Joshua 5

1 Therefore, after all the kings of the Amorites, who were living across the Jordan toward the western region, and all the kings of Canaan, who possessed the places beside the great sea, had heard that the Lord had dried up the waters of the Jordan before the sons of Israel, until they crossed over it, their heart was broken, and there remained in them no spirit, out of fear at the entrance of the sons of Israel.

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.

2 So at that time, the Lord said to Joshua: “Make for yourself knives of stone, and circumcise the sons of Israel a second time.”

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

3 He did what the Lord had commanded, and he circumcised the sons of Israel at the hill of the foreskins.

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

4 Now this is the reason for the second circumcision: All the people who departed from Egypt of the male gender, all the men fit for war, died in the desert during the very long wandering way;

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.

5 all these had been circumcised. But the people who were born in the desert,

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.

6 throughout the forty years of the journey in the very broad wilderness, were uncircumcised, until the ones who had not listened to the voice of the Lord were consumed. For he had sworn to them before, that he would not reveal to them the land flowing with milk and honey.

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.

7 The sons of these ones succeeded to the place of their fathers, and they were circumcised by Joshua. For they were uncircumcised, just as they had been born, and no one had circumcised them along the way.

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

8 Then, after they were all circumcised, they remained in the same place of the camp until they were healed.

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

9 And the Lord said to Joshua, “Today I have taken away from you the disgrace of Egypt.” And the name of that place was called Gilgal, even to the present day.

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

10 And the sons of Israel stayed at Gilgal, and they kept the Passover, on the fourteenth day of the month at evening, in the plains of Jericho.

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

11 And on the following day, they ate unleavened bread from the grain of the land, and cooked grain, of the same year.

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

12 And the manna ceased after they ate from the grain of the land. And the sons of Israel no longer made use of that food. Instead, they ate from the grain of the present year, from the land of Canaan.

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.

13 And when Joshua was in the field of the city of Jericho, he lifted up his eyes, and he saw a man standing opposite him, holding a drawn sword. And he went to him and said, “Are you one of ours, or one of our adversaries?”

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?

14 And he responded: “Not at all. Instead, I am a prince of the host of the Lord, and now I have arrived.” Joshua fell prone on the ground. And reverencing, he said, “What does my lord say to his servant?”

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?

15 He said: “Remove your shoes from your feet. For the place on which you stand is holy.” And Joshua did just as he had been commanded.

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.