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Joshua 3
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Joshua 3
New American Standard Bible
Israel Crosses the Jordan
3 Then Joshua got up early in the morning; and he and all the sons of Israel set out from (A)Shittim and came to the Jordan, and they spent the night there before they crossed. 2 Then (B)at the end of three days the officers went through the midst of the camp; 3 and they commanded the people, saying, “When you see the (C)ark of the covenant of the Lord your God with the Levitical priests carrying it, then you shall set out from your place and go after it. 4 However, there shall be a distance between you and it of about [a]two thousand cubits by measurement. Do not come near it, so that you may know the way by which you shall go, for you have not passed this way before.”
5 Then Joshua said to the people, “(D)Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the Lord will do miracles among you.” 6 And Joshua spoke to the priests, saying, “Take up the ark of the covenant and cross over ahead of the people.” So they took up the ark of the covenant and went ahead of the people.
7 Now the Lord said to Joshua, “This day I will begin to (E)exalt you in the sight of all Israel, so that they will know that just as I have been with Moses, I will be with you. 8 So you shall command the priests who are carrying the ark of the covenant, saying, ‘When you come to the edge of the waters of the Jordan, you shall stand still in the Jordan.’” 9 Then Joshua said to the sons of Israel, “Come here, and hear the words of the Lord your God.” 10 And Joshua said, “By this you will know that (F)the living God is among you, and that He will assuredly (G)drive out from you the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Hivite, the Perizzite, the Girgashite, the Amorite, and the Jebusite. 11 Behold, the ark of the covenant of (H)the Lord of all the earth is crossing over ahead of you into the Jordan. 12 Now then, (I)take for yourselves twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one man for each tribe. 13 And it will come about when the soles of the feet of the priests who carry the ark of the Lord, the Lord of all the earth, rest in the waters of the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan will be cut off, that is, the waters which are [b]flowing down from above; and they will (J)stand in one heap.”
14 So when the people set out from their tents to cross the Jordan, with the priests carrying (K)the ark of the covenant before the people, 15 and when those who were carrying the ark came up to the Jordan and the feet of the priests carrying the ark [c]stepped down into the edge of the water (for the (L)Jordan overflows all its banks all the days of harvest), 16 then (M)the waters which were [d]flowing down from above stood and rose up in (N)one heap, a great distance away at Adam, the city that is beside Zarethan; and those which were [e]flowing down toward the sea of the (O)Arabah, the Salt Sea, were completely cut off. So the people crossed opposite Jericho. 17 And the priests who carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord stood firm (P)on dry ground in the middle of the Jordan while all Israel crossed on dry ground, until all the nation had finished crossing the Jordan.
Footnotes
- Joshua 3:4 About 3,000 ft. or 914 m
- Joshua 3:13 Lit going
- Joshua 3:15 Lit were dipped in
- Joshua 3:16 Lit going
- Joshua 3:16 Lit going
Josué 3
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Josué 3
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A travessia do Jordão
3 Na manhã seguinte, logo muito cedo, Josué e o povo de Israel deixaram Sitim e vieram até às margens do rio Jordão, onde ficaram acampados durante alguns dias antes de o atravessarem. 2 No terceiro dia foram mandados chefes por todo o acampamento 3 com estas instruções: “Quando virem os sacerdotes levitas transportar a arca da aliança do Senhor, vosso Deus, sigam-na. 4 Nunca fizeram este caminho antes, por isso, precisam que vos guiem. Mantenham uma distância aproximada de um quilómetro entre a arca; tenham cuidado em não se aproximarem mais do que a distância indicada.”
5 Seguidamente, Josué disse ao povo: “Santifiquem-se, porque amanhã o Senhor fará coisas maravilhosas no vosso meio.”
6 Pela manhã Josué deu aos sacerdotes estas ordens: “Levantem a arca da aliança e atravessem o rio à nossa frente.” E eles foram, caminhando diante do povo.
7 “Hoje”, disse o Senhor a Josué, “aumentarei muito a tua autoridade perante todo o povo; porque Israel constatará que eu estou contigo como estive com Moisés. 8 Dá instruções aos sacerdotes, que levam a arca, para que parem mesmo à beira do rio.”
9 Então Josué convocou toda a gente e disse: “Venham ouvir o que o Senhor, vosso Deus, disse. 10 Hoje vão dar-se conta, seguramente, que o Deus vivo está no vosso meio e que, com toda a certeza, expulsará daquela terra os cananeus, os hititas, os heveus, os perizeus, os girgaseus, os amorreus e os jebuseus; todos os povos que habitam atualmente o território que, em breve, irão ocupar. 11 A arca da aliança de Deus, que é o Senhor de toda a Terra, é que vos conduzirá através do rio! 12 Por isso, elejam doze homens, um de cada tribo, para a tarefa especial que lhes vai ser indicada. 13 Quando os sacerdotes que transportam a arca tocarem na água com os pés, o rio parará de correr, como se as águas estivessem a ser retidas por uma represa; amontoar-se-ão como se uma muralha invencível as retivesse!”
14-15 Acontecia ser a época das colheitas, que correspondia com as cheias do Jordão, em que o rio saía do leito e as águas inundavam os terrenos nas margens. No entanto, logo que o povo se preparou para atravessar o rio e os pés dos sacerdotes que transportavam a arca da aliança entraram na água, 16 imediatamente as águas começaram a amontoar-se como se tivessem encontrado um dique, e isto já muito acima, na cidade de Adão, perto de Zaretã. As águas abaixo desse ponto foram correndo para o mar Salgado[a], até que o leito ficou sem nenhuma água. Então todo o povo passou, no sítio em que o rio mais se aproximava da cidade de Jericó; 17 os sacerdotes que transportavam a arca da aliança do Senhor permaneceram ali, no meio do Jordão, sobre terra sem água, até que toda a gente passou para o outro lado.
Footnotes
- 3.16 Também conhecido como mar Morto.
Joshua 3
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Joshua 3
New International Version
Crossing the Jordan
3 Early in the morning Joshua and all the Israelites set out from Shittim(A) and went to the Jordan,(B) where they camped before crossing over. 2 After three days(C) the officers(D) went throughout the camp,(E) 3 giving orders to the people: “When you see the ark of the covenant(F) of the Lord your God, and the Levitical(G) priests(H) carrying it, you are to move out from your positions and follow it. 4 Then you will know which way to go, since you have never been this way before. But keep a distance of about two thousand cubits[a](I) between you and the ark; do not go near it.”
5 Joshua told the people, “Consecrate yourselves,(J) for tomorrow the Lord will do amazing things(K) among you.”
6 Joshua said to the priests, “Take up the ark of the covenant and pass on ahead of the people.” So they took it up and went ahead of them.
7 And the Lord said to Joshua, “Today I will begin to exalt you(L) in the eyes of all Israel, so they may know that I am with you as I was with Moses.(M) 8 Tell the priests(N) who carry the ark of the covenant: ‘When you reach the edge of the Jordan’s waters, go and stand in the river.’”
9 Joshua said to the Israelites, “Come here and listen to the words of the Lord your God. 10 This is how you will know that the living God(O) is among you(P) and that he will certainly drive out before you the Canaanites, Hittites,(Q) Hivites, Perizzites,(R) Girgashites, Amorites and Jebusites.(S) 11 See, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth(T) will go into the Jordan ahead of you.(U) 12 Now then, choose twelve men(V) from the tribes of Israel, one from each tribe. 13 And as soon as the priests who carry the ark of the Lord—the Lord of all the earth(W)—set foot in the Jordan, its waters flowing downstream(X) will be cut off(Y) and stand up in a heap.(Z)”
14 So when the people broke camp to cross the Jordan, the priests carrying the ark of the covenant(AA) went ahead(AB) of them. 15 Now the Jordan(AC) is at flood stage(AD) all during harvest.(AE) Yet as soon as the priests who carried the ark reached the Jordan and their feet touched the water’s edge, 16 the water from upstream stopped flowing.(AF) It piled up in a heap(AG) a great distance away, at a town called Adam in the vicinity of Zarethan,(AH) while the water flowing down(AI) to the Sea of the Arabah(AJ) (that is, the Dead Sea(AK)) was completely cut off.(AL) So the people crossed over opposite Jericho.(AM) 17 The priests(AN) who carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord stopped in the middle of the Jordan and stood on dry ground,(AO) while all Israel passed by until the whole nation had completed the crossing on dry ground.(AP)
Footnotes
- Joshua 3:4 That is, about 3,000 feet or about 900 meters
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