Joshua 22
1 Then Joshua calls for the Reubenite, and for the Gadite, and for the half-tribe of Manasseh,
那時若蘇厄將勒烏本人加特人和默納協半支派的人召來，
2 and says to them, “You have kept the whole of that which Moses, servant of YHWH, commanded you, and you listen to my voice, to all that I have commanded you;
對他們說：「上主僕人梅瑟吩咐你們的一切，你們都遵守了，在我吩咐他們的一切事上，你們也都聽了我的話。
3 you have not left your brothers these many days to this day, and have kept the charge—the command of your God YHWH.
這許多日子，你們從來沒有你們的的弟兄，直到今天，忠信遵守了上主你們天主的命令。
4 And now, your God YHWH has given rest to your brothers, as He spoke to them; and now, turn, and go for yourselves to your tents, to the land of your possession, which Moses, servant of YHWH, has given to you beyond the Jordan.
現在上主我們的天主，照衪所應許的，使你們的弟兄獲得了安居，你們現在可返回自己的帳幕，回到上主的僕人梅瑟在約旦河東岸，賜你們為產業的地方去，
5 Only, be very watchful to do the command and the Law which Moses, servant of YHWH, commanded you, to love your God YHWH, and to walk in all His ways, and to keep His commands, and to cleave to Him, and to serve Him, with all your heart, and with all your soul.”
只要要你們遵守上主的僕人梅瑟吩咐你們的誡命和法律：愛慕上主你們的天主，遵行衪的一切道路，謹守衪的誡命，全心人靈歸屬上主，服事上主。」
6 And Joshua blesses them, and sends them away, and they go to their tents.
若蘇厄於是祝福了他們，打發他們回去；他們就返回了自己的帳幕。──
7 And to the half-tribe of Manasseh Moses has given, in Bashan, and to its [other] half Joshua has given with their brothers beyond the Jordan westward; and also when Joshua has sent them away to their tents, then he blesses them,
梅瑟在巴商已分給了默納協半支派土地。至於另半個支派，若蘇厄在約旦河西，在他們的弟兄中，也分給了他們土地，此外，當若蘇厄打發他們回帳幕的時候，祝福了他們，
8 and speaks to them, saying, “Turn back to your tents with great riches, and with very much livestock, with silver, and with gold, and with bronze, and with iron, and with very much raiment; divide the spoil of your enemies with your brothers.”
向他們說：「現在你們帶著這許多財物、牛、羊、金銀、銅鐵，和大批衣服回到自己的帳幕，也要將你們從由敵人奪得的財物，分給你們的弟兄! 」
9 And the sons of Reuben, and the sons of Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, turn back and go from the sons of Israel out of Shiloh, which [is] in the land of Canaan, to go to the land of Gilead, to the land of their possession, in which they have possession, according to the command of YHWH, by the hand of Moses;
勒烏本人、召集人和默納協半支派的人，於是從客納罕的史羅起身，離開以色列人，回到自己得為產業的基肋阿得，即上主藉梅瑟吩咐給他們作為產業的地方。
10 and they come to the districts of the Jordan, which [are] in the land of Canaan, and the sons of Reuben, and the sons of Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, build an altar there by the Jordan—a great altar in appearance.
當勒烏本人、加得和默納協半支派的人來到屬客納罕地的約旦河附近地區時，在約旦河邊築了一座祭壇，一座高大可觀的祭壇。
11 And the sons of Israel hear, saying, “Behold, the sons of Reuben, and the sons of Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, have built the altar at the frontier of the land of Canaan, in the districts of the Jordan, at the passage of the sons of Israel.”
以色列人聽見說：「看，勒烏本人、加得人和默納協半支派的人，在屬客納罕地的約旦河附近地區，以色列子民境內，築了一座祭壇。」
12 And the sons of Israel hear, and all the congregation of the sons of Israel is assembled at Shiloh, to go up against them to war;
以色列子民一聽說這事，全會眾便聚集在史羅，要去作戰攻打他們。
13 and the sons of Israel send to the sons of Reuben, and to the sons of Gad, and to the half-tribe of Manasseh—to the land of Gilead—Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest,
以色列子民便委派厄肋阿匝爾的兒子丕乃哈斯司祭，到基肋阿得地方去見勒烏本人、加得人和默納協半支派人，
14 and ten princes with him, one prince—one prince for a house of a father, for all the tribes of Israel, and each of them a head of a house of their fathers, for the thousands of Israel.
和他們同去的尚有十位領袖，每支派一個，他們都是以色列各家族的族長。
15 And they come to the sons of Reuben, and to the sons of Gad, and to the half-tribe of Manasseh, to the land of Gilead, and speak with them, saying,
他們來到基肋阿得地方，見勒烏本人、加得人和默納協半支派人，向他們說：
16 “Thus said all the congregation of YHWH: What [is] this trespass which you have trespassed against the God of Israel, to turn back today from after YHWH, by your building an altar for yourselves, for your rebelling today against YHWH?
「上主的全會眾這樣說：你們相反以色列的天主，犯這不信的罪，有什麼意思﹖為什麼你們今天離開上主，另建立祭壇，公開背叛上主﹖
17 Is the iniquity of Peor little to us, from which we have not been cleansed until this day—and the plague is in the congregation of YHWH,
以前敬拜培敖爾的罪萵為我們還不夠嗎﹖為了那個罪過，災禍降於上主的會眾，直到今天，我們還沒洗淨：
18 that you turn back today from after YHWH? And it has been [that] you rebel against YHWH today, and tomorrow He is angry against all the congregation of Israel.
看，你們今天又要離開上主，你們今天違背上主，明天衪必向以色列全會眾發怒。
19 And surely, if the land of your possession is unclean, pass over for yourselves to the land of the possession of YHWH, where the Dwelling Place of YHWH has dwelt, and have possession in our midst; and do not rebel against YHWH, and do not rebel against us, by your building an altar for yourselves, besides the altar of our God YHWH.
如果你們認為所得的地方不潔，可以回到上主的地方，上主帳幕的所在地，住在我們中間；決不可違背上主，激怒我們，在上主我們的祭壇以外，為自己另築祭壇。
20 Did Achan son of Zerah not commit a trespass in the devoted thing, and there was wrath on all the congregation of Israel? And he alone did not expire in his iniquity.”
以前則辣黑的子孫阿干，在應毀滅的財物上犯了不忠之罪，雖只他一人犯罪，憤怒豈不是臨到以色列全會眾﹖死在他罪過中的不只他一人」。
21 And the sons of Reuben, and the sons of Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, answer and speak with the heads of the thousands of Israel:
勒烏本人、加得和默納協半支派的人，回答以色列的首長說：
22 “The God of gods—YHWH, the God of gods—YHWH, He is knowing, and Israel—he knows, if [we are] in rebellion, and if in trespass against YHWH, do not save us this day!
「大能者天主上主，大能者天主上主清楚知道，以色列也明白：如果我們有違背或干犯上主的事，願衪今天別救我們!
23 [If we] are building an altar for ourselves to turn back from after YHWH, and if to cause burnt-offering and present to go up on it, and if to make peace-offerings on it—YHWH Himself requires [it].
如果我們建築這祭壇，有意離開上主，或有意在祭壇上祭全燔祭、素祭或和平祭，願上主自己懲罰我們!
24 And nevertheless, we have done it from fear of [this] thing, saying, Hereafter your sons speak to our sons, saying, And what have you to [do with] YHWH God of Israel?
我們做這事，其實正是顧慮到：將來你們的子孫會對我們的子孫說：你們和上主以色列的天主有什麼關係﹖
25 For YHWH has put a border between us and you, O sons of Reuben, and sons of Gad—Jordan; you have no portion in YHWH—and your sons have caused our sons to cease, not to fear YHWH.
天主定了約旦河為我們和你們勒烏本和和得人之間的界限，你們和上主已沒有分子。這樣你們的子孫必使我們的的子孫不再敬畏上主。
26 And we say, Now let us prepare to build the altar for ourselves—not for burnt-offering, nor for sacrifice—
因此我們想：我們還是建築一座祭壇，不是為獻全燔祭，也不是為祭獻犧牲，
27 but it [is] a witness between us and you, and between our generations after us, to do the service of YHWH before Him with our burnt-offerings, and with our sacrifices, and with our peace-offerings, and your sons do not say hereafter to our sons, You have no portion in YHWH.
只是為在你我之間，在你我後人之間作一證據，證明我們願在上主面前以全燔祭犧牲及和平祭敬禮上主，免得日後你們的子孫對我們的子孫說：你們與上主已沒有分子o
28 And we say, And it has been, when they say [so] to us, and to our generations hereafter, that we have said, See the pattern of the altar of YHWH, which our fathers made—not for burnt-offering nor for sacrifice—but it [is] a witness between us and you.
因此我們想：日後如有人對我們或我們的子孫說，我們可以說：你們試看我們的祖先所築的上主的祭壇的式樣，不是為獻全燔祭，也不是為獻犧牲，而是為作你我之間的證劇。
29 Far be it from us to rebel against YHWH, and to turn back from after YHWH today, to build an altar for burnt-offering, for present, and for sacrifice, apart from the altar of our God YHWH, which [is] before His Dwelling Place.”
我們今天沒有意思違背上主，離開上主，在上主我們天主的帳幕前的祭壇以外，為獻全墦祭、素祭和犧牲，另建立一祭壇。」
30 And Phinehas the priest, and the princes of the congregation, and the heads of the thousands of Israel, who [are] with him, hear the words which the sons of Reuben, and the sons of Gad, and the sons of Manasseh have spoken, and it is good in their eyes.
司祭丕乃哈斯和同他同來的會眾的首領，即以色列人的族長，聽了勒烏本人、加得人和默納協人所的話，都表示滿意。
31 And Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest says to the sons of Reuben, and to the sons of Gad, and to the sons of Manasseh, “Today we have known that YHWH [is] in our midst, because you have not committed this trespass against YHWH—then you have delivered the sons of Israel out of the hand of YHWH.”
厄肋阿則爾的兒子丕乃哈司祭對勒烏本人、加得人和默納協人說：「今天我們知道上主是在我們中間，因為你們對上主沒有犯過這樣不忠信的罪，現在你們由上主手中救了以色列子民。」
32 And Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest, and the princes, turn back from the sons of Reuben, and from the sons of Gad, out of the land of Gilead, to the land of Canaan, to the sons of Israel, and bring them back word;
厄肋阿則爾的兒子丕乃哈司祭和首領便離開勒烏本人、加得人和默納協半支派的人，從基肋阿得地方回到客納罕地見以色列子民，給他們報告了這事。
33 and the thing is good in the eyes of the sons of Israel, and the sons of Israel bless God, and have not spoken to go up against them to war, to destroy the land which the sons of Reuben, and the sons of Gad, are dwelling in.
以色列子民對這報告都表示滿意，遂頌揚上主，不再想作戰攻打勒烏本人和加得人，毀滅他們所住的地方。
34 And the sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad proclaim concerning the altar, that, “[It is] a witness between us that YHWH [is] God.”
勒烏本人和加得人給那祭壇起名叫「赫得，」因為他們說：「這祭壇在我們中間證明上主是真天主。」
