Joshua 4
1 When the whole nation had finished crossing the Jordan, the LORD said to Joshua,
Da nu hele Folket havde tilendebragt Overgangen over Jordan, sagde HERREN til Josua:
2 “Choose twelve men from among the people, one from each tribe,
»Vælg eder tolv Mænd af Folket, een Mand af hver Stamme,
3 and command them: ‘Take up for yourselves twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan where the priests were standing, carry them with you, and set them down in the place where you spend the night.’”
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!«
4 So Joshua summoned the twelve men he had appointed from the Israelites, one from each tribe,
Saa lod Josua de tolv Mænd kalde, som han havde til Rede af Israeliterne, een Mand af hver Stamme;
5 and said to them, “Cross over before the ark of the LORD your God into the middle of the Jordan. Each of you is to take a stone upon his shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of Israel,
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,
6 to serve as a sign among you. In the future, when your children ask, ‘What do these stones mean to you?’
for at det kan tjene til Tegn iblandt eder. Naar eders Børn i Fremtiden spørger: Hvad Betydning har disse Sten for eder?
7 you are to tell them, ‘The waters of the Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the LORD. When it crossed the Jordan, the waters were cut off.’ Therefore these stones will be a memorial to the Israelites forever.”
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!«
8 Thus the Israelites did as Joshua had commanded them. They took up twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan, one for each tribe of Israel, just as the LORD had told Joshua; and they carried them to the camp, where they set them down.
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.
9 Joshua also set up twelve stones in the middle of the Jordan, in the place where the priests who carried the ark of the covenant stood. And the stones are there to this day.
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.
10 Now the priests who carried the ark remained standing in the middle of the Jordan until the people had completed everything the LORD had commanded Joshua to tell them, just as Moses had directed Joshua. The people hurried across,
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.
11 and after everyone had finished crossing, the priests with the ark of the LORD crossed in the sight of the people.
Da hele Folket saa havde tilendebragt Overgangen, gik HERRENS Ark og Præsterne over og stillede sig foran Folket.
12 The Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh crossed over before the Israelites, armed for battle as Moses had instructed them.
Og Rubeniterne, Gaditerne og Manasses halve Stamme drog væbnet over i Spidsen for Israeliterne, som Moses havde sagt til dem;
13 About 40,000 troops armed for battle crossed over before the LORD into the plains of Jericho.
henved 40 000 Mand i Tal, rustede til Strid, drog de foran HERREN over til Jerikos Sletter til Kamp.
14 On that day the LORD exalted Joshua in the sight of all Israel, and they revered him all the days of his life, just as they had revered Moses.
Paa den Dag gjorde HERREN Josua stor i hele Israels Øjne, og de frygtede ham alle hans Livs Dage, som de havde frygtet Moses.
15 Then the LORD said to Joshua,
Da sagde HERREN til Josua:
16 “Command the priests who carry the ark of the Testimony to come up from the Jordan.”
»Byd Præsterne, som bærer Vidnesbyrdets Ark, at stige op fra Jordan!«
17 So Joshua commanded the priests, “Come up from the Jordan.”
Og Josua bød Præsterne: »Stig op fra Jordan!«
18 When the priests carrying the ark of the covenant of the LORD came up out of the Jordan and their feet touched the dry land, the waters of the Jordan returned to their course and overflowed all the banks as before.
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.
19 On the tenth day of the first month the people went up from the Jordan and camped at Gilgal on the eastern border of Jericho.
Og Folket steg op fra Jordan den tiende Dag i den første Maaned og slog Lejr i Gilgal ved Østenden af Jerikolandet.
20 And there at Gilgal Joshua set up the twelve stones they had taken from the Jordan.
Men de tolv Sten, som de havde taget op fra Jordan, rejste Josua i Gilgal,
21 Then Joshua said to the Israelites, “In the future, when your children ask their fathers, ‘What is the meaning of these stones?’
og han sagde til Israeliterne: »Naar eders Børn i Fremtiden spørger deres Fædre: Hvad betyder disse Sten?
22 you are to tell them, ‘Israel crossed the Jordan on dry ground.’
saa skal I fortælle eders Børn det og sige: Paa tør Bund gik Israel over Jordan derhenne;
23 For the LORD your God dried up the waters of the Jordan before you until you had crossed over, just as He did to the Red Sea, which He dried up before us until we had crossed over.
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,
24 He did this so that all the peoples of the earth may know that the hand of the LORD is mighty, and so that you may always fear the LORD your God.”
for at alle Jordens Folk skal kende, at HERRENS Arm er stærk, at de maa frygte HERREN eders Gud alle Dage.«
