< 2 Kings 1 >
1 Forsothe Moab trespasside ayens Israel, after that Achab was deed.
亞哈死後,摩押背叛以色列。
2 And Ocozie felde thorou the aleris of his soler, which he hadde in Samarie, and was sijk; and he sente messangeris, and seide to hem, Go ye, and councele Belzebub, god of Acharon, whether Y may lyue after this sijknesse of me.
亞哈謝在撒馬利亞,一日從樓上的欄杆裏掉下來,就病了;於是差遣使者說:「你們去問以革倫的神巴力‧西卜,我這病能好不能好。」
3 Forsothe the aungel of the Lord spak to Elye of Thesbi, and seide, Rise thou, and go doun into the metynge of the messangeris of the kyng of Samarie; and thou schalt seie to hem, Whether God is not in Israel, that ye go to counsel Belzebub, god of Acharon?
但耶和華的使者對提斯比人以利亞說:「你起來,去迎着撒馬利亞王的使者,對他們說:『你們去問以革倫神巴力‧西卜,豈因以色列中沒有上帝嗎?』
4 For which thing the Lord seith these thingis, Thou schalt not go doun of the bed, on which thou stiedist.
所以耶和華如此說:『你必不下你所上的床,必定要死!』」以利亞就去了。
5 And Elie yede. And the messangeris turneden ayen to Ocozie. And he seide to hem, Whi turneden ye ayen?
使者回來見王,王問他們說:「你們為甚麼回來呢?」
6 And thei answeriden to hym, A man mette vs, and seide to vs, Go ye, turne ye ayen to the kyng, that sente you; and ye schulen seie to him, The Lord seith these thingis, Whether for God was not in Israel, thou sendist, that Belzebub, god of Acharon, be counselid? Therfor thou schalt not go doun of the bed, on which thou stiedist, but thou schalt die bi deeth.
使者回答說:「有一個人迎着我們來,對我們說:『你們回去見差你們來的王,對他說:耶和華如此說,你差人去問以革倫神巴力‧西卜,豈因以色列中沒有上帝嗎?所以你必不下所上的床,必定要死。』」
7 Which Ocozie seide to hem, Of what figure and abite is that man, that mette you, and spak to you these wordis?
王問他們說:「迎着你們來告訴你們這話的,是怎樣的人?」
8 And thei seiden, An heeri man, and gird with a girdil of skyn in the reynes. Which seide to hem, It is Elie of Thesbi.
回答說:「他身穿毛衣,腰束皮帶。」王說:「這必是提斯比人以利亞。」
9 And he sente to Elie a prince of fifti, and fifti men that weren vndur hym. Which prince stiede to hym, and seide to hym, sittynge in the cop of the hil, Man of God, the kyng comaundith, that thou come doun.
於是,王差遣五十夫長,帶領五十人去見以利亞,他就上到以利亞那裏;以利亞正坐在山頂上。五十夫長對他說:「神人哪,王吩咐你下來!」
10 And Elie answeride, and seide to the prince of fifti men, If Y am the man of God, fier come doun fro heuene, and deuoure thee and thi fifti men. Therfor fier cam doun fro heuene, and deuouride hym, and the fifti men that weren with hym.
以利亞回答說:「我若是神人,願火從天上降下來,燒滅你和你那五十人!」於是有火從天上降下來,燒滅五十夫長和他那五十人。
11 Eft he sente to Elie another prince of fifti, and fifti men with hym, which spak to Helye, Man of God, the kyng seith these thingis, Haste thou, come thou doun.
王第二次差遣一個五十夫長,帶領五十人去見以利亞。五十夫長對以利亞說:「神人哪,王吩咐你快快下來!」
12 Elie answeride, and seide, If Y am the man of God, fier come doun fro heuene, and deuoure thee and thi fifti men. Therfor the fier of God cam doun fro heuene, and deuouride hym and hise fifti men.
以利亞回答說:「我若是神人,願火從天上降下來,燒滅你和你那五十人!」於是上帝的火從天上降下來,燒滅五十夫長和他那五十人。
13 Eft he sente the thridde prince of fifti men, and fifti men that weren with hym. And whanne this prynce hadde come, he bowide the knees ayens Elie, and preiede hym, and seide, Man of God, nyle thou dispise my lijf, and the lyues of thi seruauntis that ben with me.
王第三次差遣一個五十夫長,帶領五十人去。這五十夫長上去,雙膝跪在以利亞面前,哀求他說:「神人哪,願我的性命和你這五十個僕人的性命在你眼前看為寶貴!
14 Lo! fier cam doun fro heuene, and deuouride tweyne, the firste princis of fifti men, and the fifti men that weren with hem; but now, Y biseche, that thou haue mercy on my lijf.
已經有火從天上降下來,燒滅前兩次來的五十夫長和他們各自帶的五十人;現在願我的性命在你眼前看為寶貴!」
15 Forsothe the aungel of the Lord spak to Helie of Thesbi, and seide, Go thou doun with hym; drede thou not. Therfor Elie roos, and cam doun with hym to the kyng;
耶和華的使者對以利亞說:「你同着他下去,不要怕他!」以利亞就起來,同着他下去見王,
16 and he spak to the kyng, The Lord seith thes thingis, For thou sentist messangeris to counsele Belzebub, god of Acharon, as if no God were in Israel, of whom thow myytist axe a word; therfor thou schalt not go doun of the bed, on which thou stiedist, but thou schalt die bi deeth.
對王說:「耶和華如此說:『你差人去問以革倫神巴力‧西卜,豈因以色列中沒有上帝可以求問嗎?所以你必不下所上的床,必定要死!』」
17 Therfor he was deed bi the word of the Lord, which word Elie spak; and Joram, hys brothir, regnyde for hym, in the secounde yeer of Joram, the sone of Josephat, kyng of Juda; for Ocozie hadde no sone.
亞哈謝果然死了,正如耶和華藉以利亞所說的話。因他沒有兒子,他兄弟約蘭接續他作王,正在猶大王約沙法的兒子約蘭第二年。
18 Sotheli the residue of wordis of Ocozie, whiche he wrouyte, whether these ben not writun in the book of wordis of daies of the kyngis of Israel?
亞哈謝其餘所行的事都寫在以色列諸王記上。