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21 住南地的迦南亚拉得王,听说以色列人从亚他林路来,就和以色列人争战,掳了他们几个人。 以色列人向耶和华发愿说:“你若将这民交付我手,我就把他们的城邑尽行毁灭。” 耶和华应允了以色列人,把迦南人交付他们,他们就把迦南人和迦南人的城邑尽行毁灭。那地方的名便叫何珥玛[a]

火蛇与铜蛇

他们从何珥山起行,往海那条路走,要绕过以东地。百姓因这路难行,心中甚是烦躁, 就怨讟神和摩西说:“你们为什么把我们从埃及领出来,使我们死在旷野呢?这里没有粮,没有水,我们的心厌恶这淡薄的食物!” 于是耶和华使火蛇进入百姓中间,蛇就咬他们,以色列人中死了许多。 百姓到摩西那里,说:“我们怨讟耶和华和你,有罪了。求你祷告耶和华,叫这些蛇离开我们。”于是摩西为百姓祷告。 耶和华对摩西说:“你制造一条火蛇,挂在杆子上。凡被咬的,一望这蛇,就必得活。” 摩西便制造一条铜蛇,挂在杆子上。凡被蛇咬的,一望这铜蛇就活了。

民由阿伯起行至毗斯迦山

10 以色列人起行,安营在阿伯 11 又从阿伯起行,安营在以耶亚巴琳,与摩押相对的旷野,向日出之地。 12 从那里起行,安营在撒烈谷。 13 从那里起行,安营在亚嫩河那边。这亚嫩河是在旷野,从亚摩利的境界流出来的。原来亚嫩河是摩押的边界,在摩押亚摩利人搭界的地方。 14 所以《耶和华的战记》上说:“苏法哇哈伯亚嫩河的谷, 15 并向亚珥城众谷的下坡,是靠近摩押的境界。” 16 以色列人从那里起行,到了比珥[b]。从前耶和华吩咐摩西说:“招聚百姓,我好给他们水喝”,说的就是这井。 17 当时,以色列人唱歌说:“井啊,涌上水来!你们要向这井歌唱。 18 这井是首领和民中的尊贵人用圭用杖所挖所掘的。”以色列人从旷野往玛他拿去, 19 玛他拿拿哈列,从拿哈列巴末 20 巴末摩押地的谷,又到那下望旷野之毗斯迦的山顶。

击败亚摩利巴珊二王

21 以色列人差遣使者去见亚摩利人的王西宏,说: 22 “求你容我们从你的地经过。我们不偏入田间和葡萄园,也不喝井里的水,只走大道[c],直到过了你的境界。” 23 西宏不容以色列人从他的境界经过,就招聚他的众民出到旷野,要攻击以色列人,到了雅杂以色列人争战。 24 以色列人用刀杀了他,得了他的地,从亚嫩河到雅博河,直到亚扪人的境界,因为亚扪人的境界多有坚垒。 25 以色列人夺取这一切的城邑,也住亚摩利人的城邑,就是希实本希实本的一切乡村。 26 希实本亚摩利西宏的京城,西宏曾与摩押的先王争战,从他手中夺取了全地,直到亚嫩河。 27 所以那些作诗歌的说:“你们来到希实本,愿西宏的城被修造,被建立! 28 因为有火从希实本发出,有火焰出于西宏的城,烧尽摩押亚珥亚嫩河丘坛的祭司[d] 29 摩押啊,你有祸了!基抹的民哪,你们灭亡了!基抹的男子逃奔,女子被掳,交付亚摩利的王西宏 30 我们射了他们,希实本直到底本尽皆毁灭。我们使地变成荒场,直到挪法。这挪法直延到米底巴。” 31 这样,以色列人就住在亚摩利人之地。 32 摩西打发人去窥探雅谢以色列人就占了雅谢的镇市,赶出那里的亚摩利人。

33 以色列人转回,向巴珊去。巴珊和他的众民都出来,在以得来与他们交战。 34 耶和华对摩西说:“不要怕他。因我已将他和他的众民,并他的地,都交在你手中。你要待他像从前待住希实本亚摩利西宏一般。” 35 于是他们杀了他和他的众子,并他的众民,没有留下一个,就得了他的地。

Footnotes

  1. 民数记 21:3 “何珥玛”就是“毁灭”的意思。
  2. 民数记 21:16 “比珥”就是“井”的意思。
  3. 民数记 21:22 原文作:王道。
  4. 民数记 21:28 “祭司”原文作“主”。

击败迦南人

21 住在南地的迦南人亚拉得王听说以色列人取道亚他林而来,就攻打他们,俘虏了一些人。 以色列人向耶和华许愿说:“要是你将这些人交在我们手中,我们必彻底摧毁[a]他们的城邑。” 耶和华答应了他们的祈求,把迦南人交在他们手中,使他们彻底毁灭了迦南人及其城邑。从此,那地方叫何珥玛[b]

铜蛇

以色列人为了绕过以东,便从何珥山出发,沿通往红海的路行进。途中,民众心里烦躁, 埋怨上帝和摩西说:“你们为什么把我们从埃及带出来,叫我们死在旷野呢?这里无粮无水,我们厌恶这难吃的东西!”

于是,耶和华派毒蛇进入以色列人中,咬死了许多人。 他们来找摩西,说:“我们埋怨耶和华和你,犯了罪,求你向耶和华祷告,好叫这些蛇离开我们。”摩西就为他们祷告。 耶和华对摩西说:“你去造一条蛇挂在杆子上,凡被咬的一望这蛇,就可活命。” 摩西就造了一条铜蛇,挂在杆子上。被蛇咬的人一望铜蛇,就保住了性命。

前往摩押

10 以色列人继续前行,在阿伯安营; 11 又从阿伯动身,走到摩押东边的旷野,在以耶·亚巴琳安营; 12 又从那里前行,走到撒烈谷安营; 13 又从那里出发,走到亚嫩河北岸的旷野安营。那里毗邻亚摩利人的边境,亚嫩河是摩押和亚摩利之间的疆界。 14 因此,耶和华的战记上说:“苏法的哇哈伯,亚嫩河谷, 15 以及河谷的斜坡——靠近摩押边界并延伸到亚珥城。”

16 以色列人又往前走,来到比珥[c]。耶和华曾在那里对摩西说:“把民众招聚起来,我要给他们水喝。” 17 当时,以色列人唱了这首歌:

“井啊,涌出水来!
你们要歌颂这口井,
18 它是首领挖的,
是民中的贵族掘的,
用令牌和权杖挖掘的。”

他们从旷野前往玛他拿, 19 从玛他拿前往拿哈列,从拿哈列前往巴末, 20 从巴末前往摩押的谷地,从那里的毗斯迦山顶可以俯视旷野。

击败亚摩利王和巴珊王

21 以色列人派使者去见亚摩利王西宏,说: 22 “请允许我们从贵国经过,我们只走大路,不会踏入田地和葡萄园,也不会喝井里的水,直到走出贵国的土地。” 23 但西宏拒绝了他们的请求,并招聚军队到旷野攻击他们。两军在雅杂交锋。 24 以色列人杀了西宏,占领了他的土地——从亚嫩河到雅博河,远至防守严密的亚扪人边界。 25 以色列人攻占了亚摩利人的所有城邑,包括希实本及其周围的村庄,住在其中。 26 希实本是亚摩利王西宏的都城。西宏曾与摩押的先王交战,占领了他所有的领土,远至亚嫩河。 27 因此有人作诗说:

“来希实本吧!
重建西宏的城。
28 希实本烈焰熊熊,
西宏的城火光冲天,
烧毁摩押的亚珥,
吞噬亚嫩河的高岗。
29 摩押啊,你大祸临头了!
拜基抹神明的人啊,
你们要灭亡了!
基抹任由自己的儿子逃亡、
女儿被亚摩利王西宏掳走。
30 但我们击溃了亚摩利人,
从希实本一直到底本都被摧毁,
从挪法到米底巴都沦为废墟。”

31 于是,以色列人住在亚摩利境内。 32 摩西派人去雅谢打探,然后出兵攻占了雅谢及其周围的村庄,赶走那里的亚摩利人。 33 以色列人回师前往巴珊,巴珊王噩率全军出动,在以得来迎战以色列人。 34 耶和华对摩西说:“不要怕他,因为我已把他及其众民和土地交在你手中。你要像从前对付希实本的亚摩利王西宏一样对付他。” 35 于是,以色列人杀了噩及其儿子和人民,一个不留,并夺取了他的国土。

Footnotes

  1. 21:2 摧毁”希伯来文有“销毁,以示奉献给耶和华”之意。
  2. 21:3 何珥玛”意思是“毁灭”。
  3. 21:16 比珥”意思是“井”。

21 And when king Arad the Canaanite, which dwelt in the south, heard tell that Israel came by the way of the spies; then he fought against Israel, and took some of them prisoners.

And Israel vowed a vow unto the Lord, and said, If thou wilt indeed deliver this people into my hand, then I will utterly destroy their cities.

And the Lord hearkened to the voice of Israel, and delivered up the Canaanites; and they utterly destroyed them and their cities: and he called the name of the place Hormah.

And they journeyed from mount Hor by the way of the Red sea, to compass the land of Edom: and the soul of the people was much discouraged because of the way.

And the people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, neither is there any water; and our soul loatheth this light bread.

And the Lord sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Israel died.

Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, for we have spoken against the Lord, and against thee; pray unto the Lord, that he take away the serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the people.

And the Lord said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall live.

And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived.

10 And the children of Israel set forward, and pitched in Oboth.

11 And they journeyed from Oboth, and pitched at Ijeabarim, in the wilderness which is before Moab, toward the sunrising.

12 From thence they removed, and pitched in the valley of Zared.

13 From thence they removed, and pitched on the other side of Arnon, which is in the wilderness that cometh out of the coasts of the Amorites: for Arnon is the border of Moab, between Moab and the Amorites.

14 Wherefore it is said in the book of the wars of the Lord, What he did in the Red sea, and in the brooks of Arnon,

15 And at the stream of the brooks that goeth down to the dwelling of Ar, and lieth upon the border of Moab.

16 And from thence they went to Beer: that is the well whereof the Lord spake unto Moses, Gather the people together, and I will give them water.

17 Then Israel sang this song, Spring up, O well; sing ye unto it:

18 The princes digged the well, the nobles of the people digged it, by the direction of the lawgiver, with their staves. And from the wilderness they went to Mattanah:

19 And from Mattanah to Nahaliel: and from Nahaliel to Bamoth:

20 And from Bamoth in the valley, that is in the country of Moab, to the top of Pisgah, which looketh toward Jeshimon.

21 And Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites, saying,

22 Let me pass through thy land: we will not turn into the fields, or into the vineyards; we will not drink of the waters of the well: but we will go along by the king's high way, until we be past thy borders.

23 And Sihon would not suffer Israel to pass through his border: but Sihon gathered all his people together, and went out against Israel into the wilderness: and he came to Jahaz, and fought against Israel.

24 And Israel smote him with the edge of the sword, and possessed his land from Arnon unto Jabbok, even unto the children of Ammon: for the border of the children of Ammon was strong.

25 And Israel took all these cities: and Israel dwelt in all the cities of the Amorites, in Heshbon, and in all the villages thereof.

26 For Heshbon was the city of Sihon the king of the Amorites, who had fought against the former king of Moab, and taken all his land out of his hand, even unto Arnon.

27 Wherefore they that speak in proverbs say, Come into Heshbon, let the city of Sihon be built and prepared:

28 For there is a fire gone out of Heshbon, a flame from the city of Sihon: it hath consumed ar of Moab, and the lords of the high places of Arnon.

29 Woe to thee, Moab! thou art undone, O people of Chemosh: he hath given his sons that escaped, and his daughters, into captivity unto Sihon king of the Amorites.

30 We have shot at them; Heshbon is perished even unto Dibon, and we have laid them waste even unto Nophah, which reacheth unto Medeba.

31 Thus Israel dwelt in the land of the Amorites.

32 And Moses sent to spy out Jaazer, and they took the villages thereof, and drove out the Amorites that were there.

33 And they turned and went up by the way of Bashan: and og the king of bashan went out against them, he, and all his people, to the battle at edrei.

34 And the Lord said unto Moses, Fear him not: for I have delivered him into thy hand, and all his people, and his land; and thou shalt do to him as thou didst unto Sihon king of the Amorites, which dwelt at Heshbon.

35 So they smote him, and his sons, and all his people, until there was none left him alive: and they possessed his land.