Josué 4
1 Quando toda a nação havia atravessado completamente o Jordão, Javé falou a Josué, dizendo:
And it came to pass, when all the people were clean passed over Jordan, that the LORD spoke unto Joshua, saying,
2 “Tire doze homens do povo, um homem de cada tribo,
Take you twelve men out of the people, out of every tribe a man,
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 command all of you them, saying, Take you behind out of the midst of Jordan, out of the place where the priests' feet stood firm, twelve stones, and all of you shall carry them over with you, and leave them in the lodging place, where all of you shall lodge this night.
4 Então Josué chamou os doze homens que ele havia preparado dos filhos de Israel, um homem de todas as tribos.
Then Joshua called the twelve men, whom he had prepared of the children of Israel, out of every tribe a man:
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 Joshua said unto them, Pass over before the ark of the LORD your God into the midst of Jordan, and take you up every man of you a stone upon his shoulder, according unto the number of the tribes of the children 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?
That this may be a sign among you, that when your children ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean all of you by these stones?
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””.
Then all of you shall answer them, That the waters of Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the LORD; when it passed over Jordan, the waters of Jordan were cut off: and these stones shall be for a memorial unto the children of Israel for ever.
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.
And the children of Israel did so as Joshua commanded, and took up twelve stones out of the midst of Jordan, as the LORD spoke unto Joshua, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel, and carried them over with them unto the place where they lodged, and laid them down there.
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.
And Joshua set up twelve stones in the midst of Jordan, in the place where the feet of the priests which bare the ark of the covenant stood: and they are there unto this 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.
For the priests which bare the ark stood in the midst of Jordan, until everything was finished that the LORD commanded Joshua to speak unto the people, according to all that Moses commanded Joshua: and the people hasted and passed over.
11 Quando todo o povo havia cruzado completamente, a arca de Javé cruzou com os sacerdotes na presença do povo.
And it came to pass, when all the people were clean passed over, that the ark of the LORD passed over, and the priests, in the presence of 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.
And the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh, passed over armed before the children of Israel, as Moses spoke unto 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.
About forty thousand prepared for war passed over before the LORD unto battle, to the plains 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.
On that day the LORD magnified Joshua in the sight of all Israel; and they feared him, as they feared Moses, all the days of his life.
15 Yahweh falou com Josué, dizendo,
And the LORD spoke unto Joshua, saying,
16 “Comande os sacerdotes que levam a arca do pacto, que eles saiam do Jordão”.
Command the priests that bear the ark of the testimony, that they come up out of Jordan.
17 Por isso Josué ordenou aos padres, dizendo: “Saiam do Jordão”!
Joshua therefore commanded the priests, saying, Come all of you up out of 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 it came to pass, when the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD were come up out of the midst of Jordan, and the soles of the priests' feet were lifted up unto the dry land, that the waters of Jordan returned unto their place, and flowed over all his banks, as they did before.
19 As pessoas saíram do Jordão no décimo dia do primeiro mês, e acamparam em Gilgal, na fronteira leste de Jericó.
And the people came up out of Jordan on the tenth day of the first month, and encamped in Gilgal, in the east border of Jericho.
20 Josué montou aquelas doze pedras, que eles tiraram do Jordão, em Gilgal.
And those twelve stones, which they took out of Jordan, did Joshua pitch in 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 spoke unto the children of Israel, saying, When your children shall ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean these stones?
22 Então você informará seus filhos, dizendo: 'Israel veio sobre este Jordão em terra seca'.
Then all of you shall let your children know, saying, Israel came over this Jordan on dry land.
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 the waters of Jordan from before you, until all of you were passed over, as the LORD your God did to the Red sea, which he dried up from before us, until we were gone 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””.
That all the people of the earth might know the hand of the LORD, that it is mighty: that all of you might fear the LORD your God for ever.
