Joshua 5
1 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.
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 told Joshua, “Make flint knives and circumcise the new generation of Israelites.”
Saat itu TUHAN berkata kepada Yosua, “Buatlah beberapa pisau dari batu keras dan sunatilah semua laki-laki Israel yang belum disunat.”
3 Joshua had flint knives made and all male Israelites were circumcised at the place that became known as “the hill of foreskins.”
Maka Yosua membuat beberapa pisau dari batu keras dan menyunat semua laki-laki Israel di Bukit Kulit Khatan.
4 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.
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 They had all been circumcised when they left Egypt, but those born on the journey since then had not.
6 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 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.
Anak-anak merekalah yang akan menggantikan mereka. Dan Yosua menyunat generasi baru ini, sebab mereka belum disunat dalam perjalanan itu.
8 Once they had all been circumcised, they stayed in the camp until they recovered.
Sesudah semua laki-laki disunat, mereka tetap tinggal di perkemahan sampai sembuh.
9 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.
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 The Israelites camped at Gilgal and celebrated Passover there on the evening of the fourteenth day of the first month.
Sementara orang Israel berkemah di Gilgal, mereka merayakan Paskah pada malam keempat belas bulan itu di dataran Yeriko.
11 From the very next day they began to eat produce from the land: unleavened bread and roasted grain.
Pada hari berikutnya mereka makan hasil negeri Kanaan, yaitu roti tidak beragi dan gandum panggang.
12 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.
Sejak hari itu manna tidak ada lagi. Orang Israel berhenti makan manna dan mereka memakan makanan yang dihasilkan di negeri itu.
13 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!”
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 Joshua fell down with his face to the ground in awe. Then he said, “What orders does my lord have for 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 told Joshua, “Take off your sandals, for the place where you're standing is holy ground.” Joshua did so.
Komandan pasukan TUHAN itu menjawab, “Lepaskan kasutmu, karena kamu berdiri di tempat yang kudus.” Maka Yosua melepas kasutnya.
