< Joshua 6 >

1 Now Iericho was shut vp, and closed, because of the children of Israel: none might go out nor enter in.
耶利哥城門緊緊關閉,無人出入,以防以色列子民。
2 And the Lord saide vnto Ioshua, Behold, I haue giuen into thine hand Iericho and the King thereof, and the strong men of warre.
上主對若蘇厄說:「看,我已將耶利哥和城中的王子,精銳的戰士,都交在你手中。
3 All ye therefore that be men of warre, shall compasse the citie, in going round about the citie once: thus shall you doe sixe dayes:
你們所有的戰士要圍繞這城轉一遭,這樣轉六天。
4 And seuen Priests shall beare seuen trumpets of rams hornes before the Arke: and the seuenth day ye shall compasse the citie seuen times, and the Priests shall blow with the trumpets.
七位司祭要帶著七個羊角號,在約櫃前面行走;但第七天,要圍繞城轉七遭,並且司祭要吹號角。
5 And when they make a long blast with the rams horne, and ye heare the sound of the trumpet, al the people shall shoute with a great shoute: then shall the wall of the citie fall downe flat, and the people shall ascend vp, euery man streight before him.
當羊號角吹起長聲時,你們聽見了號角的響聲時,眾百姓應當高聲喊叫;那時城牆必要坍塌,百姓個個要往前直衝。」
6 Then, Ioshua the sonne of Nun called the Priests and said vnto them, Take vp the Arke of the couenant, and let seuen Priests beare seuen trumpets of rams hornes before the Arke of the Lord.
農的兒子若蘇厄將司祭召來,對他們說:「你們應抬著約櫃,七位司祭帶著七個羊角號,走在上主約櫃的前面。」
7 But he said vnto the people, Goe and compasse the citie: and let him that is armed, go forth before the Arke of the Lord.
然後,又對百姓說:「你們要前去圍著城轉,先鋒隊要要走在上主約櫃的前面。」
8 And when Ioshua had spoken vnto the people, the seuen Priestes bare the seuen trumpets of rams hornes, and went foorth before the Arke of the Lord, and blew with the trumpets, and the Arke of the couenant of ye Lord followed them.
若蘇厄對百姓說完話以後,那七位帶著羊角號的司祭,走在上主前面,吹著號角,上主的約櫃跟在他們他們後面。
9 And the men of armes went before the Priestes, that blewe the trumpets: then the gathering hoste came after the Arke, as they went and blewe the trumpets.
先鋒隊走在吹號角的司祭前面,後衛隨著約櫃,一面走,一面吹號角。
10 (Nowe Ioshua had commanded the people, saying, Ye shall nor shout, neither make any noyse with your voyce, neither shall a worde proceede out of your mouth, vntill the day that I say vnto you, Shout, then shall ye shoute)
若蘇厄向百姓下令說:「你們不可叫喊,不可叫人聽到你們的聲音,連一句話也不可出口,直到我給你們說:「叫喊」那天,你們才可叫喊。
11 So the Arke of the Lord compassed the citie, and went about it once: then they returned into the hoaste, and lodged in the campe.
這樣上主的約櫃圍城轉了一遭後,眾人就回到中,在營中過夜。
12 And Ioshua rose early in the morning, and the Priestes bare the Arke of the Lord:
若蘇厄清早起來,司祭又抬起上主的約櫃,
13 Also seuen Priests bare seuen trumpets of rams hornes, and went before the Arke of the Lord, and going blewe with the trumpets: and the men of armes went before them, but the gathering hoste came after the Arke of the Lord, as they went and blewe the trumpets.
七位司祭帶了七個羊號角,走在上主約櫃前面,一面走,一面吹號角;先鋒隊走在他們前面,後衛隊隨在上主約櫃後面,一面走,一面吹號角。
14 And the second day they compassed the citie once, and returned into the host: thus they did sixe dayes.
第二天他們圍城轉了一遭後,又回到營中;他們這樣行了六天。
15 And when the seuenth day came, they rose early, euen with the dawning of the day, and compassed the citie after ye same maner seuen times: only that day they compassed the citie seuen times.
到了第七天,早晨黎明時,他們起來,照樣圍城轉了七遭。
16 And when the Priests had blowen ye trumpets the seuenth time, Ioshua said vnto ye people, Shoute: for the Lord hath giuen you the citie.
到了第七遭,他們吹起了號角,若蘇厄吩咐百姓說:「你們叫喊,因為上主已將這城交給了你們。
17 And the citie shalbe an execrable thing, both it, and all that are therein, vnto the Lord: onely Rahab the harlot shall liue, shee, and all that are with her in the house: for shee hid the messengers that we sent.
這城和城中所有的一切,都應全完毀滅,歸於上主,只有妓女辣哈布和她家中的人口 可以生存,因為她隱藏了我們所派的使者。
18 Notwithstanding, be ye ware of the execrable thing, lest ye make your selues execrable, and in taking of the execrable thing, make also the hoste of Israel execrable, and trouble it.
但你們要小心,不可私自取用這些應毀之物,免得你們貪心,竊取應毀滅之物,使以色列全營遭受詛咒,陷於不幸。
19 But all siluer, and gold, and vessels of brasse, and yron shalbe consecrate vnto the Lord, and shall come into the Lordes treasury.
至於所有的金銀,以及銅鐵的器皿,都應奉獻給上主,歸入上主的府庫。」
20 So the people shouted, whe they had blowen trumpets: for when the people had heard the sound of the trumpet, they shouted with a great shoute: and the wall fel downe flat: so the people went vp into the citie, euery man streight before him: and they tooke the citie.
百姓於是叫喊,號聲四起;百姓一聽到了號角聲,放聲大叫,城牆便坍塌了;百姓遂上了城,個個向前直衝,攻陷了那城。
21 And they vtterly destroyed all that was in the citie, both man and woman, yong, and olde, and oxe, and sheepe, and asse, with the edge of the sword.
將城中所有的一切,不詮男女老幼,牛羊驢馬,都用利劍殺盡。
22 But Ioshua had said vnto the two men that had spied out the countrey, Go into the harlots house, and bring out thence the woman, and all that she hath, as ye sware to her.
若蘇厄吩咐偵探這地的兩個人說:「你們到那妓女家裏去,照你們對她起的誓,將那女人和她所有的家人,從那裏領出來。」
23 So the yong men that were spies, went in, and brought out Rahab, and her father, and her mother, and her brethren, and all that shee had: also they brought out all her familie, and put them without the host of Israel.
那兩個年輕偵探就去將辣哈布和她的父母、兄弟和她所有的親戚,都領了出來,安置在以色列營外。
24 After they burnt the citie with fire, and all that was therein: onely the siluer and the gold, and the vessels of brasse and yron, they put vnto the treasure of the house of the Lord.
此後眾人將城和城中所有的一切都用火燒了;惟獨把金銀以及銅鐵的器皿,送入上主居所的府庫中。
25 So Ioshua saued Rahab the harlot, and her fathers houshold, and all that shee had; and shee dwelt in Israel euen vnto this day, because shee had hid the messengers, which Ioshua sent to spie out Iericho.
至於妓女辣哈布與她父家,並她所有火家人,若蘇厄使之生存,直到今天,她還住在以色列人中,因為她隱藏了若蘇厄派去偵探耶利哥的兩個使者。
26 And Ioshua sware at that time, saying, Cursed be the man before ye Lord, that riseth vp, and buildeth this citie Iericho: hee shall lay the foundation thereof in his eldest sonne, and in his yongest sonne shall hee set vp the gates of it.
那時若蘇厄起誓說:「凡著手重建這耶利哥城的人,在上主面前是可咒罵的。他奠基時必喪失長子,安門時必喪失幼兒。」
27 So the Lord was with Ioshua, and he was famous through all the world.
上主與若蘇厄同在,他的名聲傳遍了那一帶地方。

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