< 2 Kings 1 >
1 Then Moab revolted against Israel, after the death of Ahab.
阿哈布死後,摩阿布就背叛了以色列。
2 And Ahaziah fell through the lattice in his upper chamber, which was in Samaria, and became sick, —so he sent messengers, and said unto them—Go enquire of Baalzebub, god of Ekron, whether I shall recover from this sickness.
阿哈齊雅在撒瑪黎雅從樓上的欄杆上跌下來就病了,遂打發使者,吩咐他們說:「你們去求問厄刻龍的神巴耳則步布,我這病寒能好嗎﹖」
3 But, the messenger of Yahweh, spake unto Elijah the Tishbite, Rise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, —and say unto them—Is it, because there is no God in Israel, that, ye, are going to enquire of Baalzebub, god of Ekron?
上主的使者對提市貝人厄里亞說:「快起身,去迎撒瑪黎雅王的使者,問他們說:你們去求問厄刻龍的神巴耳則步布,難道在以色列沒有天主嗎﹖
4 Wherefore, Thus, saith Yahweh, From the bed whereunto thou hast gone up, shalt thou not come down, for thou shalt, surely die. And Elijah departed.
為此,上主這樣說:你再不能從你所上的床上下來,你必定要死。」厄里亞就去了。
5 And, when the messengers returned unto him, he said unto them—How is it that ye have returned?
使者回來見了君王,阿哈齊雅問他們說:「你們為什麼回來了。」
6 And they said unto him—A man, came up to meet us, and said unto us—Go, return unto the king who sent you, and ye shall say unto him, Thus, saith Yahweh—Is it, because there is no God in Israel, that, thou, art sending to enquire of Baalzebub, god of Ekron? Therefore, from the bed whereunto thou hast gone up, shalt thou not come down, for thou shalt, surely die.
他們回答說:「有一個人迎上我們來,對我們說:你們回去見打發你們來的君王,對他說:上主這樣說:你派人去求問厄刻龍的神巴耳則步布,難道以色列沒有天主嗎﹖為此,你再不能從你所上的床上下來,你必定要死。」
7 And he said unto them, What was the manner of the man who came up to meet you, —and spake unto you these words?
君王問他們說:「迎上你們,且告訴你們這些話的是怎樣的一個人﹖」
8 And they said unto him—A hairy man, with a leathern girdle girt about his loins. And he said—Elijah the Tishbite, it was.
他們回答說,「是一個身穿皮毛衣,腰束皮帶的人。」君王說:「這一定是提市貝人厄里亞。」
9 Then sent he unto him a captain of fifty, with his fifty, and he went up unto him, and lo! he abode on the top of the mountain, and he said unto him, O man of God! the king, hath said, Come down!
王遂派五十夫長,帶領五十人,去見厄里亞。他上去見厄里亞,厄里亞正坐在山頂上。五十夫長便對厄里亞說:「天主的人,王命你下去。」
10 And Elijah responded and said unto the captain of fifty, If, then, a man of God, I am, let fire come down out of the heavens, and devour thee and thy fifty. So there came down fire out of the heavens, and devoured him and his fifty.
厄里亞回答五十夫長說:「如果我是天主的人,願火從天降下,吞噬你和你這五十人! 」果然有火從天降下,吞噬了他和那五十人。
11 Then he again sent unto him another captain of fifty, with his fifty. And he also spake and said unto him, O man of God! thus, saith the king, Haste thee, come down!
王又另派一個五十夫長,帶領五十人,去見厄里亞。五十夫長上去對厄里亞說:「天主的人! 王這樣吩咐:要你快下山! 」
12 And Elijah responded and said unto them—If, a man of God, I am, let fire come down out of the heavens, and devour thee and thy fifty. And there came down a fire of God, out of the heavens, and devoured him and his fifty.
厄里亞回答說:「如果我是天主的人,願火從天降下,吞噬你和你這五十人。」果然天主的火從天降下,吞噬了他和那五十人。
13 Then he again sent a third captain of fifty, with his fifty, —and the third captain of fifty ascended and came near, and bowed down upon his knees before Elijah, and made supplication unto him, and said unto him, O man of God! let my life, I pray thee, and the lives of these thy fifty servants, be precious in thine eyes.
王又派第三個五十夫長,帶領五十人去。這第三個五十夫長上去,一來到就屈膝跪在厄里亞面前,哀求他說:「天主的人,願我的生命和我這五十人的生命,在你眼中有點價值!
14 Lo! there hath come down fire out of the heavens, and devoured the captains of the former fifties, with their fifties, —now, therefore, let my life be precious in thine eyes.
有火從天降下,吞噬了前兩個五十夫長,和他們每人帶領的五十人;現在,願我的生命在你眼中有點價值! 」
15 And the messenger of Yahweh said unto Elijah, Go down with him, do not fear because of him, So he arose, and went down with him, unto the king;
上主的使者對厄里亞說:「你同他下去! 不必害怕。」厄里亞就起身同他一起下去見君王,
16 and said unto him—Thus, saith Yahweh—For that thou didst send messengers to enquire of Baalzebub, god of Ekron, was it because there was no God in Israel, for whose word thou couldst enquire? Therefore, from the bed whereunto thou hast gone up, shalt thou not come down, for thou shalt, surely die.
對君王說:「上主這樣說:由於你打發使者去求問厄刻龍的神巴耳則步布,好像在以色列沒有天主可以向他求問指示一樣,因此,你再不能從你所上的床下來,你必定要死。」
17 And he died, according to the word of Yahweh which, Elijah, had spoken, and Jehoram reigned in his stead, in the second year of Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, —because he had no son.
阿哈齊雅果然如上主藉著厄里亞所說的話死了;因為他沒有兒子,他的兄弟耶曷蘭繼位為王,時在猶大王約沙法特的兒子約蘭第二年。
18 Now, the rest of the story of Ahaziah, the things that he did, are, they, not written in the book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
阿哈齊雅其餘的事蹟,都記載在以色列列王實錄上。