Josue 2
1 Pagkatapos palihim na ipinadala ni Josue anak ni Nun ang dalawang lalaki mula sa Sittim bilang mga espiya. Sinabi niya, “Lumakad kayo, manmanan ang buong lupain, lalung-lalo na ang Jerico.” Umalis sila at dumating sa bahay ng isang bayarang babae na nagngangalang Rahab, at nanatili sila doon.
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 Sinabi ito sa hari ng Jerico, “Tingnan ninyo, dumating ang mga lalaki ng Israel para magmanman sa lupain.”
But someone [saw them and] told the king of Jericho, “Some Israeli men have come here tonight to spy out the land!”
3 Ang hari ng Jerico ay nagpasabi kay Rahab at sinabi, “Ilabas ang mga lalaking pumunta sa iyo na tumuloy sa iyong bahay, dahil naparito sila para magmanman sa buong lupain.”
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 Pero pinapasok ng babae ang dalawang lalaki at itinago sila. At sinabi niya, “Oo, pumunta ang mga lalaki sa akin, pero hindi ko alam kung saan sila galing.
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 Umalis sila nang takipsilim, oras iyon para isara ang tarangkahan ng lungsod. Hindi ko alam kung saan sila pumunta. Marahil maaabutan ninyo sila kung magmamadali kayong sundan sila.”
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 dinala niya sila sa bubong at itinago sila gamit ang mga tangkay ng lino na kaniyang nilatag sa bubong.
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 Kaya sinundan sila ng mga lalaki sa daang papunta sa mga tawiran ng Jordan. At isinara ang mga tarangkahan pagkalabas ng mga humahabol.
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 Hindi pa nakakahiga ang mga lalaki para sa gabi, nang umakyat siya sa kanila sa bubong.
Before the two men lay down [to sleep] that night, Rahab went up to the roof
9 Sinabi niya, “Alam ko na ibinigay ni Yahweh sa inyo ang lupain at ang takot sa inyo ay dumating sa amin. Ang lahat ng naninirahan sa lupain ay manghihina sa inyong harapan.
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 Nabalitaan namin kung paano pinatuyo ni Yahweh ang tubig ng Dagat na Pula para sa inyo noong lumabas kayo sa Ehipto. At nabalitaan namin kung ano ang ginawa ninyo sa dalawang hari ng mga Amoreo sa kabilang dako ng Jordan—Sihon at Og—na winasak ninyong ganap.
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 Sa pagkarinig namin nito, natunaw ang aming mga puso at walang tapang ang naiwan sa sinuman—dahil si Yahweh na inyong Diyos, siya ang Diyos sa langit sa itaas at sa lupa sa ibaba.
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 Kaya ngayon, pakiusap mangako ka sa akin sa pamamagitan ni Yahweh na, katulad ng aking kabutihan sa inyo, pakitunguhan rin ninyo ng may kabutihan ang sambahayan ng aking ama. Bigyan ninyo ako ng isang tiyak na palatandaan
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 na ililigtas ninyo ang buhay ng aking ama, ina, mga kapatid na lalaki at babae, at ang kanilang buong pamilya, at sa gayon ililigtas ninyo kami mula sa kamatayan.”
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 Sinabi ng mga lalaki sa kaniya, “Buhay namin para sa inyong buhay, kahit hanggang kamatayan! Kung hindi mo sasabihin ang aming pakay, kaya, kapag ibinigay ni Yahweh ang lupaing ito magiging mahabagin kami at matapat sa iyo.”
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 Kaya pinalabas niya sila sa bintana gamit ang isang lubid. Ang bahay kung saan siya nanirahan ay itinayo sa loob ng pader ng lungsod.
[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 Sinabi niya sa kanila, “Pumunta kayo sa mga burol at magtago o ang mga humahabol ay makikita kayo. Magtago kayo doon sa loob ng tatlong araw hanggang ang mga humahabol ay makabalik. Pagkatapos magpatuloy na sa inyong landas.”
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 Sinabi ng mga lalaki sa kaniya, “Wala kaming pananagutan sa mga pangakong ipinagawa mo sa aming sumpaan, kung hindi mo gagawin ito:
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 Kapag pumasok kami sa lupain, dapat itali mo itong matingkad na pulang lubid sa bintana na siyang pinagbabaan mo sa amin, at magtitipon kayo sa bahay ng iyong ama at ina, iyong mga lalaking kapatid at ang buong sambahayan ng iyong ama.
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 Sinuman ang lalabas sa mga pintuan ng iyong bahay patungo sa lansangan, ang kanilang dugo ay nasa kanilang sariling mga ulo at wala kaming pananagutan. Pero kung may isang kamay na manakit sa sinumang kasama mo sa bahay, ang kaniyang dugo ay nasa aming mga ulo.
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 kung ipagsasabi mo itong aming pakay, kung gayon wala kaming pananagutan sa pangakong aming sinumpaan sa iyo, sa pangakong pinagawa mong aming sumpaan.”
But if you tell anyone what we [are planning to] do, we are not required to do what we have vowed to do.”
21 Sumagot si Rahab, “Matupad nawa ang inyong sinabi.” Pinaalis niya sila at umalis sila. Pagkatapos itinali niya ang matingkad na pulang lubid sa bintana.
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 Umalis at umakyat sila sa mga burol at nanatili sila doon ng tatlong araw hanggang sa makabalik ang mga humahabol sa kanila. Naghanap ang mga humahabol sa kahabaan ng daanan at wala silang natagpuan.
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 Bumalik ang dalawang lalaki at tumawid at nagbalik kay Josue anak ni Nun, at isinalaysay nila sa kaniya ang lahat ng bagay na nangyari sa kanila.
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 At sinabi nila kay Josue, “Totoong ibinigay ni Yahweh ang lupaing ito. Natatakot ang lahat ng mga naninirahan sa lupain dahil sa atin.
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.”
