Deuteronomy 1

1 These are the words that Moses spoke to all Israel in the wilderness east of the Jordan—in the Arabah opposite Suph—between Paran and Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth, and Dizahab.

1 以下是摩西对以色列人说的话。当时以色列人在约旦河东的旷野、疏弗对面的亚拉巴，即巴兰、陀弗、拉班、哈洗录和底撒哈之间。

2 It is an eleven-day journey from Horeb to Kadesh-barnea by way of Mount Seir.

2 从何烈山取道西珥山到加低斯·巴尼亚，需十一天。

3 In the fortieth year, on the first day of the eleventh month, Moses proclaimed to the Israelites all that the LORD had commanded him concerning them.

3 在离开埃及后第四十年的十一月一日，摩西把耶和华的一切吩咐告诉了以色列人。

4 This was after he had defeated Sihon king of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon, and then at Edrei had defeated Og king of Bashan, who lived in Ashtaroth.

4 那时，他已经打败了希实本的亚摩利王西宏，以及盘踞在以得来和亚斯她录的巴珊王噩。

5 On the east side of the Jordan in the land of Moab, Moses began to explain this law, saying:

5 摩西在约旦河东的摩押讲解律法，说：

6 The LORD our God said to us at Horeb: “You have stayed at this mountain long enough.

6 “我们的上帝耶和华在何烈山对我们说，‘你们在这山上已经住了足够时日，

7 Resume your journey and go to the hill country of the Amorites; go to all the neighboring peoples in the Arabah, in the hill country, in the foothills, in the Negev, and along the seacoast to the land of the Canaanites and to Lebanon, as far as the great River Euphrates.

7 现在该启程前往亚摩利人的山区、亚拉巴地区、山地、丘陵、南地、沿海一带、迦南人之地和黎巴嫩，直到幼发拉底大河。

8 See, I have placed the land before you. Enter and possess the land that the LORD swore He would give to your fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and to their descendants after them.”

8 看啊，我把那片土地赐给你们了，你们去占领吧，那是耶和华起誓要赐给你们祖先亚伯拉罕、以撒、雅各和他们后裔的地方。’

9 At that time I said to you, “I cannot carry the burden for you alone.

9 “那时，我对你们说，‘我无法独自承担管理你们的重任，

10 The LORD your God has multiplied you, so that today you are as numerous as the stars in the sky.

10 因为你们的上帝耶和华使你们人丁兴旺，以致今天人数多如天上的星星。

11 May the LORD, the God of your fathers, increase you a thousand times over and bless you as He has promised.

11 愿你们祖先的上帝耶和华使你们人数更增千倍，照祂的应许赐福给你们。

12 But how can I bear your troubles, burdens, and disputes all by myself?

12 但我怎能独自担当解决你们问题和争端的重任呢？

13 Choose for yourselves wise, understanding, and respected men from each of your tribes, and I will appoint them as your leaders.”

13 你们要从各支派中选出有智慧、有见识、受尊重的人，我要立他们做你们的首领。’

14 And you answered me and said, “What you propose to do is good.”

14 你们都同意这样的做法。

15 So I took the leaders of your tribes, wise and respected men, and appointed them as leaders over you—as commanders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens, and as officers for your tribes.

15 于是，我把各支派中有智慧和受敬重的人立为你们的首领，即千夫长、百夫长、五十夫长、十夫长和其他官长，治理你们。

16 At that time I charged your judges: “Hear the disputes between your brothers, and judge fairly between a man and his brother or a foreign resident.

16 我吩咐这些官员要聆听案件，公正地审理同胞之间，或与外族人之间的诉讼，

17 Show no partiality in judging; hear both small and great alike. Do not be intimidated by anyone, for judgment belongs to God. And bring to me any case too difficult for you, and I will hear it.”

17 不可偏私，不分贵贱，不惧情面，因为判决来自上帝。如果案件太难，可以交给我处理。

18 And at that time I commanded you all the things you were to do.

18 那时，我把一切当行之事都告诉了你们。

19 And just as the LORD our God had commanded us, we set out from Horeb and went toward the hill country of the Amorites, through all the vast and terrifying wilderness you have seen. When we reached Kadesh-barnea,

19 “我们照我们上帝耶和华的吩咐，从何烈山出发，走过你们所见的那大而可怕的旷野，前往亚摩利山区，来到加低斯·巴尼亚。

20 I said: “You have reached the hill country of the Amorites, which the LORD our God is giving us.

20 我对你们说，‘我们的上帝耶和华赐给我们的亚摩利山区到了。

21 See, the LORD your God has placed the land before you. Go up and take possession of it as the LORD, the God of your fathers, has told you. Do not be afraid or discouraged.”

21 看啊，你们祖先的上帝耶和华已把那片土地赐给你们，你们要照着祂的应许去占领那里，不要惊慌害怕。’

22 Then all of you approached me and said, “Let us send men ahead of us to search out the land and bring us word of what route to follow and which cities to enter.”

22 你们都来对我说，‘我们要先派人去打探那地方，回来好告诉我们当走哪条路，当占哪些城。’

23 The plan seemed good to me, so I selected twelve men from among you, one from each tribe.

23 我同意你们的建议，便从你们当中选出十二人，每支派选一人。

24 They left and went up into the hill country, and came to the Valley of Eshcol and spied out the land.

24 他们前往山区，到了以实各谷，打探那地方。

25 They took some of the fruit of the land in their hands, carried it down to us, and brought us word: “It is a good land that the LORD our God is giving us.”

25 他们带回来一些那里的果子，禀告说，‘我们的上帝耶和华赐给我们的地方很好。’

26 But you were unwilling to go up; you rebelled against the command of the LORD your God.

26 “但你们却违背你们上帝耶和华的命令，不肯上去。

27 You grumbled in your tents and said, “Because the LORD hates us, He has brought us out of the land of Egypt to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites to be annihilated.

27 你们在帐篷中埋怨说，‘耶和华憎恨我们，所以才领我们离开埃及，要把我们交在亚摩利人手里，让他们消灭我们。

28 Where can we go? Our brothers have made our hearts melt, saying: ‘The people are larger and taller than we are; the cities are large, with walls up to the heavens. We even saw the descendants of the Anakim there.’”

28 我们能上哪里去呢？我们弟兄的报告让我们胆战心惊，他们说那里的人比我们高大，城邑雄伟，城墙高达云霄，还有亚衲人在那里。’

29 So I said to you: “Do not be terrified or afraid of them!

29 我对你们说，‘不要惊慌，不要怕他们。

30 The LORD your God, who goes before you, will fight for you, just as you saw Him do for you in Egypt

30 你们的上帝耶和华必带领你们，为你们争战，正如祂当着你们的面在埃及所行的一样。

31 and in the wilderness, where the LORD your God carried you, as a man carries his son, all the way by which you traveled until you reached this place.”

31 你们在旷野曾目睹你们的上帝耶和华像父亲抱儿子一样，一路把你们抱到这地方。’

32 But in spite of all this, you did not trust the LORD your God,

32–33 祂为你们开路，为你们找安营的地方，夜间用火柱、白天用云柱为你们引路。尽管如此，你们还是不信靠你们的上帝耶和华。

33 who went before you on the journey, in the fire by night and in the cloud by day, to seek out a place for you to camp and to show you the road to travel.

34 When the LORD heard your words, He grew angry and swore an oath, saying,

34 “你们的埋怨惹耶和华发怒，祂起誓说，

35 “Not one of the men of this evil generation shall see the good land I swore to give your fathers,

35 ‘这邪恶的一代没有一人能看见我起誓要赐给他们祖先的佳美之地，

36 except Caleb son of Jephunneh. He will see it, and I will give him and his descendants the land on which he has set foot, because he followed the LORD wholeheartedly.”

36 只有耶孚尼的儿子迦勒能看见，我必把他所踏之地赐给他和他的子孙，因为他一心追随我。’

37 The LORD was also angry with me on your account, and He said, “Not even you shall enter the land.

37 因为你们的缘故，耶和华也向我发怒，说，‘你也不能进入那片土地，

38 Joshua son of Nun, who stands before you, will enter it. Encourage him, for he will enable Israel to inherit the land.

38 但你的助手、嫩的儿子约书亚可以进入。你要鼓励他，因为他将带领以色列承受那片土地。

39 And the little ones you said would become captives—your children who on that day did not know good from evil—will enter the land that I will give them, and they will possess it.

39 你们说你们的子女会被掳去，但这些还不知善恶的孩子都将进入那片土地，我要把那里赐给他们，他们将占领那里。

40 But you are to turn back and head for the wilderness along the route to the Red Sea.”

40 而你们要掉头，沿红海的路回到旷野。’

41 “We have sinned against the LORD,” you replied. “We will go up and fight, as the LORD our God has commanded us.” Then each of you put on his weapons of war, thinking it easy to go up into the hill country.

41 “于是，你们对我说，‘我们得罪了耶和华，现在我们愿意遵从我们的上帝耶和华的吩咐，上去作战。’你们便各自拿起兵器，以为可以轻易攻占山区。

42 But the LORD said to me, “Tell them not to go up and fight, for I am not with you to keep you from defeat by your enemies.”

42 但耶和华让我告诉你们，‘不要上去作战，以免被敌人打败，因为我不与你们同在。’

43 So I spoke to you, but you would not listen. You rebelled against the command of the LORD and presumptuously went up into the hill country.

43 我把耶和华的话转告了你们，但你们不听，竟违背耶和华的命令，擅自前往山区。

44 Then the Amorites who lived in the hills came out against you and chased you like a swarm of bees. They routed you from Seir all the way to Hormah.

44 住在山区的亚摩利人蜂拥出击，打败了你们，从西珥追杀你们，一直追到何珥玛。

45 And you returned and wept before the LORD, but He would not listen to your voice or give ear to you.

45 你们回来在耶和华面前哭泣，但耶和华不理会你们的哭声。

46 For this reason you stayed in Kadesh for a long time—a very long time.

46 因此，你们在加低斯住了很久。