1 And Joshua rose early in the morning; and they set out from Shittim, and came to the 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 set out 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 unto it, that you may know the way by which you must go: for you have not passed this way before.

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

6 And Joshua spoke unto 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 unto 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 edge of the water of Jordan, you shall stand still in the Jordan.

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

10 And 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.

11 Behold, the ark of the covenant of the LORD of all the earth passes over before you into the 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 bore 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 in a heap.

14 And it came to pass, when the people set out 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 unto the Jordan, and the feet of the priests that bore the ark dipped in the edge of the water, (for Jordan overflows all its banks all the time of harvest,)

16 That the waters which came down from above stood and rose up in a heap very far at the city Adam, that is beside Zarethan: 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 opposite Jericho.

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

1 Levantou-se, pois, Josué de madrugada, e partiram de Sitim, e vieram até ao Jordão, ele e todos os filhos de Israel, e pousaram ali antes que passassem. 2 E sucedeu, ao fim de três dias, que os príncipes passaram pelo meio do arraial 3 e ordenaram ao povo, dizendo: Quando virdes a arca do concerto do Senhor, vosso Deus, e que os sacerdotes levitas a levam, parti vós também do vosso lugar e segui-a. 4 Haja, contudo, distância entre vós e ela, como da medida 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 passastes antes. 5 Disse Josué também ao povo: Santificai-vos, porque amanhã fará o Senhor maravilhas no meio de vós. 6 E falou Josué aos sacerdotes, dizendo: Levantai a arca do concerto e passai adiante deste povo. Levantaram, pois, a arca do concerto e foram andando adiante do povo.

7 E o Senhor disse a Josué: Este dia começarei a engrandecer-te perante os olhos de todo o Israel, para que saibam que assim como fui com Moisés assim serei contigo. 8 Tu, pois, ordenarás aos sacerdotes que levam a arca do concerto, dizendo: Quando vierdes até à borda das águas do Jordão, parareis no Jordão. 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, e os heteus, e os heveus, e os ferezeus, e os girgaseus, e os amorreus, e os jebuseus. 11 Eis que a arca do concerto do Senhor de toda a terra passa o Jordão diante de vós. 12 Tomai, pois, agora, doze homens das tribos de Israel, de cada tribo um homem; 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, repousem nas águas do Jordão, se separarão as águas do Jordão, e as águas que de cima descem pararão num montão.

14 E aconteceu que, partindo o povo das suas tendas, para passar o Jordão, levavam os sacerdotes a arca do concerto diante do povo. 15 E, quando os que levavam a arca chegaram até ao Jordão, e os pés dos sacerdotes que levavam a arca 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 está da banda de Sartã; e as que desciam ao mar das Campinas, que é o mar Salgado, faltavam de todo e separaram-se; então, passou o povo defronte de Jericó. 17 Porém os sacerdotes que levavam a arca do concerto do Senhor pararam firmes em seco no meio do Jordão; e todo o Israel passou em seco, até que todo o povo acabou de passar o Jordão.