यहोशू 4

1 जब सबै मानिस यर्दन तरे, परमप्रभुले यहोशूलाई भन्‍नुभयो,

It happened, when all the nation had completely passed over the Jordan, that Jehovah spoke to Joshua, saying,

2 “मानिसहरूबाट एक जना अर्थात् हरेक कुलबाट एक-एक जना गरी बाह्र जना मानिस छान् ।

"Take twelve men out of the people, out of every tribe a man,

3 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' ।”

and command them, saying, 'Take up for yourselves from here, from the middle of the Jordan from the place where the feet of the priests stood firm, twelve stones, and carry them over with you, and lay them down in the lodging place, where you will lodge tonight.'"

4 त्यसपछि यहोशूले बाह्र जना मानिसलाई बोलाए जसलाई तिनले इस्राएलका कुलहरूबाट अर्थात् हरेक कुलबाट एक-एक जना चुनेका थिए ।

Then Joshua called the twelve men, whom he had prepared of the children of Israel, out of every tribe a man.

5 यहोशूले तिनीहरूलाई भने, “तिमीहरूका परमप्रभु परमेश्‍वरको सन्दुकअगि यर्दनको बिचमा जाओ । तिमीहरू हरेकले इस्राएलका मानिसहरूका कुलहरूको सङ्ख्याअनुसार आ-आफ्नो काँधमा एउटा-एउटा ढुङ्गा लिनु ।

Joshua said to them, "Pass over before me in the presence of the ark of Jehovah your God into the middle of the Jordan, and each of you pick up a stone and put it on your shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel;

6 आउने दिनहरूमा तिमीहरूका सन्तानहरूले, 'यी ढुङ्गाहरूको अर्थ के हो?' भनी सोध्दा तिमीहरूका निम्ति यो एउटा चिन्ह हुने छ ।

that this may be a sign among you, that when your children ask in time to come, saying, 'What do you mean by these stones?'

7 अनि तिमीहरूले तिनीहरूलाई यसो भन्‍ने छौ, 'परमप्रभु परमेश्‍वरको सन्दुक सामु यर्दन नदीको पानी रोकिएको थियो । त्यसैले यी ढुङ्गाहरू इस्राएलका मानिसहरूका निम्ति स्मारक हुने छन्' ।”

then you shall tell them, 'Because the waters of the Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of Jehovah. When it passed over the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan were cut off. These stones shall be for a memorial to the children of Israel forever.'"

8 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 ।

The children of Israel did as Joshua commanded, and took up twelve stones out of the middle of the Jordan, as Jehovah spoke to Joshua, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel; and they carried them over with them to the place where they lodged, and laid them down there.

9 यहोशूले करारको सन्दुक बोक्‍ने पुजारीहरूको खुट्टाले टेकेका ठाउँ अर्थात् यर्दनको बिचबाट ल्याएका बाह्रवटा ढुङ्गा खडा गरे । त्यो स्मारक आज पनि त्यहीँ छ ।

Joshua set up twelve stones in the middle of the Jordan, in the place where the feet of the priests who bore the ark of the covenant stood; and they are there to this day.

10 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 ।

For the priests who bore the ark stood in the middle of the Jordan, until everything was finished that Jehovah commanded Joshua to speak to the people, according to all that Moses commanded Joshua; and the people hurried and passed over.

11 जब सबै मानिस तरी सके परमप्रभुको सन्दुक र पुजारीहरू मानिसहरूको अगिअगि तरे ।

It happened, when all the people had completely passed over, that the ark of Jehovah passed over, with the priests, in the presence of the people.

12 रूबेनको कुल, गादको कुल र मनश्शेको आधा कुल मोशाले तिनीहरूलाई आज्ञा गरेअनुसार एउटा फौजको रूपमा इस्राएलका मानिसहरूका अगिअगि गए ।

The descendants of Reuben, and the descendants of Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, passed over armed before the children of Israel, as Moses spoke to them.

13 झण्डै चालिस हजार सशस्‍त्र मानिस परमप्रभुको सामु यरीहोको मैदानमा युद्धको निम्ति गए ।

About forty thousand men, ready and armed for war passed over before Jehovah to battle, to the plains of Jericho.

14 त्यस दिन परमप्रभुले यहोशूलाई सबै इस्राएलको दृष्‍टिमा महान् बनाउनुभयो । तिनीहरूले मोशालाई आदर गरेझैँ तिनको सारा जीवनभरि तिनलाई पनि आदर गरे ।

On that day, Jehovah magnified Joshua in the sight of all Israel; and they feared him, as they feared Moses, all the days of his life.

15 परमप्रभु यहोशूसँग बोल्नुभयो,

Jehovah spoke to Joshua, saying,

16 “गवाहीको सन्दुक बोक्‍ने पुजारीहरूलाई यर्दनबाट बाहिर आउनलाई आज्ञा दे ।”

"Command the priests who bear the ark of the testimony, that they come up out of the Jordan."

17 त्यसैले, यहोशूले पुजारीहरूलाई आज्ञा दिए, “यर्दनबाट बाहिर आओ ।”

Joshua therefore commanded the priests, saying, "Come up out of the Jordan."

18 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 ।

It happened, when the priests who bore the ark of the covenant of Jehovah had come up out of the middle of the Jordan, and the soles of the priests' feet were lifted up to the dry ground, that the waters of the Jordan returned to their place, and went over all its banks, as before.

19 मानिसहरू पहिलो महिनाको दसौँ दिनमा यर्दनबाट बाहिर आए । तिनीहरू यर्दनको पूर्वतिर गिलगालमा बसे ।

The people came up out of the Jordan on the tenth day of the first month, and camped in Gilgal, on the east border of Jericho.

20 तिनीहरूले यर्दनबाट बाहिर ल्याएका ती बाह्रवटा ढुङ्गालाई यहोशूले गिलगालमा खडा गरे ।

Joshua set up those twelve stones, which they took out of the Jordan, in Gilgal.

21 तिनले इस्राएलका मानिसहरूलाई भने, “जब तिमीहरूका सन्तानहरूले 'यी ढुङ्गाहरू के हुन्?' भनी सोध्छन्, 'इस्राएलले यहीँबाट यर्दन नदीमा सुक्खा जमिनमा तरेको थियो' भनी

He spoke to the children of Israel, saying, "When your children ask their fathers in time to come, saying, 'What do these stones mean?'

22 तिमीहरूका सन्तानहरूलाई बताउनू ।'

Then you shall let your children know, saying, 'Israel came over this Jordan on dry land.

23 जसरी परमप्रभु तिमीहरूका परमेश्‍वरले लाल समुद्रलाई सुक्खा बनाउनुभएको थियो त्यसरी नै परमप्रभु तिमीहरूका परमेश्‍वरले तिमीहरू पार नगरेसम्म यर्दनको पानी तिमीहरूको निम्ति सुकाउनुभयो ।

For Jehovah your God dried up the waters of the Jordan from before you, until you had passed over, as Jehovah your God did to the Red Sea, which he dried up from before us, until we had passed over;

24 यसरी परमप्रभुको बाहुली शक्‍तिशाली छ भनी पृथ्वीका सबै मानिसले जानून् र तिमीहरूले परमप्रभु तिमीहरूका परमेश्‍वरको सदासर्वदा आदर गर ।”

that all the peoples of the earth may know the hand of Jehovah, that it is mighty; that you may fear Jehovah your God forever.'"