Josua 3
1 Tidligt næste Morgen gjorde Josua sig rede, og hele Israel brød op fra Sjittim sammen med ham og kom til Jordan, og de tilbragte Natten der, før de drog over.
And Joshua riseth early in the morning, and they journey from Shittim, and come in unto the Jordan, he and all the sons of Israel, and they lodge there before they pass over.
2 Efter tre Dages Forløb gik Tilsynsmændene omkring i Lejren
And it cometh to pass, at the end of three days, that the authorities pass over into the midst of the camp,
3 og bød Folket: »Naar I ser HERREN eders Guds Pagts Ark og Levitpræsterne komme bærende med den, saa skal I bryde op fra eders Plads og følge efter —
and command the people, saying, 'When ye see the ark of the covenant of Jehovah your God, and the priests, the Levites, bearing it, then ye journey from your place, and have gone after it;
4 dog skal der være en Afstand af 2000 Alen mellem eder og den; I maa ikke komme den for nær for at I kan vide, hvilken Vej I skal gaa; thi I er ikke kommet den Vej før!«
only, a distance is between you and it, about two thousand cubits by measure; ye do not come near unto it, so that ye know the way in which ye go, for ye have not passed over in the way heretofore.'
5 Og Josua sagde til Folket: »Helliger eder; thi i Morgen vil HERREN gøre Undere iblandt eder!«
And Joshua saith unto the people, 'Sanctify yourselves, for to-morrow doth Jehovah do in your midst wonders.'
6 Og Josua sagde til Præsterne: »Løft Pagtens Ark op og drag over foran Folket!« Saa løftede de Pagtens Ark op og gik foran Folket.
And Joshua speaketh unto the priests, saying, 'Take up the ark of the covenant, and pass over before the people;' and they take up the ark of the covenant, and go before the people.
7 Men HERREN sagde til Josua: »I Dag begynder jeg at gøre dig stor i hele Israels Øjne, for at de kan vide, at jeg vil være med dig, som jeg var med Moses.
And Jehovah saith unto Joshua, 'This day I begin to make thee great in the eyes of all Israel, so that they know that as I was with Moses I am with thee;
8 Du skal byde Præsterne, som bærer Pagtens Ark: Naar I kommer til Kanten af Jordans Vand, skal I standse der ved Jordan!«
and thou, thou dost command the priests bearing the ark of the covenant, saying, When ye come unto the extremity of the waters of the Jordan — in the Jordan ye stand.'
9 Da sagde Josua til Israeliterne: »Kom hid og hør HERREN eders Guds Ord!«
And Joshua saith unto the sons of Israel, 'Come nigh hither, and hear the words of Jehovah your God;
10 Og Josua sagde: »Derpaa skal I kende, at der er en levende Gud iblandt eder, og at han vil drive Kana'anæerne, Hetiterne, Hivviterne, Perizziterne, Girgasjiterne, Amoriterne og Jebusiterne bort foran eder:
and Joshua saith, 'By this ye know that the living God [is] in your midst, and He doth certainly dispossess from before you the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Hivite, and the Perizzite, and the Girgashite, and the Amorite, and the Jebusite:
11 Se, HERRENS, al Jordens Herres, Ark skal gaa foran eder gennem Jordan.
lo, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth is passing over before you into Jordan;
12 Vælg eder nu tolv Mænd af Israels Stammer, een Mand af hver Stamme.
and now, take for you twelve men out of the tribes of Israel, one man — one man for a tribe;
13 Og saa snart Præsterne, som bærer HERRENS, al Jordens Herres, Ark, sætter Foden i Jordans Vand, skal Jordans Vand standse, det Vand, som kommer ovenfra, og staa som en Vold.«
and it hath been, at the resting of the soles of the feet of the priests bearing the ark of Jehovah, Lord of all the earth, in the waters of the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan are cut off — the waters which are coming down from above — and they stand — one heap.'
14 Da Folket saa brød op fra deres Telte for at gaa over Jordan med Præsterne, som bar Arken, i Spidsen,
And it cometh to pass, in the journeying of the people from their tents to pass over the Jordan, and of the priests bearing the ark of the covenant before the people,
15 og da de, som bar Arken, kom til Jordan, og Præsterne, som bar Arken, rørte ved Vandkanten med deres Fødder — Jordan gik overalt over sine Bredder i hele Høsttiden —
and at those bearing the ark coming in unto the Jordan, and the feet of the priests bearing the ark have been dipped in the extremity of the waters (and the Jordan is full over all its banks all the days of harvest) —
16 standsede Vandet, som kom ovenfra, og stod som en Vold langt borte, oppe ved Byen Adam, som ligger ved Zaretan, medens det Vand, som flød ned mod Araba— eller Salthavet, løb helt bort; saaledes gik Folket over lige over for Jeriko.
that the waters stand; those coming down from above have risen — one heap, very far above Adam the city, which [is] at the side of Zaretan; and those going down by the sea of the plain, the Salt Sea, have been completely cut off; and the people have passed through over-against Jericho;
17 Men Præsterne, som bar HERRENS Pagts Ark, blev staaende paa tør Bund midt i Jordan, medens hele Israel gik over paa tør Bund, indtil hele Folket havde tilendebragt Overgangen over Jordan.
and the priests bearing the ark of the covenant of Jehovah stand on dry ground in the midst of the Jordan — established, and all Israel are passing over on dry ground till that all the nation hath completed to pass over the Jordan.
