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Circuncisión de los israelitas y primera Pascua en Canaán

Cuando todos los reyes de los amorreos que estaban al otro lado del Jordán hacia el occidente, y todos los reyes de los cananeos que estaban junto al mar(A), oyeron cómo el Señor había secado las aguas del Jordán delante de los israelitas hasta que ellos habían[a] pasado, sus corazones se acobardaron, y ya no había ánimo en ellos a causa de los israelitas(B).

En aquel tiempo el Señor dijo a Josué: «Hazte cuchillos de pedernal(C) y vuelve a hacer la circuncisión, por segunda vez, a los israelitas». Entonces Josué hizo cuchillos de pedernal y circuncidó a los israelitas en la colina de Aralot[b]. Esta es la razón por la cual Josué los circuncidó: todos los del pueblo que salieron de Egipto que eran varones, todos los hombres de guerra, murieron en el desierto, por el camino(D), después que salieron de Egipto. Porque todos los del pueblo que salieron fueron circuncidados, pero todos los del pueblo que nacieron en el desierto, por el camino, después de salir de Egipto, no habían sido circuncidados. Pues los israelitas anduvieron por el desierto cuarenta años, hasta que pereció[c] toda la nación, es decir, los hombres de guerra que salieron de Egipto(E), porque no escucharon la voz del Señor. A ellos el Señor les juró que no les permitiría ver la tierra que el Señor había jurado a sus padres que nos daría(F), una tierra que mana leche y miel.

Y a los hijos de ellos, que Él levantó en su lugar, Josué los circuncidó; pues eran incircuncisos, porque no los habían circuncidado en el camino. Cuando terminaron de circuncidar a toda la nación, permanecieron en sus lugares en el campamento hasta que sanaron[d].

Entonces el Señor dijo a Josué: «Hoy he quitado[e] de ustedes el oprobio(G) de Egipto». Por eso aquel lugar se ha llamado Gilgal[f] hasta hoy. 10 Estando los israelitas acampados en Gilgal, celebraron la Pascua en la noche del día catorce del mes(H) en los llanos de Jericó(I).

11 El día[g] después de la Pascua, ese[h] mismo día, comieron del producto de la tierra, panes sin levadura y cereal tostado. 12 El maná cesó el día[i] después que habían comido del producto de la tierra, y los israelitas no tuvieron más maná, sino que comieron del producto de la tierra de Canaán(J) durante aquel año.

El capitán del ejército del Señor

13 Cuando Josué estaba ya cerca de Jericó, levantó los ojos y vio que un hombre estaba frente a él con una espada desenvainada en la mano(K), y Josué fue hacia él y le dijo: «¿Es usted de los nuestros o de nuestros enemigos?». 14 «No», respondió; «más bien yo vengo ahora como capitán del ejército del Señor». Y Josué se postró en tierra, le hizo reverencia[j](L), y dijo: «¿Qué tiene que decirle mi señor a su siervo?». 15 Entonces el capitán del ejército del Señor dijo a Josué: «Quítate las sandalias de tus pies, porque el lugar donde estás es santo(M)». Y así lo hizo Josué.

Footnotes

  1. 5:1 Algunos mss. dicen: nosotros habíamos.
  2. 5:3 I.e. de los prepucios.
  3. 5:6 Lit. fue acabada.
  4. 5:8 Lit. revivieron.
  5. 5:9 Lit. rodado.
  6. 5:9 I.e. rueda, del heb. galal; i.e. rodar.
  7. 5:11 Lit. La mañana.
  8. 5:11 Lit. este.
  9. 5:12 Lit. la mañana.
  10. 5:14 O se inclinó.

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.

The New Generation Circumcised

As soon as all the kings of the Amorites who were beyond the Jordan to the west, and all the kings of the Canaanites (A)who were by the sea, (B)heard that the Lord had dried up the waters of the Jordan for the people of Israel until they had crossed over, their hearts (C)melted and (D)there was no longer any spirit in them because of the people of Israel.

At that time the Lord said to Joshua, “Make (E)flint knives and circumcise the sons of Israel a second time.” So Joshua made flint knives and circumcised the sons of Israel at Gibeath-haaraloth.[a] And this is the reason why Joshua circumcised them: (F)all the males of the people who came out of Egypt, all the men of war, had died in the wilderness on the way after they had come out of Egypt. Though all the people who came out had been circumcised, yet all the people who were born on the way in the wilderness after they had come out of Egypt had not been circumcised. For the people of Israel walked (G)forty years in the wilderness, until all the nation, the men of war who came out of Egypt, perished, because they did not obey the voice of the Lord; the Lord (H)swore to them that he would not let them see the land that the Lord had sworn to their fathers to give to us, (I)a land flowing with milk and honey. So it was (J)their children, whom he raised up in their place, that Joshua circumcised. For they were uncircumcised, because they had not been circumcised on the way.

When the circumcising of the whole nation was finished, they remained in their places in the camp until they were healed. And the Lord said to Joshua, “Today I have rolled away the (K)reproach of Egypt from you.” And so the name of that place is called (L)Gilgal[b] to this day.

First Passover in Canaan

10 While the people of Israel were encamped at Gilgal, they kept the Passover (M)on the fourteenth day of the month in the evening on the plains of Jericho. 11 And the day after the Passover, on that very day, they ate of the produce of the land, unleavened cakes and parched grain. 12 And (N)the manna ceased the day after they ate of the produce of the land. And there was no longer manna for the people of Israel, but they ate of the fruit of the land of Canaan that year.

The Commander of the Lord's Army

13 When Joshua was by Jericho, he lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, (O)a man was standing before him (P)with his drawn sword in his hand. And Joshua went to him and said to him, “Are you for us, or for our adversaries?” 14 And he said, “No; but I am the commander of the army of the Lord. Now I have come.” And Joshua (Q)fell on his face to the earth and worshiped[c] and said to him, “What does my lord say to his servant?” 15 And the commander of the Lord's army said to Joshua, (R)“Take off your sandals from your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy.” And Joshua did so.

Footnotes

  1. Joshua 5:3 Gibeath-haaraloth means the hill of the foreskins
  2. Joshua 5:9 Gilgal sounds like the Hebrew for to roll
  3. Joshua 5:14 Or and paid homage