Joshua 3
1 Early the following morning Joshua and the Israelites set out from Shittim and arrived at the banks of the Jordan. There they all spent the night before crossing over.
Tidligt næste Morgen gjorde Josua sig rede, og hele Israel brød op fra Sjittim sammen med ham og kom til Jordan, og de tilbragte Natten der, før de drog over.
2 Three days later those in charge of the people went through the camp
Efter tre Dages Forløb gik Tilsynsmændene omkring i Lejren
3 telling the people, “When you see the Ark of the Agreement of the Lord your God carried by the priests, the Levites, you must leave the place where you are and follow it.
og bød Folket: "Når I ser HERREN eders Guds Pagts Ark og Levitpræsterne komme bærende med den, så skal I bryde op fra eders Plads og følge efter
4 That way you'll know which way to go, since you haven't been here before. Leave about 3,000 feet between you and the Ark. Don't go near it!”
dog skal der være en Afstand af 2000 Alen mellem eder og den; I må ikke komme den for nær for at I kan vide, hvilken Vej I skal gå; thi I er ikke kommet den Vej før!"
5 Then Joshua said to the people, “Make sure you are pure, because tomorrow the Lord is going to do amazing things among you.”
Og Josua sagde til Folket: "Helliger eder; thi i Morgen vil HERREN gøre Undere iblandt eder!"
6 Joshua spoke to the priests, “Pick up the Ark of the Agreement and go before the people.” So they picked up the Ark of the Agreement and went ahead of the people.
Og Josua sagde til Præsterne: "Løft Pagtens Ark op og drag over foran Folket!" Så løftede de Pagtens Ark op og gik foran Folket.
7 The Lord said to Joshua, “What I do today will confirm you as great leader in the sight of all the Israelites, so that they'll realize that just as I was with Moses, so I will be with you.
Men HERREN sagde til Josua: "I Dag begynder jeg at gøre dig stor i hele Israels Øjne, for at de kan vide, at jeg vil være med dig, som jeg var med Moses.
8 Tell the priests carrying the Ark of the Agreement, ‘When you get to the edge of the Jordan, take a few steps into the water and then stop.’”
Du skal byde Præsterne, som bærer Pagtens Ark: Når I kommer til Kanten af Jordans Vand, skal I standse der ved Jordan!"
9 So Joshua said to the Israelites, “Come here and listen to what the Lord your God has to say to you.
Da sagde Josua til Israeliterne: "Kom hid og hør HERREN eders Guds Ord!"
10 This is how you will know that the living God is right here with you,” he told them. “You can be sure that he will drive out before you the Canaanites, Hittites, Hivites, Perizzites, Girgashites, Amorites, and Jebusites.
Og Josua sagde: "Derpå skal I kende, at der er en levende Gud iblandt eder, og at han vil drive Kana'anæerne, Hetiterne, Hivviterne, Perizziterne, Girgasjiterne, Amoriterne og Jebusiterne bort foran eder:
11 Just watch—the Ark of the Agreement of the Lord of all the earth will cross in front of you through the Jordan.
Se, HERRENs, al Jordens Herres, Ark skal gå foran eder gennem Jordan.
12 Choose twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one per tribe.
Vælg eder nu tolv Mænd af Israels Stammer, een Mand af hver Stamme.
13 The moment the priests carrying the Ark step into the water the river will stop flowing and the water will pile up.”
Og så snart Præsterne, som bærer HERRENs, al Jordens Herres, Ark, sætter Foden i Jordans Vand, skal Jordans Vand standse, det Vand, som kommer ovenfra, og stå som en Vold."
14 So the people broke camp and set out to cross the Jordan, with the priests carrying the Ark ahead of them.
Da Folket så brød op fra deres Telte for at gå over Jordan med Præsterne, som bar Arken, i Spidsen,
15 As it was harvest season, the Jordan was full of water, overflowing its banks. But at the very moment the priests carrying the Ark stepped into the water, the river stopped flowing.
og da de, som bar Arken, kom til Jordan, og Præsterne, som bar Arken, rørte ved Vandkanten med deres Fødder Jordan gik overalt over sine Bredder i hele Høsttiden
16 The water piled up a long way upstream, at the town of Adam, near Zarethan, while downstream no more water flowed into the Dead Sea. So the people crossed over, opposite Jericho.
standsede Vandet, som kom ovenfra, og stod som en Vold langt borte, oppe ved Byen Adam, som ligger ved Zaretan, medens det Vand, som flød ned mod Arabaeller Salthavet, løb helt bort; således gik Folket over lige over for Jeriko.
17 The priests carrying the Ark stood on the dried-up riverbed of the Jordan as all the people went by, staying there until everyone had crossed over on dry ground.
Men Præsterne, som bar HERRENs Pagts Ark, blev stående på tør Bund midt i Jordan, medens hele Israel gik over på tør Bund, indtil hele Folket havde tilendebragt Overgangen over Jordan.
