Josué 2
1 E enviou Josué, filho de Nun, dois homens desde Sittim a espiar secretamente, dizendo: Andae, considerae a terra, e a Jericó. Foram pois, e entraram na casa d'uma mulher prostituta, cujo nome era Rahab, e dormiram ali.
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 Então deu-se noticia ao rei de Jericó, dizendo: Eis-que esta noite vieram aqui uns homens dos filhos d'Israel, para espiar a terra.
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 Pelo que enviou o rei de Jericó a Rahab, dizendo: Tira fóra os homens que vieram a ti, e entraram na tua casa, porque vieram espiar toda a terra.
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 Porém aquella mulher tomou a ambos aquelles homens, e os escondeu, e disse: É verdade que vieram homens a mim, porém eu não sabia d'onde eram.
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 E aconteceu que, havendo-se de fechar a porta, sendo já escuro, aquelles homens sairam; não sei para onde aquelles homens se foram: ide após d'elles depressa, porque vós os alcançareis.
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 Porém ella os tinha feito subir ao telhado, e os tinha escondido entre as canas do linho, que puzera em ordem sobre o telhado.
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 E foram-se aquelles homens após d'elles pelo caminho do Jordão, até aos váos: e fechou-se a porta, havendo saido os que iam após d'elles.
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 E, antes que elles dormissem, ella subiu a elles sobre o telhado;
Those who were hiding had not yet fallen asleep, and behold, the woman went up to them, and she said:
9 E disse aos homens: Bem sei que o Senhor vos deu esta terra, e que o pavor de vós caiu sobre nós, e que todos os moradores da terra estão desmaiados diante de vós.
“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 Porque temos ouvido que o Senhor seccou as aguas do Mar Vermelho diante de vós, quando saíeis do Egypto, e o que fizestes aos dois reis dos amorrheos, a Sehon e a Og, que estavam d'além do Jordão, os quaes destruistes.
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 O que ouvindo, desmaiou o nosso coração, e em ninguem mais ha animo algum, por causa da vossa presença: porque o Senhor vosso Deus é Deus em cima nos céus e em baixo na terra.
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 Agora pois, jurae-me, vos peço, pelo Senhor, pois que vos fiz beneficencia, que vós tambem fareis beneficencia á casa de meu pae, e dae-me um certo signal
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 De que dareis a vida a meu pae e a minha mãe, como tambem a meus irmãos e a minhas irmãs, com tudo o que teem, e de que livrareis as nossas vidas da morte.
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 Então aquelles homens responderam-lhe: A nossa vida responderá pela vossa até ao ponto de morrer, se não denunciardes este nosso negocio, e será pois que, dando-nos o Senhor esta terra, usaremos comtigo de beneficencia e de fidelidade.
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 Ella então os fez descer por uma corda pela janella, porquanto a sua casa estava sobre o muro da cidade, e ella morava sobre o muro.
Therefore, she sent them down from a window with a rope. For her house was joined to the wall.
16 E disse-lhes: Ide-vos ao monte, para que, porventura, vos não encontrem os perseguidores, e escondei-vos lá tres dias, até que voltem os perseguidores, e depois ide pelo vosso caminho.
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 E disseram-lhe aquelles homens: Desobrigados seremos d'este teu juramento que nos fizeste jurar.
And they said to her: “We shall be innocent of this oath, to which you have sworn us,
18 Eis que, vindo nós á terra, atarás este cordão de fio d'escarlata á janella por onde nos fizeste descer; e recolherás em casa comtigo a teu pae, e a tua mãe, e a teus irmãos e a toda a familia de teu pae
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 Será pois que qualquer que sair fóra da porta da tua casa o seu sangue será sobre a sua cabeça, e nós seremos sem culpa; mas qualquer que estiver comtigo em casa o seu sangue seja sobre a nossa cabeça, se n'elle se puzer mão.
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 Porém, se tu denunciares este nosso negocio, seremos desobrigados do teu juramento, que nos fizeste jurar.
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 E ella disse: Conforme ás vossas palavras, assim seja. Então os despediu; e elles se foram; e ella atou o cordão d'escarlata á janella.
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 Foram-se pois, e chegaram ao monte, e ficaram ali tres dias, até que voltaram os perseguidores, porque os perseguidores os buscaram por todo o caminho, porém não os acharam.
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 Assim aquelles dois homens voltaram, e desceram do monte, e passaram, e vieram a Josué, filho de Nun, e contaram-lhe tudo quanto lhes acontecera;
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 E disseram a Josué: Certamente o Senhor tem dado toda esta terra nas nossas mãos, pois até todos os moradores estão desmaiados diante de nós
And they said, “The Lord has delivered this entire land into our hands, and all its inhabitants have been struck down by fear.”
