ヨシュア記 (ヨシュアき) 3
約書亞{H3091}清早{H1242}起來{H7925},和以色列{H3478}眾人{H1121}都離開{H5265}什亭{H7851},來到{H935}約但河{H3383},就住{H3885}在那裡,等候過{H5674}河。
過了{H7097}三{H7969}天{H3117},官長{H7860}走{H5674}遍{H7130}營{H4264}中,
吩咐{H6680}百姓{H5971}說{H559}:你們看見{H7200}耶和華{H3068}─你們 神{H430}的約{H1285}櫃{H727},又見祭司{H3548}利未人{H3881}抬{H5375}著,就要離開{H5265}所住的地方{H4725},跟著{H310}約櫃去{H1980}。
只是你們和約櫃相離{H7350}要量{H4060}二千{H505}肘{H520},不可與約櫃相近{H7126},使你們知道{H3045}所當走{H3212}的路{H1870},因為這條路{H1870}你們向來{H8543}{H8032}沒有走過{H5674}。
約書亞{H3091}吩咐百姓{H5971}說{H559}:你們要自潔{H6942},因為明天{H4279}耶和華{H3068}必在你們中間{H7130}行{H6213}奇事{H6381}。
約書亞{H3091}又吩咐{H559}祭司{H3548}說{H559}:你們抬起{H5375}約{H1285}櫃{H727},在百姓{H5971}前頭{H6440}過去{H5674}。於是他們抬起{H5375}約{H1285}櫃{H727},在百姓{H5971}前頭{H6440}走{H3212}。
耶和華{H3068}對約書亞{H3091}說{H559}:從今日{H3117}起{H2490},我必使你在以色列{H3478}眾人眼前{H5869}尊大{H1431},使他們知道{H3045}我怎樣與摩西{H4872}同在,也必照樣與你同在。
你要吩咐{H6680}抬{H5375}約{H1285}櫃{H727}的祭司{H3548}說{H559}:你們到了{H935}約但河{H3383}的水{H4325}邊{H7097}上,就要在約但河{H3383}水裡站住{H5975}。
約書亞{H3091}對以色列{H3478}人{H1121}說{H559}:你們近前來{H5066},聽{H8085}耶和華{H3068}─你們 神{H430}的話{H1697}。
約書亞{H3091}說{H559}:看哪,普天下{H776}主{H113}的約{H1285}櫃{H727}必在你們前頭{H6440}過去{H5674},到約但河{H3383}裡,因此你們就知道{H3045}在你們中間{H7130}有永生{H2416} 神{H430};並且他必在你們面前{H6440}趕出{H3423}{H3423}迦南人{H3669}、赫人{H2850}、希未人{H2340}、比利洗人{H6522}、革迦撒人{H1622}、亞摩利人{H567}、耶布斯人{H2983}。
見上節
你們現在要從以色列{H3478}支派{H7626}中揀選{H3947}十二{H8147}{H6240}個人{H376},每{H259}支派{H7626}一人{H376},
等到抬{H5375}普天下{H776}主{H113}耶和華{H3068}約櫃{H727}的祭司{H3548}把腳{H3709}{H7272}站{H5117}在約但河{H3383}水{H4325}裡,約但河{H3383}的水{H4325},就是從上{H4605}往下{H3381}流的水{H4325},必然斷絕{H3772},立起{H5975}成壘{H5067}。
百姓{H5971}離開{H5265}帳棚{H168}要過{H5674}約但河{H3383}的時候,抬{H5375}約{H1285}櫃{H727}的祭司{H3548}乃在百姓{H5971}的前頭{H6440}。
他們到了{H935}約但河{H3383},腳{H7272}一入{H2881}水{H4325}(原來約但河{H3383}水在收割{H7105}的日子{H3117}漲過{H4390}兩岸{H1415}),
那從上{H4605}往下{H3381}流的水{H4325}便在極{H3966}遠{H7368}之地、撒拉但{H6891}旁{H6654}的亞當{H121}城{H5892}那裡停住{H5975},立起{H6965}成壘{H5067};那往{H3381}亞拉巴{H6160}的海{H3220},就是鹽{H4417}海{H3220},下流的水全然{H8552}斷絕{H3772}。於是百姓{H5971}在耶利哥{H3405}的對面過去{H5674}了。
抬{H5375}耶和華{H3068}約{H1285}櫃{H727}的祭司{H3548}在約但河{H3383}中{H8432}的乾地{H2724}上站{H5975}定{H3559},以色列眾人{H3478}都從乾地{H2724}上過去{H5674},直到國民{H1471}盡{H8552}都過了{H5674}約但河{H3383}。