1It happened, 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 that Yahweh had dried up the waters of the Jordan from before the children of Israel, until we had passed over, that their heart melted, neither was there spirit in them any more, because of the children of Israel.
1پادشاهان اَمُوریان در غرب اُردن و همه پادشاهان کنعانیان در سواحل بحر مدیترانه، شنیدند که خداوند آب دریای اُردن را خشک ساخت و مردم اسرائیل همگی از آن عبور کردند. بنابران، آن ها از مردم اسرائیل بسیار ترسیدند و دل و جرأت خود را از دست دادند.
2At that time, Yahweh said to Joshua, “Make flint knives, and circumcise again the children of Israel the second time.”
2بعد خداوند به یوشع فرمود: «از سنگ چقماق چاقو بساز و مردان بنی اسرائیل را بار دیگر ختنه کن.»
3Joshua made himself flint knives, and circumcised the children of Israel at the hill of the foreskins.
3پس یوشع چاقوهای چقماقی ساخت و مردان اسرائیل را بر تپۀ غُلفه (یعنی تپۀ ختنه) ختنه کرد.
4This is the reason Joshua circumcised: all the people who came out of Egypt, who were males, even all the men of war, died in the wilderness by the way, after they came out of Egypt.
4دلیل ختنه کردن بار دوم این بود که هرچند همه مردان جنگی اسرائیل وقتی مصر را ترک کردند ختنه شده بودند، اما در طی اقامت خود در بیابان، مردند و اطفال ذکوریکه از آن پس بدنیا آمدند هیچکدام ختنه نشده بود.
5For all the people who came out were circumcised; but all the people who were born in the wilderness by the way as they came out of Egypt had not been circumcised.
5قوم اسرائیل برای مدت چهل سال سرگردان بودند. و در آن مدت همه مردان جنگی که مصر را ترک کردند، درگذشتند. چون آن ها از خداوند اطاعت نکردند، بنابران، خداوند قسم خورد که نگذارد پای هیچیک از آن ها در آن سرزمینی که شیر و عسل درآن جاری است و به مردم اسرائیل وعده فرموده بود، برسد.
6For 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 the voice of Yahweh. 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.
6پس یوشع، پسران آن مردان را ختنه کرد که هرگز ختنه نشده بودند.
7Their 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.
7وقتی مراسم ختنه بپایان رسید، تمام قوم در خیمه های خود ماندند تا زخم شان التیام یابد.
8It happened, when they were done circumcising all the nation, that they stayed in their places in the camp until they were healed.
8خداوند به یوشع فرمود: «امروز من آن لکه و شرمی را که بخاطر غلامی در مصر از آن رنج می بردید از شما دور کردم.» بنابران، آن جا را که در آن مراسم ختنه صورت گرفت جِلجال (یعنی دور کردن) نامید که تا به امروز به همین نام یاد می شود.
9Yahweh said to Joshua, “Today I have rolled away the reproach of Egypt from off you.” Therefore the name of that place was called Gilgal, “Gilgal” sounds like the Hebrew for “roll.” to this day.
9بنی اسرائیل در دوران اقامت خود در جِلجال مراسم عید فِصَح را در شام چهاردهم ماه تجلیل کردند.
10The children of Israel encamped in Gilgal. They kept the Passover on the fourteenth day of the month at evening in the plains of Jericho.
10و روز دیگر برای اولین بار از محصولات کنعان، نان فطیر و حبوبات آن سرزمین خوردند.
11They ate unleavened cakes and parched grain of the produce of the land on the next day after the Passover, in the same day.
11دیگر مَنّا نبارید. بلکه در آن سال از محصولات زمین کنعان استفاده کردند.
12The 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.
12یوشع در نزدیکی های شهر اریحا بود که ناگهان مردی که یک شمشیر برهنه در دست داشت، پیدا شد. یوشع پیش او رفت و پرسید: «تو دوست ما هستی یا دشمن ما؟»
13It happened, when Joshua was by Jericho, that 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 adversaries?”
13آن شخص جواب داد: «نی، بلکه من سپهسالار سپاه خداوند هستم.» یوشع به سجده افتاد و گفت: «آقا، به بندۀ تان چه امر می کنید؟»سپهسالار به او گفت: «کفشهایت را از پایت بِکَش، زیرا تو در یک جای مقدس ایستاده ای.» و یوشع اطاعت کرد.
14He said, “No; but I have come now as commander of Yahweh’s army.” Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and worshipped, and said to him, “What does my lord say to his servant?”
14سپهسالار به او گفت: «کفشهایت را از پایت بِکَش، زیرا تو در یک جای مقدس ایستاده ای.» و یوشع اطاعت کرد.
15The prince of Yahweh’s army said to Joshua, “Take your shoes off of your feet; for the place on which you stand is holy.” Joshua did so.