約書亞記 22
Chinese Union Version, punctuated (Traditional)
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
1當時， 約書亞 召了 呂便 人、 迦得 人，和 瑪拿西 半支派的人來，
1At the same time Josue called the Rubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasses,
2對他們說：「耶和華僕人 摩西 所吩咐你們的，你們都遵守了；我所吩咐你們的，你們也都聽從了。
2And said to them: You have done all that Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you: you have also obeyed me in all things,
3你們這許多日子，總沒有撇離你們的弟兄，直到今日，並守了耶和華－你們上帝所吩咐你們當守的。
3Neither have you left your brethren this long time, until this present day, keeping the commandment of the Lord your God.
4如今耶和華－你們上帝照着他所應許的，使你們弟兄得享平安，現在可以轉回你們的帳棚，到耶和華的僕人 摩西 在 約旦河 東所賜你們為業之地。
4Therefore as the Lord your God hath given your brethren rest and peace, as he promised: return, and go to your dwellings, and to the land of your possession, which Moses the servant of the Lord gave you beyond the Jordan:
5只要切切地謹慎遵行耶和華僕人 摩西 所吩咐你們的誡命律法，愛耶和華－你們的上帝，行他一切的道，守他的誡命，專靠他，盡心盡性事奉他。」
5Yet so that you observe attentively, and in work fulfill the commandment and the law which Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you: that you love the Lord your God, and walk in all his ways, and keep all his commandments, and cleave to him, and serve him with all your heart, and with all your soul.
6於是 約書亞 為他們祝福，打發他們去，他們就回自己的帳棚去了。
6And Josue blessed them, and sent them away, and they returned to their dwellings.
7瑪拿西 那半支派， 摩西 早已在 巴珊 分給他們 地業 。這半支派， 約書亞 在 約旦河 西，在他們弟兄中，分給他們 地業 。 約書亞 打發他們回帳棚的時候為他們祝福，
7Now to half the tribe of Manasses, Moses had given a possession in Basan: and therefore to the half that remained, Josue gave a lot among the rest of their brethren beyond the Jordan to the west. And when he sent them away to their dwellings and had blessed them,
8對他們說：「你們帶許多財物，許多牲畜和金、銀、銅、鐵，並許多衣服，回你們的帳棚去，要將你們從仇敵奪來的物，與你們眾弟兄同分。」
8He said to them: With much substance and riches, you return to your settlements, with silver and gold, brass and iron, and variety of raiment: divide the prey of your enemies with your brethren.
9於是 呂便 人、 迦得 人、 瑪拿西 半支派的人從 迦南 地的 示羅 起行，離開 以色列 人，回往他們得為業的 基列 地，就是照耶和華藉 摩西 所吩咐的得了為業之地。
9So the children of Ruben, and the children of Gad, and the half tribe of Manasses returned, and parted from the children of Israel in Silo, which is in Chanaan, to go into Galaad the land of their possession, which they had obtained according to the commandment of the Lord by the hand of Moses.
10呂便 人、 迦得 人，和 瑪拿西 半支派的人到了靠近 約旦河 的一帶 迦南 地，就在 約旦河 那裏築了一座壇；那壇看着高大。
10And when they were come to the banks of the Jordan, in the land of Chanaan, they built an altar immensely great near the Jordan.
11以色列 人聽說 呂便 人、 迦得 人、 瑪拿西 半支派的人靠近 約旦河 邊，在 迦南 地屬 以色列 人的那邊築了一座壇。
11And when the children of Israel had heard of it, and certain messengers had brought them an account that the children of Ruben, and of Cad, and the half tribe of Manasses had built an altar in the land of Chanaan, upon the banks of the Jordan, over against the children of Israel:
12全會眾一聽見，就聚集在 示羅 ，要上去攻打他們。
12They all assembled in Silo, to go up and fight against them.
13以色列 人打發祭司 以利亞撒 的兒子 非尼哈 ，往 基列 地去見 呂便 人、 迦得 人、 瑪拿西 半支派的人；
13And in the mean time they sent to them into the land of Galaad, Phinees the son of Eleazar the priest,
14又打發十個首領與 非尼哈 同去，就是 以色列 每支派的一個首領，都是 以色列 軍中的統領。
14And ten princes with him, one of every tribe.
15他們到了 基列 地，見 呂便 人、 迦得 人，和 瑪拿西 半支派的人，對他們說：
15Who came to the children of Ruben, and of Gad, and the half tribe of Manasses, into the land of Galaad, and said to them:
16「耶和華全會眾這樣說，你們今日轉去不跟從耶和華，干犯 以色列 的上帝，為自己築一座壇，悖逆了耶和華，這犯的是甚麼罪呢？
16Thus saith all the people of the Lord: What meaneth this transgression? Why have you forsaken the Lord the God of Israel, building a sacrilegious altar, and revolting from the worship of him?
17從前 拜 毗珥 的罪孽還算小嗎？雖然瘟疫臨到耶和華的會眾，到今日我們還沒有洗淨這罪。
17Is it a small thing to you that you sinned with Beelphegor, and the stain of that crime remaineth in us to this day? and many of the people perished.
18你們今日竟轉去不跟從耶和華嗎？你們今日既悖逆耶和華，明日他必向 以色列 全會眾發怒。
18And you have forsaken the Lord today, and tomorrow his wrath will rage against all Israel.
19你們所得為業之地，若嫌不潔淨，就可以過到耶和華之地，就是耶和華的帳幕所住之地，在我們中間得地業。只是不可悖逆耶和華，也不可得罪我們，在耶和華－我們上帝的壇以外為自己築壇。
19But if you think the land of your possession to be unclean, pass over to the land wherein is the tabernacle of the Lord, and dwell among us: only depart not from the Lord, and from our society, by building an altar beside the altar of the Lord our God.
20從前 謝拉 的曾孫 亞干 豈不是在那當滅的物上犯了罪，就有忿怒臨到 以色列 全會眾嗎？那人在所犯的罪中不獨一人死亡。」
20Did not Achan the son of Zare transgress the commandment of the Lord, and his wrath lay upon all the people of Israel? And he was but one man, and would to God he alone had perished in his wickedness.
21於是 呂便 人、 迦得 人、 瑪拿西 半支派的人回答 以色列 軍中的統領說：
21And the children of Ruben, and of Gad, and of the half tribe of Manasses answered the princes of the embassage of Israel:
22「大能者上帝耶和華！大能者上帝耶和華！他是知道的！ 以色列 人也必知道！我們若有悖逆的意思，或是干犯耶和華（願你今日不保佑我們），
22The Lord the most mighty God, the Lord the most mighty God, he knoweth, and Israel also shall understand: If with the design of transgression we have set up this altar, let him not save us, but punish us immediately:
23為自己築壇，要轉去不跟從耶和華，或是要將燔祭、素祭、平安祭獻在壇上，願耶和華親自討我們的罪。
23And if we did it with that mind, that we might lay upon it holocausts, and sacrifice, and victims of peace offerings, let him require and judge:
24我們行這事並非無故，是特意做的，說：恐怕日後你們的子孫對我們的子孫說：『你們與耶和華－ 以色列 的上帝有何關涉呢？
24And not rather with this thought and design, that we should say: Tomorrow your children will say to our children: What have you to do with the Lord the God of Israel?
25因為耶和華把 約旦河 定為我們和你們這 呂便 人、 迦得 人的交界，你們與耶和華無分了。』這樣，你們的子孫就使我們的子孫不再敬畏耶和華了。
25The Lord hath put the river Jordan for a border between us and you, O ye children of Ruben, and ye children of Gad: and therefore you have no part in the Lord. And by this occasion you children shall turn away our children from the fear of the Lord. We therefore thought, it best,
26因此我們說：『不如為自己築一座壇，不是為獻燔祭，也不是為獻 別的 祭，
26And said: Let us build us an altar, not for holocausts, nor to offer victims,
27乃是為你我中間和你我後人中間作證據，好叫我們也在耶和華面前獻燔祭、平安祭，和 別的 祭事奉他，免得你們的子孫日後對我們的子孫說，你們與耶和華無分了。』
27But for a testimony between us and you, and our posterity and yours, that we may serve the Lord, and that we may have a right to offer both holocausts, and victims and sacrifices of peace offerings: and that your children tomorrow may not say to our children: You have no part in the Lord.
28所以我們說：『日後你們對我們，或對我們的後人這樣說，我們就可以回答說，你們看我們列祖所築的壇是耶和華壇的樣式；這並不是為獻燔祭，也不是為獻 別的 祭，乃是為作你我中間的證據。』
28And if they will say so, they shall answer them: Behold the altar of the Lord, which our fathers made, not for holocausts, nor for sacrifice, but for a testimony between us and you.
29我們在耶和華－我們上帝帳幕前的壇以外，另築一座壇，為獻燔祭、素祭，和 別的 祭，悖逆耶和華，今日轉去不跟從他，我們斷沒有這個意思。」
29God keep us from any such wickedness that we should revolt from the Lord, and leave off following his steps, by building an altar to offer holocausts, and sacrifices, and victims, beside the altar of the Lord our God, which is erected before his tabernacle.
30祭司 非尼哈 與會中的首領，就是與他同來 以色列 軍中的統領，聽見 呂便 人、 迦得 人、 瑪拿西 人所說的話，就都以為美。
30And when Phinees the priest, and the princes of the embassage, who were with him, had heard this, they were satisfied: and they admitted most willingly the words of the children of Ruben, and Gad, and of the half tribe of Manasses.
31祭司 以利亞撒 的兒子 非尼哈 對 呂便 人、 迦得 人、 瑪拿西 人說：「今日我們知道耶和華在我們中間，因為你們沒有向他犯了這罪。現在你們救 以色列 人脫離耶和華的手了。」
31And Phinees the priest the son of Eleazar said to them: Now we know that the Lord is with us, because you are not guilty of this revolt, and you have delivered the children of Israel from the hand of the Lord.
32祭司 以利亞撒 的兒子 非尼哈 與眾首領離了 呂便 人、 迦得 人，從 基列 地回往 迦南 地，到了 以色列 人那裏， 便將這事 回報他們。
32And he returned with the princes from the children of Ruben and Gad, out of the land of Galaad, into the land of Chanaan, to the children of Israel, and brought them word again.
33以色列 人以這事為美，就稱頌上帝，不再提上去攻打 呂便 人、 迦得 人、毀壞他們所住的地了。
33And the saying pleased all that heard it. And the children of Israel praised God, and they no longer said that they would go up against them, and fight, and destroy the land of their possession.
34呂便 人、 迦得 人給壇起名叫 證壇 ，意思說：這壇在我們中間證明耶和華是上帝。
34And the children of Ruben, and the children of Cad called the altar which they had built, Our testimony, that the Lord is God.
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