Mosaico decorativo

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 Joshua the son of Nun sent two men secretly from Shittim as spies, saying, "Go, view the land, especially Jericho." And they went, and came into the house of a harlot whose name was Rahab, and lodged there.

2. Nuntiatumque est regi Iericho et dictum: “Ecce viri ingressi sunt huc per noctem de filiis Israel, ut explorarent terram”.

2. And it was told the king of Jericho, "Behold, certain men of Israel have come here tonight to search out 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. Then the king of Jericho sent to Rahab, saying, "Bring forth the men that have come to you, who entered your house; for they have come to search out all the land."

4. Tollensque mulier viros abscondit et ait: “Fateor, venerunt ad me, sed nesciebam unde essent;

4. But the woman had taken the two men and hidden them; and she said, "True, men came to me, but I did not know where they came 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 to be closed, at dark, the men went out; where the men went I do not know; pursue them quickly, for you will overtake them."

6. Ipsa autem fecit ascendere viros in solarium domus suae operuitque eos lini stipula, quae ibi erat.

6. But she had brought them up to the roof, and hid them with the stalks of flax which she had laid in order on the roof.

7. Hi autem, qui missi fuerant, secuti sunt eos per viam, quae ducit ad vadum Iordanis; illisque egressis, statim porta clausa est.

7. So the men pursued after them on the way to the Jordan as far as the fords; and as soon as the pursuers had gone out, the gate was shut.

8. Necdum obdormierant qui latebant, et ecce mulier ascendit ad eos et ait:

8. Before they lay down, she came up to them on the roof,

9. “Novi quod tradiderit Dominus vobis terram, et irruit in nos terror vester, et elanguerunt omnes habitatores terrae coram vobis.

9. and 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.

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. For we have heard how the LORD dried up the water of the Red Sea before you when you came out of Egypt, and what you did to the two kings of the Amorites that were beyond the Jordan, to Sihon and Og, whom you utterly destroyed.

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 as soon as we heard it, our hearts melted, and there was no courage left in any man, because of you; for the LORD your God is he who is God in heaven above and on earth beneath.

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 then, swear to me by the LORD that as I have dealt kindly with you, you also will deal kindly with my father's house, and give me a sure sign,

13. ut salvetis patrem meum et matrem, fratres ac sorores meas et omnia, quae eorum sunt, et eruatis animas nostras de morte”.

13. and save alive my father and mother, my brothers and sisters, and all who belong to them, and deliver our lives 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. And the men said to her, "Our life for yours! If you do not tell this business of ours, then we will deal kindly and faithfully with you when the LORD gives us the land."

15. Demisit ergo eos per funem de fenestra; domus enim eius haerebat muro, et in muro habitabat.

15. Then she let them down by a rope through the window, for her house was built into the city wall, so that she dwelt in 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, "Go into the hills, lest the pursuers meet you; and hide yourselves there three days, until the pursuers have returned; then afterward you may go your way."

17. Qui dixerunt ad eam: “Innoxii erimus a iuramento hoc, quo adiurasti nos,

17. The men said to her, "We will be guiltless with respect to this oath of yours which you have made us swear.

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. Behold, when we come into the land, you shall bind this scarlet cord in the window through which you let us down; and you shall gather into your house your father and mother, your brothers, and all your father's household.

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. If any one goes out of the doors of your house into the street, his blood shall be upon his head, and we shall be guiltless; but if a hand is laid upon any one who is with you in the house, his blood shall be on our head.

20. Quod si prodideris hoc verbum, erimus mundi ab hoc iuramento, quo adiurasti nos”.

20. But if you tell this business of ours, then we shall be guiltless with respect to your oath which you have made us swear."

21. Et illa respondit: “Sicut locuti estis, ita fiat”. Dimittensque eos, ut pergerent, appendit funiculum coccineum in fenestra.

21. And she said, "According to your words, so be it." Then she sent them away, and they departed; and she bound the scarlet cord in 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. They departed, and went into the hills, and remained there three days, until the pursuers returned; for the pursuers had made search all along the way and found nothing.

23. Duo viri reversi sunt et descenderunt de monte et, transmisso Iordane, venerunt ad Iosue filium Nun narraveruntque ei omnia, quae acciderant sibi,

23. Then the two men came down again from the hills, and passed over and came to Joshua the son of Nun; and they told him all that had befallen 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 to Joshua, "Truly the LORD has given all the land into our hands; and moreover all the inhabitants of the land are fainthearted because of us."



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