Josué 4

1 Quando toda a nação havia atravessado completamente o Jordão, Javé falou a Josué, dizendo:

And when they had crossed over, the Lord said to Joshua:

2 “Tire doze homens do povo, um homem de cada tribo,

“Choose twelve men, one from each tribe,

3 e ordene-os, dizendo: 'Tire do meio do Jordão, do lugar onde os pés dos sacerdotes estavam firmes, doze pedras, carregue-as consigo, e deite-as no lugar onde você vai acampar 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 Então Josué chamou os doze homens que ele havia preparado dos filhos de Israel, um homem de todas as tribos.

And Joshua called twelve men, whom he had chosen from the sons of Israel, one from each tribe,

5 Josué lhes disse: “Atravessem diante da arca de Javé vosso Deus no meio do Jordão, e cada um de vocês pegue uma pedra e a coloque no ombro, de acordo com o número das tribos 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 um sinal entre vocês, para que quando seus filhos perguntarem no futuro, dizendo: 'O que vocês querem dizer com essas 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 vocês lhes dirão: 'Porque as águas do Jordão foram cortadas diante da arca do pacto de Javé'. Quando ela atravessou o Jordão, as águas do Jordão foram cortadas. Estas pedras serão para sempre um 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 Os filhos de Israel fizeram como Josué ordenou, e pegaram doze pedras do meio do Jordão, enquanto Iavé falava com Josué, de acordo com o número das tribos dos filhos de Israel. Eles as carregaram com elas para o lugar onde acamparam, e as colocaram lá.

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 Josué montou doze pedras no meio do Jordão, no lugar onde estavam os pés dos sacerdotes que levavam a arca do pacto; e eles estão lá até 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 Para os sacerdotes que levavam a arca, ficaram de pé no meio do Jordão até que tudo estivesse terminado que Javé ordenou a Josué que falasse ao povo, de acordo com tudo o que Moisés ordenou a Josué; e o povo apressou-se e passou por cima.

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 Quando todo o povo havia cruzado completamente, a arca de Javé cruzou com os sacerdotes na presença do povo.

And when they had all crossed, the ark of the Lord also crossed, and the priests advanced before the people.

12 Os filhos de Rubem, e os filhos de Gad, e a meia tribo de Manassés atravessaram armados diante dos filhos de Israel, enquanto Moisés falava com eles.

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 Cerca de quarenta mil homens, prontos e armados para a guerra, passaram diante de Iavé para a batalha, para as planícies de Jericó.

And forty thousand fighters, by companies and divisions, advanced through the plains and fields of the city of Jericho.

14 Naquele dia, Javé ampliou Josué à vista de todo Israel; e eles o temiam, como temiam a Moisés, todos os dias de 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 Yahweh falou com Josué, dizendo,

And he said to him,

16 “Comande os sacerdotes que levam a arca do pacto, que eles saiam do Jordão”.

“Command the priests who are carrying the ark of the covenant to ascend from the Jordan.”

17 Por isso Josué ordenou aos padres, dizendo: “Saiam do Jordão”!

And he commanded them, saying, “Ascend from the Jordan.”

18 Quando os sacerdotes que levavam a arca do pacto de Iavé haviam saído do meio do Jordão, e as plantas dos pés dos sacerdotes haviam sido erguidas até o solo seco, as águas do Jordão voltaram ao seu lugar, e passaram por todas as suas margens, como antes.

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 As pessoas saíram do Jordão no décimo dia do primeiro mês, e acamparam em Gilgal, na fronteira leste 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 Josué montou aquelas doze pedras, que eles tiraram do Jordão, em Gilgal.

Likewise, the twelve stones that they had taken up from the channel of the Jordan, Joshua stationed at Gilgal.

21 Ele falou com os filhos de Israel, dizendo: “Quando seus filhos perguntarem a seus pais a tempo, dizendo: 'O 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 Então você informará seus filhos, dizendo: 'Israel veio sobre este Jordão em terra seca'.

you shall teach them, and you shall say: ‘Israel passed over this Jordan, through the dry channel.’

23 Para Javé vosso Deus secou as águas do Jordão desde antes de vós até que vós atravessastes, como Javé vosso Deus fez com o Mar Vermelho, que ele secou desde antes de nós, até que nós atravessamos,

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 saibam que a mão de Javé é poderosa, e para que temais a Javé vosso Deus para sempre””.

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.”