士師記

第11章

1 昔基列狎妓、生耶弗大、甚英武、

2 基列妻亦生子、嫡子旣長、逐耶弗大、謂之曰、汝乃賤者之子、不可嗣業於父家。

3 耶弗大避兄弟、居於奪地、游蕩之徒歸之、爲其僕從。

4 他日亞捫族與以色列族戰。

5 基列長老往奪地、招耶弗大、

6 曰、汝來爲我軍長、以攻亞捫族。

7 耶弗大曰、汝非憾我、逐我於父家乎。今遭患難、乃相就耶。

8 基列長老曰、我今就爾、請爾偕行、以攻亞捫族、而爲基列人長。

9 耶弗大曰、如爾導我旋歸、使攻亞捫族、而耶和華以之付於我手、則爾其以爲我長乎。

10 曰、爾我間耶和華爲證、我從爾言。

11 耶弗大與基列長老偕行、述此言於米斯巴、耶和華前、民遂立之爲軍長。

12 耶弗大遣使者至亞捫族、告其王曰、我與爾何與、爾至斯土、攻我曷故。

13 亞捫族之王告其使者曰、以色列族出埃及時、奪我土地、自亞嫩至雅泊、及約但、今以斯土反我、則兵可罷。

14 耶弗大復遣厥使、告亞捫族之王曰、

15 耶弗大云摩押與亞捫族之地、以色列族未嘗奪之。

16 初以色列族出埃及、經紅海、過曠野、至迦鐵、

17 遣使告以東王曰、盍容我過爾境。以東王不允、復遣使至摩押王、告以是言、亦不允、故以色列族居於迦鐵。

18 遂巡曠野、環以東摩押境、至摩押東隅、建營於亞嫩外、不入其國、蓋摩押以亞嫩爲界。

19 以色列族遣使告都希實本之亞摩哩王西宏、曰、盍容我過爾境、以歸我土。

20 西宏不許、乃集衆民、建營雅哈斯、與以色列族戰。

21 以色列族之上帝耶和華、以西宏及其人民付於以色列族手、使之攻擊、據有其地。

22 得亞摩哩境、自亞嫩至雅泊、自曠野至約但。

23 是則使民得亞摩哩人之地者、乃以色列族之上帝耶和華也、爾豈能得斯土乎。

24 爾之上帝基抹錫爾之地、爾可得之、我之上帝耶和華錫我之地、我亦得之、

25 昔摩押王西撥子巴勒、未嘗攻以色列族、與之戰鬬、爾豈愈於彼乎。

26 以色列族嘗居希實本與其鄉里、亞囉耳與其鄉里、沿亞嫩諸邑、歷三百年、當此之時、爾何不拯其邑乎。

27 乃我未嘗獲罪於爾、爾反攻我、殊悖於理。夫鞫人之是非者耶和華也、今在以色列族亞捫族間、願彼折中之。

28 亞捫族王不聽使者所言。

29 於是耶和華之神感耶弗大、使巡基列馬拿西二地、又巡基列之米斯巴、自此而往至亞捫族。

30 耶弗大許願於耶和華前曰、如誠以亞捫一族付於我手、

31 則當我凱旋之時、凡出我門以迓者、我必以彼燔而獻於耶和華。

32 遂抵亞捫族攻之、耶和華付於其手。

33 自亞囉耳至米匿、及葡萄平原、共擊二十邑、大戮其衆、於是亞捫族咸服、

34 耶弗大止育一女、別無所出、旣至米斯巴反其故家、來迓者惟此女、執鼗舞蹈而出。

35 耶弗大見之、則裂衣曰、嗚呼我女、汝加禍於我、遺累於我、我許願於耶和華前、不能食言。

36 曰吾父與、爾在耶和華前、旣許其願、則可踐爾所言、蓋亞捫族爲爾敵、耶和華賜爾、雪其忿怒。

37 又謂其父曰、請呈一辭、旣終身不字、請假我二月、偕我同儕、登山哀哭。

38 曰去。遂遣之、以二月爲期、與其同儕、爲終身不字之故、陟山哀哭。

39 旣盈二月、女乃旋歸、父循其所許之願、使不字而終、

40 嗣後以色列族女子、每年必爲基列人耶弗大女哀哭四日、遵爲常例。

Judges

Chapter 11

1 NOW Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valor, but he was the son of a harlot; and Gilead begat Jephthah.

2 And Gilead's wife bore him sons; and when his wife's sons grew up, they expelled Jephthah, saying, He shall not inherit in our father's house, because he is the son of another woman.

3 Then Jephthah fled from his brothers, and dwelt in the land of Tobtha; and there were gathered worthless men to Jephthah, and they went raiding with him.

4 And it came to pass after a time, the children of Ammon made war against Israel.

5 And when the children of Ammon made war against the children of Israel, the elders of Gilead went to bring Jephthah from the land of Tobtha;

6 And they said to Jephthah, Come and be our leader, that we may fight with the children of Ammon.

7 And Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead, Did you not hate me and expel me from my father's house? And why have you come to me now when you are in distress?

8 And the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, That is why we have come to you now, that you may go with us and fight against the children of Ammon and be the leader over all the inhabitants of Gilead.

9 And Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead, If you bring me back to fight against the children of Ammon, and the LORD deliver them before me, shall I be your chief?

10 And the elders of Gilead said to him, The LORD shall be witness between us, if we do not so according to your words.

11 Then Jephthah went with the eiders of Gilead, and the people made him chief and ruler over them; and Jephthah uttered all his words before the LORD in Mizpeh.

12 And Jephthah sent messengers to the king of the children of Ammon, saying, What have we against each other, that you have come against me to fight in my land?

13 And the king of the children of Ammon said to the messengers of Jephthah, Because the children of Israel took away my land when they came up out of the land of Egypt from Arnon even to Jabbok and to the Jordan, now therefore restore these lands to me peaceably.

14 And Jephthah sent letters and messengers again to the king of the children of Ammon;

15 And said to him, Thus says Jephthah, Israel did not take away the land of Moab nor the land of the children of Ammon;

16 Because when the children of Israel came up from Egypt, Israel journeyed through the wilderness as far as the Red Sea, and came to Rakim;

17 Then Israel sent messengers to the king of Edom, saying, Let me pass through your land; but the king of Edom would not listen. And they sent also to the king of Moab; but he would not consent; so Israel stayed in Rakim.

18 Then they journeyed through the wilderness, and went around the land of Edom and the land of Moab, and they encamped on the other side of Arnon, but they did not enter the territory of Moab; for Arnon was the border of Moab.

19 And Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites, the king of Heshbon; and Israel said to him, Let us pass through your land until we come to our land.

20 But Sihon did not trust Israel to pass through his territory; so Sihon gathered all his people together and encamped at Jahaz and fought against Israel.

21 And the LORD our God delivered Sihon and all his people into the hand of Israel, and Israel destroyed the land of the Amorites.

22 And they possessed all their territory, from Arnon as far as Jabbok, and from the wilderness even to the Jordan.

23 So now after the LORD God of Israel has destroyed the Amorites from before his people Israel, are you to possess their land?

24 Will you not possess that which Chemosh your god gives you to possess? So whomever the LORD our God has destroyed from before us, their land will we possess.

25 And now are you any better than Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab. Did he ever strive against Israel? Or did he ever fight against them?

26 While Israel dwelt in Heshbon and its villages, and in Adoer and its villages, and in all the cities that are along the banks of Arnon, three hundred years? Why did you not recover them within that time?

27 Now therefore I have not sinned against you, but you do me wrong to make war against me; let the LORD judge this day between the children of Israel and the children of Ammon.

28 But the king of the children of Ammon did not listen to the words of Jephthah which he sent him.

29 Then the Spirit of the LORD came upon Jephthah, and he passed over Gilead and Manasseh, and passed over Mizpeh of Gilead; and from Mizpeh of Gilead he passed over to the children of Ammon.

30 And Jephthah vowed a vow to the LORD, and said, If thou wilt surely deliver the children of Ammon into my hands,

31 Then whosoever comes forth of the door of my house to meet me when I return in peace from the children of Ammon shall be the LORD'S, and I will offer him up for a burnt offering.

32 So Jephthah passed over to the children of Ammon to fight against them; and the LORD delivered them into his hands.

33 And he smote them from Adoer, as far as the entrance of Machir, twenty cities, and as far as Abel Karmin, the plain of vineyards, with a very great slaughter. Thus the children of Ammon were defeated before the children of Israel.

34 Then Jephthah came to Mizpeh to his house, and, behold, his daughter carne out to meet him with timbrels and with dances; and she was his only child; besides her he had neither son nor daughter.

35 And when he saw her, he rent his clothes, and said, Alas, my daughter! You have brought me very low, and you have become today one of those that ruin me; for I have made a promise to God, and I cannot go back on it.

36 And his daughter said to him, My father, if you have made a promise to God, do to me according to that which has proceeded out of your mouth; since the LORD has taken vengeance for you on your enemies, even of the children of Ammon.

37 And she said to her father, Grant me this thing only: let me alone two months that I may go and wander on the mountains and bewail my virginity, I and my companions.

38 And he said, Go. And he sent her away for two months: and she went with her companions, and bewailed her virginity on the mountains.

39 And at the end of two months, she returned to her father, who did with her according to his vow; and she knew no man. And it became a custom among the children of Israel,

40 That the daughters of Israel went yearly to weep and lament over the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite four days in a year.

士師記

第11章

Judges

Chapter 11

1 昔基列狎妓、生耶弗大、甚英武、

1 NOW Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valor, but he was the son of a harlot; and Gilead begat Jephthah.

2 基列妻亦生子、嫡子旣長、逐耶弗大、謂之曰、汝乃賤者之子、不可嗣業於父家。

2 And Gilead's wife bore him sons; and when his wife's sons grew up, they expelled Jephthah, saying, He shall not inherit in our father's house, because he is the son of another woman.

3 耶弗大避兄弟、居於奪地、游蕩之徒歸之、爲其僕從。

3 Then Jephthah fled from his brothers, and dwelt in the land of Tobtha; and there were gathered worthless men to Jephthah, and they went raiding with him.

4 他日亞捫族與以色列族戰。

4 And it came to pass after a time, the children of Ammon made war against Israel.

5 基列長老往奪地、招耶弗大、

5 And when the children of Ammon made war against the children of Israel, the elders of Gilead went to bring Jephthah from the land of Tobtha;

6 曰、汝來爲我軍長、以攻亞捫族。

6 And they said to Jephthah, Come and be our leader, that we may fight with the children of Ammon.

7 耶弗大曰、汝非憾我、逐我於父家乎。今遭患難、乃相就耶。

7 And Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead, Did you not hate me and expel me from my father's house? And why have you come to me now when you are in distress?

8 基列長老曰、我今就爾、請爾偕行、以攻亞捫族、而爲基列人長。

8 And the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, That is why we have come to you now, that you may go with us and fight against the children of Ammon and be the leader over all the inhabitants of Gilead.

9 耶弗大曰、如爾導我旋歸、使攻亞捫族、而耶和華以之付於我手、則爾其以爲我長乎。

9 And Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead, If you bring me back to fight against the children of Ammon, and the LORD deliver them before me, shall I be your chief?

10 曰、爾我間耶和華爲證、我從爾言。

10 And the elders of Gilead said to him, The LORD shall be witness between us, if we do not so according to your words.

11 耶弗大與基列長老偕行、述此言於米斯巴、耶和華前、民遂立之爲軍長。

11 Then Jephthah went with the eiders of Gilead, and the people made him chief and ruler over them; and Jephthah uttered all his words before the LORD in Mizpeh.

12 耶弗大遣使者至亞捫族、告其王曰、我與爾何與、爾至斯土、攻我曷故。

12 And Jephthah sent messengers to the king of the children of Ammon, saying, What have we against each other, that you have come against me to fight in my land?

13 亞捫族之王告其使者曰、以色列族出埃及時、奪我土地、自亞嫩至雅泊、及約但、今以斯土反我、則兵可罷。

13 And the king of the children of Ammon said to the messengers of Jephthah, Because the children of Israel took away my land when they came up out of the land of Egypt from Arnon even to Jabbok and to the Jordan, now therefore restore these lands to me peaceably.

14 耶弗大復遣厥使、告亞捫族之王曰、

14 And Jephthah sent letters and messengers again to the king of the children of Ammon;

15 耶弗大云摩押與亞捫族之地、以色列族未嘗奪之。

15 And said to him, Thus says Jephthah, Israel did not take away the land of Moab nor the land of the children of Ammon;

16 初以色列族出埃及、經紅海、過曠野、至迦鐵、

16 Because when the children of Israel came up from Egypt, Israel journeyed through the wilderness as far as the Red Sea, and came to Rakim;

17 遣使告以東王曰、盍容我過爾境。以東王不允、復遣使至摩押王、告以是言、亦不允、故以色列族居於迦鐵。

17 Then Israel sent messengers to the king of Edom, saying, Let me pass through your land; but the king of Edom would not listen. And they sent also to the king of Moab; but he would not consent; so Israel stayed in Rakim.

18 遂巡曠野、環以東摩押境、至摩押東隅、建營於亞嫩外、不入其國、蓋摩押以亞嫩爲界。

18 Then they journeyed through the wilderness, and went around the land of Edom and the land of Moab, and they encamped on the other side of Arnon, but they did not enter the territory of Moab; for Arnon was the border of Moab.

19 以色列族遣使告都希實本之亞摩哩王西宏、曰、盍容我過爾境、以歸我土。

19 And Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites, the king of Heshbon; and Israel said to him, Let us pass through your land until we come to our land.

20 西宏不許、乃集衆民、建營雅哈斯、與以色列族戰。

20 But Sihon did not trust Israel to pass through his territory; so Sihon gathered all his people together and encamped at Jahaz and fought against Israel.

21 以色列族之上帝耶和華、以西宏及其人民付於以色列族手、使之攻擊、據有其地。

21 And the LORD our God delivered Sihon and all his people into the hand of Israel, and Israel destroyed the land of the Amorites.

22 得亞摩哩境、自亞嫩至雅泊、自曠野至約但。

22 And they possessed all their territory, from Arnon as far as Jabbok, and from the wilderness even to the Jordan.

23 是則使民得亞摩哩人之地者、乃以色列族之上帝耶和華也、爾豈能得斯土乎。

23 So now after the LORD God of Israel has destroyed the Amorites from before his people Israel, are you to possess their land?

24 爾之上帝基抹錫爾之地、爾可得之、我之上帝耶和華錫我之地、我亦得之、

24 Will you not possess that which Chemosh your god gives you to possess? So whomever the LORD our God has destroyed from before us, their land will we possess.

25 昔摩押王西撥子巴勒、未嘗攻以色列族、與之戰鬬、爾豈愈於彼乎。

25 And now are you any better than Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab. Did he ever strive against Israel? Or did he ever fight against them?

26 以色列族嘗居希實本與其鄉里、亞囉耳與其鄉里、沿亞嫩諸邑、歷三百年、當此之時、爾何不拯其邑乎。

26 While Israel dwelt in Heshbon and its villages, and in Adoer and its villages, and in all the cities that are along the banks of Arnon, three hundred years? Why did you not recover them within that time?

27 乃我未嘗獲罪於爾、爾反攻我、殊悖於理。夫鞫人之是非者耶和華也、今在以色列族亞捫族間、願彼折中之。

27 Now therefore I have not sinned against you, but you do me wrong to make war against me; let the LORD judge this day between the children of Israel and the children of Ammon.

28 亞捫族王不聽使者所言。

28 But the king of the children of Ammon did not listen to the words of Jephthah which he sent him.

29 於是耶和華之神感耶弗大、使巡基列馬拿西二地、又巡基列之米斯巴、自此而往至亞捫族。

29 Then the Spirit of the LORD came upon Jephthah, and he passed over Gilead and Manasseh, and passed over Mizpeh of Gilead; and from Mizpeh of Gilead he passed over to the children of Ammon.

30 耶弗大許願於耶和華前曰、如誠以亞捫一族付於我手、

30 And Jephthah vowed a vow to the LORD, and said, If thou wilt surely deliver the children of Ammon into my hands,

31 則當我凱旋之時、凡出我門以迓者、我必以彼燔而獻於耶和華。

31 Then whosoever comes forth of the door of my house to meet me when I return in peace from the children of Ammon shall be the LORD'S, and I will offer him up for a burnt offering.

32 遂抵亞捫族攻之、耶和華付於其手。

32 So Jephthah passed over to the children of Ammon to fight against them; and the LORD delivered them into his hands.

33 自亞囉耳至米匿、及葡萄平原、共擊二十邑、大戮其衆、於是亞捫族咸服、

33 And he smote them from Adoer, as far as the entrance of Machir, twenty cities, and as far as Abel Karmin, the plain of vineyards, with a very great slaughter. Thus the children of Ammon were defeated before the children of Israel.

34 耶弗大止育一女、別無所出、旣至米斯巴反其故家、來迓者惟此女、執鼗舞蹈而出。

34 Then Jephthah came to Mizpeh to his house, and, behold, his daughter carne out to meet him with timbrels and with dances; and she was his only child; besides her he had neither son nor daughter.

35 耶弗大見之、則裂衣曰、嗚呼我女、汝加禍於我、遺累於我、我許願於耶和華前、不能食言。

35 And when he saw her, he rent his clothes, and said, Alas, my daughter! You have brought me very low, and you have become today one of those that ruin me; for I have made a promise to God, and I cannot go back on it.

36 曰吾父與、爾在耶和華前、旣許其願、則可踐爾所言、蓋亞捫族爲爾敵、耶和華賜爾、雪其忿怒。

36 And his daughter said to him, My father, if you have made a promise to God, do to me according to that which has proceeded out of your mouth; since the LORD has taken vengeance for you on your enemies, even of the children of Ammon.

37 又謂其父曰、請呈一辭、旣終身不字、請假我二月、偕我同儕、登山哀哭。

37 And she said to her father, Grant me this thing only: let me alone two months that I may go and wander on the mountains and bewail my virginity, I and my companions.

38 曰去。遂遣之、以二月爲期、與其同儕、爲終身不字之故、陟山哀哭。

38 And he said, Go. And he sent her away for two months: and she went with her companions, and bewailed her virginity on the mountains.

39 旣盈二月、女乃旋歸、父循其所許之願、使不字而終、

39 And at the end of two months, she returned to her father, who did with her according to his vow; and she knew no man. And it became a custom among the children of Israel,

40 嗣後以色列族女子、每年必爲基列人耶弗大女哀哭四日、遵爲常例。

40 That the daughters of Israel went yearly to weep and lament over the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite four days in a year.