Josua 4
1 Og det skete, der alt Folket var gaaet helt over Jordanen, da sagde Herren til Josva:
When all the people crossed over the Jordan, Yahweh said to Joshua,
2 Tager eder tolv Mænd af Folket, een Mand af hver Stamme,
“Choose twelve men for yourselves from among the people, one man from each tribe.
3 og byder dem og siger: Optager eder herfra, midt af Jordanen, tolv Stene fra det Sted, som Præsternes Fødder staa fast paa, og bærer dem over med eder og lader dem blive paa det Sted, hvor I blive denne Nat over.
Give them this command: 'Take up twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan where the priests are standing on the dry ground, and bring them over with you and lay them down in the place where you will spend the night tonight.'”
4 Da kaldte Josva ad de tolv Mænd, som han havde til Rede af Israels Børn, een Mand af hver Stamme;
Then Joshua called the twelve men whom he had chosen from the tribes of Israel, one from each tribe.
5 og Josva sagde til dem: Gaar over frem foran Herren eders Guds Ark til midt i Jordanen, og opløfter eder hver een Sten paa sin Skulder efter Tallet paa Israels Børns Stammer,
Joshua said to them, “Go over before the ark of Yahweh your God into the middle of the Jordan. Each of you is to take up a stone upon his shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of the people of Israel.
6 at det skal være et Tegn midt iblandt eder, naar eders Børn herefter spørge og sige: Hvad betyde eder disse Stene?
This will be a sign in your midst for you when your children ask in days to come, 'What do these stones mean to you?'
7 Og I skulle sige til dem, at Jordanens Vand blev afskaaret for Herrens Pagts Ark; der den gik igennem Jordanen, da blev Jordanens Vand afskaaret; og disse Stene skulle være til en Ihukommelse for Israels Børn evindeligen.
Then you will say to them, 'The waters of the Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of Yahweh. When it passed over the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan were cut off. So these stones will be a memorial to the people of Israel forever.'”
8 Og Israels Børn gjorde saaledes, som Josva bød, og optoge tolv Stene midt af Jordanen, som Herren havde sagt til Josva, efter Tallet paa Israels Børns Stammer; og de førte dem med sig over til det Sted, hvor de bleve om Natten, og de lode dem blive der.
The people of Israel did just as Joshua commanded, and they picked up twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan, as Yahweh said to Joshua. They set the stones up according to the number of the tribes of the people of Israel. They carried the stones with them, over to the place where they camped and they set them down there.
9 Og tolv Stene oprejste Josva midt i Jordanen, nede, hvor Præsterne, som bare Pagtens Ark, havde staaet med deres Fødder, og de ere der indtil denne Dag.
Then Joshua set up twelve stones in the middle of the Jordan River, in the place where the feet of the priests that carried the ark of the covenant stood. The memorial is there to this day.
10 Og Præsterne, som bare Arken, bleve staaende midt i Jordanen, indtil hvert Ord var fuldkommet, som Herren havde talet til Folket, efter alt det, som Mose havde befalet Josva; og Folket skyndte sig og gik over.
The priests that carried the ark stood in the middle of the Jordan until everything that Yahweh commanded Joshua to tell the people was completed, according to all that Moses had commanded Joshua. The people hurried and they crossed over.
11 Og det skete, der det ganske Folk var gaaet helt over, da kom Herrens Ark og Præsterne over, for Folkets Ansigt.
When all the people had finished crossing over, the ark of Yahweh and the priests crossed over before the people.
12 Og Rubens Børn og Gads Børn og Halvdelen af Manasse Stamme gik over bevæbnede, foran Israels Børns Ansigt, saaledes som Mose havde talet til dem.
The tribe of Reuben, the tribe of Gad, and the half tribe of Manasseh passed before the people of Israel formed up as an army, just as Moses said to them.
13 Ved fyrretyve Tusinde, bevæbnede til Strid, gik de over for Herrens Ansigt til Krigen paa Jerikos slette Marker.
About forty thousand men equipped for war passed before Yahweh, for battle on the plains of Jericho.
14 Paa den Dag gjorde Herren Josva stor for al Israels Øjne; og de frygtede ham, saaledes som de frygtede Mose, alle hans Livs Dage.
On that day Yahweh made Joshua great in the eyes of all Israel. They honored him—just as they honored Moses— all his days.
15 Og Herren sagde til Josva:
Then Yahweh spoke to Joshua,
16 Byd Præsterne, som bære Vidnesbyrdets Ark, at de stige op af Jordanen.
“Command the priests who carry the ark of the testimony to come up out of the Jordan.”
17 Saa bød Josva Præsterne, og sagde: Stiger op af Jordanen!
So, Joshua commanded the priests, “Come up out of the Jordan.”
18 Og det skete, der Præsterne, som bare Herrens Pagts Ark, stege op midt af Jordanen, saa snart Præsternes Fodsaaler havde betraadt det tørre, da kom Jordanens Vand tilbage til sit Sted og gik som tilforn over alle sine Bredder.
When the priests carrying the ark of the covenant of Yahweh came up out of the middle of the Jordan, and the soles of their feet were lifted up out on dry ground, then the waters of the Jordan returned to their place and overflowed its banks, just as they were four days before.
19 Og Folket steg op af Jordanen paa den tiende Dag i den første Maaned, og de lejrede sig i Gilgal, paa Østgrænsen af Jerikos Landemærke.
The people came up out of the Jordan on the tenth day of the first month. They stayed in Gilgal, east of Jericho.
20 Og de tolv Stene, som de toge af Jordanen, oprejste Josva i Gilgal.
The twelve stones that they took out of the Jordan, Joshua set up in Gilgal.
21 Og han sagde til Israels Børn: Naar eders Børn herefter spørge deres Fædre og sige: Hvad betyde disse Stene?
He said to the people of Israel, “When your descendants ask their fathers in times to come, 'What are these stones?'
22 da skulle I kundgøre eders Børn det og sige: Israel gik paa det tørre igennem denne Jordan,
Tell your children, 'This is where Israel crossed over the Jordan on dry ground.'
23 thi Herren eders Gud udtørrede Jordanens Vande for eders Ansigt, indtil I kom over, ligesom Herren eders Gud gjorde ved det røde Hav, hvilket han udtørrede for vort Ansigt, indtil vi kom over,
Yahweh your God dried up the waters of the Jordan for you, until you had crossed over, just as Yahweh your God did to the Sea of Reeds, which he dried up for us until we passed over,
24 at alle Folk paa Jorden Skulle kende Herrens Haand, at den er stærk, at I skulle frygte Herren eders Gud alle Dage.
so that all the peoples of the earth may know that the hand of Yahweh is mighty, and that you will honor Yahweh your God forever.”
