< Joshua 10 >

1 Now when Adoni-Zedek king of Jerusalem heard how Joshua had taken Ai, and had utterly destroyed it; as he had done to Jericho and her king, so he had done to Ai and her king; and how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel, and were among them,
當耶路撒冷王阿多尼責德克聽說若蘇厄攻佔了哈依,完全予以毀滅,對待哈依和哈依王如對待耶利哥和耶利哥王一樣;又聽說基貝紅居民已與以色列媾和,可住在他們中間,
2 they were very afraid, because Gibeon was a great city, as one of the royal cities, and because it was greater than Ai, and all its men were mighty.
大為震驚,因為基貝紅是座大城,像座京城,比哈依還大,中的人又都勇敢。
3 Therefore Adoni-Zedek king of Jerusalem sent to Hoham king of Hebron, Piram king of Jarmuth, Japhia king of Lachish, and Debir king of Eglon, saying,
耶路撒冷王阿多尼責德克打發使者去見赫貝龍王曷罕、雅爾慕特王丕蘭、拉基士王雅非雅和厄革隆王德彼爾說:
4 “Come up to me and help me. Let’s strike Gibeon; for they have made peace with Joshua and with the children of Israel.”
「請你們前來援助我,攻打基貝紅,因為這城已與若蘇厄和以色列人媾和。」
5 Therefore the five kings of the Amorites, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon, gathered themselves together and went up, they and all their armies, and encamped against Gibeon, and made war against it.
那五個阿摩黎王,即耶路撒冷王、赫貝龍王、雅爾慕特王、拉基士王和厄革隆王聯合起來,率領他們所有的軍隊上去包圍了基貝紅,合力進攻。
6 The men of Gibeon sent to Joshua at the camp at Gilgal, saying, “Do not abandon your servants! Come up to us quickly and save us! Help us; for all the kings of the Amorites that dwell in the hill country have gathered together against us.”
基貝紅人即派人到基耳加耳營中見若蘇厄說:「你不要袖手不顧你的僕人,請快上來援助,扶助我們,因為住在山地的眾阿摩黎王都聯合起來攻擊我們。」
7 So Joshua went up from Gilgal, he and the whole army with him, including all the mighty men of valor.
若蘇厄遂親率他的一切軍民,和所有的精兵,從耳加耳上去了。
8 The LORD said to Joshua, “Do not fear them, for I have delivered them into your hands. Not a man of them will stand before you.”
上主對若蘇厄說:「你不要怕他們,因為我已將他們交在你手中,沒有一人能抵抗你。」
9 Joshua therefore came to them suddenly. He marched from Gilgal all night.
若蘇厄由基耳加耳出發,整夜行軍,出其不意,突然向他們進攻。
10 The LORD confused them before Israel. He killed them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, and chased them by the way of the ascent of Beth Horon, and struck them to Azekah and to Makkedah.
上主使他們以色列人前大為混亂,以色列人在基貝紅將他們完全擊敗,隨後在往貝特曷龍的上坡路上追趕他們,擊殺他們直到阿則卡,直到瑪刻達。
11 As they fled from before Israel, while they were at the descent of Beth Horon, the LORD hurled down great stones from the sky on them to Azekah, and they died. There were more who died from the hailstones than those whom the children of Israel killed with the sword.
當他們逃避以色列人,來到貝特曷龍下坡時,上主從天上降下冰雹,落在他們身上,直落到阿則卡,死傷無數;為冰雹砸死的人,教宗以色列用刀死的還多。
12 Then Joshua spoke to the LORD in the day when the LORD delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel. He said in the sight of Israel, “Sun, stand still on Gibeon! You, moon, stop in the valley of Aijalon!”
上主將阿摩黎人交於以色列子民的那一天,若蘇厄當以色列人的面對上主說:「太陽! 停在基貝紅! 月亮! 停在阿雅隆谷! 」
13 The sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the nation had avenged themselves of their enemies. Is not this written in the book of Jashar? The sun stayed in the middle of the sky, and did not hurry to go down about a whole day.
太陽果然停住,月亮站住不動,直到百姓報復了自己的仇敵。這事豈不是記載在「義士書」上了嗎﹖太陽停在空中,未急速下落,約有一整天。
14 There was no day like that before it or after it, that the LORD listened to the voice of a man; for the LORD fought for Israel.
以前或以後,從來沒有一天像這天一樣。上主這樣俯聽了人的呼聲,因為是上主在為以色列人作戰。
15 Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to the camp to Gilgal.
此後,若蘇厄和所有跟隨他的以色列人,回了基耳加耳營。
16 These five kings fled, and hid themselves in the cave at Makkedah.
至於那五個逃脫的王子,藏在瑪刻達山洞裏,
17 Joshua was told, saying, “The five kings have been found, hidden in the cave at Makkedah.”
有人來通知若蘇厄說:「那五個王子已被發現,藏在瑪刻達山洞裏。」
18 Joshua said, “Roll large stones to cover the cave’s entrance, and set men by it to guard them;
若蘇厄吩咐說:「你們把幾塊大石滾到洞口,派人看守。
19 but do not stay there. Pursue your enemies, and attack them from the rear. Do not allow them to enter into their cities; for the LORD your God has delivered them into your hand.”
你們不可停下來,要去追趕敵人,切斷他們的後路,不容他們逃入城中,因為上主你們的天主,已將他們交在你們手中。」
20 When Joshua and the children of Israel had finished killing them with a very great slaughter until they were consumed, and the remnant which remained of them had entered into the fortified cities,
以色列子民將他們殺得慘敗,幾乎將他們全部消滅,只剩下一些逃脫的人進入了堅城。
21 all the people returned to the camp to Joshua at Makkedah in peace. None moved his tongue against any of the children of Israel.
軍民都平安無恙地回到瑪克達見若蘇厄。以後沒有人再敢侮辱以色列子民。
22 Then Joshua said, “Open the cave entrance, and bring those five kings out of the cave to me.”
那時若蘇厄說:「你們去打開洞口,把五個王子從洞裏拉出來,帶到我這裏來。」
23 They did so, and brought those five kings out of the cave to him: the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon.
人就去,將那五個王子,是耶路撒冷王、赫貝龍王、雅爾慕特王、拉基斯王和厄格隆王,從洞裏拉出,帶到他面前,
24 When they brought those kings out to Joshua, Joshua called for all the men of Israel, and said to the chiefs of the men of war who went with him, “Come near. Put your feet on the necks of these kings.” They came near, and put their feet on their necks.
當人們把那五個王子帶到若蘇厄面前時,若蘇厄將所有的以色列人召來,對那些與他同去作戰的軍長說:「你們前來,將腳踏在這些王子的脖子上! 」他們就前來,將腳踏在那些王子的脖子上。
25 Joshua said to them, “Do not be afraid, nor be dismayed. Be strong and courageous, for the LORD will do this to all your enemies against whom you fight.”
若蘇厄對他們說:「你們不要害怕,不要沮喪,只要勇敢果斷,因為上主必要這樣對待你們所征服的一切仇人。」
26 Afterward Joshua struck them, put them to death, and hanged them on five trees. They were hanging on the trees until the evening.
隨後,若蘇厄將那五個王子殺死,將他們懸在五棵樹上,直懸到晚上。
27 At the time of the going down of the sun, Joshua commanded, and they took them down off the trees, and threw them into the cave in which they had hidden themselves, and laid great stones on the mouth of the cave, which remain to this very day.
到太陽快落時候,o命人將他們由樹上放下來,丟在他們藏過的山洞裏,用大石頭塞住洞口;那些大石至今尚在。
28 Joshua took Makkedah on that day, and struck it with the edge of the sword, with its king. He utterly destroyed it and all the souls who were in it. He left no one remaining. He did to the king of Makkedah as he had done to the king of Jericho.
若蘇厄當天就佔領了瑪克達,並用利劍擊殺了那城和城中的王子,並將城中的一切生靈完全毀滅,一個也沒有留下;他對待瑪刻達王如對耶利哥王一樣。
29 Joshua passed from Makkedah, and all Israel with him, to Libnah, and fought against Libnah.
若蘇厄和跟隨他的眾以色列人,由瑪刻達往里貝納進攻,攻打里貝納。
30 The LORD delivered it also, with its king, into the hand of Israel. He struck it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls who were in it. He left no one remaining in it. He did to its king as he had done to the king of Jericho.
上主也將這城和城中的王子交在以色列人手中;他們用利劍擊殺了城和城中的一切生靈,一個也沒有留下;他對待這城中的王子,如對待耶利哥王一樣。
31 Joshua passed from Libnah, and all Israel with him, to Lachish, and encamped against it, and fought against it.
若蘇厄和跟隨他的眾以色列人,又從里貝納往拉基士推進,圍攻拉基士,
32 The LORD delivered Lachish into the hand of Israel. He took it on the second day, and struck it with the edge of the sword, with all the souls who were in it, according to all that he had done to Libnah.
上主將拉基士也交在以色列人手中。第二天若蘇厄攻取了拉基士,用利劍擊殺了那城和城中的一切生靈,全如對待里貝納一樣。
33 Then Horam king of Gezer came up to help Lachish; and Joshua struck him and his people, until he had left him no one remaining.
那時曷爾曷蘭上來援救拉基士,若蘇厄也將他和他的人民殺盡,一個也沒有留下。
34 Joshua passed from Lachish, and all Israel with him, to Eglon; and they encamped against it and fought against it.
此後,若蘇厄和跟隨他的眾以色列人,由拉基士往厄革隆推進,圍攻厄革隆。
35 They took it on that day, and struck it with the edge of the sword. He utterly destroyed all the souls who were in it that day, according to all that he had done to Lachish.
當夜攻下了那城,並在那天用利劍殺盡了那城和城中的一切生靈,全如對待拉基士一樣。
36 Joshua went up from Eglon, and all Israel with him, to Hebron; and they fought against it.
上後,若蘇厄和跟隨他的眾以色列人,從厄革隆上到赫貝龍,攻打那城;
37 They took it, and struck it with the edge of the sword, with its king and all its cities, and all the souls who were in it. He left no one remaining, according to all that he had done to Eglon; but he utterly destroyed it, and all the souls who were in it.
佔領後,用利劍擊殺了那城和城中的王子,以及屬於他的一切生靈,一個也沒有留下;將那城和城中一切生靈完全消滅,全如對待厄革隆一樣。
38 Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to Debir, and fought against it.
此後,若蘇厄和跟隨他的眾以色列人,轉身向德彼爾推進,攻打那城,
39 He took it, with its king and all its cities. They struck them with the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed all the souls who were in it. He left no one remaining. As he had done to Hebron, so he did to Debir, and to its king; as he had done also to Libnah, and to its king.
獲得了那城和那城的王子,以及屬德彼爾的一切城邑後,用利劍擊殺了他們,將這些城內的一切生靈完全毀滅,一個也沒有留下;對待德彼爾城和城中的王子,有如對待赫貝龍和赫貝龍的王子一樣又如對待里貝納和里貝納王子一樣。
40 So Joshua struck all the land, the hill country, the South, the lowland, the slopes, and all their kings. He left no one remaining, but he utterly destroyed all that breathed, as the LORD, the God of Israel, commanded.
若蘇厄征服了那一帶地方包括山地、乃革布、平原、山坡和那些地方的不子;並照上主以色列的天主的命令,消滅了所有的生靈,一個也沒有留下,
41 Joshua struck them from Kadesh Barnea even to Gaza, and all the country of Goshen, even to Gibeon.
由卡德士巴爾乃亞起,直到迦薩,以及哥笙全境,直到基貝紅。
42 Joshua took all these kings and their land at one time because the LORD, the God of Israel, fought for Israel.
若蘇厄這次出征,能獲取所有的王子和他們的土地,是因為上主以色列的天主在為以色列人作戰。
43 Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to the camp to Gilgal.
以後,若蘇厄和所有跟隨他的以色列人,回到基耳加耳營。

< Joshua 10 >