1 S o it was, when all the kings of the Amorites who were on the west side of the Jordan, and all the kings of the Canaanites who were by the sea, heard that the Lord had dried up the waters of the Jordan from before the children of Israel until we had crossed over, that their heart melted; and there was no spirit in them any longer because of the children of Israel.

Quando, pois, todos os reis dos amorreus que estavam ao oeste do Jordão, e todos os reis dos cananeus que estavam ao lado do mar, ouviram que o Senhor tinha secado as águas do Jordão de diante dos filhos de Israel, até que passassem, derreteu-se-lhes o coração, e não houve mais ânimo neles, por causa dos filhos de Israel.

2 A t that time the Lord said to Joshua, “Make flint knives for yourself, and circumcise the sons of Israel again the second time.”

Naquele tempo disse o Senhor a Josué: Faze facas de pederneira, e circuncida segunda vez aos filhos de Israel.

3 S o Joshua made flint knives for himself, and circumcised the sons of Israel at the hill of the foreskins.

Então Josué fez facas de pederneira, e circuncidou aos filhos de Israel em Gibeate-Haaralote.

4 A nd this is the reason why Joshua circumcised them: All the people who came out of Egypt who were males, all the men of war, had died in the wilderness on the way, after they had come out of Egypt.

Esta é a razão por que Josué os circuncidou: todo o povo que tinha saído do Egito, os homens, todos os homens de guerra, já haviam morrido no deserto, pelo caminho, depois que saíram do Egito.

5 F or all the people who came out had been circumcised, but all the people born in the wilderness, on the way as they came out of Egypt, had not been circumcised.

Todos estes que saíram estavam circuncidados, mas nenhum dos que nasceram no deserto, pelo caminho, depois de terem saído do Egito, havia sido circuncidado.

6 F or the children of Israel walked forty years in the wilderness, till all the people who were men of war, who came out of Egypt, were consumed, because they did not obey the voice of the Lord —to whom the Lord swore that He would not show them the land which the Lord had sworn to their fathers that He would give us, “a land flowing with milk and honey.”

Pois quarenta anos andaram os filhos de Israel pelo deserto, até se acabar toda a nação, isto é, todos os homens de guerra que saíram do Egito, e isso porque não obedeceram ã voz do Senhor; aos quais o Senhor tinha jurado que não lhes havia de deixar ver a terra que, com juramento, prometera a seus pais nos daria, terra que mana leite e mel.

7 T hen Joshua circumcised their sons whom He raised up in their place; for they were uncircumcised, because they had not been circumcised on the way.

Mas em lugar deles levantou seus filhos; a estes Josué circuncidou, porquanto estavam incircuncisos, porque não os haviam circuncidado pelo caminho.

8 S o it was, when they had finished circumcising all the people, that they stayed in their places in the camp till they were healed.

E depois que foram todos circuncidados, permaneceram no seu lugar no arraial, até que sararam.

9 T hen the Lord said to Joshua, “This day I have rolled away the reproach of Egypt from you.” Therefore the name of the place is called Gilgal to this day.

Disse então o Senhor a Josué: Hoje revolvi de sobre vós o opróbrio do Egito; pelo que se chama aquele lugar: Gilgal, até o dia de hoje.

10 N ow the children of Israel camped in Gilgal, and kept the Passover on the fourteenth day of the month at twilight on the plains of Jericho.

Estando, pois, os filhos de Israel acampados em Gilgal, celebraram a páscoa no dia catorze do mês, ã tarde, nas planícies de Jericó.

11 A nd they ate of the produce of the land on the day after the Passover, unleavened bread and parched grain, on the very same day.

E, ao outro dia depois da páscoa, nesse mesmo dia, comeram, do produto da terra, pães ázimos e espigas tostadas.

12 T hen the manna ceased on the day after they had eaten the produce of the land; and the children of Israel no longer had manna, but they ate the food of the land of Canaan that year. The Commander of the Army of the Lord

E no dia depois de terem comido do produto da terra, cessou o maná, e os filhos de Israel não o tiveram mais; porém nesse ano comeram dos produtos da terra de Canaã.

13 A nd it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted his eyes and looked, and behold, a Man stood opposite 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?”

Ora, estando Josué perto de Jericó, levantou os olhos, e olhou; e eis que estava em pé diante dele um homem que tinha na mão uma espada nua. Chegou-se Josué a ele, e perguntou-lhe: És tu por nós, ou pelos nossos adversários?

14 S o He said, “No, but as Commander of the army of the Lord 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 servant?”

Respondeu ele: Não; mas venho agora como príncipe do exército do Senhor. Então Josué, prostrando-se com o rosto em terra, o adorou e perguntou-lhe: Que diz meu Senhor ao seu servo?

15 T hen the Commander of the Lord ’s army said to Joshua, “Take your sandal off your foot, for the place where you stand is holy.” And Joshua did so.

Então respondeu o príncipe do exército do Senhor a Josué: Tira os sapatos dos pés, porque o lugar em que estás é santo. E Josué assim fez: