1 Ora Jericó estava rigorosamente fechada, por causa dos filhos de Israel: ninguém saía nem entrava.

2 Então disse Jeová a Josué: Eis que entreguei na tua mão a Jericó, ao seu rei e aos ilustres em valor.

3 Vós todos os homens de guerra rodeareis a cidade, contornando-a uma vez. Assim fareis por seis dias.

4 Sete sacerdotes levarão sete trombetas de chifres de carneiros diante da arca; no sétimo dia rodeareis a cidade sete vezes, e os sacerdotes tocarão as trombetas.

5 Quando fizerem um sonido prolongado com a trombeta, e quando ouvirdes o som da mesma, todo o povo dará um grande grito. Cairá rente com o chão o muro da cidade, e o povo subirá, cada um para o lugar que lhe ficar defronte.

6 Chamou Josué, filho de Num, aos sacerdotes, e disse-lhes: Levai a arca da aliança, e levem sete sacerdotes sete trombetas de chifres de carneiros diante da arca de Jeová.

7 Eles disseram ao povo: Passai e rodeai a cidade, e passem os homens armados adiante da arca de Jeová.

8 Quando Josué havia falado ao povo, os sete sacerdotes, que levavam as sete trombetas diante de Jeová, passaram e tocaram-nas, e seguia-os a arca da aliança de Jeová.

9 Os homens armados iam adiante dos sacerdotes que tocavam as trombetas, e a retaguarda seguia a arca, tocando os sacerdotes as trombetas enquanto andavam.

10 Josué ordenou ao povo, dizendo: Não gritareis, nem se ouça a vossa voz, nem procederá palavra alguma da vossa boca, até o dia em que eu vos disser: Gritai. Então gritareis.

11 Assim fez a arca de Jeová rodear a cidade, contornando-a uma vez. Entraram no arraial, e ali pousaram.

12 Levantando-se Josué de madrugada, os sacerdotes tomaram a arca de Jeová.

13 Os sete sacerdotes que levavam as sete trombetas diante da arca de Jeová, iam andando e tocavam-nas, enquanto os homens armados marchavam adiante deles, e a retaguarda seguia a arca de Jeová.

14 No segundo dia rodearam a cidade uma vez, e voltaram ao arraial. Assim fizeram por seis dias.

15 No sétimo dia madrugando ao romper da alva, rodearam da mesma maneira a cidade sete vezes; naquele dia somente rodearam a cidade sete vezes.

16 Quando os sacerdotes pela sétima vez tocavam as trombetas, disse Josué ao povo: Gritai, porque Jeová vos entregou a cidade.

17 A cidade será anátema a Jeová, ela e tudo quanto houver nela; somente viverá Raabe, a prostituta, e todos os que estão com ela em casa, porque escondeu os mensageiros que enviamos.

18 Vós, todavia, guardai-vos do anátema, para que, depois de o terdes feito tal, não tomeis do que o é; pois assim fareis anátema o arraial de Israel, e o perturbareis.

19 Porém toda a prata, e o ouro, e os vasos de cobre e de ferro, são consagrados a Jeová, e virão para o seu tesouro.

20 Assim gritou o povo, e os sacerdotes tocaram as trombetas. Quando o povo ouviu o sonido da trombeta, levantou um grande grito, e caiu o muro rente com o chão, de maneira que subiram e entraram na cidade, cada um pelo lugar que lhe ficava defronte, e a tomaram.

21 Totalmente destruíram ao fio da espada tudo quanto havia na cidade, homem e mulher, moço e velho, bois, ovelhas e jumentos.

22 Então disse Josué aos dois homens que espiaram a terra: Entrai na casa da prostituta, e tirai-a de lá com tudo o que lhe pertence, assim como lhe prometestes com juramento.

23 Entraram os mancebos espias, e tiraram a Raabe, a seu pai, a sua mãe e a seus irmãos, com tudo o que lhe pertencia, e também a todos os parentes dela, e puseram-nos fora do arraial de Israel.

24 Queimaram a fogo a cidade com tudo o que nela havia; tão-somente a prata, e o ouro, e os vasos de cobre e de ferro, colocaram-nos no tesouro da casa de Jeová.

25 Porém Josué conservou em vida a Raabe, a prostituta, e à casa de seu pai com tudo o que ela possuía. Ela ficou habitando no meio de Israel até o dia de hoje, porque escondeu os espias que Josué enviou para reconhecer a Jericó.

26 Nesse tempo Josué os fez jurar: Maldito seja diante de Jeová o homem que se levantar e reedificar esta cidade de Jericó; com a perda do seu primogênito porá os alicerces dela, e com a perda de seu filho mais moço lhe colocará as portas.

27 Assim era Jeová com Josué; e a sua fama estava em toda a terra.

1 Now Jericho was straitly shut up because of the children of Israel: none went out, and none came in. 2 And the LORD said unto Joshua, See, I have given into thine hand Jericho, and the king thereof, and the mighty men of valour. 3 And ye shall compass the city, all ye men of war, and go round about the city once. Thus shalt thou do six days. 4 And seven priests shall bear before the ark seven trumpets of rams’ horns: and the seventh day ye shall compass the city seven times, and the priests shall blow with the trumpets. 5 And it shall come to pass, that when they make a long blast with the ram’s horn, and when ye hear the sound of the trumpet, all the people shall shout with a great shout; and the wall of the city shall fall down flat, and the people shall ascend up every man straight before him.

6 And Joshua the son of Nun called the priests, and said unto them, Take up the ark of the covenant, and let seven priests bear seven trumpets of rams’ horns before the ark of the LORD. 7 And he said unto the people, Pass on, and compass the city, and let him that is armed pass on before the ark of the LORD.

8 And it came to pass, when Joshua had spoken unto the people, that the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams’ horns passed on before the LORD, and blew with the trumpets: and the ark of the covenant of the LORD followed them.

9 And the armed men went before the priests that blew with the trumpets, and the rereward came after the ark, the priests going on, and blowing with the trumpets. 10 And Joshua had commanded the people, saying, Ye shall not shout, nor make any noise with your voice, neither shall any word proceed out of your mouth, until the day I bid you shout; then shall ye shout. 11 So the ark of the LORD compassed the city, going about it once: and they came into the camp, and lodged in the camp.

12 And Joshua rose early in the morning, and the priests took up the ark of the LORD. 13 And seven priests bearing seven trumpets of rams’ horns before the ark of the LORD went on continually, and blew with the trumpets: and the armed men went before them; but the rereward came after the ark of the LORD, the priests going on, and blowing with the trumpets. 14 And the second day they compassed the city once, and returned into the camp: so they did six days. 15 And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they rose early about the dawning of the day, and compassed the city after the same manner seven times: only on that day they compassed the city seven times. 16 And it came to pass at the seventh time, when the priests blew with the trumpets, Joshua said unto the people, Shout; for the LORD hath given you the city.

17 And the city shall be accursed, even it, and all that are therein, to the LORD: only Rahab the harlot shall live, she and all that are with her in the house, because she hid the messengers that we sent. 18 And ye, in any wise keep yourselves from the accursed thing, lest ye make yourselves accursed, when ye take of the accursed thing, and make the camp of Israel a curse, and trouble it. 19 But all the silver, and gold, and vessels of brass and iron, are consecrated unto the LORD: they shall come into the treasury of the LORD. 20 So the people shouted when the priests blew with the trumpets: and it came to pass, when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, and the people shouted with a great shout, that the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they took the city. 21 And they utterly destroyed all that was in the city, both man and woman, young and old, and ox, and sheep, and ass, with the edge of the sword. 22 But Joshua had said unto the two men that had spied out the country, Go into the harlot’s house, and bring out thence the woman, and all that she hath, as ye sware unto her. 23 And the young men that were spies went in, and brought out Rahab, and her father, and her mother, and her brethren, and all that she had; and they brought out all her kindred, and left them without the camp of Israel. 24 And they burnt the city with fire, and all that was therein: only the silver, and the gold, and the vessels of brass and of iron, they put into the treasury of the house of the LORD. 25 And Joshua saved Rahab the harlot alive, and her father’s household, and all that she had; and she dwelleth in Israel even unto this day; because she hid the messengers, which Joshua sent to spy out Jericho.

26 And Joshua adjured them at that time, saying, Cursed be the man before the LORD, that riseth up and buildeth this city Jericho: he shall lay the foundation thereof in his firstborn, and in his youngest son shall he set up the gates of it. 27 So the LORD was with Joshua; and his fame was noised throughout all the country.