Joshua
Chapter16
112ThelotthatfelltotheJosephitesextendedfromtheJordanatJerichotothewatersofJerichoeastofthedesert;thentheboundarywentupfromJerichototheheightsatBethel.
若瑟的子孙抽签分得的土地,从耶里哥对面的约但河起,到耶里哥东面的水源,沿着旷野,由耶里哥向上到贝特尔山区,
2LeavingBethelforLuz,itcrossedtheridgetotheborderoftheArchitesatAtaroth,
再由贝特耳路次,沿着阿尔基人的边境,延至阿塔洛特。
3anddescendedwestwardtotheborderoftheJaphletites,tothatoftheLowerBeth-horon,andtoGezer,endingthenceatthesea.
然后向西下至雅费肋提人的境界,直到下贝特曷龙的边境,以迄于革则尔,直达于海。
4WithintheheritageofManassehandEphraim,sonsofJoseph,
这是若瑟的儿子默纳协和厄弗辣因分得的产业。
53thedividinglinefortheheritageoftheclansoftheEphraimitesranfromeastofAtaroth-addartoUpperBethhoron
以下是厄弗辣因子孙按照家族分得的土地:他们产业的边界,东面是阿塔洛特阿达尔,直到上贝特曷龙,
6andthencetothesea.FromMichmethathonthenorth,theirboundarycurvedeastwardaroundTaanath-shiloh,andcontinuedeastofittoJanoah;
直达于海。北端是米革默塔特,由此向东转向塔纳特史罗,越过雅诺亚东部,
7fromthereitdescendedtoAtarothandNaarah,andskirtingJericho,itendedattheJordan.
再由雅诺亚下至阿塔洛特和纳阿辣,经耶里哥直达约但河。
8FromTappuahtheboundaryranwestwardtotheWadiKanahandendedatthesea.ThiswastheheritageoftheclansoftheEphraimites,
又从塔普亚往西到卡纳谷,直达于海:以上是厄弗辣因子孙按照家族分得的产业。
9includingthevillagesthatbelongedtoeachcitysetasidefortheEphraimiteswithintheterritoryoftheManassehites.
此外,属默纳协子孙的产业中,还有给厄弗辣因子孙保留的城市──城市和所属的村镇。
10ButtheydidnotdriveouttheCanaaniteslivinginGezer,wholiveonwithinEphraimtothepresentday,thoughtheyhavebeenimpressedaslaborers.
但是他们未能将住在革则尔的客纳罕人赶走,因此客纳罕人直到今日还住在厄弗辣因人中间,充当苦役。
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Footnotes(注解)
1[1-17:18]TheboundariesandcitiesofJudah,themostimportanttribe,havingbeengiven,thelandofthenextmostimportantgroup,thetwoJosephitetribesofEphraimandManasseh,isnowdescribed,thoughitwasseparatedfromJudahbytheterritoriesofBenjamin(Joshua18:11-20)andDan(Joshua19:40-48).
2[1-3]ThislineformedthesouthernboundaryofEphraimandthenorthernboundariesofBenjaminandofDan.
3[5]Thedividingline:separatingEphraimfromManasseh.Ephraim'snorthernborder(Joshua16:5)isgiveninaneast-to-westdirection;itseasternborder(Joshua16:6-7)inanorth-to-southdirection.