1 A nd 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.

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 A t that time Jehovah said unto Joshua, Make thee knives of flint, and circumcise again the children of Israel the second time.

Naquela ocasião o Senhor disse a Josué: “Faça facas de pedra e circuncide os israelitas”.

3 A nd Joshua made him knives of lint, and circumcised the children of Israel at the hill of the foreskins.

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

4 A nd 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.

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

5 F or 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.

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 F or 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.

Os israelitas andaram quarenta anos pelo deserto, até que todos os guerreiros que tinham saído 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 A nd 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.

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

8 A nd 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.

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

9 A nd 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.

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 A nd 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.

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

11 A nd they did eat of the produce of the land on the morrow after the passover, unleavened cakes and parched grain, in the selfsame day.

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

12 A nd 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.

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. A Queda de Jericó

13 A nd 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?

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

14 A nd 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?

“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 A nd 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.

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.