2 Chronicles 18
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)Translation
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
Chinese Union Version, punctuated (Traditional)
1Now Josaphat was rich and very glorious, and was joined by affinity to Achab.
1約沙法 大有尊榮資財，就與 亞哈 結親。
2And he went down to him after some years to Samaria: and Achab at his coming killed sheep and oxen in abundance for him and the people that came with him: and he persuaded him to go up to Ramoth Galaad.
2過了幾年，他下到 撒馬利亞 去見 亞哈 ； 亞哈 為他和跟從他的人宰了許多牛羊，勸他與自己同去攻取 基列 的 拉末 。
3And Achab king of Israel said to Josaphat king of Juda: Come with me to Ramoth Galaad. And he answered him: Thou art as I am, and my people as thy people, and we will be with thee in the war.
3以色列 王 亞哈 問 猶大 王 約沙法 說：「你肯同我去攻取 基列 的 拉末 嗎？」他回答說：「你我不分彼此，我的民與你的民一樣，必與你同去爭戰。」
4And Josaphat said to the king of Israel: Inquire, I beseech thee, at present the word of the Lord.
4約沙法 對 以色列 王說：「請你先求問耶和華。」
5So the king of Israel gathered together of the prophets four hundred men, and he said to them: Shall we go to Ramoth Galaad to fight, or shall we forbear? But they said: Go up, and God will deliver it into the king’s hand.
5於是 以色列 王招聚先知四百人，問他們說：「我們上去攻取 基列 的 拉末 可以不可以？」他們說：「可以上去，因為上帝必將那城交在王的手裏。」
6And Josaphat said: Is there not here a prophet of the Lord, that we may inquire also of him?
6約沙法 說：「這裏不是還有耶和華的先知，我們可以求問他嗎？」
7And the king of Israel said to Josaphat: There is one man, of whom we may ask the will of the Lord: but I hate him, for he never prophesieth good to me, but always evil: and it is Micheas the son of Jemla. And Josaphat said: Speak not thus, O king.
7以色列 王對 約沙法 說：「還有一個人，是 音拉 的兒子 米該雅 。我們可以託他求問耶和華，只是我恨他；因為他指着我所說的預言，不說吉語，常說凶言。」 約沙法 說：「王不必這樣說。」
8And the king of Israel called one of the eunuchs, and said to him: Call quickly Micheas the son of Jemla.
8以色列 王就召了一個太監來，說：「你快去將 音拉 的兒子 米該雅 召來。」
9Now the king of Israel, and Josaphat king of Juda, both sat on their thrones, clothed in royal robes, and they sat in the open court by the gate of Samaria, and all the prophets prophesied before them.
9以色列 王和 猶大 王 約沙法 在 撒馬利亞 城門前的空場上，各穿朝服坐在位上，所有的先知都在他們面前說預言。
10And Sedecias the son of Chanaana made him horns of iron, and said: Thus saith the Lord: With these shalt thou push Syria, till thou destroy it.
10基拿拿 的兒子 西底家 造了兩個鐵角，說：「耶和華如此說：『你要用這角牴觸 亞蘭 人，直到將他們滅盡。』」
11And all the prophets prophesied in like manner, and said: Go up to Ramoth Galaad, and thou shalt prosper, and the Lord will deliver them into the king’s hand.
11所有的先知也都這樣預言說：「可以上 基列 的 拉末 去，必然得勝，因為耶和華必將那城交在王的手中。」
12And the messenger that went to call Micheas, said to him: Behold the words of all the prophets with one mouth declare good to the king: I beseech thee therefore let not thy word disagree with them, and speak thou also good success.
12那去召 米該雅 的使者對 米該雅 說：「眾先知一口同音地都向王說吉言，你不如與他們說一樣的話，也說吉言。」
13And Micheas answered him: As the Lord liveth, whatsoever my God shall say to me, that will I speak.
13米該雅 說：「我指着永生的耶和華起誓，我的上帝說甚麼，我就說甚麼。」
14So he came to the king: and the king said to him: Micheas, shall we go to Ramoth Galaad to fight, or forbear? And he answered him: Go up, for all shall succeed prosperously, and the enemies shall be delivered into your hands.
14米該雅 到王面前，王問他說：「 米該雅 啊，我們上去攻取 基列 的 拉末 可以不可以？」他說：「可以上去，必然得勝，敵人必交在你們手裏。」
15And the king said: I adjure thee again and again to say nothing but the truth to me, in the name of the Lord.
15王對他說：「我當囑咐你幾次，你才奉耶和華的名向我說實話呢？」
16Then he said: I saw all Israel scattered in the mountains, like sheep without a shepherd: and the Lord said: These have no masters: let every man return to his own house in peace.
16米該雅 說：「我看見 以色列 眾民散在山上，如同沒有牧人的羊群一般。耶和華說：『這民沒有主人，他們可以平平安安地各歸各家去。』」
17And the king of Israel said to Josaphat: Did I not tell thee that this man would not prophesy me any good, but evil?
17以色列 王對 約沙法 說：「我豈沒有告訴你，這人指着我所說的預言，不說吉語，單說凶言嗎？」
18Then he said: Hear ye therefore the word of the Lord: I saw the Lord sitting on his throne, and all the army of heaven standing by him on the right hand and on the left.
18米該雅 說：「你們要聽耶和華的話。我看見耶和華坐在寶座上，天上的萬軍侍立在他左右。
19And the Lord said: Who shall deceive Achab king of Israel, that he may go up and fall in Ramoth Galaad? And when one spoke in this manner, and another otherwise:
19耶和華說：『誰去引誘 以色列 王 亞哈 上 基列 的 拉末 去陣亡呢？』這個就這樣說，那個就那樣說。
20There came forth a spirit, and stood before the Lord, and said: I will deceive him. And the Lord said to him: By what means wilt thou deceive him?
20隨後，有一個神靈出來，站在耶和華面前說：『我去引誘他。』耶和華問他說：『你用何法呢？』
21And he answered: I will go out, and be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And the Lord said: Thou shalt deceive, and shalt prevail: go out, and do so.
21他說：『我去，要在他眾先知口中作謊言的靈。』耶和華說：『這樣，你必能引誘他，你去如此行吧！』
22Now therefore behold the Lord hath put a spirit of lying in the mouth of all thy prophets, and the Lord hath spoken evil against thee.
22現在耶和華使謊言的靈入了你這些先知的口，並且耶和華已經命定降禍與你。」
23And Sedecias the son of Chanaana came, and struck Micheas on the cheek and said: Which way went the spirit of the Lord from me, to speak to thee?
23基拿拿 的兒子 西底家 前來打 米該雅 的臉，說：「耶和華的靈從哪裏離開我與你說話呢？」
24And Micheas said: Thou thyself shalt see in that day, when thou shalt go in from chamber to chamber, to hide thyself.
24米該雅 說：「你進嚴密的屋子藏躲的那日，就必看見了。」
25And the king of Israel commanded, saying: Take Micheas, and carry him to Amen the governor of the city, and to Joas the son of Amelech,
25以色列 王說：「將 米該雅 帶回，交給邑宰 亞們 和王的兒子 約阿施 ，說：
26And say: Thus saith the king: Put this fellow in prison, and give him bread and water in a small quantity till I return in peace.
26『王如此說：把這個人下在監裏，使他受苦，吃不飽喝不足，等候我平平安安地回來。』」
27And Micheas said: If thou return in peace, the Lord hath not spoken by me. And he said: Hear, all ye people.
27米該雅 說：「你若能平安回來，那就是耶和華沒有藉我說這話了」；又說：「眾民哪，你們都要聽！」
28So the king of Israel and Josaphat king of Juda went up to Ramoth Galaad.
28以色列 王和 猶大 王 約沙法 上 基列 的 拉末 去了。
29And the king of Israel said to Josaphat: I will change my dress, and so I will go to the battle, but put thou on thy own garments. And the king of Israel having changed his dress, went to the battle.
29以色列 王對 約沙法 說：「我要改裝上陣，你可以仍穿王服。」於是 以色列 王改裝，他們就上陣去了。
30Now the king of Syria had commanded the captains of his cavalry, saying: Fight ye not with small, or great, but with the king of Israel only.
30先是 亞蘭 王吩咐車兵長說：「他們的 兵將 ，無論大小，你們都不可與他們爭戰，只要與 以色列 王爭戰。」
31So when the captains of the cavalry saw Josaphat, they said: This is the king of Israel. And they surrounded him to attack him: but he cried to the Lord, and he helped him, and turned them away from him.
31車兵長看見 約沙法 便說，這必是 以色列 王，就轉過去與他爭戰。 約沙法 一呼喊，耶和華就幫助他，上帝又感動他們離開他。
32For when the captains of the cavalry saw, that he was not the king of Israel, they left him.
32車兵長見不是 以色列 王，就轉去不追他了。
33And it happened that one of the people shot an arrow at a venture, and struck the king of Israel between the neck and the shoulders, and he said to his chariot man: Turn thy hand, and carry me out of the battle, for I am wounded.
33有一人隨便開弓，恰巧射入 以色列 王的甲縫裏。王對趕車的說：「我受了重傷，你轉過車來，拉我出陣吧！」
34And the fight was ended that day: but the king of Israel stood in his chariot against the Syrians until the evening, and died at the sunset.
34那日陣勢越戰越猛， 以色列 王勉強站在車上抵擋 亞蘭 人，直到晚上。約在日落的時候，王就死了。
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