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 Amorite kings west of the Jordan and all the Canaanite kings of the Mediterranean coast heard how the Lord had dried up the waters of the River Jordan so that the Israelites could cross over, their courage melted and they no longer had any fighting spirit to face the Israelites.
2 Paa den Tid sagde Herren til Josva: Gør dig Stenknive og omskær Israels Børn igen anden Gang.
At that time the Lord told Joshua, “Make flint knives and circumcise the new generation of Israelites.”
3 Da gjorde Josva sig Stenknive og omskar Israels Børn ved Araloths Høj.
Joshua had flint knives made and all male Israelites were circumcised at the place that became known as “the hill of 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 why Joshua had them all circumcised: all those who left Egypt—the men of fighting age—had died on the journey through the wilderness after the Exodus.
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.
They had all been circumcised when they left Egypt, but those born on the journey since then had not.
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 forty years the Israelites traveled through the wilderness until all the men of fighting age when they left Egypt had died, because they had not done what the Lord had told them to do. So the Lord had vowed that he would not let them see the land he had promised their forefathers to 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.
The Lord replaced them with their children, and these were the ones that Joshua circumcised. They were uncircumcised since they hadn't been circumcised 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.
Once they had all been circumcised, they stayed in the camp until they recovered.
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 removed from all of you the disgrace of Egypt.” So that place has been 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 Israelites camped at Gilgal and celebrated Passover there on the evening of the fourteenth day of the first month.
11 Og de aade af Landets Grøde fra anden Paaskedag, nemlig usyrede Brød og ristede Aks, paa selvsamme Dag.
From the very next day they began to eat produce from the land: unleavened bread and roasted grain.
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.
On the same day when they began eating produce from the land there was no more manna. No longer did the Israelites have manna; after that they ate the produce of the land of Canaan.
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?
One day when Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him with a drawn sword in his hand. Joshua went up to him and asked, “Are you for us or against us?” “Neither,” said the man. “I am the commander of the Lord's army. Now I'm here!”
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?
Joshua fell down with his face to the ground in awe. Then he said, “What orders does my lord have for 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 commander of the Lord's army told Joshua, “Take off your sandals, for the place where you're standing is holy ground.” Joshua did so.
