Josua 5

Nueva Versión Internacional (Castellano)

1 En efecto, un gran pánico invadió a todos los reyes amorreos que estaban al oeste del Jordán y a los reyes cananeos de la costa del Mediterráneo cuando se enteraron de que el SEÑOR había secado el Jordán para que los israelitas lo cruzaran. ¡No se atrevían a hacerles frente!2 En aquel tiempo, el SEÑOR le dijo a Josué: «Prepara cuchillos de pedernal, y vuelve a practicar la circuncisión entre los israelitas».3 Así que Josué hizo los cuchillos y circuncidó a los varones israelitas en la colina de Aralot.[1]4 Realizó la ceremonia porque los israelitas en edad militar que habían salido de Egipto ya habían muerto en el desierto.5 Todos ellos habían sido circuncidados, pero no los que nacieron en el desierto mientras el pueblo peregrinaba después de salir de Egipto.6 El SEÑOR les había prometido a sus antepasados que les daría una tierra donde abundan la leche y la miel. Pero los israelitas que salieron de Egipto no obedecieron al SEÑOR, y por ello él juró que no verían esa tierra. En consecuencia, deambularon por el desierto durante cuarenta años, hasta que murieron todos los varones en edad militar.7 A los hijos de estos, a quienes Dios puso en lugar de ellos, los circuncidó Josué, pues no habían sido circuncidados durante el viaje.8 Una vez que todos fueron circuncidados, permanecieron en el campamento hasta que se recuperaron.9 Luego el SEÑOR le dijo a Josué: «Hoy os he quitado de encima el oprobio de Egipto». Por esa razón, aquel lugar se llama Guilgal[2] hasta el día de hoy.10 Al caer la tarde del día catorce del mes primero, mientras acampaban en la llanura de Jericó, los israelitas celebraron la Pascua.11 Al día siguiente, después de la Pascua, el pueblo empezó a alimentarse de los productos de la tierra, de panes sin levadura y de trigo tostado.12 Desde ese momento dejó de caer maná, y durante todo ese año el pueblo se alimentó de los frutos de la tierra.13 Cierto día, Josué, que acampaba cerca de Jericó, levantó la vista y vio a un hombre de pie frente a él, espada en mano. Josué se le acercó y le preguntó: ―¿Eres tú de los nuestros, o del enemigo?14 ―¡De ninguno! —respondió—. Me presento ante ti como comandante del ejército del SEÑOR. Entonces Josué se postró rostro en tierra y le preguntó: ―¿Qué órdenes trae mi Señor, para este siervo suyo?15 El comandante del ejército del SEÑOR le contestó: ―Quítate las sandalias de los pies, porque el lugar que pisas es sagrado. Y Josué le obedeció.

Josua 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. (2Mo 15,14; 4Mo 13,29; Jos 2,11; 1Kön 10,5)2 At that time the Lord said to Joshua, “Make flint knives and circumcise the sons of Israel a second time.” (2Mo 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. (4Mo 14,29; 4Mo 26,64; 5Mo 2,16; Ps 106,26; 1Kor 10,5; Hebr 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. (2Mo 3,8; 4Mo 14,23; 4Mo 14,33; 5Mo 1,3; 5Mo 2,7; 5Mo 2,14; 5Mo 8,4; Ps 95,10; Ps 95,11; Hebr 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. (4Mo 14,31; 5Mo 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. (1Mo 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. (2Mo 12,6; 4Mo 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. (2Mo 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?” (1Mo 18,2; 1Mo 32,24; 2Mo 23,20; 2Mo 23,23; 4Mo 22,23; 4Mo 22,31; Apg 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?” (1Mo 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. (2Mo 3,5; Apg 7,33)