Josua 5 | Nueva Biblia Viva English Standard Version

Josua 5 | Nueva Biblia Viva
1 Cuando las naciones que estaban al oeste del río Jordán (los cananeos y los amorreos que vivían a lo largo de la costa del Mediterráneo) oyeron que el SEÑOR había secado el río Jordán para que el pueblo de Israel pudiera cruzarlo, se les disipó completamente el valor y quedaron paralizados de temor.

Liberación del oprobio egipcio

2 El SEÑOR entonces le dijo a Josué que apartara un día para circuncidar a toda la población masculina de Israel. El SEÑOR les dio orden de hacer cuchillos de piedra con este propósito. El lugar donde se realizó el rito de la circuncisión fue denominado colina de los Prepucios. 4 Esta segunda ceremonia de circuncisión se realizó porque ninguno de los varones nacidos durante la peregrinación en el desierto habían sido circuncidados, a diferencia de quienes habían salido de Egipto, pero aquellos ya habían muerto. 6 Porque el pueblo de Israel había peregrinado en el desierto durante cuarenta años hasta que todos los hombres, que al salir de Egipto tenían edad militar, murieron. Estos no habían obedecido al SEÑOR, y él juró que no los dejaría entrar en la tierra que había prometido a Israel, tierra de la que fluye leche y miel. 7 Así que Josué hizo circuncidar a los hijos de ellos, los cuales habían crecido para tomar el lugar de sus padres. 8 Y el SEÑOR le dijo a Josué: «Hoy he quitado de ustedes la humillación de ser esclavos». Por esta razón el lugar donde se realizó esto se llamó Guilgal, y así se llama todavía. Después de la ceremonia todos descansaron en el campamento hasta que sus heridas sanaron.

Celebración de la Pascua

10 Mientras estaban acampados en Guilgal, en los llanos de Jericó, celebraron la Pascua durante la tarde del día catorce del mes. 11 Al día siguiente, comenzaron a comer de lo que sacaban de los huertos y campos sembrados e hicieron panes sin levadura. 12 Al otro día ya no hubo maná y jamás volvieron a verlo. Desde entonces comenzaron a vivir de lo que producía la tierra de Canaán.

El comandante del ejército del Señor

13 Un día que Josué recorría los alrededores de la ciudad de Jericó apareció un hombre junto a él con una espada desenvainada. Josué se dirigió a él y le preguntó: ―¿Eres amigo o enemigo? 14 ―Yo soy el comandante en jefe del ejército del SEÑOR —respondió. Josué cayó de rodillas delante de él, lo adoró y le dijo: ―Da tus órdenes a tu siervo, SEÑOR. 15 ―Quítate el calzado —le ordenó el comandante—; porque este es terreno santo. Y Josué obedeció.

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English Standard Version

The New Generation Circumcised

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. 2 At that time the Lord said to Joshua, “Make flint knives and circumcise the sons of Israel a second time.” 3 So Joshua made flint knives and circumcised the sons of Israel at Gibeath-haaraloth.* 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. 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. 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. 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* to this day.

First Passover in Canaan

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. 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.

The Commander of the Lord’s Army

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?” 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* and said to him, “What does my lord say to his servant?” 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.