Joshua
Chapter5
1WhenallthekingsoftheAmoritestothewestoftheJordanandallthekingsoftheCanaanitesbytheseaheardthattheLORDhaddriedupthewatersoftheJordanbeforetheIsraelitesuntiltheycrossedover,theyweredisheartenedandlostcourageattheirapproach.
住在约但河西岸所有的阿摩黎人的王子，和所有靠近海滨的客纳罕人的王子，一听见上主使约但河水在以色列子民面前干涸了，直到他们都过了河，无不胆战心惊，面对以色列子民，个个吓得魂不附体。
2OnthisoccasiontheLORDsaidtoJoshua,＂MakeflintknivesandcircumcisetheIsraelitenationforthesecondtime.＂
那时上主对若苏厄说：＂你应制造火石刀，再给以色列子民行割损。＂
31SoJoshuamadeflintknivesandcircumcisedtheIsraelitesatGibeath-haaraloth,
若苏厄就制造了火石刀，在阿辣罗特山丘给以色列子民行了割损。
4underthesecircumstances:OfallthepeoplewhocameoutofEgypt,everymanofmilitaryagehaddiedinthedesertduringthejourneyaftertheyleftEgypt.
若苏厄行割损的原因，是因为由埃及出来的众百姓，所有能作战的男子，出埃及后，都死在旷野的路上。
5Thoughallthemenwhocameoutwerecircumcised,noneofthoseborninthedesertduringthejourneyafterthedeparturefromEgyptwerecircumcised.
出离埃及的百姓，都受过割损，但在离开埃及以后，生于旷野路途的百姓，都没有受过割损。
6NowtheIsraeliteshadwanderedfortyyearsinthedesert,untilallthewarriorsamongthepeoplethatcameforthfromEgyptdiedoffbecausetheyhadnotobeyedthecommandoftheLORD.FortheLORDsworethathewouldnotletthemseethelandflowingwithmilkandhoneywhichhehadpromisedtheirfathershewouldgiveus.
以色列子民在旷野里漂泊了四十年，直到全民众，即出离埃及能作战的男子都去了世，因为他们没有听从上主的话，所以上主曾向他们起誓，决不许他们看到上主向他们的祖先起誓，要赐给我们的那流奶流蜜的地方。
7ItwasthechildrenwhomheraisedupintheirsteadwhomJoshuacircumcised,forthesewereyetwithforeskins,nothavingbeencircumcisedonthejourney.
但为接替他们，上主兴起了他们的子孙，若苏厄就给他们行了割损，──他们仍有包皮，因为他们在路上没有受过割损。
8Whentheritehadbeenperformed,thewholenationremainedincampwheretheywere,untiltheyrecovered.
民众全受了割损以后，便往在营中，直到痊愈。
92ThentheLORDsaidtoJoshua,＂TodayIhaveremovedthereproachofEgyptfromyou.＂ThereforetheplaceiscalledGilgaltothepresentday.
上主于是对若苏厄说：＂今天我由你们身上割去了埃及的耻辱。＂因此，那地方直到今天叫作基耳加耳。
103WhiletheIsraeliteswereencampedatGilgalontheplainsofJericho,theycelebratedthePassoverontheeveningofthefourteenthofthemonth.
以色列子民在基耳加耳扎了营；正月十四日晚上，在耶里哥平原举行了逾越节。
11OnthedayafterthePassovertheyateoftheproduceofthelandintheformofunleavenedcakesandparchedgrain.Onthatsameday
逾越节次日，他们吃了当地的出产，即在那一天，吃了无酵饼和烤的麦子。
12afterthePassoveronwhichtheyateoftheproduceoftheland,themannaceased.NolongerwastheremannafortheIsraelites,whothatyearateoftheyieldofthelandofCanaan.
他们吃了当地的出产的次日，＂玛纳＂就停止了。以色列子民既没有了＂玛纳＂，那年就以客纳罕地的出产为生。
134WhileJoshuawasnearJericho,heraisedhiseyesandsawonewhostoodfacinghim,drawnswordinhand.Joshuawentuptohimandasked,＂Areyouoneofusorofourenemies?＂
当若苏厄走近耶里哥时，举目一望，看见一个人立在他前面，手持脱鞘的刀。若苏厄走到那人面前问他说：＂你是我们的人，还是我们仇敌的人？＂
14Hereplied,＂Neither.IamthecaptainofthehostoftheLORDandIhavejustarrived.＂ThenJoshuafellprostratetothegroundinworship,andsaidtohim,＂Whathasmylordtosaytohisservant?＂
那人回答说：＂不，我是上主军旅的元帅，刚来到这里。＂若苏厄便俯伏至地，向他下拜说：＂我主有什么事要指示自己的仆人呢？＂
15ThecaptainofthehostoftheLORDrepliedtoJoshua,＂Removeyoursandalsfromyourfeet,fortheplaceonwhichyouarestandingisholy.＂AndJoshuaobeyed.
上主军旅的元帅对若苏厄说：＂将你脚上鞋脱下，因为你站的地方是圣地。＂若苏厄便照着做了。
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Footnotes(注解)
1[3]Gibeath-haaraloth:＂HilloftheForeskins.＂
2[9]TheplaceiscalledGilgal:bypopularetymology,becauseofthesimilarityofsoundwiththeHebrewwordgallothi,＂Ihaveremoved.＂Gilgalprobablymeans＂(theplaceof)thecircleofstandingstones.＂CfJoshua4:4-8.
3[10]Themonth:thefirstmonthoftheyear,latercalledNisan;seenoteonJoshua3:15.ThecrossingoftheJordanoccurred,therefore,aboutthesametimeoftheyearasdidtheequallymiraculouscrossingoftheRedSea;cfExodus12-14.
4[5:13-6:26]TheaccountofthesiegeofJerichoembraces:(1)ThecommandoftheLord,throughhisangel,toJoshua(Joshua5:13-6,5);(2)Joshua'sinstructionstotheIsraelites,withabriefsummaryofhowtheseorderswerecarriedout(Joshua6:6-11);(3)adescriptionoftheactiononeachofthefirstsixdays(Joshua6:12-14);(4)theeventsontheseventhday(Joshua6:15-26).