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 在约旦河西， 亚摩利人的众王和靠近海边迦南人的众王， 听见耶和华怎样使约旦河的水在以色列人面前干了， 直到他们都过河去， 他们都心里惊怕， 因以色列人的缘故， 勇气全失。

2 那时， 耶和华对约书亚说： "你要制造火石刀， 第二次给以色列人行割礼。"

3 约书亚就制造了火石刀， 在包皮山那里给以色列人行了割礼。

4 约书亚给以色列人行割礼的原因是这样： 所有从埃及出来的人民， 就是所有能作战的男丁， 出埃及以后， 都死在旷野的路上。

5 因为所有从埃及出来的人民都受过割礼； 唯有从埃及出来以后， 所有在旷野的路上出生的人民， 都没有受过割礼。

6 以色列人在旷野走了四十年， 直到全国的人， 就是从埃及出来能作战的男丁， 都灭尽了， 因为他们不听耶和华的话； 耶和华曾经向他们起誓， 必不容许他们看见耶和华向他们列祖起誓要赐给我们的地， 就是流奶与蜜的地。

7 他们的子孙， 就是耶和华兴起来代替他们的， 约书亚给他们行了割礼； 这些人是未受割礼的人， 因为他们在路上没有受过割礼。

8 全国的人受了割礼之后， 都住在营中自己的地方， 直到痊愈。

9 耶和华对约书亚说： "我今日把埃及的耻辱从你们身上辊去了。"因此， 那地方名叫吉甲（"吉甲"意即"辊"）， 直到今日。

10 以色列人在吉甲安营； 正月十四日晚上， 他们在耶利哥的平原守逾越节。

11 逾越节后次日， 他们吃了那地的出产； 就在那一天， 吃了无酵饼和烘的谷物。

12 他们吃了那地的出产之后， 第二天吗哪就停止降下； 以色列人不再有吗哪了； 那一年他们却吃迦南地的出产。

13 约书亚走近耶利哥的时候， 抬头观看， 看见一个人站在他对面， 手里拿着拔出来的刀。约书亚走到他那里， 对他说： "你是我们的人， 还是我们的仇敌呢？"

14 那人回答： "不是的； 我现在来是作耶和华军队的元帅。"约书亚就脸伏在地， 向他下拜， 对他说： "我主有什么事要吩咐仆人呢？"

15 耶和华军队的元帅对约书亚说： "把你脚上的鞋脱下来， 因为你站的地方是圣地。"约书亚就照着行了。