2 Chronicles 28
1 Ahaz [is] a son of twenty years in his reigning, and he has reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem, and he has not done that which is right in the eyes of YHWH, as his father David,
[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 and walks in the ways of the kings of Israel, and has also made molten images for Ba‘alim,
卻走了以色列列王的路，為巴耳諸神鑄了像，
3 and has made incense himself in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, and burns his sons with fire according to the abominations of the nations that YHWH dispossessed from the presence of the sons 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 and sacrifices and makes incense in high places, and on the heights, and under every green tree.
又在高處、丘陵和綠樹下焚香獻祭。[猶大受懲罰]
5 And his God YHWH gives him into the hand of the king of Aram, and they strike him, and take captive a great captivity from him, and bring [them] to Damascus, and he has also been given into the hand of the king of Israel, and he strikes him [with] a great striking.
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 And Pekah son of Remaliah slays one hundred and twenty thousand in Judah in one day (the whole [are] sons of valor), because of their forsaking YHWH, 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 one of Ephraim, slays Maaseiah son of the king, and Azrikam leader of the house, and Elkanah second to 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 sons of Israel take captive of their brothers: two hundred thousand wives, sons, and daughters; and they have also seized much spoil from them, and they bring in the spoil 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 And there has been a prophet of YHWH there (Oded [is] his name), and he goes out before the host that has come to Samaria, and says to them, “Behold, in the fury of YHWH, God of your fathers, against Judah, He has given them into your hand, and you slay among them in rage—it has come to the heavens;
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 now you are saying to subdue sons of Judah and Jerusalem for menservants and for maidservants for yourselves; but are there not causes of guilt with you before your God YHWH?
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 And now, hear me, and send back the captives whom you have taken captive of your brothers, for the heat of the anger of YHWH [is] on 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 And certain of the heads of the sons of Ephraim (Azariah son of Johanan, Berechiah son of Meshillemoth, and Jehizkiah son of Shallum, and Amasa son of Hadlai), rise up against those coming in from the host,
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 say to them, “You do not bring in the captives here, for guilt against YHWH [is already] on us, you are saying to add to our sin and to our guilt. For abundant [is] the guilt we have, and the fierceness of anger on 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 And the armed men leave the captives and the prey before the heads and all the assembly;
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 who have been expressed by name rise and take hold on the captives, and they have clothed all their naked ones from the spoil, indeed, they clothe them, and shoe them, and cause them to eat and drink, and anoint them, and lead them on donkeys, even every feeble one, and bring them to Jericho, the city of palms, near their brothers, and return 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 King Ahaz has sent to the king of Asshur to give help to him;
那時，阿哈次派人去亞述王那裏求救，
17 and again the Edomites have come, and strike in Judah, and take captive a captivity.
因為厄東人又來攻打猶大，擄去了許多人民；
18 And the Philistines have rushed against the cities of the low country, and of the south of Judah, and capture Beth-Shemesh, and Aijalon, and Gederoth, and Shocho and its villages, and Timnah and its villages, and Gimzo and its villages, and dwell 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 YHWH has humbled Judah because of Ahaz king of Israel, for he made free with Judah, even to commit a trespass against YHWH.
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-Pilneser king of Asshur comes to him, and does distress him, and has not strengthened 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 though Ahaz has taken a portion [out] of the house of YHWH, and [out] of the house of the king, and of the princes, and gives to the king of Asshur, yet it is no help to him.
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 the time of his distress—he adds to trespass against YHWH (this King Ahaz),
阿哈次王這個人越在困難之時，越發背叛上主，
23 and he sacrifices to the gods of Damascus [which were] those striking him, and says, “Because the gods of the kings of Aram are helping them, I sacrifice to them, and they help me,” and they have been to him to cause him to stumble, and to 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 gathers the vessels of the house of God, and cuts in pieces the vessels of the house of God, and shuts the doors of the house of YHWH, and makes altars for himself in every corner in Jerusalem.
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 each and every city of Judah he has made high places to make incense to other gods, and provokes YHWH, 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 And the rest of his matters, and all his ways, the first and the last, behold, they are written on the scroll of the kings of Judah 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 lies with his fathers, and they bury him in the city, in Jerusalem, but have not brought him to the graves of the kings of Israel, and his son Hezekiah reigns 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。
