Joshua 4
1 It happened, when all the nation had completely passed over the Jordan, that the LORD spoke to Joshua, saying,
Sesudah bangsa Israel seluruhnya menyeberangi sungai Yordan, TUHAN berkata kepada Yosua,
2 "Take twelve men out of the people, out of every tribe a man,
“Pilihlah dua belas orang, satu dari setiap suku.
3 and command them, saying, 'Take up for yourselves from here, from the middle of the Jordan from the place where the feet of the priests stood firm, twelve stones, and carry them over with you, and lay them down in the lodging place, where you will lodge tonight.'"
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 Then Joshua called the twelve men, whom he had prepared of the children of Israel, out of every tribe a man.
Lalu Yosua memanggil kedua belas orang terpilih itu
5 Joshua said to them, "Pass over before me in the presence of the ark of the LORD your God into the middle of the Jordan, and each of you pick up a stone and put it on your shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of the children 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 this may be a sign among you, that when your children ask in time to come, saying, 'What do you mean by these stones?'
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 shall tell them, 'Because the waters of the Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the LORD. When it passed over the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan were cut off. These stones shall be for a memorial to the children of Israel forever.'"
8 The children of Israel did as Joshua commanded, and took up twelve stones out of the middle of the Jordan, as the LORD spoke to Joshua, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel; and they carried them over with them to the place where they lodged, 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 Joshua set up twelve stones in the middle of the Jordan, in the place where the feet of the priests who bore the ark of the covenant stood; and they are there 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 For the priests who bore the ark stood in the middle of the Jordan, until everything was finished that the LORD commanded Joshua to speak to the people, according to all that Moses commanded Joshua; and the people hurried 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 It happened, when all the people had completely passed over, that the ark of the LORD passed over, with the priests, in the presence of the people.
dan setelah semuanya menyeberang, para imam yang mengangkat peti perjanjian TUHAN berjalan lagi menyeberangi sungai itu disaksikan oleh semua orang Israel.
12 The descendants of Reuben, and the descendants of Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, passed over armed before the children of Israel, as Moses spoke to them.
Sesuai perintah Musa, pasukan bersenjata dari suku Ruben, suku Gad, dan separuh suku Manasye memimpin untuk menyeberang sungai itu.
13 About forty thousand men, ready and armed for war passed over before the LORD to battle, to the plains 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 On that day, the LORD magnified Joshua in the sight of all Israel; and they feared him, as they feared Moses, all the days of his life.
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 The LORD spoke to Joshua, saying,
Kata TUHAN kepada Yosua,
16 "Command the priests who bear the ark of the testimony, that they come up out of the Jordan."
“Perintahkanlah para imam yang membawa peti perjanjian untuk keluar dari sungai Yordan.”
17 Joshua therefore commanded the priests, saying, "Come up out of the Jordan."
Yosua pun berkata kepada para imam, “Keluarlah dari sungai Yordan!”
18 It happened, when the priests who bore the ark of the covenant of the LORD had come up out of the middle of the Jordan, and the soles of the priests' feet were lifted up to the dry ground, that the waters of the Jordan returned to their place, and went over all its banks, as before.
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 The people came up out of the Jordan on the tenth day of the first month, and camped in Gilgal, on the east border of Jericho.
Bangsa Israel menyeberangi sungai Yordan di hari ke sepuluh bulan pertama dan berkemah di Gilgal, di perbatasan timur kota Yeriko.
20 Joshua set up those twelve stones, which they took out of the Jordan, in Gilgal.
Di sana Yosua mendirikan kedua belas batu yang diambil dari sungai Yordan.
21 He spoke to the children of Israel, saying, "When your children ask their fathers in time to come, saying, 'What do these stones mean?'
Lalu katanya kepada orang Israel, “Bila kelak anak-cucu kalian menanyakan tentang arti dari batu-batu ini,
22 Then you shall let your children know, saying, 'Israel came over this Jordan on dry land.
beritahulah mereka bahwa bangsa Israel menyeberangi sungai Yordan di atas tanah yang kering.
23 For the LORD your God dried up the waters of the Jordan from before you, until you had passed over, as the LORD your God did to the Red Sea, which he dried up from before us, until we had 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 peoples of the earth may know the hand of the LORD, that it is mighty; that you may fear the LORD your God forever.'"
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.”
