Giosuè 6

NOVA VULGATA	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Iericho autem erat munita et clausa coram filiis Israel, et nul lus egredi audebat aut ingredi.	1 Now Jericho was closed as well as fortified, out of fear of the sons of Israel, and no one dared to depart or to enter.
2 Dixitque Dominus ad Iosue: “ Ecce dedi in manu tua Iericho et regem eius omnesque fortes viros.	2 And the Lord said to Joshua: “Behold, I have given Jericho into your hand, with its king and all the strong men.
3 Circuite urbem cuncti bellatores semel per diem: sic facietis sex diebus.	3 Have all the warriors circle the city once each day; you shall do so for six days.
4 Septem sacerdotes portabunt septem bucinas, cornua arietum, ante arcam foederis. Die autem septimo septies circuibitis civitatem, et sacerdotes clangent bucinis.	4 Then, on the seventh day, the priests shall take the seven trumpets, which are used on the jubilee, and they shall precede the ark of the covenant. And you shall circle the city seven times, and the priests shall sound the trumpets.
5 Cumque insonuerit vox tubae longior et in auribus vestris increpuerit, conclamabit omnis populus vociferatione maxima, et muri funditus corruent civitatis; ingredienturque singuli per locum, contra quem steterint ”.	5 And when the voice of the trumpet sounds longer and with interruptions, and it increases in your ears, then all the people shall cry out together with a very great shout, and the walls of the city shall fall to the foundation, and they shall enter it, each from a place opposite where they are standing.”
6 Vocavit ergo Iosue filius Nun sacerdotes et dixit ad eos: “ Tollite arcam foederis, et septem alii sacerdotes tollant septem bucinas et incedant ante arcam Domini ”.	6 Then Joshua, the son of Nun, called the priests, and he said to them, “Take the ark of the covenant, and let seven other priests take the seven trumpets of the jubilee, and advance before the ark of the Lord.”
7 Ad populum quoque ait: “ Vadite et circuite civitatem, et viri armati praecedant arcam Domini ”.	7 He also said to the people, “Go, and circle the city, armed, preceding the ark of the Lord.”
8 Cumque Iosue verba finisset, septem sacerdotes septem bucinis clangebant ante arcam foederis Domini,	8 And when Joshua had finished his words, and the seven priests sounded the seven trumpets before the ark of the covenant of the Lord,
9 omnisque armatus exercitus praecedebat sacerdotes clangentes, reliquum vulgus arcam sequebatur, ac bucinis omnia concrepabant.	9 and all the armed soldiers went ahead, the remainder of the common people followed the ark, and the sound of the trumpets grew louder everywhere.
10 Praeceperat autem Iosue populo dicens: “ Non clamabitis, nec audietur vox vestra, neque ullus sermo ex ore vestro egredietur, donec veniat dies, in quo dicam vobis: Clamate et vociferamini ”.	10 But Joshua had instructed the people, saying, “You shall not cry out, nor shall your voice be heard, and no word at all shall proceed from your mouth, until the day arrives on which I will say to you, ‘Cry out, and shout.’ ”
11 Circuivit ergo arca Domini civitatem per diem, et reversi in castra pernoctaverunt ibi.	11 Thus, the ark of the Lord circled the city once each day, and returning to the camp, it remained there.
12 Igitur, Iosue de nocte consurgente, tulerunt sacerdotes arcam Domini,	12 And so, with Joshua, arising in the night, the priests took the ark of the Lord,
13 et septem ex eis septem bucinas, cornua arietum, praecedebantque arcam Domini ambulantes atque clangentes, et armatus populus ibat ante eos; vulgus autem reliquum sequebatur arcam, bucinis personantibus.	13 and seven of them took the seven trumpets, which are used in the jubilee, and they preceded the ark of the Lord, walking and sounding the trumpets. And the armed men went before them, and the remainder of the common people followed the ark, and they were blaring the trumpets.
14 Circuieruntque civitatem secundo die semel et reversi sunt in castra; sic fecerunt sex diebus.	14 And they circled the city on the second day, once, and they returned to the camp. They did so for six days.
15 Die autem septimo, diluculo consurgentes circuierunt urbem eodem modo septies; in illo die tantum circuierunt urbem septies.	15 Then, on the seventh day, rising at first light, they circled the city, just as had been ordered, seven times.
16 Cumque septimo circuitu clangerent bucinis sacerdotes, dixit Iosue ad populum: “ Vociferamini! Tradidit enim vobis Dominus civitatem.	16 And at the seventh circling, when the priests sounded the trumpets, Joshua said to all of Israel: “Shout! For the Lord has delivered the city to you.
17 Sitque civitas anathema, ipsa et omnia, quae in ea sunt, Domino; sola Rahab meretrix vivat cum universis, qui cum ea in domo sunt: abscondit enim nuntios, quos direximus.	17 And let this city be anathema, with all the things that are within it, before the Lord. May only Rahab the harlot live, with all who are with her in the house. For she hid the messengers whom we sent.
18 Vos autem cavete, ne de anathemate quippiam auferatis et sitis praevaricationis rei, et omnia castra Israel anathema sint atque turbentur.	18 But you must be careful that you do not touch any of those things, as you have been instructed, for then you would be guilty of transgression, and all the camp of Israel would be under sin and would be troubled.
19 Quidquid auri et argenti fuerit et vasorum aeneorum ac ferri, Domino consecretur repositum in thesauris eius ”.	19 But whatever gold and silver there will be, and vessels of brass or of iron, let these be consecrated to the Lord and be stored in his treasuries.”
20 Igitur, omni vociferante populo et clangentibus tubis, postquam in aures multitudinis vox sonitusque increpuit, muri ilico corruerunt; et ascendit unusquisque per locum, qui contra se erat, ceperuntque civitatem.	20 Therefore, with all the people shouting, and the trumpets blaring, after the voice and the sound increased in the ears of the multitude, the walls promptly fell to ruin. And each one climbed up at the place which was opposite where he was. And they seized the city.
21 Et interfecerunt omnia, quae erant in ea, a viro usque ad mulierem, ab infante usque ad senem; boves quoque et oves et asinos in ore gladii percusserunt.	21 And they put to death all who were in it, from man even to woman, from infant even to elder. Likewise, the oxen and sheep and donkeys, they struck down with the edge of the sword.
22 Duobus autem viris, qui exploratores missi fuerant, dixit Iosue: “ Ingredimini domum mulieris meretricis et producite eam et omnia, quae illius sunt, sicut illi iuramento firmastis ”.	22 But Joshua said to the two men who had been sent to explore, “Enter the house of the harlot woman, and bring her out, and all the things that are hers, just as you assured her by oath.”
23 Ingressique iuvenes eduxerunt Rahab et parentes eius, fratres quoque et cunctam supellectilem ac cognationem illius et extra castra Israel manere fecerunt.	23 And the youths entered, and they led out Rahab, and her parents, also her brothers, and all her goods and kindred, and they caused them to dwell outside the camp.
24 Urbem autem et omnia, quae erant in ea, succenderunt, absque argento et auro et vasis aeneis ac ferro, quae in aerarium domus Domini consecrarunt.	24 Then they set fire to the city and all the things that were within it, except the gold and silver, and the vessels of brass or of iron, which they consecrated into the treasury of the Lord.
25 Rahab vero meretricem et domum patris eius et omnia, quae habebat, fecit Iosue vivere; et habitavit in medio Israel usque in praesentem diem, eo quod absconderit nuntios, quos miserat Iosue, ut explorarent Iericho. In tempore illo imprecatus est Iosue dicens:	25 Yet truly, Joshua caused Rahab the harlot, and her father’s household, and all she had, to survive. And they lived in the midst of Israel, even to the present day. For she hid the messengers, whom he had sent to explore Jericho. At that time, Joshua made an invocation, saying:
26 “Maledictus vir coram Domino, qui suscitaverit et aedificaverit civitatem Iericho; in primogenito suo fundamenta illius faciet et in novissimo liberorum ponet portas eius ”.	26 “Cursed before the Lord is the man who will raise up and rebuild the city of Jericho! With his firstborn, may he lay its foundation, and with the last of his children, may he set up its gates.”
27 Fuit ergo Dominus cum Iosue, et nomen eius in omni terra vulgatum est.	27 And so the Lord was with Joshua, and his name was made known throughout all the land.