1 ث ُمَّ أرسَلَ يَشُوعُ بْنُ نُونَ مِنْ مُخَيَّمِ شِطِّيمَ رَجُلَينِ لِيَسْتَكشِفا الأرْضَ سِرّاً، وَقالَ لَهُما: «اذْهَبا وَانْظُرا الأرْضَ، وَأرِيحا بِشَكلٍ خاصٍّ.» فَذَهَبا وَدَخَلا بَيْتَ عاهِرَةٍ اسْمُها راحابُ. وَقَضَيا الَّلَيلَةَ هُناكَ.

¶ 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 a harlot’s house, named Rahab, and lodged there.

2 و َقِيلَ لِمَلِكِ أرِيحا: «أتَى رَجُلانِ مِنْ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ إلَى هُنا الَّليلَةَ لِيَتَجَسَّسا عَلَى الأرْضِ.»

And it was told the king of Jericho, saying, Behold, men of the sons of Israel have come here this night to spy out the land.

3 ف َأرْسَلَ مَلِكُ أرِيحا رِسالَةً إلَى راحابَ يَقُولُ لَها فِيها: «أخْرِجِي الرَّجُلَينِ اللَّذَينِ أتَيا إلَى بَيتِكِ، لِأنَّهُما قَدْ أتَيا لِيَتَجَسَّسا عَلَى أرْضِنا كُلِّها.»

Then the king of Jericho sent unto Rahab, saying, Bring forth the men that have come unto thee, who have entered into thy house; for they are come to spy out all the land.

4 و َلَكِنَّ المَرأةَ كانَتْ قَدْ أخَذَتِ الرَّجُلَينِ وَخَبَّأتْهُما، فَقالَتْ: «هَذا صَحِيحٌ، أتَى رَجُلانِ إلَيَّ، وَلَمْ أعرِفْ مِنْ أينَ هُما،

And the woman had taken the two men and hidden them and said thus, It is true that some men came unto me, but I did not know where they came from.

5 و َحِينَ أتَى وَقتُ إَغلاقِ البَوّابَةِ فِي المَساءِ خَرَجا، وَلا أعرِفُ أينْ ذَهَبا. الحَقُوا بِهِما بِسُرعَةٍ لِأنَّكُمْ تَستَطِيعُونَ الإمساكَ بِهِما.»

And at the time of shutting the gate, when it was dark, these men went out, and I do not know where the men went; pursue after them quickly; for ye shall overtake them.

6 و َكانَتْ قَدْ أصْعَدَتْهُما إلَى السَّطحِ وَخَبَّأتْهُما بَينَ عِيدانِ الكِتّانِ الَّتِي كانَتْ قَدْ وَضَعَتْها هُناكَ.

But she had brought them up to the roof of the house and hid them among the stalks of flax, which she had laid in order upon the roof.

7 ف َلَحِقَ رِجالُ المَلِكِ بالرَّجُلينِ حَتَّى مَعابِرِ نَهرِ الأُردُنِّ. وَأُغلِقَتِ البَوّاباتُ فَورَ خُرُوجِ الَّذِينَ لَحِقُوهُما.

And the men pursued after them along the way to Jordan unto the fords; and as soon as those who pursued after them were gone out, they shut the gate.

8 و َقَبلَ أنْ يَناما، صَعِدَتْ راحابُ إلَيهِما إلَى السَّطْحِ،

¶ And before they went to sleep, she came up unto them upon the roof;

9 و َقالَتْ لَهُما: «أعرِفُ أنَّ اللهَ أعطاكُمُ الأرْضَ. فَنَحْنُ مُرْتَعِبُونَ مِنْكُمْ، وجَمِيعُ السّاكِنِينَ فِي الأرْضِ يَذُوبُونَ خَوفاً بِسَبَبِكُمْ.

and she said unto the men, I know that the LORD has given you this land because the fear of you has fallen upon us and all the inhabitants of the land faint because of you.

10 ف َقَدْ سَمِعْنا أنَّ اللهَ يَبَّسَ ماءَ البَحْرِ الأحمَرِ أمامَكُمْ حِينَ خَرَجْتُمْ مِنْ مِصْرَ. وَسَمِعْنا بِما عَمِلتُمْ لِلمَلِكَينِ اللَّذَينِ كانا فِي شَرقِ نَهرِ الأُردُنِّ، سَيحُونَ وَعُوجَ اللَّذَينِ قَضَيتُمْ عَلَيهِما.

For we have heard how the LORD 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 of the Jordan, Sihon and Og, whom ye utterly destroyed.

11 ف َحِينَ سَمِعْنا بِهَذِهِ الأُمُورِ ارتَعَبْنا، وَلَمْ تَبقَ شَجاعَةٌ فِي قَلْبِ أحَدٍ مِنّا بِسَبَبِكُمْ. فَإلَهُكُمْ هُوَ إلَهُ السَّماءِ مِنْ فَوقُ وَإلَهُ الأرْضِ مِنْ تَحتُ.

Hearing this has melted our heart, neither has there remained any more spirit in any man because of you, for the LORD your God is God above in the heavens and in the earth beneath.

12 و َالآنَ، أقسِما لِي بِاللهِ ، لِأنِّي عَمِلْتُ مَعْكُما إحساناً، بِأنَّكُما أنتُما أيضاً سَتَعمَلانِ إحْساناً لِعائِلَتِي. أكِّدا لِي تَماماً،

Now, therefore, I pray you, swear unto me by the LORD since I have showed you mercy that ye will also do the same unto my father’s house, of which thou shalt give me a true sign,

13 ب ِأنَّكُما سَتَحفَظانِ حَياةَ أبِي وَأُمِّي وَإخوَتِي وَأخَواتِي وَكُلَّ ما يخصُّهُمْ. وَبِأنَّكُما سَتُخَلِّصانِ أنفُسَنا مِنَ المَوتِ.»

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.

14 ف َقالَ الرَّجُلانِ لَها: «نَفْديكُمْ بِحَياتِنا! فَإنْ لَمْ تُخبِرِي بِما نَعمَلُهُ، فَحِينَ يُعْطِينا اللهُ الأرْضَ، سَنَتَعامَلُ مَعَكِ بِوَفاءِ وَإحْسانٍ.»

And the men answered her, Our life for yours if ye do not declare this our business. And it shall be when the LORD has given us the land, that we will deal with thee according to mercy and truth.

15 ف َأنزَلَتْهُمَ بِحَبلٍ مِنَ النّافِذَةِ لِأنَّ بَيتَها كانَ مَبنِيّاً عَلَى سُورِ المَدِينَةِ، وَقَدْ كانَتْ تَسكُنُ فِي السُّورِ.

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.

16 و َقالَتْ لَهُما: «اذْهَبا إلَى التِّلالِ كَي لا يَجِدَكُمُ الرِّجالُ الَّذِينَ يَبحَثُونَ عَنْكُمْ. اخْتَبِئا هُناكَ ثَلاثَةَ أيّامٍ إلَى أنْ يَعُودَ الَّذِينَ يَبحَثُونَ عَنْكُمْ إلَى المَدِينَةِ، وَبَعْدَ ذَلِكَ يُمكِنُكُما الذَّهابُ فِي طَرِيقِكُما.»

And she said unto them, Go to the mountain lest the pursuers meet you; and hide yourselves there three days, until the pursuers have returned; and afterwards ye may go your way.

17 و َقالَ الرَّجُلانِ لَها: «سَنَكُونُ بَرِيئَينِ مِنْ قَسَمِنا لَكِ الَّذِي جَعَلْتِنا نُقسِمُهُ،

And the men said unto her, We will be exempted of this thine oath which thou hast made us swear in the following manner.

18 إ نْ جِئْنا لِكَي نَأخُذَ الأرْضَ، وَلَمْ تَرْبِطِي هَذا الحَبلَ القِرْمِزِيَّ الَّذِي أنزَلْتِنا بِهِ، وَلَمْ تَجمَعِي فِي بَيتِكِ أبِيكِ وَأُمَّكِ وَأُخوَتَكِ وَكُلَّ عائِلَتَكِ.

Behold, when we come into the land, thou shall have bound this line of scarlet thread in the window which thou didst let us down by, and thou shall have brought thy father and thy mother and thy brethren and all thy father’s household home unto thee.

19 ف َكُلُّ مَنْ يَخرُجُ مِنْهُمْ مِنْ بابِ بَيتِكِ إلَى الشّارِعِ سَيَكُونُ مَسؤُولاً عَنْ مَوْتِهِ. وَنَحنُ سَنَكُونُ بَرِيئَينِ. لَكِنْ إنْ تَأذَّى أحَدٌ داخِلَ بَيتِكِ، فَإنَّنا سَنَكُونُ مَسؤُولِينَ عَنْ ذَلِكَ.

And it shall be that whoever shall go out of the doors of thy house into the street, his blood shall be upon his own head, and we will be guiltless; and whoever shall be with thee in the house, his blood shall be on our head if any hand touches him.

20 و َإنْ كَشَفْتِ خِطَّتَنا، فَإنَّنا نَكُونُ بَرِيئَينِ مِنَ القَسَمِ الَّذِي جَعَلْتِنا نُقسِمُهُ لَكِ.»

And if thou should declare this our business, then we will be exempted of thine oath which thou hast made us swear.

21 ف َقالَتْ: «اتَّفَقْنا!» وَأرسَلَتْهُما فَذَهَبا، ثُمَّ رَبَطَتِ الحَبلَ القِرْمِزِيَّ بَنافِذَتِها.

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.

22 ف َغادَرا وَذَهَبا إلَى التِّلالِ، وَبَقِيا هُناكَ لِثَلاثَةِ أيّامٍ إلَى أنْ رَجِعَ الَّذِينَ كانُوا يَبحَثُونَ عَنْهُما إلَى أرِيحا، بَعدَ أنْ بَحَثُوا عَنْهُما فِي كُلِّ الطَّرِيقِ، وَلَمْ يَجِدُوهُما.

¶ And they went and came unto the mountain and abode there three days until their pursuers had returned; and the pursuers sought them throughout all the way but did not find them.

23 ث ُمَّ نَزَلَ الرَّجُلانِ مِنَ التِّلالِ وَعَبَرا نَهْرَ الأُردُنِّ وَأتَيا إلَى يَشُوعَ بْنِ نُونَ وَأخبَراهُ بَكُلِّ ما حَدَثَ لَهُما.

So the two men returned and descended from the mountain and crossed over and came to Joshua, the son of Nun, and told him all the things that had befallen them.

24 و َقالا لِيَشُوعَ: «قَدْ أعطانا اللهُ الأرْضَ كُلَّها! كُلُّ ساكِنِي الأرْضِ مُرتَعِبُونَ مِنّا.»

And they said unto Joshua, Truly the LORD has delivered all the land into our hands; and also all the inhabitants of the land are faint before us.