Joshua 5

NEW JERUSALEM	Peshitta
1 When al the kings of the Amorites living to westward across the Jordan, and al the kings of theCanaanites living on the seaboard, heard that Yahweh had dried up the waters of the Jordan before theIsraelites until they had crossed, their hearts failed and they lost al courage to resist the Israelites.	1 ܘܟܕ ܫܡܥܘ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܡ̈ܠܟܐ ܕܐܡܘܪ̈ܝܐ ܕܒܥܒܪܐ ܕܝܘܪܕܢܢ ܕܒܡܥܪܒܐ ܘܟܠܗܘܢ ܡ̈ܠܟܐ ܕܟܢܥܢ ܕܥܠ ܝܕ ܝܡܐ ܕܐܘܒܫ ܡܪܝܐ ܡ̈ܝܐ ܕܝܘܪܕܢܢ ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܥܕܡܐ ܕܥܒܪܘ ܙܥ ܠܒܗܘܢ ܘܠܐ ܐܫܬܚܪܬ ܒܗܘܢ ܢܦܫܐ ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ
2 At this time Yahweh said to Joshua, 'Make flint knives and circumcise the Israelites again (a secondtime).	2 ܒܗ ܒܙܒܢܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܠܝܫܘܥ ܥܒܕ ܠܟ ܣܦܣܪܐ ܕܛܪܢܐ ܘܗܦܘܟ ܓܙܘܪ ܐܢܘܢ ܠܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܬܢܝܢܘܬ
3 Joshua made flint knives and circumcised the Israelites on the Hil of Foreskins.	3 ܘܥܒܕ ܠܗ ܝܫܘܥ ܣܦܣܪܐ ܕܛܪܢܐ ܘܓܙܪ ܐܢܘܢ ܠܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܬܢܝܢܘܬ ܒܪܡܬܐ ܕܥܘܪ̈ܠܐ
4 The reason why Joshua circumcised them was this. Al the males of the people who had come out ofEgypt of age to bear arms had died in the desert on their journey after leaving Egypt.	4 ܘܗܠܝܢ ܐܢܘܢ ܕܓܙܪ ܝܫܘܥ ܠܟܠ ܝܠܕܐ ܕܥܡܐ ܕܢܦܩܘ ܡܢ ܡܨܪܝܢ ܕܟܪ̈ܐ ܡܛܘܠ ܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܥ̇ܒ̈ܕܝ ܩܪܒܐ ܡܝܬܘ ܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܒܐܘܪܚܐ ܟܕ ܢܦܩܘ ܡܢ ܡܨܪܝܢ
5 Now, al the people who came out had been circumcised; but none of those born in the desert, duringthe journey, after leaving Egypt, had been circumcised;	5 ܡܛܠ ܕܓܙܝܪܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܟܠ ܥܡܐ ܕܢܦܩܘ ܘܟܠ ܥܡܐ ܕܐܬܝܠܕܘ ܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܒܐܘܪܚܐ ܟܕ ܢܦܩܘ ܡܢ ܡܨܪܝܢ ܠܐ ܓܙܪܘ
6 for the Israelites walked the desert for forty years, until the whole nation had died out, that is, the menwho had come out of Egypt of age to bear arms; they had not obeyed the voice of Yahweh, and Yahweh hadsworn to them never to let them see the land which he had sworn to their ancestors that he would give us, a landflowing with milk and honey.	6 ܡܛܠ ܕܐܪܒܥܝܢ ܫܢ̈ܝܢ ܗܠܟܘ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܕܣܦܘ ܟܠܗ ܥܡܐ ܕܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܥ̇ܒ̈ܕܝ ܩܪܒܐ ܕܢܦܩܘ ܡܢ ܡܨܪܝܢ ܥܠ ܕܠܐ ܫܡܥܘ ܒܩܠܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܗܘܢ ܘܐܝܡܐ ܠܗܘܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܕܠܐ ܢܚܘܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܐܪܥܐ ܕܐܝܡܐ ܠܐ̈ܒܗܝܗܘܢ ܠܡܬܠ ܠܗܘܢ ܐܪܥܐ ܕܡܪܕܝܐ ܚܠܒܐ ܘܕܒܫܐ
7 But in place of these he set their sons, and these were the ones whom Joshua circumcised: they wereuncircumcised because they had not been circumcised during the journey.	7 ܘܠܒܢ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܕܗܘܘ ܡܢ ܒܬܪܗܘܢ ܠܗܘܢ ܓܙܪ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܛܠ ܕܥܘܪܠܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܘܠܐ ܓܙܝܪܝܢ ܗܘܘ
8 When the circumcising of the whole nation was finished, they stayed resting in the camp till they werewel again.	8 ܘܟܕ ܓܡܪܘ ܟܠܗ ܥܡܐ ܠܡܬܓܙܪܘ ܐܝܬܒܘ ܒܕܘܟܝ̈ܬܗܘܢ ܒܡܫܪܝܬܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܕܐܬܐܣܝܘ
9 Yahweh then said to Joshua, 'Today I have taken the shame of Egypt away from you.' Hence, the placehas been cal ed Gilgal ever since.	9 ܘܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܠܝܫܘܥ ܝܘܡܢܐ ܐܥ̇ܒܪܬ ܚܣܕܐ ܕܡܨܪ̈ܝܐ ܡܢܟܘܢ ܘܩܪܐ ܫܡܗ ܕܐܬܪܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܓܠܓܠܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܝܘܡܢܐ
10 The Israelites pitched their camp at Gilgal and kept the Passover there on the fourteenth day of themonth, at evening, in the plain of Jericho.	10 ܘܫܪܘ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܒܓܠܓܠܐ ܘܥܒܕܘ ܦܨܚܐ ܒܐܪܒܥܣܪܐ ܒܝܪܚܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܒܪܡܫܐ ܒܦܩܥܬܐ ܕܐܝܪܝܚܘ
11 On the very next day after the Passover, they ate what the land produced, unleavened bread androasted ears of corn.	11 ܘܐܟܠܘ ܡܢ ܥܒܘܪܐ ܕܐܪܥܐ ܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܦܨܚܐ ܦܛܝܪܐ ܘܩ̈ܠܝܬܐ ܐܟܠܘ ܒܗ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܗܢܐ
12 The manna stopped the day after they had eaten the produce of the land. The Israelites from that yearonwards ate the produce of Canaan and had no more manna.	12 ܘܐܫܬܩܠ ܡܢܢܐ ܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܝܘܡܐ ܟܕ ܐܟܠܘ ܡܢ ܥܒܘܪܐ ܕܐܪܥܐ ܘܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܬܘܒ ܡܢܢܐ ܠܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܐܟܠܘ ܡܢ ܥܠܠܬܗ̇ ܕܐܪܥܐ ܕܟܢܥܢ ܒܗ̇ ܒܫܢܬܐ ܗ̇ܝ
13 Now when Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him, grasping anaked sword. Joshua walked towards him and said to him, 'Are you on our side or on that of our enemies?'	13 ܘܟܕ ܗܘܐ ܝܫܘܥ ܒܦܩܥܬܐ ܕܐܝܪܝܚܘ ܐܪܝܡ ܥܝܢ̈ܘܗܝ ܘܚܙܐ ܓܒܪܐ ܚܕ ܩ̇ܐܡ ܠܩܘܒܠܗ ܘܣܝܦܗ ܫܡܝܛ ܘܐܚܝܕ ܒܐܝܕܗ ܘܐܙܠ ܝܫܘܥ ܠܘܬܗ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܡܢܢ ܐܢܬ ܐܘ ܡܢ ܒ̈ܥܠܕܒܒܝܢ
14 He replied, 'On neither side. I have come now as the captain of the army of Yahweh.' Joshua fel on hisface to the ground, worshipping him, and said, 'What has my Lord to say to his servant?'	14 ܐ̇ܡܪ ܠܗ ܐܢܐ ܪܒ ܚܝ̈ܠܘܬܗ ܐܢܐ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܘܗܫܐ ܐܬܝ̇ܬ ܘܢܦܠ ܝܫܘܥ ܥܠ ܐ̈ܦܘܗܝ ܥܠ ܐܪܥܐ ܘܣܓܕ ܘܐܡܪ ܡܢܐ ܐ̇ܡܪ ܡܪܝ ܠܥܒܕܗ
15 The captain of the army of Yahweh answered Joshua, 'Take your sandals off your feet, for the placewhere you are standing is holy.' And Joshua did so.	15 ܘܐܡܪ ܪܒ ܚܝ̈ܠܘܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܠܝܫܘܥ ܫܪܝ ܡܣ̈ܢܝܟ ܡܢ ܪ̈ܓܠܝܟ ܡܛܠ ܕܕܘܟܬܐ ܕܩ̇ܐܡ ܐܢܬ ܒܗ̇ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܗܝ ܘܥܒܕ ܝܫܘܥ ܗܟܢܐ