Yosua 4
1 Sesudah seluruh bangsa itu berada di seberang, TUHAN berkata kepada Yosua,
And it came to pass, when all the people had quite passed over Jordan, that the LORD spoke to Joshua, saying,
2 "Pilihlah dua belas orang, seorang dari setiap suku.
Take you twelve men from the people, from every tribe a man,
3 Perintahkan mereka untuk mengambil dua belas buah batu dari tengah-tengah Sungai Yordan, tepat di tempat para imam berdiri. Suruh mereka memikul batu-batu itu sampai ke tempat kamu berkemah pada waktu malam nanti."
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.
4 Maka Yosua memanggil kedua belas orang yang terpilih itu,
Then Joshua called the twelve men, whom he had prepared of the children of Israel, of every tribe a man:
5 lalu berkata, "Pergilah ke tengah Sungai Yordan, ke depan Peti Perjanjian TUHAN Allahmu. Masing-masing harus mengangkat sebuah batu dari situ--jumlahnya dua belas batu sesuai dengan jumlah suku-suku dalam bangsa Israel.
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:
6 Batu-batu itu akan mengingatkan bangsa ini kepada apa yang sudah dilakukan oleh TUHAN. Di kemudian hari kalau anak-anakmu bertanya apa artinya batu-batu ini bagimu,
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?
7 hendaklah kalian memberitahukan kepada mereka bahwa air Sungai Yordan terputus ketika Peti Perjanjian TUHAN dibawa menyeberangi sungai itu. Batu-batu itu akan selalu mengingatkan bangsa Israel kepada apa yang terjadi di sini."
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.
8 Kedua belas orang itu pun melaksanakan perintah Yosua. Sesuai dengan petunjuk TUHAN kepada Yosua, mereka mengambil dua belas batu dari tengah-tengah Yordan--jumlahnya sesuai dengan jumlah suku-suku dalam bangsa Israel--lalu membawanya ke tempat perkemahan mereka.
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.
9 Di tengah-tengah Yordan itu juga, Yosua menyusun dua belas buah batu tepat di tempat berdirinya para imam yang memikul Peti Perjanjian itu. (Batu-batu itu masih ada di situ sampai sekarang.)
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.
10 Para imam tetap berdiri di tengah-tengah Yordan sampai orang-orang itu selesai melakukan segala yang diperintahkan TUHAN kepada mereka melalui Yosua. Itu sesuai dengan petunjuk-petunjuk dari Musa kepada Yosua. Dengan cepat umat Israel menyeberangi Sungai Yordan.
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.
11 Setelah semua sampai di seberang, para imam yang memikul Peti Perjanjian itu berjalan di depan mereka.
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.
12 Sesuai dengan yang diperintahkan oleh Musa, pejuang-pejuang dari suku Ruben, Gad dan separuh suku Manasye, telah lebih dahulu menyeberangi sungai.
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:
13 Semuanya 40.000 orang laki-laki yang bersenjata dan siap untuk bertempur di hadapan TUHAN, mereka menyeberang menuju ke dataran rendah di dekat Yerikho.
About forty thousand prepared for war passed over before the LORD to battle, to the plains of Jericho.
14 Hari itu TUHAN melakukan hal-hal yang membuat bangsa Israel menghormati Yosua sebagai orang besar. Seumur hidupnya mereka menghormati dia seperti mereka menghormati Musa.
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.
15 Kemudian TUHAN menyuruh Yosua
And the LORD spoke to Joshua, saying,
16 memerintahkan para imam yang memikul Peti Perjanjian itu supaya keluar dari Yordan.
Command the priests that bear the ark of the testimony, that they come up out of Jordan.
17 Yosua melakukan apa yang diperintahkan TUHAN kepadanya.
Joshua therefore commanded the priests, saying, Come ye up out of Jordan.
18 Begitu para imam itu sampai di tepi sungai, air sungai itu mulai mengalir kembali dan meluap seperti semula.
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.
19 Umat Israel tiba di seberang Yordan dan pada tanggal sepuluh bulan pertama, dan mereka berkemah di Gilgal sebelah timur Yerikho.
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.
20 Di situ Yosua menyusun kedua belas batu yang diambil dari dalam Yordan.
And those twelve stones which they took out of Jordan, did Joshua set up in Gilgal.
21 Lalu Yosua berkata kepada umat Israel, "Di kemudian hari apabila anak-anakmu menanyakan tentang arti dari batu-batu ini,
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?
22 beritahukanlah kepada mereka bahwa umat Israel menyeberangi Sungai Yordan ini di atas tanah yang kering.
Then ye shall let your children know, saying, Israel came over this Jordan on dry land.
23 Ceritakan kepada mereka bahwa TUHAN Allahmu mengeringkan air Sungai Yordan itu untuk kalian sampai kalian semuanya tiba di seberang, sama seperti Ia mengeringkan Laut Gelagah untuk kami,
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:
24 supaya semua orang di dunia mengetahui betapa besarnya kuasa TUHAN. Dan dengan demikian kalian akan menghormati TUHAN Allahmu untuk selama-lamanya."
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.
