< 1 Kings 20 >
1 Forsothe Benadab, kyng of Sirye, gaderide al his oost, and two and thritti kyngis with hym, and horsis, and charis; and he stiede ayens Samarie, and fauyt, and bisegide it.
亚兰王便·哈达聚集他的全军,率领三十二个王,带着车马上来围攻撒马利亚;
2 And he sente messangeris to Achab, kyng of Israel, in to the citee,
又差遣使者进城见以色列王亚哈,对他说:“便·哈达如此说:
3 and seide, Benadab seith these thingis, Thi siluer and thi gold is myn, and thi wyues, and thi beste sones ben myn.
你的金银都要归我,你妻子儿女中最美的也要归我。”
4 And the kyng of Israel answeride, Bi thi word, my lord the kyng, Y am thin, and alle my thingis `ben thine.
以色列王回答说:“我主我王啊,可以依着你的话,我与我所有的都归你。”
5 And the messangeris turneden ayen, and seiden, Benadab, that sente vs to thee, seith these thingis, Thou schalt yyue to me thi siluer, and thi gold, and thi wyues, and thi sones.
使者又来说:“便·哈达如此说:我已差遣人去见你,要你将你的金银、妻子、儿女都给我。
6 Therfor to morewe, in this same our, Y schal sende my seruauntis to thee, and thei schulen seke thin hows, and the hows of thi seruauntis; and thei schulen putte in her hondis, and take awey al thing that schal plese hem.
但明日约在这时候,我还要差遣臣仆到你那里,搜查你的家和你仆人的家,将你眼中一切所喜爱的都拿了去。”
7 Forsothe the kyng of Israel clepide alle the eldere men of the lond, and seide, Perseyue ye, and se, that he settith tresoun to vs; for he sente to me for my wyues, and sones, and for siluer, and gold, and Y forsook not.
以色列王召了国中的长老来,对他们说:“请你们看看,这人是怎样地谋害我,他先差遣人到我这里来,要我的妻子、儿女,和金银,我并没有推辞他。”
8 And alle the gretter men in birthe, and al the puple seiden to hym, Here thou not, nether assente thou to hym.
长老和百姓对王说:“不要听从他,也不要应允他。”
9 And he answeride to the messangeris of Benadab, Seie ye to my lord the kyng, Y schal do alle thingis, for whiche thou sentist in the bigynnyng to me, thi seruaunt; forsothe Y may not do this thing.
故此,以色列王对便·哈达的使者说:“你们告诉我主我王说:王头一次差遣人向仆人所要的,仆人都依从;但这次所要的,我不能依从。”使者就去回复便·哈达。
10 And the messangeris turneden ayen, and telden alle thingis to hym. Which sente ayen, and seide, Goddis do these thingis to me, and adde these thingis, if the dust of Samarie schal suffice to the fistis of al the puple that sueth me.
便·哈达又差遣人去见亚哈说:“撒马利亚的尘土若够跟从我的人每人捧一捧的,愿神明重重地降罚与我!”
11 And the kyng of Israel answeride, and seide, Seie ye to hym, A gird man, `that is, he that goith to batel, haue not glorie euenli as a man vngird.
以色列王说:“你告诉他说,才顶盔贯甲的,休要像摘盔卸甲的夸口。”
12 Forsothe it was doon, whanne Benadab hadde herd this word, he drank, and the kyngis, in schadewyng places; and he seide to hise seruauntis, Cumpasse ye the citee.
便·哈达和诸王正在帐幕里喝酒,听见这话,就对他臣仆说:“摆队吧!”他们就摆队攻城。
13 And thei cumpassiden it. And lo! o prophete neiyede to Acab, kyng of Israel, and seide to hym, The Lord God seith these thingis, Certis thou hast seyn al this multitude ful greet; lo! Y schal bitake it in to thin hond to dai, that thou wite that Y am the Lord.
有一个先知来见以色列王亚哈,说:“耶和华如此说:‘这一大群人你看见了吗?今日我必将他们交在你手里,你就知道我是耶和华。’”
14 And Achab seide, Bi whom? And he seide to Achab, The Lord seith these thingis, Bi the squyeris of the princes of prouynces. And Achab seide, Who schal bigynne to fiyte? And the prophete seide, Thou.
亚哈说:“借着谁呢?”他回答说:“耶和华说,借着跟从省长的少年人。”亚哈说:“要谁率领呢?”他说:“要你亲自率领。”
15 Therfor he noumbryde the children of the princes of prouynces, and he foond the noumbre of twei hundrid and two and thretti; and aftir hem he noumbride the puple, alle the sones of Israel, seuene thousynde.
于是亚哈数点跟从省长的少年人,共有二百三十二名,后又数点以色列的众兵,共有七千名。
16 And thei yeden out in myddai. Forsothe Benadab drank, and was drunkun in his schadewyng place, and two and thretti kyngis with hym, that camen to the help of hym.
午间,他们就出城;便·哈达和帮助他的三十二个王正在帐幕里痛饮。
17 Sotheli the children of princes of prouynces yeden out in the firste frount. Therfor Benadab sente men, whiche telden to hym, and seide, Men yeden out of Samarie.
跟从省长的少年人先出城;便·哈达差遣人去探望,他们回报说:“有人从撒马利亚出来了。”
18 And he seide, Whether thei comen for pees, take ye hem quyke; whether to fiyte, take ye hem quyke.
他说:“他们若为讲和出来,要活捉他们;若为打仗出来,也要活捉他们。”
19 Therfor the children of prynces of prouynces yeden out,
跟从省长的少年人出城,军兵跟随他们;
20 and the residue oost suede; and ech smoot the man that cam ayens hym. And men of Sirie fledden, and Israel pursuede hem; also Benadab, kyng of Sirie, fledde on an hors with his kniytis.
各人遇见敌人就杀。亚兰人逃跑,以色列人追赶他们;亚兰王便·哈达骑着马和马兵一同逃跑。
21 Also the king of Israel yede out, and smoot horsis and charis, and he smoot Sirie with a ful greet veniaunce.
以色列王出城攻打车马,大大击杀亚兰人。
22 Forsothe a prophete neiyede to the kyng of Israel, and seide, Go thou, and be coumfortid, and wyte, and se, what thou schalt do; for the kyng of Sirie schal stie ayens thee in the yeer suynge.
那先知来见以色列王,对他说:“你当自强,留心怎样防备;因为到明年这时候,亚兰王必上来攻击你。”
23 Sotheli the seruauntis of the kyng of Sirie seiden to hym, The Goddis of hillis ben the Goddis of the sones of Israel, therfor thei ouercamen vs; but it is betere that we fiyte ayens hem in feeldi placis, and we schulen geet hem.
亚兰王的臣仆对亚兰王说:“以色列人的神是山神,所以他们胜过我们;但在平原与他们打仗,我们必定得胜。
24 Therfor do thou this word; remoue thou alle kyngis fro thin oost, and sette thou princis for hem;
王当这样行:把诸王革去,派军长代替他们,
25 and restore thou the noumbre of knyytis, that felden of thine, and horsis bi the formere horsis, and restore thou charis, bi the charis whiche thou haddist bifore; and we schulen fiyte ayens hem in feeldy places, and thou schalt se, that we schulen gete hem. He bileuyde to the counsel of hem, and dide so.
又照着王丧失军兵之数,再招募一军,马补马,车补车,我们在平原与他们打仗,必定得胜。”王便听臣仆的话去行。
26 Therfor after that the yeer hadde passid, Benadab noumbride men of Sirie, and he stiede in to Affech, to fiyte ayens Israel.
次年,便·哈达果然点齐亚兰人上亚弗去,要与以色列人打仗。
27 Forsothe the sones of Israel weren noumbrid; and whanne meetis weren takun, thei yeden forth euene ayens, and thei, as twey litle flockis of geet, settiden tentis ayens men of Sirie. Forsothe men of Sirie filliden the erthe.
以色列人也点齐军兵,预备食物,迎着亚兰人出去,对着他们安营,好像两小群山羊羔;亚兰人却满了地面。
28 And o prophete of God neiyede, and seide to the kyng of Israel, The Lord God seith these thingis, For men of Sirie seiden, God of hillis is the Lord of hem, and he is not God of valeis, Y schal yyue al this greet multitude in thin hond, and ye schulen wite that Y am the Lord.
有神人来见以色列王,说:“耶和华如此说:‘亚兰人既说我—耶和华是山神,不是平原的神,所以我必将这一大群人都交在你手中,你们就知道我是耶和华。’”
29 In seuene daies these and thei dressiden scheltruns euene ayens; forsothe in the seuenthe dai the batel was joyned togidere, and the sones of Israel smytiden of men of Syrie an hundrid thousynde of foot men in o dai.
以色列人与亚兰人相对安营七日,到第七日两军交战;那一日以色列人杀了亚兰人步兵十万,
30 Forsothe thei that leften fledden in to the citee of Affech, and the wal felde doun on seuene and twenti thousynde of men that leften. Forsothe Benadab fledde, and entride in to the citee, in to a closet that was with ynne a closet;
其余的逃入亚弗城;城墙塌倒,压死剩下的二万七千人。 便·哈达也逃入城,藏在严密的屋子里。
31 and hise seruauntis seiden to him, We herden that the kyngis of the hows of Israel ben merciful, therfor putte we sackis in oure leendis, and cordis in oure heedis, and go we out to the kyng of Israel; in hap he schal saue oure lyues.
他的臣仆对他说:“我们听说以色列王都是仁慈的王,现在我们不如腰束麻布,头套绳索,出去投降以色列王,或者他存留王的性命。”
32 Thei girdiden her leendis with sackis, and puttiden coordis in her heedis, and thei camen to the kyng of Israel, and seiden to hym, Thi seruaunt Benadab seith, Y preye thee, lete `my soule lyue. And he seide, If Benadab lyueth yit, he is my brother.
于是他们腰束麻布,头套绳索,去见以色列王,说:“王的仆人便·哈达说,求王存留我的性命。”亚哈说:“他还活着吗?他是我的兄弟。”
33 Which thing the men of Sirie token for a graciouse word, and rauyschiden hastily the word of his mouth, and seiden, Thi brother Benadab lyueth. And Achab seide to hem, Go ye, and brynge ye hym to me. Therfor Benadab yede out to hym, and he reiside Benadab in to his chare.
这些人留心探出他的口气来,便急忙就着他的话说:“便·哈达是王的兄弟!”王说:“你们去请他来。”便·哈达出来见王,王就请他上车。
34 `Which Benadab seide to hym, Y schal yelde the citees whiche my fadir took fro thi fadir, and make thou stretis to thee in Damask, as my fadir made in Samarie; and Y schal be boundun to pees, and Y schal departe fro thee. Therfor he made boond of pees, and delyuerede hym.
便·哈达对王说:“我父从你父那里所夺的城邑,我必归还。你可以在大马士革立街市,像我父在撒马利亚所立的一样。”亚哈说:“我照此立约,放你回去”,就与他立约,放他去了。
35 Thanne sum man of the sones of prophetis seide to his felowe, in the word of the Lord, Smyte thou me. And he nolde smyte.
有先知的一个门徒奉耶和华的命对他的同伴说:“你打我吧!”那人不肯打他。
36 To `whiche felowe he seide, For thou noldist here the vois of the Lord, lo! thou schalt go fro me, and a lioun schal smyte thee. And whanne he hadde go a litil fro hym, a lioun foond hym, and slowy hym.
他就对那人说:“你既不听从耶和华的话,你一离开我,必有狮子咬死你。”那人一离开他,果然遇见狮子,把他咬死了。
37 But also the prophete foond another man, and he seide to that man, Smyte thou me. Which smoot him, and woundide him.
先知的门徒又遇见一个人,对他说:“你打我吧!”那人就打他,将他打伤。
38 Therfor the prophete yede, and mette the kyng in the weie; and he chaungide his mouth and iyen, by sprynging of dust.
他就去了,用头巾蒙眼,改换面目,在路旁等候王。
39 And whanne the kyng hadde passid, he criede to the kyng, and seide, Thi seruaunt yede out to fiyte anoon, and whanne o man hadde fledde, sum man brouyte hym to me, and seide, Kepe thou this man; and if he aschapith, thi lijf schal be for his lijf, ether thou schalt paye a talent of siluere.
王从那里经过,他向王呼叫说:“仆人在阵上的时候,有人带了一个人来,对我说:‘你看守这人,若把他失了,你的性命必代替他的性命;不然,你必交出一他连得银子来。’
40 Sotheli while Y was troblid, and turnede me hidur and thidur, sodeynly he apperide not. And the kyng of Israel seide to hym, This is thi doom which thou hast demed.
仆人正在忙乱之间,那人就不见了。”以色列王对他说:“你自己定妥了,必照样判断你。”
41 And anoon he wipide awey the dust fro his face, and the kyng of Israel knew him, that he was of the prophetis.
他急忙除掉蒙眼的头巾,以色列王就认出他是一个先知。
42 Which seide to the kyng, The Lord seith these thingis, For thou deliueridist fro thin hond a man worthi the deeth, thi lijf schal be for his lijf, and thi puple `schal be for his puple.
他对王说:“耶和华如此说:‘因你将我定要灭绝的人放去,你的命就必代替他的命,你的民也必代替他的民。’”
43 Therfor the kyng of Israel turnede ayen in to his hows, and dispiside to here, and cam wod in to Samarie.
于是以色列王闷闷不乐地回到撒马利亚,进了他的宫。