Joshua 3
1 And Joshua rose up early in the morning, and departed from Sattin; and they came as far as Jordan, and lodged there before they crossed over.
Keesokan harinya, Yosua dan seluruh umat Israel bangun pagi-pagi sekali, lalu meninggalkan tempat perkemahan mereka di Sitim, dan pergi ke Sungai Yordan. Di situ mereka berkemah sambil menunggu waktunya untuk menyeberang.
2 And it came to pass after three days, [that] the scribes went through the camp;
Sesudah lewat tiga hari, para pemimpin berkeliling ke seluruh perkemahan,
3 and they charged the people, saying, When ye shall see the ark of the covenant of the Lord our God, and our priests and the Levites bearing it, ye shall depart from your places, and ye shall go after it.
dan memberi perintah ini kepada umat Israel, "Apabila kalian melihat para imam memikul Peti Perjanjian TUHAN Allahmu, hendaklah kalian juga berangkat meninggalkan tempat perkemahan ini. Ikutilah Peti itu,
4 But let there be a distance between you and it; ye shall stand as much as two thousand cubits [from it]. Do not draw nigh to it, that ye may know the way which ye are to go; for ye have not gone the way before.
tapi jangan berjalan terlalu dekat dengan Peti itu; ikuti dari belakang pada jarak satu kilometer. Dengan demikian kalian akan mengetahui jalan yang harus kalian tempuh, sebab kalian belum pernah ke daerah ini."
5 And Joshua said to the people, Sanctify yourselves against to-morrow, for to-morrow the Lord will do wonders among you.
Yosua berkata kepada umat Israel, "Hendaklah kalian menyucikan diri, sebab besok TUHAN akan mengadakan keajaiban di tengah-tengahmu."
6 And Joshua said to the priests, Take up the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and go before the people: and the priests took up the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and went before the people.
Lalu Yosua memerintahkan para imam supaya mengangkat Peti Perjanjian itu lalu berangkat mendahului umat Israel. Mereka pun melaksanakan perintah Yosua.
7 And the Lord said to Joshua, This day do I begin to exalt thee before all the children of Israel, that they may know that as I was with Moses, so will I also be with thee.
TUHAN berkata kepada Yosua, "Mulai hari ini engkau akan Kujadikan orang besar sehingga seluruh umat Israel menghormatimu dan menyadari bahwa Aku mendampingimu seperti Aku mendampingi Musa.
8 And now charge the priests that bear the ark of the covenant, saying, As soon as ye shall enter on a part of the water of Jordan, then ye shall stand in Jordan.
Sekarang perintahkanlah para imam yang memikul Peti Perjanjian itu supaya sesampainya mereka di sungai, mereka masuk ke dalam air sungai itu dan berdiri di dekat tepinya."
9 And Joshua said to the children of Israel, Come hither, and hearken to the word of the Lord our God.
Lalu Yosua memanggil orang-orang Israel, dan berkata, "Mari dengarkan apa yang diperintahkan TUHAN Allahmu kepadamu.
10 Hereby ye shall know that the living God [is] among you, and will utterly destroy from before our face the Chananite, and the Chettite and Pherezite, and the Evite, and the Amorite, and the Gergesite, and the Jebusite.
Apabila kalian maju nanti, TUHAN pasti mengusir orang Kanaan, Het, Hewi, Feris, Girgasi, Amori dan Yebus. Dan pada waktu Peti Perjanjian TUHAN semesta alam menyeberangi Yordan mendahului kalian, kalian akan melihat bahwa Allah yang hidup ada di tengah-tengah kalian.
11 Behold, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth passes over Jordan.
12 Choose for yourselves twelve men of the sons of Israel, one of each tribe.
Sekarang hendaklah kalian memilih dua belas orang--seorang dari setiap suku bangsa Israel.
13 And it shall come to pass, when the feet of the priests that bear the ark of the covenant of the Lord of the whole earth rest in the water of Jordan, the water of Jordan [below] shall fail, and the water coming down from above shall stop.
Nanti apabila para imam yang memikul Peti Perjanjian TUHAN menginjakkan kakinya ke dalam air di Sungai Yordan itu, arus airnya akan terputus; air yang mengalir dari hulu akan terbendung di satu tempat."
14 And the people removed from their tents to cross over Jordan, and the priests bore the ark of the covenant of the Lord before the people.
Pada waktu itu sedang musim panen, dan sebagaimana biasanya air Sungai Yordan meluap. Ketika orang Israel meninggalkan perkemahan mereka untuk menyeberangi Sungai Yordan, para imam berjalan lebih dahulu sambil membawa Peti Perjanjian. Dan sewaktu imam-imam itu menginjakkan kakinya ke dalam air sungai,
15 And when the priests that bore the ark of the covenant of the Lord entered upon Jordan, and the feet of the priests that bore the ark of the covenant of the Lord were dipped in part of the water of Jordan; (now Jordan overflowed all its banks about the time of wheat harvest: )
16 then the waters that came down from above stopped; there stood one solid heap very far off, as far as the region of Kariathiarim, and the lower part came down to the sea of Araba, the salt sea, till it completely failed; and the people stood opposite Jericho.
seketika itu juga arus sungai itu terputus. Jauh di bagian hulu sungai, airnya terkumpul di Adam, sebuah kota yang terletak di sebelah kota Sartan. Air di bagian hilir yang mengalir ke Laut Mati terputus sama sekali, sehingga umat Israel dapat menyeberang di atas tanah kering berhadapan dengan kota Yerikho. Para imam yang memikul Peti Perjanjian itu tetap berdiri di tengah-tengah sungai sampai seluruh umat Israel tiba di seberang.
17 And the priests that bore the ark of the covenant of the Lord stood on dry land in the midst of Jordan; and all the children of Israel went through on dry land, until all the people had completely gone over Jordan.
