Josua 5

1 Og det skete, der alle Amoriternes Konger, som boede paa hin Side Jordanen imod Vesten, og alle Kananiternes Konger, som boede ved Havet, hørte, at Herren havde udtørret Jordanens Vande for Israels Børns Ansigt, indtil de kom over, da blev deres Hjerte mistrøstigt, og der var ikke ydermere Mod i dem for Israels Børns Ansigt.

When all the kings of the Amorites, who were beyond the Jordan westward, and all the kings of the Canaanites, who were by the sea, heard how the LORD had dried up the waters of the Jordan from before the children of Israel until we had crossed over, their heart melted, and there was no more spirit in them, because of the children of Israel.

2 Paa den Tid sagde Herren til Josva: Gør dig Stenknive og omskær Israels Børn igen anden Gang.

At that time, the LORD said to Joshua, “Make flint knives, and circumcise again the sons of Israel the second time.”

3 Da gjorde Josva sig Stenknive og omskar Israels Børn ved Araloths Høj.

Joshua made himself flint knives, and circumcised the sons of Israel at the hill of the foreskins.

4 Og dette er Sagen, hvorfor Josva omskar dem: Alt Folket af Mandkøn, som var udgaaet af Ægypten, alt Krigsfolket var død i Ørken paa Vejen, siden de gik ud af Ægypten.

This is the reason Joshua circumcised them: all the people who came out of Egypt, who were males, even all the men of war, died in the wilderness along the way, after they came out of Egypt.

5 Thi alt Folket, som udgik, var omskaaret; men alt Folket, som var født i Ørken paa Vejen, siden de udgik af Ægypten, havde de ikke omskaaret.

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 Thi Israels Børn vandrede fyrretyve Aar i Ørken, indtil alt det Folk, Krigsfolket, som udgik af Ægypten, var uddød, de som ikke havde hørt Herrens Røst, saa at Herren svor dem, at han ikke vilde lade dem se det Land, som Herren havde tilsvoret deres Fædre at give os, et Land, som flyder med Mælk og Honning.

For the children of Israel walked forty years in the wilderness until all the nation, even the men of war who came out of Egypt, were consumed, because they did not listen to the LORD’s voice. The LORD swore to them that he would not let them see the land which the LORD swore to their fathers that he would give us, a land flowing with milk and honey.

7 Og han oprejste deres Børn i deres Sted; dem omskar Josva, thi de havde Forhud, eftersom man ikke havde omskaaret dem paa Vejen.

Their children, whom he raised up in their place, were circumcised by Joshua, for they were uncircumcised, because they had not circumcised them on the way.

8 Og det skete, der de vare færdige med at omskære alt Folket, da bleve de paa deres Sted i Lejren, indtil de bleve karske.

When they were done circumcising the whole nation, they stayed in their places in the camp until they were healed.

9 Og Herren sagde til Josva: I Dag har jeg afvæltet Ægyptens Skændsel fra eder; og man kaldte samme Steds Navn Gilgal indtil denne Dag.

The LORD said to Joshua, “Today I have rolled away the reproach of Egypt from you.” Therefore the name of that place was called Gilgal to this day.

10 Og Israels Børn lejrede sig i Gilgal, og de holdt Paaske den fjortende Dag i Maaneden om Aftenen, paa Jerikos slette Marker.

The children of Israel encamped in Gilgal. They kept the Passover on the fourteenth day of the month at evening in the plains of Jericho.

11 Og de aade af Landets Grøde fra anden Paaskedag, nemlig usyrede Brød og ristede Aks, paa selvsamme Dag.

They ate unleavened cakes and parched grain of the produce of the land on the next day after the Passover, in the same day.

12 Saa holdt Mannaen op, anden Dag efter at de havde ædt af Landets Grøde, og Israels Børn havde ikke ydermere Manna; men de aade af Kanaans Lands nye Grøde i samme Aar.

The manna ceased on the next day, after they had eaten of the produce of the land. The children of Israel did not have manna any more, but they ate of the fruit of the land of Canaan that year.

13 Og det skete, der Josva var ved Jeriko, at han opløftede sine Øjne og saa, og se, en Mand stod lige imod ham og havde sit dragne Sværd i sin Haand; og Josva gik til ham og sagde til ham: Hører du os til eller vore Fjender?

When Joshua was by Jericho, he lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, a man stood in front of him with his sword drawn in his hand. Joshua went to him and said to him, “Are you for us, or for our enemies?”

14 Og han sagde: Nej! men jeg er en Fyrste over Herrens Hær, nu kom jeg! Da faldt Josva paa sit Ansigt til Jorden og tilbad og sagde til ham: Hvad taler min Herre til sin Tjener?

He said, “No; but I have come now as commander of the LORD’s army.” Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and worshiped, and asked him, “What does my lord say to his servant?”

15 Og Fyrsten over Herrens Hær sagde til Josva: Drag din Sko af din Fod, thi det Sted, som du staar paa, det er helligt; og Josva gjorde saa.

The prince of the LORD’s army said to Joshua, “Take off your sandals, for the place on which you stand is holy.” Joshua did so.