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.
Besoknya, pagi-pagi sekali Yosua dan semua orang Israel pergi dari tempat perkemahan mereka di padang Akasia ke tepi sungai Yordan. Mereka berkemah di sana sambil menunggu waktunya menyeberang.
2 After three days, the officers went through the middle of the camp;
Dua hari kemudian, para pemimpin berkeliling ke seluruh perkemahan.
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.
Mereka memberi perintah kepada bangsa Israel: “Saat kalian melihat para imam membawa peti perjanjian TUHAN Allahmu, berangkatlah mengikuti mereka.
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.”
Tetapi jagalah jarak dengan mereka sekitar satu kilometer. Kalian tidak boleh mendekati peti perjanjian itu. Mereka akan memimpin jalanmu, karena kalian belum pernah ke daerah ini.”
5 Joshua said to the people, “Consecrate yourselves tomorrow, for Yahweh will do wonders among you.”
Lalu Yosua berkata kepada orang-orang Israel, “Bersihkanlah dirimu, karena besok TUHAN akan melakukan perbuatan-perbuatan yang ajaib di tengah kalian.”
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.
Keesokan harinya Yosua berkata kepada imam-imam itu, “Angkatlah peti perjanjian ini dan pergilah mendahului bangsa kita menyeberangi sungai Yordan.” Maka imam-imam itu mengangkat peti perjanjian dan berjalan di depan mereka.
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.
Kata TUHAN kepada Yosua, “Hari ini Aku akan mulai membuat seluruh bangsa Israel menghormatimu sebagai seorang pemimpin. Mereka akan tahu bahwa Aku selalu bersama denganmu, sebagaimana Aku selalu bersama dengan Musa.
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.'”
Perintahkanlah para imam yang membawa peti perjanjian, ‘Saat kalian tiba di tepi sungai Yordan, ambillah beberapa langkah masuk ke dalam sungai dan berdirilah di sana.’”
9 Then Joshua said to the people of Israel, “Come here, and listen to the words of Yahweh your God.
Lalu Yosua berkata kepada bangsa Israel, “Mendekatlah dan dengarkanlah apa yang TUHAN katakan!
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.
Inilah bukti bahwa Allah yang hidup ada bersamamu, dan Dia akan mengusir orang Kanaan, Het, Hewi, Feris, Girgasi, Amori, dan Yebus dari hadapanmu.
11 Look! The ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth crosses over ahead of you into the Jordan.
Peti perjanjian dari Penguasa seluruh bumi akan memimpin kalian menyeberangi sungai Yordan.
12 Now choose twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one man from each.
Sekarang pilihlah dua belas orang, satu dari setiap suku Israel.
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.”
Ketika kaki para imam yang mengangkat peti perjanjian TUHAN, Penguasa seluruh bumi, menyentuh permukaan air sungai Yordan, air itu akan berhenti mengalir dari hulu. Di sana air akan meninggi seperti ada bendungan yang menahan.”
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.
Lalu bangsa itu berangkat dari tempat perkemahan mereka untuk menyeberangi sungai Yordan. Para imam yang mengangkat peti perjanjian berjalan di depan mereka.
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),
Waktu itu adalah musim panen, dan sepanjang musim itu sungai Yordan meluap. Namun, ketika kaki para imam yang mengangkat peti perjanjian itu menyentuh air di tepi sungai Yordan,
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.
air pun berhenti mengalir, dan di bagian atas, air meninggi seperti ada bendungan yang menahannya di hulu, di kota Adam, dekat kota Sartan. Sedangkan aliran hilir yang mengalir ke Laut Mati, yaitu Laut Asin, terputus sama sekali. Lalu seluruh bangsa Israel menyeberangi sungai Yordan melewati tanah yang kering, menuju ke tempat yang menghadap kota Yeriko. Sementara itu, para imam yang mengangkat peti perjanjian berhenti di tengah sungai Yordan dan berdiri di sana sampai semua orang selesai menyeberang.
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.
