يَشُوع 4

١ 1 وَبَعْدَ أَنْ تَمَّ عُبُورُ جَمِيعِ الشَّعْبِ نَهْرَ الأُرْدُنِّ، قَالَ الرَّبُّ لِيَشُوعَ:

When all the nation had completely crossed over the Jordan, the LORD spoke to Joshua, saying,

٢ 2 «اخْتَارُوا مِنَ الشَّعْبِ اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ رَجُلاً، وَاحِداً مِنْ كُلِّ سِبْطٍ.

“Take twelve men out of the people, a man out of every tribe,

٣ 3 وَأْمُرُوهُمْ قَائِلِينَ: لِيَحْمِلْ كُلٌّ مِنْكُمْ حَجَراً مِنْ هُنَا مِنْ وَسَطِ مَجْرَى النَّهْرِ حَيْثُ يَقِفُ الْكَهَنَةُ بِأَقْدَامٍ ثَابِتَةٍ، وَعَبِّرُوهَا مَعَكُمْ، وَأَقِيمُوهَا فِي الْمَوْضِعِ الَّذِي تَبِيتُونَ فِيهِ اللَّيْلَةَ».

and command them, saying, ‘Take from out of the middle of the Jordan, out of the place where the priests’ feet stood firm, twelve stones, carry them over with you, and lay them down in the place where you will camp tonight.’”

٤ 4 فَاسْتَدْعَى يَشُوعُ الاثْنَيْ عَشَرَ رَجُلاً الَّذِينَ تَمَّ اخْتِيَارُهُمْ مِنْ بَيْنِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ، رَجُلاً مِنْ كُلِّ سِبْطٍ.

Then Joshua called the twelve men whom he had prepared of the children of Israel, a man out of every tribe.

٥ 5 وَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «تَقَدَّمُوا إِلَى وَسَطِ نَهْرِ الأُرْدُنِّ، حَيْثُ يُوْجَدُ تَابُوتُ الرَّبِّ إِلَهِكُمْ، وَلْيَحْمِلْ كُلُّ رَجُلٍ مِنْكُمْ حَجَراً وَاحِداً عَلَى كَتِفِهِ، بِحَسَبِ عَدَدِ أَسْبَاطِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ،

Joshua said to them, “Cross before the ark of the LORD your God into the middle of the Jordan, and each of you pick up a stone and put it on your shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel;

٦ 6 فَتَكُونَ هَذِهِ الْحِجَارَةُ، بَعْدَ نَصْبِهَا، عَلامَةً فِي وَسَطِكُمْ، حَتَّى إِذَا سَأَلَكُمْ أَبْنَاؤُكُمْ فِي الأَيَّامِ الْمُقْبِلَةِ: مَاذَا تَعْنِي لَكُمْ هَذِهِ الْحِجَارَةُ؟

that this may be a sign among you, that when your children ask in the future, saying, ‘What do you mean by these stones?’

٧ 7 تُجِيبُونَهُمْ: إِنَّ مِيَاهَ الأُرْدُنِّ تَوَقَّفَتْ عَنِ الْجَرَيَانِ، وَانْفَلَقَتْ عِنْدَ عُبُورِ تَابُوتِ عَهْدِ الرَّبِّ النَّهْرَ. وَهَكَذَا تُصْبِحُ هَذِهِ الْحِجَارَةُ نَصَباً تَذْكَارِيًّا لِبَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ مَدَى الدَّهْرِ».

then you shall tell them, ‘Because the waters of the Jordan were cut off before the ark of the LORD’s covenant. When it crossed over the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan were cut off. These stones shall be for a memorial to the children of Israel forever.’”

٨ 8 فَنَفَّذَ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ مَا أَمَرَ بِهِ يَشُوعُ، وَحَمَلُوا اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ حَجَراً مِنْ وَسَطِ نَهْرِ الأُرْدُنِّ بِحَسَبِ عَدَدِ أَسْبَاطِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ كَمَا أَوْصَى الرَّبُّ يَشُوعَ، وَأَجَازُوهَا مَعَهُمْ إِلَى حَيْثُ خَيَّمُوا لِلْمَبِيتِ وَوَضَعُوهَا هُنَاكَ.

The children of Israel did as Joshua commanded, and took up twelve stones out of the middle of the Jordan, as the LORD spoke to Joshua, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel. They carried them over with them to the place where they camped, and laid them down there.

٩ 9 وَأَقَامَ يَشُوعُ أَيْضاً نَصَباً تَذْكَارِيًّا آخَرَ مِنِ اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ حَجَراً فِي وَسَطِ نَهْرِ الأُرْدُنِّ حَيْثُ اسْتَقَرَّتْ أَقْدَامُ الْكَهَنَةِ حَامِلِي تَابُوتِ الْعَهْدِ، وَهِيَ مَازَالَتْ هُنَاكَ حَتَّى الآنَ.

Joshua set up twelve stones in the middle of the Jordan, in the place where the feet of the priests who bore the ark of the covenant stood; and they are there to this day.

١٠ 10 وَظَلَّ الْكَهَنَةُ حَامِلُو التَّابُوتِ وَاقِفِينَ فِي وَسَطِ نَهْرِ الأُرْدُنِّ حَتَّى أَتَمَّ الشَّعْبُ تَنْفِيذَ كُلِّ مَا أَمَرَ الرَّبُّ بِهِ يَشُوعَ تَمَاماً كَمَا أَصْدَرَ مُوسَى تَعْلِيمَاتِهِ لِيَشُوعَ. فَأَسْرَعَ الشَّعْبُ بِاجْتِيَازِ النَّهْرِ.

For the priests who bore the ark stood in the middle of the Jordan until everything was finished that the LORD commanded Joshua to speak to the people, according to all that Moses commanded Joshua; and the people hurried and passed over.

١١ 11 وَعِنْدَمَا تَمَّ عُبُورُ الشَّعْبِ النَّهْرَ، تَقَدَّمَ تَابُوتُ عَهْدِ الرَّبِّ وَالْكَهَنَةُ مُجْتَازِينَ نَحْوَ الضَّفَّةِ الأُخْرَى فِي حُضُورِ الشَّعْبِ.

When all the people had completely crossed over, the LORD’s ark crossed over with the priests in the presence of the people.

١٢ 12 وَسَارَ جُنُودُ سِبْطَيْ رَأُوبَيْنَ وَجَادٍ وَنِصْفِ سِبْطِ مَنَسَّى فِي طَلِيعَةِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ مُدَجَّجِينَ بِالسِّلاحِ، كَمَا أَمَرَهُمْ مُوسَى.

The children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh crossed over armed before the children of Israel, as Moses spoke to them.

١٣ 13 فَكَانُوا نَحْوَ أَرْبَعِينَ أَلْفَ جُنْدِيٍّ مُتَجَرِّدِينَ لِلْقِتَالِ. عَبَرُوا أَمَامَ الرَّبِّ لِلْحَرْبِ إِلَى سُهُولِ أَرِيحَا.

About forty thousand men, ready and armed for war, passed over before the LORD to battle, to the plains of Jericho.

١٤ 14 فِي ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ عَظَّمَ الرَّبُّ مَقَامَ يَشُوعَ فِي عُيُونِ جَمِيعِ الإِسْرَائِيلِيِّينَ، فَهَابُوهُ كَمَا هَابُوا مُوسَى كُلَّ أَيَّامِ حَيَاتِهِ.

On that day, the LORD magnified Joshua in the sight of all Israel; and they feared him, as they feared Moses, all the days of his life.

١٥ 15 وَقَالَ الرَّبُّ لِيَشُوعَ:

The LORD spoke to Joshua, saying,

١٦ 16 «مُرِ الْكَهَنَةَ حَامِلِي تَابُوتِ الشَّهَادَةِ أَنْ يَصْعَدُوا مِنْ نَهْرِ الأُرْدُنِّ».

“Command the priests who bear the ark of the covenant, that they come up out of the Jordan.”

١٧ 17 فَأَمَرَ يَشُوعُ الْكَهَنَةَ قَائِلاً: «اصْعَدُوا مِنْ نَهْرِ الأُرْدُنِّ»

Joshua therefore commanded the priests, saying, “Come up out of the Jordan!”

١٨ 18 فَمَا إِنْ صَعِدَ الْكَهَنَةُ حَامِلُو تَابُوتِ عَهْدِ الرَّبِّ مِنْ وَسَطِ الأُرْدُنِّ وَوَطِئَتْ بُطُونُ أَقْدَامِهِمِ الْيَابِسَةَ، حَتَّى رَجَعَتْ مِيَاهُ الأُرْدُنِّ تَتَدَفَّقُ ثَانِيَةً وَغَمَرَتْ شُطُوطَهُ كَمَا كَانَتْ مِنْ قَبْلُ.

When the priests who bore the ark of the LORD’s covenant had come up out of the middle of the Jordan, and the soles of the priests’ feet had been lifted up to the dry ground, the waters of the Jordan returned to their place, and went over all its banks, as before.

١٩ 19 وَتَمَّ اجْتِيَازُ الشَّعْبِ لِنَهْرِ الأُرْدُنِّ فِي الْيَوْمِ الْعَاشِرِ مِنَ الشَّهْرِ الأَوَّلِ الْعِبْرِيِّ، وَخَيَّمُوا فِي الْجِلْجَالِ شَرْقِيَّ أَرِيحَا.

The people came up out of the Jordan on the tenth day of the first month, and encamped in Gilgal, on the east border of Jericho.

٢٠ 20 وَنَصَبَ يَشُوعُ الاثْنَيْ عَشَرَ حَجَراً الَّتِي حَمَلُوهَا مِنْ نَهْرِ الأُرْدُنِّ فِي الْجِلْجَالِ.

Joshua set up those twelve stones, which they took out of the Jordan, in Gilgal.

٢١ 21 وَقَالَ لِبَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ: «إِذَا سَأَلَ بَنُوكُمْ آبَاءَهُمْ فِي الأَجْيَالِ الْمُقْبِلَةِ: مَا هَذِهِ الْحِجَارَةُ؟

He spoke to the children of Israel, saying, “When your children ask their fathers in time to come, saying, ‘What do these stones mean?’

٢٢ 22 يُجِيبُونَهُمْ: إِنَّ الإِسْرَائِيلِيِّينَ قَدْ عَبَرُوا نَهْرَ الأُرْدُنِّ فَوْقَ أَرْضٍ يَابِسَةٍ.

Then you shall let your children know, saying, ‘Israel came over this Jordan on dry land.

٢٣ 23 لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ إِلَهَكُمْ شَقَّ مِيَاهَ الأُرْدُنِّ أَمَامَكُمْ، فَعَبَرْتُمُ النَّهْرَ فَوْقَ أَرْضٍ يَابِسَةٍ، كَمَا فَعَلَ الرَّبُّ إِلَهُكُمْ بِالْبَحْرِ الأَحْمَرِ الَّذِي شَقَّهُ أَمَامَنَا حَتَّى عَبَرْنَا.

For the LORD your God dried up the waters of the Jordan from before you until you had crossed over, as the LORD your God did to the Red Sea, which he dried up from before us, until we had crossed over,

٢٤ 24 حَتَّى تُدْرِكَ جَمِيعُ الشُّعُوبِ أَنَّ يَدَ الرَّبِّ قَوِيَّةٌ، فَتَتَّقُوا الرَّبَّ إِلَهَكُمْ إِلَى الأَبَدِ».

that all the peoples of the earth may know that the LORD’s hand is mighty, and that you may fear the LORD your God forever.’”