1 Levantou-se, pois, Josué de madrugada, e, tendo ele e todos os filhos de Israel partido de Sitim, vieram até ao Jordão e pousaram ali antes que passassem. 2 Sucedeu, ao fim de três dias, que os oficiais passaram pelo meio do arraial 3 e ordenaram ao povo, dizendo: Quando virdes a arca da Aliança do Senhor, vosso Deus, e que os levitas sacerdotes a levam, partireis vós também do vosso lugar e a seguireis. 4 Contudo, haja a distância de cerca de dois mil côvados entre vós e ela. Não vos chegueis a ela, para que conheçais o caminho pelo qual haveis de ir, visto que, por tal caminho, nunca passastes antes. 5 Disse Josué ao povo: Santificai-vos, porque amanhã o Senhor fará maravilhas no meio de vós. 6 E também falou aos sacerdotes, dizendo: Levantai a arca da Aliança e passai adiante do povo. Levantaram, pois, a arca da Aliança e foram andando adiante do povo.

7 Então, disse o Senhor a Josué: Hoje, começarei a engrandecer-te perante os olhos de todo o Israel, para que saibam que, como fui com Moisés, assim serei contigo. 8 Tu, pois, ordenarás aos sacerdotes que levam a arca da Aliança, dizendo: Ao chegardes à borda das águas do Jordão, parareis aí. 9 Então, disse Josué aos filhos de Israel: Chegai-vos para cá e ouvi as palavras do Senhor, vosso Deus. 10 Disse mais Josué: Nisto conhecereis que o Deus vivo está no meio de vós e que de todo lançará de diante de vós os cananeus, os heteus, os heveus, os ferezeus, os girgaseus, os amorreus e os jebuseus. 11 Eis que a arca da Aliança do Senhor de toda a terra passa o Jordão diante de vós. 12 Tomai, pois, agora, doze homens das tribos de Israel, um de cada tribo; 13 porque há de acontecer que, assim que as plantas dos pés dos sacerdotes que levam a arca do Senhor, o Senhor de toda a terra, pousem nas águas do Jordão, serão elas cortadas, a saber, as que vêm de cima, e se amontoarão.

14 Tendo partido o povo das suas tendas, para passar o Jordão, levando os sacerdotes a arca da Aliança diante do povo; 15 e, quando os que levavam a arca chegaram até ao Jordão, e os seus pés se molharam na borda das águas (porque o Jordão transbordava sobre todas as suas ribanceiras, todos os dias da sega), 16 pararam-se as águas que vinham de cima; levantaram-se num montão, mui longe da cidade de Adã, que fica ao lado de Sartã; e as que desciam ao mar da Arabá, que é o mar Salgado, foram de todo cortadas; então, passou o povo defronte de Jericó. 17 Porém os sacerdotes que levavam a arca da Aliança do Senhor pararam firmes no meio do Jordão, e todo o Israel passou a pé enxuto, atravessando o Jordão.

1 And Joshua rose early in the morning; and they removed from Shittim, and came to Jordan, he and all the children of Israel, and lodged there before they passed over.

2 And it came to pass after three days, that the officers went through the host;

3 And 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 remove from your place, and go after it.

4 Yet there shall be a space between you and it, about two thousand cubits by measure: come not near to it, that you may know the way by which you must go: for you have not passed this way heretofore.

5 And Joshua said to the people, Sanctify yourselves: for to morrow the LORD will do wonders among you.

6 And Joshua spoke to the priests, saying, Take up the ark of the covenant, and pass over before the people. And they took up the ark of the covenant, and went before the people.

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

8 And you shall command the priests that bear the ark of the covenant, saying, When you are come to the brink of the water of Jordan, you shall stand still in Jordan.

9 And Joshua said to the children of Israel, Come here, and hear the words of the LORD your God.

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, and the Hittites, and the Hivites, and the Perizzites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Jebusites.

11 Behold, the ark of the covenant of the LORD of all the earth passes over before you into Jordan.

12 Now therefore take you twelve men out of the tribes of Israel, out of every tribe a man.

13 And it shall come to pass, as soon as the soles of the feet of the priests that bear the ark of the LORD, the LORD of all the earth, shall rest in the waters of Jordan, that the waters of Jordan shall be cut off from the waters that come down from above; and they shall stand on an heap.

14 And it came to pass, when the people removed from their tents, to pass over Jordan, and the priests bearing the ark of the covenant before the people;

15 And as they that bore the ark were come to Jordan, and the feet of the priests that bore the ark were dipped in the brim of the water, (for Jordan overflows all his banks all the time of harvest,)

16 That the waters which came down from above stood and rose up on an heap very far from the city Adam, that is beside Zaretan: and those that came down toward the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, failed, and were cut off: and the people passed over right against Jericho.

17 And the priests that bore the ark of the covenant of the LORD stood firm on dry ground in the middle of Jordan, and all the Israelites passed over on dry ground, until all the people were passed clean over Jordan.