Deuteronomy 1
1 These, are the words, which Moses spake unto all Israel, over the Jordan, —in the wilderness in the waste plain over against Suph, between Paran and Tophel, and Laban and Hazeroth and Di-zahab:
以下是梅瑟在約但河東岸，對全以色列所講的話。──即在穌夫對面的阿辣巴曠野中，在帕蘭與托費耳、拉班、哈則洛特和狄匝哈布之間。
2 eleven days from Horeb, by way of Mount Seir, as far as Kadesh-barnea.
從曷勒布經色依爾山，到卡得士巴爾乃亞，共有十一天的程路。──
3 And it came to pass, in the fortieth year, in the eleventh month, on the first of the month, that Moses spake unto the sons of Israel, according to all that Yahweh had given him in charge for them;
在第四十年十一月一日，梅瑟將上主吩咐他的一切事，全訓示了以色色列子民。
4 after he had smitten Sihon, king of the Amorites, who dwelt in Heshbon, —and Og, king of Bashan, who dwelt in Ashtaroth, in Edrei:
當時他已擊敗住在赫市朋的阿摩黎王息紅，和住在阿舍塔洛特和厄得勒的巴商王敖格。
5 over the Jordan, in the land of Moab, did Moses take in hand to expound this law, saying: —
梅瑟在約但河東岸摩阿布地方開始宣講這法律說：「
6 Yahweh our God, spake unto us in Horeb, saying, Long enough, have ye dwelt in this mountain:
上主，我們的天主，在曷勒布曾訓示我們說：你們在這山下住得夠久了，
7 Turn ye and set yourselves forward, and enter into the hill country of the Amorites, and into all the places near, in the plain, in the mountain, and in the lowland, and in the south, and in the coast of the sea, —the land of Canaan and the Lebanon, as far as the great river, the river Euphrates.
現在起身出發，到阿摩黎人的山地去，到那些住在阿辣巴荒野、山地、盆地、乃革布和沿海一帶地方去，到客納罕地，到黎巴嫩，直到大河，即幼發拉的河那一帶地方去。
8 See! I have set before you the land, —enter and possess the land, which, Yahweh sware unto your fathers to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give unto them, and unto their seed, after them.
看，我已將此地擺在你們面前，你們應去佔領上主誓許給你們祖先亞巴郎、依撒格、雅各伯和他們後裔的地方。」
9 So I spake unto you, at that time saying, I am unable, by myself, to carry you.
那時我對你們說過：我個人無法負擔你們。
10 Yahweh your God hath multiplied you, and here ye are to-day, like the stars of the heavens for multitude.
上主你們的天主使你們的人數增加，看，你們今天多得有如天上的繁星。
11 Yahweh, the God of your fathers, be adding unto you the like of you, a thousand times, —and bless you, as he hath spoken unto you!
惟願上主你們祖先的天主，再千百倍地增加你們的數目，照他所應許的，祝福你們!
12 How should I carry by myself the fatigue of you and the burden of you and your controversies?
但我個人怎能承擔起你們的煩務、重任和訴訟的事!
13 Set forth for you—men wise and discerning, and known to your tribes, —that I may appoint them to be heads over you.
你們各支派應推舉一些有智慧，有見識，有經驗的人，我好立他們為你們的首領。
14 And ye answered me, —and said, Good, is the word which thou hast spoken to be done.
你們回答我說：「你建議的事很好。」
15 So I took heads for your tribes wise men and known, and placed them as heads over you, captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds, and captains of fifties and captains of tens, and overseers for your tribes.
我遂選了你們各支派中有智慧有經驗的首領，立為你們的首領：即千夫長、百夫長、五十夫長、十人長，並為各支派立了監督，
16 And I charged your judges, at that time, saying, —Ye are to hear between your brethren and shall judge righteously, between each man and his brother and his sojourner.
同時我也吩咐你們的判官說：你們要聽斷你們兄弟間的訴訟：無論是兄弟彼此訴訟，或與方外人訴訟，都應秉公審斷。
17 Ye shall not take note of faces in judgment—so the small as the great, shall ye hear, ye shall not shrink from the face of any man, for judgment, unto God, belongeth, —but the thing which is too hard for you, shall ye bring near unto me, and I will hear it.
審案時不可偏袒，無論貴賤，同樣聽斷；任何人都不要怕，因為審判是天主的事。若遇有難斷的案件，該呈報給我，我來聽斷。
18 So I commanded you at that time all the things which ye should do.
同時，凡你們當做的事，我都吩咐了你們。
19 And when we brake up from Horeb, we came through all that great and terrible desert which ye saw, by way of the hill-country of the Amorites, as Yahweh our God commanded us, —and we entered in as far as Kadesh-barnea.
我們由曷勒布起程，經過了你們所見的這整個遼闊的可怖的曠野：照上主我們的天主對我們的吩咐，我們向阿摩黎人山地進發，一直來到了卡德士巴爾乃亞。
20 Then said I unto you, —Ye are come in as far as the hill-country of the Amorites, which Yahweh our God, is giving unto us.
那時我曾對你們說：你們已來到上主我們的天主即將賜給我們的阿摩黎人的山地。
21 See thou—Yahweh thy God hath set before thee the land, —go up—take possession as Yahweh the God of thy fathers hath spoken unto thee, do not fear, neither be dismayed.
看上主你的天主已將這地擺在你面前，你要照上主你祖先的天主對你所許下的，去佔領這地；不要害怕，也不要膽怯。
22 And ye came near unto me all of you, and said Let us send men before us, that they may search out for us the land, —and bring us back word, the way by which we must go up, and the cities whereinto we must enter,
你們眾人便來到我跟前說：「讓我們先派些人去，替我們偵探那地方，然後回報我們，我們當走那條路，當去那些城。」
23 And the thing, was good in mine eyes, —so I took from among you twelve men, one man for each tribe.
我就由你們中挑選了十二人，每支派一人；
24 And they turned and went up the hill-country, and entered in as far as the ravine of Eshcol, and explored it.
他們起身上了山地，一直到了厄市苛耳山谷，偵探了那地。
25 And they took in their hand of the fruit of the country, and bare it down unto us, and brought us back word, and said, Good is the land, which Yahweh our God, is giving unto us.
他們帶回來那地方的一些果品，並回報我們說：「上主我們的天主即將賜給我們的地方實在好。」
26 Nevertheless ye were not willing to go up, —but rebelled against the bidding of Yahweh, your God;
但你們卻不肯上去，竟違背了上主你們天主的命令，
27 and murmured in your tents and said, Because Yahweh hated us, hath he brought us forth out of the land of Egypt, —to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us.
在你們的帳幕內抱怨說：「上主因為恨我們，才將我們由埃及地領出來，將我們交在阿摩黎人手中，消滅我們。
28 Whither, are, we, to go up? Our own brethren, have made our heart melt saying—A people greater and taller than we, cities large and walled-up into the heavens, —yea, moreover sons of Anakim, have we seen there.
我們上那裏去呢﹖我們的兄弟又說了些使我們心灰意冷的話。他們說：我們在那裏看見了一個比我們又大又高的民族，他們的城邑廣大，城牆高聳摩天；我們在那裏還看見了阿納克人的子孫。」
29 Then I said unto you, —Ye must not tremble, nor be afraid of them:
我遂對你們說：「不要畏懼，不要害怕。
30 Yahweh your God, who is going before you, he, will fight for you, —according to all that he did with you in Egypt, before your eyes;
因為上主你們的天主，走在你們面前，他必為你們作戰，正如他在埃及在你們眼前，為你們所做的一樣；
31 also in the desert which thou hast seen, where Yahweh thy God carried thee as a man will carry his son, throughout all the way that ye journeyed, until ye entered as far as, this place.
並且在曠野裏，你也看出上主你的天主在你所走的長途中，攜帶你們，如同人攜帶自己的兒子一樣，直到你們來到這地方。
32 But in this thing, ye were putting no trust in Yahweh your God;
雖然如此，但你們仍不信賴上主你們的天主，
33 who was going before you in the way—to search out for you a place, where ye might encamp, —in the fire by night, that ye might get sight of the way wherein ye should go, and in the cloud, by day.
他一路原走在你們前面，替你們找安營的地方：夜間藉著火，日間藉著雲彩，指示你們應走的道路。
34 And Yahweh heard the voice of your words, —and was wroth and sware—saying:
上主一聽見你們的怨聲，就發怒起誓說：「
35 Surely, not one of these men, this wicked generation, —shall see the good land, which I sware to give unto your fathers:
這個邪惡世代的人，一個也不得見我誓許要賜給你們祖先的樂土；
36 saving Caleb son of Jephunneh, he, shall see it, and unto him, will I give the land through which he hath trodden, and unto his sons, —because he hath wholly followed Yahweh.
只要耶孚乃的兒子加肋布除外，他必見到此地，並且我要將他踏過的地，賜給他和他的子孫，因為他一心隨從了上主。」
37 Even with me, did Yahweh show himself angry, for your sakes, saying, —Even thou, shalt not enter therein.
為了你們的緣故，上主也對我發怒說：「連你也不能進入那地。
38 Joshua son of Nun, who standeth before thee, he, shall enter in thither, him, strengthen thou, for he, shall cause Israel to inherit it.
那侍候你的農的兒子若蘇厄，要進入那地；你應壯他的膽，因為他要使以色列佔領那地作為產業。
39 And your little ones, of whom ye said they should become, a prey, and your sons who to-day know not good and evil, they, shall enter in thither, —and unto them, will I give it, and they, shall possess it.
此外，你們所說要成為戰利品的幼童，至今尚不知好歹的子女，他們都要進入那地。我要將那地賜給他們作為產業。
40 But as for you, turn ye, for your part, —and set forward towards the desert, by way of the Red Sea.
至於你們應轉向紅海出發，往曠野裏去。」
41 Then responded ye and said unto me—We have sinned against Yahweh, We, ourselves, will go up, and fight, according to all that Yahweh our God hath commanded us. And when ye had girded on every man his weapons of war, ye foolishly went up towards the hill-country.
你們回答我說：「我們得罪了上主；現在我們願全照上主我們的天主的吩咐上去交戰。」你們各人遂都武裝起來，輕率地上了山地。
42 Then said Yahweh unto me—Say unto them Ye shall not go up, nor fight, for I am not in your midst, —lest ye should be smitten before your enemies.
但上主對我說：「你告訴他們說：你們不要上去，不要作戰，因為我不在你們中間，免得被敵人擊敗。」
43 So I spake unto you howbeit ye hearkened not, —but rebelled against the bidding of Yahweh, and presumptuously went up the hill-country.
我立即告訴了你們，你們卻不聽，違背上主的命令，擅自上了山地。
44 Then came forth the Amorites who were dwelling in that country, to meet you, and they chased you, as do, bees; and struck you down in Seir, as far as Hormah.
住在山地的阿摩黎人蜂擁而出，攻擊你們，追趕你們，由色依爾直殺到曷爾瑪。
45 So then ye returned and wept before Yahweh, —but Yahweh hearkened not unto your voice, nor gave ear unto you.
你們回來，在上主面前哭泣哀號，但上主未曾俯聽你們的哭聲，也未向你們側耳；
46 And ye abode in Kadesh many days, —how many were the days that ye abode [there]!
你們只得長期地停留在卡德士，停留得這樣長久。
