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.
Ketika semua raja bangsa Amori di sebelah barat sungai Yordan dan semua raja bangsa Kanaan di pesisir Laut Tengah, mendengar bahwa TUHAN sudah mengeringkan sungai Yordan supaya bangsa Israel bisa menyeberang, mereka sangat ketakutan dan keberanian mereka pun lenyap.
2 At that time the LORD said to Joshua, “Make flint knives and circumcise the sons of Israel once again.”
Saat itu TUHAN berkata kepada Yosua, “Buatlah beberapa pisau dari batu keras dan sunatilah semua laki-laki Israel yang belum disunat.”
3 So Joshua made flint knives and circumcised the sons of Israel at Gibeath-haaraloth.
Maka Yosua membuat beberapa pisau dari batu keras dan menyunat semua laki-laki Israel di Bukit Kulit Khatan.
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.
Inilah alasan Yosua harus menyunat mereka: Ketika bangsa Israel keluar dari Mesir, semua laki-laki sudah disunat. Namun, sesudah keluar dari Mesir, anak-anak yang dilahirkan dalam perjalanan mereka di padang belantara selama empat puluh tahun tidak disunat. Semua laki-laki yang sudah cukup umur untuk berperang ketika keluar dari Mesir sudah mati karena tidak taat kepada TUHAN, dan TUHAN bersumpah bahwa mereka tidak akan masuk ke negeri yang Dia janjikan kepada bangsa Israel, negeri yang berlimpah dengan hasil alam.
5 Though all who had come out were circumcised, none of those born in the wilderness on the journey from Egypt had been circumcised.
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.
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.
Anak-anak merekalah yang akan menggantikan mereka. Dan Yosua menyunat generasi baru ini, sebab mereka belum disunat dalam perjalanan itu.
8 And after all the nation had been circumcised, they stayed there in the camp until they were healed.
Sesudah semua laki-laki disunat, mereka tetap tinggal di perkemahan sampai sembuh.
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.
TUHAN berkata kepada Yosua, “Hari ini Aku sudah menghapus kehinaan kalian sebagai budak di Mesir.” Itulah sebabnya tempat itu dinamai Gilgal sampai kitab ini ditulis.
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.
Sementara orang Israel berkemah di Gilgal, mereka merayakan Paskah pada malam keempat belas bulan itu di dataran Yeriko.
11 The day after the Passover, on that very day, they ate unleavened bread and roasted grain from the produce of the land.
Pada hari berikutnya mereka makan hasil negeri Kanaan, yaitu roti tidak beragi dan gandum panggang.
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.
Sejak hari itu manna tidak ada lagi. Orang Israel berhenti makan manna dan mereka memakan makanan yang dihasilkan di negeri itu.
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?”
Suatu hari, ketika Yosua berada di dekat Yeriko, dia melihat seorang laki-laki berdiri di hadapannya dengan pedang di tangan. Yosua mendekati orang itu dan bertanya, “Apakah engkau kawan atau lawan?”
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?”
Dia menjawab, “Bukan keduanya! Sesungguhnya saya datang sebagai komandan pasukan TUHAN!” Mendengar itu, Yosua bersujud dan berkata, “Apa yang hendak Tuanku sampaikan kepada hambamu ini?”
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.
Komandan pasukan TUHAN itu menjawab, “Lepaskan kasutmu, karena kamu berdiri di tempat yang kudus.” Maka Yosua melepas kasutnya.
