< Joshua 6 >

1 And Jericho [was] shutting and shut up because of [the] people of Israel there not [was one] going out and there not [was one] coming.
耶利哥城門緊緊關閉,無人出入,以防以色列子民。
2 And he said Yahweh to Joshua see I have given in hand your Jericho and king its [the] mighty [men] of strength.
上主對若蘇厄說:「看,我已將耶利哥和城中的王子,精銳的戰士,都交在你手中。
3 And you will go around the city all [the] men of war you will encircle the city a time one thus you will do six days.
你們所有的戰士要圍繞這城轉一遭,這樣轉六天。
4 And seven priests they will carry seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark and on the day seventh you will go round the city seven times and the priests they will give a blast on the trumpets.
七位司祭要帶著七個羊角號,在約櫃前面行走;但第七天,要圍繞城轉七遭,並且司祭要吹號角。
5 And it will be when blow - on [the] horn of ram's horn (just as hear you *Q(K)*) [the] sound of the trumpet they will shout all the people a shout loud and it will fall [the] wall of the city in place its and they will go up the people everyone before himself.
當羊號角吹起長聲時,你們聽見了號角的響聲時,眾百姓應當高聲喊叫;那時城牆必要坍塌,百姓個個要往前直衝。」
6 And he called Joshua [the] son of Nun to the priests and he said to them lift up [the] ark of the covenant and seven priests they will carry seven trumpets of rams' horns before [the] ark of Yahweh.
農的兒子若蘇厄將司祭召來,對他們說:「你們應抬著約櫃,七位司祭帶著七個羊角號,走在上主約櫃的前面。」
7 (And he said *Q(K)*) to the people pass on and go round the city and the armed [man] he will pass on before [the] ark of Yahweh.
然後,又對百姓說:「你們要前去圍著城轉,先鋒隊要要走在上主約櫃的前面。」
8 And it was when had said Joshua to the people and seven the priests [who] were carrying seven [the] trumpets of rams' horns before Yahweh they passed on and they gave a blast on the trumpets and [the] ark of [the] covenant of Yahweh [was] going after them.
若蘇厄對百姓說完話以後,那七位帶著羊角號的司祭,走在上主前面,吹著號角,上主的約櫃跟在他們他們後面。
9 And the armed [man] [was] walking before the priests ([who] give a blast on *Q(K)*) the trumpets and the rearguard [was] walking behind the ark walking and giving blasts on the trumpets.
先鋒隊走在吹號角的司祭前面,後衛隨著約櫃,一面走,一面吹號角。
10 And the people he commanded Joshua saying not you must shout and not you must make heard voice your and not it will go out from mouth your a word until [the] day say I to you shout and you will shout.
若蘇厄向百姓下令說:「你們不可叫喊,不可叫人聽到你們的聲音,連一句話也不可出口,直到我給你們說:「叫喊」那天,你們才可叫喊。
11 And he caused to go around [the] ark of Yahweh the city it encircled [it] a time one and they went the camp and they stayed in the camp.
這樣上主的約櫃圍城轉了一遭後,眾人就回到中,在營中過夜。
12 And he rose early Joshua in the morning and they lifted the priests [the] ark of Yahweh.
若蘇厄清早起來,司祭又抬起上主的約櫃,
13 And seven the priests [who] were carrying seven [the] trumpets of rams' horns before [the] ark of Yahweh [were] walking continuously and they gave blasts on the trumpets and the armed [man] [was] walking before them and the rearguard [was] walking behind [the] ark of Yahweh (walking *Q(K)*) and giving blasts on the trumpets.
七位司祭帶了七個羊號角,走在上主約櫃前面,一面走,一面吹號角;先鋒隊走在他們前面,後衛隊隨在上主約櫃後面,一面走,一面吹號角。
14 And they went around the city on the day second a time one and they returned the camp thus they did six days.
第二天他們圍城轉了一遭後,又回到營中;他們這樣行了六天。
15 And it was - on the day seventh and they rose early when came up the dawn and they went around the city according to the custom this seven times only on the day that they went round the city seven times.
到了第七天,早晨黎明時,他們起來,照樣圍城轉了七遭。
16 And it was at the time seventh they gave a blast the priests on the trumpets and he said Joshua to the people shout for he has given Yahweh to you the city.
到了第七遭,他們吹起了號角,若蘇厄吩咐百姓說:「你們叫喊,因為上主已將這城交給了你們。
17 And it will be the city a devoted thing it and all that [is] in it to Yahweh only Rahab the prostitute she will live she and every [one] who [is] with her in the house for she hid the messengers whom we sent.
這城和城中所有的一切,都應全完毀滅,歸於上主,只有妓女辣哈布和她家中的人口 可以生存,因為她隱藏了我們所派的使者。
18 And only you keep from the devoted thing[s] lest you should totally destroy and you will take any of the devoted thing[s] and you will make [the] camp of Israel into a devoted thing and you will trouble it.
但你們要小心,不可私自取用這些應毀之物,免得你們貪心,竊取應毀滅之物,使以色列全營遭受詛咒,陷於不幸。
19 And all - silver and gold and articles of bronze and iron [is] a holy thing it to Yahweh [the] treasury of Yahweh it will go.
至於所有的金銀,以及銅鐵的器皿,都應奉獻給上主,歸入上主的府庫。」
20 And it shouted the people and they gave a blast on the trumpets and it was when heard the people [the] sound of the trumpet and they shouted the people a shout loud and it fell the city wall in place its and it went up the people the city towards everyone before himself and they captured the city.
百姓於是叫喊,號聲四起;百姓一聽到了號角聲,放聲大叫,城牆便坍塌了;百姓遂上了城,個個向前直衝,攻陷了那城。
21 And they totally destroyed all that [was] in the city from man and unto woman from young man and unto old [man] and unto ox[en] and sheep and donkey[s] to [the] mouth of [the] sword.
將城中所有的一切,不詮男女老幼,牛羊驢馬,都用利劍殺盡。
22 And to two the men who had spied out the land he said Joshua go [the] house of the woman the prostitute and bring out from there the woman and every [one] who [belongs] to her just as you swore to her.
若蘇厄吩咐偵探這地的兩個人說:「你們到那妓女家裏去,照你們對她起的誓,將那女人和她所有的家人,從那裏領出來。」
23 And they went the young men who had spied out and they brought out Rahab and father her and mother her and brothers her and every [one] who [belonged] to her and all famili her they brought out and they put them from [the] outside of [the] camp of Israel.
那兩個年輕偵探就去將辣哈布和她的父母、兄弟和她所有的親戚,都領了出來,安置在以色列營外。
24 And the city they burned with fire and all that [was] in it only - the silver and the gold and [the] articles of bronze and iron they put [the] treasury of [the] house of Yahweh.
此後眾人將城和城中所有的一切都用火燒了;惟獨把金銀以及銅鐵的器皿,送入上主居所的府庫中。
25 And Rahab the prostitute and [the] household of father her and every [one] who [belonged] to her he let live Joshua and she has dwelt in [the] midst of Israel until the day this for she hid the messengers whom he had sent Joshua to spy out Jericho.
至於妓女辣哈布與她父家,並她所有火家人,若蘇厄使之生存,直到今天,她還住在以色列人中,因為她隱藏了若蘇厄派去偵探耶利哥的兩個使者。
26 And he administered an oath Joshua at the time that saying [is] cursed the person before Yahweh who he will arise and he will rebuild the city this Jericho with firstborn his he will found it and with young [son] his he will set up gates its.
那時若蘇厄起誓說:「凡著手重建這耶利哥城的人,在上主面前是可咒罵的。他奠基時必喪失長子,安門時必喪失幼兒。」
27 And he was Yahweh with Joshua and it was [the] report of him in all the land.
上主與若蘇厄同在,他的名聲傳遍了那一帶地方。

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