民數記 27
1 屬約瑟的兒子瑪拿西的各族，有瑪拿西的玄孫，瑪吉的曾孫，基列的孫子，希弗的兒子西羅非哈的女兒，名叫瑪拉、挪阿、曷拉、密迦、得撒。她們前來，
Then there approached the daughters of Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, who was the son of Joseph: and their names are Mahlah, and Noa, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Tirzah.
2 站在會幕門口，在摩西和祭司以利亞撒，並眾首領與全會眾面前，說：
And they stood before Moses and Eleazar the priest, and all the leaders of the people, at the door of the tabernacle of the covenant, and they said:
3 「我們的父親死在曠野。他不與可拉同黨聚集攻擊耶和華，是在自己罪中死的；他也沒有兒子。
“Our father died in the desert, and was not with the sedition, which was stirred up against the Lord under Korah, but he died in his own sin; he had no male sons. Why is his name taken away from his family, because he had no son? Give us a possession among the kinsmen of our father.”
4 為甚麼因我們的父親沒有兒子就把他的名從他族中除掉呢？求你們在我們父親的弟兄中分給我們產業。」
And Moses referred their case to the judgment of the Lord.
5 於是，摩西將她們的案件呈到耶和華面前。
And the Lord said to him:
6 耶和華曉諭摩西說：
“The daughters of Zelophehad are asking for something just. So give them a possession among the kinsmen of their father, and let them succeed him in his inheritance.
7 「西羅非哈的女兒說得有理。你定要在她們父親的弟兄中，把地分給她們為業；要將她們父親的產業歸給她們。
And to the sons of Israel, you shall speak these things:
8 你也要曉諭以色列人說：『人若死了沒有兒子，就要把他的產業歸給他的女兒。
When a man dies without a son, his inheritance shall be transferred to his daughter.
9 他若沒有女兒，就要把他的產業給他的弟兄。
If he has no daughter, his brothers shall succeed him.
10 他若沒有弟兄，就要把他的產業給他父親的弟兄。
But if there were also no brothers, you shall give the inheritance to the brothers of his father.
11 他父親若沒有弟兄，就要把他的產業給他族中最近的親屬，他便要得為業。』這要作以色列人的律例典章，是照耶和華吩咐摩西的。」
But if he has no paternal uncles, the inheritance shall be given to those who are closest to him. And this shall be, for the sons of Israel, consecrated as a perpetual law, just as the Lord has instructed Moses.”
12 耶和華對摩西說：「你上這亞巴琳山，觀看我所賜給以色列人的地。
The Lord also said to Moses: “Ascend onto this mountain, Abarim, and contemplate from there the land, which I will give to the sons of Israel.
13 看了以後，你也必歸到你列祖那裏，像你哥哥亞倫一樣。
And when you have seen it, you shall then go to your people, just as your brother Aaron went.
14 因為你們在尋的曠野，當會眾爭鬧的時候，違背了我的命，沒有在湧水之地、會眾眼前尊我為聖。」（這水就是尋的曠野加低斯米利巴水。）
For you offended me in the desert of Sin at the Contradiction of the multitude; neither were you willing to sanctify me in their sight over the waters. These are the Waters of Contradiction at Kadesh in the desert of Sin.”
15 摩西對耶和華說：
Moses answered him:
16 「願耶和華萬人之靈的上帝，立一個人治理會眾，
“May the Lord, the God of the spirits of all flesh, provide a man, who may be over this multitude,
17 可以在他們面前出入，也可以引導他們，免得耶和華的會眾如同沒有牧人的羊群一般。」
and who may be able to exit and enter before them, and who may lead them out or lead them in: lest the people of the Lord be like sheep without a shepherd.”
18 耶和華對摩西說：「嫩的兒子約書亞是心中有聖靈的；你將他領來，按手在他頭上，
And the Lord said to him: “Take Joshua, the son of Nun, a man in whom the Spirit is, and place your hand upon him.
19 使他站在祭司以利亞撒和全會眾面前，囑咐他，
And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest and the entire multitude.
20 又將你的尊榮給他幾分，使以色列全會眾都聽從他。
And you shall give him the precepts in the sight of all, and a portion of your glory, so that the entire congregation of the sons of Israel may listen to him.
21 他要站在祭司以利亞撒面前；以利亞撒要憑烏陵的判斷，在耶和華面前為他求問。他和以色列全會眾都要遵以利亞撒的命出入。」
On his behalf, if anything is to be done, Eleazar the priest shall consult the Lord. He, and all the sons of Israel with him, and the rest of the multitude, shall go out and enter in at his word.”
22 於是摩西照耶和華所吩咐的將約書亞領來，使他站在祭司以利亞撒和全會眾面前，
Moses did just as the Lord had instructed. And when he had brought Joshua, he set him before Eleazar the priest, and before the entire gathering of the people.
23 按手在他頭上，囑咐他，是照耶和華藉摩西所說的話。
And imposing his hands upon his head, he repeated all that the Lord had commanded.
