¹A Jozua, syn Núnov, poslal zo Šittíma dvoch mužov vyzvedačov, tajne, povediac: Iďte a prehliadnite zem i Jericho. A tak išli a prišli do domu ženy smilnice, ktorej bolo meno Rachab a tam ľahli, aby prenocovali.

¹And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men as spies secretly, saying, Go, view the land, and Jericho. And they went and came into the house of a harlot whose name was Rahab, and lay there.

²Ale bolo oznámené kráľovi Jericha, a povedali mu: Hľa, nejakí mužovia prišli sem vnoci zo synov Izraelových prešpehovať zem.

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 land.

³A kráľ Jericha poslal k Rachabi a odkázal jej: Vyveď tých mužov, ktorí prišli k tebe, ktorí vošli do tvojho domu, lebo prišli nato, aby prešpehovali celú zem.

³And the king of Jericho sent unto Rahab, saying, Bring forth the men that are come to thee, that are entered into thy house; for they are come to search out all the land.

⁴A žena pojala tých dvoch mužov a skryla ich a povedala: Tak je, mužovia prišli ku mne, ale som nevedela, odkiaľ sú.

⁴And the woman took the two men, and hid them; and she said, Yea, the men came unto me, but I knew not whence they were:

⁵A stalo sa o tom čase, keď mali zavrieť bránu, za tmy, že vyšli mužovia. Neviem, kam išli tí mužovia. Hoňte ich rýchle, lebo ich ešte dostihnete.

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

⁶Ale ona ich vyviedla hore na postrešie a pokryla ich ľanovými steblami, ktoré mala poukladané na postreší.

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

⁷A vyslaní mužovia ich honili cestou smerom k Jordánu až ku brodom. A bránu zavreli, hneď ako vyšli tí, ktorí ich honili.

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

⁸No, prv ako by si oni boli ľahli spať, vyšla ona k nim na postrešie

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

⁹a povedala mužom: Viem, že vám Hospodin dal túto zem, a že váš strach padol na nás, a že zmalátneli pred vami všetci obyvatelia zeme, ani čo by sa boli rozplynuli jako voda.

⁹and she said unto the men, I know that Jehovah hath given you the land, and that the fear of you is fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land melt away before you.

¹⁰Lebo sme počuli o tom, že Hospodin vysušil vody Rudého mora pred vami, keď ste vyšli z Egypta, jako aj o tom, čo ste učinili dvom amorejským kráľom, ktorí boli za Jordánom, Síchonovi a Ógovi, ktorých ste zariekli na úplnú záhubu a zničili.

¹⁰For we have heard how Jehovah dried up the water of the Red Sea before you, when ye came out of Egypt; and what ye did unto the two kings of the Amorites, that were beyond the Jordan, unto Sihon and to Og, whom ye utterly destroyed.

¹¹Keď sme to počuli, ochablo naše srdce, ani čo by sa bolo rozlialo, ani nezostalo viacej v nikom ducha odvahy pred vami, lebo len Hospodin, váš Bôh, je Bohom na nebesiach hore i na zemi dole.

¹¹And as soon as we had heard it, our hearts did melt, neither did there remain any more spirit in any man, because of you: for Jehovah your God, he is God in heaven above, and on earth beneath.

¹²A tak teraz mi prisahajte, prosím, na Hospodina, pretože som učinila milosrdenstvo s vami, a že aj vy učiníte milosrdenstvo s domom môjho otca a dáte mi znamenie pravdy

¹²Now therefore, I pray you, swear unto me by Jehovah, since I have dealt kindly with you, that ye also will deal kindly with my father's house, and give me a true token;

¹³a zachováte pri živote môjho otca i moju matku i mojich bratov i moje sestry a všetko, čo majú, a vytrhnete naše duše zo smrti.

¹³and that ye will save alive my father, and my mother, and my brethren, and my sisters, and all that they have, and will deliver our lives from death.

¹⁴A mužovia jej povedali: Náš život nech je za vás na smrť, ak neoznámite tejto našej veci, a bude, keď nám dá Hospodin zem, že učiníme s tebou milosrdenstvo a pravdu.

¹⁴And the men said unto her, Our life for yours, if ye utter not this our business; and it shall be, when Jehovah giveth us the land, that we will deal kindly and truly with thee.

¹⁵A spustila ich po povraze cez oblok, lebo jej dom bol na múre hradby mesta, a bývala na hradbe.

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

¹⁶A povedala im: Iďte na vrch, aby sa nestretli s vami tí, ktorí vás honia, a skrývajte sa tam tri dni, dokiaľ sa nenavrátia tí, ktorí vás honia, a potom pojdete svojou cestou.

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

¹⁷A mužovia jej povedali: Prostí budeme tejto tvojej prísahy, ktorou si nás zaviazala, ak neučiníš tohoto:

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

¹⁸Hľa, my prijdeme do zeme. Tento povrázok z nití z červca, dvakrát farebného, uviažeš na oblok, ktorým si nás spustila, a svojho otca i svoju matku a svojich bratov ako i celý dom svojho otca shromaždíš k sebe do domu.

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 gather unto thee into the house thy father, and thy mother, and thy brethren, and all thy father's household.

¹⁹A bude, že ktokoľvek by vyšiel von zo dverí tvojho domu, toho krv bude na jeho hlavu, a my budeme bez viny, a zase krv každého, kto bude s tebou v dome, bude na našu hlavu, keby sa ho dotkla niečia ruka.

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 shall be guiltless: and whosoever shall be with thee in the house, his blood shall be on our head, if any hand be upon him.

²⁰A keď oznámiš túto našu vec, tiež budeme prostí od tvojej prísahy, ktorou si nás zaviazala.

²⁰But if thou utter this our business, then we shall be guiltless of thine oath which thou hast made us to swear.

²¹Na to povedala: Nech je tak, ako ste riekli. Potom ich prepustila, a išli, a uviazala povrázok z červca, dvakrát farebného, na oblok.

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.

²²A oni odíduc prišli na vrch a zostali tam tri dni, dokiaľ sa nenavrátili tí, ktorí ich honili. A tí, ktorí ich honili, hľadali ich po všetkých cestách, ale teda nenašli.

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.

²³A tí dvaja mužovia sa vrátili a sišli s vrchu a prejdúc cez Jordán prišli k Jozuovi, synovi Núnovmu, a porozprávali mu všetko, čo sa im prihodilo.

²³Then the two men returned, and descended from the mountain, and passed over, and came to Joshua the son of Nun; and they told him all that had befallen them.

²⁴A riekli Jozuovi: Je isté, že Hospodin dal celú zem do našej ruky, jako aj že zmalátneli všetci obyvatelia zeme pred nami.

²⁴And they said unto Joshua, Truly Jehovah hath delivered into our hands all the land; and moreover all the inhabitants of the land do melt away before us.