Genesis
Chapter35
1GodsaidtoJacob:＂GoupnowtoBethel.SettlethereandbuildanaltartheretotheGodwhoappearedtoyouwhileyouwerefleeingfromyourbrotherEsau.＂
天主对雅各伯说：＂起来，上贝特耳去，住在那里，为你昔日逃避你哥哥厄撒乌在那里显现给你的天主，筑一祭坛。＂
21SoJacobtoldhisfamilyandalltheotherswhowerewithhim:＂Getridoftheforeigngodsthatyouhaveamongyou;thenpurifyyourselvesandputonfreshclothes.
雅各伯便对家人和跟随他的人说：＂你们应除去你们中间所有外邦的神像，并取洁，更换衣服，
3WearenowtogouptoBethel,andIwillbuildanaltartheretotheGodwhoansweredmeinmyhourofdistressandwhohasbeenwithmewhereverIhavegone.＂
因为我们要起身上贝特耳去；在那里我要给在我困苦的时日俯听了我，在我所走的路上伴随了我的天主，筑一祭坛。＂
42TheythereforehandedovertoJacoballtheforeigngodsintheirpossessionandalsotheringstheyhadintheirears.
众人便将自己手中所有外邦的神像，所有的耳环，都交给了雅各伯；雅各伯就都埋在那靠近舍根的橡树底下。
5Then,astheysetout,aterrorfromGodfelluponthetownsroundabout,sothatnoonepursuedthesonsofJacob.
当他们起程出发时，天主叫周围的城邑都非常恐怖，为此谁也不敢追赶雅各伯的儿子。
6ThusJacobandallthepeoplewhowerewithhimarrivedinLuz(thatis,Bethel)inthelandofCanaan.
这样，雅各伯和与他在一起的人，来到客纳罕地的路次，即贝特耳；
7TherehebuiltanaltarandnamedtheplaceBethel,foritwastherethatGodhadrevealedhimselftohimwhenhewasfleeingfromhisbrother.
他在那里筑了一座祭坛。称呼那地方为贝特耳，因为他逃避他哥哥时，天主曾在那里显现给他。
83DeathcametoRebekah'snurseDeborah;shewasburiedundertheoakbelowBethel,andsoitwascalledAllonbacuth.
其时黎贝加的乳母德波辣死了，就埋在贝特耳下面的一株橡树底下；为此给这橡树起名叫＂悲泣的橡树。＂
9OnJacob'sarrivalfromPaddan-aram,Godappearedtohimagainandblessedhim.
雅各伯由帕丹阿兰回来后，天主又显现给他，再祝福他。
10Godsaidtohim:＂YouwhosenameisJacobshallnolongerbecalledJacob,butIsraelshallbeyourname.＂ThushewasnamedIsrael.
天主对他说：＂你原叫雅各伯，但以后不再叫作雅各伯，却要叫作以色列。＂遂给他改名以色列。
11Godalsosaidtohim:＂IamGodAlmighty;befruitfulandmultiply.Anation,indeedanassemblyofnations,shallstemfromyou,andkingsshallissuefromyourloins.
天主又对他说：＂我是全能的天主，你要生育繁殖；不但一个民族，而是一些民族要由你而生，许多君王要由你而生。
12ThelandIoncegavetoAbrahamandIsaacInowgivetoyou;AndtoyourdescendantsafteryouwillIgivethisland.＂
我将赐给了亚巴郎和依撒格的土地赐给你；我也将这土地赐给你未来的后裔。＂
13ThenGoddepartedfromhim.
然后天主就在与他谈话的地方，离开他，上升去了。
14OnthesitewhereGodhadspokenwithhim,Jacobsetupamemorialstone,anduponithemadealibationandpouredoutoil.
雅各伯在天主与他谈话地方，竖立了一根柱子，一根石柱；在上面行了奠祭，倒上油。
15JacobnamedthesiteBethel,becauseGodhadspokenwithhimthere.
雅各伯给天主与他谈话的地方起名叫贝特耳。
16ThentheydepartedfromBethel;butwhiletheystillhadsomedistancetogoonthewaytoEphrath,Rachelbegantobeinlaborandtosuffergreatdistress.
他们由贝特耳起程出发，离厄弗辣大还有一段路程时，辣黑耳要生产，感觉难产。
17Whenherpangsweremostsevere,hermidwifesaidtoher,＂Havenofear!Thistime,too,youhaveason.＂
正当难产之际，收生婆对她说：＂不要怕，你这次还是生个男孩。＂
184Withherlastbreath——forshewasatthepointofdeath-shecalledhimBen-oni;hisfather,however,namedhimBenjamin.
辣黑耳将要断气快死的时候，给他起名叫本敖尼；但他的父亲却叫他本雅明。
195ThusRacheldied;andshewasburiedontheroadtoEphrath(thatis,Bethlehem).
辣黑耳死了，葬在去厄弗辣大，即白冷的路旁。
20Jacobsetupamemorialstoneonhergrave,andthesamemonumentmarksRachel'sgravetothisday.
雅各伯在她坟上立了一块碑；这块辣黑耳坟上的碑，至今尚存。
21IsraelmovedonandpitchedhistentbeyondMigdal-eder.
以色列又起程前行，在米革达耳厄德尔的那一面支搭了帐幕。
22WhileIsraelwasencampedinthatregion,ReubenwentandlaywithBilhah,hisfather'sconcubine.WhenIsraelheardofit,hewasgreatlyoffended.ThesonsofJacobwerenowtwelve.
以色列住在那地时，勒乌本竟去与他父亲的妾彼耳哈同睡；以色列后来闻知了此事
23ThesonsofLeah:Reuben,Jacob'sfirst-born,Simeon,Levi,Judah,Issachar,andZebulun;
肋阿的儿子：雅各伯的长子勒乌本、西默盎、肋未、犹大、依撒加尔和则步隆。
246thesonsofRachel:JosephandBenjamin;
辣黑耳的儿子：若瑟和本雅明。
25thesonsofRachel'smaidBilhah:DanandNaphtali;
辣黑耳的婢女彼耳哈的儿子：丹和纳斐塔里。
26thesonsofLeah'smaidZilpah:GadandAsher.ThesearethesonsofJacobwhowereborntohiminPaddan-aram.
肋阿的婢女齐耳帕的儿子：加得和阿协尔：这些都是雅各伯在帕丹阿兰生的儿子。
27JacobwenthometohisfatherIsaacatMamre,inKiriath-arba(thatis,Hebron),whereAbrahamandIsaachadstayed.
雅各伯来到了克黎雅特阿尔巴，即赫贝龙的玛默勒他父亲依撒格那里，即亚巴郎和依撒格曾寄居过的地方。
28ThelifetimeofIsaacwasonehundredandeightyyears;
依撒格享寿一百八十岁。
29thenhebreathedhislast.Afterafulllife,hediedasanoldmanandwastakentohiskinsmen.HissonsEsauandJacobburiedhim.
他年高老迈，已享天年，遂断气而死，归到他亲族那里去了；他的儿子厄撒乌和雅各伯将他埋葬了。
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Footnotes〔注解〕
1[2]Foreigngods:paganimages,includinghouseholdidols(seenoteonGenesis31:19),thatJacob'speoplebroughtwiththemfromPaddan-aram.
2[4]Rings:Earringswereoftenwornasamuletsconnectedwithpaganmagic.
3[8]Thisversemayhavestoodoriginallyinsomeothercontext.Rebekah'snurseisspokenofwithoutaname,inGenesis24:59.Allon-bacuth:theHebrewnamemeans＂oakofweeping.＂
4[18]Ben-oni:meanseither＂sonofmyvigor＂or,morelikelyinthecontext,＂sonofaffliction.＂Benjamin:＂sonoftherighthand.＂Thismaybeinterpretedtosignifyasonwhoishisfather'shelpandsupport,butmorelikelyitsoriginalmeaningwas＂southerner.＂IntheHebrewidiom,thesouthliestoone'srighthand,andBenjaminwasthesouthernmostoftheRacheltribes.
5[19]Bethlehem:theglosscomesfromalatertraditionthatidentifiedthesitewithBethlehem,alsocalledEphrathorEphratha(Joshua15:59;Ruth4:11;Micah5:1).ButRachel'sgravewasactuallynearRamah(Jeremiah31:15),afewmilesnorthofJerusalem,intheterritoryofBenjamin(1Sam10:2).
6[24-26]BenjaminisheresaidtohavebeenborninPaddan-aram,eitherbecausealltwelvesonsofJacobareconsideredasaunit,orbecausethePriestlysource,fromwhichGenesis35:23-29aretaken,followsatraditiondifferentfromthatoftheElohisticsourcefoundinGenesis35:16-20.