Joshua 3
1 Joshua rose up early in the morning; and they moved from Shittim, and came to the Jordan, he and all the children of Israel. They 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 It happened after three days, that the officers went through the midst of the camp;
Og det skete, der tre Dage vare til Ende, da gik Fogederne midt igennem Lejren.
3 and they commanded the people, saying, "When you see the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, and the priests the Levites bearing it, then you shall move from your place, and follow 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 However, keep a distance of about two thousand nine hundred fifty-three feet between yourselves and the ark. Do not come near to it, that you may know the way by which you must go; for you have not passed this way before."
— 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 Joshua said to the people, "Sanctify yourselves; for tomorrow 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 Joshua spoke to the priests, saying, "Take up the ark of the covenant, and pass over before the people." 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 The LORD said to Joshua, "Today I will begin to magnify you in the sight of all Israel, that they may know that as I was with Moses, so I will be with you.
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 You shall command the priests who bear the ark of the covenant, saying, 'When you come to the brink of the waters of the Jordan, you shall stand still in the 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 Joshua said to the children of Israel, "Come here, 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 Joshua said, "Hereby you shall know that the living God is among you, and that he will without fail drive the Canaanite, and the Hethite, and the Hivite, and the Perizzite, and the Girgashite, and the Amorite, and the Jebusite out from before you.
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 Look, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth passes over before you into the Jordan.
Se, al Jordens Herres Pagts Ark gaar over for eders Ansigt igennem Jordanen.
12 Now therefore take twelve men from the children of Israel, one man for each tribe.
Saa tager eder nu tolv Mænd af Israels Stammer, een Mand af hver Stamme.
13 It shall come to pass, when the soles of the feet of the priests who bear the ark of the LORD, the Lord of all the earth, rest in the waters of the Jordan, that the waters of the Jordan will be cut off, even the waters that come down from above; and they shall stand in one 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 It happened, when the people moved from their tents to pass over the Jordan, the priests who bore the ark of the covenant being 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 when those who bore the ark had come to the Jordan, and the feet of the priests who bore the ark had dipped in the edge of the water (for the Jordan overflows all its 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 in one heap, a great way off, at Adam, the city that is beside Zarethan; and those that went down toward the sea of the Arabah, even the Salt Sea, were wholly cut off. Then 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 The priests who bore the ark of the covenant of the LORD stood firm on dry ground in the middle of the Jordan; and all Israel passed over on dry ground, until all the nation had passed completely over the 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.
