士师记第22章--每日读经

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犹大和西缅打败亚多尼．比色

约书亚死后，以色列人求问耶和华说：“我们中间谁当首先上去攻打迦南人，与他们争战呢？”

Now after the death of Joshua it came to pass, that the children of Israel asked the LORD, saying, Who shall go up for us against the Canaanites first, to fight against them?

2耶和华说：“犹大要先上去。看哪，我已将那地交在他手中。”

And the LORD said, Judah shall go up: behold, I have delivered the land into his hand.

3犹大对他哥哥西缅说：“请你同我上到我抽签所得之地，与迦南人争战；我也同你去你抽签所得之地。”于是西缅与他同去。

And Judah said unto Simeon his brother, Come up with me into my lot, that we may fight against the Canaanites; and I likewise will go with thee into thy lot. So Simeon went with him.

4犹大就上去，耶和华把迦南人和比利洗人交在他们手中。他们在比色击杀了一万人。

And Judah went up; and the LORD delivered the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hand: and they slew of them in Bezek ten thousand men.

5他们在比色遇见亚多尼．比色，与他争战，击败了迦南人和比利洗人。

And they found Adonibezek in Bezek: and they fought against him, and they slew the Canaanites and the Perizzites.

6亚多尼．比色逃跑，他们追赶他，捉住他，砍断他大拇指和大脚趾。

But Adonibezek fled; and they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes.

7亚多尼．比色说：“从前有七十个王，大拇指和大脚趾都被我砍断，在我桌子底下拾取零碎食物。现在神照着我所做的报应我了。”他们把亚多尼．比色带到耶路撒冷，他就死在那里。

And Adonibezek said, Threescore and ten kings, having their thumbs and their great toes cut off, gathered their meat under my table: as I have done, so God hath requited me. And they brought him to Jerusalem, and there he died.

8犹大人攻打耶路撒冷，夺取了它，用刀杀城内的人，并且放火烧城。

Now the children of Judah had fought against Jerusalem, and had taken it, and smitten it with the edge of the sword, and set the city on fire.

9后来犹大人下去，与住山区、尼革夫和低地的迦南人争战。

And afterward the children of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites, that dwelt in the mountain, and in the south, and in the valley.

10犹大去攻打住希伯仑的迦南人，杀了示筛、亚希幔、挞买。希伯仑从前名叫基列．亚巴。

And Judah went against the Canaanites that dwelt in Hebron: (now the name of Hebron before was Kirjatharba:) and they slew Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai.

11犹大从那里去攻击底壁的居民。底壁从前名叫基列．西弗。

And from thence he went against the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before was Kirjathsepher:

12迦勒说：“谁能攻打基列．西弗，夺取那城，我就把我女儿押撒嫁给他。”

And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjathsepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.

13迦勒的弟弟基纳斯的儿子俄陀聂夺取了那城，迦勒就把女儿押撒嫁给他。

And Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.

14押撒来的时候，催促丈夫向她父亲要一块田。押撒一下驴，迦勒就对她说：“你要什么？”

And it came to pass, when she came to him, that she moved him to ask of her father a field: and she lighted from off her ass; and Caleb said unto her, What wilt thou?

15她对迦勒说：“求你赐我福分；你既然把尼革夫给了我，求你也给我水泉。”迦勒就把上泉和下泉都赐给她。

犹大和便雅悯的胜利

And she said unto him, Give me a blessing: for thou hast given me a south land; give me also springs of water. And Caleb gave her the upper springs and the nether springs.

16摩西的岳父是基尼人，他的子孙与犹大人一起上到棕树城，往亚拉得以南的犹大旷野去，住在百姓当中。

And the children of the Kenite, Moses' father in law, went up out of the city of palm trees with the children of Judah into the wilderness of Judah, which lieth in the south of Arad; and they went and dwelt among the people.

17犹大和他哥哥西缅同去，击杀了住洗法的迦南人，将城彻底毁灭。因此，那城名叫何珥玛。

And Judah went with Simeon his brother, and they slew the Canaanites that inhabited Zephath, and utterly destroyed it. And the name of the city was called Hormah.

18犹大攻取了迦萨和所属的领土，亚实基伦和所属的领土，以革伦和所属的领土。

Also Judah took Gaza with the coast thereof, and Askelon with the coast thereof, and Ekron with the coast thereof.

19耶和华与犹大同在，犹大取得了山区，却不能赶出平原的居民，因为他们有铁的战车。

And the LORD was with Judah; and he drave out the inhabitants of the mountain; but could not drive out the inhabitants of the valley, because they had chariots of iron.

20以色列人照摩西所说的，把希伯仑给了迦勒。迦勒从那里赶出亚衲的三支后裔。

And they gave Hebron unto Caleb, as Moses said: and he expelled thence the three sons of Anak.

21至于住耶路撒冷的耶布斯人，便雅悯人没有把他们赶出。于是，耶布斯人与便雅悯人同住在耶路撒冷，直到今日。

以法莲和玛拿西攻取伯特利

And the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem; but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem unto this day.

22约瑟家也上到伯特利去，耶和华与他们同在。

And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Bethel: and the LORD was with them.

23约瑟家去窥探伯特利，那城起先名叫路斯。

And the house of Joseph sent to descry Bethel. (Now the name of the city before was Luz.)

24探子看见一个人从城里出来，就对他说：“请你把进城的路指示我们，我们会厚待你。”

And the spies saw a man come forth out of the city, and they said unto him, Shew us, we pray thee, the entrance into the city, and we will shew thee mercy.

25那人把进城的路指示他们。他们就用刀击杀了城中的居民，却放走那人和他的全家。

And when he shewed them the entrance into the city, they smote the city with the edge of the sword; but they let go the man and all his family.

26那人往赫人之地去，建造了一座城，起名叫路斯。那城到如今还叫这名。

以色列未赶出的民

And the man went into the land of the Hittites, and built a city, and called the name thereof Luz: which is the name thereof unto this day.

27玛拿西没有赶出伯˙善和所属乡镇的居民，他纳和所属乡镇的居民，多珥和所属乡镇的居民，以伯莲和所属乡镇的居民，米吉多和所属乡镇的居民；迦南人仍坚持住在这地。

Neither did Manasseh drive out the inhabitants of Bethshean and her towns, nor Taanach and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns: but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.

28以色列强盛的时候，就叫迦南人做苦工，没有把他们全然赶走。

And it came to pass, when Israel was strong, that they put the Canaanites to tribute, and did not utterly drive them out.

29以法莲没有赶出住基色的迦南人。于是迦南人仍住在基色，在以法莲中间。

Neither did Ephraim drive out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer; but the Canaanites dwelt in Gezer among them.

30西布伦没有赶出基伦的居民和拿哈拉的居民。于是迦南人仍住在西布伦中间，成了服劳役的人。

Neither did Zebulun drive out the inhabitants of Kitron, nor the inhabitants of Nahalol; but the Canaanites dwelt among them, and became tributaries.

31亚设没有赶出亚柯的居民和西顿的居民，以及亚黑拉、亚革悉、黑巴、亚弗革和利合的居民。

Neither did Asher drive out the inhabitants of Accho, nor the inhabitants of Zidon, nor of Ahlab, nor of Achzib, nor of Helbah, nor of Aphik, nor of Rehob:

32亚设人因为没有赶出那地的居民迦南人，就住在他们中间。

But the Asherites dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land: for they did not drive them out.

33拿弗他利没有赶出伯˙示麦和伯˙亚纳的居民。于是拿弗他利就住在那地的居民迦南人中，而伯˙示麦和伯˙亚纳的居民却成了为他们服劳役的人。

Neither did Naphtali drive out the inhabitants of Bethshemesh, nor the inhabitants of Bethanath; but he dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land: nevertheless the inhabitants of Bethshemesh and of Bethanath became tributaries unto them.

34亚摩利人强逼但人住在山区，不准他们下到平原。

And the Amorites forced the children of Dan into the mountain: for they would not suffer them to come down to the valley:

35亚摩利人仍坚持住在希烈山、亚雅仑和沙宾；然而约瑟家权势强盛的时候，他们成为服劳役的人。

But the Amorites would dwell in mount Heres in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim: yet the hand of the house of Joseph prevailed, so that they became tributaries.

36亚摩利人的地界是从亚克拉滨斜坡，从西拉延伸而上。

And the coast of the Amorites was from the going up to Akrabbim, from the rock, and upward.

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耶和华的使者在波金

耶和华的使者从吉甲上到波金，说：“我领你们从埃及上来，带你们到我向你们列祖起誓应许之地。我曾说：‘我永不废弃我与你们的约。

And an angel of the LORD came up from Gilgal to Bochim, and said, I made you to go up out of Egypt, and have brought you unto the land which I sware unto your fathers; and I said, I will never break my covenant with you.

2你们不可与这地的居民立约，要拆毁他们的祭坛。’你们竟没有听从我的话。你们为何这样做呢！

And ye shall make no league with the inhabitants of this land; ye shall throw down their altars: but ye have not obeyed my voice: why have ye done this?

3因此我说：‘我必不将他们从你们面前赶出。他们必作你们肋下的荆棘，他们的神明必成为你们的圈套。’”

Wherefore I also said, I will not drive them out from before you; but they shall be as thorns in your sides, and their gods shall be a snare unto you.

4耶和华的使者向以色列众人说这些话的时候，百姓放声大哭。

And it came to pass, when the angel of the LORD spake these words unto all the children of Israel, that the people lifted up their voice, and wept.

5于是他们给那地方起名叫波金，并在那里向耶和华献祭。

约书亚去世

And they called the name of that place Bochim: and they sacrificed there unto the LORD.

6约书亚解散百姓，以色列人回到自己的地业，占各自的地。

And when Joshua had let the people go, the children of Israel went every man unto his inheritance to possess the land.

7约书亚在世的日子和他死了以后，那些见过耶和华为以色列所做一切大事的长老还在世的时候，百姓都事奉耶和华。

And the people served the LORD all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders that outlived Joshua, who had seen all the great works of the LORD, that he did for Israel.

8耶和华的仆人，嫩的儿子约书亚死了，那时他一百一十岁。

And Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died, being an hundred and ten years old.

9以色列人把他葬在他自己地业的境内，以法莲山区的亭拿．希烈，在迦实山的北边。

And they buried him in the border of his inheritance in Timnathheres, in the mount of Ephraim, on the north side of the hill Gaash.

10那世代的人也都归到自己的列祖。后来兴起的另一世代不认识耶和华，也不知道他为以色列所做的事。

以色列离弃耶和华

And also all that generation were gathered unto their fathers: and there arose another generation after them, which knew not the LORD, nor yet the works which he had done for Israel.

11以色列人行耶和华眼中看为恶的事，去事奉诸巴力。

And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD, and served Baalim:

12他们离弃领他们出埃及地的耶和华－他们列祖的神，去随从别神，就是四围列国的神明，向它们叩拜，惹耶和华发怒。

And they forsook the LORD God of their fathers, which brought them out of the land of Egypt, and followed other gods, of the gods of the people that were round about them, and bowed themselves unto them, and provoked the LORD to anger.

13他们离弃了耶和华，去事奉巴力和亚斯她录。

And they forsook the LORD, and served Baal and Ashtaroth.

14耶和华的怒气向以色列发作，把他们交在抢夺他们的人手中，又把他们交给四围仇敌的手中，以致他们在仇敌面前再也不能站立得住。

And the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he delivered them into the hands of spoilers that spoiled them, and he sold them into the hands of their enemies round about, so that they could not any longer stand before their enemies.

15他们无论往何处去，耶和华的手都以灾祸攻击他们，正如耶和华所说的，又如耶和华向他们所起的誓；他们就极其困苦。

Whithersoever they went out, the hand of the LORD was against them for evil, as the LORD had said, and as the LORD had sworn unto them: and they were greatly distressed.

16耶和华兴起士师，士师就拯救他们脱离抢夺他们之人的手。

Nevertheless the LORD raised up judges, which delivered them out of the hand of those that spoiled them.

17然而，他们却不听从士师，竟随从别神而行淫，向它们叩拜。他们列祖所行的道，所听从耶和华的命令，他们都速速偏离了，并不照样遵行。

And yet they would not hearken unto their judges, but they went a whoring after other gods, and bowed themselves unto them: they turned quickly out of the way which their fathers walked in, obeying the commandments of the LORD; but they did not so.

18耶和华为他们兴起士师，耶和华与士师同在。士师在世的一切日子，耶和华拯救他们脱离仇敌的手。耶和华因他们受欺压迫害所发出的哀声，就怜悯他们。

And when the LORD raised them up judges, then the LORD was with the judge, and delivered them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge: for it repented the LORD because of their groanings by reason of them that oppressed them and vexed them.

19但士师一死，他们又转去行恶，比他们祖宗更坏，去随从别神，事奉叩拜它们，总不放弃他们的恶习和顽梗的行为。

And it came to pass, when the judge was dead, that they returned, and corrupted themselves more than their fathers, in following other gods to serve them, and to bow down unto them; they ceased not from their own doings, nor from their stubborn way.

20于是耶和华的怒气向以色列发作，说：“因为这国违背我吩咐他们列祖当守的约，不听从我的话，

And the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel; and he said, Because that this people hath transgressed my covenant which I commanded their fathers, and have not hearkened unto my voice;

21约书亚死的时候所剩下的各国，我必不再从他们面前赶出任何一个，

I also will not henceforth drive out any from before them of the nations which Joshua left when he died:

22为要藉此考验以色列是否肯谨守遵行耶和华的道，像他们列祖一样地谨守。”

That through them I may prove Israel, whether they will keep the way of the LORD to walk therein, as their fathers did keep it, or not.

23耶和华留下那些国家，不将他们速速赶出，也不把他们交在约书亚的手中。

Therefore the LORD left those nations, without driving them out hastily; neither delivered he them into the hand of Joshua.

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留下来的国家

耶和华留下这些国家，为要考验所有未曾经历迦南任何战役的以色列人，

Now these are the nations which the LORD left, to prove Israel by them, even as many of Israel as had not known all the wars of Canaan;

2只是为了要以色列人的后代认识战争，教导他们，尤其那些未曾认识这些事的人。

Only that the generations of the children of Israel might know, to teach them war, at the least such as before knew nothing thereof;

3留下的有非利士的五个领袖，所有的迦南人，西顿人，以及从巴力．黑门山到哈马口，住黎巴嫩山的希未人。

Namely, five lords of the Philistines, and all the Canaanites, and the Sidonians, and the Hivites that dwelt in mount Lebanon, from mount Baalhermon unto the entering in of Hamath.

4他们是为了要考验以色列，好知道他们是否肯听从耶和华藉摩西吩咐他们列祖的命令。

And they were to prove Israel by them, to know whether they would hearken unto the commandments of the LORD, which he commanded their fathers by the hand of Moses.

5以色列人住在迦南人、赫人、亚摩利人、比利洗人、希未人、耶布斯人中间，

And the children of Israel dwelt among the Canaanites, Hittites, and Amorites, and Perizzites, and Hivites, and Jebusites:

6娶他们的女儿，将自己的女儿嫁给他们的儿子，并事奉他们的神明。

俄陀聂

And they took their daughters to be their wives, and gave their daughters to their sons, and served their gods.

7以色列人行耶和华眼中看为恶的事，忘记耶和华－他们的神，去事奉诸巴力和亚舍拉，

And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD, and forgat the LORD their God, and served Baalim and the groves.

8所以耶和华的怒气向以色列发作，把他们交给美索不达米亚王古珊．利萨田的手中。以色列人服事古珊．利萨田八年。

Therefore the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of Chushanrishathaim king of Mesopotamia: and the children of Israel served Chushanrishathaim eight years.

9以色列人呼求耶和华，耶和华就为以色列人兴起一位拯救者来救他们，就是迦勒的弟弟基纳斯的儿子俄陀聂。

And when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, the LORD raised up a deliverer to the children of Israel, who delivered them, even Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother.

10耶和华的灵降在他身上，他就作了以色列的士师。他出去争战，耶和华将亚兰王古珊．利萨田交在他手中，他的手战胜了古珊．利萨田。

And the Spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he judged Israel, and went out to war: and the LORD delivered Chushanrishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand; and his hand prevailed against Chushanrishathaim.

11于是这地太平四十年。基纳斯的儿子俄陀聂死了。

以笏

And the land had rest forty years. And Othniel the son of Kenaz died.

12以色列人又行耶和华眼中看为恶的事。耶和华使摩押王伊矶伦强大，攻击以色列，因为他们行耶和华眼中看为恶的事。

And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD: and the LORD strengthened Eglon the king of Moab against Israel, because they had done evil in the sight of the LORD.

13伊矶伦召集亚扪人和亚玛力人到他那里，他就去攻打以色列，占据了棕树城。

And he gathered unto him the children of Ammon and Amalek, and went and smote Israel, and possessed the city of palm trees.

14于是以色列人服事摩押王伊矶伦十八年。

So the children of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years.

15以色列人呼求耶和华，耶和华就为他们兴起一位拯救者，便雅悯人基拉的儿子以笏，他是个惯用左手的人。以色列人托他送礼物给摩押王伊矶伦。

But when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, the LORD raised them up a deliverer, Ehud the son of Gera, a Benjamite, a man lefthanded: and by him the children of Israel sent a present unto Eglon the king of Moab.

16以笏打造了一把两刃的剑，长一短肘，绑在右腿上衣服里面。

But Ehud made him a dagger which had two edges, of a cubit length; and he did gird it under his raiment upon his right thigh.

17他把礼物献给摩押王伊矶伦。伊矶伦是个很肥胖的人。

And he brought the present unto Eglon king of Moab: and Eglon was a very fat man.

18以笏献完礼物的时候，就把抬礼物的人送走。

And when he had made an end to offer the present, he sent away the people that bare the present.

19但他自己却从靠近吉甲的雕像那里转回来，说：“王啊，我有一件机密的事要奏告你。”王说：“回避吧！”于是所有侍立在他左右的人都退去了。

But he himself turned again from the quarries that were by Gilgal, and said, I have a secret errand unto thee, O king: who said, Keep silence. And all that stood by him went out from him.

20以笏来到王那里，那时他独自一人坐在阴凉的顶楼。以笏说：“我有神的话向你报告。”王就从座位上站起来。

And Ehud came unto him; and he was sitting in a summer parlour, which he had for himself alone. And Ehud said, I have a message from God unto thee. And he arose out of his seat.

21以笏伸出左手，从右腿上拔出剑来，刺入王的肚腹。

And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the dagger from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly:

22剑柄连同剑刃都刺进去了，肥肉夹住了剑刃。他没有把剑从王的肚腹拔出来，粪便就流出来了。

And the haft also went in after the blade; and the fat closed upon the blade, so that he could not draw the dagger out of his belly; and the dirt came out.

23以笏出到门廊，把王关在楼门里面，就上了锁。

Then Ehud went forth through the porch, and shut the doors of the parlour upon him, and locked them.

24以笏出来之后，王的仆人就来了。他们观看，看哪，楼门锁住，就说：“他必是在阴凉的房间里大解。”

When he was gone out, his servants came; and when they saw that, behold, the doors of the parlour were locked, they said, Surely he covereth his feet in his summer chamber.

25他们等得不耐烦，看哪，楼门仍然不开，就拿钥匙打开楼门，看哪，他们的主人已经倒在地上死了。

And they tarried till they were ashamed: and, behold, he opened not the doors of the parlour; therefore they took a key, and opened them: and, behold, their lord was fallen down dead on the earth.

26他们耽延的时候，以笏就逃跑了。他经过雕像那里，逃到西伊拉。

And Ehud escaped while they tarried, and passed beyond the quarries, and escaped unto Seirath.

27他到了那里，就在以法莲山区吹角。以色列人跟随他从山区下来，他在他们前面引路，

And it came to pass, when he was come, that he blew a trumpet in the mountain of Ephraim, and the children of Israel went down with him from the mount, and he before them.

28对他们说：“紧跟着我！因为耶和华已经把你们的仇敌摩押交在你们手中。”于是他们跟着他下去，占据了摩押对面约旦河的渡口，不准一人过去。

And he said unto them, Follow after me: for the LORD hath delivered your enemies the Moabites into your hand. And they went down after him, and took the fords of Jordan toward Moab, and suffered not a man to pass over.

29那时，他们击杀了约一万摩押人，都是强壮的勇士，连一个也没有逃脱。

And they slew of Moab at that time about ten thousand men, all lusty, and all men of valour; and there escaped not a man.

30那日，摩押在以色列手下制伏了。于是这地太平八十年。

珊迦

So Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel. And the land had rest fourscore years.

31以笏之后，有亚拿的儿子珊迦，他用赶牛的棍子打死六百非利士人。他也拯救了以色列。

And after him was Shamgar the son of Anath, which slew of the Philistines six hundred men with an ox goad: and he also delivered Israel.

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底波拉和巴拉

以笏死后，以色列人又行耶和华眼中看为恶的事。

And the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the LORD, when Ehud was dead.

2耶和华把他们交给在夏琐作王的迦南王耶宾手中；他的将军是西西拉，住在夏罗设．哈歌印。

And the LORD sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, that reigned in Hazor; the captain of whose host was Sisera, which dwelt in Harosheth of the Gentiles.

3以色列人呼求耶和华，因为耶宾王有铁的战车九百辆，并且残酷欺压以色列人二十年。

And the children of Israel cried unto the LORD: for he had nine hundred chariots of iron; and twenty years he mightily oppressed the children of Israel.

4有一位女先知底波拉，是拉比多的妻子，当时作以色列的士师。

And Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, she judged Israel at that time.

5她住在以法莲山区拉玛和伯特利的中间，在底波拉的棕树下。以色列人都上到她那里去听审判。

And she dwelt under the palm tree of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in mount Ephraim: and the children of Israel came up to her for judgment.

6她派人从拿弗他利的基低斯把亚比挪庵的儿子巴拉召来，对他说：“耶和华－以色列的神吩咐你：‘你要率领一万拿弗他利人和西布伦人上他泊山去。

And she sent and called Barak the son of Abinoam out of Kedeshnaphtali, and said unto him, Hath not the LORD God of Israel commanded, saying, Go and draw toward mount Tabor, and take with thee ten thousand men of the children of Naphtali and of the children of Zebulun?

7我必使耶宾的将军西西拉率领他的战车和全军往基顺河，到你那里去，我必把他交在你手中。’”

And I will draw unto thee to the river Kishon Sisera, the captain of Jabin's army, with his chariots and his multitude; and I will deliver him into thine hand.

8巴拉对她说：“你若同我去，我就去；你若不同我去，我就不去。”

And Barak said unto her, If thou wilt go with me, then I will go: but if thou wilt not go with me, then I will not go.

9底波拉说：“我一定会与你同去，然而你在所行的路上必得不着荣耀，因为耶和华要把西西拉交给一个妇人的手里。”于是底波拉起来，与巴拉一同往基低斯去了。

And she said, I will surely go with thee: notwithstanding the journey that thou takest shall not be for thine honour; for the LORD shall sell Sisera into the hand of a woman. And Deborah arose, and went with Barak to Kedesh.

10巴拉召集西布伦人和拿弗他利人到基低斯，跟他上去的有一万人。底波拉也同他上去。

And Barak called Zebulun and Naphtali to Kedesh; and he went up with ten thousand men at his feet: and Deborah went up with him.

11摩西岳父何巴的后裔，基尼人希百离开了基尼族，到靠近基低斯的撒拿音橡树旁支搭帐棚。

Now Heber the Kenite, which was of the children of Hobab the father in law of Moses, had severed himself from the Kenites, and pitched his tent unto the plain of Zaanaim, which is by Kedesh.

12有人告诉西西拉：“亚比挪庵的儿子巴拉已经上了他泊山。”

And they shewed Sisera that Barak the son of Abinoam was gone up to mount Tabor.

13西西拉就召集所有的铁战车九百辆和随从的全军，从夏罗设．哈歌印出来，到了基顺河。

And Sisera gathered together all his chariots, even nine hundred chariots of iron, and all the people that were with him, from Harosheth of the Gentiles unto the river of Kishon.

14底波拉对巴拉说：“起来，今日就是耶和华把西西拉交在你手中的日子。耶和华岂不在你前面行吗总”于是巴拉下了他泊山，跟随他的有一万人。

And Deborah said unto Barak, Up; for this is the day in which the LORD hath delivered Sisera into thine hand: is not the LORD gone out before thee? So Barak went down from mount Tabor, and ten thousand men after him.

15耶和华使西西拉和他一切的战车，以及全军溃乱，在巴拉面前倒在刀下。西西拉下了车，徒步逃跑。

And the LORD discomfited Sisera, and all his chariots, and all his host, with the edge of the sword before Barak; so that Sisera lighted down off his chariot, and fled away on his feet.

16巴拉追赶战车、军队，直到夏罗设．哈歌印。西西拉的全军都倒在刀下，一个也没有留下。

But Barak pursued after the chariots, and after the host, unto Harosheth of the Gentiles: and all the host of Sisera fell upon the edge of the sword; and there was not a man left.

17只有西西拉徒步逃跑到基尼人希百之妻雅亿的帐棚，因为夏琐王耶宾与基尼人的希百家和平共处。

Howbeit Sisera fled away on his feet to the tent of Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite: for there was peace between Jabin the king of Hazor and the house of Heber the Kenite.

18雅亿出来迎接西西拉，对他说：“请我主进来，进到我这里来，不要怕。”西西拉就进了她的帐棚，雅亿用被子将他盖住。

And Jael went out to meet Sisera, and said unto him, Turn in, my lord, turn in to me; fear not. And when he had turned in unto her into the tent, she covered him with a mantle.

19西西拉对雅亿说：“我渴了，求你给我一点水喝。”雅亿就打开装奶的皮袋，给他喝，再把他盖住。

And he said unto her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water to drink; for I am thirsty. And she opened a bottle of milk, and gave him drink, and covered him.

20西西拉对雅亿说：“请你站在帐棚门口，若有人来问你说：‘有人在这里吗？’你就说：‘没有。’”

Again he said unto her, Stand in the door of the tent, and it shall be, when any man doth come and enquire of thee, and say, Is there any man here? that thou shalt say, No.

21西西拉疲乏沉睡了。希百的妻雅亿取了帐棚的橛子，手拿着锤子，静悄悄地到他那里，将橛子从他的太阳穴钉进去，直钉到地里。西西拉就死了。

Then Jael Heber's wife took a nail of the tent, and took an hammer in her hand, and went softly unto him, and smote the nail into his temples, and fastened it into the ground: for he was fast asleep and weary. So he died.

22看哪，巴拉追赶西西拉，雅亿出来迎接他，对他说：“来，我给你看你要找的人。”他就进入帐棚，看哪，西西拉已经倒在地上死了，橛子还在他的太阳穴中。

And, behold, as Barak pursued Sisera, Jael came out to meet him, and said unto him, Come, and I will shew thee the man whom thou seekest. And when he came into her tent, behold, Sisera lay dead, and the nail was in his temples.

23那日，神在以色列人面前制伏了迦南王耶宾。

So God subdued on that day Jabin the king of Canaan before the children of Israel.

24从此，以色列人的手对迦南王耶宾越来越强硬，直到将迦南王耶宾剪除。

And the hand of the children of Israel prospered, and prevailed against Jabin the king of Canaan, until they had destroyed Jabin king of Canaan.

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底波拉之歌

那日，底波拉和亚比挪庵的儿子巴拉唱歌，说：

Then sang Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam on that day, saying,

2“以色列有领袖率领，

百姓甘心牺牲自己，

你们当称颂耶和华！

Praise ye the LORD for the avenging of Israel, when the people willingly offered themselves.

3“君王啊，要听！王子啊，要侧耳！

我要，我要向耶和华歌唱；

我要歌颂耶和华－以色列的神。

Hear, O ye kings; give ear, O ye princes; I, even I, will sing unto the LORD; I will sing praise to the LORD God of Israel.

4“耶和华啊，你从西珥出来，

从以东田野向前行，

地震动

天滴下，

云也滴下雨水。

LORD, when thou wentest out of Seir, when thou marchedst out of the field of Edom, the earth trembled, and the heavens dropped, the clouds also dropped water.

5众山在耶和华面前摇动，

西奈山在耶和华－以色列神面前也摇动。

The mountains melted from before the LORD, even that Sinai from before the LORD God of Israel.

6“在亚拿之子珊迦的时候，

在雅亿的日子，

大道无人行走，

过路人绕道而行。

In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were unoccupied, and the travellers walked through byways.

7以色列农村荒芜，

空无一人，

直到我底波拉兴起，

兴起作以色列之母！

The inhabitants of the villages ceased, they ceased in Israel, until that I Deborah arose, that I arose a mother in Israel.

8以色列人选择新的诸神，

战争就临到城门。

以色列四万人中，

看得见盾牌枪矛吗？

They chose new gods; then was war in the gates: was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?

9我心向往以色列的领袖，

他们在民中甘心牺牲自己。

你们应当称颂耶和华！

My heart is toward the governors of Israel, that offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless ye the LORD.

10“骑浅色母驴的、

坐绣花毯子的、

行走在路上的，

你们都当思想！

Speak, ye that ride on white asses, ye that sit in judgment, and walk by the way.

11打水的声音胜过弓箭的响声，

那里，人要述说耶和华公义的作为，

他对以色列乡民公义的作为。

“那时，耶和华的子民下到城门。

They that are delivered from the noise of archers in the places of drawing water, there shall they rehearse the righteous acts of the LORD, even the righteous acts toward the inhabitants of his villages in Israel: then shall the people of the LORD go down to the gates.

12“底波拉啊，兴起！兴起！

当兴起，兴起，唱歌！

巴拉啊，你当兴起！

亚比挪庵的儿子啊，当俘掳你的俘虏！

Awake, awake, Deborah: awake, awake, utter a song: arise, Barak, and lead thy captivity captive, thou son of Abinoam.

13那时，贵族中的幸存者前进，

耶和华的百姓为我前进攻击勇士。

Then he made him that remaineth have dominion over the nobles among the people: the LORD made me have dominion over the mighty.

14源自亚玛力的人从以法莲下来，

跟着你，你的族人便雅悯；

有领袖从玛吉下来，

手握官员权杖的从西布伦下来。

Out of Ephraim was there a root of them against Amalek; after thee, Benjamin, among thy people; out of Machir came down governors, and out of Zebulun they that handle the pen of the writer.

15以萨迦的领袖与底波拉一起；

巴拉怎样，以萨迦也怎样；

他跟随巴拉冲下平原。

吕便支派有胸怀大志的人。

And the princes of Issachar were with Deborah; even Issachar, and also Barak: he was sent on foot into the valley. For the divisions of Reuben there were great thoughts of heart.

16你为何坐在羊圈内，

听羊群中吹笛的声音呢？

吕便支派具心有大谋的人。

Why abodest thou among the sheepfolds, to hear the bleatings of the flocks? For the divisions of Reuben there were great searchings of heart.

17基列安居在约旦河东。

但为何住在船上呢？

亚设在海边居住，

它在港口安居。

Gilead abode beyond Jordan: and why did Dan remain in ships? Asher continued on the sea shore, and abode in his breaches.

18西布伦是拚命敢死的百姓，

拿弗他利在田野的高处也是如此。

Zebulun and Naphtali were a people that jeoparded their lives unto the death in the high places of the field.

19“君王都来争战；

那时迦南诸王在米吉多水旁的他纳争战，

却得不到掳掠的银钱。

The kings came and fought, then fought the kings of Canaan in Taanach by the waters of Megiddo; they took no gain of money.

20星宿从天上争战，

从它们的轨道攻击西西拉。

They fought from heaven; the stars in their courses fought against Sisera.

21基顺的急流冲走他们，

古老的急流，基顺的急流。

我的灵啊，努力前进！

The river of Kishon swept them away, that ancient river, the river Kishon. O my soul, thou hast trodden down strength.

22“那时马蹄踢踏，

壮马奔驰飞腾。

Then were the horsehoofs broken by the means of the pransings, the pransings of their mighty ones.

23“耶和华的使者说：‘要诅咒米罗斯，

重重诅咒其中的居民，

因为他们不来帮助耶和华，

不来帮助耶和华攻击壮士。’

Curse ye Meroz, said the angel of the LORD, curse ye bitterly the inhabitants thereof; because they came not to the help of the LORD, to the help of the LORD against the mighty.

24“愿基尼人希百的妻子雅亿比众妇人多得福气，

比帐棚中的妇人更蒙福祉。

Blessed above women shall Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite be, blessed shall she be above women in the tent.

25西西拉求水，

雅亿给他奶，

用贵重的碗装乳酪给他。

He asked water, and she gave him milk; she brought forth butter in a lordly dish.

26雅亿左手拿着帐棚的橛子，

右手拿着工匠的锤子，

击打西西拉，打碎他的头，

打破穿透他的太阳穴。

She put her hand to the nail, and her right hand to the workmen's hammer; and with the hammer she smote Sisera, she smote off his head, when she had pierced and stricken through his temples.

27西西拉在她脚下曲身，仆倒，躺卧，

在她脚下曲身，仆倒；

他在哪里曲身，就在哪里仆倒，死亡。

At her feet he bowed, he fell, he lay down: at her feet he bowed, he fell: where he bowed, there he fell down dead.

28“西西拉的母亲从窗户里往外观看，

她在窗格子中哀号：

‘他的战车为何迟迟未归？

他的车轮为何走得那么慢呢？’

The mother of Sisera looked out at a window, and cried through the lattice, Why is his chariot so long in coming? why tarry the wheels of his chariots?

29她聪明的宫女回答她，

她也自言自语说：

Her wise ladies answered her, yea, she returned answer to herself,

30‘或许他们得了战利品而分，

每个壮士得了一两个女子？

西西拉得了彩衣为掳物，

得了绣花的彩衣为掠物，

这两面绣花的彩衣，

披在颈项上作为战利品。’

Have they not sped? have they not divided the prey; to every man a damsel or two; to Sisera a prey of divers colours, a prey of divers colours of needlework, of divers colours of needlework on both sides, meet for the necks of them that take the spoil?

31“耶和华啊，愿你的仇敌都这样灭亡！

愿爱你的人如太阳上升，大发光辉！”

于是这地太平四十年。

So let all thine enemies perish, O LORD: but let them that love him be as the sun when he goeth forth in his might. And the land had rest forty years.

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基甸

以色列人又行耶和华眼中看为恶的事，耶和华就把他们交在米甸手里七年。

And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD: and the LORD delivered them into the hand of Midian seven years.

2米甸的手战胜以色列；以色列人躲避米甸人，就在山中挖洞穴，挖洞建营寨。

And the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel: and because of the Midianites the children of Israel made them the dens which are in the mountains, and caves, and strong holds.

3每当以色列人撒种之后，米甸、亚玛力和东边的人都上来攻打他们，

And so it was, when Israel had sown, that the Midianites came up, and the Amalekites, and the children of the east, even they came up against them;

4对着他们安营，毁坏那地的农作物，直到迦萨，没有给以色列留下食物，牛、羊、驴也没有留下。

And they encamped against them, and destroyed the increase of the earth, till thou come unto Gaza, and left no sustenance for Israel, neither sheep, nor ox, nor ass.

5因为那些人带着他们的牲畜和帐棚上来，像蝗虫那样多；人和骆驼无数，都进入境内，毁坏全地。

For they came up with their cattle and their tents, and they came as grasshoppers for multitude; for both they and their camels were without number: and they entered into the land to destroy it.

6以色列因米甸的缘故极其穷乏，以色列人就呼求耶和华。

And Israel was greatly impoverished because of the Midianites; and the children of Israel cried unto the LORD.

7以色列人因米甸的缘故呼求耶和华的时候，

And it came to pass, when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD because of the Midianites,

8耶和华就差遣先知到以色列人那里，对他们说：“耶和华－以色列的神如此说：‘我曾领你们从埃及上来，从为奴之家出来，

That the LORD sent a prophet unto the children of Israel, which said unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I brought you up from Egypt, and brought you forth out of the house of bondage;

9救你们脱离埃及人的手，脱离一切欺压你们之人的手。我从你们面前赶出他们，把他们的地赐给你们。

And I delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all that oppressed you, and drave them out from before you, and gave you their land;

10我对你们说，我是耶和华－你们的神。你们住在亚摩利人的地，不可敬畏他们的神明，但你们却不听从我的话。’”

基甸蒙选召

And I said unto you, I am the LORD your God; fear not the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but ye have not obeyed my voice.

11耶和华的使者到了俄弗拉，坐在亚比以谢族约阿施的橡树下。约阿施的儿子基甸正在榨酒池那里打麦子，为了躲避米甸人。

And there came an angel of the LORD, and sat under an oak which was in Ophrah, that pertained unto Joash the Abiezrite: and his son Gideon threshed wheat by the winepress, to hide it from the Midianites.

12耶和华的使者向基甸显现，对他说：“大能的勇士啊，耶和华与你同在！”

And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him, and said unto him, The LORD is with thee, thou mighty man of valour.

13基甸对他说：“主啊，请容许我说，耶和华若与我们同在，我们怎么会遭遇这一切事呢？我们的列祖告诉我们：‘耶和华领我们从埃及上来’，他那奇妙的作为在哪里呢？现在耶和华却丢弃了我们，把我们交在米甸人的手掌中。”

And Gideon said unto him, Oh my Lord, if the LORD be with us, why then is all this befallen us? and where be all his miracles which our fathers told us of, saying, Did not the LORD bring us up from Egypt? but now the LORD hath forsaken us, and delivered us into the hands of the Midianites.

14耶和华转向基甸，说：“去，靠着你这能力拯救以色列脱离米甸人的手掌。我岂不是已经差遣了你吗？”

And the LORD looked upon him, and said, Go in this thy might, and thou shalt save Israel from the hand of the Midianites: have not I sent thee?

15基甸对他说：“主啊，请容许我说，我怎能拯救以色列呢？看哪，我这一支在玛拿西支派中是最贫寒的，我在我父家又是最微小的。”

And he said unto him, Oh my Lord, wherewith shall I save Israel? behold, my family is poor in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father's house.

16耶和华对他说：“我与你同在，你就必击败米甸，如击打一个人。”

And the LORD said unto him, Surely I will be with thee, and thou shalt smite the Midianites as one man.

17基甸对他说：“我若在你眼前蒙恩，求你给我一个证据，证明是你在跟我说话。

And he said unto him, If now I have found grace in thy sight, then shew me a sign that thou talkest with me.

18求你不要离开这里，等我回来，将供物带来，供在你面前。”他说：“我必等你回来。”

Depart not hence, I pray thee, until I come unto thee, and bring forth my present, and set it before thee. And he said, I will tarry until thou come again.

19基甸去预备一只小山羊，用一伊法细面做了无酵饼，将肉放在篮子里，将汤盛在壶中，带到他那里，在橡树下献上。

And Gideon went in, and made ready a kid, and unleavened cakes of an ephah of flour: the flesh he put in a basket, and he put the broth in a pot, and brought it out unto him under the oak, and presented it.

20神的使者对基甸说：“将肉和无酵饼放在这磐石上，把汤倒出来。”他就照样做了。

And the angel of God said unto him, Take the flesh and the unleavened cakes, and lay them upon this rock, and pour out the broth. And he did so.

21耶和华的使者伸出手里的杖，杖头一碰到肉和无酵饼，就有火从磐石中出来，吞灭了肉和无酵饼。耶和华的使者就从他眼前消失了。

Then the angel of the LORD put forth the end of the staff that was in his hand, and touched the flesh and the unleavened cakes; and there rose up fire out of the rock, and consumed the flesh and the unleavened cakes. Then the angel of the LORD departed out of his sight.

22基甸见他是耶和华的使者，就说：“哎呀！主耶和华啊！因为我真的面对面看见了耶和华的使者。”

And when Gideon perceived that he was an angel of the LORD, Gideon said, Alas, O LORD God! for because I have seen an angel of the LORD face to face.

23耶和华对他说：“安心吧，不要怕，你不会死。”

And the LORD said unto him, Peace be unto thee; fear not: thou shalt not die.

24于是基甸在那里为耶和华筑了一座坛，起名叫“耶和华沙龙”。这坛至今还在亚比以谢族的俄弗拉。

Then Gideon built an altar there unto the LORD, and called it Jehovahshalom: unto this day it is yet in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.

25那夜，耶和华对基甸说：“你要把你父亲的公牛，就是那七岁的第二头公牛取来，并拆毁你父亲为巴力筑的坛，砍下坛旁的亚舍拉，

And it came to pass the same night, that the LORD said unto him, Take thy father's young bullock, even the second bullock of seven years old, and throw down the altar of Baal that thy father hath, and cut down the grove that is by it:

26在这堡垒顶上整整齐齐地为耶和华－你的神筑一座坛，将第二头公牛献为燔祭，用你所砍下的亚舍拉当柴。”

And build an altar unto the LORD thy God upon the top of this rock, in the ordered place, and take the second bullock, and offer a burnt sacrifice with the wood of the grove which thou shalt cut down.

27基甸就从他仆人中选了十个人，照耶和华吩咐他的做了。他因怕父家和本城的人，不敢在白天做这事，就在夜间做。

基甸拆毁巴力的坛

Then Gideon took ten men of his servants, and did as the LORD had said unto him: and so it was, because he feared his father's household, and the men of the city, that he could not do it by day, that he did it by night.

28城里的人清早起来，看哪，巴力的坛被拆毁，坛旁的亚舍拉被砍下，第二头公牛献在筑好的坛上，

And when the men of the city arose early in the morning, behold, the altar of Baal was cast down, and the grove was cut down that was by it, and the second bullock was offered upon the altar that was built.

29就彼此问：“这是谁做的事呢？”他们寻找查访之后，就说：“这是约阿施的儿子基甸做的事。”

And they said one to another, Who hath done this thing? And when they enquired and asked, they said, Gideon the son of Joash hath done this thing.

30城里的人对约阿施说：“把你的儿子交出来，我们要处死他，因为他拆毁了巴力的坛，砍下了坛旁的亚舍拉。”

Then the men of the city said unto Joash, Bring out thy son, that he may die: because he hath cast down the altar of Baal, and because he hath cut down the grove that was by it.

31约阿施对站着敌对他的众人说：“你们是为巴力辩护吗？你们要救它吗？谁为它辩护，就在早晨把谁处死吧！巴力如果是神，有人拆毁了它的坛，就让它为自己辩护吧！”

And Joash said unto all that stood against him, Will ye plead for Baal? will ye save him? he that will plead for him, let him be put to death whilst it is yet morning: if he be a god, let him plead for himself, because one hath cast down his altar.

32所以那日人称基甸为耶路巴力，意思是：“他拆毁了巴力的坛，让巴力与他争辩吧。”

Therefore on that day he called him Jerubbaal, saying, Let Baal plead against him, because he hath thrown down his altar.

33那时，所有的米甸人、亚玛力人和东边的人都聚集在一起，过了河，在耶斯列平原安营。

Then all the Midianites and the Amalekites and the children of the east were gathered together, and went over, and pitched in the valley of Jezreel.

34耶和华的灵降在基甸身上；他吹角，亚比以谢族都聚集跟随他。

But the Spirit of the LORD came upon Gideon, and he blew a trumpet; and Abiezer was gathered after him.

35他派使者走遍玛拿西，玛拿西人也聚集跟随他。他又派使者到亚设、西布伦、拿弗他利，他们也都上来会合。

羊毛的神迹

And he sent messengers throughout all Manasseh; who also was gathered after him: and he sent messengers unto Asher, and unto Zebulun, and unto Naphtali; and they came up to meet them.

36基甸对神说：“你如果真的照你所说的，藉我的手拯救以色列，

And Gideon said unto God, If thou wilt save Israel by mine hand, as thou hast said,

37看哪，我把一团羊毛放在禾场上，若单是羊毛上有露水，遍地都是干的，我就知道你必照你所说的，藉我的手拯救以色列。”

Behold, I will put a fleece of wool in the floor; and if the dew be on the fleece only, and it be dry upon all the earth beside, then shall I know that thou wilt save Israel by mine hand, as thou hast said.

38一切果然发生了。次日早晨基甸起来，把羊毛拧一拧，从羊毛中挤出露水来，装满一碗的水。

And it was so: for he rose up early on the morrow, and thrust the fleece together, and wringed the dew out of the fleece, a bowl full of water.

39基甸又对神说：“求你不要向我发怒，我再说一次，让我用羊毛再试一次，但愿羊毛是干的，遍地都有露水。”

And Gideon said unto God, Let not thine anger be hot against me, and I will speak but this once: let me prove, I pray thee, but this once with the fleece; let it now be dry only upon the fleece, and upon all the ground let there be dew.

40这夜，神也照样做，遍地都有露水，只有羊毛是干的。

And God did so that night: for it was dry upon the fleece only, and there was dew on all the ground.

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基甸击败米甸人

耶路巴力，就是基甸，和所有跟随他的人早晨起来，在哈律泉旁安营。米甸营在他北边，靠近摩利冈的平原。

Then Jerubbaal, who is Gideon, and all the people that were with him, rose up early, and pitched beside the well of Harod: so that the host of the Midianites were on the north side of them, by the hill of Moreh, in the valley.

2耶和华对基甸说：“跟随你的人太多，我不能把米甸交在他们手中，免得以色列向我自夸，说：‘是我自己的手救了我。’

And the LORD said unto Gideon, The people that are with thee are too many for me to give the Midianites into their hands, lest Israel vaunt themselves against me, saying, Mine own hand hath saved me.

3现在你要向这百姓宣告说：‘凡惧怕战兢的，可以离开基列山回去。’”于是有二万二千人回去，只剩下一万人。

Now therefore go to, proclaim in the ears of the people, saying, Whosoever is fearful and afraid, let him return and depart early from mount Gilead. And there returned of the people twenty and two thousand; and there remained ten thousand.

4耶和华对基甸说：“人还是太多。你要带他们下到水旁，我好在那里为你试试他们。我指着谁对你说：‘这人可以跟你去’，他就可以跟你去；我指着谁对你说：‘这人不可跟你去’，他就不可跟你去。”

And the LORD said unto Gideon, The people are yet too many; bring them down unto the water, and I will try them for thee there: and it shall be, that of whom I say unto thee, This shall go with thee, the same shall go with thee; and of whomsoever I say unto thee, This shall not go with thee, the same shall not go.

5基甸就带百姓下到水旁。耶和华对基甸说：“凡用舌头舔水像狗一样舔的，要使他单独站在一处；那些用双膝跪下喝水的，也要使他单独站在一处。”

So he brought down the people unto the water: and the LORD said unto Gideon, Every one that lappeth of the water with his tongue, as a dog lappeth, him shalt thou set by himself; likewise every one that boweth down upon his knees to drink.

6用手捧到嘴边舔水的数目有三百人，其余的百姓都用双膝跪下喝水。

And the number of them that lapped, putting their hand to their mouth, were three hundred men: but all the rest of the people bowed down upon their knees to drink water.

7耶和华对基甸说：“我要用这舔水的三百人拯救你们，把米甸交在你手中；其余的百姓都可以各回自己的地方去。”

And the LORD said unto Gideon, By the three hundred men that lapped will I save you, and deliver the Midianites into thine hand: and let all the other people go every man unto his place.

8百姓手里拿着食物和角；其余的以色列人，基甸都打发他们各自回到自己的帐棚，只留下这三百人。米甸营在他下边的平原上。

So the people took victuals in their hand, and their trumpets: and he sent all the rest of Israel every man unto his tent, and retained those three hundred men: and the host of Midian was beneath him in the valley.

9那夜，耶和华对基甸说：“起来，下去攻营，因我已把它交在你手中。

And it came to pass the same night, that the LORD said unto him, Arise, get thee down unto the host; for I have delivered it into thine hand.

10倘若你害怕下去，可以带你的仆人普拉下到那营里去，

But if thou fear to go down, go thou with Phurah thy servant down to the host:

11你必听见他们所说的，这样你的手就有力量下去攻营。”于是基甸带着仆人普拉下到军营里带着兵器的人边上。

And thou shalt hear what they say; and afterward shall thine hands be strengthened to go down unto the host. Then went he down with Phurah his servant unto the outside of the armed men that were in the host.

12米甸人、亚玛力人和所有东边的人都散布在平原，如同蝗虫那样多。他们的骆驼无数，多如海边的沙。

And the Midianites and the Amalekites and all the children of the east lay along in the valley like grasshoppers for multitude; and their camels were without number, as the sand by the sea side for multitude.

13基甸到了那里，看哪，有一人把梦告诉同伴说：“看哪，我做了一个梦。看哪，一个大麦饼滚入米甸营中，来到帐幕，把帐幕撞倒，帐幕就翻转倒塌了。”

And when Gideon was come, behold, there was a man that told a dream unto his fellow, and said, Behold, I dreamed a dream, and, lo, a cake of barley bread tumbled into the host of Midian, and came unto a tent, and smote it that it fell, and overturned it, that the tent lay along.

14同伴回答说：“这不是别的，而是以色列人约阿施的儿子基甸的刀。神已把米甸和全军都交在他手中了。”

And his fellow answered and said, This is nothing else save the sword of Gideon the son of Joash, a man of Israel: for into his hand hath God delivered Midian, and all the host.

15基甸听见这梦的叙述和梦的解释，就敬拜神。他回到以色列营中，说：“起来吧！耶和华已把米甸军队交在你们手中了。”

And it was so, when Gideon heard the telling of the dream, and the interpretation thereof, that he worshipped, and returned into the host of Israel, and said, Arise; for the LORD hath delivered into your hand the host of Midian.

16于是基甸将三百人分成三队，把角和空瓶交在每个人手中，瓶内有火把。

And he divided the three hundred men into three companies, and he put a trumpet in every man's hand, with empty pitchers, and lamps within the pitchers.

17他对他们说：“看着我，你们要照样做。看哪，我来到营边，我怎样做，你们也要照样做。

And he said unto them, Look on me, and do likewise: and, behold, when I come to the outside of the camp, it shall be that, as I do, so shall ye do.

18我和所有跟随我的人吹角的时候，你们也要在营的四围吹角，喊叫：‘为耶和华！为基甸！’”

When I blow with a trumpet, I and all that are with me, then blow ye the trumpets also on every side of all the camp, and say, The sword of the LORD, and of Gideon.

19基甸和跟随他的一百人，在半夜之初换岗哨的时候来到营旁。他们就吹角，打破手中的瓶；

So Gideon, and the hundred men that were with him, came unto the outside of the camp in the beginning of the middle watch; and they had but newly set the watch: and they blew the trumpets, and brake the pitchers that were in their hands.

20三队的人都吹角，打破瓶子。他们左手拿着火把，右手拿着吹的角，喊叫：“耶和华和基甸的刀！”

And the three companies blew the trumpets, and brake the pitchers, and held the lamps in their left hands, and the trumpets in their right hands to blow withal: and they cried, The sword of the LORD, and of Gideon.

21他们围着军营，各人站在自己的地方；全营的人都逃窜，一面喊，一面逃跑。

And they stood every man in his place round about the camp; and all the host ran, and cried, and fled.

22三百人就吹角，耶和华使全营的人用刀自相击杀。全营的人逃往西利拉的伯．哈示他，一直逃到靠近他巴的亚伯．米何拉。

And the three hundred blew the trumpets, and the LORD set every man's sword against his fellow, even throughout all the host: and the host fled to Bethshittah in Zererath, and to the border of Abelmeholah, unto Tabbath.

23从拿弗他利、亚设和玛拿西全地来的以色列人被召来，追赶米甸人。

And the men of Israel gathered themselves together out of Naphtali, and out of Asher, and out of all Manasseh, and pursued after the Midianites.

24基甸也派人走遍以法莲山区，说：“你们下来迎击米甸人，在他们的前面沿着约旦河把守渡口，直到伯．巴拉。”于是以法莲众人聚集，沿着约旦河把守渡口，直到伯．巴拉。

And Gideon sent messengers throughout all mount Ephraim, saying, Come down against the Midianites, and take before them the waters unto Bethbarah and Jordan. Then all the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and took the waters unto Bethbarah and Jordan.

25他们捉住了米甸的两个领袖，俄立和西伊伯。他们在俄立磐石上杀了俄立，在西伊伯酒池那里杀了西伊伯。他们追赶米甸人，把俄立和西伊伯的首级带到约旦河对岸，到基甸那里。

And they took two princes of the Midianites, Oreb and Zeeb; and they slew Oreb upon the rock Oreb, and Zeeb they slew at the winepress of Zeeb, and pursued Midian, and brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon on the other side Jordan.

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基甸追赶米甸王

以法莲人对基甸说：“你去与米甸争战，没有召我们同去，你为什么这样待我们呢？”他们就和基甸激烈地争吵。

And the men of Ephraim said unto him, Why hast thou served us thus, that thou calledst us not, when thou wentest to fight with the Midianites? And they did chide with him sharply.

2基甸对他们说：“我现在所做的怎么与你们所做的相比呢？以法莲拾取剩下的葡萄不强过亚比以谢族所摘的葡萄吗？

And he said unto them, What have I done now in comparison of you? Is not the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abiezer?

3神已把米甸的两个领袖俄立和西伊伯交在你们手中；我所做的怎能与你们所做的相比呢？”基甸说了这话，他们对他的怒气就消了。

God hath delivered into your hands the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb: and what was I able to do in comparison of you? Then their anger was abated toward him, when he had said that.

4基甸和跟随他的三百人来到约旦河，渡了过去；他们虽然疲乏，还是追赶。

And Gideon came to Jordan, and passed over, he, and the three hundred men that were with him, faint, yet pursuing them.

5基甸对疏割人说：“请你们拿几块饼来给跟随我的百姓，因为他们疲乏了。我正在追击米甸王西巴和撒慕拿。”

And he said unto the men of Succoth, Give, I pray you, loaves of bread unto the people that follow me; for they be faint, and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, kings of Midian.

6疏割人的领袖回答说：“西巴和撒慕拿的手掌现在已经在你手里，因此我们该将饼送给你的军队吗？”

And the princes of Succoth said, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thine hand, that we should give bread unto thine army?

7基甸说：“好吧！耶和华将西巴和撒慕拿交在我手之后，我必用旷野的荆棘和枳条鞭打你们。”

And Gideon said, Therefore when the LORD hath delivered Zebah and Zalmunna into mine hand, then I will tear your flesh with the thorns of the wilderness and with briers.

8基甸从那里上到毗努伊勒，对那里的人也提出同样的请求；毗努伊勒人给他的答覆跟疏割人的答覆一样。

And he went up thence to Penuel, and spake unto them likewise: and the men of Penuel answered him as the men of Succoth had answered him.

9他也对毗努伊勒人说：“我平平安安回来的时候，必拆毁这城楼。”

And he spake also unto the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower.

10那时西巴和撒慕拿，以及跟随他们的军队都在加各，约有一万五千人，是东边的人全军所剩下的，因为拿刀战死的约有十二万人。

Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor, and their hosts with them, about fifteen thousand men, all that were left of all the hosts of the children of the east: for there fell an hundred and twenty thousand men that drew sword.

11基甸从挪巴和约比哈的东边，从住帐棚人的路上去，趁米甸的军兵以为安全的时候攻击他们。

And Gideon went up by the way of them that dwelt in tents on the east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and smote the host: for the host was secure.

12西巴和撒慕拿逃跑；基甸追赶他们，捉住米甸的两个王西巴和撒慕拿，使他们全军溃散。

And when Zebah and Zalmunna fled, he pursued after them, and took the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and discomfited all the host.

13约阿施的儿子基甸从战场，沿着希列斯斜坡回来，

And Gideon the son of Joash returned from battle before the sun was up,

14捉住疏割人的一个少年，查问他。他就为基甸写下疏割的领袖和长老的名字，共七十七人。

And caught a young man of the men of Succoth, and enquired of him: and he described unto him the princes of Succoth, and the elders thereof, even threescore and seventeen men.

15基甸到了疏割人那里，说：“你们从前讥笑我说：‘西巴和撒慕拿的手掌现在已经在你手里，因此我们该将饼送给跟随你的疲乏的人吗？’看哪，西巴和撒慕拿在这里。”

And he came unto the men of Succoth, and said, Behold Zebah and Zalmunna, with whom ye did upbraid me, saying, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thine hand, that we should give bread unto thy men that are weary?

16于是他拿住城内的长老，用旷野的荆棘和枳条责打疏割人。

And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.

17他又拆了毗努伊勒的城楼，杀了城里的人。

And he beat down the tower of Penuel, and slew the men of the city.

18基甸对西巴和撒慕拿说：“你们在他泊山所杀的人是什么样子的？”他们说：“他们很像你，个个都有王子的样子。”

Then said he unto Zebah and Zalmunna, What manner of men were they whom ye slew at Tabor? And they answered, As thou art, so were they; each one resembled the children of a king.

19基甸说：“他们都是我的兄弟，我母亲的儿子。我指着永生的耶和华起誓，你们若存留他们的性命，我就不杀你们了。”

And he said, They were my brethren, even the sons of my mother: as the LORD liveth, if ye had saved them alive, I would not slay you.

20他对他的长子益帖说：“你起来杀他们！”但是这少年害怕，不敢拔刀，因为他还是个少年。

And he said unto Jether his firstborn, Up, and slay them. But the youth drew not his sword: for he feared, because he was yet a youth.

21西巴和撒慕拿说：“你自己起来杀我们吧！因为人如何，力量也如何。”基甸就起来，杀了西巴和撒慕拿，取了他们骆驼颈项上的月牙圈。

基甸在俄弗拉设立以弗得

Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, Rise thou, and fall upon us: for as the man is, so is his strength. And Gideon arose, and slew Zebah and Zalmunna, and took away the ornaments that were on their camels' necks.

22以色列人对基甸说：“你既然救我们脱离米甸的手，愿你治理我们，你的儿子孙子也治理我们。”

Then the men of Israel said unto Gideon, Rule thou over us, both thou, and thy son, and thy son's son also: for thou hast delivered us from the hand of Midian.

23基甸对他们说：“我不治理你们，我的儿子也不治理你们，耶和华会治理你们。”

And Gideon said unto them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you: the LORD shall rule over you.

24基甸又对他们说：“我有一件事求你们，请你们各人把所夺的耳环给我。”因敌人都戴金耳环，他们是以实玛利人。

And Gideon said unto them, I would desire a request of you, that ye would give me every man the earrings of his prey. (For they had golden earrings, because they were Ishmaelites.)

25以色列人说：“我们情愿送给你！”他们就铺开一件外衣，各人将所夺的耳环丢在上面。

And they answered, We will willingly give them. And they spread a garment, and did cast therein every man the earrings of his prey.

26基甸所要求的金耳环，重一千七百舍客勒金子。此外还有米甸王所戴的月牙圈、耳环，和所穿的紫色衣服，以及骆驼颈项上的链子。

And the weight of the golden earrings that he requested was a thousand and seven hundred shekels of gold; beside ornaments, and collars, and purple raiment that was on the kings of Midian, and beside the chains that were about their camels' necks.

27基甸以此造了一个以弗得，设立在他的本城俄弗拉。全以色列就在那里拜这以弗得行淫，这就成了基甸和他全家的圈套。

And Gideon made an ephod thereof, and put it in his city, even in Ophrah: and all Israel went thither a whoring after it: which thing became a snare unto Gideon, and to his house.

28这样，米甸就被以色列人制伏了，再也不能抬头。基甸还在的日子，这地太平四十年。

基甸去世

Thus was Midian subdued before the children of Israel, so that they lifted up their heads no more. And the country was in quietness forty years in the days of Gideon.

29约阿施的儿子耶路巴力回去，住在自己家里。

And Jerubbaal the son of Joash went and dwelt in his own house.

30基甸有七十个亲生的儿子，因为他有许多妻子。

And Gideon had threescore and ten sons of his body begotten: for he had many wives.

31他在示剑的妾也为他生了一个儿子，基甸给他起名叫亚比米勒。

And his concubine that was in Shechem, she also bare him a son, whose name he called Abimelech.

32约阿施的儿子基甸年纪老迈而死，葬在亚比以谢族的俄弗拉，他父亲约阿施的坟墓里。

And Gideon the son of Joash died in a good old age, and was buried in the sepulchre of Joash his father, in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.

33基甸死后，以色列人又去随从诸巴力而行淫，以巴力．比利土为他们的神明。

And it came to pass, as soon as Gideon was dead, that the children of Israel turned again, and went a whoring after Baalim, and made Baalberith their god.

34以色列人不记得耶和华－他们的神，就是那位拯救他们脱离四围仇敌之手的，

And the children of Israel remembered not the LORD their God, who had delivered them out of the hands of all their enemies on every side:

35也不照着耶路巴力，就是基甸向以色列所施的恩惠善待他的家。

Neither shewed they kindness to the house of Jerubbaal, namely, Gideon, according to all the goodness which he had shewed unto Israel.

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亚比米勒

耶路巴力的儿子亚比米勒到示剑他的母舅那里，对他们和他外祖父全家的人说：

And Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem unto his mother's brethren, and communed with them, and with all the family of the house of his mother's father, saying,

2“请你们问示剑所有的居民：‘是耶路巴力的众儿子七十人都治理你们好，还是一人治理你们好呢？’你们要记得，我是你们的骨肉。”

Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Shechem, Whether is better for you, either that all the sons of Jerubbaal, which are threescore and ten persons, reign over you, or that one reign over you? remember also that I am your bone and your flesh.

3他的母舅们为他把这一切话说给示剑所有的居民听，他们的心就倾向亚比米勒，因为他们说：“他是我们的弟兄。”

And his mother's brethren spake of him in the ears of all the men of Shechem all these words: and their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech; for they said, He is our brother.

4他们从巴力．比利土的庙中取了七十银子给亚比米勒，亚比米勒用这些钱雇了一些无赖匪徒跟随他。

And they gave him threescore and ten pieces of silver out of the house of Baalberith, wherewith Abimelech hired vain and light persons, which followed him.

5他来到俄弗拉他父亲的家，在一块磐石上把他的兄弟，就是耶路巴力的七十个儿子都杀了，只剩下耶路巴力的小儿子约坦，因为他躲了起来。

And he went unto his father's house at Ophrah, and slew his brethren the sons of Jerubbaal, being threescore and ten persons, upon one stone: notwithstanding yet Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left; for he hid himself.

6示剑所有的居民和全伯．米罗都聚集在一起，到示剑橡树旁的柱子那里，立亚比米勒为王。

And all the men of Shechem gathered together, and all the house of Millo, and went, and made Abimelech king, by the plain of the pillar that was in Shechem.

7有人将这事告诉约坦，他就去站在基利心山顶上，高声喊叫，对他们说：“示剑的居民哪，你们要听我，神也就会听你们。

And when they told it to Jotham, he went and stood in the top of mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, and cried, and said unto them, Hearken unto me, ye men of Shechem, that God may hearken unto you.

8有一次，树木要膏一王治理他们，就去对橄榄树说：‘请你来作王治理我们！’

The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said unto the olive tree, Reign thou over us.

9橄榄树对它们说：‘我岂可停止生产使神明和人得尊荣的油，而行走飘摇在众树之上呢？’

But the olive tree said unto them, Should I leave my fatness, wherewith by me they honour God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?

10树木对无花果树说：‘请你来作王治理我们！’

And the trees said to the fig tree, Come thou, and reign over us.

11无花果树对它们说：‘我岂可停止结甜美的果子，而行走飘摇在众树之上呢？’

But the fig tree said unto them, Should I forsake my sweetness, and my good fruit, and go to be promoted over the trees?

12树木对葡萄树说：‘请你来作王治理我们！’

Then said the trees unto the vine, Come thou, and reign over us.

13葡萄树对它们说：‘我岂可停止出产使神明和人欢乐的新酒，而行走飘摇在众树之上呢。’

And the vine said unto them, Should I leave my wine, which cheereth God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?

14众树对荆棘说：‘请你来作王治理我们！’

Then said all the trees unto the bramble, Come thou, and reign over us.

15荆棘对众树说：‘你们若真的要膏我作王治理你们，就要来到我的荫下寻求庇护；不然，愿火从荆棘里出来，吞灭黎巴嫩的香柏树。’

And the bramble said unto the trees, If in truth ye anoint me king over you, then come and put your trust in my shadow: and if not, let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon.

16“现在你们若以诚实正直立亚比米勒为王，若善待耶路巴力和他的家，若照他手所做的回报他─

Now therefore, if ye have done truly and sincerely, in that ye have made Abimelech king, and if ye have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house, and have done unto him according to the deserving of his hands;

17从前我父为你们争战，冒生命的危险救你们脱离米甸的手，

(For my father fought for you, and adventured his life far, and delivered you out of the hand of Midian:

18但是你们如今起来攻击我的父家，在一块磐石上把他的七十个儿子全杀了，又立他使女所生的儿子亚比米勒为示剑居民的王，因为他是你们的弟兄─

And ye are risen up against my father's house this day, and have slain his sons, threescore and ten persons, upon one stone, and have made Abimelech, the son of his maidservant, king over the men of Shechem, because he is your brother;)

19你们如今若以诚实正直对待耶路巴力和他的家，就可以因亚比米勒欢乐，他也可以因你们欢乐；

If ye then have dealt truly and sincerely with Jerubbaal and with his house this day, then rejoice ye in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you:

20不然，愿火从亚比米勒发出，吞灭示剑居民和伯．米罗，又愿火从示剑居民和伯．米罗发出，吞灭亚比米勒。”

But if not, let fire come out from Abimelech, and devour the men of Shechem, and the house of Millo; and let fire come out from the men of Shechem, and from the house of Millo, and devour Abimelech.

21约坦因躲避他的兄弟亚比米勒就逃跑，去到比珥，住在那里。

And Jotham ran away, and fled, and went to Beer, and dwelt there, for fear of Abimelech his brother.

22亚比米勒治理以色列三年。

When Abimelech had reigned three years over Israel,

23神派邪灵到亚比米勒和示剑居民中间，示剑居民就以诡诈待亚比米勒。

Then God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem; and the men of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech:

24这是要使耶路巴力七十个儿子受害所流的血，归于他们的兄弟亚比米勒，因他杀害他们，也归于那些出手帮助他杀害兄弟的示剑居民。

That the cruelty done to the threescore and ten sons of Jerubbaal might come, and their blood be laid upon Abimelech their brother, which slew them; and upon the men of Shechem, which aided him in the killing of his brethren.

25示剑居民在山顶上设下埋伏，等候亚比米勒。凡沿着那条路，从他们那里经过的人，他们就抢劫。有人把这事告诉亚比米勒。

And the men of Shechem set liers in wait for him in the top of the mountains, and they robbed all that came along that way by them: and it was told Abimelech.

26以别的儿子迦勒和他的弟兄经过，来到示剑，示剑居民都信任他。

And Gaal the son of Ebed came with his brethren, and went over to Shechem: and the men of Shechem put their confidence in him.

27他们出到田间，摘下葡萄，踹酒，作乐。他们进入他们神明的庙中吃喝，诅咒亚比米勒。

And they went out into the fields, and gathered their vineyards, and trode the grapes, and made merry, and went into the house of their god, and did eat and drink, and cursed Abimelech.

28以别的儿子迦勒说：“亚比米勒是谁，我们示剑人是谁，叫我们服事他呢？他不是耶路巴力的儿子吗？他的助手不是西布勒吗？你们应当服事示剑的父亲哈抹的后裔！我们为何要服事亚比米勒呢？

And Gaal the son of Ebed said, Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? is not he the son of Jerubbaal? and Zebul his officer? serve the men of Hamor the father of Shechem: for why should we serve him?

29惟愿这民归到我的手下，我就除掉亚比米勒。”他就对亚比米勒说：“增加你的军兵，出来吧！”

And would to God this people were under my hand! then would I remove Abimelech. And he said to Abimelech, Increase thine army, and come out.

30西布勒市长听见以别的儿子迦勒的话，就怒气大发。

And when Zebul the ruler of the city heard the words of Gaal the son of Ebed, his anger was kindled.

31他悄悄地派一些使者到亚比米勒那里，说：“看哪，以别的儿子迦勒和他的弟兄到了示剑。看哪，他们煽动那城攻击你。

And he sent messengers unto Abimelech privily, saying, Behold, Gaal the son of Ebed and his brethren be come to Shechem; and, behold, they fortify the city against thee.

32现在，你和跟随你的百姓要夜间起来，在田间埋伏。

Now therefore up by night, thou and the people that is with thee, and lie in wait in the field:

33早晨太阳一出，你就趁早攻城。看哪，迦勒和跟随他的百姓出来攻击你的时候，你就全力对付他们。”

And it shall be, that in the morning, as soon as the sun is up, thou shalt rise early, and set upon the city: and, behold, when he and the people that is with him come out against thee, then mayest thou do to them as thou shalt find occasion.

34于是，亚比米勒和跟随他的众百姓夜间起来，兵分四队，埋伏攻击示剑。

And Abimelech rose up, and all the people that were with him, by night, and they laid wait against Shechem in four companies.

35以别的儿子迦勒出去，站在城门口。亚比米勒和跟随他的百姓从埋伏之处起来。

And Gaal the son of Ebed went out, and stood in the entering of the gate of the city: and Abimelech rose up, and the people that were with him, from lying in wait.

36迦勒看见百姓，就对西布勒说：“看哪，有百姓从山顶上下来。”西布勒对他说：“你把山的影子看作是人了。”

And when Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul, Behold, there come people down from the top of the mountains. And Zebul said unto him, Thou seest the shadow of the mountains as if they were men.

37迦勒又继续讲，他说：“看哪，有百姓从地的高处下来，又有一队从米恶尼尼橡树的路前来。”

And Gaal spake again and said, See there come people down by the middle of the land, and another company come along by the plain of Meonenim.

38西布勒对他说：“你所夸口的在哪里呢？你曾说：‘亚比米勒是谁，叫我们服事他呢？’这不是你所藐视的百姓吗？你现在出去，与他们交战吧！”

Then said Zebul unto him, Where is now thy mouth, wherewith thou saidst, Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him? is not this the people that thou hast despised? go out, I pray now, and fight with them.

39于是迦勒率领示剑居民出去，与亚比米勒交战。

And Gaal went out before the men of Shechem, and fought with Abimelech.

40亚比米勒追赶迦勒，迦勒在他面前逃跑。有许多人被刺伤仆倒，直到城门口。

And Abimelech chased him, and he fled before him, and many were overthrown and wounded, even unto the entering of the gate.

41亚比米勒住在亚鲁玛。西布勒赶出迦勒和他的弟兄，不准他们住在示剑。

And Abimelech dwelt at Arumah: and Zebul thrust out Gaal and his brethren, that they should not dwell in Shechem.

42次日，百姓出到田间，有人告诉亚比米勒，

And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people went out into the field; and they told Abimelech.

43他就带领百姓，把他们分成三队，埋伏在田间窥探。看哪，示剑居民从城里出来，他就起来击杀他们。

And he took the people, and divided them into three companies, and laid wait in the field, and looked, and, behold, the people were come forth out of the city; and he rose up against them, and smote them.

44亚比米勒和跟随他的一队向前冲，站在城门口；另外两队直冲向田间，击杀了众人。

And Abimelech, and the company that was with him, rushed forward, and stood in the entering of the gate of the city: and the two other companies ran upon all the people that were in the fields, and slew them.

45亚比米勒攻城一整天，将城夺取，杀了其中的百姓，把城拆毁，撒上了盐。

And Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he took the city, and slew the people that was therein, and beat down the city, and sowed it with salt.

46示剑城楼里所有的居民听见了，就进入伊勒．比利土庙的地窖里。

And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard that, they entered into an hold of the house of the god Berith.

47有人告诉亚比米勒，示剑城楼里所有的居民都聚在一起。

And it was told Abimelech, that all the men of the tower of Shechem were gathered together.

48亚比米勒和所有跟随他的百姓都上撒们山去。亚比米勒手拿斧子，砍下一根树枝，举起来，扛在肩上，对跟随他的百姓说：“你们看我做什么，就赶快照样做。”

And Abimelech gat him up to mount Zalmon, he and all the people that were with him; and Abimelech took an axe in his hand, and cut down a bough from the trees, and took it, and laid it on his shoulder, and said unto the people that were with him, What ye have seen me do, make haste, and do as I have done.

49众百姓也都各砍一根树枝，跟亚比米勒走，把树枝堆在地窖上，放火烧地窖。这样，示剑城楼里所有的人都死了，男女约有一千。

And all the people likewise cut down every man his bough, and followed Abimelech, and put them to the hold, and set the hold on fire upon them; so that all the men of the tower of Shechem died also, about a thousand men and women.

50亚比米勒到提备斯，对着提备斯安营，攻取了那城。

Then went Abimelech to Thebez, and encamped against Thebez, and took it.

51城中有一座坚固的楼；城里所有的居民，无论男女，都逃到那里，关上门，上了楼顶。

But there was a strong tower within the city, and thither fled all the men and women, and all they of the city, and shut it to them, and gat them up to the top of the tower.

52亚比米勒到了楼前，攻打它。他挨近楼门，要放火焚烧。

And Abimelech came unto the tower, and fought against it, and went hard unto the door of the tower to burn it with fire.

53有一个妇人把一块上磨石抛在亚比米勒的头上，打破了他的头盖骨。

And a certain woman cast a piece of a millstone upon Abimelech's head, and all to brake his skull.

54他就急忙叫拿他兵器的青年来，对他说：“拔出你的刀来，杀了我吧！免得有人提到我说：‘他被一个妇人杀了。’”于是那青年把他刺透，他就死了。

Then he called hastily unto the young man his armourbearer, and said unto him, Draw thy sword, and slay me, that men say not of me, A woman slew him. And his young man thrust him through, and he died.

55以色列人见亚比米勒死了，就各回自己的地方去了。

And when the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they departed every man unto his place.

56这样，神报应了亚比米勒向他父亲所做的恶事，就是杀了自己七十个兄弟。

Thus God rendered the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did unto his father, in slaying his seventy brethren:

57示剑人的一切恶事，神也都报应在他们头上；耶路巴力的儿子约坦的诅咒都临到他们身上了。

And all the evil of the men of Shechem did God render upon their heads: and upon them came the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal.

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陀拉

亚比米勒以后，陀拉兴起，拯救以色列，他是朵多的孙子，普瓦的儿子，以萨迦人，住在以法莲山区的沙密。

And after Abimelech there arose to defend Israel Tola the son of Puah, the son of Dodo, a man of Issachar; and he dwelt in Shamir in mount Ephraim.

2陀拉作以色列的士师二十三年。他死了，葬在沙密。

睚珥

And he judged Israel twenty and three years, and died, and was buried in Shamir.

3陀拉以后有基列人睚珥兴起，作以色列的士师二十二年。

And after him arose Jair, a Gileadite, and judged Israel twenty and two years.

4他有三十个儿子，骑着三十匹驴驹。他们有三十座城，叫作哈倭特．睚珥，直到如今，都在基列地。

And he had thirty sons that rode on thirty ass colts, and they had thirty cities, which are called Havothjair unto this day, which are in the land of Gilead.

5睚珥死了，葬在加们。

耶弗他

And Jair died, and was buried in Camon.

6以色列人又行耶和华眼中看为恶的事，去事奉诸巴力和亚斯她录，以及亚兰的神明、西顿的神明、摩押的神明、亚扪人的神明、非利士人的神明。他们离弃耶和华，不事奉他。

And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD, and served Baalim, and Ashtaroth, and the gods of Syria, and the gods of Zidon, and the gods of Moab, and the gods of the children of Ammon, and the gods of the Philistines, and forsook the LORD, and served not him.

7耶和华的怒气向以色列发作，把他们交给非利士人和亚扪人的手中。

And the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he sold them into the hands of the Philistines, and into the hands of the children of Ammon.

8从那年起，他们欺压迫害以色列人，在约旦河东，亚摩利人境内，基列一带所有的以色列人，长达十八年。

And that year they vexed and oppressed the children of Israel: eighteen years, all the children of Israel that were on the other side Jordan in the land of the Amorites, which is in Gilead.

9亚扪人渡过约旦河去攻打犹大和便雅悯，以及以法莲家族。以色列的处境非常困苦。

Moreover the children of Ammon passed over Jordan to fight also against Judah, and against Benjamin, and against the house of Ephraim; so that Israel was sore distressed.

10以色列人哀求耶和华说：“我们得罪了你，因为我们离弃了我们的神，去事奉诸巴力。”

And the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, saying, We have sinned against thee, both because we have forsaken our God, and also served Baalim.

11耶和华对以色列人说：“我岂没有救你们脱离埃及人、亚摩利人、亚扪人和非利士人吗？

And the LORD said unto the children of Israel, Did not I deliver you from the Egyptians, and from the Amorites, from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines?

12西顿人、亚玛力人和马云人欺压你们，你们哀求我，我也拯救你们脱离他们的手。

The Zidonians also, and the Amalekites, and the Maonites, did oppress you; and ye cried to me, and I delivered you out of their hand.

13你们竟离弃我去事奉别神！所以我不再救你们了。

Yet ye have forsaken me, and served other gods: wherefore I will deliver you no more.

14你们去哀求你们所选择的神明；你们遭遇急难的时候，让它们救你们吧！”

Go and cry unto the gods which ye have chosen; let them deliver you in the time of your tribulation.

15以色列人对耶和华说：“我们犯罪了，照你看为好的待我们，只求你今日拯救我们吧！”

And the children of Israel said unto the LORD, We have sinned: do thou unto us whatsoever seemeth good unto thee; deliver us only, we pray thee, this day.

16以色列人就除掉他们中间的外邦神明，事奉耶和华。耶和华因以色列所受的苦难而心里焦急。

And they put away the strange gods from among them, and served the LORD: and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel.

17亚扪人被召来，在基列安营；以色列人也聚集，在米斯巴安营。

Then the children of Ammon were gathered together, and encamped in Gilead. And the children of Israel assembled themselves together, and encamped in Mizpeh.

18基列百姓中的领袖彼此说：“谁领先出去攻打亚扪人，谁就作基列所有居民的领袖。”

And the people and princes of Gilead said one to another, What man is he that will begin to fight against the children of Ammon? he shall be head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.

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耶弗他的出生

基列人耶弗他是个大能的勇士，是妓女的儿子。基列生了耶弗他。

Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valour, and he was the son of an harlot: and Gilead begat Jephthah.

2基列的妻子也给他生了几个儿子。他妻子生的儿子长大后，就把耶弗他赶出去，说：“你不可在我们父家继承产业，因为你是别的女人生的儿子。”

And Gilead's wife bare him sons; and his wife's sons grew up, and they thrust out Jephthah, and said unto him, Thou shalt not inherit in our father's house; for thou art the son of a strange woman.

3耶弗他就逃离他的兄弟，住在陀伯地。有些无赖的人聚集在他那里，与他一同出入。

Then Jephthah fled from his brethren, and dwelt in the land of Tob: and there were gathered vain men to Jephthah, and went out with him.

4过了些日子，亚扪人攻打以色列。

And it came to pass in process of time, that the children of Ammon made war against Israel.

5亚扪人攻打以色列的时候，基列的长老去请耶弗他从陀伯地回来。

And it was so, that when the children of Ammon made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to fetch Jephthah out of the land of Tob:

6他们对耶弗他说：“请你来作我们的指挥官，好让我们跟亚扪人打仗。”

And they said unto Jephthah, Come, and be our captain, that we may fight with the children of Ammon.

7耶弗他对基列的长老说：“你们不是恨我，把我赶出父家吗？现在你们遭遇急难，为何到我这里来呢？”

And Jephthah said unto the elders of Gilead, Did not ye hate me, and expel me out of my father's house? and why are ye come unto me now when ye are in distress?

8基列的长老对耶弗他说：“现在我们回到你这里，是要请你同我们去跟亚扪人打仗，作基列所有居民的领袖。”

And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, Therefore we turn again to thee now, that thou mayest go with us, and fight against the children of Ammon, and be our head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.

9耶弗他对基列的长老说：“若你们请我回去跟亚扪人打仗，耶和华把他们交给我，我就作你们的领袖。”

And Jephthah said unto the elders of Gilead, If ye bring me home again to fight against the children of Ammon, and the LORD deliver them before me, shall I be your head?

10基列的长老对耶弗他说：“有耶和华在你我之间作证，我们必定照你的话做。”

And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, The LORD be witness between us, if we do not so according to thy words.

11于是耶弗他与基列的长老同去，百姓就立耶弗他作他们的领袖和指挥官。耶弗他在米斯巴将他一切的事陈述在耶和华面前。

Then Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him head and captain over them: and Jephthah uttered all his words before the LORD in Mizpeh.

12耶弗他派使者到亚扪人的王那里，说：“你与我有什么相干，竟来到我这里攻打我的地呢？”

And Jephthah sent messengers unto the king of the children of Ammon, saying, What hast thou to do with me, that thou art come against me to fight in my land?

13亚扪人的王对耶弗他的使者说：“因为以色列从埃及上来的时候占据我的地，从亚嫩河到雅博河，直到约旦河。现在你要和平归还这些地方！”

And the king of the children of Ammon answered unto the messengers of Jephthah, Because Israel took away my land, when they came up out of Egypt, from Arnon even unto Jabbok, and unto Jordan: now therefore restore those lands again peaceably.

14耶弗他又派使者到亚扪人的王那里，

And Jephthah sent messengers again unto the king of the children of Ammon:

15对他说：“耶弗他如此说：以色列并没有占据摩押地和亚扪人的地。

And said unto him, Thus saith Jephthah, Israel took not away the land of Moab, nor the land of the children of Ammon:

16以色列人从埃及上来，是经过旷野到红海，来到加低斯。

But when Israel came up from Egypt, and walked through the wilderness unto the Red sea, and came to Kadesh;

17那时，以色列派使者去以东王那里，说：‘求你让我穿越你的地。’以东王却不听。以色列又照样派使者去摩押王那里，他也不肯。于是以色列人就住在加低斯。

Then Israel sent messengers unto the king of Edom, saying, Let me, I pray thee, pass through thy land: but the king of Edom would not hearken thereto. And in like manner they sent unto the king of Moab: but he would not consent: and Israel abode in Kadesh.

18他们又经过旷野，绕过以东地和摩押地，到摩押地的东边，在亚嫩河边安营，并没有进入摩押的境内，因为亚嫩河是摩押的边界。

Then they went along through the wilderness, and compassed the land of Edom, and the land of Moab, and came by the east side of the land of Moab, and pitched on the other side of Arnon, but came not within the border of Moab: for Arnon was the border of Moab.

19以色列派使者去亚摩利王，就是希实本王西宏那里；以色列对他说：‘求你让我们穿越你的地，到我自己的地方去。’

And Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites, the king of Heshbon; and Israel said unto him, Let us pass, we pray thee, through thy land into my place.

20西宏却不信任以色列，不让他们穿越他的疆界。他召集了他的众百姓在雅杂安营，与以色列争战。

But Sihon trusted not Israel to pass through his coast: but Sihon gathered all his people together, and pitched in Jahaz, and fought against Israel.

21耶和华－以色列的神将西宏和他的众百姓都交在以色列手中，以色列人就击杀他们，占领了那地居民亚摩利人的全地。

And the LORD God of Israel delivered Sihon and all his people into the hand of Israel, and they smote them: so Israel possessed all the land of the Amorites, the inhabitants of that country.

22他们占领了亚摩利人所有的疆土，从亚嫩河到雅博河，从旷野直到约旦河。

And they possessed all the coasts of the Amorites, from Arnon even unto Jabbok, and from the wilderness even unto Jordan.

23耶和华－以色列的神如今从他百姓以色列面前赶出亚摩利人，你竟要占领它吗？

So now the LORD God of Israel hath dispossessed the Amorites from before his people Israel, and shouldest thou possess it?

24你不是已经得了你的神明基抹赐给你的地为业吗？耶和华－我们的神在我们面前所赶出的，我们也要得它为业。

Wilt not thou possess that which Chemosh thy god giveth thee to possess? So whomsoever the LORD our God shall drive out from before us, them will we possess.

25现在你比西拨的儿子摩押王巴勒还强吗？他真的曾与以色列争执，或是真的与他们争战了吗？

And now art thou any thing better than Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab? did he ever strive against Israel, or did he ever fight against them,

26以色列人住希实本和所属的乡镇，亚罗珥和所属的乡镇，以及沿着亚嫩河的一切城镇，已经有三百年了。在这期间，你们为什么不取回呢？

While Israel dwelt in Heshbon and her towns, and in Aroer and her towns, and in all the cities that be along by the coasts of Arnon, three hundred years? why therefore did ye not recover them within that time?

27我并没有得罪你，你却要攻打我，加害于我。愿审判人的耶和华今日在以色列人和亚扪人之间判断是非。”

Wherefore I have not sinned against thee, but thou doest me wrong to war against me: the LORD the Judge be judge this day between the children of Israel and the children of Ammon.

28但亚扪人的王不听耶弗他传达给他的话。

Howbeit the king of the children of Ammon hearkened not unto the words of Jephthah which he sent him.

29耶和华的灵降在耶弗他身上，他就经过基列和玛拿西，经过基列的米斯巴，又从基列的米斯巴过到亚扪人那里。

Then the Spirit of the LORD came upon Jephthah, and he passed over Gilead, and Manasseh, and passed over Mizpeh of Gilead, and from Mizpeh of Gilead he passed over unto the children of Ammon.

30耶弗他向耶和华许愿，说：“你若真的将亚扪人交在我手中，

And Jephthah vowed a vow unto the LORD, and said, If thou shalt without fail deliver the children of Ammon into mine hands,

31我从亚扪人那里平平安安回来的时候，无论谁先从我家门出来迎接我，就要归给耶和华，我必将他献上作为燔祭。”

Then it shall be, that whatsoever cometh forth of the doors of my house to meet me, when I return in peace from the children of Ammon, shall surely be the LORD's, and I will offer it up for a burnt offering.

32于是耶弗他往亚扪人那里去，与他们争战。耶和华将他们交在他手中，

So Jephthah passed over unto the children of Ammon to fight against them; and the LORD delivered them into his hands.

33他就彻底击败他们，从亚罗珥到米匿，直到亚备勒．基拉明，攻取了二十座城。这样，亚扪人就在以色列人面前被制伏了。

耶弗他的女儿

And he smote them from Aroer, even till thou come to Minnith, even twenty cities, and unto the plain of the vineyards, with a very great slaughter. Thus the children of Ammon were subdued before the children of Israel.

34耶弗他回米斯巴去，到了自己的家，看哪，他女儿拿着手鼓跳舞出来迎接他。她是耶弗他的独生女，除她以外，没有别的儿女。

And Jephthah came to Mizpeh unto his house, and, behold, his daughter came out to meet him with timbrels and with dances: and she was his only child; beside her he had neither son nor daughter.

35耶弗他一看见她，就撕裂衣服，说：“哀哉！我的女儿啊，你使我非常悲痛，叫我十分为难了。因为我已经向耶和华开了口，不能收回。”

And it came to pass, when he saw her, that he rent his clothes, and said, Alas, my daughter! thou hast brought me very low, and thou art one of them that trouble me: for I have opened my mouth unto the LORD, and I cannot go back.

36他女儿对他说：“我的父亲啊，你既向耶和华开了口，就当照你口中所说的向我行，因为耶和华已经在你的仇敌亚扪人身上为你报了仇。”

And she said unto him, My father, if thou hast opened thy mouth unto the LORD, do to me according to that which hath proceeded out of thy mouth; forasmuch as the LORD hath taken vengeance for thee of thine enemies, even of the children of Ammon.

37她又对父亲说：“我只求你这一件事，给我两个月，让我和同伴下到山里，好为我的童贞哀哭。”

And she said unto her father, Let this thing be done for me: let me alone two months, that I may go up and down upon the mountains, and bewail my virginity, I and my fellows.

38耶弗他说：“你去吧！”他就让她离开两个月。她和同伴去了，在山里为她的童贞哀哭。

And he said, Go. And he sent her away for two months: and she went with her companions, and bewailed her virginity upon the mountains.

39过了两个月，她回到父亲那里，父亲就照所许的愿向她行了。她从来没有亲近男人。于是以色列中有个风俗，

And it came to pass at the end of two months, that she returned unto her father, who did with her according to his vow which he had vowed: and she knew no man. And it was a custom in Israel,

40每年按着日期以色列的女子要去为基列人耶弗他的女儿哀哭四天。

That the daughters of Israel went yearly to lament the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite four days in a year.

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耶弗他与以法莲人交战

以法莲人被召来，渡河来到撒分☛“撒分”或译“北方”。。他们对耶弗他说：“你去与亚扪人争战，为什么没有召我们同去呢？我们必用火将你和你的家烧了。”

And the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and went northward, and said unto Jephthah, Wherefore passedst thou over to fight against the children of Ammon, and didst not call us to go with thee? we will burn thine house upon thee with fire.

2耶弗他对他们说：“我和我的百姓与亚扪人有极大的冲突；我曾召你们来，你们却没有来救我脱离他们的手。

And Jephthah said unto them, I and my people were at great strife with the children of Ammon; and when I called you, ye delivered me not out of their hands.

3我见你们不来救我，就拚了命前去攻打亚扪人，耶和华就将他们交在我手中。你们今日为什么上我这里来攻打我呢？”

And when I saw that ye delivered me not, I put my life in my hands, and passed over against the children of Ammon, and the LORD delivered them into my hand: wherefore then are ye come up unto me this day, to fight against me?

4于是耶弗他召集基列所有的人，要与以法莲人争战。基列人击杀以法莲人，因以法莲人曾说：“你们基列人在以法莲和玛拿西中，不过是以法莲逃亡的人而已。”

Then Jephthah gathered together all the men of Gilead, and fought with Ephraim: and the men of Gilead smote Ephraim, because they said, Ye Gileadites are fugitives of Ephraim among the Ephraimites, and among the Manassites.

5基列人把守约旦河的渡口，不许以法莲人过去。逃跑的以法莲人若说：“让我过河。”基列人就问他说：“你是不是以法莲人？”他若说：“不是”，

And the Gileadites took the passages of Jordan before the Ephraimites: and it was so, that when those Ephraimites which were escaped said, Let me go over; that the men of Gilead said unto him, Art thou an Ephraimite? If he said, Nay;

6基列人就对他说：“你说‘示播列’。”以法莲人因为发音不准，就会说成“西播列”。基列人就捉住他，在约旦河的渡口把他杀了。那时，以法莲人被杀的有四万二千人。

Then said they unto him, Say now Shibboleth: and he said Sibboleth: for he could not frame to pronounce it right. Then they took him, and slew him at the passages of Jordan: and there fell at that time of the Ephraimites forty and two thousand.

7耶弗他作以色列的士师六年。基列人耶弗他死了，葬在基列的城里。

以比赞、以伦、押顿

And Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then died Jephthah the Gileadite, and was buried in one of the cities of Gilead.

8耶弗他以后，有伯利恒人以比赞作以色列的士师。

And after him Ibzan of Bethlehem judged Israel.

9他有三十个儿子。他把三十个女儿都嫁出去了，也为他的儿子从外面娶了三十个媳妇。他作以色列的士师七年。

And he had thirty sons, and thirty daughters, whom he sent abroad, and took in thirty daughters from abroad for his sons. And he judged Israel seven years.

10以比赞死了，葬在伯利恒。

Then died Ibzan, and was buried at Bethlehem.

11以比赞以后，有西布伦人以伦作以色列的士师，他作以色列的士师十年。

And after him Elon, a Zebulonite, judged Israel; and he judged Israel ten years.

12西布伦人以伦死了，葬在西布伦地的亚雅仑。

And Elon the Zebulonite died, and was buried in Aijalon in the country of Zebulun.

13以伦以后，有比拉顿人希列的儿子押顿作以色列的士师。

And after him Abdon the son of Hillel, a Pirathonite, judged Israel.

14他有四十个儿子，三十个孙子，骑着七十匹驴驹。押顿作以色列的士师八年。

And he had forty sons and thirty nephews, that rode on threescore and ten ass colts: and he judged Israel eight years.

15比拉顿人希列的儿子押顿死了，葬在以法莲地的比拉顿，就在亚玛力人的山区。

And Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died, and was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the mount of the Amalekites.

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参孙

以色列人又行耶和华眼中看为恶的事，耶和华将他们交在非利士人手中四十年。

参孙出生

And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD delivered them into the hand of the Philistines forty years.

2那时，有一个但支派的琐拉人，名叫玛挪亚。他的妻子不怀孕，不生育。

And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and bare not.

3耶和华的使者向那妇人显现，对她说：“看哪，以前你不怀孕，不生育，如今你必怀孕生一个儿子。

And the angel of the LORD appeared unto the woman, and said unto her, Behold now, thou art barren, and bearest not: but thou shalt conceive, and bear a son.

4现在你要谨慎，清酒烈酒都不可喝，任何不洁之物都不可吃，

Now therefore beware, I pray thee, and drink not wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing:

5看哪，你必怀孕，生一个儿子。不可用剃刀剃他的头，因为这孩子一出母胎就归给神作拿细耳人。他必开始拯救以色列脱离非利士人的手。”

For, lo, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and no razor shall come on his head: for the child shall be a Nazarite unto God from the womb: and he shall begin to deliver Israel out of the hand of the Philistines.

6那妇人来对丈夫说：“有一个神人到我这里来，他的容貌如神使者的容貌，非常可畏。我没有问他从哪里来，他也没有把他的名字告诉我。

Then the woman came and told her husband, saying, A man of God came unto me, and his countenance was like the countenance of an angel of God, very terrible: but I asked him not whence he was, neither told he me his name:

7他对我说：‘看哪，你要怀孕，生一个儿子。现在，清酒烈酒都不可喝，任何不洁之物都不可吃，因为这孩子从出母胎一直到死的那一天，要归给神作拿细耳人。’”

But he said unto me, Behold, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and now drink no wine nor strong drink, neither eat any unclean thing: for the child shall be a Nazarite to God from the womb to the day of his death.

8玛挪亚祈求耶和华说：“主啊，求你再差遣那神人到我们这里来，指示我们对这将要生的孩子该怎样作。”

Then Manoah intreated the LORD, and said, O my Lord, let the man of God which thou didst send come again unto us, and teach us what we shall do unto the child that shall be born.

9神垂听了玛挪亚的声音。那妇人坐在田间的时候，神的使者又到她那里，但是她的丈夫玛挪亚没有同她在一起。

And God hearkened to the voice of Manoah; and the angel of God came again unto the woman as she sat in the field: but Manoah her husband was not with her.

10妇人急忙跑去告诉丈夫，对他说：“看哪，那日到我这里来的人又向我显现了。”

And the woman made haste, and ran, and shewed her husband, and said unto him, Behold, the man hath appeared unto me, that came unto me the other day.

11玛挪亚起来，跟随他的妻子来到那人那里，对他说：“你就是跟这妇人说话的那个人吗？”他说：“是我。”

And Manoah arose, and went after his wife, and came to the man, and said unto him, Art thou the man that spakest unto the woman? And he said, I am.

12玛挪亚说：“现在，愿你的话应验！这孩子该如何管教呢？他当做什么呢？”

And Manoah said, Now let thy words come to pass. How shall we order the child, and how shall we do unto him?

13耶和华的使者对玛挪亚说：“我告诉这妇人的一切事，她都要遵守。

And the angel of the LORD said unto Manoah, Of all that I said unto the woman let her beware.

14葡萄树所结的不可吃，清酒烈酒都不可喝，任何不洁之物也不可吃。凡我所吩咐的，她都当遵守。”

She may not eat of any thing that cometh of the vine, neither let her drink wine or strong drink, nor eat any unclean thing: all that I commanded her let her observe.

15玛挪亚对耶和华的使者说：“请容许我们留你下来，好为你预备一只小山羊。”

And Manoah said unto the angel of the LORD, I pray thee, let us detain thee, until we shall have made ready a kid for thee.

16耶和华的使者对玛挪亚说：“你虽然留我，我却不吃你的食物。你若预备燔祭，就当献给耶和华。”因玛挪亚不知道他是耶和华的使者。

And the angel of the LORD said unto Manoah, Though thou detain me, I will not eat of thy bread: and if thou wilt offer a burnt offering, thou must offer it unto the LORD. For Manoah knew not that he was an angel of the LORD.

17玛挪亚对耶和华的使者说：“请问大名？好让我们在你的话应验的时候尊敬你。”

And Manoah said unto the angel of the LORD, What is thy name, that when thy sayings come to pass we may do thee honour?

18耶和华的使者对他说：“你何必问我的名字呢？我的名字是奇妙的。”

And the angel of the LORD said unto him, Why askest thou thus after my name, seeing it is secret?

19玛挪亚取一只小山羊和素祭，在磐石上献给耶和华。他行奇妙的事，玛挪亚和他的妻子观看，

So Manoah took a kid with a meat offering, and offered it upon a rock unto the LORD: and the angel did wonderously; and Manoah and his wife looked on.

20火焰从坛上往上升，耶和华的使者也在坛上的火焰中升上去了。玛挪亚和他的妻子看见，就脸伏于地。

For it came to pass, when the flame went up toward heaven from off the altar, that the angel of the LORD ascended in the flame of the altar. And Manoah and his wife looked on it, and fell on their faces to the ground.

21耶和华的使者不再向玛挪亚和他的妻子显现了。那时，玛挪亚才知道他是耶和华的使者。

But the angel of the LORD did no more appear to Manoah and to his wife. Then Manoah knew that he was an angel of the LORD.

22玛挪亚对他的妻子说：“我们一定会死，因为我们看见了神。”

And Manoah said unto his wife, We shall surely die, because we have seen God.

23他的妻子却对他说：“耶和华若有意要我们死，就不会从我们手中接受燔祭和素祭，不会将这一切事指示我们，这时也不会让我们听到这话。”

But his wife said unto him, If the LORD were pleased to kill us, he would not have received a burnt offering and a meat offering at our hands, neither would he have shewed us all these things, nor would as at this time have told us such things as these.

24后来妇人生了一个儿子，给他起名叫参孙。孩子渐渐长大，耶和华赐福给他。

And the woman bare a son, and called his name Samson: and the child grew, and the LORD blessed him.

25在琐拉和以实陶之间的玛哈尼．但，耶和华的灵开始感动参孙。

And the Spirit of the LORD began to move him at times in the camp of Dan between Zorah and Eshtaol.

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参孙娶妻

参孙下到亭拿，在亭拿看见一个女子，是非利士人的女儿。

And Samson went down to Timnath, and saw a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines.

2他上来告诉他父母说：“我在亭拿看见一个女子，是非利士人的女儿，现在请你们给我娶她为妻。”

And he came up, and told his father and his mother, and said, I have seen a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines: now therefore get her for me to wife.

3他父母对他说：“在你弟兄的女儿中，或在本族所有的人中，难道没有女子吗？你何必在未受割礼的非利士人中去娶妻呢？”参孙对他父亲说：“请你给我娶那女子，因为我喜欢她。”

Then his father and his mother said unto him, Is there never a woman among the daughters of thy brethren, or among all my people, that thou goest to take a wife of the uncircumcised Philistines? And Samson said unto his father, Get her for me; for she pleaseth me well.

4他的父母并不知道这事是出于耶和华，因为他在找机会攻击非利士人。那时，非利士人辖制以色列人。

But his father and his mother knew not that it was of the LORD, that he sought an occasion against the Philistines: for at that time the Philistines had dominion over Israel.

5参孙跟他父母下亭拿去，他们到了亭拿的葡萄园。看哪，有一只少壮狮子对着他吼叫。

Then went Samson down, and his father and his mother, to Timnath, and came to the vineyards of Timnath: and, behold, a young lion roared against him.

6耶和华的灵大大感动参孙，他就手无寸铁撕裂狮子，如撕裂小山羊一样。他做这事，并没有告诉他的父母亲。

And the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and he rent him as he would have rent a kid, and he had nothing in his hand: but he told not his father or his mother what he had done.

7参孙下去跟那女子说话，看着就喜欢她。

And he went down, and talked with the woman; and she pleased Samson well.

8过了些日子，他回来要娶那女子，绕道去看狮子的残骸，看哪，有一群蜜蜂在狮子的尸体内，也有蜜在里面。

And after a time he returned to take her, and he turned aside to see the carcase of the lion: and, behold, there was a swarm of bees and honey in the carcase of the lion.

9他就取了蜜，放在手掌上，边走边吃。他到了父母那里，给他们蜜，他们也吃了。但他没有告诉他们，这蜜是从狮子的尸体内取来的。

And he took thereof in his hands, and went on eating, and came to his father and mother, and he gave them, and they did eat: but he told not them that he had taken the honey out of the carcase of the lion.

10他父亲下到女子那里去。参孙在那里摆设宴席，因为这是当时年轻人的习俗。

So his father went down unto the woman: and Samson made there a feast; for so used the young men to do.

11他们看见参孙，就请了三十个人陪伴他。

And it came to pass, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him.

12参孙对他们说：“我给你们出个谜语，你们若能在七日宴席之内，猜出谜底告诉我，我就给你们三十件细麻内衣和三十套更换的衣服。

And Samson said unto them, I will now put forth a riddle unto you: if ye can certainly declare it me within the seven days of the feast, and find it out, then I will give you thirty sheets and thirty change of garments:

13但你们若不能告诉我，你们就给我三十件细麻内衣和三十套更换的衣服。”他们对他说：“请把谜语说给我们听。”

But if ye cannot declare it me, then shall ye give me thirty sheets and thirty change of garments. And they said unto him, Put forth thy riddle, that we may hear it.

14参孙对他们说：

“吃的从吃者出来；

甜的从强者出来”。

三日之久，他们都猜不出谜语来。

And he said unto them, Out of the eater came forth meat, and out of the strong came forth sweetness. And they could not in three days expound the riddle.

15第七日，他们对参孙的妻子说：“你哄骗你的丈夫，为我们探出谜底来，否则我们就用火烧你和你的父家。你们请我们来，是不是要夺走我们所有的呢？”

And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they said unto Samson's wife, Entice thy husband, that he may declare unto us the riddle, lest we burn thee and thy father's house with fire: have ye called us to take that we have? is it not so?

16参孙的妻子在丈夫面前哭哭啼啼说：“你只是恨我，并不爱我。你给我本族的人出谜语，却不把谜底告诉我。”参孙对她说：“看哪，连我的父母我都没有说，我怎么可以告诉你呢？”

And Samson's wife wept before him, and said, Thou dost but hate me, and lovest me not: thou hast put forth a riddle unto the children of my people, and hast not told it me. And he said unto her, Behold, I have not told it my father nor my mother, and shall I tell it thee?

17在七日宴席中，她一直在丈夫面前哭哭啼啼。第七日，参孙因妻子的催逼就把谜底告诉了她。她把谜底告诉了她本族的人。

And she wept before him the seven days, while their feast lasted: and it came to pass on the seventh day, that he told her, because she lay sore upon him: and she told the riddle to the children of her people.

18第七日日落以前，那城里的人对参孙说：

“有什么比蜜还甜呢？

有什么比狮子更强呢？”

参孙对他们说：

“你们若不用我的母牛犊耕地，

就无法猜出我的谜底来。”

And the men of the city said unto him on the seventh day before the sun went down, What is sweeter than honey? And what is stronger than a lion? And he said unto them, If ye had not plowed with my heifer, ye had not found out my riddle.

19耶和华的灵大大感动参孙，他就下到亚实基伦，击杀了三十个人，夺了他们身上的衣服，把衣服给了猜出谜语的人。参孙怒气大发，就上他父亲的家去了。

And the Spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he went down to Ashkelon, and slew thirty men of them, and took their spoil, and gave change of garments unto them which expounded the riddle. And his anger was kindled, and he went up to his father's house.

20参孙的妻子就归了参孙的一个同伴，就是作过他伴郎的。

But Samson's wife was given to his companion, whom he had used as his friend.

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参孙击败非利士人

过了些日子，在割麦子的时候，参孙带着一只小山羊去探望他的妻子，说：“我要进内室到我妻子那里。”他岳父不许他进去。

But it came to pass within a while after, in the time of wheat harvest, that Samson visited his wife with a kid; and he said, I will go in to my wife into the chamber. But her father would not suffer him to go in.

2他岳父说：“我以为你极其恨她，因此我把她给了你的同伴。她妹妹不是比她更美丽吗？你可以娶来代替她！”

And her father said, I verily thought that thou hadst utterly hated her; therefore I gave her to thy companion: is not her younger sister fairer than she? take her, I pray thee, instead of her.

3参孙对他们说：“这一次我若加害非利士人，就不算是我的错了。”

And Samson said concerning them, Now shall I be more blameless than the Philistines, though I do them a displeasure.

4于是参孙去捉了三百只狐狸，把它们的尾巴一对一对地绑住，再将火把绑在两条尾巴中间。

And Samson went and caught three hundred foxes, and took firebrands, and turned tail to tail, and put a firebrand in the midst between two tails.

5他点着火把，把狐狸放进非利士人直立的庄稼，把堆积的禾捆和直立的庄稼，葡萄园、橄榄园全都烧了。

And when he had set the brands on fire, he let them go into the standing corn of the Philistines, and burnt up both the shocks, and also the standing corn, with the vineyards and olives.

6非利士人说：“这事是谁做的呢？”有人说：“是亭拿人的女婿参孙做的，因为他岳父把他的妻子给了他的同伴。”于是非利士人上去，用火烧了女子和她的父亲。

Then the Philistines said, Who hath done this? And they answered, Samson, the son in law of the Timnite, because he had taken his wife, and given her to his companion. And the Philistines came up, and burnt her and her father with fire.

7参孙对他们说：“你们既然这么做，我必向你们报仇才肯罢休。”

And Samson said unto them, Though ye have done this, yet will I be avenged of you, and after that I will cease.

8参孙狠狠击杀他们，把他们连腿带腰都砍了。过后，他就下去，住在以坦岩的石洞里。

And he smote them hip and thigh with a great slaughter: and he went down and dwelt in the top of the rock Etam.

9非利士人上去，安营在犹大，侵犯利希。

Then the Philistines went up, and pitched in Judah, and spread themselves in Lehi.

10犹大人说：“你们为何上来攻击我们呢？”他们说：“我们上来是要捆绑参孙，照他向我们所做的对待他。”

And the men of Judah said, Why are ye come up against us? And they answered, To bind Samson are we come up, to do to him as he hath done to us.

11于是，三千犹大人下到以坦岩的石洞里，对参孙说：“非利士人辖制我们，你不知道吗？你向我们做的是什么事呢？”他说：“他们向我怎样做，我也要向他们怎样做。”

Then three thousand men of Judah went to the top of the rock Etam, and said to Samson, Knowest thou not that the Philistines are rulers over us? what is this that thou hast done unto us? And he said unto them, As they did unto me, so have I done unto them.

12犹大人对他说：“我们下来是要捆绑你，把你交在非利士人手中。”参孙说：“你们要向我起誓，你们自己不杀害我。”

And they said unto him, We are come down to bind thee, that we may deliver thee into the hand of the Philistines. And Samson said unto them, Swear unto me, that ye will not fall upon me yourselves.

13他们说：“我们绝不杀你，只把你捆绑，交在非利士人手中。”于是他们用两条新绳绑住参孙，把他从以坦岩带上去。

And they spake unto him, saying, No; but we will bind thee fast, and deliver thee into their hand: but surely we will not kill thee. And they bound him with two new cords, and brought him up from the rock.

14参孙到了利希，非利士人对着他喊叫。耶和华的灵大大感动参孙，他手臂上的绳子就像着火的麻一样，绑他的绳子从他手上脱落下来。

And when he came unto Lehi, the Philistines shouted against him: and the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and the cords that were upon his arms became as flax that was burnt with fire, and his bands loosed from off his hands.

15他找到一块未干的驴腮骨，就伸手拾起来，用它杀了一千人。

And he found a new jawbone of an ass, and put forth his hand, and took it, and slew a thousand men therewith.

16参孙说：

“用驴腮骨，

一堆又一堆；

用驴腮骨，

我杀了一千人。”

And Samson said, With the jawbone of an ass, heaps upon heaps, with the jaw of an ass have I slain a thousand men.

17说完这话，就把那腮骨从手里抛出去。因此，那地叫作拉末．利希。

And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking, that he cast away the jawbone out of his hand, and called that place Ramathlehi.

18参孙非常口渴，就求告耶和华说：“你既藉仆人的手施行这么大的拯救，现在我要渴死，落在未受割礼的人手中吗？”

And he was sore athirst, and called on the LORD, and said, Thou hast given this great deliverance into the hand of thy servant: and now shall I die for thirst, and fall into the hand of the uncircumcised?

19神就使利希的洼地裂开，从中涌出水来。参孙喝了，精神恢复。因此那泉名叫隐．哈歌利，直到今日它仍在利希。

But God clave an hollow place that was in the jaw, and there came water thereout; and when he had drunk, his spirit came again, and he revived: wherefore he called the name thereof Enhakkore, which is in Lehi unto this day.

20在非利士人辖制的时候，参孙作以色列的士师二十年。

And he judged Israel in the days of the Philistines twenty years.

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参孙和大利拉

参孙到了迦萨，在那里看见一个妓女，就与她亲近。

Then went Samson to Gaza, and saw there an harlot, and went in unto her.

2有人告诉迦萨人说：“参孙到这里来了！”他们就包围起来，整夜在城门埋伏等着他。他们整夜静悄悄地，说：“等到天一亮我们就杀他。”

And it was told the Gazites, saying, Samson is come hither. And they compassed him in, and laid wait for him all night in the gate of the city, and were quiet all the night, saying, In the morning, when it is day, we shall kill him.

3参孙睡到半夜，在半夜起来，抓住城门的门扇和两个门框，把它们和门闩一起拆下来，扛在肩上，抬到希伯仑前面的山顶上。

And Samson lay till midnight, and arose at midnight, and took the doors of the gate of the city, and the two posts, and went away with them, bar and all, and put them upon his shoulders, and carried them up to the top of an hill that is before Hebron.

4这事以后，参孙在梭烈谷爱上了一个女子，名叫大利拉。

And it came to pass afterward, that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah.

5非利士人的领袖上去，到那女子那里，对她说：“请你哄骗参孙，探出他为何有这么大的力气，以及我们要用什么方法才能胜他，将他捆绑制伏。我们就每人给你一千一百块银子。”

And the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and said unto her, Entice him, and see wherein his great strength lieth, and by what means we may prevail against him, that we may bind him to afflict him: and we will give thee every one of us eleven hundred pieces of silver.

6大利拉对参孙说：“请你告诉我，你为何有这么大的力气，要用什么方法才能捆绑制伏你。”

And Delilah said to Samson, Tell me, I pray thee, wherein thy great strength lieth, and wherewith thou mightest be bound to afflict thee.

7参孙对她说：“若用七条未干的新绳子捆绑我，我就像平常人一样软弱。”

And Samson said unto her, If they bind me with seven green withs that were never dried, then shall I be weak, and be as another man.

8于是非利士人的领袖拿了七条未干的新绳子来，交给她，她就用绳子捆绑参孙。

Then the lords of the Philistines brought up to her seven green withs which had not been dried, and she bound him with them.

9当时，埋伏的人正在她的内室等着。她对参孙说：“参孙，非利士人来捉你了！”参孙就挣断绳子，绳子如遇到火的麻线断裂一样。这样，人还是不知道他的力量从哪里来。

Now there were men lying in wait, abiding with her in the chamber. And she said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he brake the withs, as a thread of tow is broken when it toucheth the fire. So his strength was not known.

10大利拉对参孙说：“看哪，你欺骗我，对我说谎。现在请你告诉我，要用什么方法才能捆绑你。”

And Delilah said unto Samson, Behold, thou hast mocked me, and told me lies: now tell me, I pray thee, wherewith thou mightest be bound.

11参孙对她说：“若用未曾用过的新绳子捆绑我，我就像平常人一样软弱。”

And he said unto her, If they bind me fast with new ropes that never were occupied, then shall I be weak, and be as another man.

12大利拉就用新绳子捆绑他，对他说：“参孙，非利士人来捉你了！”当时，埋伏的人在内室等着。参孙挣断手臂上的绳子，如挣断一条线一样。

Delilah therefore took new ropes, and bound him therewith, and said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And there were liers in wait abiding in the chamber. And he brake them from off his arms like a thread.

13大利拉对参孙说：“你到现在还是欺骗我，对我说谎。请你告诉我，要用什么方法才能捆绑你。”参孙对她说：“只要用织布的线将我头上的七条发绺编织起来就可以了”。

And Delilah said unto Samson, Hitherto thou hast mocked me, and told me lies: tell me wherewith thou mightest be bound. And he said unto her, If thou weavest the seven locks of my head with the web.

14于是大利拉用梭子将他的发绺钉住，对他说：“参孙，非利士人来捉你了！”参孙从睡中醒来，将织布机上的梭子和织布的线一齐都拔出来了。

And she fastened it with the pin, and said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he awaked out of his sleep, and went away with the pin of the beam, and with the web.

15大利拉对参孙说：“你既不与我同心，怎么能说‘我爱你’呢？你这三次欺骗我，不告诉我，你为什么有这么大的力气。”

And she said unto him, How canst thou say, I love thee, when thine heart is not with me? thou hast mocked me these three times, and hast not told me wherein thy great strength lieth.

16大利拉天天用话催逼他，纠缠他，他就心里烦得要死，

And it came to pass, when she pressed him daily with her words, and urged him, so that his soul was vexed unto death;

17终于把心中的一切都告诉她。参孙对她说：“从来没有人用剃刀剃我的头，因为我一出母胎就归给神作拿细耳人。若有人剃了我的头发，我的力气就会离开我，我就像平常人一样软弱。”

That he told her all his heart, and said unto her, There hath not come a razor upon mine head; for I have been a Nazarite unto God from my mother's womb: if I be shaven, then my strength will go from me, and I shall become weak, and be like any other man.

18大利拉见他说出了心中的一切，就派人去召非利士人的领袖，说：“请再上来一次，因为他已经说出了心中的一切。”于是非利士人的领袖手里拿着银子，上到她那里。

And when Delilah saw that he had told her all his heart, she sent and called for the lords of the Philistines, saying, Come up this once, for he hath shewed me all his heart. Then the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and brought money in their hand.

19大利拉哄参孙睡在她的膝上，叫一个人来剃掉参孙头上的七条发绺。于是大利拉开始制伏参孙，他的力气就离开他了。

And she made him sleep upon her knees; and she called for a man, and she caused him to shave off the seven locks of his head; and she began to afflict him, and his strength went from him.

20大利拉说：“参孙，非利士人来捉你了！”参孙从睡中醒来，说：“我要像前几次一样脱身而去。”他却不知道耶和华已经离开他了。

And she said, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he awoke out of his sleep, and said, I will go out as at other times before, and shake myself. And he wist not that the LORD was departed from him.

21非利士人逮住他，挖了他的眼睛，带他下到迦萨，用铜链锁住他，叫他在监狱里推磨。

But the Philistines took him, and put out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass; and he did grind in the prison house.

22然而他的头发被剃以后，又开始长起来了。

参孙的死

Howbeit the hair of his head began to grow again after he was shaven.

23非利士人的领袖聚集，要向他们的神明大衮献大祭，并且庆祝，说：“我们的神明把我们的仇敌参孙交在我们手中了。”

Then the lords of the Philistines gathered them together for to offer a great sacrifice unto Dagon their god, and to rejoice: for they said, Our god hath delivered Samson our enemy into our hand.

24众人看见参孙，就赞美他们的神明说：“我们的神明把那毁坏我们的地、杀害我们许多人的仇敌交在我们手中了。”

And when the people saw him, they praised their god: for they said, Our god hath delivered into our hands our enemy, and the destroyer of our country, which slew many of us.

25他们心里高兴的时候，就说：“叫参孙来，逗我们欢乐。”于是他们把参孙从监狱里提出来，在他们面前戏耍。他们叫他站在两根柱子中间。

And it came to pass, when their hearts were merry, that they said, Call for Samson, that he may make us sport. And they called for Samson out of the prison house; and he made them sport: and they set him between the pillars.

26参孙对牵他手的僮仆说：“让我摸摸支撑这庙宇的柱子，我要靠一靠。”

And Samson said unto the lad that held him by the hand, Suffer me that I may feel the pillars whereupon the house standeth, that I may lean upon them.

27那时庙宇内充满男女，非利士人的众领袖也都在那里，屋顶上约有三千男女观看参孙逗他们欢乐。

Now the house was full of men and women; and all the lords of the Philistines were there; and there were upon the roof about three thousand men and women, that beheld while Samson made sport.

28参孙求告耶和华说：“主耶和华啊，求你眷念我。神啊，就这一次，求你赐给我力量，使我向非利士人报那挖我双眼的仇。”

And Samson called unto the LORD, and said, O Lord God, remember me, I pray thee, and strengthen me, I pray thee, only this once, O God, that I may be at once avenged of the Philistines for my two eyes.

29参孙抱住中间支撑庙宇的两根柱子，左手抱一根，右手抱一根。

And Samson took hold of the two middle pillars upon which the house stood, and on which it was borne up, of the one with his right hand, and of the other with his left.

30然后他说：“让我与非利士人一起死吧！”他尽力弯腰，庙宇就倒塌了，压住领袖和庙宇内的众人。这样，参孙死的时候所杀的人比活着所杀的还多。

And Samson said, Let me die with the Philistines. And he bowed himself with all his might; and the house fell upon the lords, and upon all the people that were therein. So the dead which he slew at his death were more than they which he slew in his life.

31他的兄弟和他父亲的全家都下去收他的尸首，抬上去，葬在琐拉和以实陶中间、他父亲玛挪亚的坟墓里。参孙作以色列的士师二十年。

Then his brethren and all the house of his father came down, and took him, and brought him up, and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the buryingplace of Manoah his father. And he judged Israel twenty years.

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米迦的偶像

以法莲山区有一个人，名叫米迦。

And there was a man of mount Ephraim, whose name was Micah.

2他对母亲说：“你的一千一百块银子被人拿走了，为此你发咒起誓，也说给我听。看哪，银子在我这里，是我拿的。”他母亲说：“愿我儿蒙耶和华赐福！”

And he said unto his mother, The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from thee, about which thou cursedst, and spakest of also in mine ears, behold, the silver is with me; I took it. And his mother said, Blessed be thou of the LORD, my son.

3米迦把这一千一百块银子还他母亲。他母亲说：“我把这银子分别为圣，亲手献给耶和华，为我儿子造一尊雕刻的像，以及一尊铸成的像。现在我把银子交给你。”

And when he had restored the eleven hundred shekels of silver to his mother, his mother said, I had wholly dedicated the silver unto the LORD from my hand for my son, to make a graven image and a molten image: now therefore I will restore it unto thee.

4米迦把银子还他母亲，他母亲把二百块银子交给银匠，去造一尊雕刻的像，以及一尊铸成的像，安置在米迦的房子里。

Yet he restored the money unto his mother; and his mother took two hundred shekels of silver, and gave them to the founder, who made thereof a graven image and a molten image: and they were in the house of Micah.

5米迦这个人有了神堂，又造了以弗得和家中的神像，派他的一个儿子作祭司。

And the man Micah had an house of gods, and made an ephod, and teraphim, and consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest.

6那时，以色列中没有王，各人照自己眼中看为对的去做。

In those days there was no king in Israel, but every man did that which was right in his own eyes.

7犹大的伯利恒有一个年轻人，是犹大族的人。他是利未人，寄居在那里。

And there was a young man out of Bethlehemjudah of the family of Judah, who was a Levite, and he sojourned there.

8这人离开犹大的伯利恒城，要找一个可住的地方。他来到以法莲山区米迦的家，还要往前走。

And the man departed out of the city from Bethlehemjudah to sojourn where he could find a place: and he came to mount Ephraim to the house of Micah, as he journeyed.

9米迦对他说：“你从哪里来？”他说：“我从犹大的伯利恒来。我是利未人，要找一个可住的地方。”

And Micah said unto him, Whence comest thou? And he said unto him, I am a Levite of Bethlehemjudah, and I go to sojourn where I may find a place.

10米迦说：“你就住在我这里吧！我以你为父为祭司，每年给你十块银子和一套衣服，以及生活所需的食物。”利未人就来了。

And Micah said unto him, Dwell with me, and be unto me a father and a priest, and I will give thee ten shekels of silver by the year, and a suit of apparel, and thy victuals. So the Levite went in.

11利未人愿意和这人同住；他待这年轻人如自己的儿子一样。

And the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was unto him as one of his sons.

12米迦授这年轻的利未人祭司的职任，他就住在米迦的家里。

And Micah consecrated the Levite; and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah.

13米迦说：“现在我知道耶和华必恩待我，因为我有利未人作我的祭司。”

Then said Micah, Now know I that the LORD will do me good, seeing I have a Levite to my priest.

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但支派的迁移

那时，以色列中没有王。但支派的人还在觅地居住，因为直到那日，他们还没有在以色列支派中抽签得地为业。

In those days there was no king in Israel: and in those days the tribe of the Danites sought them an inheritance to dwell in; for unto that day all their inheritance had not fallen unto them among the tribes of Israel.

2但人从琐拉和以实陶派本族中的五个勇士，去窥探侦察那地，对他们说：“你们去侦察那地。”他们来到以法莲山区米迦的家中，就在那里住宿。

And the children of Dan sent of their family five men from their coasts, men of valour, from Zorah, and from Eshtaol, to spy out the land, and to search it; and they said unto them, Go, search the land: who when they came to mount Ephraim, to the house of Micah, they lodged there.

3他们临近米迦的家，听出那年轻的利未人的口音，就绕到那里，对他说：“谁领你到这里来？你在这里做什么？你在这里得了什么？”

When they were by the house of Micah, they knew the voice of the young man the Levite: and they turned in thither, and said unto him, Who brought thee hither? and what makest thou in this place? and what hast thou here?

4他对他们说：“米迦如此如此待我，他雇用我，我就作了他的祭司。”

And he said unto them, Thus and thus dealeth Micah with me, and hath hired me, and I am his priest.

5他们对他说：“请你求问神，使我们知道所走的道路是否通达。”

And they said unto him, Ask counsel, we pray thee, of God, that we may know whether our way which we go shall be prosperous.

6祭司对他们说：“你们平平安安去吧，你们所行的道路是在耶和华面前的。”

And the priest said unto them, Go in peace: before the LORD is your way wherein ye go.

7五人就走了，来到拉亿，见那里的人安居，像西顿人的生活一样安宁无虑，那地无人羞辱他们，无人夺取侵略。他们离西顿人很远，与世无争。

Then the five men departed, and came to Laish, and saw the people that were therein, how they dwelt careless, after the manner of the Zidonians, quiet and secure; and there was no magistrate in the land, that might put them to shame in any thing; and they were far from the Zidonians, and had no business with any man.

8五人回到琐拉和以实陶他们的弟兄那里。他们的弟兄对他们说：“你们怎么了？”

And they came unto their brethren to Zorah and Eshtaol: and their brethren said unto them, What say ye?

9他们说：“起来，我们上去攻打他们吧！我们已经窥探了那地，看哪，那地非常好。你们还要待在这里吗？不要再迟延了，立刻出发去得那地为业吧！

And they said, Arise, that we may go up against them: for we have seen the land, and, behold, it is very good: and are ye still? be not slothful to go, and to enter to possess the land.

10你们去，必来到安居的百姓和两边辽阔的地。神已将那地方交在你们手中了；那里不缺地上的任何东西。”

When ye go, ye shall come unto a people secure, and to a large land: for God hath given it into your hands; a place where there is no want of any thing that is in the earth.

11于是但族的六百人，各带兵器，从琐拉和以实陶出发，

And there went from thence of the family of the Danites, out of Zorah and out of Eshtaol, six hundred men appointed with weapons of war.

12上到犹大的基列．耶琳，在那里安营。因此那地方名叫玛哈尼．但，直到今日。看哪，它在基列．耶琳的西边。

And they went up, and pitched in Kirjathjearim, in Judah: wherefore they called that place Mahanehdan unto this day: behold, it is behind Kirjathjearim.

13他们从那里往以法莲山区去，来到米迦的家。

And they passed thence unto mount Ephraim, and came unto the house of Micah.

14先前窥探拉亿地的五个人对他们的弟兄说：“你们知道吗？这些屋子里有以弗得和家中的神像，以及一尊雕刻的像与一尊铸成的像。现在你们要知道该怎么做。”

Then answered the five men that went to spy out the country of Laish, and said unto their brethren, Do ye know that there is in these houses an ephod, and teraphim, and a graven image, and a molten image? now therefore consider what ye have to do.

15五人转身，进入米迦的家，来到那年轻利未人的房间，向他问安。

And they turned thitherward, and came to the house of the young man the Levite, even unto the house of Micah, and saluted him.

16六百但人各带兵器，站在门口。

And the six hundred men appointed with their weapons of war, which were of the children of Dan, stood by the entering of the gate.

17那窥探这地的五个人上前去，进入里面，拿走雕刻的像、以弗得、家中的神像，以及铸成的像。祭司和带兵器的六百人一同站在门口。

And the five men that went to spy out the land went up, and came in thither, and took the graven image, and the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image: and the priest stood in the entering of the gate with the six hundred men that were appointed with weapons of war.

18当五个人进入米迦的家，拿走雕刻的像、以弗得、家中的神像，以及铸成的像，祭司对他们说：“你们做什么呢？”

And these went into Micah's house, and fetched the carved image, the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image. Then said the priest unto them, What do ye?

19他们对他说：“不要作声，用手捂口，跟我们去吧！我们必以你为父为祭司。你作一家的祭司好呢？还是作以色列一支派一族的祭司好呢？”

And they said unto him, Hold thy peace, lay thine hand upon thy mouth, and go with us, and be to us a father and a priest: is it better for thee to be a priest unto the house of one man, or that thou be a priest unto a tribe and a family in Israel?

20祭司心里欢喜，拿着以弗得和家中的神像，以及雕刻的像，跟这些百姓走了。

And the priest's heart was glad, and he took the ephod, and the teraphim, and the graven image, and went in the midst of the people.

21他们转身离开那里，把孩子、牲畜、财物安排在前头。

So they turned and departed, and put the little ones and the cattle and the carriage before them.

22他们离了米迦的家已远，米迦家附近的邻居被召来，追赶但人。

And when they were a good way from the house of Micah, the men that were in the houses near to Micah's house were gathered together, and overtook the children of Dan.

23他们呼叫但人，但人回头对米迦说：“你召集这许多人来做什么呢？”

And they cried unto the children of Dan. And they turned their faces, and said unto Micah, What aileth thee, that thou comest with such a company?

24米迦说：“你们把我所造的神像，还有祭司，都带走了，我还有什么呢？你怎么还对我说‘你在做什么’呢？”

And he said, Ye have taken away my gods which I made, and the priest, and ye are gone away: and what have I more? and what is this that ye say unto me, What aileth thee?

25但人对米迦说：“你不要让我们再听见你的声音，恐怕这群恼怒成性的人会攻击你们，你和你的全家就会丧命。”

And the children of Dan said unto him, Let not thy voice be heard among us, lest angry fellows run upon thee, and thou lose thy life, with the lives of thy household.

26但人仍走他们的路。米迦见他们的势力比自己强，就转身回家去了。

And the children of Dan went their way: and when Micah saw that they were too strong for him, he turned and went back unto his house.

27但人把米迦造的神像和他的祭司带走，来到拉亿安宁无虑的百姓那里，用刀杀了他们，放火烧了那城。

And they took the things which Micah had made, and the priest which he had, and came unto Laish, unto a people that were at quiet and secure: and they smote them with the edge of the sword, and burnt the city with fire.

28没有人来搭救，因为这城离西顿很远，他们又与世无争；这城在靠近伯．利合的平原。但人建造这城，在那里居住，

And there was no deliverer, because it was far from Zidon, and they had no business with any man; and it was in the valley that lieth by Bethrehob. And they built a city, and dwelt therein.

29并照着他们祖先以色列之子但的名字，给这城起名叫但。原先这城名叫拉亿。

And they called the name of the city Dan, after the name of Dan their father, who was born unto Israel: howbeit the name of the city was Laish at the first.

30但人为自己设立了那雕刻的像。摩西的孙子，革舜的儿子约拿单和他的子孙作但支派的祭司，直到那地遭掳掠的日子。

And the children of Dan set up the graven image: and Jonathan, the son of Gershom, the son of Manasseh, he and his sons were priests to the tribe of Dan until the day of the captivity of the land.

31神的家在示罗多少日子，但人为自己设立米迦所雕刻的像也在但多少日子。

And they set them up Micah's graven image, which he made, all the time that the house of God was in Shiloh.

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一个利未人和他的妾

当以色列中没有王的时候，有一个利未人寄居以法莲山区的边界，他娶了一个犹大伯利恒的女子为妾。

And it came to pass in those days, when there was no king in Israel, that there was a certain Levite sojourning on the side of mount Ephraim, who took to him a concubine out of Bethlehemjudah.

2这妾对丈夫生气，离开丈夫，回到犹大伯利恒的父家，在那里住了四个月。

And his concubine played the whore against him, and went away from him unto her father's house to Bethlehemjudah, and was there four whole months.

3她的丈夫起来，带着一个仆人、两匹驴跟着她去，要用好话劝她回来。女子就带丈夫进到父亲家里。女子的父亲看见了他，就欢欢喜喜地迎接他。

And her husband arose, and went after her, to speak friendly unto her, and to bring her again, having his servant with him, and a couple of asses: and she brought him into her father's house: and when the father of the damsel saw him, he rejoiced to meet him.

4这岳父，就是女子的父亲，留他住了三天。他们在那里吃喝，住宿。

And his father in law, the damsel's father, retained him; and he abode with him three days: so they did eat and drink, and lodged there.

5第四日，他们清早起来，利未人起身要走，女子的父亲对女婿说：“先吃点东西，加添心力，然后你们才走。”

And it came to pass on the fourth day, when they arose early in the morning, that he rose up to depart: and the damsel's father said unto his son in law, Comfort thine heart with a morsel of bread, and afterward go your way.

6于是二人坐下，一同吃喝。女子的父亲对那人说：“请你答应再住一夜，使你的心舒畅。”

And they sat down, and did eat and drink both of them together: for the damsel's father had said unto the man, Be content, I pray thee, and tarry all night, and let thine heart be merry.

7那人起身要走，他岳父挽留他，他就留下，在那里又住了一夜。

And when the man rose up to depart, his father in law urged him: therefore he lodged there again.

8第五日，他清早起来要走，女子的父亲说：“来，请加添心力，留到太阳偏西吧。”于是二人一同再吃。

And he arose early in the morning on the fifth day to depart: and the damsel's father said, Comfort thine heart, I pray thee. And they tarried until afternoon, and they did eat both of them.

9那人同他的妾和仆人起身要走，但他岳父，就是女子的父亲，对他说：“看哪，太阳下山，天快晚了，你们再住一夜吧。看哪，太阳偏西了，就在这里住宿，使你的心舒畅，明天你们一早起来上路，回你的帐棚去。”

And when the man rose up to depart, he, and his concubine, and his servant, his father in law, the damsel's father, said unto him, Behold, now the day draweth toward evening, I pray you tarry all night: behold, the day groweth to an end, lodge here, that thine heart may be merry; and to morrow get you early on your way, that thou mayest go home.

10那人不愿再住一夜，就备上两匹驴，带着他的妾起身走了，来到耶布斯的对面，耶布斯就是耶路撒冷。

But the man would not tarry that night, but he rose up and departed, and came over against Jebus, which is Jerusalem; and there were with him two asses saddled, his concubine also was with him.

11将近耶布斯的时候，太阳快下山了，仆人对主人说：“来吧，我们进这耶布斯人的城，在这里住宿。”

And when they were by Jebus, the day was far spent; and the servant said unto his master, Come, I pray thee, and let us turn in into this city of the Jebusites, and lodge in it.

12主人对他说：“我们不可进入外邦人的城，那不是以色列人的地方，我们越过这里到基比亚去吧。”

And his master said unto him, We will not turn aside hither into the city of a stranger, that is not of the children of Israel; we will pass over to Gibeah.

13他又对仆人说：“来，让我们到基比亚或拉玛的一个地方住宿。”

And he said unto his servant, Come, and let us draw near to one of these places to lodge all night, in Gibeah, or in Ramah.

14于是他们越过那里往前走，将到便雅悯的基比亚的时候，太阳已经下山了。

And they passed on and went their way; and the sun went down upon them when they were by Gibeah, which belongeth to Benjamin.

15他们进入基比亚要在那里住宿。他来坐在城里的广场上，但没有人接待他们到家里住宿。

And they turned aside thither, to go in and to lodge in Gibeah: and when he went in, he sat him down in a street of the city: for there was no man that took them into his house to lodging.

16看哪，晚上有一个老人从田间做工回来。他是以法莲山区的人，寄居在基比亚；那地方的人是便雅悯人。

And, behold, there came an old man from his work out of the field at even, which was also of mount Ephraim; and he sojourned in Gibeah: but the men of the place were Benjamites.

17老人举目看见那过路的人在城里的广场上，就说：“你从哪里来？要到哪里去？”

And when he had lifted up his eyes, he saw a wayfaring man in the street of the city: and the old man said, Whither goest thou? and whence comest thou?

18他对他说：“我们从犹大的伯利恒过来，要到以法莲山区的边界去。我是那里的人，去了犹大的伯利恒，现在要到耶和华的家去，却没有人接待我到他的家。

And he said unto him, We are passing from Bethlehemjudah toward the side of mount Ephraim; from thence am I: and I went to Bethlehemjudah, but I am now going to the house of the LORD; and there is no man that receiveth me to house.

19其实我有饲料草料可以喂驴，我和你的使女，以及与我们在一起的仆人都有饼有酒，什么都不缺。”

Yet there is both straw and provender for our asses; and there is bread and wine also for me, and for thy handmaid, and for the young man which is with thy servants: there is no want of any thing.

20老人说：“愿你平安！你所需用的我都会给你们，只是不可在广场上过夜。”

And the old man said, Peace be with thee; howsoever let all thy wants lie upon me; only lodge not in the street.

21于是老人领他到家里，喂上驴。他们洗了脚，就吃喝起来。

基比亚的恶行

So he brought him into his house, and gave provender unto the asses: and they washed their feet, and did eat and drink.

22他们心里欢乐的时候，看哪，城中的无赖围住房子，连连叩门，对老人，这家的主人说：“把那进你家的人带出来，我们要与他交合。”

Now as they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain sons of Belial, beset the house round about, and beat at the door, and spake to the master of the house, the old man, saying, Bring forth the man that came into thine house, that we may know him.

23这家的主人出来对他们说：“弟兄们，不要做这样的恶事。这人既然进了我的家，你们就不要做这样可耻的事。

And the man, the master of the house, went out unto them, and said unto them, Nay, my brethren, nay, I pray you, do not so wickedly; seeing that this man is come into mine house, do not this folly.

24看哪，我有个女儿还是处女，还有这人的妾，我把她们领出来任由你们污辱她们，就照你们看为好的对待她们吧！但对这人你们不要做这样可耻的事。”

Behold, here is my daughter a maiden, and his concubine; them I will bring out now, and humble ye them, and do with them what seemeth good unto you: but unto this man do not so vile a thing.

25那些人却不肯听从他。那人抓住他的妾，把她拉出去给他们。他们强奸了她，整夜凌辱她，直到早晨，天色快亮才放她走。

But the men would not hearken to him: so the man took his concubine, and brought her forth unto them; and they knew her, and abused her all the night until the morning: and when the day began to spring, they let her go.

26到了早晨，妇人回来，仆倒在留她主人住宿的那人的家门前，直到天亮。

Then came the woman in the dawning of the day, and fell down at the door of the man's house where her lord was, till it was light.

27早晨，她的主人起来开了门，出去要上路。看哪，那妇人，他的妾倒在屋子门前，双手搭在门槛上。

And her lord rose up in the morning, and opened the doors of the house, and went out to go his way: and, behold, the woman his concubine was fallen down at the door of the house, and her hands were upon the threshold.

28他对妇人说：“起来，我们走吧！”妇人却没有回应。那人就将她驮在驴上，起身回自己的地方去了。

And he said unto her, Up, and let us be going. But none answered. Then the man took her up upon an ass, and the man rose up, and gat him unto his place.

29到了家里，他拿刀，抓住他的妾，把她的尸身切成十二块，分送到以色列全境。

And when he was come into his house, he took a knife, and laid hold on his concubine, and divided her, together with her bones, into twelve pieces, and sent her into all the coasts of Israel.

30凡看见的人都说：“自从以色列人离开埃及地上来，直到今日，像这样的事还没有发生过，也没有见过。大家应当想一想，商讨一下再说。”

And it was so, that all that saw it said, There was no such deed done nor seen from the day that the children of Israel came up out of the land of Egypt unto this day: consider of it, take advice, and speak your minds.

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以色列人准备打仗

于是以色列众人从但到别是巴，以及从基列地出来，如同一人，聚集在米斯巴耶和华那里。

Then all the children of Israel went out, and the congregation was gathered together as one man, from Dan even to Beersheba, with the land of Gilead, unto the LORD in Mizpeh.

2以色列各支派中众百姓的领袖，都站在神百姓的会中。拿刀的步兵共有四十万。

And the chief of all the people, even of all the tribes of Israel, presented themselves in the assembly of the people of God, four hundred thousand footmen that drew sword.

3便雅悯人听见以色列人上了米斯巴。以色列人说：“请说，这恶事是怎么发生的呢？”

(Now the children of Benjamin heard that the children of Israel were gone up to Mizpeh.) Then said the children of Israel, Tell us, how was this wickedness?

4那利未人，就是被害妇人的丈夫，回答说：“我和我的妾来到便雅悯的基比亚住宿。

And the Levite, the husband of the woman that was slain, answered and said, I came into Gibeah that belongeth to Benjamin, I and my concubine, to lodge.

5基比亚人夜间起来攻击我，包围我住的屋子。他们想要杀我，并把我的妾污辱致死。

And the men of Gibeah rose against me, and beset the house round about upon me by night, and thought to have slain me: and my concubine have they forced, that she is dead.

6我把我的妾切成块，分送到以色列得为业的全地，因为基比亚人在以色列中做了邪恶可耻的事。

And I took my concubine, and cut her in pieces, and sent her throughout all the country of the inheritance of Israel: for they have committed lewdness and folly in Israel.

7看哪，你们大家，以色列人哪，在此提出你们的建议和对策吧！”

Behold, ye are all children of Israel; give here your advice and counsel.

8众百姓都起来如同一人，说：“我们谁也不回自己的帐棚，谁也不回自己的家去！

And all the people arose as one man, saying, We will not any of us go to his tent, neither will we any of us turn into his house.

9现在，我们要这样对付基比亚，照所抽的签去攻打他们。

But now this shall be the thing which we will do to Gibeah; we will go up by lot against it;

10我们要在以色列各支派中，一百人选十人，一千人选一百人，一万人选一千人，为那到便雅悯的迦巴去的士兵运粮；因为基比亚在以色列中行了可耻的事。”

And we will take ten men of an hundred throughout all the tribes of Israel, and an hundred of a thousand, and a thousand out of ten thousand, to fetch victual for the people, that they may do, when they come to Gibeah of Benjamin, according to all the folly that they have wrought in Israel.

11于是以色列众人彼此联合如同一人，聚集攻击那城。

So all the men of Israel were gathered against the city, knit together as one man.

12以色列众支派派人去，问便雅悯支派的各家说：“你们中间怎么做了这样的恶事呢？

And the tribes of Israel sent men through all the tribe of Benjamin, saying, What wickedness is this that is done among you?

13现在你们要把基比亚的那些无赖交出来，我们好处死他们，从以色列中除掉这恶。”便雅悯人却不肯听从他们弟兄以色列人的话。

Now therefore deliver us the men, the children of Belial, which are in Gibeah, that we may put them to death, and put away evil from Israel. But the children of Benjamin would not hearken to the voice of their brethren the children of Israel:

14便雅悯人从各城聚集到基比亚，出来要与以色列人打仗。

But the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together out of the cities unto Gibeah, to go out to battle against the children of Israel.

15那日，便雅悯人从各城里征召了拿刀的士兵，共有二万六千，另外还从基比亚居民中征召七百个精兵。

And the children of Benjamin were numbered at that time out of the cities twenty and six thousand men that drew sword, beside the inhabitants of Gibeah, which were numbered seven hundred chosen men.

16全军中有特选的七百个精兵，都是惯用左手的，个个能用机弦甩石，毫发不差。

Among all this people there were seven hundred chosen men lefthanded; every one could sling stones at an hair breadth, and not miss.

17以色列人，除了便雅悯之外，共征召了四十万拿刀的，个个都是战士。

以色列人击败便雅悯人

And the men of Israel, beside Benjamin, were numbered four hundred thousand men that drew sword: all these were men of war.

18以色列人起来，上到伯特利去求问神说：“我们中间谁当首先上去与便雅悯人争战呢？”耶和华说：“犹大先上去。”

And the children of Israel arose, and went up to the house of God, and asked counsel of God, and said, Which of us shall go up first to the battle against the children of Benjamin? And the LORD said, Judah shall go up first.

19以色列人早晨起来，对着基比亚安营。

And the children of Israel rose up in the morning, and encamped against Gibeah.

20以色列人出来与便雅悯人打仗，以色列人在基比亚对着他们摆阵。

And the men of Israel went out to battle against Benjamin; and the men of Israel put themselves in array to fight against them at Gibeah.

21便雅悯人从基比亚出来，当日把以色列中二万二千人杀倒在地。

And the children of Benjamin came forth out of Gibeah, and destroyed down to the ground of the Israelites that day twenty and two thousand men.

22以色列人的士兵鼓起勇气，在第一日摆阵的地方又摆阵。

And the people the men of Israel encouraged themselves, and set their battle again in array in the place where they put themselves in array the first day.

23因以色列人上去，在耶和华面前哀哭，直到晚上。他们求问耶和华说：“我可以再出兵与我弟兄便雅悯人打仗吗？”耶和华说：“可以上去攻打他们。”

(And the children of Israel went up and wept before the LORD until even, and asked counsel of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up again to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother? And the LORD said, Go up against him.)

24第二日，以色列人就上前攻击便雅悯人。

And the children of Israel came near against the children of Benjamin the second day.

25便雅悯人也在第二日从基比亚出来与他们交战，又把以色列人一万八千个拿刀的士兵杀倒在地。

And Benjamin went forth against them out of Gibeah the second day, and destroyed down to the ground of the children of Israel again eighteen thousand men; all these drew the sword.

26以色列众人和全体士兵上到伯特利，坐在耶和华面前哭泣。那日，他们禁食直到晚上，又在耶和华面前献燔祭和平安祭。

Then all the children of Israel, and all the people, went up, and came unto the house of God, and wept, and sat there before the LORD, and fasted that day until even, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.

27以色列人去求问耶和华；那时，神的约柜在那里。

And the children of Israel enquired of the LORD, (for the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days,

28那时，亚伦的孙子，以利亚撒的儿子非尼哈侍立在约柜前。他们说：“我可以再出去与我弟兄便雅悯人打仗吗？还是停战呢？”耶和华说：“你们可以上去，因为明日我必把他交在你手中。”

And Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, stood before it in those days,) saying, Shall I yet again go out to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother, or shall I cease? And the LORD said, Go up; for to morrow I will deliver them into thine hand.

29以色列在基比亚的四围设下埋伏。

And Israel set liers in wait round about Gibeah.

30第三日，以色列人又上去攻击便雅悯人，在基比亚前摆阵，与前两次一样。

And the children of Israel went up against the children of Benjamin on the third day, and put themselves in array against Gibeah, as at other times.

31便雅悯人也出来迎敌，就被引诱出城外。在田间的两条路上，一条通往伯特利，一条通往基比亚，他们像前两次一样，动手杀了约三十个以色列人。

And the children of Benjamin went out against the people, and were drawn away from the city; and they began to smite of the people, and kill, as at other times, in the highways, of which one goeth up to the house of God, and the other to Gibeah in the field, about thirty men of Israel.

32便雅悯人说：“他们仍像以前一样败在我们面前。”但以色列人说：“让我们逃跑，引诱他们离开城到路上来。”

And the children of Benjamin said, They are smitten down before us, as at the first. But the children of Israel said, Let us flee, and draw them from the city unto the highways.

33以色列众人都起来，在巴力．他玛摆阵，以色列的伏兵从马利．迦巴埋伏的地方冲上前去。

And all the men of Israel rose up out of their place, and put themselves in array at Baaltamar: and the liers in wait of Israel came forth out of their places, even out of the meadows of Gibeah.

34全以色列中的一万精兵来到基比亚前，战争十分激烈。便雅悯人却不知道灾祸临近了。

And there came against Gibeah ten thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and the battle was sore: but they knew not that evil was near them.

35耶和华在以色列面前击打便雅悯。那日，以色列人歼灭二万五千一百个便雅悯人，都是拿刀的士兵。

以色列人得胜

And the LORD smote Benjamin before Israel: and the children of Israel destroyed of the Benjamites that day twenty and five thousand and an hundred men: all these drew the sword.

36便雅悯人看到自己战败了。以色列人因为信任在基比亚前所设的伏兵，就在便雅悯人面前假装撤退。

So the children of Benjamin saw that they were smitten: for the men of Israel gave place to the Benjamites, because they trusted unto the liers in wait which they had set beside Gibeah.

37伏兵迅速闯进基比亚；他们继续前进，用刀杀死全城的人。

And the liers in wait hasted, and rushed upon Gibeah; and the liers in wait drew themselves along, and smote all the city with the edge of the sword.

38以色列人预先与伏兵约定在城内放火，以上腾的烟为信号。

Now there was an appointed sign between the men of Israel and the liers in wait, that they should make a great flame with smoke rise up out of the city.

39以色列人从阵上撤退，便雅悯人动手杀死以色列人，约有三十个，就说：“他们仍像以前一样败在我们面前。”

And when the men of Israel retired in the battle, Benjamin began to smite and kill of the men of Israel about thirty persons: for they said, Surely they are smitten down before us, as in the first battle.

40当烟如柱一般从城中上腾的时候，便雅悯人回头，看哪，全城已经浓烟冲天了。

But when the flame began to arise up out of the city with a pillar of smoke, the Benjamites looked behind them, and, behold, the flame of the city ascended up to heaven.

41以色列人又转身回来，便雅悯人就很惊惶，因为看见灾祸临到自己了。

And when the men of Israel turned again, the men of Benjamin were amazed: for they saw that evil was come upon them.

42他们在以色列人面前转身往旷野逃跑，战况对他们不利，那从城里出来的也去夹攻，杀灭他们。

Therefore they turned their backs before the men of Israel unto the way of the wilderness; but the battle overtook them; and them which came out of the cities they destroyed in the midst of them.

43以色列人围攻便雅悯人，追赶他们，在他们歇脚之处，直到向日出方向的基比亚的对面，践踏他们。

Thus they inclosed the Benjamites round about, and chased them, and trode them down with ease over against Gibeah toward the sunrising.

44便雅悯人倒下的有一万八千名，这些全都是勇士。

And there fell of Benjamin eighteen thousand men; all these were men of valour.

45其余的人转身往旷野逃跑，到临门岩去。以色列人在路上杀了五千人，如拾穗一样，紧追他们直到基顿，又杀了二千人。

And they turned and fled toward the wilderness unto the rock of Rimmon: and they gleaned of them in the highways five thousand men; and pursued hard after them unto Gidom, and slew two thousand men of them.

46那日便雅悯人倒下的有二万五千名，这些全都是拿刀的勇士。

So that all which fell that day of Benjamin were twenty and five thousand men that drew the sword; all these were men of valour.

47有六百人转身往旷野逃跑，到了临门岩，在临门岩住了四个月。

But six hundred men turned and fled to the wilderness unto the rock Rimmon, and abode in the rock Rimmon four months.

48以色列人又转回去攻击便雅悯人，凡经过的各城，其中的人和牲畜都用刀杀了，又放火烧了所经过的一切城镇。

And the men of Israel turned again upon the children of Benjamin, and smote them with the edge of the sword, as well the men of every city, as the beast, and all that came to hand: also they set on fire all the cities that they came to.

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为便雅悯人找妻子

以色列人在米斯巴曾起誓说：“我们中谁都不把女儿嫁给便雅悯人。”

Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpeh, saying, There shall not any of us give his daughter unto Benjamin to wife.

2以色列人来到伯特利，坐在那里直到晚上，在神面前放声大哭，

And the people came to the house of God, and abode there till even before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept sore;

3说：“耶和华－以色列的神啊，为何以色列中会发生这样的事，使以色列今日缺了一个支派呢？”

And said, O LORD God of Israel, why is this come to pass in Israel, that there should be to day one tribe lacking in Israel?

4次日，百姓清早起来，在那里筑了一座坛，献燔祭和平安祭。

And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people rose early, and built there an altar, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings.

5以色列人说：“以色列各支派中，谁没有同会众一起上到耶和华那里呢？”因为以色列人曾起重誓说：“凡不上米斯巴到耶和华那里的，必被处死。”

And the children of Israel said, Who is there among all the tribes of Israel that came not up with the congregation unto the LORD? For they had made a great oath concerning him that came not up to the LORD to Mizpeh, saying, He shall surely be put to death.

6以色列人怜悯他们的弟兄便雅悯，说：“如今以色列中断绝一个支派了。

And the children of Israel repented them for Benjamin their brother, and said, There is one tribe cut off from Israel this day.

7我们既然向耶和华起誓说，必不把我们的女儿嫁给便雅悯人，现在我们该怎么办，使他们剩下的人可以娶妻呢？”

How shall we do for wives for them that remain, seeing we have sworn by the LORD that we will not give them of our daughters to wives?

8他们又说：“以色列支派中谁没有上米斯巴到耶和华那里呢？”看哪，基列的雅比没有一人进营到会众那里，

And they said, What one is there of the tribes of Israel that came not up to Mizpeh to the LORD? And, behold, there came none to the camp from Jabeshgilead to the assembly.

9百姓被数点的时候，看哪，基列的雅比居民没有一人在那里。

For the people were numbered, and, behold, there were none of the inhabitants of Jabeshgilead there.

10会众就派一万二千名大勇士，吩咐他们说：“你们去用刀把基列的雅比居民连妇女带孩子都杀了。

And the congregation sent thither twelve thousand men of the valiantest, and commanded them, saying, Go and smite the inhabitants of Jabeshgilead with the edge of the sword, with the women and the children.

11这是你们当做的事：要把所有男人和曾与男人同房共寝的女人全都杀了。”

And this is the thing that ye shall do, Ye shall utterly destroy every male, and every woman that hath lain by man.

12他们在基列的雅比居民中，找到四百个未曾与男人同房共寝的处女，就带她们到迦南地的示罗营里。

And they found among the inhabitants of Jabeshgilead four hundred young virgins, that had known no man by lying with any male: and they brought them unto the camp to Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan.

13全会众派人到临门岩的便雅悯人那里，与他们讲和。

And the whole congregation sent some to speak to the children of Benjamin that were in the rock Rimmon, and to call peaceably unto them.

14当时便雅悯人回来了，以色列人就把所留下，基列的雅比活着的女子嫁给他们，可是还是不够。

And Benjamin came again at that time; and they gave them wives which they had saved alive of the women of Jabeshgilead: and yet so they sufficed them not.

15百姓怜悯便雅悯人，因为耶和华使以色列支派中有一个缺口。

And the people repented them for Benjamin, because that the LORD had made a breach in the tribes of Israel.

16会众中的长老说：“便雅悯中的女子既然都除灭了，我们该怎么办，使剩下的人可以娶妻呢？”

Then the elders of the congregation said, How shall we do for wives for them that remain, seeing the women are destroyed out of Benjamin?

17他们又说：“便雅悯逃脱的人应当有地业，免得以色列中的一个支派被涂去。

And they said, There must be an inheritance for them that be escaped of Benjamin, that a tribe be not destroyed out of Israel.

18只是我们不能把自己的女儿嫁给他们。”因为以色列人曾起誓说：“把女儿嫁给便雅悯人的必受诅咒。”

Howbeit we may not give them wives of our daughters: for the children of Israel have sworn, saying, Cursed be he that giveth a wife to Benjamin.

19他们又说：“看哪，一年一度耶和华的节期正在示罗举行。”示罗位于利波拿的南边，伯特利的北边，从伯特利往示剑大路的东边。

Then they said, Behold, there is a feast of the LORD in Shiloh yearly in a place which is on the north side of Bethel, on the east side of the highway that goeth up from Bethel to Shechem, and on the south of Lebonah.

20他们吩咐便雅悯人说：“你们去，躲在葡萄园中，

Therefore they commanded the children of Benjamin, saying, Go and lie in wait in the vineyards;

21观看；看哪，若示罗的女子出来跳舞，你们就从葡萄园出来，各人从示罗的女子中抢一个为妻，然后到便雅悯地去。

And see, and, behold, if the daughters of Shiloh come out to dance in dances, then come ye out of the vineyards, and catch you every man his wife of the daughters of Shiloh, and go to the land of Benjamin.

22他们的父亲或兄弟若来与我们争论，我们就对他们说：‘请看我们的情面恩待这些人吧！因为我们在战争的时候没有给他们任何人留下女子为妻。这次也不是你们给他们的，若是你们给的，就算有罪了。’”

And it shall be, when their fathers or their brethren come unto us to complain, that we will say unto them, Be favourable unto them for our sakes: because we reserved not to each man his wife in the war: for ye did not give unto them at this time, that ye should be guilty.

23于是便雅悯人就照样做了，按照他们的人数，把从跳舞女子中抢来的娶为妻子，带回自己的地业，重建城镇，居住在其中。

And the children of Benjamin did so, and took them wives, according to their number, of them that danced, whom they caught: and they went and returned unto their inheritance, and repaired the cities, and dwelt in them.

24那时以色列人离开那里，各自回到自己的支派、宗族；他们从那里起行，各自回到自己的地业去了。

And the children of Israel departed thence at that time, every man to his tribe and to his family, and they went out from thence every man to his inheritance.

25那时，以色列中没有王，各人照自己眼中看为对的去做。

In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes.

创 GEN	出 EXO	利 LEV	民 NUM
申 DEU	书 JOS	士 JDG	得 RUT
撒上 1SA	撒下 2SA	王上 1KI	王下 2KI
代上 1CH	代下 2CH	拉 EZR	尼 NEH
斯 EST	伯 JOB	诗 PSA	箴 PRO
传 ECC	歌 SNG	赛 ISA	耶 JER
哀 LAM	结 EZE	但 DAN	何 HOS
珥 JOL	摩 AMO	俄 OBA	拿 JON
弥 MIC	鸿 NAM	哈 HAB	番 ZEP
该 HAG	亚 ZEC	玛 MAL	📘 📙 📗 📖
太 MAT	可 MRK	路 LUK	约 JHN
徒 ACT	罗 ROM	林前 1CO	林后 2CO
加 GAL	弗 EPH	腓 PHP	西 COL
帖前 1TH	帖后 2TH	提前 1TI	提后 2TI
多 TIT	门 PHM	来 HEB	雅 JAS
彼前 1PE	彼后 2PE	约壹 1JN	约贰 2JN
约叁 3JN	犹 JUD	启 REV	简繁 KJV

合和修订本：士师记-Judges 简 / 繁 / 英

犹大和西缅打败亚多尼．比色

犹大和便雅悯的胜利

以法莲和玛拿西攻取伯特利

以色列未赶出的民

耶和华的使者在波金

约书亚去世

以色列离弃耶和华

留下来的国家

俄陀聂

以笏

珊迦

底波拉和巴拉

底波拉之歌

基甸

基甸蒙选召

基甸拆毁巴力的坛

羊毛的神迹

基甸击败米甸人

基甸追赶米甸王

基甸在俄弗拉设立以弗得

基甸去世

亚比米勒

陀拉

睚珥

耶弗他

耶弗他的出生

耶弗他的女儿

耶弗他与以法莲人交战

以比赞、以伦、押顿

参孙

参孙出生

参孙娶妻

参孙击败非利士人

参孙和大利拉

参孙的死

米迦的偶像

但支派的迁移

一个利未人和他的妾

基比亚的恶行

以色列人准备打仗

以色列人击败便雅悯人

以色列人得胜

为便雅悯人找妻子

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