Joshua 2
1 Joshua the son of Nun secretly sent two men out of Shittim as spies, saying, “Go, view the land, including Jericho.” They went and came into the house of a prostitute whose name was Rahab, and slept there.
Nirahe’Iehosoa ana’ i None, boake Sitime aman’ etake ty mpitingañe, ami’ty hoe: Akia, tiliho i taney naho Ierikò. Aa le nienga mb’eo iereo naho nivotrak’ añ’ anjomba’ ty karapilo atao Rakabe, vaho nandre ao.
2 The king of Jericho was told, “Behold, men of the children of Israel came in here tonight to spy out the land.”
Sinaontsy amy mpanjaka’ Ierikooy, ty hoe: Inao pok’ atoy amo haleñe zao ty boak’ amo ana’ Israeleo hitsoetsoek’ an-tane atoy.
3 Jericho’s king sent to Rahab, saying, “Bring out the men who have come to you, who have entered into your house; for they have come to spy out all the land.”
Aa le nañirak’ amy Rakabe ty mpanjaka’ Ieriko, nanao ty hoe: Akaro ondaty nimb’ama’o mb’eoo, o nimoak’ an-traño’oo, ie te hifilo an-tane atoy ty niziliha’ iareo atoa.
4 The woman took the two men and hid them. Then she said, “Yes, the men came to me, but I didn’t know where they came from.
Fe nendese’ i rakembay indaty roe rey naho naeta’e, aa le nanoe’e ty hoe: Eka, nimb’ amako atoy ondatio, fa nofiko ty nihirifa’ iareo;
5 About the time of the shutting of the gate, when it was dark, the men went out. Where the men went, I don’t know. Pursue them quickly. You may catch up with them.”
ie amy fandrindriñañe i lalam-beiy naho fa nimaieñe, le niavotse indaty rey; fe tsy apotako ty nomba’ indaty rey; horidaño aniany le ho trà’ areo.
6 But she had brought them up to the roof, and hidden them under the stalks of flax which she had laid in order on the roof.
Toe nendese’e an-tafo traño vaho naeta’e an-tahon-dène ao, o fa nalafi’e an-tafoo.
7 The men pursued them along the way to the fords of the Jordan River. As soon as those who pursued them had gone out, they shut the gate.
Aa le hinorida’ ondatio mb’an-dala’ Iardeney mb’eo pak’amo fitsahañeo añe; ie vata’e niènga o nañoridañeo, le narindriñe i lalam-beiy.
8 Before they had lain down, she came up to them on the roof.
Aa ie mbe tsy nandre iareo le nanganike mb’ am’ iereo an-tafo mb’eo;
9 She said to the men, “I know that the LORD has given you the land, and that the fear of you has fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land melt away before you.
le hoe re am’indaty rey: Fantako te natolo’ Iehovà ama’ areo o taneo, fa nidok’ ama’ay ty firevendreveñañe ama’areo vaho mitsolofìñe aolo’ areo ze fonga mpimoneñe an-tane atoy.
10 For we have heard how the LORD dried up the water of the Sea of Suf before you, when you came out of Egypt; and what you did to the two kings of the Amorites, who were beyond the Jordan, to Sihon and to Og, whom you utterly destroyed.
Fa jinanji’ay te nimaihe’ Iehovà aolo’ areo i Ria-Binday, amy niavota’ areo amy Mitsaraimey; naho i nanoe’ areo amy mpanjaka roe nte-Amore, alafe’ Iardeney añe reiy, i Sihone naho i Oge, ie vata’e narotsa’ areo.
11 As soon as we had heard it, our hearts melted, and there wasn’t any more spirit in any man, because of you: for the LORD your God, he is God in heaven above, and on earth beneath.
Ie nahajanjiñe izay le nitranake o tro’aio, leo ondaty raike tsy aman-joton’ arofo ty ama’ areo amy te toe Andrianañahare andikerañe ambone ao naho an-tane ambane atoy t’Iehovà Andrianañahare’ areo.
12 Now therefore, please swear to me by the LORD, since I have dealt kindly with you, that you also will deal kindly with my father’s house, and give me a true sign;
Aa le miambane ama’ areo, mifantà amako añam’ Iehovà, kanao nitretrèzeko, le ho tretreze’ areo ka ty akiban-draeko—ehe anoloro antoke-to—
13 and that you will save alive my father, my mother, my brothers, and my sisters, and all that they have, and will deliver our lives from death.”
te havotso’ areo ho veloñe ty raeko naho i reneko naho o rahalahikoo naho o rahavavekoo naho o vara’ iareo iabio vaho ho hahà’ areo ty fiai’ay tsy hivetrake.
14 The men said to her, “Our life for yours, if you don’t talk about this business of ours; and it shall be, when the LORD gives us the land, that we will deal kindly and truly with you.”
Le hoe indaty rey ama’e, Hasolo ty fiai’areo ty anay, naho tsy talilie’ areo o fitoloña’aio; ie amy zao, naho atolo’ Iehovà anay o taneo, le hatarik’ ama’o an-kavañonan-jahay.
15 Then she let them down by a cord through the window; for her house was on the side of the wall, and she lived on the wall.
Aa le nazotso’e an-taly amy lafinetiy iereo; amy te añate’ i kijoliy ty anjomba’e, fa ambone’ i rindriñey ty nitoboha’e.
16 She said to them, “Go to the mountain, lest the pursuers find you. Hide yourselves there three days, until the pursuers have returned. Afterward, you may go your way.”
Le hoe re am’ iereo, Akia mb’ an-kaboam-b’eo, tsy mone hifanalaka ama’ areo o mpañoridañeo, naho mietaha añe telo andro, ampara’ te mitampoly o mpañotrokeo; izay vaho hañavelo mb’eo nahareo.
17 The men said to her, “We will be guiltless of this your oath which you’ve made us to swear.
Aa hoe ondatio ama’e, Ho haha amy fanta nampifantà’o anaiy zahay,
18 Behold, when we come into the land, tie this line of scarlet thread in the window which you used to let us down. Gather to yourself into the house your father, your mother, your brothers, and all your father’s household.
naho tsy arohi’o amy lafinety nanjotsoa’o anaiy ty fole mena toy, t’ie mimoak’ an-tane atoy; le hendese’o añ’akiba’o ao ty rae’o naho i rene’o naho o longo’oo vaho o anjomban-drae’o iabio.
19 It shall be that whoever goes out of the doors of your house into the street, his blood will be on his head, and we will be guiltless. Whoever is with you in the house, his blood shall be on our head, if any hand is on him.
Ie amy zao, ze hiakatse o lalan’ anjomba’oo mb’ an-damoke mb’eo, le ho an-doha’e ty lio’e, vaho ho afa-kakeo zahay; f’ie hitraok’ ama’o amy akibay ao, le ho an-doha’ay ty lio ze paohem-pitàñe.
20 But if you talk about this business of ours, then we shall be guiltless of your oath which you’ve made us to swear.”
Aa naho saontsie’o o fitoloña’ay zao, le halio-tahin-jahay amy fanta nampititihe’o anaiy.
21 She said, “Let it be as you have said.” She sent them away, and they departed. Then she tied the scarlet line in the window.
Le hoe re: O saontsi’ areoo ro ie. Nirahe’e mb’eo le niavotse iereo vaho narohi’e amy lafineti’ey i fole menay.
22 They went and came to the mountain, and stayed there three days, until the pursuers had returned. The pursuers sought them all along the way, but didn’t find them.
Ie nañavelo, le nipok’ am-bohitsey vaho nañialo ao telo andro, ampara’ te nitampoly o mpañotrokeo; tsinoetsoe’ o mpañoridañeo mb’eo mb’eo amy lalañey fe tsy nahaisake.
23 Then the two men returned, descended from the mountain, crossed the river, and came to Joshua the son of Nun. They told him all that had happened to them.
Aa le niavotse indaty rey, nizotso boak’ am-bohibohitse ao, le nitsake, naho niheo mb’am’ Iehosoa ana’ i None mb’eo, vaho nitalily i nifetsak’ ama’ iareoy.
24 They said to Joshua, “Truly the LORD has delivered all the land into our hands. Moreover, all the inhabitants of the land melt away before us.”
Le hoe ty asa’ iareo am’ Iehosoa: Toe natolo’ Iehovà am-pitàn-tikañe i tane iabiy vaho mitsolofiñe aolon-tikañe ze hene mpimoneñe amy taney.
