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.

當下，嫩的兒子約書亞從什亭暗暗打發兩個人作探子，吩咐說：「你們去窺探那地和耶利哥。」於是二人去了，來到一個妓女名叫喇合的家裏，就在那裏躺臥。

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.

有人告訴耶利哥王說：「今夜有以色列人來到這裏窺探此地。」

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.

耶利哥王打發人去見喇合說：「那來到你這裏、進了你家的人要交出來，因為他們來窺探全地。」

4 And the woman took the two men and hid them; and she spoke to the messengers, saying, The men came in to me,

女人將二人隱藏，就回答說：「那人果然到我這裏來；他們是哪裏來的我卻不知道。

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.

天黑、要關城門的時候，他們出去了，往哪裏去我卻不知道。你們快快地去追趕，就必追上。」（

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.

先是女人領二人上了房頂，將他們藏在那裏所擺的麻詡中。）

7 And the men followed after them in the way to Jordan to the fords; and the gate was shut.

那些人就往約旦河的渡口追趕他們去了。追趕他們的人一出去，城門就關了。

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;

二人還沒有躺臥，女人就上房頂，到他們那裏，

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.

對他們說：「我知道耶和華已經把這地賜給你們，並且因你們的緣故我們都驚慌了。這地的一切居民在你們面前心都消化了；

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.

因為我們聽見你們出埃及的時候，耶和華怎樣在你們前面使紅海的水乾了，並且你們怎樣待約旦河東的兩個亞摩利王西宏和噩，將他們盡行毀滅。

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.

我們一聽見這些事，心就消化了。因你們的緣故，並無一人有膽氣。耶和華－你們的上帝本是上天下地的上帝。

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:

現在我既是恩待你們，求你們指着耶和華向我起誓，也要恩待我父家，並給我一個實在的證據，

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.

要救活我的父母、弟兄、姊妹，和一切屬他們的，拯救我們性命不死。」

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.

二人對她說：「你若不洩漏我們這件事，我們情願替你們死。耶和華將這地賜給我們的時候，我們必以慈愛誠實待你。」

15 And she let them down by the window;

於是女人用繩子將二人從窗戶裏縋下去；因她的房子是在城牆邊上，她也住在城牆上。

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.

她對他們說：「你們且往山上去，恐怕追趕的人碰見你們；要在那裏隱藏三天，等追趕的人回來，然後才可以走你們的路。」

17 And the men said to her, We are clear of this your oath.

二人對她說：「你要這樣行。不然，你叫我們所起的誓就與我們無干了。

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.

我們來到這地的時候，你要把這條朱紅線繩繫在縋我們下去的窗戶上，並要使你的父母、弟兄，和你父的全家都聚集在你家中。

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.

凡出了你家門往街上去的，他的罪 必歸到自己的頭上，與我們無干了。凡在你家裏的，若有人下手害他，流他血的罪就歸到我們的頭上。

20 But if any one should injure us, or betray these our matters, we shall be quit of this your oath.

你若洩漏我們這件事，你叫我們所起的誓就與我們無干了。」

21 And she said to them, Let it be according to your word; and she sent them out, and they departed.

女人說：「照你們的話行吧！」於是打發他們去了，又把朱紅線繩繫在窗戶上。

22 And they came to the hill-country, and remained there three days; and the pursuers searched all the roads, and found them not.

二人到山上，在那裏住了三天，等着追趕的人回去了。追趕的人一路找他們，卻找不着。

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.

二人就下山回來，過了河，到嫩的兒子約書亞那裏，向他述說所遭遇的一切事；

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.

又對約書亞說：「耶和華果然將那全地交在我們手中；那地的一切居民在我們面前心都消化了。」