Josué 4

1E quando toda a nação acabou de passar o Jordão, o SENHOR falou a Josué, dizendo:

1And it came to pass, when all the people were clean passed over Jordan, that the LORD spake unto Joshua, saying,

2Tomai do povo doze homens, de cada tribo um,

2Take you twelve men out of the people, out of every tribe a man,

3E mandai-lhes, dizendo: Tomai-vos daqui do meio do Jordão, do lugar de onde estão firmes os pés dos sacerdotes, doze pedras, as quais passareis convosco, e as assentareis no alojamento de onde haveis de passar a noite.

3And command ye them, saying, Take you hence out of the midst of Jordan, out of the place where the priests' feet stood firm, twelve stones, and ye shall carry them over with you, and leave them in the lodging place, where ye shall lodge this night.

4Então Josué chamou aos doze homens, os quais ele havia ordenado dentre os filhos de Israel, de cada tribo um;

4Then Joshua called the twelve men, whom he had prepared of the children of Israel, out of every tribe a man:

5E disse-lhes Josué: Passai diante da arca do SENHOR vosso Deus ao meio do Jordão; e cada um de vós tome uma pedra sobre seu ombro, conforme ao número das tribos dos filhos de Israel;

5And Joshua said unto them, Pass over before the ark of the LORD your God into the midst of Jordan, and take ye up every man of you a stone upon his shoulder, according unto the number of the tribes of the children of Israel:

6Para que isto seja sinal entre vós; e quando vossos filhos perguntarem a seus pais amanhã, dizendo: “Que vos significam estas pedras?”

6That this may be a sign among you, that when your children ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean ye by these stones?

7Então vós lhes respondereis: “As águas do Jordão foram interrompidas diante da arca do pacto do SENHOR; quando ela passou pelo Jordão, as águas do Jordão se separaram; e estas pedras serão por memorial aos filhos de Israel para sempre.

7Then ye shall answer them, That the waters of Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the LORD; when it passed over Jordan, the waters of Jordan were cut off: and these stones shall be for a memorial unto the children of Israel for ever.

8E os filhos de Israel o fizeram assim como Josué havia lhes mandado, e levantaram doze pedras do meio do Jordão, como o SENHOR havia dito a Josué, conforme o número das tribos dos filhos de Israel; e levaram-nas consigo ao alojamento, e ali as puseram.

8And the children of Israel did so as Joshua commanded, and took up twelve stones out of the midst of Jordan, as the LORD spake unto Joshua, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel, and carried them over with them unto the place where they lodged, and laid them down there.

9Josué também levantou doze pedras no meio do Jordão, no lugar onde estiveram os pés dos sacerdotes que levavam a arca do pacto; e ali estão até hoje.

9And Joshua set up twelve stones in the midst of Jordan, in the place where the feet of the priests which bare the ark of the covenant stood: and they are there unto this day.

10Pois os sacerdotes que levavam a arca ficaram parados no meio do Jordão, até que se cumpriu tudo o que o SENHOR havia mandado a Josué dizer ao povo, conforme tudo quanto Moisés havia ordenado a Josué; e o povo apressou-se e passou.

10For the priests which bare the ark stood in the midst of Jordan, until every thing was finished that the LORD commanded Joshua to speak unto the people, according to all that Moses commanded Joshua: and the people hasted and passed over.

11E sucedeu quando todo o povo acabou de passar, então passaram a arca do SENHOR, e os sacerdotes, na presença do povo.

11And it came to pass, when all the people were clean passed over, that the ark of the LORD passed over, and the priests, in the presence of the people.

12Também os filhos de Rúben, os filhos de Gade, e a meia tribo de Manassés, passaram armados diante dos filhos de Israel, como Moisés havia lhes dito;

12And the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh, passed over armed before the children of Israel, as Moses spake unto them:

13cerca de quarenta mil homens prontamente armados passaram ó diante do SENHOR para a batalha, às campina de Jericó.

13About forty thousand prepared for war passed over before the LORD unto battle, to the plains of Jericho.

14Naquele dia o SENHOR engrandeceu Josué à vista de todo Israel; e temeram-no, como haviam temido a Moisés, todos os dias de sua vida.

14On that day the LORD magnified Joshua in the sight of all Israel; and they feared him, as they feared Moses, all the days of his life.

15E o SENHOR falou a Josué, dizendo:

15And the LORD spake unto Joshua, saying,

16“Manda os sacerdotes que levam a arca do testemunho, que subam do Jordão”.

16Command the priests that bear the ark of the testimony, that they come up out of Jordan.

17E Josué mandou os sacerdotes, dizendo: “Subi do Jordão”.

17Joshua therefore commanded the priests, saying, Come ye up out of Jordan.

18E aconteceu que quando os sacerdotes que levavam a arca do pacto do SENHOR subiram do meio do Jordão, e as plantas dos pés dos sacerdotes estiveram em seco, as águas do Jordão voltaram ao seu lugar, correndo como antes sobre todas as suas margens.

18And it came to pass, when the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD were come up out of the midst of Jordan, and the soles of the priests' feet were lifted up unto the dry land, that the waters of Jordan returned unto their place, and flowed over all his banks, as they did before.

19E o povo subiu do Jordão no dia dez do mês primeiro, e assentaram o acampamento em Gilgal, ao lado oriental de Jericó.

19And the people came up out of Jordan on the tenth day of the first month, and encamped in Gilgal, in the east border of Jericho.

20E Josué erigiu em Gilgal as doze pedras que haviam trazido do Jordão.

20And those twelve stones, which they took out of Jordan, did Joshua pitch in Gilgal.

21E falou aos filhos de Israel, dizendo: Quando amanhã perguntarem vossos filhos a seus pais, e disserem: Que vos significam estas pedras?

21And he spake unto the children of Israel, saying, When your children shall ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean these stones?

22Declarareis a vossos filhos, dizendo: Israel passou em seco por este Jordão.

22Then ye shall let your children know, saying, Israel came over this Jordan on dry land.

23Porque o SENHOR vosso Deus secou as águas do Jordão diante de vós, até que havíeis passado, à maneira que o SENHOR vosso Deus o havia feito no mar Vermelho, ao qual secou diante de nós até que passamos:

23For the LORD your God dried up the waters of Jordan from before you, until ye were passed over, as the LORD your God did to the Red sea, which he dried up from before us, until we were gone over:

24Para que todos os povos da terra conheçam a mão do SENHOR, que é forte; para que temais ao SENHOR vosso Deus todos os dias.

24That all the people of the earth might know the hand of the LORD, that it is mighty: that ye might fear the LORD your God for ever.