¹Joshua the son of Nun secretly sent two men out of Shittim as spies, saying, “Go, view the land, including Jericho.” They went and came into the house of a prostitute whose name was Rahab, and slept 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.

²The king of Jericho was told, “Behold, men of the children of Israel came in here tonight to spy out the land.”

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

³The king of Jericho sent to Rahab, saying, “Bring out the men who have come to you, who have entered into your house; for they have come to spy out all the land.”

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!'

⁴The woman took the two men and hid them. Then she said, “Yes, the men came to me, but I didn’t know where they came from.

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

⁵It happened about the time of the shutting of the gate, when it was dark, that the men went out. Where the men went, I don’t know. Pursue them quickly; for you will 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, and hid them with the stalks of flax, which she had laid in order on the roof.

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

⁷The men pursued them the way to the Jordan to the fords: and as soon as those who pursued them had 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.

⁸Before they had laid down, she came up to them on the roof;

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

⁹and she said to the men, “I know that Yahweh has given you the land, and that the fear of you has fallen on us, and that all the inhabitants of the land melt away before 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 Yahweh dried up the water of the Red Sea or, Sea of Reeds before you, when you came out of Egypt; and what you did to the two kings of the Amorites, who were beyond the Jordan, to Sihon and to Og, whom you 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.

¹¹As soon as we had heard it, our hearts melted, neither did there remain any more spirit in any man, because of you: for Yahweh your God, he is God in heaven above, and on 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, please swear to me by Yahweh, since I have dealt kindly with you, that you also will deal kindly with 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 you will save alive my father, my mother, my brothers, and my sisters, and all that they have, and will 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!'

¹⁴The men said to her, “Our life for yours, if you don’t talk about this business of ours; and it shall be, when Yahweh gives us the land, that we will deal kindly and truly with you.”

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 on the side of the wall, and she lived on the wall.

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

¹⁶She said to them, “Go to the mountain, lest the pursuers find you; and hide yourselves there three days, until the pursuers have returned. Afterward, you may 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!'

¹⁷The men said to her, “We will be guiltless of this your oath which you have made us to swear.

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

¹⁸Behold, when we come into the land, you shall bind this line of scarlet thread in the window which you used to let us down. You shall gather to yourself into the house your father, your mother, your brothers, and all your father’s household.

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!

¹⁹It shall be that whoever goes out of the doors of your house into the street, his blood will be on his head, and we will be guiltless. Whoever is with you in the house, his blood shall be on our head, if any hand is on 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!

²⁰But if you talk about this business of ours, then we shall be guiltless of your oath which you have made us to swear.”

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

²¹She said, “According to your words, so be it.” She sent them away, and they departed. She tied 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.

²²They went, and came to the mountain, and stayed there three days, until the pursuers had returned. The pursuers sought them throughout all the way, but didn’t find them.

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.

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

²⁴They said to Joshua, “Truly Yahweh has delivered into our hands all the land. Moreover, all the inhabitants of the land melt away before us.”

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