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1 先知以利沙叫了一個先知門徒來,吩咐他說:「你束上腰,手拿這瓶膏油往基列的拉末去。
Forsothe Elisee, the prophete, clepide oon of the sones of prophetis, and seide to hym, Girde thi leendis, and take this vessel of oile in thin hond, and go in to Ramoth of Galaad.
2 到了那裏,要尋找寧示的孫子、約沙法的兒子耶戶,使他從同僚中起來,帶他進嚴密的屋子,
And whanne thou schalt come thidur, thou schalt se Hieu, sone of Josephat, sone of Namsi; and thou schalt entre, and schalt reise hym fro the myddis of hise britheren, and thou schalt lede hym in to the ynnere closet.
3 將瓶裏的膏油倒在他頭上,說:『耶和華如此說:我膏你作以色列王。』說完了,就開門逃跑,不要遲延。」
And thou schalt holde the vessel of oile, and schalt schede on his heed, and schalt seie, The Lord seith these thingis, I haue anoyntid thee in to kyng on Israel; and thou schalt opene the dore, and schalt flee, and schalt not abide there.
4 於是那少年先知往基列的拉末去了。
Therfor the yong wexynge man, the child of the prophete, yede in to Ramoth of Galaad, and entride thidur.
5 到了那裏,看見眾軍長都坐着,就說:「將軍哪,我有話對你說。」耶戶說:「我們眾人裏,你要對哪一個說呢?」回答說:「將軍哪,我要對你說。」
Lo! sotheli the princes of the oost saten; and he seide, A! prince, Y haue a word to thee. And Hieu seide, To whom of alle vs? And he seide, To thee, thou prince.
6 耶戶就起來,進了屋子,少年人將膏油倒在他頭上,對他說:「耶和華-以色列的上帝如此說:『我膏你作耶和華民以色列的王。
And he roos, and entride into the closet. And thilk child schedde oile on the heed of hym, and seide, The Lord God of Israel seith these thingis, Y haue anointid thee in to kyng on the puple of the Lord of Israel; and thou schalt smyte the hows of Achab,
7 你要擊殺你主人亞哈的全家,我好在耶洗別身上伸我僕人眾先知和耶和華一切僕人流血的冤。
thi lord, that Y venge the blood of my seruauntis prophetis, and the blood of alle the seruauntis of the Lord, of the hond of Jezabel.
8 亞哈全家必都滅亡,凡屬亞哈的男丁,無論是困住的、自由的,我必從以色列中剪除,
And Y schal lese al the hows of Achab, and Y schal sle of the hows of Achab a pissere to the wal, and closid, and the laste in Israel.
9 使亞哈的家像尼八兒子耶羅波安的家,又像亞希雅兒子巴沙的家。
And Y schal yyue the hows of Achab as the hows of Jeroboam, sone of Nabat, and as the hous of Baasa, sone of Ahia.
10 耶洗別必在耶斯列田裏被狗所吃,無人葬埋。』」說完了,少年人就開門逃跑了。
Also doggis schulen ete Jezabel in the feeld of Jezrael; and `noon schal be that schal birie hir. And `the child openyde the dore, and fledde.
11 耶戶出來,回到他主人的臣僕那裏,有一人問他說:「平安嗎?這狂妄的人來見你有甚麼事呢?」回答說:「你們認得那人,也知道他說甚麼。」
Forsothe Hieu yede out to the seruauntis of his lord, whiche seiden to hym, Whether alle thingis ben riytfuli? What cam this wood man to thee? Which seide to hem, Ye knowen the man, and what he spak.
12 他們說:「這是假話,你據實地告訴我們。」回答說:「他如此如此對我說。他說:『耶和華如此說:我膏你作以色列王。』」
And thei answeriden, It is fals; but more telle thou to vs. Which seide to hem, He spak these and these thingis to me, and seide, The Lord seith these thingis, Y haue anoyntid thee kyng on Israel.
13 他們就急忙各將自己的衣服鋪在上層臺階,使耶戶坐在其上;他們吹角,說:「耶戶作王了!」
Therfor thei hastiden, and ech man took his mentil, and puttide vndir hise feet bi the licnesse of a trone. And thei sungen with a trumpe, and seiden, Hieu schal regne.
14 這樣,寧示的孫子、約沙法的兒子耶戶背叛約蘭。先是約蘭和以色列眾人因為亞蘭王哈薛的緣故,把守基列的拉末;
Therfor Hieu, sone of Josephat, sone of Namsi, swoor to gidere ayens Joram. Forsothe Joram hadde bisegid Ramoth of Galaad, he and al Israel, ayens Azael, kyng of Sirie.
15 但約蘭王回到耶斯列,醫治與亞蘭王哈薛打仗所受的傷。耶戶說:「若合你們的意思,就不容人逃出城往耶斯列報信去。」
And he turnede ayen to be heelid in Jezrael for woundis; for men of Sirie hadden smyte hym fiytynge ayens Azael, kyng of Sirie. And Hieu seide, If it plesith you, no man go out fleynge fro the citee, lest he go, and telle in Jezrael.
16 於是耶戶坐車往耶斯列去,因為約蘭病臥在那裏。猶大王亞哈謝已經下去看望他。
And he stiede, and yede forth in to Jezrael; for Joram was sijk there, and Ocozie, kyng of Juda, cam doun to visite Joram.
17 有一個守望的人站在耶斯列的樓上,看見耶戶帶着一群人來,就說:「我看見一群人。」約蘭說:「打發一個騎馬的去迎接他們,問說:平安不平安?」
Therfor a spiere, that stood aboue a tour of Jezrael, siy the multitude of Hieu comynge, and he seide, Y se a multitude. And Joram seide, Take thou a chare, and sende in to the metyng of hem; and seie the goere, Whether alle thingis ben riytfuli?
18 騎馬的就去迎接耶戶,說:「王問說,平安不平安?」耶戶說:「平安不平安與你何干?你轉在我後頭吧!」守望的人又說:「使者到了他們那裏,卻不回來。」
Therfor he, that stiede on the chare, yede in to the meetyng of hym, and seide, The kyng seith these thingis, Whether alle thingis ben peesid? And Hieu seide to hym, What to thee and to pees? Passe thou, and sue me. And the aspiere telde, and seide, the messanger cam to hem, and he turneth not ayen.
19 王又打發一個騎馬的去。這人到了他們那裏,說:「王問說,平安不平安?」耶戶說:「平安不平安與你何干?你轉在我後頭吧!」
Also the kyng sente the secounde chare of horsis, and he cam to hem, and seide, The kyng seith these thingis, Whether pees is? And Hieu seide, What to thee and to pees? Passe thou, and sue me.
20 守望的人又說:「他到了他們那裏,也不回來;車趕得甚猛,像寧示的孫子耶戶的趕法。」
Sotheli the aspiere telde, and seide, He cam `til to hem, and he turneth not ayen; forsothe the goyng is as the goyng of Hieu, sone of Namsi; sothely he goith faste.
21 約蘭吩咐說:「套車!」人就給他套車。以色列王約蘭和猶大王亞哈謝各坐自己的車出去迎接耶戶,在耶斯列人拿伯的田那裏遇見他。
And Joram seide, Ioyn ye a chare. And thei ioyneden his chare. And Joram, kyng of Israel, yede out, and Ocozie, kyng of Juda, yede out, ech in his chare; and thei yeden out in to the meetyng of Hieu, and thei founden hym in the feeld of Naboth of Jezrael.
22 約蘭見耶戶就說:「耶戶啊,平安嗎?」耶戶說:「你母親耶洗別的淫行邪術這樣多,焉能平安呢?」
And whanne Joram hadde seyn Hieu, he seide, Hieu, `is pees? And he answeride, What pees? Yit the fornycaciouns of Jezabel, thi modir, and many poisenyngis of hir ben in strengthe.
23 約蘭就轉車逃跑,對亞哈謝說:「亞哈謝啊,反了!」
Forsothe Joram turnede his hond, and fledde, and seide to Ocozie, Tresouns! tresouns!
24 耶戶開滿了弓,射中約蘭的脊背,箭從心窩穿出,約蘭就仆倒在車上。
Ocozie. Forsothe Hieu bente a bouwe with the hond, and smoot Joram bitwixe the schuldris, and the arowe yede out thoruy his herte; and anoon he felde doun in his chare.
25 耶戶對他的軍長畢甲說:「你把他拋在耶斯列人拿伯的田間。你當追想,你我一同坐車跟隨他父亞哈的時候,耶和華對亞哈所說的預言,
And Hieu seide to Badacher duyk, Take thou awei, cast forth hym in the feeld of Naboth of Jezrael; for Y haue mynde, whanne Y and thou saten in the chare, and suede Achab, the fadir of hym, that the Lord reiside on hym this birthun, and seide, If not for the blood of Naboth,
26 說:『我昨日看見拿伯的血和他眾子的血,我必在這塊田上報應你。』這是耶和華說的,現在你要照着耶和華的話,把他拋在這田間。」
and for the blood of hise sones, which Y siy yistirdai, seith the Lord, Y schal yeeld to thee in this feeld, seith the Lord. Now therfor do awei him, and cast forth him in the feeld, bi the word of the Lord.
27 猶大王亞哈謝見這光景,就從園亭之路逃跑。耶戶追趕他,說:「把這人也殺在車上。」到了靠近以伯蓮的姑珥坡上擊傷了他。他逃到米吉多,就死在那裏。
Forsothe Ocozie, king of Juda, siy this, and fledde bi the weie of the hows of the gardyn; and Hieu pursuede hym, and seide, Also smyte ye this man in his chare. And thei smytiden hym in the stiyng of Gaber, which is bisidis Jeblaam; and he fledde into Mageddo, and was deed there.
28 他的臣僕用車將他的屍首送到耶路撒冷,葬在大衛城他自己的墳墓裏,與他列祖同葬。
And hise seruauntis puttiden hym on his chare, and brouyten hym in to Jerusalem; and thei birieden hym in a sepulcre with hise fadris, in the citee of Dauid.
29 亞哈謝登基作猶大王的時候,是在亞哈的兒子約蘭第十一年。
In the eleuenthe yeer of Joram, sone of Achab, kyng of Israel, Ocozie regnede on Juda.
30 耶戶到了耶斯列;耶洗別聽見就擦粉、梳頭,從窗戶裏往外觀看。
And Hieu cam in to Jezrael. Forsothe whanne his entryng was herd, Jezabel peyntide hir iyen with oynement of wymmen, and ournede hir heed;
31 耶戶進門的時候,耶洗別說:「殺主人的心利啊,平安嗎?」
and sche bihelde bi a wyndow Hieu entrynge bi the yate, and sche seide, Whether pees may be to Zamri, that kyllide his lord?
32 耶戶抬頭向窗戶觀看,說:「誰順從我?」有兩三個太監從窗戶往外看他。
And Hieu reiside his face to the wyndow, and seide, What womman is this? And tweyne ether thre chaumbirleyns bowiden hem silf to hym, and seiden to hym, This is thilke Jezabel.
33 耶戶說:「把她扔下來!」他們就把她扔下來。她的血濺在牆上和馬上;於是把她踐踏了。
And he seide to hem, Caste ye hir doun. And thei `castiden doun hir; and the wal was bispreynt with blood, and the howues of horsis, that `to tredden hir.
34 耶戶進去,吃了喝了,吩咐說:「你們把這被咒詛的婦人葬埋了,因為她是王的女兒。」
And whanne he hadde entrid to ete and drynke, he seide, Go ye, and se thilke cursid womman, and birie ye hir, for sche is a kyngis douyter.
35 他們就去葬埋她,只尋得她的頭骨和腳,並手掌。
And whanne thei hadden go to birie hir, thei founden not, no but the sculle, and the feet, and the endis of hondis;
36 他們回去告訴耶戶,耶戶說:「這正應驗耶和華藉他僕人提斯比人以利亞所說的話,說:『在耶斯列田間,狗必吃耶洗別的肉;
and thei turneden ayen, and telden to hym. And Hieu seide, It is the word of the Lord, which he spak bi his seruaunt, Elie `of Thesbi, and seide, Doggis schulen ete the fleisch of Jezabel in the feeld of Jezrael;
37 耶洗別的屍首必在耶斯列田間如同糞土,甚至人不能說這是耶洗別。』」
and the fleischis of Jezabel schulen be as `a toord on the face of erthe in the feeld of Jezrael, so that men passynge forth seie, Lo! this is thilke Jezabel.

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