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 以下所記的是摩西在約旦河東的曠野、疏弗對面的亞拉巴－就是巴蘭、陀弗、拉班、哈洗錄、底撒哈中間－向以色列眾人所說的話。（

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

2 從何烈山經過西珥山到加低斯‧巴尼亞有十一天的路程。）

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 出埃及第四十年十一月初一日，摩西照耶和華藉着他所吩咐以色列人的話都曉諭他們。

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 那時，他已經擊殺了住希實本的亞摩利王西宏和住以得來、亞斯他錄的巴珊王噩。

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

5 摩西在約旦河東的摩押地講律法說：

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

6 「耶和華－我們的上帝在何烈山曉諭我們說：你們在這山上住的日子夠了；

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 要起行轉到亞摩利人的山地和靠近這山地的各處，就是亞拉巴、山地、高原、南地，沿海一帶迦南人的地，並黎巴嫩山又到幼發拉底大河。

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 如今我將這地擺在你們面前；你們要進去得這地，就是耶和華向你們列祖亞伯拉罕、以撒、雅各起誓應許賜給他們和他們後裔為業之地。」

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

9 「那時，我對你們說：『管理你們的重任，我獨自擔當不起。

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

10 耶和華－你們的上帝使你們多起來。看哪，你們今日像天上的星那樣多。

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

11 惟願耶和華－你們列祖的上帝使你們比如今更多千倍，照他所應許你們的話賜福與你們。

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

12 但你們的麻煩，和管理你們的重任，並你們的爭訟，我獨自一人怎能擔當得起呢？

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

13 你們要按着各支派選舉有智慧、有見識、為眾人所認識的，我立他們為你們的首領。』

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

14 你們回答我說：『照你所說的行了為妙。』

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 我便將你們各支派的首領，有智慧、為眾人所認識的，照你們的支派，立他們為官長、千夫長、百夫長、五十夫長、十夫長，管理你們。

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 「當時，我囑咐你們的審判官說：『你們聽訟，無論是弟兄彼此爭訟，是與同居的外人爭訟，都要按公義判斷。

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 審判的時候，不可看人的外貌；聽訟不可分貴賤，不可懼怕人，因為審判是屬乎上帝的。若有難斷的案件，可以呈到我這裏，我就判斷。』

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

18 那時，我將你們所當行的事都吩咐你們了。」

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 「我們照着耶和華－我們上帝所吩咐的從何烈山起行，經過你們所看見那大而可怕的曠野，往亞摩利人的山地去，到了加低斯‧巴尼亞。

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

20 我對你們說：『你們已經到了耶和華－我們上帝所賜給我們的亞摩利人之山地。

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 看哪，耶和華－你的上帝已將那地擺在你面前，你要照耶和華－你列祖的上帝所說的上去得那地為業；不要懼怕，也不要驚惶。』

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 你們都就近我來說：『我們要先打發人去，為我們窺探那地，將我們上去該走何道，必進何城，都回報我們。』

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

23 這話我以為美，就從你們中間選了十二個人，每支派一人。

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

24 於是他們起身上山地去，到以實各谷，窺探那地。

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 他們手裏拿着那地的果子下來，到我們那裏，回報說：『耶和華－我們的上帝所賜給我們的是美地。』

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

26 「你們卻不肯上去，竟違背了耶和華－你們上帝的命令，

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 在帳棚內發怨言說：『耶和華因為恨我們，所以將我們從埃及地領出來，要交在亞摩利人手中，除滅我們。

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 我們上哪裏去呢？我們的弟兄使我們的心消化，說那地的民比我們又大又高，城邑又廣大又堅固，高得頂天，並且我們在那裏看見亞衲族的人。』

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

29 我就對你們說：『不要驚恐，也不要怕他們。

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

30 在你們前面行的耶和華－你們的上帝必為你們爭戰，正如他在埃及和曠野，在你們眼前所行的一樣。

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 你們在曠野所行的路上，也曾見耶和華－你們的上帝撫養你們，如同人撫養兒子一般，直等你們來到這地方。』

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

32 你們在這事上卻不信耶和華－你們的上帝。

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.

33 他在路上，在你們前面行，為你們找安營的地方；夜間在火柱裏，日間在雲柱裏，指示你們所當行的路。」

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

34 「耶和華聽見你們這話，就發怒，起誓說：

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

35 『這惡世代的人，連一個也不得見我起誓應許賜給你們列祖的美地；

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 惟有耶孚尼的兒子迦勒必得看見，並且我要將他所踏過的地賜給他和他的子孫，因為他專心跟從我。』

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

37 耶和華為你的緣故也向我發怒，說：『你必不得進入那地。

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

38 伺候你、嫩的兒子約書亞，他必得進入那地；你要勉勵他，因為他要使以色列人承受那地為業。

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 並且你們的婦人孩子，就是你們所說、必被擄掠的，和今日不知善惡的兒女，必進入那地。我要將那地賜給他們，他們必得為業。

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

40 至於你們，要轉回，從紅海的路往曠野去。』

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 「那時，你們回答我說：『我們得罪了耶和華，情願照耶和華－我們上帝一切所吩咐的上去爭戰。』於是你們各人帶着兵器，爭先上山地去了。

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 耶和華吩咐我說：『你對他們說：不要上去，也不要爭戰；因我不在你們中間，恐怕你們被仇敵殺敗了。』

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 我就告訴了你們，你們卻不聽從，竟違背耶和華的命令，擅自上山地去了。

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 住那山地的亞摩利人就出來攻擊你們，追趕你們，如蜂擁一般，在西珥殺退你們，直到何珥瑪。

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

45 你們便回來，在耶和華面前哭號；耶和華卻不聽你們的聲音，也不向你們側耳。

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

46 於是你們在加低斯住了許多日子。」