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Josué 3
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Josué 3
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La gente de Israel cruza el Jordán
3 Al día siguiente, muy de mañana, Josué y todos los israelitas levantaron el campamento de Sitim y avanzaron hasta el río Jordán. Acamparon allí, esperando el momento de cruzarlo.
2 Al segundo día, los jefes fueron por todo el campamento 3 diciéndole a la gente: «Cuando vean a los sacerdotes salir con el cofre del pacto, levanten el campamento y síganlos. 4 Ellos los guiarán porque ustedes no conocen el camino. Pero no se acerquen al cofre; manténganse por lo menos a un kilómetro de distancia».
5 Josué, por su parte, le dijo a todo el pueblo: «¡Prepárense para presentarse ante Dios! Mañana Dios hará un gran milagro entre nosotros».
6 Después les dijo a los sacerdotes: «Carguen sobre sus hombros el cofre del pacto y salgan; nosotros los seguiremos».
Y así lo hicieron.
7 Dios le dijo a Josué: «Lo que voy a hacer hoy convencerá a todo el pueblo de Israel de que estoy contigo como estuve con Moisés, y te reconocerán como líder. 8 Diles a los sacerdotes que llevan el cofre del pacto que, cuando lleguen al río, entren al agua y se queden cerca de la orilla». 9 Entonces Josué le pidió al pueblo que se acercara y le dijo:
10 «Dios nos ha prometido que a medida que avancemos, él irá desalojando a todos los habitantes de Canaán.[a] 11 Ustedes verán que el Dios vivo nos acompaña, cuando el cofre del pacto del dueño de toda la tierra cruce el Jordán delante de ustedes. 12-13 Cuando los sacerdotes que llevan el cofre toquen el agua con la planta de sus pies, el río Jordán dejará de correr, y el agua se acumulará como formando una gran pared. Además, Dios ha ordenado que escojamos a doce hombres, uno de cada tribu de Israel».
14-16 La gente dejó el campamento y se dispuso a cruzar el río Jordán en el tiempo de la cosecha, cuando el río se desborda a causa del agua que baja de la zona de Adam, cerca de Saretán. Los sacerdotes iban delante de ellos, con el cofre del pacto, y tan pronto como pusieron el pie en el río, el agua dejó de correr y se acumuló. La que corría hacia el Mar Muerto siguió su curso hasta desaparecer. Entonces el pueblo cruzó el río frente a la ciudad de Jericó. 17 Mientras todo el pueblo de Israel cruzaba sobre terreno seco, los sacerdotes que llevaban el cofre del pacto de Dios se detuvieron en medio del Jordán, hasta que todos terminaron de cruzar.
Footnotes
- Josué 3:10 Habitantes de Canaán: Se trata de los hititas, amorreos, cananeos, ferezeos, gergeseos, heveos y jebuseos, pueblos que vivían en las montañas, en la llanura y en la costa oriental del mar Mediterráneo, hasta el monte Líbano.
Joshua 3
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Joshua 3
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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
Joshua 3
New King James Version
Joshua 3
New King James Version
Israel Crosses the Jordan
3 Then Joshua rose early in the morning; and they set out (A)from [a]Acacia Grove and came to the Jordan, he and all the children of Israel, and lodged there before they crossed over. 2 So it was, (B)after three days, that the officers went through the camp; 3 and they commanded the people, saying, (C)“When you see the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God, (D)and the priests, the Levites, [b]bearing it, then you shall set out from your place and go after it. 4 (E)Yet there shall be a space between you and it, about two thousand cubits by measure. Do not come near it, that you may know the way by which you must go, for you have not passed this way before.”
5 And Joshua said to the people, (F)“Sanctify[c] yourselves, for tomorrow the Lord will do wonders among you.” 6 Then Joshua spoke to the priests, saying, (G)“Take up the ark of the covenant and cross over before the people.”
So they took up the ark of the covenant and went before the people.
7 And the Lord said to Joshua, “This day I will begin to (H)exalt[d] you in the sight of all Israel, that they may know that, (I)as I was with Moses, so I will be with you. 8 You shall command (J)the priests who bear the ark of the covenant, saying, ‘When you have come to the edge of the water of the Jordan, (K)you shall stand in the Jordan.’ ”
9 So Joshua said to the children of Israel, “Come here, and hear the words of the Lord your God.” 10 And Joshua said, “By this you shall know that (L)the living God is among you, and that He will without fail (M)drive out from before you the (N)Canaanites and the Hittites and the Hivites and the Perizzites and the Girgashites and the Amorites and the Jebusites: 11 Behold, the ark of the covenant of (O)the Lord of all the earth is crossing over before you into the Jordan. 12 Now therefore, (P)take for yourselves twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one man from every tribe. 13 And it shall come to pass, (Q)as soon as the soles of the feet of the priests who bear the ark of the Lord, (R)the Lord of all the earth, shall rest in the waters of the Jordan, that the waters of the Jordan shall be cut off, the waters that come down from upstream, and they (S)shall stand as a heap.”
14 So it was, when the people set out from their camp to cross over the Jordan, with the priests bearing the (T)ark of the covenant before the people, 15 and as those who bore the ark came to the Jordan, and (U)the feet of the priests who bore the ark dipped in the edge of the water (for the (V)Jordan overflows all its banks (W)during the whole time of harvest), 16 that the waters which came down from upstream stood still, and rose in a heap very far away [e]at Adam, the city that is beside (X)Zaretan. So the waters that went down (Y)into the Sea of the Arabah, (Z)the Salt Sea, failed, and were cut off; and the people crossed over opposite Jericho. 17 Then the priests who bore the ark of the covenant of the Lord stood firm on dry ground in the midst of the Jordan; (AA)and all Israel crossed over on dry ground, until all the people had crossed completely over the Jordan.
Footnotes
- Joshua 3:1 Heb. Shittim
- Joshua 3:3 carrying
- Joshua 3:5 Consecrate
- Joshua 3:7 make you great
- Joshua 3:16 Qr., many mss. and vss. from Adam
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