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21.於是流便人、迦得人、瑪拿西半支派的人回答以色列軍中的統領說：
Then Reuben, Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh replied to the heads of the clans of Israel:
22.「大能者 神耶和華！大能者 神耶和華！他是知道的！以色列人也必知道！我們若有悖逆的意思，或是干犯耶和華（願你今日不保佑我們），
「The Mighty One, God, the LORD! The Mighty One, God, the LORD! He knows! And let Israel know! If this has been in rebellion or disobedience to the LORD, do not spare us this day.
23.為自己築壇，要轉去不跟從耶和華，或是要將燔祭、素祭、平安祭獻在壇上，願耶和華親自討我們的罪。
If we have built our own altar to turn away from the LORD and to offer burnt offerings and grain offerings, or to sacrifice fellowship offerings on it, may the LORD himself call us to account.
24.我們行這事並非無故，是特意做的，說：恐怕日後你們的子孫對我們的子孫說：『你們與耶和華以色列的 神有何關涉呢？
「No! We did it for fear that some day your descendants might say to ours, 『What do you have to do with the LORD, the God of Israel?
25.因為耶和華把約但河定為我們和你們這流便人、迦得人的交界，你們與耶和華無分了。』這樣，你們的子孫就使我們的子孫不再敬畏耶和華了。
The LORD has made the Jordan a boundary between us and you—you Reubenites and Gadites! You have no share in the LORD.』 So your descendants might cause ours to stop fearing the LORD.
26.因此我們說：『不如為自己築一座壇，不是為獻燔祭，也不是為獻別的祭，
「That is why we said, 『Let us get ready and build an altar—but not for burnt offerings or sacrifices.』
27.乃是為你我中間和你我後人中間作證據，好叫我們也在耶和華面前獻燔祭、平安祭，和別的祭事奉他，免得你們的子孫日後對我們的子孫說，你們與耶和華無分了。』
On the contrary, it is to be a witness between us and you and the generations that follow, that we will worship the LORD at his sanctuary with our burnt offerings, sacrifices and fellowship offerings. Then in the future your descendants will not be able to say to ours, 『You have no share in the LORD.』
28.所以我們說：『日後你們對我們，或對我們的後人這樣說，我們就可以回答說，你們看我們列祖所築的壇是耶和華壇的樣式；這並不是為獻燔祭，也不是為獻別的祭，乃是為做你我中間的證據。』
「And we said, 『If they ever say this to us, or to our descendants, we will answer: Look at the replica of the LORD’s altar, which our ancestors built, not for burnt offerings and sacrifices, but as a witness between us and you.』
29.我們在耶和華我們 神帳幕前的壇以外，另築一座壇，為獻燔祭、素祭，和別的祭，悖逆耶和華，今日轉去不跟從他，我們斷沒有這個意思。」
「Far be it from us to rebel against the LORD and turn away from him today by building an altar for burnt offerings, grain offerings and sacrifices, other than the altar of the LORD our God that stands before his tabernacle.」
30.祭司非尼哈與會中的首領，就是與他同來以色列軍中的統領，聽見流便人、迦得人、瑪拿西人所說的話，就都以為美。
When Phinehas the priest and the leaders of the community—the heads of the clans of the Israelites—heard what Reuben, Gad and Manasseh had to say, they were pleased.
31.祭司以利亞撒的兒子非尼哈對流便人、迦得人、瑪拿西人說：「今日我們知道耶和華在我們中間，因為你們沒有向他犯了這罪。現在你們救以色列人脫離耶和華的手了。」
And Phinehas son of Eleazar, the priest, said to Reuben, Gad and Manasseh, 「Today we know that the LORD is with us, because you have not been unfaithful to the LORD in this matter. Now you have rescued the Israelites from the LORD’s hand.」
32.祭司以利亞撒的兒子非尼哈與眾首領離了流便人、迦得人，從基列地回往迦南地，到了以色列人那裏，便將這事回報他們。
Then Phinehas son of Eleazar, the priest, and the leaders returned to Canaan from their meeting with the Reubenites and Gadites in Gilead and reported to the Israelites.
33.以色列人以這事為美，就稱頌 神，不再提上去攻打流便人、迦得人、毀壞他們所住的地了。
They were glad to hear the report and praised God. And they talked no more about going to war against them to devastate the country where the Reubenites and the Gadites lived.
34.流便人、迦得人給壇起名叫證壇，意思說：這壇在我們中間證明耶和華是 神。
And the Reubenites and the Gadites gave the altar this name: A Witness Between Us—that the LORD is God. |
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