< Joshua 5 >

1 All the kings of the people-groups to the west of the Jordan River and all the kings of the groups who were descendants of Canaan and who lived close to the [Mediterranean] Sea heard about how Yahweh had dried up the water of the Jordan [River] until all we Israeli people had crossed over. So they became very dismayed. They no longer were courageous enough to fight us.
Da nun alle Könige der Amoriter, die jenseit des Jordans gegen Abend wohneten, und alle Könige der Kanaaniter am Meer höreten, wie der HERR das Wasser des Jordans hatte ausgetrocknet vor den Kindern Israel, bis daß sie hinübergingen, verzagte ihr Herz, und war kein Mut mehr in ihnen vor den Kindern Israel.
2 While [they were camped at Gilgal], Yahweh said to Joshua, “[The Israeli males who lived in Egypt were circumcised before they left there. Now] make knives from flint stones and circumcise all the Israeli males [who have been born since then].”
Zu der Zeit sprach der HERR zu Josua: Mache dir steinerne Messer und beschneide wieder die Kinder Israel zum andernmal.
3 So Joshua [made knives and] circumcised the Israeli males at a place that is now called ‘Circumcision Hill’.
Da machte ihm Josua steinerne Messer und beschnitt die Kinder Israel auf dem Hügel Araloth.
4 [The reason they did that is that all the men who left Egypt], those who were old enough to be soldiers, died in the desert after they left Egypt.
Und das ist die Sache, darum Josua beschnitt alles Volk, das aus Ägypten gezogen war, Mannsbilde; denn alle Kriegsleute waren gestorben in der Wüste auf dem Wege, da sie aus Ägypten zogen.
5 They had been circumcised in Egypt, but the baby boys who had been born while their parents were camping in the desert after they left Egypt had not been circumcised.
Denn alles Volk, das auszog, war beschnitten; aber alles Volk, das in der Wüste geboren war, auf dem Wege, da sie aus Ägypten zogen, das war nicht beschnitten.
6 Our Israeli ancestors traveled around in the desert for 40 years, and all the men who were old enough to be soldiers had died. [The women had also died]. They had not obeyed Yahweh, so Yahweh said that they would not arrive at the land that he had promised to our ancestors that he would give to us, a land that was very fertile [MTY].
Denn die Kinder Israel wandelten vierzig Jahre in der Wüste; bis daß das ganze Volk der Kriegsmänner, die aus Ägypten gezogen waren, umkamen, darum daß sie der Stimme des HERRN nicht gehorchet hatten; wie denn der HERR ihnen geschworen hatte, daß sie das Land nicht sehen sollten, welches der HERR ihren Vätern geschworen hatte, uns zu geben, ein Land, da Milch und Honig innen fleußt.
7 The sons of those who had disobeyed Yahweh were the ones whom Joshua circumcised at Gilgal. They were circumcised because they had not been circumcised [while they were traveling in the desert].
Derselben Kinder, die an ihrer Statt waren aufkommen, beschnitt Josua; denn sie hatten Vorhaut und waren auf dem Wege nicht beschnitten.
8 After all the Israeli males had been circumcised, they remained in the camp and rested until their wounds were healed.
Und da das ganze Volk beschnitten war, blieben sie an ihrem Ort im Lager, bis sie heil wurden.
9 Then Yahweh said to Joshua, “[Because your forefathers were slaves in Egypt], the Egyptians felt a revulsion toward you. But today I have removed the revulsion the Egyptians have had toward you.” Because of that, the people called the place ‘Gilgal’, [which sounds like the Hebrew word ‘removed’, ] and it still has that name.
Und der HERR sprach zu Josua: Heute habe ich die Schande Ägyptens von euch gewendet Und dieselbe Stätte ward Gilgal genannt bis auf diesen Tag.
10 In the evening of the fourteenth day of that month, while the Israeli people were camped at Gilgal, on the plain near Jericho [city], they celebrated the Passover [Festival].
Und als die Kinder Israel also in Gilgal das Lager hatten, hielten sie Passah am vierzehnten Tage des Monden am Abend auf dem Gefilde Jerichos.
11 The next day, they found some barley grain in the fields in that area. So they took that and roasted it and ate it with bread that was made without yeast.
Und aßen vom Getreide des Landes am andern Tage des Passah, nämlich ungesäuert Brot und Sangen, eben desselben Tages.
12 The next day, [God] stopped [sending] manna for the Israeli people to eat. After that, they ate food that was grown in Canaan.
Und das Man hörete auf des andern Tages, da sie des Landes Getreide aßen, daß die Kinder Israel kein Man mehr hatten, sondern sie aßen des Getreides vom Lande Kanaan von demselben Jahr.
13 One day when Joshua came near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him. The man was holding a sword in his hand. Joshua approached him and asked him, “Are you [going to fight] for us or against us?”
Und es begab sich, da Josua bei Jericho war, daß er seine Augen aufhub und ward gewahr, daß ein Mann gegen ihm stund und hatte ein bloß Schwert in seiner Hand. Und Josua ging zu ihm und sprach zu ihm: Gehörest du uns an, oder unsern Feinden?
14 The man replied, “I am not [planning to fight with you] or [against you]. Instead, I am the commander of Yahweh’s army [in heaven], and I have come [down from there to assure you that Yahweh will help you].” Then Joshua bowed down with his face on the ground (to show his respect for/to worship) the man, and said to him, “Tell me what [you want me to do].”
Er sprach: Nein, sondern ich bin ein Fürst über das Heer des HERRN und bin jetzt kommen. Da fiel Josua auf sein Angesicht zur Erde und betete an und sprach zu ihm: Was saget mein HERR seinem Knechte?
15 The commander of Yahweh’s army replied, “Take off your sandals! [I am Yahweh, and] the ground on which you are standing is holy because I am here.” So Joshua took off his sandals.
Und der Fürst über das Heer des HERRN sprach zu Josua: Zeuch deine Schuhe aus von deinen Füßen; denn die Stätte, darauf du stehest, ist heilig. Und Josua tat also.

< Joshua 5 >