约书亚记 14
Chinese New Version (Traditional)
九個半支派在河西的分地
14 以下這些地方是以色列人在迦南地分得的產業，就是以利亞撒祭司和嫩的兒子約書亞，以及以色列人各支派的族長分給他們的， 2 是照著耶和華藉著摩西所吩咐的，以抽籤的方法把產業分給九個半支派。 3 因為摩西在約旦河東已經把產業分給了那兩個半支派；卻沒有把產業分給他們中間的利未人。 4 因為約瑟的子孫成了兩個支派，就是瑪拿西和以法蓮，因此以色列人沒有把地業分給在那地的利未人，只給他們一些城市居住，還有城市的郊野，可以牧放他們的牲畜，安置他們的財產。 5 耶和華怎樣吩咐摩西，以色列人就照樣行，把地分配了。
迦勒的分地
6 猶大人來到吉甲約書亞那裡，基尼洗人耶孚尼的兒子迦勒對約書亞說：“耶和華在加低斯．巴尼亞對神人摩西所說關於你和我的話，你是知道的。 7 耶和華的僕人摩西從加低斯．巴尼亞派我去窺探這地的時候，我正四十歲；我照著我心裡所想的向他報告。 8 可是，與我一同上去的眾兄弟卻使人民的心驚懼，我卻完全順從耶和華我的 神。 9 那天摩西起誓說：‘你的腳踏過的地都必歸你和你的子孫作產業，直到永遠，因為你完全順從耶和華我的 神。’ 10 現在你看，自從耶和華對摩西說了這話以後，耶和華照著所應許的，使我活了這四十五年，就是以色列人在曠野行走的時期；現在你看，我今日已經是八十五歲了。 11 今日我還是強壯，像摩西派我去的那天一樣；無論是作戰，或是出入，那時我的力量怎樣，現在我的力量還是怎樣。 12 現在求你把耶和華那日所應許的這山地賜給我；因為那天你也曾聽見那裡有亞衲人，又有寬大堅固的城；也許耶和華與我同在，我就可以把他們趕出去，正如耶和華所應許的。”
13 於是約書亞給迦勒祝福，把希伯崙賜給了耶孚尼的兒子迦勒作產業。 14 因此，希伯崙成了基尼洗人耶孚尼的兒子迦勒的產業，直到今日；因為他完全順從耶和華以色列的 神。 15 希伯崙從前名叫基列．亞巴；亞巴是亞衲人中最偉大的人。全地也就止息了戰爭。
Joshua 14
New International Reader's Version
Land for the Tribes West of the Jordan River
14 The rest of the tribes of Israel received their shares of land in Canaan. Eleazar the priest and Joshua, the son of Nun, decided what each of the tribes should receive. The leaders of the tribes helped them make these decisions. 2 The shares of nine tribes and half of the tribe of Manasseh were decided by casting lots. That’s what the Lord had commanded through Moses. 3 Moses had given two tribes and the other half of the tribe of Manasseh their shares east of the Jordan River. But Moses had not given the Levites a share among the other tribes. 4 Manasseh and Ephraim were the sons of Joseph. They had become two tribes. The Levites didn’t receive any share of the land. They only received towns to live in and grasslands for their flocks and herds. 5 So the Israelites divided up the land, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.
Joshua Gives Hebron to Caleb
6 The people of Judah approached Joshua at Gilgal. Caleb, the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite, spoke to Joshua. He said, “You know what the Lord said to Moses, the man of God. He spoke to him at Kadesh Barnea about you and me. 7 Moses, the servant of the Lord, sent me from Kadesh Barnea to check out the land. I was 40 years old at that time. I brought back an honest report to him. I told him exactly what I had seen. 8 Several other men of Israel went up with me. What they reported terrified the people. But I followed the Lord my God with my whole heart. 9 So on that day Moses made a promise to me. He said, ‘The land you have walked on will be your share. It will be the share of your children forever. That’s because you have followed the Lord my God with your whole heart.’ (Deuteronomy 1:36)
10 “The Lord has done just as he promised. He made the promise while Israel was wandering around in the desert. That was 45 years ago. He has kept me alive all this time. So here I am today, 85 years old! 11 I’m still as strong today as I was the day Moses sent me out. I’m just as able to go out to battle now as I was then. 12 So give me this hill country. The Lord promised it to me that day. At that time you yourself heard that the Anakites were living there. You also heard that their cities were large and had high walls around them. But I’ll drive them out, just as the Lord said I would. He will help me do it.”
13 Then Joshua blessed Caleb, the son of Jephunneh. He gave him Hebron as his share. 14 So ever since that time Hebron has belonged to Caleb, the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite. That’s because he followed the Lord, the God of Israel, with his whole heart. 15 Hebron used to be called Kiriath Arba. It was named after Arba. He was the greatest man among the Anakites.
So the land had peace and rest.
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