¹And 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 an harlot's house, named Rahab, and lodged there.

¹Ja Joosua, Nuuni poeg, läkitas salaja Sittimist kaks meest maakuulajaiks, öeldes: 'Minge vaadake maad ja Jeerikot!' Ja nad läksid ning tulid Raahabi-nimelise hoora kotta; ja nad jäid sinna.

²And it was told the king of Jericho, saying, Behold, there came men in hither to night of the children of Israel to search out the country.

²Aga Jeeriko kuningale räägiti ja öeldi: 'Vaata, mehed Iisraeli laste hulgast on öösel tulnud siia maad kuulama!'

³And the king of Jericho sent unto Rahab, saying, Bring forth the men that are come to thee, which are entered into thine house: for they be come to search out all the country.

³Ja Jeeriko kuningas läkitas Raahabile ütlema: 'Too välja need mehed, kes su juurde tulid, kes tulid su kotta, sest nad on tulnud läbi uurima kogu maad!'

⁴And the woman took the two men, and hid them, and said thus, There came men unto me, but I wist not whence they were:

⁴Aga naine võttis need kaks meest ja peitis ära ning ütles nõnda: 'Mehed tulid küll minu juurde: ega mina teadnud, kust nad pärit olid.

⁵And it came to pass about the time of shutting of the gate, when it was dark, that the men went out: whither the men went I wot not: pursue after them quickly; for ye shall overtake them.

⁵Kui värav pimeduse tulles pidi suletama, siis läksid mehed välja. Mina ei tea, kuhu nad läksid. Ajage usinasti neid taga, küllap te saate nad kätte!'

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

⁶Tema aga oli viinud nad üles katusele ja peitnud linavarte alla, mis tal katusele olid laotatud.

⁷And the men pursued after them the way to Jordan unto the fords: and as soon as they which pursued after them were gone out, they shut the gate.

⁷Siis ajasid mehed neid taga mööda Jordani teed kuni koolmeteni; ja kui nende tagaajajad olid välja läinud, suleti värav.

⁸And before they were laid down, she came up unto them upon the roof;

⁸Aga enne kui nad olid magama heitnud, läks Raahab nende juurde üles katusele

⁹And she said unto the men, I know that the LORD hath given you the land, and that your terror is fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land faint because of you.

⁹ja ütles meestele: 'Ma tean, et Issand on andnud selle maa teile ja et meid on vallanud hirm teie ees, ja teie ees värisevad kõik maa elanikud.

¹⁰For 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 Jordan, Sihon and Og, whom ye utterly destroyed.

¹⁰Sest me oleme kuulnud, kuidas Issand kuivatas teie eest Kõrkjamere vee, kui te Egiptusest lahkusite, ja mida te tegite kahe emorlaste kuningaga teisel pool Jordanit, Siihoni ja Oogiga, kelle te hävitasite sootuks.

¹¹And as soon as we had heard these things, our hearts did melt, neither did there remain any more courage in any man, because of you: for the LORD your God, he is God in heaven above, and in earth beneath.

¹¹Kui me seda kuulsime, siis läksid meie südamed araks ja kelleski pole enam vastupanuvaimu teie ees, sest Issand, teie Jumal, on Jumal ülal taevas ja all maa peal.

¹²Now therefore, I pray you, swear unto me by the LORD, since I have showed you kindness, that ye will also show kindness unto my father's house, and give me a true token:

¹²Ja nüüd vanduge mulle Issanda juures, sest ma olen teile head teinud, et ka teie teete head mu isa perele; ja andke mulle kindel märk,

¹³And 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.

¹³et jätate ellu mu isa ja ema, vennad ja õed ja kõik, kes neil on, ja päästate meie hinged surmast!'

¹⁴And the men answered her, Our life for yours, if ye utter not this our business. And it shall be, when the LORD hath given us the land, that we will deal kindly and truly with thee.

¹⁴Ja mehed ütlesid temale: 'Me ise sureme teie asemel! Kui teie ei tee teatavaks seda meie asja ja Issand annab selle maa meile, siis oleme su vastu head ja ustavad.'

¹⁵Then she let them down by a cord through the window: for her house was upon the town wall, and she dwelt upon the wall.

¹⁵Seepeale laskis ta nad läbi akna nööriga alla, sest ta koda oli linnamüüri sees ja seetõttu ta elaski linnamüüri sees.

¹⁶And she said unto them, Get you to the mountain, lest the pursuers meet you; and hide yourselves there three days, until the pursuers be returned: and afterward may ye go your way.

¹⁶Ja ta ütles neile: 'Minge mäestikku, et tagaajajad teid ei kohtaks, ja varjake endid seal kolm päeva, kuni tagaajajad tagasi tulevad; pärast seda minge oma teed!'

¹⁷And the men said unto her, We will be blameless of this thine oath which thou hast made us swear.

¹⁷Ja mehed ütlesid temale: 'Vandest, mida sa meid oled lasknud vanduda, me vabaneme nõnda:

¹⁸Behold, when we come into the land, thou shalt bind this line of scarlet thread in the window which thou didst let us down by: and thou shalt bring thy father, and thy mother, and thy brethren, and all thy father's household, home unto thee.

¹⁸vaata, kui me tuleme maale, siis seo see punasest lõngast nöör akna külge, millest sa meid alla lasksid, ja kogu enese juurde kotta oma isa, ema, vennad ja kõik oma isa pere!

¹⁹And it shall be, that whosoever shall go out of the doors of thy house into the street, his blood shall be upon his head, and we will be guiltless: and whosoever shall be with thee in the house, his blood shall be on our head, if any hand be upon him.

¹⁹Igaühe veri, kes siis su koja uksest välja läheb, tulgu tema enese pea peale, ja igaühe veri, kes sinuga kojas on, tulgu meie pea peale, kui kellegi käsi teda puudutab!

²⁰And if thou utter this our business, then we will be quit of thine oath which thou hast made us to swear.

²⁰Aga kui sa sellest meie asjast teatad, siis oleme vabad su vandest, mida sa meid oled lasknud vanduda.'

²¹And 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.

²¹Ja tema vastas: 'Olgu nõnda, nagu on teie sõnad!' Ja ta saatis nad minema ning nad läksid ära; ja ta sidus punase nööri akna külge.

²²And they went, and came unto the mountain, and abode there three days, until the pursuers were returned: and the pursuers sought them throughout all the way, but found them not.

²²Siis nad läksid ja tulid mäestikku ning jäid sinna kolmeks päevaks, kuni tagaajajad olid läinud tagasi; ja tagaajajad otsisid neid teel kõikjalt, aga ei leidnud.

²³So the two men returned, and descended from the mountain, and passed over, and came to Joshua the son of Nun, and told him all things that befell them:

²³Ja need kaks meest, kui nad mäestikust olid alla tulnud, pöördusid tagasi ja läksid üle jõe ning tulid Nuuni poja Joosua juurde ja jutustasid temale kõik, mis neile oli juhtunud.

²⁴And they said unto Joshua, Truly the LORD hath delivered into our hands all the land; for even all the inhabitants of the country do faint because of us.

²⁴Ja nad ütlesid Joosuale: 'Tõesti, Issand on andnud meie kätte kogu maa, kõik maa elanikud juba värisevad meie ees.'