Joshua 4
1 It happened, when all the nation had completely passed over the Jordan, that YHWH spoke to Joshua, saying,
Da nu hele Folket havde tilendebragt Overgangen over Jordan, sagde HERREN til Josua:
2 "Take twelve men out of the people, out of every tribe a man,
"Vælg eder tolv Mænd af Folket, een Mand af hver Stamme,
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.'"
og byd dem: Tag eder tolv Sten her, midt i Jordan, hvor Præsterne stod stille, bring dem med over og stil dem på den Plads, hvor I holder Rast i Nat!"
4 Then Joshua called the twelve men, whom he had prepared of the children of Israel, out of every tribe a man.
Så lod Josua de tolv Mænd kalde, som han havde til Rede af Israeliterne, een Mand af hver Stamme;
5 Joshua said to them, "Pass over before me in the presence of the ark of YHWH 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;
og Josua sagde til dem: "Gå foran HERREN eders Guds Ark midt ud i Jordan, og tag så hver en Sten på Skulderen, svarende til Tallet på Israeliternes Stammer,
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?'
for at det kan tjene til Tegn iblandt eder. Når eders Børn i Fremtiden spørger: Hvad Betydning har disse Sten for eder?
7 then you shall tell them, 'Because the waters of the Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of YHWH. 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.'"
så skal I sige til dem: De betyder, at Jordans Vand standsede foran HERRENs Pagts Ark; da den drog over Jordan, standsede Jordans Vand. Og disse Sten skal være Israeliterne et Mindetegn til evig Tid!"
8 The children of Israel did as Joshua commanded, and took up twelve stones out of the middle of the Jordan, as YHWH 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.
Da gjorde Israeliterne, som Josua bød, og tog tolv Sten midt i Jordan, som HERREN havde sagt til Josua, svarende til Tallet på Israeliternes Stammer, og de bragte dem med over til det Sted, hvor de holdt Rast, og stillede dem der.
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.
Og tolv Sten rejste Josua midt i Jordan på det Sted, hvor Præsterne, som bar Pagtens Ark, stod stille, og der står de den Dag i Dag.
10 For the priests who bore the ark stood in the middle of the Jordan, until everything was finished that YHWH commanded Joshua to speak to the people, according to all that Moses commanded Joshua; and the people hurried and passed over.
Men Præsterne, som bar Arken, blev stående midt i Jordan, indtil alt, hvad HERREN havde pålagt Josua at sige til Folket, var udført, i Overensstemmelse med alt, hvad Moses havde pålagt Josua; og Folket gik skyndsomt over.
11 It happened, when all the people had completely passed over, that the ark of YHWH passed over, with the priests, in the presence of the people.
Da hele Folket så havde tilendebragt Overgangen, gik HERRENs Ark og Præsterne over og stillede sig foran Folket.
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.
Og Rubeniterne, Gaditerne og Manasses halve Stamme drog væbnet over i Spidsen for Israeliterne, som Moses havde sagt til dem;
13 About forty thousand men, ready and armed for war passed over before YHWH to battle, to the plains of Jericho.
henved 40000 Mand i Tal, rustede til Strid, drog de foran HERREN over til Jerikos Sletter til Hamp.
14 On that day, YHWH magnified Joshua in the sight of all Israel; and they feared him, as they feared Moses, all the days of his life.
På den Dag gjorde HERREN Josua stor i hele Israels Øjne, og de frygtede ham alle hans Livs Dage, som de havde frygtet Moses.
15 YHWH spoke to Joshua, saying,
Da sagde HERREN til Josua:
16 "Command the priests who bear the ark of the testimony, that they come up out of the Jordan."
"Byd Præsterne, som bærer Vidnesbyrdets Ark, at stige op fra Jordan!"
17 Joshua therefore commanded the priests, saying, "Come up out of the Jordan."
Og Josua bød Præsterne: "Stig op fra Jordan!"
18 It happened, when the priests who bore the ark of the covenant of YHWH 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.
Så steg Præsterne, som bar HERRENs Pagts Ark, op fra Jordan, og næppe havde deres Fødder betrådt det tørre Land, før Jordans Vand vendte tilbage til sit Leje og overalt gik over sine Bredder som før.
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.
Og Folket steg op fra Jordan den tiende Dag i den første Måned og slog Lejr i Gilgal ved Østenden af Jerikolandet.
20 Joshua set up those twelve stones, which they took out of the Jordan, in Gilgal.
Men de tolv Sten, som de havde taget op fra Jordan, rejste Josua i Gilgal,
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?'
og han sagde til Israeliterne: "Når eders Børn i Fremtiden spørger deres Fædre: Hvad betyder disse Sten?
22 Then you shall let your children know, saying, 'Israel came over this Jordan on dry land.
så skal I fortælle eders Børn det og sige: På tør Bund gik Israel over Jordan derhenne;
23 For YHWH your God dried up the waters of the Jordan from before you, until you had passed over, as YHWH your God did to the Red Sea, which he dried up from before us, until we had passed over;
thi HERREN eders Gud lod Jordans Vand tørre bort foran eder, indtil I var kommet over, ligesom HERREN eders Gud gjorde med det røde Hav, som han lod tørre bort foran os, indtil vi var kommet over,
24 that all the peoples of the earth may know the hand of YHWH, that it is mighty; that you may fear YHWH your God forever.'"
for at alle Jordens Folk skal kende, at HERRENs Arm er stærk, at de må frygte HERREN eders Gud alle Dage."
