1 And it came to pass when all the kings of the Amorites, who were beyond the Jordan westward, and all the kings of the Canaanites, who were by the sea, heard that Jehovah had dried up the waters of the Jordan from before the children of Israel, until they had passed over, that their heart melted, and there was no spirit in them any more, because of the children of Israel.2 At that time Jehovah said to Joshua, Make thee stone-knives, and circumcise again the children of Israel the second time.3 And Joshua made him stone-knives, and circumcised the children of Israel at the hill of Araloth.4 And this is the cause why Joshua circumcised {them}: all the people that had come out of Egypt, the males, all the men of war, had died in the wilderness on the way, after they came out of Egypt.5 For all the people that came out were circumcised; but all the people that were born in the wilderness on the way, after they came out of Egypt, {them} had they not circumcised.6 For the children of Israel had walked forty years in the wilderness, till the whole nation of men of war had perished who had come out of Egypt, who had not hearkened to the voice of Jehovah; to whom Jehovah had sworn that he would not show them the land which Jehovah had sworn unto their fathers that he would give us, a land flowing with milk and honey.7 And their sons {whom} he raised up in their stead, them Joshua circumcised, for they were uncircumcised, because they had not circumcised them on the way.8 And it came to pass when the whole nation had finished being circumcised, that they abode in their place in the camp, till they were whole.9 And Jehovah said to Joshua, This day have I rolled away the reproach of Egypt from off you. And the name of the place was called Gilgal to this day.10 And the children of Israel encamped in Gilgal, and held the passover on the fourteenth day of the month, at even, in the plains of Jericho.11 And they ate of the old corn of the land on the morrow after the passover, unleavened loaves, and roasted {corn} on that same day.12 And the manna ceased on the morrow, when they had eaten of the old corn of the land; and there was no more manna for the children of Israel; and they ate of the produce 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 before him with his sword drawn in his hand. And Joshua went to him, and said to him: Art thou for us, or for our enemies?14 And he said, No; for {as} captain of the army of Jehovah am I now come. Then Joshua fell upon his face to the earth, and worshipped, and said to him, What saith my lord unto his servant?15 And the captain of Jehovah's army said to Joshua, Loose thy sandal from off thy foot: for the place whereon thou standest is holy. And Joshua did so.

1 En toe al die konings van die Amoriete wat anderkant die Jordaan na die weste was, en al die konings van die Kana„niete wat by die see woon, hoor dat die HERE die water van die Jordaan voor die kinders van Israel uit laat opdroog het, totdat hulle deurgetrek het, het hulle hart versmelt en was daar in hulle geen moed meer vanweë die kinders van Israel nie.2 In die tyd het die HERE vir Josua gesê: Maak vir jou klipmesse en besny weer die kinders van Israel vir die tweede keer.3 Toe het Josua vir hom klipmesse gemaak en die kinders van Israel besny by die heuwel van die voorhuide.4 En dit is die rede dat Josua hulle besny het: Die hele volk wat uit Egipte uitgetrek het, die manspersone, al die krygsmanne, het op pad in die woestyn gesterwe, op hulle trek uit Egipte.5 Want die hele volk wat uitgetrek het, was besnede; maar die hele volk wat op pad in die woestyn gebore is, op hulle trek uit Egipte, het hulle nie besny nie.6 Want veertig jaar lank het die kinders van Israel in die woestyn getrek, totdat die hele volk omgekom het, die krygsmanne wat uit Egipte weggetrek het, wat nie aan die stem van die HERE gehoorsaam was nie; vir wie die HERE gesweer het dat Hy hulle die land nie sou laat sien wat die HERE hulle vaders met 'n eed beloof het om aan ons te gee nie -- 'n land wat oorloop van melk en heuning.7 Maar in hulle plek het Hy hul seuns gestel; die het Josua besny; want hulle was onbesnede, omdat hulle op pad nie besny is nie.8 En toe die hele volk klaar besny is, het hulle op hul plek in die laer gebly totdat hulle gesond was.9 Toe het die HERE vir Josua gesê: Vandag het Ek die smaad van Egipte van julle afgewentel. Daarom het hulle die plek Gilgal genoem tot vandag toe.10 Terwyl die kinders van Israel by Gilgal gelaer was, het hulle die pasga gehou op die veertiende dag van die maand in die aand, in die vlaktes van J,rigo.11 En hulle het die dag n die pasga van die opbrings van die land geëet: ongesuurde brode en gebraaide koring, daardie selfde dag.12 En die dag nadat hulle van die opbrings van die land geëet het, het die manna opgehou, sodat die kinders van Israel verder geen manna gehad het nie; maar hulle het geëet van die opbrings van die land Kana„n in daardie jaar.13 En terwyl Josua by J,rigo was, slaan hy sy oë op en kyk, en daar staan 'n man teenoor hom met 'n ontblote swaard in sy hand; en Josua het na hom gegaan en hom gevra: Behoort U by ons of by ons vyande?14 En Hy sê: Nee, maar Ek is die leërowerste van die HERE; Ek het nou gekom. Toe val Josua met sy aangesig op die grond en buig hom neer en vra Hom: Wat wil my Here aan sy dienskneg sê?15 Toe sê die leërowerste van die HERE vir Josua: Trek jou skoene van jou voete af, want die plek waar jy op staan, is heilig. En Josua het so gedoen.