Josué 5

1 Lorsque les rois des Amorréens, habitant le bord occidental du Jourdain, et les rois des Cananéens, habitant le littoral, apprirent que l’Eternel avait mis à sec les eaux du Jourdain à l’approche des Israélites, jusqu’après leur passage, le coeur leur manqua, et ils perdirent tout courage devant les enfants d’Israël.

And it came to pass, when all the kings of the Emorites, who were on the side of the Jordan westward, 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 they were passed over, that their heart melted, and there remained no more any courage in them, because of the children of Israel.

2 En ce temps-là, l’Eternel dit à Josué: "Munis-toi de couteaux tranchants, et fais subir une nouvelle circoncision aux enfants d’Israël."

At that time the Lord said unto Joshua, Make thee sharp knives, and circumcise again the children of Israel the second time.

3 Et Josué se munit de couteaux tranchants, et il circoncit les Israélites près de la colline des Araloth.

And Joshua made himself sharp knives, and circumcised the children of Israel at the hill of 'Araloth.

4 Or, voici pourquoi Josué dut pratiquer cette circoncision. Toute la population mâle, propre à la guerre, qui était sortie d’Egypte, était morte dans le désert, sur la route qu’elle suivit après la sortie de l’Egypte.

And this is the cause why Joshua did circumcise: All the people that came out of Egypt, the males, all the men of war, died in the wilderness on the way, after their going forth out of Egypt.

5 Toute cette population affranchie avait subi la circoncision; mais tous ceux qui naquirent dans le désert, pendant la traversée, après la sortie d’Egypte, on ne les avait point circoncis.

For all the people that came out were circumcised; but all the people that were born in the wilderness on the way at their going forth out of Egypt, they had not circumcised.

6 Car les Israélites avaient, pendant quarante ans, fait leurs pérégrinations dans le désert, jusqu’à ce que fût éteinte toute la génération des hommes valides sortis de l’Egypte, de ces hommes qui n’avaient pas obéi à la voix du Seigneur, et à qui le Seigneur avait juré de ne pas laisser voir le pays qu’il avait promis à leurs pères de nous donner, ce pays ruisselant de lait et de miel.

For during forty years the children of Israel wandered in the wilderness, till there was an end of all the people, the men of war, who were come out of Egypt, who had not obeyed the voice of the Lord; unto whom the Lord had sworn that he would not let them see the land, which the Lord had sworn unto their fathers that he would give unto us, a land flowing with milk and honey.

7 Mais il adopta leurs fils à leur place, et ce furent ceux-là que circoncit Josué; car ils étaient incirconcis, vu qu’on n’avait pu les circoncire pendant le voyage.

But their children he raised up in their stead: these did Joshua circumcise; for they were uncircumcised, because they had not circumcised them on the way.

8 Lorsque tout le peuple eut été circoncis, ils demeurèrent en repos dans le camp jusqu’à leur guérison.

And it came to pass, when the whole people had all been circumcised, that they abode in their places in the camp till they were healed.

9 L’Eternel dit à Josué: "A présent, j’ai écarté de vous l’ignominie de l’Egypte!" Et l’on donna à cet endroit le nom de Ghilgal, qu’il a conservé jusqu’à ce jour.

And the Lord said unto Joshua, This day have I rolled away the reproach of Egypt from off you. And he called the name of the place Gilgal unto this day.

10 Les Israélites, campés à Ghilgal, célébrèrent la Pâque le quatorzième jour du mois, vers le soir, dans les plaines de Jéricho.

And the children of Israel encamped in Gilgal, and they prepared the passover-offering on the fourteenth day of the month at evening in the plains of Jericho.

11 Et le lendemain de la Pâque, ce même jour, ils mangèrent du blé du pays, en pains azymes et en grains torréfiés.

And they ate of the corn of the land on the morrow after the passover-offering, unleavened cakes and parched corn, on the selfsame day.

12 La manne cessa de tomber le lendemain, parce qu’ils avaient à manger du blé du pays, et les enfants d’Israël n’eurent plus de manne, mais ils se nourrirent, dès cette année, des produits du pays de Canaan.

And the manna ceased on the morrow after they had eaten of the corn of the land; and the children of Israel had not any more manna; but they did eat of the product of the land of Canaan during that year.

13 Un jour, Josué, se trouvant devant Jéricho, leva les yeux et vit un homme debout en face de lui, l’épée nue à la main. Josué alla à lui et lui dit: "Es-tu des nôtres ou un de nos ennemis?"

And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, a man was standing over against him with his sword drawn in his hand; and Joshua went unto him, and said to him, Art thou for us, or for our adversaries?

14 "Nullement, répondit-il, je suis le chef de la milice du Seigneur, qui suis venu présentement!" Josué tomba la face contre terre en se prosternant, et lui dit: "Qu’ordonne mon Seigneur à son serviteur?"

And he said, No; for I am a captain of the host of the Lord: now am I come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and bowed himself, and said to him, What doth my lord speak unto his servant?

15 Le chef de la milice divine dit à Josué: "Ote ta chaussure de tes pieds, car l’endroit sur lequel tu te tiens est saint!" Et Josué obéit.

And the captain of the Lord'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.