< Jozye 3 >
1 Jozye leve granmaten, epi li menm ansanm ak tout pèp Izrayèl la yo kite Sitim kote yo te ye a, yo rive devan larivyè Jouden an. Epi yo pase nwit lan la anvan yo janbe lòt bò a.
Joshua [and all the other Israelis] got up early [the next] morning. They left [their camp at] Acacia and went [down] to the Jordan [River]. They camped there for two nights.
2 Twa jou apre sa, chèf yo mache nan tout kan an.
Then the leaders went throughout the camp,
3 Yo t'ap bay pèp la lòd sa pou yo fè. Yo t'ap di yo: -Lè n'a wè prèt yo ak moun Levi yo leve Bwat Kontra Seyè a, Bondye nou an, pou yo pati, n'a fè pakèt nou pou nou ka swiv yo.
telling the people, “You will see some of the priests, who are descendants of Levi, carrying the chest that contains the Ten Commandments that Yahweh our God gave us. When you see them, leave the places where you are camped and follow them.
4 Se konsa n'a konnen ki wout pou nou pran, paske nou poko janm pase bò isit la. Men, piga nou pwoche twò pre Bwat Kontra a. N'a kite yon distans senksan (500) mèt konsa ant li ak nou.
You have not been (here/along this road) before, [so you must follow the priests]. But do not walk close to the chest. Stay (1,000 yards/900 meters) from the chest. [The chest is sacred, so (God will punish you/you will be punished) if you come close to it].”
5 Apre sa, Jozye di pèp la: -Mete nou nan kondisyon pou nou fè sèvis pou Bondye, paske denmen Seyè a pral fè mèvèy devan je nou.
Then Joshua told the people, “Perform the ceremonies needed to make yourselves acceptable to Yahweh, because tomorrow he is going to do things for you that will amaze you!”
6 Jozye pale ak prèt yo, li di yo: -Pran Bwat Kontra a, epi pran devan pèp la sou wout la. Prèt yo pran Bwat Kontra a, epi yo pran devan pèp la.
Then Joshua said to the priests, “Carry the chest and go in front of the [rest of the] people.” So they lifted up the chest and went ahead.
7 Seyè a di Jozye konsa: -Sa mwen pral fè jòdi a pral fè tout pèp Izrayèl la respekte ou tankou yon grannèg. Yo pral konnen mwen kanpe la avè ou menm jan mwen te kanpe avèk Moyiz.
Then Yahweh said to Joshua, “This is the day that I will begin to show all the Israeli people that you are a great leader. Then they will honor you, and know that I am with/helping you as I (was with/helped) Moses.
8 Ou menm, pase prèt k'ap pote Bwat Kontra a lòd sa a. Di yo lè y'a rive bò rivyè a, y'a antre nan dlo a, epi y'a rete toupre rivaj la.
Tell the priests who are carrying the chest that contains the Ten Commandments, ‘When you come to the edge of the Jordan [River], stand in the water.’”
9 Lè sa a, Jozye di moun pèp Izrayèl la: -Pwoche non: Vin tande sa Seyè a, Bondye nou an, gen pou di nou.
Then Joshua said to the Israeli people, “Come close to me in order that you can listen to what Yahweh, your God, is saying.”
10 Lèfini, Jozye di yo konsa: -Jòdi a, nou pral konnen Seyè a, Bondye vivan an, nan mitan nou vre. Li pral chase devan nou moun Kanaran yo, moun Et yo, moun Evi yo, moun Ferezi yo, moun Gigach yo, moun Amori yo, moun Jebis yo.
[When they came near], he said to them, “This is how you will know that God, who is all-powerful, is among you, and that he will expel for you the descendants of Canaan, Heth, Hiv, Periz, Girgash, Amor, and Jebus [who are now living in that land].
11 Bwat Kontra Mèt tout latè a pral janbe lòt bò larivyè Jouden an anvan nou.
Keep in mind that Yahweh is the one who rules over all the earth. The chest belongs to him, and it will be carried into the Jordan River ahead of you.
12 Chwazi douzòm, yonn nan chak branch fanmi pèp Izrayèl la.
So choose twelve men, [one from each] of the tribes of Israel, [and I will tell you later what I want them to do].
13 Lè prèt k'ap pote Bwat Kontra Seyè a, Mèt tout latè a, va mete pye yo nan dlo larivyè Jouden an, larivyè a pral sispann koule desann, dlo a pral gonfle yon sèl kote bò tèt dlo a.
As for the priests who are carrying the chest, as soon as they put their feet into the Jordan [River], the water will stop flowing. It will pile up because I will cause it to be blocked upstream.”
14 Se konsa, pèp la leve, yo kite kote yo te ye a. Yo pati pou janbe lòt bò larivyè Jouden an. Prèt yo pran devan pèp la avèk Bwat Kontra a.
So when the [Israeli] people packed up their tents in order to cross the river, the priests who were carrying the chest containing the Ten Commandments went in front of them.
15 Se te sezon rekòt, rivyè a t'ap desann, li te gonfle moute sou tout rivaj la. Lè prèt ki t'ap pote Bwat Kontra a rive bò larivyè Jouden an, yo mete pye yo nan dlo a.
[It was springtime], when people harvest their crops, [and] at that time the river floods over its banks. But as soon as the priests reached the edge of the river and stepped into the water,
16 Dlo ki t'ap koule desann lan sispann koule. Li gonfle yon sèl bò, bò anwo byen lwen, jouk Adam, lavil ki te toupre Zaretan an. Pa t' gen dlo ki t'ap koule desann nan lanmè Mouri a ankò. Se konsa pèp la janbe lòt bò larivyè a toupre lavil Jeriko.
the water stopped flowing. The water piled up far [upstream], at a town named Adam, near Zarethan. The water stopped flowing down to the Dead Sea. So the people were able to cross the river near Jericho.
17 Pandan pèp la t'ap janbe lòt bò san tak dlo pa mouye pye yo, prèt yo te rete kanpe nan mitan larivyè a avèk Bwat Kontra a. Pa t' gen tak dlo kote yo te ye a. Yo rete kanpe la jouk tout pèp la te fin pase nèt.
The priests who were carrying the chest containing the Ten Commandments that Yahweh [had given them] stood on dry ground in the middle of the Jordan [riverbed], while the rest of the Israeli people crossed the river [as though they were crossing] dry ground.