¹ Då nu alla amoréernas konungar på andra sidan Jordan, på västra sidan, och alla kananéernas konungar vid havet hörde huru HERREN hade låtit vattnet i Jordan torka ut framför Israels barn, medan vi gingo över den, blevo deras hjärtan förfärade, och de hade icke längre mod att stå emot Israels barn.

² Vid den tiden sade HERREN till Josua: »Gör dig stenknivar och omskär åter Israels barn, för andra gången.»

³ Då gjorde Josua sig stenknivar och omskar Israels barn vid Förhudshöjden.

⁴ Och orsaken varför Josua omskar dem var denna: allt det folk av mankön, som hade dragit ut ur Egypten, alla stridbara män, hade dött i öknen under vägen, efter uttåget ur Egypten.

⁵ Ty väl hade bland folket alla de som voro med under uttåget blivit omskurna, men de bland folket, som voro födda i öknen under vägen, efter uttåget ur Egypten, de voro alla oomskurna.

⁶ Ty Israels barn vandrade i öknen i fyrtio år, under vilken tid alla stridbara män i folket, som hade dragit ut ur Egypten, förgingos, eftersom de icke hörde HERRENS röst, varför ock HERREN svor att han icke skulle låta dem se det land som han med ed hade lovat deras fäder att giva oss, ett land som flyter av mjölk och honung.

⁷ Men deras barn, som han hade låtit uppstå i deras ställe, dem omskar nu Josua, ty de hade förhud, eftersom de icke hade blivit omskurna under vägen.

⁸ Och när allt folket hade blivit omskuret, stannade de kvar där de voro i lägret, till dess de hade blivit läkta.

⁹ Och HERREN sade till Josua: »I dag har jag avvältrat från eder Egyptens smälek.» Och detta ställe fick namnet Gilgal, såsom det heter ännu I dag.

¹⁰ Medan nu Israels barn voro lägrade i Gilgal, höllo de påskhögtid den fjortonde dagen i månaden, om aftonen, på Jerikos hedmarker.

¹¹ Och dagen efter påskhögtiden åto de osyrat bröd och rostade ax av landets säd, just på den dagen.

¹² Och mannat upphörde dagen därefter, då de nu åto av landets säd, och Israels barn fingo icke manna mer, utan de åto det året av landet Kanaans avkastning.

¹³ Och medan Josua var vid Jeriko, hände sig att han, i det han lyfte upp sina ögon, fick se en man stå där framför sig med ett draget svärd i sin hand. Då gick Josua fram till honom och frågade honom: »Tillhör du oss eller våra ovänner?»

¹⁴ Han svarade: »Nej, jag är hövitsman över HERRENS här, och jag har just nu kommit hit.» Då föll Josua ned till jorden på sitt ansikte och bugade sig; sedan sade han till honom: »Vad har min herre att säga till sin tjänare?»

¹⁵ Hövitsmannen över HERRENS här sade då till Josua: »Drag dina skor av dina fötter, ty platsen där du står är helig.» Och Josua gjorde så.

¹ Now after these things, the Lord also appointed seventy others, and sent them two by two ahead of him into every city and place, where he was about to come.

² Then he said to them, "The harvest is indeed plentiful, but the laborers are few. Pray therefore to the Lord of the harvest, that he may send out laborers into his harvest.

³ Go your ways. Behold, I send you out as lambs among wolves.

⁴ Carry no purse, nor wallet, nor sandals. Greet no one on the way.

⁵ Into whatever house you enter, first say, 'Peace be to this house.'

⁶ If a son of peace is there, your peace will rest on him; but if not, it will return to you.

⁷ Remain in that same house, eating and drinking the things they give, for the laborer is worthy of his wages. Don't go from house to house.

⁸ Into whatever city you enter, and they receive you, eat the things that are set before you.

⁹ Heal the sick who are therein, and tell them, 'The Kingdom of God has come near to you.'

¹⁰ But into whatever city you enter, and they don't receive you, go out into its streets and say,

¹¹ 'Even the dust from your city that clings to us, we wipe off against you. Nevertheless know this, that the Kingdom of God has come near to you.'

¹² I tell you, it will be more tolerable in that day for Sodom than for that city.

¹³ "Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon which were done in you, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.

¹⁴ But it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the judgment than for you.

¹⁵ You, Capernaum, who are exalted to heaven, will be brought down to Hades.

¹⁶ Whoever listens to you listens to me, and whoever rejects you rejects me. Whoever rejects me rejects him who sent me."

¹⁷ The seventy returned with joy, saying, "Lord, even the demons are subject to us in your name!"

¹⁸ He said to them, "I saw Satan having fallen like lightning from heaven.

¹⁹ Behold, I give you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy. Nothing will in any way hurt you.

²⁰ Nevertheless, don't rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven."

²¹ In that same hour Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit, and said, "I thank you, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for so it was well-pleasing in your sight."

²² Turning to the disciples, he said, "All things have been delivered to me by my Father. No one knows who the Son is, except the Father, and who the Father is, except the Son, and he to whomever the Son desires to reveal him."

²³ Turning to the disciples, he said privately, "Blessed are the eyes which see the things that you see,

²⁴ for I tell you that many prophets and kings desired to see the things which you see, and didn't see them, and to hear the things which you hear, and didn't hear them."

²⁵ Behold, a certain lawyer stood up and tested him, saying, "Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?"

²⁶ He said to him, "What is written in the law? How do you read it?"

²⁷ He answered, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself."

²⁸ He said to him, "You have answered correctly. Do this, and you will live."

²⁹ But he, desiring to justify himself, asked Jesus, "Who is my neighbor?"

³⁰ Jesus answered, "A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who both stripped him and beat him, and departed, leaving him half dead.

³¹ By chance a certain priest was going down that way. When he saw him, he passed by on the other side.

³² In the same way a Levite also, when he came to the place, and saw him, passed by on the other side.

³³ But a certain Samaritan, as he traveled, came where he was. When he saw him, he was moved with compassion,

³⁴ came to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. He set him on his own animal, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.

³⁵ On the next day, when he departed, he took out two denarii, and gave them to the host, and said to him, 'Take care of him. Whatever you spend beyond that, I will repay you when I return.'

³⁶ Now which of these three do you think seemed to be a neighbor to him who fell among the robbers?"

³⁷ He said, "He who showed mercy on him." Then Jesus said to him, "Go and do likewise."

³⁸ It happened as they went on their way, he entered into a certain village, and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house.

³⁹ She had a sister called Mary, who also sat at Jesus' feet, and heard his word.

⁴⁰ But Martha was distracted with much serving, and she came up to him, and said, "Lord, don't you care that my sister left me to serve alone? Ask her therefore to help me."

⁴¹ Jesus answered her, "Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things,

⁴² but one thing is needed. Mary has chosen the good part, which will not be taken away from her."