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 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 after three days, that the officers went through the host;
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 all of you see the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, and the priests the Levites bearing it, then all of you shall 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 space between you and it, about two thousand cubits by measure: come not near unto it, that all of you may know the way by which all of you must go: for all of you have not passed this way in time past.
5 Og Josva sagde til Folket: Helliger eder; thi Herren skal gøre underlige Ting i Morgen iblandt eder.
And Joshua said unto the people, Sanctify yourselves: in order to morrow the LORD will do wonders among you.
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 unto the priests, saying, Take up the ark of the covenant, and pass 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 the LORD said unto Joshua, This day will I begin to magnify you in the sight of all Israel, that they may know that, as I was with Moses, so I will be with you.
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 you shall command the priests that bear the ark of the covenant, saying, When all of you are come to the brink of the water of Jordan, all of you shall stand still in Jordan.
9 Og Josva sagde til Israels Børn: Kommer nær hid og hører Herren eders Guds Ord.
And Joshua said unto the children of Israel, Come here, and hear the words of the LORD 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 all of you shall know that the living God is among you, and that he will without fail drive out 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 passes over before you into Jordan.
12 Saa tager eder nu tolv Mænd af Israels Stammer, een Mand af hver Stamme.
Now therefore take you twelve men out of the tribes of Israel, out of every tribe a man.
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, as soon as the soles of the feet of the priests that bear the ark of the LORD, the LORD of all the earth, shall rest in the waters of Jordan, that the waters of Jordan shall be cut off from the waters that come down from above; and they shall stand upon an 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 Jordan, and the priests bearing the ark of the covenant 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 as they that bare the ark were come unto Jordan, and the feet of the priests that bare the ark were dipped in the brim of the water, (for Jordan overflows all his banks all the time 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.
That the waters which came down from above stood and rose up upon an heap very far from the city Adam, that is beside Zaretan: and those that came down toward the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, failed, and were cut off: and the people passed over right against 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 that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD stood firm on dry ground in the midst of Jordan, and all the Israelites passed over on dry ground, until all the people were passed clean over Jordan.
