Joshua 4
1 And it comes to pass, when all the nation has completed to pass over the Jordan, that YHWH speaks to Joshua, saying,
国民尽都过了约旦河，耶和华就对约书亚说：
2 “Take for yourselves twelve men out of the people, one man—one man out of a tribe;
“你从民中要拣选十二个人，每支派一人，
3 and command them, saying, Take up for yourselves from this [place], from the midst of the Jordan, from the established standing-place of the feet of the priests, twelve stones, and you have removed them over with you, and placed them in the lodging-place in which you lodge tonight.”
吩咐他们说：‘你们从这里，从约旦河中、祭司脚站定的地方，取十二块石头带过去，放在你们今夜要住宿的地方。’”
4 And Joshua calls to the twelve men whom he prepared out of the sons of Israel, one man—one man out of a tribe;
于是，约书亚将他从以色列人中所预备的那十二个人，每支派一人，都召了来。
5 and Joshua says to them, “Pass over before the Ark of your God YHWH into the midst of the Jordan, and each of you lift up one stone on his shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Israel,
对他们说：“你们下约旦河中，过到耶和华—你们 神的约柜前头，按着以色列人十二支派的数目，每人取一块石头扛在肩上。
6 so that this is a sign in your midst when your children ask hereafter, saying, What [are] these stones to you?
这些石头在你们中间可以作为证据。日后，你们的子孙问你们说：‘这些石头是什么意思？’
7 That you have said to them, Because the waters of the Jordan were cut off, at the presence of the Ark of the Covenant of YHWH; in its passing over into the Jordan the waters of the Jordan were cut off; and these stones have been for a memorial to the sons of Israel for all time.”
你们就对他们说：‘这是因为约旦河的水在耶和华的约柜前断绝；约柜过约旦河的时候，约旦河的水就断绝了。这些石头要作以色列人永远的纪念。’”
8 And the sons of Israel do so as Joshua commanded, and take up twelve stones out of the midst of the Jordan, as YHWH has spoken to Joshua, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Israel, and remove them over with them to the lodging-place, and place them there,
以色列人就照约书亚所吩咐的，按着以色列人支派的数目，从约旦河中取了十二块石头，都遵耶和华所吩咐约书亚的行了。他们把石头带过去，到他们所住宿的地方，就放在那里。
9 even the twelve stones Joshua has raised up out of the midst of the Jordan, the place of the standing of the feet of the priests carrying the Ark of the Covenant, and they are there to this day.
约书亚另把十二块石头立在约旦河中，在抬约柜的祭司脚站立的地方；直到今日，那石头还在那里。
10 And the priests carrying the Ark are standing in the midst of the Jordan until the completion of the whole thing which YHWH commanded Joshua to speak to the people, according to all that Moses commanded Joshua, and the people hurry and pass over.
抬约柜的祭司站在约旦河中，等到耶和华晓谕约书亚吩咐百姓的事办完了，是照摩西所吩咐约书亚的一切话。于是百姓急速过去了。
11 And it comes to pass, when all the people have completed to pass over, that the Ark of YHWH passes over, and the priests, in the presence of the people;
众百姓尽都过了河，耶和华的约柜和祭司就在百姓面前过去。
12 and the sons of Reuben, and the sons of Gad, and the half of the tribe of Manasseh, pass over, by fifties, before the sons of Israel, as Moses had spoken to them;
吕便人、迦得人、玛拿西半支派的人都照摩西所吩咐他们的，带着兵器在以色列人前头过去。
13 about forty thousand, armed ones of the host, passed over before YHWH for battle, to the plains of Jericho.
约有四万人都准备打仗，在耶和华面前过去，到耶利哥的平原，等候上阵。
14 On that day YHWH has made Joshua great in the eyes of all Israel, and they fear him, as they feared Moses, all [the] days of his life.
当那日，耶和华使约书亚在以色列众人眼前尊大。在他平生的日子，百姓敬畏他，像从前敬畏摩西一样。
15 And YHWH speaks to Joshua, saying,
耶和华晓谕约书亚说：
16 “Command the priests carrying the Ark of the Testimony, and they come up out of the Jordan.”
“你吩咐抬法柜的祭司从约旦河里上来。”
17 And Joshua commands the priests, saying, “Come up out of the Jordan.”
约书亚就吩咐祭司说：“你们从约旦河里上来。”
18 And it comes to pass, in the coming up of the priests carrying the Ark of the Covenant of YHWH out of the midst of the Jordan—the soles of the feet of the priests have been drawn up into the dry ground—and the waters of the Jordan return to their place, and go over all its banks as before.
抬耶和华约柜的祭司从约旦河里上来，脚掌刚落旱地，约旦河的水就流到原处，仍旧涨过两岸。
19 And the people have come up out of the Jordan on the tenth of the first month, and encamp in Gilgal, in the extremity east of Jericho;
正月初十日，百姓从约旦河里上来，就在吉甲，在耶利哥的东边安营。
20 and these twelve stones, which they have taken out of the Jordan, Joshua has raised up in Gilgal.
他们从约旦河中取来的那十二块石头，约书亚就立在吉甲，
21 And he speaks to the sons of Israel, saying, “When your sons ask their fathers hereafter, saying, What [are] these stones?
对以色列人说：“日后你们的子孙问他们的父亲说：‘这些石头是什么意思？’
22 Then you have caused your sons to know, saying, Israel passed over this Jordan on dry land;
你们就告诉他们说：‘以色列人曾走干地过这约旦河；
23 because your God YHWH dried up the waters of the Jordan at your presence, until your passing over, as your God YHWH did to the Red Sea which He dried up at our presence until our passing over;
因为耶和华—你们的 神在你们前面使约旦河的水干了，等着你们过来，就如耶和华—你们的 神从前在我们前面使红海干了，等着我们过来一样，
24 so that all the people of the land know the hand of YHWH—that it [is] strong, so that you have feared your God YHWH [for] all the days.”
要使地上万民都知道，耶和华的手大有能力，也要使你们永远敬畏耶和华—你们的 神。’”
