Jozuas 3
1 Tad Jozuas cēlās no rīta agri, un tie aizgāja no Sitimas un nāca līdz Jardānei, viņš un visi Israēla bērni. Un tie tur palika par nakti, pirms pārcēlās.
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 Un pēc trim dienām tie virsnieki gāja pa lēģeri
Then the leaders went throughout the camp,
3 Un pavēlēja tiem ļaudīm sacīdami: kad jūs redzēsiet Tā Kunga, sava Dieva, derības šķirstu un tos priesterus, Levja bērnus, to nesam, tad ceļaties no savas vietas un ejat viņam pakaļ.
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 Tomēr lai starpa paliek starp jums un viņu līdz divi tūkstošu olekšu plata, un neejat tam tuvu, lai jūs to ceļu varat zināt, kas jums jāiet, jo jūs šo ceļu vēl nekad neesat gājuši.
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 Un Jozuas sacīja uz tiem ļaudīm: svētījaties, jo rītā Tas Kungs jūsu starpā darīs brīnumus.
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 Un Jozuas runāja uz tiem priesteriem sacīdams: ņemat derības šķirstu un ejat pāri ļaužu priekšā. Tad tie ņēma derības šķirstu un gāja tiem ļaudīm priekšā.
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 Un Tas Kungs sacīja uz Jozua: šodien Es sākšu tevi paaugstināt visa Israēla acīs; lai tie zin, ka Es būšu ar tevi, kā esmu bijis ar Mozu.
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 Un tiem priesteriem, kas to derības šķirstu nes, tev būs pavēlēt un sacīt: kad jūs nākat Jardānes malā pie ūdens, tad apstājaties pie Jardānes.
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 Un Jozuas sacīja uz Israēla bērniem: nāciet šurp un klausāties Tā Kunga, sava Dieva, vārdus.
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 Un Jozuas sacīja: pie tam jums būs zināt, ka Tas dzīvais Dievs ir jūsu vidū, un ka Viņš izdzīdams izdzīs jūsu priekšā Kanaāniešus un Hetiešus un Hiviešus un Fereziešus un Ģirgaziešus un Amoriešus un Jebusiešus.
[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 Redzi, visas pasaules valdītāja derības šķirsts ies jūsu priekšā pāri pār Jardāni.
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 Tad nu ņemat sev divpadsmit vīrus no Israēla ciltīm, no ikvienas cilts vienu vīru.
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 Un kad to priesteru kājas, kas Tā Kunga, visas pasaules valdītāja, šķirstu nes, nolaidīsies Jardānes ūdenī, tad Jardānes ūdens apstāsies, tas ūdens, kas no augšienes tek, un stāvēs vienā kopā.
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 Un kad tie ļaudis no saviem dzīvokļiem cēlās, iet pār Jardāni, un tie priesteri nesa derības šķirstu ļaužu priekšā,
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 Un kad tie šķirsta nesēji nāca līdz Jardānei, un kad to priesteru kājas, kas to šķirstu nesa, upmalā iebrida ūdenī, (bet Jardāne līdz pašām malām ir uzplūdusi cauru pļaujamo laiku),
[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 Tad tas ūdens, kas no augšienes nāca, nostājās stāvu vienā kopā, labi tālu no Adamas pilsētas, kas sānis Cartanai; bet tas, kas tecēja uz leju, klajuma jūrā, (proti) sāls jūrā, tas pavisam izsīka. Tad tie ļaudis gāja pāri, Jērikum pretī.
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 Bet tie priesteri, kas Tā Kunga derības šķirstu nesa, stāvēja sausumā Jardānes vidū, un viss Israēls gāja pāri pa sausumu, tiekams visi ļaudis bija pārgājuši pār Jardāni.
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.
