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Jozua 4
Het Boek
Jozua 4
Het Boek
Het gedenkteken
4 Nadat het hele volk aan de overkant van de Jordaan was aangekomen, zei de Here tegen Jozua: 2,3 ‘Laten de twaalf mannen die werden gekozen voor een speciale opdracht—uit elke stam één—ieder een steen opnemen van de plaats waar de priesters in het midden van de Jordaan staan. Zij moeten die stenen op de oever brengen en opstapelen als een gedenkteken op de plaats waar u vannacht uw kamp opslaat.’ 4 Jozua riep de twaalf mannen bij zich 5 en zei: ‘Ga naar het midden van de Jordaan waar de ark van de Here is. Ieder van u moet daar een steen op zijn schouder nemen en op de oever brengen, twaalf stenen in totaal, één voor elk van de twaalf stammen. 6 Wij zullen die gebruiken om een gedenkteken op te richten. En als onze kinderen later vragen: “Waarvoor dient dat gedenkteken?” 7 kunt u hun vertellen: “Dat is om ons eraan te herinneren dat de Jordaan ophield met stromen toen de ark van het verbond de rivier overstak!” Het gedenkteken zal een voortdurende herinnering zijn aan dit verbazingwekkende wonder.’ 8 De mannen deden wat Jozua hun had opgedragen. Zij haalden twaalf stenen uit het midden van de Jordaan, voor elke stam één, zoals de Here Jozua had bevolen. Zij brachten de stenen naar de plaats waar het kamp voor die nacht was opgeslagen en maakten er een gedenkteken van. 9 Jozua bouwde nóg een gedenkteken van twaalf stenen midden in de rivier, op de plaats waar de priesters stonden. En dat staat er vandaag nog.
10 De priesters die de ark droegen, bleven in het midden van de Jordaan staan tot al deze aanwijzingen die de Here aan Jozua had gegeven, waren uitgevoerd. Ondertussen waren de andere Israëlieten snel door de rivierbedding getrokken. 11 Toen iedereen de overkant had bereikt, keken de mensen toe hoe de priesters de ark van de Here de oever opdroegen. 12,13 Daarop trokken de troepen van Ruben, Gad en Manasse, in totaal veertigduizend gewapende mannen, aan het hoofd van het leger van de Here de rivier over en leidden het volk naar de vlakte van Jericho. 14 Voor Jozua was het een geweldige dag, want de Here had hem voor de ogen van het hele volk als leider bevestigd en zij kregen voor de rest van zijn leven net zoveel ontzag voor hem als zij voor Mozes hadden.
15-17 Jozua had immers op bevel van de Here de priesters die de ark van het getuigenis droegen, de opdracht gegeven: ‘Kom uit de Jordaanbedding naar boven.’ 18 Zodra de priesters die de ark van het verbond droegen, op het droge waren aangekomen, kwam het water weer opzetten en stroomde het langs de oevers van de rivier als voorheen! 19 Dit wonder gebeurde op de tiende dag van de eerste maand. Die dag stak het hele volk de Jordaan over en sloeg het kamp op bij Gilgal, aan de oostgrens van de stad Jericho.
20 Daar werden de twaalf stenen uit de Jordaan opgestapeld als een gedenkteken. 21 Jozua legde opnieuw de betekenis van de stenen uit: ‘Later,’ zei hij, ‘als uw kinderen u vragen waarom deze stenen hier liggen en wat zij te betekenen hebben, 22 moet u hun vertellen dat deze stenen een herinnering zijn aan dit verbazingwekkende wonder, hoe het volk Israël over de drooggevallen grond de Jordaan overstak! 23 Vertel hun hoe de Here, onze God, de rivier voor onze ogen liet opdrogen en deze droog hield tot wij allemaal waren overgestoken! Het is hetzelfde wonder dat de Here veertig jaar geleden bij de Rietzee deed. 24 Hij deed dit opdat alle volken op aarde zullen beseffen, dat de Here de Almachtige God is en zij allen Hem zullen vereren.’
约书亚记 4
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)
约书亚记 4
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)
堆石为证
4 民众都过河之后，耶和华对约书亚说： 2 “你去从民众中选出十二个人，每支派选一人， 3 吩咐他们从约旦河床祭司站立的地方取十二块石头，放在你们今天晚上住宿的地方。” 4 约书亚便召来他从以色列人中选的十二个人，对他们说： 5 “你们到约旦河床你们的上帝耶和华的约柜前面，每人扛一块石头回来，每个支派一块，一共十二块。 6 这些石头要在你们中间作记号。以后，倘若你们的子孙问你们，‘这些石头是什么意思？’ 7 你们就告诉他们，‘约旦河水在耶和华的约柜前曾经被截断，当约柜过河的时候，河水被截断了。这些石头要在以色列人当中作为永久的纪念。’”
8 以色列人就照约书亚的吩咐，也就是照耶和华对约书亚的吩咐，按以色列人支派的数目，从约旦河中取了十二块石头，搬来放在住宿的地方。 9 约书亚又在约旦河床抬约柜的祭司站立的地方立了十二块石头。石头至今还在那里。 10 抬约柜的祭司站在约旦河中间，一直站到耶和华吩咐约书亚交待民众做的每一件事都完成了，正如摩西对约书亚的吩咐。民众迅速过了河。 11 所有人都过河以后，祭司才抬着耶和华的约柜在民众注视之下过了河。 12 吕便支派、迦得支派和玛拿西半个支派的人照摩西从前的嘱咐，带着兵器走在以色列人的前面。 13 大约有四万全副武装的以色列人在耶和华面前过了河，前往耶利哥平原，准备作战。 14 那一天，耶和华使约书亚在以色列众人面前受尊重，他像摩西一样终生受民众敬畏。
15 耶和华对约书亚说： 16 “你去吩咐抬约柜的祭司从约旦河里上来。” 17 约书亚便吩咐他们上来。 18 抬耶和华约柜的祭司从河床上来，脚刚一踏上岸，约旦河的水立刻恢复了原状，像以往一样涨过两岸。
19 那天是一月十日。以色列人从约旦河上来之后，就在耶利哥东边的吉甲扎营。 20 约书亚把从约旦河取来的十二块石头立在吉甲， 21 并对以色列人说：“以后，你们的子孙问你们这堆石头是什么意思， 22 你们就告诉他们，‘这是代表以色列人曾在干地上走过约旦河。’ 23 因为你们的上帝耶和华为了让你们过河而使约旦河成为干地，就像祂从前为了让我们过红海而使海成为干地一样。 24 这是要让天下万民都知道耶和华有无比的能力，要让你们永远敬畏你们的上帝耶和华。”
Joshua 4
New International Version
Joshua 4
New International Version
4 When the whole nation had finished crossing the Jordan,(A) the Lord said to Joshua, 2 “Choose twelve men(B) from among the people, one from each tribe, 3 and tell them to take up twelve stones(C) from the middle of the Jordan,(D) from right where the priests are standing, and carry them over with you and put them down at the place where you stay tonight.(E)”
4 So Joshua called together the twelve men(F) he had appointed from the Israelites, one from each tribe, 5 and said to them, “Go over before the ark of the Lord your God into the middle of the Jordan.(G) Each of you is to take up a stone on his shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of the Israelites, 6 to serve as a sign(H) among you. In the future, when your children(I) ask you, ‘What do these stones mean?’(J) 7 tell them that the flow of the Jordan was cut off(K) before the ark of the covenant of the Lord. When it crossed the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan were cut off. These stones are to be a memorial(L) to the people of Israel forever.”
8 So the Israelites did as Joshua commanded them. They took twelve stones(M) from the middle of the Jordan,(N) according to the number of the tribes of the Israelites, as the Lord had told Joshua;(O) and they carried them over with them to their camp, where they put them down. 9 Joshua set up the twelve stones(P) that had been[a] in the middle of the Jordan at the spot where the priests who carried the ark of the covenant had stood. And they are there to this day.(Q)
10 Now the priests who carried the ark remained standing in the middle of the Jordan until everything the Lord had commanded Joshua was done by the people, just as Moses had directed Joshua. The people hurried over, 11 and as soon as all of them had crossed, the ark of the Lord and the priests came to the other side while the people watched. 12 The men of Reuben,(R) Gad(S) and the half-tribe of Manasseh(T) crossed over, ready for battle, in front of the Israelites,(U) as Moses had directed them.(V) 13 About forty thousand armed for battle(W) crossed over(X) before the Lord to the plains of Jericho for war.
14 That day the Lord exalted(Y) Joshua in the sight of all Israel; and they stood in awe of him all the days of his life, just as they had stood in awe of Moses.
15 Then the Lord said to Joshua, 16 “Command the priests carrying the ark of the covenant law(Z) to come up out of the Jordan.”
17 So Joshua commanded the priests, “Come up out of the Jordan.”
18 And the priests came up out of the river carrying the ark of the covenant of the Lord. No sooner had they set their feet on the dry ground than the waters of the Jordan returned to their place(AA) and ran at flood stage(AB) as before.
19 On the tenth day of the first month the people went up from the Jordan and camped at Gilgal(AC) on the eastern border of Jericho. 20 And Joshua set up at Gilgal the twelve stones(AD) they had taken out of the Jordan. 21 He said to the Israelites, “In the future when your descendants ask their parents, ‘What do these stones mean?’(AE) 22 tell them, ‘Israel crossed the Jordan on dry ground.’(AF) 23 For the Lord your God dried up the Jordan before you until you had crossed over. The Lord your God did to the Jordan what he had done to the Red Sea[b] when he dried it up before us until we had crossed over.(AG) 24 He did this so that all the peoples of the earth might know(AH) that the hand of the Lord is powerful(AI) and so that you might always fear the Lord your God.(AJ)”
Footnotes
- Joshua 4:9 Or Joshua also set up twelve stones
- Joshua 4:23 Or the Sea of Reeds
Joshua 4
King James Version
Joshua 4
King James Version
4 And it came to pass, when all the people were clean passed over Jordan, that the Lord spake unto Joshua, saying,
2 Take you twelve men out of the people, out of every tribe a man,
3 And command ye them, saying, Take you hence out of the midst of Jordan, out of the place where the priests' feet stood firm, twelve stones, and ye shall carry them over with you, and leave them in the lodging place, where ye shall lodge this night.
4 Then Joshua called the twelve men, whom he had prepared of the children of Israel, out of every tribe a man:
5 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 That this may be a sign among you, that when your children ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean ye by these stones?
7 Then ye 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 And the children of Israel did so as Joshua commanded, and took up twelve stones out of the midst of Jordan, as the Lord spake 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 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 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 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 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 spake unto them:
13 About forty thousand prepared for war passed over before the Lord unto battle, to the plains of Jericho.
14 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 And the Lord spake unto Joshua, saying,
16 Command the priests that bear the ark of the testimony, that they come up out of Jordan.
17 Joshua therefore commanded the priests, saying, Come ye up out of Jordan.
18 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 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 And those twelve stones, which they took out of Jordan, did Joshua pitch in Gilgal.
21 And he spake unto the children of Israel, saying, When your children shall ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean these stones?
22 Then ye shall let your children know, saying, Israel came over this Jordan on dry land.
23 For the Lord your God dried up the waters of 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 That all the people of the earth might know the hand of the Lord, that it is mighty: that ye might fear the Lord your God for ever.
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