Joshua 4
1 And it came to pass, when all the people had quite passed over Jordan, that the LORD spoke to Joshua, saying,
Da nu hele Folket havde tilendebragt Overgangen over Jordan, sagde HERREN til Josua:
2 Take you twelve men from the people, from every tribe a man,
"Vælg eder tolv Mænd af Folket, een Mand af hver Stamme,
3 And command ye them, saying, Take you hence out of the midst of Jordan, from the place where the priests' feet stood firm, twelve stones, and ye shall carry them over with you, and leave them in the lodging-place where ye shall lodge this night.
og byd dem: Tag eder tolv Sten her, midt i Jordan, hvor Præsterne stod stille, bring dem med over og stil dem på den Plads, hvor I holder Rast i Nat!"
4 Then Joshua called the twelve men, whom he had prepared of the children of Israel, of every tribe a man:
Så lod Josua de tolv Mænd kalde, som han havde til Rede af Israeliterne, een Mand af hver Stamme;
5 And Joshua said to them, Pass over before the ark of the LORD your God into the midst of Jordan, and take ye up every man of you a stone upon his shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel:
og Josua sagde til dem: "Gå foran HERREN eders Guds Ark midt ud i Jordan, og tag så hver en Sten på Skulderen, svarende til Tallet på Israeliternes Stammer,
6 That this may be a sign among you, [that] when your children ask [their fathers] in time to come, saying, What [mean] ye by these stones?
for at det kan tjene til Tegn iblandt eder. Når eders Børn i Fremtiden spørger: Hvad Betydning har disse Sten for eder?
7 Then ye shall answer them, That the waters of Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the LORD; when it passed over Jordan, the waters of Jordan were cut off: and these stones shall be for a memorial to the children of Israel for ever.
så skal I sige til dem: De betyder, at Jordans Vand standsede foran HERRENs Pagts Ark; da den drog over Jordan, standsede Jordans Vand. Og disse Sten skal være Israeliterne et Mindetegn til evig Tid!"
8 And the children of Israel did so as Joshua commanded, and took up twelve stones from the midst of Jordan, as the the LORD commanded Joshua, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel, and carried them over with them to the place where they lodged, and laid them down there.
Da gjorde Israeliterne, som Josua bød, og tog tolv Sten midt i Jordan, som HERREN havde sagt til Josua, svarende til Tallet på Israeliternes Stammer, og de bragte dem med over til det Sted, hvor de holdt Rast, og stillede dem der.
9 And Joshua set up twelve stones in the midst of Jordan, in the place where the feet of the priests who bore the ark of the covenant stood: and they are there to this day.
Og tolv Sten rejste Josua midt i Jordan på det Sted, hvor Præsterne, som bar Pagtens Ark, stod stille, og der står de den Dag i Dag.
10 For the priests who bore the ark stood in the midst of Jordan, until every thing was finished that the LORD commanded Joshua to speak to the people, according to all that Moses commanded Joshua: and the people hasted and passed over.
Men Præsterne, som bar Arken, blev stående midt i Jordan, indtil alt, hvad HERREN havde pålagt Josua at sige til Folket, var udført, i Overensstemmelse med alt, hvad Moses havde pålagt Josua; og Folket gik skyndsomt over.
11 And it came to pass, when all the people had quite passed over, that the ark of the LORD passed over, and the priests in the presence of the people.
Da hele Folket så havde tilendebragt Overgangen, gik HERRENs Ark og Præsterne over og stillede sig foran Folket.
12 And the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh, passed over armed before the children of Israel, as Moses directed them:
Og Rubeniterne, Gaditerne og Manasses halve Stamme drog væbnet over i Spidsen for Israeliterne, som Moses havde sagt til dem;
13 About forty thousand prepared for war passed over before the LORD to battle, to the plains of Jericho.
henved 40000 Mand i Tal, rustede til Strid, drog de foran HERREN over til Jerikos Sletter til Hamp.
14 On that day the LORD magnified Joshua in the sight of all Israel, and they feared him, as they feared Moses, all the days of his life.
På den Dag gjorde HERREN Josua stor i hele Israels Øjne, og de frygtede ham alle hans Livs Dage, som de havde frygtet Moses.
15 And the LORD spoke to Joshua, saying,
Da sagde HERREN til Josua:
16 Command the priests that bear the ark of the testimony, that they come up out of Jordan.
"Byd Præsterne, som bærer Vidnesbyrdets Ark, at stige op fra Jordan!"
17 Joshua therefore commanded the priests, saying, Come ye up out of Jordan.
Og Josua bød Præsterne: "Stig op fra Jordan!"
18 And it came to pass, when the priests that bore the ark of the covenant of the LORD had come up out of the midst of Jordan, [and] the soles of the priests' feet were lifted up upon the dry land, that the waters of Jordan returned to their place, and flowed over all its banks, as [they did] before.
Så steg Præsterne, som bar HERRENs Pagts Ark, op fra Jordan, og næppe havde deres Fødder betrådt det tørre Land, før Jordans Vand vendte tilbage til sit Leje og overalt gik over sine Bredder som før.
19 And the people came up out of Jordan on the tenth [day] of the first month, and encamped in Gilgal, in the east border of Jericho.
Og Folket steg op fra Jordan den tiende Dag i den første Måned og slog Lejr i Gilgal ved Østenden af Jerikolandet.
20 And those twelve stones which they took out of Jordan, did Joshua set up in Gilgal.
Men de tolv Sten, som de havde taget op fra Jordan, rejste Josua i Gilgal,
21 And he spoke to the children of Israel, saying, When your children shall ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What [mean] these stones?
og han sagde til Israeliterne: "Når eders Børn i Fremtiden spørger deres Fædre: Hvad betyder disse Sten?
22 Then ye shall let your children know, saying, Israel came over this Jordan on dry land.
så skal I fortælle eders Børn det og sige: På tør Bund gik Israel over Jordan derhenne;
23 For the LORD your God dried up the waters of Jordan from before you, until ye had passed over, as the LORD your God did to the Red sea, which he dried up from before us, until we had gone over:
thi HERREN eders Gud lod Jordans Vand tørre bort foran eder, indtil I var kommet over, ligesom HERREN eders Gud gjorde med det røde Hav, som han lod tørre bort foran os, indtil vi var kommet over,
24 That all the people of the earth might know the hand of the LORD that it [is] mighty: that ye might fear the LORD your God for ever.
for at alle Jordens Folk skal kende, at HERRENs Arm er stærk, at de må frygte HERREN eders Gud alle Dage."
