Књига Исуса Навина 5
1 А кад чуше сви цареви аморејски, који беху с ове стране Јордана к западу, и сви цареви ханански, који беху покрај мора, да је Господ осушио Јордан пред синовима Израиљевим докле пређоше, растопи се срце у њима и неста у њима јунаштва од страха од синова Израиљевих.
All the kings of the people-groups to the west of the Jordan River and all the kings of the groups who were descendants of Canaan and who lived close to the [Mediterranean] Sea heard about how Yahweh had dried up the water of the Jordan [River] until all we Israeli people had crossed over. So they became very dismayed. They no longer were courageous enough to fight us.
2 У то време рече Господ Исусу: Начини оштре ножеве, и обрежи опет синове Израиљеве.
While [they were camped at Gilgal], Yahweh said to Joshua, “[The Israeli males who lived in Egypt were circumcised before they left there. Now] make knives from flint stones and circumcise all the Israeli males [who have been born since then].”
3 И начини Исус оштре ножеве, и обреза синове Израиљеве на брдашцу Аралоту.
So Joshua [made knives and] circumcised the Israeli males at a place that is now called ‘Circumcision Hill’.
4 А ово је узрок зашто их Исус обреза: сав народ што изађе из Мисира, све мушкиње, сви људи војници помреше у пустињи на путу, пошто изађоше из Мисира;
[The reason they did that is that all the men who left Egypt], those who were old enough to be soldiers, died in the desert after they left Egypt.
5 Јер беше обрезан сав народ који изађе, али не обрезаше никога у народу који се роди у пустињи на путу, пошто изађоше из Мисира.
They had been circumcised in Egypt, but the baby boys who had been born while their parents were camping in the desert after they left Egypt had not been circumcised.
6 Јер четрдесет година иђаху синови Израиљеви по пустињи докле не помре сав народ, људи војници, што изађоше из Мисира, јер не слушаше глас Господњи, те им се закле Господ да им неће дати да виде земљу, за коју се заклео Господ оцима њиховим да ће им је дати, земљу, где тече млеко и мед;
Our Israeli ancestors traveled around in the desert for 40 years, and all the men who were old enough to be soldiers had died. [The women had also died]. They had not obeyed Yahweh, so Yahweh said that they would not arrive at the land that he had promised to our ancestors that he would give to us, a land that was very fertile [MTY].
7 И на место њихово подиже синове њихове; њих обреза Исус пошто беху необрезани, јер их не обрезаше на путу.
The sons of those who had disobeyed Yahweh were the ones whom Joshua circumcised at Gilgal. They were circumcised because they had not been circumcised [while they were traveling in the desert].
8 А кад се сав народ обреза, осташе на свом месту у логору докле не оздравише.
After all the Israeli males had been circumcised, they remained in the camp and rested until their wounds were healed.
9 Тада рече Господ Исусу: Данас скидох с вас срамоту мисирску. И прозва се оно место Галгал до данашњег дана.
Then Yahweh said to Joshua, “[Because your forefathers were slaves in Egypt], the Egyptians felt a revulsion toward you. But today I have removed the revulsion the Egyptians have had toward you.” Because of that, the people called the place ‘Gilgal’, [which sounds like the Hebrew word ‘removed’, ] and it still has that name.
10 И синови Израиљеви стојећи у логору у Галгалу, славише пасху четрнаестог дана оног месеца увече у пољу јерихонском.
In the evening of the fourteenth day of that month, while the Israeli people were camped at Gilgal, on the plain near Jericho [city], they celebrated the Passover [Festival].
11 И сутрадан после пасхе једоше од жита оне земље хлебове пресне и зрна пржена, исти дан.
The next day, they found some barley grain in the fields in that area. So they took that and roasted it and ate it with bread that was made without yeast.
12 И преста мана сутрадан, пошто једоше жито оне земље, и већ више нису имали мане синови Израиљеви, него једоше од рода земље хананске оне године.
The next day, [God] stopped [sending] manna for the Israeli people to eat. After that, they ate food that was grown in Canaan.
13 И кад Исус беше код Јерихона, подиже очи своје и погледа, а то човек стоји према њему с голим мачем у руци. И приступи к Њему Исус и рече Му: Јеси ли наш или наших непријатеља?
One day when Joshua came near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him. The man was holding a sword in his hand. Joshua approached him and asked him, “Are you [going to fight] for us or against us?”
14 А Он рече: Нисам; него сам војвода војске Господње, сада дођох. А Исус паде ничице на земљу, и поклони се, и рече Му: Шта заповеда господар мој слузи свом?
The man replied, “I am not [planning to fight with you] or [against you]. Instead, I am the commander of Yahweh’s army [in heaven], and I have come [down from there to assure you that Yahweh will help you].” Then Joshua bowed down with his face on the ground (to show his respect for/to worship) the man, and said to him, “Tell me what [you want me to do].”
15 А војвода војске Господње рече Исусу: Изуј обућу с ногу својих, јер је место где стојиш свето. И учини Исус тако.
The commander of Yahweh’s army replied, “Take off your sandals! [I am Yahweh, and] the ground on which you are standing is holy because I am here.” So Joshua took off his sandals.
