2 — Giosuè

1And Josue, the son of Nun, sent from Setim two men, to spy secretly: and said to them: Go, and view the land, and the city of Jericho. They went, and entered into the house of a woman that was a harlot, named Rahab, and lodged with her.Ma Giosuè figliuolo di Nun mandò segretamente da Setim due esploratori, e disse loro: Andate, considerate il paese, e la città di Gerico. E questi andarono, ed entrarono in casa di una donna di mala vita, per nome Rahab, e si riposarono presso di lei.THERFORE Iosue the sonne of Nun sent from Setim two men, to spie in secrete: and said to them: Goe, and view the Land, and the citie of Iericho. Who going entred into the house of a woman a harlot, named Rahab, and rested with her.Misit igitur Josue filius Nun de Setim duos viros exploratores in abscondito: et dixit eis: Ite, et considerate terram, urbemque Jericho. Qui pergentes ingressi sunt domum mulieris meretricis, nomine Rahab, et quieverunt apud eam. 2And it was told the king of Jericho, and was said: Behold there are men come in hither, by night, of the children of Israel, to spy the land.E fu recata la nuova al re di Gerico, e gli fu detto: Son capitati qua di notte tempo certi uomini d'Israele per osservare il paese.And it was told the king of Iericho, and said: Behold there are men come in hither by night of the children of Israel, to spie the Land.Nuntiatumque est regi Jericho, et dictum: Ecce viri ingressi sunt huc per noctem de filiis Israël, ut explorarent terram. 3And the king of Jericho sent to Rahab, saying: Bring forth the men that came to thee, and are entered into thy house: for they are spies, and are come to view all the land.E il re di Gerico mandò a dire a Rahab: Conduci fuori quegli uomini che sono venuti da te, e sono dentro la tua casa: perocché sono spioni venuti a osservare tutto il paese.And the king of Iericho sent to Rahab, saying: Bring forth the men, that came to thee, and are entred into thy house: for they be spies, and are come to view al the Land.Misitque rex Jericho ad Rahab, dicens: Educ viros, qui venerunt ad te, et ingressi sunt domum tuam: exploratores quippe sunt, et omnem terram considerare venerunt. 4And the woman taking the men, hid them, and said: I confess they came to me, but I knew not whence they were:Ma la donna prese costoro, e li nascose, e disse: Confesso che venner da me; ma io non sapeva, donde fossero:And the woman taking the men, hid them, and said: I confesse they came to me, but I knew not whence they were:Tollensque mulier viros, abscondit, et ait: Fateor, venerunt ad me, sed nesciebam unde essent:

5And at the time of shutting the gate in the dark, they also went out together. I know not whither they are gone: pursue after them quickly, and you will overtake them.E allorché si chiudeva la porta essendo notte eglino in quel punto usciron fuori, e non so dove se n'andassero: tenete lor dietro senza perder tempo, e li raggiungerete.and when the gate was a shutting in the darke, and they withal went out, I know not whither they be gone: pursew quickly, and you shal ouertake them.cumque porta clauderetur in tenebris, et illi pariter exierunt; nescio quo abierunt: persequimini cito, et comprehendetis eos. 6But she made the men go up to the top of her house, and covered them with the stalks of flax, which was there.Or ella fece salir coloro sul solaio della sua casa, e li coperse sotto le stoppie del lino che eran ivi.But she made the men to goe vp into the roofe of her house, and couered them with the stalke of flaxe, which was there.Ipsa autem fecit ascendere viros in solarium domus suæ, operuitque eos stipula lini, quæ ibi erat. 7Now they that were sent, pursued after them, by the way that leadeth to the fords of the Jordan: and as soon as they were gone out, the gate was presently shut.E que' che furono spediti in cerca presero la strada che mena al guado del Giordano: e quando furono usciti, subito fu richiusa la porta.And they that were sent, folowed them, the way that leadeth to the ford of Iordan: and they being gone out the gate for with was shutte.Hi autem, qui missi fuerant, secuti sunt eos per viam, quæ ducit ad vadum Jordanis: illisque egressis statim porta clausa est. 8The men that were hid were not yet asleep, when behold the woman went up to them, and said:E quelli che erano nascosti, non aveano ancora preso sonno, quando la donna salì a trovargli, e disse loro:Neither were they yet a sleepe that lay hidde, and behold the woman went vp to them, and said:Necdum obdormierant qui latebant, et ecce mulier ascendit ad eos, et ait: 9I know that the Lord hath given this land to you: for the dread of you is fallen upon us, and all the inhabitants of the land have lost all strength.Io so che il Signore ha dato a voi il dominio di questa terra: perocché voi siete divenuti terribili a noi, e tutti gli abitanti del paese sono sbigottiti.I know that the Lord hath geuen this Land to you: for your terrour is fallen vpon vs, and al the inhabitantes of the Land are become fainte.Novi quod Dominus tradiderit vobis terram: etenim irruit in nos terror vester, et elanguerunt omnes habitatores terræ.

10We have heard that the Lord dried up the water of the Red Sea, at your going in, when you came out of Egypt: and what things you did to the two kings of the Amorrhites, that were beyond the Jordan, Sehon and Og whom you slew.Abbiamo udito, come il Signore ha asciugate le acque del mare Rosso nel vostro passaggio, allorché usciste dall'Egitto: e in qual maniera abbiate trattati i due re degli Amorrhei che eran di là dal Giordano, Sehon, e Og, i quali voi metteste a morte.We haue heard that the Lord dried vp the water of the Redsea at your entring, when you came out of Aegypt: and what thinges you did to the two kinges of the Amorrheites, that were beyond Iordan: Sehon and Og, whom you slew.Audivimus quod siccaverit Dominus aquas maris Rubri ad vestrum introitum, quando egressi estis ex Ægypto: et quæ feceritis duobus Amorrhæorum regibus, qui erant trans Jordanem, Sehon et Og, quos interfecistis. 11And at the hearing these things, we were affrighted, and our heart fainted away, neither did there remain any spirit in us, at your coming in: for the Lord your God he is God in heaven above, and in the earth beneath.E udite tali cose ci siamo impauriti, e il nostro cuore si è infiacchito, e non è rimaso a noi spirito alla vostra venuta: perocché il Signore Dio vostro egli è Dio lassù in cielo, e quaggiù in terra.And hearing these thinges we greatly feared, and our hart fainted, neither did there remaine spirite in vs at your entring in: for the Lord your God he is God in heauen aboue, & in the earth beneth.Et hæc audientes pertimuimus, et elanguit cor nostrum, nec remansit in nobis spiritus ad introitum vestrum: Dominus enim Deus vester ipse est Deus in cælo sursum et in terra deorsum. 12Now, therefore, swear ye to me by the Lord, that as I have shewed mercy to you, so you also will shew mercy to my father’s house: and give me a true token.Ora adunque giurate a me pel Signore, che siccome io ho usata misericordia con voi, così voi la userete verso la casa del padre mio; e mi darete un segno di sicurezza;Now therfore sweare to me by the Lord, that as I haue done mercie with you, so you also doe with my fathers house: and you geue me a true signe,Nunc ergo jurate mihi per Dominum, ut quomodo ego misericordiam feci vobiscum, ita et vos faciatis cum domo patris mei: detisque mihi verum signum, 13That you will save my father and mother, my brethren and sisters, and all things that are theirs, and deliver our souls from death.Onde salviate il padre mio, e la madre, e i fratelli miei, e le sorelle, e tutto quello che a questi appartiene, e ci liberiate dalla morte.that you saue my father and mother, my brethren and sisters, and al thinges that he theirs, and deliuer our soules from death.ut salvetis patrem meum et matrem, et fratres ac sorores meas, et omnia quæ illorum sunt, et eruatis animas nostras a morte.

14They answered her: Be our lives for you unto death, only if thou betray us not. And when the Lord shall have delivered us the land, we will shew thee mercy and truth.E quelli le risposero: A spese della nostra vita salveremo le vostre, se tu non ci tradisci: e quando il Signore ci avrà fatti padroni del paese, useremo fedelmente misericordia verso di te.Who answered her: Be our liues for you vnto death, only if thou betray vs not. And when our Lord shal haue deliuered vs the land, we wil doe in thee mercie and truthQui responderunt ei: Anima nostra sit pro vobis in mortem, si tamen non prodideris nos: cumque tradiderit nobis Dominus terram, faciemus in te misericordiam et veritatem. 15Then she let them down with a cord out of a window: for her house joined close to the wall.Ella adunque li calò con una fune dalla finestra: perocché la casa di lei era attaccata alla muraglia:She therfore did let them downe by a corde out of a window: for her house ioyned fast to the wall.Demisit ergo eos per funem de fenestra: domus enim ejus hærebat muro. 16And she said to them: Get ye up to the mountains, lest perhaps they meet you as they return: and there lie ye hid three days, till they come back, and so you shall go on your way.E disse loro: Andate in su verso il monte, affinchè quelli nel ritorno non s'imbattano in voi: e ivi state nascosti per tre giorni, fino che sieno qua ritornati; e allora ripiglierete la vostra strada.And she said to them: Goe vp to the mountaines, lest perhaps they meete you returning: and there lie hid three daies, til they returne, and so you shal goe on your way.Dixitque ad eos: Ad montana conscendite, ne forte occurrant vobis revertentes: ibique latitate tribus diebus, donec redeant, et sic ibitis per viam vestram. 17And they said to her: We shall be blameless of this oath, which thou hast made us swear,E quelli dissero: Noi osserveremo puntualmente il giuramento, che tu hai richiesto da noi;Who said to her. We shal be quitte from this oath, wherwith thou hast sworne vs:Qui dixerunt ad eam: Innoxii erimus a juramento hoc, quo adjurasti nos: 18If, when we come into the land, this scarlet cord be a sign, and thou tie it in the window, by which thou hast let us down: and gather together thy father and mother, and brethren, and all thy kindred into thy house.Purché quando noi entreremo nel paese, tu prenda per segnale questa cordicella di color di scarlatto, e la leghi alla finestra, per la quale ci hai calati, e raduni in casa tua il padre tuo, e la madre, e i fratelli, e tutta la tua parentela.if we entring the Land, there be this purple corde a signe, and thou tie it in the window, by the which thou hast let vs downe: and gather thy father and mother, and brethren and al thy kindred into thy house.si ingredientibus nobis terram, signum fuerit funiculus iste coccineus, et ligaveris eum in fenestra, per quam demisisti nos: et patrem tuum ac matrem, fratresque et omnem cognationem tuam congregaveris in domum tuam.

19Whosoever shall go out of the door of thy house, his blood shall be upon his own head, and we shall be quit. But the blood of all that shall be with thee in the house, shall light upon our head, if any man touch them.Se alcun di questi esce dalla porta della tua casa, il sangue di lui sarà sopra la sua testa, e noi non vi avrem colpa: ma di tutti quelli che saranno in casa tua il sangue cadrà sopra le nostre teste, se alcuno li toccherà.He that shal goe forth of the doore of thy house, his bloud shal be vpon his head, and we shal be quitte. But the bloud of al, that shal be with thee in the house, shal redound vpon our head, if any man touch them.Qui ostium domus tuæ egressus fuerit, sanguis ipsius erit in caput ejus, et nos erimus alieni. Cunctorum autem sanguis, qui tecum in domo fuerint, redundabit in caput nostrum, si eos aliquis tetigerit. 20But if thou wilt betray us, and utter this word abroad, we shall be quit of this oath, which thou hast made us swear.Che se tu pensassi a tradirci, e divolgassi quello che noi diciamo, noi saremo sciolti dal giuramento che hai esatto da noi.But if thou wilt betray vs, and vtter this talke abroade, we shal be quitte from this oath, wherwith thou hast adiured vs.Quod si nos prodere volueris, et sermonem istum proferre in medium, erimus mundi ab hoc juramento, quo adjurasti nos. 21And she answered: As you have spoken, so be it done: and sending them on their way, she hung the scarlet cord in the window.Ed ella rispose: Secondo quello che avete detto, così sia fatto: e licenziandoli, affinchè se n'andassero, appiccò la cordicella di color di scarlatto alla finestra.And she answered: As you haue spoken, so be it done, and dismissing them to goe, she hong the purple corde in the window.Et illa respondit: Sicut locuti estis, ita fiat: dimittensque eos ut pergerent, appendit funiculum coccineum in fenestra. 22But they went and came to the mountains, and stayed there three days, till they that pursued them were returned. For having sought them through all the way, they found them not.E quelli partiti giunsero al monte, e vi stettero fermi tre giorni, fino a tanto che fossero tornati (a casa loro) quelli che ne andavano in traccia: perocché questi dopo aver cercato per tutta la strada non li trovarono.But they walking came to the mountaines, and •aried there three dayes, til they returned that pursewed them: for seeking euerie way, they found them not.Illi vero ambulantes pervenerunt ad montana, et manserunt ibi tres dies, donec reverterentur qui fuerant persecuti: quærentes enim per omnem viam, non repererunt eos. 23And when they were gone back into the city, the spies returned, and came down from the mountain: and passing over the Jordan, they came to Josue, the son of Nun, and told him all that befel them,Ed essendo questi già entrati nella città, gli esploratori scesi dal monte se ne ritornarono, e passato il Giordano giunsero dov'era Giosuè figliuolo di Nun; e gli raccontarono tutto quello che era loro avvenuto:Who being entred into the citie, the discouerers returned, and came downe from the mountaine: and passing ouer Iordan, they came to Iosue the sonne of Nun, and told him al thinges that had chanced to them,Quibus urbem ingressis, reversi sunt, et descenderunt exploratores de monte: et, transmisso Jordane, venerunt ad Josue filium Nun, narraveruntque ei omnia quæ acciderant sibi, 24And said: the Lord hath delivered all this land into our hands, and all the inhabitants thereof are overthrown with fear.E dissero: Il Signore ha dato in nostro potere tutto quel paese, e tutti i suoi abitanti sono abbattuti dallo spavento.and said: Our Lord hath deliuered al this land into our handes, and al the inhabitantes therof are ouerthrowen with feare.atque dixerunt: Tradidit Dominus omnem terram hanc in manus nostras, et timore prostrati sunt cuncti habitatores ejus.