民數記 32

1 勒烏本的子孫和加得的子孫，擁有很多的家畜；他們一見雅則爾地方和基肋阿得地方，是適於畜牧的區域，

Forsothe the sones of Ruben and of Gad hadden many beestis, and catel with out noumbre was to hem, in werk beestis. And whanne thei hadden seyn Jazer and Galaad, couenable londis to beestis to be fed,

2 便前來對梅瑟和厄肋阿匝爾大司祭及會眾的首領說：「

thei camen to Moyses and Eleazar, preest, and to the princes of the multitude, and seiden,

3 阿塔洛特、狄朋、雅則爾、尼默辣、赫市朋、厄肋阿肋、色班、乃波和貝紅，

Astaroth, and Dibon, and Jacer, and Nemra, Esebon, and Eleale, and Sabam,

4 這些地方是上主為以色列會眾所征服的，是適於畜牧的地方，而你的僕人們正有牛羊。」

and Nebo, and Beon, the lond which the Lord smoot in the siyt of the sones of Israel, is of moost plenteuous cuntrey to the pasture of beestis; and we thi seruauntis han ful many beestis;

5 他們又說：「若是我們在你眼中獲得寵幸，希望你將這地方賜給你的僕人們作產業，不必叫我們過約但河。」

and we preyen, if we han founde grace bifor thee, that thou yyue to vs thi seruauntis that cuntrey in to possessioun, and make not vs to passe Jordan.

6 梅瑟回答加得的子孫和勒烏本的子孫說：「怎麼! 你們的兄弟去打仗，你們卻要住在這裡﹖

To whiche Moises answeride, Whether youre britheren schulen go to batel, and ye schulen sitte here?

7 為什麼你們要叫以色列的子民喪氣，使他們不敢進入上主賜給他們的土地﹖

Whi peruerten ye the soulis of Israel, that thei doren not passe in to the place, which the Lord schal yyue to hem?

8 當我由卡德士巴爾乃亞派遣你們的祖先去窺探這地時，他們也這樣做過。

Whether youre fadris diden not so, whanne Y sente fro Cades Barne to aspie the lond,

9 他們上到厄市苛耳山谷，窺探了那地方，回來就使以色列子民喪了氣，致使他們再不願進入上主賜給他們的土地。

and whanne thei camen to the valey of Clustre, whanne al the cuntrey was cumpassid, thei peruertiden the herte of the sones of Israel, that thei entriden not in to the coostis, whiche the Lord yaf to hem.

10 為此上主在那天發怒起誓說：『

And the Lord was wrooth, and swoor,

11 凡由埃及出來過了二十歲的人，不得看見我誓許給亞巴郎、依撒格和雅各伯的土地，因為他們沒有一心一意地隨從我；

seiynge, Thes men that stieden fro Egipt, fro twenti yeer and aboue, schulen not se the lond which Y bihiyte vndur an ooth to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and nolden sue me,

12 只有刻納次人耶孚乃的兒子加肋布和農的兒子若蘇厄除外，因為他們一心一意地隨從了上主。』

outakun Caleph, Cenezei, the sone of Jephone, and Josue, the sone of Nun; these tweyne filliden my wille.

13 因為上主對以色列發了怒，遂使他們在曠野中漂泊了四十年，直到在上主眼前作惡的那一世代完全死盡。

And the Lord was wrooth ayens Israel, and ledde hym aboute the deseert bi fourti yeer, til al the generacioun was wastid, that hadde do yuel in the `siyt of the Lord.

14 現在，看，你們這些罪人的苗裔，竟起來替代你們先人，再增加上主對以色列的忿怒!

And Moyses seide, Lo! ye encressyngis, and nurreis, `ether nurschid children, of synful men, han ryse for youre fadris, that ye schulden encreesse the strong veniaunce of the Lord ayens Israel.

15 如果你們背離了他，他再把民眾拋在曠野裡；這樣，你們就要使這整個民族毀滅了。」

That if ye nylen sue the Lord, in `the wildirnesse he schal forsake the puple, and ye schulen be cause of the deeth of alle men.

16 他們遂上前來，對他說：「我們願在這裡為我們的牛羊築圈，為我們的家眷建城。

And thei neiyiden nyy, and seiden, We schulen make foldis of scheep, and the stablis of beestis, and we schulen make strengthid citees to oure litle children.

17 但我們必武裝起來，在以色列子民前頭上陣，直到我們領他們進入了自己的地方；至於我們的家眷，為預防本地的居民，應叫他們安居在堅固的城內。

Forsothe we vs silf schulen be armed `to defence, and schulen be gird `with armeris to asailyng, and schulen go to batel bifor the sones of Israel, til we bryngen hem in to her places; oure litle children and what euer thing we moun haue, schulen be in strengthid cytees, for the tresouns of the dwelleris.

18 不到以色列子民各個都佔有了產業，我們決不回家。

We schulen not turne ayen in to oure housis, til the sones of Israel welden her eritage;

19 我們既然在約但河東得到了產業，在約但河西，就不再同他們分產業了。」

and we schulen not axe ony thing ouer Jordan, for we han now oure possessioun in the eest coost therof.

20 梅瑟答覆他們說：「若是你們這樣做，若是你們武裝起來，在上主面前作戰；

To whiche Moises seide, If ye doen that, that ye biheten, be ye maad redi, and go ye to batel bifor the Lord;

21 若是你們個個都武裝著在上主面前過約但河，直到他將自己的敵人驅散，

and ech man fiytere be armed, and passe Jordan, til the Lord distrye hise enemyes,

22 直到上主把那地征服以後，你們纔回家，你們對上主，對以色列就算無罪。那麼，這地照上主的允許，歸你們作為產業。

and al the lond be maad suget to hym; thanne ye schulen be giltles anentis God, and anentis Israel, and ye schulen holde the cuntreys, whiche ye wolen, bifor the Lord.

23 但是，如果你們不這樣去做，你們必獲罪於上主，要知道你們必自招罪罰。

But if ye doon not that, that ye seien, it is not doute to ony man, that ne ye synnen ayens God; and wite ye, that youre synne schal take you.

24 你們可為家眷建城，為牛羊築圈；但是你們口頭所許的，卻必要實踐。」

Therfor bilde ye citees to youre litle children, and foldis and stablis to scheep, and to beestis; and fille ye that, that ye bihiyten.

25 加得的子孫和勒烏本的子孫回答梅瑟說：「你僕人們必照我主所吩咐的去做。

And the sones of Gad and of Ruben seiden to Moises, We ben thi seruauntis; we schulen do that, that oure lord comaundith.

26 我們的孩童、婦女、牛羊和一切牲畜，都留在這裡，留在基肋阿得的城裡；

We schulen leeue oure litle children, and wymmen, and scheep, and beestis in the citees of Galaad;

27 至於你的僕人們，凡武裝起來的，都要過河，在上主面前上陣作戰，如我主所吩咐的。」

forsothe alle we thi seruauntis schulen go redi to batel, as thou, lord, spekist.

28 梅瑟遂為他們向大司祭厄肋阿匝爾、農的兒子若蘇厄，以及以色列子民各支派的家長下了指示，

Therfor Moyses comaundide to Eleazar, preest, and to Josue, the sone of Nun, and to the princes of meynees, bi the lynagis of Israel, and seide to hem,

29 向他們說：「若是加得子孫和勒烏本子孫，都武裝起來與你們同過約但河，在上主面前作戰，在你們征服那地以後，就把基肋阿得地方給他們作為產業。

If the sones of Gad, and the sones of Ruben goen alle armed with you, to batel bifor the Lord, and the lond be maad suget to you, yyue ye to hem Galaad in to possessioun;

30 但是，如果他們不武裝起來同你們一起過河，就應在客納罕地與你們同分產業。」

but if thei nylen passe with you in to the lond of Chanaan, take thei places to dwelle among you.

31 加得子孫和勒烏本子孫回答說：「凡上主關於你僕人所說的，我們必照做。

And the sones of Gad and the sones of Ruben answeriden, As the Lord spak to hise seruauntis, so we schulen do;

32 我們必武裝起來在上主面前過河，往客納罕地去；但約但河東的地方應給我們作產業。」

we schulen go armed bifor the Lord, in to the lond of Chanaan, and we knowlechen, that we han take now possessioun ouer Jordan.

33 梅瑟遂將阿摩黎人王息紅的國土和巴商王敖格的國土，那地域及其境內的城池，以及那地域四周的城池，都給了他們；給了加得的子孫、勒烏本的子孫和若瑟的兒子默納協半支派。

And so Moises yaf to the sones of Gad and of Ruben, and to half the lynage of Manasses, sone of Joseph, the rewme of Seon, kyng of Ammorey, and the rewme of Og, kyng of Basan, and `the lond of hem, with her citees, bi cumpas.

34 加得的子孫重建了狄朋、阿塔洛特、阿洛厄爾、

Therfor the sones of Gad bildiden Dibon, and Astaroth, and Aroer,

35 阿特洛特芍番、雅則爾、約革波哈、

and Roth-Sophan, and Jazer, and Jebaa,

36 貝特尼默辣和貝特哈蘭：這些都是堅固的城邑，並築有羊圈。

and Beeth-Nemra, and Betharan, strengid citees; and foldis to her beestis.

37 勒烏本的子孫重建了赫市朋、厄肋阿肋、克黎雅塔因、

Forsothe the sones of Ruben bildiden Esebon, and Eleale, and Cariathiarym, and Nabo,

38 乃波、巴爾默紅──有些名字已改──和息貝瑪；他們給重建的城邑另取了別名。

and Balmeon, whanne the names weren turned, and thei bildiden Sabama; and puttiden names to the citees, whiche thei hadden bildid.

39 默納協的兒子瑪基爾的子孫去了基肋阿得，佔據了那地方，驅逐了那裡的阿摩黎人。

Forsothe the sones of Machir, sone of Manasses, yeden in to Galaad, and distrieden it, and killiden Ammorei, enhabitere therof.

40 梅瑟遂將基肋阿得給了默納協的兒子瑪基爾；他就在那裡住下了。

Therfor Moises yaf the lond of Galaad to Machir, sone of Manasses, which Machir dwellide ther ynne.

41 默納協的兒子雅依爾去佔據了阿摩黎人的村落遂稱這些村落為哈沃特雅依爾。

Forsothe Jair, the sone of Manasses, yede, and occupiede the townes therof, whiche he clepide Anochiair, that is, the townes of Jair.

42 諾巴黑去佔據了刻納特及其屬鎮，給那地方起了自己的名字，叫諾巴黑。

Also Nobe yede, and took Canath, with hise townes, and clepide it, bi his name, Nobe.