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1 [先知警告雅洛貝罕]正值雅洛貝罕站在祭壇那裏要獻祭焚香時，有一天主的人，奉上主的命，從猶大來到貝特耳，
And, behold, there came a man of God out of Judah by the word of Jehovah unto Beth-el: and Jeroboam was standing by the altar to burn incense.
2 以上主的名義對祭壇呼喊說﹕「祭壇，祭壇! 上主這樣說﹕看，達味家要生一個兒子，名叫約史雅，他要在你上面祭殺那些在你上面焚香獻祭的高丘司祭，人們的骨骸也要在你上面焚燒。」
And he cried against the altar by the word of Jehovah, and said, O altar, altar, thus saith Jehovah: Behold, a son shall be born unto the house of David, Josiah by name; and upon thee shall he sacrifice the priests of the high places that burn incense upon thee, and men’s bones shall they burn upon thee.
3 同時，他又提出一個預兆說﹕「這是上主所說的預兆﹕看，這祭壇要破裂，上面的灰要傾撒下來。」
And he gave a sign the same day, saying, This is the sign which Jehovah hath spoken: Behold, the altar shall be rent, and the ashes that are upon it shall be poured out.
4 雅洛貝罕王一聽見天主的人，對貝特耳祭壇呼喊的話，便從祭壇上伸出手來說﹕「抓住他! 」他向天主的人伸出來的手，即刻枯乾了，不能收回；
And it came to pass, when the king heard the saying of the man of God, which he cried against the altar in Beth-el, that Jeroboam put forth his hand from the altar, saying, Lay hold on him. And his hand, which he put forth against him, dried up, so that he could not draw it back again to him.
5 同時祭壇也破裂了，灰也從祭壇上傾撒了下來，正如天主的人奉上主的命令所提出的預兆。
The altar also was rent, and the ashes poured out from the altar, according to the sign which the man of God had given by the word of Jehovah.
6 君王於是對天主的人說﹕「請你為我祈禱，向上主你的天主求情，使我收回手來。」天主的人便向上主求情，君王的手即刻收回來了，恢復了原狀。
And the king answered and said unto the man of God, Entreat now the favor of Jehovah thy God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored me again. And the man of God entreated Jehovah, and the king’s hand was restored him again, and became as it was before.
7 君王對天主的人說﹕「請你同我到家裏去，吃些點心，我要賜給你一個禮物。」
And the king said unto the man of God, Come home with me, and refresh thyself, and I will give thee a reward.
8 天主的人對君王說﹕「你就是將半個宮殿賜給我，我也不同你去，也不在這個地方吃飯喝水，
And the man of God said unto the king, If thou wilt give me half thy house, I will not go in with thee, neither will I eat bread nor drink water in this place;
9 因為有上主的話吩咐我說﹕你不可吃飯，也不可喝水，也不可從你去的路上回來。」
for so was it charged me by the word of Jehovah, saying, Thou shalt eat no bread, nor drink water, neither return by the way that thou camest.
10 於是，他另取道而行，沒有從他來貝特耳的路上回去。天主的人受欺騙
So he went another way, and returned not by the way that he came to Beth-el.
11 有一個老先知住在貝特耳，他的兒子們前來，將天主的人當天在貝特耳所作的一切事，都告訴了他，把天主的人對君王所說的話，有都講給他們的父親聽。
Now there dwelt an old prophet in Beth-el; and one of his sons came and told him all the works that the man of God had done that day in Beth-el: the words which he had spoken unto the king, them also they told unto their father.
12 父親便問他們說﹕「他走了那條路﹖」他的兒子們就把從猶大來的天主的人所走的路指給他。
And their father said unto them, What way went he? Now his sons had seen what way the man of God went, that came from Judah.
13 老先知遂吩咐他的兒子們說﹕「快給我備好驢! 」他們即為他備好了驢，他就騎上，
And he said unto his sons, Saddle me the ass. So they saddled him the ass; and he rode thereon.
14 去追趕天主的人，發現他正坐在橡樹下，就問他說﹕「你是從猶大來的天主的人嗎﹖」他答說﹕「是。」
And he went after the man of God, and found him sitting under an oak; and he said unto him, Art thou the man of God that camest from Judah? And he said, I am.
15 老先知對他說﹕「請你同我到家裏去吃點飯罷! 」
Then he said unto him, Come home with me, and eat bread.
16 天主的人答說﹕「我不能同你回去，也不能與你同行，更不能在者地方同你一起吃飯喝水，
And he said, I may not return with thee, nor go in with thee; neither will I eat bread nor drink water with thee in this place:
17 因為有上主的話對我說﹕你在那裡也不可吃飯，也不可喝水，也不可從你去的路上回來。」
for it was said to me by the word of Jehovah, Thou shalt eat no bread nor drink water there, nor turn again to go by the way that thou camest.
18 老先知對他說﹕「我也如同你一樣，是個先知，有一位天使曾奉上主的命對我說﹕你去領他跟你回到你家吃飯喝水罷! 」老先知原是欺騙他。
And he said unto him, I also am a prophet as thou art; and an angel spake unto me by the word of Jehovah, saying, Bring him back with thee into thy house, that he may eat bread and drink water. [But] he lied unto him.
19 天主的人就跟老先知回去，在他家裏吃了飯，也喝了水。
So he went back with him, and did eat bread in his house, and drank water.
20 正當他們二人坐席時，有上主的話傳於那領天主的人回來的先知，
And it came to pass, as they sat at the table, that the word of Jehovah came unto the prophet that brought him back;
21 他就對那從猶大來的天主的人喊叫說﹕「上主這樣說﹕因為你違背了上主的話，沒有遵守上主你的天主吩咐你的命令，
and he cried unto the man of God that came from Judah, saying, Thus saith Jehovah, Forasmuch as thou hast been disobedient unto the mouth of Jehovah, and hast not kept the commandment which Jehovah thy God commanded thee,
22 竟然回來了，在上主吩咐你不可吃飯喝水的地方，吃了飯，喝了水，為此你的屍體不得葬入你祖先的墳墓中。」
but camest back, and hast eaten bread and drunk water in the place of which he said to thee, Eat no bread, and drink no water; thy body shall not come unto the sepulchre of thy fathers.
23 他吃喝完了以後，老先知就給他所帶回來的先知備了驢，
And it came to pass, after he had eaten bread, and after he had drunk, that he saddled for him the ass, [to wit], for the prophet whom he had brought back.
24 他就騎上去了；途中遇見了一隻獅子將他咬死，他的屍體橫臥在路上，驢站在屍體旁邊，那隻獅子也站在屍體旁邊。
And when he was gone, a lion met him by the way, and slew him: and his body was cast in the way, and the ass stood by it; the lion also stood by the body.
25 有路過的人，看見屍體橫臥在路上，獅子站在屍體的旁邊，就到老先知所住的城中述說了這事。
And, behold, men passed by, and saw the body cast in the way, and the lion standing by the body; and they came and told it in the city where the old prophet dwelt.
26 那個從路上帶回天主的人的老先知聽了這事，就說﹕「這是天主的人，因為他違背了上主的命令，所以上主將他交於獅子，獅子撕裂了他，將他咬死，正如上主關於他所說的話。」
And when the prophet that brought him back from the way heard thereof, he said, It is the man of God, who was disobedient unto the mouth of Jehovah: therefore Jehovah hath delivered him unto the lion, which hath torn him, and slain him, according to the word of Jehovah, which he spake unto him.
27 老先知既吩咐自己的兒子們說﹕「給我備好驢! 」他們將驢備好。
And he spake to his sons, saying, Saddle me the ass. And they saddled it.
28 老先知去了，發現天主的人屍體橫臥在路上，驢和獅子站在屍體旁邊；獅子沒有吞掉屍體，也沒有撕裂驢。
And he went and found his body cast in the way, and the ass and the lion standing by the body: the lion had not eaten the body, nor torn the ass.
29 老先知就抱起天主的人的屍體，放在驢上，馱回城中，為他舉挨治喪，
And the prophet took up the body of the man of God, and laid it upon the ass, and brought it back; and he came to the city of the old prophet, to mourn, and to bury him.
30 將他的屍體安葬在自己的墳墓裏；人哀悼他說﹕「哀哉，吾兄! 」
And he laid his body in his own grave; and they mourned over him, [saying], Alas, my brother!
31 安葬它以後，老先知吩咐兒子們說﹕「我死了以後，你們要把我葬在安葬天主的人的墳墓裏，把我的遺骸安放在他的遺骸旁，
And it came to pass, after he had buried him, that he spake to his sons, saying, When I am dead, then bury me in the sepulchre wherein the man of God is buried; lay my bones beside his bones.
32 因為他奉上主的命對貝特耳的祭壇，和對撒瑪黎雅各城高丘上的一切神殿所喊出的話，必要應驗。」雅洛貝罕怙惡不悛
For the saying which he cried by the word of Jehovah against the altar in Beth-el, and against all the houses of the high places which are in the cities of Samaria, shall surely come to pass.
33 這事以後，雅洛貝罕始終沒有離開他作惡的道路，仍繼續從平民中選派高丘的司祭；凡是願意的，他就祝聖他們當高丘的司祭。
After this thing Jeroboam returned not from his evil way, but made again from among all the people priests of the high places: whosoever would, he consecrated him, that there might be priests of the high places.
34 雅洛貝罕家因此陷於罪惡，招致喪亡，由地上消滅。
And this thing became sin unto the house of Jeroboam, even to cut it off, and to destroy it from off the face of the earth.
