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,
Succedeu pois que, acabando todo o povo de passar o Jordão, fallou o Senhor a Josué, dizendo:
2 “Take for yourselves twelve men out of the people, one man—one man out of a tribe;
Tomae-vos do povo doze homens, de cada tribu um homem;
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.”
E mandae-lhes, dizendo: Tomae-vos d'aqui, do meio do Jordão, do logar do assento dos pés dos sacerdotes, doze pedras; e levae-as comvosco á outra banda e depositae-as no alojamento em que haveis de passar esta noite.
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;
Chamou pois Josué os doze homens, que escolhera dos filhos d'Israel: de cada tribu um homem;
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,
E disse-lhes Josué: Passae diante da arca do Senhor vosso Deus, ao meio do Jordão; e levantae vós cada um uma pedra sobre o seu hombro, segundo o numero das tribus dos filhos de Israel;
6 so that this is a sign in your midst when your children ask hereafter, saying, What [are] these stones to you?
Para que isto seja por signal entre vós; e quando vossos filhos no futuro perguntarem, dizendo: Que vos significam estas pedras?
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.”
Então lhes direis que as aguas do Jordão se separaram diante da arca do concerto do Senhor; passando ella pelo Jordão, separaram-se as aguas do Jordão: assim que estas pedras serão para sempre por memorial aos filhos de Israel.
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,
Fizeram pois os filhos d'Israel assim como Josué tinha ordenado, e levantaram doze pedras do meio do Jordão, como o Senhor dissera a Josué, segundo o numero das tribus dos filhos de Israel: e levaram-n'as comsigo ao alojamento, e as depositaram ali.
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.
Levantou Josué tambem doze pedras no meio do Jordão, do logar do assento dos pés dos sacerdotes, que levavam a arca do concerto: e ali estão até ao dia d'hoje.
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.
Pararam pois os sacerdotes, que levavam a arca, no meio do Jordão, em pé, até que se cumpriu quanto o Senhor a Josué mandara dizer ao povo, conforme a tudo quanto Moysés tinha ordenado a Josué; e apressou-se o povo, e passou.
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;
E succedeu que, assim que todo o povo acabou de passar, então passou a arca do Senhor, e os sacerdotes á vista do povo.
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;
E passaram os filhos de Ruben, e os filhos de Gad, e a meia tribu de Manasseh, armados na frente dos filhos d'Israel, como Moysés lhes tinha dito;
13 about forty thousand, armed ones of the host, passed over before YHWH for battle, to the plains of Jericho.
Uns quarenta mil homens de guerra armados passaram diante do Senhor para batalha, ás campinas de Jericó.
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.
N'aquelle dia o Senhor engrandeceu a Josué diante dos olhos de todo o Israel: e temeram-n'o, como haviam temido a Moysés, todos os dias da sua vida.
15 And YHWH speaks to Joshua, saying,
Fallou pois o Senhor a Josué, dizendo:
16 “Command the priests carrying the Ark of the Testimony, and they come up out of the Jordan.”
Dá ordem aos sacerdotes, que levam a arca do testemunho, que subam do Jordão.
17 And Joshua commands the priests, saying, “Come up out of the Jordan.”
E deu Josué ordem aos sacerdotes, dizendo: Subi do Jordão.
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.
E aconteceu que, como os sacerdotes, que levavam a arca do concerto do Senhor, subiram do meio do Jordão, e as plantas dos pés dos sacerdotes se pozeram em secco, as aguas do Jordão se tornaram ao seu logar, e corriam, como antes, sobre todas as suas ribanceiras.
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;
Subiu pois o povo do Jordão no dia dez do mez primeiro: e alojaram-se em Gilgal, da banda oriental de Jericó.
20 and these twelve stones, which they have taken out of the Jordan, Joshua has raised up in Gilgal.
E as doze pedras, que tinham tomado do Jordão, levantou Josué em Gilgal.
21 And he speaks to the sons of Israel, saying, “When your sons ask their fathers hereafter, saying, What [are] these stones?
E fallou aos filhos d'Israel, dizendo: Quando no futuro vossos filhos perguntarem a seus paes, dizendo: Que significam estas pedras?
22 Then you have caused your sons to know, saying, Israel passed over this Jordan on dry land;
Fareis saber a vossos filhos, dizendo: Israel passou em secco este Jordão.
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;
Porque o Senhor vosso Deus fez seccar as aguas do Jordão diante de vós, até que passasseis: como o Senhor vosso Deus fez ao Mar Vermelho, que fez seccar perante nós, até que passámos.
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.”
Para que todos os povos da terra conheçam a mão do Senhor, que é forte: para que temaes ao Senhor vosso Deus todos os dias.
