列王纪下 1
Chinese New Version (Traditional)
以利亞預言亞哈謝必死
1 亞哈死後，摩押背叛以色列。 2 有一天，亞哈謝在撒瑪利亞，從樓上的窗戶掉下來，他就病了；於是他差派使者，對他們說：“你們去求問以革倫的神巴力．西卜，我這個病到底能否復原？” 3 但耶和華的使者對提斯比人以利亞說：“你動身上去迎著撒瑪利亞王的使者，對他們說：‘你們去求問以革倫的神巴力．西卜，是因為以色列中沒有 神嗎？ 4 因此，耶和華這樣說：你必不能從你躺上去的那張床上下來，因為你必定死。’”於是以利亞去了。
5 眾使者回到亞哈謝那裡；他對他們說：“你們為甚麼回來呢？” 6 他們對王說：“有一個人上來迎著我們，又對我們說：‘去吧，回到那差派你們的王那裡，對他說：耶和華這樣說：你派人去求問以革倫的神巴力．西卜，是因為以色列中沒有 神嗎？因此，你必不能從你躺上去的那張床上下來，因為你必定死。’” 7 王對他們說：“那上來迎著你們，又對你們說這番話的是個怎樣的人？” 8 他們對王說：“那人穿著毛皮衣，腰間束上皮帶。”王說：“這人必是提斯比人以利亞。”
9 於是王差派一個五十夫長和他的五十名手下到以利亞那裡；那位五十夫長就上到以利亞那裡去。他看見以利亞正坐在山頂上，就對以利亞說：“神人哪！王吩咐你下來。” 10 以利亞回答五十夫長說：“如果我是神人，願火從天降下，把你和你的五十名手下吞滅。”於是有火從天降下，吞滅了五十夫長和他的五十名手下。 11 王再次派一個五十夫長和他的五十名手下到以利亞那裡去。那五十夫長對以利亞說：“神人哪！王這樣吩咐：‘你趕快下來。’” 12 以利亞回答他們說：“如果我是神人，願火從天降下，把你和你的五十名手下吞滅。”於是 神的火從天降下，吞滅了五十夫長和他的五十名手下。 13 王又派出第三名五十夫長和他的五十名手下；那五十夫長來到，就雙膝跪在以利亞面前，懇求他，對他說：“神人哪！願我的性命和這五十個僕人的性命在你眼中看為寶貴。 14 看哪！曾經有火從天降下，吞滅了先前兩個五十夫長和他們各五十名手下；現在，願我的性命在你眼中看為寶貴。” 15 耶和華的使者對以利亞說：“你和他下去吧，不要怕他。”於是以利亞起來，和他下山到王那裡去了。 16 以利亞對亞哈謝說：“耶和華這樣說：‘你差派使者去求問以革倫的神巴力．西卜，是因為以色列中沒有 神可以求問嗎？因此，你必不能從你躺上去的那張床上下來，因為你必定死。’”
亞哈謝逝世
17 亞哈謝果然死了，正如耶和華藉以利亞所宣告的話。因為他沒有兒子，他的弟弟約蘭就接續他作王，那時是猶大王約沙法的兒子約蘭第二年。 18 亞哈謝其餘所行的事蹟，不是都寫在以色列諸王的年代誌上嗎？
2 Kings 1
Good News Translation
Elijah and King Ahaziah
1 After the death of King Ahab of Israel the country of Moab rebelled against Israel.
2 King Ahaziah of Israel fell off the balcony on the roof of his palace in Samaria and was seriously injured. So he sent some messengers to consult Baalzebub, the god of the Philistine city of Ekron, in order to find out whether or not he would recover. 3 But an angel of the Lord commanded Elijah, the prophet from Tishbe, to go and meet the messengers of King Ahaziah and ask them, “Why are you going to consult Baalzebub, the god of Ekron? Is it because you think there is no god in Israel? 4 Tell the king that the Lord says, ‘You will not recover from your injuries; you will die!’”
Elijah did as the Lord commanded, 5 and the messengers returned to the king. “Why have you come back?” he asked.
6 They answered, “We were met by a man who told us to come back and tell you that the Lord says to you, ‘Why are you sending messengers to consult Baalzebub, the god of Ekron? Is it because you think there is no god in Israel? You will not recover from your injuries; you will die!’”
7 “What did the man look like?” the king asked.
8 (A)“He was wearing a cloak made of animal skins, tied with[a] a leather belt,” they answered.
“It's Elijah!” the king exclaimed.
9 Then he sent an officer with fifty men to get Elijah. The officer found him sitting on a hill and said to him, “Man of God, the king orders you to come down.”
10 (B)“If I am a man of God,” Elijah answered, “may fire come down from heaven and kill you and your men!” At once fire came down and killed the officer and his men.
11 The king sent another officer with fifty men, who went up[b] and said to Elijah, “Man of God, the king orders you to come down at once!”
12 “If I am a man of God,” Elijah answered, “may fire come down from heaven and kill you and your men!” At once the fire of God came down and killed the officer and his men.
13 Once more the king sent an officer with fifty men. He went up the hill, fell on his knees in front of Elijah, and pleaded, “Man of God, be merciful to me and my men. Spare our lives! 14 The two other officers and their men were killed by fire from heaven; but please be merciful to me!”
15 The angel of the Lord said to Elijah, “Go down with him, and don't be afraid.” So Elijah went with the officer to the king 16 and said to him, “This is what the Lord says: ‘Because you sent messengers to consult Baalzebub, the god of Ekron—as if there were no god in Israel to consult—you will not get well; you will die!’”
17 Ahaziah died, as the Lord had said through Elijah. Ahaziah had no sons, so his brother[c] Joram succeeded him as king in the second year of the reign of Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat, king of Judah.
18 Everything else that King Ahaziah did is recorded in The History of the Kings of Israel.
Footnotes
- 2 Kings 1:8 was wearing … with; or was a hairy man and wore.
- 2 Kings 1:11 One ancient translation went up; Hebrew answered.
- 2 Kings 1:17 Some ancient translations his brother; Hebrew does not have these words.
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