Giosuè 2

NOVA VULGATA	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Misit ergo Iosue filius Nun de Settim duos viros exploratores in abscondito et dixit eis; “Ite et considerate terram urbemque Iericho ”. Qui pergentes ingressi sunt domum mulieris meretricis nomine Rahab et quieverunt ibi.	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 Nuntiatumque est regi Iericho et dictum: “ Ecce viri ingressi sunt huc per noctem de filiis Israel, ut explorarent terram ”.	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 Misitque rex Iericho ad Rahab dicens: “ Educ viros, qui venerunt ad te et ingressi sunt domum tuam; exploratores quippe sunt et omnem terram considerare venerunt ”.	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 Tollensque mulier viros abscondit et ait: “ Fateor, venerunt ad me, sed nesciebam unde essent;	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 cumque porta clauderetur in tenebris, et illi pariter exierunt, nescio quo abierunt. Persequimini cito et comprehendetis eos ”.	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 Ipsa autem fecit ascendere viros in solarium domus suae operuitque eos lini stipula, quae ibi erat.	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 Hi autem, qui missi fuerant, secuti sunt eos per viam, quae ducit ad vadum Iordanis; illisque egressis, statim porta clausa est.	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 Necdum obdormierant qui latebant, et ecce mulier ascendit ad eos et ait:	8 Those who were hiding had not yet fallen asleep, and behold, the woman went up to them, and she said:
9 “ Novi quod tradiderit Dominus vobis terram, et irruit in nos terror vester, et elanguerunt omnes habitatores terrae coram vobis.	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 Audivimus enim quod siccaverit Dominus aquas maris Rubri ad vestrum introitum, quando egressi estis ex Aegypto, et quae feceritis duobus Amorraeorum regibus, qui erant trans Iordanem, Sehon et Og, quos interfecistis.	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 Et haec audientes pertimuimus, et elanguit cor nostrum, nec remansit in nobis spiritus ad introitum vestrum; Dominus enim Deus vester ipse est Deus in caelo sursum et in terra deorsum.	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 Nunc ergo iurate mihi per Dominum, ut, quomodo ego feci vobiscum misericordiam, ita et vos faciatis cum domo patris mei detisque mihi signum verum,	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 ut salvetis patrem meum et matrem, fratres ac sorores meas et omnia, quae eorum sunt, et eruatis animas nostras de morte ”.	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 Qui responderunt ei: “ Anima nostra sit pro vobis in mortem, si tamen non prodideris; cumque tradiderit nobis Dominus terram, faciemus in te misericordiam et veritatem ”.	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 Demisit ergo eos per funem de fenestra; domus enim eius haerebat muro, et in muro habitabat.	15 Therefore, she sent them down from a window with a rope. For her house was joined to the wall.
16 Dixitque ad eos: “ Ad montana pergite, ne forte occurrant vobis persecutores, ibique latete diebus tribus, donec redeant; et postea ibitis per viam vestram.	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 Qui dixerunt ad eam: “ Innoxii erimus a iuramento hoc, quo adiurasti nos,	17 And they said to her: “We shall be innocent of this oath, to which you have sworn us,
18 si, ingredientibus nobis terram, signum fuerit funiculus iste coccineus, et ligaveris eum in fenestra, per quam nos demisisti, et patrem tuum ac matrem fratresque et omnem cognationem tuam congregaveris in domum tuam.	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 Qui ostium domus tuae egressus fuerit, sanguis ipsius erit in caput eius, et nos erimus innoxii; cunctorum autem sanguis, qui tecum fuerint in domo, redundabit in caput nostrum, si eos aliquis tetigerit.	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 Quod si prodideris hoc verbum, erimus mundi ab hoc iuramento, quo adiurasti nos ”.	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 Et illa respondit: “ Sicut locuti estis, ita fiat ”. Dimittensque eos, ut pergerent, appendit funiculum coccineum in fenestra.	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 Illi vero ambulantes pervenerunt ad montana et manserunt ibi tres dies, donec reverterentur, qui fuerant persecuti; quaerentes enim per omnem viam non reppererunt eos.	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 Duo viri reversi sunt et descenderunt de monte et, transmisso Iordane, venerunt ad Iosue filium Nun narraveruntque ei omnia, quae acciderant sibi,	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 atque dixerunt: “ Tradidit Dominus in manus nostras omnem terram, et timore prostrati sunt cuncti habitatores eius in conspectu nostro ”.	24 And they said, “The Lord has delivered this entire land into our hands, and all its inhabitants have been struck down by fear.”