1 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 Yahweh had dried up the waters of the Jordan from before the children of Israel until we had crossed over, their heart melted, and there was no more spirit in them, because of the children of Israel. 2 At that time, Yahweh said to Joshua, "Make flint knives, and circumcise again the sons of Israel the second time." 3 Joshua made himself flint knives, and circumcised the sons of Israel at the hill of the foreskins. 4 This is the reason Joshua circumcised them: all the people who came out of Egypt, who were males, even all the men of war, died in the wilderness along the way, after they came out of Egypt. 5 For all the people who came out were circumcised; but all the people who were born in the wilderness along the way as they came out of Egypt had not been circumcised. 6 For the children of Israel walked forty years in the wilderness until all the nation, even the men of war who came out of Egypt, were consumed, because they didn’t listen to Yahweh’s voice. Yahweh swore to them that he wouldn’t let them see the land which Yahweh swore to their fathers that he would give us, a land flowing with milk and honey. 7 Their children, whom he raised up in their place, were circumcised by Joshua, for they were uncircumcised, because they had not circumcised them on the way. 8 When they were done circumcising the whole nation, they stayed in their places in the camp until they were healed.

9 Yahweh said to Joshua, "Today I have rolled away the reproach of Egypt from you." Therefore the name of that place was called Gilgal to this day. 10 The children of Israel encamped in Gilgal. They kept the Passover on the fourteenth day of the month at evening in the plains of Jericho. 11 They ate unleavened cakes and parched grain of the produce of the land on the next day after the Passover, in the same day. 12 The manna ceased on the next day, after they had eaten of the produce of the land. The children of Israel didn’t have manna any more, but they ate of the fruit of the land of Canaan that year.

13 When Joshua was by Jericho, he lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, a man stood in front of him with his sword drawn in his hand. Joshua went to him and said to him, "Are you for us, or for our enemies?"

14 He said, "No; but I have come now as commander of Yahweh’s army."

Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and worshiped, and asked him, "What does my lord say to his servant?"

15 The prince of Yahweh’s army said to Joshua, "Take off your sandals, for the place on which you stand is holy." 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.