Joshua 4
1 And it came to pass, when all the nation had made an end of passing over the Jordan, that Yahweh slake unto Joshua, saying:
Alò, lè tout nasyon an te fin travèse Jourdain an, SENYÈ a te pale avèk Josué. Li te di:
2 Take unto you, from among the people, twelve men, one man severally from each tribe;
“Pran pou nou menm douz mesye pami pèp la, yon mesye ki soti nan chak tribi.
3 and command ye them, saying, Take you up from hence, out of the midst of the Jordan, from the place where stood the feet of the priests with firm footing, twelve stones; —and carry them over with you, and lay them down in the lodging-place where ye shall lodge, tonight.
Kòmande yo e di: ‘Ranmase pou kont nou douz wòch soti isit la nan mitan Jourdain an, soti nan plas kote pye prèt la ap kanpe fèm nan. Pote yo janbe avèk nou, e poze yo nan plas lojman kote nou va dòmi aswè a.’”
4 So Joshua called unto the twelve men whom he had made ready, from among the sons of Israel, —one man severally out of each tribe;
Konsa, Josué te rele douz mesye ke li te chwazi soti nan fis Israël yo, yon mesye nan chak tribi,
5 and Joshua said unto them: Pass ye over, before the ark of Yahweh your God, into the midst of the Jordan, —and lift ye up, each man one stone upon his shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Israel:
epi Josué te di yo: “Travèse ankò vè lach SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an, pou rive nan mitan Jourdain an e nou chak pran yon wòch sou zepòl li, selon nonb a tribi a fis Israël yo.
6 that this may be a sign in your midst, —for your sons will ask in time to come, saying, What mean these stones to you?
Ke sa sèvi kòm yon sign pami nou, jis pou lè pitit nou yo mande pita e di: ‘Kisa wòch sa yo vle di a nou menm’?
7 Then shall ye say unto them—That the waters of the Jordan, were cut off, from before the ark of the covenant of Yahweh, when it passed into the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan, were cut off. So shall these stones become a memorial unto the sons of Israel, unto times age-abiding.
Alò nou va di yo: ‘Akoz dlo Jourdain yo te koupe devan lach akò SENYÈ a. Lè lach la te travèse Jourdain an, dlo Jourdain yo te koupe. Pou sa, wòch sa yo va sèvi kòm yon souvni pou fis Israël yo pou tout tan.’”
8 And the sons of Israel did so, as Joshua commanded, and took up twelve stones out of the midst of the Jordan, as spake Yahweh unto Joshua, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Israel, —and carried them with them unto the place where they lodged, and laid them down there.
Konsa, fis Israël yo te fè jan Josué te kòmande yo a. Yo te leve pran douz wòch yo nan mitan Jourdain an, jan SENYÈ a te pale a Josué a, selon nonb a tribi a fis Israël yo, epi yo te pote yo janbe avèk yo pou rive nan plas lojman an e te poze yo la.
9 Twelve stones also, did Joshua set up in the midst of the Jordan, in the place where stood the feet of the priests who were bearing the ark of the covenant, —and they have remained there until this day.
Epi Josué te poze douz wòch yo nan mitan Jourdain an nan plas kote pye a prèt yo ki te pote lach akò a te kanpe. Yo la, jis jodi a.
10 Now, the priests who were bearing the ark, continued standing in the midst of the Jordan, until everything was finished which Yahweh commanded Joshua, to speak unto the people, according to all that Moses commanded Joshua, —the people therefore hasted, and passed over.
Paske prèt yo ki te pote lach la te kanpe nan mitan Jourdain an jiskaske tout bagay ke SENYÈ a te kòmande Josué pou pale a pèp la te fini, selon tout sa ke Moïse te kòmande Josué yo. Konsa, pèp la te fè vit travèse.
11 And so it was, as soon as all the people had made an end of passing over, —then passed over the ark of Yahweh, and the priests, in presence of the people.
Lè tout pèp la te fin travèse, lach SENYÈ a avèk prèt yo te travèse nan prezans a pèp la.
12 Also the sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh, passed over, armed, before the sons of Israel, —as Moses had spoken unto them:
Fis Ruben yo ak fis a Gad yo ak mwatye tribi Manassé a te janbe abiye e prepare pou fè lagè devan fis Israël yo, jis jan ke Moïse te pale yo a.
13 about forty thousand, equipped for the war, passed over before Yahweh, to battle, into the waste plains of Jericho.
Anviwon karant mil mesye, prèt pou batay, te travèse devan SENYÈ a vè plèn dezè a Jéricho a.
14 On that day, did Yahweh magnify Joshua in the eyes of all Israel, —and they revered him, as they revered Moses, all the days of his life.
Nan jou sa a, SENYÈ a te egzalte Josué nan zye a tout Israël; jis pou yo genyen l respè avèk lakrent, jis jan ke yo te gen respè avèk lakrent pou Moïse pandan tout jou ke li te viv yo.
15 Then spake Yahweh unto Joshua, saying:
Alò SENYÈ a te di a Josué:
16 Command the priests who are bearing the ark of testimony, —that they come up out of the Jordan.
“Kòmande prèt ki pote lach akò a pou monte kite Jourdain an.”
17 So Joshua commanded the priests, saying, —Come ye up out of the Jordan.
Konsa, Josué te kòmande prèt yo. Li te di: “Monte soti nan Jourdain an.”
18 And it came to pass, when the priests who were bearing the ark of the covenant of Yahweh came up out of the midst of the Jordan, and the soles of the feet of the priests were withdrawn unto the dry ground, then returned the waters of the Jordan unto their place, and went, as before, over all his banks.
Li te vin rive ke lè prèt ki te pote lach SENYÈ yo te kite mitan Jourdain an, e pla pye yo te monte sou tè sèk, dlo Jourdain an te retounen nan plas li e te depase rivaj yo kòm avan an.
19 So, the people, came up out of the Jordan, on the tenth of the first month, —and encamped in Gilgal, at the eastern end of Jericho.
Konsa, pèp la te monte kite Jourdain an nan dizyèm jou a premye mwa a, epi yo te fè kan nan Guilgal akote lès Jéricho.
20 And, these twelve stones which they took out of the Jordan, did Joshua set up, in Gilgal.
Douz wòch sa yo ke yo te pran nan Jourdain an, Josué te monte nan Guilgal.
21 Then spake he unto the sons of Israel, saying, —When your sons shall ask, in time to come, of their fathers, saying, —What mean these stones?
Li te di a fis Israël yo: “Lè pitit nou yo mande papa yo nan tan k ap vini yo, e di: ‘Kisa wòch sa yo ye?’
22 then shall ye let your sons know, saying, —On dry ground, came Israel over this Jordan;
Alò, nou va eksplike pitit nou yo pou di: ‘Israël te travèse Jourdain sila a sou tè sèk’.
23 in that Yahweh your God dried up the waters of the Jordan, from before you, until ye had passed over, —as Yahweh your God had done unto the Red Sea, which he dried up from before us, until we had passed over:
Paske SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an, te seche dlo Jourdain yo devan nou jiskaske nou te fin travèse, jis jan ke Li te fè nan Lamè Wouj la, ke Li te seche devan nou jiskaske nou te fin travèse a,
24 that all the peoples of the earth might know the hand of Yahweh, that, firm, it is; that they might revere Yahweh your God, all the days.
pou tout pèp sou latè yo kapab konnen ke men SENYÈ a pwisan, pou nou kapab gen lakrent SENYÈ a pou tout tan.”
