約書亞記 15
Revised Chinese Union Version (Traditional Script) Shen Edition
分給猶大的土地
15 猶大支派按着宗族抽籤所得之地是在最南端，到以東的邊界，往南直到尋的曠野。 2 他們南邊的地界是從鹽海的頂端，就是朝南的海灣開始， 3 通到亞克拉濱斜坡的南邊，經過尋，上到加低斯‧巴尼亞的南邊，又經過希斯崙，上到亞達珥，轉到甲加， 4 再經過押們，順着埃及溪谷，這地界直通到海為止。這就是你們[a]南邊的地界。 5 東邊的地界是從鹽海到約旦河口。北邊的地界是從約旦河口的海灣開始， 6 這地界上到伯‧曷拉，經過伯‧亞拉巴的北邊，這地界上到呂便之子波罕的磐石。 7 這地界是從亞割谷往北上到底璧，直向亞都冥斜坡對面的吉甲，就是河的南邊，這地界再經過隱‧示麥泉，直通到隱‧羅結。 8 這地界又上到欣嫩子谷，耶布斯斜坡的南方，耶布斯就是耶路撒冷，這地界又上到欣嫩谷西邊對面的山頂，就是在利乏音谷的最北端。 9 這地界又從山頂延伸到尼弗多亞水泉，通到以弗崙山的城鎮，這地界又延伸到巴拉，巴拉就是基列‧耶琳。 10 這地界又從巴拉往西繞到西珥山，經過耶琳山斜坡的北邊，耶琳就是基撒崙，從那裏又下到伯‧示麥，經過亭拿， 11 這地界通到以革倫斜坡的北邊。這地界又延伸到施基崙，經過巴拉山到雅比聶，這地界直通到海為止。 12 西邊的地界就是大海和沿海一帶之地。這是猶大人按着宗族所得之地四圍的邊界。
迦勒攻佔的土地(A)
13 約書亞照耶和華所指示的，把猶大人中的一份土地，就是基列‧亞巴，分給耶孚尼的兒子迦勒。亞巴是亞衲族的祖先，基列‧亞巴就是希伯崙。 14 迦勒從那裏趕出亞衲的三族，就是亞衲族的示篩人、亞希幔人和撻買人。 15 他又從那裏上去，攻擊底璧的居民，這底璧從前名叫基列‧西弗。 16 迦勒說：「誰能攻打基列‧西弗，奪取那城，我就把我女兒押撒嫁給他。」 17 迦勒兄弟基納斯的兒子俄陀聶奪取了那城，迦勒就把女兒押撒嫁給他。 18 押撒來的時候，催促丈夫向她父親要一塊田。押撒一下驢，迦勒就對她說：「你要甚麼？」 19 她說：「求你給我福分；你既然把我安置在尼革夫地，求你也給我水泉。」她父親就把上泉和下泉都賜給她。
猶大分得的城鎮
20 這是猶大支派按着宗族所得的產業。 21 猶大支派最南端，靠近以東邊界的城鎮，是甲薛、以得、雅姑珥、 22 基拿、底摩拿、亞大達、 23 基低斯、夏瑣、以提楠、 24 西弗、提鍊、比亞綠、 25 夏瑣‧哈大他、加略‧希斯崙，加略‧希斯崙就是夏瑣， 26 亞曼、示瑪、摩拉大、 27 哈薩‧迦大、黑實門、伯‧帕列、 28 哈薩‧書亞、別是巴、比斯約他、 29 巴拉、以因、以森、 30 伊勒多臘、基失、何珥瑪、 31 洗革拉、麥瑪拿、三撒拿、 32 利巴勿、實忻、亞因、臨門，共二十九座城，還有所屬的村莊。
33 在低地有以實陶、瑣拉、亞實拿、 34 撒挪亞、隱‧干寧、他普亞、以楠、 35 耶末、亞杜蘭、梭哥、亞西加、 36 沙拉音、亞底他音、基底拉、基底羅他音，共十四座城，還有所屬的村莊。
37 又有洗楠、哈大沙、麥大‧迦得、 38 底連、米斯巴、約帖、 39 拉吉、波斯加、伊磯倫、 40 迦本、拉幔、基提利、 41 基低羅、伯‧大袞、拿瑪、瑪基大，共十六座城，還有所屬的村莊。
42 又有立拿、以帖、亞珊、 43 益弗他、亞實拿、尼悉、 44 基伊拉、亞革悉、瑪利沙，共九座城，還有所屬的村莊。
45 又有以革倫和所屬的鄉鎮[b]與村莊， 46 從以革倫直到海，一切靠近亞實突之地，以及所屬的村莊、 47 亞實突和所屬的鄉鎮與村莊，迦薩和所屬的鄉鎮與村莊，到埃及溪谷，直到大海以及沿海一帶之地。
48 在山區有沙密、雅提珥、梭哥、 49 大拿、基列‧薩拿，基列‧薩拿就是底璧， 50 亞拿伯、以實提莫、亞念、 51 歌珊、何崙、基羅，共十一座城，還有所屬的村莊。
52 又有亞拉、度瑪、以珊、 53 雅農、伯‧他普亞、亞非加、 54 宏他、基列‧亞巴，基列‧亞巴就是希伯崙，洗珥，共九座城，還有所屬的村莊。
55 又有瑪雲、迦密、西弗、淤他、 56 耶斯列、約甸、撒挪亞、 57 該隱、基比亞、亭拿，共十座城，還有所屬的村莊。
58 又有哈忽、伯‧夙、基突、 59 瑪臘、伯‧亞諾、伊勒提君，共六座城，還有所屬的村莊。
60 又有基列‧巴力，基列‧巴力就是基列‧耶琳，拉巴，共兩座城，還有所屬的村莊。
61 在曠野有伯‧亞拉巴、密丁、西迦迦、 62 匿珊、鹽城、隱‧基底，共六座城，還有所屬的村莊。
63 至於住耶路撒冷的耶布斯人，猶大人不能把他們趕出去。於是，耶布斯人與猶大人同住在耶路撒冷，直到今日。
Joshua 15
New English Translation
15 The land allotted to the tribe of Judah by its clans reached to the border of Edom, to the wilderness of Zin in the Negev far to the south.[a] 2 Their southern border started at the southern tip of the Salt Sea,[b] 3 extended[c] south of the Scorpion Ascent,[d] crossed to Zin, went up from the south to Kadesh Barnea, crossed to Hezron, went up to Addar, and turned toward Karka. 4 It then crossed to Azmon, extended to the Stream of Egypt,[e] and ended at the Mediterranean Sea. This was their[f] southern border.
5 The eastern border was the Salt Sea to the mouth[g] of the Jordan River.[h]
The northern border started north of the Salt Sea at the mouth of the Jordan,[i] 6 went up to Beth Hoglah, crossed north of Beth Arabah, and went up to the Stone of Bohan son of Reuben. 7 It then went up to Debir from the Valley of Achor, turning northward to Gilgal (which is opposite the Pass[j] of Adummim south of the valley), crossed to the waters of En Shemesh and extended to En Rogel. 8 It then went up the Valley of Ben Hinnom to the slope of the Jebusites on the south (that is, Jerusalem), going up to the top of the hill opposite the Valley of Ben Hinnom to the west, which is at the end of the Valley of the Rephaites to the north. 9 It then went from the top of the hill to the spring of the waters of Nephtoah, extended to the cities of Mount Ephron, and went to Baalah (that is, Kiriath Jearim). 10 It then turned from Baalah westward to Mount Seir, crossed to the slope of Mount Jearim on the north (that is Kesalon), descended to Beth Shemesh, and crossed to Timnah. 11 It then extended to the slope of Ekron to the north, went toward Shikkeron, crossed to Mount Baalah, extended to Jabneel, and ended at the sea.
12 The western border was the Mediterranean Sea.[k] These were the borders of the tribe of Judah and its clans.[l]
13 Caleb son of Jephunneh was assigned Kiriath Arba (that is Hebron) within the tribe of Judah, according to the Lord’s instructions to Joshua. (Arba was the father of Anak.)[m] 14 Caleb drove out[n] from there three Anakites—Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, descendants of Anak. 15 From there he attacked the people of Debir.[o] (Debir used to be called Kiriath Sepher.) 16 Caleb said, “To the man who attacks and captures Kiriath Sepher I will give my daughter Achsah as a wife.” 17 When Othniel son of Kenaz, Caleb’s brother,[p] captured it, Caleb[q] gave Achsah his daughter to him as a wife.
18 One time Achsah[r] came and charmed her father[s] so that she could ask him for some land. When she got down from her donkey, Caleb said to her, “What would you like?” 19 She answered, “Please give me a special present.[t] Since you have given me land in the Negev, now give me springs of water.” So he gave her both the upper and lower springs.
20 This is the land assigned to the tribe of Judah by its clans:[u] 21 These cities were located at the southern extremity of Judah’s tribal land near the border of Edom:[v] Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur, 22 Kinah, Dimonah, Adadah, 23 Kedesh, Hazor, Ithnan, 24 Ziph, Telem, Bealoth, 25 Hazor Hadattah, Kerioth Hezron (that is, Hazor), 26 Amam, Shema, Moladah, 27 Hazar Gaddah, Heshbon, Beth Pelet, 28 Hazar Shual, Beer Sheba, Biziothiah, 29 Baalah, Iim, Ezem, 30 Eltolad, Kesil, Hormah, 31 Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah, 32 Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain, and Rimmon—a total of twenty-nine cities and their towns.[w]
33 These cities were[x] in the foothills:[y] Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah, 34 Zanoah, En Gannim, Tappuah, Enam, 35 Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh, Azekah, 36 Shaaraim, Adithaim, and Gederah (or Gederothaim)—a total of fourteen cities and their towns.
37 Zenan, Hadashah, Migdal Gad, 38 Dilean, Mizpah, Joktheel, 39 Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon, 40 Cabbon, Lahmas, Kitlish, 41 Gederoth, Beth Dagon, Naamah, and Makkedah—a total of sixteen cities and their towns.
42 Libnah, Ether, Ashan, 43 Iphtah, Ashnah, Nezib, 44 Keilah, Achzib, and Mareshah—a total of nine cities and their towns.
45 Ekron and its surrounding towns[z] and settlements; 46 from Ekron westward, all those in the vicinity of Ashdod and their towns; 47 Ashdod with its surrounding towns and settlements, and Gaza with its surrounding towns and settlements, as far as the Stream of Egypt[aa] and the border at the Mediterranean Sea.[ab]
48 These cities were[ac] in the hill country: Shamir, Jattir, Socoh, 49 Dannah, Kiriath Sannah (that is, Debir), 50 Anab, Eshtemoh, Anim, 51 Goshen, Holon, and Giloh—a total of eleven cities and their towns.
52 Arab, Dumah,[ad] Eshan, 53 Janim, Beth Tappuah, Aphekah, 54 Humtah, Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron), and Zior—a total of nine cities and their towns.
55 Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah, 56 Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah, 57 Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah—a total of ten cities and their towns.
58 Halhul, Beth Zur, Gedor, 59 Maarath, Beth Anoth, and Eltekon—a total of six cities and their towns.
60 Kiriath Baal (that is, Kiriath Jearim) and Rabbah—a total of two cities and their towns.
61 These cities were[ae] in the wilderness: Beth Arabah, Middin, Secacah, 62 Nibshan, the City of Salt, and En Gedi—a total of six cities and their towns.
63 The men of Judah were unable to conquer the Jebusites living in Jerusalem. The Jebusites live with the people of Judah in Jerusalem to this very day.[af]
Footnotes
- Joshua 15:1 tn Heb “The lot was to the tribe of the sons of Judah by their clans to the border of Edom, the wilderness of Zin toward the south, southward.”
- Joshua 15:2 tn Heb “Their southern border was from the end of the Salt Sea, from the tongue that faces to the south.”sn The Salt Sea is another name for the Dead Sea (also in v. 5).
- Joshua 15:3 tn Heb “went out.”
- Joshua 15:3 tn Or “the Ascent of Akrabbim” (עַקְרַבִּים [ʿaqrabbim] means “scorpions” in Hebrew).
- Joshua 15:4 tn Traditionally “the Brook of Egypt,” although a number of recent translations have “the Wadi of Egypt” (cf. NAB, NIV, NRSV).
- Joshua 15:4 tn The translation follows the LXX at this point. The MT reads, “This will be your southern border.”
- Joshua 15:5 tn Heb “end.”
- Joshua 15:5 tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied for clarity.
- Joshua 15:5 tn Heb “the border on the northern side was from the tongue of the sea, from the end of the Jordan.”
- Joshua 15:7 tn Or “ascent.”
- Joshua 15:12 tn Heb “the Great Sea,” the typical designation for the Mediterranean Sea.
- Joshua 15:12 tn Heb “this was the border of the sons of Judah round about, by their clans.”
- Joshua 15:13 tn Heb “To Caleb son of Jephunneh he gave a portion in the midst of the sons of Judah according to the mouth [i.e., command] of the Lord to Joshua, Kiriath Arba (the father of Anak), it is Hebron.”
- Joshua 15:14 tn Or “dispossessed.”
- Joshua 15:15 tn Heb “he went up against the inhabitants of Debir.”
- Joshua 15:17 tn “Caleb’s brother” may refer either to Othniel or to Kenaz. If Kenaz was the brother of Caleb, Othniel is Caleb’s nephew.
- Joshua 15:17 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Caleb) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- Joshua 15:18 tn Heb “she”; the referent (Achsah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- Joshua 15:18 tn Heb “him.” The referent of the pronoun could be Othniel, in which case the translation would be “she incited him [Othniel] to ask her father for a field.” This is problematic, however, for Achsah, not Othniel, makes the request in v. 19. The LXX has “he [Othniel] urged her to ask her father for a field.” This appears to be an attempt to reconcile the apparent inconsistency and probably does not reflect the original text. If Caleb is understood as the referent of the pronoun, the problem disappears. For a fuller discussion of the issue, see P. G. Mosca, “Who Seduced Whom? A Note on Joshua 15:18//Judges 1:14, ” CBQ 46 (1984): 18-22. This incident is also recorded in Judg 1:14.
- Joshua 15:19 tn Elsewhere this Hebrew word (בְּרָכָה, berakhah) is often translated “blessing,” but here it refers to a gift (as in Gen 33:11; 1 Sam 25:27; 30:26; 2 Kgs 5:15).
- Joshua 15:20 tn Heb “This is the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Judah by their clans.”
- Joshua 15:21 tn Heb “and the cities were at the end of the tribe of the sons of Judah, at the border of Edom, to the south.”
- Joshua 15:32 tn The total number of names in the list is thirty-six, not twenty-nine. Perhaps (1) some of the names are alternatives (though the text appears to delineate clearly such alternative names here and elsewhere, see vv. 8, 9, 10, 13, 25b) or (2), more likely, later scribes added to a list originally numbering twenty-nine and failed to harmonize the concluding summary statement with the expanded list.
- Joshua 15:33 tn The words “these cities were” have been supplied for English stylistic reasons.
- Joshua 15:33 tn The foothills (שְׁפֵלָה, shephelah) are the region between the Judean hill country and the Mediterranean coastal plain.
- Joshua 15:45 tn Heb “daughters.”
- Joshua 15:47 tn See the note on this place name in 15:4.
- Joshua 15:47 tn Heb “the Great Sea,” the typical designation for the Mediterranean Sea.
- Joshua 15:48 tn The words “These cities were” have been supplied in the translation for English stylistic reasons.
- Joshua 15:52 tc Some Hebrew mss and some mss of the LXX read “Rumah” in place of “Dumah.”
- Joshua 15:61 tn The words “These cities were” have been supplied for English stylistic reasons.
- Joshua 15:63 sn The statement to this very day reflects the perspective of the author, who must have written prior to David’s conquest of the Jebusites (see 2 Sam 5:6-7).
Joshua 15
King James Version
15 This then was the lot of the tribe of the children of Judah by their families; even to the border of Edom the wilderness of Zin southward was the uttermost part of the south coast.
2 And their south border was from the shore of the salt sea, from the bay that looketh southward:
3 And it went out to the south side to Maalehacrabbim, and passed along to Zin, and ascended up on the south side unto Kadeshbarnea, and passed along to Hezron, and went up to Adar, and fetched a compass to Karkaa:
4 From thence it passed toward Azmon, and went out unto the river of Egypt; and the goings out of that coast were at the sea: this shall be your south coast.
5 And the east border was the salt sea, even unto the end of Jordan. And their border in the north quarter was from the bay of the sea at the uttermost part of Jordan:
6 And the border went up to Bethhogla, and passed along by the north of Betharabah; and the border went up to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben:
7 And the border went up toward Debir from the valley of Achor, and so northward, looking toward Gilgal, that is before the going up to Adummim, which is on the south side of the river: and the border passed toward the waters of Enshemesh, and the goings out thereof were at Enrogel:
8 And the border went up by the valley of the son of Hinnom unto the south side of the Jebusite; the same is Jerusalem: and the border went up to the top of the mountain that lieth before the valley of Hinnom westward, which is at the end of the valley of the giants northward:
9 And the border was drawn from the top of the hill unto the fountain of the water of Nephtoah, and went out to the cities of mount Ephron; and the border was drawn to Baalah, which is Kirjathjearim:
10 And the border compassed from Baalah westward unto mount Seir, and passed along unto the side of mount Jearim, which is Chesalon, on the north side, and went down to Bethshemesh, and passed on to Timnah:
11 And the border went out unto the side of Ekron northward: and the border was drawn to Shicron, and passed along to mount Baalah, and went out unto Jabneel; and the goings out of the border were at the sea.
12 And the west border was to the great sea, and the coast thereof. This is the coast of the children of Judah round about according to their families.
13 And unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a part among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of the Lord to Joshua, even the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron.
14 And Caleb drove thence the three sons of Anak, Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.
15 And he went up thence to the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before was Kirjathsepher.
16 And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjathsepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.
17 And Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.
18 And it came to pass, as she came unto him, that she moved him to ask of her father a field: and she lighted off her ass; and Caleb said unto her, What wouldest thou?
19 Who answered, Give me a blessing; for thou hast given me a south land; give me also springs of water. And he gave her the upper springs, and the nether springs.
20 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Judah according to their families.
21 And the uttermost cities of the tribe of the children of Judah toward the coast of Edom southward were Kabzeel, and Eder, and Jagur,
22 And Kinah, and Dimonah, and Adadah,
23 And Kedesh, and Hazor, and Ithnan,
24 Ziph, and Telem, and Bealoth,
25 And Hazor, Hadattah, and Kerioth, and Hezron, which is Hazor,
26 Amam, and Shema, and Moladah,
27 And Hazargaddah, and Heshmon, and Bethpalet,
28 And Hazarshual, and Beersheba, and Bizjothjah,
29 Baalah, and Iim, and Azem,
30 And Eltolad, and Chesil, and Hormah,
31 And Ziklag, and Madmannah, and Sansannah,
32 And Lebaoth, and Shilhim, and Ain, and Rimmon: all the cities are twenty and nine, with their villages:
33 And in the valley, Eshtaol, and Zoreah, and Ashnah,
34 And Zanoah, and Engannim, Tappuah, and Enam,
35 Jarmuth, and Adullam, Socoh, and Azekah,
36 And Sharaim, and Adithaim, and Gederah, and Gederothaim; fourteen cities with their villages:
37 Zenan, and Hadashah, and Migdalgad,
38 And Dilean, and Mizpeh, and Joktheel,
39 Lachish, and Bozkath, and Eglon,
40 And Cabbon, and Lahmam, and Kithlish,
41 And Gederoth, Bethdagon, and Naamah, and Makkedah; sixteen cities with their villages:
42 Libnah, and Ether, and Ashan,
43 And Jiphtah, and Ashnah, and Nezib,
44 And Keilah, and Achzib, and Mareshah; nine cities with their villages:
45 Ekron, with her towns and her villages:
46 From Ekron even unto the sea, all that lay near Ashdod, with their villages:
47 Ashdod with her towns and her villages, Gaza with her towns and her villages, unto the river of Egypt, and the great sea, and the border thereof:
48 And in the mountains, Shamir, and Jattir, and Socoh,
49 And Dannah, and Kirjathsannah, which is Debir,
50 And Anab, and Eshtemoh, and Anim,
51 And Goshen, and Holon, and Giloh; eleven cities with their villages:
52 Arab, and Dumah, and Eshean,
53 And Janum, and Bethtappuah, and Aphekah,
54 And Humtah, and Kirjatharba, which is Hebron, and Zior; nine cities with their villages:
55 Maon, Carmel, and Ziph, and Juttah,
56 And Jezreel, and Jokdeam, and Zanoah,
57 Cain, Gibeah, and Timnah; ten cities with their villages:
58 Halhul, Bethzur, and Gedor,
59 And Maarath, and Bethanoth, and Eltekon; six cities with their villages:
60 Kirjathbaal, which is Kirjathjearim, and Rabbah; two cities with their villages:
61 In the wilderness, Betharabah, Middin, and Secacah,
62 And Nibshan, and the city of Salt, and Engedi; six cities with their villages.
63 As for the Jebusites the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the children of Judah could not drive them out; but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Judah at Jerusalem unto this day.
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