Joshua 5
1 And it came to pass when the kings of the Amorites who were beyond Jordan heard, and the kings of Phoenicia by the sea, that the Lord God had dried up the river Jordan from before the children of Israel when they passed over, that their hearts failed, and they were terror-stricken, and there was no sense in them because of the children of Israel.
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 And about this time the Lord said to Joshua, Make you stone knives of sharp stone, and sit down and circumcise the children of Israel the second time.
Saat itu TUHAN berkata kepada Yosua, “Buatlah beberapa pisau dari batu keras dan sunatilah semua laki-laki Israel yang belum disunat.”
3 And Joshua made sharp knives of stone, and circumcised the children of Israel at the place called the “Hill of Foreskins.”
Maka Yosua membuat beberapa pisau dari batu keras dan menyunat semua laki-laki Israel di Bukit Kulit Khatan.
4 And [this is] the way in which Joshua purified the children of Israel; as many as were born in the way, and as many as were uncircumcised of them that came out of 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 all these Joshua circumcised; for forty and two years Israel wondered in the wilderness of Mabdaris—
6 Therefore most of the fighting men that came out of the land of Egypt, were uncircumcised, who disobeyed the commands of God; concerning whom also he determined that they should not see the land, which the Lord sware to give to their fathers, [even] a land flowing with milk and honey.
7 And in their place he raised up their sons, whom Joshua circumcised, because they were uncircumcised, having been born by the way.
Anak-anak merekalah yang akan menggantikan mereka. Dan Yosua menyunat generasi baru ini, sebab mereka belum disunat dalam perjalanan itu.
8 And when they had been circumcised they rested continuing there in the camp till they were healed.
Sesudah semua laki-laki disunat, mereka tetap tinggal di perkemahan sampai sembuh.
9 And the Lord said to Joshua the son of Naue, On this day have I removed the reproach of Egypt from you: and he called the name of that place Galgala.
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 And the children of Israel kept the passover on the fourteenth day of the month at evening, to the westward of Jericho on the opposite side of the Jordan in the plain.
Sementara orang Israel berkemah di Gilgal, mereka merayakan Paskah pada malam keempat belas bulan itu di dataran Yeriko.
11 And they ate of the grain of the earth unleavened and new [corn].
Pada hari berikutnya mereka makan hasil negeri Kanaan, yaitu roti tidak beragi dan gandum panggang.
12 In this day the manna failed, after they had eaten of the corn of the land, and the children of Israel no longer had manna: and they took the fruits of the land of the Phoenicians in that year.
Sejak hari itu manna tidak ada lagi. Orang Israel berhenti makan manna dan mereka memakan makanan yang dihasilkan di negeri itu.
13 And it came to pass when Joshua was in Jericho, that he looked up with his eyes and saw a man standing before him, and [there was] a drawn sword in his hand; and Joshua drew near and said to him, Are you for us or on the side of 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 And he said to him, I am now come, the chief captain of the host of the Lord. And Joshua fell on his face upon the earth, and said to him, Lord, what command you your 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 And the captain of the Lord's host said to Joshua, Loose your shoe off your feet, for the place whereon you now stand is holy.
Komandan pasukan TUHAN itu menjawab, “Lepaskan kasutmu, karena kamu berdiri di tempat yang kudus.” Maka Yosua melepas kasutnya.
