Josue 4
1 Idi naballasiw dagiti amin a tattao ti Jordan, kinuna ni Yahweh kenni Josue,
After all the people of the Israeli nation had finished crossing the Jordan [River], Yahweh said to Joshua,
2 “Mangpilika iti sangapulo ket dua a lallaki manipud kadagiti tattao, maysa a lalaki iti tunggal tribu.
“When you choose the twelve men, one from each tribe, whom I mentioned previously, tell them to pick up [large] stones from the middle of the Jordan riverbed, where the priests are [still] standing.
3 Itedmo daytoy a bilin kadakuada: 'Mangalakayo iti 12 a bato idiay tengnga ti Jordan a pagtaktakderan dagiti padi, ket itugotyo dagitoy ken idissoyo iti lugar a pagdagusanyo ita a rabii.'”
Tell them to carry the stones with you and put them down at the place where you will stay tonight.”
4 Inayaban ngarud ni Josue dagiti sangapulo ket dua a lallaki a pinilina, maysa a lalaki iti tunggal tribu.
So Joshua chose twelve men, one from each tribe. He called them together, and said to them,
5 Kinunana kadakuada, “Mapankayo idiay tengnga ti Jordan iti sangoanan ti lakasa ni Yahweh a Diosyo, tunggal maysa kadakayo ket mangbaklay iti bato - sangapulo ket dua a bato a naisimpa a kas iti bilang dagiti tribu dagiti tattao ti Israel.
“Go into the middle of the Jordan riverbed, to [where the priests are standing, holding] the chest that Yahweh, your God, gave you. Each of you must pick up a [large] stone, one for each tribe, [and carry it] on your shoulder [to our camp].
6 Agbalinto daytoy a pagilasinanyo iti nagtetengngaanyo ta inton saludsodendakayo dagiti annakyo kadagiti umay nga aldaw, 'Ania ti kayat a sawen dagitoy a bato kadakayo?'
[Then pile them up] to be a memorial for you. In the future, when your children ask, ‘What do these stones mean?’,
7 Ket kunaenyonto kadakuada, 'Nagsina dagiti danum ti Jordan iti sangoanan ti lakasa ti tulag ni Yahweh. Idi nailabas daytoy iti Jordan, nagsina dagiti danum ti Jordan. Isu nga agbalin dagitoy a batbato a pakalaglagipan iti agnanayon kadagiti tattao ti Israel.'”
tell them that the water in the Jordan River was blocked off when the priests were carrying the chest [that contained] the Ten Commandments that Yahweh [gave us]. When the chest was carried into the Jordan [River], the water was blocked off [so that we could cross the riverbed]. These stones will be a memorial for the descendants of us Israeli people forever.”
8 Inaramid dagiti tattao ti Israel a kas iti imbilin ni Josue, ket nangalada iti sangapulo ket dua a bato manipud idiay tengnga ti Jordan, kas kinuna ni Yahweh kenni Josue, naisimpa dagitoy iti isu met laeng a bilang dagiti tribu dagiti tattao ti Israel. Inawitda dagitoy agingga iti lugar a pagdagusanda iti rabii ket indissoda dagitoy sadiay.
So those Israeli men did what Joshua told them to do. They went and picked up twelve [large] stones from the middle of the Jordan [riverbed], one stone for each of the tribes, just as Yahweh had told Joshua. They carried the stones to their camp and put them down.
9 Ket nangisimpa ni Josue iti sangapulo ket dua a bato idiay tengnga ti Jordan, iti lugar a nagtakderan dagiti padi a nangawit iti lakasa ti tulag. Ket daydiay a pakalaglagipan ket adda pay laeng agingga ita nga aldaw.
Then Joshua set up twelve [other large] stones [in a pile], in the middle of the Jordan [riverbed], where the priests who carried the chest containing the Ten Commandments were standing. And those stones are still there.
10 Nagtakder dagiti padi a nangawit iti lakasa idiay tengnga ti Jordan agingga a naipatungpal amin nga imbilin ni Yahweh kenni Josue nga ibagana kadagiti tattao, segun iti amin nga imbilin ni Moises kenni Josue. Dinardaras dagiti tattao a binallasiw ti karayan.
The priests who carried the chest remained standing in the middle of the Jordan [riverbed] until the people had finished doing everything that Yahweh had commanded Joshua to tell them to do. Those were the same instructions that Moses had given to Joshua. The Israeli people crossed [the riverbed] quickly.
11 Idi naballasiw dagiti amin a tattao ti karayan, nagballasiw dagiti padi a mangaw-awit it lakasa ni Yahweh iti imatang dagiti tattao.
As soon as all of them had crossed, as the people watched, the priests carried the chest [the rest of the way across the river].
12 Nagballasiw a naurnos a kasla maysa nga armada ti tribu ni Ruben, Gad, ken ti kagudua a tribu ni Manases iti sangoanan dagiti tattao ti Israel, a kas iti imbaga ni Moises kadakuada.
The soldiers of the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and of half of the soldiers of the tribe of Manasseh, crossed over ahead of the rest of the Israeli people, carrying their weapons, as Moses had commanded.
13 Agarup 40, 000 a lallaki a sisasagana a makigubat ti nagballasiw iti imatang ni Yahweh, para iti gubat idiay kapatagan ti Jerico.
As Yahweh was watching, there were about 40,000 of those soldiers, carrying weapons ready for battle, who crossed the riverbed to the plains near Jericho, [ready] to fight.
14 Iti dayta nga aldaw, inaramid ni Yahweh ni Josue a naindaklan iti panagkita iti amin nga Israel. Rinaemda isuna iti amin nga al-aldawna a kas iti panangraemda kenni Moises.
On that day, all the people of Israel saw that Yahweh had caused Joshua to be a great leader. And they honored Joshua for the rest of his life, just as they had honored Moses.
15 Ket nagsao ni Yahweh kenni Josue,
Yahweh said to Joshua,
16 “Bilinem dagiti padi a mangaw-awit iti lakasa ti tulag a sumang-atda manipud iti Jordan.”
“[Now] tell the priests who are carrying the chest containing the Ten Commandments to come up from the Jordan [riverbed].”
17 Binilin ngarud ni Josue dagiti padi, “Sumang-atkayo manipud iti Jordan.”
So Joshua commanded the priests to do that.
18 Idi nakasang-at manipud iti tengnga ti Jordan dagiti padi a mangaw-awit iti lakasa ni Yahweh, ken naingaton dagiti sakada manipud iti rabaw ti namaga a daga, nagsubli dagiti danum ti Jordan kadagiti ayanda ket nagayus kadagiti ig-igid daytoy, kas iti kasisigud dagitoy kalpasan iti uppat nga aldaw.
Then the priests, carrying the chest containing the Ten Commandments that Yahweh [had given to Moses], came up out of the riverbed. And as soon as they walked up out of the riverbed onto the riverbank, the water of the Jordan [River] flowed again, and flooded [over the river banks] as it had done before.
19 Simmang-at dagiti tattao manipud iti Jordan iti maika-sangapulo nga aldaw iti umuna a bulan. Nagtalinaedda idiay Gilgal, iti dayaen ti Jerico.
It was on the tenth day of the first month [of that year] that the people crossed over the Jordan [River] and camped at [a place called] Gilgal, on the east side of [the land near] Jericho [city].
20 Impatakder ni Josue idiay Gilgal dagiti sangapulo ket dua a bato nga innalada idiay Jordan.
The men [who were carrying] the twelve [large] stones from the Jordan [riverbed brought them to] Joshua, [and he] set them up at Gilgal
21 Kinunana kadagiti tattao ti Israel, “Inton saludsoden dagiti kaputotanyo dagiti ammada kadagiti tiempo nga umay, 'Ania dagitoy a batbato?'
Joshua said to the Israeli people, “In the future, when your children and grandchildren ask, ‘(What do these stones [mean/Why are these stones here)]?’,
22 Ibagayo kadagiti annakyo, 'Ditoy ti nangballasiwan dagiti tattao iti Jordan iti rabaw ti namaga a daga.'
tell them, ‘We Israeli people crossed the Jordan [River as though we were crossing] on dry ground.
23 Pinamagaan ni Yahweh a Diosyo dagiti danum ti Jordan para kadakayo, agingga a nakaballasiwkayo, kas iti inaramid ni Yahweh a Diosyo idiay Baybay dagiti Runo, a pinamagaanna agingga a makaballasiwtayo amin,
As we were watching, Yahweh, your God, dried up the river until we had all crossed over. Yahweh, the God whom we worship, did to the Jordan [River] just like he did to the Red Sea, when he caused it to become dry as [our parents] were watching, until they all crossed over it.
24 tapno maammoan dagiti tattao ti daga a nabileg ti ima ni Yahweh, ken tapno raemenyonto ni Yahweh a Diosyo iti agnanayon.”
Yahweh did that in order that all the people-groups of the earth may know that he [MTY] is very powerful, and in order that you may always (be in awe of/revere) Yahweh, your God.’”
