歷代志下 18
Revised Chinese Union Version (Traditional Script) Shen Edition
米該雅警告亞哈(A)
18 約沙法大有財富和尊榮,他與亞哈結親。 2 過了幾年,他下到撒瑪利亞去見亞哈;亞哈為他和跟從他的人宰了許多牛羊,勸他一同上去攻打基列的拉末。 3 以色列王亞哈問猶大王約沙法說:「你肯同我去攻打基列的拉末嗎?」他回答說:「你我不分彼此,我的軍隊就是你的軍隊,我們必與你一同去爭戰。」
4 約沙法對以色列王說:「請你先求問耶和華的話。」 5 於是以色列王召集先知四百人,問他們說:「我可以上去攻打基列的拉末嗎?還是不要上去呢?」他們說:「可以上去,因為 神必將那城交在王的手裏。」 6 約沙法說:「這裏還有沒有耶和華的先知,我們好求問他呢?」 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。只是我真的很恨他,因為他對我說預言,從不說吉言,總是說凶信。」約沙法說:「請王不要這麼說。」 8 以色列王就召了一個官員來,說:「你快去,把音拉的兒子米該雅召來。」 9 以色列王和猶大王約沙法在撒瑪利亞城門前的禾場,各穿朝服,坐在寶座上,所有的先知都在他們面前說預言。 10 基拿拿的兒子西底家為自己造了鐵角,說:「耶和華如此說:『你要用這些角牴觸亞蘭人,直到將他們滅盡。』」 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。」
12 那去召米該雅的使者對他說:「看哪,眾先知都異口同聲向王說吉言,你也跟他們說一樣的話,說吉言吧!」 13 米該雅說:「我指着永生的耶和華起誓,我的 神說甚麼,我就說甚麼。」 14 米該雅來到王那裏,王問他:「米該雅啊,我們可以上去攻打基列的拉末嗎?還是不要上去呢?」他說:「可以上去,必然得勝,敵人必交在你們手裏。」 15 王對他說:「我要你發誓多少次,你才會奉耶和華的名向我說實話呢?」 16 米該雅說:「我看見以色列眾人散佈在山上,如同沒有牧人的羊羣一般。耶和華說:『這些人沒有主人,他們可以平安地各自回家去。』」 17 以色列王對約沙法說:「我豈沒有告訴你,這人對我說預言,從不說吉言,只說凶信嗎?」 18 米該雅說:「因此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。 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?』這個這樣說,那個那樣說。 20 隨後有一個靈出來,站在耶和華面前,說:『我去引誘他。』耶和華問他:『用甚麼方法呢?』 21 他說:『我要出去,在他眾先知的口中成為謊言的靈。』耶和華說:『這樣,你去引誘他,必能成功。你出去,照樣做吧!』 22 現在,看哪,耶和華使謊言的靈入了你的這些先知的口,並且耶和華已經宣告要降禍於你。」
23 基拿拿的兒子西底家前來打米該雅一巴掌,說:「耶和華的靈從哪裏離開我向你說話呢?」 24 米該雅說:「看哪,你進入嚴密的內室躲藏的那日,就必看見。」 25 以色列王說:「把米該雅帶走,交回給亞們市長和約阿施王子。 26 你們要說:『王如此說:把這個人關在監獄裏,使他受苦,吃不飽喝不足,直等到我平安回來。』」 27 米該雅說:「你若真的能平安回來,那就是耶和華沒有藉我說話了。」他又說:「眾百姓啊,你們都要聽!」
亞哈陣亡(B)
28 以色列王和猶大王約沙法上基列的拉末去。 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,他們上陣去了。 30 亞蘭王吩咐他的戰車長說:「你們不要與他們的大將或小兵交戰,只要單單攻擊以色列王。」 31 那些戰車長看見約沙法就說:「這一定是以色列王!」他們轉過去與他交戰。約沙法一呼喊,耶和華就幫助他, 神使他們轉離他。 32 戰車長見他不是以色列王,就轉身不追他了。 33 有一人開弓,並不知情,箭恰巧射入以色列王鎧甲的縫裏。王對駕車的說:「我受重傷了,你掉過車來,載我離開戰場!」 34 那日,戰況越來越猛,以色列王勉強站在戰車上,面對亞蘭人,直到傍晚。日落的時候,王就死了。
2 Chronicles 18
New International Version
Micaiah Prophesies Against Ahab(A)
18 Now Jehoshaphat had great wealth and honor,(B) and he allied(C) himself with Ahab(D) by marriage. 2 Some years later he went down to see Ahab in Samaria. Ahab slaughtered many sheep and cattle for him and the people with him and urged him to attack Ramoth Gilead. 3 Ahab king of Israel asked Jehoshaphat king of Judah, “Will you go with me against Ramoth Gilead?”
Jehoshaphat replied, “I am as you are, and my people as your people; we will join you in the war.” 4 But Jehoshaphat also said to the king of Israel, “First seek the counsel of the Lord.”
5 So the king of Israel brought together the prophets—four hundred men—and asked them, “Shall we go to war against Ramoth Gilead, or shall I not?”
“Go,” they answered, “for God will give it into the king’s hand.”
6 But Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there no longer a prophet of the Lord here whom we can inquire of?”
7 The king of Israel answered Jehoshaphat, “There is still one prophet through whom we can inquire of the Lord, but I hate him because he never prophesies anything good about me, but always bad. He is Micaiah son of Imlah.”
“The king should not say such a thing,” Jehoshaphat replied.
8 So the king of Israel called one of his officials and said, “Bring Micaiah son of Imlah at once.”
9 Dressed in their royal robes, the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah were sitting on their thrones at the threshing floor by the entrance of the gate of Samaria, with all the prophets prophesying before them. 10 Now Zedekiah son of Kenaanah had made iron horns, and he declared, “This is what the Lord says: ‘With these you will gore the Arameans until they are destroyed.’”
11 All the other prophets were prophesying the same thing. “Attack Ramoth Gilead(E) and be victorious,” they said, “for the Lord will give it into the king’s hand.”
12 The messenger who had gone to summon Micaiah said to him, “Look, the other prophets without exception are predicting success for the king. Let your word agree with theirs, and speak favorably.”
13 But Micaiah said, “As surely as the Lord lives, I can tell him only what my God says.”(F)
14 When he arrived, the king asked him, “Micaiah, shall we go to war against Ramoth Gilead, or shall I not?”
“Attack and be victorious,” he answered, “for they will be given into your hand.”
15 The king said to him, “How many times must I make you swear to tell me nothing but the truth in the name of the Lord?”
16 Then Micaiah answered, “I saw all Israel(G) scattered on the hills like sheep without a shepherd,(H) and the Lord said, ‘These people have no master. Let each one go home in peace.’”
17 The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “Didn’t I tell you that he never prophesies anything good about me, but only bad?”
18 Micaiah continued, “Therefore hear the word of the Lord: I saw the Lord sitting on his throne(I) with all the multitudes of heaven standing on his right and on his left. 19 And the Lord said, ‘Who will entice Ahab king of Israel into attacking Ramoth Gilead and going to his death there?’
“One suggested this, and another that. 20 Finally, a spirit came forward, stood before the Lord and said, ‘I will entice him.’
“‘By what means?’ the Lord asked.
21 “‘I will go and be a deceiving spirit(J) in the mouths of all his prophets,’ he said.
“‘You will succeed in enticing him,’ said the Lord. ‘Go and do it.’
22 “So now the Lord has put a deceiving spirit in the mouths of these prophets of yours.(K) The Lord has decreed disaster for you.”
23 Then Zedekiah son of Kenaanah went up and slapped(L) Micaiah in the face. “Which way did the spirit from[a] the Lord go when he went from me to speak to you?” he asked.
24 Micaiah replied, “You will find out on the day you go to hide in an inner room.”
25 The king of Israel then ordered, “Take Micaiah and send him back to Amon the ruler of the city and to Joash the king’s son, 26 and say, ‘This is what the king says: Put this fellow in prison(M) and give him nothing but bread and water until I return safely.’”
27 Micaiah declared, “If you ever return safely, the Lord has not spoken through me.” Then he added, “Mark my words, all you people!”
Ahab Killed at Ramoth Gilead(N)
28 So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah went up to Ramoth Gilead. 29 The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “I will enter the battle in disguise, but you wear your royal robes.” So the king of Israel disguised(O) himself and went into battle.
30 Now the king of Aram had ordered his chariot commanders, “Do not fight with anyone, small or great, except the king of Israel.” 31 When the chariot commanders saw Jehoshaphat, they thought, “This is the king of Israel.” So they turned to attack him, but Jehoshaphat cried out,(P) and the Lord helped him. God drew them away from him, 32 for when the chariot commanders saw that he was not the king of Israel, they stopped pursuing him.
33 But someone drew his bow at random and hit the king of Israel between the breastplate and the scale armor. The king told the chariot driver, “Wheel around and get me out of the fighting. I’ve been wounded.” 34 All day long the battle raged, and the king of Israel propped himself up in his chariot facing the Arameans until evening. Then at sunset he died.(Q)
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 18:23 Or Spirit of
2 Chronicles 18
King James Version
18 Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honour in abundance, and joined affinity with Ahab.
2 And after certain years he went down to Ahab to Samaria. And Ahab killed sheep and oxen for him in abundance, and for the people that he had with him, and persuaded him to go up with him to Ramothgilead.
3 And Ahab king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat king of Judah, Wilt thou go with me to Ramothgilead? And he answered him, I am as thou art, and my people as thy people; and we will be with thee in the war.
4 And Jehoshaphat said unto the king of Israel, Enquire, I pray thee, at the word of the Lord to day.
5 Therefore the king of Israel gathered together of prophets four hundred men, and said unto them, Shall we go to Ramothgilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And they said, Go up; for God will deliver it into the king's hand.
6 But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the Lord besides, that we might enquire of him?
7 And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, by whom we may enquire of the Lord: but I hate him; for he never prophesied good unto me, but always evil: the same is Micaiah the son of Imla. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.
8 And the king of Israel called for one of his officers, and said, Fetch quickly Micaiah the son of Imla.
9 And the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah sat either of them on his throne, clothed in their robes, and they sat in a void place at the entering in of the gate of Samaria; and all the prophets prophesied before them.
10 And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah had made him horns of iron, and said, Thus saith the Lord, With these thou shalt push Syria until they be consumed.
11 And all the prophets prophesied so, saying, Go up to Ramothgilead, and prosper: for the Lord shall deliver it into the hand of the king.
12 And the messenger that went to call Micaiah spake to him, saying, Behold, the words of the prophets declare good to the king with one assent; let thy word therefore, I pray thee, be like one of their's, and speak thou good.
13 And Micaiah said, As the Lord liveth, even what my God saith, that will I speak.
14 And when he was come to the king, the king said unto him, Micaiah, shall we go to Ramothgilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And he said, Go ye up, and prosper, and they shall be delivered into your hand.
15 And the king said to him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou say nothing but the truth to me in the name of the Lord?
16 Then he said, I did see all Israel scattered upon the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd: and the Lord said, These have no master; let them return therefore every man to his house in peace.
17 And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell thee that he would not prophesy good unto me, but evil?
18 Again he said, Therefore hear the word of the Lord; I saw the Lord sitting upon his throne, and all the host of heaven standing on his right hand and on his left.
19 And the Lord said, Who shall entice Ahab king of Israel, that he may go up and fall at Ramothgilead? And one spake saying after this manner, and another saying after that manner.
20 Then there came out a spirit, and stood before the Lord, and said, I will entice him. And the Lord said unto him, Wherewith?
21 And he said, I will go out, and be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And the Lord said, Thou shalt entice him, and thou shalt also prevail: go out, and do even so.
22 Now therefore, behold, the Lord hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of these thy prophets, and the Lord hath spoken evil against thee.
23 Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near, and smote Micaiah upon the cheek, and said, Which way went the Spirit of the Lord from me to speak unto thee?
24 And Micaiah said, Behold, thou shalt see on that day when thou shalt go into an inner chamber to hide thyself.
25 Then the king of Israel said, Take ye Micaiah, and carry him back to Amon the governor of the city, and to Joash the king's son;
26 And say, Thus saith the king, Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I return in peace.
27 And Micaiah said, If thou certainly return in peace, then hath not the Lord spoken by me. And he said, Hearken, all ye people.
28 So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramothgilead.
29 And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, I will disguise myself, and I will go to the battle; but put thou on thy robes. So the king of Israel disguised himself; and they went to the battle.
30 Now the king of Syria had commanded the captains of the chariots that were with him, saying, Fight ye not with small or great, save only with the king of Israel.
31 And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, It is the king of Israel. Therefore they compassed about him to fight: but Jehoshaphat cried out, and the Lord helped him; and God moved them to depart from him.
32 For it came to pass, that, when the captains of the chariots perceived that it was not the king of Israel, they turned back again from pursuing him.
33 And a certain man drew a bow at a venture, and smote the king of Israel between the joints of the harness: therefore he said to his chariot man, Turn thine hand, that thou mayest carry me out of the host; for I am wounded.
34 And the battle increased that day: howbeit the king of Israel stayed himself up in his chariot against the Syrians until the even: and about the time of the sun going down he died.
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