民數記 27
1 那時，若瑟的兒子默納協家族內，責羅斐哈得的女兒們前來，──責羅斐得是赫斐爾的兒子，赫斐爾是基肋阿得的兒子，基肋阿得是瑪基爾的兒子，瑪基爾是默納協的兒子；她們的名字是瑪赫拉、諾阿、曷革拉、米耳加和提爾匝。
Forsothe the douytris of Salphaat, sone of Epher, sone of Galaad, sone of Machir, sone of Manasses, that was `the sone of Joseph, neiyeden; of whiche douytris these ben the names; Maala, and Noha, and Egla, and Melcha, and Thersa.
2 她們站在梅瑟、大司祭厄肋阿匝爾、眾領袖和全會眾前，即會幕門口說：
And thei stoden bifore Moises, and Eleazar, preest, and alle the princes of the puple, at the dore of tabernacle of boond of pees; and seiden,
3 「我們的父親死在曠野，但他並不是科辣黑黨派中，結黨反抗上主的黨徒，他只是因自已的罪死了，沒有留下兒子。
Oure fadir was deed in the deseert, nether he was in the rebelte, that was reisid ayens the Lord, vndur Chore, but he was deed in his synne; he hadde no male sones. Whi is `the name of hym takun awei fro his meynee, for he hath no sone? Yif ye possessioun to vs among `the kynesmen of oure fadir.
4 為什麼讓我們父親的名字，因為沒有兒子，就由本族中消滅﹖讓我們在我們父親的兄弟中，也分得一份產業」。
And Moises telde `the cause of hem to the doom of the Lord;
5 梅瑟就將她們的案件呈到上主前；
which seide to Moyses, The douytris of Salphaath axen a iust thing; yyue thou possessioun to hem among `the kynnysmen of her fadir,
6 上主訓示梅瑟說：
and be thei successouris to hym in to eritage.
7 「責羅哈特的女兒們說得有理；你應在她們父親兄弟中分給她們一份產業，將她們父親的產業轉讓給她們。
Forsothe thou schalt speke these thingis to the sons of Israel,
8 並且你應教訓以色列子民說：一個人死了，若沒有兒子，你們應將他的產業轉讓給他的女兒；
Whanne a man is deed with out sone, the eritage schal go to his douyter;
9 如果連女兒也沒有，應將他的產業分給他的兄弟們。
if he hath not a douyter, he schal haue eiris his britheren;
10 如果連一個兄弟也沒有，應將他的產業分給他父親的兄弟們。
that and if britheren ben not, ye schulen yyue the eritage to `the britheren of his fadir;
11 如果他的父親也沒有兄弟，應將他的產業分給他家族中與他最近的親屬，他應繼承產業：這是以色列子民當守的法令，如上主對梅瑟所吩咐的」。
forsothe if he hath no britheren of his fadir, the eritage schal be youun to hem that ben next to hym. And this schal be hooli, `that is, stidefast, bi euerlastynge lawe to the sones of Israel, as the Lord comaundide to Moises.
12 上主對梅瑟說：「你上這座阿巴陵山上去，看一看我賜給以色列子民的地方。
Also the Lord seide to Moises, Stie thou in to this hil of Aberym, and biholde thou fro thennus the lond, which Y schal yyue to the sones of Israel.
13 你看了以後，你也畏歸到你親屬那裏去，如你哥哥亞郎歸去一樣。
And whanne thou hast seyn it, also thou schalt go to thi puple, as thi brother Aaron yede;
14 因為在親曠野裏，當會眾反叛我時，我命你們在他們眼前以取水顯我為聖時，你們違背 了我的命令」。[這是指在親曠野中，在卡德士的默黎巴取水的事。]
for thou offenddidist me in the deseert of Syn, in the ayen seiyng of the multitude, nether woldist halewe me bifor it, on the watris. These ben the watris of ayen seiyng, in Cades, of the deseert of Syn.
15 梅瑟向上主說：
To whom Moises answeryde,
16 「望上主，賜給一切血肉氣息的天主，委派一人管理會眾，
The Lord God of spiritis of al fleisch puruey a man, that be on this multitude,
17 叫他處理他們的事件，領導他們出入，免得上主的會眾如無牧之羊」。
and may go out, and entre bifor hem, and lede hem out, and lede hem yn, lest the `puple of the Lord be as scheep with out schepherde.
18 上主對梅瑟說：「你應用農的兒子若蘇厄，他是個有精神的人，按手在他身上，
And the Lord seide to hym, Take thou Josue, the sone of Nun, a man in whom the spyrit of God is, and set thin hond on hym; and he schal stonde bifore Eleazar,
19 叫他站在大司祭厄肋阿匝爾和全會眾前，當著他們的面委派他。
preest, and bifore al the multitude.
20 他將你的一些威權授給他，好叫以色列子民全會眾聽從他。
And thou schalt yyue to hym comaundementis, in the siyt of alle men, and a part of thi glorie, that al the synagoge of the sones of Israel here hym.
21 他應到大司祭厄肋阿匝爾面前，請司祭為他在上主面前咨詢「烏陵」的決斷，他和一切以色列子民及全會眾，應依照指示去行事」。
If ony thing schal be worthi to be do for this man, Eleasar, preest, schal counseil the Lord; he schal go out, and schal go yn, at the word of Eleazar; he, and alle the sones of Israel with him, and the tother multitude.
22 梅瑟就照上主吩咐他的做了；選用了若蘇厄，叫他站在大司祭厄肋阿匝爾和全會眾前，
Moises dide as the Lord comaundide, and whanne he hadde take Josue, he settide hym bifore Eleazar, preest, and bifore al the multitude of the puple;
23 按 手在他身上，委派了他，全照上主藉著梅瑟所吩咐的。
and whanne he hadde set hondis on his heed, he reherside alle thingis whiche the Lord comaundide.
