीले सुनेका छौँ । तपाईंहरूले यर्दन पारिका दुई जना एमोरी राजाहरू सीहोन र ओगलाई के गर्नुभयो भनेर पनि हामीले सुनेका छौँ ।

For we have heard how YHWH dried up the water of the Red Sea before you, when you came out of Egypt; and what you did to the two kings of the Amorites, who were beyond the Jordan, to Sihon and to Og, whom you utterly destroyed.

11 हामीले यो सुन्‍ने बित्तिकै हाम्रा हृदय शिथिल भए, कसैसँग पनि साहस रहेन, किनभने परमप्रभु तपाईंहरूका परमेश्‍वर नै माथि स्वर्गमा र तल पृथ्वीमा परमेश्‍वर हुनुहुन्छ ।

As soon as we had heard it, our hearts melted, neither did there remain any more spirit in any man, because of you: for YHWH your God, he is God in heaven above, and on earth beneath.

12 बिन्ती छ, मैले जसरी तपाईंहरूलाई दया गरेको छु त्यसरी नै तपाईंहरूले पनि मेरो पिताको घरानालाई दयापूर्वक व्यवहार गर्नुहुने छ भनी परमप्रभुको नाउँमा शपथ खानुहोस् । मलाई एउटा चिन्ह दिनुहोस्,

Now therefore, please swear to me by YHWH, since I have dealt kindly with you, that you also will deal kindly with my father's house, and give me a true token;

13 कि तपाईंहरूले मेरा बुबा, आमा, दाजुभाइहरू, दिदी-बहिनीहरू र तिनीहरूका सबै परिवारको जीवन बचाउनुहुने छ र तपाईंहरूले हामीलाई मृत्युबाट जोगाउनुहुने छ ।

and that you will save alive my father, my mother, my brothers, and my sisters, and all that they have, and will deliver our lives from death."

14 ती मानिसहरूले तिनलाई भने, “मृत्युसम्म नै तिमीहरूको जीवनको सट्टामा हाम्रो जीवन! यदि तिमीले हाम्रो कामबारे बताएनौ भने, जब परमप्रभुले यो भूमि हामीलाई दिनुहुने छ हामी तिमीसँग दयालु र विश्‍वासयोग्य हुने छौँ ।”

The men said to her, "Our life for yours, even to death, if you do not talk about this business of ours; and it shall be, when YHWH gives us the land, that we will deal kindly and truly with you."

15 त्यसैले तिनले डोरीको सहायताले तिनीहरूलाई झ्यालबाट तल झारे । तिनी बसोवास गर्ने घर सहरको पर्खालभित्र नै बनाइएको थियो ।

Then she let them down by a cord through the window; for her house was on the side of the wall, and she lived on the wall.

16 तिनले तिनीहरूलाई भने, “पहाडतिर जानुहोस् र लुक्‍नुहोस्, नत्र पिछा गर्नेहरूले तपाईंहरूलाई भेट्टाउने छन् । पिछा गर्नेहरू नफर्केसम्म तिन दिनसम्म त्यहीँ लुक्‍नुहोस् । अनि आफ्नो बाटो लाग्‍नुहोस् ।”

She said to them, "Go to the mountain, lest the pursuers find you; and hide yourselves there three days, until the pursuers have returned. Afterward, you may go your way."

17 ती मानिसहरूले तिनलाई भने, “यदि तिमीले यो कुरा गरेनौ भने हामीले तिमीलाई गरेका प्रतिज्ञाहरू लागु हुने छैनन् ।

The men said to her, "We will be guiltless of this your oath which you have made us to swear.

18 हामी यो भूमिमा आउँदा तिमीले हामी जुन झ्यालबाट झरेका थियौँ त्यहीँ नै यो रातो डोरी बाँध्‍नुपर्छ र तिमीले तिम्रा बुबा, आमा, तिम्रा दाजुभाइहरू र तिम्रा बुबाका सबै घरानालाई घरभित्र ल्याउनुपर्छ ।

Look, when we come into the land, you shall bind this line of scarlet thread in the window which you did let us down by. You shall gather to yourself into the house your father, your mother, your brothers, and all your father's household.

19 तिम्रो घरबाहिर बाटोतिर जानेहरूको रगत तिनीहरूको शिरमाथि पर्ने छ र हामी दोषरहित हुने छौँ । तर घरमा तिमीसँगै रहने कुनै माथि हात लगाइयो भने, त्यसको रगत हाम्रो शिरमा पर्ने छ ।

It shall be that whoever goes out of the doors of your house into the street, his blood will be on his head, and we will be guiltless. Whoever is with you in the house, his blood shall be on our head, if any hand is on him.

20 तर यदि तिमीले हाम्रा कामहरूबारे बतायौ भने, तिमीले हामीलाई खान लगाएको शपथबाट हामी मुक्‍त हुने छौँ ।

But if you talk about this business of ours, then we shall be guiltless of your oath which you have made us to swear."

21 राहबले जवाफ दिए, “तपाईंहरूले भन्‍नुभएबमोजिम नै होस् ।” तिनले तिनीहरूलाई पठाए र तिनीहरू गए । अनि तिनले झ्यालमा त्यो रातो डोरी बाँधिन् ।

She said, "According to your words, so be it." She sent them away, and they departed. She tied the scarlet line in the window.

22 तिनीहरू गए र पहाडतिर गए अनि तिनीहरूको पिछा गर्नेहरू नफर्केसम्म तिनीहरू तिन दिनसम्म त्यहीँ नै बसे । पिछा गर्नेहरूले बाटोमा सबैतिर खोजे र केही पनि भेट्टाएनन् ।

They went, and came to the mountain, and stayed there three days, until the pursuers had returned. The pursuers sought them throughout all the way, but did not find them.

23 ती दुई जना मानिस फर्के र नूनका छोरा यहोशूकहाँ आए र तिनीहरूले तिनीहरूमाथि आइपरेका सबै कुरा तिनलाई बताए ।

Then the two men returned, descended from the mountain, passed over, and came to Joshua the son of Nun; and they told him all that had happened to them.

24 तिनीहरूले यहोशूलाई भने, “साँच्‍चै, यो भूमि परमप्रभुले हामीलाई दिनुभएको छ । त्यो भूमिका सबै बासिन्दा हाम्रो कारणले शिथिल भइरहेका छन् ।”

They said to Joshua, "Truly YHWH has delivered into our hands all the land. Moreover, all the inhabitants of the land melt away before us."