Joshua 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 it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed: and, behold, he stood by the river.
2 And, behold, there came up out of the river seven well favoured kine and fatfleshed; and they fed in a meadow.
3 And, behold, seven other kine came up after them out of the river, ill favoured and leanfleshed; and stood by the other kine upon the brink of the river.
4 And the ill favoured and leanfleshed kine did eat up the seven well favoured and fat kine. So Pharaoh awoke.
5 And he slept and dreamed the second time: and, behold, seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk, rank and good.
6 And, behold, seven thin ears and blasted with the east wind sprung up after them.
7 And the seven thin ears devoured the seven rank and full ears. And Pharaoh awoke, and, behold, it was a dream.
8 And it came to pass in the morning that his spirit was troubled; and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt, and all the wise men thereof: and Pharaoh told them his dream; but there was none that could interpret them unto Pharaoh.
9 Then spake the chief butler unto Pharaoh, saying, I do remember my faults this day:
10 Pharaoh was wroth with his servants, and put me in ward in the captain of the guard’s house, both me and the chief baker:
11 And we dreamed a dream in one night, I and he; we dreamed each man according to the interpretation of his dream.
12 And there was there with us a young man, an Hebrew, servant to the captain of the guard; and we told him, and he interpreted to us our dreams; to each man according to his dream he did interpret.
13 And it came to pass, as he interpreted to us, so it was; me he restored unto mine office, and him he hanged.
14 Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon: and he shaved himself, and changed his raiment, and came in unto Pharaoh.
15 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I have dreamed a dream, and there is none that can interpret it: and I have heard say of thee, that thou canst understand a dream to interpret it.
16 And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace.
17 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, In my dream, behold, I stood upon the bank of the river:
18 And, behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, fatfleshed and well favoured; and they fed in a meadow:
19 And, behold, seven other kine came up after them, poor and very ill favoured and leanfleshed, such as I never saw in all the land of Egypt for badness:
20 And the lean and the ill favoured kine did eat up the first seven fat kine:
21 And when they had eaten them up, it could not be known that they had eaten them; but they were still ill favoured, as at the beginning. So I awoke.
22 And I saw in my dream, and, behold, seven ears came up in one stalk, full and good:
23 And, behold, seven ears, withered, thin, and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them:
24 And the thin ears devoured the seven good ears: and I told this unto the magicians; but there was none that could declare it to me.
25 And Joseph said unto Pharaoh, The dream of Pharaoh is one: God hath shewed Pharaoh what he is about to do.
26 The seven good kine are seven years; and the seven good ears are seven years: the dream is one.
27 And the seven thin and ill favoured kine that came up after them are seven years; and the seven empty ears blasted with the east wind shall be seven years of famine.
28 This is the thing which I have spoken unto Pharaoh: What God is about to do he sheweth unto Pharaoh.
29 Behold, there come seven years of great plenty throughout all the land of Egypt:
30 And there shall arise after them seven years of famine; and all the plenty shall be forgotten in the land of Egypt; and the famine shall consume the land;
31 And the plenty shall not be known in the land by reason of that famine following; for it shall be very grievous.
32 And for that the dream was doubled unto Pharaoh twice; it is because the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass.
33 Now therefore let Pharaoh look out a man discreet and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt.
34 Let Pharaoh do this, and let him appoint officers over the land, and take up the fifth part of the land of Egypt in the seven plenteous years.
35 And let them gather all the food of those good years that come, and lay up corn under the hand of Pharaoh, and let them keep food in the cities.
36 And that food shall be for store to the land against the seven years of famine, which shall be in the land of Egypt; that the land perish not through the famine.
37 And the thing was good in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of all his servants.
38 And Pharaoh said unto his servants, Can we find such a one as this is, a man in whom the Spirit of God is?
39 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Forasmuch as God hath shewed thee all this, there is none so discreet and wise as thou art:
40 Thou shalt be over my house, and according unto thy word shall all my people be ruled: only in the throne will I be greater than thou.
41 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, See, I have set thee over all the land of Egypt.
42 And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand, and put it upon Joseph’s hand, and arrayed him in vestures of fine linen, and put a gold chain about his neck;
43 And he made him to ride in the second chariot which he had; and they cried before him, Bow the knee: and he made him ruler over all the land of Egypt.
44 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I am Pharaoh, and without thee shall no man lift up his hand or foot in all the land of Egypt.
45 And Pharaoh called Joseph’s name Zaphnath-paaneah; and he gave him to wife Asenath the daughter of Poti-pherah priest of On. And Joseph went out over all the land of Egypt.
46 And Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh, and went throughout all the land of Egypt.
47 And in the seven plenteous years the earth brought forth by handfuls.
48 And he gathered up all the food of the seven years, which were in the land of Egypt, and laid up the food in the cities: the food of the field, which was round about every city, laid he up in the same.
49 And Joseph gathered corn as the sand of the sea, very much, until he left numbering; for it was without number.
50 And unto Joseph were born two sons before the years of famine came, which Asenath the daughter of Poti-pherah priest of On bare unto him.
51 And Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh: For God, said he, hath made me forget all my toil, and all my father’s house.
52 And the name of the second called he Ephraim: For God hath caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction.
53 And the seven years of plenteousness, that was in the land of Egypt, were ended.
54 And the seven years of dearth began to come, according as Joseph had said: and the dearth was in all lands; but in all the land of Egypt there was bread.
55 And when all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried to Pharaoh for bread: and Pharaoh said unto all the Egyptians, Go unto Joseph; what he saith to you, do.
56 And the famine was over all the face of the earth: And Joseph opened all the storehouses, and sold unto the Egyptians; and the famine waxed sore in the land of Egypt.
57 And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph for to buy corn; because that the famine was so sore in all lands.