Joshua 4
1 And when they had crossed over, the Lord said to Joshua:
當百姓一過了約旦河，上主就吩咐若蘇厄說：
2 “Choose twelve men, one from each tribe,
「你該由百姓中，挑選十二人，每支派一人，
3 and instruct them so that they may take from the midst of the channel of the Jordan, where the feet of the priests stood still, twelve very hard stones, which you shall station in the place of the camp, where you will pitch your tents this night.”
命令他們說：你們要從這裏，從約旦河中，由司祭的腳站立的地方，取十二塊石頭，帶到你們今夜住宿的地方去。」
4 And Joshua called twelve men, whom he had chosen from the sons of Israel, one from each tribe,
若蘇厄於是將他由以色列子民中選定的十二人，每支派一人召了來，
5 and he said to them: “Go before the ark of the Lord your God into the middle of the Jordan, and let each one carry from there one stone on your shoulders, according to the number of the sons of Israel,
對他們說：「你們由上主你們天主的約櫃面前走過到約旦河中心，依照以色列子民支派的數目，各取一塊石頭，放在肩上，
6 so that it may be a sign among you. And when your sons will ask you, tomorrow, saying, ‘What do these stones mean to you?’
在你們中閶作為記念；日後你們的子孫間起你們：這些石頭有什麼意思﹖
7 you shall respond to them: ‘The waters of the Jordan failed before the ark of the covenant of the Lord, when the ark crossed over it. For this reason, these stones were placed as a monument for the sons of Israel, even forever.’”
你們要告訴他們說：約旦河的水，在上主約櫃前曾一度中斷，正在約櫃過約旦河時，約旦河的水便中斷了，這些石頭，為以色列子民將作永遠的記念。
8 Therefore, the sons of Israel did as Joshua instructed them, carrying twelve stones from the midst of the channel of the Jordan, just as the Lord had ordered him, according to the number of the sons of Israel, as far as the place where they made camp, and there they stationed them.
以色列子民就照若蘇厄所吩咐的作了；依上主對若蘇厄所說的，依照以色列子民支派的數目，由約旦河中心取了十二塊石頭，搬到他們紮營的地方，把石頭放在那裏。
9 Similarly, Joshua positioned another twelve stones in the middle of the channel of the Jordan, where the priests stood who were carrying the ark of the covenant; and they are there, even to the present day.
若蘇厄又在約旦河中心，抬約櫃的司祭的腳站立的地方，豎立了十二塊石頭，這些石頭直到今天，還留在那裏。
10 Now the priests who were carrying the ark stood in the midst of the Jordan, until everything was accomplished which the Lord had instructed Joshua to speak to the people and which Moses had said to him. And the people hurried, and they passed over.
抬約櫃的司祭站在約旦河中央，直至上主命令若蘇厄告訴百姓的一切事，全照梅瑟吩咐若蘇厄的辦完了，百姓才趕快過去。
11 And when they had all crossed, the ark of the Lord also crossed, and the priests advanced before the people.
眾百姓過了河以後，上主的約櫃和司祭才過去，仍走在百姓的前面。
12 Likewise, the sons of Reuben, and of Gad, and of the one half tribe of Manasseh advanced with weapons before the sons of Israel, just as Moses had instructed them.
勒烏本人、加得人和默納協半支派的人，依照梅瑟對他們所吩咐的，武裝起來，在以色列子民前首先過去；
13 And forty thousand fighters, by companies and divisions, advanced through the plains and fields of the city of Jericho.
約有四萬武裝部隊由上主面前走過，向耶利哥平原進發，準備作戰。
14 In that day, the Lord magnified Joshua in the sight of all Israel, so that they would fear him, just as they had feared Moses while he lived.
那一天，上主在眾以色列面前，顯揚了若蘇厄；在他有生之日，百姓敬重他如敬梅瑟一樣。
15 And he said to him,
上主吩咐若蘇厄說：
16 “Command the priests who are carrying the ark of the covenant to ascend from the Jordan.”
「你命令抬約櫃的司祭，由約旦河裏上。」
17 And he commanded them, saying, “Ascend from the Jordan.”
若蘇厄便吩咐司祭說：「你們由約旦河裏上來。」
18 And when those who were carrying the ark of the covenant of the Lord had ascended, and they began to step on dry soil, the waters returned to their channel, and they flowed as they usually did before.
抬上主約櫃的司祭由約旦河裏一上來，他們的腳一著旱地，約旦河的水即刻流回原處，如同先前一樣，漲到兩岸。
19 Now the people ascended from the Jordan on the tenth day of the first month, and they encamped at Gilgal, opposite the eastern portion of the city of Jericho.
正月初十，百姓由約旦河上來以後，在耶利哥東邊的基耳加耳紮了營。
20 Likewise, the twelve stones that they had taken up from the channel of the Jordan, Joshua stationed at Gilgal.
若蘇厄將從約旦河取來的那十二塊石頭，立在基耳加耳；
21 And he said to the sons of Israel: “When your sons will question their fathers, tomorrow, and they will say to them, ‘What do these stones mean to you?’
然後吩咐以色列子民說：「日後你們的子孫，若問他們的父老說：這些石頭有什麼意思﹖
22 you shall teach them, and you shall say: ‘Israel passed over this Jordan, through the dry channel.’
你們就告訴你們的子孫說：以色列曾在這旱地上過弓約旦河，
23 For the Lord your God dried up its waters in your sight, until you crossed over, just as he had done before, at the Red Sea, which he dried up until we crossed over.
因為上主你們的天主，曾在你們的面前使約旦河水乾涸，直到你們都過了河，正如上主你們的天主，在我們面前使紅海乾涸，直到我們都過了海一樣，
24 So may all the peoples of the earth learn of the very powerful hand of the Lord. So may you also fear the Lord your God for all time.”
為叫地上萬民認識上主的手如何強而有力，為叫你們從此時常敬畏上主，你們的天主。」
