Josua 4

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

And when they were passed over, the Lord said to Josue:

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

Choose twelve men, one of 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 command them to take out of the midst of the Jordan, where the feet of the priests stood, twelve very hard stones, which you shall set in the place of the camp, where you shall pitch your tents this night.

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

And Josue called twelve men, whom he had chosen out of the children of Israel, one out of every tribe,

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 before the ark of the Lord your God to the midst of the Jordan, and carry from thence every man a stone on your shoulders, according to the number 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?

That it may be a sign among you and when your children shall ask you tomorrow, saying: What mean 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!«

You shall answer them: The waters of the Jordan ran off before the ark of the covenant of the Lord, when it passed over the same: therefore were these atones set for a monument of the children of Israel 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.

The children of Israel therefore did as Josue commanded them, carrying out of the channel of the Jordan twelve stones, as the Lord had commanded him, according to the number of the children of Israel, unto the place wherein they camped, and there they set them.

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 Josue put other twelve stones in the midst of the channel of the Jordan, where the priests stood that carried the ark of the covenant: and they are there until this present 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.

Now the priests that carried the ark, stood in the midst of the Jordan till all things were accomplished which the Lord had commanded Josue to speak to the people, and Moses had said to him. And the people made haste and passed over.

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

And when they had all passed over, the ark also of the Lord passed over, and the priests went before the people.

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

The children of Ruben also and Gad, and half the tribe of Manasses, went armed before the children of Israel as Moses had commanded them.

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

And forty thousand fighting men by their troops, and bands, marched through the plains and fields of the city 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.

In that day the Lord magnified Josue in the sight of all Israel, that they should fear him, as they had feared Moses, while he lived.

15 Da sagde HERREN til Josua:

And he said to him:

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

Command the priests, that carry the ark of the covenant, to come up out of the Jordan.

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

And he commanded them, saying: Come ye up out of the 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 they that carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord, were come up, and began to tread on the dry ground, the waters returned into the channel, and ran as they were wont before.

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

And the people came up out of the Jordan, the tenth day of the first month, and camped in Galgal, over against the east side of the city of Jericho.

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

And the twelve stones which they had taken out of the channel of the Jordan, Josue pitched in Galgal,

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

And said to the children of Israel: When your children shall ask their fathers, tomorrow, and shall say to them: What mean these stones?

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

You shall teach them and say: Israel passed over this Jordan through the dry channel.

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,

The Lord your God drying up the waters thereof in your sight, until you passed over: As he had done before in the Red Sea, which he dried up till we passed through:

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

That all the people of the earth may learn the most mighty hand of the Lord, that you also may fear the Lord your God for ever.