The Book of Joshua
若苏厄书
This book has 3 main parts
这书有三个主要部份
:
1. The conquest of the Promised Land
占领誓许之土地
2. The dividing up of the Promised Land
分配誓许之土地
3.
The last days of Joshua 若苏厄的最后日子
God said to Joshua: Be strong and stand
firm Never swerve from this
to right or left, Be fearless, be
confident, Then Joshua said to the
people: |
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Dear God, thank you for the courage and confidence |
亲爱的神,感谢你给我们的勇气和信心 |
Joshua sent two men as
spies to explore the Jericho area. We have heard how the
Lord dried up the sea for your crossing Since I have shown you
kindness The men agreed and told Rahab Rahab helped the men go down from the
window by a rope. The men returned to Joshua and told how the people of Jericho |
若苏厄派出两人作间谍探查耶里哥地区。
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Lord, please bless all women and girls caught up in prostitution |
主,请祝福所有卷入卖淫的妇女和女 |
Chapter 3 Instructed by the Lord, |
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Dear God,
please help me |
亲爱的神,请帮助我 |
After the Israelites
crossed the Jordan River, The 12 stones
were set up at Gilgal, east of Jericho, When children in the
future asked As soon as
the
Israelites had finished crossing the Jordan, |
以色列人渡过约但河后,
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Dear
Lord, please don't let me ever forget |
亲爱的主,请不要让我忘记你多次帮助我跨越“约旦”河 |
The kings of the
Jordan area At Gilgal near the
Jordan It was at Gilgal that
the Israelites kept the Passover Feast |
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Dear God, thank you for all you did for the Israelites |
亲爱的神,感谢你为以色列人所做的一切 |
The Lord said to
Joshua: Get your soldiers to
march around Jericho. On the 7th day, march
around the city 7 times, The soldiers and people
did this, The Israelites then
entered the town and captured it. |
以色列人然后进入城镇并占领它。 |
Dear
Lord, long ago you caused the walls of Jericho to fall. |
亲爱的主,很久以前你令耶里哥的城墙倒下。 |
Chapter 7 The Lord had told the
Israelites But one man disobeyed
the Lord As a result of that
man's disobedience, The disobedient
man's identity was found by drawing of the lot: Achan admitted his
guilt. |
第
7
章
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Dear Lord, please don't let me disobey you |
亲爱的主,请不要让我不听从你 |
5,000 men
went by night to the back of the town When the
king of Ai saw them coming, In chasing
the Israelites, Then the
5,000 Israelites attacked The
Israelites easily won the battle |
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Dear Lord, please give leaders the courage of Joshua |
亲爱的主,请把若苏厄的勇气给领导人 |
After hearing that the
Israelites had captured Jericho and Ai, So the Israelites made a treaty with them. When the Israelites
realized they had been tricked, Instead the Gibeonites
became wood-cutters and water-carriers |
第
9
章
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Dear Lord, please help nations to make treaties instead of war |
亲爱的主,请帮助各国签订条约取代战争 |
Five kings in the
southern part of the land made war on
Gibeon. Joshua and his army
were victorious in the south |
在南部地区的五位君王对基贝红开战。 若苏厄和他的士兵整夜行军 若苏厄和他的军队在南部取得胜利, |
Dear God, please help me in the battles of life |
亲爱的神,请在生活的战斗中帮助我 |
Eventually the whole
country had rest from war, So it was that the Lord
gave the Israelites all the land Of all the promises
that the Lord had made to the House of Israel, |
一些在北方的君王联合攻打以色列人。 最后全国结束战争, |
Dear Lord, please give peace to nations troubled by war |
亲爱的主,请给动乱的国家和平 |
The campaign to subdue
the whole land had taken a long time. These tribes - Reuben,
Gad and Manasseh - had been Keep
on loving the Lord your God, following his paths. |
征服整个土地的战役花了一段长时间。 |
Dear
Lord, please help me to be loyal |
亲爱的主,请帮我忠心 |
"Continue to observe everything
written by Moses. Stay loyal to the Lord your God. If you stay faithful, the Lord will
bless you. Choose today whom you will serve: As for me and my house, |
第23、24章 当若苏厄临终时, |
Dear Lord, may Joshua's
dying words be true for me: |
亲爱的主,若苏厄的遗言对我是真实的: |