Josvas 4
1 Då alt folket var kome vel yver Jordan, då tala Herren soleis til Josva:
And it came to pass, when all the people had finished passing over the Jordan, That the Lord said unto Joshua, as followeth,
2 «Vel dykk ut tolv menner av folket, ein or kvar ætt,
Take yourselves twelve men out of the people, one man each out of every tribe,
3 og seg til deim at dei skal taka upp tolv steinar av deim som ligg her midt i Jordan, på den staden der prestarne stend stille; desse steinarne skal dei bera med seg yver, og leggja deim ned der som de kjem til å lægra dykk i natt.»
And command ye them, saying, Take yourselves hence out of the midst of the Jordan, out of the place where the priests' feet stood firmly, twelve stones, and ye shall carry them over with you, and leave them in the lodging-place, where ye will lodge this night.
4 Då kalla Josva til seg dei tolv mennerne som han hadde kåra ut millom Israels-sønerne, ein or kvar ætt,
Then did Joshua call the twelve men, whom he had appointed out of the children of Israel, one man each out of every tribe:
5 og sagde til deim: «Far framfyre sambandskista åt Herren dykkar Gud, til de kjem midt ut i Jordan! Der skal de taka kvar sin stein upp på herdi, etter talet på Israels-ætterne.
And Joshua said unto them, Pass over before the ark of the Lord your God into the midst of the Jordan, and take yourselves up every man one stone upon his shoulder, according unto the number of the tribes of the children of Israel;
6 Dei steinarne skal vera til eit minnesmerke hjå dykk. Når borni dykkar ein gong spør: «Kva tyder det at desse steinarne stend her?»
In order that this may be a sign among you, when your children ask in time to come, saying, What mean ye by these stones?
7 då skal de svara: «Jordanvatnet kvarv burt framfyre sambandskista åt Herren; då ho for ut i Jordan, vart vatnet burte; og desse steinarne skal for Israels-sønerne vera til eit ævelegt minne um dette.»»
That ye shall answer them, That the waters of the Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the Lord; when it passed over the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan were cut off; and these stones shall be for a memorial unto the children of Israel for ever.
8 Israels-sønerne gjorde som Josva sagde, og tok midt uti Jordan tolv steinar, etter talet på Israels-ætterne, soleis som Herren hadde sagt til Josva, og bar deim med seg yver til nattlægret og lagde deim ned der.
And the children of Israel did so as Joshua had commanded; and they took up twelve stones out of the midst of the Jordan, as the Lord had spoken unto Joshua, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel; and they carried them over with them unto the place where they lodged, and laid them down there.
9 Og midt i Jordan, der dei prestarne som bar sambandskista stod, reiste Josva upp tolv andre steinar; dei hev stade der til denne dag.
Twelve stones also did Joshua set up in the midst of the Jordan, on the spot where the feet of the priests who bore the ark of the covenant had stood: and they have remained there unto this day.
10 Prestarne som bar sambandskista, vart standande midt i Jordan, til det var gjort alt det som Herren hadde sagt med Josva at han skulde tala til folket um, etter alle dei fyresegnerne som Moses hadde gjeve Josva. Og folket skunda seg yver.
But the priests who bore the ark stood in the midst of the Jordan, until every thing was finished that the Lord had commanded Joshua to speak unto the people, according to all that Moses had commanded Joshua; and the people hastened and passed over.
11 Då no alt folket var kome vel fram, for Herrens sambandskista og prestarne og yver, og tok att romet sitt framanfor folket.
And it came to pass, when all the people had finished passing over, that the ark of the Lord passed over with the priests in the presence of the people.
12 Og Rubens-sønerne og Gads-sønerne og helvti av Manasse-ætti for fullvæpna fyre dei andre Israels-sønerne, soleis som Moses hadde sagt til deim;
And the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, and the half tribe of Menasseh, passed over armed before the children of Israel, as Moses had spoken unto them:
13 dei var um lag fyrti tusund herbudde menner som for Herrens åsyn drog fram til strid på Jerikomoarne.
About forty thousand ready armed for war, did they pass over before the Lord unto battle, to the plains of Jericho.
14 Den dagen gjorde Herren Josva stor framfor augo åt heile Israel, og sidan bar dei age for honom so lenge han livde, liksom dei hadde bore age for Moses.
On that day the Lord made Joshua great in the eyes of all Israel; and they feared him, as they had feared Moses, all the days of his life.
15 So sagde Herren til Josva:
And the Lord said unto Joshua, as followeth,
16 «Seg til prestarne som ber lovtavlekista at dei skal stiga upp or Jordan!»
Command the priests that bear the ark of the testimony, that they come up out of the Jordan.
17 Og Josva sagde til prestarne: «Stig upp or Jordan!»
And Joshua commanded the priests, saying, Come ye up out of the Jordan.
18 Og med same prestarne som bar Herrens sambandskista, steig upp or Jordan og so vidt hadde sett foten på turre strandi, då kom åi veltande att i faret sitt, og gjekk i bakkefylla som fyrr.
And it came to pass, when the priests that bore the ark of the covenant of the Lord were come up out of the midst of the Jordan, the soles of the feet of the priests were lifted up unto the dry land, that the waters of the Jordan returned unto their place, and flowed over all its banks, as on the preceding days.
19 Det var tiande dagen i den fyrste månaden at folket steig upp or Jordan. Dei lægra seg attmed Gilgal, lengst aust i Jerikobygdi.
And the people came up out of the Jordan on the tenth day of the first month, and encamped in Gilgal, on the extreme eastern border of Jericho.
20 Og der reiste Josva dei tolv steinarne som dei hadde teke med seg frå Jordan.
And those twelve stones, which they had taken out of the Jordan, did Joshua set up in Gilgal.
21 Og han sagde til Israels-sønerne: «Når borni dykkar ein gong spør federne sine: «Kva er dette for steinar?»
And he said unto the children of Israel, thus, When your children shall ask in time to come their fathers, saying, What mean these stones?
22 so skal de segja deim det: «Israels-folket gjekk turrskodde yver Jordan her, » skal de segja,
Then shall ye let your children know, saying, On dry land did Israel pass over this Jordan;
23 «av di Herren, dykkar Gud, turka ut åi framfyre dykk, medan de gjekk yver, liksom han turka ut Sevhavet for oss då me for yver det,
That the Lord your God dried up the waters of the Jordan from before you, until ye 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 so alle folkeslag på jordi skulde sjå at Herrens hand er sterk, og de alle dagar skulde ottast Herren, dykkar Gud.»»
In order that all the nations of the earth may know the hand of the Lord, that it is mighty; in order that ye may fear the Lord your God all the days.
