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:
Quando toda a nação havia atravessado completamente o Jordão, Javé falou a Josué, dizendo:
2 Take unto you, from among the people, twelve men, one man severally from each tribe;
“Tire doze homens do povo, um homem de cada tribo,
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 ordene-os, dizendo: 'Tire do meio do Jordão, do lugar onde os pés dos sacerdotes estavam firmes, doze pedras, carregue-as consigo, e deite-as no lugar onde você vai acampar 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;
Então Josué chamou os doze homens que ele havia preparado dos filhos de Israel, um homem de todas as tribos.
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:
Josué lhes disse: “Atravessem diante da arca de Javé vosso Deus no meio do Jordão, e cada um de vocês pegue uma pedra e a coloque no ombro, de acordo com o número das tribos 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 um sinal entre vocês, para que quando seus filhos perguntarem no futuro, dizendo: 'O que vocês querem dizer com essas 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 vocês lhes dirão: 'Porque as águas do Jordão foram cortadas diante da arca do pacto de Javé'. Quando ela atravessou o Jordão, as águas do Jordão foram cortadas. Estas pedras serão para sempre um 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.
Os filhos de Israel fizeram como Josué ordenou, e pegaram doze pedras do meio do Jordão, enquanto Iavé falava com Josué, de acordo com o número das tribos dos filhos de Israel. Eles as carregaram com elas para o lugar onde acamparam, e as colocaram lá.
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.
Josué montou doze pedras no meio do Jordão, no lugar onde estavam os pés dos sacerdotes que levavam a arca do pacto; e eles estão lá até 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.
Para os sacerdotes que levavam a arca, ficaram de pé no meio do Jordão até que tudo estivesse terminado que Javé ordenou a Josué que falasse ao povo, de acordo com tudo o que Moisés ordenou a Josué; e o povo apressou-se e passou por cima.
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.
Quando todo o povo havia cruzado completamente, a arca de Javé cruzou com os sacerdotes na presença 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:
Os filhos de Rubem, e os filhos de Gad, e a meia tribo de Manassés atravessaram armados diante dos filhos de Israel, enquanto Moisés falava com eles.
13 about forty thousand, equipped for the war, passed over before Yahweh, to battle, into the waste plains of Jericho.
Cerca de quarenta mil homens, prontos e armados para a guerra, passaram diante de Iavé para a batalha, para as planícies 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.
Naquele dia, Javé ampliou Josué à vista de todo Israel; e eles o temiam, como temiam a Moisés, todos os dias de sua vida.
15 Then spake Yahweh unto Joshua, saying:
Yahweh falou com Josué, dizendo,
16 Command the priests who are bearing the ark of testimony, —that they come up out of the Jordan.
“Comande os sacerdotes que levam a arca do pacto, que eles saiam do Jordão”.
17 So Joshua commanded the priests, saying, —Come ye up out of the Jordan.
Por isso Josué ordenou aos padres, dizendo: “Saiam 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.
Quando os sacerdotes que levavam a arca do pacto de Iavé haviam saído do meio do Jordão, e as plantas dos pés dos sacerdotes haviam sido erguidas até o solo seco, as águas do Jordão voltaram ao seu lugar, e passaram por todas as suas margens, como antes.
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.
As pessoas saíram do Jordão no décimo dia do primeiro mês, e acamparam em Gilgal, na fronteira leste de Jericó.
20 And, these twelve stones which they took out of the Jordan, did Joshua set up, in Gilgal.
Josué montou aquelas doze pedras, que eles tiraram do Jordão, 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?
Ele falou com os filhos de Israel, dizendo: “Quando seus filhos perguntarem a seus pais a tempo, dizendo: 'O que significam estas pedras?
22 then shall ye let your sons know, saying, —On dry ground, came Israel over this Jordan;
Então você informará seus filhos, dizendo: 'Israel veio sobre este Jordão em terra seca'.
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:
Para Javé vosso Deus secou as águas do Jordão desde antes de vós até que vós atravessastes, como Javé vosso Deus fez com o Mar Vermelho, que ele secou desde antes de nós, até que nós atravessamos,
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 saibam que a mão de Javé é poderosa, e para que temais a Javé vosso Deus para sempre””.
