1 And Joshua the son of Nun sent two men out of Shittim to spy secretly,
saying, Go look over the land, and Jericho. And they went and came into the
house of a woman, a harlot; and her name was Rahab. And they lay down there. 2 And it was reported to the king of Jericho saying, Behold, men have come here
tonight from the sons of Israel, to search the land. 3 And the king of Jericho sent to Rahab, saying, Bring out the men who have come
in to you, who have come into your house. For they have come in to search out
all the land. 4 And the woman took the two men and hid them, and said, This way the men came
in to me, but I did not know from where they were. 5 And it happened as the gate was to be shut at dark, even the men went out. I
do not know where they have gone. You go after them, and hurry, for you may
overtake them. 6 But she made them go up on the roof, and hid them with stalks of flax, which
she arranged on the roof. 7 And the men went after them the way of the Jordan, by the fords. And they shut
the gate afterwards, when the pursuers had gone after them. 8 And before they had laid down, she came up to them on the roof. 9 And she said to the men, I know that YAHUVEH has given the land to you, and
that your terror has fallen on us, and that all those living in the land have
melted before you. 10 For we have heard how YAHUVEH dried up the water of the Red Sea before you,
as you were going out of Egypt; also that which you have done to two kings of
the Amorites who were beyond the Jordan; to Sihon, and to Og, whom you
destroyed. 11 And we have heard, and our heart has melted, and there still does not rise
the spirit in any man, because of you. For YAHUVEH your ELOHIM, He is ELOHIM in
the heavens above, and in the earth below. 12 And now, please swear to me by YAHUVEH, since I have dealt with you in
kindness, that you will also deal with my father's house in kindness, and shall
give to me a true token; 13 and shall keep alive my father, and my mother, and my brothers, and my
sisters, and all that is to them, and shall deliver our souls from death. 14 And the men said to her, Our life instead of yours, if you do not tell this
business of ours, then it shall be, when YAHUVEH gives this land to us that we
shall deal with you in kindness and truth. 15 Then she let them down by a rope through the window, for her house was in the
side of the wall, and she lived in the wall. 16 And she said to them, Go to the mountain lest the pursuers come upon you. And
you shall hide there three days until the pursuers return; and afterward you
shall go on your way. 17 And the men said to her, We will be guiltless from this oath of yours which
you made us swear. 18 Behold, we are coming into the land; you shall bind this scarlet thread of
line in the window by which you have let us down. And you shall gather your
father, and your mother, and your brothers, and all your father's house to you,
to the house. 19 And it shall be, anyone who goes outside from the doors of your house his
blood shall be on his head, and we shall be innocent. And anyone who is with you
in the house, his blood shall be on our head, if any hand is on him. 20 But if you reveal this business of ours, then we shall be guiltless from your
oath which you have made us swear. 21 And she said, Let it be according to your words. And she sent them away. And
they went. And she bound the line of scarlet thread in the window. 22 And they departed and came to the mountain, and stayed there three days,
until the pursuers had returned. And the pursuers searched in all the way, but
did not find them. 23 And the two men returned and came down from the mountain, and crossed over,
and came to Joshua the son of Nun, and reported to him all that had happened to
them. 24 And they said to Joshua, Surely YAHUVEH has given all the land into our
hands. And also, all those living in the land have melted before us.
Romans 4:1–25
1 What then shall we say our father Abraham to have found according to flesh? 2 For if Abraham was justified by works, he had reason to be proud, but not with
ELOHIM. 3 For what does the Scripture say? "And Abraham believed YAHUVEH, and it was
counted to him for righteousness." 4 Now to one working, the reward is not counted according to grace, but
according to debt. 5 But to the one not working, but believing on Him justifying sinners, his faith
is counted for righteousness. 6 Even as also David says of the blessedness of the man to whom ELOHIM counts
righteousness apart from works: 7 "Blessed are those whose sins are forgiven, and whose sins are covered; 8 blessed is the man to whom YAHUVEH will in no way charge sin." 9 Is this blessedness then on the circumcision, or also on the uncircum-cision?
For we say that faith "was counted to Abraham for righteous-ness." 10 How then was it counted? Being in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in
circumcision, but in uncircum-cision! 11 And he received a sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness of
faith while in uncircumcision, for him to be a father of those believing through
uncircumcision, for righteousness to be counted to them also, 12 and a father of circumcision to those not of circumcision only, but also to
those walking in the steps of the faith of our father Abraham during
uncircumcision. 13 For the promise was not through Law to Abraham, or to his seed, for him to be
the heir of the world, but through a righteousness of faith. 14 For if they who are of the law were heirs, faith would be made void, and the
promise of no effect. 15 For the Law works out wrath; for where there is no instruction in the Torah
against an action, then there is no transgression. 16 On account of this, it is of faith, that it be according to grace, for the
promise to be certain to all the seed, not to that of the Law only, but also to
that of the faith of Abraham, who is father of us all, 17 according as it has been written, "I have appointed you a father of many
nations;" before ELOHIM, whom He believed, the One making the dead live, and
calling the things that are not as if they were. 18 He against hope believed in hope, for him to become a father of many nations,
according to what has been said, "So shall your seed be." 19 And being about a hundred years old, he never weakened in faith, even when he
examined his old body, nor the deadness of Sarah's womb, 20 And he did not hesitate at the promise of ELOHIM, as one lacking faith; but
he was strong in faith, and gave glory to ELOHIM; 21 and felt assured, that what YAHUVEH had promised to him, he was able to
fulfill. 22 Because of this, "it was also counted to him for righteousness." 23 But it was not written for him only, that it was counted to him, 24 but also on account of us, to whom it is about to be counted, to the ones
believing on Him who has raised our Master YAHUSHUA from the dead, 25 who was delivered because of our offences, and was raised because of our
justification.