< 2 Kings 13 >

1 In the twenty-third year of Joash son of Ahaziah king of Judah, began Jehoahaz, son of Jehu, to reign over Israel, in Samaria, [and he reigned] seventeen years.
猶大王亞哈謝的兒子約阿施二十三年,耶戶的兒子約哈斯在撒馬利亞登基作以色列王十七年。
2 And he did the thing that was wicked in the eyes of Yahweh, —and went after the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat which he caused, Israel, to commit, he departed not therefrom.
約哈斯行耶和華眼中看為惡的事,效法尼八的兒子耶羅波安使以色列人陷在罪裏的那罪,總不離開。
3 Then was kindled the anger of Yahweh against Israel—and he delivered them into the hand of Hazael king of Syria, and into the hand of Ben-hadad son of Hazael, continually.
於是,耶和華的怒氣向以色列人發作,將他們屢次交在亞蘭王哈薛和他兒子便‧哈達的手裏。
4 And Jehoahaz appeased the face of Yahweh, —and Yahweh hearkened unto him, because he had seen the oppression of Israel, for that, the king of Syria, oppressed them.
約哈斯懇求耶和華,耶和華就應允他,因為見以色列人所受亞蘭王的欺壓。
5 So Yahweh gave unto Israel a saviour, and they went forth from under the hand of Syria, —and the sons of Israel dwelt in their own homes, as aforetime.
耶和華賜給以色列人一位拯救者,使他們脫離亞蘭人的手;於是以色列人仍舊安居在家裏。
6 Howbeit they departed not from the sins of the house of Jeroboam which he caused, Israel, to commit, therein, they walked, —moreover also, the Sacred Stem, still stood in Samaria.
然而他們不離開耶羅波安家使以色列人陷在罪裏的那罪,仍然去行,並且在撒馬利亞留下亞舍拉。
7 For he had not left remaining unto Jehoahaz a people, save only fifty horsemen, and ten chariots, and ten thousand footmen, —for the king of Syria had destroyed them, and had made them like dust in threshing.
亞蘭王滅絕約哈斯的民,踐踏他們如禾場上的塵沙,只給約哈斯留下五十馬兵,十輛戰車,一萬步兵。
8 Now, the rest of the story of Jehoahaz, and all that he did, and his might, are, they, not written in the book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
約哈斯其餘的事,凡他所行的和他的勇力都寫在以色列諸王記上。
9 So then Jehoahaz slept with his fathers, and they buried him in Samaria, —and, Joash his son, reigned, in his stead.
約哈斯與他列祖同睡,葬在撒馬利亞。他兒子約阿施接續他作王。
10 In the thirty-seventh year of Joash king of Judah, began Jehoash son of Jehoahaz to reign over Israel, in Samaria, [and he reigned] sixteen years.
猶大王約阿施三十七年,約哈斯的兒子約阿施在撒馬利亞登基作以色列王十六年。
11 And he did that which was wicked in the eyes of Yahweh, —he turned not away from all the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, which he caused, Israel, to commit, therein, he walked.
他行耶和華眼中看為惡的事,不離開尼八的兒子耶羅波安使以色列人陷在罪裏的一切罪,仍然去行。
12 Now, the rest of the story of Joash, and all that he did, and his might, wherewith he fought against Amaziah king of Judah, are, they, not written in the book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
約阿施其餘的事,凡他所行的和他與猶大王亞瑪謝爭戰的勇力,都寫在以色列諸王記上。
13 So then Joash slept with his fathers, and, Jeroboam, took his seat on his throne, —and Joash was buried in Samaria, with the kings of Israel.
約阿施與他列祖同睡,耶羅波安坐了他的位。約阿施與以色列諸王一同葬在撒馬利亞。
14 Now, Elisha, had fallen sick of his sickness whereof he was about to die, —so then Joash king of Israel came down unto him, and wept upon his face, and said, My father! my father! The chariots of Israel and the horsemen thereof!
以利沙得了必死的病,以色列王約阿施下來看他,伏在他臉上哭泣,說:「我父啊!我父啊!以色列的戰車馬兵啊!」
15 And Elisha said unto him, Take bow and arrows. So he took unto him bow and arrows.
以利沙對他說:「你取弓箭來。」王就取了弓箭來;
16 Then said he unto the king of Israel, Let thy hand rest upon the bow. So he let his hand rest thereon. Then Elisha put his own hands upon the hands of the king;
又對以色列王說:「你用手拿弓。」王就用手拿弓。以利沙按手在王的手上,
17 and said—Open the lattice eastward. And he opened it. Then said Elisha—Shoot! And he shot. Then he said, —The arrow of victory by Yahweh, yea the arrow of victory over Syria, therefore shalt thou smite Syria in Aphek, till it be consumed.
說:「你開朝東的窗戶。」他就開了。以利沙說:「射箭吧!」他就射箭。以利沙說:「這是耶和華的得勝箭,就是戰勝亞蘭人的箭;因為你必在亞弗攻打亞蘭人,直到滅盡他們。」
18 And he said—Take the arrows. So he took them. Then said he unto the king of Israel—Smite unto the ground. So he smote three times, and then stayed.
以利沙又說:「取幾枝箭來。」他就取了來。以利沙說:「打地吧!」他打了三次,便止住了。
19 Then was the man of God wroth against him, and said—Thou shouldest have smitten five or six times, then, hadst thou smitten Syria, until it had been consumed; But, now, three times, shalt thou smite Syria.
神人向他發怒,說:「應當擊打五六次,就能攻打亞蘭人直到滅盡;現在只能打敗亞蘭人三次。」
20 And Elisha died, and they buried him, —now, troops of Moabites, used to enter the land, at the coming in of the year;
以利沙死了,人將他葬埋。到了新年,有一群摩押人犯境,
21 and it came to pass, as, they, were burying a man, that, lo! they saw a troop, so they cast the man into the sepulchre of Elisha, —and, as soon as the man touched the bones of Elisha, he came to life again, and rose up on his feet.
有人正葬死人,忽然看見一群人,就把死人拋在以利沙的墳墓裏,一碰着以利沙的骸骨,死人就復活,站起來了。
22 And, Hazael king of Syria, had oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz.
約哈斯年間,亞蘭王哈薛屢次欺壓以色列人。
23 Then was Yahweh gracious unto them, and had compassion upon them, and turned unto them, for the sake of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, —and was not willing to destroy them, nor to cast them off from his presence, as yet.
耶和華卻因與亞伯拉罕、以撒、雅各所立的約,仍施恩給以色列人,憐恤他們,眷顧他們,不肯滅盡他們,尚未趕逐他們離開自己面前。
24 So then Hazael king of Syria died; and, Ben-hadad his son, reigned, in his stead.
亞蘭王哈薛死了,他兒子便‧哈達接續他作王。
25 And Jehoash son of Jehoahaz again took the cities out of the hand of Ben-hadad son of Hazael, which he had taken out of the hand of Jehoahaz his father, in war, —three times, did Joash smite him, and recover the cities of Israel.
從前哈薛和約阿施的父親約哈斯爭戰,攻取了些城邑,現在約哈斯的兒子約阿施三次打敗哈薛的兒子便‧哈達,就收回了以色列的城邑。

< 2 Kings 13 >