Joshua 5

1 Now when all the Amorite kings west of the Jordan and all the Canaanite kings along the coast heard how the LORD had dried up the waters of the Jordan before the Israelites until they had crossed over, their hearts melted and their spirits failed for fear of the Israelites.

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 gået over, blev de slaget af Rædsel og tabte Modet over for Israeliterne.

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

På den Tid sagde HERREN til Josua: "Lav dig Stenknive og omskær på ny Israeliterne!"

3 So Joshua made flint knives and circumcised the sons of Israel at Gibeath-haaraloth.

Da lavede Josua sig Stenknive og omskar Israeliterne ved Forhudshøjen.

4 Now this is why Joshua circumcised them: All those who came out of Egypt—all the men of war—had died on the journey in the wilderness after they had left Egypt.

Og dette var Grunden til, at Josua omskar dem: Alt Mandkøn af Folket, som drog ud af Ægypten, alle våbenføre Mænd, var døde undervejs i Ørkenen, efter at de var draget ud af Ægypten.

5 Though all who had come out were circumcised, none of those born in the wilderness on the journey from Egypt had been circumcised.

Hele Folket, som drog ud, havde nok været omskåret, men af det Folk, som var født i Ørkenen under Vandringen, efter at de var draget ud af Ægypten, var ingen blevet omskåret;

6 For the Israelites had wandered in the wilderness forty years, until all the nation’s men of war who had come out of Egypt had died, since they did not obey the LORD. So the LORD vowed never to let them see the land He had sworn to their fathers to give us, a land flowing with milk and honey.

thi i fyrretyve År havde Israeliterne vandret i Ørkenen, indtil hele Folket, de våbenføre 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.

7 And Joshua raised up their sons in their place, and these were the ones he circumcised. Until this time they were still uncircumcised, since they had not been circumcised along the way.

Men deres Børn, som han havde ladet træde i deres Sted, dem omskar Josua; thi de var uomskårne, eftersom de ikke var blevet omskåret under Vandringen.

8 And after all the nation had been circumcised, they stayed there in the camp until they were healed.

Da så hele Folket var blevet omskåret, holdt de sig i Ro, hvor de var i Lejren, indtil de kom sig.

9 Then the LORD said to Joshua, “Today I have rolled away the reproach of Egypt from you.” So that place has been called Gilgal to this day.

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.

10 On the evening of the fourteenth day of the month, while the Israelites were camped at Gilgal on the plains of Jericho, they kept the Passover.

Medens Israeliterne lå i Lejr i Gilgal, fejrede de Påsken om Aftenen den fjortende Dag i Måneden på Jerikos Sletter;

11 The day after the Passover, on that very day, they ate unleavened bread and roasted grain from the produce of the land.

og Dagen efter Påsken spiste de af Landets Afgrøde, usyrede Brød og ristet Korn;

12 And the day after they had eaten from the produce of the land, the manna ceased. There was no more manna for the Israelites, so that year they began to eat the crops of the land of Canaan.

selv samme Dag hørte Mannaen op, da de nu spiste af Landets Afgrøde; Israeliterne fik ikke Manna mer, men spiste det År af Høsten i Kana'ans Land.

13 Now 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 approached Him and asked, “Are You for us or for our enemies?”

Og det skete, medens Josua opholdt sig ved Jeriko, at han så op og fik Øje på en Mand, som stod foran ham med draget Sværd i Hånden. Josua gik da hen til ham og sagde: "Er du en af vore eller en af vore Fjender?"

14 “Neither,” He replied. “I have now come as Commander of the LORD’s army.” Then Joshua fell facedown in reverence and asked Him, “What does my Lord have to say to His servant?”

Han svarede: "Ingen af Delene, jeg er Fyrsten over HERRENs Hær; lige nu er jeg kommet!" Da faldt Josua til Jorden på sit Ansigt og tilbad og sagde til ham: "Hvad har min Herre at sige sin Tjener?"

15 The Commander of the LORD’s army replied, “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy.” And Joshua did so.

Og Fyrsten over HERRENs Hær svarede Josua: "Drag dine Sko af Fødderne, thi det Sted, du står på, er helligt!" Det gjorde Josua.