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1 [阿彼雅為王]雅洛貝罕王十八年,阿彼雅登極作猶大王,
In the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam, Abijah reigns over Judah;
2 在耶路撒冷作王三年,他母親名叫瑪阿加,是基貝亞人烏黎耳的女兒。阿彼雅與雅洛貝罕之間不斷發生戰爭。[南北戰爭]
he has reigned three years in Jerusalem (and the name of his mother [is] Michaiah daughter of Uriel, from Gibeah), and there has been war between Abijah and Jeroboam.
3 當時阿彼雅統率四十萬英勇的精兵出戰,雅洛貝罕率領八十萬健壯的精兵列陣出迎。
And Abijah directs the war with a force of mighty men of war, four hundred thousand chosen men, and Jeroboam has set in array [for] battle with him, with eight hundred thousand chosen men, mighty men of valor.
4 阿彼雅立在厄弗辣因山地的責瑪辣因山崗說:「雅洛貝罕和全以色列人,請聽我的話:
And Abijah rises up on the hill of Zemaraim that [is] in the hill-country of Ephraim, and says, “Hear me, Jeroboam and all Israel!
5 上主以色列的天主,曾立鹽約,將以色列王位永遠賜予達味和他的子孫,莫非你們不知道嗎﹖
Is it not for you to know that YHWH, God of Israel, has given the kingdom over Israel to David for all time, to him and to his sons—a covenant of salt?
6 無奈達味的兒子撒羅滿的一個僕人,乃巴特的兒子雅洛貝罕起來背叛了他的主人。
And Jeroboam, son of Nebat, servant of Solomon son of David, rises up and rebels against his lord!
7 遂有一些無賴匪徒聚集起來,跟隨他攻擊撒羅滿的兒子勒哈貝罕;勒哈貝罕當年尚年輕脆弱,不能抵禦他們。
And vain men are gathered to him, sons of worthlessness, and they strengthen themselves against Rehoboam son of Solomon, and Rehoboam was a youth, and tender of heart, and has not strengthened himself against them.
8 現在,你們企圖反抗達味子孫佔有的上主的國家,因為你們人數眾多,在你們中間且有雅洛貝罕製作的金牛作為你們的神。
And now you are saying to strengthen yourselves before the kingdom of YHWH in the hand of the sons of David, and you [are] a numerous multitude, and calves of gold [are] with you that Jeroboam has made for you for gods.
9 你們不是驅逐了上主的司祭,亞郎的子孫和肋未人,依照列邦民族的習慣,為自己另立了司祭嗎﹖任何一個人,只要牽一隻工牛犢和七隻公綿羊前去,自行祝聖,便可作那本不是神的司祭。
Have you not cast out the priests of YHWH, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites, and make priests for yourselves like the peoples of the lands? Everyone who has come to fill his hand with a bullock, a son of the herd, and seven rams, even he has been a priest for [those which are] not gods!
10 至於我們,上主是我們的天主,我們沒有離棄過他;事奉上主的司祭仍是亞郎的子孫,肋未人仍各盡己責,
As for us, YHWH [is] our God, and we have not forsaken Him, and priests are ministering to YHWH, sons of Aaron and the Levites, in the work,
11 每日早晚向上主獻全燔祭,焚香,在清潔的桌子上陳設供餅,每晚點燃金燈台上的金燈。我們如此遵守了上主我們天主的職守,你們反而離棄了他。
and are making incense to YHWH, burnt-offerings morning by morning, and evening by evening, and incense of spices, and the arrangement of bread [is] on the pure table, and the lampstand of gold, and its lamps, to burn evening by evening, for we are keeping the charge of our God YHWH, and you have forsaken Him.
12 但是天主與我們在一起,作我們的前導;他的司祭手持警號,就要鳴號向你們進攻。以色列子民,你們不可與上主你們祖先的天主交戰! 你們決不會勝利! 」
And behold, with us—at [our] head—[is] God, and His priests and trumpets of shouting to shout against you; O sons of Israel, do not fight with YHWH, God of your fathers, for you do not prosper.”
13 但是雅洛貝罕卻使伏兵繞到猶大背後,這樣以色列人在猶大人前面,伏兵在他們背後。
And Jeroboam has brought around the ambush to come in from behind them, and they are before Judah, and the ambush [is] behind them.
14 猶大人一轉身,見自己前後受敵,便呼籲上主,司祭們吹起號角,
And Judah turns, and behold, the battle [is] against them, before and behind, and they cry to YHWH, and the priests are blowing with trumpets,
15 猶大人就高聲吶喊。當猶大人吶喊時,天主在阿彼雅和猶大人前擊潰了雅洛貝罕和全以色列人。
and the men of Judah shout; and it comes to pass, at the shouting of the men of Judah, that God has struck Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah.
16 以色列人便由猶大前逃走,天主將他們交在猶大人手中。
And the sons of Israel flee from the face of Judah, and God gives them into their hand,
17 阿彼雅和他的軍隊對以色列大加殺戮,以色列被殺,喪亡的精兵有五十萬。
and Abijah and his people strike among them a great striking, and five hundred thousand chosen men of Israel fall wounded.
18 這一次以色列子民大敗,猶大子民獲得大勝,因為他們依靠了上主他們祖先的天主。
And the sons of Israel are humbled at that time, and the sons of Judah are strong, for they have leaned on YHWH, God of their fathers.
19 阿彼雅追擊雅洛貝罕,奪取了他的幾座城;貝特耳及所屬村鎮,耶沙納及所屬村鎮,厄斐龍及所屬村鎮。
And Abijah pursues after Jeroboam and captures cities from him: Beth-El and its small towns, and Jeshanah and its small towns, and Ephraim and its small towns.
20 阿彼雅在時,雅洛貝罕再沒有強盛起來;此後,上主打擊了他,他便去了世。[阿彼雅逝世]
And Jeroboam has not retained power anymore in the days of Abijah, and YHWH strikes him, and he dies.
21 阿彼雅日漸強盛,娶了十四個妻妾,生了二十二個兒子,十六個女兒。
And Abijah strengthens himself, and takes fourteen wives for himself, and begets twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters;
22 阿彼雅其餘得事蹟和他的言行,都記載在先見者依多傳記上。
and the rest of the matters of Abijah, and his ways, and his words, are written in the commentary of the prophet Iddo.

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