士師記 21
Chinese Union Version, punctuated (Traditional)
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
1以色列 人在 米斯巴 曾起誓說：「我們都不將女兒給 便雅憫 人為妻。」
1Now the children of Israel had also sworn in Maspha, saying: None of us shall give of his daughters to the children of Benjamin to wife.
2以色列 人來到 伯特利 ，坐在上帝面前直到晚上，放聲痛哭，
2And they all came to the house of God in Silo, and abiding before him till the evening, lifted up their voices, and began to lament and weep, saying:
3說：「耶和華－ 以色列 的上帝啊，為何 以色列 中有這樣缺了一支派的事呢？」
3O Lord God of Israel, why is so great an evil come to pass in thy people, that this day one tribe should be taken away from among us?
4次日清早，百姓起來，在那裏築了一座壇，獻燔祭和平安祭。
4And rising early the next day, they built an altar: and offered there holocausts, and victims of peace, and they said:
5以色列 人彼此問說：「 以色列 各支派中，誰沒有同會眾上到耶和華面前來呢？」先是 以色列 人起過大誓說，凡不上 米斯巴 到耶和華面前來的，必將他治死。
5Who is there among all the tribes of Israel that came not up with the army of the Lord? for they had bound themselves with a great oath, when they were in Maspha, that whosoever were wanting should be slain.
6以色列 人為他們的弟兄 便雅憫 後悔，說：「如今 以色列 中絕了一個支派了。
6And the children of Israel being moved with repentance for their brother Benjamin, began to say: One tribe is taken away from Israel.
7我們既在耶和華面前起誓說，必不將我們的女兒給 便雅憫 人為妻，現在我們當怎樣辦理、使他們剩下的人有妻呢？」
7Whence shall they take wives? For we have all in general sworn, not to give our daughters to them.
8又彼此問說：「 以色列 支派中誰沒有上 米斯巴 到耶和華面前來呢？」他們就查出 基列‧雅比 沒有一人進營到會眾那裏；
8Therefore they said: Who is thereof all the tribes of Israel, that came not up to the Lord to Maspha. And behold the inhabitants of Jabes Galaad were found not to have been in that army.
9因為百姓被數的時候，沒有一個 基列‧雅比 人在那裏。
9(At that time also when they were in Silo, no one of them was found there.)
10會眾就打發一萬二千大勇士，吩咐他們說：「你們去用刀將 基列‧雅比 人連婦女帶孩子都擊殺了。
10So they sent ten thousand of the most valiant men, and commanded them, saying: Go and put the inhabitants of Jabes Galaad to the sword, with their wives and their children.
11所當行的就是這樣：要將一切男子和已嫁的女子盡行殺戮。」
11And this is what you shall observe: Every male, and all women that have known men, you shall kill, but the virgins you shall save.
12他們在 基列‧雅比 人中，遇見了四百個未嫁的處女，就帶到 迦南 地的 示羅 營裏。
12And there were found of Jabes Galaad four hundred virgins, that had not known the bed of a man, and they brought them to the camp Silo, into the land of Chanaan.
13全會眾打發人到 臨門磐 的 便雅憫 人那裏，向他們說和睦的話。
13And they sent messengers to the children of Benjamin, that were in the rock Remmon, and commanded them to receive them in peace.
14當時 便雅憫 人回來了， 以色列 人就把所存活 基列‧雅比 的女子給他們為妻，還是不夠。
14And the children of Benjamin came at that time, and wives were given them of the daughters of Jabes Galaad: but they found no others, whom they might give in like manner.
15百姓為 便雅憫 人後悔，因為耶和華使 以色列 人缺了一個支派。
15And all Israel was very sorry, and repented for the destroying of one tribe out of Israel.
16會中的長老說：「 便雅憫 中的女子既然除滅了，我們當怎樣辦理、使那餘剩的人有妻呢？」
16And the ancients said: What shall we do with the rest, that have not received wives? for all the women in Benjamin are dead.
17又說：「 便雅憫 逃脫的人當有地業，免得 以色列 中塗抹了一個支派。
17And we must use all care, and provide with great diligence, that one tribe be not destroyed out of Israel.
18只是我們不能將自己的女兒給他們為妻；因為 以色列 人曾起誓說，有將女兒給 便雅憫 人為妻的，必受咒詛。」
18For as to our own daughters we cannot give them, being bound with an oath and a curse, whereby we said: Cursed be he that shall give Benjamin any of his daughters to wife.
19他們又說：「在 利波拿 以南， 伯特利 以北，在 示劍 大路以東的 示羅 ，年年有耶和華的節期」；
19So they took counsel, and said: Behold there is a yearly solemnity of the Lord in Silo, which is situate on the north of the city of Bethel, and on the east side of the way, that goeth from Bethel to Sichem, and on the south of the town of Lebona.
20就吩咐 便雅憫 人說：「你們去，在葡萄園中埋伏。
20And they commanded the children of Benjamin, and said: Go, and lie hid in the vineyards,
21若看見 示羅 的女子出來跳舞，就從葡萄園出來，在 示羅 的女子中各搶一個為妻，回 便雅憫 地去。
21And when you shall see the daughters of Silo come out, as the custom is, to dance, come ye on a sudden out of the vineyards, and catch you every man his wife among them, and go into the land of Benjamin.
22他們的父親或是弟兄若來與我們爭競，我們就說：『求你們看我們的情面，施恩給這些人，因我們在爭戰的時候沒有給他們留下女子為妻。這也不是你們將女子給他們的；若是你們給的，就算有罪。』」
22And when their fathers and their brethren shall come, and shall begin to complain against you, and to chide, we will say to them: Have pity on them for they took them not away as by the right of war or conquest, but when they asked to have them, you gave them not, and the fault was committed on your part.
23於是 便雅憫 人照樣而行，按着他們的數目從跳舞的女子中搶去為妻，就回自己的地業去，又重修城邑居住。
23And the children of Benjamin did, as they had been commanded: and according to their number, they carried off for themselves every man his wife of them that were dancing: and they went into their possession and built up their cities, and dwelt in them.
24當時 以色列 人離開那裏，各歸本支派、本宗族、本地業去了。
24The children of Israel also returned by their tribes, and families, to their dwellings. In those days there was no king in Israel: but every one did that which seemed right to himself.
25那時， 以色列 中沒有王，各人任意而行。
no verse 25 in this text
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