Joshua 3
1 Joshua got up early in the morning, and they set out from Shittim. They came to the Jordan, he and all the people of Israel, and they camped there before they crossed over.
Urani Jošua i sa svim sinovima Izraelovim krene od Šitima. I stignu do Jordana pa ondje prije prelaza prenoće.
2 After three days, the officers went through the middle of the camp;
Poslije tri dana prođu starješine kroz tabor i zapovjede puku:
3 they commanded the people, “When you see the ark of the covenant of Yahweh your God, and the priests from the Levites carrying it, you must leave this place and follow it.
“Čim ugledate Kovčeg saveza Jahve, Boga vašega, i svećenike levite koji ga nose, krenite svi sa svoga mjesta i pođite za njim.
4 There must be a distance between you and it of about two thousand cubits. Do not come close to it, so that you can see which way to go, since you have not gone this way before.”
Tako ćete znati put kojim vam je ići, jer tim putem još nikada niste išli. Ali između vas i Kovčega neka bude razmak do dvije tisuće lakata. I da mu se niste približili.”
5 Joshua said to the people, “Consecrate yourselves tomorrow, for Yahweh will do wonders among you.”
A Jošua zapovjedi narodu: “Posvetite se za sutra, jer će sutra Jahve učiniti čudesa među vama.”
6 Then Joshua said to the priests, “Take up the ark of the covenant, and pass in front of the people.” So they picked up the ark of the covenant and went in front of people.
A svećenicima Jošua zapovjedi: “Dignite Kovčeg saveza i nosite ga pred narodom.” I digoše Kovčeg saveza i poniješe ga pred narodom.
7 Yahweh said to Joshua, “This day I will make you a great man in the eyes of all Israel. They will know that as I was with Moses, I will be with you.
Jahve reče Jošui: “Danas te počinjem uzvisivati pred očima svega Izraela, neka znaju da sam s tobom kao što bijah s Mojsijem.
8 You will command the priests who carry the ark of the covenant, 'When you have come to the edge of the waters of the Jordan, you must stand still in the Jordan River.'”
Ti pak zapovjedi svećenicima koji nose Kovčeg saveza:' Kada stignete do voda jordanskih, u Jordanu se samom zaustavite.'”
9 Then Joshua said to the people of Israel, “Come here, and listen to the words of Yahweh your God.
Tada reče Jošua Izraelcima: “Priđite i čujte riječi Jahve, Boga svojega.”
10 By this you will know that the living God is among you and will drive out from before you the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Hivites, the Perizzites, the Girgashites, the Amorites, and the Jebusites.
I reče Jošua: “Po ovomu ćete spoznati da je među vama Bog živi: on će goniti ispred vas Kanaance, Hetite, Hivijce, Perižane, Girgašane, Amorejce i Jebusejce.
11 Look! The ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth crosses over ahead of you into the Jordan.
Evo, Kovčeg saveza Gospodara sve zemlje proći će pred vama preko Jordana.
12 Now choose twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one man from each.
Izaberite odmah dvanaest ljudi iz plemena Izraelovih, po jednoga iz svakoga plemena.
13 When the soles of the feet of the priests that carry the ark of Yahweh, the Lord of all the earth, touch the waters of the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan will be cut off, and even the waters that flow down from upstream will stop flowing and they will stand in one heap.”
Čim stopala svećenika koji nose Kovčeg Jahve, Gospodara sve zemlje, stupe u Jordan, razdijelit će se voda Jordana, i ona što teče odozgo ustavit će se kao nasip.'”
14 So when the people set out to cross over the Jordan, the priests that carried the ark of the covenant went ahead of the people.
Kad je narod krenuo iz svojih šatora da prijeđe preko Jordana, ponesu svećenici Kovčeg saveza pred njim.
15 As soon as those who were carrying the ark had come to the Jordan, and the feet of those who carried the chest were dipped in the edge of the water (now the Jordan overflows all its banks throughout the time of the harvest),
A kad su nosači Kovčega stigli do Jordana i kada su svećenici koji su nosili Kovčeg zagazili u vodu na obali - a bilo je vrijeme žetve kad se Jordan prelijeva preko svojih obala -
16 the waters that flowed down from upstream stood up in one heap. The water stopped flowing from a great distance. The waters stopped flowing from Adam, the city that is beside Zarethan, all the way down to the sea of the Negev, the Salt Sea. The people crossed over near Jericho.
voda što je tekla odozgo daleko se, poput nasipa, ustavila kod grada Adame, koji se nalazi kraj Sartana; a voda što je otjecala dolje u Arabsko ili Slano more sasvim je otekla i narod je prelazio prema Jerihonu.
17 The priests that carried the ark of the covenant of Yahweh stood on dry ground in the middle of the Jordan until all the people of Israel crossed over on dry ground.
Svećenici koji su nosili Kovčeg saveza Jahvina stajahu na suhu usred Jordana i prelažaše Izrael po suhu sve dok sav narod ne prijeđe preko rijeke.
