Josué 4
1 Succedeu pois que, acabando todo o povo de passar o Jordão, fallou o Senhor a Josué, dizendo:
And when they had crossed over, the Lord said to Joshua:
2 Tomae-vos do povo doze homens, de cada tribu um homem;
“Choose twelve men, one from each tribe,
3 E mandae-lhes, dizendo: Tomae-vos d'aqui, do meio do Jordão, do logar do assento dos pés dos sacerdotes, doze pedras; e levae-as comvosco á outra banda e depositae-as no alojamento em que haveis de passar esta noite.
and instruct them so that they may take from the midst of the channel of the Jordan, where the feet of the priests stood still, twelve very hard stones, which you shall station in the place of the camp, where you will pitch your tents this night.”
4 Chamou pois Josué os doze homens, que escolhera dos filhos d'Israel: de cada tribu um homem;
And Joshua called twelve men, whom he had chosen from the sons of Israel, one from each tribe,
5 E disse-lhes Josué: Passae diante da arca do Senhor vosso Deus, ao meio do Jordão; e levantae vós cada um uma pedra sobre o seu hombro, segundo o numero das tribus dos filhos de Israel;
and he said to them: “Go before the ark of the Lord your God into the middle of the Jordan, and let each one carry from there one stone on your shoulders, according to the number of the sons of Israel,
6 Para que isto seja por signal entre vós; e quando vossos filhos no futuro perguntarem, dizendo: Que vos significam estas pedras?
so that it may be a sign among you. And when your sons will ask you, tomorrow, saying, ‘What do these stones mean to you?’
7 Então lhes direis que as aguas do Jordão se separaram diante da arca do concerto do Senhor; passando ella pelo Jordão, separaram-se as aguas do Jordão: assim que estas pedras serão para sempre por memorial aos filhos de Israel.
you shall respond to them: ‘The waters of the Jordan failed before the ark of the covenant of the Lord, when the ark crossed over it. For this reason, these stones were placed as a monument for the sons of Israel, even forever.’”
8 Fizeram pois os filhos d'Israel assim como Josué tinha ordenado, e levantaram doze pedras do meio do Jordão, como o Senhor dissera a Josué, segundo o numero das tribus dos filhos de Israel: e levaram-n'as comsigo ao alojamento, e as depositaram ali.
Therefore, the sons of Israel did as Joshua instructed them, carrying twelve stones from the midst of the channel of the Jordan, just as the Lord had ordered him, according to the number of the sons of Israel, as far as the place where they made camp, and there they stationed them.
9 Levantou Josué tambem doze pedras no meio do Jordão, do logar do assento dos pés dos sacerdotes, que levavam a arca do concerto: e ali estão até ao dia d'hoje.
Similarly, Joshua positioned another twelve stones in the middle of the channel of the Jordan, where the priests stood who were carrying the ark of the covenant; and they are there, even to the present day.
10 Pararam pois os sacerdotes, que levavam a arca, no meio do Jordão, em pé, até que se cumpriu quanto o Senhor a Josué mandara dizer ao povo, conforme a tudo quanto Moysés tinha ordenado a Josué; e apressou-se o povo, e passou.
Now the priests who were carrying the ark stood in the midst of the Jordan, until everything was accomplished which the Lord had instructed Joshua to speak to the people and which Moses had said to him. And the people hurried, and they passed over.
11 E succedeu que, assim que todo o povo acabou de passar, então passou a arca do Senhor, e os sacerdotes á vista do povo.
And when they had all crossed, the ark of the Lord also crossed, and the priests advanced before the people.
12 E passaram os filhos de Ruben, e os filhos de Gad, e a meia tribu de Manasseh, armados na frente dos filhos d'Israel, como Moysés lhes tinha dito;
Likewise, the sons of Reuben, and of Gad, and of the one half tribe of Manasseh advanced with weapons before the sons of Israel, just as Moses had instructed them.
13 Uns quarenta mil homens de guerra armados passaram diante do Senhor para batalha, ás campinas de Jericó.
And forty thousand fighters, by companies and divisions, advanced through the plains and fields of the city of Jericho.
14 N'aquelle dia o Senhor engrandeceu a Josué diante dos olhos de todo o Israel: e temeram-n'o, como haviam temido a Moysés, todos os dias da sua vida.
In that day, the Lord magnified Joshua in the sight of all Israel, so that they would fear him, just as they had feared Moses while he lived.
15 Fallou pois o Senhor a Josué, dizendo:
And he said to him,
16 Dá ordem aos sacerdotes, que levam a arca do testemunho, que subam do Jordão.
“Command the priests who are carrying the ark of the covenant to ascend from the Jordan.”
17 E deu Josué ordem aos sacerdotes, dizendo: Subi do Jordão.
And he commanded them, saying, “Ascend from the Jordan.”
18 E aconteceu que, como os sacerdotes, que levavam a arca do concerto do Senhor, subiram do meio do Jordão, e as plantas dos pés dos sacerdotes se pozeram em secco, as aguas do Jordão se tornaram ao seu logar, e corriam, como antes, sobre todas as suas ribanceiras.
And when those who were carrying the ark of the covenant of the Lord had ascended, and they began to step on dry soil, the waters returned to their channel, and they flowed as they usually did before.
19 Subiu pois o povo do Jordão no dia dez do mez primeiro: e alojaram-se em Gilgal, da banda oriental de Jericó.
Now the people ascended from the Jordan on the tenth day of the first month, and they encamped at Gilgal, opposite the eastern portion of the city of Jericho.
20 E as doze pedras, que tinham tomado do Jordão, levantou Josué em Gilgal.
Likewise, the twelve stones that they had taken up from the channel of the Jordan, Joshua stationed at Gilgal.
21 E fallou aos filhos d'Israel, dizendo: Quando no futuro vossos filhos perguntarem a seus paes, dizendo: Que significam estas pedras?
And he said to the sons of Israel: “When your sons will question their fathers, tomorrow, and they will say to them, ‘What do these stones mean to you?’
22 Fareis saber a vossos filhos, dizendo: Israel passou em secco este Jordão.
you shall teach them, and you shall say: ‘Israel passed over this Jordan, through the dry channel.’
23 Porque o Senhor vosso Deus fez seccar as aguas do Jordão diante de vós, até que passasseis: como o Senhor vosso Deus fez ao Mar Vermelho, que fez seccar perante nós, até que passámos.
For the Lord your God dried up its waters in your sight, until you crossed over, just as he had done before, at the Red Sea, which he dried up until we crossed over.
24 Para que todos os povos da terra conheçam a mão do Senhor, que é forte: para que temaes ao Senhor vosso Deus todos os dias.
So may all the peoples of the earth learn of the very powerful hand of the Lord. So may you also fear the Lord your God for all time.”
