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.
Då nu alla amoréernas konungar på andra sidan Jordan, på västra sidan, och alla kananéernas konungar vid havet hörde huru HERREN hade låtit vattnet i Jordan torka ut framför Israels barn, medan vi gingo över den, blevo deras hjärtan förfärade, och de hade icke längre mod att stå emot Israels barn.
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].”
Vid den tiden sade HERREN till Josua: »Gör dig stenknivar och omskär åter Israels barn, för andra gången.»
3 So Joshua [made knives and] circumcised the Israeli males at a place that is now called ‘Circumcision Hill’.
Då gjorde Josua sig stenknivar och omskar Israels barn vid Förhudshöjden.
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.
Och orsaken varför Josua omskar dem var denna: allt det folk av mankön, som hade dragit ut ur Egypten, alla stridbara män, hade dött i öknen under vägen, efter uttåget ur Egypten.
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.
Ty väl hade bland folket alla de som voro med under uttåget blivit omskurna, men de bland folket, som voro födda i öknen under vägen, efter uttåget ur Egypten, de voro alla oomskurna.
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].
Ty Israels barn vandrade i öknen i fyrtio år, under vilken tid alla stridbara män i folket, som hade dragit ut ur Egypten, förgingos, eftersom de icke hörde HERRENS röst, varför ock HERREN svor att han icke skulle låta dem se det land som han med ed hade lovat deras fäder att giva oss, ett land som flyter av mjölk och honung.
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].
Men deras barn, som han hade låtit uppstå i deras ställe, dem omskar nu Josua, ty de hade förhud, eftersom de icke hade blivit omskurna under vägen.
8 After all the Israeli males had been circumcised, they remained in the camp and rested until their wounds were healed.
Och när allt folket hade blivit omskuret, stannade de kvar där de voro i lägret, till dess de hade blivit läkta.
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.
Och HERREN sade till Josua: »I dag har jag avvältrat från eder Egyptens smälek.» Och detta ställe fick namnet Gilgal, såsom det heter ännu i dag.
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].
Medan nu Israels barn voro lägrade i Gilgal, höllo de påskhögtid den fjortonde dagen i månaden, om aftonen, på Jerikos hedmarker.
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.
Och dagen efter påskhögtiden åto de osyrat bröd och rostade ax av landets säd, just på den dagen.
12 The next day, [God] stopped [sending] manna for the Israeli people to eat. After that, they ate food that was grown in Canaan.
Och mannat upphörde dagen därefter, då de nu åto av landets säd, och Israels barn fingo icke manna mer, utan de åto det året av landet Kanaans avkastning.
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?”
Och medan Josua var vid Jeriko, hände sig att han, i det han lyfte upp sina ögon, fick se en man stå där framför sig med ett draget svärd i sin hand. Då gick Josua fram till honom och frågade honom: »Tillhör du oss eller våra ovänner?»
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].”
Han svarade: »Nej, jag är hövitsman över HERRENS här, och jag har just nu kommit hit.» Då föll Josua ned till jorden på sitt ansikte och bugade sig; sedan sade han till honom: »Vad har min herre att säga till sin tjänare?»
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.
Hövitsmannen över HERRENS här sade då till Josua: »Drag dina skor av dina fötter, ty platsen där du står är helig.» Och Josua gjorde så. De båda orden hava i hebreiskan likhet med varandra.
