¹两个半支派返回河东

¹Then Joshua calleth for the Reubenite, and for the Gadite, and for the half of the tribe of Manasseh,

²对他们说：“耶和华的仆人摩西吩咐你们的一切，你们都遵守了；我吩咐你们的一切，你们也都听从了。

²and saith unto them, `Ye — ye have kept the whole of that which Moses, servant of Jehovah, commanded you, and ye hearken to my voice, to all that I have commanded you;

³这许多日子以来，你们一直没有撇弃你们的兄弟，直到今日；耶和华你们的　神吩咐你们的命令，你们也遵守了。

³ye have not left your brethren these many days unto this day, and have kept the charge — the command of Jehovah your God.

⁴现在耶和华你们的　神，照着他应许的，已经使你们兄弟得享平安；现在你们可以返回自己家里，回到耶和华的仆人摩西在约旦河东赐给你们作产业的地方去。

⁴`And, now, Jehovah your God hath given rest to your brethren, as He spake to them; and now, turn ye, and go for yourselves to your tents, unto the land of your possession, which Moses, servant of Jehovah, hath given to you beyond the Jordan.

⁵只是你们要谨慎遵守耶和华的仆人摩西吩咐你们的诫命和律法，爱耶和华你们的　神，遵行他的一切道路，谨守他的诫命，紧紧倚靠他，一心一意事奉他。”

⁵Only, be very watchful to do the command and the law which Moses, servant of Jehovah, commanded you, to love Jehovah your God, and to walk in all His ways, and to keep His commands, and to cleave to Him, and to serve Him, with all your heart, and with all your soul.`

⁶于是约书亚给他们祝福，打发他们回去，他们就回自己的家里去了。

⁶And Joshua blesseth them, and sendeth them away, and they go unto their tents.

⁷摩西在巴珊已经把产业分给了玛拿西半个支派；至于另外半个支派，约书亚在约旦河西他们的兄弟中间，也把产业分给了他们。约书亚打发他们回家去的时候，给他们祝福，

⁷And to the half of the tribe of Manasseh hath Moses given, in Bashan, and to its [other] half hath Joshua given with their brethren beyond the Jordan westward; and also when Joshua hath sent them away unto their tents, then he doth bless them,

⁸对他们说：“你们带着许多财物，许多牲畜和金、银、铜、铁，以及许多衣服，回自己的家去吧；也要把你们从仇敌夺得的战利品与你们的兄弟同分。”

⁸and speak unto them, saying, `With great riches turn ye back unto your tents, and with very much cattle, with silver, and with gold, and with brass, and with iron, and with very much raiment; divide the spoil of your enemies with your brethren.`

⁹于是流本人、迦得人和玛拿西半个支派的人，从迦南地的示罗起程，离开以色列人，回到他们所得的产业基列地去，就是照着耶和华借着摩西所吩咐，赐给他们的产业。

⁹And the sons of Reuben, and the sons of Gad, and the half of the tribe of Manasseh, turn back and go from the sons of Israel out of Shiloh, which [is] in the land of Canaan, to go unto the land of Gilead, unto the land of their possession, in which they have possession, according to the command of Jehovah, by the hand of Moses;

¹⁰两个半支派在河畔筑坛流本人、迦得人和玛拿西半个支派的人，来到迦南地靠近约旦河的地区，就在约旦河边那里筑了一座祭坛，那坛十分壮观。

¹⁰and they come in unto the districts of the Jordan, which [are] in the land of Canaan, and the sons of Reuben, and the sons of Gad, and the half of the tribe of Manasseh, build there an altar by the Jordan — a great altar for appearance.

¹¹以色列人听见了这事，就说：“看哪，流本人、迦得人和玛拿西半个支派的人，在迦南地边境，靠近约旦河的地区，以色列人境内，筑了一座坛。”

¹¹And the sons of Israel hear, saying, `Lo, the sons of Reuben, and the sons of Gad, and the half of the tribe of Manasseh, have built the altar over-against the land of Canaan, on the districts of the Jordan, at the passage of the sons of Israel.`

¹²以色列人听见了这事，以色列全体会众就聚集在示罗，要上去讨伐他们。

¹²And the sons of Israel hear, and all the company of the sons of Israel is assembled at Shiloh, to go up against them to war;

¹³其他支派产生疑惑以色列人派以利亚撒祭司的儿子非尼哈，到基列地去见流本人、迦得人和玛拿西半个支派的人；

¹³and the sons of Israel send unto the sons of Reuben, and unto the sons of Gad, and unto the half of the tribe of Manasseh — unto the land of Gilead — Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest,

¹⁴又派十个首领与非尼哈同去，每一个都代表以色列的支派家族；他们是全体以色列各家族的领袖。

¹⁴and ten princes with him, one prince, one prince, for a house of a father, for all the tribes of Israel, and each of them a head of a house of their fathers, for the thousands of Israel.

¹⁵他们去到基列地，流本人、迦得人和玛拿西半个支派的人那里，对他们说：

¹⁵And they come in unto the sons of Reuben, and unto the sons of Gad, and unto the half of the tribe of Manasseh, unto the land of Gilead, and speak with them, saying,

¹⁶“耶和华的全体会众这样说：‘你们作的是什么事？竟对以色列的　神不忠，今日转离不跟从耶和华，为自己筑了一座坛，背叛了耶和华。

¹⁶`Thus said all the company of Jehovah, What [is] this trespass which ye have trespassed against the God of Israel, to turn back to-day from after Jehovah, by your building for you an altar, for your rebelling to-day against Jehovah?

¹⁷从前拜毗珥的罪孽，我们还以为是小事吗？虽然有灾疫临到耶和华的会众，直到今日我们还没有洗净这罪呢。

¹⁷Is the iniquity of Peor little to us, from which we have not been cleansed till this day — and the plague is in the company of Jehovah,

¹⁸你们今日竟转离不跟从耶和华吗？今日你们既然背叛耶和华，明日他必向以色列全体会众发怒了。

¹⁸that ye turn back to-day from after Jehovah? and it hath been — ye rebel to-day against Jehovah — and to-morrow against all the company of Israel He is wroth.

¹⁹如果你们认为所得的地业不洁净，你们可以过到耶和华的地业，就是耶和华的帐幕居住的地方，在我们中间得地业；只是不可背叛耶和华，也不可背叛我们，在耶和华我们的　神的坛以外，为自己筑另一座坛。

¹⁹`And surely, if the land of your possession is unclean, pass over for you unto the land of the possession of Jehovah, where the tabernacle of Jehovah hath tabernacled, and have possession in our midst; and against Jehovah rebel not, and against us rebel not, by your building for you an altar, besides the altar of Jehovah our God.

²⁰从前谢拉的曾孙亚干，不是在当毁灭的物上犯了不忠的罪，以致　神的忿怒临到以色列全体会众吗？因他的罪孽而死的，还不只他一人呢！’”

²⁰Did not Achan son of Zerah commit a trespass in the devoted thing, and on all the company of Israel there was wrath? and he alone expired not in his iniquity.`

²¹释疑于是流本人、迦得人和玛拿西半个支派的人回答以色列的统领说：

²¹And the sons of Reuben, and the sons of Gad, and the half of the tribe of Manasseh, answer and speak with the heads of the thousands of Israel:

²²“大能者　神耶和华！大能者　神耶和华，他是知道的，愿以色列也知道；如果我们存心背叛，或是对耶和华不忠，今日就不要放过我们。

²²`The God of gods — Jehovah, the God of gods — Jehovah, He is knowing, and Israel, he doth know, if in rebellion, and if in trespass against Jehovah (Thou dost not save us this day!)

²³我们若是为自己筑坛，转离不跟从耶和华，或是把燔祭、素祭和平安祭献在坛上，愿耶和华亲自追究我们。

²³[we are] building for ourselves an altar to turn back from after Jehovah, and if to cause to go up on it burnt-offering and present, and if to make on it peace-offerings — Jehovah Himself doth require [it].

²⁴我们作这事，实在是有理由的，因为顾虑将来你们的子孙对我们的子孙说：‘你们与耶和华以色列的　神有什么关系呢？

²⁴`And if not, from fear of [this] thing we have done it, saying, Hereafter your sons do speak to ours sons, saying, What to you and to Jehovah God of Israel?

²⁵流本人和迦得人啊，耶和华定了约旦河作我们和你们中间的疆界；你们与耶和华无分了。’这样，你们的子孙就使我们的子孙不再敬畏耶和华了。

²⁵for a border hath Jehovah put between us and you, O sons of Reuben, and sons of Gad — Jordan; ye have no portion in Jehovah — and your sons have caused our sons to cease, not to fear Jehovah.

²⁶“因此我们说：‘我们筑一座坛吧，不是为了献燔祭，也不是为了献别的祭，

²⁶`And we say, Pray let us prepare for ourselves to build the altar — not for burnt-offering nor for sacrifice —

²⁷而是为了在你们和我们中间，也在我们的后代中间作证据，使我们也可以在耶和华面前用燔祭、别的祭和平安祭事奉耶和华，免得你们的子孙将来对我们的子孙说：你们与耶和华无分了。’

²⁷but a witness it [is] between us and you, and between our generations after us, to do the service of Jehovah before Him with our burnt-offerings, and with our sacrifices, and with our peace-offerings, and your sons do not say hereafter to our sons, Ye have no portion in Jehovah.

²⁸因此我们说：‘将来有人对我们，或是对我们的后代这样说，我们就可以回答：你们看我们列祖所筑的坛，是耶和华的祭坛的模式，这并不是用来献燔祭，也不是用来献别的祭，而是在我们和你们中间作证据。’

²⁸`And we say, And it hath been, when they say [so] unto us, and unto our generations hereafter, that we have said, See the pattern of the altar of Jehovah, which our fathers made — not for burnt-offering nor for sacrifice — but a witness it [is] between us and you.

²⁹我们决没有背叛耶和华的意思，今日要转离不跟从耶和华，在耶和华我们的　神的帐幕前的祭坛以外，另筑一座坛，为了献燔祭、素祭和别的祭。”

²⁹`Far be it from us to rebel against Jehovah, and to turn back to-day from after Jehovah, to build an altar for burnt-offering, for present, and for sacrifice, apart from the altar of Jehovah our God, which [is] before His tabernacle.`

³⁰彼此谅解非尼哈祭司和会众的领袖，以及与祭司同来的以色列的统领，听了流本人、迦得人和玛拿西人说的话，都很满意。

³⁰And Phinehas the priest, and the princes of the company, and the heads of the thousands of Israel, who [are] with him, hear the words which the sons of Reuben, and the sons of Gad, and the sons of Manasseh have spoken, and it is good in their eyes.

³¹以利亚撒祭司的儿子非尼哈对流本人、迦得人和玛拿西人说：“今天我们知道耶和华是在我们中间的，因为你们并没有对耶和华不忠；现在你们已经救了以色列人脱离耶和华的手。”

³¹And Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest saith unto the sons of Reuben, and unto the sons of Gad, and unto the sons of Manasseh, `To-day we have known that Jehovah [is] in our midst, because ye have not committed against Jehovah this trespass — then ye have delivered the sons of Israel out of the hand of Jehovah.`

³²以利亚撒祭司的儿子非尼哈和众领袖离开了流本人和迦得人，从基列地回到迦南地以色列人那里，把这事向他们报告。

³²And Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest, and the princes, turn back from the sons of Reuben, and from the sons of Gad, out of the land of Gilead, unto the land of Canaan, unto the sons of Israel, and bring them back word;

³³以色列人对这事都很满意，就称颂　神，不再说要上去讨伐流本人和迦得人，毁灭他们所住的地方了。

³³and the thing is good in the eyes of the sons of Israel, and the sons of Israel bless God, and have not said to go up against them to war, to destroy the land which the sons of Reuben, and the sons of Gad, are dwelling in.

³⁴流本人和迦得人给那坛起名叫证坛，因为他们说：“这坛在我们中间证明耶和华是　神。”

³⁴And the sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad proclaim concerning the altar, that `it [is] a witness between us that Jehovah [is] God.`