< Joshua 14 >
1 And these are the countries which the children of Israel inherited in the land of Canaan, which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel, distributed for inheritance to them.
以色列人在迦南地所得的產業,就是祭司以利亞撒和嫩的兒子約書亞,並以色列各支派的族長所分給他們的,都記在下面,
2 By lot was their inheritance, as YHWH commanded by the hand of Moses, for the nine tribes, and for the half tribe.
是照耶和華藉摩西所吩咐的,把產業拈鬮分給九個半支派。
3 For Moses had given the inheritance of two tribes and an half tribe on the other side Jordan: but unto the Levites he gave none inheritance among them.
原來,摩西在約旦河東已經把產業分給那兩個半支派,只是在他們中間沒有把產業分給利未人。
4 For the children of Joseph were two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim: therefore they gave no part unto the Levites in the land, save cities to dwell in, with their suburbs for their cattle and for their substance.
因為約瑟的子孫是兩個支派,就是瑪拿西和以法蓮,所以沒有把地分給利未人,但給他們城邑居住,並城邑的郊野,可以牧養他們的牲畜,安置他們的財物。
5 As YHWH commanded Moses, so the children of Israel did, and they divided the land.
耶和華怎樣吩咐摩西,以色列人就照樣行,把地分了。
6 Then the children of Judah came unto Joshua in Gilgal: and Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite said unto him, Thou knowest the thing that YHWH said unto Moses the man of Elohim concerning me and thee in Kadesh-barnea.
那時,猶大人來到吉甲見約書亞,有基尼洗族耶孚尼的兒子迦勒對約書亞說:「耶和華在加低斯‧巴尼亞指着我與你對神人摩西所說的話,你都知道了。
7 Forty years old was I when Moses the servant of YHWH sent me from Kadesh-barnea to espy out the land; and I brought him word again as it was in mine heart.
耶和華的僕人摩西從加低斯‧巴尼亞打發我窺探這地,那時我正四十歲;我按着心意回報他。
8 Nevertheless my brethren that went up with me made the heart of the people melt: but I wholly followed YHWH my Elohim.
然而,同我上去的眾弟兄使百姓的心消化;但我專心跟從耶和華-我的上帝。
9 And Moses sware on that day, saying, Surely the land whereon thy feet have trodden shall be thine inheritance, and thy children's for ever, because thou hast wholly followed YHWH my Elohim.
當日摩西起誓說:『你腳所踏之地定要歸你和你的子孫永遠為業,因為你專心跟從耶和華-我的上帝。』
10 And now, behold, YHWH hath kept me alive, as he said, these forty and five years, even since YHWH spake this word unto Moses, while the children of Israel wandered in the wilderness: and now, lo, I am this day fourscore and five years old.
自從耶和華對摩西說這話的時候,耶和華照他所應許的使我存活這四十五年;其間以色列人在曠野行走。看哪,現今我八十五歲了,
11 As yet I am as strong this day as I was in the day that Moses sent me: as my strength was then, even so is my strength now, for war, both to go out, and to come in.
我還是強壯,像摩西打發我去的那天一樣;無論是爭戰,是出入,我的力量那時如何,現在還是如何。
12 Now therefore give me this mountain, whereof YHWH spake in that day; for thou heardest in that day how the Anakims were there, and that the cities were great and fenced: if so be YHWH will be with me, then I shall be able to drive them out, as YHWH said.
求你將耶和華那日應許我的這山地給我;那裏有亞衲族人,並寬大堅固的城,你也曾聽見了。或者耶和華照他所應許的與我同在,我就把他們趕出去。」
13 And Joshua blessed him, and gave unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh Hebron for an inheritance.
於是約書亞為耶孚尼的兒子迦勒祝福,將希伯崙給他為業。
14 Hebron therefore became the inheritance of Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite unto this day, because that he wholly followed YHWH Elohim of Israel.
所以希伯崙作了基尼洗族耶孚尼的兒子迦勒的產業,直到今日,因為他專心跟從耶和華-以色列的上帝。
15 And the name of Hebron before was Kirjath-arba; which Arba was a great man among the Anakims. And the land had rest from war.
希伯崙從前名叫基列‧亞巴;亞巴是亞衲族中最尊大的人。於是國中太平,沒有爭戰了。