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:
Succedeu pois que, acabando todo o povo de passar o Jordão, fallou o Senhor a Josué, dizendo:
2 Take unto you, from among the people, twelve men, one man severally from each tribe;
Tomae-vos do povo doze homens, de cada tribu um homem;
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.
E mandae-lhes, dizendo: Tomae-vos d'aqui, do meio do Jordão, do logar do assento dos pés dos sacerdotes, doze pedras; e levae-as comvosco á outra banda e depositae-as no alojamento em que haveis de passar esta noite.
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;
Chamou pois Josué os doze homens, que escolhera dos filhos d'Israel: de cada tribu um homem;
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:
E disse-lhes Josué: Passae diante da arca do Senhor vosso Deus, ao meio do Jordão; e levantae vós cada um uma pedra sobre o seu hombro, segundo o numero das tribus dos filhos de Israel;
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?
Para que isto seja por signal entre vós; e quando vossos filhos no futuro perguntarem, dizendo: Que vos significam estas pedras?
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.
Então lhes direis que as aguas do Jordão se separaram diante da arca do concerto do Senhor; passando ella pelo Jordão, separaram-se as aguas do Jordão: assim que estas pedras serão para sempre por memorial aos filhos de Israel.
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.
Fizeram pois os filhos d'Israel assim como Josué tinha ordenado, e levantaram doze pedras do meio do Jordão, como o Senhor dissera a Josué, segundo o numero das tribus dos filhos de Israel: e levaram-n'as comsigo ao alojamento, e as depositaram ali.
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.
Levantou Josué tambem doze pedras no meio do Jordão, do logar do assento dos pés dos sacerdotes, que levavam a arca do concerto: e ali estão até ao dia d'hoje.
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.
Pararam pois os sacerdotes, que levavam a arca, no meio do Jordão, em pé, até que se cumpriu quanto o Senhor a Josué mandara dizer ao povo, conforme a tudo quanto Moysés tinha ordenado a Josué; e apressou-se o povo, e passou.
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.
E succedeu que, assim que todo o povo acabou de passar, então passou a arca do Senhor, e os sacerdotes á vista do povo.
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:
E passaram os filhos de Ruben, e os filhos de Gad, e a meia tribu de Manasseh, armados na frente dos filhos d'Israel, como Moysés lhes tinha dito;
13 about forty thousand, equipped for the war, passed over before Yahweh, to battle, into the waste plains of Jericho.
Uns quarenta mil homens de guerra armados passaram diante do Senhor para batalha, ás campinas de Jericó.
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.
N'aquelle dia o Senhor engrandeceu a Josué diante dos olhos de todo o Israel: e temeram-n'o, como haviam temido a Moysés, todos os dias da sua vida.
15 Then spake Yahweh unto Joshua, saying:
Fallou pois o Senhor a Josué, dizendo:
16 Command the priests who are bearing the ark of testimony, —that they come up out of the Jordan.
Dá ordem aos sacerdotes, que levam a arca do testemunho, que subam do Jordão.
17 So Joshua commanded the priests, saying, —Come ye up out of the Jordan.
E deu Josué ordem aos sacerdotes, dizendo: Subi do Jordão.
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.
E aconteceu que, como os sacerdotes, que levavam a arca do concerto do Senhor, subiram do meio do Jordão, e as plantas dos pés dos sacerdotes se pozeram em secco, as aguas do Jordão se tornaram ao seu logar, e corriam, como antes, sobre todas as suas ribanceiras.
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.
Subiu pois o povo do Jordão no dia dez do mez primeiro: e alojaram-se em Gilgal, da banda oriental de Jericó.
20 And, these twelve stones which they took out of the Jordan, did Joshua set up, in Gilgal.
E as doze pedras, que tinham tomado do Jordão, levantou Josué em Gilgal.
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?
E fallou aos filhos d'Israel, dizendo: Quando no futuro vossos filhos perguntarem a seus paes, dizendo: Que significam estas pedras?
22 then shall ye let your sons know, saying, —On dry ground, came Israel over this Jordan;
Fareis saber a vossos filhos, dizendo: Israel passou em secco este Jordão.
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:
Porque o Senhor vosso Deus fez seccar as aguas do Jordão diante de vós, até que passasseis: como o Senhor vosso Deus fez ao Mar Vermelho, que fez seccar perante nós, até que passámos.
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.
Para que todos os povos da terra conheçam a mão do Senhor, que é forte: para que temaes ao Senhor vosso Deus todos os dias.
