< 1 Kings 13 >

1 And lo! a man of God cam fro Juda, bi the word of the Lord, in to Bethel, while Jeroboam stood on the auter, `and castide encence.
那時,有一個神人奉耶和華的命從猶大來到伯特利。耶羅波安正站在壇旁要燒香;
2 And `the man of God criede ayens the auter, bi the word of the Lord, and seide, Auter! auter! the Lord seith these thingis, Lo! a sone, Josias by name, shal be borun to the hows of Dauid; and he schal offre on thee the preestis of hiye thingis, that brennen now encensis yn thee, and he schal brenne the bonys of men on thee.
神人奉耶和華的命向壇呼叫,說:「壇哪,壇哪!耶和華如此說:大衛家裏必生一個兒子,名叫約西亞,他必將邱壇的祭司,就是在你上面燒香的,殺在你上面,人的骨頭也必燒在你上面。」
3 And he yaf a signe in that dai, `and seide, This schal be `the signe that the Lord spak, Lo! the auter schal be kit, and the aische which is `there ynne, schal be sched out.
當日,神人設個預兆,說:「這壇必破裂,壇上的灰必傾撒,這是耶和華說的預兆。」
4 And whanne the kyng hadde herd the word of the man of God, which word he hadde cried ayens the auter in Bethel, the kyng helde forth his hond fro the auter, and seide, Take ye hym. And his hond driede, which he hadde holde forth, and he myyte not drawe it ayen to hym silf.
耶羅波安王聽見神人向伯特利的壇所呼叫的話,就從壇上伸手,說:「拿住他吧!」王向神人所伸的手就枯乾了,不能彎回;
5 Also the auter was kit, and the aische was sched out of the auter, bi the signe which the man of God bifor seide, in the word of the Lord.
壇也破裂了,壇上的灰傾撒了,正如神人奉耶和華的命所設的預兆。
6 And the kyng seide to the man of God, Biseche thou the face of thi Lord God, and preie thou for me, that myn hond be restorid to me. And the man of God preiede the face of God; and the hond of the king turnede ayen to hym, and it was maad as it was bifore.
王對神人說:「請你為我禱告,求耶和華-你上帝的恩典使我的手復原。」於是神人祈禱耶和華,王的手就復了原,仍如尋常一樣。
7 Sotheli the kyng spak to the man of God, Come thou hoom with me, that thou ete, and Y schal yyue yiftis to thee.
王對神人說:「請你同我回去吃飯,加添心力,我也必給你賞賜。」
8 And the man of God seide to the kyng, Thouy thou schalt yyue to me the half part of thin hows, Y schal not come with thee, nether Y schal ete breed, nether Y schal drynke watir in this place;
神人對王說:「你就是把你的宮一半給我,我也不同你進去,也不在這地方吃飯喝水;
9 `for so it is comaundid to me bi the word of the Lord, comaundinge, Thou schalt not ete breed, nether thou schalt drynke water, nether thou schalt turne ayen bi the weie bi which thou camest.
因為有耶和華的話囑咐我,說不可在伯特利吃飯喝水,也不可從你去的原路回來。」
10 Therfor he yede bi another weie, and turnede not ayen bi the weie, bi which he cam in to Bethel.
於是神人從別的路回去,不從伯特利來的原路回去。
11 Forsothe sum elde profete dwellide in Bethel, to whom hise sones camen, and telden to hym alle the werkis whiche the man of God hadde do in that dai in Bethel; and thei telden to her fader the wordis whiche he spak to the kyng.
有一個老先知住在伯特利,他兒子們來,將神人當日在伯特利所行的一切事和向王所說的話都告訴了父親。
12 And the fadir of hem seide to hem, Bi what weie yede he? Hise sones schewiden to hym the weie, bi which the man of God yede, that cam fro Juda.
父親問他們說:「神人從哪條路去了呢?」兒子們就告訴他;原來他們看見那從猶大來的神人所去的路。
13 And he seide to hise sones, Sadle ye an asse to me. And whanne thei hadden sadlid,
老先知就吩咐他兒子們說:「你們為我備驢。」他們備好了驢,他就騎上,
14 he stiede, and yede after the man of God, and foond hym sittyng vndur a terebynte. And he seide to the man of God, Whether thou art the man of God, that camest fro Juda? He answeride, Y am.
去追趕神人,遇見他坐在橡樹底下,就問他說:「你是從猶大來的神人不是?」他說:「是。」
15 And he seide to hym, Come thou with me hoom, that thou ete breed.
老先知對他說:「請你同我回家吃飯。」
16 And he seide, Y may not turne ayen, nether come with thee, nether Y schal ete breed, nether Y schal drynke water in this place;
神人說:「我不可同你回去進你的家,也不可在這裏同你吃飯喝水;
17 for the Lord spak to me in the word of the Lord, and seide, Thou schalt not ete breed, and thou schalt not drynke water there, nether thou schalt turne ayen bi the weie bi which thou yedist.
因為有耶和華的話囑咐我說:『你在那裏不可吃飯喝水,也不可從你去的原路回來。』」
18 Which seide to hym, And Y am a profete lijk thee; and an aungel spak to me bi the word of the Lord, and seide, Lede ayen hym in to thin hows, that he ete breed, and drynke watir. He disseyuede the man of God,
老先知對他說:「我也是先知,和你一樣。有天使奉耶和華的命對我說:『你去把他帶回你的家,叫他吃飯喝水。』」這都是老先知誆哄他。
19 and brouyte him ayen with hym. Therfor he ete breed in his hows, and drank watir.
於是神人同老先知回去,在他家裏吃飯喝水。
20 And whanne he sat at the table, the word of the Lord was maad to the prophete that brouyte hym ayen;
二人坐席的時候,耶和華的話臨到那帶神人回來的先知,
21 and he criede to the man of God that cam fro Juda, and seide, The Lord seith these thingis, For thou obeidist not to the mouth of the Lord, and keptist not the comaundement which thi Lord God comaundide to thee,
他就對那從猶大來的神人說:「耶和華如此說:你既違背耶和華的話,不遵守耶和華-你上帝的命令,
22 and thou turnedist ayen, and etist breed, and drankist watir in the place in which Y comaundide to thee, that thou schuldist not ete breed, nether schuldist drynke watir, thi deed bodi schal not be borun in to the sepulcre of thi fadris.
反倒回來,在耶和華禁止你吃飯喝水的地方吃了喝了,因此你的屍身不得入你列祖的墳墓。」
23 And whanne he hadde ete and drunke, the prophete, whom he hadde brouyt ayen, sadlide his asse.
吃喝完了,老先知為所帶回來的先知備驢。
24 And whanne he hadde go, a lioun foond hym in the weye, and killide hym. And his deed bodi was cast forth in the weie; sotheli the asse stood bisydis hym, and the lioun stood bisidis the deed bodi.
他就去了,在路上有個獅子遇見他,將他咬死,屍身倒在路上,驢站在屍身旁邊,獅子也站在屍身旁邊。
25 And lo! men passynge sien the deed bodi cast forth in the weye, and the lyoun stondynge bisidis the deed bodi; and thei camen, and pupplischiden in the citee, in which thilke eeld prophete dwellide.
有人從那裏經過,看見屍身倒在路上,獅子站在屍身旁邊,就來到老先知所住的城裏述說這事。
26 And whanne thilke prophete, that brouyte hym ayen fro the weye, hadde herd this, he seide, It is the man of God, that was vnobedient to the mouth of God; and the Lord bitook hym to the lioun, that brak hym, and killide hym, bi the word of the Lord which he spak to hym.
那帶神人回來的先知聽見這事,就說:「這是那違背了耶和華命令的神人,所以耶和華把他交給獅子;獅子抓傷他,咬死他,是應驗耶和華對他說的話。」
27 And he seide to hise sones, Sadle ye an asse to me.
老先知就吩咐他兒子們說:「你們為我備驢。」他們就備了驢。
28 And whanne thei hadden sadlid, and he hadde go, he foond his deed bodi cast forth in the weie, and the asse and the lioun stondinge bisidis the deed bodi; and the lioun eet not the deed bodi, nether hirtide the asse.
他去了,看見神人的屍身倒在路上,驢和獅子站在屍身旁邊,獅子卻沒有吃屍身,也沒有抓傷驢。
29 Therfor the profete took the deed bodi of the man of God, and puttide it on the asse; and he turnede ayen, and brouyte it in to the cyte of the eeld prophete, that he schulde biweile hym.
老先知就把神人的屍身馱在驢上,帶回自己的城裏,要哀哭他,葬埋他;
30 And he puttide his deed bodi in his sepulcre, and thei biweiliden him, Alas! alas! my brother!
就把他的屍身葬在自己的墳墓裏,哀哭他,說:「哀哉!我兄啊。」
31 And whanne thei hadden biweilid hym, he seide to hise sones, Whanne Y schal be deed, birie ye me in the sepulcre, in which the man of God is biried; putte ye my bonys bisidis hise bonys.
安葬之後,老先知對他兒子們說:「我死了,你們要葬我在神人的墳墓裏,使我的屍骨靠近他的屍骨,
32 For sotheli the word schal come, which he bifor seide in the word of the Lord, ayens the auter which is in Bethel, and ayens alle the templis of hiy placis, that ben in the citees of Samarie.
因為他奉耶和華的命指着伯特利的壇和撒馬利亞各城有邱壇之殿所說的話必定應驗。」
33 After these wordis Jeroboam turnede not ayen fro his werste weie, but ayenward of the laste puplis he made preestis of hiye places; who euer wolde, fillide his hond, and he was maad preest of hiy placis.
這事以後,耶羅波安仍不離開他的惡道,將凡民立為邱壇的祭司;凡願意的,他都分別為聖,立為邱壇的祭司。
34 And for this cause the hows of Jeroboam synnede, and it was distried, and doon awey fro the face of erthe.
這事叫耶羅波安的家陷在罪裏,甚至他的家從地上除滅了。

< 1 Kings 13 >