Joshua 3
1 And Joshua rose early in the morning; and they broke up from Shittim, and came close to the Jordan, he and all the children of Israel; and they lodged there before they passed 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 And it came to pass at the end of three days, that the officers passed through the midst of the camp.
Efter tre Dages Forløb gik Tilsynsmændene omkring i 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 shall ye break up from your place, and go after 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 Nevertheless there shall be a space between you and it, of about two thousand cubits by measure: come not near unto it, in order that ye may know the way by which ye must go; for ye have not passed this way heretofore.
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 And Joshua said unto the people, Sanctify yourselves; for tomorrow will the Lord do wonders in the midst of you.
Og Josua sagde til Folket: "Helliger eder; thi i Morgen vil HERREN gøre Undere iblandt eder!"
6 And Joshua said unto the priests, as followeth, 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 Josua sagde til Præsterne: "Løft Pagtens Ark op og drag over foran Folket!" Så løftede de Pagtens Ark op og gik foran Folket.
7 And the Lord said unto Joshua, This day will I begin to make thee great in the eyes of all Israel, that they may know that, as I was with Moses, so will I be with thee.
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 And thou shalt command the priests that bear the ark of the covenant, saying, When ye are come to the brink of the waters of the Jordan, ye shall stand still in the Jordan.
Du skal byde Præsterne, som bærer Pagtens Ark: Når I kommer til Kanten af Jordans Vand, skal I standse der ved Jordan!"
9 And Joshua said unto the children of Israel, Approach hither, and hear the words of the Lord your God.
Da sagde Josua til Israeliterne: "Kom hid og hør HERREN eders Guds Ord!"
10 And Joshua said, Hereby shall ye know that the living God is in the midst of 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 Emorites, and the 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 Behold, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth passeth over before you into the Jordan.
Se, HERRENs, al Jordens Herres, Ark skal gå foran eder gennem Jordan.
12 And now take yourselves twelve men out of the tribes of Israel, one man each out of every tribe.
Vælg eder nu tolv Mænd af Israels Stammer, een Mand af hver Stamme.
13 And it shall come to pass, that 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 the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan shall be cut off, namely, the waters that come down from above; and they shall stand up as a wall.
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 And it came to pass, when the people broke up from their tents, to pass over the Jordan, and the priests the bearers of the ark of the covenant were before the people;
Da Folket så brød op fra deres Telte for at gå over Jordan med Præsterne, som bar Arken, i Spidsen,
15 And as they that bore the ark were come up to the Jordan, and the feet of the priests that bore the ark were dipped in the edge of the water, [the Jordan, however, had overflowed all its banks all the time of harvest, ]
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 That the waters which came down from above stood still and rose up as a wall, very far from the city Adam, which is beside Zarethan; and those that ran down toward the sea of the plain, the salt sea, failed, were cut off; and the people passed over opposite to 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 And the priests that bore the ark of the covenant of the Lord stood firm on dry ground in the midst of the Jordan, and all the Israelites passed over on dry ground, until all the people had finished passing over the Jordan.
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.
