Rahab Ta Ɓoye ’Yan Leƙen Asiri a Yeriko (Ms. 33, fol. 114, daga Weltchronik)

Mai zane da ba a san sunansa ba, Regensburg · about 1400–1410
J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

Daga Weltchronik na Regensburg, kusan 1400–1410. Layi biyu na waƙar Jamusanci suna saman zanen.

Yeriko gari ne mai toka da katanga, cike da hasumiyoyi da jajayen rufi, da fuskoki a tagoginsa. A ƙofar wani gida, wata mace tana magana da mutane riƙe da māsu — wataƙila mutanen sarki ne suke tambaya game da ’yan leƙen asirin.

Daga rubutun

’Yan leƙen asiri biyu da aka aika Yeriko sun sauka a gidan Rahab (Yoshuwa 2:1)

Mutanen sarki sun zo nemansu; ta ɓoye su (Yoshuwa 2:3–4)

Na mai zanen kansa

Yeriko kamar gari mai katanga na zamanin mai zanen kansa

Bayanai dalla-dalla

Yeriko

Gari mai hasumiyoyi masu toka da jajayen rufi.

A tagogi

Fuskoki suna leƙowa daga gidajen.

Matar

Sanye da ruwan hoda, tana tsaye a bakin ƙofa.

Mutane masu makamai

Mutane riƙe da māsu suna magana da ita.

Unknown illuminator, Regensburg; text by Rudolf von Ems (Austrian, about 1200–1254). The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles (Ms. 33 (88.MP.70), fol. 114) · Tempera colors, gold, silver paint, and ink · Images provided here are believed to be in the public domain and are available under CC0 through Getty’s Open Content Program. (Getty record: "No Copyright", http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

Ayoyin

Yosh 2:1–7Sai Yoshuwa ɗan Nun ya aika ’yan leƙen asiri guda biyu a ɓoye daga Shittim ya ce, “Ku je ku duba, ku ga yadda wurin yake, musamman Yeriko.” Sai suka je suka shiga gidan wata karuwa mai suna Rahab, suka sauka a can. Aka gaya wa sarkin Yeriko cewa, “Ji fa, waɗansu Isra’ilawa sun shigo nan da dare don su leƙi asirin ƙasar.” Saboda haka sai sarki ya aika wannan saƙo zuwa ga Rahab, “Ki fito da mutanen da suka zo suka sauka a gidanki, gama sun zo su leƙi asirin ƙasar ne gaba ɗaya.” Amma matar ta ɓoye mutanen nan biyu. Ta ce, “I, mutanen sun zo wurina, amma ban san daga ina suka zo ba, da yamma kuwa, kafin a rufe ƙofar gari sai mutanen suka tafi. Ban san hanyar da suka bi ba, ku yi sauri ku bi su. Mai yiwuwa ku same su.” (Amma ta kai su saman rufin ɗaki ta ɓoye su a ƙarƙashin karan rama da ta baza a rufin ɗaki.) Sai mutanen garin suka kama hanyar Urdun don su nemi ’yan leƙen asirin, daga fitar su sai aka rufe ƙofar garin.