1 And Joshua rose early in the morning; and they removed from Shittim, and came to 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 ye see the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, and the priests the Levites bearing it, then ye shall remove 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 ye may know the way by which ye must go: for ye have not passed this way heretofore. 5 And Joshua said unto the people, Sanctify yourselves: for to morrow the LORD will do wonders among you. 6 And Joshua spake 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 thee in the sight of all Israel, that they may know that, as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee. 8 And thou shalt command the priests that bear the ark of the covenant, saying, When ye are come to the brink of the water of Jordan, ye shall stand still in Jordan.
9 ¶ And Joshua said unto the children of Israel, Come hither, and hear the words of the LORD your God. 10 And Joshua said, Hereby ye 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 passeth over before you into 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 bear 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 upon an heap.
14 ¶ And it came to pass, when the people removed from their tents, to pass over Jordan, and the priests bearing the ark of the covenant before the people; 15 And as they that bare the ark were come unto Jordan, and the feet of the priests that bare the ark were dipped in the brim of the water, (for Jordan overfloweth all his banks all the time of harvest,) 16 That the waters which came down from above stood and rose up upon an heap very far from the city Adam, that is beside Zaretan: 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 against Jericho. 17 And the priests that bare 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 clean over Jordan.
Jardānas pāriešana
1 Jozua cēlās agri no rīta. Viņi devās ceļā no Šitīmas un nonāca pie Jardānas – viņš un visi Israēla dēli – un apmetās tur pa nakti, pirms pārgāja upi. 2 Kad pagāja trīs dienas, virsnieki apstaigāja nometni 3 un pavēlēja tautai: “Kad jūs redzēsiet Kunga, jūsu Dieva, derības šķirstu, ko nesīs levīti, priesteri, tad celieties un sekojiet tam. 4 Taču lai starp jums un šķirstu paliek atstatums divi tūkstoši elkoņu garumā – netuvojieties tam! Tā jūs zināsiet ceļu, pa kuru jums jāiet, jo vēl nekad iepriekš neesat šo ceļu gājuši.”
5 Un Jozua teica tautai: “Svētieties, jo rīt Kungs darīs brīnumus jūsu vidū!” 6 Un priesteriem Jozua teica: “Nesiet derības šķirstu un ejiet pa priekšu tautai!” Un viņi nesa derības šķirstu pa priekšu tautai.
7 Kungs teica Jozuam: “Šodien es sākšu tevi darīt varenu Israēla dēlu vidū, lai tie zina, ka es būšu ar tevi, tāpat kā es biju kopā ar Mozu. 8 Pavēli priesteriem, kas nes derības šķirstu: kad jūs nonāksiet pie Jardānas ūdeņiem, tad iebrieniet Jardānā un stāviet!”
9 Un Jozua teica Israēla dēliem: “Nāciet šurp un klausieties Kunga, sava Dieva, vārdus!” 10 Jozua teica: “Tagad jūs zināsiet, ka dzīvais Dievs ir jūsu vidū! Viņš dzīdams izdzīs jums pa priekšu kanaāniešus, hetiešus, hiviešus, periziešus, girgašiešus, amoriešus un jebūsiešus! 11 Redzi, visas zemes Kunga derības šķirsts iet jums pa priekšu pāri Jardānai! 12 Ņemiet tagad no Israēla ciltīm divpadsmit vīrus, pa vīram no katras cilts. 13 Kad Jardānas ūdeņos apstāsies to priesteru kāju pēdas, kuri nes Kunga, visas zemes Kunga, šķirstu, tad apstāsies arī Jardānas ūdeņi, ūdeņi, kas tek no augšienes, sadalīsies un stāvēs kā valnis.”
14 Tauta devās ārā no savām teltīm, lai ietu pāri Jardānai, un priesteri nesa šķirstu pa priekšu tautai. 15 Kad tie, kas nesa šķirstu, nonāca līdz Jardānai un priesteri, kas nesa šķirstu, bija iebriduši ūdenī – bet Jardāna bija pārplūdusi līdz pašiem krastiem visu ražas laiku –, 16 tad ūdeņi, kas tecēja no augšienes, apstājās kā valnis līdz pat Ādamas pilsētai, kas blakus Cāretānai, bet ūdeņi, kas tecēja lejup uz klajumu jūru jeb Sāls jūru, izsīka un tauta pārgāja upi iepretī Jērikai. 17 Un priesteri, kas nesa Kunga derības šķirstu, droši stāvēja sausumā Jardānas vidū, un viss Israēls gāja pāri pa sausu zemi, līdz visa tauta bija pārgājusi Jardānu.
