And it came to pass, when all the kings of the Amorites, which were on the side of Jordan westward, and all the kings of the Canaanites, which were by the sea, heard that the Lord had dried up the waters of Jordan from before the children of Israel, until we were passed over, that their heart melted, neither was there spirit in them any more, because of the children of Israel.

At that time the Lord said unto Joshua, Make thee sharp knives, and circumcise again the children of Israel the second time.

And Joshua made him sharp knives, and circumcised the children of Israel at the hill of the foreskins.

And this is the cause why Joshua did circumcise: All the people that came out of Egypt, that were males, even all the men of war, died in the wilderness by the way, after they came out of Egypt.

Now all the people that came out were circumcised: but all the people that were born in the wilderness by the way as they came forth out of Egypt, them they had not circumcised.

For the children of Israel walked forty years in the wilderness, till all the people that were men of war, which came out of Egypt, were consumed, because they obeyed not the voice of the Lord: unto whom the Lord sware that he would not shew them the land, which the Lord sware unto their fathers that he would give us, a land that floweth with milk and honey.

And their children, whom he raised up in their stead, them Joshua circumcised: for they were uncircumcised, because they had not circumcised them by the way.

And it came to pass, when they had done circumcising all the people, that they abode in their places in the camp, till they were whole.

And the Lord said unto Joshua, This day have I rolled away the reproach of Egypt from off you. Wherefore the name of the place is called Gilgal unto this day.

10 And the children of Israel encamped in Gilgal, and kept the passover on the fourteenth day of the month at even in the plains of Jericho.

11 And they did eat of the old corn of the land on the morrow after the passover, unleavened cakes, and parched corn in the selfsame day.

12 And the manna ceased on the morrow after they had eaten of the old corn of the land; neither had the children of Israel manna any more; but they did eat of the fruit of the land of Canaan that year.

13 And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood a man over against him with his sword drawn in his hand: and Joshua went unto him, and said unto him, Art thou for us, or for our adversaries?

14 And he said, Nay; but as captain of the host of the Lord am I now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said unto him, What saith my Lord unto his servant?

15 And the captain of the Lord's host said unto Joshua, Loose thy shoe from off thy foot; for the place whereon thou standest is holy. And Joshua did so.

Обрязване и Пасха в Галгал

(A)Когато всичките аморейски царе, които бяха отвъд Йордан на запад към Средиземно море, и всичките ханаански царе при морето чуха как Господ пресуши водите на Йордан пред израилтяните, докато те преминаваха, сърцата им се свиха и у тях вече не остана смелост пред Израилевите синове.

По това време Господ каза на Иисус: „Направи си остри каменни ножове и обрежи пак израилтяните.“ Тогава Иисус си направи каменни ножове и обряза израилтяните на Хълма на обрязването. И тази е причината, че Иисус ги обряза: всички мъже, които излязоха от Египет, всички бойци бяха родени в пустинята по пътя след излизането им от Египет. Всъщност целият народ, който излезе от Египет, беше обрязан, а всички, родени по пътя в пустинята след излизането от Египет, не бяха обрязани. (B)Защото израилтяните четиридесет[a] години ходиха по пустинята, докато измряха всички бойци, които бяха излезли от Египет, които не послушаха гласа на Господа и на които Господ се закле, че няма да видят земята, която Господ с клетва беше обещал на бащите им да даде – земята, където текат мед и мляко. А вместо тях Той издигна синовете им. Тях Иисус обряза, тъй като бяха необрязани, понеже не ги бяха обрязали по пътя.

След като накрая целият народ беше обрязан, те останаха в лагера, докато се възстановят. Тогава Господ каза на Иисус: „Днес Аз снех от вас египетския позор.“ Затова името на онова място до днес е Галгал.

10 (C)И Израилевите синове бяха на лагер в Галгал и извършиха Пасха на Йерихонските полета вечерта на четиринадесетия ден от месеца. 11 И на другия ден след Пасхата започнаха да ядат от плодовете на земята – безквасни хлябове и печени зърна в същия ден. 12 (D)А манната престана след това. Когато започнаха да ядат от плодовете на земята, нямаше повече манна за Израилевите синове. Те ядяха от плодовете на ханаанската земя през онази година.

Превземане на Йерихон и спасяване на Раав

13 (E)И когато Иисус беше при Йерихон, вдигна очи и видя, ето пред него стоеше мъж с изваден меч в ръка. Иисус отиде към него и го попита: „Наш ли си или от неприятелите ни?“ 14 (F)Той отговори: „Не! Като вожд на войнството на Господа аз сега дойдох!“ Иисус падна по лице до земята, поклони му се и му каза: „Какво ще заповяда моят господар на своя служител?“ 15 (G)А вождът на войнството на Господа каза на Иисус: „Събуй сандалите от краката си, защото мястото, на което стоиш, е свято.“ Иисус така инаправи.

Footnotes

  1. 5:6 В Септуагинта: „четиридесет и две“.

When the nations west of the Jordan River—the Amorites and Canaanites who lived along the Mediterranean coast—heard that the Lord had dried up the Jordan River so the people of Israel could cross, their courage melted away completely and they were paralyzed with fear.

2-3 The Lord then told Joshua to set aside a day to circumcise the entire male population of Israel. (It was the second time in Israel’s history that this was done.) The Lord instructed them to manufacture flint knives for this purpose. The place where the circumcision rite took place was named “The Hill of the Foreskins.” 4-5 The reason for this second circumcision ceremony was that although when Israel left Egypt all of the men who had been old enough to bear arms had been circumcised, that entire generation had died during the years in the wilderness, and none of the boys born since that time had been circumcised. For the nation of Israel had traveled back and forth across the wilderness for forty years until all the men who had been old enough to bear arms when they left Egypt were dead; they had not obeyed the Lord, and he vowed that he wouldn’t let them enter the land he had promised to Israel—a land that “flowed with milk and honey.” So now Joshua circumcised their children—the men who had grown up to take their fathers’ places.

8-9 And the Lord said to Joshua, “Today I have ended your shame of not being circumcised.”[a] So the place where this was done was called Gilgal (meaning, “to end”), and is still called that today. After the ceremony the entire nation rested in camp until the raw flesh of their wounds had been healed.

10 While they were camped at Gilgal on the plains of Jericho, they celebrated the Passover during the evening of April first.[b] 11-12 The next day they began to eat from the gardens and grain fields which they invaded, and they made unleavened bread. The following day no manna fell, and it was never seen again! So from that time on they lived on the crops of Canaan.

13 As Joshua was sizing up the city of Jericho, a man appeared nearby with a drawn sword. Joshua strode over to him and demanded, “Are you friend or foe?”

14 “I am the Commander-in-Chief of the Lord’s army,” he replied.

Joshua fell to the ground before him and worshiped him and said, “Give me your commands.”

15 “Take off your shoes,” the Commander told him, “for this is holy ground.” And Joshua did.

Footnotes

  1. Joshua 5:8 your shame of not being circumcised, literally “the shame of Egypt.” to end, literally, “to roll” (away).
  2. Joshua 5:10 April first, literally, “the fourteenth day of the first month” (of the Hebrew calendar).