Numbers 27
1 Then to Moses came the daughters of Zelophehad son of Hepher son of Gilead son of Machir son of Manasseh, of the clans of Manasseh son of Joseph. These were the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milkah, and Tirzah.
那時，若瑟的兒子默納協家族內，責羅斐哈得的女兒們前來，──責羅斐得是赫斐爾的兒子，赫斐爾是基肋阿得的兒子，基肋阿得是瑪基爾的兒子，瑪基爾是默納協的兒子；她們的名字是瑪赫拉、諾阿、曷革拉、米耳加和提爾匝。
2 They stood before Moses, Eleazar the priest, the leaders, and before all the community at the entrance to the tent of meeting. They said,
她們站在梅瑟、大司祭厄肋阿匝爾、眾領袖和全會眾前，即會幕門口說：
3 “Our father died in the wilderness. He was not among those who conspired against Yahweh in the company of Korah. He died for his own sin, and he had no sons.
「我們的父親死在曠野，但他並不是科辣黑黨派中，結黨反抗上主的黨徒，他只是因自已的罪死了，沒有留下兒子。
4 Why should our father's name be taken away from among his clan members because he had no son? Give us land among our father's relatives.”
為什麼讓我們父親的名字，因為沒有兒子，就由本族中消滅﹖讓我們在我們父親的兄弟中，也分得一份產業」。
5 So Moses brought their case before Yahweh.
梅瑟就將她們的案件呈到上主前；
6 Yahweh spoke to Moses and said,
上主訓示梅瑟說：
7 “Zelophehad's daughters are speaking correctly. You must certainly give them land as an inheritance among their father's relatives, and you must ensure that their father's inheritance passes on to them.
「責羅哈特的女兒們說得有理；你應在她們父親兄弟中分給她們一份產業，將她們父親的產業轉讓給她們。
8 You must speak to the people of Israel and say, 'If a man dies and has no son, then you must cause his inheritance to pass to his daughter.
並且你應教訓以色列子民說：一個人死了，若沒有兒子，你們應將他的產業轉讓給他的女兒；
9 If he has no daughter, then you must give his inheritance to his brothers.
如果連女兒也沒有，應將他的產業分給他的兄弟們。
10 If he has no brothers, then you must give his inheritance to his father's brothers.
如果連一個兄弟也沒有，應將他的產業分給他父親的兄弟們。
11 If his father has no brothers, then you must give his inheritance to his nearest relative in his clan, and he must take it for his own. This will be a law established by decree for the people of Israel, as Yahweh has commanded me.'”
如果他的父親也沒有兄弟，應將他的產業分給他家族中與他最近的親屬，他應繼承產業：這是以色列子民當守的法令，如上主對梅瑟所吩咐的」。
12 Yahweh said to Moses, “Go up the mountains of Abarim and look at the land that I have given to the people of Israel.
上主對梅瑟說：「你上這座阿巴陵山上去，看一看我賜給以色列子民的地方。
13 After you have seen it, you, too, must be gathered to your people, like Aaron your brother.
你看了以後，你也畏歸到你親屬那裏去，如你哥哥亞郎歸去一樣。
14 This will happen because you two rebelled against my command in the wilderness of Zin. There, when the water flowed from the rock, in your anger you failed to honor me as holy before the eyes of the whole community.” These are the waters of Meribah of Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin.
因為在親曠野裏，當會眾反叛我時，我命你們在他們眼前以取水顯我為聖時，你們違背 了我的命令」。[這是指在親曠野中，在卡德士的默黎巴取水的事。]
15 Then Moses spoke to Yahweh and said,
梅瑟向上主說：
16 “May you, Yahweh, the God of the spirits of all humanity, appoint a man over the community,
「望上主，賜給一切血肉氣息的天主，委派一人管理會眾，
17 a man who may go out and come in before them and lead them out and bring them in, so that your community is not like sheep that have no shepherd.”
叫他處理他們的事件，領導他們出入，免得上主的會眾如無牧之羊」。
18 Yahweh said to Moses, “Take Joshua son of Nun, a man in whom my Spirit lives, and lay your hand on him.
上主對梅瑟說：「你應用農的兒子若蘇厄，他是個有精神的人，按手在他身上，
19 Place him before Eleazar the priest and before all the community, and command him before their eyes to lead them.
叫他站在大司祭厄肋阿匝爾和全會眾前，當著他們的面委派他。
20 You must put some of your authority on him, so that all the community of the people of Israel may obey him.
他將你的一些威權授給他，好叫以色列子民全會眾聽從他。
21 He will go before Eleazar the priest to seek my will for him by the decisions of the Urim. It will be at his command that the people will go out and come in, both he and all the people of Israel with him, the whole community.”
他應到大司祭厄肋阿匝爾面前，請司祭為他在上主面前咨詢「烏陵」的決斷，他和一切以色列子民及全會眾，應依照指示去行事」。
22 So Moses did as Yahweh had commanded him. He took Joshua and placed him before Eleazar the priest and all the community.
梅瑟就照上主吩咐他的做了；選用了若蘇厄，叫他站在大司祭厄肋阿匝爾和全會眾前，
23 He laid his hands on him and commanded him to lead, as Yahweh had commanded him to do.
按 手在他身上，委派了他，全照上主藉著梅瑟所吩咐的。
