Jozua 3
Het Boek
De overtocht door de Jordaan
3 De volgende morgen in alle vroegte, verlieten Jozua en het hele volk Sittim. Diezelfde avond bereikten zij de oever van de Jordaan, waar zij enige dagen hun kamp opsloegen alvorens over te steken. 2-4 Op de derde dag gingen enkele aanvoerders het kamp door en gaven de volgende instructies: ‘Wanneer u de Levitische priesters de ark van het verbond met de Here, uw God, ziet dragen, volg hen dan. Waar wij heengaan, bent u nog nooit geweest, daarom zullen zij u de weg wijzen. Blijf echter ongeveer een kilometer achter hen, met een duidelijke ruimte tussen de ark en u, zorg ervoor dat u niet dichterbij komt.’
5 Toen droeg Jozua iedereen op zich te heiligen. ‘Morgen,’ zei hij, ‘zal de Here een groot wonder verrichten.’ 6 De volgende ochtend gaf Jozua de priesters de opdracht: ‘Neem de ark op en leid ons over de rivier!’ En zo gingen zij vóór het volk uit.
7 ‘Vandaag,’ zei de Here tegen Jozua, ‘zal Ik u grote eer geven, zodat heel Israël weet dat Ik net zo met u ben als Ik met Mozes was. 8 Geef de priesters die de ark dragen, opdracht dat zij in het water gaan staan zodra ze bij de oever van de Jordaan zijn aangekomen.’ 9 Jozua riep het volk bijeen en zei: ‘Kom hier en luister naar wat de Here, uw God, heeft gezegd. 10 Vandaag zal het u duidelijk worden dat de levende God in uw midden is en dat Hij vast en zeker de Kanaänieten, Hethieten, Chiwwieten, Perizzieten, Girgasieten, Amorieten en Jebusieten zal verdrijven. 11 Want de ark van het verbond van God, die de Here van de hele aarde is, zal u over de rivier leiden! 12 Kies nu twaalf mannen, één uit elke stam, voor een speciale opdracht. 13,14 Wanneer de priesters die de ark van de Here dragen met hun voeten het water aanraken, zal de rivier ophouden met stromen. Het water dat van bovenaf komt, zal als een dam blijven staan!’ Dit gebeurde in het oogstseizoen en de Jordaan was al buiten zijn oevers getreden. Toen het volk zich in beweging zette en de voeten van de priesters die de ark van het verbond droegen het water raakten, 15,16 begon het rivierwater zich plotseling ver stroomopwaarts bij de stad Adam, dichtbij Zarethan, op te hopen alsof het een dam was! Het water beneden dat punt stroomde verder naar de Zoutzee, tot de rivierbedding droog stond. Toen stak het hele volk de rivier over ter hoogte van Jericho. 17 De priesters die de ark droegen, stonden op het droge midden in de Jordaan en bleven daar, terwijl het hele volk aan hen voorbij trok.
Joshua 3
BRG Bible
3 And Joshua rose early in the morning; and they removed from Shittim, and came to Jordan, he and all the children of Israel, and lodged there before they passed over.
2 And it came to pass after three days, that the officers went through the host;
3 And they commanded the people, saying, When ye see the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God, and the priests the Levites bearing it, then ye shall remove from your place, and go after it.
4 Yet there shall be a space between you and it, about two thousand cubits by measure: come not near unto it, that ye may know the way by which ye must go: for ye have not passed this way heretofore.
5 And Joshua said unto the people, Sanctify yourselves: for to morrow the Lord will do wonders among you.
6 And Joshua spake unto the priests, saying, Take up the ark of the covenant, and pass over before the people. And they took up the ark of the covenant, and went before the people.
7 ¶ And the Lord said unto Joshua, This day will I begin to magnify thee in the sight of all Israel, that they may know that, as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee.
8 And thou shalt command the priests that bear the ark of the covenant, saying, When ye are come to the brink of the water of Jordan, ye shall stand still in Jordan.
9 ¶ And Joshua said unto the children of Israel, Come hither, and hear the words of the Lord your God.
10 And Joshua said, Hereby ye shall know that the living God is among you, and that he will without fail drive out from before you the 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 the Lord of all the earth passeth over before you into Jordan.
12 Now therefore take you twelve men out of the tribes of Israel, out of every tribe a man.
13 And it shall come to pass, as soon as the soles of the feet of the priests that bear the ark of the Lord, the Lord of all the earth, shall rest in the waters of Jordan, that the waters of Jordan shall be cut off from the waters that come down from above; and they shall stand upon an heap.
14 ¶ And it came to pass, when the people removed from their tents, to pass over Jordan, and the priests bearing the ark of the covenant before the people;
15 And as they that bare the ark were come unto Jordan, and the feet of the priests that bare the ark were dipped in the brim of the water, (for Jordan overfloweth all his banks all the time of harvest,)
16 That the waters which came down from above stood and rose up upon an heap very far from the city Adam, that is beside Zaretan: and those that came down toward the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, failed, and were cut off: and the people passed over right against Jericho.
17 And the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the Lord stood firm on dry ground in the midst of Jordan, and all the Israelites passed over on dry ground, until all the people were passed clean over Jordan.
Joshua 3
King James Version
3 And Joshua rose early in the morning; and they removed from Shittim, and came to Jordan, he and all the children of Israel, and lodged there before they passed over.
2 And it came to pass after three days, that the officers went through the host;
3 And they commanded the people, saying, When ye see the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God, and the priests the Levites bearing it, then ye shall remove from your place, and go after it.
4 Yet there shall be a space between you and it, about two thousand cubits by measure: come not near unto it, that ye may know the way by which ye must go: for ye have not passed this way heretofore.
5 And Joshua said unto the people, Sanctify yourselves: for to morrow the Lord will do wonders among you.
6 And Joshua spake unto the priests, saying, Take up the ark of the covenant, and pass over before the people. And they took up the ark of the covenant, and went before the people.
7 And the Lord said unto Joshua, This day will I begin to magnify thee in the sight of all Israel, that they may know that, as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee.
8 And thou shalt command the priests that bear the ark of the covenant, saying, When ye are come to the brink of the water of Jordan, ye shall stand still in Jordan.
9 And Joshua said unto the children of Israel, Come hither, and hear the words of the Lord your God.
10 And Joshua said, Hereby ye shall know that the living God is among you, and that he will without fail drive out from before you the 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 the Lord of all the earth passeth over before you into Jordan.
12 Now therefore take you twelve men out of the tribes of Israel, out of every tribe a man.
13 And it shall come to pass, as soon as the soles of the feet of the priests that bear the ark of the Lord, the Lord of all the earth, shall rest in the waters of Jordan, that the waters of Jordan shall be cut off from the waters that come down from above; and they shall stand upon an heap.
14 And it came to pass, when the people removed from their tents, to pass over Jordan, and the priests bearing the ark of the covenant before the people;
15 And as they that bare the ark were come unto Jordan, and the feet of the priests that bare the ark were dipped in the brim of the water, (for Jordan overfloweth all his banks all the time of harvest,)
16 That the waters which came down from above stood and rose up upon an heap very far from the city Adam, that is beside Zaretan: and those that came down toward the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, failed, and were cut off: and the people passed over right against Jericho.
17 And the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the Lord stood firm on dry ground in the midst of Jordan, and all the Israelites passed over on dry ground, until all the people were passed clean over Jordan.
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