1 Quando todos os reis dos amorreus, que estavam além do Jordão ao ocidente, e todos os reis dos cananeus, que estavam junto ao mar, ouviram como Jeová havia secado as águas do Jordão diante dos filhos de Israel, até que passamos, derreteu-se-lhes o coração, nem lhes ficou alento algum, por causa dos filhos de Israel.

2 Nesse tempo disse Jeová a Josué: Faze-te canivetes de pedra e circuncida segunda vez aos filhos de Israel.

3 Fez Josué para si canivetes de pedra, e circuncidou aos filhos de Israel no outeiro dos prepúcios.

4 Esta é a razão por que Josué administrou a circuncisão: todo o povo que saiu do Egito, os homens, todos os homens de guerra, morreram no deserto pelo caminho.

5 Porque todos os que saíram estavam circuncidados, porém todos os que nasceram no deserto pelo caminho quando saíram do Egito, não haviam sido circuncidados.

6 Pois quarenta anos andaram os filhos de Israel pelo deserto, até se acabar toda a nação, a saber, todos os homens de guerra que saíram do Egito, e isto porque não obedeceram à voz de Jeová: a eles jurou Jeová que não os deixaria ver a terra que prometeu com juramento a seus pais que nos daria, uma terra que mana leite e mel.

7 A seus filhos, que suscitou em lugar deles, a estes circuncidou Josué; pois estavam incircuncidados, por não o terem sido pelo caminho.

8 Depois que a circuncisão havia sido administrada a toda a nação, ficaram nos seus lugares no arraial, até que sararam.

9 Disse Jeová a Josué: Hoje tirei de sobre vós o opróbrio do Egito. Pelo que ficou aquele lugar sendo chamado Gilgal até o dia de hoje.

10 Acamparam-se em Gilgal os filhos de Israel; e celebraram a Páscoa aos quatorze dias do mês, à tarde, na Arabá de Jericó.

11 Ao outro dia comeram do produto da terra pães asmos e espigas tostadas.

12 Cessou o maná no dia seguinte, depois que os filhos de Israel comeram do produto da terra, e não o tiveram mais; mas nesse ano comeram as novidades da terra de Canaã.

13 Estando Josué perto de Jericó, levantou os olhos e olhou: eis que estava em pé diante dele um homem, que tinha na mão uma espada nua. Josué foi ter com ele e perguntou-lhe: És tu por nós, ou pelos nossos adversários?

14 Respondeu ele: Não; mas agora estou aqui como capitão do exército de Jeová. Prostrando-se Josué com o rosto em terra adorou e perguntou-lhe: Que diz o meu senhor ao seu servo?

15 Respondeu o capitão do exército de Jeová a Josué: Tira o calçado dos teus pés, porque o lugar em que estás é santo. Josué assim fez.

1 And it came to pass, when all the kings of the Amorites, that were beyond the Jordan westward, and all the kings of the Canaanites, that were by the sea, heard how that Jehovah had dried up the waters of the 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 Jehovah said unto Joshua, Make thee knives of flint, and circumcise again the children of Israel the second time. 3 And Joshua made him knives of flint, 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 forth out of Egypt, that 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 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, they had not circumcised. 6 For the children of Israel walked forty years in the wilderness, till all the nation, even the men of war that came forth out of Egypt, were consumed, because they hearkened not unto the voice of Jehovah: unto whom Jehovah sware that he would not let them see the land which Jehovah sware unto their fathers that he would give us, a land flowing with milk and honey. 7 And their children, whom he raised up in their stead, them did Joshua circumcise: 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 abode in their places in the camp, till they were whole. 9 And Jehovah said unto Joshua, This day have I rolled away the reproach of Egypt from off you. Wherefore the name of that place was called Gilgal, unto this day.

10 And the children of Israel encamped in Gilgal; and they kept the passover on the fourteenth day of the month at even in the plains of Jericho. 11 And they did eat of the produce of the land on the morrow after the passover, unleavened cakes and parched grain, in the selfsame day. 12 And the manna ceased on the morrow, after they had eaten of the produce 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 prince of the host of Jehovah 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 prince of Jehovah’s host said unto Joshua, Put off thy shoe from off thy foot; for the place whereon thou standest is holy. And Joshua did so.