¹It happened, when all the nation had completely passed over the Jordan, that Yahweh spoke to Joshua, saying,

¹Ja kui kogu rahvas oli läinud üle Jordani, siis rääkis Issand Joosuaga, öeldes:

²“Take twelve men out of the people, out of every tribe a man,

²'Võtke endile rahva hulgast kaksteist meest, igast suguharust mees,

³and command them, saying, ‘Take from out of the middle of the Jordan, out of the place where the priests’ feet stood firm, twelve stones, and carry them over with you, and lay them down in the lodging place, where you will lodge tonight.’”

³ja andke neile käsk ning öelge: Võtke endile siit Jordani keskelt, kus preestrite jalad seisavad, kaksteist kivi ja viige need enestega kaasa ning asetage leeripaika, kus te sel ööl ööbite!'

⁴Then Joshua called the twelve men, whom he had prepared of the children of Israel, out of every tribe a man.

⁴Siis Joosua kutsus kaksteist meest, keda ta oli käskinud määrata Iisraeli laste hulgast, igast suguharust ühe mehe,

⁵Joshua said to them, “Pass over 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;

⁵ja Joosua ütles neile: 'Minge Issanda, oma Jumala laeka ette keset Jordanit, ja tõstke igamees endile üks kivi õlale, vastavalt Iisraeli laste suguharude arvule,

⁶that this may be a sign among you, that when your children ask in time to come, saying, ‘What do you mean by these stones?’

⁶et need oleksid teie keskel tähiseks! Kui teie lapsed tulevikus küsivad, öeldes: Mis kivid need teil on?,

⁷then you shall tell them, ‘Because the waters of the Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of Yahweh. When it passed over the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan were cut off. These stones shall be for a memorial to the children of Israel forever.’”

⁷siis vastake neile, et Jordani veevool katkes Issanda seaduselaeka ees, kui see läks üle Jordani: Jordani veevool katkes ja need kivid olgu Iisraeli lastele igaveseks mälestuseks!'

⁸The 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; and they carried them over with them to the place where they lodged, and laid them down there.

⁸Ja Iisraeli lapsed tegid nõnda, nagu Joosua käskis, ja võtsid vastavalt Iisraeli laste suguharude arvule Jordani keskelt kaksteist kivi, nagu Issand oli Joosuale öelnud, ja viisid enestega kaasa leeripaika ning asetasid sinna.

⁹Joshua 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.

⁹Ja kaksteist kivi püstitas Joosua keset Jordanit, sinna kohta, kus seaduselaegast kandvate preestrite jalad olid seisnud; ja need on seal tänapäevani.

¹⁰For 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.

¹⁰Ja preestrid, kes kandsid laegast, seisid keset Jordanit, kuni oli tehtud kõik, mida Issand oli käskinud Joosuat rahvale öelda, just nõnda nagu Mooses oli käskinud Joosuat; ja rahvas läks rutates üle jõe.

¹¹It happened, when all the people had completely passed over, that the ark of Yahweh passed over, with the priests, in the presence of the people.

¹¹Ja kui kogu rahvas viimseni oli üle läinud, siis läksid Issanda laegas ja preestrid rahva ette.

¹²The children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, passed over armed before the children of Israel, as Moses spoke to them.

¹²Ja ruubenlased, gaadlased ja Manasse pool suguharu läksid võitlusvalmilt Iisraeli laste eel, nagu Mooses neid oli käskinud.

¹³About forty thousand men, ready and armed for war passed over before Yahweh to battle, to the plains of Jericho.

¹³Ligi nelikümmend tuhat sõjaks varustatud meest läks Issanda palge ees võitlusesse Jeeriko lagendikel.

¹⁴On 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.

¹⁴Sel päeval tegi Issand Joosua suureks kogu Iisraeli silmis ja nad kartsid teda, nõnda nagu nad olid kartnud Moosest, kogu ta eluaja.

¹⁵Yahweh spoke to Joshua, saying,

¹⁵Ja Issand rääkis Joosuaga, öeldes:

¹⁶“Command the priests who bear the ark of the testimony, that they come up out of the Jordan.”

¹⁶'Käsi preestreid, kes kannavad tunnistuslaegast, et nad tuleksid Jordanist üles!'

¹⁷Joshua therefore commanded the priests, saying, “Come up out of the Jordan!”

¹⁷Ja Joosua andis preestritele käsu, öeldes: 'Tulge Jordanist üles!'

¹⁸It happened, when the priests who bore the ark of the covenant of Yahweh had come up out of the middle of the Jordan, and the soles of the priests’ feet were lifted up to the dry ground, that the waters of the Jordan returned to their place, and went over all its banks, as before.

¹⁸Ja kui preestrid, kes kandsid Issanda seaduselaegast, tulid üles Jordani keskelt, ja preestrite jalatallad olid lahkunud kuivale, siis pöördus Jordani vesi tagasi oma paika ja voolas nagu ennegi üle kõigi kallaste.

¹⁹The 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.

¹⁹Rahvas tuli Jordani äärest üles esimese kuu kümnendal päeval ja nad lõid leeri üles Gilgalisse, Jeeriko idapoolsele piirile.

²⁰Joshua set up those twelve stones, which they took out of the Jordan, in Gilgal.

²⁰Ja need kaksteist kivi, mis nad olid võtnud Jordanist, pani Joosua püsti Gilgalis.

²¹He spoke to the children of Israel, saying, “When your children ask their fathers in time to come, saying, ‘What do these stones mean?’

²¹Ja ta rääkis Iisraeli lastega ning ütles: 'Kui teie lapsed tulevikus küsivad oma vanemailt, öeldes: Mis kivid need on?,

²²Then you shall let your children know, saying, ‘Israel came over this Jordan on dry land.

²²siis tehke oma lastele teatavaks, öeldes: Iisrael läks kuiva mööda läbi Jordani,

²³For Yahweh your God dried up the waters of the Jordan from before you, until you had passed over, as Yahweh your God did to the Red Sea or, Sea of Reeds , which he dried up from before us, until we had passed over;

²³sest Issand, teie Jumal, kuivatas teie eest Jordani vee, kuni te olite läbi läinud, nõnda nagu Issand, teie Jumal, talitas Kõrkjamerega, mille ta kuivatas meie eest, kuni olime läbi läinud,

²⁴that all the peoples of the earth may know the hand of Yahweh, that it is mighty; that you may fear Yahweh your God forever.’”

²⁴et kõik maailma rahvad tunneksid Issanda kätt, kui vägev see on, et te igal ajal kardaksite Issandat, oma Jumalat.'