1 Now Jericho was closed, shut up before the children of Israel; no one going out, and no one coming in.

2 And Jehovah said to Joshua: Behold, I have given Jericho into your hand, its king, and the mighty men of valor.

3 You shall go around the city, all the men of war; you shall go all around the city once. Thus you shall do six days.

4 And seven priests shall bear seven shofars of rams’ horns before the ark. And the seventh day you shall go around the city seven times, and the priests shall blow the shofars.

5 And it shall come to pass, when they make a long blast with the ram’s horn, and when you hear the sound of the shofar, that all the people shall shout with a great shout; and the wall of the city shall fall down flat. And the people shall go up every man straight before him.

6 And Joshua the son of Nun called the priests and said to them, Take up the ark of the covenant, and let seven priests bear seven shofars of rams’ horns before the ark of Jehovah.

7 And he said to the people, Pass along, and go around the city, and let him who is armed go along before the ark of Jehovah.

8 So it was, when Joshua spoke to the people, that the seven priests bearing the seven shofars of rams’ horns before Jehovah went along and blew the shofars, with the ark of the covenant of Jehovah following behind.

9 The armed men went before the priests who blew the shofars, with the rear guard coming along behind the ark, while they proceeded blowing the shofars.

10 And Joshua had commanded the people, saying, You shall not shout or cause your voice to be heard, nor shall a word proceed out of your mouth, until the day I say to you, Shout! Then you shall shout.

11 So the ark of Jehovah went around the city, going around it once. And they came into the camp and lodged in the camp.

12 And Joshua arose early in the morning, and the priests took up the ark of Jehovah.

13 And seven priests bearing seven shofars of rams’ horns before the ark of Jehovah proceeded to walk and blew with the shofars. And the armed men went before them, the rear guard coming behind the ark of Jehovah, while they proceeded blowing the shofars.

14 And the second day they went around the city once and returned to the camp. Thus they did six days.

15 But it came to pass on the seventh day that they arose early, about the dawning of the day, and went around the city seven times in the same manner. Only, on that day they went around the city seven times.

16 And the seventh time it happened, when the priests had blown the shofars, that Joshua said to the people: Shout! For Jehovah has given you the city!

17 And the city shall be devoted unto Jehovah, it and all who are in it. Only Rahab the harlot shall live, she and all who are with her in the house, because she hid the messengers that we had sent.

18 And you shall altogether keep from the devoted things, that you not be accursed when you take of the devoted things, and make the camp of Israel accursed, and trouble it.

19 And all the silver and gold, and vessels of bronze and iron, are holy unto Jehovah; they shall come into the treasury of Jehovah.

20 So the people shouted when the priests blew the shofars. And it happened, when the people heard the sound of the shofars and the people shouting with a great shout, that the wall fell down flat. And the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they captured the city.

21 And they utterly destroyed all that was in the city, both man and woman, young and old, ox and sheep and donkey, with the edge of the sword.

22 And Joshua had said to the two men who had spied out the land, Go into the harlot’s house, and from there bring out the woman and all that she has, as you have sworn to her.

23 And the young men who had been spies went in and brought out Rahab, her father, her mother, her brothers, and all that she had. And they brought out all her family and set them outside the camp of Israel.

24 And they burned the city and all that was in it with fire. Only the silver and gold, and the vessels of bronze and iron, they put into the treasury of the house of Jehovah.

25 And Joshua saved alive Rahab the harlot, her father’s house, and all that she had. And she dwells in Israel to this day, because she hid the messengers whom Joshua had sent to spy out Jericho.

26 And Joshua adjured them at that time, saying, Cursed be the man before Jehovah who rises up and builds this city Jericho; he shall lay its foundation with his firstborn, and with his youngest he shall set up its gates.

27 Thus Jehovah was with Joshua, and his fame spread throughout all the land.

1 ORA Jericó cerrou-se, e estava cerrada por causa dos filhos de Israel: nenhum saía nem entrava. 2 Então disse o Senhor a Josué: Olha tenho dado na tua mão a Jericó e ao seu rei, os seus valentes e valorosos. 3 Vós pois, todos os homens de guerra, rodeareis a cidade, cercando a cidade uma vez; assim fareis por seis dias. 4 E sete sacerdotes levarão sete buzinas de carneiros diante da arca, e no sétimo dia rodeareis a cidade sete vezes: e os sacerdotes tocarão as buzinas. 5 E será que, tocando-se longamente a buzina de carneiro, ouvindo vós o sonido da buzina, todo o povo gritará com grande grita: e o muro da cidade cairá abaixo, e o povo subirá nele, cada qual em frente de si. 6 Então chamou Josué, filho de Num, aos sacerdotes, e disse-lhes: Levai a arca do concerto; e sete sacerdotes levem sete buzinas de carneiros, diante da arca do Senhor. 7 E disse ao povo: Passai e rodeai a cidade; e quem estiver armado, passe diante da arca do Senhor. 8 E assim foi, como Josué dissera ao povo, que os sete sacerdotes, levando as sete buzinas de carneiros diante do Senhor, passaram, e tocaram as buzinas; e a arca do concerto do Senhor os seguia. 9 E os armados iam adiante dos sacerdotes, que tocavam as buzinas: e a retaguarda seguia após a arca, andando e tocando as buzinas. 10 Porém ao povo Josué tinha dado ordem, dizendo: Não gritareis, nem fareis ouvir a vossa voz, nem sairá palavra alguma da vossa boca, até ao dia que eu vos diga: Gritai. Então gritareis. 11 E fez a arca do Senhor rodear a cidade, rodeando-a uma vez: e vieram ao arraial, e passaram a noite no arraial. 12 Depois Josué se levantou de madrugada, e os sacerdotes levaram a arca do Senhor. 13 E os sete sacerdotes, que levavam as sete buzinas de carneiros diante da arca do Senhor, iam andando, e tocavam as buzinas, e os armados iam adiante deles, e a retaguarda seguia da arca do Senhor; os sacerdotes iam andando e tocando as buzinas. 14 Assim rodearam outra vez a cidade no segundo dia e tornaram para o arraial: e assim fizeram seis dias. 15 E sucedeu que ao sétimo dia madrugaram ao subir da alva, e da mesma maneira rodearam a cidade sete vezes: naquele dia somente rodearam a cidade sete vezes. 16 E sucedeu que, tocando os sacerdotes a sétima vez as buzinas, disse Josué ao povo: Gritai; porque o Senhor vos tem dado a cidade. 17 Porém a cidade será anátema ao Senhor, ela e tudo quanto houver nela: somente a prostituta Raabe viverá, ela e todos os que com ela estiverem em casa; porquanto escondeu os mensageiros que enviamos. 18 Tão somente guardai-vos do anátema, para que não vos metais em anátema tomando dela, e assim façais maldito o arraial de Israel, e o turveis. 19 Porém toda a prata, e o ouro, e os vasos de metal, e de ferro, são consagrados ao Senhor: irão ao tesouro do Senhor. 20 Gritou pois o povo, tocando os sacerdotes as buzinas: e sucedeu que, ouvindo o povo o sonido da buzina, gritou o povo com grande grita; e o muro caiu abaixo, e o povo subiu à cidade, cada qual em frente de si, e tomaram a cidade. 21 E, tudo quanto na cidade havia, destruíram totalmente ao fio da espada, desde o homem até à mulher, desde o menino até ao velho, e até ao boi e gado miúdo, e ao jumento. 22 Josué, porém, disse aos dois homens que tinham espiado a terra: Entrai na casa da mulher prostituta, e tirai de lá a mulher com tudo quanto tiver, como lhe tendes jurado. 23 Então entraram os mancebos espias, e tiraram a Raabe, e a seu pai, e a sua mãe, e a seus irmãos, e a tudo quanto tinha: tiraram também a todas as suas famílias, e puseram-nos fora do arraial de Israel. 24 Porém a cidade e tudo quanto havia nela queimaram-no a fogo: tão somente a prata, e o ouro, e os vasos de metal e de ferro, deram para o tesouro da casa do Senhor. 25 Assim deu Josué vida à prostituta Raabe, e à família de seu pai, e a tudo quanto tinha; e habitou no meio de Israel até ao dia de hoje: porquanto escondera os mensageiros que Josué tinha enviado a espiar a Jericó. 26 E naquele tempo Josué os esconjurou, dizendo: Maldito diante do Senhor seja o homem que se levantar e reedificar esta cidade de Jericó: perdendo o seu primogênito a fundará, e sobre o seu filho mais novo lhe porá as portas. 27 Assim era o Senhor com Josué: e corria a sua fama por toda a terra.