Mosaico decorativo

1. Levantando-se bem cedo, Josué desfez o acampamento e partiu de Setim com todos os filhos de Israel. Chegados ao Jordão, aí se detiveram antes de atra­vessá-lo.

1. Early in the morning Joshua rose and set out from Shittim, with all the people of Israel; and they came to the Jordan, and lodged there before they passed over.

2. Passados três dias, os oficiais atravessaram pelo meio do acampamento,

2. At the end of three days the officers went through the camp

3. dando ao povo esta ordem: “Quando virdes a arca da aliança do Senhor, vosso Deus, ser levada pelos sacerdotes, filhos de Levi, deixareis vosso acampamento e vos poreis em marcha, seguindo-a.

3. and commanded the people, "When you see the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God being carried by the Levitical priests, then you shall set out from your place and follow it,

4. Haja entre vós e ela uma distância de dois mil côvados aproximadamente. Guardai-vos de vos aproximar dela. Isso para que pos­sais conhecer o caminho por onde deveis ir, porque nunca passastes por ele”.

4. that you may know the way you shall go, for you have not passed this way before. Yet there shall be a space between you and it, a distance of about two thousand cubits; do not come near it."

5. Josué disse ao povo: “Santificai-vos, porque amanhã o Senhor operará no meio de vós coisas maravilhosas”.

5. And Joshua said to the people, "Sanctify yourselves; for tomorrow the LORD will do wonders among you."

6. Depois falou aos sacerdotes: “Tomai a arca da aliança e ide, adiante do povo”. Eles tomaram a arca da aliança e caminharam à testa do povo.

6. And Joshua said to the priests, "Take up the ark of the covenant, and pass on before the people." And they took up the ark of the covenant, and went before the people.

7. O Senhor disse a Josué: “Hoje começarei a exaltar-te diante de todo o Israel, para que saibam que, assim como estive com Moisés, assim estarei contigo.

7. And the LORD said to Joshua, "This day I will begin to exalt you in the sight of all Israel, that they may know that, as I was with Moses, so I will be with you.

8. Eis o que ordenarás aos sacerdotes que levam a arca da aliança: ‘Quando chegardes ao Jordão, vos deterei junto às águas do rio’.”

8. And you shall command the priests who bear the ark of the covenant, `When you come to the brink of the waters of the Jordan, you shall stand still in the Jordan.'"

9. Então Josué disse aos israelitas: “Aproximai-vos e ouvi as palavras do Senhor, vosso Deus”.

9. And Joshua said to the people of Israel, "Come hither, and hear the words of the LORD your God."

10. “Por isso, prosseguiu ele, sabereis que o Deus vivo está no meio de vós, e que ele expulsará de diante de vós os cananeus, os hiteus, os heveus, os ferezeus, os gergeseus, os amorreus e os jebuseus.

10. And Joshua said, "Hereby you shall know that the living God is among you, and that he will without fail drive out from before you the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Hivites, the Per'izzites, the Gir'gashites, the Amorites, and the Jeb'usites.

11. Eis que a arca da aliança do Senhor de toda a terra vai atravessar o Jordão diante de vós.

11. Behold, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth is to pass over before you into the Jordan.

12. Tomai doze homens, um de cada tribo de Israel.

12. Now therefore take twelve men from the tribes of Israel, from each tribe a man.

13. Logo que os sacerdotes que levam a arca do Senhor, o Senhor de toda a terra, tiverem tocado com a planta dos seus pés as águas do Jordão, estas serão cortadas, e as águas que vêm de cima ficarão, amontoando-se.”

13. And when the soles of the feet of the priests who bear the ark of the LORD, the Lord of all the earth, shall rest in the waters of the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan shall be stopped from flowing, and the waters coming down from above shall stand in one heap."

14. O povo dobrou suas tendas e dispôs-se a passar o Jordão, tendo diante de si os sacerdotes que marchavam na frente do povo, levando a arca.

14. So, when the people set out from their tents, to pass over the Jordan with the priests bearing the ark of the covenant before the people,

15. No momento em que os portadores da arca chegaram ao rio e os sacerdotes mergulharam os seus pés na beira do rio – o Jordão estava transbordante e inundava suas margens durante todo o tempo da ceifa –,

15. and when those who bore the ark had come to the Jordan, and the feet of the priests bearing the ark were dipped in the brink of the water (the Jordan overflows all its banks throughout the time of harvest),

16. as águas que vinham de cima detiveram-se e amontoaram-se em uma grande extensão, até perto de Adam, localidade situada nas proximidades de Sartã; e as águas que desciam para o mar da planície, o mar Salgado, foram completamente separadas. O povo atravessou defronte de Jericó.

16. the waters coming down from above stood and rose up in a heap far off, at Adam, the city that is beside Zar'ethan, and those flowing down toward the sea of the Arabah, the Salt Sea, were wholly cut off; and the people passed over opposite Jericho.

17. Os sacerdotes, que levavam a arca da aliança do Senhor, conservaram-se de pé sobre o leito seco do Jordão, enquanto que todo o Israel passava a pé enxuto. E ali permaneceram até que todos passassem para a outra margem.

17. And while all Israel were passing over on dry ground, the priests who bore the ark of the covenant of the LORD stood on dry ground in the midst of the Jordan, until all the nation finished passing over the Jordan.


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