1 Todos os reis amorreus que habitavam a oeste do Jordão e todos os reis cananeus que viviam ao longo do litoral souberam como o Senhor tinha secado o Jordão diante dos israelitas até que tivéssemos atravessado. Por isso, desanimaram-se e perderam a coragem de enfrentar os israelitas.

2 Naquela ocasião o Senhor disse a Josué: "Faça facas de pedra e circuncide os israelitas de novo".

3 Josué fez facas de pedra e circuncidou os israelitas em Gibeate-Aralote.

4 Ele fez isso porque todos os homens aptos para a guerra morreram no deserto depois de terem saído do Egito.

5 Todos os que saíram haviam sido circuncidados, mas todos os que nasceram no deserto, no caminho, depois da saída do Egito, não passaram pela circuncisão.

6 Os israelitas tinham andado quarenta anos pelo deserto, até que todos os guerreiros que saíram do Egito morressem, visto que não tinham obedecido ao Senhor. Pois o Senhor lhes havia jurado que não veriam a terra que prometera aos seus antepassados que nos daria, terra onde manam leite e mel.

7 Assim, em lugar deles colocou os seus filhos, e foram os filhos que Josué circuncidou. Ainda estavam incircuncisos porque não tinham sido circuncidados durante a viagem.

8 E, depois que a nação inteira foi circuncidada, eles ficaram onde estavam, no acampamento, até se recuperarem.

9 Então o Senhor disse a Josué: "Hoje removi de vocês a humilhação sofrida no Egito". Por isso até hoje o lugar se chama Gilgal.

10 Na tarde do décimo quarto dia do mês, enquanto estavam acampados em Gilgal, na planície de Jericó, os israelitas celebraram a Páscoa.

11 No dia seguinte ao da Páscoa, nesse mesmo dia, eles comeram pães sem fermento e grãos de trigo tostados, produtos daquela terra.

12 Um dia depois de comerem do produto da terra, o maná cessou. Já não havia maná para os israelitas, e naquele mesmo ano eles comeram do fruto da terra de Canaã.

13 Estando Josué já perto de Jericó, olhou para cima e viu um homem de pé, empunhando uma espada. Aproximou-se dele e perguntou-lhe: "Você é por nós, ou por nossos inimigos? "

14 "Nem uma coisa nem outra", respondeu ele. "Venho na qualidade de comandante do exército do Senhor". Então Josué prostrou-se, rosto em terra, em sinal de respeito, e lhe perguntou: "Que mensagem o meu senhor tem para o seu servo? "

15 O comandante do exército do Senhor respondeu: "Tire as sandálias dos pés, pois o lugar em que você está é santo". E Josué as tirou.

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.