Joshua 5
1 Nowe when all the Kings of the Amorites, which were beyond Iorden Westward, and all the Kinges of the Canaanites which were by the Sea, heard that the Lord had dried vp the waters of Iorden before the children of Israel vntill they were gone ouer, their heart fainted: and there was no courage in them any more because of the children of Israel.
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.
2 That same time the Lord said vnto Ioshua, Make thee sharpe kniues, and returne, and circumcise the sonnes of Israel the second time.
Paa den Tid sagde HERREN til Josua: »Lav dig Stenknive og omskær paa ny Israeliterne!«
3 Then Ioshua made him sharpe kniues and circumcised the sonnes of Israel in the hill of the foreskinnes.
Da lavede Josua sig Stenknive og omskar Israeliterne ved Forhudshøjen.
4 And this is the cause why Ioshua circumcised all the people, euen the males that came out of Egypt, because all the men of warre were dead in the wildernesse by the way after they came out of Egypt.
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.
5 For all the people that came out were circumcised: but all the people that were borne in the wildernes by the way after they came out of Egypt, were not circumcised.
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;
6 For the children of Israel walked fourtie yeres in the wildernes, till all the people of the men of warre that came out of Egypt were consumed, because they obeyed not the voyce of the Lord: vnto whome the Lord sware, that he would not shewe them the lande, which the Lord had sworne vnto their fathers, that he would giue vs, euen a land that floweth with milke and hony.
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.
7 So their sonnes whome he raysed vp in their steade, Ioshua circumcised: for they were vncircumcised, because they circumcised them not by the way.
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.
8 And when they had made an ende of circumcising al the people, they abode in the places in the campe till they were whole.
Da saa hele Folket var blevet omskaaret, holdt de sig i Ro, hvor de var i Lejren, indtil de kom sig.
9 After, the Lord said vnto Ioshua, This day I haue taken away the shame of Egypt from you: wherefore he called the name of that place Gilgal, vnto 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 So the children of Israel abode in Gilgal, and kept ye feast of the Passeouer the fourteenth day of the moneth at euen in ye plaine of Iericho.
Medens Israeliterne laa i Lejr i Gilgal, fejrede de Paasken om Aftenen den fjortende Dag i Maaneden paa Jerikos Sletter;
11 And they did eat of the corne of the land, on the morow after the Passeouer, vnleauened breade, and parched corne in the same day.
og Dagen efter Paasken spiste de af Landets Afgrøde, usyrede Brød og ristet Korn;
12 And the MAN ceased on the morowe after they had eaten of the corne of the land, neither had the children of Israel MAN any more, but did eate of the fruite of the land of Canaan that yeere.
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.
13 And when Ioshua was by Iericho, he lift vp his eyes and looked: and behold, there stood a man against him, hauing a sword drawen in his hand: and Ioshua went vnto him, and said vnto him, Art thou on our side, or on our aduersaries?
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?«
14 And he said, Nay, but as a captaine of the host of the Lord am I nowe come: then Ioshua fel on his face to the earth, and did worship, and saide vnto him, What sayth my Lord vnto his seruant?
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?«
15 And the captaine of ye Lords host said vnto Ioshua, Loose thy shoe of thy foote: for ye place wheron thou standest, is holy: and Ioshua did so.
Og Fyrsten over HERRENS Hær svarede Josua: »Drag dine Sko af Fødderne, thi det Sted, du staar paa, er helligt!« Det gjorde Josua.
