約書亞記 5
1 住在約旦河西岸所有的阿摩黎人的王子，和所有靠近海濱的客納罕人的王子，一聽見上主使約旦河水在以色列子民面前乾涸了，直到他們都過了河，無不膽戰心驚，面對以色列子民，個個嚇得魂不附體。
And it came to pass, when all the kings of the Amorites, that were beyond the Jordan westward, and all the kings of the Canaanites, that were by the sea, heard how that the LORD had dried up the waters of the Jordan from before the children of Israel, until they were passed over, that their heart melted, neither was there spirit in them any more, because of the children of Israel.
2 那時上主對若蘇厄說：「你應製造火石刀，再給以色列子民行割損。」
At that time the LORD said unto Joshua: 'Make thee knives of flint, and circumcise again the children of Israel the second time.'
3 若蘇厄就製造了火石刀，在阿辣羅特山丘給以色列子民行了割損。
And Joshua made him knives of flint, and circumcised the children of Israel at Gibeath-ha-araloth.
4 若蘇厄行割損的原因，是因為由埃及出來的眾，所有能作戰的男子，出埃及後，都死在曠野的路上。
And this is the cause why Joshua did circumcise: all the people that came forth out of Egypt, that were males, even all the men of war, died in the wilderness by the way, after they came forth out of Egypt.
5 出離埃及的百姓，都受過割損，但在離開埃及以後，生於曠野路途的百姓，都沒有受過割損。
For 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, had not been circumcised.
6 以色列百姓在曠野裏漂泊了四十年，直到全民眾，即出離埃及能作的男子都去了世，因為他們沒有聽從上主的話，所以上主曾向他們起誓，決不讓他們看到上主向他們的祖先起誓，要賜給我們的那流奶流蜜的地方。
For the children of Israel walked forty years in the wilderness, till all the nation, even the men of war that came forth out of Egypt, were consumed, because they hearkened not unto the voice of the LORD; unto whom the LORD swore that He would not let them see the land which the LORD swore unto their fathers that He would give us, a land flowing with milk and honey.
7 但為接替他們，上主興起了他們的子孫，就給他們行了割損，──他們仍有包皮，因為他們在路沒有受過割損。
And He raised up their children in their stead; them did Joshua circumcise; for they were uncircumcised, because they had not been circumcised by the way.
8 民眾全受了割損以後，便往在營中，直到痊愈。
And it came to pass, when all the nation were circumcised, every one of them, that they abode in their places in the camp, till they were whole.
9 上主於是對若蘇厄說：「今天我由你們割去了埃及的羞恥。」於是，那地方直到今天叫作基耳加耳。
And the LORD said unto Joshua: 'This day have I rolled away the reproach of Egypt from off you.' Wherefore the name of that place was called Gilgal, unto this day.
10 以色列子民在基耳加耳紮了營；正月十四日晚上，在耶利哥平原舉行了逾越節。
And the children of Israel encamped in Gilgal; and they kept the passover on the fourteenth day of the month at even in the plains of Jericho.
11 逾越節次日，他們吃了當地的出產，即在那一天，吃了無酵餅和烤的麥子。
And they did eat of the produce of the land on the morrow after the passover, unleavened cakes and parched corn, in the selfsame day.
12 他們吃了當地出產的次日，「瑪納」就停止了。以色列子民既沒有了「瑪納」，那年就以客納罕地的出產為生。
And the manna ceased on the morrow, after they had eaten of the produce 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 當若蘇厄走近耶利哥時，舉目一望，看見一個人立在他前面，手拿脫鞘的刀。若蘇厄走近那人面前問他說：「你是我們的人，還是我們仇敵的人﹖」
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 那人回答說：「不，我是上主軍旅的元帥，剛來到這裏。」若蘇厄便俯伏在地，向他下拜說：「我主有什麼事要指示自己的僕人呢﹖」
And he said: 'Nay, but I am captain of the host of the LORD; I am now come.' And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and bowed down, and said unto him: 'What saith my lord unto his servant?'
15 上主軍旅的元帥對若蘇厄說：「將你腳上鞋脫下，因為你站的地方是聖地。」若蘇厄便照著做了。
And the captain of the LORD'S host said unto Joshua: 'Put off thy shoe from off thy foot; for the place whereon thou standest is holy.' And Joshua did so.
