2:1 And Joshua the son of Naue sent out of
Sattin two young men to spy [the land], saying, Go up and view the land and
Jericho: and the two young men went and entered into Jericho; and they
entered into the house of a harlot, whose name [was] Raab, and lodged there.
2:2 An it was reported to the king of Jericho, saying, Men of the sons of
Israel have come in hither to spy the land.
2:3 And the king of Jericho sent and spoke to Raab, saying, Bring out the
men that entered into thine house this night; for they are come to spy out
the land.
2:4 And the woman took the two men and hid them; and she spoke to the
messengers, saying, The men came in to me,
2:5 but when the gate was shut in the evening, the men went out; I know not
whither they are gone: follow after them, if ye may overtake them.
2:6 But she [had] brought them up upon the house, and hid them in the
flax-stalks that were spread by her on the house.
2:7 And the men followed after them in the way to Jordan to the fords; and
the gate was shut.
2:8 And it came to pass when the men who pursued after them were gone forth,
and before the spies had lain down to sleep, that she came up to them on the
top of the house;
2:9 and she said to them, I know that Yehovah has given you the land; for
the fear of you has fallen upon us.
2:10 For we have heard that Yehovah Elohim dried up the Red Sea before you,
when ye came out of the land of Egypt, and all that he did to the two kings
of the Amorites, who were beyond Jordan, to Seon and Og, whom ye utterly
destroyed.
2:11 And when we heard it we were amazed in our heart, and there was no
longer any spirit in any of us because of you, for Yehovah your god [is]
Elohim in heaven above, and on the earth beneath.
2:12 And now swear to me by Yehovah Elohim; since I deal mercifully with you,
so do ye also deal mercifully with the house of my father:
2:13 and save alive the house of my father, my mother, and my brethren, and
all my house, and all that they have, and ye shall rescue my soul from
death.
2:14 And the men said to her, Our life for yours [even] to death: and she
said, When Yehovah shall have delivered the city to you, ye shall deal
mercifully and truly with me.
2:15 And she let them down by the window;
2:16 and she said to them, Depart into the hill-country, lest the pursuers
meet you, and ye shall be hidden there three days until your pursuers return
from after you, and afterwards ye shall depart on your way.
2:17 And the men said to her, We are clear of this thy oath.
2:18 Behold, we shall enter into a part of the city, and thou shalt set a
sign; thou shalt bind this scarlet cord in the window, by which thou hast
let us down, and thou shalt bring in to thyself, into thy house, thy father,
and thy mother, and thy brethren, and all the family of thy father.
2:19 And it shall come to pass that whosoever shall go outside the door of
thy house, his guilt shall be upon him, and we shall be quit of this thine
oath; and we will be responsible for all that shall be found with thee in
thy house.
2:20 But if any one should injure us, or betray these our matters, we shall
be quit of this thine oath.
2:21 And she said to them, Let it be according to your word; and she sent
them out, and they departed.
2:22 And they came to the hill-country, and remained there three days; and
the pursuers searched all the roads, and found them not.
2:23 And the two young men returned, and came down out of the mountain; and
they went over to Joshua the son of Naue, and told him all things that had
happened to them.
2:24 And they said to Joshua, Yehovah has delivered all the land into our
power, and all the inhabitants of that land tremble because of us. |
2:1 And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of
Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go view the land, even Jericho. And
they went, and came into an harlot's house, named Rahab, and lodged there.
2:2 And it was told the king of Jericho, saying, Behold, there came men in
hither to night of the children of Israel to search out the country.
2:3 And the king of Jericho sent unto Rahab, saying, Bring forth the men
that are come to thee, which are entered into thine house: for they be come
to search out all the country.
2:4 And the woman took the two men, and hid them, and said thus, There came
men unto me, but I wist not whence they were:
2:5 And it came to pass about the time of shutting of the gate, when it was
dark, that the men went out: whither the men went I wot not: pursue after
them quickly; for ye shall overtake them.
2:6 But she had brought them up to the roof of the house, and hid them with
the stalks of flax, which she had laid in order upon the roof.
2:7 And the men pursued after them the way to Jordan unto the fords: and as
soon as they which pursued after them were gone out, they shut the gate.
2:8 And before they were laid down, she came up unto them upon the roof;
2:9 And she said unto the men, I know that Yehovah hath given you the land,
and that your terror is fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the
land faint because of you.
2:10 For we have heard how Yehovah dried up the water of the Red sea for
you, when ye came out of Egypt; and what ye did unto the two kings of the
Amorites, that were on the other side Jordan, Sihon and Og, whom ye utterly
destroyed.
2:11 And as soon as we had heard these things, our hearts did melt, neither
did there remain any more courage in any man, because of you: for Yehovah
your Elohim, he is Elohim in heaven above, and in earth beneath.
2:12 Now therefore, I pray you, swear unto me by Yehovah, since I have
showed you kindness, that ye will also show kindness unto my father's house,
and give me a true token:
2:13 And that ye will save alive my father, and my mother, and my brethren,
and my sisters, and all that they have, and deliver our lives from death.
2:14 And the men answered her, Our life for yours, if ye utter not this our
business. And it shall be, when Yehovah hath given us the land, that we
will deal kindly and truly with thee.
2:15 Then she let them down by a cord through the window: for her house was
upon the town wall, and she dwelt upon the wall.
2:16 And she said unto them, Get you to the mountain, lest the pursuers meet
you; and hide yourselves there three days, until the pursuers be returned:
and afterward may ye go your way.
2:17 And the men said unto her, We will be blameless of this thine oath
which thou hast made us swear.
2:18 Behold, when we come into the land, thou shalt bind this line of
scarlet thread in the window which thou didst let us down by: and thou shalt
bring thy father, and thy mother, and thy brethren, and all thy father's
household, home unto thee.
2:19 And it shall be, that whosoever shall go out of the doors of thy house
into the street, his blood shall be upon his head, and we will be guiltless:
and whosoever shall be with thee in the house, his blood shall be on our
head, if any hand be upon him.
2:20 And if thou utter this our business, then we will be quit of thine oath
which thou hast made us to swear.
2:21 And she said, According unto your words, so be it. And she sent them
away, and they departed: and she bound the scarlet line in the window.
2:22 And they went, and came unto the mountain, and abode there three days,
until the pursuers were returned: and the pursuers sought them throughout
all the way, but found them not.
2:23 So the two men returned, and descended from the mountain, and passed
over, and came to Joshua the son of Nun, and told him all things that befell
them:
2:24 And they said unto Joshua, Truly Yehovah hath delivered into our hands
all the land; for even all the inhabitants of the country do faint because
of us. |