यहोशू 5

1 जब यरदन के पच्छिम की ओर रहने वाले एमोरियों के सब राजाओं ने, और समुद्र के पास रहने वाले कनानियों के सब राजाओं ने यह सुना, कि यहोवा ने इस्राएलियों के पार होने तक उनके साम्हने से यरदन का जल हटाकर सुखा रखा है, तब इस्राएलियों के डर के मारे उनका मन घबरा गया, और उनके जी में जी न रहा॥

2 उस समय यहोवा ने यहोशू से कहा, चकमक की छुरियां बनवाकर दूसरी बार इस्राएलियों का खतना करा दें।

3 तब यहोशू ने चकमक की छुरियां बनवाकर खलडिय़ां नाम टीले पर इस्राएलियों का खतना कराया।

4 और यहोशू ने जो खतना कराया, इसका कारण यह है, कि जितने युद्ध के योग्य पुरूष मिस्र से निकले थे वे सब मिस्र से निकलने पर जंगल के मार्ग में मर गए थे।

5 जो पुरूष मिस्र से निकले थे उन सब का तो खतना हो चुका था, परन्तु जितने उनके मिस्र से निकलने पर जंगल के मार्ग में उत्पन्न हुए उन में से किसी का खतना न हुआ था।

6 क्योंकि इस्राएली तो चालीस वर्ष तक जंगल में फिरते रहे, जब तक उस सारी जाति के लोग, अर्थात जितने युद्ध के योग्य लोग मिस्र से निकले थे वे नाश न हो गए, क्योंकि उन्होंने यहोवा की न मानी थी; सो यहोवा ने शपथ खाकर उन से कहा था, कि जो देश मैं ने तुम्हारे पूर्वजों से शपथ खाकर तुम्हें देने को कहा था, और उस में दूध और मधु की धाराएं बहती हैं, वह देश मैं तुम को नहीं दिखाने का।

7 तो उन लोगों के पुत्र जिन को यहोवा ने उनके स्थान पर उत्पन्न किया था, उनका खतना यहोशू से कराया, क्योंकि मार्ग में उनके खतना न होने के कारण वे खतनारहित थे।

8 और जब उस सारी जाति के लोगों का खतना हो चुका, तब वे चंगे हो जाने तक अपने अपने स्थान पर छावनी में रहे।

9 तब यहोवा ने यहोशू से कहा, तुम्हारी नामधराई जो मिस्रियों में हुई है उसे मैं ने आज दूर की है। इस कारण उस स्थान का नाम आज के दिन तक गिलगाल पड़ा है॥

10 सो इस्राएली गिलगाल में डेरे डाले हुए रहे, और उन्होंने यरीहो के पास के अराबा में पूर्णमासी की सन्ध्या के समय फसह माना।

11 और फसह के दूसरे दिन वे उस देश की उपज में से अखमीरी रोटी और उसी दिन से भुना हुआ दाना भी खाने लगे।

12 और जिस दिन वे उस देश की उपज में से खाने लगे, उसी दिन बिहान को मन्ना बन्द हो गया; और इस्राएलियों को आगे फिर कभी मन्ना न मिला, परन्तु उस वर्ष उन्होंने कनान देश की उपज में से खाई॥

13 जब यहोशू यरीहो के पास था तब उसने अपनी आंखें उठाई, और क्या देखा, कि हाथ में नंगी तलवार लिये हुए एक पुरूष साम्हने खड़ा है; और यहोशू ने उसके पास जा कर पूछा, क्या तू हमारी ओर का है, वा हमारे बैरियों की ओर का?

14 उसने उत्तर दिया, कि नहीं; मैं यहोवा की सेना का प्रधान हो कर अभी आया हूं। तब यहोशू ने पृथ्वी पर मुंह के बल गिरकर दण्डवत किया, और उस से कहा, अपने दास के लिये मेरे प्रभु की क्या आज्ञा है?

15 यहोवा की सेना के प्रधान ने यहोशू से कहा, अपनी जूती पांव से उतार डाल, क्योंकि जिस स्थान पर तू खड़ा है वह पवित्र है। तब यहोशू ने वैसा ही किया॥

1 And it came to pass, when all the kings of the Amorites, which were on the side of Jordan westward, and all the kings of the Canaanites, which were by the sea, heard that the Lord had dried up the waters of Jordan from before the children of Israel, until we were passed over, that their heart melted, neither was there spirit in them any more, because of the children of Israel.

2 At that time the Lord said unto Joshua, Make thee sharp knives, and circumcise again the children of Israel the second time.

3 And Joshua made him sharp knives, and circumcised the children of Israel at the hill of the foreskins.

4 And this is the cause why Joshua did circumcise: All the people that came out of Egypt, that were males, even all the men of war, died in the wilderness by the way, after they came out of Egypt.

5 Now all the people that came out were circumcised: but all the people that were born in the wilderness by the way as they came forth out of Egypt, them they had not circumcised.

6 For the children of Israel walked forty years in the wilderness, till all the people that were men of war, which came out of Egypt, were consumed, because they obeyed not the voice of the Lord: unto whom the Lord sware that he would not shew them the land, which the Lord sware unto their fathers that he would give us, a land that floweth with milk and honey.

7 And their children, whom he raised up in their stead, them Joshua circumcised: for they were uncircumcised, because they had not circumcised them by the way.

8 And it came to pass, when they had done circumcising all the people, that they abode in their places in the camp, till they were whole.

9 And the Lord said unto Joshua, This day have I rolled away the reproach of Egypt from off you. Wherefore the name of the place is called Gilgal unto this day.

10 And the children of Israel encamped in Gilgal, and kept the passover on the fourteenth day of the month at even in the plains of Jericho.

11 And they did eat of the old corn of the land on the morrow after the passover, unleavened cakes, and parched corn in the selfsame day.

12 And the manna ceased on the morrow after they had eaten of the old corn of the land; neither had the children of Israel manna any more; but they did eat of the fruit of the land of Canaan that year.

13 And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood a man over against him with his sword drawn in his hand: and Joshua went unto him, and said unto him, Art thou for us, or for our adversaries?

14 And he said, Nay; but as captain of the host of the Lord am I now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said unto him, What saith my lord unto his servant?

15 And the captain of the Lord’s host said unto Joshua, Loose thy shoe from off thy foot; for the place whereon thou standest is holy. And Joshua did so.

1 And certain men which came down from Judaea taught the brethren, and said, Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved.

2 When therefore Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and disputation with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas, and certain other of them, should go up to Jerusalem unto the apostles and elders about this question.

3 And being brought on their way by the church, they passed through Phenice and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles: and they caused great joy unto all the brethren.

4 And when they were come to Jerusalem, they were received of the church, and of the apostles and elders, and they declared all things that God had done with them.

5 But there rose up certain of the sect of the Pharisees which believed, saying, That it was needful to circumcise them, and to command them to keep the law of Moses.

6 And the apostles and elders came together for to consider of this matter.

7 And when there had been much disputing, Peter rose up, and said unto them, Men and brethren, ye know how that a good while ago God made choice among us, that the Gentiles by my mouth should hear the word of the gospel, and believe.

8 And God, which knoweth the hearts, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Ghost, even as he did unto us;

9 And put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith.

10 Now therefore why tempt ye God, to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?

11 But we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved, even as they.

12 Then all the multitude kept silence, and gave audience to Barnabas and Paul, declaring what miracles and wonders God had wrought among the Gentiles by them.

13 And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying, Men and brethren, hearken unto me:

14 Simeon hath declared how God at the first did visit the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name.

15 And to this agree the words of the prophets; as it is written,

16 After this I will return, and will build again the tabernacle of David, which is fallen down; and I will build again the ruins thereof, and I will set it up:

17 That the residue of men might seek after the Lord, and all the Gentiles, upon whom my name is called, saith the Lord, who doeth all these things.

18 Known unto God are all his works from the beginning of the world.

19 Wherefore my sentence is, that we trouble not them, which from among the Gentiles are turned to God:

20 But that we write unto them, that they abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood.

21 For Moses of old time hath in every city them that preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath day.

22 Then pleased it the apostles and elders, with the whole church, to send chosen men of their own company to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas; namely, Judas surnamed Barsabas, and Silas, chief men among the brethren:

23 And they wrote letters by them after this manner; The apostles and elders and brethren send greeting unto the brethren which are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia:

24 Forasmuch as we have heard, that certain which went out from us have troubled you with words, subverting your souls, saying, Ye must be circumcised, and keep the law: to whom we gave no such commandment:

25 It seemed good unto us, being assembled with one accord, to send chosen men unto you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,

26 Men that have hazarded their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

27 We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who shall also tell you the same things by mouth.

28 For it seemed good to the Holy Ghost, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things;

29 That ye abstain from meats offered to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication: from which if ye keep yourselves, ye shall do well. Fare ye well.

30 So when they were dismissed, they came to Antioch: and when they had gathered the multitude together, they delivered the epistle:

31 Which when they had read, they rejoiced for the consolation.

32 And Judas and Silas, being prophets also themselves, exhorted the brethren with many words, and confirmed them.

33 And after they had tarried there a space, they were let go in peace from the brethren unto the apostles.

34 Notwithstanding it pleased Silas to abide there still.

35 Paul also and Barnabas continued in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also.

36 And some days after Paul said unto Barnabas, Let us go again and visit our brethren in every city where we have preached the word of the Lord, and see how they do.

37 And Barnabas determined to take with them John, whose surname was Mark.

38 But Paul thought not good to take him with them, who departed from them from Pamphylia, and went not with them to the work.

39 And the contention was so sharp between them, that they departed asunder one from the other: and so Barnabas took Mark, and sailed unto Cyprus;

40 And Paul chose Silas, and departed, being recommended by the brethren unto the grace of God.

41 And he went through Syria and Cilicia, confirming the churches.