Numbers 14
1 Then all ye Congregation lifted vp their voice, and cryed: and the people wept that night,
全會眾都大聲喧嚷，人民哭了一夜。
2 And all the children of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron: and the whole assemblie said vnto them, Would God we had died in the land of Egypt, or in this wildernesse: would God we were dead.
以色列子民都抱怨梅瑟和亞郎；全會眾對他們說：「巴不得我們都死在埃及地，都死在曠野裏!
3 Wherefore nowe hath the Lord brought vs into this lande to fall vpon the sworde? our wiues, and our children shall be a pray: were it not better for vs to returne into Egypt?
為什麼上主引我們到那地方死在刀下，叫我們的妻子兒女當作戰利品﹖再回埃及去，為我們豈不更好﹖」
4 And they said one to another, Let vs make a Captaine and returne into Egypt.
於是彼此說：「我們另立頭目，回埃及去。」
5 Then Moses and Aaron fell on their faces before all the assemblie of the Congregation of the children of Israel.
梅瑟和亞郎遂俯伏在以色列子民全會眾前。
6 And Ioshua the sonne of Nun, and Caleb the sonne of Iephunneh two of them that searched the lande, rent their clothes,
偵探那地方的人中，有農的兒子若蘇厄和耶孚乃的兒子加肋布，他們撕裂了自己的衣服，
7 And spake vnto all the assemblie of the childre of Israel, saying, The land which we walked through to search it, is a very good lande.
告訴以色列子民全會眾說：「我們偵探所經過的地方，確是一片極好的地方。
8 If the Lord loue vs, he will bring vs into this land, and giue it vs, which is a land that floweth with milke and honie.
若上主恩待我們，必引我們到那裏去，將那地方賜給我們。那實在是一塊流奶流蜜的地方。
9 But rebell not ye against the Lord, neither feare ye the people of the land: for they are but bread for vs: their shielde is departed from the, and the Lord is with vs, feare them not.
只要你們不反抗上主，就不必怕那地方的人民，因為他們要作我們的掠物；護佑他們的，離開了他們，上主卻與我們同在；所以不要怕他們。」
10 And all the multitude saide, Stone them with stones: but the glory of the Lord appeared in the Tabernacle of the Congregation, before all the children of Israel.
全會眾正說要用石頭砸死他們時，上主的榮耀在會幕上顯示給全以色列子民。
11 And the Lord said vnto Moses, How long will this people prouoke me, and howe long will it be, yer they beleeue me, for al the signes which I haue shewed among them?
上主對梅瑟說：「這人民輕慢我要到幾時呢﹖我雖在他們中行了那些神蹟，他們仍不相信我，要到幾時呢﹖
12 I will smite them with the pestilence and destroy them, and will make thee a greater nation and mightier then they.
我要用瘟疫打擊他們，剷除他們，使你成為一個比他們更強大，更昌盛的民族。」
13 But Moses saide vnto the Lord, When the Egyptians shall heare it, (for thou broughtest this people by thy power from among them)
但是梅瑟對上主說：「埃及人如果聽說這事，因為你曾用威力由他們中領出這民族來，
14 Then they shall say to the inhabitants of this land, (for they haue heard that thou, Lord, art among this people, and that thou, Lord, art seene face to face, and that thy cloude standeth ouer them, and that thou goest before them by day time in a pillar of a cloude, and in a pillar of fire by night)
他們將說什麼﹖這地方的居民也曾聽說：你上主是在這民族中；你上主曾面對面地發顯出來，你的雲彩常停在他們上面；白日你乘雲柱，黑夜你乘火柱，走在他們前面。
15 That thou wilt kill this people as one man: so the heathen which haue heard the fame of thee, shall thus say,
現在，如果你消滅這民族如消滅一個人一樣，這些曾聽到你聲名的外邦民族必要議論說：『
16 Because the Lord was not able to bring this people into the lande, which he sware vnto them, therefore hath he slaine them in the wildernesse.
由於上主不能引這民族進入他對他們所誓許的地方，就在曠野將他們殺了。』
17 And now, I beseech thee, let the power of my Lord be great, according as thou hast spoken, saying,
吾主，如今求你，大發寬容，如你曾聲明說：
18 The Lord is slowe to anger, and of great mercie, and forgiuing iniquitie, and sinne, but not making the wicked innocent, and visiting the wickednes of the fathers vpon the children, in the thirde and fourth generation:
上主緩於發怒，富於仁慈，寬赦過犯和罪過，但決不豁免懲罰，父親的過犯，要向子孫追討，直到三代四代。
19 Be mercifull, I beseech thee, vnto the iniquitie of this people, according to thy great mercie, and as thou hast forgiuen this people from Egypt, euen vntill nowe.
求你大發仁慈，寬恕這人民的罪過，就如從埃及一直到現在，你寬赦了他們一樣。」
20 And the Lord said, I haue forgiuen it, according to thy request.
上主回答說：「我就照你祈求的寬赦他們；
21 Notwithstanding, as I liue, all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the Lord.
但是我以我的生命，以充滿全地的上主的榮耀起誓：
22 For all those men which haue seene my glory, and my miracles which I did in Egypt, and in the wildernes, and haue tempted me this ten times, and haue not obeyed my voyce,
這些見了我的榮耀，見了我在埃及和曠野裏所行的神蹟的人，已十次試探了我，不聽我的話，
23 Certainely they shall not see the lande, whereof I sware vnto their fathers: neither shall any that prouoke me, see it.
他們決不能見我對他們祖先誓許的地方；凡輕慢我的人，決不會見到那地方。
24 But my seruant Caleb, because he had another spirite, and hath followed me stil, euen him will I bring into the lande, whither he went, and his seede shall inherite it.
惟有我的僕人加肋布，因懷有另一種精神，全心服從我，我必引他進入他去過的地方，他的後裔必佔有那地方為產業。
25 Nowe the Amalekites and the Canaanites remaine in the valley: wherefore turne backe to morowe, and get you into the wildernesse, by the way of the red Sea.
現今阿瑪肋克人和客納罕人盤據在山谷中，明天你們應轉身向紅海出發，往曠野去。」
26 After, the Lord spake vnto Moses and to Aaron, saying,
上主吩咐梅瑟和亞郎說：「
27 How long shall I suffer this wicked multitude to murmure against me? I haue heard the murmurings of the children of Israel, which they murmure against me.
這個邪惡的會眾抱怨我要到幾時﹖以色列子民抱怨我的話我都聽見了。
28 Tell them, As I liue (saith the Lord) I wil surely do vnto you, euen as ye haue spoken in mine eares.
你對他們說：我以我的生命起誓：──上主的斷語──我必照你們在我耳中所說的話，對待你們：
29 Your carkeises shall fall in this wildernes, and all you that were counted through all your nombers, from twentie yeere olde and aboue, which haue murmured against me,
你們中凡二十歲以上登過記的，凡抱怨過我的，都要倒斃在這曠野中。
30 Ye shall not doubtles come into the land, for the which I lifted vp mine hande, to make you dwell therein, saue Caleb the sonne of Iephunneh, and Ioshua the sonne of Nun.
你們決不得進入我誓許給你們居住的地方，只有耶孚乃的加肋布和農的兒子若蘇厄除外。
31 But your children, (which ye said shoulde be a pray) them will I bring in, and they shall knowe the lande which ye haue refused:
至於你們的幼童，你們曾說他們要當戰利品的，我要領他們進去，使他們享受你們所輕視的地方。
32 But euen your carkeises shall fall in this wildernes,
至於你們，你們必倒斃在這曠野中；
33 And your children shall wander in the wildernesse, fourtie yeeres, and shall beare your whoredomes, vntill your carkeises be wasted in the wildernesse.
你們的子女要在曠野漂流四十年，受你們背信之罰，直到你們的屍首在曠野中爛盡。
34 After the number of the dayes, in the which ye searched out the lande, euen fourtie dayes, euery day for a yeere, shall ye beare your iniquity, for fourtie yeeres, and ye shall feele my breach of promise.
你們偵探那地方的日子，共計四十天，一天算一年，你們應受四十年的罪罰，叫你們知道我放棄你們是什麼一回事。
35 I the Lord haue said, Certainely I will doe so to all this wicked company, that are gathered together against me: for in this wildernesse they shall be consumed, and there they shall die.
我上主既說了，也必對這聚集反抗我的邪惡會眾這樣做：在這曠野他們都要滅絕，在這裏都要死盡。」
36 And the men which Moses had sent to search the land (which, when they came againe, made all the people to murmure against him, and brought vp a slander vpon the lande)
梅瑟派遣去偵探那地方的人，回來以後，對那地方散佈謠言，致使全會眾抱怨梅瑟。
37 Euen those men that did bring vp that vile slander vpon the land, shall die by a plague before the Lord.
這些對那地方講說壞話的人，都遭了災罰，死在上主面前；
38 But Ioshua the sonne of Nun, and Caleb the sonne of Iephunneh, of those men that went to search the land, shall liue.
前去偵探那地方的人，只有農的兒子若蘇厄和耶孚乃的兒子加肋布，保全了性命。
39 Then Moses tolde these sayings vnto all the children of Israel, and the people sorowed greatly.
梅瑟將這些話告訴了全以色列子民；人民都非常憂悶。
40 And they rose vp earely in the morning, and gate them vp into the toppe of the mountaine, saying, Loe, we be readie, to goe vp to the place which the Lord hath promised: for wee haue sinned.
次日清晨他們起來，要上山頂去，說：「我們犯了罪，現在我們已準備好，要往上主所說的地方去。」
41 But Moses said, Wherefore transgresse yee thus the commandement of the Lord? it will not so come well to passe.
但是梅瑟說：「你們為什麼要違背上主的命令﹖這事必不會成功。
42 Goe not vp (for the Lord is not among you) lest ye be ouerthrowe before your enemies.
不要上去，因為上主不在你們中間，難免不被敵人擊敗。
43 For the Amalekites and the Canaanites are there before you, and ye shall fall by the sworde: for in as much as ye are turned away from the Lord, the Lord also will not be with you.
因為阿瑪肋克人和客納罕人在那裏要抵擋你們，你們必喪身刀下；你們既背離了上主，上主自然不再與你們同在。」
44 Yet they presumed obstinately to goe vp to the top of the mountaine: but the Arke of the couenant of the Lord, and Moses departed not out of the campe.
他們仍擅自上了山頂；但上主的約櫃和梅瑟沒有由營幕中移動。
45 Then the Amalekites and the Canaanites, which dwelt in that mountaine, came downe and smote them, and consumed them vnto Hormah.
住在山中的阿瑪肋克人和客納罕人就下來，擊殺了他們，將他們追擊到曷爾瑪。
