Josué 3
1 E levantou-se Josué de manhã, e partiram de Sitim, e vieram até o Jordão, ele e todos os filhos de Israel, e repousaram ali antes que passassem.
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 E passados três dias, os oficiais atravessaram por meio do acampamento,
Then the leaders went throughout the camp,
3 E mandaram ao povo, dizendo: Quando virdes a arca do pacto do SENHOR vosso Deus, e os sacerdotes e levitas que a levam, vós partireis de vosso lugar, e marchareis atrás dela.
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 Porém entre vós e ela haja distância como da medida de dois mil côvados: e não vos aproximareis dela, a fim de que saibais o caminho por onde haveis de ir: porquanto vós não passastes antes de agora por este caminho.
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 E Josué disse ao povo: Santificai-vos, porque o SENHOR fará amanhã entre vós maravilhas.
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 E falou Josué aos sacerdotes, dizendo: Tomai a arca do pacto, e passai diante do povo. E eles tomaram a arca do pacto, e foram diante do povo.
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 Então o SENHOR disse a Josué: Desde este dia começarei a fazer-te grande diante dos olhos de todo Israel, para que entendam que como fui com Moisés, assim serei contigo.
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 Tu, pois, mandarás aos sacerdotes que levam a arca do pacto, dizendo: Quando houverdes entrado até a borda da água do Jordão, parareis no Jordão.
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 E Josué disse aos filhos de Israel: Achegai-vos aqui, e escutai as palavras do SENHOR vosso Deus.
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 E acrescentou Josué: Em isto conhecereis que o Deus vivente está em meio de vós, e que ele lançará de diante de vós aos cananeus, e aos heteus, e aos heveus, e aos perizeus, e aos gergeseus, e aos amorreus, e aos jebuseus.
[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 Eis que, a arca do pacto do Dominador de toda a terra passa o Jordão diante de vós.
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 Tomai, pois, agora doze homens das tribos de Israel, de cada tribo um.
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 E quando as plantas dos pés dos sacerdotes que levam a arca do SENHOR Dominador de toda a terra, forem assentadas sobre as águas do Jordão, as águas do Jordão se partirão: porque as águas que vem de acima se deterão em um amontoado.
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 E aconteceu que, partindo o povo de suas tendas para passar o Jordão, e os sacerdotes diante do povo levando a arca do pacto,
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 Quando os que levavam a arca chegaram no Jordão, assim como os pés dos sacerdotes que levavam a arca foram molhados à beira da água, (porque o Jordão costuma transbordar sobre todas as suas margens todo aquele tempo da colheita, )
[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 As águas que vinham de cima pararam, e amontoaram-se bem longe, na cidade de Adã, que está ao lado de Zaretã; e as que desciam ao mar das planícies, ao mar Salgado, esgotaram-se e foram totalmente interrompidas; e o povo passou em frente de Jericó.
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 Mas os sacerdotes que levavam a arca do pacto do SENHOR, ficaram firmes em seco, no meio do Jordão, e todo Israel passou em seco, até que todo o povo acabou de passar o Jordão.
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.
