Numbers 27
1 Then drew near the daughters of Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of Manasseh the son of Joseph; and these were the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Tirzah.
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 And they stood before Moses, and before Eleazar the priest, and before the princes and the whole assembly, at the entrance of the tent of meeting, saying,
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, and he was not in the band of them that banded themselves together against Jehovah in the band of Korah; but he died in 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 be taken away from his family, because he has no son? Give unto us a possession among the brethren of our father.
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 And Moses brought their cause before Jehovah.
梅瑟就將她們的案件呈到上主前；
6 And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,
上主訓示梅瑟說：
7 The daughters of Zelophehad speak right: thou shalt surely give them a possession of an inheritance among their father's brethren; and thou shalt cause the inheritance of their father to pass unto 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 And unto the children of Israel shalt thou speak, saying, If a man die, and have no son, then ye shall cause his inheritance to pass unto 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 And if he have no daughter, ye shall give his inheritance unto his brethren.
如果連女兒也沒有，應將他的產業分給他的兄弟們。
10 And if he have no brethren, ye shall give his inheritance unto his father's brethren.
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 have no brethren, ye shall give his inheritance to his kinsman that is nearest to him in his family, and he shall possess it; and it shall be unto the children of Israel a statute of right, as Jehovah 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 And Jehovah said to Moses, Get thee up into this mount Abarim, and see the land that I have given unto the children of Israel.
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 And when thou hast seen it, thou also shalt be gathered unto thy peoples, as Aaron thy brother was gathered,
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 because ye rebelled against my word in the wilderness of Zin, in the strife of the congregation, as to hallowing me in the matter of the water before their eyes. (That is the water of Meribah at 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 And Moses spoke to Jehovah, saying,
梅瑟向上主說：
16 Let Jehovah, the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the assembly,
「望上主，賜給一切血肉氣息的天主，委派一人管理會眾，
17 who may go out before them, and who may come in before them, and who may lead them out, and who may bring them in, that the assembly of Jehovah be not as sheep that have no 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 Jehovah said to Moses, Take Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is the Spirit, and thou shalt lay thy hand upon 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 and thou shalt set him before Eleazar the priest, and before the whole assembly; and give him commandment before their eyes.
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 And thou shalt put of thine honour upon him, that the whole assembly of the children of Israel may 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 And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall inquire for him, by the judgment of the Urim before Jehovah: at his word shall they go out, and at his word they shall come in, he, and all the children of Israel with him, even the whole assembly.
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 And Moses did as Jehovah had commanded him; and he took Joshua and set him before Eleazar the priest, and before the whole assembly.
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 he laid his hands upon him, and gave him commandment, as Jehovah had said through Moses.
按 手在他身上，委派了他，全照上主藉著梅瑟所吩咐的。
