約書亞記 4
1 當百姓一過了約旦河，上主就吩咐若蘇厄說：
And whanne thei weren passid ouer, the Lord seide to Josue,
2 「你該由百姓中，挑選十二人，每支派一人，
Chese thou twelue men,
3 命令他們說：你們要從這裏，從約旦河中，由司祭的腳站立的地方，取十二塊石頭，帶到你們今夜住宿的地方去。」
by ech lynage o man, and comaunde thou to hem, that thei take fro the myddis of the trow of Jordan, where the `feet of preestis stoden, twelue hardiste stoonys; whiche thou schalt sette in the place of castels, where ye schulen sette tentis in this nyyt.
4 若蘇厄於是將他由以色列子民中選定的十二人，每支派一人召了來，
And Josue clepide twelue men, whiche he hadde chose of the sones of Israel, of ech lynage o man;
5 對他們說：「你們由上主你們天主的約櫃面前走過到約旦河中心，依照以色列子民支派的數目，各取一塊石頭，放在肩上，
and he seide to hem, Go ye bifore the arke of youre Lord God to the myddis of Jordan, and bere ye fro thennus in youre schuldris ech man o stoon, bi the noumbre of the sones of Israel,
6 在你們中閶作為記念；日後你們的子孫間起你們：這些石頭有什麼意思﹖
that it be a signe bitwixe you. And whanne youre sones schulen axe you to morewe, that is, in tyme `to comynge, and schulen seie, What wolen these stonus `to hem silf?
7 你們要告訴他們說：約旦河的水，在上主約櫃前曾一度中斷，正在約櫃過約旦河時，約旦河的水便中斷了，這些石頭，為以色列子民將作永遠的記念。
ye schulen answere to hem, The watris of Jordan failiden bifor the arke of boond of pees of the Lord, whanne the arke passide Jordan; therfor these stoonus ben set in to mynde of the sones of Israel, til in to withouten ende.
8 以色列子民就照若蘇厄所吩咐的作了；依上主對若蘇厄所說的，依照以色列子民支派的數目，由約旦河中心取了十二塊石頭，搬到他們紮營的地方，把石頭放在那裏。
Therfor the sones of Israel diden as Josue comaundide to hem, and baren fro the myddis of the trow of Jordan twelue stoonys, as the Lord comaundide to hem, bi the noumbre of the sones of Israel, `til to the place in which thei settiden tentis; and there thei puttiden tho stonys.
9 若蘇厄又在約旦河中心，抬約櫃的司祭的腳站立的地方，豎立了十二塊石頭，這些石頭直到今天，還留在那裏。
Also Josue puttide othire twelue stoonys in the myddis of the trow of Jordan, where the preestis stoden, that baren the arke of boond of pees of the Lord; and tho stoonys ben there `til in to present dai.
10 抬約櫃的司祭站在約旦河中央，直至上主命令若蘇厄告訴百姓的一切事，全照梅瑟吩咐若蘇厄的辦完了，百姓才趕快過去。
Forsothe the preestis, that baren the arke, stoden in the myddis of Jordan, til alle thingis weren fillid, whiche the Lord comaundide, that Josue schulde speke to the puple, as Moises hadde seide to hym. And the puple hastide, and passide.
11 眾百姓過了河以後，上主的約櫃和司祭才過去，仍走在百姓的前面。
And whanne alle men hadden passid, also the arke of the Lord passide, and the preestis yeden bifor the puple.
12 勒烏本人、加得人和默納協半支派的人，依照梅瑟對他們所吩咐的，武裝起來，在以色列子民前首先過去；
Also the sones of Ruben, and of Gad, and half the lynage of Manasse, yeden armed bifor the sones of Israel, as Moyses comaundide to hem.
13 約有四萬武裝部隊由上主面前走過，向耶利哥平原進發，準備作戰。
And fourti thousynde of fiyters yeden bi her cumpanyes and gaderyngis on the pleyn and feeldi places of the citee of Jerico.
14 那一天，上主在眾以色列面前，顯揚了若蘇厄；在他有生之日，百姓敬重他如敬梅瑟一樣。
In that day the Lord magnyfiede Josue bifor al Israel, that thei schulden drede hym, as thei dreden Moises, while he lyuede yit.
15 上主吩咐若蘇厄說：
And the Lord seide to Josue,
16 「你命令抬約櫃的司祭，由約旦河裏上。」
Comaunde thou to the preestis that beren the arke of boond of pees, that thei stie fro Jordan.
17 若蘇厄便吩咐司祭說：「你們由約旦河裏上來。」
And Josue comaundide to hem, and seide, Stie ye fro Jordan.
18 抬上主約櫃的司祭由約旦河裏一上來，他們的腳一著旱地，約旦河的水即刻流回原處，如同先前一樣，漲到兩岸。
And whanne thei hadden stied, berynge the arke of boond of pees of the Lord, and hadde bigunne to trede on the drie erthe, the watris turneden ayen in to her trowe, and flowiden, as tho weren wont before.
19 正月初十，百姓由約旦河上來以後，在耶利哥東邊的基耳加耳紮了營。
Forsothe the puple stiede fro Jordan in the tenthe dai of the firste monethe, and thei settiden tentis in Galgalis, ayens the eest coost of the citee of Jerico.
20 若蘇厄將從約旦河取來的那十二塊石頭，立在基耳加耳；
Also Josue puttide in Galgalis the twelue stonys, whiche thei hadden take fro the trow of Jordan.
21 然後吩咐以色列子民說：「日後你們的子孫，若問他們的父老說：這些石頭有什麼意思﹖
And he seide to the sones of Israel, Whanne youre sones schulen axe to morewe her fadris, and schulen seie to hem, What wolen these stoonys `to hem silf?
22 你們就告訴你們的子孫說：以色列曾在這旱地上過弓約旦河，
ye schulen teche hem, and ye schulen seie, We passiden this Jordan bi the drie botme,
23 因為上主你們的天主，曾在你們的面前使約旦河水乾涸，直到你們都過了河，正如上主你們的天主，在我們面前使紅海乾涸，直到我們都過了海一樣，
for oure Lord God driede the watris therof in oure siyt, til we passiden, as he dide bifore in the Reed See, which he driede while we passiden,
24 為叫地上萬民認識上主的手如何強而有力，為叫你們從此時常敬畏上主，你們的天主。」
that alle the puplis of londis lurne the strongeste hond of the Lord, that also ye drede youre Lord God in al tyme.
