Josua 5
nuBibeln (Swedish Contemporary Bible)
Israel bekräftar sin överlåtelse till Herren
5 När amoréernas kungar på västra sidan Jordan och kanaanéernas kungar utmed Medelhavets kust fick höra att Herren låtit Jordan torka upp så att Israels folk hade kunnat gå över, försvann allt deras mod och de vågade inte längre försöka stå emot israeliterna.
2 Herren sa vid den här tiden till Josua att han skulle göra flintknivar och låta omskära alla män i Israel en andra gång. 3 Josua gjorde då flintknivar och omskar israeliterna vid Förhudskullen. 4 Skälet till omskärelsen var att hela den generation, alla vapenföra män som dragit ut ur Egypten, hade dött under vandringen i öknen. 5 Alla de som drog ut ur Egypten var omskurna, men ingen av dem som fötts i öknen hade blivit omskuren. 6 Israel hade nämligen vandrat fram och tillbaka i öknen under fyrtio år, tills alla de män hade dött som varit gamla nog att bära vapen när de drog ut ur Egypten. De hade inte varit lydiga mot Herren och därför hade han svurit att han inte skulle låta dem komma in i det land han med ed lovat deras förfäder att ge oss, ett land som flyter av mjölk och honung. 7 Josua omskar nu alltså deras söner som nu vuxit upp till män för att inta sina fäders plats, eftersom de inte blivit omskurna under vandringen.
8 Efter att hela folket blivit omskuret stannade de kvar i lägret tills de återhämtat sig. 9 Herren sa till Josua: ”Idag har jag vältrat av från er skammen från Egypten.” Platsen där detta skedde fick namnet Gilgal[a] och kallas så än idag.
10 Medan israeliterna var i lägret vid Gilgal på Jerikoslätten, firade de påsk[b] på kvällen den fjortonde dagen i månaden. 11 Dagen efter påsk började de äta av landets skörd, ojäst bröd och rostade sädeskorn, just den dagen.
12 Från den dag då de började äta av det som landet producerade, föll inget manna. Israeliterna fick aldrig mer något manna utan kunde det året leva av skörden i Kanaans land.
Erövringen av det land Herren lovat Israel
(5:13—12:24)
Josua anfaller landets centrala delar
Josua möter befälhavaren över Herrens här
13 När Josua var vid Jeriko, fick han se en man med draget svärd framför sig. Josua gick fram till honom och frågade: ”Tillhör du oss eller våra fiender?”
14 Han svarade: ”Nej[c]. Jag är befälhavare över Herrens här.” Josua föll då ner med ansiktet mot marken i stor vördnad och sa: ”Herre, vad har du för budskap åt mig?”
15 ”Ta av dig skorna”, sa befälhavaren för Herrens här, ”för platsen du står på är helig mark” och Josua gjorde så.[d]
Footnotes
- 5:9 Gilgal liknar det hebreiska ordet för vältra/rulla (bort)verbet som används i satsen innan; i Nya Testamentet presenteras Jesus som den som utför hjärtats omskärelse och på så sätt avlägsnar människans skam. Vid Gilgal blev Israel nu en egen nation, inte längre bara några f.d. slavar på vandring.
- 5:10 Se 2 Mos 12:1-20.
- 5:14 Ordagrann översättning. Nej kan kanske mer troligt översättas (till) honom: Han svarade honom: Jag är…Orden nej och till honom skiljer sig med bara en bokstav i hebreiskan.
- 5:15 Jfr 2 Mos 3:5, där Herren visar sig för Mose.
Joshua 5
New King James Version
The Second Generation Circumcised
5 So it was, when all the kings of the Amorites who were on the west side of the Jordan, 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 from before the children of Israel until [a]we had crossed over, that [b]their heart melted; (C)and there was no spirit in them any longer because of the children of Israel.
2 At that time the Lord said to Joshua, “Make (D)flint knives for yourself, and circumcise the sons of Israel again the second time.” 3 So Joshua made flint knives for himself, and circumcised the sons of Israel at [c]the hill of the foreskins. 4 And this is the reason why Joshua circumcised them: (E)All the people who came out of Egypt who were males, all the men of war, had died in the wilderness on the way, after they had come out of Egypt. 5 For all the people who came out had been circumcised, but all the people born in the wilderness, on the way as they came out of Egypt, had not been circumcised. 6 For the children of Israel walked (F)forty years in the wilderness, till all the people who were men of war, who came out of Egypt, were [d]consumed, because they did not obey the voice of the Lord—to whom the Lord swore that (G)He would not show them the land which the Lord had sworn to their fathers that He would give us, (H)“a land flowing with milk and honey.” 7 Then Joshua circumcised (I)their sons whom He raised up in their place; for they were uncircumcised, because they had not been circumcised on the way.
8 So it was, when they had finished circumcising all the people, that they stayed in their places in the camp (J)till they were healed. 9 Then the Lord said to Joshua, “This day I have rolled away (K)the reproach of Egypt from you.” Therefore the name of the place is called (L)Gilgal[e] to this day.
10 Now the children of Israel camped in Gilgal, and kept the Passover (M)on the fourteenth day of the month at twilight on the plains of Jericho. 11 And they ate of the produce of the land on the day after the Passover, unleavened bread and [f]parched grain, on the very same day. 12 Then (N)the manna ceased on the day after they had eaten the produce of the land; and the children of Israel no longer had manna, but they ate the food of the land of Canaan that year.
The Commander of the Army of the Lord
13 And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted his eyes and looked, and behold, (O)a Man stood opposite him (P)with His sword drawn in His hand. And Joshua went to Him and said to Him, “Are You for us or for our adversaries?”
14 So He said, “No, but as Commander of the army of the Lord I have now come.”
And Joshua (Q)fell on his face to the earth and (R)worshiped, and said to Him, “What does my Lord say to His servant?”
15 Then the Commander of the Lord’s army said to Joshua, (S)“Take your sandal off your foot, for the place where you stand is holy.” And Joshua did so.
Footnotes
- Joshua 5:1 So with Kt.; Qr., some Heb. mss. and editions, LXX, Syr., Tg., Vg. they
- Joshua 5:1 their courage failed
- Joshua 5:3 Heb. Gibeath Haaraloth
- Joshua 5:6 destroyed
- Joshua 5:9 Lit. Rolling
- Joshua 5:11 roasted
Joshua 5
Legacy Standard Bible
The Men of Israel Circumcised
5 Now it happened when all the kings of the Amorites who were beyond the Jordan to the west, and all the kings of the (A)Canaanites who were by the sea, (B)heard how Yahweh had dried up the waters of the Jordan before the sons of Israel until [a]they had crossed, that their hearts melted, and there was no spirit in them any longer because of the sons of Israel.
2 At that time Yahweh said to Joshua, “Make for yourself (C)flint knives and circumcise again the sons of Israel the second time.” 3 So Joshua made himself flint knives and circumcised the sons of Israel at [b]Gibeath-haaraloth. 4 Now this is the reason why Joshua circumcised them: (D)all the people who came out of Egypt who were males, all the men of war, died in the wilderness along the way when they came out of Egypt. 5 For all the people who came out were circumcised, but all the people who were born in the wilderness along the way as they came out of Egypt had not been circumcised. 6 For the sons of Israel had walked (E)forty years in the wilderness, until all the nation, that is, the men of war who came out of Egypt, were completely destroyed because they did not listen to the voice of Yahweh, (F)to whom Yahweh had sworn that He would not let them see the land which Yahweh had sworn to their fathers to give us, a land flowing with milk and honey. 7 And their sons whom He raised up in their place, Joshua [c]circumcised; for they were uncircumcised because they had not circumcised them along the way.
8 Now it happened that when they had completed circumcising all the nation, they remained in their places in the camp until they were [d]healed. 9 Then Yahweh said to Joshua, “Today I have rolled away (G)the reproach of Egypt from you.” So the name of that place is called [e]Gilgal to this day.
10 Then the sons of Israel camped at Gilgal and (H)celebrated the Passover on the evening of the (I)fourteenth day of the month on the desert plains of Jericho. 11 And on the [f]day after the Passover, on [g]that very day, they ate some of the yield of the land, unleavened cakes and roasted grain. 12 (J)Then the manna ceased on the [h]day after they had eaten some of the produce of the land, so that the sons of Israel no longer had manna, but they ate some of the produce of the land of Canaan during that year.
Commander of Yahweh’s Host
13 Now it happened when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, (K)a man was standing opposite him with his sword drawn in his hand, and Joshua went to him and said to him, “Are you for us or for our adversaries?” 14 He said, “No! Rather I indeed come now as commander of the host of Yahweh.” And Joshua (L)fell on his face to the earth and bowed down and said to him, “What has my lord to say to his slave?” 15 The commander of the host of Yahweh said to Joshua, “(M)Remove your sandals from your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy.” And Joshua did so.
Footnotes
- Joshua 5:1 Other mss we
- Joshua 5:3 Lit the hill of the foreskins
- Joshua 5:7 Lit circumcised them
- Joshua 5:8 Lit revived
- Joshua 5:9 Lit Rolling
- Joshua 5:11 Lit morrow
- Joshua 5:11 Lit this
- Joshua 5:12 Lit morrow
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