13.以色列人打發祭司以利亞撒的兒子非尼哈，往基列地去見流便人、迦得人、瑪拿西半支派的人；
So the Israelites sent Phinehas son of Eleazar, the priest, to the land of Gilead—to Reuben, Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh.
14.又打發十個首領與非尼哈同去，就是以色列每支派的一個首領，都是以色列軍中的統領。
With him they sent ten of the chief men, one from each of the tribes of Israel, each the head of a family division among the Israelite clans.
15.他們到了基列地，見流便人、迦得人，和瑪拿西半支派的人，對他們說：
When they went to Gilead—to Reuben, Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh—they said to them:
16.「耶和華全會眾這樣說，你們今日轉去不跟從耶和華，干犯以色列的 神，為自己築一座壇，悖逆了耶和華，這犯的是甚麼罪呢？
「The whole assembly of the LORD says: 『How could you break faith with the God of Israel like this? How could you turn away from the LORD and build yourselves an altar in rebellion against him now?
17.從前拜毘珥的罪孽還算小嗎？雖然瘟疫臨到耶和華的會眾，到今日我們還沒有洗淨這罪。
Was not the sin of Peor enough for us? Up to this very day we have not cleansed ourselves from that sin, even though a plague fell on the community of the LORD!
18.你們今日竟轉去不跟從耶和華嗎？你們今日既悖逆耶和華，明日他必向以色列全會眾發怒。
And are you now turning away from the LORD? 「『If you rebel against the LORD today, tomorrow he will be angry with the whole community of Israel.
19.你們所得為業之地，若嫌不潔淨，就可以過到耶和華之地，就是耶和華的帳幕所住之地，在我們中間得地業。只是不可悖逆耶和華，也不可得罪我們，在耶和華我們 神的壇以外為自己築壇。
If the land you possess is defiled, come over to the LORD’s land, where the LORD’s tabernacle stands, and share the land with us. But do not rebel against the LORD or against us by building an altar for yourselves, other than the altar of the LORD our God.
20.從前謝拉的曾孫亞干，豈不是在那當滅的物上犯了罪，就有憤怒臨到以色列全會眾嗎？那人在所犯的罪中不獨一人死亡。」
When Achan son of Zerah was unfaithful in regard to the devoted things,[a] did not wrath come on the whole community of Israel? He was not the only one who died for his sin.』」
Footnotes:
a. Joshua 22:20 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the LORD, often by totally destroying them.
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