Numbers 27
1 Now the daughters of Zelophehad son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, belonged to the clans of Manasseh son of Joseph. These were the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. They approached
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。
2 the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, stood before Moses, Eleazar the priest, the leaders, and the whole congregation, and said,
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：
3 “Our father died in the wilderness, but he was not among the followers of Korah who gathered together against the LORD. Instead, he died because of his own sin, and he had no sons.
「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。
4 Why should the name of our father disappear from his clan because he had no sons? Give us property among our father’s brothers.”
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」。
5 So Moses brought their case before the LORD,
梅瑟就將她們的案件呈到上主前；
6 and the LORD answered him,
上主訓示梅瑟說：
7 “The daughters of Zelophehad speak correctly. You certainly must give them property as an inheritance among their father’s brothers, and transfer their father’s inheritance to them.
「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。
8 Furthermore, you shall say to the Israelites, ‘If a man dies and leaves no son, you are to transfer his inheritance to his daughter.
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；
9 If he has no daughter, give his inheritance to his brothers.
如果連女兒也沒有，應將他的產業分給他的兄弟們。
10 If he has no brothers, give his inheritance to his father’s brothers.
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。
11 And if his father has no brothers, give his inheritance to the next of kin from his clan, that he may take possession of it. This is to be a statutory ordinance for the Israelites, as the LORD has commanded Moses.’”
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」。
12 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Go up this mountain of the Abarim range and see the land that I have given the Israelites.
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。
13 After you have seen it, you too will be gathered to your people, as your brother Aaron was;
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。
14 for when the congregation contended in the Wilderness of Zin, both of you rebelled against My command to show My holiness in their sight regarding the waters.” Those were the waters of Meribah in Kadesh, in the Wilderness of Zin.
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。]
15 So Moses appealed to the LORD,
梅瑟向上主說：
16 “May the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the congregation
「望上主，賜給一切血肉氣息的天主，委派一人管理會眾，
17 who will go out and come in before them, and who will lead them out and bring them in, so that the congregation of the LORD will not be like sheep without a shepherd.”
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」。
18 And the LORD replied to Moses, “Take Joshua son of Nun, a man with the Spirit in him, and lay your hands on him.
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，
19 Have him stand before Eleazar the priest and the whole congregation, and commission him in their sight.
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。
20 Confer on him some of your authority, so that the whole congregation of Israel will obey him.
他將你的一些威權授給他，好叫以色列子民全會眾聽從他。
21 He shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who will seek counsel for him before the LORD by the judgment of the Urim. At his command, he and all the Israelites with him—the entire congregation—will go out and come in.”
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」。
22 Moses did as the LORD had commanded him. He took Joshua, had him stand before Eleazar the priest and the whole congregation,
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，
23 and laid his hands on him and commissioned him, as the LORD had instructed through Moses.
按 手在他身上，委派了他，全照上主藉著梅瑟所吩咐的。
