¹立石为凭据

¹And it cometh to pass, when all the nation hath completed to pass over the Jordan, that Jehovah speaketh unto Joshua, saying,

²“你要从人民中选十二个人，每支派一人，

²`Take for you out of the people twelve men, one man — one man out of a tribe;

³吩咐他们说：‘你们要从这里，就是约旦河中间，祭司的脚所站的地方，取十二块石头，把它们带过来，放在你们今夜要住宿的地方。’”

³and command ye them, saying, Take up for you from this [place], from the midst of the Jordan, from the established standing-place of the feet of the priests, twelve stones, and ye have removed them over with you, and placed them in the lodging-place in which ye lodge to-night.`

⁴于是，约书亚把他从以色列人中挑选的十二个人，每支派一人，都召了来。

⁴And Joshua calleth unto the twelve men whom he prepared out of the sons of Israel, one man — one man out of a tribe;

⁵约书亚对他们说：“你们走到约旦河中间，在耶和华你们的　神的约柜前面，按着以色列十二支派的数目，每人拿起一块石头，扛在自己的肩上；

⁵and Joshua saith to them, `Pass over before the ark of Jehovah your God unto the midst of the Jordan and lift up for you each, one stone on his shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Israel,

⁶这可以在你们中间作记号；如果日后你们的子孙问你们，说：‘这些石头对你们有什么意思？’

⁶so that this is a sign in your midst, when your children ask hereafter, saying, What [are] these stones to you?

⁷你们就可以告诉他们：‘这是因为约旦河的水在耶和华的约柜前被截断了；约柜过约旦河的时候，约旦河的水被截断了。所以这些石头要给以色列人作记念，直到永远。’”

⁷that ye have said to them, Because the waters of the Jordan were cut off, at the presence of the ark of the covenant of Jehovah; in its passing over into the Jordan were the waters of the Jordan cut off; and these stones have been for a memorial to the sons of Israel — to the age.`

⁸以色列人就照着约书亚吩咐的行了；他们照着耶和华吩咐约书亚的，按着以色列十二支派的数目，从约旦河中间取了十二块石头，把它们带过去，到他们住宿的地方，就放在那里。

⁸And the sons of Israel do so as Joshua commanded, and take up twelve stones out of the midst of the Jordan, as Jehovah hath spoken unto Joshua, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Israel, and remove them over with them unto the lodging-place, and place them there,

⁹渡过约旦河约书亚又在约旦河中间，在抬约柜的祭司的脚所站的地方，竖立十二块石头；那些石头到今日还在那里。

⁹even the twelve stones hath Joshua raised up out of the midst of the Jordan, the place of the standing of the feet of the priests bearing the ark of the covenant, and they are there unto this day.

¹⁰抬约柜的祭司站在约旦河中间，直到耶和华吩咐约书亚告诉人民的一切事，就是照着摩西吩咐约书亚的一切事，都办完了，人民就急忙过去了。

¹⁰And the priests bearing the ark are standing in the midst of the Jordan till the completion of the whole thing which Jehovah commanded Joshua to speak unto the people, according to all that Moses commanded Joshua, and the people haste and pass over.

¹¹全体人民都过了河以后，耶和华的约柜和祭司才在人民的面前过去。

¹¹And it cometh to pass when all the people have completed to pass over, that the ark of Jehovah passeth over, and the priests, in the presence of the people;

¹²流本人、迦得人和玛拿西半个支派的人，都照着摩西吩咐他们的，拿起武器，在以色列人前面过河去了。

¹²and the sons of Reuben, and the sons of Gad, and the half of the tribe of Manasseh, pass over, by fifties, before the sons of Israel, as Moses had spoken unto them;

¹³他们约有四万人，都装备好，预备打仗，在耶和华面前走过去，来到耶利哥的平原，等候作战。

¹³about forty thousand, armed ones of the host, passed over before Jehovah for battle, unto the plains of Jericho.

¹⁴那一天耶和华使约书亚在以色列众人眼中成为尊大；在他一生的日子，人民敬畏他，好像敬畏摩西一样。

¹⁴On that day hath Jehovah made Joshua great in the eyes of all Israel, and they reverence him, as they reverenced Moses, all days of his life.

¹⁵耶和华吩咐约书亚说：

¹⁵And Jehovah speaketh unto Joshua, saying,

¹⁶“吩咐抬约柜的祭司从约旦河上来。”

¹⁶`Command the priests bearing the ark of the testimony, and they come up out of the Jordan.`

¹⁷于是约书亚吩咐祭司说：“你们从约旦河上来。”

¹⁷And Joshua commandeth the priests, saying, `Come ye up out of the Jordan.`

¹⁸抬耶和华约柜的祭司从约旦河中间上来的时候，祭司的脚掌一提起来踏在干地上，约旦河的水就流回原处，像以前一样涨过两岸。

¹⁸And it cometh to pass, in the coming up of the priests bearing the ark of the covenant of Jehovah out of the midst of the Jordan — the soles of the feet of the priests have been drawn up into the dry ground — and the waters of the Jordan turn back to their place, and go as heretofore over all its banks.

¹⁹在吉甲扎营正月初十，人民从约旦河上来以后，就在吉甲，在耶利哥的东边安营。

¹⁹And the people have come up out of the Jordan on the tenth of the first month, and encamp in Gilgal, in the extremity east of Jericho;

²⁰约书亚把他们从约旦河取来的那十二块石头，竖立在吉甲。

²⁰and these twelve stones, which they have taken out of the Jordan, hath Joshua raised up in Gilgal.

²¹约书亚对以色列人说：“如果日后你们的子孙问他们的父亲说：‘这些石头是什么意思？’

²¹And he speaketh unto the sons of Israel, saying, `When your sons ask their fathers hereafter, saying, What [are] these stones?

²²那时，你们就要告诉你们的子孙，说：‘以色列人曾经在干地上走过了这约旦河。’

²²then ye have caused your sons to know, saying, On dry land Israel passed over this Jordan;

²³因为耶和华你们的　神在你们面前使约旦河的水干了，直到你们都过了河，好像耶和华你们的　神从前对红海所行的，在我们面前使红海干了，直到我们都过了河一样；

²³because Jehovah your God dried up the waters of the Jordan at your presence, till your passing over, as Jehovah your God did to the Red Sea which He dried up at our presence till our passing over;

²⁴好使地上万民都认识耶和华的手，是有能力的手，也要使你们永远敬畏耶和华你们的　神。”

²⁴so that all the people of the land do know the hand of Jehovah that it [is] strong, so that ye have reverenced Jehovah your God all the days.`