1 Quando todos os reis dos amorreus que habitavam deste lado do Jordão, a oeste, e todos os reis dos cananeus que estavam junto ao mar ouviram que o Senhor tinha secado as águas do Jordão diante dos filhos de Israel, até que tivéssemos passado, o coração deles se derreteu de medo e ficaram desanimados, por causa dos filhos de Israel. 2 Naquele tempo o Senhor disse a Josué:

— Faça facas de pedra e passe de novo a circuncidar os filhos de Israel.

3 Então Josué fez facas de pedra 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, tinham morrido pelo caminho, no deserto. 5 Porque todo o povo que saiu do Egito estava circuncidado, mas a nenhum deles que havia nascido no deserto, pelo caminho, depois de terem saído do Egito, haviam circuncidado. 6 Porque os filhos de Israel andaram quarenta anos pelo deserto, até desaparecer toda a nação, a saber, os homens de guerra que saíram do Egito, que não obedeceram à voz do Senhor, aos quais o Senhor tinha jurado que não lhes deixaria 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 os filhos deles, e a estes Josué circuncidou. Estavam incircuncisos, porque não os circuncidaram no caminho. 8 Depois que toda a nação foi circuncidada, ficaram no seu lugar no arraial, até que sararam. 9 Então o Senhor disse a Josué:

— Hoje removi de vocês a vergonha do Egito.

Por isso aquele lugar foi chamado de Gilgal até o dia de hoje.

10 Enquanto os filhos de Israel estavam acampados em Gilgal, celebraram a Páscoa no dia catorze do mês, à tarde, nas campinas de Jericó. 11 No dia seguinte à Páscoa, comeram do fruto da terra; nesse mesmo dia comeram pães sem fermento e cereais tostados. 12 Um dia depois de terem comido do produto da terra, o maná cessou, e os filhos de Israel não mais o tiveram; mas, naquele ano, comeram do que foi colhido na terra de Canaã.

13 Quando Josué estava perto de Jericó, levantou os olhos e olhou; e eis que se achava em pé diante dele um homem que trazia na mão uma espada. Josué se aproximou dele e perguntou:

— Você é dos nossos ou dos nossos adversários?

14 Ele respondeu:

— Não sou nem uma coisa nem outra. Sou príncipe do exército do Senhor e acabo de chegar.

Então Josué se prostrou com o rosto em terra e o adorou. E lhe disse:

— Que diz meu senhor ao seu servo?

15 O príncipe do exército do Senhor respondeu a Josué:

— Tire as sandálias dos pés, porque o lugar em que você está é santo.

E Josué fez assim.

1 And it came to pass, when all the kings of the Amorites who were over the Jordan westward, and all the kings of the Canaanites who were by the sea, heard how that Yahweh had dried up the waters of the Jordan, from before the sons of Israel, until they had passed over, that their heart melted, and there was no spirit in them any more, because of the sons of Israel.

2 At that time, said Yahweh unto Joshua, Make thee knives of flint,and again circumcise the sons of Israel, a second time.

3 So Joshua made him knives of flint,and circumcised the sons of Israel, at the Hill of Foreskins.

4 Now, this, is the cause why Joshua did circumcise,all the people who came forth out of Egypt, who were males, all the men of war, died in the desert, by the way, after they came forth out of Egypt.

5 For, though all the people who came forth had been circumcised, yet, all the people who were born in the desert by the way, after they came forth out of Egypt, had they not circumcised.

6 Because, for forty years, did the sons of Israel journey in the desert, until all the nation who were men of war, who came forth out of Egypt, were consumed, because they hearkened not unto the voice of Yahweh,unto whom Yahweh sware that he would not let them see the land, which Yahweh sware unto their fathers, that he would give unto us, a land flowing with milk and honey.

7 Their sons, therefore, whom he had raised up in their stead, them, did Joshua circumcise,for, uncircumcised, they were, in that they had not circumcised them by the way.

8 And so it came to pass, when they had made an end of circumcising all the nation, they remained in their place, in the camp, until they were healed.

9 Then said Yahweh unto Joshua, To-day, have I rolled away the reproach of Egypt from off you. Wherefore the name of that place is called Gilgal unto this day. \fs15

10 Thus then the sons of Israel encamped in Gilgal,and kept the passover on the fourteenth day of the month, in the evening, in the waste plains of Jericho.

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

12 And the manna ceased on the morrow, when they had eaten of the corn of the land, neither had the sons of Israel manna any more,so they did eat of the yield of the land of Canaan throughout that year.

13 And it came to pass, while Joshua was at Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes, and looked, and lo! a man standing over against him, with his sword drawn, in his hand,so Joshua went unto him, and said to him, For us, art thou, or for our adversaries?

14 And he saidNay, but, I, as prince of the host of Yahweh, have, now, come. So Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and worshipped, and said unto him, What is my lord speaking unto his servant?

15 Then said the prince of the host of Yahweh unto JoshuaSlip off thy sandals from thy feet, for, as for the place whereon thou art standing, holy, it is. And Joshua did so.