Joshua 4

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

١ وَكَانَ لَمَّا ٱنْتَهَى جَمِيعُ ٱلشَّعْبِ مِنْ عُبُورِ ٱلْأُرْدُنِّ أَنَّ ٱلرَّبَّ كَلَّمَ يَشُوعَ قَائِلًا:

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

٢ «ٱنْتَخِبُوا مِنَ ٱلشَّعْبِ ٱثْنَيْ عَشَرَ رَجُلًا، رَجُلًا وَاحِدًا مِنْ كُلِّ سِبْطٍ،

3 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.

٣ وَأْمُرُوهُمْ قَائِلِينَ: ٱحْمِلُوا مِنْ هُنَا مِنْ وَسَطِ ٱلْأُرْدُنِّ، مِنْ مَوْقِفِ أَرْجُلِ ٱلْكَهَنَةِ رَاسِخَةً، ٱثْنَيْ عَشَرَ حَجَرًا، وَعَبِّرُوهَا مَعَكُمْ وَضَعُوهَا فِي ٱلْمَبِيتِ ٱلَّذِي تَبِيتُونَ فِيهِ ٱللَّيْلَةَ».

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

٤ فَدَعَا يَشُوعُ ٱلِٱثْنَيْ عَشَرَ رَجُلًا ٱلَّذِينَ عَيَّنَهُمْ مِنْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ، رَجُلًا وَاحِدًا مِنْ كُلِّ سِبْطٍ.

5 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:

٥ وَقَالَ لَهُمْ يَشُوعُ: «ٱعْبُرُوا أَمَامَ تَابُوتِ ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَهِكُمْ إِلَى وَسَطِ ٱلْأُرْدُنِّ، وَٱرْفَعُوا كُلُّ رَجُلٍ حَجَرًا وَاحِدًا عَلَى كَتِفِهِ حَسَبَ عَدَدِ أَسْبَاطِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ،

6 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?

٦ لِكَيْ تَكُونَ هَذِهِ عَلَامَةً فِي وَسَطِكُمْ. إِذَا سَأَلَ غَدًا بَنُوكُمْ قَائِلِينَ: مَا لَكُمْ وَهَذِهِ ٱلْحِجَارَةَ؟

7 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.

٧ تَقُولُونَ لَهُمْ: إِنَّ مِيَاهَ ٱلْأُرْدُنِّ قَدِ ٱنْفَلَقَتْ أَمَامَ تَابُوتِ عَهْدِ ٱلرَّبِّ. عِنْدَ عُبُورِهِ ٱلْأُرْدُنَّ ٱنْفَلَقَتْ مِيَاهُ ٱلْأُرْدُنِّ. فَتَكُونُ هَذِهِ ٱلْحِجَارَةُ تَذْكَارًا لِبَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ إِلَى ٱلدَّهْرِ».

8 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.

٨ فَفَعَلَ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ هَكَذاَ كَمَا أَمَرَ يَشُوعُ، وَحَمَلُوا ٱثْنَيْ عَشَرَ حَجَرًا مِنْ وَسَطِ ٱلْأُرْدُنِّ، كَمَا قَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ لِيَشُوعَ، حَسَبَ عَدَدِ أَسْبَاطِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَعَبَّرُوهَا مَعَهُمْ إِلَى ٱلْمَبِيتِ وَوَضَعُوهَا هُنَاكَ.

9 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.

٩ وَنَصَبَ يَشُوعُ ٱثْنَيْ عَشَرَ حَجَرًا فِي وَسَطِ ٱلْأُرْدُنِّ تَحْتَ مَوْقِفِ أَرْجُلِ ٱلْكَهَنَةِ حَامِلِي تَابُوتِ ٱلْعَهْدِ. وَهِيَ هُنَاكَ إِلَى هَذَا ٱلْيَوْمِ.

10 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.

١٠ وَٱلْكَهَنَةُ حَامِلُو ٱلتَّابُوتِ وَقَفُوا فِي وَسَطِ ٱلْأُرْدُنِّ حَتَّى ٱنْتَهَى كُلُّ شَيْءٍ أَمَرَ ٱلرَّبُّ يَشُوعَ أَنْ يُكَلِّمَ بِهِ ٱلشَّعْبَ، حَسَبَ كُلِّ مَا أَمَرَ بِهِ مُوسَى يَشُوعَ. وَأَسْرَعَ ٱلشَّعْبُ فَعَبَرُوا.

11 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.

١١ وَكَانَ لَمَّا ٱنْتَهَى كُلُّ ٱلشَّعْبِ مِنَ ٱلْعُبُورِ، أَنَّهُ عَبَرَ تَابُوتُ ٱلرَّبِّ وَٱلْكَهَنَةُ فِي حَضْرَةِ ٱلشَّعْبِ.

12 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:

١٢ وَعَبَرَ بَنُو رَأُوبَيْنَ وَبَنُو جَادٍ وَنِصْفُ سِبْطِ مَنَسَّى مُتَجَهِّزِينَ أَمَامَ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ، كَمَا كَلَّمَهُمْ مُوسَى.

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

١٣ نَحْوَ أَرْبَعِينَ أَلْفًا مُتَجَرِّدِينَ لِلْجُنْدِ عَبَرُوا أَمَامَ ٱلرَّبِّ لِلْحَرْبِ إِلَى عَرَبَاتِ أَرِيحَا.

14 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.

١٤ فِي ذَلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمِ عَظَّمَ ٱلرَّبُّ يَشُوعَ فِي أَعْيُنِ جَمِيعِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، فَهَابُوهُ كَمَا هَابُوا مُوسَى كُلَّ أَيَّامِ حَيَاتِهِ.

15 Then the Lord said to Joshua,

١٥ وَكَلَّمَ ٱلرَّبُّ يَشُوعَ قَائِلًا:

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

١٦ «مُرِ ٱلْكَهَنَةَ حَامِلِي تَابُوتِ ٱلشَّهَادَةِ أَنْ يَصْعَدُوا مِنَ ٱلْأُرْدُنِّ».

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

١٧ فَأَمَرَ يَشُوعُ ٱلْكَهَنَةَ قَائِلًا: «ٱصْعَدُوا مِنَ ٱلْأُرْدُنِّ».

18 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.

١٨ فَكَانَ لَمَّا صَعِدَ ٱلْكَهَنَةُ حَامِلُو تَابُوتِ عَهْدِ ٱلرَّبِّ مِنْ وَسَطِ ٱلْأُرْدُنِّ، وَٱجْتُذِبَتْ بُطُونُ أَقْدَامِ ٱلْكَهَنَةِ إِلَى ٱلْيَابِسَةِ، أَنَّ مِيَاهَ ٱلْأُرْدُنِّ رَجَعَتْ إِلَى مَكَانِهَا وَجَرَتْ كَمَا مِنْ قَبْلُ إِلَى كُلِّ شُطُوطِهِ.

19 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.

١٩ وَصَعِدَ ٱلشَّعْبُ مِنَ ٱلْأُرْدُنِّ فِي ٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْعَاشِرِ مِنَ ٱلشَّهْرِ ٱلْأَوَّلِ، وَحَلُّوا فِي ٱلْجِلْجَالِ فِي تُخُمِ أَرِيحَا ٱلشَّرْقِيِّ.

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

٢٠ وَٱلِٱثْنَا عَشَرَ حَجَرًا ٱلَّتِي أَخَذُوهَا مِنَ ٱلْأُرْدُنِّ نَصَبَهَا يَشُوعُ فِي ٱلْجِلْجَالِ.

21 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?

٢١ وَكَلَّمَ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ قَائِلًا: «إِذَا سَأَلَ بَنُوكُمْ غَدًا آبَاءَهُمْ قَائِلِينَ: مَا هَذِهِ ٱلْحِجَارَةُ؟

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

٢٢ تُعْلِمُونَ بَنِيكُمْ قَائِلِينَ: عَلَى ٱلْيَابِسَةِ عَبَرَ إِسْرَائِيلُ هَذَا ٱلْأُرْدُنَّ.

23 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:

٢٣ لِأَنَّ ٱلرَّبَّ إِلَهَكُمْ قَدْ يَبَّسَ مِيَاهَ ٱلْأُرْدُنِّ مِنْ أَمَامِكُمْ حَتَّى عَبَرْتُمْ، كَمَا فَعَلَ ٱلرَّبُّ إِلَهُكُمْ بِبَحْرِ سُوفٍ ٱلَّذِي يَبَّسَهُ مِنْ أَمَامِنَا حَتَّى عَبَرْنَا،

24 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.

٢٤ لِكَيْ تَعْلَمَ جَمِيعُ شُعُوبِ ٱلْأَرْضِ يَدَ ٱلرَّبِّ أَنَّهَا قَوِيَّةٌ، لِكَيْ تَخَافُوا ٱلرَّبَّ إِلَهَكُمْ كُلَّ ٱلْأَيَّامِ».