1 And it came to pass, when all the people were clean passed over Jordan, that the LORD spake unto Joshua, saying, 2 Take you twelve men out of the people, out of every tribe a man, 3 And command ye them, saying, Take you hence out of the midst of Jordan, out of the place where the priests’ feet stood firm, twelve stones, and ye shall carry them over with you, and leave them in the lodging place, where ye shall lodge this night. 4 Then Joshua called the twelve men, whom he had prepared of the children of Israel, out of every tribe a man: 5 And Joshua said unto them, Pass over before the ark of the LORD your God into the midst of Jordan, and take ye up every man of you a stone upon his shoulder, according unto the number of the tribes of the children of Israel: 6 That this may be a sign among you, that when your children ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean ye by these stones? 7 Then ye shall answer them, That the waters of Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the LORD; when it passed over Jordan, the waters of Jordan were cut off: and these stones shall be for a memorial unto the children of Israel for ever. 8 And the children of Israel did so as Joshua commanded, and took up twelve stones out of the midst of Jordan, as the LORD spake unto Joshua, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel, and carried them over with them unto the place where they lodged, and laid them down there. 9 And Joshua set up twelve stones in the midst of Jordan, in the place where the feet of the priests which bare the ark of the covenant stood: and they are there unto this day.

10 For the priests which bare the ark stood in the midst of Jordan, until every thing was finished that the LORD commanded Joshua to speak unto the people, according to all that Moses commanded Joshua: and the people hasted and passed over. 11 And it came to pass, when all the people were clean passed over, that the ark of the LORD passed over, and the priests, in the presence of the people. 12 And the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh, passed over armed before the children of Israel, as Moses spake unto them: 13 About forty thousand prepared for war passed over before the LORD unto battle, to the plains of Jericho.

14 On that day the LORD magnified Joshua in the sight of all Israel; and they feared him, as they feared Moses, all the days of his life. 15 And the LORD spake unto Joshua, saying, 16 Command the priests that bear the ark of the testimony, that they come up out of Jordan. 17 Joshua therefore commanded the priests, saying, Come ye up out of Jordan. 18 And it came to pass, when the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD were come up out of the midst of Jordan, and the soles of the priests’ feet were lifted up unto the dry land, that the waters of Jordan returned unto their place, and flowed over all his banks, as they did before.

19 And the people came up out of Jordan on the tenth day of the first month, and encamped in Gilgal, in the east border of Jericho.

20 And those twelve stones, which they took out of Jordan, did Joshua pitch in Gilgal. 21 And he spake unto the children of Israel, saying, When your children shall ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean these stones? 22 Then ye shall let your children know, saying, Israel came over this Jordan on dry land. 23 For the LORD your God dried up the waters of Jordan from before you, until ye were passed over, as the LORD your God did to the Red sea, which he dried up from before us, until we were gone over: 24 That all the people of the earth might know the hand of the LORD, that it is mighty: that ye might fear the LORD your God for ever.

1 全国的人都完全过了约旦河以后， 耶和华就吩咐约书亚说：

2 "你要从人民中选十二个人， 每支派一人，

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。’"

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。

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；

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？’

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。’"

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。

9 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。

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。

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。

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。

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。

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。

15 耶和华吩咐约书亚说：

16 "吩咐抬约柜的祭司从约旦河上来。"

17 于是约书亚吩咐祭司说： "你们从约旦河上来。"

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。

19 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。

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。

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？’

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。’

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；

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。"