< Joshua 4 >

1 After all the people of the Israeli nation had finished crossing the Jordan [River], Yahweh said to Joshua,
Setelah seluruh bangsa itu selesai menyeberangi sungai Yordan, berfirmanlah TUHAN kepada Yosua, demikian:
2 “When you choose the twelve men, one from each tribe, whom I mentioned previously, tell them to pick up [large] stones from the middle of the Jordan riverbed, where the priests are [still] standing.
"Pilihlah dari bangsa itu dua belas orang, seorang dari tiap-tiap suku,
3 Tell them to carry the stones with you and put them down at the place where you will stay tonight.”
dan perintahkanlah kepada mereka, demikian: Angkatlah dua belas batu dari sini, dari tengah-tengah sungai Yordan ini, dari tempat berjejak kaki para imam itu, bawalah semuanya itu ke seberang dan letakkanlah di tempat kamu akan bermalam nanti malam."
4 So Joshua chose twelve men, one from each tribe. He called them together, and said to them,
Lalu Yosua memanggil kedua belas orang yang ditetapkannya dari orang Israel itu, seorang dari tiap-tiap suku,
5 “Go into the middle of the Jordan riverbed, to [where the priests are standing, holding] the chest that Yahweh, your God, gave you. Each of you must pick up a [large] stone, one for each tribe, [and carry it] on your shoulder [to our camp].
dan Yosua berkata kepada mereka: "Menyeberanglah di depan tabut TUHAN, Allahmu, ke tengah-tengah sungai Yordan, dan angkatlah masing-masing sebuah batu ke atas bahumu, menurut bilangan suku orang Israel,
6 [Then pile them up] to be a memorial for you. In the future, when your children ask, ‘What do these stones mean?’,
supaya ini menjadi tanda di tengah-tengah kamu. Jika anak-anakmu bertanya di kemudian hari: Apakah artinya batu-batu ini bagi kamu?
7 tell them that the water in the Jordan River was blocked off when the priests were carrying the chest [that contained] the Ten Commandments that Yahweh [gave us]. When the chest was carried into the Jordan [River], the water was blocked off [so that we could cross the riverbed]. These stones will be a memorial for the descendants of us Israeli people forever.”
maka haruslah kamu katakan kepada mereka: Bahwa air sungai Yordan terputus di depan tabut perjanjian TUHAN; ketika tabut itu menyeberangi sungai Yordan, air sungai Yordan itu terputus. Sebab itu batu-batu ini akan menjadi tanda peringatan bagi orang Israel untuk selama-lamanya."
8 So those Israeli men did what Joshua told them to do. They went and picked up twelve [large] stones from the middle of the Jordan [riverbed], one stone for each of the tribes, just as Yahweh had told Joshua. They carried the stones to their camp and put them down.
Maka orang Israel itu melakukan seperti yang diperintahkan Yosua. Mereka mengangkat dua belas batu dari tengah-tengah sungai Yordan, seperti yang difirmankan TUHAN kepada Yosua, menurut jumlah suku Israel. Semuanya itu dibawa merekalah ke seberang, ke tempat bermalam, dan diletakkan di situ.
9 Then Joshua set up twelve [other large] stones [in a pile], in the middle of the Jordan [riverbed], where the priests who carried the chest containing the Ten Commandments were standing. And those stones are still there.
Pula Yosua menegakkan dua belas batu di tengah-tengah sungai Yordan itu, di tempat bekas berjejak kaki para imam pengangkat tabut perjanjian itu. Batu-batu itu masih ada di sana sampai sekarang.
10 The priests who carried the chest remained standing in the middle of the Jordan [riverbed] until the people had finished doing everything that Yahweh had commanded Joshua to tell them to do. Those were the same instructions that Moses had given to Joshua. The Israeli people crossed [the riverbed] quickly.
Para imam pengangkat tabut itu tinggal berdiri di tengah-tengah sungai Yordan, sampai selesai dilakukan segala yang diperintahkan TUHAN kepada Yosua untuk disampaikan kepada bangsa itu, sesuai dengan segala yang diperintahkan Musa kepada Yosua. Maka menyeberanglah bangsa itu dengan cepat-cepat.
11 As soon as all of them had crossed, as the people watched, the priests carried the chest [the rest of the way across the river].
Ketika seluruh bangsa itu selesai menyeberang, maka menyeberanglah tabut TUHAN itu serta para imam di depan mata bangsa itu.
12 The soldiers of the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and of half of the soldiers of the tribe of Manasseh, crossed over ahead of the rest of the Israeli people, carrying their weapons, as Moses had commanded.
Juga bani Ruben, bani Gad dan suku Manasye yang setengah itu menyeberang, dengan bersenjata, di depan orang Israel itu, seperti yang dikatakan Musa kepada mereka.
13 As Yahweh was watching, there were about 40,000 of those soldiers, carrying weapons ready for battle, who crossed the riverbed to the plains near Jericho, [ready] to fight.
Kira-kira empat puluh ribu orang yang siap untuk berperang menyeberang di hadapan TUHAN ke dataran Yerikho untuk berperang.
14 On that day, all the people of Israel saw that Yahweh had caused Joshua to be a great leader. And they honored Joshua for the rest of his life, just as they had honored Moses.
Pada waktu itulah TUHAN membesarkan nama Yosua di mata seluruh orang Israel, sehingga mereka takut kepadanya, seperti mereka takut kepada Musa seumur hidupnya.
15 Yahweh said to Joshua,
Berfirmanlah TUHAN kepada Yosua, demikian:
16 “[Now] tell the priests who are carrying the chest containing the Ten Commandments to come up from the Jordan [riverbed].”
"Perintahkanlah para imam pengangkat tabut hukum Allah itu supaya naik dari sungai Yordan."
17 So Joshua commanded the priests to do that.
Maka Yosua memerintahkan kepada para imam itu, demikian: "Keluarlah dari sungai Yordan."
18 Then the priests, carrying the chest containing the Ten Commandments that Yahweh [had given to Moses], came up out of the riverbed. And as soon as they walked up out of the riverbed onto the riverbank, the water of the Jordan [River] flowed again, and flooded [over the river banks] as it had done before.
Ketika para imam, pengangkat tabut perjanjian TUHAN itu, keluar dari tengah-tengah sungai Yordan, dan baru saja kaki para imam itu dijejakkan di tanah yang kering, maka berbaliklah air sungai Yordan itu ke tempatnya dan mengalir seperti dahulu dengan meluap sepanjang tepinya.
19 It was on the tenth day of the first month [of that year] that the people crossed over the Jordan [River] and camped at [a place called] Gilgal, on the east side of [the land near] Jericho [city].
Bangsa itu telah keluar dari sungai Yordan pada tanggal sepuluh bulan pertama dan mereka berkemah di Gilgal, di batas timur Yerikho.
20 The men [who were carrying] the twelve [large] stones from the Jordan [riverbed brought them to] Joshua, [and he] set them up at Gilgal
Kedua belas batu yang diambil dari sungai Yordan itu ditegakkan oleh Yosua di Gilgal.
21 Joshua said to the Israeli people, “In the future, when your children and grandchildren ask, ‘(What do these stones [mean/Why are these stones here)]?’,
Dan berkatalah ia kepada orang Israel, demikian: "Apabila di kemudian hari anak-anakmu bertanya kepada ayahnya: Apakah arti batu-batu ini?
22 tell them, ‘We Israeli people crossed the Jordan [River as though we were crossing] on dry ground.
maka haruslah kamu beritahukan kepada anak-anakmu, begini: Israel telah menyeberangi sungai Yordan ini di tanah yang kering! --
23 As we were watching, Yahweh, your God, dried up the river until we had all crossed over. Yahweh, the God whom we worship, did to the Jordan [River] just like he did to the Red Sea, when he caused it to become dry as [our parents] were watching, until they all crossed over it.
sebab TUHAN, Allahmu, telah mengeringkan di depan kamu air sungai Yordan, sampai kamu dapat menyeberang seperti yang telah dilakukan TUHAN, Allahmu, dengan Laut Teberau, yang telah dikeringkan-Nya di depan kita, sampai kita dapat menyeberang,
24 Yahweh did that in order that all the people-groups of the earth may know that he [MTY] is very powerful, and in order that you may always (be in awe of/revere) Yahweh, your God.’”
supaya semua bangsa di bumi tahu, bahwa kuat tangan TUHAN, dan supaya mereka selalu takut kepada TUHAN, Allahmu."

< Joshua 4 >