< 約書亞記 18 >
1 這地方即然已被征服,以色列子民的全會眾就都聚集到史羅,在那裏整起了會慕。
The whole congregation of the children of Israel assembled themselves together at Shiloh, and set up the Tent of Meeting there. The land was subdued before them.
Seven tribes remained among the children of Israel, which had not yet divided their inheritance.
3 若蘇厄對以色列子民說:「你們遲遲不去,承受上主你們祖先的天主賜與你們的土地,要到時候呢﹖
Joshua said to the children of Israel, “How long will you neglect to go in to possess the land, which the LORD, the God of your fathers, has given you?
4 你們應由每反派推選三人,我好派他們去走遍全境,按照各支派應得的產業,畫成圖樣,然後回來見我。
Appoint for yourselves three men from each tribe. I will send them, and they shall arise, walk through the land, and describe it according to their inheritance; then they shall come to me.
5 他們應將那地分成七份,猶大保有自己在南方的土地,若瑟家族保有自己在北方的土地。
They shall divide it into seven portions. Judah shall live in his borders on the south, and the house of Joseph shall live in their borders on the north.
6 你們應將那地畫成七份,把圖樣帶來見我,使我好在這裏,於上主我們的天主面前,為你們抽籤。
You shall survey the land into seven parts, and bring the description here to me; and I will cast lots for you here before the LORD our God.
7 肋未人在你們中間不應有產業,因為上主司祭的品位,就是他們的產業。至於加得、勒烏本和默納協和默納協半個支派,在約旦河東岸已分得了產業,那是上主的僕人梅瑟分給他們的。」
However, the Levites have no portion among you; for the priesthood of the LORD is their inheritance. Gad, Reuben, and the half-tribe of Manasseh have received their inheritance east of the Jordan, which Moses the servant of the LORD gave them.”
8 這些人準備出發時,若蘇厄吩咐這些去繪圖的人說:「你們去走遍這地,畫成圖樣,然後回來見我,我要在史羅在上主面前為你們抽籤。」
The men arose and went. Joshua commanded those who went to survey the land, saying, “Go walk through the land, survey it, and come again to me. I will cast lots for you here before the LORD in Shiloh.”
9 這些人就去走遍全境,將所有城市分成七分,寫在書冊上,回到史羅營中呈給若蘇厄。
The men went and passed through the land, and surveyed it by cities into seven portions in a book. They came to Joshua to the camp at Shiloh.
10 若蘇厄便在史羅於上主面前,為他們抽籤,在那裏按照他們的分法,將地畫分給了以色列子民。
Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the LORD. There Joshua divided the land to the children of Israel according to their divisions.
11 本雅明支派安他們的家族,抽籤分得的產業,是在猶大子孫和若瑟子孫中間。
The lot of the tribe of the children of Benjamin came up according to their families. The border of their lot went out between the children of Judah and the children of Joseph.
12 北邊邊界起自約旦河,沿耶利哥北邊的山坡往上,至西面山地,直達貝特阿文曠野;
Their border on the north quarter was from the Jordan. The border went up to the side of Jericho on the north, and went up through the hill country westward. It ended at the wilderness of Beth Aven.
13 再由此經路次,沿路即貝特耳南山坡下,下至阿塔洛特阿達爾,與在下貝特曷龍南部的山相接,
The border passed along from there to Luz, to the side of Luz (also called Bethel), southward. The border went down to Ataroth Addar, by the mountain that lies on the south of Beth Horon the lower.
14 西邊的邊界由此轉彎,折向南方,由貝特曷龍對面的山向南折,直到猶大人的克黎雅特巴爾,即克黎雅特耶阿陵城:這是西界。
The border extended, and turned around on the west quarter southward, from the mountain that lies before Beth Horon southward; and ended at Kiriath Baal (also called Kiriath Jearim), a city of the children of Judah. This was the west quarter.
15 南界是從克黎雅特耶阿陵的邊界起,向加斤伸展,直到乃費托亞水泉;
The south quarter was from the farthest part of Kiriath Jearim. The border went out westward, and went out to the spring of the waters of Nephtoah.
16 由此往下直到位於勒法因不原北部,本希農山谷對面的山角;然後往下,經希農山谷,下至耶步斯人山腰南部,直到洛革耳泉;
The border went down to the farthest part of the mountain that lies before the valley of the son of Hinnom, which is in the valley of Rephaim northward. It went down to the valley of Hinnom, to the side of the Jebusite southward, and went down to En Rogel.
17 由此轉北,出舍默士水泉,直至阿杜明山坡對面的革里羅特,再下至勒烏本人波罕的盤石;
It extended northward, went out at En Shemesh, and went out to Geliloth, which is opposite the ascent of Adummim. It went down to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben.
18 由此經貝特阿辣巴對面山腰的北部,直下到阿辣巴,
It passed along to the side opposite the Arabah northward, and went down to the Arabah.
19 再經貝特曷拉山脊向北,止於鹽海北端,約旦河南口,:這是南界。
The border passed along to the side of Beth Hoglah northward; and the border ended at the north bay of the Salt Sea, at the south end of the Jordan. This was the south border.
20 東邊以約旦河為界以上是本雅明子孫,按照家族,分得土地的四面邊界。
The Jordan was its border on the east quarter. This was the inheritance of the children of Benjamin, by the borders around it, according to their families.
21 本雅明支派子孫按照家族,分得的城市:有耶利哥、貝特曷革拉、厄默各刻漆茲、
Now the cities of the tribe of the children of Benjamin according to their families were Jericho, Beth Hoglah, Emek Keziz,
Beth Arabah, Zemaraim, Bethel,
24 革法爾阿摩尼、敖弗尼和革巴:共計十二座城和所屬村鎮。
Chephar Ammoni, Ophni, and Geba; twelve cities with their villages.
Mizpeh, Chephirah, Mozah,
28 責拉、厄肋夫、耶步斯即耶路撒冷、基貝亞和克黎雅特耶阿陵:共計十四座城和所屬村鎮:以上是本雅明子孫,按照家族分得的產業。
Zelah, Eleph, the Jebusite (also called Jerusalem), Gibeath, and Kiriath; fourteen cities with their villages. This is the inheritance of the children of Benjamin according to their families.