2 Kings 6
1 And the children of the Prophets saide vnto Elisha, Behold, we pray thee, the place where we dwell with thee, is too litle for vs.
眾先知的弟子對厄里叟說：「看，我們同你住的地方太窄小了，
2 Let vs nowe goe to Iorden, that we may take thence euery man a beame, and make vs a place to dwell in. And he answered, Goe.
請你讓我們到約旦河去，每人取一根樑木，在那裏建造我們的住所。」他答說：「你們去罷! 」
3 And one said, Vouchsafe, I pray thee, to go with thy seruants, and he answered, I will goe.
其中一個人說：「請你也同你的僕人一起去! 」厄里叟答說：「我去。」
4 So he went with them, and when they came to Iorden, they cut downe wood.
先知便同他們一起去了。他們到了約旦河，就砍伐樹木。
5 And as one was felling of a tree, the yron fell into the water: then he cryed, and said, Alas master, it was but borowed.
其中一個，砍木樑時，斧頭掉在水裏了，就大聲叫喊說：哎唷! 我主，這把斧子是借來的啊! 」
6 And the man of God saide, Where fell it? And he shewed him the place. Then he cut downe a piece of wood, and cast in thither, and he caused the yron to swimme.
天主的人問他說：「斧頭掉在那裏﹖」那人將那地方指給先知看。先知即砍下一塊木頭，丟在那裏，使斧頭浮了上來。
7 Then he saide, Take it vp to thee. And he stretched out his hand, and tooke it.
先知對他說：「你拿上來罷! 」他就伸手拿了上來。
8 Then the King of Aram warred against Israel, and tooke counsell with his seruants, and said, In such and such a place shalbe my campe.
阿蘭王同以色列交戰時，與自己的臣商議說：要在某某地方埋伏。
9 Therefore the man of God sent vnto the King of Israel, saying, Beware thou goe not ouer to such a place: for there the Aramites are come downe.
但天主的人打發人去見以色列王說：「你要小心提防，不要經過某某地方，因為阿蘭人已在那裏設下埋伏。」
10 So the King of Israel sent to the place which the man of God tolde him, and warned him of, and saued himselfe from thence, not once, nor twise.
以色列王就派人去偵察天主的人警告他的地方；他就小心防備，不只一兩次。
11 And the heart of the King of Aram was troubled for this thing: therefore he called his seruants and saide vnto them, Will ye not shewe me, which of vs bewrayeth our counsel to the king of Israel?
阿蘭王為此事心中頗為煩惱，遂將臣僕召來，對他說：「難道你們不能告訴我：我們中誰支持以色列王嗎﹖」
12 Then one of his seruants saide, None, my lorde, O King, but Elisha the Prophet that is in Israel, telleth the King of Israel, euen the wordes that thou speakest in thy priuie chamber.
一個臣僕答說：「我主，大王! 沒有誰支持，只有以色列的先知厄里叟，將君王在密室裏所談的事，都告訴了以色列王。」
13 And he said, Goe, and espie where he is, that I may sende and fetch him. And one tolde him, saying, Beholde, he is in Dothan.
阿蘭王說：「你們去看看他在那裏，我好派人去捉拿。」有人告訴君王說：「他在多堂。」
14 So he sent thither horses, and charets, and a mightie hoste: and they came by night, and compassed the citie.
阿蘭王就打發馬隊戰車和強大的部隊前去，夜間到了那裏，將城圍住。
15 And when the seruant of the man of God arose earely to goe out, beholde, an hoste compassed the citie with horses and charets. Then his seruant sayde vnto him, Alas master, howe shall we doe?
天主的人的僕人清早起來出門時，看見軍隊車馬將城包圍了，就對先知說：「哎! 我主，我們怎麼辦﹖」
16 And he answered, Feare not: for they that be with vs, are moe then they that be with them.
先知答說：「不必害怕，因為偕同我們的，比他們的還多。」
17 Then Elisha prayed, and saide, Lord, I beseech thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the Lord opened the eyes of the seruant, and he looked, and beholde, the mountaine was full of horses and charets of fyre round about Elisha.
厄里叟就祈禱說：「上主，求你開啟他的眼，叫他看見。」上主就開了僕人的眼，他看見遍山都是火馬車，圍繞著厄里叟。
18 So they came downe to him, but Elisha prayed vnto the Lord, and said, Smite this people, I pray thee, with blindnesse. And he smote them with blindnes, according to the worde of Elisha.
敵人下到先知那裏的時候，厄里叟懇求上主說：「求你打擊這個民族，使他們眼目失明。」上主果然照厄里叟的話打擊了他們，使他們眼目失明。
19 And Elisha said vnto them, This is not the way, neither is this the citie: follow me, and I will leade you to the man whome ye seeke. But he ledde them to Samaria.
厄里叟對他們說：「不是這條路，也不是這座城；你們跟我來，我要領你們到你們尋找的人那裏去。」於是先知領他們到了撒瑪黎雅。
20 And when they were come to Samaria, Elisha saide, Lord, open their eyes that they may see. And the Lord opened their eyes, and they saw, and beholde, they were in the mids of Samaria.
他們一進了撒瑪黎雅，厄里叟就祈禱說：「上主，開啟這些人的眼睛，叫他們看見。」上主果然開了他們的眼睛；他們一看，自己竟在撒瑪黎雅城內。
21 And the King of Israel sayde vnto Elisha when he sawe them, My father, shall I smite them, shall I smite them?
以色列王看見他們，就對厄里叟說：「我父，要殺死他們嗎﹖」
22 And he answered, Thou shalt not smite them: doest thou not smite them that thou hast taken with thy sworde, and with thy bowe? but set bread and water before them, that they may eate and drinke and goe to their master.
厄里叟答說：「不要殺他們；你自己用弓劍擄來的人，你豈可殺死﹖你要為這些人預備飯和水，叫他們吃喝，然後讓他們回到自己的主上那裏去。」
23 And he made great preparation for them: and when they had eaten and drunken, he sent them away: and they went to their master. So ye bands of Aram came no more into the land of Israel.
君王就給他們預備了盛宴，叫他們吃了喝了，打發他們回到自己的主上那裏去。從此，阿蘭隊伍再沒有侵犯以色列地方。
24 But afterward Ben-hadad King of Aram gathered all his hoste, and went vp, and besieged Samaria.
這事以後，阿蘭王本哈達得集合了他所有的軍隊，上來圍困撒瑪黎雅。
25 So there was a great famine in Samaria: for loe, they besieged it vntill an asses head was at foure score pieces of siluer, and the fourth part of a kab of doues doung at fiue pieces of siluer.
撒瑪黎雅被圍困後，陷於嚴重的飢荒，甚至一個驢頭，值八十「協刻耳」銀子，四分之一「卡步」豆莢，值五「協刻耳」銀子。
26 And as the King of Israel was going vpon the wall, there cryed a woman vnto him, saying, Helpe, my lord, O King.
當以色列王從城牆上經過時，有一個婦人呼求他說：「我主大王，救救我罷! 」
27 And he said, Seeing the Lord doeth not succour thee, howe shoulde I helpe thee with the barne, or with the wine presse?
君王答說：「如果上主不救你，我怎能救你﹖靠禾場﹖靠酒池﹖」
28 Also the King said vnto her, What ayleth thee? And she answered, This woman sayde vnto me, Giue thy sonne, that we may eate him to day, and we will eate my sonne to morowe,
君王問那婦人說：「你有什麼事﹖」婦人答說：「這個女人曾對我說：把你的兒子交出來，我們今天吃；留下我的兒子，我們明天吃。
29 So we sod my sonne, and did eate him: and I saide to her the day after, Giue thy sonne, that we may eate him, but she hath hid her sonne.
於是我們就把我的兒子煮著吃了。第二天我對那女人說：把你的兒子交出來給我們吃，她卻把自己的兒子藏了起來。」
30 And when the King had heard the wordes of the woman, he rent his clothes, (and as he went vpon the wall, the people looked, and behold, he had sackecloth within vpon his flesh)
君王聽了這婦人的話，就撕裂了自己的衣服，─當他正在城牆上經過，民眾都看見了他貼身穿著苦衣，─
31 And he saide, God doe so to me and more also, if the head of Elisha the sonne of Shaphat shall stande on him this day.
說「如果沙法特的兒子厄里叟的頭，今天還留在他身上，願天主嚴厲，且加倍嚴厲地懲罰我! 」
32 (Nowe Elisha sate in his house, and the Elders sate with him.) And the King sent a man before him: but before the messenger came to him, he saide to the Elders, See ye not howe this murtherers sonne hath sent to take away mine head? take heede when the messenger commeth, and shut the doore and handle him roughly at the doore: is not the sounde of his masters feete behinde him?
那時厄里叟正坐在屋裏，長老們同他坐在一起，君王派一個人在他以前去，但是這人還未來到，厄里叟就對長老們說：「你們看，這個兇手之子，竟派人來要斬我的頭。你們注意，使者來到時，你們要把門關上，把他關在門外；在他後面不就是他主上的腳步聲嗎﹖」
33 While he yet talked with them, beholde, the messenger came downe vnto him, and saide, Behold, this euill commeth of the Lord: should I attende on the Lord any longer?
先知還同他們說話的時候，君王就下到他那裏說：「這災難是由上主來的，我對上主還有什麼指望﹖」
