Joshua 4
1 ସମସ୍ତ ଲୋକ ୟର୍ଦ୍ଦନ ନଦୀ ପାର ହାଇେ ସାରିବା ପରେ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ ଯିହାଶୂେୟଙ୍କକ୍ସ୍ଟ କହିଲେ,
2 ବାରଜଣ ଲୋକଙ୍କକ୍ସ୍ଟ ବାରଟି ଗୋଷ୍ଠୀବର୍ଗରକ୍ସ୍ଟ ବାଛ। ପ୍ରେତ୍ୟକକ ଗୋଷ୍ଠୀବର୍ଗରକ୍ସ୍ଟ ଜଣେ।
3 ଏହିପରି ଭାବେ ସମାନଙ୍କେୁ ଆଦେଶ ଦିଅ: ଯେଉଁଠା ରେ ଯାଜକଗଣ ନଦୀ ମଝି ରେ ଛିଡା ହାଇେଥିଲେ ବାରଟି ଶିଳାଖଣ୍ତ ସଂଗ୍ରହ କର। ତକ୍ସ୍ଟମ୍ଭ ସହିତ ସହେି ବାରଟି ଶିଳାଖଣ୍ତକକ୍ସ୍ଟ ବହିନିଅ। ତୁମ୍ଭେ ଯେଉଁଠା ରେ ରାତି କଟାଇବାକକ୍ସ୍ଟ ଯୋଜନା କରିଛ, ସଗେକ୍ସ୍ଟଡିକ ସଠାେରେ ରଖ।
4 ତେଣୁ ଯିହାଶୂେୟ ବାରଟି ଗୋଷ୍ଠୀବର୍ଗରକ୍ସ୍ଟ ବାର ଜଣଙ୍କକ୍ସ୍ଟ ବାଛିଲେ। ପ୍ରେତ୍ୟକକ ଗୋଷ୍ଠୀବର୍ଗରକ୍ସ୍ଟ ଜଣେ। ତା'ପରେ ସେ ସହେି ବାରଜଣ ଲୋକଙ୍କକ୍ସ୍ଟ ଗୋଟିଏ ଜାଗା ରେ ଏକତ୍ର କଲେ।
5 ଯିହାଶୂେୟ ସହେି ବାରଜଣ ଲୋକଙ୍କକ୍ସ୍ଟ କହିଲେ, ୟର୍ଦ୍ଦନ ନଦୀର ମଝିକକ୍ସ୍ଟ ୟାଅ ଯେଉଁଠା ରେ ଯାଜକମାନେ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କର ପବିତ୍ର ନିଯମ ସିନ୍ଦକ୍ସ୍ଟକ ଧରି ଠିଆ ହାଇେ ଥିଲେ, ତୁମ୍ଭମାନେେ ବାରଟି ଶିଳାଖଣ୍ତ ପାଇବା ଉଚିତ୍। ସଠାେରକ୍ସ୍ଟ ତୁମ୍ଭମାନେେ ପ୍ରେତ୍ୟକକ ଗୋଟିଏ ଲଖାେଁଏ ଶିଳା ତକ୍ସ୍ଟମ୍ଭ କାନ୍ଧ ରେ ବହି ଆଣିବ।
6 ସହେି ଶିଳାଗକ୍ସ୍ଟଡିକ ତୁମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କର ଏକ ପ୍ରତୀକ ହାଇେ ରହିବ। ଭବିଷ୍ଯତ ରେ ଯେତବେେଳେ ତୁମ୍ଭର ପିଲାମାନେ ଉତ୍ସୁକ ହାଇେ ତୁମ୍ଭକୁ ପଗ୍ଭରିବେ, 'ଏହି ପଥରଗକ୍ସ୍ଟଡିକ ତକ୍ସ୍ଟମ୍ଭ ପାଇଁ କ'ଣ?
7 ତୁମ୍ଭେ ତୁମ୍ଭର ପିଲାମାନଙ୍କୁ କହିବ ଯେ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ ୟର୍ଦ୍ଦନ ନଦୀର ଜଳ ଧାରକକ୍ସ୍ଟ ବନ୍ଦ କରିଥିଲେ। ସହେି ସମୟରେ ଯାଜକମାନେ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କର ୟକ୍ସ୍ଟକ୍ତିର ପବିତ୍ର ସିନ୍ଦକ୍ସ୍ଟକ ସହିତ ଧରି ନଦୀ ପାର ହେଉଥିଲେ, ଏହି ଶୀଳା ଖଣ୍ତଗକ୍ସ୍ଟଡିକ ସବୁଦିନ ପାଇଁ ଇଶ୍ରାୟେଲବାସୀଙ୍କର କଥାକକ୍ସ୍ଟ ମନେପକାଉ ଥିବ।
8 ତେଣୁ ଇଶ୍ରାୟେଲ ଲୋକମାନେ ଯିହାଶୂେୟଙ୍କର ନିର୍ଦ୍ଦେଶ ମାନିଲେ। ସମାନେେ ସହେି ବାର ଖଣ୍ତ ଶିଳାଗୁଡିକୁ ନଦୀ ଶର୍ୟ୍ଯାରକ୍ସ୍ଟ ଆଣିଲେ। ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ ଯିହାଶୂେୟଙ୍କକ୍ସ୍ଟ ଦଇେଥିବା ନିର୍ଦ୍ଦେଶ ଅନକ୍ସ୍ଟସା ରେ ପ୍ରେତ୍ୟକକ ପରିବାରବର୍ଗରକ୍ସ୍ଟ ଜଣେ ଗୋଟିଏ ଶିଳାଖଣ୍ତ ନେଲେ। ଲୋକମାନେ ସମାନଙ୍କେ ସହିତ ଶିଳାଖଣ୍ତ ବହିଲେ। ଏବଂ ସମାନେେ ଯେଉଁଠା ରେ ରାତ୍ରି ୟାପନ କରନ୍ତି, ସଠାେରେ ଶିଳାଖଣ୍ତକକ୍ସ୍ଟ ରଖନ୍ତି।
9 ଯିହାଶୂେୟ ୟର୍ଦ୍ଦନ ନଦୀର ମଝି ରେ ବାର ଖଣ୍ତ ପଥର ବସାଇଲେ। ଯେଉଁଠା ରେ ବାର ଜଣ ଯାଜକ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କର ନିଯମ ସିନ୍ଦକ୍ସ୍ଟକ ଧରି ଠିଆ ହାଇେଥିଲେ। ଯାହାକି ଆଜି ପର୍ୟ୍ଯନ୍ତ ପଥରଖଣ୍ତଗକ୍ସ୍ଟଡିକ ସହେି ସ୍ଥାନ ରେ ଅଛି।
10 ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ ୟିହୋଶୂଯଙ୍କକ୍ସ୍ଟ ନିର୍ଦ୍ଦେଶ କରିଥିଲେ, ଲୋକମାନଙ୍କୁ କହିବା ପାଇଁ, ଯାହା ମାଶାେ ଯିହାଶୂେୟାଙ୍କକ୍ସ୍ଟ କହିଥିଲେ। ତେଣୁ ଯାଜକମାନେ ଯେଉଁମାନେ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କର ସିନ୍ଦକ୍ସ୍ଟକ ବହକ୍ସ୍ଟଥିଲେ, ସମାନେେ ସହେି ନଦୀ ଶର୍ୟ୍ଯା ରେ ଠିଆ ହାଇେ ରହିଲେ, ସମସ୍ତ ଇଶ୍ରାୟେଲ ଲୋକମାନେ ନଦୀ ପାର ନ ହବୋ ପର୍ୟ୍ଯନ୍ତ।
11 ଯେତବେେଳେ ସମସ୍ତ ଲୋକମାନେ ନଦୀ ପାର ହାଇଗେଲେ, ଏହାପରେ ଯାଜକଗଣ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କର ପବିତ୍ର ନିଯମ ସିନ୍ଦକ୍ସ୍ଟକ ଧରି ୟର୍ଦ୍ଦନ ନଦୀ ପାର ହାଇଗେଲେ।
12 ରୂବନ୍େ ଗୋଷ୍ଠୀର ମନକ୍ସ୍ଟଷ୍ଯମାନେ, ଗାଦ ଗୋଷ୍ଠୀର ମନକ୍ସ୍ଟଷ୍ଯମାନେ ଓ ମନଃଶିର ଅର୍ଦ୍ଧକେ ଗୋଷ୍ଠୀଗଣ, ୟକ୍ସ୍ଟଦ୍ଧାସ୍ତ୍ର ରେ ସଜ୍ଜିତ ଓ ୟକ୍ସ୍ଟଦ୍ଧ ପାଇଁ ହାଇେ ଇଶ୍ରାୟେଲୀୟମାନଙ୍କ ଆଗ ରେ ନଦୀ ପାର ହାଇଗେଲେ, ଠିକ୍ ମାଶାେ ଯେପରି ସମାନଙ୍କେୁ କହିଲେ ।
13 ପ୍ରାଯ 40 ,000 ସୈନ୍ଯ ୟକ୍ସ୍ଟଦ୍ଧକରିବା ପାଇଁ ପ୍ରସ୍ତକ୍ସ୍ଟତ ହାଇେ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କ ସମ୍ମକ୍ସ୍ଟଖ ରେ ପାର ହାଇେ ଯିରୀହାେ ପଦାକକ୍ସ୍ଟ ଗଲେ।
14 ସହେିଦିନ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ ଇଶ୍ରାୟେଲର ଲୋକମାନଙ୍କୁ ଆଗ ରେ ଯିହାଶୂେୟଙ୍କକ୍ସ୍ଟ ସମ୍ଭ୍ରାନ୍ତ କଲେ। ତହିଁରେ ଲୋକମାନେ ମାଶାଙ୍କେକ୍ସ୍ଟ ଯେପରି ଭୟ କରୁଥିଲେ, ସମ୍ମାନ କରୁଥିଲେ, ସହେିପରି ତାଙ୍କର ଜୀବନସାରା ତାଙ୍କୁ ଭୟ ଓ ସମ୍ମାନ କଲେ।
15 ଯେତବେେଳେ ଯାଜକମାନେ ନିଯମ ସିନ୍ଦକ୍ସ୍ଟକ ନଦୀ ମଧିଅରେ ପାର କରୁଥିଲେ ସେ ସମୟରେ ସମାନେେ ନଦୀ ରେ ଛିଡା ହାଇେଥିଲେ, ସେ ସମୟରେ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ ଯିହାଶୂେୟଙ୍କକ୍ସ୍ଟ କହିଲେ,
16 ତୁମ୍ଭେ ଯାଜକମାନଙ୍କୁ ନିର୍ଦ୍ଦେଶ ଦିଅ ୟର୍ଦ୍ଦନ ନଦୀ ମଧ୍ଯରକ୍ସ୍ଟ ବାହାରକକ୍ସ୍ଟ ଆସିବା ପାଇଁ।
17 ତେଣୁ ଯିହାଶୂେୟ ନିର୍ଦ୍ଦେଶ ଦେଲେ ଯାଜକମାନଙ୍କୁ, ସେ କହିଲେ, ୟର୍ଦ୍ଦନ ନଦୀରକ୍ସ୍ଟ ବାହାରକକ୍ସ୍ଟ ଆସ।
18 ଯାଜକମାନେ ଯିହାଶୂେୟଙ୍କକ୍ସ୍ଟ ମାନିଲେ। ସମାନେେ ସହେି ପବିତ୍ର ସିନ୍ଦକ୍ସ୍ଟକକକ୍ସ୍ଟ ଧରି ନଦୀରକ୍ସ୍ଟ ନଦୀ କୂଳକକ୍ସ୍ଟ ଆସିଲେ। ଯେତବେେଳେ ଯାଜକମାନଙ୍କର ପାଦ ନଦୀରକ୍ସ୍ଟ ବାହାରି ଆସିଲା, ୟର୍ଦ୍ଦନ ନଦୀ ପୂର୍ବପରି ବହିବାକକ୍ସ୍ଟ ଲାଗିଲା। ଏହି ନଦୀ ପୂର୍ବପରି ତା'ର କୂଳ ଲଙ୍ଘନ କଲା।
19 ପ୍ରଥମ ମାସର ଦଶମ ଦିନ ରେ ଲୋକମାନେ ୟର୍ଦ୍ଦନ ନଦୀ ପାର ହାଇେ ଯିରୀହାରେ ପୂର୍ବ ସିମାସ୍ଥିତ ଗିଲଗାଲ୍ଠା ରେ ଛାଉଣୀ ସ୍ଥାପନ କଲେ।
20 ସମାନେେ ୟର୍ଦ୍ଦନରକ୍ସ୍ଟ ଆଣିଥିବା ସହେି ବାରଟି ଶିଳାଖଣ୍ତକକ୍ସ୍ଟ ଯିହାଶୂେୟା ଗିଲଗାଲ୍ଠା ରେ ସ୍ଥାପନ କଲେ।
21 ତା'ପରେ ଯିହାଶୂେୟ ଇଶ୍ରାୟେଲ ଲୋକମାନଙ୍କୁ କହିଲେ, ଭବିଷ୍ଯତ ରେ ତୁମ୍ଭର ପିଲାମାନେ ସମାନଙ୍କେର ପିତାମାତାଙ୍କୁ ପଗ୍ଭରିବେ, 'ଏ ପଥରଗକ୍ସ୍ଟଡିକ କ'ଣ?'
22 ତୁମ୍ଭେ ତୁମ୍ଭର ପିଲାମାନଙ୍କୁ କହିବ, 'ଏହି ଶିଳାଖଣ୍ତଗକ୍ସ୍ଟଡିକ ଅତୀତର ସ୍ମୃତି, କିପରି ଇଶ୍ରାୟେଲର ଲୋକମାନେ ଶକ୍ସ୍ଟଖିଲା ଭୂମିରେ ୟର୍ଦ୍ଦନ ନଦୀ ପାର ହାଇେଥିଲେ।
23 ଆମ୍ଭମାନେେ ପାର ହବୋୟାଏ, ଯେପରି ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ ତୁମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କର ପରମେଶ୍ବର ତାଙ୍କର ଶକ୍ତିବଳ ରେ ସୂଫ ସମକ୍ସ୍ଟଦ୍ର ଶିଷ୍କ କରିଥିଲେ, ସହେିପରି ତୁମ୍ଭମାନେେ ପାର ହବୋ ପର୍ୟ୍ଯନ୍ତ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ ତୁମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କ ପରମେଶ୍ବର ତୁମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କ ସମ୍ମକ୍ସ୍ଟଖ ରେ ୟର୍ଦ୍ଦନ ନଦୀ ଶକ୍ସ୍ଟଷ୍କ କଲେ।'
24 ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ ଏହିପରି କଲେ, କାରଣ ପୃଥିବୀସ୍ଥ ସମକ୍ସ୍ଟଦାଯ ଲୋକ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ ଶକ୍ତିଶାଳୀ ବୋଲି ଜାଣି ପାରିବେ, ସେଥିପାଇଁ ତୁମ୍ଭମାନେେ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ ତୁମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କର ପରମେଶଓରଙ୍କୁ ସର୍ବଦା ଭୟ ଓ ସମ୍ମାନ କରିବ।
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 When Mordecai perceived all that was done, Mordecai rent his clothes, and put on sackcloth with ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and cried with a loud and a bitter cry;
2 And came even before the king’s gate: for none might enter into the king’s gate clothed with sackcloth.
3 And in every province, whithersoever the king’s commandment and his decree came, there was great mourning among the Jews, and fasting, and weeping, and wailing; and many lay in sackcloth and ashes.
4 So Esther’s maids and her chamberlains came and told it her. Then was the queen exceedingly grieved; and she sent raiment to clothe Mordecai, and to take away his sackcloth from him: but he received it not.
5 Then called Esther for Hatach, one of the king’s chamberlains, whom he had appointed to attend upon her, and gave him a commandment to Mordecai, to know what it was, and why it was.
6 So Hatach went forth to Mordecai unto the street of the city, which was before the king’s gate.
7 And Mordecai told him of all that had happened unto him, and of the sum of the money that Haman had promised to pay to the king’s treasuries for the Jews, to destroy them.
8 Also he gave him the copy of the writing of the decree that was given at Shushan to destroy them, to shew it unto Esther, and to declare it unto her, and to charge her that she should go in unto the king, to make supplication unto him, and to make request before him for her people.
9 And Hatach came and told Esther the words of Mordecai.
10 Again Esther spake unto Hatach, and gave him commandment unto Mordecai;
11 All the king’s servants, and the people of the king’s provinces, do know, that whosoever, whether man or woman, shall come unto the king into the inner court, who is not called, there is one law of his to put him to death, except such to whom the king shall hold out the golden sceptre, that he may live: but I have not been called to come in unto the king these thirty days.
12 And they told to Mordecai Esther’s words.
13 Then Mordecai commanded to answer Esther, Think not with thyself that thou shalt escape in the king’s house, more than all the Jews.
14 For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place; but thou and thy father’s house shall be destroyed: and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?
15 Then Esther bade them return Mordecai this answer,
16 Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish.
17 So Mordecai went his way, and did according to all that Esther had commanded him.