¹ Jericho pak velmi pilně zavříno bylo pro strach synů Izraelských, a žádný nevycházel ven, ani tam nevcházel.

² I řekl Hospodin k Jozue: Aj, dal jsem v ruku tvou Jericho, a krále jeho s silnými muži jeho.

³ Protož obcházeti budete město všickni muži bojovní, okolo města chodíce, jednou za den; tak učiníš po šest dní.

⁴ Kněží pak sedm ať nesou sedm trub z rohů beraních před truhlou; dne pak sedmého obejdete město sedmkrát, a Kněží troubiti budou v trouby.

⁵ A když zdlouha troubiti budou na roh beraní, jakž nejprvé uslyšíte hlas trouby, zkřikne všecken lid křikem velikým, i oboří se zed městská na místě svém, a vejde lid do města, jeden každý proti místu, kdež stál.

⁶ Tedy povolav Jozue, syn Nun, kněží, řekl jim: Vezměte truhlu smlouvy, a sedm kněží ať vezmou sedm trub beraních před truhlou Hospodinovou.

⁷ Řekl také lidu: Jděte a obejděte město, a zbrojní ať jdou před truhlou Hospodinovou.

⁸ A když to oznámil Jozue lidu, sedm kněží, nesouce sedm trub beraních, šli před truhlou Hospodinovou, a troubili v trouby; truhla také smlouvy Hospodinovy brala se za nimi.

⁹ Zbrojní pak šli před kněžími, kteříž troubili na trouby, a ostatní šli za truhlou, jdouce a v trouby troubíce.

¹⁰ (Lidu pak byl přikázal Jozue, řka: Nebudete křičeti, ani slyšán bude hlas váš, ani vyjde slovo z úst vašich až do dne toho, v němž řeknu vám: Křičte, i budete křičeti.)

¹¹ Tedy obešla truhla Hospodinova město vůkol jednou, a navrátili se do stanů a zůstali v nich.

¹² Opět povstal Jozue ráno a kněží nesli truhlu Hospodinovu.

¹³ Sedm pak kněží, nesouce Sedm trub beraních, předcházeli truhlu Hospodinovu, jdouce, a troubili v trouby; a zbrojní šli před nimi, a ostatní šli za truhlou Hospodinovou, když kněží šli, v trouby troubíce.

¹⁴ I obešli město druhého dne opět, a navrátili se do stanů. Tak činili po šest dní.

¹⁵ V den pak sedmý vstali, jakž zasvitávalo, a obešli město týmž způsobem sedmkrát; toliko toho dne obešli město sedmkrát.

¹⁶ Stalo se pak, když po sedmé obcházeli, a kněží v trouby troubili, řekl Jozue lidu: Křičtež již, dalť jest Hospodin vám město.

¹⁷ A budiž to město proklaté, ono i všecky věci, kteréž v něm jsou, Hospodinu; toliko Raab nevěstka ať jest živa, ona i všickni, kteříž by s ní byli v domě, nebo skryla posly, kteréž jsme byli poslali.

¹⁸ Avšak vystříhejte se od proklatého, abyste i vy nebyli učiněni proklatí, berouce z proklatých věcí, a uvedli byste stany Izraelské v prokletí, a zkormoutili byste je.

¹⁹ Všecko pak stříbro a zlato, a nádoby měděné a železné, svaté bude Hospodinu; na poklad Hospodinu složeno bude.

²⁰ Tedy křičel lid, když zatroubili v trouby. Nebo když slyšel lid hlas trub, křičeli i oni křikem velikým, i obořila se zed na místě svém. Tedy všel lid do města, jeden každý proti místu, kdež stál. I vzali je.

²¹ A pohubili ostrostí meče jako proklaté všecko, což bylo v městě, od muže až do ženy, od dítěte až do starce, a až do vola, dobytčete i osla.

²² Dvěma pak mužům, kteříž shlédli zemi, řekl Jozue: Vejděte do domu ženy nevěstky, a vyveďte ji odtud, i všecky věci, kteréž má, jakož jste jí přisáhli.

²³ I všedše mládenci špehéři, vyvedli Raab a otce jejího, i matku její a bratří její i všecko, což měla, a všecku rodinu její vyvedli, a nechali jich vně za stany Izraelskými.

²⁴ Město pak spálili ohněm, i všecko, což v něm bylo, stříbro však a zlato a nádoby měděné a železné složili na poklad v domě Hospodinově.

²⁵ Raab také nevěstku, a dům otce jejího i všecko, což měla, živé zůstavil Jozue; a bydlila v lidu Izraelském až do tohoto dne, nebo skryla posly, kteréž poslal Jozue k shlédnutí Jericha.

²⁶ Toho času vydal klatbu Jozue, řka: Zlořečený buď před Hospodinem muž ten, kterýž by povstal, aby stavěl město Jericho. V prvorozeném svém založí je, a v nejmenším postaví brány jeho.

²⁷ Byl pak Hospodin s Jozue, a rozhlásila se pověst o něm po vší zemi.

¹ Then Jacob went on his journey, and came to the land of the children of the east.

² He looked, and behold, a well in the field, and, behold, three flocks of sheep lying there by it. For out of that well they watered the flocks. The stone on the well's mouth was large.

³ There all the flocks were gathered. They rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the sheep, and put the stone again on the well's mouth in its place.

⁴ Jacob said to them, "My relatives, where are you from?" They said, "We are from Haran."

⁵ He said to them, "Do you know Laban, the son of Nahor?" They said, "We know him."

⁶ He said to them, "Is it well with him?" They said, "It is well. See, Rachel, his daughter, is coming with the sheep."

⁷ He said, "Behold, it is still the middle of the day, not time to gather the livestock together. Water the sheep, and go and feed them."

⁸ They said, "We can't, until all the flocks are gathered together, and they roll the stone from the well's mouth. Then we water the sheep."

⁹ While he was yet speaking with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep, for she kept them.

¹⁰ It happened, when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban, his mother's brother, and the sheep of Laban, his mother's brother, that Jacob went near, and rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the flock of Laban his mother's brother.

¹¹ Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice, and wept.

¹² Jacob told Rachel that he was her father's brother, and that he was Rebekah's son. She ran and told her father.

¹³ It happened, when Laban heard the news of Jacob, his sister's son, that he ran to meet Jacob, and embraced him, and kissed him, and brought him to his house. Jacob told Laban all these things.

¹⁴ Laban said to him, "Surely you are my bone and my flesh." He lived with him for a month.

¹⁵ Laban said to Jacob, "Because you are my brother, should you therefore serve me for nothing? Tell me, what will your wages be?"

¹⁶ Laban had two daughters. The name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.

¹⁷ Leah's eyes were weak, but Rachel was beautiful in form and attractive.

¹⁸ Jacob loved Rachel. He said, "I will serve you seven years for Rachel, your younger daughter."

¹⁹ Laban said, "It is better that I give her to you, than that I should give her to another man. Stay with me."

²⁰ Jacob served seven years for Rachel. They seemed to him but a few days, for the love he had for her.

²¹ Jacob said to Laban, "Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in to her."

²² Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a feast.

²³ It happened in the evening, that he took Leah his daughter, and brought her to him. He went in to her.

²⁴ Laban gave Zilpah his handmaid to his daughter Leah for a handmaid.

²⁵ It happened in the morning that, behold, it was Leah. He said to Laban, "What is this you have done to me? Didn't I serve with you for Rachel? Why then have you deceived me?"

²⁶ Laban said, "It is not done so in our place, to give the younger before the firstborn.

²⁷ Fulfill the week of this one, and we will give you the other also for the service which you will serve with me yet seven other years."

²⁸ Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week. He gave him Rachel his daughter as wife.

²⁹ Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah, his handmaid, to be her handmaid.

³⁰ He went in also to Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than Leah, and served with him yet seven other years.

³¹ Yahweh saw that Leah was hated, and he opened her womb, but Rachel was barren.

³² Leah conceived, and bore a son, and she named him Reuben. For she said, "Because Yahweh has looked at my affliction. For now my husband will love me."

³³ She conceived again, and bore a son, and said, "Because Yahweh has heard that I am hated, he has therefore given me this son also." She named him Simeon.

³⁴ She conceived again, and bore a son. Said, "Now this time will my husband be joined to me, because I have borne him three sons." Therefore was his name called Levi.

³⁵ She conceived again, and bore a son. She said, "This time will I praise Yahweh." Therefore she named him Judah. Then she stopped bearing.