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還有許多未得之地

¹約書亞年紀老邁，耶和華對他說：「你年紀老邁了，還有許多未得之地，Now Joshua was old and well along in years, and the LORD said to him, “You are old and well along in years, but very much of the land remains to be possessed.

²就是非利士人的全境和基述人的全地。This is the land that remains: All the territory of the Philistines and the Geshurites,

³從埃及前的西曷河往北，直到以革倫的境界，就算屬迦南人之地。有非利士人五個首領所管的迦薩人、亞實突人、亞實基倫人、迦特人、以革倫人之地，並有南方亞衛人之地。from the Shihor east of Egypt to the territory of Ekron on the north (considered to be Canaanite territory)—that of the five Philistine rulers of Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron, as well as that of the Avvites;

⁴又有迦南人的全地，並屬西頓人的米亞拉到亞弗，直到亞摩利人的境界。to the south, all the land of the Canaanites, from Mearah of the Sidonians to Aphek, as far as the border of the Amorites;

⁵還有迦巴勒人之地，並向日出的全黎巴嫩，就是從黑門山根的巴力‧迦得，直到哈馬口。the land of the Gebalites; and all Lebanon to the east, from Baal-gad below Mount Hermon to Lebo-hamath.

⁶山地的一切居民，從黎巴嫩直到米斯利弗‧瑪音，就是所有的西頓人，我必在以色列人面前趕出他們去。你只管照我所吩咐的，將這地拈鬮分給以色列人為業。All the inhabitants of the hill country from Lebanon to Misrephoth-maim—all the Sidonians—I Myself will drive out before the Israelites. Be sure to divide it by lot as an inheritance to Israel, as I have commanded you.

⁷現在你要把這地分給九個支派和瑪拿西半個支派為業。」Now therefore divide this land as an inheritance to the nine tribes and the half-tribe of Manasseh.”

摩西在河東所分的地

⁸瑪拿西那半支派和流便、迦得二支派已經受了產業，就是耶和華的僕人摩西在約旦河東所賜給他們的：The other half of Manasseh, along with the Reubenites and Gadites, had received the inheritance Moses had given them beyond the Jordan to the east, just as Moses the servant of the LORD had assigned to them:

⁹是從亞嫩谷邊的亞羅珥和谷中的城，並米底巴的全平原，直到底本，The area from Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Valley, along with the city in the middle of the valley, the whole plateau of Medeba as far as Dibon,

¹⁰和在希實本作王亞摩利王西宏的諸城，直到亞捫人的境界；and all the cities of Sihon king of the Amorites who reigned in Heshbon, as far as the border of the Ammonites;

¹¹又有基列地、基述人、瑪迦人的地界，並黑門全山、巴珊全地，直到撒迦；also Gilead and the territory of the Geshurites and Maacathites, all of Mount Hermon, and all Bashan as far as Salecah—

¹²又有巴珊王噩的全國─他在亞斯他錄和以得來作王（利乏音人所存留的只剩下他）。這些地的人都是摩西所擊殺、所趕逐的。the whole kingdom of Og in Bashan, who had reigned in Ashtaroth and Edrei and had remained as a remnant of the Rephaim. Moses had struck them down and dispossessed them,

¹³以色列人卻沒有趕逐基述人、瑪迦人；這些人仍住在以色列中，直到今日。but the Israelites did not drive out the Geshurites or the Maacathites. So Geshur and Maacath dwell among the Israelites to this day.

利未支派沒有地業

¹⁴只是利未支派，摩西（原文是他）沒有把產業分給他們。他們的產業乃是獻與耶和華─以色列　神的火祭，正如耶和華所應許他們的。To the tribe of Levi, however, Moses had given no inheritance. The food offerings to the LORD, the God of Israel, are their inheritance, just as He had promised them.

流便支派的地業

¹⁵摩西按著流便支派的宗族分給他們產業。This is what Moses had given to the clans of the tribe of Reuben:

¹⁶他們的境界是亞嫩谷邊的亞羅珥和谷中的城，靠近米底巴的全平原；The territory from Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Valley, along with the city in the middle of the valley, to the whole plateau beyond Medeba,

¹⁷希實本並屬希實本平原的各城，底本、巴末‧巴力、伯‧巴力‧勉、to Heshbon and all its cities on the plateau, including Dibon, Bamoth-baal, Beth-baal-meon,

¹⁸雅雜、基底莫、米法押、Jahaz, Kedemoth, Mephaath,

¹⁹基列亭、西比瑪、谷中山的細列‧哈沙轄、Kiriathaim, Sibmah, Zereth-shahar on the hill in the valley,

²⁰伯‧毘珥、毘斯迦山坡、伯‧耶西末；Beth-peor, the slopes of Pisgah, and Beth-jeshimoth—

²¹平原的各城，並亞摩利王西宏的全國。這西宏曾在希實本作王，摩西把他和米甸的族長以未、利金、蘇珥、戶珥、利巴擊殺了；這都是住那地屬西宏為首領的。all the cities of the plateau and all the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon until Moses killed him and the chiefs of Midian (Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba), the princes of Sihon who lived in the land.

²²那時以色列人在所殺的人中，也用刀殺了比珥的兒子術士巴蘭。The Israelites also killed the diviner Balaam son of Beor along with the others they put to the sword.

²³流便人的境界就是約旦河與靠近約旦河的地。以上是流便人按著宗族所得為業的諸城，並屬城的村莊。And the border of the Reubenites was the bank of the Jordan. This was the inheritance of the clans of the Reubenites, including the cities and villages.

迦得支派的地業

²⁴摩西按著迦得支派的宗族分給他們產業。This is what Moses had given to the clans of the tribe of Gad:

²⁵他們的境界是雅謝和基列的各城，並亞捫人的一半地，直到拉巴前的亞羅珥；The territory of Jazer, all the cities of Gilead, and half the land of the Ammonites as far as Aroer, near Rabbah;

²⁶從希實本到拉抹‧米斯巴和比多寧，又從瑪哈念到底璧的境界，the territory from Heshbon to Ramath-mizpeh and Betonim, and from Mahanaim to the border of Debir;

²⁷並谷中的伯‧亞蘭、伯‧寧拉、疏割、撒分，就是希實本王西宏國中的餘地，以及約旦河與靠近約旦河的地，直到基尼烈海的極邊，都在約旦河東。and in the valley, Beth-haram, Beth-nimrah, Succoth, and Zaphon, with the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon (the territory on the east side of the Jordan up to the edge of the Sea of Chinnereth).

²⁸以上是迦得人按著宗族所得為業的諸城，並屬城的村莊。This was the inheritance of the clans of the Gadites, including the cities and villages.

瑪拿西半支派的地業

²⁹摩西把產業分給瑪拿西半支派，是按著瑪拿西半支派的宗族所分的。This is what Moses had given to the clans of the half-tribe of Manasseh, that is, to half the tribe of the descendants of Manasseh:

³⁰他們的境界是從瑪哈念起，包括巴珊全地，就是巴珊王噩的全國，並在巴珊、睚珥的一切城邑，共六十個。The territory from Mahanaim through all Bashan—all the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, including all the towns of Jair that are in Bashan, sixty cities;

³¹基列的一半，並亞斯他錄、以得來，就是屬巴珊王噩國的二城，是按著宗族給瑪拿西的兒子瑪吉的一半子孫。half of Gilead; and Ashtaroth and Edrei, the royal cities of Og in Bashan. All this was for the clans of the descendants of Machir son of Manasseh, that is, half of the descendants of Machir.

³²以上是摩西在約旦河東對著耶利哥的摩押平原所分給他們的產業。These were the portions Moses had given them on the plains of Moab beyond the Jordan, east of Jericho.

耶和華是利未人的產業

³³只是利未支派，摩西沒有把產業分給他們。耶和華─以色列的　神是他們的產業，正如耶和華所應許他們的。To the tribe of Levi, however, Moses had given no inheritance. The LORD, the God of Israel, is their inheritance, just as He had promised them.

在迦南拈鬮分地

¹以色列人在迦南地所得的產業，就是祭司以利亞撒和嫩的兒子約書亞，並以色列各支派的族長所分給他們的，都記在下面，Now these are the portions that the Israelites inherited in the land of Canaan, as distributed by Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the families of the tribes of Israel.

²是照耶和華藉摩西所吩咐的，把產業拈鬮分給九個半支派。Their inheritance was assigned by lot for the nine and a half tribes, as the LORD had commanded through Moses.

³原來，摩西在約旦河東已經把產業分給那兩個半支派，只是在他們中間沒有把產業分給利未人。For Moses had given the inheritance east of the Jordan to the other two and a half tribes. But he granted no inheritance among them to the Levites.

⁴因為約瑟的子孫是兩個支派，就是瑪拿西和以法蓮，所以沒有把地分給利未人，但給他們城邑居住，並城邑的郊野，可以牧養他們的牲畜，安置他們的財物。The descendants of Joseph became two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim. And no portion of the land was given to the Levites, except for cities in which to live, along with pasturelands for their flocks and herds.

⁵耶和華怎樣吩咐摩西，以色列人就照樣行，把地分了。So the Israelites did as the LORD had commanded Moses, and they divided the land.

眾人說我是誰

¹⁸耶穌自己禱告的時候，門徒也同他在那裡。耶穌問他們說：「眾人說我是誰？」One day as Jesus was praying in private and the disciples were with Him, He questioned them: “Who do the crowds say I am?”

¹⁹他們說：「有人說是施洗的約翰；有人說是以利亞；還有人說是古時的一個先知又活了。」They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, that a prophet of old has arisen.”

彼得認耶穌是基督

²⁰耶穌說：「你們說我是誰？」彼得回答說：「是　神所立的基督。」“But what about you?” Jesus asked. “Who do you say I am?” Peter answered, “The Christ of God.”

預言受苦和復活

²¹耶穌切切地囑咐他們，不可將這事告訴人，Jesus strictly warned them not to tell this to anyone.

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²²又說：「人子必須受許多的苦，被長老、祭司長、和文士棄絕，並且被殺，第三日復活。」“The Son of Man must suffer many things,” He said. “He must be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and He must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.”

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天天背起十字架

²³耶穌又對眾人說：「若有人要跟從我，就當捨己，天天背起他的十字架來跟從我。Then Jesus said to all of them, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow Me.

²⁴因為，凡要救自己生命（生命：或譯靈魂；下同）的，必喪掉生命；凡為我喪掉生命的，必救了生命。For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save it.

²⁵人若賺得全世界，卻喪了自己，賠上自己，有甚麼益處呢？What does it profit a man to gain the whole world, yet lose or forfeit his very self?

²⁶凡把我和我的道當作可恥的，人子在自己的榮耀裡，並天父與聖天使的榮耀裡降臨的時候，也要把那人當作可恥的。If anyone is ashamed of Me and My words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when He comes in His glory and in the glory of the Father and of the holy angels.

²⁷我實在告訴你們，站在這裡的，有人在沒嘗死味以前，必看見　神的國。」But I tell you truly, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God.”

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登山變像

²⁸說了這話以後約有八天，耶穌帶著彼得、約翰、雅各上山去禱告。About eight days after Jesus had said these things, He took with Him Peter, John, and James, and went up on a mountain to pray.

²⁹正禱告的時候，他的面貌就改變了，衣服潔白放光。And as He was praying, the appearance of His face changed, and His clothes became radiantly white.

摩西和以利亞顯現

³⁰忽然有摩西、以利亞兩個人同耶穌說話；Suddenly two men, Moses and Elijah, began talking with Jesus.

³¹他們在榮光裡顯現，談論耶穌去世的事，就是他在耶路撒冷將要成的事。They appeared in glory and spoke about His departure, which He was about to accomplish at Jerusalem.

彼得要搭三座棚

³²彼得和他的同伴都打盹，既清醒了，就看見耶穌的榮光，並同他站著的那兩個人。Meanwhile Peter and his companions were overcome by sleep, but when they awoke, they saw Jesus’ glory and the two men standing with Him.

³³二人正要和耶穌分離的時候，彼得對耶穌說：「夫子，我們在這裡真好！可以搭三座棚，一座為你，一座為摩西，一座為以利亞。」他卻不知道所說的是甚麼。As Moses and Elijah were leaving, Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it is good for us to be here. Let us put up three shelters—one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” (He did not know what he was saying.)

雲彩中的聲音

³⁴說這話的時候，有一朵雲彩來遮蓋他們；他們進入雲彩裡就懼怕。While Peter was speaking, a cloud appeared and enveloped them, and they were afraid as they entered the cloud.

³⁵有聲音從雲彩裡出來，說：「這是我的兒子，我所揀選的（有古卷：這是我的愛子），你們要聽他。」And a voice came from the cloud, saying, “This is My Son, whom I have chosen. Listen to Him!”

³⁶聲音住了，只見耶穌一人在那裡。當那些日子，門徒不提所看見的事，一樣也不告訴人。After the voice had spoken, only Jesus was present with them. The disciples kept this to themselves, and in those days they did not tell anyone what they had seen.

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