Josoa 4

1 Ary rehefa tafita an’ i Jordana avokoa ny olona rehetra, Jehovah dia niteny tamin’ i Josoa hoe:

And when the people had completely passed over Jordan, the Lord spoke to Joshua, saying,

2 Mangalà lehilahy roa ambin’ ny folo amin’ ny olona, dia iray avy isam-pirenena,

Take men from the people, one of each tribe,

3 ka mandidia azy hoe: Makà vato roa ambin’ ny folo eo afovoan’ i Jordana eo amin’ ilay nijoroan’ ny tongotry ny mpisorona, dia ento miaraka aminareo, ka avelao eo amin’ izay handrianareo anio alina.

and charge them; and you shall take out of the midst of Jordan twelve fit stones, and having carried them across together with yourselves, place them in your camp, where you shall encamp for the night.

4 Dia nantsoin’ i Josoa ny lehilahy roa ambin’ ny folo, izay nofidiny tamin’ ny Zanak’ Isiraely dia iray avy isam-pirenena,

And Joshua having called twelve men of distinction among the children of Israel, one of each tribe,

5 ary hoy izy taminy: Mandehana eo alohan’ ny fiaran’ i Jehovah Andriamanitrareo ho eo afovoan’ i Jordana, ka samia manainga vato iray avy ho eny an-tsorony ianareo rehetra, araka ny isan’ ny firenen’ ny Zanak’ Isiraely,

said to them, Advance before me in the presence of the Lord into the midst of Jordan, and each having taken up a stone from thence, let him carry it on his shoulders, according to the number of the twelve tribes of Israel:

6 mba ho famantarana eo aminareo izany, raha manontany ny zanakareo amin’ ny andro ho avy manao hoe: Inona no ataonareo ho anton’ ireo vato ireo?

that these may be to you continually for an appointed sign, that when your son asks you in future, saying, What are these stones to us?

7 dia holazainareo aminy hoe: Tapaka ny rano Jordana teo anoloan’ ny fiaran’ ny faneken’ i Jehovah; fa raha nita an’ i Jordana ny fiara, dia tapaka ny rano; ary ireo vato ireo dia ho fahatsiarovana mandrakizay ho an’ ny Zanak’ Isiraely.

then you may explain to your son, saying, The river Jordan was dried up from before the ark of the covenant of the Lord of the whole earth, when it passed it: and these stones shall be for a memorial for you for the children of Israel for ever.

8 Dia nanao izany ny Zanak’ Isiraely araka izay nandidian’ i Josoa ka naka vato roa ambin’ ny folo teo afovoan’ i Jordana, araka izay nolazain’ i Jehovah tamin’ i Josoa, araka ny isan’ ny firenen’ ny Zanak’ Isiraely ka nentiny nita niaraka taminy ho eo amin’ izay nitobiany ka napetrany teo.

And the children of Israel did so, as the Lord commanded Joshua; and they took up twelve stones out of the midst of Jordan, (as the Lord commanded Joshua, when the children of Israel had completely passed over, ) and carried these stones with them into the camp, and laid them down there.

9 Ary vato roa ambin’ ny folo no natsangan’ i Josoa teo Jordana, teo amin’ ilay nijoroan’ ny tongotry ny mpisorona izay nitondra ny fiaran’ ny fanekena; ary mbola ao ihany ireny mandraka androany.

And Joshua set also other twelve stones in Jordan itself, in the place that was under the feet of the priests that bore the ark of the covenant of the Lord; and there they are to this day.

10 Fa ny mpisorona izay nitondra ny fiara nijanona teo afovoan’ i Jordana mandra-pahavitan’ ny zavatra rehetra izay nandidian’ i Jehovah an’ i Josoa holazaina amin’ ny olona, araka izay rehetra nandidian’ i Mosesy an’ i Josoa; dia nita faingana ny olona.

And the priests that bore the ark of the covenant stood in Jordan, until Joshua [had] finished all that the Lord commanded him to report to the people; and the people hasted and passed over.

11 Ary rehefa tafita avokoa ny olona rehetra, dia nita koa ny fiaran’ i Jehovah sy ireo mpisorona teo anoloan’ ny olona.

And it came to pass when all the people had passed over, that the ark of the covenant of the Lord passed over, and the stones before them.

12 Ary ny taranak’ i Robena sy ny taranak’ i Gada ary ny antsasaky ny firenen’ i Manase dia samy efa voaomana hiady ka nita teo alohan’ ny Zanak’ Isiraely koa, araka izay efa nolazain’ i Mosesy taminy.

And the sons of Ruben, and the sons of Gad, and the half tribe of Manasse passed over armed before the children of Israel, as Moses commanded them.

13 Tokony ho lehilahy efatra alina efa voaomana hiady no nita teo anatrehan’ i Jehovah hanafika, ho eo amin’ ny tani-hay any Jeriko.

Forty thousand armed for battle went over before the Lord to war, to the city of Jericho.

14 Tamin’ izany andro izany no nanandratan’ i Jehovah an’ i Josoa teo imason’ ny Isiraely rehetra; ka dia natahotra azy ny olona, tahaka ny efa natahorany an’ i Mosesy, tamin’ ny andro rehetra niainany.

In that day the Lord magnified Joshua before all the people of Israel; and they feared him, as [they did] Moses, as long as he lived.

15 Ary Jehovah niteny tamin’ i Josoa ka nanao hoe:

And the Lord spoke to Joshua, saying,

16 Mandidia ny mpisorona izay mitondra ny fiaran’ ny Vavolombelona hiakatra hiala eo Jordana.

Charge the priests that bear the ark of the covenant of the testimony of the Lord, to go up out of Jordan.

17 Dia nandidy ny mpisorona Josoa ka nanao hoe: Miakara hiala eo Jordana ianareo.

And Joshua charged the priests, saying, Go up out of Jordan.

18 Ary rehefa niakatra niala teo afovoan’ i Jordana ka nanainga ny faladiany ho eo amin’ ny tanety ireo mpisorona izay nitondra ny fiaran’ ny faneken’ i Jehovah ireo, dia avy indray ny rano Jordana nankamin’ ny fitoerany ka nihoatra ny morony rehetra tahaka ny teo aloha ihany.

And it came to pass when the priests who bore the ark of the covenant of the Lord were gone up out of Jordan, and set their feet upon the land, [that] the water of Jordan returned impetuously to its place, and went as before over all its banks.

19 Ary ny olona niakatra niala teo Jordana tamin’ ny andro fahafolo tamin’ ny volana voalohany ka nitoby tany Gilgala, teo amin’ ny sisin-tany atsinanan’ i Jeriko.

And the people went up out of Jordan on the tenth day of the first month; and the children of Israel encamped in Galgala in the region eastward from Jericho.

20 Ary ireny vato roa ambin’ ny folo nalainy teo Jordana ireny dia natsangan’ i Josoa tany Gilgala.

And Joshua set these twelve stones which he took out of Jordan, in Galgala,

21 Dia niteny tamin’ ny Zanak’ Isiraely izy ka nanao hoe: Raha manontany ny rainy ny taranakareo any amin’ ny andro ho avy hoe: Inona no anton’ ireo vato ireo?

saying, When your sons ask you, saying, What are these stones?

22 dia hambaranareo aminy hoe: Tamin’ ny tany maina no nitan’ ny Isiraely ity Jordana ity.

Tell your sons, that Israel went over this Jordan on dry land,

23 Fa nataon’ i Jehovah Andriamanitrareo maina ny falehan’ ny rano Jordana teo anoloanareo mandra-pitanareo, dia tahaka ny nataon’ i Jehovah Andriamanitrareo tamin’ ny Ranomasina Mena, izay nataony maina teo anoloantsika mandra-pitantsika,

when the Lord our God had dried up the water of Jordan from before them, until they had passed over; as the Lord our God did to the Red Sea, which the Lord our God dried up from before us, until we passed over.

24 mba ho fantatry ny firenena rehetra ambonin’ ny tany fa mahery ny tànan’ i Jehovah, ary mba hatahorany an’ i Jehovah Andriamanitrareo mandrakizay.

That all the nations of the earth might know, that the power of the Lord is mighty, and that you might worship the Lord our God in every work.