耶和華責備亞哈謝

亞哈死後,摩押背叛以色列。 一天,亞哈謝從撒瑪利亞王宮的樓臺上掉下來,受了傷,就派使者去求問以革倫的神明巴力·西蔔,看自己能否痊癒。 耶和華的天使對提斯比人以利亞說:「你去截住撒瑪利亞王的使者,對他們說,『你們為什麼去求問以革倫的神明巴力·西蔔?難道以色列沒有上帝嗎?』 因此耶和華說,『亞哈謝再也不能下床了,他必定死。』」以利亞就去了。

以利亞將天使的話告訴王的使者後,他們便回去見王。王問他們:「你們為什麼這麼快就回來了?」 他們答道:「有一個人在路上截住我們,要我們回來告訴你,耶和華對你說,『你差人去求問以革倫的神明巴力·西蔔,是因為以色列沒有上帝嗎?因此,你再也不能下床了,你必定死。』」 王又問他們:「在路上截住你們、對你們說這些話的,是什麼樣的人?」 他們答道:「那人身穿毛皮衣服,腰束皮帶。」王說:「他是提斯比人以利亞。」

於是,王派一個五十夫長率領五十人去找以利亞。那時,以利亞正坐在山頂上。五十夫長到了那裡,對他說:「上帝的僕人啊,王命令你下來。」 10 以利亞說:「我若是上帝的僕人,願火從天降下燒死你和你的五十個部下。」火立刻從天降下,燒死了五十夫長和他的五十個部下。 11 亞哈謝王又派一個五十夫長率領五十人去以利亞那裡,五十夫長對以利亞說:「上帝的僕人啊,王命令你馬上下來。」 12 以利亞說:「我若是上帝的僕人,願火從天降下,燒死你和你的五十個部下。」上帝的火從天降下,燒死了五十夫長和他的五十個部下。

13 王再次派一個五十夫長率領五十人前去。五十夫長上去,雙膝跪在以利亞面前,哀求道:「上帝的僕人啊,求你饒了我和你的五十名僕人的性命。 14 前兩個五十夫長和他們的部下都被天上降下的火燒死了,現在求你饒我一命!」 15 耶和華的天使對以利亞說:「不要害怕,跟他去吧!」以利亞就起來跟他去見王。 16 以利亞對王說:「耶和華說,『你差人去求問以革倫的神明巴力·西蔔,是因為以色列沒有上帝可以求問嗎?因此,你再也不能下床了,你必定死。』」

17 亞哈謝果然死了,正如耶和華藉以利亞所說的。他沒有兒子,他兄弟約蘭繼位,那年是猶大王約沙法的兒子約蘭執政第二年。 18 亞哈謝其他的事都記在以色列的列王史上。

The Lord’s Judgment on Ahaziah

After Ahab’s death, Moab(A) rebelled against Israel. Now Ahaziah had fallen through the lattice of his upper room in Samaria and injured himself. So he sent messengers,(B) saying to them, “Go and consult Baal-Zebub,(C) the god of Ekron,(D) to see if I will recover(E) from this injury.”

But the angel(F) of the Lord said to Elijah(G) the Tishbite, “Go up and meet the messengers of the king of Samaria and ask them, ‘Is it because there is no God in Israel(H) that you are going off to consult Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron?’ Therefore this is what the Lord says: ‘You will not leave(I) the bed you are lying on. You will certainly die!’” So Elijah went.

When the messengers returned to the king, he asked them, “Why have you come back?”

“A man came to meet us,” they replied. “And he said to us, ‘Go back to the king who sent you and tell him, “This is what the Lord says: Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are sending messengers to consult Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore you will not leave(J) the bed you are lying on. You will certainly die!”’”

The king asked them, “What kind of man was it who came to meet you and told you this?”

They replied, “He had a garment of hair[a](K) and had a leather belt around his waist.”

The king said, “That was Elijah the Tishbite.”

Then he sent(L) to Elijah a captain(M) with his company of fifty men. The captain went up to Elijah, who was sitting on the top of a hill, and said to him, “Man of God, the king says, ‘Come down!’”

10 Elijah answered the captain, “If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men!” Then fire(N) fell from heaven and consumed the captain and his men.

11 At this the king sent to Elijah another captain with his fifty men. The captain said to him, “Man of God, this is what the king says, ‘Come down at once!’”

12 “If I am a man of God,” Elijah replied, “may fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men!” Then the fire of God fell from heaven and consumed him and his fifty men.

13 So the king sent a third captain with his fifty men. This third captain went up and fell on his knees before Elijah. “Man of God,” he begged, “please have respect for my life(O) and the lives of these fifty men, your servants! 14 See, fire has fallen from heaven and consumed the first two captains and all their men. But now have respect for my life!”

15 The angel(P) of the Lord said to Elijah, “Go down with him; do not be afraid(Q) of him.” So Elijah got up and went down with him to the king.

16 He told the king, “This is what the Lord says: Is it because there is no God in Israel for you to consult that you have sent messengers(R) to consult Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron? Because you have done this, you will never leave(S) the bed you are lying on. You will certainly die!” 17 So he died,(T) according to the word of the Lord that Elijah had spoken.

Because Ahaziah had no son, Joram[b](U) succeeded him as king in the second year of Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah. 18 As for all the other events of Ahaziah’s reign, and what he did, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Israel?

Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 1:8 Or He was a hairy man
  2. 2 Kings 1:17 Hebrew Jehoram, a variant of Joram

Moab se révolta contre Israël, après la mort d'Achab.

Or Achazia tomba par le treillis de sa chambre haute à Samarie, et il en fut malade. Il fit partir des messagers, et leur dit: Allez, consultez Baal Zebub, dieu d'Ékron, pour savoir si je guérirai de cette maladie.

Mais l'ange de l'Éternel dit à Élie, le Thischbite: Lève-toi, monte à la rencontre des messagers du roi de Samarie, et dis-leur: Est-ce parce qu'il n'y a point de Dieu en Israël que vous allez consulter Baal Zebub, dieu d'Ékron?

C'est pourquoi ainsi parle l'Éternel: Tu ne descendras pas du lit sur lequel tu es monté, car tu mourras. Et Élie s'en alla.

Les messagers retournèrent auprès d'Achazia. Et il leur dit: Pourquoi revenez-vous?

Ils lui répondirent: Un homme est monté à notre rencontre, et nous a dit: Allez, retournez vers le roi qui vous a envoyés, et dites-lui: Ainsi parle l'Éternel: Est-ce parce qu'il n'y a point de Dieu en Israël que tu envoies consulter Baal Zebub, dieu d'Ékron? C'est pourquoi tu ne descendras pas du lit sur lequel tu es monté, car tu mourras.

Achazia leur dit: Quel air avait l'homme qui est monté à votre rencontre et qui vous a dit ces paroles?

Ils lui répondirent: C'était un homme vêtu de poil et ayant une ceinture de cuir autour des reins. Et Achazia dit: C'est Élie, le Thischbite.

Il envoya vers lui un chef de cinquante avec ses cinquante hommes. Ce chef monta auprès d'Élie, qui était assis sur le sommet de la montagne, et il lui dit: Homme de Dieu, le roi a dit: Descends!

10 Élie répondit au chef de cinquante: Si je suis un homme de Dieu, que le feu descende du ciel et te consume, toi et tes cinquante hommes! Et le feu descendit du ciel et le consuma, lui et ses cinquante hommes.

11 Achazia envoya de nouveau vers lui un autre chef de cinquante avec ses cinquante hommes. Ce chef prit la parole et dit à Élie: Homme de Dieu, ainsi a dit le roi: Hâte-toi de descendre!

12 Élie leur répondit: Si je suis un homme de Dieu, que le feu descende du ciel et te consume, toi et tes cinquante hommes! Et le feu de Dieu descendit du ciel et le consuma, lui et ses cinquante hommes.

13 Achazia envoya de nouveau un troisième chef de cinquante avec ses cinquante hommes. Ce troisième chef de cinquante monta; et à son arrivée, il fléchit les genoux devant Élie, et lui dit en suppliant: Homme de Dieu, que ma vie, je te prie, et que la vie de ces cinquante hommes tes serviteurs soit précieuse à tes yeux!

14 Voici, le feu est descendu du ciel et a consumé les deux premiers chefs de cinquante et leurs cinquante hommes: mais maintenant, que ma vie soit précieuse à tes yeux!

15 L'ange de l'Éternel dit à Élie: Descends avec lui, n'aie aucune crainte de lui. Élie se leva et descendit avec lui vers le roi.

16 Il lui dit: Ainsi parle l'Éternel: Parce que tu as envoyé des messagers pour consulter Baal Zebub, dieu d'Ékron, comme s'il n'y avait en Israël point de Dieu dont on puisse consulter la parole, tu ne descendras pas du lit sur lequel tu es monté, car tu mourras.

17 Achazia mourut, selon la parole de l'Éternel prononcée par Élie. Et Joram régna à sa place, la seconde année de Joram, fils de Josaphat, roi de Juda; car il n'avait point de fils.

18 Le reste des actions d'Achazia, et ce qu'il a fait, cela n'est-il pas écrit dans le livre des Chroniques des rois d'Israël?

God Judges Ahaziah

Moab (A)rebelled against Israel (B)after the death of Ahab.

Now (C)Ahaziah fell through the lattice of his upper room in Samaria, and was injured; so he sent messengers and said to them, “Go, inquire of (D)Baal-Zebub,[a] the god of (E)Ekron, whether I shall recover from this injury.” But the [b]angel of the Lord said to Elijah the Tishbite, “Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and say to them, ‘Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are going to inquire of Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron?’ Now therefore, thus says the Lord: ‘You shall not come down from the bed to which you have gone up, but you shall surely die.’ ” So Elijah departed.

And when the messengers returned to [c]him, he said to them, “Why have you come back?”

So they said to him, “A man came up to meet us, and said to us, ‘Go, return to the king who sent you, and say to him, “Thus says the Lord: ‘Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are sending to inquire of Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore you shall not come down from the bed to which you have gone up, but you shall surely die.’ ” ’ ”

Then he said to them, “What kind of man was it who came up to meet you and told you these words?”

So they answered him, (F)“A hairy man wearing a leather belt around his waist.”

And he said, (G)“It is Elijah the Tishbite.”

Then the king sent to him a captain of fifty with his fifty men. So he went up to him; and there he was, sitting on the top of a hill. And he spoke to him: “Man of God, the king has said, ‘Come down!’ ”

10 So Elijah answered and said to the captain of fifty, “If I am a man of God, then (H)let fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men.” And fire came down from heaven and consumed him and his fifty. 11 Then he sent to him another captain of fifty with his fifty men.

And he answered and said to him: “Man of God, thus has the king said, ‘Come down quickly!’ ”

12 So Elijah answered and said to them, “If I am a man of God, let fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men.” And the fire of God came down from heaven and consumed him and his fifty.

13 Again, he sent a third captain of fifty with his fifty men. And the third captain of fifty went up, and came and [d]fell on his knees before Elijah, and pleaded with him, and said to him: “Man of God, please let my life and the life of these fifty servants of yours (I)be precious in your sight. 14 Look, fire has come down from heaven and burned up the first two captains of fifties with their fifties. But let my life now be precious in your sight.”

15 And the [e]angel of the Lord said to Elijah, “Go down with him; do not be afraid of him.” So he arose and went down with him to the king. 16 Then he said to him, “Thus says the Lord: ‘Because you have sent messengers to inquire of Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron, is it because there is no God in Israel to inquire of His word? Therefore you shall not come down from the bed to which you have gone up, but you shall surely die.’ ”

17 So Ahaziah died according to the word of the Lord which Elijah had spoken. Because he had no son, (J)Jehoram[f] became king in his place, in the second year of Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat, king of Judah.

18 Now the rest of the acts of Ahaziah which he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 1:2 Lit. Lord of Flies
  2. 2 Kings 1:3 Or Angel
  3. 2 Kings 1:5 Ahaziah
  4. 2 Kings 1:13 Lit. bowed down
  5. 2 Kings 1:15 Or Angel
  6. 2 Kings 1:17 The son of Ahab king of Israel, 2 Kin. 3:1