< Joshua 10 >

1 And when Adoni-bezec king of Jerusalem heard that Joshua had taken Gai, and had destroyed it, as he did to Jericho and its king, even so they did to Gai and its king, and that the inhabitants of Gabaon had gone over to Joshua and Israel;
耶路撒冷王亞多尼‧洗德聽見約書亞奪了艾城,盡行毀滅,怎樣待耶利哥和耶利哥的王,也照樣待艾城和艾城的王,又聽見基遍的居民與以色列人立了和約,住在他們中間,
2 then they were greatly terrified by them, for [the king] knew that Gabaon [was] a great city, as one of the chief cities, and all its men [were] mighty.
就甚懼怕;因為基遍是一座大城,如都城一般,比艾城更大,並且城內的人都是勇士。
3 So Adoni-bezec king of Jerusalem sent to Elam king of Hebron, and to Phidon king of Jerimuth, and to Jephtha king of Lachis, and to Dabin king of Odollam, saying,
所以耶路撒冷王亞多尼‧洗德打發人去見希伯崙王何咸、耶末王毗蘭、拉吉王雅非亞,和伊磯倫王底璧,說:
4 Come up hither to me, and help me, and let us take Gabaon; for the Gabaonites have gone over to Joshua and to the children of Israel.
「求你們上來幫助我,我們好攻打基遍,因為他們與約書亞和以色列人立了和約。」
5 And the five kings of the Jebusites went up, the king of Jerusalem, and the king of Chebron, and the king of Jerimuth, and the king of Lachis, and the king of Odollam, they and all their people; and encamped around Gabaon, and besieged it.
於是五個亞摩利王,就是耶路撒冷王、希伯崙王、耶末王、拉吉王、伊磯倫王,大家聚集,率領他們的眾軍上去,對着基遍安營,攻打基遍。
6 And the inhabitants of Gabaon sent to Joshua into the camp to Galgala, saying, Slack not your hands from your servants: come up quickly to us, and help us, and rescue us; for all the kings of the Amorites who dwell in the hill country are gathered together against us.
基遍人就打發人往吉甲的營中去見約書亞,說:「你不要袖手不顧你的僕人,求你速速上來拯救我們,幫助我們,因為住山地亞摩利人的諸王都聚集攻擊我們。」
7 And Joshua went up from Galgala, he and all the people of war with him, every one mighty in strength.
於是約書亞和他一切兵丁,並大能的勇士,都從吉甲上去。
8 And the Lord said to Joshua, Fear them not, for I have delivered them into your hands; there shall not one of them be left before you.
耶和華對約書亞說:「不要怕他們;因為我已將他們交在你手裏,他們無一人能在你面前站立得住。」
9 And when Joshua came suddenly upon them, he [had] advanced all the night out of Galgala.
約書亞就終夜從吉甲上去,猛然臨到他們那裏。
10 And the Lord struck them with terror before the children of Israel; and the Lord destroyed them with a great slaughter at Gabaon; and they pursued them by the way of the going up of Oronin, and they struck them to Azeca and to Makeda.
耶和華使他們在以色列人面前潰亂。約書亞在基遍大大地殺敗他們,追趕他們,在伯‧和崙的上坡路擊殺他們,直到亞西加和瑪基大。
11 And when they fled from the face of the children of Israel at the descent of Oronin, then the Lord cast upon them hailstones from heaven to Azeca; and they were more that died by the hailstones, than those whom the children of Israel killed with the sword in the battle.
他們在以色列人面前逃跑,正在伯‧和崙下坡的時候,耶和華從天上降大冰雹在他們身上,直降到亞西加,打死他們。被冰雹打死的,比以色列人用刀殺死的還多。
12 Then Joshua spoke to the Lord, in the day in which the Lord delivered the Amorite into the power of Israel, when he destroyed them in Gabaon, and they were destroyed from before the children of Israel: and Joshua said, Let the sun stand over against Gabaon, and the moon over against the valley of Aelon.
當耶和華將亞摩利人交付以色列人的日子,約書亞就禱告耶和華,在以色列人眼前說: 日頭啊,你要停在基遍; 月亮啊,你要止在亞雅崙谷。
13 And the sun and the moon stood still, until God executed vengeance on their enemies; and the sun stood still in the midst of heaven; it did not proceed to set till the end of one day.
於是日頭停留,月亮止住, 直等國民向敵人報仇。 這事豈不是寫在雅煞珥書上嗎?日頭在天當中停住,不急速下落,約有一日之久。
14 And there was not such a day either before or after, so that God should listen to a man, because the Lord fought on the side of Israel.
在這日以前,這日以後,耶和華聽人的禱告,沒有像這日的,是因耶和華為以色列爭戰。
約書亞和以色列眾人回到吉甲的營中。
16 And these five kings fled, and hid themselves in a cave that is in Makeda.
那五王逃跑,藏在瑪基大洞裏。
17 And it was told Joshua, saying, The five kings have been found hid in the cave that is in Makeda.
有人告訴約書亞說:「那五王已經找到了,都藏在瑪基大洞裏。」
18 And Joshua said, Roll stones to the mouth of the cave, and set men to watch over them.
約書亞說:「你們把幾塊大石頭滾到洞口,派人看守,
19 But do not you stand, but pursue after your enemies, and attack the rear of them, and do not suffer them to enter into their cities; for the Lord our God has delivered them into our hands.
你們卻不可耽延,要追趕你們的仇敵,擊殺他們儘後邊的人,不容他們進自己的城邑,因為耶和華-你們的上帝已經把他們交在你們手裏。」
20 And it came to pass when Joshua and all Israel ceased destroying them utterly with a very great slaughter, that they that escaped took refuge in the strong cities.
約書亞和以色列人大大殺敗他們,直到將他們滅盡;其中剩下的人都進了堅固的城。
21 And all the people returned safe to Joshua to Makeda; and no one of the children of Israel murmured with his tongue.
眾百姓就安然回瑪基大營中,到約書亞那裏。沒有一人敢向以色列人饒舌。
22 And Joshua said, Open the cave, and bring out these five kings out of the cave.
約書亞說:「打開洞口,將那五王從洞裏帶出來,領到我面前。」
23 And they brought out the five kings out of the cave, the king of Jerusalem, and the king of Chebron, and the king of Jerimuth, and the king of Lachis, and the king of Odollam.
眾人就這樣行,將那五王,就是耶路撒冷王、希伯崙王、耶末王、拉吉王、伊磯倫王,從洞裏帶出來,領到約書亞面前。
24 And when they brought them out to Joshua, then Joshua called together all Israel, and the chiefs of the army that went with him, saying to them, Come forward and set your feet on their necks; and they came and set their feet on their necks.
帶出那五王到約書亞面前的時候,約書亞就召了以色列眾人來,對那些和他同去的軍長說:「你們近前來,把腳踏在這些王的頸項上。」他們就近前來,把腳踏在這些王的頸項上。
25 And Joshua said to them, Do not fear them, neither be cowardly; be courageous and strong, for thus the Lord will do to all your enemies, against whom you fight.
約書亞對他們說:「你們不要懼怕,也不要驚惶。應當剛強壯膽,因為耶和華必這樣待你們所要攻打的一切仇敵。」
26 And Joshua killed them, and hanged them on five trees; and they hung upon the trees until the evening.
隨後約書亞將這五王殺死,掛在五棵樹上。他們就在樹上直掛到晚上。
27 And it came to pass towards the setting of the sun, Joshua commanded, and they took them down from the trees, and cast them into the cave into which they [had] fled for refuge, and rolled stones to the cave, [which remain] till this day.
日頭要落的時候,約書亞一吩咐,人就把屍首從樹上取下來,丟在他們藏過的洞裏,把幾塊大石頭放在洞口,直存到今日。
28 And they took Makeda on that day, and killed the inhabitants with the edge of the sword, and they utterly destroyed every living thing that was in it; and there was none left in it that was preserved and had escaped; and they did to the king of Makeda, as they did to the king of Jericho.
當日,約書亞奪了瑪基大,用刀擊殺城中的人和王;將其中一切人口盡行殺滅,沒有留下一個。他待瑪基大王,像從前待耶利哥王一樣。
29 And Joshua and all Israel with him departed out of Makeda to Lebna, and besieged Lebna.
約書亞和以色列眾人從瑪基大往立拿去,攻打立拿。
30 And the Lord delivered it into the hands of Israel: and they took it, and its king, and killed the inhabitants with the edge of the sword, and every thing breathing in it; and there was not left in it any that survived and escaped; and they did to its king, as they did to the king of Jericho.
耶和華將立拿和立拿的王也交在以色列人手裏。約書亞攻打這城,用刀擊殺了城中的一切人口,沒有留下一個。他待立拿王,像從前待耶利哥王一樣。
31 And Joshua and all Israel with him departed from Lebna to Lachis, and he encamped about it, and besieged it.
約書亞和以色列眾人從立拿往拉吉去,對着拉吉安營,攻打這城。
32 And the Lord delivered Lachis into the hands of Israel; and they took it on the second day, and they put the inhabitants to death with the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed it, as they had done to Lebna.
耶和華將拉吉交在以色列人的手裏。第二天約書亞就奪了拉吉,用刀擊殺了城中的一切人口,是照他向立拿一切所行的。
33 Then Elam the king of Gazer went up to help Lachis; and Joshua struck him and his people with the edge of the sword, until there was not left to him one that was preserved and escaped.
那時基色王荷蘭上來幫助拉吉,約書亞就把他和他的民都擊殺了,沒有留下一個。
34 And Joshua and all Israel with him departed from Lachis to Odollam, and he besieged it and took it.
約書亞和以色列眾人從拉吉往伊磯倫去,對着伊磯倫安營,攻打這城。
35 And the Lord delivered it into the hand of Israel; and he took it on that day, and killed the inhabitants with the edge of the sword, and killed every thing breathing in it, as they did to Lachis.
當日就奪了城,用刀擊殺了城中的人。那日,約書亞將城中的一切人口盡行殺滅,是照他向拉吉一切所行的。
36 And Joshua and all Israel with him departed to Chebron, and encamped about it.
約書亞和以色列眾人從伊磯倫上希伯崙去,攻打這城,
37 And he struck it with the edge of the sword, and all the living creatures that were in it; there was no one preserved: they destroyed it and all things in it, as they did to Odollam.
就奪了希伯崙和屬希伯崙的諸城邑,用刀將城中的人與王,並那些城邑中的人口,都擊殺了,沒有留下一個,是照他向伊磯倫所行的,把城中的一切人口盡行殺滅。
38 And Joshua and all Israel returned to Dabir; and they encamped about it;
約書亞和以色列眾人回到底璧,攻打這城,
39 and they took it, and its king, and its villages: and he struck it with the edge of the sword, and they destroyed it, and every thing breathing in it; and they did not leave in it any one that was preserved: as they did to Chebron and her king, so they did to Dabir and her king.
就奪了底璧和屬底璧的城邑,又擒獲底璧的王,用刀將這些城中的人口盡行殺滅,沒有留下一個。他待底璧和底璧王,像從前待希伯崙和立拿與立拿王一樣。
40 And Joshua struck all the land of the hill country, and Nageb and the plain country, and Asedoth, and her kings, they did not leave of them one that was saved: and they utterly destroyed every thing that had the breath of life, as the Lord God of Israel commanded,
這樣,約書亞擊殺全地的人,就是山地、南地、高原、山坡的人,和那些地的諸王,沒有留下一個。將凡有氣息的盡行殺滅,正如耶和華-以色列的上帝所吩咐的。
41 from Cades Barne to Gaza, all Gosom, as far as Gabaon.
約書亞從加低斯‧巴尼亞攻擊到迦薩,又攻擊歌珊全地,直到基遍。
42 And Joshua struck, once for all, all their kings, and their land, because the Lord God of Israel fought on the side of Israel.
約書亞一時殺敗了這些王,並奪了他們的地,因為耶和華-以色列的上帝為以色列爭戰。
於是約書亞和以色列眾人回到吉甲的營中。

< Joshua 10 >