< Deuteronomy 2 >

1 Then we turned, and tooke our iourney into the wildernes, by the way of the red Sea, as the Lord spake vnto me: and we compassed mount Seir a long time.
以後,我們照上主對我吩咐,的轉向紅海出發,往曠野進行,我們圍著色依爾山地繞行了很久。
2 And the Lord spake vnto me, saying,
那時上主對我說:「
3 Ye haue compassed this mountaine long ynough: turne you Northward.
你們繞行這山地已夠久了,如今該轉向北方。
4 And warne thou the people, saying, Ye shall go through the coast of your brethren the children of Esau, which dwell in Seir, and they shall be afraide of you: take ye good heede therefore.
你吩咐人民說:你們要經過你們的兄弟厄撒烏子孫所住的色依爾地區;他們必畏懼你們,但你們卻應小心,
5 Ye shall not prouoke them: for I wil not giue you of their land so much as a foot breadth, because I haue giuen mount Seir vnto Esau for a possession.
不要與他們挑戰,因為他們的地,連腳掌那麼大的一塊地,我也沒有給你們,因為我已將色依爾山地給了厄撒烏作產業。
6 Ye shall buy meate of them for money to eate, and ye shall also procure water of them for money to drinke.
你們應用錢向他們買糧吃,用錢向他們買水喝。
7 For the Lord thy God hath blessed thee in all the workes of thine hand: he knoweth thy walking through this great wildernes, and the Lord thy God hath bene with thee this fourtie yeere, and thou hast lacked nothing.
的確,上主你的天主祝福了你所作的一切,護衛你經過了這遼闊的曠野,這四十年來,上主你的天主常與你同在,使你什麼也不曾缺少。」
8 And when we were departed from our brethren the children of Esau which dwelt in Seir, through the way of the plaine, from Elath, and from Ezion-gaber, we turned and went by the way of the wildernes of Moab.
於是我們繞過了我們的兄弟厄撒烏的子孫所住的色依爾,沿阿辣巴路到了厄拉特,和厄茲雍革貝爾,然後轉向摩阿布曠野進發。
9 Then the Lord sayd vnto me, Thou shalt not vexe Moab, neither prouoke them to battel: for I wil not giue thee of their land for a possession, because I haue giuen Ar vnto the children of Lot for a possession.
那時上主對我說:「不要擾亂摩阿布人,不要與他們挑戰,他們的土地我一點也不會給你作產業,因為我已將阿爾給了羅特子孫作產業。 [
10 The Emims dwelt therein in times past, a people great and many, and tall, as the Anakims.
原先住在那裏的,是強大眾多,身材魁偉像阿納克人的厄明民族。
11 They also were taken for gyants as the Anakims: whom the Moabites call Emims.
他們像阿納克人一樣,也算是勒法因人,但摩阿布人卻稱他們為厄明人。
12 The Horims also dwelt in Seir before time, whome the children of Esau chased out and destroyed them before them, and dwelt in their steade: as Israel shall doe vnto the land of his possession, which the Lord hath giuen them.
同樣,在色依爾原先住有曷黎人;但厄撒烏的子孫侵佔了他們的產業,消滅了他們,住在他們境內,就如以色列人對上主賜給他們作產業的土地所做的一樣。]
13 Now rise vp, sayd I, and get you ouer the riuer Zered: and we went ouer the riuer Zered.
你們現在起身,過則勒得溪。」我們就過了則勒得溪。
14 The space also wherein we came from Kadesh-barnea, vntill we were come ouer the riuer Zered, was eight and thirtie yeeres, vntill all the generation of the men of warre were wasted out from among the hoste, as the Lord sware vnto them.
從離開卡德士巴爾乃亞到我們過則勒得溪所用的時間,共計三十八年,直到能作戰的那一代,照上主對他們所起的誓,由營中完全消滅。
15 For in deede the hand of the Lord was against them, to destroy them from among the hoste, till they were consumed.
實在是上主的手攻擊了他們,使他們由營中完全消滅。
16 So when all the men of warre were consumed and dead from among the people:
所有的戰士由民中死盡以後,
17 Then the Lord spake vnto me, saying,
上主吩咐我說:「
18 Thou shalt goe through Ar the coast of Moab this day:
你今天路過摩阿布的領土,即阿爾,
19 And thou shalt come neere ouer against the children of Ammon: but shalt not lay siege vnto them, nor moue warre against them: for I will not giue thee of the land of the children of Ammon any possession: for I haue giuen it vnto the children of Lot for a possession.
就要面臨阿孟子民;但不要擾亂他們,不要與他們挑戰,阿孟子民的土地我一點也不會給你作產業,因為我已將這地給了羅特子孫作產業。 [
20 That also was taken for a land of gyants: for gyants dwelt therein afore time, whome the Ammonites called Zamzummims:
這地也算是勒法因人地,勒法因人先前住在那裏,阿孟人稱他們為「匝默組明。」
21 A people that was great, and many, and tall, as the Anakims: but the Lord destroyed them before them, and they succeeded them in their inheritance, and dwelt in their stead:
他們像阿納克人一樣,是強大眾多,身材魁偉的民族;但上主卻由阿孟人面前消滅了他們,使阿孟人佔有他們的產業,住在他們境內,
22 As he did to the children of Esau which dwell in Seir, when he destroyed the Horims before them, and they possessed them, and dwelt in their stead vnto this day.
正如上主為住在色依爾的厄撒烏子孫所做的一樣:即由他們面前消滅了曷黎人,使厄撒烏的子孫佔有他們的產業,住在他們的境內,直到今日。
23 And the Auims which dwelt in Hazarim euen vnto Azzah, the Caphtorims which came out of Caphtor destroyed them, and dwelt in their steade.
同樣,阿威人原先住在迦薩附近各村莊內,有加非托爾人由加非托爾來,將他們消滅,住在他們境內。]
24 Rise vp therefore, sayd the Lord: take your iourney, and passe ouer the riuer Arnon: beholde, I haue giuen into thy hand Sihon, the Amorite, King of Heshbon, and his land: begin to possesse it and prouoke him to battell.
你們起身出發,過阿爾農河。看,我已將阿摩黎人赫市朋王息紅和他的土地交在你手中;進軍佔領,與他交戰。
25 This day wil I begin to send thy feare and thy dread, vpon all people vnder the whole heauen, which shall heare thy fame, and shall tremble and quake before thee.
從今日起,我要使天下萬民在你面前驚慌害怕,使他們一聽見你的消息就戰慄;一看見你的面目就發抖。」
26 Then I sent messengers out of the wildernes of Kedemoth vnto Sihon King of Heshbon, with wordes of peace, saying,
我於是由刻德摩特曠野,派遣使者到赫市朋王息紅那裏,和平談判說:
27 Let me passe through thy land: I will go by the hie way: I will neither turne vnto the right hand nor to the left.
讓我從你國內經過,我只走大道,不偏右也不偏左。
28 Thou shalt sell me meate for money, for to eate, and shalt giue me water for money for to drinke: onely I will go through on my foote,
你按價錢賣給我糧吃,按價錢供給我水喝;只讓我步行過去,──
29 (As the children of Esau which dwell in Seir, and the Moabites which dwell in Ar, did vnto me) vntill I be come ouer Iorden, into the land which the Lord our God giueth vs.
如住在色依爾的厄撒烏子孫和住在阿爾的摩阿布人,對我所做的一樣,──好使我過約但河,進入上主我們的天主賜給我們的地方。
30 But Sihon the King of Heshbon would not let vs passe by him: for the Lord thy God had hardened his spirit, and made his heart obstinate, because hee would deliuer him into thine hand, as appeareth this day.
但是赫市朋王息紅,不肯讓我們從他那裏經過,因為上主你的天主使他頑固,使他心硬,好將他交在你手中,就如今日一樣。
31 And the Lord sayd vnto me, Beholde, I haue begun to giue Sihon and his land before thee: begin to possesse and inherite his land.
上主對我說:看我已將息紅和他的土地交給了你,你應進軍佔領他的土地。」
32 Then came out Sihon to meete vs, him selfe with all his people to fight at Iahaz.
那時息紅和他所有的民眾出來攻擊我們,在雅哈茲與我們交戰;
33 But the Lord our God deliuered him into our power, and we smote him, and his sonnes, and all his people.
但上主我們的天主將他交給了我們,我們擊殺了他,他的兒子和他所有的人民。
34 And we tooke all his cities the same time, and destroyed euery citie, men, and women, and children: we let nothing remaine.
同時我們也佔領了他所有的城邑,照毀滅律將全城破壞,不論男女或幼童,全都殺死,沒有留下一個,
35 Onely the cattell we tooke to our selues, and the spoyle of the cities which we tooke,
只留下了牲畜和由佔領的城邑中所奪的財物,作我們的戰利品。
36 From Aroer, which is by the banke of the riuer of Arnon, and from the citie that is vpon the riuer, euen vnto Gilead: there was not one citie that escaped vs: for the Lord our God deliuered vp all before vs.
由阿爾農谷邊的阿洛厄爾和谷中的城直到基肋阿得,沒有一座城不被我們攻下的,上主我們的天主將這一切全交給了我們,
37 Onely vnto the land of the children of Ammon thou camest not, nor vnto any place of the riuer Iabbok, nor vnto the cities in the mountaines, nor vnto whatsoeuer the Lord our God forbade vs.
只有阿孟子孫的土地,即雅波克河一帶和山地的城邑,你沒有進攻,全照上主我們的天主所吩咐的。

< Deuteronomy 2 >