यहोशू 4
1 जब सबै मानिस यर्दन तरे, परमप्रभुले यहोशूलाई भन्नुभयो,
And when the people had completely passed over Jordan, the Lord spoke to Joshua, saying,
2 “मानिसहरूबाट एक जना अर्थात् हरेक कुलबाट एक-एक जना गरी बाह्र जना मानिस छान् ।
Take men from the people, one of each tribe,
3 तिनीहरूलाई यस्तो आज्ञा दे, “यर्दन नदीको बिचबाट बाह्रवटा ढुङ्गा लेओ जहाँ पुजारीहरू सुक्खा जमिनमा उभिरहेका हुन्छन्, तिनीहरूलाई तिमीहरूसँगै लेओ र तिनीहरूलाई आज रात बिताउने ठाउँमा राख' ।”
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 त्यसपछि यहोशूले बाह्र जना मानिसलाई बोलाए जसलाई तिनले इस्राएलका कुलहरूबाट अर्थात् हरेक कुलबाट एक-एक जना चुनेका थिए ।
And Joshua having called twelve men of distinction amongst the children of Israel, one of each tribe,
5 यहोशूले तिनीहरूलाई भने, “तिमीहरूका परमप्रभु परमेश्वरको सन्दुकअगि यर्दनको बिचमा जाओ । तिमीहरू हरेकले इस्राएलका मानिसहरूका कुलहरूको सङ्ख्याअनुसार आ-आफ्नो काँधमा एउटा-एउटा ढुङ्गा लिनु ।
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 आउने दिनहरूमा तिमीहरूका सन्तानहरूले, 'यी ढुङ्गाहरूको अर्थ के हो?' भनी सोध्दा तिमीहरूका निम्ति यो एउटा चिन्ह हुने छ ।
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 अनि तिमीहरूले तिनीहरूलाई यसो भन्ने छौ, 'परमप्रभु परमेश्वरको सन्दुक सामु यर्दन नदीको पानी रोकिएको थियो । त्यसैले यी ढुङ्गाहरू इस्राएलका मानिसहरूका निम्ति स्मारक हुने छन्' ।”
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 इस्राएलका मानिसहरूले यहोशूले आज्ञा गरेमुताबिक गरे र तिनीहरूले परमप्रभुले यहोशूलाई भन्नुभएअनुसार यर्दनको बिचबाट बाह्रवटा ढुङ्गा टिपे । तिनीहरूले ढुङ्गाहरूलाई इस्राएलका मानिसहरूका सङ्ख्याअनुसार खडा गरे । तिनीहरूले ढुङ्गाहरूलाई छाउनी हालेको ठाउँमा लगे र तिनीहरूलाई त्यहीँ खडा गरे ।
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 यहोशूले करारको सन्दुक बोक्ने पुजारीहरूको खुट्टाले टेकेका ठाउँ अर्थात् यर्दनको बिचबाट ल्याएका बाह्रवटा ढुङ्गा खडा गरे । त्यो स्मारक आज पनि त्यहीँ छ ।
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 मोशाले यहोशूलाई आदेश दिएबमोजिम परमप्रभुले मानिसहरूलाई बताउनू भनी आज्ञा गर्नुभएका सबै कुरा पुरा नभएसम्म सन्दुक बोक्ने पुजारीहरू यर्दनको बिचमा नै खडा भए । मानिसहरू छिटो-छिटो गरी तरे ।
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 जब सबै मानिस तरी सके परमप्रभुको सन्दुक र पुजारीहरू मानिसहरूको अगिअगि तरे ।
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 रूबेनको कुल, गादको कुल र मनश्शेको आधा कुल मोशाले तिनीहरूलाई आज्ञा गरेअनुसार एउटा फौजको रूपमा इस्राएलका मानिसहरूका अगिअगि गए ।
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 झण्डै चालिस हजार सशस्त्र मानिस परमप्रभुको सामु यरीहोको मैदानमा युद्धको निम्ति गए ।
Forty thousand armed for battle went over before the Lord to war, to the city of Jericho.
14 त्यस दिन परमप्रभुले यहोशूलाई सबै इस्राएलको दृष्टिमा महान् बनाउनुभयो । तिनीहरूले मोशालाई आदर गरेझैँ तिनको सारा जीवनभरि तिनलाई पनि आदर गरे ।
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 परमप्रभु यहोशूसँग बोल्नुभयो,
And the Lord spoke to Joshua, saying,
16 “गवाहीको सन्दुक बोक्ने पुजारीहरूलाई यर्दनबाट बाहिर आउनलाई आज्ञा दे ।”
Charge the priests that bear the ark of the covenant of the testimony of the Lord, to go up out of Jordan.
17 त्यसैले, यहोशूले पुजारीहरूलाई आज्ञा दिए, “यर्दनबाट बाहिर आओ ।”
And Joshua charged the priests, saying, Go up out of Jordan.
18 जब परमप्रभुको करारको सन्दुक बोक्ने पुजारीहरू यर्दनको बिचबाट आए र तिनीहरूका खुट्टाका पैताला सुक्खा जमिनबाट उठाइए, यर्दनको पानी आफ्नो स्थानमा फर्क्यौ र त्यो चार दिन पहिलेको जस्तै यसको किनारासम्म बग्न लाग्यो ।
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 मानिसहरू पहिलो महिनाको दसौँ दिनमा यर्दनबाट बाहिर आए । तिनीहरू यर्दनको पूर्वतिर गिलगालमा बसे ।
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 तिनीहरूले यर्दनबाट बाहिर ल्याएका ती बाह्रवटा ढुङ्गालाई यहोशूले गिलगालमा खडा गरे ।
And Joshua set these twelve stones which he took out of Jordan, in Galgala,
21 तिनले इस्राएलका मानिसहरूलाई भने, “जब तिमीहरूका सन्तानहरूले 'यी ढुङ्गाहरू के हुन्?' भनी सोध्छन्, 'इस्राएलले यहीँबाट यर्दन नदीमा सुक्खा जमिनमा तरेको थियो' भनी
saying, When your sons ask you, saying, What are these stones?
22 तिमीहरूका सन्तानहरूलाई बताउनू ।'
Tell your sons, that Israel went over this Jordan on dry land,
23 जसरी परमप्रभु तिमीहरूका परमेश्वरले लाल समुद्रलाई सुक्खा बनाउनुभएको थियो त्यसरी नै परमप्रभु तिमीहरूका परमेश्वरले तिमीहरू पार नगरेसम्म यर्दनको पानी तिमीहरूको निम्ति सुकाउनुभयो ।
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 यसरी परमप्रभुको बाहुली शक्तिशाली छ भनी पृथ्वीका सबै मानिसले जानून् र तिमीहरूले परमप्रभु तिमीहरूका परमेश्वरको सदासर्वदा आदर गर ।”
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.
