Joshua 18
1 The land had been subdued and lay before them. The Israelites gathered together at Shiloh and set up the Tent of Meeting.
以色列的全会众都聚集在示罗，把会幕设立在那里，那地已经被他们制伏了。
2 However, seven of the Israelite tribes had not received their land allocations.
以色列人中其余的七个支派还没有分给他们地业。
3 So Joshua asked the Israelites, “How long will you go on being reluctant to go and take possession of the land that the Lord gave your forefathers?
约书亚对以色列人说：“耶和华—你们列祖的 神所赐给你们的地，你们耽延不去得，要到几时呢？
4 Choose three men from each tribe and I will send them out to explore the land. Then they can write a description regarding the land allocations and bring it to me.
你们每支派当选举三个人，我要打发他们去，他们就要起身走遍那地，按着各支派应得的地业写明，就回到我这里来。
5 They are to divide the land into seven parts, up to the boundary of Judah's land in the south and Joseph's land in the north.
他们要将地分做七分；犹大仍在南方，住在他的境内。约瑟家仍在北方，住在他的境内。
6 Once you have written the description the land, dividing it in seven parts, you will bring it to me here and I will cast lots for you in the presence of the Lord our God.
你们要将地分做七分，写明了拿到我这里来。我要在耶和华—我们 神面前，为你们拈阄。
7 But the Levites do not receive a share, for their role as priests of the Lord is their allocation. Also, Gad, Reuben, and the half-tribe of Manasseh have already received their allocation that Moses, the servant of the Lord, gave them on the east side of the Jordan.”
利未人在你们中间没有分，因为供耶和华祭司的职任就是他们的产业。迦得支派、吕便支派，和玛拿西半支派已经在约旦河东得了地业，就是耶和华仆人摩西所给他们的。”
8 As the men started out on their way to explore the land. Joshua told them, “Go throughout the land and write a description of what you find. Then return to me and I will cast lots for you in the presence of the Lord here in Shiloh.”
划地势的人起身去的时候，约书亚嘱咐他们说：“你们去走遍那地，划明地势，就回到我这里来。我要在示罗这里，耶和华面前，为你们拈阄。”
9 So the men went and explored the land and wrote down on a scroll a description of the seven parts, recording the towns in each part. Then they returned to Joshua at the camp in Shiloh
他们就去了，走遍那地，按着城邑分做七分，写在册子上，回到示罗营中见约书亚。
10 where Joshua cast lots for them in the presence of the Lord. There Joshua divided the land up and allotted the different parts to the remaining Israelite tribes.
约书亚就在示罗，耶和华面前，为他们拈阄。约书亚在那里，按着以色列人的支派，将地分给他们。
11 The first lot cast went to the tribe of Benjamin, by families. The land allotted lay between that of the tribe of Judah and the tribe of Joseph.
便雅悯支派，按着宗族拈阄所得之地，是在犹大、约瑟子孙中间。
12 Their boundary began at the Jordan, and went north of the slope of Jericho, west through the hill country, coming out at the wilderness of Beth-aven.
他们的北界是从约旦河起，往上贴近耶利哥的北边；又往西通过山地，直到伯·亚文的旷野；
13 Then the boundary went south to Luz (or Bethel) and on down to Ataroth-addar on the mountain south of Lower Beth-horon.
从那里往南接连到路斯，贴近路斯（路斯就是伯特利），又下到亚他绿·亚达，靠近下伯·和 南边的山；
14 Here the boundary turned south along the western side of the mountain facing Beth-horon, finishing at Kiriath-baal (or Kiriath-jearim), a town of the tribe of Judah. This was the western boundary.
从那里往西，又转向南，从伯·和 南对面的山，直达到犹大人的城基列·巴力（基列·巴力就是基列·耶琳）；这是西界。
15 The southern boundary began at the edge of Kiriath-jearim. It ran to the spring at Nephtoah,
南界是从基列·耶琳的尽边起，往西达到尼弗多亚的水源；
16 and then down to the foot of the mountain that faces the valley of Ben-hinnom, at the north end of the valley of Rephaim. Then it went down the valley of Hinnom, along the slope near the Jebusite town, south towards En-rogel.
又下到欣嫩子谷对面山的尽边，就是利乏音谷北边的山；又下到欣嫩谷，贴近耶布斯的南边；又下到隐·罗结；
17 From there it headed north to En-shemesh and on to Geliloth, opposite the heights of Adummim, and then on down to the Stone of Bohan (Reuben's son).
又往北通到隐·示麦，达到亚都冥坡对面的基利绿；又下到吕便之子波罕的磐石；
18 Then it went along the ridge opposite the Jordan Valley to the north, and then down into the Jordan Valley itself.
又接连到亚拉巴对面，往北下到亚拉巴；
19 From there it ran along the north slope of Beth-hoglah, ending at the north bay of the Salt Sea, the southern end of the Jordan. This was the southern boundary.
又接连到伯·曷拉的北边，直通到盐海的北汊，就是约旦河的南头；这是南界。
20 The eastern boundary was the Jordan. These were the boundaries around the land of the tribe of Benjamin, by families.
东界是约旦河。这是便雅悯人按着宗族，照他们四围的交界所得的地业。
21 These were the towns of the tribe of Benjamin, according to families: Jericho, Beth-hoglah, Emek-keziz,
便雅悯支派按着宗族所得的城邑就是：耶利哥、伯·曷拉、伊麦·基悉、
22 Beth-arabah, Zemaraim, Bethel,
伯·亚拉巴、洗玛脸、伯特利、
23 Avvim, Parah, Ophrah,
亚文、巴拉、俄弗拉、
24 Kephar-ammoni, Ophni, and Geba—twelve towns with their associated villages.
基法·阿摩尼、俄弗尼、迦巴，共十二座城，还有属城的村庄；
25 In addition: Gibeon, Ramah, Beeroth,
又有基遍、拉玛、比录、
26 Mizpah, Kephirah, Mozah,
米斯巴、基非拉、摩撒、
27 Rekem, Irpeel, Taralah,
利坚、伊利毗勒、他拉拉、
28 Zela, Haeleph, Jebus (or Jerusalem), Gibeah, and Kiriath-jearim—fourteen towns with their associated villages. This was the land allotted to the tribe of Benjamin, by families.
洗拉、以利弗、耶布斯（耶布斯就是耶路撒冷）、基比亚、基列，共十四座城，还有属城的村庄。这是便雅悯人按着宗族所得的地业。
