Siosiua 4
Tongan Bible, Revised West VersionTranslation
Tongan Bible, Revised West Version
JPS Tanakh (Jewish Publication Society, 1917)
1Pea naʻe hoko ʻo pehē, ʻi he lava atu ʻae kakai kotoa pē ki he kauvai ʻe taha ʻo Sioatani naʻe folofola ʻa Sihova kia Siosiua, ʻo pehē,
1And it came to pass, when all the nation were clean passed over the Jordan, that the LORD spoke unto Joshua, saying:
2“Fili ha kau tangata ʻe toko hongofulu ma toko ua mei he kakai, ko e tangata ʻe tokotaha mei he faʻahinga kotoa pē,”
2'Take you twelve men out of the people, out of every tribe a man,
3pea mou fekau kiate kinautolu, ʻo pehē, “Mou toʻo mai mei loto Sioatani, mei he potu naʻe tuʻumaʻu ai ʻae vaʻe ʻoe kau taulaʻeiki, ʻae maka ʻe hongofulu mā ua, pea mou fua ia ʻo ʻave ʻo tuku ʻi homou ʻapitanga, ʻaia te mou mohe ai ʻi he poōni.”
3and command ye them, saying: Take you hence out of the midst of the Jordan, out of the place where the priests' feet stood, twelve stones made ready, and carry them over with you, and lay them down in the lodging-place, where ye shall lodge this night.'
4Pea fekau ʻe Siosiua ke haʻu ʻae kau tangata ʻe toko hongofulu mā toko ua, “ʻAkinautolu naʻa ne fili ʻi he fānau ʻa ʻIsileli, ko e tangata pe taha mei he faʻahinga kotoa pē:
4Then Joshua called the twelve men, whom he had prepared of the children of Israel, out of every tribe a man;
5Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Siosiua kiate kinautolu, Mou muʻomuʻa ʻi he puha tapu ʻo Sihova ko homou ʻOtua ki loto Sioatani, pea mou toʻo hake taki taha ʻae tangata ʻene maka ki hono uma, ʻo fakatatau ki hono lau ʻoe faʻahinga ʻo ʻIsileli.
5and Joshua said unto them: 'Pass on before the ark of the LORD your God into the midst of the Jordan, and take you up every man of you a stone upon his shoulder, according unto the number of the tribes of the children of Israel;
6Koeʻuhi ke hoko ia ko e fakaʻilonga, ʻoka fehuʻi ʻe hoʻomou fānau ki heʻenau mātuʻa ʻamui, ʻo pehē, Ko e hā hono ʻuhinga ʻoe ngaahi maka ni?
6that this may be a sign among you, that when your children ask in time to come, saying: What mean ye by these stones?
7Pea te mou tala kiate kinautolu, naʻe motuhi ʻae vai ʻo Sioatani mei he ʻao ʻoe puha ʻoe fuakava ʻa Sihova; ʻi heʻene aʻa ʻi Sioatani, naʻe motu ua ʻae vai ʻo Sioatani: pea ko e ngaahi maka ni ko e meʻa fakamanatu tuʻumaʻu ki he fānau ʻa ʻIsileli ʻo taʻengata.”
7then ye shall say unto them: Because the waters of the Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the LORD; when it passed over the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan were cut off; and these stones shall be for a memorial unto the children of Israel for ever.'
8Pea naʻe fai ʻe he fānau ʻa ʻIsileli ʻo hangē ko e fekau ʻa Sihova, ʻonau toʻo hake ʻae maka ʻe hongofulu mā ua mei loto Sioatani, ʻo hangē ko e folofola ʻa Sihova kia Siosiua, ʻo fakatatau ki hono lau ʻoe ngaahi faʻahinga ʻo ʻIsileli, pea naʻa nau fua ʻo ʻave ia ki he potu naʻa nau mohe ai, ʻo tuku ia ʻi ai.
8And the children of Israel did so as Joshua commanded, and took up twelve stones out of the midst of the Jordan, as the LORD spoke unto Joshua, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel; and they carried them over with them unto the place where they lodged, and laid them down there.
9Pea naʻe fokotuʻu ʻe Siosiua ʻae maka ʻe hongofulu mā ua ʻi loto Sioatani, ʻi he potu naʻe tuʻu ai ʻae vaʻe ʻoe kau taulaʻeiki ʻaia naʻe haʻamo ʻae puha ʻoe fuakava pea ʻoku ʻi ai ia ʻo aʻu ki he ʻaho ni.
9Joshua also set up twelve stones in the midst of the Jordan, in the place where the feet of the priests that bore the ark of the covenant stood; and they are there unto this day.
10¶ He ko e kau taulaʻeiki naʻe haʻamo, ʻae puha naʻe tuʻu ʻi loto Sioatani, ke ʻoua ke ʻosi hono fai ʻaia kotoa pē naʻe folofola ai ʻa Sihova kia Siosiua ke ne fekau ki he kakai, ʻo fakatatau ki he meʻa kotoa pē naʻe fekau ʻe Mōsese kia Siosiua: pea naʻe fai fakatoʻotoʻo ʻae kakai ʻonau aʻa atu.
10And the priests that bore the ark stood in the midst of the 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 hastened and passed over.
11Pea naʻe hoko ʻo pehē, hili ʻae aʻa ʻo lava atu kotoa pē ʻae kakai, naʻe toki haʻamo atu ʻe he kau taulaʻeiki ʻae puha ʻo Sihova, ʻi he ʻao ʻoe kakai.
11And it came to pass, when all the people were clean passed over, that the ark of the LORD passed on, and the priests, before the people.
12Pea ko e fānau ʻa Lupeni, mo e fānau ʻa Kata, mo hono vaeua ʻoe faʻahinga ʻo Manase, naʻa nau ʻalu muʻomuʻa mo e mahafutau ʻi he ʻao ʻoe fānau ʻa ʻIsileli, ʻo hangē ko e fekau ʻa Mōsese kiate kinautolu:
12And the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, passed on armed before the children of Israel, as Moses spoke unto them;
13Ko e toko fā mano nai, naʻe toʻo mahafutau naʻe ʻalu muʻomuʻa ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihova ki he tau, ʻi he ngaahi tafangafanga ʻo Seliko.
13about forty thousand ready armed for war passed on in the presence of the LORD unto battle, to the plains of Jericho.
14¶ Naʻe fakahikihiki ʻe Sihova ʻa Siosiua ʻi he ʻaho ko ia ʻi he ʻao ʻo ʻIsileli kotoa pē: pea naʻa nau manavahē kiate ia, ʻo hangē ko ʻenau manavahē kia Mōsese, ʻi he ʻaho kotoa pē ʻo ʻene moʻui.
14On 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.
15Pea naʻe folofola ʻa Sihova kia Siosiua, ʻo pehē,
15And the LORD spoke unto Joshua, saying:
16Fekau ki he kau taulaʻeiki ʻoku haʻamo ʻae puha ʻoe fakamoʻoni, koeʻuhi kenau ʻalu hake mei Sioatani.
16'Command the priests that bear the ark of the testimony, that they come up out of the Jordan.'
17Ko ia naʻe fekau ai ʻe Siosiua ki he kau taulaʻeiki, ʻo pehē, Mou ʻalu hake mei Sioatani.
17Joshua therefore commanded the priests, saying: 'Come ye up out of the Jordan.'
18Pea naʻe hoko ʻo pehē, ʻi he ʻalu hake ʻae kau taulaʻeiki ʻaia naʻe haʻamo ʻae puha ʻoe fuakava ʻa Sihova mei loto Sioatani, pea kuo hiki ʻae ʻaofivaʻe ʻoe kau taulaʻeiki ki he kelekele mōmoa, naʻe toe tafe mai leva ʻae ngaahi vai ʻo Sioatani ki honau potu, pea toe lōfia hono ngaahi matavai ʻo hangē ko ʻene anga.
18And it came to pass, as the priests that bore the ark of the covenant of the LORD came up out of the midst of the Jordan, as soon as the soles of the priests' feet were drawn up unto the dry ground, that the waters of the Jordan returned unto their place, and went over all its banks, as aforetime.
19¶ Pea naʻe ʻalu hake ʻae kakai mei Sioatani ʻi hono hongofulu ʻoe ʻaho ʻo hono ʻuluaki māhina, pea ʻapitanga ʻi Kilikali, ʻi he feituʻu hahake ʻo Seliko.
19And the 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.
20Pea ko e maka ʻe hongofulu ma ua ʻaia naʻe toʻo mei Sioatani, naʻe tō ia ʻe Siosiua ʻi Kilikali.
20And those twelve stones, which they took out of the Jordan, did Joshua set up in Gilgal.
21Pea naʻa ne lea ki he fānau ʻa ʻIsileli, ʻo pehē, “ʻOka fehuʻi ʻe hoʻomou fānau ki heʻenau ngaahi tamai ʻamui, ʻo pehē, Ko e hā hono ʻuhinga ʻoe ngaahi maka ni?
21And he spoke unto the children of Israel, saying: 'When your children shall ask their fathers in time to come, saying: What mean these stones?
22Te mou fakahā ki hoʻomou fānau, ʻo pehē, naʻe aʻa ʻa ʻIsileli ʻi he Sioatani ni ʻi he kelekele mōmoa.
22then ye shall let your children know, saying: Israel came over this Jordan on dry land.
23He ko Sihova ko homou ʻOtua naʻe fakamōmoa ʻae ngaahi vai ʻo Sioatani mei homou ʻao, ke mou hoko atu ki he kauvai ʻe taha ʻo hangē ko ia naʻe fai ʻe Sihova ko homou ʻOtua ki he Tahi Kulokula, ʻaia naʻa ne fakamōmoa ʻi homau ʻao, ke ʻoua ke mau lava atu ki he kauvai ʻe taha;
23For 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 passed over,
24Koeʻuhi ke hoko ʻo ʻilo ʻae nima ʻo Sihova ʻe he kakai kotoa pē ʻo māmani, mo hono māfimafi: pea ke mou manavahē kia Sihova ko homou ʻOtua ʻo taʻengata.”
24that all the peoples of the earth may know the hand of the LORD, that it is mighty; that ye may fear the LORD your God for ever.'
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