Joshua, 4

1. And when they had crossed over, the Lord said to Joshua:

1. Pošto je sav narod prešao preko Jordana, reèe Jahve Jošui:

2. “Choose twelve men, one from each tribe,

2. "Izaberite iz naroda dvanaest ljudi, od svakoga plemena po jednoga,

3. and instruct them so that they may take from the midst of the channel of the Jordan, where the feet of the priests stood still, twelve very hard stones, which you shall station in the place of the camp, where you will pitch your tents this night.”

3. i zapovjedite im: 'Dignite odavde, iz sredine Jordana - s mjesta gdje stoje noge sveæenika - dvanaest kamenova koje æete ponijeti sa sobom i položiti na mjestu gdje budete noæas prenoæili.'"

4. And Joshua called twelve men, whom he had chosen from the sons of Israel, one from each tribe,

4. Tada pozva Jošua dvanaest ljudi koje je bio izabrao izmeðu sinova Izraelovih, iz svakoga plemena po jednoga èovjeka,

5. and he said to them: “Go before the ark of the Lord your God into the middle of the Jordan, and let each one carry from there one stone on your shoulders, according to the number of the sons of Israel,

5. i reèe im: "Idite pred Kovèeg Jahve, Boga svoga, u sredinu Jordana, i neka svaki donese na svojim ramenima po jedan kamen prema broju plemena Izraelovih.

6. so that it may be a sign among you. And when your sons will ask you, tomorrow, saying, ‘What do these stones mean to you?’

6. To æe biti na spomen meðu vama. Kad vas jednoga dana budu pitala vaša djeca: 'Što vam znaèe ovi kamenovi?'

7. you shall respond to them: ‘The waters of the Jordan failed before the ark of the covenant of the Lord, when the ark crossed over it. For this reason, these stones were placed as a monument for the sons of Israel, even forever.’ ”

7. reæi æete im: 'Voda se Jordana razdijelila pred Kovèegom saveza Jahvina kad je prelazio preko Jordana.' I ovo æe kamenje biti vjeèni spomen sinovima Izraelovim."

8. Therefore, the sons of Israel did as Joshua instructed them, carrying twelve stones from the midst of the channel of the Jordan, just as the Lord had ordered him, according to the number of the sons of Israel, as far as the place where they made camp, and there they stationed them.

8. Izraelci uèine kako im je zapovjedio Jošua, uzmu dvanaest kamenova iz sredine Jordana, prema broju plemena Izraelovih, kako je Jahve naredio Jošui: prenesu ih do svoga noæišta i polože ondje.

9. Similarly, Joshua positioned another twelve stones in the middle of the channel of the Jordan, where the priests stood who were carrying the ark of the covenant; and they are there, even to the present day.

9. Zatim Jošua postavi usred Jordana dvanaest kamenova na mjesta gdje su stajale noge sveæenika koji su nosili Kovèeg saveza. Ondje stoje i danas.

10. Now the priests who were carrying the ark stood in the midst of the Jordan, until everything was accomplished which the Lord had instructed Joshua to speak to the people and which Moses had said to him. And the people hurried, and they passed over.

10. Sveæenici koji su nosili Kovèeg saveza stajali su usred Jordana, sve dok se nije izvršilo sve što je Jahve zapovjedio Jošui da narod izvrši, sasvim onako kao što Mojsije bijaše naredio Jošui. A narod je žurno prelazio.

11. And when they had all crossed, the ark of the Lord also crossed, and the priests advanced before the people.

11. Pošto je sav narod prešao, prijeðu i sveæenici s Kovèegom saveza Jahvina i krenu pred narodom.

12. Likewise, the sons of Reuben, and of Gad, and of the one half tribe of Manasseh advanced with weapons before the sons of Israel, just as Moses had instructed them.

12. Tada sinovi Rubenovi i sinovi Gadovi i polovina plemena Manašeova u bojnoj opremi stanu na èelo sinova Izraelovih, kao što im bijaše zapovjedio Mojsije.

13. And forty thousand fighters, by companies and divisions, advanced through the plains and fields of the city of Jericho.

13. Oko èetrdeset tisuæa naoružanih ljudi prešlo je pred Jahvom da se bori na Jerihonskim poljanama.

14. In that day, the Lord magnified Joshua in the sight of all Israel, so that they would fear him, just as they had feared Moses while he lived.

14. Toga dana uzvisi Jahve Jošuu pred svim Izraelom i svi ga se bojahu, kao nekoæ Mojsija, u sve dane njegova života.

15. And he said to him,

15. Jahve reèe Jošui:

16. “Command the priests who are carrying the ark of the covenant to ascend from the Jordan.”

16. "Zapovjedi sveæenicima koji nose Kovèeg saveza neka izaðu iz Jordana."

17. And he commanded them, saying, “Ascend from the Jordan.”

17. Tada Jošua zapovjedi sveæenicima: "Izaðite iz Jordana!"

18. And when those who were carrying the ark of the covenant of the Lord had ascended, and they began to step on dry soil, the waters returned to their channel, and they flowed as they usually did before.

18. A èim su sveæenici koji su nosili Kovèeg saveza Jahvina izašli isred Jordana i stali nogama na suho, vrate se vode Jordana na svoje mjesto i poteku kao i prije preko svojih obala.

19. Now the people ascended from the Jordan on the tenth day of the first month, and they encamped at Gilgal, opposite the eastern portion of the city of Jericho.

19. Narod je izašao iz Jordana desetog dana prvoga mjeseca. Tada se utaborio u Gilgalu, istoèno od Jerihona.

20. Likewise, the twelve stones that they had taken up from the channel of the Jordan, Joshua stationed at Gilgal.

20. A onih dvanaest kamenova što su ih uzeli sa sobom iz Jordana, Jošua postavi u Gilgalu.

21. And he said to the sons of Israel: “When your sons will question their fathers, tomorrow, and they will say to them, ‘What do these stones mean to you?’

21. Tada reèe Izraelcima: "Ako potomci vaši upitaju jednoga dana svoje oèeve: 'Što znaèi ovo kamenje?' -

22. you shall teach them, and you shall say: ‘Israel passed over this Jordan, through the dry channel.’

22. vi ih pouèite ovako: 'Izrael je ovdje po suhu prešao preko Jordana

23. For the Lord your God dried up its waters in your sight, until you crossed over,

23. jer je Jahve, Bog vaš, osušio pred vama vodu Jordana dok ne prijeðoste, kao što je uèinio Jahve, Bog vaš, s Morem crvenim kad ga je osušio pred nama dok ne prijeðosmo.

24. just as he had done before, at the Red Sea, which he dried up until we crossed over.

24. A sve to, da bi znali svi narodi zemlje koliko je moæna ruka Jahvina, i vi sami da se svagda bojite Jahve, Boga svoga.'"

25. So may all the peoples of the earth learn of the very powerful hand of the Lord. So may you also fear the Lord your God for all time.”

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