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 how that Yahweh had dried up the waters of the Jordan from before the sons of Israel, until we had passed over, that their heart melted, neither was there spirit in them anymore, because of the sons of Israel.2 At that time Yahweh said to Joshua, Make for yourself knives of flint, and circumcise again the sons of Israel the second time.3 And Joshua made for himself knives of flint, and circumcised the sons of Israel at the hill of the foreskins.4 And this is the cause why Joshua circumcised: all the people who came forth out of Egypt, who 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 who came out were circumcised; but all the people who were born in the wilderness by the way as they came forth out of Egypt, they had not circumcised.6 For the sons of Israel walked forty years in the wilderness, until all the nation, even the men of war that came forth out of Egypt, was consumed, because they didn't listen to the voice of Yahweh: to whom Yahweh swore that he would not let them see the land which Yahweh swore to 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, Joshua circumcised them: 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 nation, that they remained in their places in the camp, until they were whole.9 And Yahweh said to Joshua, This day I have rolled away the reproach of Egypt from off you{+}. Therefore the name of that place was called Gilgal, to this day.10 And the sons of Israel encamped in Gilgal; and they kept the Passover on the fourteenth day of the month at evening in the plains of Jericho.11 And they ate of the produce of the land on the next day after the Passover, unleavened cakes and parched grain, in the very same day.12 And the manna ceased on the next day, after they had eaten of the produce of the land; neither had the sons of Israel manna anymore; but they ate 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 saw that there stood a man across from him with his sword drawn in his hand: and Joshua went to him, and said to him, Are you for us, or for our adversaries?14 And he said, No; but [as] prince of the host of Yahweh I have now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and worshiped, and said to him, What does my lord say to his slave?15 And the prince of Yahweh's host said to Joshua, Put off your sandal from off your foot; for the place on which you stand is holy. And Joshua did so.

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.