Josua 5
1 Men da alle Amoriterkongerne vesten for Jordan og alle Kana'anæerkongerne ved Havet hørte, at HERREN havde ladet Jordans Vand tørre bort foran Israeliterne, indtil de var gaaet over, blev de slaget af Rædsel og tabte Modet over for Israeliterne.
And it came to pass, when all the kings of the Emorites, who were on the side of the Jordan westward, and all the kings of the Canaanites, who were by the sea, heard 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, and there remained no more any courage in them, because of the children of Israel.
2 Paa den Tid sagde HERREN til Josua: »Lav dig Stenknive og omskær paa ny Israeliterne!«
At that time the Lord said unto Joshua, Make thee sharp knives, and circumcise again the children of Israel the second time.
3 Da lavede Josua sig Stenknive og omskar Israeliterne ved Forhudshøjen.
And Joshua made himself sharp knives, and circumcised the children of Israel at the hill of 'Araloth.
4 Og dette var Grunden til, at Josua omskar dem: Alt Mandkøn af Folket, som drog ud af Ægypten, alle vaabenføre Mænd, var døde undervejs i Ørkenen, efter at de var draget ud af Ægypten.
And this is the cause why Joshua did circumcise: All the people that came out of Egypt, the males, all the men of war, died in the wilderness on the way, after their going forth out of Egypt.
5 Hele Folket, som drog ud, havde nok været omskaaret, men af det Folk, som var født i Ørkenen under Vandringen, efter at de var draget ud af Ægypten, var ingen blevet omskaaret;
For all the people that came out were circumcised; but all the people that were born in the wilderness on the way at their going forth out of Egypt, they had not circumcised.
6 thi i fyrretyve Aar havde Israeliterne vandret i Ørkenen, indtil hele Folket, de vaabenføre Mænd, som var draget ud af Ægypten, var døde, fordi de ikke havde adlydt HERRENS Røst, hvorfor HERREN havde svoret, at han ikke vilde lade dem se det Land, HERREN havde tilsvoret deres Fædre at ville give os, et Land, der flyder med Mælk og Honning.
For during forty years the children of Israel wandered in the wilderness, till there was an end of all the people, the men of war, who were come out of Egypt, who had not obeyed the voice of the Lord; unto whom the Lord had sworn that he would not let them see the land, which the Lord had sworn unto their fathers that he would give unto us, a land flowing with milk and honey.
7 Men deres Børn, som han havde ladet træde i deres Sted, dem omskar Josua; thi de var uomskaarne, eftersom de ikke var blevet omskaaret under Vandringen.
But their children he raised up in their stead: these did Joshua circumcise; for they were uncircumcised, because they had not circumcised them on the way.
8 Da saa hele Folket var blevet omskaaret, holdt de sig i Ro, hvor de var i Lejren, indtil de kom sig.
And it came to pass, when the whole people had all been circumcised, that they abode in their places in the camp till they were healed.
9 Men HERREN sagde til Josua: »I Dag har jeg bortvæltet Ægypternes Forsmædelse fra eder.« Og han kaldte dette Sted Gilgal, som det hedder den Dag i Dag.
And the Lord said unto Joshua, This day have I rolled away the reproach of Egypt from off you. And he called the name of the place Gilgal unto this day.
10 Medens Israeliterne laa i Lejr i Gilgal, fejrede de Paasken om Aftenen den fjortende Dag i Maaneden paa Jerikos Sletter;
And the children of Israel encamped in Gilgal, and they prepared the passover-offering on the fourteenth day of the month at evening in the plains of Jericho.
11 og Dagen efter Paasken spiste de af Landets Afgrøde, usyrede Brød og ristet Korn;
And they ate of the corn of the land on the morrow after the passover-offering, unleavened cakes and parched corn, on the selfsame day.
12 selv samme Dag hørte Mannaen op, da de nu spiste af Landets Afgrøde; Israeliterne fik ikke Manna mer, men spiste det Aar af Høsten i Kana'ans Land.
And the manna ceased on the morrow after they had eaten of the corn of the land; and the children of Israel had not any more manna; but they did eat of the product of the land of Canaan during that year.
13 Og det skete, medens Josua opholdt sig ved Jeriko, at han saa op og fik Øje paa en Mand, som stod foran ham med draget Sværd i Haanden. Josua gik da hen til ham og sagde: »Er du en af vore eller en af vore Fjender?«
And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, a man was standing over against him with his sword drawn in his hand; and Joshua went unto him, and said to him, Art thou for us, or for our adversaries?
14 Han svarede: »Ingen af Delene, jeg er Fyrsten over HERRENS Hær; lige nu er jeg kommet!« Da faldt Josua til Jorden paa sit Ansigt og tilbad og sagde til ham: »Hvad har min Herre at sige sin Tjener?«
And he said, No; for I am a captain of the host of the Lord: now am I come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and bowed himself, and said to him, What doth my lord speak unto his servant?
15 Og Fyrsten over HERRENS Hær svarede Josua: »Drag dine Sko af Fødderne, thi det Sted, du staar paa, er helligt!« Det gjorde Josua.
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.
