Joshua 4
1 And it came to pass when the whole nation had completely gone over the Jordan, that Jehovah spoke to Joshua, saying,
Da nu hele Folket havde tilendebragt Overgangen over Jordan, sagde HERREN til Josua:
2 Take you twelve men out of the people, one man out of every tribe,
"Vælg eder tolv Mænd af Folket, een Mand af hver Stamme,
3 and command them, saying, Take up hence out of the midst of the Jordan, from the place where the priests' feet stood firm, twelve stones, and carry them over with you, and lay them down in the lodging-place where ye shall lodge this night.
og byd dem: Tag eder tolv Sten her, midt i Jordan, hvor Præsterne stod stille, bring dem med over og stil dem på den Plads, hvor I holder Rast i Nat!"
4 And Joshua called the twelve men, whom he had appointed of the children of Israel, a man out of every tribe;
Så lod Josua de tolv Mænd kalde, som han havde til Rede af Israeliterne, een Mand af hver Stamme;
5 and Joshua said to them, Pass before the ark of Jehovah your God into the midst of the Jordan, and lift up each of you a stone [and put it] upon his shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel,
og Josua sagde til dem: "Gå foran HERREN eders Guds Ark midt ud i Jordan, og tag så hver en Sten på Skulderen, svarende til Tallet på Israeliternes Stammer,
6 that this may be a sign in your midst. When your children ask hereafter, saying, What mean ye by these stones?
for at det kan tjene til Tegn iblandt eder. Når eders Børn i Fremtiden spørger: Hvad Betydning har disse Sten for eder?
7 then ye shall say to them, That the waters of the Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of Jehovah; when it went through the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan were cut off. And these stones shall be for a memorial unto the children of Israel for ever.
så 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 And the children of Israel did so, as Joshua had commanded, and took up twelve stones out of the midst of the Jordan, as Jehovah had spoken to Joshua, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel; and they carried them over with them to the lodging-place, and laid them down there.
Da gjorde Israeliterne, som Josua bød, og tog tolv Sten midt i Jordan, som HERREN havde sagt til Josua, svarende til Tallet på Israeliternes Stammer, og de bragte dem med over til det Sted, hvor de holdt Rast, og stillede dem der.
9 And twelve stones did Joshua set up in the midst of the Jordan, in the place where the feet of the priests who bore the ark of the covenant had stood firm; and they are there to this day.
Og tolv Sten rejste Josua midt i Jordan på det Sted, hvor Præsterne, som bar Pagtens Ark, stod stille, og der står de den Dag i Dag.
10 And the priests who bore the ark stood in the midst of the Jordan, until everything was finished that Jehovah had commanded Joshua to speak unto the people, according to all that Moses had commanded Joshua. And the people hasted and passed over.
Men Præsterne, som bar Arken, blev stående midt i Jordan, indtil alt, hvad HERREN havde pålagt Josua at sige til Folket, var udført, i Overensstemmelse med alt, hvad Moses havde pålagt Josua; og Folket gik skyndsomt over.
11 And it came to pass, when all the people had completely gone over, that the ark of Jehovah went over, and the priests, in the presence of the people.
Da hele Folket så havde tilendebragt Overgangen, gik HERRENs Ark og Præsterne over og stillede sig foran Folket.
12 And the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, and the half tribe of Manasseh, went over in array before the children of Israel, as Moses had spoken to them.
Og Rubeniterne, Gaditerne og Manasses halve Stamme drog væbnet over i Spidsen for Israeliterne, som Moses havde sagt til dem;
13 About forty thousand armed for military service passed over before Jehovah to the war, unto the plains of Jericho.
henved 40000 Mand i Tal, rustede til Strid, drog de foran HERREN over til Jerikos Sletter til Hamp.
14 On that day Jehovah magnified Joshua in the sight of all Israel; and they feared him, as they had feared Moses, all the days of his life.
På den Dag gjorde HERREN Josua stor i hele Israels Øjne, og de frygtede ham alle hans Livs Dage, som de havde frygtet Moses.
15 And Jehovah spoke to Joshua, saying,
Da sagde HERREN til Josua:
16 Command the priests who bear the ark of the testimony, that they come up out of the Jordan.
"Byd Præsterne, som bærer Vidnesbyrdets Ark, at stige op fra Jordan!"
17 And Joshua commanded the priests, saying, Come up out of the Jordan.
Og Josua bød Præsterne: "Stig op fra Jordan!"
18 And it came to pass when the priests who bore the ark of the covenant of Jehovah had come up out of the midst of the Jordan, [when] the soles of the priests' feet were lifted up on to the dry land, that the waters of the Jordan returned to their place, and they flowed as previously, over all its banks.
Så steg Præsterne, som bar HERRENs Pagts Ark, op fra Jordan, og næppe havde deres Fødder betrådt det tørre Land, før Jordans Vand vendte tilbage til sit Leje og overalt gik over sine Bredder som før.
19 And the people came up out of the Jordan on the tenth of the first month, and encamped in Gilgal, on the eastern extremity of Jericho.
Og Folket steg op fra Jordan den tiende Dag i den første Måned og slog Lejr i Gilgal ved Østenden af Jerikolandet.
20 And those twelve stones which they had taken out of the Jordan did Joshua set up in Gilgal.
Men de tolv Sten, som de havde taget op fra Jordan, rejste Josua i Gilgal,
21 And he spoke to the children of Israel, saying, When your children hereafter ask their fathers, saying, What [mean] these stones?
og han sagde til Israeliterne: "Når eders Børn i Fremtiden spørger deres Fædre: Hvad betyder disse Sten?
22 then ye shall let your children know, saying, On dry land did Israel come over this Jordan;
så skal I fortælle eders Børn det og sige: På tør Bund gik Israel over Jordan derhenne;
23 because Jehovah your God dried up the waters of the Jordan from before you, until ye had passed over, as Jehovah your God did to the Red sea, which he dried up from before us, until we had passed 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 that all peoples of the earth might know the hand of Jehovah, that it is mighty; that ye might fear Jehovah your God continually.
for at alle Jordens Folk skal kende, at HERRENs Arm er stærk, at de må frygte HERREN eders Gud alle Dage."
