Numbers 31
1 And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying:
上主訓示梅瑟說：「
2 'Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites; afterward shalt thou be gathered unto thy people.'
你應在米德楊人身上為以色列子民報仇，以後你就要歸到你親族那裡去。」
3 And Moses spoke unto the people, saying: 'Arm ye men from among you for the war, that they may go against Midian, to execute the LORD'S vengeance on Midian.
梅瑟於是吩咐人民說：「你們要選拔壯丁，武裝起來，準備作戰，進攻米德楊，在他們身上為上主雪仇。
4 Of every tribe a thousand, throughout all the tribes of Israel, shall ye send to the war.'
以色列每支派應派遣一千人出征作戰。」
5 So there were delivered, out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand of every tribe, twelve thousand armed for war.
這樣，每支派出一千人，以色列的部隊共有一萬二千武裝出征的人。
6 And Moses sent them, a thousand of every tribe, to the war, them and Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, to the war, with the holy vessels and the trumpets for the alarm in his hand.
梅瑟就派遣他們──每支派一千人，出征作戰，並派遣大司祭厄肋阿匝爾的兒子丕乃哈斯與他們同去，手內帶著聖器和發號令的喇叭，
7 And they warred against Midian, as the LORD commanded Moses; and they slew every male.
他們遂照上主對梅瑟所吩咐的，攻擊了米德楊，殺了所有的男子。
8 And they slew the kings of Midian with the rest of their slain: Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, the five kings of Midian; Balaam also the son of Beor they slew with the sword.
除這些被殺的以外，還殺了米德楊五個王子：厄威、勒耿、族爾、胡爾和勒巴；也用刀殺了貝敖爾的兒子巴郎。
9 And the children of Israel took captive the women of Midian and their little ones; and all their cattle, and all their flocks, and all their goods, they took for a prey.
以色列子民俘虜了米德楊人的婦女和幼童，掠奪了他們所有的牲畜、羊群和財產；
10 And all their cities in the places wherein they dwelt, and all their encampments, they burnt with fire.
火燒了他們所住的一切城邑和營寨。
11 And they took all the spoil, and all the prey, both of man and of beast.
以後把一切所搶所奪之物，人和牲畜都帶走，
12 And they brought the captives, and the prey, and the spoil, unto Moses, and unto Eleazar the priest, and unto the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the camp, unto the plains of Moab, which are by the Jordan at Jericho.
把俘虜和所搶所奪之物，帶到梅瑟和大司祭厄肋阿匝爾以及以色列子民全會眾那裡，即帶到耶里哥的對面，約但河邊，摩阿布曠野中的營盤那裡。
13 And Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and all the princes of the congregation, went forth to meet them without the camp.
梅瑟和大司祭厄勒阿匝爾以及會眾各首領，都到營外歡迎他們。
14 And Moses was wroth with the officers of the host, the captains of thousands and the captains of hundreds, who came from the service of the war.
梅瑟對作戰回來的軍官、千夫長和百夫長大發忿怒，
15 And Moses said unto them: 'Have ye saved all the women alive?
向他們說：「你們為什麼還讓這一些婦女活著﹖
16 Behold, these caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to revolt so as to break faith with the LORD in the matter of Peor, and so the plague was among the congregation of the LORD.
看正是她們聽了巴郎的話誘惑了以色列子民，在培敖爾事件上違背了上主，致使災禍降在上主的會眾身上。
17 Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him.
今應將所有的男童殺死，將所有認識過男人，與男人同過房的女人，都一律殺掉。
18 But all the women children, that have not known man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves.
至於那些沒有與男人來往同過房的女童，可為你們保留。
19 And encamp ye without the camp seven days; whosoever hath killed any person, and whosoever hath touched any slain, purify yourselves on the third day and on the seventh day, ye and your captives.
你們應七天住在營外；你們和你們的俘虜，凡殺過人，或接觸過屍首的，應在第三天和第七天上取潔；
20 And as to every garment, and all that is made of skin, and all work of goats' hair, and all things made of wood, ye shall purify.'
對所有的衣服、皮具、毛織品和木器，都應行取潔禮。」
21 And Eleazar the priest said unto the men of war that went to the battle: 'This is the statute of the law which the LORD hath commanded Moses:
大司祭厄肋阿匝爾對作戰回來的軍隊說：「這是上主吩咐梅瑟的法令：
22 Howbeit the gold, and the silver, the brass, the iron, the tin, and the lead,
金銀、銅、鐵、錫、鉛，
23 every thing that may abide the fire, ye shall make to go through the fire, and it shall be clean; nevertheless it shall be purified with the water of sprinkling; and all that abideth not the fire ye shall make to go through the water.
凡能耐火之物，應經過火，再以取潔水取潔，才算潔淨；凡不能耐火之物，應經過水洗。
24 And ye shall wash your clothes on the seventh day, and ye shall be clean, and afterward ye may come into the camp.'
第七天應洗你們的衣服，你們才算潔淨，然後方可回營。」
25 And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying:
上主又訓示梅瑟說：「
26 'Take the sum of the prey that was taken, both of man and of beast, thou, and Eleazar the priest, and the heads of the fathers' houses of the congregation;
你和厄肋阿匝爾司祭以及會眾的家長，應統計一下掠奪的勝利品，無論是人或牲畜，
27 and divide the prey into two parts: between the men skilled in war, that went out to battle, and all the congregation;
然後把勝利品平分，一半給出征作戰的兵士，一半給其餘全體會眾。
28 and levy a tribute unto the LORD of the men of war that went out to battle: one soul of five hundred, both of the persons, and of the beeves, and of the asses, and of the flocks;
由出征作戰的兵士所得的一分中，抽出五百分之一，不論是人、牛、驢或羊，奉獻給上主；
29 take it of their half, and give it unto Eleazar the priest, as a portion set apart for the LORD.
把所取出的交給厄肋阿匝爾司祭，作為屬於上主的獻儀。
30 And of the children of Israel's half, thou shalt take one drawn out of every fifty, of the persons, of the beeves, of the asses, and of the flocks, even of all the cattle, and give them unto the Levites, that keep the charge of the tabernacle of the LORD.'
由以色列子民分得的一半中，應抽出五十分之一，不論是人、牛、驢、羊，或是其他牲畜，交給那些在上主會幕內服務的肋未人。」
31 And Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the LORD commanded Moses.
梅瑟和厄肋阿匝爾司祭就照上主吩咐梅瑟的做了。
32 Now the prey, over and above the booty which the men of war took, was six hundred thousand and seventy thousand and five thousand sheep,
作戰部隊所掠奪的物品，尚存的戰利品，計有羊六十七萬五千隻，
33 and threescore and twelve thousand beeves,
牛七萬二千頭，
34 and threescore and one thousand asses,
驢六萬一千匹；
35 and thirty and two thousand persons in all, of the women that had not known man by lying with him.
人口，尚未與男人來往同過房的女人，計有三萬二千。
36 And the half, which was the portion of them that went out to war, was in number three hundred thousand and thirty thousand and seven thousand and five hundred sheep.
出征作戰所得的一半，計羊三十三萬七千五百隻；
37 And the LORD'S tribute of the sheep was six hundred and threescore and fifteen.
由這些羊中，給上主作獻儀的，為六百七十五隻；
38 And the beeves were thirty and six thousand, of which the LORD'S tribute was threescore and twelve.
牛三萬六千頭，給上主作獻儀的，為七十二頭；
39 And the asses were thirty thousand and five hundred, of which the LORD'S tribute was threescore and one.
驢三萬五百匹，給上主作獻儀的，為六十一匹；
40 And the persons were sixteen thousand, of whom the LORD'S tribute was thirty and two persons.
人口一萬六千，給上主作獻儀的，為三十二人。
41 And Moses gave the tribute, which was set apart for the LORD, unto Eleazar the priest, as the LORD commanded Moses.
梅瑟就照上主對他所吩咐的，將取出作為上主獻儀的一份，交給了厄肋阿匝爾司祭。
42 And of the children of Israel's half, which Moses divided off from the men that warred —
至於梅瑟分配給以色列子民的那一半，即與作戰的兵士平分出來的，
43 now the congregation's half was three hundred thousand and thirty thousand and seven thousand and five hundred sheep,
那屬於會眾的一半，計有羊三十三萬七千五百隻，
44 and thirty and six thousand beeves,
牛三萬六千頭，
45 and thirty thousand and five hundred asses,
驢三萬五百匹，
46 and sixteen thousand persons —
人口一萬六千。
47 even of the children of Israel's half, Moses took one drawn out of every fifty, both of man and of beast, and gave them unto the Levites, that kept the charge of the tabernacle of the LORD; as the LORD commanded Moses.
梅瑟照上主對他所吩咐的，由屬於以色列子民的這一半，抽出五十分之一的人和牲畜，交給了那些在上主會幕內服務的肋未人。
48 And the officers that were over the thousands of the host, the captains of thousands, and the captains of hundreds, came near unto Moses;
出征作戰的軍官，千夫長和百夫長，來到梅瑟前，
49 and they said unto Moses: 'Thy servants have taken the sum of the men of war that are under our charge, and there lacketh not one man of us.
對他說：「你的僕人們調查了所屬的作戰士兵，一個也沒有少。
50 And we have brought the LORD'S offering, what every man hath gotten, of jewels of gold, armlets, and bracelets, signet-rings, ear-rings, and girdles, to make atonement for our souls before the LORD.'
為此我們每人將所獲得的金器，如臂鐲、腕鐲、戒指、耳環和項鏈，獻於上主作獻儀，好在上主面前為我們贖罪。」
51 And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of them, even all wrought jewels.
梅瑟和厄肋阿匝爾司祭由他們手中接受了這一切金製物品。
52 And all the gold of the gift that they set apart for the LORD, of the captains of thousands, and of the captains of hundreds, was sixteen thousand seven hundred and fifty shekels. —
千夫長和百夫長獻給上主作獻儀的金子，共計一萬六千七百五十「協刻耳。」
53 For the men of war had taken booty, every man for himself. —
兵丁所掠奪的東西，各歸己有。
54 And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and brought it into the tent of meeting, for a memorial for the children of Israel before the LORD.
梅瑟和厄肋阿匝爾司祭遂將由千夫長和百夫長所收下的金子，帶入會幕內，好使上主記念以色列子民。
