Joshua 3
English Standard Version
Israel Crosses the Jordan
3 Then Joshua rose early in the morning and they set out (A)from Shittim. And they came to the Jordan, he and all the people of Israel, and lodged there before they passed over. 2 (B)At the end of three days the officers went through the camp 3 and commanded the people, “As soon as you see the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God being carried by (C)the Levitical priests, then you shall set out from your place and follow it. 4 (D)Yet there shall be a distance between you and it, about 2,000 cubits[a] in length. Do not come near it, in order that you may know the way you shall go, for you have not passed this way before.” 5 Then Joshua said to the people, (E)“Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the Lord will do wonders among you.” 6 And Joshua said to the priests, (F)“Take up the ark of the covenant and pass on before the people.” So they took up the ark of the covenant and went before the people.
7 The Lord said to Joshua, “Today I will begin to (G)exalt you in the sight of all Israel, that they may know that, (H)as I was with Moses, so I will be with you. 8 And as for you, command (I)the priests who bear the ark of the covenant, ‘When you come to the brink of the waters of the Jordan, (J)you shall stand still in the Jordan.’” 9 And Joshua said to the people of Israel, “Come here and listen to the words of the Lord your God.” 10 And Joshua said, “Here is how you shall know that (K)the living God is among you and that he will without fail (L)drive out from before you the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Hivites, the Perizzites, the Girgashites, the Amorites, and the Jebusites. 11 Behold, the ark of the covenant of (M)the Lord of all the earth[b] (N)is passing over before you into the Jordan. 12 Now therefore (O)take twelve men from the tribes of Israel, (P)from each tribe a man. 13 And (Q)when the soles of the feet of the priests bearing the ark of the Lord, (R)the Lord of all the earth, shall rest in the waters of the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan shall be cut off from flowing, and the waters coming down from above shall (S)stand in one heap.”
14 So when the people set out from their tents to pass over the Jordan with the priests bearing (T)the ark of the covenant before the people, 15 and as soon as those bearing the ark had come as far as the Jordan, and (U)the feet of the priests bearing the ark were dipped in the brink of the water (now (V)the Jordan overflows all its banks (W)throughout the time of harvest), 16 the waters coming down from above stood and rose up in a heap very far away, at Adam, the city that is beside (X)Zarethan, and those flowing down toward the Sea of (Y)the Arabah, (Z)the Salt Sea, were completely cut off. And the people passed over opposite Jericho. 17 Now the priests bearing the ark of the covenant of the Lord stood firmly on dry ground in the midst of the Jordan, (AA)and all Israel was passing over on dry ground until all the nation finished passing over the Jordan.
Footnotes
- Joshua 3:4 A cubit was about 18 inches or 45 centimeters
- Joshua 3:11 Hebrew the ark of the covenant, the Lord of all the earth
Joshua 3
Christian Standard Bible Anglicised
Crossing the Jordan
3 Joshua started early the next morning and left the Acacia Grove[a] with all the Israelites. They went as far as the Jordan and stayed there before crossing. 2 After three days the officers went through the camp(A) 3 and commanded the people, ‘When you see the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God carried by the Levitical priests,(B) you are to break camp and follow it. 4 But keep a distance of about a kilometre[b] between yourselves and the ark. Don’t go near it, so that you can see the way to go, for you haven’t travelled this way before.’
5 Joshua told the people, ‘Consecrate yourselves,(C) because the Lord will do wonders(D) among you tomorrow.’ 6 Then he said to the priests, ‘Carry the ark of the covenant and go on ahead of the people.’ So they carried the ark of the covenant and went ahead of them.
7 The Lord spoke to Joshua: ‘Today I will begin to exalt you in the sight of all Israel,(E) so they will know that I will be with you just as I was with Moses.(F) 8 Command the priests carrying the ark of the covenant: When you reach the edge of the water,[c] stand in the Jordan.’
9 Then Joshua told the Israelites, ‘Come closer and listen to the words of the Lord your God.’ 10 He said, ‘You will know that the living God is among you(G) and that he will certainly dispossess before you the Canaanites, Hethites, Hivites, Perizzites, Girgashites, Amorites, and Jebusites(H) 11 when the ark of the covenant of the Lord of the whole earth(I) goes ahead of you into the Jordan. 12 Now choose twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one man for each tribe.(J) 13 When the feet[d] of the priests who carry the ark of the Lord, the Lord of the whole earth, come to rest in the Jordan’s water, its water will be cut off. The water flowing downstream will stand up in a heap.’(K)
14 When the people broke camp to cross the Jordan, the priests carried the ark of the covenant(L) ahead of the people. 15 Now the Jordan overflows its banks throughout the harvest season.(M) But as soon as the priests carrying the ark reached the Jordan, their feet touched the water at its edge 16 and the water flowing downstream stood still, rising up in a heap that extended as far as[e] Adam, a city next to Zarethan. The water flowing downstream into the Sea of the Arabah(N) – the Dead Sea – was completely cut off, and the people crossed opposite Jericho. 17 The priests carrying the ark of the Lord’s covenant stood firmly on dry ground in the middle of the Jordan,(O) while all Israel crossed on dry ground until the entire nation had finished crossing the Jordan.
Iosua 3
Cornilescu 1924 - Revised 2010, 2014
Trecerea Iordanului
3 Iosua, sculându-se dis-de-dimineaţă, a pornit din Sitim(A) cu toţi copiii lui Israel. Au ajuns la Iordan şi au rămas acolo peste noapte, înainte de a trece. 2 După trei(B) zile, căpeteniile oastei au trecut prin tabără 3 şi au dat poporului următoarea poruncă: „Când(C) veţi vedea chivotul legământului Domnului, Dumnezeului vostru, dus de preoţi(D), care sunt din neamul leviţilor, să plecaţi din locul în care sunteţi şi să porniţi după el. 4 Dar(E) între voi şi el să fie o depărtare de aproape două mii de coţi; să nu vă apropiaţi de el. El vă va arăta drumul pe care trebuie să-l urmaţi, căci n-aţi mai trecut pe drumul acesta.” 5 Iosua a zis poporului: „Sfinţiţi-vă(F), căci mâine Domnul va face lucruri minunate în mijlocul vostru.” 6 Şi Iosua a zis preoţilor: „Luaţi(G) chivotul legământului şi treceţi înaintea poporului.” Ei au luat chivotul legământului şi au pornit înaintea poporului. 7 Domnul a zis lui Iosua: „Astăzi, voi începe să te înalţ(H) înaintea întregului Israel, ca să ştie că voi fi cu tine cum(I) am fost cu Moise. 8 Să dai următoarea poruncă preoţilor(J) care duc chivotul legământului: ‘Când veţi ajunge la marginea apelor Iordanului, să vă(K) opriţi în Iordan’.” 9 Iosua a zis copiilor lui Israel: „Apropiaţi-vă şi ascultaţi cuvintele Domnului, Dumnezeului vostru.” 10 Iosua a zis: „Prin aceasta veţi cunoaşte că Dumnezeul(L) cel viu este în mijlocul vostru şi că va izgoni(M) dinaintea voastră pe canaaniţi, pe hetiţi, pe heviţi, pe fereziţi, pe ghirgasiţi, pe amoriţi şi pe iebusiţi: 11 Iată, chivotul legământului Domnului(N) întregului pământ va trece înaintea voastră în Iordan. 12 Acum, luaţi(O) doisprezece bărbaţi din seminţiile lui Israel, câte un bărbat de fiecare seminţie. 13 Şi de îndată(P) ce preoţii care duc chivotul Domnului(Q), Dumnezeului întregului pământ, vor pune talpa piciorului în apele Iordanului, apele Iordanului se vor despica în două, şi anume apele care se pogoară din sus se vor opri(R) grămadă.” 14 Poporul a ieşit din corturi ca să treacă Iordanul şi preoţii care duceau chivotul(S) legământului au pornit înaintea poporului. 15 Când preoţii care duceau chivotul, au ajuns la Iordan şi când li s-au muiat picioarele(T) în marginea apei – căci(U) Iordanul se varsă peste toate malurile lui în(V) tot timpul secerişului –, 16 apele care se pogoară din sus s-au oprit şi s-au înălţat grămadă, la o foarte mare depărtare de lângă cetatea Adam, care este lângă Ţartan(W), iar cele ce se pogorau spre(X) marea câmpiei, care este Marea(Y) Sărată, s-au scurs de tot. Poporul a trecut în faţa Ierihonului. 17 Preoţii care duceau chivotul legământului Domnului s-au oprit pe uscat, în mijlocul Iordanului, în timp ce tot Israelul(Z) trecea pe uscat, până a isprăvit tot poporul de trecut Iordanul.
Joshua 3
Evangelical Heritage Version
Preparing for the Crossing
3 After Joshua had gotten up early in the morning, he and all the Israelites set out from Shittim and arrived at the Jordan. They stayed there until they crossed over. 2 After three days the officers went through the camp 3 and gave this order to the people: “As soon as you see the priests from the tribe of Levi carrying the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord your God, you are to set out from your position and follow the ark. 4 But keep a distance between you and the ark—about three thousand feet.[a] Do not get too close to it, so that you can determine which way you should go, because you have never crossed over this way before.”
5 Then Joshua said to the people, “Consecrate yourselves, because tomorrow the Lord will do amazing things among you.”
6 Then Joshua said to the priests, “Lift up the Ark of the Covenant and pass by in front of the people.” So they lifted up the Ark of the Covenant and went ahead of the people.
7 The Lord said to Joshua, “Today I will begin to exalt you in the eyes of all Israel so that they will know that just as I was with Moses, so I will be with you. 8 You are the one who will give this order to the priests carrying the Ark of the Covenant: ‘As soon as you come to the edge of the water of the Jordan, you are to stand still in the Jordan.’”
9 Joshua said to the people of Israel, “Come closer to me and listen to the words of the Lord your God.” 10 Then Joshua said, “This is how you will know that the Living God is among you and that he will most certainly drive out from before you the Canaanites, the Hittites,[b] the Hivites, the Perizzites, the Girgashites, the Amorites, and the Jebusites: 11 Look, the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord of all the earth is about to cross over the Jordan ahead of you. 12 So now choose for yourselves twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one man from each tribe. 13 As soon as the soles of the feet of the priests carrying the Ark of the Lord, the Lord of all the earth, come to rest in the waters of the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan flowing down from upstream will be cut off, and they will stand up in one heap.”
14 So the people set out from their tents to cross the Jordan, and the priests carrying the Ark of the Covenant went ahead of the people. 15 As soon as the priests carrying the ark came to the Jordan, and as soon as their feet dipped into the edge of the water (the Jordan is full and overflows all its banks during all the days of the grain harvest), 16 the waters flowing down from upstream came to a standstill. The waters piled up in one heap, very far away, at Adam, the town that is next to Zarethan, and the waters flowing down to the Sea of the Arabah, that is, the Salt Sea,[c] were completely cut off. So the people crossed the Jordan opposite Jericho. 17 The priests carrying the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord stood on dry ground in the middle of the Jordan while all Israel was crossing over on dry ground, until the entire nation had finished crossing the Jordan.
Footnotes
- Joshua 3:4 That is, two thousand cubits
- Joshua 3:10 There is no known connection between the early “Hittites,” who first appeared during the patriarchal period and who were a Canaanite ethnic group (Genesis 10:15), and the later Indo-European “Hittites” from Anatolia (Turkey).
- Joshua 3:16 That is, the Dead Sea
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