Josue 3
Ang Pulong Sa Dios
Mitabok sa Jordan ang mga Israelinhon
3 Sayo kaayong mibangon si Josue ug ang tanang mga Israelinhon. Mibiya sila sa Shitim ug miadto sa Suba sa Jordan. Nagkampo una sila didto sa wala pa sila motabok. 2 Paglabay sa tulo ka adlaw, milibot sa kampo ang mga tigdumala, 3 ug mimando sa mga tawo, “Inigkakita ninyo nga pas-anon na sa mga pari nga mga kaliwat ni Levi ang sudlanan sa Kasabotan sa Ginoo nga inyong Dios, sunod kamo kanila, 4 aron mahibaloan ninyo kon asa kamo moagi, kay wala pa gayod kamo sukad makaagi dinhi. Apan ayaw lang kamo pagpaduol pag-ayo sa sudlanan sa Kasabotan; distansya kamog mga usa ka kilometro.”
5 Unya giingnan ni Josue ang mga tawo, “Panghinlo kamo sa inyong kaugalingon[a] kay ugma maghimo ang Ginoo diha kaninyo ug katingalahang mga butang.” 6 Giingnan usab ni Josue ang mga pari, “Dad-a na ninyo ang sudlanan sa Kasabotan ug mag-una kamo sa mga tawo.” Gituman nila ang giingon ni Josue.
7 Unya miingon ang Ginoo kang Josue, “Sa pagabuhaton ko karong adlawa, pasidunggan ka sa katawhan sa Israel, ug mahibaloan nila nga nagauban ako kanimo sama sa akong pag-uban kang Moises. 8 Sultihi ang mga pari nga nagadayong sa sudlanan sa Kasabotan nga inig-abot nila sa Suba sa Jordan mohunong sila inigtunob nila sa tubig sa suba.”
9 Unya gitawag ni Josue ang mga tawo, “Dali kamo, kay sultihan ko kamo kon unsa ang giingon sa Ginoo nga inyong Dios. 10 Masayran ninyo karon nga ang buhi nga Dios nagauban kaninyo, kay iyang ipaabog gayod kaninyo ang mga Canaanhon, Hitihanon, Hibihanon, Perisihanon, Gergasihanon, Amorihanon, ug mga Jebusihanon. 11 Siguradohon ninyo nga ang sudlanan sa Kasabotan sa Ginoo nga nagagahom sa tibuok kalibotan mag-una kaninyo samtang nagtabok kamo sa Suba sa Jordan. 12 Busa karon, pagpili kamo ug 12 ka mga tawo, usa gikan sa matag tribo sa Israel. 13 Sa dihang motunob na sa tubig ang mga pari nga nagadayong sa Kahon sa Ginoo nga nagagahom sa tibuok kalibotan, mohunong pagdagayday ang tubig sa Suba sa Jordan. Ang tubig nga gikan sa ibabaw mopundo sa usa ka dapit.”
14-15 Ting-ani kadto ug nagabaha ang Suba sa Jordan. Mibiya ang mga tawo sa ilang kampo aron motabok. Nagauna kanila ang mga pari nga nagadayong sa sudlanan sa Kasabotan. Pagtunob gayod sa mga pari sa suba, 16 mihunong dayon ang pagdagayday sa tubig. Mipundo ang tubig sa usa ka dapit nga gitawag ug Adam, usa ka lungsod duol sa Zaretan. Wala nay tubig nga nagadagayday paingon sa Patay nga Dagat,[b] busa nakatabok ang mga tawo sa dapit nga duol sa Jerico. 17 Nagtindog taliwala sa mamalang suba ang mga pari nga nagadayong sa sudlanan sa Kasabotan, hangtod nga nakatabok ang tanang katawhan.
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
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
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