Joshua 3
1 So then Joshua rose early in the morning, and they brake up from The Acacias and came as far as the Jordan, he and all the sons of Israel, —and they lodged there before they passed over.
Besoknya, pagi-pagi sekali Yosua dan semua orang Israel pergi dari tempat perkemahan mereka di padang Akasia ke tepi sungai Yordan. Mereka berkemah di sana sambil menunggu waktunya menyeberang.
2 And it came to pass, after three days, that the officers went through the midst of the camp,
Dua hari kemudian, para pemimpin berkeliling ke seluruh perkemahan.
3 and commanded the people saying, When ye see the ark of the covenant of Yahweh your God, and, the priests the Levites, bearing it, ye also, shall break up out of your place, and come after it.
Mereka memberi perintah kepada bangsa Israel: “Saat kalian melihat para imam membawa peti perjanjian TUHAN Allahmu, berangkatlah mengikuti mereka.
4 Yet shall there be, a distance, between you and it, about two thousand cubits by measure, —do not come near unto it that ye may get to know the way by which ye must go, for ye have not passed this way, heretofore.
Tetapi jagalah jarak dengan mereka sekitar satu kilometer. Kalian tidak boleh mendekati peti perjanjian itu. Mereka akan memimpin jalanmu, karena kalian belum pernah ke daerah ini.”
5 Then said Joshua unto the people, Hallow yourselves, —for, to-morrow, will Yahweh do in your midst, wonderful things.
Lalu Yosua berkata kepada orang-orang Israel, “Bersihkanlah dirimu, karena besok TUHAN akan melakukan perbuatan-perbuatan yang ajaib di tengah kalian.”
6 And Joshua spake unto the priests, saying, Take ye up the ark of the covenant, and pass on before the people. So they took up the ark of the covenant, and went on before the people.
Keesokan harinya Yosua berkata kepada imam-imam itu, “Angkatlah peti perjanjian ini dan pergilah mendahului bangsa kita menyeberangi sungai Yordan.” Maka imam-imam itu mengangkat peti perjanjian dan berjalan di depan mereka.
7 Then said Yahweh unto Joshua: This day, will I begin to magnify thee in the eyes of all Israel, —who shall know, that, as I was with Moses, I will be with thee.
Kata TUHAN kepada Yosua, “Hari ini Aku akan mulai membuat seluruh bangsa Israel menghormatimu sebagai seorang pemimpin. Mereka akan tahu bahwa Aku selalu bersama denganmu, sebagaimana Aku selalu bersama dengan Musa.
8 Thou, therefore, shalt command the priests who am bearing the ark of the covenant, saying, —When ye are come as far as the edge of the waters of the Jordan, in the Jordan, shall ye stand.
Perintahkanlah para imam yang membawa peti perjanjian, ‘Saat kalian tiba di tepi sungai Yordan, ambillah beberapa langkah masuk ke dalam sungai dan berdirilah di sana.’”
9 Then said Joshua, unto the sons of Israel, —Draw near hither, and hear ye the words of Yahweh your God.
Lalu Yosua berkata kepada bangsa Israel, “Mendekatlah dan dengarkanlah apa yang TUHAN katakan!
10 And Joshua said, Hereby, shall ye know, that a Living GOD is in your midst, —and that he will, certainly dispossess, from before you, the Canaanite and the Hittite, and the Hivite and the Perizzite, and the Girgashite, and the Amorite, and the Jebusite.
Inilah bukti bahwa Allah yang hidup ada bersamamu, dan Dia akan mengusir orang Kanaan, Het, Hewi, Feris, Girgasi, Amori, dan Yebus dari hadapanmu.
11 Lo! the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth, is about to pass before you into the Jordan.
Peti perjanjian dari Penguasa seluruh bumi akan memimpin kalian menyeberangi sungai Yordan.
12 Now, therefore, take you twelve men, out of the tribes of Israel, —one man severally for each tribe;
Sekarang pilihlah dua belas orang, satu dari setiap suku Israel.
13 and it shall be, when the soles of the feet of the priests who are bearing the ark of Yahweh, Lord of all the earth, do rest, in the waters of the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan, shall be cut off, the waters that are coming down from above, —and shall stand in one mound.
Ketika kaki para imam yang mengangkat peti perjanjian TUHAN, Penguasa seluruh bumi, menyentuh permukaan air sungai Yordan, air itu akan berhenti mengalir dari hulu. Di sana air akan meninggi seperti ada bendungan yang menahan.”
14 And it came to pass, when the people set out from their tents, to cross the Jordan, —with the priests, bearing the ark of the covenant before the people,
Lalu bangsa itu berangkat dari tempat perkemahan mereka untuk menyeberangi sungai Yordan. Para imam yang mengangkat peti perjanjian berjalan di depan mereka.
15 then, as the bearers of the ark came as far as the Jordan, and, the feet of the priests who were bearing the ark, were dipped in the edge of the waters, —the Jordan being full over all his banks, all the days of harvest,
Waktu itu adalah musim panen, dan sepanjang musim itu sungai Yordan meluap. Namun, ketika kaki para imam yang mengangkat peti perjanjian itu menyentuh air di tepi sungai Yordan,
16 that the waters which were coming down from above, stood—rose up in one mound, a great way off, by the city Adam, which is beside Zarethan, and, they which were going down to the sea of the waste plain, the salt sea, failed—were cut off, —and, the people, passed over, right against Jericho.
air pun berhenti mengalir, dan di bagian atas, air meninggi seperti ada bendungan yang menahannya di hulu, di kota Adam, dekat kota Sartan. Sedangkan aliran hilir yang mengalir ke Laut Mati, yaitu Laut Asin, terputus sama sekali. Lalu seluruh bangsa Israel menyeberangi sungai Yordan melewati tanah yang kering, menuju ke tempat yang menghadap kota Yeriko. Sementara itu, para imam yang mengangkat peti perjanjian berhenti di tengah sungai Yordan dan berdiri di sana sampai semua orang selesai menyeberang.
17 And the priests who were bearing the ark of the covenant of Yahweh, stood on dry ground, in the midst of the Jordan, with firm footing, —while all Israel were passing over on dry ground, until all the nation had made an end of passing over the Jordan.
