Joshua 4
1 And when they were passed over, the Lord said to Josue:
जब सबै मानिस यर्दन तरे, परमप्रभुले यहोशूलाई भन्नुभयो,
2 Choose twelve men, one of every tribe:
“मानिसहरूबाट एक जना अर्थात् हरेक कुलबाट एक-एक जना गरी बाह्र जना मानिस छान् ।
3 And command them to take out of the midst of the Jordan, where the feet of the priests stood, twelve very hard stones, which you shall set in the place of the camp, where you shall pitch your tents this night.
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' ।”
4 And Josue called twelve men, whom he had chosen out of the children of Israel, one out of every tribe,
त्यसपछि यहोशूले बाह्र जना मानिसलाई बोलाए जसलाई तिनले इस्राएलका कुलहरूबाट अर्थात् हरेक कुलबाट एक-एक जना चुनेका थिए ।
5 And he said to them: Go before the ark of the Lord your God to the midst of the Jordan, and carry from thence every man a stone on your shoulders, according to the number of the children of Israel,
यहोशूले तिनीहरूलाई भने, “तिमीहरूका परमप्रभु परमेश्वरको सन्दुकअगि यर्दनको बिचमा जाओ । तिमीहरू हरेकले इस्राएलका मानिसहरूका कुलहरूको सङ्ख्याअनुसार आ-आफ्नो काँधमा एउटा-एउटा ढुङ्गा लिनु ।
6 That it may be a sign among you and when your children shall ask you tomorrow, saying: What mean these stones?
आउने दिनहरूमा तिमीहरूका सन्तानहरूले, 'यी ढुङ्गाहरूको अर्थ के हो?' भनी सोध्दा तिमीहरूका निम्ति यो एउटा चिन्ह हुने छ ।
7 You shall answer them: The waters of the Jordan ran off before the ark of the covenant of the Lord, when it passed over the same: therefore were these atones set for a monument of the children of Israel for ever.
अनि तिमीहरूले तिनीहरूलाई यसो भन्ने छौ, 'परमप्रभु परमेश्वरको सन्दुक सामु यर्दन नदीको पानी रोकिएको थियो । त्यसैले यी ढुङ्गाहरू इस्राएलका मानिसहरूका निम्ति स्मारक हुने छन्' ।”
8 The children of Israel therefore did as Josue commanded them, carrying out of the channel of the Jordan twelve stones, as the Lord had commanded him, according to the number of the children of Israel, unto the place wherein they camped, and there they set them.
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 ।
9 And Josue put other twelve stones in the midst of the channel of the Jordan, where the priests stood that carried the ark of the covenant: and they are there until this present day.
यहोशूले करारको सन्दुक बोक्ने पुजारीहरूको खुट्टाले टेकेका ठाउँ अर्थात् यर्दनको बिचबाट ल्याएका बाह्रवटा ढुङ्गा खडा गरे । त्यो स्मारक आज पनि त्यहीँ छ ।
10 Now the priests that carried the ark, stood in the midst of the Jordan till all things were accomplished which the Lord had commanded Josue to speak to the people, and Moses had said to him. And the people made haste and passed over.
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 ।
11 And when they had all passed over, the ark also of the Lord passed over, and the priests went before the people.
जब सबै मानिस तरी सके परमप्रभुको सन्दुक र पुजारीहरू मानिसहरूको अगिअगि तरे ।
12 The children of Ruben also and Gad, and half the tribe of Manasses, went armed before the children of Israel as Moses had commanded them.
रूबेनको कुल, गादको कुल र मनश्शेको आधा कुल मोशाले तिनीहरूलाई आज्ञा गरेअनुसार एउटा फौजको रूपमा इस्राएलका मानिसहरूका अगिअगि गए ।
13 And forty thousand fighting men by their troops, and bands, marched through the plains and fields of the city of Jericho.
झण्डै चालिस हजार सशस्त्र मानिस परमप्रभुको सामु यरीहोको मैदानमा युद्धको निम्ति गए ।
14 In that day the Lord magnified Josue in the sight of all Israel, that they should fear him, as they had feared Moses, while he lived.
त्यस दिन परमप्रभुले यहोशूलाई सबै इस्राएलको दृष्टिमा महान् बनाउनुभयो । तिनीहरूले मोशालाई आदर गरेझैँ तिनको सारा जीवनभरि तिनलाई पनि आदर गरे ।
15 And he said to him:
परमप्रभु यहोशूसँग बोल्नुभयो,
16 Command the priests, that carry the ark of the covenant, to come up out of the Jordan.
“गवाहीको सन्दुक बोक्ने पुजारीहरूलाई यर्दनबाट बाहिर आउनलाई आज्ञा दे ।”
17 And he commanded them, saying: Come ye up out of the Jordan.
त्यसैले, यहोशूले पुजारीहरूलाई आज्ञा दिए, “यर्दनबाट बाहिर आओ ।”
18 And when they that carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord, were come up, and began to tread on the dry ground, the waters returned into the channel, and ran as they were wont before.
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 ।
19 And the people came up out of the Jordan, the tenth day of the first month, and camped in Galgal, over against the east side of the city of Jericho.
मानिसहरू पहिलो महिनाको दसौँ दिनमा यर्दनबाट बाहिर आए । तिनीहरू यर्दनको पूर्वतिर गिलगालमा बसे ।
20 And the twelve stones which they had taken out of the channel of the Jordan, Josue pitched in Galgal,
तिनीहरूले यर्दनबाट बाहिर ल्याएका ती बाह्रवटा ढुङ्गालाई यहोशूले गिलगालमा खडा गरे ।
21 And said to the children of Israel: When your children shall ask their fathers, tomorrow, and shall say to them: What mean these stones?
तिनले इस्राएलका मानिसहरूलाई भने, “जब तिमीहरूका सन्तानहरूले 'यी ढुङ्गाहरू के हुन्?' भनी सोध्छन्, 'इस्राएलले यहीँबाट यर्दन नदीमा सुक्खा जमिनमा तरेको थियो' भनी
22 You shall teach them and say: Israel passed over this Jordan through the dry channel.
तिमीहरूका सन्तानहरूलाई बताउनू ।'
23 The Lord your God drying up the waters thereof in your sight, until you passed over: As he had done before in the Red Sea, which he dried up till we passed through:
जसरी परमप्रभु तिमीहरूका परमेश्वरले लाल समुद्रलाई सुक्खा बनाउनुभएको थियो त्यसरी नै परमप्रभु तिमीहरूका परमेश्वरले तिमीहरू पार नगरेसम्म यर्दनको पानी तिमीहरूको निम्ति सुकाउनुभयो ।
24 That all the people of the earth may learn the most mighty hand of the Lord, that you also may fear the Lord your God for ever.
यसरी परमप्रभुको बाहुली शक्तिशाली छ भनी पृथ्वीका सबै मानिसले जानून् र तिमीहरूले परमप्रभु तिमीहरूका परमेश्वरको सदासर्वदा आदर गर ।”
