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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，
Behold, a man of God came out of Judah by the LORD’s word to Bethel; 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。」
He cried against the altar by the LORD’s word, and said, “Altar! Altar! The LORD says: ‘Behold, a son will be born to David’s house, Josiah by name. On you he will sacrifice the priests of the high places who burn incense on you, and they will burn men’s bones on you.’”
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。」
He gave a sign the same day, saying, “This is the sign which the LORD has spoken: Behold, the altar will be split apart, and the ashes that are on it will 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；
When the king heard the saying of the man of God, which he cried against the altar in Bethel, Jeroboam put out his hand from the altar, saying, “Seize him!” His hand, which he put out against him, dried up, so that he could not draw it back again to himself.
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 was also split apart, and the ashes poured out from the altar, according to the sign which the man of God had given by the LORD’s word.
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。
The king answered the man of God, “Now intercede for the favour of the LORD your God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored me again.” The man of God interceded with the LORD, and the king’s hand was restored to 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。」
The king said to the man of God, “Come home with me and refresh yourself, and I will give you 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，
The man of God said to the king, “Even if you gave me half of your house, I would not go in with you, neither would 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 commanded me by the LORD’s word, saying, ‘You shall eat no bread, drink no water, and don’t return by the way that you came.’”
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 didn’t return by the way that he came to Bethel.
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 an old prophet lived in Bethel, and one of his sons came and told him all the works that the man of God had done that day in Bethel. They also told their father the words which he had spoken to the king.
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。
Their father said to them, “Which way did he go?” Now his sons had seen which way the man of God went, who 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，
He said to his sons, “Saddle the donkey for me.” So they saddled the donkey for him; and he rode on it.
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。」
He went after the man of God, and found him sitting under an oak. He said to him, “Are you the man of God who came from Judah?” 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 to 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，
He said, “I may not return with you, nor go in with you. I will not eat bread or drink water with you 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 LORD’s word, ‘You shall eat no bread or drink water there, and don’t turn again to go by the way that you came.’”
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。
He said to him, “I also am a prophet as you are; and an angel spoke to me by the LORD’s word, saying, ‘Bring him back with you into your house, that he may eat bread and drink water.’” He lied to 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, ate 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，
As they sat at the table, the LORD’s word came to the prophet who 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 out to the man of God who came from Judah, saying, “The LORD says, ‘Because you have been disobedient to the LORD’s word, and have not kept the commandment which the LORD your God commanded you,
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 came back, and have eaten bread and drank water in the place of which he said to you, “Eat no bread, and drink no water,” your body will not come to the tomb of your 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，
After he had eaten bread and after he drank, he saddled the donkey 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。
When he had gone, a lion met him by the way and killed him. His body was thrown on the path, and the donkey 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。
Behold, men passed by and saw the body thrown on the path, and the lion standing by the body; and they came and told it in the city where the old prophet lived.
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。」
When the prophet who brought him back from the way heard of it, he said, “It is the man of God who was disobedient to the LORD’s word. Therefore the LORD has delivered him to the lion, which has mauled him and slain him, according to the LORD’s word which he spoke to 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。
He said to his sons, saying, “Saddle the donkey for me,” 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。
He went and found his body thrown on the path, and the donkey and the lion standing by the body. The lion had not eaten the body nor mauled the donkey.
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，
The prophet took up the body of the man of God, and laid it on the donkey, and brought it back. 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! 」
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，
After he had buried him, he spoke to his sons, saying, “When I am dead, bury me in the tomb in which 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 LORD’s word against the altar in Bethel, and against all the houses of the high places which are in the cities of Samaria, will surely happen.”
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 didn’t turn from his evil way, but again made priests of the high places from amongst all the people. Whoever wanted to, 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。
This thing became sin to the house of Jeroboam, even to cut it off and to destroy it from off the surface of the earth.
