¹ Και εξηγερθη ο Ιησους πρωι· και ανεχωρησαν εκ Σιττειμ και ηλθον εως του Ιορδανου, αυτος και παντες οι υιοι Ισραηλ, και διενυκτερευσαν εκει πριν διαβωσι.

² μετα δε τρεις ημερας επερασαν δια μεσον του στρατοπεδου οι αρχοντες,

³ και προσεταξαν τον λαον, λεγοντες, Οταν ιδητε την κιβωτον της διαθηκης Κυριου του Θεου σας και τους ιερεις τους Λευιτας βασταζοντας αυτην, τοτε σεις θελετε κινηθη απο των τοπων σας και υπαγει οπισω αυτης·

⁴ πλην ας ηναι διαστημα μεταξυ υμων και εκεινης, εως δυο χιλιαδων πηχων κατα το μετρον, μη πλησιασητε εις αυτην, δια να γνωριζητε την οδον την οποιαν πρεπει να βαδιζητε· διοτι δεν επερασατε την οδον ταυτην χθες και προχθες.

⁵ Και ειπεν ο Ιησους προς τον λαον, Καθαρισθητε, διοτι αυριον θελει καμει ο Κυριος εν μεσω υμων θαυμασια.

⁶ Και ειπεν ο Ιησους προς τους ιερεις λεγων, Σηκωσατε την κιβωτον της διαθηκης και προπορευεσθε εμπροσθεν του λαου. Και εσηκωσαν την κιβωτον της διαθηκης και επορευοντο εμπροσθεν του λαου.

⁷ Και ειπε Κυριος προς τον Ιησουν, Εν τη ημερα ταυτη αρχιζω να σε μεγαλυνω ενωπιον παντος του Ισραηλ· δια να γνωρισωσιν οτι, καθως ημην μετα του Μωυσεως, θελω εισθαι και μετα σου·

⁸ συ λοιπον προσταξον τους ιερεις τους βασταζοντας την κιβωτον της διαθηκης, λεγων, Οταν φθασητε εις το χειλος του υδατος του Ιορδανου, θελετε σταθη εν τω Ιορδανη.

⁹ Και ειπεν ο Ιησους προς τους υιους Ισραηλ, Προσελθετε ενταυθα και ακουσατε τους λογους Κυριου του Θεου σας.

¹⁰ Και ειπεν ο Ιησους, Εκ τουτου θελετε γνωρισει, οτι ο Θεος ο ζων ειναι εν τω μεσω υμων, και οτι κατα κρατος θελει εξολοθρευσει απ' εμπροσθεν σας τους Χαναναιους και τους Χετταιους και τους Ευαιους και τους Φερεζαιους και τους Γεργεσαιους και τους Αμορραιους και τους Ιεβουσαιους·

¹¹ ιδου, η κιβωτος της διαθηκης του Κυριου πασης της γης προβαινει εμπροσθεν σας εις τον Ιορδανην·

¹² και τωρα εκλεξατε εις εαυτους δωδεκα ανδρας απο των φυλων του Ισραηλ, ανα ενα ανδρα κατα φυλην·

¹³ και καθως τα ιχνη των ποδων των ιερεων, των βασταζοντων την κιβωτον του Κυριου, του Κυριου πασης της γης, πατησωσιν εν τοις υδασι του Ιορδανου, τα υδατα του Ιορδανου θελουσι διακοπη, τα υδατα τα καταβαινοντα ανωθεν, και θελουσι σταθη εις σωρον ενα.

¹⁴ Και καθως εσηκωθη ο λαος εκ των σκηνων αυτων, δια να διαβωσι τον Ιορδανην, και οι ιερεις οι βασταζοντες την κιβωτον της διαθηκης εμπροσθεν του λαου,

¹⁵ και καθως ηλθον οι βασταζοντες την κιβωτον εως του Ιορδανου, και οι ποδες των ιερεων των βασταζοντων την κιβωτον εβραχησαν κατα το χειλος του υδατος, διοτι ο Ιορδανης πλημμυρει καθ' ολας τας οχθας αυτου πασας τας ημερας του θερισμου,

¹⁶ εσταθησαν τα υδατα τα καταβαινοντα ανωθεν και υψωθησαν εις ενα σωρον πολυ μακραν, απο της πολεως Αδαμ, ητις ειναι εις τα πλαγια της Ζαρεταν· τα δε καταβαινοντα κατω προς την θαλασσαν της πεδιαδος, την αλμυραν θαλασσαν, αποκοπεντα εξελιπον· και ο λαος επερασε κατεναντι της Ιεριχω.

¹⁷ Και οι ιερεις, οι βασταζοντες την κιβωτον της διαθηκης του Κυριου, ισταντο στερεοι επι ξηρας εν μεσω του Ιορδανου· και παντες οι Ισραηλιται διεβαινον δια ξηρας, εωσου ετελειωσε πας ο λαος διαβαινων τον Ιορδανην.

¹ Yahweh spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the first month of the second year after they had come out of the land of Egypt, saying,

² "Moreover let the children of Israel keep the Passover in its appointed season.

³ On the fourteenth day of this month, at evening, you shall keep it in its appointed season--according to all its statutes, and according to all its ordinances, you shall keep it."

⁴ Moses spoke to the children of Israel, that they should keep the Passover.

⁵ They kept the Passover in the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month, at evening, in the wilderness of Sinai. According to all that Yahweh commanded Moses, so the children of Israel did.

⁶ There were certain men, who were unclean because of the dead body of a man, so that they could not keep the Passover on that day, and they came before Moses and before Aaron on that day.

⁷ Those men said to him, "We are unclean because of the dead body of a man. Why are we kept back, that we may not offer the offering of Yahweh in its appointed season among the children of Israel?"

⁸ Moses answered them, "Wait, that I may hear what Yahweh will command concerning you."

⁹ Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

¹⁰ "Say to the children of Israel, 'If any man of you or of your generations is unclean by reason of a dead body, or is on a journey far away, he shall still keep the Passover to Yahweh.

¹¹ In the second month, on the fourteenth day at evening they shall keep it; they shall eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs.

¹² They shall leave none of it until the morning, nor break a bone of it. According to all the statute of the Passover they shall keep it.

¹³ But the man who is clean, and is not on a journey, and fails to keep the Passover, that soul shall be cut off from his people. Because he didn't offer the offering of Yahweh in its appointed season, that man shall bear his sin.

¹⁴ "'If a foreigner lives among you, and desires to keep the Passover to Yahweh; according to the statute of the Passover, and according to its ordinance, so shall he do. You shall have one statute, both for the foreigner, and for him who is born in the land.'"

¹⁵ On the day that the tabernacle was raised up, the cloud covered the tabernacle, even the Tent of the Testimony: and at evening it was over the tabernacle as it were the appearance of fire, until morning.

¹⁶ So it was continually. The cloud covered it, and the appearance of fire by night.

¹⁷ Whenever the cloud was taken up from over the Tent, then after that the children of Israel traveled; and in the place where the cloud remained, there the children of Israel encamped.

¹⁸ At the commandment of Yahweh, the children of Israel traveled, and at the commandment of Yahweh they encamped. As long as the cloud remained on the tabernacle they remained encamped.

¹⁹ When the cloud stayed on the tabernacle many days, then the children of Israel kept Yahweh's command, and didn't travel.

²⁰ Sometimes the cloud was a few days on the tabernacle; then according to the commandment of Yahweh they remained encamped, and according to the commandment of Yahweh they traveled.

²¹ Sometimes the cloud was from evening until morning; and when the cloud was taken up in the morning, they traveled: or by day and by night, when the cloud was taken up, they traveled.

²² Whether it was two days, or a month, or a year that the cloud stayed on the tabernacle, remaining on it, the children of Israel remained encamped, and didn't travel; but when it was taken up, they traveled.

²³ At the commandment of Yahweh they encamped, and at the commandment of Yahweh they traveled. They kept Yahweh's command, at the commandment of Yahweh by Moses.