Joshua 3
1 AND Joshua rose early in the morning; and they removed from Shittim, and came to Jordan, he and all the children of Israel, and lodged there before they passed over.
Og Josva stod aarle op om Morgenen, og de rejste fra Sittim og kom til Jordanen, han og alle Israels Børn; og de bleve der om Natten, førend de droge over.
2 And it came to pass after three days, that the officers went through the host;
Og det skete, der tre Dage vare til Ende, da gik Fogederne midt igennem Lejren.
3 And they commanded the people, saying, When ye see the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God, and the priests the Levites bearing it, then ye shall remove from your place, and go after it.
Og de bøde Folket og sagde: Naar I se Herrens, eders Guds Pagts Ark, og Præsterne, Leviterne, som bære den, saa skulle I rejse ud fra eders Sted og gaa efter den;
4 Yet there shall be a space between you and it, about two thousand cubits by measure: come not near unto it, that ye may know the way by which ye must go: for ye have not passed this way heretofore.
— dog at der skal være Rum imellem eder og imellem den, ved tusinde Alen i Maal, I skulle ikke komme nær til den; — paa det at I skulle vide den Vej, paa hvilken I skulle gaa; thi I have ikke tilforn draget over paa den Vej.
5 And Joshua said unto the people, Sanctify yourselves: for to morrow the Lord will do wonders among you.
Og Josva sagde til Folket: Helliger eder; thi Herren skal gøre underlige Ting i Morgen iblandt eder.
6 And Joshua spake unto the priests, saying, Take up the ark of the covenant, and pass over before the people. And they took up the ark of the covenant, and went before the people.
Og Josva sagde til Præsterne: Bærer Pagtens Ark og gaar over foran Folket; og de bare Pagtens Ark og gik foran Folket.
7 And the Lord said unto Joshua, This day will I begin to magnify thee in the sight of all Israel, that they may know that, as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee.
Og Herren sagde til Josva: Paa den Dag vil jeg begynde at gøre dig stor for al Israels Øjne, og de skulle vide, at ligesom jeg var med Mose, saa vil jeg og være med dig.
8 And thou shalt command the priests that bear the ark of the covenant, saying, When ye are come to the brink of the water of Jordan, ye shall stand still in Jordan.
Men du skal byde Præsterne, som bære Pagtens Ark, og sige: Naar I komme til det yderste af Jordanens Vande, da skulle I blive staaende i Jordanen.
9 And Joshua said unto the children of Israel, Come hither, and hear the words of the Lord your God.
Og Josva sagde til Israels Børn: Kommer nær hid og hører Herren eders Guds Ord.
10 And Joshua said, Hereby ye shall know that the living God is among you, and that he will without fail drive out from before you the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Hivites, and the Perizzites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Jebusites.
Og Josva sagde: Derpaa skulle I vide, at den levende Gud er midt iblandt eder og skal fordrive for eders Ansigt Kananiterne og Hethiterne og Heviterne og Feresiterne og Girgasiterne og Amoriterne og Jebusiterne.
11 Behold, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth passeth over before you into Jordan.
Se, al Jordens Herres Pagts Ark gaar over for eders Ansigt igennem Jordanen.
12 Now therefore take you twelve men out of the tribes of Israel, out of every tribe a man.
Saa tager eder nu tolv Mænd af Israels Stammer, een Mand af hver Stamme.
13 And it shall come to pass, as soon as the soles of the feet of the priests that bear the ark of the Lord, the Lord of all the earth, shall rest in the waters of Jordan, that the waters of Jordan shall be cut off from the waters that come down from above; and they shall stand upon an heap.
Og det skal ske, naar Præsterne, som bære Herrens, al Jordens Herres, Ark, med Fodsaalerne staa stille i Jordanens Vande, da skal Jordanens Vande afskæres, nemlig de Vande, som komme ned ovenfra; og de skulle staa som een Dynge.
14 And it came to pass, when the people removed from their tents, to pass over Jordan, and the priests bearing the ark of the covenant before the people;
Og det skete, der Folket drog ud af deres Telte for at gaa over Jordanen, da bare Præsterne Pagtens Ark for Folkets Ansigt.
15 And as they that bare the ark were come unto Jordan, and the feet of the priests that bare the ark were dipped in the brim of the water, (for Jordan overfloweth all his banks all the time of harvest, )
Og der de, som bare Arken, kom til Jordanen, og Præsterne, som bare Arken, vædede deres Fødder yderst i Vandet, (men Jordanen var fuld over alle sine Bredder hele Høsten igennem):
16 That the waters which came down from above stood and rose up upon an heap very far from the city Adam, that is beside Zaretan: and those that came down toward the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, failed, and were cut off: and the people passed over right against Jericho.
Da stod det Vand stille, som kom ned ovenfra, det rejste sig til een Dynge saare langt borte ved den Stad Adam, som ligger op til Zarthans Side, men det, som løb ned til Havet ved den slette Mark, nemlig Salthavet, det blev aldeles afskaaret; saa gik Folket over imod Jeriko.
17 And the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the Lord stood firm on dry ground in the midst of Jordan, and all the Israelites passed over on dry ground, until all the people were passed clean over Jordan.
Og Præsterne, som bare Herrens Pagts Ark, stode fast paa det tørre, midt i Jordanen; og al Israel gik over paa det tørre, indtil det ganske Folk var gaaet helt over Jordanen.
