Numbers 16
1 Korah, son of Izhar, son of Kohath, son of Levi tried to take over leadership, along with Dathan and Abiram, sons of Eliab, and On, son of Peleth, who were from the tribe of Reuben.
肋未的兒子刻哈特的後裔依茲哈爾的兒子客辣黑，和勒烏本的後裔厄里雅布的兩個兒子阿堂和阿彼蘭，並培肋特的兒子翁，
2 They rebelled against Moses, and were joined by 250 well-respected Israelite leaders and members of the assembly.
起來反抗梅瑟。此外，還有二百五十個以色列人，他們都是會眾的領袖，會議的要員，有名望的人。
3 They joined together in opposition to Moses and Aaron, telling them, “You've taken too much power for yourselves! Every one of the Israelites is holy, and the Lord is among them. So why do you set yourselves above the Lord's assembly?”
他們團結起來反抗梅瑟和亞郎，對他們說：「你們太過份了! 全體會眾都是聖潔的人，上主也在他們中；為什麼你們卻抬舉自己在上主的集會以上﹖」
4 When Moses heard what they were saying, he fell facedown on the ground.
梅瑟一聽這話，就俯伏在地。
5 Then he told Korah and all those with him, “In the morning the Lord is going to make it clear who is his and who is holy, and allow that person to approach him. He will only allow whoever he chooses to approach him.
然後對科辣黑和他同黨的人說：「明天早上，上主會使人知道，誰是他的人，誰是聖者；他使誰親近自己：他許誰親近自己，誰就是他所選的人。
6 This is what you, Korah, and everyone with you are going to do. Take some incense burners,
你們應這樣做：科辣黑和他同黨的人啊! 你們要拿著火盤，
7 and tomorrow put incense in them and set it on fire in the presence of the Lord. Then the man the Lord chooses is the one who is holy. It is you Levites who are taking too much power for yourselves!”
明天在盤裏放上火，在上主面前，添上乳香；上主揀選誰，誰就是聖者。肋未的子孫，你們太過份了! 」
8 Moses also told Korah, “Listen, you Levites!
梅瑟又對科辣黑說：「肋未的子孫，請聽我說：
9 Do you think it's something insignificant that the God of Israel chose you from all the other Israelites and allowed you to approach him and carry out the work in the Lord's Tabernacle, to stand before the Israelites and serve them?
以色列的天主將你們與以色列會眾分開，使你們親近他，在上主帳幕內服務，站在會眾前頭代他們行禮，這為你們還不夠麼﹖
10 He has allowed you the privilege of approaching him, Korah, you and all the other Levites, but now you want to have the priesthood as well!
他已使你和你所有的兄弟──肋未的子孫，親近他，你們還要貪求司祭之職麼﹖
11 So in reality you and those who have joined you are fighting against the Lord—because who is Aaron that you should complain about him?”
其實你和你的同黨所共謀反抗的是上主；至於亞郎，他算什麼，你們竟抱怨他﹖
12 Moses summoned Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, but they replied, “We're not going to appear before you!
梅瑟派人去叫厄里雅布的兒子達堂和阿彼蘭來；他們卻答說：「我們不去!
13 Haven't you done enough by taking us away from a land flowing with milk and honey in order to kill us out here in the desert? Do you have to make yourself a dictator as well, someone to rule us?
你領我們由流奶流蜜的地方上來，叫我們死在曠野，這為你還不夠，你還想作王統治我們麼﹖
14 On top of that you haven't taken us to a land flowing with milk and honey or given us fields and vineyards to own. Do you really think you can fool everyone? No, we will not attend!”
你並沒有領我們到了流奶流蜜的地方，也沒有給我們田地和葡萄園當產業啊! 你想剜出這些人的眼睛麼﹖我們不去! 」
15 Moses got really angry and said to the Lord, “Don't accept their offerings. I have never taken even a donkey from them or treated any of them badly.”
梅瑟遂大怒，對上主說：「你不要垂顧他們的祭獻；我沒有奪過他們一匹驢，也沒有損害過他們任何人。」
16 Moses told Korah, “You and all those who have joined you must appear before the Lord tomorrow—all of you and Aaron too.
梅瑟對科辣黑說：「你和你一切同黨，明日要來到上主面前，就是你和他們，還有亞郎。
17 Each one will take his incense burner, put incense in it, and offer it before the Lord. All 250 of you will use your incense burners and Aaron will as well.”
你們各人要拿著自己的火盤，上面放上乳香；各人拿著自己的火盤到上主面前去，共二百五十個火盤；你和亞郎也各自拿著火盤。」
18 So each one took his incense burner, put incense in it, set it on fire, and stood together with Moses and Aaron at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.
他們每人於是都拿了火盤，上面放上火，添上乳香，同梅瑟和亞郎來到會幕門口。
19 When Korah had gathered all his rebellious group at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, the Lord's glory appeared before the whole congregation.
科辣黑召集了全會眾到會幕門口，來反抗梅瑟和亞郎。此時，上主的榮耀就顯現給全會眾。
20 The Lord told Moses and Aaron,
上主對梅瑟和亞郎說：「
21 “Step away from these Israelites and I will destroy them right away.”
你們快離開這會眾，我立刻要消滅他們。」
22 But Moses and Aaron fell facedown on the ground said, “God—God of everything that lives—when it's just one man who sins, do you have to be angry with the everybody?”
梅瑟和亞郎就俯伏在地說：「天主，賜給一切血肉生氣的天主! 一人犯罪，你就向全體的會眾發怒麼﹖」
23 Then the Lord told Moses,
上主回答梅瑟說：「
24 “Tell the people to move away from the homes of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.”
你訓示會眾說：你們離開科辣黑、達堂、和阿彼蘭帳幕的四周。」
25 So Moses went over to Dathan and Abiram, and the Israelite elders of Israel followed him.
梅瑟就起來往達堂和阿彼蘭那裏去，以色列的長老也都隨著他去了。
26 He ordered the people, “Move away from the tents of these wicked men and don't touch anything that belongs to them, otherwise you will be destroyed along with them in all their sins.”
他遂向會眾說：「你們要遠離這些惡人的帳幕! 凡是他們的東西你們不要動，免得你們為了他們的一切罪惡而遭滅絕。」
27 The people moved away from the homes of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram. Dathan and Abiram came out and stood at the entrances to their tents along with their wives, children and little ones.
他們遂離開了科辣黑、達堂和阿彼蘭帳幕的四周；達堂和阿彼蘭同他們的妻子兒女和嬰孩出來，站在自己的帳幕門口。
28 Moses said, “This is how you will know that the Lord did send me to carry out everything I've done, for it wasn't anything I thought up.
梅瑟遂說：「因這件事，你們會知道，是上主派遣了我來做這一切，並不是出於我的本意：
29 If these men die a natural death, experiencing the destiny of every human being, then the Lord didn't sent me.
如果這些人如其他的人一樣死去，或者他們的遭遇如其他的人所遭遇的一樣，上主就沒有派遣了我；
30 But if the Lord does something totally different, and the earth opens up and swallows them down along with everything that belongs to them so that they go down alive into Sheol, then you will know that these men have acted with contempt to the Lord.” (Sheol h7585)
但是，如果上主作了從未聽見過的事，令地裂開口，將他們和他們的一切都吞下去，使他們活活的下到陰府，你們就知道這些人拋棄了上主。」 (Sheol h7585)
31 Immediately Moses finished saying all this the ground under the rebels split apart,
他一說完這些話，他們腳踏的地就裂開了；
32 and the earth opened up and swallowed them and their households down, as well as everyone who was there with Korah and everything that belonged to them.
地開了口，將他們和他們的家屬，以及凡屬科辣黑的人和所有的財物，都吞了下去。
33 They went down alive into Sheol with all that they had. The earth closed over them, and they were no more. (Sheol h7585)
他們和他們的一切，都活活的下了陰府；地在他們上面閉上口，他們遂由會眾中消滅了。 (Sheol h7585)
34 When they heard their cries, all the Israelites nearby ran away, shouting, “Watch out! The earth could swallow us too!”
他們四周所有的以色列人，一聽見他們尖叫聲，就都逃跑說：「怕地也吞沒了我們! 」
35 Fire burst out from the Lord and burned up the 250 men who were offering incense.
那時由上主那裏發出了烈火，吞噬了那二百五十個奉香的人。
36 Then the Lord said to Moses,
上主訓示梅瑟說：
37 “Tell Eleazar, son of Aaron the priest, to collect the holy incense burners from among those who have been burned up, and scatter the coals used for the incense well away from the camp.
「你吩咐司祭阿蘭的兒子厄肋阿匝爾，叫他將一切火盤從火堆中取去，把炭火散開，因為這一切都是聖的。
38 Have the incense burners of those who sinned at the expense of their own lives hammered into metal sheets as a covering for the altar, because they were offered before the Lord, and so have become holy. They will be a reminder to Israelites of what happened.”
以這些犯罪喪生者的火盤，打成薄片，用來包蓋祭壇，──因為奉獻在上主面前的火盤已成了聖的，──給以色列子民當作鑑戒」。
39 So Eleazar the priest collected the bronze incense burners used by those who had been burned up, and had them hammered out as a covering for the altar,
厄肋阿匝爾司祭便取出那些被火燒死的人獻過的銅火盤，叫人打成薄片，為包蓋祭壇用，
40 following the instructions given to him from the Lord through Moses. This was to remind the Israelites that no one who is not a descendant of Aaron should come and offer incense before the Lord, otherwise they could end up like Korah and those with him.
為給以色列子民當作鑑戒，為叫凡不是出於亞郎子孫的俗人，不應前來在上主面前獻香，以免和科辣黑及他的同黨遭遇一樣的不幸。他全照上主藉梅瑟對他所吩咐的做了。
41 The next day all the Israelites complained to Moses and Aaron, saying, “You have killed the Lord's people!”
次日，以色列子民全會眾抱怨梅瑟和亞郎說：「正是你們害死了上主的人民」。
42 But as the people gathered to confront them, Moses and Aaron went over to the Tent of Meeting, and suddenly the cloud covered it and the Lord's glory appeared.
當會眾集合反對梅瑟和亞郎時，你們二人人轉向會幕；看，雲彩遮蓋了會幕，上主的榮耀發顯了出來。
43 Moses and Aaron went and stood at the front of the Tent of Meeting,
梅瑟和亞郎遂走到會幕面前，
44 and the Lord said to Moses,
上主吩咐梅瑟說：
45 “Get away from these people and I will finish them off immediately.” Moses and Aaron fell facedown on the ground.
「你們快離開這會眾，我要立即消滅他們」。他們遂俯伏在地，
46 Moses told Aaron, “Put some coals from the altar and some incense in your incense burner. Then run to the people and make them right before the Lord, for the Lord is angry with them and a plague has started.”
然後梅瑟向亞郎說：「你快拿火盤，由祭壇取火放在盤裏，添上乳香，快拿到會眾那裏去，為他們行贖罪禮，因為憤怒已由上主面前發出，災禍一個已經開始」。
47 Aaron took the incense burner just as Moses had told him and ran into the middle of the assembly. He saw that the plague had started to affect the people so he offered the incense and made the people right with the Lord.
亞郎遂照梅瑟所吩咐的拿了火盤，急忙跑到會眾中；看，災禍已在人民中開始；他遂添上乳香，為人民行贖罪禮，
48 He stood between those who had died and those who were still alive, and the plague was stopped.
站在死者和生者之中，直到災禍止息。
49 However, 14,700 died from the plague in addition to those who'd died because of Korah.
在這次災禍中死了一萬四千七百，為科辣黑的緣故而死的人，還不在內。
50 Then Aaron went back to Moses at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting because the plague had been stopped.
亞郎於是回到會幕門口梅瑟那裏，因為災禍已止息了。
