Josué 4

1 When all the nation had completely crossed over the Jordan, Yahweh spoke to Joshua, saying, 2 "Take twelve men out of the people, a man out of every tribe, 3 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, carry them over with you, and lay them down in the place where you’ll camp tonight.’"

4 Then Joshua called the twelve men whom he had prepared of the children of Israel, a man out of every tribe. 5 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 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 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 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 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 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 When all the people had completely crossed over, Yahweh’s ark crossed over with the priests in the presence of the people.

12 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 About forty thousand men, ready and armed for war, passed over before Yahweh to battle, to the plains of Jericho. 14 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 Yahweh spoke to Joshua, saying, 16 "Command the priests who bear the ark of the covenant, that they come up out of the Jordan."

17 Joshua therefore commanded the priests, saying, "Come up out of the Jordan!" 18 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 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 Joshua set up those twelve stones, which they took out of the Jordan, in Gilgal. 21 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 Then you shall let your children know, saying, ‘Israel came over this Jordan on dry land. 23 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 that all the peoples of the earth may know that Yahweh’s hand is mighty, and that you may fear Yahweh your God forever.’"

Ka Whakatūria ngā Kōhatu Whakamahara

1 Ā, ka poto katoa te iwi te whiti i Horano, nā, ka kōrero a Ihowā ki a Hohua, ka mea, 2 "Tangohia mai e koutou i roto i te iwi kia kotahi tekau mā rua tāngata, kia takikotahi tangata o te iwi, 3 ā, ka whakahau ki a rātou, ka mea, ‘Tangohia atu i konei, i waenganui o Horano, i te wāhi i āta tū ai ngā waewae o ngā tohunga, kia tekau mā rua ngā kōhatu, ā, maua atu, waiho ki te moenga e moe ai koutou ā tēnei pō.’ "

4 Nā, ka karangatia e Hohua ngā tāngata kotahi tekau mā rua i whakaritea e ia i roto i ngā tama a Īharaira, takikotahi te tangata o roto o te iwi; 5 ā, ka mea a Hohua ki a rātou, "Haere atu i mua i te āka a Ihowā, a tō koutou Atua, ki waenganui o Horano, ka hāpai ake kia takikotahi te kōhatu mā te tangata ki runga ki tōna pokohiwi, kia rite ki ngā iwi o ngā tama a Īharaira te maha; 6 kia waiho ai tēnei mea hei tohu ki waenganui i a koutou. Mō te ui a ā koutou tamariki ā mua, mō te mea, ‘Hei aha ēnei kōhatu mā koutou?’ 7 Kātahi koutou ka mea atu ki a rātou, ‘Nō te motuhanga i ngā wai o Horano i mua i te āka o te kawenata a Ihowā; i tōna whitinga mai i Horano i motuhia ngā wai o Horano.’ Ā, ko ēnei kōhatu hei whakamahara mō ngā tama a Īharaira ā ake ake."

8 Ā, pērātia ana e ngā tama a Īharaira me tā Hohua i whakahau ai, hāpainga ake ana e rātou ngā kōhatu kotahi tekau mā rua i waenganui o Horano, pērātia ana me tā Ihowā i kōrero ai ki a Hohua, he mea rite ki ngā iwi o ngā tama a Īharaira te maha; ā, mauria ana ki tō rātou puni, waiho ana i reira. 9 Ā, i whakatūria e Hohua ētahi kōhatu kotahi tekau mā rua ki waenganui o Horano, ki te wāhi i tū ai ngā waewae o ngā tohunga i amo i te āka o te kawenata; kei reira anō aua kōhatu ā mohoa noa nei.

10 Heoi, tū ana tērā ngā tohunga i amo i te āka i waenganui o Horano ā oti noa ngā mea katoa i whakahau ai a Ihowā ki a Hohua kia kōrerotia ki te iwi, i rite tonu ki ngā mea katoa i whakahau ai a Mohi ki a Hohua; ā, i hohoro tonu te iwi te whiti. 11 Ā, ka tapeke katoa te iwi te whiti, nā, ka whiti te āka a Ihowā, me ngā tohunga i te tirohanga a te iwi. 12 Ko ngā tama a Reupena, ko ngā tama a Kara, me tētahi tānga o te iwi o Mānahi i whiti tōpuni atu i te aroaro o ngā tama a Īharaira, i pērā me tā Mohi i kōrero ai ki a rātou. 13 Kei te whā tekau ngā mano, he hunga tūmatohi tonu mō te riri, i haere i te aroaro o Ihowā ki ngā mānia o Heriko ki te whawhai.

14 Nō taua rā i whakanui ai a Ihowā i a Hohua i te aroaro o Īharaira katoa; ā, wehi ana rātou i a ia, pērā ana me rātou i wehi i a Mohi, i ngā rā katoa i ora ai ia.

15 I kōrero anō a Ihowā ki a Hohua, i mea, 16 "Kī atu ki ngā tohunga e amo ana i te āka o te whakaaturanga, kia haere ake i roto i Horano."

17 Nā, ka mea atu a Hohua ki ngā tohunga, "Haere ake i roto i Horano."

18 Ā, nō te haerenga ake o ngā tohunga i amo i te āka o te kawenata a Ihowā i waenganui o Horano, ā, ka mahuta ake ngā kapu o ngā waewae o ngā tohunga ki te wāhi maroke, ko te tino hokinga o te wai o Horano ki tōna wāhi anō, ā, huri tonu ake ki runga i ōna pareparenga, pērā ana me tō mua.

19 Nō te tekau o ngā rā o te marama tuatahi te iwi i haere ake ai i Horano, ā, noho ana i Kirikara i te taha ki te rāwhiti o Heriko. 20 Ā, ko aua kōhatu kotahi tekau mā rua i tangohia ake e rātou i roto i Horano, nā Hohua i whakatū ki Kirikara. 21 Ā, i kōrero ia ki ngā tama a Īharaira, i mea, "E ui ā koutou tamariki ā mua ki ō rātou mātua, e mea, ‘He aha ēnei kōhatu?’ 22 Nā, me whakaatu ki ā koutou tama, me kī atu, ‘I whiti maroke mai a Īharaira i tēnei Horano.’ 23 Nā, Ihowā hoki, nā tō koutou Atua i whakamaroke ngā wai o Horano i mua i a koutou, ā whiti noa koutou rite tahi ki tā Ihowā, ki tā tō koutou Atua i mea ai ki te Moana Whero, i whakamaroketia rā e ia i mua hoki i a tātou, ā whiti noa mai tātou. 24 Kia mōhio ai ngā iwi katoa o te whenua ki te ringa o Ihowā, he kaha; kia wehi ai rātou i a Ihowā, i tō koutou Atua, i ngā rā katoa."