Joshua 4
1 And when the people had completely passed over Jordan, the Lord spoke to Joshua, saying,
Sesudah bangsa Israel seluruhnya menyeberangi sungai Yordan, TUHAN berkata kepada Yosua,
2 Take men from the people, one of each tribe,
“Pilihlah dua belas orang, satu dari setiap suku.
3 and charge them; and you shall take out of the midst of Jordan twelve fit stones, and having carried them across together with yourselves, place them in your camp, where you shall encamp for the night.
Perintahkanlah kepada mereka, ‘Masing-masing ambillah sebuah batu besar dari tempat para imam sedang berdiri di tengah sungai Yordan. Bawalah batu-batu itu dan letakkanlah di tempat kita bermalam nanti.’”
4 And Joshua having called twelve men of distinction among the children of Israel, one of each tribe,
Lalu Yosua memanggil kedua belas orang terpilih itu
5 said to them, Advance before me in the presence of the Lord into the midst of Jordan, and each having taken up a stone from thence, let him carry it on his shoulders, according to the number of the twelve tribes of Israel:
dan berkata kepada mereka, “Masuklah ke tengah sungai Yordan, di mana peti perjanjian TUHAN berada. Kalian masing-masing haruslah mengambil dan memikul sebuah batu besar. Jadi, semuanya ada dua belas batu, sesuai jumlah suku Israel.
6 that these may be to you continually for an appointed sign, that when your son asks you in future, saying, What are these stones to us?
Batu-batu itu selamanya akan mengingatkan bangsa Israel tentang apa yang TUHAN lakukan hari ini. Suatu hari nanti, bila anak cucu kalian bertanya tentang arti dari batu-batu ini, kalian akan memberitahu mereka bahwa batu-batu ini mengingatkan kita bagaimana sungai Yordan berhenti mengalir ketika peti perjanjian TUHAN dibawa menyeberang.”
7 then you may explain to your son, saying, The river Jordan was dried up from before the ark of the covenant of the Lord of the whole earth, when it passed it: and these stones shall be for a memorial for you for the children of Israel for ever.
8 And the children of Israel did so, as the Lord commanded Joshua; and they took up twelve stones out of the midst of Jordan, (as the Lord commanded Joshua, when the children of Israel had completely passed over, ) and carried these stones with them into the camp, and laid them down there.
Kedua belas orang itu melakukan sesuai dengan yang diperintahkan TUHAN melalui Yosua. Mereka mengambil dua belas batu dari tengah sungai Yordan, sesuai jumlah suku Israel, membawanya ke tempat perkemahan mereka, dan meletakkannya di sana.
9 And Joshua set also other twelve stones in Jordan itself, in the place that was under the feet of the priests that bore the ark of the covenant of the Lord; and there they are to this day.
Yosua juga menyuruh orang untuk mendirikan dua belas batu di tengah-tengah sungai Yordan, di tempat para imam yang mengangkat peti perjanjian berdiri. Sampai kitab ini ditulis, batu-batu itu masih ada di sana.
10 And the priests that bore the ark of the covenant stood in Jordan, until Joshua [had] finished all that the Lord commanded him to report to the people; and the people hasted and passed over.
Para imam yang mengangkat peti perjanjian berdiri di tengah sungai Yordan sampai semua yang diperintahkan TUHAN kepada Yosua selesai dilakukan. Semua itu juga sesuai dengan segala yang Musa perintahkan kepada Yosua. Maka orang-orang Israel bergegas menyeberangi sungai itu,
11 And it came to pass when all the people had passed over, that the ark of the covenant of the Lord passed over, and the stones before them.
dan setelah semuanya menyeberang, para imam yang mengangkat peti perjanjian TUHAN berjalan lagi menyeberangi sungai itu disaksikan oleh semua orang Israel.
12 And the sons of Ruben, and the sons of Gad, and the half tribe of Manasse passed over armed before the children of Israel, as Moses commanded them.
Sesuai perintah Musa, pasukan bersenjata dari suku Ruben, suku Gad, dan separuh suku Manasye memimpin untuk menyeberang sungai itu.
13 Forty thousand armed for battle went over before the Lord to war, to the city of Jericho.
Pasukan bersenjata sebanyak empat puluh ribu orang pergi menyeberang ke dataran rendah di dekat kota Yeriko untuk berperang, dan TUHAN menyertai mereka.
14 In that day the Lord magnified Joshua before all the people of Israel; and they feared him, as [they did] Moses, as long as he lived.
Pada hari itu TUHAN membuat Yosua dihormati oleh seluruh bangsa Israel sebagai seorang pemimpin, dan sepanjang hidupnya mereka menghormati dia sama seperti mereka menghormati Musa.
15 And the Lord spoke to Joshua, saying,
Kata TUHAN kepada Yosua,
16 Charge the priests that bear the ark of the covenant of the testimony of the Lord, to go up out of Jordan.
“Perintahkanlah para imam yang membawa peti perjanjian untuk keluar dari sungai Yordan.”
17 And Joshua charged the priests, saying, Go up out of Jordan.
Yosua pun berkata kepada para imam, “Keluarlah dari sungai Yordan!”
18 And it came to pass when the priests who bore the ark of the covenant of the Lord were gone up out of Jordan, and set their feet upon the land, [that] the water of Jordan returned impetuously to its place, and went as before over all its banks.
Begitu para imam yang membawa peti perjanjian TUHAN keluar dari sungai Yordan dan menginjak tepi sungai, air sungai Yordan mengalir kembali dan meluap seperti semula.
19 And the people went up out of Jordan on the tenth day of the first month; and the children of Israel encamped in Galgala in the region eastward from Jericho.
Bangsa Israel menyeberangi sungai Yordan di hari ke sepuluh bulan pertama dan berkemah di Gilgal, di perbatasan timur kota Yeriko.
20 And Joshua set these twelve stones which he took out of Jordan, in Galgala,
Di sana Yosua mendirikan kedua belas batu yang diambil dari sungai Yordan.
21 saying, When your sons ask you, saying, What are these stones?
Lalu katanya kepada orang Israel, “Bila kelak anak-cucu kalian menanyakan tentang arti dari batu-batu ini,
22 Tell your sons, that Israel went over this Jordan on dry land,
beritahulah mereka bahwa bangsa Israel menyeberangi sungai Yordan di atas tanah yang kering.
23 when the Lord our God had dried up the water of Jordan from before them, until they had passed over; as the Lord our God did to the Red Sea, which the Lord our God dried up from before us, until we passed over.
Karena TUHAN Allah kalian mengeringkan sungai Yordan sampai kalian semua menyeberangi sungai itu, sama seperti saat TUHAN Allah mengeringkan Laut Merah sampai kami semua menyeberanginya.
24 That all the nations of the earth might know, that the power of the Lord is mighty, and that you might worship the Lord our God in every work.
TUHAN melakukan hal ini agar segala bangsa di dunia mengetahui betapa besarnya kuasa TUHAN, dan agar kalian takut dan hormat kepada TUHAN Allahmu selama-lamanya.”
