Joshua 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.
Jošua, sin Nunov, posla potajno iz Šitima dvojicu uhoda s nalogom: “Idite, izvidite područje, osobito Jerihon.” Oni odu i stignu u kuću bludnice koja se zvala Rahaba i ondje prenoće.
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.
To bude javljeno kralju jerihonskom: “Evo, stigoše noćas ovamo neki ljudi od sinova Izraelovih da izvide zemlju.”
3 And the king of Jericho sent and spoke to Raab, saying, Bring out the men that entered into your house this night; for they are come to spy out the land.
Tada kralj jerihonski poruči Rahabi: “Izvedi ljude koji su došli k tebi, koji su ušli u tvoj dom, jer su došli uhoditi svu zemlju.”
4 And the woman took the two men and hid them; and she spoke to the messengers, saying, The men came in to me,
Ali žena uze ona dva čovjeka, sakri ih i reče: “Istina, ti su ljudi došli k meni, ali ja nisam znala odakle su.
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 you may overtake them.
Kada se u sumrak zatvarahu gradska vrata, oni odoše i ja ne znam kamo su krenuli. Požurite za njima jer ih još možete stići.”
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.
A ona ih bijaše izvela na krov i sakrila pod netrveni lan što ga je ondje razastrla.
7 And the men followed after them in the way to Jordan to the fords; and the gate was shut.
I požure se ljudi u potjeru za njima, prema Jordanu, sve do prijelaza preko rijeke; a kad je potjera izišla, zatvore se za njima gradska vrata.
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;
Dok još oni gore ne bijahu zaspali, popne se Rahaba k njima na krov
9 and she said to them, I know that the Lord has given you the land; for the fear of you has fallen upon us.
i reče im: “Znam da vam je Jahve dao ovu zemlju, jer nas je sve uhvatio strah od vas i prezaju od vas svi žitelji ovoga kraja.
10 For we have heard that the Lord God dried up the Red Sea before you, when you 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 you utterly destroyed.
Jer čusmo kako je Jahve isušio vodu Crvenoga mora pred vama kada ste izašli iz Egipta, i ono što ste učinili dvojici kraljeva amorejskih s druge strane Jordana, Sihonu i Ogu, koje pogubiste.
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 the Lord your god [is] God in heaven above, and on the earth beneath.
Kad smo čuli sve to, zastalo nam srce i nitko da smogne snage da vam se suprotstavi jer Jahve, Bog vaš - on je Bog gore na nebesima i dolje na zemlji.
12 And now swear to me by the Lord God; since I deal mercifully with you, so do you also deal mercifully with the house of my father:
Zakunite mi se, dakle, Jahvom da ćete i vi učiniti milost domu oca moga, kao što i ja učinih milost vama, i dajte mi pouzdan znak
13 and save alive the house of my father, my mother, and my brethren, and all my house, and all that they have, and you shall rescue my soul from death.
da ćete ostaviti na životu moga oca i moju majku, braću moju i sestre moje i sve njihovo i da ćete nas izbaviti od smrti.”
14 And the men said to her, Our life for yours [even] to death: and she said, When the Lord shall have delivered the city to you, you shall deal mercifully and truly with me.
Odgovoriše joj ljudi: “Životom svojim jamčimo za vas, samo ako nas ne izdate. Kad nam Jahve dade zemlju, iskazat ćemo ti milost i vjernost.”
15 And she let them down by the window;
Rahaba ih zatim spusti po konopu kroz prozor jer joj je kuća bila uz bedem i ona je do bedema stanovala.
16 and she said to them, Depart into the hill-country, lest the pursuers meet you, and you shall be hidden there three days until your pursuers return from after you, and afterwards you shall depart on your way.
Još im reče: “Pođite prema gori da vas potjera ne nađe i krijte se ondje tri dana dok se progonitelji ne vrate, a onda idite svojim putem.”
17 And the men said to her, We are clear of this your oath.
Ljudi joj odgovore: “Evo, ovako ćemo ti ispuniti zakletvu kojom si nas zaklela:
18 Behold, we shall enter into a part of the city, and you shall set a sign; you shall bind this scarlet cord in the window, by which you have let us down, and you shall bring in to yourself, into your house, your father, and your mother, and your brethren, and all the family of your father.
kad uđemo u zemlju, posluži se ovim znakom: priveži ovu crvenu vrpcu za prozor kroz koji nas spuštaš i sakupi kod sebe, u kući, svoga oca, i svoju majku, i svoju braću, i svu svoju rodbinu.
19 And it shall come to pass that whoever shall go outside the door of your house, his guilt shall be upon him, and we shall be quit of this your oath; and we will be responsible for all that shall be found with you in your house.
Tko god od vas stupi van preko praga tvoje kuće, krv njegova na glavu njegovu: nije krivnja na nama - sam je krivac svojoj smrti; a tko ostane s tobom u kući, krv njegova neka padne na glave naše - mi ćemo biti krivci ako ga se tko rukom dotakne.
20 But if any one should injure us, or betray these our matters, we shall be quit of this your oath.
Ako pak izdaš ovu našu stvar, slobodni smo od zakletve kojom si nas zaklela.”
21 And she said to them, Let it be according to your word; and she sent them out, and they departed.
A ona odgovori: “Neka bude kako rekoste!” Tada ih pusti i oni odoše, a ona zaveza na prozor crvenu vrpcu.
22 And they came to the hill-country, and remained there three days; and the pursuers searched all the roads, and found them not.
Oni odoše i dođoše u goru i ondje ostadoše tri dana dok se ne vrati potjera; tražila ih je potjera na svim putovima, ali ih nije nigdje našla.
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.
Tada se vrate i one dvije uhode: siđu s gore, prijeđu preko rijeke i dođu k Jošui, sinu Nunovu, te ga izvijeste o svemu što im se dogodilo.
24 And they said to Joshua, The Lord has delivered all the land into our power, and all the inhabitants of that land tremble because of us.
I rekoše Jošui: “Jahve nam je svu tu krajinu predao u ruke; sve je njezine stanovnike uhvatio strah pred nama.”
