列王紀上 22
1 [南北兩國戰阿蘭]阿蘭與以色列之間連續三年沒有戰爭。
Then three years passed without war between Aram and Israel.
2 第三年上，猶大王約沙法特下去見以色列王。
However, in the third year, Jehoshaphat king of Judah went down to visit the king of Israel,
3 以色列王對自己的臣僕說：「你們知道辣摩特基肋阿得原屬於我們，而我們一直沒有設法從阿蘭王的手中奪回來。」
who said to his servants, “Do you not know that Ramoth-gilead is ours, but we have failed to take it from the hand of the king of Aram?”
4 然後對約沙法特說：「你願意同我一起去攻取辣摩特基肋阿得嗎﹖」約沙法特回答以色列王說：「你怎樣，我也怎樣；我的人民就如同是你的人民，我的馬就如同是你的馬。」假先知預言戰勝
So he asked Jehoshaphat, “Will you go with me to fight against Ramoth-gilead?” Jehoshaphat answered the king of Israel, “I am like you, my people are your people, and my horses are your horses.”
5 以後，約沙法特對以色列王說：「請你先求問上主說什麼﹖」
But Jehoshaphat also said to the king of Israel, “Please inquire first for the word of the LORD.”
6 以色列王於是召集了眾先知，人數約有四百，問他們說：「我上去進攻辣摩特基肋阿得，還是不去呢﹖」他們回答說：「上去，上主必將那地交於大王手中。」
So the king of Israel assembled the prophets, about four hundred men, and asked them, “Should I go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should I refrain?” “Go up,” they replied, “and the Lord will deliver it into the hand of the king.”
7 但是，約沙法特說：「這裏就沒有一位上主的先知，我們可託他求問嗎﹖」
But Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there not still a prophet of the LORD here of whom we can inquire?”
8 以色列王回答約沙法特說：「還有一個我們可以託他求問上主；不過我憎恨他，因為他對我說預言，總不說吉祥話，只說兇言；這人即是依默拉的兒子米加雅。」約沙法特對他說：「請大王別這樣說! 」
The king of Israel answered, “There is still one man who can ask the LORD, but I hate him because he never prophesies anything good for me, but only bad. He is Micaiah son of Imlah.” “The king should not say that!” Jehoshaphat replied.
9 以色列王於是召一個宦官來，吩咐他說：「快去將依默拉的兒子米加雅召來! 」
So the king of Israel called one of his officials and said, “Bring Micaiah son of Imlah at once.”
10 當時以色列王和猶大王在撒瑪黎雅城門前的廣場上，各穿朝服，坐在寶座上；所有的先知在他們面前說預言。
Dressed in royal attire, the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah were sitting on their thrones at the threshing floor by the entrance of the gate of Samaria, with all the prophets prophesying before them.
11 革納阿納的兒子漆德克雅帶來了些自製的鐵角說：「上主這樣說：你要用這些鐵角殺盡阿蘭人。」
Now Zedekiah son of Chenaanah had made for himself iron horns and declared, “This is what the LORD says: ‘With these you shall gore the Arameans until they are finished off.’”
12 所有的先知也同樣預言說：「你上辣摩特基肋阿得去，必然順利，上主必將那地交於大王手中! 」米加雅預言戰敗
And all the prophets were prophesying the same, saying, “Go up to Ramoth-gilead and prosper, for the LORD will deliver it into the hand of the king.”
13 那去召米加雅的使者對米加雅說：「看，先知們都一口同聲對君王說吉祥話，希望你說話，也如同他們中的一個一樣，也說吉祥話。」
Then the messenger who had gone to call Micaiah instructed him, “Behold now, with one accord the words of the prophets are favorable to the king. So please let your words be like theirs, and speak favorably.”
14 米加雅回答說：「我指著永生的上主起誓：上主吩咐我什麼，我就說什麼! 」
But Micaiah said, “As surely as the LORD lives, I will speak whatever the LORD tells me.”
15 米加雅來到君王那裏，君王問他說：「米加雅，我們應該上去進攻辣摩特基肋阿得，還是不去呢﹖」他回答說：「上去，必然順利! 上主必將那地交在大王手中! 」
When Micaiah arrived, the king asked him, “Micaiah, should we go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should we refrain?” “Go up and triumph,” Micaiah replied, “for the LORD will give it into the hand of the king.”
16 君王對他說：「我應該多少次叫你宣誓，你纔奉上主的名對我說實話呢﹖」
But the king said to him, “How many times must I make you swear not to tell me anything but the truth in the name of the LORD?”
17 米加雅答說：「我看見全以色列人散在山上，好像沒有牧人的羊群。上主說：這些人既然沒有主人，就讓他們各自平安回家罷! 」
So Micaiah declared: “I saw all Israel scattered on the hills like sheep without a shepherd. And the LORD said, ‘These people have no master; let each one return home in peace.’”
18 以色列王對約沙法特說：「我不是告訴過你：他對我說預言總不說吉祥話，只說凶話﹖」
Then the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “Did I not tell you that he never prophesies good for me, but only bad?”
19 米加亞答說：「為此，你且靜聽上主的話：我見上主坐在寶座上，天上的萬軍侍立在他左右。
Micaiah continued, “Therefore hear the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on His throne, and all the host of heaven standing by Him on His right and on His left.
20 上主問說：有誰能去唆使阿哈布，叫他上去進攻辣摩特基肋阿得，而死在那裏呢﹖那時有的說這樣，有的說那樣。
And the LORD said, ‘Who will entice Ahab to march up and fall at Ramoth-gilead?’ And one suggested this, and another that.
21 以後，有一個神出來，立在上主面前說：我能唆使他。上主問他說：用什麼方法﹖
Then a spirit came forward, stood before the LORD, and said, ‘I will entice him.’ ‘By what means?’ asked the LORD.
22 那神回答說：我去，在他所有的先知口中做虛言的神。上主答說：你必能唆使他，也必會成功，你去照辦罷!
And he replied, ‘I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouths of all his prophets.’ ‘You will surely entice him and prevail,’ said the LORD. ‘Go and do it.’
23 現在上主將虛言的神，放入你這些先知口中，上主已注定你必遭殃。」
So you see, the LORD has put a lying spirit in the mouths of all these prophets of yours, and the LORD has pronounced disaster against you.”
24 那時，革納阿納的兒子漆德克雅前來，打米加雅的臉說：「上主的神有何曾離開了我，而同你談話呢﹖」
Then Zedekiah son of Chenaanah went up, struck Micaiah in the face, and demanded, “Which way did the Spirit of the LORD go when He departed from me to speak with you?”
25 米加雅答說：「在你進入最嚴密的室內隱藏的那一天，你就會知道了。」
Micaiah replied, “You will soon see, on that day when you go and hide in an inner room.”
26 以色列王吩咐說：「將米加雅帶回去，交給阿孟市長及約阿士王子，
And the king of Israel declared, “Take Micaiah and return him to Amon the governor of the city and to Joash the king’s son,
27 說君王這樣吩咐：將這人下在監裏，少給他吃的喝的，等我平安回來。」
and tell them that this is what the king says: ‘Put this man in prison and feed him only bread and water until I return safely.’”
28 米加雅說：「你如果能平安回來，那麼，上主就沒有藉我說過話。」後又說：「眾百姓! 你們要聽清楚啊! 」阿哈布陣亡
But Micaiah replied, “If you ever return safely, the LORD has not spoken through me.” Then he added, “Take heed, all you people!”
29 以色列王遂與猶大王約沙法特上去，進攻辣摩特基肋阿得。
So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah went up to Ramoth-gilead.
30 以色列王對約沙法特說：「我要改裝上陣，你可以仍穿朝服。」於是以色列王改裝上了陣。
And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “I will disguise myself and go into battle, but you wear your royal robes.” So the king of Israel disguised himself and went into battle.
31 阿蘭王曾吩咐自己的三十二個戰車隊長說：「你們不必與大小將士交戰，只攻打以色列王! 」
Now the king of Aram had ordered his thirty-two chariot commanders, “Do not fight with anyone, small or great, except the king of Israel.”
32 戰車隊長一看見約沙法特，便說：「這必是以色列王! 」遂轉身向他進攻，約沙法特連聲叫苦；
When the chariot commanders saw Jehoshaphat, they said, “Surely this is the king of Israel!” So they turned to fight against him, but Jehoshaphat cried out.
33 戰車隊長見他不是以色列王，就不再追擊他。
And when the chariot commanders saw that he was not the king of Israel, they turned back from pursuing him.
34 有人偶然一箭，射入以色列王的鎧甲與腰帶中間，君王對駕車的人說：「轉回! 載我離開陣地，我已受傷。」
However, a certain man drew his bow without taking special aim, and he struck the king of Israel between the joints of his armor. So the king said to his charioteer, “Turn around and take me out of the battle, for I am badly wounded!”
35 但那天戰事越來越激烈，君王仍然立在車上，抵抗阿蘭人；晚上君王就死了；傷處的血直流到車底。
The battle raged throughout that day, and the king was propped up in his chariot facing the Arameans. And the blood from his wound ran out onto the floor of the chariot, and that evening he died.
36 約在日落的時候，營中傳出號令說：「各自回城，各自歸家，
As the sun was setting, the cry rang out in the army: “Every man to his own city, and every man to his own land!”
37 君王已死! 」人們將君王送回撒瑪黎雅，在那裏埋葬了。
So the king died and was brought to Samaria, where they buried him.
38 在撒瑪黎雅的池塘中，洗滌君王的車時，有狗來舔他的血，有妓女在那裏沐浴，正應驗上主所說的話。
And the chariot was washed at the pool of Samaria where the prostitutes bathed, and the dogs licked up Ahab’s blood, according to the word that the LORD had spoken.
39 阿哈布其餘得事蹟，他的一切作為，所建造的象牙宮，以及修築的一切城市，都記載在以色列列王實錄上。
As for the rest of the acts of Ahab, along with all his accomplishments and the ivory palace and all the cities he built, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
40 阿哈布與祖先同眠，他的兒子阿哈齊雅繼位為王。約沙法特為猶大王
And Ahab rested with his fathers, and his son Ahaziah reigned in his place.
41 以色列王阿哈布四年，阿撒的兒子約沙法特登極作猶大王。
In the fourth year of Ahab’s reign over Israel, Jehoshaphat son of Asa became king of Judah.
42 約沙法特登極時，年三十五歲；在耶路撒冷作王二十五年；他的母親名叫阿組巴，是史肋希的女兒。
Jehoshaphat was thirty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-five years. His mother’s name was Azubah daughter of Shilhi.
43 約沙法特完全走了他父親阿撒的道路，不偏左右，行了上主視為正義的事； 只有丘壇，還沒有鏟除，人民仍在丘壇上焚香獻祭。
And Jehoshaphat walked in all the ways of his father Asa; he did not turn away from them, but did what was right in the eyes of the LORD. The high places, however, were not removed; the people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.
44 約沙法特與以色列王相安無事。
Jehoshaphat also made peace with the king of Israel.
45 約沙法特其餘的事蹟，他所做的英雄事蹟，以及如何作戰，都記載在猶大列王實錄上。
As for the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, along with the might he exercised and how he waged war, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?
46 約沙法特將他父親活著時，所留下的為神賣淫的男女，全從國內鏟除。
He banished from the land the male shrine prostitutes who remained from the days of his father Asa.
47 當時在厄東沒有君王，只有總督代理。
And there was no king in Edom; a deputy served as king.
48 約沙法特建造了塔爾史士船隻，為到敖非爾去運輸黃金，然而沒有到達，船隻就在厄茲雍革貝爾破壞了。
Jehoshaphat built ships of Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold, but they never set sail, because they were wrecked at Ezion-geber.
49 那時阿哈布的兒子阿哈齊雅對約沙法特說：「讓我的僕人同你的僕人一起坐船去好了! 」但是，約沙法特沒有同意。
At that time Ahaziah son of Ahab said to Jehoshaphat, “Let my servants sail with your servants,” but Jehoshaphat refused.
50 約沙法特與祖先同眠，與祖先一同葬在達味城；他的兒子約蘭繼位為王。阿哈齊雅為以色列王
And Jehoshaphat rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the city of his father David. And his son Jehoram reigned in his place.
51 猶大王約沙法特十七年，阿哈布的兒子阿哈齊雅，在撒瑪黎雅登極作以色列王；他作王統治以色列只有兩年，
In the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat’s reign over Judah, Ahaziah son of Ahab became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria two years.
52 行了上主視為惡的事，隨從了他父親和他母親以及乃巴特的兒子雅洛貝罕，使以色列陷於罪惡的道路，
And he did evil in the sight of the LORD and walked in the ways of his father and mother and of Jeroboam son of Nebat, who had caused Israel to sin.
53 服事敬拜了巴耳，激怒了上主，以色列的天主，全像他父親所作的一樣。
Ahaziah served and worshiped Baal, provoking the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger, just as his father had done.
