1Now when all the Amorite kings west of the Jordan and all the Canaanite kings along the coast heard how the Lord had dried up the Jordan before the Israelites until they5:1 Another textual tradition we had crossed over, their hearts melted in fear and they no longer had the courage to face the Israelites.
Circumcision and Passover at Gilgal
2At that time the Lord said to Joshua, “Make flint knives and circumcise the Israelites again.” 3So Joshua made flint knives and circumcised the Israelites at Gibeath Haaraloth.5:3 Gibeath Haaraloth means the hill of foreskins.
4Now this is why he did so: All those who came out of Egypt—all the men of military age—died in the wilderness on the way after leaving Egypt. 5All the people that came out had been circumcised, but all the people born in the wilderness during the journey from Egypt had not. 6The Israelites had moved about in the wilderness forty years until all the men who were of military age when they left Egypt had died, since they had not obeyed the Lord. For the Lord had sworn to them that they would not see the land he had solemnly promised their ancestors to give us, a land flowing with milk and honey. 7So he raised up their sons in their place, and these were the ones Joshua circumcised. They were still uncircumcised because they had not been circumcised on the way. 8And after the whole nation had been circumcised, they remained where they were in camp until they were healed.
9Then the Lord said to Joshua, “Today I have rolled away the reproach of Egypt from you.” So the place has been called Gilgal5:9 Gilgal sounds like the Hebrew for roll. to this day.
10On the evening of the fourteenth day of the month, while camped at Gilgal on the plains of Jericho, the Israelites celebrated the Passover. 11The day after the Passover, that very day, they ate some of the produce of the land: unleavened bread and roasted grain. 12The manna stopped the day after5:12 Or the day they ate this food from the land; there was no longer any manna for the Israelites, but that year they ate the produce of Canaan.
The Fall of Jericho
13Now when Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him with a drawn sword in his hand. Joshua went up to him and asked, “Are you for us or for our enemies?”
14“Neither,” he replied, “but as commander of the army of the Lord I have now come.” Then Joshua fell facedown to the ground in reverence, and asked him, “What message does my Lord5:14 Or lord have for his servant?”
15The commander of the Lord’s army replied, “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy.” And Joshua did so.
Ìkọlà fún ìran tuntun Israẹli? Ìkọlà ní Gilgali
1Nígbà tí gbogbo àwọn ọba Amori ti ìlà-oòrùn Jordani àti gbogbo àwọn ọba Kenaani tí ń bẹ létí Òkun gbọ́ bí Olúwa ti mú Jordani gbẹ ní iwájú àwọn ọmọ Israẹli títí ti a fi kọjá, ọkàn wọn pami, bẹ́ẹ̀ ni wọn kò ní ìgboyà mọ́ láti dojúkọ àwọn ọmọ Israẹli.
2Nígbà náà ni Olúwa wí fún Joṣua pé, “Fi akọ òkúta ṣe abẹ kí o sì kọ àwọn ọmọ Israẹli ní ilà ní ìgbà ẹ̀ẹ̀kejì.” 3Bẹ́ẹ̀ ni Joṣua sì ṣe abẹ akọ òkúta, ó sì kọ àwọn ọmọ Israẹli ní ilà, ní Gibiati-Haralotu.
4Wàyí o, ìdí tí Joṣua fi kọ wọ́n nílà nìyìí: Gbogbo àwọn ọkùnrin tí ó ti Ejibiti jáde wá, gbogbo àwọn ọkùnrin ogun kú ní aginjù ní ọ̀nà lẹ́yìn ìgbà tí wọ́n jáde kúrò ní ilẹ̀ Ejibiti. 5Bí ó tilẹ̀ jẹ́ pé, gbogbo àwọn ọkùnrin tó jáde láti Ejibiti ni a ti kọ ní ilà, síbẹ̀ gbogbo ènìyàn tí a bí nínú aginjù lẹ́yìn tí wọ́n jáde ní Ejibiti ni wọn kò kọ ní ilà. 6Àwọn ará Israẹli rìn ní aginjù fún ogójì ọdún títí gbogbo àwọn ọkùnrin tí ó tó ogun n jà nígbà tí wọ́n kúrò ni Ejibiti fi kú, nítorí wọn kò gbọ́rọ̀ sí Olúwa. Nítorí Olúwa ti búra fún wọn pé wọn kò ní rí ilẹ̀ tí òun ṣe ìlérí fún àwọn baba wọn láti fi fun wa, ilẹ̀ tí ń sàn fún wàrà àti fún oyin. 7Bẹ́ẹ̀ ni ó gbé àwọn ọmọ wọn dìde dípò wọn, àwọn wọ̀nyí sì ni Joṣua kọ ní ilà. Wọ́n wà ní aláìkọlà nítorí a kò tí ì kọ wọ́n ní ilà ní ojú ọ̀nà. 8Lẹ́yìn ìgbà tí gbogbo orílẹ̀-èdè náà kọ ilà tan, wọ́n dúró ní ibi tí wọ́n wà ní ibùdó títí ilà wọn fi jinná.
9Nígbà náà ní Olúwa wí fún Joṣua pé, “Ní òní ni mo yí ẹ̀gàn Ejibiti kúrò ní orí yín.” Nítorí náà ni a ṣe ń pe orúkọ ibẹ̀ ní Gilgali títí ó fi di òní yìí.
Àjọ ìrékọjá ní Gilgali
10Ní ìrọ̀lẹ́ ọjọ́ kẹrìnlá oṣù náà (oṣù kẹrin) nígbà tí wọ́n pàgọ́ ní Gilgali ní pẹ̀tẹ́lẹ̀ Jeriko, àwọn ọmọ Israẹli sì ṣe ọdún Àjọ ìrékọjá. 11Ní ọjọ́ kejì Àjọ ìrékọjá, ní ọjọ́ náà gan an ni, wọ́n jẹ nínú àwọn ìre oko ilẹ̀ náà: àkàrà aláìwú, àti ọkà yíyan. 12Manna náà sì tan ní ọjọ́ kejì tí wọ́n jẹ oúnjẹ tí ilẹ̀ náà mú jáde, kò sì sí manna kankan mọ́ fún àwọn ará Israẹli, ṣùgbọ́n ní ọdún náà wọ́n jẹ ìre oko ilẹ̀ Kenaani.
Odi Jeriko wó lulẹ̀
13Nígbà tí Joṣua súnmọ́ Jeriko, ó wo òkè ó sì rí ọkùnrin kan tí ó dúró ní iwájú rẹ̀ pẹ̀lú idà ní ọwọ́ rẹ̀. Joṣua sì tọ̀ ọ́ lọ, ó sì bi í pé, “Ǹjẹ́ ìwọ wà fún wa tàbí fún ọ̀tá a wa?”
14“Kì í ṣe fún èyíkéyìí ó fèsì, ṣùgbọ́n gẹ́gẹ́ bí olórí ogun Olúwa ni mo wá nísinsin yìí.” Nígbà náà ni Joṣua sì wólẹ̀ ní iwájú u rẹ̀ ní ìbẹ̀rù, ó sì bi í léèrè, “Kí ni Olúwa ní í sọ fún ìránṣẹ́ rẹ̀?”
15Olórí ogun Olúwa sì dá a lóhùn pé, “Bọ́ sálúbàtà rẹ kúrò ní ẹsẹ̀ rẹ, nítorí pé ibi tí ìwọ dúró sí yìí, ilẹ̀ mímọ́ ni.” Joṣua sì ṣe bẹ́ẹ̀.
