Numbers 13

1 And the LORD said to Moses,

1 耶和华对摩西说：

2 “Send out for yourself men to spy out the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the Israelites. From each of their fathers’ tribes send one man who is a leader among them.”

2 “你要派十二位首领，每个支派一位，去打探我要赐给以色列人的迦南。”

3 So at the command of the LORD, Moses sent them out from the Wilderness of Paran. All the men were leaders of the Israelites,

3 摩西就按耶和华的吩咐，从巴兰旷野派出了以色列人的十二位首领。

4 and these were their names: From the tribe of Reuben, Shammua son of Zaccur;

4 他们的名字如下：吕便支派撒刻的儿子沙姆亚，

5 from the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat son of Hori;

5 西缅支派何利的儿子沙法，

6 from the tribe of Judah, Caleb son of Jephunneh;

6 犹大支派耶孚尼的儿子迦勒，

7 from the tribe of Issachar, Igal son of Joseph;

7 以萨迦支派约色的儿子以迦，

8 from the tribe of Ephraim, Hoshea son of Nun;

8 以法莲支派嫩的儿子何西阿，

9 from the tribe of Benjamin, Palti son of Raphu;

9 便雅悯支派拉孚的儿子帕提，

10 from the tribe of Zebulun, Gaddiel son of Sodi;

10 西布伦支派梭底的儿子迦叠，

11 from the tribe of Manasseh (a tribe of Joseph), Gaddi son of Susi;

11 约瑟的子孙、玛拿西支派稣西的儿子迦底，

12 from the tribe of Dan, Ammiel son of Gemalli;

12 但支派基玛利的儿子亚米利，

13 from the tribe of Asher, Sethur son of Michael;

13 亚设支派米迦勒的儿子西帖，

14 from the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi son of Vophsi;

14 拿弗他利支派缚西的儿子拿比，

15 and from the tribe of Gad, Geuel son of Machi.

15 迦得支派玛基的儿子臼利。

16 These were the names of the men Moses sent to spy out the land; and Moses gave to Hoshea son of Nun the name Joshua.

16 以上是摩西派去打探迦南的人，他称嫩的儿子何西阿为约书亚。

17 When Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, he told them, “Go up through the Negev and into the hill country.

17 摩西派他们去打探迦南，并嘱咐说：“你们先去南地，然后再进山区，

18 See what the land is like and whether its people are strong or weak, few or many.

18 察看那地方，看看那里的居民是强是弱，是多是少；

19 Is the land where they live good or bad? Are the cities where they dwell open camps or fortifications?

19 他们住的地方是好是坏，人们住的是坚固的城池还是不设防的营地；

20 Is the soil fertile or unproductive? Are there trees in it or not? Be courageous and bring back some of the fruit of the land.” (It was the season for the first ripe grapes.)

20 土地是肥沃还是贫瘠，有没有树木。尽力带些当地的果子回来。”当时是葡萄初熟的季节。

21 So they went up and spied out the land from the Wilderness of Zin as far as Rehob, toward Lebo-hamath.

21 于是，他们从荀旷野一直打探到哈马口附近的利合。

22 They went up through the Negev and came to Hebron, where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the descendants of Anak, dwelled. It had been built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.

22 他们经南地到达希伯仑。希伯仑城比埃及的琐安城还要早建七年，那里住着亚衲人的子孙亚希幔、示筛和挞买。

23 When they came to the Valley of Eshcol, they cut down a branch with a single cluster of grapes, which they carried on a pole between two men. They also took some pomegranates and figs.

23 他们来到以实各谷，在那里砍下一根葡萄枝，上面有一串葡萄，由两个人用杠子抬着，又采了一些石榴和无花果。

24 Because of the cluster of grapes the Israelites cut there, that place was called the Valley of Eshcol.

24 因为他们在那里砍了一串葡萄，所以就称那地方为以实各 谷。

25 After forty days the men returned from spying out the land,

25 过了四十天，他们打探完毕，返回营地。

26 and they went back to Moses, Aaron, and the whole congregation of Israel in the Wilderness of Paran at Kadesh. They brought back a report for the whole congregation and showed them the fruit of the land.

26 他们来到巴兰旷野的加低斯向摩西、亚伦和以色列全体会众汇报，把当地的果子给大家看。

27 And they gave this account to Moses: “We went into the land to which you sent us, and indeed, it is flowing with milk and honey. Here is some of its fruit!

27 他们对摩西说：“我们到了你派我们去的那地方，果然是奶蜜之乡，这些都是那里的果子。

28 Nevertheless, the people living in the land are strong, and the cities are large and fortified. We even saw the descendants of Anak there.

28 但那里的居民很强悍，城邑高大坚固。我们在那里还见到亚衲人的子孙。

29 The Amalekites live in the land of the Negev; the Hittites, Jebusites, and Amorites live in the hill country; and the Canaanites live by the sea and along the Jordan.”

29 亚玛力人住在南地，赫人、耶布斯人和亚摩利人住在山区，迦南人住在海边和约旦河沿岸。”

30 Then Caleb quieted the people before Moses and said, “We must go up and take possession of the land, for we can certainly conquer it!”

30 迦勒让站在摩西面前的民众安静，然后说：“我们立刻上去占领那地方吧！我们必能取胜。”

31 But the men who had gone up with him replied, “We cannot go up against the people, for they are stronger than we are!”

31 跟他一起去打探的人却说：“我们不能上去攻打那些人，他们比我们强大。”

32 So they gave the Israelites a bad report about the land that they had spied out: “The land we explored devours its inhabitants, and all the people we saw there are great in stature.

32 他们还危言耸听，说：“我们去打探的地方是吞吃居民之地，我们看见的人个个身材高大。

33 We even saw the Nephilim there—the descendants of Anak that come from the Nephilim! We seemed like grasshoppers in our own sight, and we must have seemed the same to them!”

33 我们在那里看见了亚衲人的子孙，他们是巨人的后裔，我们跟他们相比就像蚱蜢，他们看我们也像蚱蜢。”