Josua 4

1 Da nu hele Folket havde tilendebragt Overgangen over Jordan, sagde HERREN til Josua:

Now when all the nation had come to the other side of Jordan, the Lord said to Joshua,

2 »Vælg eder tolv Mænd af Folket, een Mand af hver Stamme,

Take twelve men from the people, a man for every tribe,

3 og byd dem: Tag eder tolv Sten her, midt i Jordan, hvor Præsterne stod stille, bring dem med over og stil dem paa den Plads, hvor I holder Rast i Nat!«

And say to them, Take up from the middle of Jordan, from the place where the feet of the priests were resting, twelve stones, and take them over with you and put them down in the place where you take your rest tonight.

4 Saa lod Josua de tolv Mænd kalde, som han havde til Rede af Israeliterne, een Mand af hver Stamme;

So Joshua sent for the twelve men, whom he had ready, one man out of every tribe of the children of Israel,

5 og Josua sagde til dem: »Gaa foran HERREN eders Guds Ark midt ud i Jordan, og tag saa hver en Sten paa Skulderen, svarende til Tallet paa Israeliternes Stammer,

And he said to them, Go over before the ark of the Lord your God into the middle of Jordan, and let every one of you take up a stone on his back, one for every tribe of the children of Israel:

6 for at det kan tjene til Tegn iblandt eder. Naar eders Børn i Fremtiden spørger: Hvad Betydning har disse Sten for eder?

So that this may be a sign among you; when your children say to you in time to come, What is the reason for these stones?

7 saa skal I sige til dem: De betyder, at Jordans Vand standsede foran HERRENS Pagts Ark; da den drog over Jordan, standsede Jordans Vand. Og disse Sten skal være Israeliterne et Mindetegn til evig Tid!«

Then you will say to them, Because the waters of Jordan were cut off before the ark of the Lord's agreement; when it went over Jordan the waters of Jordan were cut off: and these stones will be a sign for the children of Israel, keeping it in their memory for ever.

8 Da gjorde Israeliterne, som Josua bød, og tog tolv Sten midt i Jordan, som HERREN havde sagt til Josua, svarende til Tallet paa Israeliternes Stammer, og de bragte dem med over til det Sted, hvor de holdt Rast, og stillede dem der.

So the children of Israel did as Joshua gave them orders, and took twelve stones from the middle of Jordan, as the Lord had said to Joshua, one for every tribe of the children of Israel; these they took across with them to their night's resting-place and put them down there.

9 Og tolv Sten rejste Josua midt i Jordan paa det Sted, hvor Præsterne, som bar Pagtens Ark, stod stille, og der staar de den Dag i Dag.

And Joshua put up twelve stones in the middle of Jordan, where the feet of the priests who took up the ark of the agreement had been placed: and there they are to this day.

10 Men Præsterne, som bar Arken, blev staaende midt i Jordan, indtil alt, hvad HERREN havde paalagt Josua at sige til Folket, var udført, i Overensstemmelse med alt, hvad Moses havde paalagt Josua; og Folket gik skyndsomt over.

For the priests who took up the ark kept there in the middle of Jordan till all the orders given to Joshua by Moses from the Lord had been done: then the people went over quickly.

11 Da hele Folket saa havde tilendebragt Overgangen, gik HERRENS Ark og Præsterne over og stillede sig foran Folket.

And when all the people had come to the other side, the ark of the Lord went over, and the priests, before the eyes of the people.

12 Og Rubeniterne, Gaditerne og Manasses halve Stamme drog væbnet over i Spidsen for Israeliterne, som Moses havde sagt til dem;

And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh went over armed before the children of Israel as Moses had said to them:

13 henved 40 000 Mand i Tal, rustede til Strid, drog de foran HERREN over til Jerikos Sletter til Kamp.

About forty thousand armed for war went over before the Lord to the fight, to the lowlands of Jericho.

14 Paa den Dag gjorde HERREN Josua stor i hele Israels Øjne, og de frygtede ham alle hans Livs Dage, som de havde frygtet Moses.

That day the Lord made Joshua great in the eyes of all Israel; and all the days of his life they went in fear of him, as they had gone in fear of Moses.

15 Da sagde HERREN til Josua:

Then the Lord said to Joshua,

16 »Byd Præsterne, som bærer Vidnesbyrdets Ark, at stige op fra Jordan!«

Give orders to the priests who take up the ark of witness, to come up out of Jordan.

17 Og Josua bød Præsterne: »Stig op fra Jordan!«

So Joshua gave orders to the priests, saying, Come up now out of Jordan.

18 Saa steg Præsterne, som bar HERRENS Pagts Ark, op fra Jordan, og næppe havde deres Fødder betraadt det tørre Land, før Jordans Vand vendte tilbage til sit Leje og overalt gik over sine Bredder som før.

And when the priests who took up the ark of the Lord's agreement came up out of Jordan and their feet came out on to dry land, the waters of Jordan went back to their place, overflowing its edges as before.

19 Og Folket steg op fra Jordan den tiende Dag i den første Maaned og slog Lejr i Gilgal ved Østenden af Jerikolandet.

So on the tenth day of the first month the people came up out of Jordan, and put up their tents in Gilgal, on the east side of Jericho.

20 Men de tolv Sten, som de havde taget op fra Jordan, rejste Josua i Gilgal,

And the twelve stones which they took out of Jordan, Joshua put up in Gilgal.

21 og han sagde til Israeliterne: »Naar eders Børn i Fremtiden spørger deres Fædre: Hvad betyder disse Sten?

And he said to the children of Israel, When your children say to their fathers in time to come, What is the reason for these stones?

22 saa skal I fortælle eders Børn det og sige: Paa tør Bund gik Israel over Jordan derhenne;

Then give your children the story, and say, Israel came over this river Jordan on dry land.

23 thi HERREN eders Gud lod Jordans Vand tørre bort foran eder, indtil I var kommet over, ligesom HERREN eders Gud gjorde med det røde Hav, som han lod tørre bort foran os, indtil vi var kommet over,

For the Lord your God made the waters of Jordan dry before you till you had gone across, as he did to the Red Sea, drying it up before us till we had gone across:

24 for at alle Jordens Folk skal kende, at HERRENS Arm er stærk, at de maa frygte HERREN eders Gud alle Dage.«

So that all the peoples of the earth may see that the hand of the Lord is strong; and that they may go in fear of the Lord your God for ever.