1 Kings 13
1 And, behold, there came a man of God out of Judah by the word of the Lord unto Beth-el: while Jerobo'am was standing upon the altar to burn incense.
[先知警告雅洛貝罕]正值雅洛貝罕站在祭壇那裏要獻祭焚香時，有一天主的人，奉上主的命，從猶大來到貝特耳，
2 And he called out against the altar by the word of the Lord, and he said, O altar, altar, thus hath said the Lord, Behold, a child shall be born unto the house of David, Josiah by name, and he shall sacrifice upon thee the priests of the high-places that burn incense upon thee, and men's bones shall be burnt upon thee.
以上主的名義對祭壇呼喊說﹕「祭壇，祭壇! 上主這樣說﹕看，達味家要生一個兒子，名叫約史雅，他要在你上面祭殺那些在你上面焚香獻祭的高丘司祭，人們的骨骸也要在你上面焚燒。」
3 And he gave on the same day a token, saying, This is the token that the Lord hath spoken, Behold, the altar shall be rent, and the ashes which are upon it shall be spilled about.
同時，他又提出一個預兆說﹕「這是上主所說的預兆﹕看，這祭壇要破裂，上面的灰要傾撒下來。」
4 And it came to pass, when the king heard the word of the man of God, which he had called out against the altar in Beth-el, that Jerobo'am stretched forth his hand from off the altar, saying, Seize him. And his hand, which he had put forth against him, dried up, so that he could not draw it back to himself.
雅洛貝罕王一聽見天主的人，對貝特耳祭壇呼喊的話，便從祭壇上伸出手來說﹕「抓住他! 」他向天主的人伸出來的手，即刻枯乾了，不能收回；
5 The altar also was rent, and the ashes were spilled about from the altar, according to the token which the man of God had given by the word of the Lord.
同時祭壇也破裂了，灰也從祭壇上傾撒了下來，正如天主的人奉上主的命令所提出的預兆。
6 And the king commenced and said unto the man of God, Offer but entreaty before the Lord thy God, and pray in behalf of me, that my hand may return to me again. And the man of God offered his entreaty before the Lord, and the king's hand returned to him again, and became as it was before.
君王於是對天主的人說﹕「請你為我祈禱，向上主你的天主求情，使我收回手來。」天主的人便向上主求情，君王的手即刻收回來了，恢復了原狀。
7 And the king spoke unto the man of God, Come home with me, and take some refreshment, and I will give thee a present.
君王對天主的人說﹕「請你同我到家裏去，吃些點心，我要賜給你一個禮物。」
8 But the man of God said unto the king, If thou wert to give me the half of thy house, I would not go in with thee, neither would I eat bread nor drink water in this place;
天主的人對君王說﹕「你就是將半個宮殿賜給我，我也不同你去，也不在這個地方吃飯喝水，
9 For so was it charged me by the word of the Lord, saying, Thou shalt not eat bread, nor drink water, nor return by the way that thou camest.
因為有上主的話吩咐我說﹕你不可吃飯，也不可喝水，也不可從你去的路上回來。」
10 So he went by another way, and returned not by the way on which he was come to Beth-el.
於是，他另取道而行，沒有從他來貝特耳的路上回去。天主的人受欺騙
11 Now there dwelt a certain old prophet in Beth-el; and his son came and told him all the deed that the man of God had done that day in Beth-el: the words [also] which he had spoken unto the king, these too they told to their father.
有一個老先知住在貝特耳，他的兒子們前來，將天主的人當天在貝特耳所作的一切事，都告訴了他，把天主的人對君王所說的話，有都講給他們的父親聽。
12 And their father spoke unto them, What way did he go? His sons however had seen what way had gone the man of God, who had come from Judah.
父親便問他們說﹕「他走了那條路﹖」他的兒子們就把從猶大來的天主的人所走的路指給他。
13 And he said unto his sons, Saddle me the ass. So they saddled him the ass, and he rode away thereon,
老先知遂吩咐他的兒子們說﹕「快給我備好驢! 」他們即為他備好了驢，他就騎上，
14 And he went after the man of God, and found him sitting under the oak; and he said unto him, Art thou the man of God that camest from Judah? And he said, I am.
去追趕天主的人，發現他正坐在橡樹下，就問他說﹕「你是從猶大來的天主的人嗎﹖」他答說﹕「是。」
15 Then said he unto him, Come with me home, and eat bread.
老先知對他說﹕「請你同我到家裏去吃點飯罷! 」
16 And he said, I cannot return with thee, nor go in with thee: neither will I eat bread nor drink water with thee in this place;
天主的人答說﹕「我不能同你回去，也不能與你同行，更不能在者地方同你一起吃飯喝水，
17 For a command came to me by the word of the Lord, Thou shalt not eat bread nor drink water there; thou shalt not return to go by the way [also] by which thou camest.
因為有上主的話對我說﹕你在那裡也不可吃飯，也不可喝水，也不可從你去的路上回來。」
18 And he said unto him, I also am a prophet like thee; and an angel spoke unto me by the word of the Lord, saying, Bring him back with thee unto thy house, that he may eat bread and drink water. But he lied unto him.
老先知對他說﹕「我也如同你一樣，是個先知，有一位天使曾奉上主的命對我說﹕你去領他跟你回到你家吃飯喝水罷! 」老先知原是欺騙他。
19 So he returned with him, and ate bread in his house, and drank water.
天主的人就跟老先知回去，在他家裏吃了飯，也喝了水。
20 And it came to pass, as they were sitting at the table, That the word of the Lord came unto the prophet who had brought him back;
正當他們二人坐席時，有上主的話傳於那領天主的人回來的先知，
21 And he called unto the man of God that was come from Judah, saying, Thus hath said the Lord, Forasmuch as thou hast disobeyed the order of the Lord, and hast not kept the commandment which the Lord thy God had commanded thee;
他就對那從猶大來的天主的人喊叫說﹕「上主這樣說﹕因為你違背了上主的話，沒有遵守上主你的天主吩咐你的命令，
22 But didst return, and hast eaten bread and drunk water in the place, of which he had spoken to thee, Thou shalt not eat bread, nor drink water: thy dead body shall not come unto the sepulchre of thy fathers.
竟然回來了，在上主吩咐你不可吃飯喝水的地方，吃了飯，喝了水，為此你的屍體不得葬入你祖先的墳墓中。」
23 And it came to pass, after he had eaten bread, and after he had drunk, that he saddled for him the ass, [to wit, ] for the prophet whom he had brought back.
他吃喝完了以後，老先知就給他所帶回來的先知備了驢，
24 And when he was gone, a lion met him on the way, and slew him; and his corpse remained cast down on the way, and the ass stood by it, the lion also stood by the corpse.
他就騎上去了；途中遇見了一隻獅子將他咬死，他的屍體橫臥在路上，驢站在屍體旁邊，那隻獅子也站在屍體旁邊。
25 And, behold, men passed by, and saw the corpse cast down on the way, and the lion standing by the corpse; and they came and spoke of it in the city where the old prophet dwelt.
有路過的人，看見屍體橫臥在路上，獅子站在屍體的旁邊，就到老先知所住的城中述說了這事。
26 And when the prophet that had brought him back from the way heard it, he said, It is the man of God who was disobedient unto the order of the Lord; wherefore the Lord hath given him up unto the lion, who hath torn him, and slain him, according to the word of the Lord, which he had spoken unto him.
那個從路上帶回天主的人的老先知聽了這事，就說﹕「這是天主的人，因為他違背了上主的命令，所以上主將他交於獅子，獅子撕裂了他，將他咬死，正如上主關於他所說的話。」
27 And he spoke to his sons, saying, Saddle me the ass. And they saddled him.
老先知既吩咐自己的兒子們說﹕「給我備好驢! 」他們將驢備好。
28 And he went and found his corpse cast down on the way, and the ass and the lion standing by the corpse: the lion had not eaten the corpse, nor torn the ass.
老先知去了，發現天主的人屍體橫臥在路上，驢和獅子站在屍體旁邊；獅子沒有吞掉屍體，也沒有撕裂驢。
29 And the prophet took up the corpse of the man of God, and laid it upon the ass, and brought it back; and he came to the city of the old prophet, to lament for, and to bury him.
老先知就抱起天主的人的屍體，放在驢上，馱回城中，為他舉挨治喪，
30 And he laid his corpse in his own sepulchre; and they lamented over him, “Alas, my brother!”
將他的屍體安葬在自己的墳墓裏；人哀悼他說﹕「哀哉，吾兄! 」
31 And it came to pass, after he had buried him, that he spoke to his sons, saying, When I am dead, then bury me in the sepulchre wherein the man of God is buried; beside his bones lay ye my bones;
安葬它以後，老先知吩咐兒子們說﹕「我死了以後，你們要把我葬在安葬天主的人的墳墓裏，把我的遺骸安放在他的遺骸旁，
32 For the thing which he called out by the word of the Lord against the altar which is in Beth-el, and against all the houses of the high-places which are in the cities of Samaria, will surely come to pass.
因為他奉上主的命對貝特耳的祭壇，和對撒瑪黎雅各城高丘上的一切神殿所喊出的話，必要應驗。」雅洛貝罕怙惡不悛
33 After this event Jerobo'am returned not from his evil way; but made again of the lowest of the people priests of the high-places: whosoever desired it, he consecrated, that he might become one of the priests of the high-places.
這事以後，雅洛貝罕始終沒有離開他作惡的道路，仍繼續從平民中選派高丘的司祭；凡是願意的，他就祝聖他們當高丘的司祭。
34 And he became through this thing the cause of sin unto the house of Jerobo'am, and to cause that it was blotted out, and destroyed from off the face of the earth.
雅洛貝罕家因此陷於罪惡，招致喪亡，由地上消滅。
