Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)

116 O praise the Lord, all ye nations: praise him, all ye people.

² For his mercy is confirmed upon us: and the truth of the Lord remaineth for ever.

2 And 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.

² And 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.

³ And 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.

⁴ And the woman taking the men, hid them, and said: I confess they came to me, but I knew not whence they were:

⁵ And 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.

⁶ But she made the men go up to the top of her house, and covered them with the stalks of flax, which was there.

⁷ Now 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.

⁸ The men that were hidden were not yet asleep, when behold the woman went up to them, and said:

⁹ I 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.

¹⁰ We 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.

¹¹ And 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.

¹² Now therefore swear ye to me by the Lord, that as I have shewn mercy to you, so you also will shew mercy to my father's house: and give me a true token,

¹³ That you will save my father and mother, my brethren and sisters, and all things that are theirs, and deliver our souls from death.

¹⁴ They 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.

¹⁷ By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered Isaac: and he that had received the promises, offered up his only begotten son;

¹⁸ (To whom it was said: In Isaac shall thy seed be called.)

¹⁹ Accounting that God is able to raise up even from the dead. Whereupon also he received him for a parable.

²⁰ By faith also of things to come, Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau.

²¹ By faith Jacob dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, and adored the top of his rod.

²² By faith Joseph, when he was dying, made mention of the going out of the children of Israel; and gave commandment concerning his bones.