< 2 Chronicles 28 >
1 Ahaz was twentie yeere old when he began to reigne, and reigned sixteene yeere in Ierusalem, and did not vprightly in the sight of the Lord, like Dauid his father.
[阿哈次的惡行]阿哈次登極時年二十歲,在耶路撒冷作王凡十六年。他沒有像他的祖先達味一樣,行上主視為正義的事,
2 But he walked in the wayes of ye Kings of Israel, and made euen molten images for Baalim.
卻走了以色列列王的路,為巴耳諸神鑄了像,
3 Moreouer he burnt incense in the valley of Ben-hinnom, and burnt his sonnes with fire, after the abominations of the heathen whom the Lord had cast out before the children of Israel.
在本希農山谷焚香,仿效上主從以色列子民面前所趕走的異民所行的醜惡之事,令自己的兒女經火獻神,
4 He sacrificed also and burnt incense in the hie places, and on hilles, and vnder euery greene tree.
又在高處、丘陵和綠樹下焚香獻祭。[猶大受懲罰]
5 Wherefore the Lord his God deliuered him into the hand of the King of the Aramites, and they smote him, and tooke of his, many prisoners, and brought them to Damascus: and he was also deliuered into the hande of the King of Israel, which smote him with a great slaughter.
因此,上主他的天主將他交於阿蘭王手中,阿蘭打敗了他,擄去了他一大批人民,帶到大馬士革。上主又將他交於以色列王手中,大加殺戮。
6 For Pekah the sonne of Remaliah slewe in Iudah sixe score thousand in one day, all valiant men, because they had forsaken the Lord God of their fathers.
勒瑪里雅的兒子培卡黑在猶大一日殺了十二萬人,都是戰士,因為他們離棄了上主,他們祖先的天主。
7 And Zichri a mighty man of Ephraim slew Maaseiah the Kings sonne, and Azrikam the gouernour of the house, and Elkanah the second after the King.
厄弗辣因一個名叫齊革黎的勇士,殺了王子瑪阿色雅、王宮總管阿次黎岡和君王的輔相厄耳卡納。
8 And the children of Israel tooke prisoners of their brethren, two hudreth thousand of women, sonnes and daughters, and caried away much spoyle of them, and brought the spoyle to Samaria.
以色列子民由他們的弟兄中擄去了婦女和他們的子女,共二十萬人,並掠去了許多財物,都帶到撒瑪黎雅。[先知力勸釋放俘虜]
9 But there was a Prophet of the Lordes, (whose name was Oded) and he went out before the hoste that came to Samaria, and said vnto them, Behold, because the Lord God of your fathers is wroth with Iudah, he hath deliuered them into your hand, and ye haue slaine them in a rage, that reacheth vp to heauen.
在那裏有一位上主的先知,名叫敖德得,出來迎接回撒瑪黎雅的軍隊,向他們說:「看,上主,你們祖先的天主,由於向猶大發怒,纔將他們交在你們手中,你們卻怒氣沖天,大加殺戮;
10 And nowe ye purpose to keepe vnder the children of Iudah and Ierusalem, as seruants and handmaides vnto you: but are not you such, that sinnes are with you before the Lord your God?
現在你們又想強迫猶大和耶路撒冷的子民作你們的奴婢;難道你們自己就沒有干犯上主,你們天主的罪惡嗎﹖
11 Nowe therefore heare me, and deliuer the captiues againe, which ye haue taken prisoners of your brethren: for the fierce wrath of the Lord is toward you.
現在,你們聽我的話,將由你們弟兄中擄來的俘虜放回去,因為上主的震怒已臨到你們身上。」
12 Wherefore certaine of the chiefe of the children of Ephraim, Azariah the sonne of Iehohanan, Berechiah the sonne of Meshillemoth, and Iehizkiah the sonne of Shallum, and Amasa the sonne of Hadlai, stood vp against them that came from the warre,
那時厄弗辣因子民的首領中有幾個人,即約哈南的兒子阿匝黎雅,默史肋摩特的兒子貝勒革雅,沙隆的兒子希則克雅和哈德來的兒子阿瑪撒,就起來反對歸來的軍隊,
13 And said vnto them, Bring not in the captiues hither: for this shalbe a sinne vpon vs against the Lord: ye entende to adde more to our sinnes and to our trespasse, though our trespasse be great, and the fierce wrath of God is against Israel.
對他們說:「不可將俘虜帶到這裏來,因為你們想使我們得罪上主,來增加我們的罪惡和過犯! 我們的過犯已經夠重了,上主的震怒已臨於以色列。」
14 So the armie left the captiues and the spoyle before the princes and all the Congregation.
軍隊立即將擄來的人和搶來的財物,留在首領和全會眾面前。
15 And the men that were named by name, rose vp and tooke the prisoners, and with the spoyle clothed all that were naked among them, and arayed them, and shod them, and gaue them meate, and gaue them drinke, and anoynted them, and caryed all that were feeble of them vpon asses, and brought them to Iericho the citie of Palme trees to their brethren: so they returned to Samaria.
以上題名的那幾個人便起來,領去被擄的人,其中有赤身的,便從所掠取的財物中,取出衣服來給他們穿,給他們鞋穿,又給他們吃喝,且給他們擦油;又將所有軟弱的人,放在驢上,送到稷櫚城耶里哥,他們的弟兄那裏;以後,便回了撒瑪黎雅。[阿哈次四面受敵]
16 At that time did King Ahaz sende vnto the Kings of Asshur, to helpe him.
那時,阿哈次派人去亞述王那裏求救,
17 (For the Edomites came moreouer, and slew of Iudah, and caryed away captiues.
因為厄東人又來攻打猶大,擄去了許多人民;
18 The Philistims also inuaded the cities in the low countrey, and toward the South of Iudah, and tooke Bethshemesh, and Aialon, and Gederoth and Shocho, with the villages thereof, and Timnah, with her villages, and Gimzo, with her villages, and they dwelt there.
培肋舍特人也侵入平原的城市和猶大的南方,佔領了貝特舍默士、阿雅隆、革德洛特、索苛及其四郊村鎮、提默納及其四郊村鎮、基默左及其四郊村鎮,並住在那裏。
19 For the Lord had humbled Iudah, because of Ahaz King of Israel: for he had brought vengeance vpon Iudah, and had grieuously transgressed against the Lord)
由於猶大王阿哈次在猶大肆無忌憚,背叛了上主,因此,上主壓伏了猶大。
20 And Tilgath Pilneeser king of Asshur came vnto him, who troubled him and did not strengthen him.
亞述王提革拉特丕肋色爾到了他那裏,不但沒有協助,反而壓迫了他。
21 For Ahaz tooke a portion out of the house of the Lord and out of the Kings house and of the Princes, and gaue vnto the king of Asshur: yet it helped him not.
阿哈次強奪了上主殿內、王宮以及群臣家中的財寶,奉送給亞述王,但無濟於事。[阿哈次惡上加惡]
22 And in ye time of his tribulation did he yet trespasse more against ye Lord, (this is King Ahaz)
阿哈次王這個人越在困難之時,越發背叛上主,
23 For he sacrificed vnto the gods of Damascus, which plagued him, and he sayd, Because the gods of the Kings of Aram helped them, I wil sacrifice vnto them, and they will helpe me: yet they were his ruine, and of all Israel.
他竟祭祀打敗了他的大馬士革的神說:「阿蘭王的神,既協助了阿蘭人,我也向他們獻祭,好使他們也協助我。」但是那些神卻使他與以色列民眾陷於滅亡。
24 And Ahaz gathered the vessels of ye house of God, and brake the vessels of the house of God, and shut vp the doores of the house of the Lord, and made him altars in euery corner of Ierusalem.
阿哈次又將上主殿內的器皿收集起來,將上主殿內的器皿予以粉碎,將上主殿宇的門封鎖,在耶路撒冷每個角落設立祭壇,
25 And in euery citie of Iudah hee made hie places, to burne incense vnto other gods, and prouoked to anger the Lord God of his fathers.
在猶大各城建立丘壇,向外邦的神焚香,這樣激起了上主,他祖先的天主的震怒。[阿哈次逝世]
26 Concerning the rest of his actes, and all his wayes first and last, beholde, they are written in the booke of the Kings of Iudah, and Israel.
阿哈次其餘的事蹟和他行的一切,前前後後,都記載在猶大和以色列列王實錄上。
27 And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the citie of Ierusalem, but brought him not vnto the sepulchres of the Kings of Israel: and Hezekiah his sonne reigned in his stead.
阿哈次與祖先同眠,葬在耶路撒冷城內,但沒有將他葬在以色列王陵內。他的兒子希則克雅繼位為王。