Numbers 32

1 And much livestock has [belonged] to the sons of Reuben and to the sons of Gad—very many; and they see the land of Jazer and the land of Gilead, and behold, the place [is] a place [for] livestock;

勒烏本的子孫和加得的子孫，擁有很多的家畜；他們一見雅則爾地方和基肋阿得地方，是適於畜牧的區域，

2 and the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben come in and speak to Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and to the princes of the congregation, saying,

便前來對梅瑟和厄肋阿匝爾大司祭及會眾的首領說：「

3 “Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nimrah, and Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Shebam, and Nebo, and Beon,

阿塔洛特、狄朋、雅則爾、尼默辣、赫市朋、厄肋阿肋、色班、乃波和貝紅，

4 the land which YHWH has struck before the congregation of Israel, is a land for livestock, and your servants have livestock.”

這些地方是上主為以色列會眾所征服的，是適於畜牧的地方，而你的僕人們正有牛羊。」

5 And they say, “If we have found grace in your eyes, let this land be given to your servants for a possession; cause us not to pass over the Jordan.”

他們又說：「若是我們在你眼中獲得寵幸，希望你將這地方賜給你的僕人們作產業，不必叫我們過約但河。」

6 And Moses says to the sons of Gad and to the sons of Reuben, “Do your brothers go to the battle, and you—do you sit here?

梅瑟回答加得的子孫和勒烏本的子孫說：「怎麼! 你們的兄弟去打仗，你們卻要住在這裡﹖

7 And why discourage the heart of the sons of Israel from passing over to the land which YHWH has given to them?

為什麼你們要叫以色列的子民喪氣，使他們不敢進入上主賜給他們的土地﹖

8 Thus your fathers did in my sending them from Kadesh-Barnea to see the land;

當我由卡德士巴爾乃亞派遣你們的祖先去窺探這地時，他們也這樣做過。

9 and they go up to the Valley of Eshcol, and see the land, and discourage the heart of the sons of Israel so as not to go into the land which YHWH has given to them;

他們上到厄市苛耳山谷，窺探了那地方，回來就使以色列子民喪了氣，致使他們再不願進入上主賜給他們的土地。

10 and the anger of YHWH burns in that day, and He swears, saying,

為此上主在那天發怒起誓說：『

11 They do not see—the men who are coming up out of Egypt from a son of twenty years and upward—the ground which I have sworn to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, for they have not been fully after Me,

凡由埃及出來過了二十歲的人，不得看見我誓許給亞巴郎、依撒格和雅各伯的土地，因為他們沒有一心一意地隨從我；

12 except Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenezite and Joshua son of Nun, for they have been fully after YHWH;

只有刻納次人耶孚乃的兒子加肋布和農的兒子若蘇厄除外，因為他們一心一意地隨從了上主。』

13 and the anger of YHWH burns against Israel, and He causes them to wander in the wilderness [for] forty years, until the consumption of all the generation which is doing evil in the eyes of YHWH.

因為上主對以色列發了怒，遂使他們在曠野中漂泊了四十年，直到在上主眼前作惡的那一世代完全死盡。

14 And behold, you have risen in the stead of your fathers, an increase of sinful men, to add yet to the fury of the anger of YHWH toward Israel;

現在，看，你們這些罪人的苗裔，竟起來替代你們先人，再增加上主對以色列的忿怒!

15 when you turn back from after Him, then He has added yet to leave him in the wilderness, and you have done corruptly to all this people.”

如果你們背離了他，他再把民眾拋在曠野裡；這樣，你們就要使這整個民族毀滅了。」

16 And they come near to him and say, “We build folds for the flock here for our livestock, and cities for our infants;

他們遂上前來，對他說：「我們願在這裡為我們的牛羊築圈，為我們的家眷建城。

17 but we are armed, hastening before the sons of Israel until we have brought them to their place; and our infants have dwelt in the cities of defense because of the inhabitants of the land;

但我們必武裝起來，在以色列子民前頭上陣，直到我們領他們進入了自己的地方；至於我們的家眷，為預防本地的居民，應叫他們安居在堅固的城內。

18 we do not return to our houses until the sons of Israel have each inherited his inheritance,

不到以色列子民各個都佔有了產業，我們決不回家。

19 for we do not inherit with them across the Jordan and beyond, for our inheritance has come to us beyond the Jordan at the [sun]-rising.”

我們既然在約但河東得到了產業，在約但河西，就不再同他們分產業了。」

20 And Moses says to them, “If you do this thing, if you are armed before YHWH for battle,

梅瑟答覆他們說：「若是你們這樣做，若是你們武裝起來，在上主面前作戰；

21 and every armed one of you has passed over the Jordan before YHWH, until His dispossessing His enemies from before Him,

若是你們個個都武裝著在上主面前過約但河，直到他將自己的敵人驅散，

22 and the land has been subdued before YHWH, then afterward you return, and have been acquitted by YHWH and by Israel, and this land has been to you for a possession before YHWH.

直到上主把那地征服以後，你們纔回家，你們對上主，對以色列就算無罪。那麼，這地照上主的允許，歸你們作為產業。

23 And if you do not do so, behold, you have sinned against YHWH, and know that your sin finds you;

但是，如果你們不這樣去做，你們必獲罪於上主，要知道你們必自招罪罰。

24 build for yourselves cities for your infants and folds for your flock, and that which is going out from your mouth you do.”

你們可為家眷建城，為牛羊築圈；但是你們口頭所許的，卻必要實踐。」

25 And the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben speak to Moses, saying, “Your servants do as my lord is commanding;

加得的子孫和勒烏本的子孫回答梅瑟說：「你僕人們必照我主所吩咐的去做。

26 our infants, our wives, our livestock, and all our beasts, are there in cities of Gilead,

我們的孩童、婦女、牛羊和一切牲畜，都留在這裡，留在基肋阿得的城裡；

27 and your servants pass over, every armed one of the host, before YHWH, to battle, as my lord is saying.”

至於你的僕人們，凡武裝起來的，都要過河，在上主面前上陣作戰，如我主所吩咐的。」

28 And Moses commands Eleazar the priest, and Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the sons of Israel concerning them;

梅瑟遂為他們向大司祭厄肋阿匝爾、農的兒子若蘇厄，以及以色列子民各支派的家長下了指示，

29 and Moses says to them, “If the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben pass over the Jordan with you, everyone armed for battle, before YHWH, and the land has been subdued before you, then you have given the land of Gilead to them for a possession;

向他們說：「若是加得子孫和勒烏本子孫，都武裝起來與你們同過約但河，在上主面前作戰，在你們征服那地以後，就把基肋阿得地方給他們作為產業。

30 and if they do not pass over armed with you, then they have possessions in your midst in the land of Canaan.”

但是，如果他們不武裝起來同你們一起過河，就應在客納罕地與你們同分產業。」

31 And the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben answer, saying, “That which YHWH has spoken to your servants, so we do;

加得子孫和勒烏本子孫回答說：「凡上主關於你僕人所說的，我們必照做。

32 we pass over armed before YHWH [to] the land of Canaan, and with us [is] the possession of our inheritance beyond the Jordan.”

我們必武裝起來在上主面前過河，往客納罕地去；但約但河東的地方應給我們作產業。」

33 And Moses gives to them—to the sons of Gad, and to the sons of Reuben, and to the half of the tribe of Manasseh son of Joseph—the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorite and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, the land by its cities, in the borders, the cities of the surrounding land.

梅瑟遂將阿摩黎人王息紅的國土和巴商王敖格的國土，那地域及其境內的城池，以及那地域四周的城池，都給了他們；給了加得的子孫、勒烏本的子孫和若瑟的兒子默納協半支派。

34 And the sons of Gad build Dihon, and Ataroth, and Aroer,

加得的子孫重建了狄朋、阿塔洛特、阿洛厄爾、

35 and Atroth, Shophan, and Jaazer, and Jogbehah,

阿特洛特芍番、雅則爾、約革波哈、

36 and Beth-Nimrah, and Beth-Haran, cities of defense, and sheepfolds.

貝特尼默辣和貝特哈蘭：這些都是堅固的城邑，並築有羊圈。

37 And the sons of Reuben have built Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Kirjathaim,

勒烏本的子孫重建了赫市朋、厄肋阿肋、克黎雅塔因、

38 and Nebo, and Ba‘al-Meon (changed in name), and Shibmah, and they call the names of the cities which they have built by [these] names.

乃波、巴爾默紅──有些名字已改──和息貝瑪；他們給重建的城邑另取了別名。

39 And sons of Machir son of Manasseh go to Gilead, and capture it, and dispossess the Amorite who [is] in it;

默納協的兒子瑪基爾的子孫去了基肋阿得，佔據了那地方，驅逐了那裡的阿摩黎人。

40 and Moses gives Gilead to Machir son of Manasseh, and he dwells in it.

梅瑟遂將基肋阿得給了默納協的兒子瑪基爾；他就在那裡住下了。

41 And Jair son of Manasseh has gone and captures their towns, and calls them “Towns of Jair”;

默納協的兒子雅依爾去佔據了阿摩黎人的村落遂稱這些村落為哈沃特雅依爾。

42 and Nobah has gone and captures Kenath and its villages, and calls it Nobah, by his own name.

諾巴黑去佔據了刻納特及其屬鎮，給那地方起了自己的名字，叫諾巴黑。