列王纪下 18
Chinese Union Version Modern Punctuation (Simplified)
希西家做犹大王
18 以色列王以拉的儿子何细亚第三年，犹大王亚哈斯的儿子希西家登基。 2 他登基的时候年二十五岁，在耶路撒冷做王二十九年。他母亲名叫亚比，是撒迦利雅的女儿。 3 希西家行耶和华眼中看为正的事，效法他祖大卫一切所行的。 4 他废去丘坛，毁坏柱像，砍下木偶，打碎摩西所造的铜蛇，因为到那时以色列人仍向铜蛇烧香；希西家叫铜蛇为铜块[a]。
倚靠耶和华谨守其诫
5 希西家倚靠耶和华以色列的神，在他前后的犹大列王中没有一个及他的。 6 因为他专靠耶和华，总不离开，谨守耶和华所吩咐摩西的诫命。 7 耶和华与他同在，他无论往何处去尽都亨通。他背叛，不肯侍奉亚述王。 8 希西家攻击非利士人，直到加沙并加沙的四境，从瞭望楼到坚固城。
9 希西家王第四年，就是以色列王以拉的儿子何细亚第七年，亚述王撒缦以色上来围困撒马利亚。 10 过了三年，就攻取了城。希西家第六年，以色列王何细亚第九年，撒马利亚被攻取了。 11 亚述王将以色列人掳到亚述，把他们安置在哈腊与歌散的哈博河边并玛代人的城邑； 12 都因他们不听从耶和华他们神的话，违背他的约，就是耶和华仆人摩西吩咐他们所当守的。
西拿基立攻犹大诸邑
13 希西家王十四年，亚述王西拿基立上来攻击犹大的一切坚固城，将城攻取。 14 犹大王希西家差人往拉吉去见亚述王，说：“我有罪了，求你离开我。凡你罚我的，我必承当。”于是亚述王罚犹大王希西家银子三百他连得，金子三十他连得。 15 希西家就把耶和华殿里和王宫府库里所有的银子都给了他。 16 那时犹大王希西家将耶和华殿门上的金子和他自己包在柱上的金子都刮下来，给了亚述王。 17 亚述王从拉吉差遣他珥探、拉伯撒利和拉伯沙基率领大军往耶路撒冷，到希西家王那里去。他们上到耶路撒冷，就站在上池的水沟旁，在漂布地的大路上。 18 他们呼叫王的时候，就有希勒家的儿子家宰以利亚敬，并书记舍伯那和亚萨的儿子史官约亚，出来见他们。
拉伯沙基之狂语
19 拉伯沙基说：“你们去告诉希西家说：‘亚述大王如此说：你所倚靠的有什么可仗赖的呢？ 20 你说有打仗的计谋和能力，我看不过是虚话！你到底倚靠谁才背叛我呢？ 21 看哪，你所倚靠的埃及是那压伤的苇杖，人若靠这杖，就必刺透他的手，埃及王法老向一切倚靠他的人也是这样。 22 你们若对我说“我们倚靠耶和华我们的神”，希西家岂不是将神的丘坛和祭坛废去，且对犹大和耶路撒冷的人说“你们当在耶路撒冷这坛前敬拜”吗？’ 23 现在，你把当头给我主亚述王，我给你二千匹马，看你这一面骑马的人够不够！ 24 若不然，怎能打败我主臣仆中最小的军长呢？你竟倚靠埃及的战车马兵吗？ 25 现在我上来攻击毁灭这地，岂没有耶和华的意思吗？耶和华吩咐我说：‘你上去攻击毁灭这地吧！’”
26 希勒家的儿子以利亚敬和舍伯那并约亚对拉伯沙基说：“求你用亚兰言语和仆人说话，因为我们懂得。不要用犹大言语和我们说话，达到城上百姓的耳中。” 27 拉伯沙基说：“我主差遣我来，岂是单对你和你的主说这些话吗？不也是对这些坐在城上，要与你们一同吃自己粪喝自己尿的人说吗？” 28 于是拉伯沙基站着，用犹大言语大声喊着说：“你们当听亚述大王的话！ 29 王如此说：‘你们不要被希西家欺哄了，因他不能救你们脱离我的手。 30 也不要听希西家使你们倚靠耶和华说：“耶和华必要拯救我们，这城必不交在亚述王的手中。”’ 31 不要听希西家的话，因亚述王如此说：‘你们要与我和好，出来投降我，各人就可以吃自己葡萄树和无花果树的果子，喝自己井里的水。 32 等我来领你们到一个地方，与你们本地一样，就是有五谷和新酒之地，有粮食和葡萄园之地，有橄榄树和蜂蜜之地，好使你们存活，不至于死。希西家劝导你们说：“耶和华必拯救我们。”你们不要听他的话。 33 列国的神，有哪一个救他本国脱离亚述王的手呢？ 34 哈马、亚珥拔的神在哪里呢？西法瓦音、希拿、以瓦的神在哪里呢？他们曾救撒马利亚脱离我的手吗？ 35 这些国的神有谁曾救自己的国脱离我的手呢？难道耶和华能救耶路撒冷脱离我的手吗？’”
36 百姓静默不言，并不回答一句，因为王曾吩咐说：“不要回答他。” 37 当下，希勒家的儿子家宰以利亚敬，和书记舍伯那并亚萨的儿子史官约亚，都撕裂衣服来到希西家那里，将拉伯沙基的话告诉了他。
Footnotes
- 列王纪下 18:4 或作：人称铜蛇为铜像。
列王紀下 18
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)
希西迦做猶大王
18 以拉的兒子以色列王何細亞執政第三年，猶大王亞哈斯的兒子希西迦登基。 2 他二十五歲登基，在耶路撒冷執政二十九年。他母親叫亞比雅[a]，是撒迦利雅的女兒。 3 希西迦效法他祖先大衛，做耶和華視為正的事。 4 他拆除邱壇，砸碎神柱，砍倒亞舍拉神像，打碎摩西造的銅蛇，因為當時以色列人仍向銅蛇燒香，稱之為尼忽士旦[b]。 5 希西迦信靠以色列的上帝耶和華，在他前後的猶大諸王沒有一個可與他相比。 6 他對耶和華忠心不渝，遵守耶和華頒給摩西的誡命。 7 耶和華與他同在，他凡事順利。他反抗亞述王的統治，不再臣服於他。 8 他擊敗非利士人，從他們的瞭望塔和堅城，一直打到迦薩及其四境。
9 希西迦執政第四年，即以拉的兒子以色列王何細亞執政第七年，亞述王撒縵以色起兵攻打撒瑪利亞城，將城包圍。 10 三年之後，就是希西迦執政第六年，以色列王何細亞執政第九年，撒瑪利亞失陷。 11 亞述王把以色列人擄到亞述，將他們安置在哈臘、歌散的哈博河一帶以及瑪代人的城邑裡。 12 這都是因為以色列人沒有聽從他們的上帝耶和華，違背了祂的約，不遵行祂僕人摩西所吩咐的一切。
亞述人攻打耶路撒冷
13 希西迦王執政第十四年，亞述王西拿基立起兵攻取了猶大所有的堅城。 14 希西迦王差遣使者去拉吉見亞述王說：「我知罪了，求你退兵！我願意滿足你的任何要求。」亞述王向希西迦索要十噸銀子和一噸金子。 15 希西迦將耶和華殿裡和王宮庫房裡的所有銀子都給了他， 16 又刮下他包在耶和華殿門和門柱上的金子，一併送去。 17 但亞述王派他的元帥、都統和將軍從拉吉率領大軍到耶路撒冷見希西迦。到了耶路撒冷後，他們駐紮在上池的水溝旁、通往漂布場的路上。 18 他們要求見王。希勒迦的兒子宮廷總管以利亞敬、書記舍伯那和亞薩的兒子史官約亞出來見他們。 19 亞述的將軍說：「你們去告訴希西迦，偉大的亞述王說，『你憑什麼這樣自信呢？ 20 你所謂的戰略和軍力不過是空話。你究竟倚靠誰，竟敢背叛我？ 21 看啊，你所倚靠的埃及只不過是一根破裂的蘆葦，誰倚靠它，誰的手就會被刺傷。倚靠埃及王法老的下場都是這樣。』 22 也許你會說，『我們倚靠我們的上帝耶和華。』希西迦不是拆除了祂的廟宇和祭壇，又吩咐猶大和耶路撒冷的人要在耶路撒冷的祭壇前敬拜祂嗎？ 23 來，跟我主人亞述王打個賭，你若能找到兩千騎士，我就給你兩千匹馬！ 24 你們即使依靠埃及的戰車和騎兵，又怎能打敗我主人的一個最小的將領呢？ 25 更何況我來攻打、毀滅這地方不正是耶和華的意思嗎？耶和華吩咐我攻打、毀滅這地方。」
26 以利亞敬、舍伯那和約亞對亞述的將軍說：「求你用亞蘭語跟僕人們說話，我們都聽得懂。求你不要用希伯來語跟我們說話，免得城牆上的人聽見。」 27 亞述的將軍卻說：「難道我主人派我來只對你們和你們的王說這些話嗎？不也是對城牆上的人說嗎？他們和你們一樣都要吃自己的糞，喝自己的尿。」 28 於是，他站著用希伯來語大喊：「你們要聽偉大的亞述王的話。 29 王說，『你們不要被希西迦欺騙，他不能從我手中救你們。 30 不要聽希西迦的話去倚靠耶和華，說什麼耶和華必拯救你們，這城必不會落在亞述王手中。』 31 不要聽希西迦的話。亞述王說，『你們要跟我講和，出來歸順我，你們就可以吃自己葡萄樹和無花果樹的果子，喝自己井裡的水。 32 以後我會來領你們到一個地方，那裡和這裡一樣有五穀和新酒、餅和葡萄園。你們就可以存活，不至於死。希西迦說耶和華會拯救你們，不要聽信他的話。 33 有哪個國家的神明曾經從亞述王手中救他的國家嗎？ 34 哈馬、亞珥拔的神明在哪裡呢？西法瓦音、希拿和以瓦的神明又在哪裡呢？他們從我手中救出撒瑪利亞了嗎？ 35 這些國家的神明哪個從我手中救了自己的國家呢？難道耶和華能從我手中救耶路撒冷嗎？』」 36 民眾默不作聲，因為希西迦曾吩咐他們不要答話。 37 總管以利亞敬、書記舍伯那和史官約亞都撕裂衣服，去向希西迦稟告亞述的將軍說的話。
2 Kings 18
King James Version
18 Now it came to pass in the third year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, that Hezekiah the son of Ahaz king of Judah began to reign.
2 Twenty and five years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Abi, the daughter of Zachariah.
3 And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that David his father did.
4 He removed the high places, and brake the images, and cut down the groves, and brake in pieces the brasen serpent that Moses had made: for unto those days the children of Israel did burn incense to it: and he called it Nehushtan.
5 He trusted in the Lord God of Israel; so that after him was none like him among all the kings of Judah, nor any that were before him.
6 For he clave to the Lord, and departed not from following him, but kept his commandments, which the Lord commanded Moses.
7 And the Lord was with him; and he prospered whithersoever he went forth: and he rebelled against the king of Assyria, and served him not.
8 He smote the Philistines, even unto Gaza, and the borders thereof, from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city.
9 And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Hezekiah, which was the seventh year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, that Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up against Samaria, and besieged it.
10 And at the end of three years they took it: even in the sixth year of Hezekiah, that is in the ninth year of Hoshea king of Israel, Samaria was taken.
11 And the king of Assyria did carry away Israel unto Assyria, and put them in Halah and in Habor by the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes:
12 Because they obeyed not the voice of the Lord their God, but transgressed his covenant, and all that Moses the servant of the Lord commanded, and would not hear them, nor do them.
13 Now in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah did Sennacherib king of Assyria come up against all the fenced cities of Judah, and took them.
14 And Hezekiah king of Judah sent to the king of Assyria to Lachish, saying, I have offended; return from me: that which thou puttest on me will I bear. And the king of Assyria appointed unto Hezekiah king of Judah three hundred talents of silver and thirty talents of gold.
15 And Hezekiah gave him all the silver that was found in the house of the Lord, and in the treasures of the king's house.
16 At that time did Hezekiah cut off the gold from the doors of the temple of the Lord, and from the pillars which Hezekiah king of Judah had overlaid, and gave it to the king of Assyria.
17 And the king of Assyria sent Tartan and Rabsaris and Rabshakeh from Lachish to king Hezekiah with a great host against Jerusalem. And they went up and came to Jerusalem. And when they were come up, they came and stood by the conduit of the upper pool, which is in the highway of the fuller's field.
18 And when they had called to the king, there came out to them Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, which was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder.
19 And Rabshakeh said unto them, Speak ye now to Hezekiah, Thus saith the great king, the king of Assyria, What confidence is this wherein thou trustest?
20 Thou sayest, (but they are but vain words,) I have counsel and strength for the war. Now on whom dost thou trust, that thou rebellest against me?
21 Now, behold, thou trustest upon the staff of this bruised reed, even upon Egypt, on which if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce it: so is Pharaoh king of Egypt unto all that trust on him.
22 But if ye say unto me, We trust in the Lord our God: is not that he, whose high places and whose altars Hezekiah hath taken away, and hath said to Judah and Jerusalem, Ye shall worship before this altar in Jerusalem?
23 Now therefore, I pray thee, give pledges to my lord the king of Assyria, and I will deliver thee two thousand horses, if thou be able on thy part to set riders upon them.
24 How then wilt thou turn away the face of one captain of the least of my master's servants, and put thy trust on Egypt for chariots and for horsemen?
25 Am I now come up without the Lord against this place to destroy it? The Lord said to me, Go up against this land, and destroy it.
26 Then said Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, and Shebna, and Joah, unto Rabshakeh, Speak, I pray thee, to thy servants in the Syrian language; for we understand it: and talk not with us in the Jews' language in the ears of the people that are on the wall.
27 But Rabshakeh said unto them, Hath my master sent me to thy master, and to thee, to speak these words? hath he not sent me to the men which sit on the wall, that they may eat their own dung, and drink their own piss with you?
28 Then Rabshakeh stood and cried with a loud voice in the Jews' language, and spake, saying, Hear the word of the great king, the king of Assyria:
29 Thus saith the king, Let not Hezekiah deceive you: for he shall not be able to deliver you out of his hand:
30 Neither let Hezekiah make you trust in the Lord, saying, The Lord will surely deliver us, and this city shall not be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria.
31 Hearken not to Hezekiah: for thus saith the king of Assyria, Make an agreement with me by a present, and come out to me, and then eat ye every man of his own vine, and every one of his fig tree, and drink ye every one the waters of his cistern:
32 Until I come and take you away to a land like your own land, a land of corn and wine, a land of bread and vineyards, a land of oil olive and of honey, that ye may live, and not die: and hearken not unto Hezekiah, when he persuadeth you, saying, The Lord will deliver us.
33 Hath any of the gods of the nations delivered at all his land out of the hand of the king of Assyria?
34 Where are the gods of Hamath, and of Arpad? where are the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivah? have they delivered Samaria out of mine hand?
35 Who are they among all the gods of the countries, that have delivered their country out of mine hand, that the Lord should deliver Jerusalem out of mine hand?
36 But the people held their peace, and answered him not a word: for the king's commandment was, saying, Answer him not.
37 Then came Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, which was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder, to Hezekiah with their clothes rent, and told him the words of Rabshakeh.
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