Josué 2

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1 Josué, hijo de Nun, envió secretamente desde Sittim dos espías con esta orden: «Id y explorad el país y Jericó». Fueron y entraron en casa de una prostituta, llamada Rajab, y durmieron allí.	1 And so Joshua, the son of Nun, sent two men from Shittim to explore in secret. And he said to them, “Go and consider the land and the city of Jericho.” And while traveling, they entered into the house of a harlot woman named Rahab, and they rested with her.
2 Se le dijo al rey de Jericó: «Mira que unos hombres israelitas han entrado aquí por la ncohe para explorar el país».	2 And it was reported to the king of Jericho, and it was said: “Behold, men have entered to this place in the night, from the sons of Israel, so that they might explore the land.”
3 Entonces el rey de Jericó mandó decir a Rajab: «Haz salir a los hombres que han entrado donde ti - que han entrado a tu casa - porque han venido para explorar todo el país».	3 And the king of Jericho sent to Rahab, saying: “Bring out the men who came to you, and who entered into your house. For certainly they are spies, and they have arrived to consider the entire land.”
4 Pero la mujer tomó a los dos hombres y los escondió. Luego respondió: «Es verdad que esos hombres han venido a mi casa, pero yo no sabía de dónde eran.	4 And the woman, taking the men, hid them. And she said: “I admit that they came to me, but I did not know where they were from.
5 Cuando se iba a cerrar la puerta por la noche, esos hombres salieron y no sé adónde han ido. Perseguidles aprisa, que los alcanzaréis».	5 And when the gate was closed, they went out together in the darkness. I do not know where they have gone. Pursue them quickly, and you will overtake them.”
6 Pero ella los había hecho subir al terrado y los había escondido entre unos haces de lino que tenía amontanados en el terrado.	6 But she caused the men to ascend to the roof of her house, and she covered them with the stalks of flax that were there.
7 Salieron algunos hombres en su persecución camino del Jordán, hacia los vados, y se cerró la puerta en cuanto los perseguidores salieron tras ellos.	7 But those who had been sent pursued after them along the way that leads to the ford of the Jordan. And as soon as they went out, the gate was closed.
8 Todavía ellos no se habían acostado cuando Rajab subió al terrado, donde ellos	8 Those who were hiding had not yet fallen asleep, and behold, the woman went up to them, and she said:
9 y les dijo: «Ya sé que Yahveh os ha dado la tierra, que nos habéis aterrorizado y que todos los habitantes de esta región han temblado ante vosotros:	9 “I know that the Lord has given this land to you. For the terror of you has fallen upon us, and all the inhabitants of the land have languished.
10 porque nos hemos enterado de cómo Yahveh secó las aguas del mar de Suf delante de vosotros a vuestra salida de Egipto, y lo que habéis hecho con los dos reyes amorreos del otro lado del Jordán, Sijón y Og, a quienes consagrasteis al anatema.	10 We have heard that the Lord dried up the water of the Red Sea upon your arrival, when you were departing from Egypt, and we heard of the things that you did to the two kings of the Amorites, who were beyond the Jordan, Sihon and Og, whom you put to death.
11 Al oírlo, ha desfallecido nuestro corazón y no se encuentra ya nadie con aliento en vuestra presencia, porque Yahveh vuestro Dios, es Dios arriba en los cielos y abajo en la tierra.	11 And upon hearing these things, we were very afraid, and our heart languished. Neither did there remain in us any spirit at your arrival. For the Lord your God is the very God in heaven above and on earth below.
12 Juradme, pues, ahora por Yahveh, ya que os he tratado con bondad, que vosotros también trataréis con bondad a la casa de mi padre, y dadme una señal segura;	12 Now, therefore, swear to me by the Lord that in the same way that I have acted with mercy toward you, so also shall you act toward the house of my father. And may you give me a true sign
13 que respetaréis la vida de mi padre y de mi madre, de mis hermanos y hermanas, y de todos los suyos, y que libraréis nuestras vidas de la muerte».	13 that you will save my father and mother, my brothers and sisters, and all that is theirs, and that you may rescue our souls from death.”
14 Los hombres le respondieron: «Muramos nosotros en vez de vosotros, con tal de que no divulguéis nuestro asunto. Cuando Yahveh no haya entregado la tierra, te trataremos a ti con bondad y lealtad».	14 They responded to her: “May our lives be yours unto death, if only you do not betray us. And when the Lord will have delivered the land to us, we will act toward you with mercy and truth.”
15 Ella los descolgó con una cuerda por la ventana, pues su casa estaba en la pared de la muralla y vivía en la misma muralla.	15 Therefore, she sent them down from a window with a rope. For her house was joined to the wall.
16 Les dijo: «Id hacia la montaña, para que no os encuentren los que os persiguen. Estad escondidos allí tres días hasta que vuelvan los perseguidores: después podéis seguir vuestro camino».	16 And she said to them: “Climb up to the mountains; otherwise, they may meet you as they are returning. And lay hidden there for three days, until they return. And then you will go on your way.”
17 Los hombres le respondieron: «Nosotros quedaremos libres de ese juramento que nos has exigido.	17 And they said to her: “We shall be innocent of this oath, to which you have sworn us,
18 Cuando estemos entrando en el país, atarás este cordón de hilo escarlata a la ventana por la que nos has descolgado, y reunirás junto a ti en casa a tu padre, a tu madre, a tus hermanos y a toda la familia de tu padre.	18 if, when we enter into the land, this scarlet cord has been placed as a sign, and you have tied it at the window by which you let us down. And so, gather your father, and mother, and brothers, and all your family into your house.
19 Si alguno sale fuera de las puertas de tu casa, caiga su sangre sobre su cabeza. Nosotros seremos inocentes. Pero la sangre de todos los que estén contigo en casa, caiga sobre nuestras cabezas, si alguien pone su mano sobre ellos.	19 Whoever will have exited from the door of your house, his blood will be on his own head, and we will be uninvolved. But the blood of all who will be with you in the house shall fall back upon our own head, if anyone touches them.
20 Mas si divulgas nuestro asunto, quedaremos libres del juramento que nos has exigido».	20 But if you will have betrayed us, so that you spread this word in their midst, we will be free from this oath, to which you have sworn us.”
21 Ella respondió: «Sea según vuestras palabras». Y los hizo marchar; ellos se fueron, y ella ató el cordón escarlata a la ventana.	21 And she responded, “Just as you have spoken, so let it be done.” And sending them to travel on, she hung the scarlet cord at the window.
22 Marcharon ellos y se metieron en el monte. Se quedaron allí tres días, hasta que regresaron los perseguidores. Estos los habían buscado por todo el camino, pero no los encontraron.	22 And truly, walking on, they arrived at the mountains, and they stayed there for three days, until those who had been pursuing them returned. For having sought them along the entire way, they did not find them.
23 Entonces los dos hombres volvieron a bajar del monte, pasaron el río y fueron donde Josué, hijo de Nun, a quien contaron todo lo que les había ocurrido.	23 And when they returned and entered the city, the explorers descended from the mountain. And crossing the Jordan, they went to Joshua, the son of Nun, and they reported to him all that had happened to them.
24 Dijeron a Josué: «Cierto que Yahveh ha puesto en nuestras manos todo el país; todos los habitantes del país tiemblan ya ante nosotros».	24 And they said, “The Lord has delivered this entire land into our hands, and all its inhabitants have been struck down by fear.”