Josua 3
1 Og Josva stod aarle op om Morgenen, og de rejste fra Sittim og kom til Jordanen, han og alle Israels Børn; og de bleve der om Natten, førend de droge over.
And Joshua rose early in the morning; and they removed from Shittim, and came to the Jordan, he and all the children of Israel, and lodged there before they passed over.
2 Og det skete, der tre Dage vare til Ende, da gik Fogederne midt igennem Lejren.
And it came to pass at the end of three days, that the officers went through the camp;
3 Og de bøde Folket og sagde: Naar I se Herrens, eders Guds Pagts Ark, og Præsterne, Leviterne, som bære den, saa skulle I rejse ud fra eders Sted og gaa efter den;
and they commanded the people, saying, When ye see the ark of the covenant of Jehovah your God, and the priests the Levites bearing it, then remove from your place, and go after it;
4 — dog at der skal være Rum imellem eder og imellem den, ved tusinde Alen i Maal, I skulle ikke komme nær til den; — paa det at I skulle vide den Vej, paa hvilken I skulle gaa; thi I have ikke tilforn draget over paa den Vej.
yet there shall be a distance between you and it, about two thousand cubits by measure. Ye shall not come near it, that ye may know the way by which ye must go; for ye have not passed this way heretofore.
5 Og Josva sagde til Folket: Helliger eder; thi Herren skal gøre underlige Ting i Morgen iblandt eder.
And Joshua said to the people, Hallow yourselves; for to-morrow Jehovah will do wonders in your midst.
6 Og Josva sagde til Præsterne: Bærer Pagtens Ark og gaar over foran Folket; og de bare Pagtens Ark og gik foran Folket.
And Joshua spoke to the priests, saying, Take up the ark of the covenant, and go over before the people. And they took up the ark of the covenant, and went before the people.
7 Og Herren sagde til Josva: Paa den Dag vil jeg begynde at gøre dig stor for al Israels Øjne, og de skulle vide, at ligesom jeg var med Mose, saa vil jeg og være med dig.
And Jehovah said to Joshua, This day will I begin to magnify thee in the sight of all Israel, that they may know that as I was with Moses, so will I be with thee.
8 Men du skal byde Præsterne, som bære Pagtens Ark, og sige: Naar I komme til det yderste af Jordanens Vande, da skulle I blive staaende i Jordanen.
And thou shalt command the priests who bear the ark of the covenant, saying, When ye come to the edge of the waters of the Jordan, stand still in the Jordan.
9 Og Josva sagde til Israels Børn: Kommer nær hid og hører Herren eders Guds Ord.
And Joshua said to the children of Israel, Come hither, and hear the words of Jehovah your God.
10 Og Josva sagde: Derpaa skulle I vide, at den levende Gud er midt iblandt eder og skal fordrive for eders Ansigt Kananiterne og Hethiterne og Heviterne og Feresiterne og Girgasiterne og Amoriterne og Jebusiterne.
And Joshua said, Hereby shall ye know that the living God is in your midst, and [that] he will without fail dispossess from before you the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Hivites, and the Perizzites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Jebusites.
11 Se, al Jordens Herres Pagts Ark gaar over for eders Ansigt igennem Jordanen.
Behold, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth is going over before you into the Jordan.
12 Saa tager eder nu tolv Mænd af Israels Stammer, een Mand af hver Stamme.
And now take you twelve men out of the tribes of Israel, one man for each tribe.
13 Og det skal ske, naar Præsterne, som bære Herrens, al Jordens Herres, Ark, med Fodsaalerne staa stille i Jordanens Vande, da skal Jordanens Vande afskæres, nemlig de Vande, som komme ned ovenfra; og de skulle staa som een Dynge.
And it shall come to pass, when the soles of the feet of the priests who bear the ark of Jehovah, the Lord of all the earth, rest in the waters of the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan, the waters flowing down from above, shall be cut off, and shall stand up in a heap.
14 Og det skete, der Folket drog ud af deres Telte for at gaa over Jordanen, da bare Præsterne Pagtens Ark for Folkets Ansigt.
And it came to pass when the people removed from their tents, to pass over the Jordan, that the priests bearing the ark of the covenant were before the people;
15 Og der de, som bare Arken, kom til Jordanen, og Præsterne, som bare Arken, vædede deres Fødder yderst i Vandet, (men Jordanen var fuld over alle sine Bredder hele Høsten igennem):
and when they that bore the ark were come to the Jordan, and the feet of the priests who bore the ark dipped in the edge of the water (and the Jordan is full over all its banks throughout the days of harvest),
16 Da stod det Vand stille, som kom ned ovenfra, det rejste sig til een Dynge saare langt borte ved den Stad Adam, som ligger op til Zarthans Side, men det, som løb ned til Havet ved den slette Mark, nemlig Salthavet, det blev aldeles afskaaret; saa gik Folket over imod Jeriko.
the waters which flowed down from above stood [and] rose up in a heap, very far, by Adam, the city that is beside Zaretan; and those that flowed down towards the sea of the plain, the salt sea, were completely cut off. And the people went over opposite to Jericho.
17 Og Præsterne, som bare Herrens Pagts Ark, stode fast paa det tørre, midt i Jordanen; og al Israel gik over paa det tørre, indtil det ganske Folk var gaaet helt over Jordanen.
And the priests who bore the ark of the covenant of Jehovah stood firm on dry ground in the midst of the Jordan. And all Israel went over on dry ground, until all the nation had completely gone over the Jordan.
