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.
Josué te leve bonè nan maten. Li menm avèk tout fis Israël yo te kite Sittim pou te rive nan Jourdain an, e yo te fè kan avan yo te travèse.
2 Three days later those in charge of the people went through the camp
Nan fen twa jou, ofisye yo te pase nan mitan kan an.
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.
Yo te kòmande pèp la e te di: “Lè nou wè lach akò SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an, avèk prèt Levit yo k ap pote li, alò, nou va sòti nan plas nou pou swiv li.
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!”
Sepandan, va gen antre nou ak li yon distans anviwon de mil koude (3,000 pye) pa mezi. Pa vin pi prè li, pou nou kapab konnen chemen ke nap pran, paske nou pa t janm fè wout sa a avan.”
5 Then Joshua said to the people, “Make sure you are pure, because tomorrow the Lord is going to do amazing things among you.”
Konsa, Josué te di a pèp la: “Konsakre tèt nou; paske demen SENYÈ a va fè mèvèy yo nan mitan nou.”
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.
Josué te pale avèk prèt yo e te di: “Vin leve lach akò a pou travèse lòtbò a avan pèp la.”
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.
Alò, SENYÈ a te di a Josué: “Jou sa a, Mwen va kòmanse egzalte ou nan zye tout Israël la, pou yo kapab konnen ke menm jan ke M te avèk Moïse la, Mwen va avèk ou.
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.’”
Anplis, ou va kòmande prèt k ap pote lach akò a e di yo: ‘Lè nou rive arebò dlo yo nan Jourdain an, nou va rete kanpe nan dlo Jourdain an.’”
9 So Joshua said to the Israelites, “Come here and listen to what the Lord your God has to say to you.
Konsa, Josué te di a fis Israël yo: “Vin la pou koute pawòl a SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an.”
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.
Josué te di: “Pa sa nou va konnen ke Bondye vivan an pami nou e ke Li va, anverite, deplase soti devan nou Kananeyen an, Etyen an, Evyen an, Ferezyen an, Gigazyen an, Amoreyen an ak Jebizyen an.
11 Just watch—the Ark of the Agreement of the Lord of all the earth will cross in front of you through the Jordan.
Gade byen, lach akò SENYÈ a tout latè a ap travèse devan nou antre nan Jourdain an.
12 Choose twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one per tribe.
“Alò, pou sa, pran pou nou menm douz mesye soti nan tribi Israël la, yon nonm pou chak tribi.
13 The moment the priests carrying the Ark step into the water the river will stop flowing and the water will pile up.”
Li va rive ke lè pla pye a prèt ki pote lach SENYÈ a, SENYÈ tout latè a, poze nan dlo a Jourdain an, dlo Jourdain an va koupe, e dlo k ap kouri desann soti anwo yo va rete fè yon pil.”
14 So the people broke camp and set out to cross the Jordan, with the priests carrying the Ark ahead of them.
Pou sa, lè pèp la kite tant pa yo pou travèse Jourdain an avèk prèt k ap pote lach akò a devan pèp la,
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.
epi lè sila ki te pote lach la te antre nan Jourdain an, epi depi pye a prèt k ap pote lach la te tanmen fonse bò dlo a; (paske Jourdain an toujou depase rivaj li yo pandan tout sezon rekòlt la),
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.
dlo ki t ap kouri desann soti anwo yo te kanpe, e te leve wo fè yon pil, a yon gran distans de la, nan Adam, vil ki akote Tsarthan an; epi dlo sa yo ki t ap kouri desann vè lanmè Araba a, ak Lamè Sale a, te vin koupe nèt. Konsa pèp la te travèse anfas Jéricho.
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.
Prèt yo ki t ap pote lach akò SENYÈ a te kanpe fèm sou tè sèk nan mitan Jourdain an pandan tout Israël t ap travèse sou tè sèk, jiskaske tout nasyon an te fin travèse Jourdain an.
