Josué 2
1 Entonces Josué, hijo de Nun, envió en secreto a dos espías de Sitín. Y les dijo: “Vayan y exploren la tierra, especialmente el territorio de Jericó”. Entonces ellos se fueron, y se hospedaron en la casa de una mujer llamada Rahab, que era una prostituta. Allí pasaron la noche.
Then Joshua [chose] two men from [their camp at] Acacia. He told them, “Go [across the Jordan River] and secretly find out all that you can about the land on that side of the river, especially about Jericho [city].” So the two men crossed [the river and entered Jericho]. They entered the house of a prostitute, whose name was Rahab. They stayed in her house [that night].
2 Pero al rey de Jericó le informaron: “Mira, unos israelitas han venido aquí esta noche para espiar el territorio”.
But someone [saw them and] told the king of Jericho, “Some Israeli men have come here tonight to spy out the land!”
3 Así que el rey de Jericó envió órdenes a Rahab, diciéndole: “Entrega a los hombres que vinieron a visitarte y quédate en tu casa, porque han venido a espiar todo nuestro país”.
So the king sent some messengers to tell Rahab, “Bring out the men who came and entered your house, [so that we can kill them], because they have come [here] to (spy out/find out all they can about) this land!”
4 La mujer se había llevado a los dos hombres y los había escondido. Y le dijo a los mensajeros del rey: “Sí, es verdad, los hombres vinieron a visitarme, pero no sabía de dónde eran.
She told them that the two men had gone to her house. But she had hidden the two men there. So when the messengers came to her house, she told them, “Two men came here, but I did not know where they had come from.
5 Se fueron al atardecer, justo cuando se cerraba la puerta de la ciudad. No tengo ni idea de adónde fueron. Si son rápidos, pueden ir tras ellos y quizás los alcancen”.
At dusk, just before (guards closed the city gate/the city gates were closed), the two men left. I do not know where they went. So, go quickly and search for them! Perhaps you may catch them!”
6 (Ella los había llevado hasta el tejado y los había escondido debajo de unos fardos de lino que tenía allí).
But [she was lying, ] she had taken the two men up to the [flat] roof of her house and had hidden them under the piles of flax that she had laid on the roof.
7 Los mensajeros del rey fueron tras los hombres por el camino que lleva a la orilla del río Jordán. Tan pronto como los perseguidores se fueron, la puerta de la ciudad se cerró tras de ellos.
The messengers went out of the city to search for the two men. Immediately, the guards shut the city gate. The messengers went along the road that leads down to the place where people can walk across the Jordan [River], [but they did not find the two men].
8 Antes de que los espías se durmieran, Rahab subió al tejado para hablar con ellos.
Before the two men lay down [to sleep] that night, Rahab went up to the roof
9 Les dijo: “Sé que el Señor les ha dado esta tierra. Todos estamos aterrorizados de ustedes. Todos los que viven aquí temen en gran manera desde que ustedes llegaron.
and said to them, “We know that Yahweh [is about to] give this land to you Israelis, and as a result all the people living in this land are terrified because of you.
10 Hemos oído cómo el Señor secó las aguas del Mar Rojo delante ustedes cuando salieron de Egipto, y lo que le hicieron a los dos reyes de los amorreos al Este del Jordán, Sijón y Og, a quienes destruyeron por completo.
We have heard about how Yahweh dried up the water of the Red Sea for you to cross it when you left Egypt. And we have heard how you killed Sihon and Og, the two kings of the tribe of Amor who lived east of the Jordan [River]. You [Israelis] totally destroyed everyone [and everything in their kingdom].
11 Al oír esto, nuestro ánimo decayó. A nadie le quedó ningún espíritu de lucha por causa de ustedes. Porque el Señor su Dios es Dios arriba en el cielo y abajo en la tierra.
When we heard about those things, we were very dismayed. We no longer have enough courage to fight against you, because we know that Yahweh, the God whom you [worship], is helping you. [And we know that] he rules everything in heaven and here on earth.
12 Así que ahora prométanme en el nombre del Señor que como he actuado de buena fe con ustedes, entonces ustedes harán lo mismo por mi familia. Denme una señal de que puedo confiar en ustedes,
So now [I want you to] solemnly promise me, and ask Yahweh to punish you if you do not do what you promise. Solemnly promise me that you will act kindly to me and my family, because I have acted kindly to you.
13 y que apartarán a mi padre y a mi madre, así como a mis hermanos y hermanas, y a todos los que forman parte de sus familias, y que los salvarán de la muerte”.
Do something to prove that you will (spare the lives of/not kill) my father and my mother, my brothers and sisters, and all of their families. Promise me that you [Israelis] will not kill us [when you destroy this city].”
14 “¡Nuestras vidas por las vidas de ellos!” le respondieron los hombres. “Si no le dices a nadie sobre esto, te trataremos justa y fielmente cuando el Señor nos entregue la tierra”.
The two men replied, “We desire that God will cause us to die if we do not do as we say! If you do not tell others what we [are planning to] do, we will act kindly toward you all when Yahweh enables us to possess the land.”
15 Entonces ella los hizo descender con una cuerda por la ventana, pues la casa donde vivía estaba construida en el exterior de la muralla de la ciudad.
[One of] the outside walls of the house where Rahab lived was part of the wall [that was around] the city. So she fastened a rope outside the window [that was in that wall], by which the men could climb down the wall.
16 “Corran hacia las colinas”, les dijo. “Así quienes los persiguen no los encontrarán. Quédense allí tres días hasta que ellos se hayan ido a casa, y entonces podrán seguir su camino”.
Then she said to them, “When you leave the city, go up into the hills so that the men who are searching for you will not find you. Hide in caves in the hills for three days, until the men who are searching for you return to the city. Then you can return safely to your camp.”
17 Los hombres le habían dicho: “Seremos liberados de la promesa que nos hiciste jurar,
The two men [gave her a red cord, and] said to her, “This is what you must do; if you do not do this, we will not be required to do what we have vowed to do.
18 a menos que cuando entremos en esta tierra, cuelgues un cordón escarlata en la ventana por la que nos bajaste. Debes reunir en la casa a tu padre, tu madre y tus hermanos, y a toda la familia.
You must tie this red cord in the window that has the rope by which we will climb down. You must let the cord hang there. And you must bring your father and your mother and your brothers and all the others in your family inside the house. Then, when our army enters your land, we will see the cord, and we will not kill the people in your house.
19 Si alguien sale de tu casa y es asesinado, es su culpa y no somos responsables de su muerte. Pero si alguien pone una mano sobre alguien que está dentro de su casa, asumimos toda la responsabilidad de su muerte.
If anyone in your family goes outside this house into the street, [our soldiers] will kill them, and we will not be guilty [MTY] for doing that. But if anyone who is in this house with you is injured, we will be guilty for causing that.
20 Pero si le dices a alguien sobre esto entonces seremos liberados de la promesa que nos hiciste jurar”.
But if you tell anyone what we [are planning to] do, we are not required to do what we have vowed to do.”
21 “Estoy de acuerdo, que sea como ustedes lo han dicho”, respondió. Y así los envió, y colgó un cordón escarlata en su ventana.
Rahab said, “I agree to do what you say.” So they climbed down the rope and left. And she left the red cord tied in the window.
22 Ellos subieron a las colinas y se quedaron allí tres días. Los hombres que los perseguían buscaron por todo elcamino pero no pudieron encontrarlos, así que volvieron a casa.
When the two men left the city, they went up into the hills. They stayed there for three days, while the men [who had been sent by the king] continued to search for them. They searched all along the road, but they did not find the two men. So they returned to the city.
23 Entonces los dos hombres regresaron. Bajaron de las colinas y cruzaron el Jordán. Fueron a ver a Josué y le explicaron todo lo que les había pasado.
Then the two men started back toward their camp. They went down from the hills, went down to the river, crossed it at the place where people can walk across it, and returned to their camp. They told Joshua everything that had happened to them.
24 “El Señor ha puesto esta tierra en nuestras manos”, le aseguraron. “¡Toda la gente que vive allí se muere de espanto por causa de nosotros!”
They said to Joshua, “We are sure that Yahweh is going to enable us to possess everything that is in that land. The people there are terrified [IDM] because of us.”
