1 و َحِينَ انتَهَى جَميعُ الشَّعبِ مِنْ عُبُورِ نَهْرِ الأُردُنِّ، قالَ اللهُ لِيَشُوعَ:

When all the nation had completely crossed over the Jordan, Yahweh spoke to Joshua, saying,

2 « اخْتَرِ اثنَي عَشَرَ رَجُلاً مِنَ الشَّعبِ، واحِداً مِنْ كُلِّ قَبيلَةٍ،

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

3 و َمُرْهُمْ وَقُلْ: ‹احمِلُوا اثنَي عَشَرَ حَجَراً مِنْ هَذا المَكانِ، مِنْ وَسَطِ مَجْرَى نَهْرِ الأُردُنِّ حَيْثُ وَقَفَ الكَهَنَةُ. خُذُوها وَضَعُوها فِي المَكانِ الَّذِي تَبِيتُونَ فِيهِ الَّلَيلَةَ.›»

and command them, saying, ‘Take from out of the middle of the Jordan, out of the place where the priests’ feet stood firm, twelve stones, and carry them over with you, and lay them down in the place where you’ll camp tonight.’”

4 ف َدَعا يَشُوعُ الاثنَي عَشَرَ رَجُلاً الَّذِينَ تَمَّ اخْتِيارُهُمْ مِنَ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ، رَجُلاً واحِداً مِنْ كُلِّ قَبيلَةٍ.

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

5 و َقالَ يَشُوعُ لَهُمْ: «عُودُوا إلَى وَسْط نَهْرِ الأُردنِّ حَيْثُ صُنْدُوقُ عَهْدِ إلَهِكُمُ المُقدَّسُ. وَلْيَحْمِلْ كُلُّ واحِدٍ مِنْكُمْ حَجَراً عَلَى كَتِفِهِ، حَجَراً لِكُلِّ قَبِيلَةٍ مِنْ قَبائِلِ إسْرائِيلَ.

Joshua said to them, “Cross before the ark of Yahweh your God into the middle of the Jordan, and each of you pick up a stone and put it on your shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel;

6 ف َتَكُونُ هَذِهِ الحِجارَةُ عَلامَةً فِي وَسَطِكُمْ. وَحِينَ يَسألُكُمْ أولادُكُمْ فِي المُسْتَقبَلِ: ‹ماذا تَعْنِي هَذِهِ الحِجارَةُ؟›

that this may be a sign among you, that when your children ask in the future, saying, ‘What do you mean by these stones?’

7 ق ُولُوا لَهُمْ إنَّ مِياهَ نَهْرِ الأُردُنِّ تَوَقَّفَتْ أمامَ صُنْدُوقِ عَهْدِ اللهِ. حِينَ عَبَرَ إلَى نَهْرِ الأُردُنِّ، تَوَقَّفَتْ مِياهُ النَّهْرِ عَنِ التَّدَفُّقِ. فَتَكُونُ هَذِهِ الحِجارَةُ تِذكاراً لِبَنِي إسْرائِيلَ إلَى الأبَدِ.»

then you shall tell them, ‘Because the waters of the Jordan were cut off before the ark of Yahweh’s covenant. When it crossed over the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan were cut off. These stones shall be for a memorial to the children of Israel forever.’”

8 و َعَمِلَ بَنُو إسْرائِيلَ كَما أمَرَهُمْ يَشُوعُ. فَأخَذُوا اثنَي عَشَرَ حَجَراً مِنْ وَسَطِ نَهْرِ الأُردُنِّ، حَجَراً لِكُلِّ قَبِيلَةٍ مِنْ قَبائِلِ إسْرائِيلَ، كَما قالَ اللهُ لِيَشُوعَ. وَحَمَلُوها مَعَهُمْ إلَى المَكانِ الَّذِي خَيَّمُوا فِيهِ، وَوَضَعُوها هُناكَ.

The children of Israel did as Joshua commanded, and took up twelve stones out of the middle of the Jordan, as Yahweh spoke to Joshua, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel. They carried them over with them to the place where they camped, and laid them down there.

9 و َأيضاً وَضَعَ يَشُوعُ اثنَي عَشَرَ حَجَراً فِي وَسَطِ مَجرَى نَهرِ الأُردُنِّ. فِي المَكانِ الَّذِي كانَ الكَهَنَةُ الَّذِينَ حَمَلُوا صُنْدُوقَ العَهْدِ المُقَدَّسِ واقِفِينَ فيه. وَهِيَ هُناكَ إلَى هَذا اليَومِ.

Joshua set up twelve stones in the middle of the Jordan, in the place where the feet of the priests who bore the ark of the covenant stood; and they are there to this day.

10 و َبَقِيَ الكَهَنَةُ، حامِلُو الصُّنْدُوقِ المُقَدَّسِ، واقِفِينَ فِي وَسَطِ مَجْرَى نَهْرِ الأُردُنِّ، إلَى أنِ انتَهَى كُلُّ شَيءٍ أمَرَ اللهُ يَشُوعَ بِأنْ يُخبِرَ الشَّعبَ بِهِ. كَما أمَرَ مُوسَى يَشُوعَ. وَعَبَرَ الشَّعبُ النَّهْرَ بِسُرعَةٍ.

For the priests who bore the ark stood in the middle of the Jordan, until everything was finished that Yahweh commanded Joshua to speak to the people, according to all that Moses commanded Joshua; and the people hurried and passed over.

11 و َحِينَ انتَهَى الشَّعبُ مِنْ عُبُورِ النَّهْرِ، عَبَرَ صُنْدُوقُ اللهِ المُقَدَّسُ وَالكَهَنَةُ أمامَ الشَّعبِ.

When all the people had completely crossed over, Yahweh’s ark crossed over, with the priests, in the presence of the people.

12 و َعَبَرَ الرَأُوبَيْنِيُّونَ وَالجادِيُّونَ وَنِصْفُ قَبِيلَةِ مَنَسَّى مُتَجَهِّزِينَ لِلمَعرَكَةِ أمامَ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ الآخَرِينَ كَما أمَرَهُمْ مُوسَى.

The children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, crossed over armed before the children of Israel, as Moses spoke to them.

13 ن َحْوَ أربَعِينَ ألفَ رَجُلٍ مُسَلَّحٍ، عَبَرُوا بِقِيادَةِ اللهِ لِيُحارِبُوا فِي سُهُولِ أرِيحا.

About forty thousand men, ready and armed for war passed over before Yahweh to battle, to the plains of Jericho.

14 و َفِي ذَلِكَ اليَومِ، عَظَّمَ اللهُ يَشُوعَ فِي عُيُونِ كُلِّ إسْرائِيلَ، وَهابُوهُ كُلَّ أيّامِ حَياتِهِ كَما كانُوا يَهابُونَ مُوسَى.

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

15 و َقالَ اللهُ لِيَشُوعَ:

Yahweh spoke to Joshua, saying,

16 « مُرِ الكَهَنَةَ الَّذِينَ يَحمِلُونَ صُنْدُوقَ الشَّهادَةِ أنْ يَخرُجُوا مِنْ وَسَطِ مَجرَى نَهْرِ الأُردُنِّ.»

“Command the priests who bear the ark of the testimony, that they come up out of the Jordan.”

17 ف َأمَرَ يَشُوعُ الكَهَنَةَ وَقالَ لَهُمُ: «اصعَدُوا مِنْ مَجرَى النَّهْرِ.»

Joshua therefore commanded the priests, saying, “Come up out of the Jordan!”

18 و َحِينَ خَرَجَ الكَهَنَةُ الَّذِينَ يَحمِلُونَ صُنْدُوقَ عَهدِ اللهِ مِنْ مَجرَى نَهْرِ الأُردُنِّ، وَلَمَسَتْ بُطُونُ أقدامِهِمِ اليابِسَةَ، عادَتْ مِياهُ النَّهْرِ إلَى مَكانِها، وَتَدَفَّقَتْ عَلَى ضِفافِهِ كَما كانَتْ.

When the priests who bore the ark of Yahweh’s covenant had come up out of the middle of the Jordan, and the soles of the priests’ feet had been lifted up to the dry ground, the waters of the Jordan returned to their place, and went over all its banks, as before.

19 ف َخَرَجَ الشَّعبُ مِنْ وَسَطِ نَهْرِ الأُردُنِّ فِي اليَومِ العاشِرِ مِنَ الشَّهْرِ الأوَّلِ وَخَيَّمُوا فِي الجِلْجالِ عَلَى الحُدُودِ الشَّرقِيَّةِ لأَرِيحا.

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

20 و َفِي الجِلْجالِ، نَصَبَ يَشُوعُ الاثْنَي عَشَرَ حَجَراً الَّتِي أخَذُوها مِنْ مَجرَى نَهْرِ الأُردُنِّ.

Joshua set up those twelve stones, which they took out of the Jordan, in Gilgal.

21 و َقالَ يَشُوعُ لِبَنِي إسْرائِيلَ: «فِي المُستَقْبَلِ، حِينَ يَسألُ أولادُكُمْ آباءَهُمْ: ‹ما مَعْنَى هَذِهِ الحِجارَةِ؟›

He spoke to the children of Israel, saying, “When your children ask their fathers in time to come, saying, ‘What do these stones mean?’

22 ف َحِينَئِذٍ تَقُولُونَ لأَولادِكُمْ: ‹عَبَرَ إسْرائِيلُ نَهْرَ الأُردُنِّ عَلَى اليابِسَةِ.›

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

23 ل ِأنَّ إلَهَكُمْ جَفَّفَ مِياهَ نَهْرِ الأُردُنِّ أمامَكُمْ إلَى أنْ عَبَرْتُمْ، كَما عَمِلَ إلَهُكُمْ لِلبَحرِ الأحمَرِ الَّذِي يَبَّسَهُ أمامَنا إلَى أنْ عَبَرْنا.

For Yahweh your God dried up the waters of the Jordan from before you, until you had crossed over, as Yahweh your God did to the Red Sea, which he dried up from before us, until we had crossed over;

24 ل ِتَعلَمَ جَميعُ شُعُوبِ الأرْضِ كَمْ هِيَ عَظِيمَةٌ قُوَّةُ اللهِ ، لِيَخشَوْا إلَهَكُمْ إلَى الأبَدِ.»

that all the peoples of the earth may know that Yahweh’s hand is mighty; that you may fear Yahweh your God forever.’”