1 Sucedeu que, ouvindo todos os reis dos amorreus que habitavam deste lado do Jordão, ao ocidente, e todos os reis dos cananeus que estavam ao pé do mar que o Senhor tinha secado as águas do Jordão, de diante dos filhos de Israel, até que passamos, desmaiou-se-lhes o coração, e não houve mais alento neles, por causa dos filhos de Israel. 2 Naquele tempo, disse o Senhor a Josué: Faze facas de pederneira e passa, de novo, a circuncidar os filhos de Israel. 3 Então, Josué fez para si facas de pederneira e circuncidou os filhos de Israel em Gibeate-Haralote. 4 Foi esta a razão por que Josué os circuncidou: todo o povo que tinha saído do Egito, os homens, todos os homens de guerra, eram já mortos no deserto, pelo caminho. 5 Porque todo o povo que saíra estava circuncidado, mas a nem um deles que nascera no deserto, pelo caminho, depois de terem saído do Egito, haviam circuncidado. 6 Porque quarenta anos andaram os filhos de Israel pelo deserto, até se acabar toda a gente dos homens de guerra que saíram do Egito, que não obedeceram à voz do Senhor, aos quais o Senhor tinha jurado que lhes não havia de deixar ver a terra que o Senhor, sob juramento, prometeu dar a seus pais, terra que mana leite e mel. 7 Porém em seu lugar pôs a seus filhos; a estes Josué circuncidou, porquanto estavam incircuncisos, porque os não circuncidaram no caminho. 8 Tendo sido circuncidada toda a nação, ficaram no seu lugar no arraial, até que sararam. 9 Disse mais o Senhor a Josué: Hoje, removi de vós o opróbrio do Egito; pelo que o nome daquele lugar se chamou Gilgal até o dia de hoje.

10 Estando, pois, os filhos de Israel acampados em Gilgal, celebraram a Páscoa no dia catorze do mês, à tarde, nas campinas de Jericó. 11 Comeram do fruto da terra, no dia seguinte à Páscoa; pães asmos e cereais tostados comeram nesse mesmo dia. 12 No dia imediato, depois que comeram do produto da terra, cessou o maná, e não o tiveram mais os filhos de Israel; mas, naquele ano, comeram das novidades da terra de Canaã.

13 Estando Josué ao pé de Jericó, levantou os olhos e olhou; eis que se achava em pé diante dele um homem que trazia na mão uma espada nua; chegou-se Josué a ele e disse-lhe: És tu dos nossos ou dos nossos adversários? 14 Respondeu ele: Não; sou príncipe do exército do Senhor e acabo de chegar. Então, Josué se prostrou com o rosto em terra, e o adorou, e disse-lhe: Que diz meu senhor ao seu servo? 15 Respondeu o príncipe do exército do Senhor a Josué: Descalça as sandálias dos pés, porque o lugar em que estás é santo. E fez Josué assim.

1 And it came to pass, when all the kings of the Amorites, that were beyond the Jordan westward, and all the kings of the Canaanites, that were by the sea, heard how that the LORD had dried up the waters of the Jordan from before the children of Israel, until they were passed over, that their heart melted, neither was there spirit in them any more, because of the children of Israel.

2 At that time the LORD said unto Joshua: 'Make thee knives of flint, and circumcise again the children of Israel the second time.'

3 And Joshua made him knives of flint, and circumcised the children of Israel at Gibeath-ha-araloth.

4 And this is the cause why Joshua did circumcise: all the people that came forth out of Egypt, that were males, even all the men of war, died in the wilderness by the way, after they came forth out of Egypt.

5 For all the people that came out were circumcised; but all the people that were born in the wilderness by the way as they came forth out of Egypt, had not been circumcised.

6 For the children of Israel walked forty years in the wilderness, till all the nation, even the men of war that came forth out of Egypt, were consumed, because they hearkened not unto the voice of the LORD; unto whom the LORD swore that He would not let them see the land which the LORD swore unto their fathers that He would give us, a land flowing with milk and honey.

7 And He raised up their children in their stead; them did Joshua circumcise; for they were uncircumcised, because they had not been circumcised by the way.

8 And it came to pass, when all the nation were circumcised, every one of them, that they abode in their places in the camp, till they were whole.

9 And the LORD said unto Joshua: 'This day have I rolled away the reproach of Egypt from off you.' Wherefore the name of that place was called Gilgal, unto this day.

10 And the children of Israel encamped in Gilgal; and they kept the passover on the fourteenth day of the month at even in the plains of Jericho.

11 And they did eat of the produce of the land on the morrow after the passover, unleavened cakes and parched corn, in the selfsame day.

12 And the manna ceased on the morrow, after they had eaten of the produce of the land; neither had the children of Israel manna any more; but they did eat of the fruit of the land of Canaan that year.

13 And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood a man over against him with his sword drawn in his hand; and Joshua went unto him, and said unto him: 'Art thou for us, or for our adversaries?'

14 And he said: 'Nay, but I am captain of the host of the LORD; I am now come.' And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and bowed down, and said unto him: 'What saith my lord unto his servant?'

15 And the captain of the LORD'S host said unto Joshua: 'Put off thy shoe from off thy foot; for the place whereon thou standest is holy.' And Joshua did so.