Numbers 27

1 Now the daughters of Zelophehad son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, belonged to the clans of Manasseh son of Joseph. These were the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. They approached

1 西罗非哈是约瑟之子玛拿西的玄孙、玛吉的曾孙、基列的孙子、希弗的儿子。他的女儿是玛拉、挪阿、曷拉、密迦和得撒。她们前来，

2 the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, stood before Moses, Eleazar the priest, the leaders, and the whole congregation, and said,

2 站在会幕门口对摩西、以利亚撒祭司、众首领和全体会众说：

3 “Our father died in the wilderness, but he was not among the followers of Korah who gathered together against the LORD. Instead, he died because of his own sin, and he had no sons.

3 “我们的父亲死在旷野，他并没有跟可拉一伙一起反叛耶和华，而是因自己的罪而死，没有留下儿子。

4 Why should the name of our father disappear from his clan because he had no sons? Give us property among our father’s brothers.”

4 难道因为他没有儿子，他的名字就要从族中消失吗？请让我们在父亲的家族中分一份产业吧。”

5 So Moses brought their case before the LORD,

5 摩西就把她们的请求呈到耶和华面前。

6 and the LORD answered him,

6 耶和华对摩西说：

7 “The daughters of Zelophehad speak correctly. You certainly must give them property as an inheritance among their father’s brothers and transfer their father’s inheritance to them.

7 “西罗非哈的女儿说得有理。你要从她们父亲的家族中分一份产业给她们，让她们继承父亲的产业。

8 Furthermore, you shall say to the Israelites, ‘If a man dies and leaves no son, you are to transfer his inheritance to his daughter.

8 你要告诉以色列人，‘人死后如果没有儿子，就由女儿继承产业；

9 If he has no daughter, give his inheritance to his brothers.

9 如果没有女儿，就由其兄弟继承；

10 If he has no brothers, give his inheritance to his father’s brothers.

10 如果没有兄弟，就由其父的兄弟继承；

11 And if his father has no brothers, give his inheritance to the next of kin from his clan, that he may take possession of it. This is to be a statutory ordinance for the Israelites, as the LORD has commanded Moses.’”

11 如果其父没有兄弟，就由其族中最近的亲属继承。’”这是耶和华吩咐摩西颁布给以色列人的律例。

12 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Go up this mountain of the Abarim range and see the land that I have given the Israelites.

12 耶和华对摩西说：“你上这亚巴琳山去看看我赐给以色列人的土地。

13 After you have seen it, you too will be gathered to your people, as your brother Aaron was;

13 看了以后，你就要像你哥哥亚伦一样归到祖先那里了。

14 for when the congregation contended in the Wilderness of Zin, both of you rebelled against My command to show My holiness in their sight regarding the waters.” Those were the waters of Meribah in Kadesh, in the Wilderness of Zin.

14 因为会众在荀旷野反叛我的时候，你们二人违背我的命令，在取水的事上没有在他们面前尊我为圣。”这是指米利巴泉事件，发生在荀旷野的加低斯。

15 So Moses appealed to the LORD,

15 摩西对耶和华说：

16 “May the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the congregation

16 “耶和华啊，你是赐人生命的上帝，求你立一个人做会众的首领，

17 who will go out and come in before them, and who will lead them out and bring them in, so that the congregation of the LORD will not be like sheep without a shepherd.”

17 在前面带领他们或进或退，免得你的会众像没有牧人的羊群。”

18 And the LORD replied to Moses, “Take Joshua son of Nun, a man with the Spirit in him, and lay your hands on him.

18 耶和华对摩西说：“嫩的儿子约书亚心里有圣灵，你把他召来，把手按在他身上，

19 Have him stand before Eleazar the priest and the whole congregation, and commission him in their sight.

19 让他站在以利亚撒祭司和全体会众面前，当着他们的面任命他做首领，

20 Confer on him some of your authority, so that the whole congregation of Israel will obey him.

20 把你的权柄赐给他，使以色列全体会众都听从他。

21 He shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who will seek counsel for him before the LORD by the judgment of the Urim. At his command, he and all the Israelites with him—the entire congregation—will go out and come in.”

21 他要去以利亚撒祭司那里，让祭司借着乌陵为他求问我。他和全体会众或进或出，都要听从以利亚撒的指示。”

22 Moses did as the LORD had commanded him. He took Joshua, had him stand before Eleazar the priest and the whole congregation,

22 摩西遵命而行，把约书亚召来，让他站在以利亚撒祭司和全体会众面前，

23 and laid his hands on him and commissioned him, as the LORD had instructed through Moses.

23 然后照耶和华对摩西的吩咐把手按在他头上，任命他做首领。