The older daughter had a son. She named him Moab. He’s the father of the Moabites of today.

大女儿生了儿子，给他起名叫摩押，就是现今摩押人的始祖。

大女儿生了儿子，给他起名叫摩押，就是现今摩押人的始祖。

大女儿生了儿子，给他起名叫摩押，就是现今摩押人的始祖。

大女儿生了一个儿子，给他取名叫摩押，他是今天摩押人的祖先。

大女儿生了一个儿子，给他起名叫摩押，就是现在摩押人的始祖。

大女儿生了一个儿子，给他起名为摩押，他就是今天摩押人的始祖。

大女兒生了兒子，給他起名叫摩押，就是現今摩押人的始祖。

大女兒生了兒子，給他起名叫摩押，就是現今摩押人的始祖。

大女兒生了兒子，給他起名叫摩押，就是現今摩押人的始祖。

大女兒生了一個兒子，給他取名叫摩押，他是今天摩押人的祖先。

大女兒生了一個兒子，給他起名叫摩押，就是現在摩押人的始祖。

大女兒生個兒子，給他起名叫摩押，就是今日摩押人的始祖。

大女兒生了一個兒子，給他起名為摩押，他就是今天摩押人的始祖。

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長女生子、命名摩押、為摩押族之祖。

長女生子、命名摩押、即今摩押族之祖、

The older daughter had a son, and she named him Moab; he is the father of the Moabites of today.

The firstborn bore a son and called his name Moab. He is the father of the Moabites to this day.

When the older daughter gave birth to a son, she named him Moab. He became the ancestor of the nation now known as the Moabites.

The firstborn gave birth to a son and named him Moab. He is the father of the Moabites of today.

The firstborn gave birth to a son, and named him Moab; he is the father of the Moabites to this day.

The firstborn bore a son and called his name Moab; he is the father of the Moabites to this day.

And the first- born bare a son, and called his name Moab: the same is the father of the Moabites unto this day.

The firstborn gave birth to a son and named him Moab. He is the father of the Moabites of today.

And the firstborn bare a son, and called his name Moab: the same[ is] the father of the Moabites unto this day.

The older daughter gave birth to a son and named him Moab. He is the ancestor of the Moabites of today.

The firstborn bore a son, and named him Moab. He is the father of the Moabites to this day.

Then the Lord said to me,“ Do not attack the Moabites. Do not even make them angry. If you do, they will go to war against you. I will not give you any part of their land. I have given Moab to the people in the family line of Lot. I have given it to them as their own.”

I’ve also taken Ruth, who is from Moab, to become my wife. She is Mahlon’s widow. I’ve decided to marry her so the dead man’s name will stay with his property. Now his name won’t disappear from his family line or from his hometown. Today you are witnesses!”

While David was king of Israel, he won many battles over the Philistines. He brought them under his control. He took Metheg Ammah away from them.David also won the battle over the people of Moab. He made them lie down on the ground. Then he measured them off with a piece of rope. He put two- thirds of them to death. He let the other third remain alive. So the Moabites were brought under David’s rule. They gave him the gifts he required them to bring him.David fought against Hadadezer, the son of Rehob. Hadadezer was king of Zobah. He had gone to repair his monument at the Euphrates River.David captured 1,000 of Hadadezer’s chariots, 7,000 chariot riders and 20,000 soldiers on foot. He cut the legs of all but 100 of the chariot horses.The Arameans of Damascus came to help Hadadezer, the king of Zobah. But David struck down 22,000 of them.He stationed some soldiers in the Aramean kingdom of Damascus. The people of Aram were brought under his rule. They gave him the gifts he required them to bring him. The Lord helped David win his battles everywhere he went.David took the gold shields that belonged to the officers of Hadadezer. He brought the shields to Jerusalem.He took a huge amount of bronze from Tebah and Berothai. Those towns belonged to Hadadezer.Tou was king of Hamath. He heard that David had won the battle over the entire army of Hadadezer.So Tou sent his son Joram to King David. Joram greeted David. He praised David because he had won the battle over Hadadezer. Hadadezer had been at war with Tou. So Joram brought with him gifts made out of silver, of gold and of bronze.King David set those gifts apart for the Lord. He had done the same thing with the silver and gold he had taken from the other nations. Those were nations he had brought under his control.Those nations were Edom, Moab, Ammon, Philistia and Amalek. He also set apart for the Lord what he had taken from Hadadezer, the son of Rehob. Hadadezer was king of Zobah.David returned after he had struck down 18,000 men of Edom in the Valley of Salt. He became famous for doing it.He stationed some soldiers all through Edom. The whole nation of Edom was brought under David’s rule. The Lord helped him win his battles everywhere he went.David ruled over the whole nation of Israel. He did what was fair and right for all his people.Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was commander over the army. Jehoshaphat, the son of Ahilud, kept the records.Zadok, the son of Ahitub, was a priest. Ahimelek, the son of Abiathar, was also a priest. Seraiah was the secretary.Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, was commander over the Kerethites and Pelethites. And David’s sons were priests.

The Lord left some nations in the land. He left them to test the Israelites who hadn’t lived through any of the wars in Canaan.He wanted to teach the men in Israel who had never been in battle before. He wanted them to learn how to fight.So he left the five rulers of the Philistines. He left the people of Canaan and the people of Sidon. He left the Hivites living in the Lebanon mountains. They lived in the area between Mount Baal Hermon and Lebo Hamath.The Lord left those nations where they were to test the Israelites. He wanted to see whether they would obey his commands. He had given those commands through Moses to their people of long ago.So the Israelites lived among the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites.They married the daughters of those people. They gave their own daughters to the sons of those people. And they served the gods of those people.The Israelites did what was evil in the sight of the Lord. They forgot the Lord their God. They served gods that were named Baal. They also served female gods that were named Asherah.So the Lord was very angry with Israel. He handed them over to the power of Cushan- Rishathaim, the king of Aram Naharaim. For eight years Israel was under his rule.They cried out to the Lord. Then he provided someone to save them. The man’s name was Othniel, the son of Kenaz. He was Caleb’s younger brother.The Spirit of the Lord came on Othniel. So he became Israel’s leader. He went to war. The Lord handed over to him Cushan- Rishathaim, the king of Aram. Othniel won the battle over him.So the land was at peace for 40 years. Then Othniel, the son of Kenaz, died.Again the Israelites did what was evil in the sight of the Lord. So the Lord gave Eglon power over Israel. Eglon was the king of Moab.He got the Ammonites and Amalekites to join him. All of them came and attacked Israel. They captured Jericho. Jericho was also known as The City of Palm Trees.For 18 years the Israelites were under the rule of Eglon, the king of Moab.Again the Israelites cried out to the Lord. Then he provided someone to save them. The man’s name was Ehud, the son of Gera. Ehud was left- handed. He was from the tribe of Benjamin. The Israelites sent Ehud to Eglon, the king of Moab. They sent him to give the king what he required them to bring him.Ehud had made a sword that had two edges. It was about a foot and a half long. He tied it to his right leg under his clothes.Eglon, the king of Moab, was a very fat man. Ehud gave him the gift he had brought.After that, Ehud sent away those who had carried it.When he came to the place where some statues of gods stood near Gilgal, Ehud went back to Eglon. He said,“ Your Majesty, I have a secret message for you.” The king said to his attendants,“ Leave us!” And all his attendants left him.Then Ehud approached him. King Eglon was sitting alone in the upstairs room of his palace. Ehud said,“ I have a message from God for you.” So the king got up from his seat.Then Ehud reached out his left hand. He pulled out the sword tied to his right leg. He stuck it into the king’s stomach.Even the handle sank in after the blade. Eglon sagged and fell to the floor. Ehud didn’t pull out the sword. And the fat closed over it.Ehud went out to the porch. He shut the doors of the upstairs room behind him. Then he locked them.After he had gone, the servants came. They found the doors of the upstairs room locked. They said,“ Eglon must be going to the toilet in the inside room of the palace.”They waited for a long time. They waited so long they became worried. But the king still didn’t open the doors of the room. So they took a key and unlocked them. There they saw their king. He had fallen to the floor and was dead.While Eglon’s servants had been waiting, Ehud had gotten away. He passed by the statues of gods and escaped to Seirah.There in the hill country of Ephraim he blew a trumpet. Then he led the Israelites down from the hills.“ Follow me,” Ehud ordered.“ The Lord has handed your enemy Moab over to you.” So they followed him down. They took over the only places where people could go across the Jordan River to get to Moab. They didn’t let anyone go across.At that time they struck down about 10,000 men of Moab. All those men were strong and powerful. But not even one escaped.That day Moab was brought under the rule of Israel. So the land was at peace for 80 years.After Ehud, Shamgar became the next leader. He was the son of Anath. Shamgar struck down 600 Philistines with a large, pointed stick used to drive oxen. He too saved Israel.

Then the Israelites traveled to the plains of Moab. They camped along the Jordan River across from Jericho.Balak saw everything that Israel had done to the Amorites. Balak was the son of Zippor.The Moabites were terrified because there were so many Israelites. In fact, the Moabites were filled with panic because of the Israelites.The Moabites spoke to the elders of Midian. They said,“ This huge mob is going to destroy everything around us. They’ll lick it up as an ox licks up all the grass in the fields.” Balak, the son of Zippor, was the king of Moab at that time.He sent messengers to get Balaam. Balaam was the son of Beor. Balaam was at the city of Pethor near the Euphrates River. Pethor was in the land where Balaam had been born. Balak told the messengers to say to Balaam,“ A nation has come out of Egypt. They are covering the face of the land. They’ve set up camp next to me.So come and put a curse on these people. They are too powerful for me. Maybe I’ll be able to win the battle over them. Maybe I’ll be able to drive them out of the land. I know that whoever you bless is blessed. And I know that whoever you cursed is cursed.”The elders of Moab and Midian left. They took with them the money they knew Balaam would ask for. They wanted him to use evil magic to figure things out for them. They came to where Balaam was. And they told him what Balak had said.“ Spend the night here,” Balaam said to them.“ I’ll report back to you with the answer the Lord gives me.” So the Moabite officials stayed with him.God came to Balaam. He asked,“ Who are these men with you?”Balaam said to God,“ Balak king of Moab, the son of Zippor, sent me a message.He said,‘ A nation has come out of Egypt. They are covering the whole surface of the land. So come and put a curse on them for me. Maybe I’ll be able to fight them. Maybe I’ll be able to drive them away.’ ”But God said to Balaam,“ Do not go with them. You must not put a curse on those people. I have blessed them.”The next morning Balaam got up. He said to Balak’s officials,“ Go back to your own country. The Lord won’t let me go with you.”So the Moabite officials returned to Balak. They said,“ Balaam wouldn’t come with us.”Then Balak sent other officials. They were more important than the first ones. And there were more of them.They came to Balaam. They said,“ Balak, the son of Zippor, says,‘ Don’t let anything keep you from coming to me.I’ll make you very rich. I’ll do anything you say. So come and put a curse on those people for me.’ ”But Balaam gave them his answer. He said,“ Balak could give me all the silver and gold in his palace. Even then, I still couldn’t do anything at all that goes beyond what the Lord my God commands.Now spend the night here so that I can find out what else the Lord will tell me.”That night God came to Balaam. He said,“ These men have come to get you. So go with them. But do only what I tell you to do.”Balaam got up in the morning. He put a saddle on his donkey. Then he went with the Moabite officials.But God was very angry when Balaam went. So the angel of the Lord stood in the road to oppose him. Balaam was riding on his donkey. His two servants were with him.The donkey saw the angel of the Lord standing in the road. The angel was holding a sword. He was ready for battle. So the donkey left the road and went into a field. Balaam hit the donkey. He wanted to get it back on the road.Then the angel of the Lord stood in a narrow path. The path went through the vineyards. There were walls on both sides.The donkey saw the angel of the Lord. So it moved close to the wall. It crushed Balaam’s foot against the wall. So he hit the donkey again.Then the angel of the Lord moved on ahead. He stood in a narrow place. There was no room to turn, either right or left.The donkey saw the angel of the Lord. So it lay down under Balaam. That made him angry. He hit the donkey with his walking stick.Then the Lord opened the donkey’s mouth. It said to Balaam,“ What have I done to you? Why did you hit me these three times?”Balaam answered the donkey. He said,“ You have made me look foolish! I wish I had a sword in my hand. If I did, I’d kill you right now.”The donkey said to Balaam,“ I’m your own donkey. I’m the one you have always ridden. Haven’t you been riding me to this very day? Have I ever made you look foolish before?”“ No,” he said.Then the Lord opened Balaam’s eyes. He saw the angel of the Lord standing in the road. He saw that the angel was holding a sword. The angel was ready for battle. So Balaam bowed down. He fell with his face to the ground.The angel of the Lord spoke to him. He asked him,“ Why have you hit your donkey three times? I have come here to oppose you. What you are doing is foolish.The donkey saw me. It turned away from me three times. Suppose it had not turned away. Then I would certainly have killed you by now. But I would have spared the donkey.”Balaam said to the angel of the Lord,“ I have sinned. I didn’t realize you were standing in the road to oppose me. Tell me whether you are pleased with me. If you aren’t, I’ll go back.”The angel of the Lord said to Balaam,“ Go with the men. But say only what I tell you to say.” So Balaam went with Balak’s officials.Balak heard that Balaam was coming. So he went out to meet him. They met at a Moabite town near the Arnon River. The town was on the border of Balak’s territory.Balak said to Balaam,“ Didn’t I send messengers to you? I wanted you to come quickly. So why didn’t you come? I can make you very rich.”“ Well, I’ve come to you now,” Balaam replied.“ But I can’t say whatever I please. I can only speak the words God puts in my mouth.”Then Balaam went with Balak to Kiriath Huzoth.Balak sacrificed cattle and sheep. He gave some to Balaam. He also gave some to the officials with him.The next morning Balak took Balaam up to Bamoth Baal. From there he could see the outer edges of the Israelite camp.

Moab, how terrible it is for you! People of Chemosh, you are destroyed! Chemosh has deserted his sons and daughters. His sons have run away from the battle. His daughters have become prisoners. He has handed all of them over to Sihon, the king of the Amorites.

The people of Ammon and Moab can’t join in worship with the Lord’ s people. That also applies to their children after them for all time to come.

Joram became king of Israel in Samaria. It was in the 18th year that Jehoshaphat was king of Judah. Joram ruled for 12 years. He was the son of Ahab.Joram did what was evil in the sight of the Lord. But he wasn’t as bad as his father and mother had been. Joram’s father had made a sacred stone used to worship the god named Baal. Joram got rid of it.But he kept on committing the sins of Jeroboam, the son of Nebat. Jeroboam had also caused Israel to commit those same sins. Joram didn’t turn away from them.Mesha raised sheep. He was king of Moab. He had to pay the king of Israel 100,000 lambs a year. He also had to pay him with the wool of 100,000 rams a year.After Ahab died, Moab’s king refused to obey the next king of Israel.So at that time King Joram started out from Samaria. He gathered together all of Israel’s troops.He also sent a message to Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah. Joram said,“ The king of Moab is refusing to obey me. Will you go with me to fight against Moab?”“ Yes. I’ll go with you,” Jehoshaphat replied.“ My men will go with you. My horses will also go with you.”“ What road should we take to attack Moab?” Joram asked.“ The one that goes through the Desert of Edom,” Jehoshaphat answered.So the king of Israel marched out. The king of Judah and the king of Edom went with him. Their armies marched around the southern end of the Dead Sea. After seven days they ran out of water. There wasn’t any water for the men or their animals.“ What should we do now?” exclaimed the king of Israel.“ The Lord has called us three kings together. Did he do it only to hand us over to Moab?”But Jehoshaphat asked,“ Isn’t there a prophet of the Lord here? Can’t we ask the Lord for advice through him?” An officer of the king of Israel answered,“ Elisha is here. He’s the son of Shaphat. Elisha used to serve Elijah.”Jehoshaphat said,“ The Lord speaks through him.” So the king of Israel went down to see Elisha. Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom also went there.Elisha said to the king of Israel,“ Why do you want to come to me? Go to your father’s prophets. Go to your mother’s prophets.”“ No,” the king of Israel answered.“ The Lord called us three kings together. He did it to hand us over to Moab.”Elisha said,“ I serve the Lord who rules over all. You can be sure that he lives. And you can be just as sure that I have respect for Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah. If I didn’t, I wouldn’t pay any attention to you.But now bring me someone who plays the harp.” While that person was playing the harp, the Lord’ s power came on Elisha.Elisha announced,“ The Lord says,‘ I will fill this valley with pools of water.’This will happen because the Lord says,‘ You will not see wind or rain. But this valley will be filled with water. Then you, your cattle and your other animals will have water to drink.’This is an easy thing for the Lord to do. He will also hand Moab over to you.You will destroy every city that has high walls around it. You will destroy every major town. You will cut down every good tree. You will stop up all the springs of water. And you will cover every good field with stones.”The next day, the time came to offer the morning sacrifice. And then it happened! Water was flowing from the direction of Edom! In fact, the land was filled with water!Now all the people of Moab had heard that the kings had come to fight against them. So the king of Moab sent for all Moab’s fighting men. It didn’t matter whether they were young or old. He sent for everyone who could carry a weapon. All of them were stationed at the border.They got up early in the morning. The sun was already shining on the water. Across the way, the water looked red to the men of Moab. It looked like blood.“ That’s blood!” they said.“ Those kings must have fought and killed each other. Let’s go, Moab! Let’s take everything that has any value.”So the men of Moab went to the camp of Israel. Just as they arrived there, the men of Israel got ready to fight. They fought against the men of Moab until those men ran away. The men of Israel marched into the land and attacked it. They killed the people of Moab.They destroyed the towns. Each man threw a large stone on every good field. They did that until the fields were covered. They stopped up all the springs of water. And they cut down every good tree. The only town left with any stones in place was Kir Hareseth. But some of the Israelites armed with slings surrounded it. Then they attacked it.The king of Moab saw that the battle had gone against him. So he took with him 700 men who had swords. They tried to break through the battle lines to the king of Edom. But they couldn’t do it.Then the king of Moab took his oldest son. He was the son who would become the next king of Moab. But the king offered his son as a sacrifice on the city wall. That shocked and terrified the men of Israel. So they pulled back and returned to their own land.

Balaam saw that the Lord was pleased to give his blessing to Israel. So he didn’t try to use evil magic as he had done at other times. Instead, he turned and looked toward the desert.He looked out and saw Israel. They had set up their camps tribe by tribe. The Spirit of God came on him.Balaam spoke the message he had received from God. He said,“ Here is the message God gave Balaam, the son of Beor. It’s the message God gave to the one who sees clearly.It’s the message God gave to the one who hears the words of God. He sees a vision from the Mighty One. He falls down flat with his face toward the ground. His eyes have been opened by the Lord.“ People of Jacob, your tents are very beautiful. Israel, the places where you live are very beautiful.“ They spread out like valleys. They are like gardens beside a river. They are like aloes the Lord has planted. They are like cedar trees beside a stream.Their water buckets will run over. Their seeds will have plenty of water.“ Their king will be greater than King Agag. Their kingdom will be honored.“ God brought them out of Egypt. They are as strong as a wild ox. They destroy nations at war with them. They break their bones in pieces. They wound them with their arrows.Like a male lion they lie down and sleep. They are like a female lion. Who dares to wake them up?“ May those who bless you be blessed! May those who curse you be cursed!”Then Balak became very angry with Balaam. He slapped his hands together. He said to Balaam,“ I sent for you to put a curse on my enemies. But you have given them a blessing three times.Get out of here right away! Go home! I said I’d make you very rich. But the Lord has kept you from getting rich.”Balaam answered Balak,“ Here is what I told the messengers you sent me.I said,‘ Balak could give me all the silver and gold in his palace. Even if I wanted to, I still couldn’t do anything at all that goes beyond what the Lord commands. I must say only what the Lord tells me to say.’Now I’m going back to my people. But come. Let me warn you about what these people will do to your people in days to come.”Then Balaam spoke the message he had received from God. He said,“ Here is the message God gave Balaam, the son of Beor. It’s the message God gave to the one who sees clearly.It’s the message God gave to the one who hears the words of God. The Most High God has given him knowledge. He sees a vision from the Mighty One. He falls down flat with his face toward the ground. His eyes have been opened by the Lord.“ I see him, but I don’t see him now. I view him, but he isn’t near. A star will come from among the people of Jacob. A king will rise up out of Israel. He’ll crush the foreheads of the people of Moab. He’ll crush the heads of all the people of Sheth.He’ll win the battle over Edom. He’ll win the battle over his enemy Seir. But Israel will grow strong.A ruler will come from among the people of Jacob. He’ll destroy those from the city who are still alive.”Then Balaam saw the Amalekites. He spoke the message he had received from God. He said,“ Amalek was the first nation to attack Israel. But their end will be total destruction.”Then Balaam saw the Kenites. He spoke the message he had received from God. He said,“ The place where you live is safe. Your nest is on a high cliff.But you Kenites will be destroyed. Ashur will take you as prisoners.”Then Balaam spoke the message he had received from God. He said,“ Who can live when God does this?Ships will come from the shores of Cyprus. They will bring Ashur and Eber under their control. But they themselves will also be destroyed.”Then Balaam got up and returned home. And Balak went on his way.

When you come to the Ammonites, do not attack them. Do not make them angry. If you do, they will go to war against you. I will not give you any of their land as your own. I have given it to the people in the family line of Lot. I have given it to them as their own.”