Josué 2
1 Entonces Josué, el hijo de Nun, envió a dos hombres de Sitim en secreto, con el propósito de explorar la tierra, especialmente Jericó. Entonces ellos fueron y vinieron a la casa de una mujer prostituta del pueblo, llamada Rahab, donde tomaron su descanso por 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 Y se dijo al rey de Jericó: Mira, algunos hombres han venido aquí esta noche de los hijos de Israel con el propósito de buscar la tierra.
But someone [saw them and] told the king of Jericho, “Some Israeli men have come here tonight to spy out the land!”
3 Entonces el rey de Jericó envió a Rahab, diciendo: Envía a los hombres que han venido a ti y están en tu casa; porque han venido con el propósito de buscar toda la tierra.
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 Y la mujer tomó a los dos hombres y los puso en un lugar secreto; entonces ella dijo: Sí, los hombres vinieron a mí, pero no supe 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 Y cuando llegó el momento de cerrar las puertas en la oscuridad, salieron. No tengo idea de a dónde fueron los hombres; pero si los persigues rápidamente, los podrán alcanzar.
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 Pero ella los había llevado hasta el techo, escondiéndolos con los tallos de lino que había puesto en orden 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 Entonces los hombres los siguieron por el camino al Jordán hasta el cruce del río. Y cuando salieron, la puerta de la ciudad se cerró.
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 Y antes de que los hombres se fueran a descansar, se les acercó en el techo,
Before the two men lay down [to sleep] that night, Rahab went up to the roof
9 Y les dijo: Está claro para mí que el Señor les ha dado la tierra, y que el temor de ustedes ha venido sobre nosotros; todos los habitantes de la tierra se han acobardado ante ustedes.
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 Porque hemos oído de cómo el Señor secó el Mar Rojo ante ustedes cuando salieron de Egipto; y lo que hiciste a los dos reyes de los amorreos, al otro lado del Jordán, a Sehón y Og, a quienes destruyeron completamente.
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 Y a causa de estas noticias, nuestros corazones se acobardaron, y no tuvimos más valor en ninguno de nosotros a causa de ustedes; porque el Señor su Dios supremo es Dios en el cielo en lo alto y aquí 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 Ahora, ¿me darás tu juramento por parte del Señor? Que, como he sido amable contigo, serás amable con la casa de mi padre.
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 mantendrás a salvo a mi padre, a mi madre, a mis hermanos y a todo lo que tienen, para que no nos llegue 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 Y los hombres le dijeron: Nuestra vida por la tuya, si mantienes nuestro negocio en secreto; y cuando el Señor nos haya dado la tierra, mantendremos la fe y seremos bondadosos con ustedes.
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 Luego los bajó de la ventana por un cordón, porque la casa donde vivía estaba en la pared 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 Y ella les dijo: Vete a la región montañosa, o los hombres que te persiguen te alcanzarán; Manténganse seguros allí durante tres días, hasta que los buscadores hayan regresado, y luego sigan 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 Y los hombres le dijeron: Solo seremos responsables de este juramento que nos has hecho hacer,
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 Si, cuando entramos en la tierra, pones este cordón de hilo rojo brillante en la ventana desde la que nos dejaste caer; y trae a tu padre y madre y tus hermanos y toda tu familia a la casa;
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 Entonces, si alguien sale de tu casa a la calle, su sangre estará sobre su cabeza, no seremos responsables; pero si algún daño llega a alguien en la casa, su sangre estará en nuestras cabezas.
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 dice algo sobre nuestro negocio aquí, estaremos libres del juramento que nos ha hecho tomar.
But if you tell anyone what we [are planning to] do, we are not required to do what we have vowed to do.”
21 Y ella dijo: Dejen que sea como ustedes dicen. Entonces los despidió, y se fueron; Y ella puso la cuerda roja brillante en la 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 Y entraron en la región montañosa y estuvieron allí tres días, hasta que los hombres que habían ido tras ellos regresaron; y los que iban tras ellos los buscaban por todas partes sin encontrarlos.
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 bajaron de la región montañosa y se acercaron y regresaron a Josué, el hijo de Nun; y le dieron una cuenta completa de lo que había sucedido.
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 Y dijeron a Josué: En verdad, el Señor ha entregado toda la tierra en nuestras manos; y todas las personas de la tierra se acobardan delante 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.”
