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Joshua 5

English Standard Version



1 As soon as all the kings of the Amorites who were beyond the Jordan to the west, and all the kings of the Canaanites who were by the sea, heard that the Lord had dried up the waters of the Jordan for the people of Israel until they had crossed over, their hearts melted and there was no longer any spirit in them because of the people of Israel. (Ex 15:14; Nu 13:29; Jos 2:11; 1Ki 10:5) 2 At that time the Lord said to Joshua, “Make flint knives and circumcise the sons of Israel a second time.” (Ex 4:25) 3 So Joshua made flint knives and circumcised the sons of Israel at Gibeath-haaraloth.[1] 4 And this is the reason why Joshua circumcised them: all the males of the people who came out of Egypt, all the men of war, had died in the wilderness on the way after they had come out of Egypt. (Nu 14:29; Nu 26:64; De 2:16; Ps 106:26; 1Co 10:5; Heb 3:17) 5 Though all the people who came out had been circumcised, yet all the people who were born on the way in the wilderness after they had come out of Egypt had not been circumcised. 6 For the people of Israel walked forty years in the wilderness, until all the nation, the men of war who came out of Egypt, perished, because they did not obey the voice of the Lord; the Lord swore to them that he would not let them see the land that the Lord had sworn to their fathers to give to us, a land flowing with milk and honey. (Ex 3:8; Nu 14:23; Nu 14:33; De 1:3; De 2:7; De 2:14; De 8:4; Ps 95:10; Ps 95:11; Heb 3:11) 7 So it was their children, whom he raised up in their place, that Joshua circumcised. For they were uncircumcised, because they had not been circumcised on the way. (Nu 14:31; De 1:39) 8 When the circumcising of the whole nation was finished, they remained in their places in the camp until they were healed. 9 And the Lord said to Joshua, “Today I have rolled away the reproach of Egypt from you.” And so the name of that place is called Gilgal[2] to this day. (Ge 34:14; Jos 4:19) 



10 While the people of Israel were encamped at Gilgal, they kept the Passover on the fourteenth day of the month in the evening on the plains of Jericho. (Ex 12:6; Nu 9:5) 11 And the day after the Passover, on that very day, they ate of the produce of the land, unleavened cakes and parched grain. 12 And the manna ceased the day after they ate of the produce of the land. And there was no longer manna for the people of Israel, but they ate of the fruit of the land of Canaan that year. (Ex 16:35) 



13 When Joshua was by Jericho, he lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, a man was standing before him with his drawn sword in his hand. And Joshua went to him and said to him, “Are you for us, or for our adversaries?” (Ge 18:2; Ge 32:24; Ex 23:20; Ex 23:23; Nu 22:23; Nu 22:31; Ac 1:10) 14 And he said, “No; but I am the commander of the army of the Lord. Now I have come.” And Joshua fell on his face to the earth and worshiped[3] and said to him, “What does my lord say to his servant?” (Ge 17:3) 15 And the commander of the Lord’s army said to Joshua, “Take off your sandals from your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy.” And Joshua did so. (Ex 3:5; Ac 7:33) 

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Joshua 5

Neue evangelistische Übersetzung

1 Alle Amoriterkönige westlich des Jordan und alle Kanaaniterkönige an der Küste des Mittelmeers hörten, dass Jahwe das Wasser des Jordan vor den Israeliten hatte vertrocknen lassen, bis sie durchgezogen waren. Da wurden sie von Angst gepackt und verloren allen Mut vor Israel. 



2 In dieser Zeit sagte Jahwe zu Josua: "Mach dir Steinmesser und wiederhole die Beschneidung[1] an allen männlichen Israeliten!" 3 Da fertigte sich Josua Steinmesser an und beschnitt alle männlichen Israeliten an einem Platz, der seitdem "Hügel der Vorhäute" heißt. 4 Das geschah aus folgendem Grund: Alle männlichen Israeliten, die Ägypten im wehrfähigen Alter verließen, waren in der Wüste gestorben. 5 Sie waren beschnitten gewesen. Während der Wüstenwanderung aber waren die Neugeborenen nicht beschnitten worden. 6 Das Volk Israel musste ja vierzig Jahre in der Wüste umherziehen, bis alle Männer, die Ägypten im wehrfähigen Alter verlassen hatten, umgekommen waren. Sie waren Jahwe ungehorsam gewesen, und er hatte ihnen geschworen: "Sie sollen das Land nicht sehen, das ich ihren Vätern versprochen habe, das Land, das von Milch und Honig überfließt!" 7 Jahwe hatte ihre Söhne an ihre Stelle treten lassen. Diese beschnitt Josua jetzt, denn sie waren unterwegs nicht beschnitten worden. 8 Nachdem nun alle beschnitten waren, blieben sie im Lager, bis ihre Wunden wieder heilten. 9 Jahwe sagte zu Josua: "Heute habe ich die ägyptische Schmach von euch abgewälzt." Deshalb wird der Ort bis heute Gilgal, Abwälzung, genannt. 10 Während die Israeliten noch in der Ebene von Jericho bei Gilgal lagerten, feierten sie das Passafest.[2] Das war am Abend des 14. April.[3] 11 Und am Tag nach dem Passa aßen sie vom Ertrag des Landes: ungesäuertes Fladenbrot und geröstete Getreidekörner. 12 Von diesem Tag an blieb das Manna aus. Die Israeliten fanden keins mehr und aßen schon in diesem Jahr das, was in Kanaan gewachsen war. 



13 In der Nähe von Jericho sah Josua sich plötzlich einem Mann gegenüberstehen, der ein gezogenes Schwert in der Hand hatte. Josua ging auf ihn zu und fragte: "Gehörst du zu uns oder zu unseren Feinden?" 14 "Zu keinem von beiden", sagte der Fremde, "ich bin der Befehlshaber des Heeres Jahwes und bin jetzt gekommen." Da warf sich Josua voller Ehrfurcht vor ihm nieder, das Gesicht auf dem Boden, und sagte: "Ich bin dein Diener. Was befiehlst du mir, Herr?" 15 "Zieh deine Sandalen aus", erwiderte der Befehlshaber des Heeres Gottes, "du stehst auf heiligem Boden!" Josua gehorchte.