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1 Josué envió dos espías desde el campamento de Israel en Sitín para que cruzaran el río Jordán y observaran la situación en la otra orilla, especialmente en Jericó. Llegaron a la casa de una mujer llamada Rajab, que era prostituta;
1 Joshua 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.
2 pero alguien informó al rey de Jericó que dos israelitas habían llegado a la ciudad aquella tarde como espías.
2 The king of Jericho was told, “Behold, men of the children of Israel came in here tonight to spy out the land.”
3 El rey envió un grupo de soldados a la casa de Rajab para que los entregara. «Son espías israelitas —le explicaron—. Los jefes de Israel los enviaron para averiguar la mejor manera de atacarnos».
3 Jericho’s king 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.”
4 Pero ella los había escondido, y le dijo al oficial que comandaba el grupo: «Sí, unos hombres estuvieron aquí temprano, pero no sabía que eran espías.
4 The 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.
5 Dejaron la ciudad al atardecer, cuando las puertas estaban por cerrarse, y no sé hacia dónde fueron. Si se dan prisa quizás los puedan alcanzar».
5 About the time of the shutting of the gate, when it was dark, the men went out. Where the men went, I don’t know. Pursue them quickly. You may catch up with them.”
6 Ella los había llevado a la azotea y los había escondido bajo unos manojos de lino que se estaban secando allí.
6 But she had brought them up to the roof, and hidden them under the stalks of flax which she had laid in order on the roof.
7 Los soldados fueron hasta el río Jordán buscándolos, y al salir tuvieron el cuidado de dejar las puertas de la ciudad bien cerradas.
7 The men pursued them along the way to the fords of the Jordan River. As soon as those who pursued them had gone out, they shut the gate.
8 Rajab subió a hablar con los espías antes que se durmieran,
8 Before they had lain down, she came up to them on the roof.
9 y les dijo: ―Sé perfectamente que su Dios les va a entregar mi país, y todos temblamos de miedo, especialmente nuestros gobernantes. Nos aterrorizamos con sólo oír la palabra Israel.
9 She said to the men, “I know that Yahweh 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 Hemos sabido lo que el Señor hizo por ustedes al cruzar el Mar Rojo cuando salieron de Egipto. También sabemos lo que ustedes hicieron a Sijón y a Og, los dos reyes amorreos que habitaban al otro lado del Jordán; sabemos cómo asolaron la tierra de ellos y destruyeron completamente sus pueblos.
10 For we have heard how Yahweh 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, who were beyond the Jordan, to Sihon and to Og, whom you utterly destroyed.
11 Esta noticia nos ha asustado. Nadie ha quedado con ánimo de pelear contra ustedes después de oír estas cosas, porque su Dios es el Dios supremo del cielo; no un dios ordinario.
11 As soon as we had heard it, our hearts melted, and there wasn’t any more spirit in any man, because of you: for Yahweh your God, he is God in heaven above, and on earth beneath.
12 Ahora les ruego que me prometan por el sagrado nombre de su Dios que cuando Jericó sea conquistada respetarán mi vida y la de mi padre, mi madre, mis hermanos y hermanas y la de todas sus familias. ¡Por favor, sálvennos la vida!
12 Now 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 sign;
13 Not in this translation
13 and 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.”
14 ―Si no nos delatas, prometemos con nuestras vidas, que al tomar esta tierra te trataremos con bondad y fidelidad.
14 The 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.”
15 Como la casa de ella estaba sobre la muralla de la ciudad, ella los bajó por una ventana con una cuerda.
15 Then 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.
16 ―Huyan a las montañas; escóndanse allí tres días hasta que los hombres que los buscan hayan regresado, y luego podrán continuar su camino —les dijo.
16 She said to them, “Go to the mountain, lest the pursuers find you. Hide yourselves there three days, until the pursuers have returned. Afterward, you may go your way.”
17 Antes de irse los hombres le dijeron: ―No podemos hacernos responsables de lo que ocurra
17 The men said to her, “We will be guiltless of this your oath which you’ve made us to swear.
18 si no dejas esta cuerda colgando en la ventana y si tus parientes, tu padre, tu madre, tus hermanos o cualquier otro no están dentro de la casa.
18 Behold, when we come into the land, tie this line of scarlet thread in the window which you used to let us down. Gather to yourself into the house your father, your mother, your brothers, and all your father’s household.
19 Si salen a la calle, no respondemos por ellos; pero te prometemos que ninguno que esté dentro de la casa será muerto ni sufrirá daño alguno.
19 It 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.
20 Pero si nos delatas, este juramento ya no nos obligará de ninguna manera.
20 But if you talk about this business of ours, then we shall be guiltless of your oath which you’ve made us to swear.”
21 ―Acepto las condiciones —contestó ella, y dejó la cuerda escarlata colgando de la ventana cuando ellos se fueron.
21 She said, “Let it be as you have said.” She sent them away, and they departed. Then she tied the scarlet line in the window.
22 Los dos espías subieron a las montañas y permanecieron allí tres días hasta que los hombres que los estaban buscando regresaron a la ciudad después de buscar inútilmente por todo el camino.
22 They went and came to the mountain, and stayed there three days, until the pursuers had returned. The pursuers sought them all along the way, but didn’t find them.
23 Entonces los dos espías, descendiendo de la montaña, cruzaron el río Jordán e informaron a Josué todo lo que les había sucedido.
23 Then the two men returned, descended from the mountain, crossed the river, and came to Joshua the son of Nun. They told him all that had happened to them.
24 «El Señor nos dará toda la tierra —dijeron—, porque el pueblo está muerto de miedo a causa de nosotros».
24 They said to Joshua, “Truly Yahweh has delivered all the land into our hands. Moreover, all the inhabitants of the land melt away before us.”
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Rahab
The woman of Jericho who hid the spies and became mother of Boaz.
Cited in the guide: Joshua 2, 6; Matthew 1:5; Hebrews 11:31
Cross references (21)
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- 1 Hebrews 11:31; James 2:25; Matthew 1:5; Numbers 13:17–21; Numbers 25:1
- 2 Daniel 4:35; Isaiah 43:13; Proverbs 21:30; Psalm 127:1
- 3 2 Samuel 10:3; John 19:4; Leviticus 24:14; Acts 12:6; Joshua 10:23
- 4 2 Kings 6:19; 2 Samuel 17:19–20; 2 Samuel 16:18–19; Exodus 1:19
- 5 Ezekiel 47:1–2; Isaiah 60:11; Nehemiah 13:19; Revelation 21:25; Jeremiah 50:20
- 6 James 2:25; Hebrews 11:23; Colossians 3:3; 2 Samuel 17:19; 1 Kings 18:13
- 7 Judges 3:28; Joshua 2:5; Acts 5:23; Judges 12:5
- 9 Exodus 23:27; Deuteronomy 2:25; Ecclesiastes 8:12; Joshua 2:11; Genesis 35:5
- 10 Numbers 21:21–35; Exodus 14:21–31; Exodus 15:14–16; Numbers 23:22; Deuteronomy 2:30–3:8
- 11 Deuteronomy 4:39; Joshua 5:1; Isaiah 13:7; Joshua 7:5; Jeremiah 16:19–21
- 12 Joshua 2:18; James 2:13; Joshua 9:15; Joshua 2:13; 1 Samuel 30:15
- 14 Matthew 5:7; Judges 1:24–25; Proverbs 18:24; Genesis 24:49; 1 Samuel 20:8
- 15 Acts 9:25; 2 Corinthians 11:33; 1 Samuel 19:12–17; Joshua 6:20
- 16 1 Samuel 23:14; James 2:25; 1 Samuel 23:29; Joshua 2:22; Psalm 11:1
- 17 2 Samuel 21:7; Numbers 30:2; Leviticus 19:11–12; Genesis 24:3–8; 2 Samuel 21:1–2
- 18 Joshua 6:23; Joshua 2:21; Joshua 2:12–13; Hebrews 9:19; Leviticus 14:4
- 19 Acts 27:31; Exodus 12:13; Acts 18:6; 1 Kings 2:36–42; Ezekiel 33:4–5
- 20 Proverbs 11:13
- 21 Joshua 2:18; John 2:5; Matthew 7:24
- 22 2 Samuel 17:20; 1 Samuel 19:10–12; Psalm 32:6–7
- 24 Exodus 23:31; Exodus 15:15; Numbers 13:32–33; Joshua 2:9–11; Proverbs 25:13
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