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历代志下 25
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亚玛谢做犹大王

25 亚玛谢登基的时候年二十五岁，在耶路撒冷做王二十九年。他母亲名叫约耶但，是耶路撒冷人。 2 亚玛谢行耶和华眼中看为正的事，只是心不专诚。 3 国一坚定，就把杀他父王的臣仆杀了； 4 却没有治死他们的儿子，是照摩西律法书上耶和华所吩咐的说：“不可因子杀父，也不可因父杀子，各人要为本身的罪而死。”

募以色列兵欲攻以东因谏阻而遣之

5 亚玛谢招聚犹大人，按着犹大和便雅悯的宗族设立千夫长、百夫长，又数点人数，从二十岁以外，能拿枪拿盾牌出去打仗的精兵共有三十万。 6 又用银子一百他连得，从以色列招募了十万大能的勇士。 7 有一个神人来见亚玛谢，对他说：“王啊，不要使以色列的军兵与你同去，因为耶和华不与以色列人以法莲的后裔同在。 8 你若一定要去，就奋勇争战吧，但神必使你败在敌人面前，因为神能助人得胜，也能使人倾败。” 9 亚玛谢问神人说：“我给了以色列军的那一百他连得银子怎么样呢？”神人回答说：“耶和华能把更多的赐给你。” 10 于是亚玛谢将那从以法莲来的军兵分别出来，叫他们回家去。故此，他们甚恼怒犹大人，气愤愤地回家去了。

西珥人被戮

11 亚玛谢壮起胆来，率领他的民到盐谷，杀了西珥人一万。 12 犹大人又生擒了一万，带到山崖上，从那里把他们扔下去，以致他们都摔碎了。 13 但亚玛谢所打发回去不许一同出征的那些军兵攻打犹大各城，从撒马利亚直到伯和仑，杀了三千人，抢了许多财物。

亚玛谢拜像见责

14 亚玛谢杀了以东人回来，就把西珥的神像带回，立为自己的神，在他面前叩拜烧香。 15 因此，耶和华的怒气向亚玛谢发作，就差一个先知去见他，说：“这些神不能救他的民脱离你的手，你为何寻求他呢？” 16 先知与王说话的时候，王对他说：“谁立你做王的谋士呢？你住口吧！为何找打呢？”先知就止住了，又说：“你行这事，不听从我的劝诫，我知道神定意要灭你。”

17 犹大王亚玛谢与群臣商议，就差遣使者去见耶户的孙子、约哈斯的儿子以色列王约阿施，说：“你来，我们二人相见于战场。” 18 以色列王约阿施差遣使者去见犹大王亚玛谢，说：“黎巴嫩的蒺藜差遣使者去见黎巴嫩的香柏树，说：‘将你的女儿给我儿子为妻。’后来黎巴嫩有一个野兽经过，把蒺藜践踏了。 19 你说：‘看哪，我打败了以东人。’你就心高气傲，以致矜夸。你在家里安居就罢了，为何要惹祸，使自己和犹大国一同败亡呢？”

亚玛谢败遁

20 亚玛谢却不肯听从，这是出乎神，好将他们交在敌人手里，因为他们寻求以东的神。 21 于是以色列王约阿施上来，在犹大的伯示麦与犹大王亚玛谢相见于战场。 22 犹大人败在以色列人面前，各自逃回家里去了。 23 以色列王约阿施在伯示麦擒住约哈斯[a]的孙子、约阿施的儿子犹大王亚玛谢，将他带到耶路撒冷，又拆毁耶路撒冷的城墙，从以法莲门直到角门，共四百肘。 24 又将俄别以东所看守神殿里的一切金银和器皿，与王宫里的财宝，都拿了去，并带人去为质，就回撒马利亚去了。

被弑于拉吉

25 以色列王约哈斯的儿子约阿施死后，犹大王约阿施的儿子亚玛谢又活了十五年。 26 亚玛谢其余的事，自始至终，不都写在《犹大和以色列诸王记》上吗？ 27 自从亚玛谢离弃耶和华之后，在耶路撒冷有人背叛他，他就逃到拉吉，叛党却打发人到拉吉将他杀了。 28 人就用马将他的尸首驮回，葬在犹大京城他列祖的坟地里。

Footnotes

  1. 历代志下 25:23 就是亚哈谢。
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历代志下 25
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)

犹大王亚玛谢

25 亚玛谢二十五岁登基，在耶路撒冷执政二十九年。他母亲叫约耶但，是耶路撒冷人。 2 他做耶和华视为正的事，只是没有全心去做。 3 他巩固了王位后，立即处死了杀他父王的臣仆， 4 但没有处死他们的孩子，遵行了耶和华在摩西律法书中的吩咐：“不可因孩子犯罪而处死父亲，也不可因父亲犯罪而处死孩子。各人要自负罪责。”

与西珥人交战

5 亚玛谢召集犹大人，按着犹大和便雅悯宗族设立千夫长和百夫长，并数点二十岁以上、能使用盾牌矛枪且有作战能力的精兵，共有三十万人。 6 他又用三点四吨银子从以色列雇来十万精兵。 7 一位上帝的仆人来对他说：“王啊，不要让以色列的军队与你同去，因为耶和华不与以色列人——以法莲的子孙同在。 8 你若一定要去，即使你奋勇争战，上帝也必使你败在敌人面前，因为上帝有能力帮助，也有能力倾覆。” 9 亚玛谢问上帝的仆人：“我付给以色列军队的三点四吨银子怎么办？”上帝的仆人回答说：“耶和华能赐给你更多的银子。” 10 于是，亚玛谢解散从以法莲雇来的军队，让他们回家去。他们非常恼怒犹大人，怒气冲冲地回家去了。

11 亚玛谢鼓起勇气，率领本国军队去盐谷，杀了一万西珥人， 12 又把生擒的一万人推下山崖摔得粉身碎骨。 13 可是，那些被亚玛谢遣返、未能出征的以色列军队侵入从撒玛利亚到伯·和仑一带的犹大各城，杀了三千人，抢了大批财物。

14 亚玛谢杀败以东人[a]后，带回了他们的神像，立为自己的神明，向它们祭拜烧香。 15 因此，耶和华向亚玛谢发怒，祂派一个先知去见他，说：“这些神明既然不能从你手中救自己的人民，你为什么还要祭拜它们呢？” 16 先知的话还没有说完，王就打断他，说：“住口！谁立你做王的谋士了？你要自取灭亡吗？”先知停了一下，又说：“我知道上帝已定意要毁灭你，因为你做了这事，不听我的忠告。”

与以色列交战

17 犹大王亚玛谢与群臣商议后，就派人对耶户的孙子、约哈斯的儿子、以色列王约阿施说：“来，我们战场上见。” 18 以色列王约阿施派人回复犹大王亚玛谢说：“黎巴嫩的蒺藜派使者去对黎巴嫩的香柏树说，‘将你的女儿嫁给我儿子吧。’后来黎巴嫩的一只野兽经过，把那蒺藜践踏在脚下。 19 你打败了以东人就趾高气扬。你还是待在家里吧，何必惹祸上身，使你和犹大一同灭亡呢？”

20 但亚玛谢不理会他的劝告。原来这事出于上帝，要把他们交在约阿施手中，因为他们求告以东的神明。 21 于是，以色列王约阿施起兵攻打犹大王亚玛谢，两王会战于犹大的伯·示麦。 22 犹大人被以色列人打败，兵将都各自逃回家去了。 23 以色列王约阿施在伯·示麦擒获约哈斯的孙子、约阿施的儿子、犹大王亚玛谢，把他带到耶路撒冷，又拆毁从以法莲门到角门约一百八十米长的耶路撒冷城墙， 24 抢走俄别·以东在上帝殿中看守的所有金银和器皿以及王宫里的财宝，并带着人质返回撒玛利亚。

25 约哈斯的儿子以色列王约阿施死后，约阿施的儿子犹大王亚玛谢又活了十五年。 26 亚玛谢其他的事自始至终都记在犹大与以色列的列王史上。 27 亚玛谢背弃耶和华后，耶路撒冷有人谋反，他就逃到拉吉，但叛党派人追到那里杀了他。 28 有人用马将他的尸体驮回耶路撒冷，葬在犹大城他的祖坟里。

Footnotes

  1. 25:14 以东人又称西珥人。
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2 Chronicles 25
New English Translation

Amaziah’s Reign

25 Amaziah was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned for twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother[a] was Jehoaddan, who was from Jerusalem. 2 He did what the Lord approved,[b] but not with wholehearted devotion.[c]

3 When he had secured control of the kingdom,[d] he executed the servants who had assassinated his father the king. 4 However, he did not execute their sons. He obeyed the Lord’s commandment as recorded in the law scroll of Moses,[e] “Fathers must not be executed for what their sons do,[f] and sons must not be executed for what their fathers do.[g] A man must be executed only for his own sin.”[h]

5 Amaziah assembled the people of Judah[i] and assigned them by families to the commanders of units of 1,000 and the commanders of units of 100 for all Judah and Benjamin. He counted those twenty years old and up and discovered there were 300,000 young men of fighting age[j] equipped with spears and shields.[k] 6 He hired 100,000 Israelite warriors for 100 talents[l] of silver.

7 But a prophet[m] visited him and said: “O king, the Israelite troops must not go with you, for the Lord is not with Israel or any of the Ephraimites.[n] 8 Even if you go and fight bravely in battle, God will defeat you[o] before the enemy. God is capable of helping or defeating.”[p] 9 Amaziah asked the prophet:[q] “But what should I do about the 100 talents of silver I paid the Israelite troops?” The prophet[r] replied, “The Lord is capable of giving you more than that.” 10 So Amaziah dismissed the troops that had come to him from Ephraim and sent them home.[s] They were very angry at Judah and returned home incensed. 11 Amaziah boldly led his army to the Valley of Salt,[t] where he defeated[u] 10,000 Edomites.[v] 12 The men[w] of Judah captured 10,000 men alive. They took them to the top of a cliff and threw them over.[x] All the captives[y] fell to their death.[z] 13 Now the troops Amaziah had dismissed and had not allowed to fight in the battle[aa] raided[ab] the cities of Judah from Samaria to Beth Horon. They killed[ac] 3,000 people and carried off a large amount of plunder.

14 When Amaziah returned from defeating the Edomites, he brought back the gods of the people[ad] of Seir and made them his personal gods.[ae] He bowed down before them and offered them sacrifices. 15 The Lord was angry at Amaziah and sent a prophet to him, who said, “Why are you following[af] these gods[ag] that could not deliver their own people from your power?”[ah] 16 While he was speaking, Amaziah[ai] said to him, “Did we appoint you to be a royal counselor? Stop prophesying or else you will be killed!”[aj] So the prophet stopped, but added, “I know that God has decided[ak] to destroy you, because you have done this thing and refused to listen to my advice.”

17 After King Amaziah of Judah consulted with his advisers,[al] he sent this message to the king of Israel, Joash son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu, “Come, face me on the battlefield.”[am] 18 King Joash of Israel sent this message back to King Amaziah of Judah, “A thorn bush in Lebanon sent this message to a cedar in Lebanon, ‘Give your daughter to my son as a wife.’ Then a wild animal of Lebanon came by and trampled down the thorn bush.[an] 19 You defeated Edom[ao] and it has gone to your head.[ap] Gloat over your success,[aq] but stay in your palace. Why bring calamity on yourself? Why bring down yourself and Judah along with you?”[ar]

20 But Amaziah did not heed the warning,[as] for God wanted to hand them over to Joash because they followed the gods of Edom.[at] 21 So King Joash of Israel attacked. He and King Amaziah of Judah faced each other on the battlefield[au] in Beth Shemesh of Judah. 22 Judah was defeated by Israel, and each man ran back home.[av] 23 King Joash of Israel captured King Amaziah of Judah, son of Joash son of Jehoahaz, in Beth Shemesh and brought him to Jerusalem. He broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the Gate of Ephraim to the Corner Gate—a distance of about 600 feet.[aw] 24 He took away all the gold and silver, all the items found in God’s temple that were in the care of Obed-Edom, the riches in the royal palace, and some hostages. Then he went back to Samaria.

25 King Amaziah son of Joash of Judah lived for fifteen years after the death of King Joash son of Jehoahaz of Israel. 26 The rest of the events of Amaziah’s reign, from start to finish, are recorded in the Scroll of the Kings of Judah and Israel.[ax] 27 From the time Amaziah turned from following the Lord, conspirators plotted against him in Jerusalem,[ay] so he fled to Lachish. But they sent assassins after him[az] and they killed him there. 28 His body was carried back by horses,[ba] and he was buried with his ancestors[bb] in the City of David.[bc]

Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 25:1 tn Heb “the name of his mother.”
  2. 2 Chronicles 25:2 tn Heb “he did what was proper in the eyes of the Lord.”
  3. 2 Chronicles 25:2 tn Heb “a complete heart.”
  4. 2 Chronicles 25:3 tn Heb “when the kingdom was secure upon him.”
  5. 2 Chronicles 25:4 tn Heb “as it is written in the scroll of the law of Moses which the Lord commanded, saying.”
  6. 2 Chronicles 25:4 tn Heb “on account of sons.”
  7. 2 Chronicles 25:4 tn Heb “on account of fathers.”
  8. 2 Chronicles 25:4 sn This law is recorded in Deut 24:16.
  9. 2 Chronicles 25:5 tn Heb “Judah.” The words “the people of” are supplied in the translation for clarity. The Hebrew text uses the name “Judah” by metonymy here for the people of Judah.
  10. 2 Chronicles 25:5 tn Heb “young men going out to war.”
  11. 2 Chronicles 25:5 tn Heb “holding a spear and a shield.”
  12. 2 Chronicles 25:6 tn The Hebrew word כִּכַּר (kikkar, “circle”) refers generally to something that is round. When used of metals it can refer to a disk-shaped weight made of the metal or, by extension, to a standard unit of weight. According to the older (Babylonian) standard the “talent” weighed 130 lbs. (58.9 kg), but later this was lowered to 108.3 lbs. (49.1 kg). More recent research suggests the “light” standard talent was 67.3 lbs. (30.6 kg). Using this as the standard for calculation, the weight of the silver was 6,730 lbs. (3,060 kg).
  13. 2 Chronicles 25:7 tn Heb “man of God.”
  14. 2 Chronicles 25:7 tn Heb “Israel, all the sons of Ephraim.”
  15. 2 Chronicles 25:8 tn Heb “cause you to stumble.”
  16. 2 Chronicles 25:8 tn Heb “to cause to stumble.”
  17. 2 Chronicles 25:9 tn Heb “said to the man of God.”
  18. 2 Chronicles 25:9 tn Heb “man of God.”
  19. 2 Chronicles 25:10 tn Heb “and Amaziah separated them, the troops who came to him from Ephraim, to go to their place.”
  20. 2 Chronicles 25:11 tn Heb “and Amaziah strengthened himself and led his people and went to the Valley of Salt.”
  21. 2 Chronicles 25:11 tn Or “struck down.”
  22. 2 Chronicles 25:11 tn Heb “sons of Seir.”
  23. 2 Chronicles 25:12 tn Heb “sons.”
  24. 2 Chronicles 25:12 tn Heb “and threw them from the top of the cliff.”
  25. 2 Chronicles 25:12 tn Heb “all of them.”
  26. 2 Chronicles 25:12 tn Heb “smashed in pieces.”
  27. 2 Chronicles 25:13 tn Heb “had sent back from going with him to the battle.”
  28. 2 Chronicles 25:13 tn Heb “stripped.”
  29. 2 Chronicles 25:13 tn Heb “struck down.”
  30. 2 Chronicles 25:14 tn Heb “sons.”
  31. 2 Chronicles 25:14 tn Heb “caused them to stand for him as gods.”
  32. 2 Chronicles 25:15 tn Heb “seeking,” perhaps in the sense of “consulting [an oracle from].”
  33. 2 Chronicles 25:15 tn Heb “the gods of the people.”
  34. 2 Chronicles 25:15 tn Heb “hand.”
  35. 2 Chronicles 25:16 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Amaziah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  36. 2 Chronicles 25:16 tn Heb “Stop yourself! Why should they strike you down?”
  37. 2 Chronicles 25:16 tn The verb יָעַץ (yaʿats, “has decided”) is from the same root as יוֹעֵץ (yoʿets, “counselor”) in v. 16 and עֵצָה (ʿetsah, “advice”) later in v. 16. The wordplay highlights the appropriate nature of the divine punishment. Amaziah rejected the counsel of God’s prophet; now he would be the victim of God’s “counsel.”
  38. 2 Chronicles 25:17 tn The words “with his advisers” are supplied in the translation for clarification.
  39. 2 Chronicles 25:17 tn Heb “let us look at each other [in the] face.” The expression refers here not to a visit but to meeting in battle. See v. 21.
  40. 2 Chronicles 25:18 sn The thorn bush in the allegory is Judah. Amaziah’s success had deceived him into thinking he was on the same level as the major powers in the area (symbolized by the cedar). In reality he was not capable of withstanding an attack by a real military power such as Israel (symbolized by the wild animal).
  41. 2 Chronicles 25:19 tn Heb “you say [to yourself], ‘look, you have defeated Edom.’”
  42. 2 Chronicles 25:19 tn Heb “and your heart is lifted up.”
  43. 2 Chronicles 25:19 tn Heb “to glorify.”
  44. 2 Chronicles 25:19 tn Heb “Why get involved in calamity and fall, you and Judah with you?”
  45. 2 Chronicles 25:20 tn Heb “did not listen.”
  46. 2 Chronicles 25:20 tn Heb “because it was from God in order to give them into the hand because they sought the gods of Edom.”
  47. 2 Chronicles 25:21 tn Heb “looked at each other [in the] face.” See the note on the expression “Come on, face me on the battlefield” in v. 17.
  48. 2 Chronicles 25:22 tn Heb “and Judah was struck down before Israel and they fled, each to his tent.”
  49. 2 Chronicles 25:23 tn Heb “400 cubits.” Assuming a cubit of 18 inches (45 cm), the distance would have been about 600 feet (180 m).
  50. 2 Chronicles 25:26 tn Heb “As for the rest of the events of Amaziah, the former and the latter, are they not—behold, they are written on the scroll of the kings of Judah and Israel.”
  51. 2 Chronicles 25:27 tn Heb “and they conspired against him [with] a conspiracy in Jerusalem.”
  52. 2 Chronicles 25:27 tn Heb “and they sent after him to Lachish.”
  53. 2 Chronicles 25:28 tn Heb “and they carried him on horses.”
  54. 2 Chronicles 25:28 tn Heb “fathers.”
  55. 2 Chronicles 25:28 tc The Hebrew text has “Judah,” but some medieval mss read “David,” as does the parallel passage in 2 Kgs 14:20.sn The phrase the City of David refers here to the fortress of Zion in Jerusalem, not to Bethlehem. See 2 Sam 5:7.
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2 Chronicles 25
New Living Translation

Amaziah Rules in Judah

25 Amaziah was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-nine years. His mother was Jehoaddin[a] from Jerusalem. 2 Amaziah did what was pleasing in the Lord’s sight, but not wholeheartedly.

3 When Amaziah was well established as king, he executed the officials who had assassinated his father. 4 However, he did not kill the children of the assassins, for he obeyed the command of the Lord as written by Moses in the Book of the Law: “Parents must not be put to death for the sins of their children, nor children for the sins of their parents. Those deserving to die must be put to death for their own crimes.”[b]

5 Then Amaziah organized the army, assigning generals and captains[c] for all Judah and Benjamin. He took a census and found that he had an army of 300,000 select troops, twenty years old and older, all trained in the use of spear and shield. 6 He also paid about 7,500 pounds[d] of silver to hire 100,000 experienced fighting men from Israel.

7 But a man of God came to him and said, “Your Majesty, do not hire troops from Israel, for the Lord is not with Israel. He will not help those people of Ephraim! 8 If you let them go with your troops into battle, you will be defeated by the enemy no matter how well you fight. God will overthrow you, for he has the power to help you or to trip you up.”

9 Amaziah asked the man of God, “But what about all that silver I paid to hire the army of Israel?”

The man of God replied, “The Lord is able to give you much more than this!” 10 So Amaziah discharged the hired troops and sent them back to Ephraim. This made them very angry with Judah, and they returned home in a great rage.

11 Then Amaziah summoned his courage and led his army to the Valley of Salt, where they killed 10,000 Edomite troops from Seir. 12 They captured another 10,000 and took them to the top of a cliff and threw them off, dashing them to pieces on the rocks below.

13 Meanwhile, the hired troops that Amaziah had sent home raided several of the towns of Judah between Samaria and Beth-horon. They killed 3,000 people and carried off great quantities of plunder.

14 When King Amaziah returned from slaughtering the Edomites, he brought with him idols taken from the people of Seir. He set them up as his own gods, bowed down in front of them, and offered sacrifices to them! 15 This made the Lord very angry, and he sent a prophet to ask, “Why do you turn to gods who could not even save their own people from you?”

16 But the king interrupted him and said, “Since when have I made you the king’s counselor? Be quiet now before I have you killed!”

So the prophet stopped with this warning: “I know that God has determined to destroy you because you have done this and have refused to accept my counsel.”

17 After consulting with his advisers, King Amaziah of Judah sent this challenge to Israel’s king Jehoash,[e] the son of Jehoahaz and grandson of Jehu: “Come and meet me in battle!”[f]

18 But King Jehoash of Israel replied to King Amaziah of Judah with this story: “Out in the Lebanon mountains, a thistle sent a message to a mighty cedar tree: ‘Give your daughter in marriage to my son.’ But just then a wild animal of Lebanon came by and stepped on the thistle, crushing it!

19 “You are saying, ‘I have defeated Edom,’ and you are very proud of it. But my advice is to stay at home. Why stir up trouble that will only bring disaster on you and the people of Judah?”

20 But Amaziah refused to listen, for God was determined to destroy him for turning to the gods of Edom. 21 So King Jehoash of Israel mobilized his army against King Amaziah of Judah. The two armies drew up their battle lines at Beth-shemesh in Judah. 22 Judah was routed by the army of Israel, and its army scattered and fled for home. 23 King Jehoash of Israel captured Judah’s king, Amaziah son of Joash and grandson of Ahaziah, at Beth-shemesh. Then he brought him to Jerusalem, where he demolished 600 feet[g] of Jerusalem’s wall, from the Ephraim Gate to the Corner Gate. 24 He carried off all the gold and silver and all the articles from the Temple of God that had been in the care of Obed-edom. He also seized the treasures of the royal palace, along with hostages, and then returned to Samaria.

25 King Amaziah of Judah lived for fifteen years after the death of King Jehoash of Israel. 26 The rest of the events in Amaziah’s reign, from beginning to end, are recorded in The Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel.

27 After Amaziah turned away from the Lord, there was a conspiracy against his life in Jerusalem, and he fled to Lachish. But his enemies sent assassins after him, and they killed him there. 28 They brought his body back on a horse, and he was buried with his ancestors in the City of David.[h]

Footnotes

  1. 25:1 As in parallel text at 2 Kgs 14:2; Hebrew reads Jehoaddan, a variant spelling of Jehoaddin.
  2. 25:4 Deut 24:16.
  3. 25:5 Hebrew commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds.
  4. 25:6 Hebrew 100 talents [3,400 kilograms].
  5. 25:17a Hebrew Joash, a variant spelling of Jehoash; also in 25:18, 21, 23, 25.
  6. 25:17b Hebrew Come, let us look one another in the face.
  7. 25:23 Hebrew 400 cubits [180 meters].
  8. 25:28 As in some Hebrew manuscripts and other ancient versions (see also 2 Kgs 14:20); most Hebrew manuscripts read the city of Judah.
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