Joshua 4
1 And it came to pass when the whole nation had completely gone over the Jordan, that Jehovah spoke to Joshua, saying,
Setelah seluruh bangsa itu selesai menyeberangi sungai Yordan, berfirmanlah TUHAN kepada Yosua, demikian:
2 Take you twelve men out of the people, one man out of every tribe,
"Pilihlah dari bangsa itu dua belas orang, seorang dari tiap-tiap suku,
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.
dan perintahkanlah kepada mereka, demikian: Angkatlah dua belas batu dari sini, dari tengah-tengah sungai Yordan ini, dari tempat berjejak kaki para imam itu, bawalah semuanya itu ke seberang dan letakkanlah di tempat kamu akan bermalam nanti malam."
4 And Joshua called the twelve men, whom he had appointed of the children of Israel, a man out of every tribe;
Lalu Yosua memanggil kedua belas orang yang ditetapkannya dari orang Israel itu, seorang dari tiap-tiap suku,
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,
dan Yosua berkata kepada mereka: "Menyeberanglah di depan tabut TUHAN, Allahmu, ke tengah-tengah sungai Yordan, dan angkatlah masing-masing sebuah batu ke atas bahumu, menurut bilangan suku orang Israel,
6 that this may be a sign in your midst. When your children ask hereafter, saying, What mean ye by these stones?
supaya ini menjadi tanda di tengah-tengah kamu. Jika anak-anakmu bertanya di kemudian hari: Apakah artinya batu-batu ini bagi kamu?
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.
maka haruslah kamu katakan kepada mereka: Bahwa air sungai Yordan terputus di depan tabut perjanjian TUHAN; ketika tabut itu menyeberangi sungai Yordan, air sungai Yordan itu terputus. Sebab itu batu-batu ini akan menjadi tanda peringatan bagi orang Israel untuk selama-lamanya."
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.
Maka orang Israel itu melakukan seperti yang diperintahkan Yosua. Mereka mengangkat dua belas batu dari tengah-tengah sungai Yordan, seperti yang difirmankan TUHAN kepada Yosua, menurut jumlah suku Israel. Semuanya itu dibawa merekalah ke seberang, ke tempat bermalam, dan diletakkan di situ.
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.
Pula Yosua menegakkan dua belas batu di tengah-tengah sungai Yordan itu, di tempat bekas berjejak kaki para imam pengangkat tabut perjanjian itu. Batu-batu itu masih ada di sana sampai sekarang.
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.
Para imam pengangkat tabut itu tinggal berdiri di tengah-tengah sungai Yordan, sampai selesai dilakukan segala yang diperintahkan TUHAN kepada Yosua untuk disampaikan kepada bangsa itu, sesuai dengan segala yang diperintahkan Musa kepada Yosua. Maka menyeberanglah bangsa itu dengan cepat-cepat.
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.
Ketika seluruh bangsa itu selesai menyeberang, maka menyeberanglah tabut TUHAN itu serta para imam di depan mata bangsa itu.
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.
Juga bani Ruben, bani Gad dan suku Manasye yang setengah itu menyeberang, dengan bersenjata, di depan orang Israel itu, seperti yang dikatakan Musa kepada mereka.
13 About forty thousand armed for military service passed over before Jehovah to the war, unto the plains of Jericho.
Kira-kira empat puluh ribu orang yang siap untuk berperang menyeberang di hadapan TUHAN ke dataran Yerikho untuk berperang.
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.
Pada waktu itulah TUHAN membesarkan nama Yosua di mata seluruh orang Israel, sehingga mereka takut kepadanya, seperti mereka takut kepada Musa seumur hidupnya.
15 And Jehovah spoke to Joshua, saying,
Berfirmanlah TUHAN kepada Yosua, demikian:
16 Command the priests who bear the ark of the testimony, that they come up out of the Jordan.
"Perintahkanlah para imam pengangkat tabut hukum Allah itu supaya naik dari sungai Yordan."
17 And Joshua commanded the priests, saying, Come up out of the Jordan.
Maka Yosua memerintahkan kepada para imam itu, demikian: "Keluarlah dari sungai Yordan."
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.
Ketika para imam, pengangkat tabut perjanjian TUHAN itu, keluar dari tengah-tengah sungai Yordan, dan baru saja kaki para imam itu dijejakkan di tanah yang kering, maka berbaliklah air sungai Yordan itu ke tempatnya dan mengalir seperti dahulu dengan meluap sepanjang tepinya.
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.
Bangsa itu telah keluar dari sungai Yordan pada tanggal sepuluh bulan pertama dan mereka berkemah di Gilgal, di batas timur Yerikho.
20 And those twelve stones which they had taken out of the Jordan did Joshua set up in Gilgal.
Kedua belas batu yang diambil dari sungai Yordan itu ditegakkan oleh Yosua di Gilgal.
21 And he spoke to the children of Israel, saying, When your children hereafter ask their fathers, saying, What [mean] these stones?
Dan berkatalah ia kepada orang Israel, demikian: "Apabila di kemudian hari anak-anakmu bertanya kepada ayahnya: Apakah arti batu-batu ini?
22 then ye shall let your children know, saying, On dry land did Israel come over this Jordan;
maka haruslah kamu beritahukan kepada anak-anakmu, begini: Israel telah menyeberangi sungai Yordan ini di tanah yang kering! --
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;
sebab TUHAN, Allahmu, telah mengeringkan di depan kamu air sungai Yordan, sampai kamu dapat menyeberang seperti yang telah dilakukan TUHAN, Allahmu, dengan Laut Teberau, yang telah dikeringkan-Nya di depan kita, sampai kita dapat menyeberang,
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.
supaya semua bangsa di bumi tahu, bahwa kuat tangan TUHAN, dan supaya mereka selalu takut kepada TUHAN, Allahmu."
