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.
Nañaleñale t’Iehosoa te nitroatse, le nienga i Sitime rekets’ o ana’ Israele iabio naho niheo mb’am’ Iardeney mb’eo, vaho nitobe eo aolo’ t’ie hitsake.
2 After three days, the officers went through the middle of the camp;
Ie nimodo ty telo andro, le nimb’eo mb’eo amy tobey o mpiaoloo;
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.
naho linili’ iareo ondatio ami’ty hoe: Naho oni’ areo i vatam-pañina’ Iehovà Andrianañahare’ areoy, naho o mpisoroñe nte-Levy mitarazo azeo, le miavota an-toe’o, vaho oriho.
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.”
Fe engao heba’e mizehe kiho ro’arivo varañe añivo’ areo naho ie, ko harinea’ areo, soa te ho fohi’ areo ty lalan-komba’ areo; fa mboe tsy niary mb’ atoy nahareo.
5 Joshua said to the people, “Consecrate yourselves tomorrow, for Yahweh will do wonders among you.”
Le hoe t’Iehosoa am’ ondatio: Miefera fa hanao raha tsitantane añivo’ areo ao t’Iehovà hamaray.
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.
Nisaontsy amo mpisoroñeo t’Iehosoa ami’ty hoe: Rambeso i vatam-pañinay le mitsàha aolo ondatio. Rinambe’ iereo i vatam-pañinay vaho nimb’ aolo ondatio mb’eo.
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.
Le hoe t’Iehovà am’ Iehosoa, Hiorotse hampionjoñe azo ampahaoniña’ Israele iaby iraho te anito, hahafohina’ iareo te, manahake ty nindrezako amy Mosè ty hindrezako ama’o.
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.'”
Aa le afantoho o mpisoroñe mitarazo i vatam-pañinaio, ami’ty hoe: Ie tsatok’ añ’olon-drano’ Iardeney le mijohaña am’ Iardeney.
9 Then Joshua said to the people of Israel, “Come here, and listen to the words of Yahweh your God.
Le hoe t’Iehosoa amo ana’ Israeleo: Mb’etoa hijanjiñe ty tsara’ Iehovà Andrianañahare’ areo.
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.
Le hoe t’Iehosoa: Ho fohi’ areo henane zao te añivo’ areo ao t’i Andrianañahare veloñe le tsy mete tsy roahe’e aolo’ areo mb’eo o nte-Kanàneo, naho o nte Kiteo, naho o nte-Kiveo, naho o nte-Perizeo, naho o nte-Girgasio, naho o nte-Amoreo vaho o nte-Iebosio.
11 Look! The ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth crosses over ahead of you into the Jordan.
Hehe te mitsak’ aolo’ areo mb’ am’ Iardeney ty vatam-pañina’ i Talè’ ty tane toy iaby.
12 Now choose twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one man from each.
Aa le joboño ondaty folo-ro’ amby boak’ amy fifokoa’ Israele rey, songa ondaty raike i fifokoañe rey.
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.”
Amy te, ie mijohañe an-drano’ Iardeney ty lelam-pandia’ o mpisoroñe mitarazo i vatam-pañina’ Iehovà, Talè’ ty tane bey toiio, le ho tampake ty rano’ Iardeney vaho hivotry ho haboañe o rano mikararake boak’ ambone añeo.
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.
Aa naho niavotse an-kiboho’e ondatio hitsake Iardeney, le aolo ondatio o mpisoroñe nitarazo i vatam-pañinaio,
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),
le vata’e nivotrak’ añ’ olo-drano’ Iardeney ty fandia’ o mpitarazo i vatam-pañinaio—toe manganahana añ’olo’ Iardeney iaby o rano’ Iardeneio amo hene andro an-tsam-pamokarañeo—
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.
le nijihetse o rano nizotso boak’ ambone eio naho nionjoñe ho haboañe nitakatse ty atao Adame añe, i rova marine’ i Tsaretàne; le vata’e nitampake o ho nizotso mb’an-dRiak-Arabà naho mb’amy Riake Siray mb’eoo, vaho nitsake tandrife Ierikò ey ondatio.
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.
Nijohañe an-tane maik’ anteñateña’ Iardeney o mpisoroñe nitarazo i vatam-pañina’ Iehovàio, le hene nitsak’ an-tane maike t’Israele, ampara’ te tafatsàke Iardeney iaby i valobohòkey.
