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Josué 4
La Biblia de las Américas
Josué 4
La Biblia de las Américas
Doce piedras conmemorativas
4 Y sucedió que cuando todo el pueblo acabó de pasar el Jordán(A), el Señor habló a Josué, diciendo: 2 Escoged doce hombres del pueblo, uno de cada tribu(B), 3 y ordenadles, diciendo: «Tomad doce piedras de aquí, de en medio del Jordán, del lugar donde los pies de los sacerdotes están firmes, y llevadlas con vosotros y colocadlas en el alojamiento donde habéis de pasar la noche(C)». 4 Llamó, pues, Josué a los doce hombres que había señalado de entre los hijos de Israel, uno de cada tribu; 5 y Josué les dijo: Pasad delante del arca[a] del Señor vuestro Dios al medio del Jordán, y alce cada uno una piedra sobre su hombro, de acuerdo con el número de las tribus de los hijos de Israel. 6 Sea esto[b] una señal entre vosotros, y más tarde[c] cuando vuestros hijos pregunten, diciendo: «¿Qué significan estas piedras para vosotros(D)?», 7 les diréis: «Es que las aguas del Jordán quedaron cortadas delante del arca del pacto del Señor; cuando esta pasó el Jordán, las aguas del Jordán quedaron cortadas(E)». Así que estas piedras servirán como recuerdo a los hijos de Israel para siempre(F).
8 Y lo hicieron así los hijos de Israel, tal como Josué ordenó, y alzaron doce piedras de en medio del Jordán, como el Señor dijo a Josué, según el número de las tribus de los hijos de Israel; y las llevaron consigo al alojamiento y allí las depositaron(G). 9 Entonces Josué levantó doce piedras(H) en medio del Jordán, en el lugar donde habían estado los pies de los sacerdotes que llevaban el arca del pacto, y allí permanecen hasta hoy. 10 Porque los sacerdotes que llevaban el arca estuvieron parados en medio del Jordán hasta que se cumpliera todo lo que el Señor había mandado a Josué que dijera al pueblo, de acuerdo con todo lo que Moisés había mandado a Josué. Y el pueblo se apresuró y pasó; 11 y sucedió que cuando todo el pueblo había acabado de pasar, el arca del Señor y los sacerdotes pasaron delante del pueblo. 12 Y los hijos de Rubén, los hijos de Gad y la media tribu de Manasés pasaron en orden de batalla delante de los hijos de Israel(I), tal como Moisés les había dicho; 13 como cuarenta mil, equipados para la guerra, pasaron delante del Señor hacia los llanos de Jericó, listos para la batalla. 14 Aquel día el Señor engrandeció a Josué ante los ojos de todo Israel; y le temieron[d], tal como habían temido[e] a Moisés todos los días de su vida(J).
15 Entonces habló el Señor a Josué, diciendo: 16 Ordena a los sacerdotes que llevan el arca del testimonio(K) que suban del Jordán. 17 Y Josué mandó a los sacerdotes, diciendo: Subid del Jordán. 18 Y sucedió que cuando los sacerdotes que llevaban el arca del pacto del Señor subieron de en medio del Jordán, y las plantas de los pies de los sacerdotes salieron[f] a tierra seca, las aguas del Jordán volvieron a su lugar y corrieron sobre todas sus riberas como antes.
Las piedras erigidas en Gilgal
19 El pueblo subió del Jordán el día diez del mes primero(L) y acamparon en Gilgal al lado oriental de Jericó. 20 Y aquellas[g] doce piedras que habían sacado del Jordán(M), Josué las erigió en Gilgal(N). 21 Y habló a los hijos de Israel, diciendo: Cuando vuestros hijos pregunten a sus padres el día de mañana, diciendo: «¿Qué significan estas piedras?», 22 entonces lo explicaréis a vuestros hijos, diciendo: «Israel cruzó este Jordán en tierra seca(O)». 23 Porque el Señor vuestro Dios secó las aguas del Jordán delante de vosotros hasta que pasasteis, tal como el Señor vuestro Dios había hecho al mar Rojo[h], el cual Él secó delante de nosotros hasta que pasamos(P), 24 para que todos los pueblos de la tierra conozcan que la mano del Señor es poderosa(Q), a fin de que temáis[i] al Señor vuestro Dios para siempre[j](R).
Footnotes
- Josué 4:5 O, Pasad de nuevo al arca
- Josué 4:6 Lit., Para que esto sea
- Josué 4:6 Lit., porque mañana
- Josué 4:14 O, reverenciaron
- Josué 4:14 O, reverenciado
- Josué 4:18 Lit., fueron sacadas
- Josué 4:20 Lit., estas
- Josué 4:23 Lit., mar de Cañas
- Josué 4:24 O, reverenciéis
- Josué 4:24 Lit., todos los días
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.
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
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