1 T hen Joshua rose early in the morning; and they set out from Acacia Grove and came to the Jordan, he and all the children of Israel, and lodged there before they crossed over.

Levantou-se, pois, Josué de madrugada e, partindo de Sitim ele e todos os filhos de Israel, vieram ao Jordão; e pousaram ali, antes de atravessá-lo.

2 S o it was, after three days, that the officers went through the camp;

E sucedeu, ao fim de três dias, que os oficiais passaram pelo meio do arraial,

3 a nd they commanded the people, saying, “When you see the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God, and the priests, the Levites, bearing it, then you shall set out from your place and go after it.

e ordenaram ao povo, dizendo: Quando virdes a arca da pacto do Senhor vosso Deus sendo levada pelos levitas sacerdotes, partireis vós também do vosso lugar, e a seguireis

4 Y et there shall be a space between you and it, about two thousand cubits by measure. Do not come near it, that you may know the way by which you must go, for you have not passed this way before.”

(haja, contudo, entre vós e ela, uma distância de dois mil côvados, e não vos chegueis a ela), para que saibais o caminho pelo qual haveis de ir, porquanto por este caminho nunca dantes passastes.

5 A nd Joshua said to the people, “Sanctify yourselves, for tomorrow the Lord will do wonders among you.”

Disse Josué também ae povo: Santificai-vos, porque amanhã o Senhor fará maravilhas no meio de vós.

6 T hen Joshua spoke to the priests, saying, “Take up the ark of the covenant and cross over before the people.” So they took up the ark of the covenant and went before the people.

E falou Josué aos sacerdotes, dizendo: Levantai a arca do pacto, e passai adiante do povo. Levantaram, pois, a arca do pacto, e foram andando adiante do povo.

7 A nd 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.

Então disse o Senhor a Josué: Hoje começarei a engrandecer- te perante os olhos de todo o Israel, para que saibam que, assim como fui com Moisés, serei contigo.

8 Y ou shall command the priests who bear the ark of the covenant, saying, ‘When you have come to the edge of the water of the Jordan, you shall stand in the Jordan.’”

Tu, pois, ordenarás aos sacerdotes que levam a arca do pacto, dizendo: Quando chegardes ã beira das águas de Jordão, aí parareis.

9 S o Joshua said to the children of Israel, “Come here, and hear the words of the Lord your God.”

Disse então Josué aos filhos de Israel: Aproximai-vos, e ouvi as palavras do Senhor vosso Deus.

10 A nd Joshua said, “By this you 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:

E acrescentou: Nisto conhecereis que o Deus vivo está no meio de vós, e que certamente expulsará de diante de vós os cananeus, os heteus, os heveus, os perizeus, os girgaseus, os amorreus e os jebuseus.

11 B ehold, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth is crossing over before you into the Jordan.

Eis que a arca do pacto do Senhrr de toda a terra passará adiante de vós para o meio do Jordão.

12 N ow therefore, take for yourselves twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one man from every tribe.

Tomai, pois, agora doze homens das tribos de Israel, de cada tribo um homem;

13 A nd it shall come to pass, as soon as 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, that the waters of the Jordan shall be cut off, the waters that come down from upstream, and they shall stand as a heap.”

porque assim que as plantas dos pés dos sacerdotes que levam a arca do Senhor, o Senhor de toda a terra, pousarem nas águas do Jordão, estas serão cortadas, isto é, as águas que vêm de cima, e, amontoadas, pararão.

14 S o it was, when the people set out from their camp to cross over the Jordan, with the priests bearing the ark of the covenant before the people,

Quando, pois, o povo partiu das suas tendas para atravessar o Jordão, levando os sacerdotes a arca do pacto adiante do povo,

15 a nd as those who bore the ark came to the Jordan, and the feet of the priests who bore the ark dipped in the edge of the water (for the Jordan overflows all its banks during the whole time of harvest),

e quando os que levavam a arca chegaram ao Jordão, e os seus pés se mergulharam na beira das águas (porque o Jordão transbordava todas as suas ribanceiras durante todos os dias da sega),

16 t hat the waters which came down from upstream stood still, and rose in a heap very far away at Adam, the city that is beside Zaretan. So the waters that went down into the Sea of the Arabah, the Salt Sea, failed, and were cut off; and the people crossed over opposite Jericho.

as águas que vinham de cima, parando, levantaram-se num montão, mui longe, ã altura de Adã, cidade que está junto a Zaretã; e as que desciam ao mar da Arabá, que é o Mar Salgado, foram de todo cortadas. Então o povo passou bem em frente de Jericó.

17 T hen the priests who bore the ark of the covenant of the Lord stood firm on dry ground in the midst of the Jordan; and all Israel crossed over on dry ground, until all the people had crossed completely over the Jordan.

Os sacerdotes que levavam a arca do pacto do Senhor pararam firmes em seco no meio do Jordão, e todo o Israel foi passando a pé enxuto, até que todo o povo acabou de passar o Jordão.