1 And it came to pass, when all the kings of the Amorites, which were on the side of Jordan westward, and all the kings of the Canaanites, which were by the sea, heard that the LORD had dried up the waters of Jordan from before the children of Israel, until we 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 sharp knives, and circumcise again the children of Israel the second time. 3 And Joshua made him sharp knives, and circumcised the children of Israel at the hill of the foreskins. 4 And this is the cause why Joshua did circumcise: All the people that came out of Egypt, that were males, even all the men of war, died in the wilderness by the way, after they came out of Egypt. 5 Now 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, them they had not circumcised. 6 For the children of Israel walked forty years in the wilderness, till all the people that were men of war, which came out of Egypt, were consumed, because they obeyed not the voice of the LORD: unto whom the LORD sware that he would not shew them the land, which the LORD sware unto their fathers that he would give us, a land that floweth with milk and honey. 7 And their children, whom he raised up in their stead, them Joshua circumcised: for they were uncircumcised, because they had not circumcised them by the way. 8 And it came to pass, when they had done circumcising all the people, 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 the place is called Gilgal unto this day.

10 And the children of Israel encamped in Gilgal, and kept the passover on the fourteenth day of the month at even in the plains of Jericho. 11 And they did eat of the old corn 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 old corn 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 as captain of the host of the LORD am I now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said unto him, What saith my lord unto his servant? 15 And the captain of the LORD’s host said unto Joshua, Loose thy shoe 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.