歷代志下 25
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)
猶大王亞瑪謝
25 亞瑪謝二十五歲登基,在耶路撒冷執政二十九年。他母親叫約耶但,是耶路撒冷人。 2 他做耶和華視為正的事,只是沒有全心去做。 3 他鞏固了王位後,立即處死了殺他父王的臣僕, 4 但沒有處死他們的孩子,遵行了耶和華在摩西律法書中的吩咐:「不可因孩子犯罪而處死父親,也不可因父親犯罪而處死孩子。各人要自負罪責。」
與西珥人交戰
5 亞瑪謝召集猶大人,按著猶大和便雅憫宗族設立千夫長和百夫長,並數點二十歲以上、能使用盾牌矛槍且有作戰能力的精兵,共有三十萬人。 6 他又用三點四噸銀子從以色列雇來十萬精兵。 7 一位上帝的僕人來對他說:「王啊,不要讓以色列的軍隊與你同去,因為耶和華不與以色列人——以法蓮的子孫同在。 8 你若一定要去,即使你奮勇爭戰,上帝也必使你敗在敵人面前,因為上帝有能力幫助,也有能力傾覆。」 9 亞瑪謝問上帝的僕人:「我付給以色列軍隊的三點四噸銀子怎麼辦?」上帝的僕人回答說:「耶和華能賜給你更多的銀子。」 10 於是,亞瑪謝解散從以法蓮雇來的軍隊,讓他們回家去。他們非常惱怒猶大人,怒氣沖沖地回家去了。
11 亞瑪謝鼓起勇氣,率領本國軍隊去鹽谷,殺了一萬西珥人, 12 又把生擒的一萬人推下山崖摔得粉身碎骨。 13 可是,那些被亞瑪謝遣返、未能出征的以色列軍隊侵入從撒瑪利亞到伯·和崙一帶的猶大各城,殺了三千人,搶了大批財物。
14 亞瑪謝殺敗以東人[a]後,帶回了他們的神像,立為自己的神明,向它們祭拜燒香。 15 因此,耶和華向亞瑪謝發怒,祂派一個先知去見他,說:「這些神明既然不能從你手中救自己的人民,你為什麼還要祭拜它們呢?」 16 先知的話還沒有說完,王就打斷他,說:「住口!誰立你做王的謀士了?你要自取滅亡嗎?」先知停了一下,又說:「我知道上帝已定意要毀滅你,因為你做了這事,不聽我的忠告。」
與以色列交戰
17 猶大王亞瑪謝與群臣商議後,就派人對耶戶的孫子、約哈斯的兒子、以色列王約阿施說:「來,我們戰場上見。」 18 以色列王約阿施派人回覆猶大王亞瑪謝說:「黎巴嫩的蒺藜派使者去對黎巴嫩的香柏樹說,『將你的女兒嫁給我兒子吧。』後來黎巴嫩的一隻野獸經過,把那蒺藜踐踏在腳下。 19 你打敗了以東人就趾高氣揚。你還是待在家裡吧,何必惹禍上身,使你和猶大一同滅亡呢?」
20 但亞瑪謝不理會他的勸告。原來這事出於上帝,要把他們交在約阿施手中,因為他們求告以東的神明。 21 於是,以色列王約阿施起兵攻打猶大王亞瑪謝,兩王會戰於猶大的伯·示麥。 22 猶大人被以色列人打敗,兵將都各自逃回家去了。 23 以色列王約阿施在伯·示麥擒獲約哈斯的孫子、約阿施的兒子、猶大王亞瑪謝,把他帶到耶路撒冷,又拆毀從以法蓮門到角門約一百八十米長的耶路撒冷城牆, 24 搶走俄別·以東在上帝殿中看守的所有金銀和器皿以及王宮裡的財寶,並帶著人質返回撒瑪利亞。
25 約哈斯的兒子以色列王約阿施死後,約阿施的兒子猶大王亞瑪謝又活了十五年。 26 亞瑪謝其他的事自始至終都記在猶大與以色列的列王史上。 27 亞瑪謝背棄耶和華後,耶路撒冷有人謀反,他就逃到拉吉,但叛黨派人追到那裡殺了他。 28 有人用馬將他的屍體馱回耶路撒冷,葬在猶大城他的祖墳裡。
Footnotes
- 25·14 以東人又稱西珥人。
2 Chronicles 25
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
25 Amasias was five and twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned nine and twenty years in Jerusalem, the name of his mother was Joadan of Jerusalem.
2 And he did what was good in the sight of the Lord: but yet not with a perfect heart.
3 And when he saw himself strengthened in his kingdom, he put to death the servants that had slain the king his father.
4 But he slew not their children, as it is written in the book of the law of Moses, where the Lord commanded, saying: The fathers shall not be slain for the children, nor the children for their fathers, but every man shall die for his own sin.
5 Amasias therefore gathered Juda together, and appointed them by families, and captains of thousands and of hundreds in all Juda, and Benjamin: and he numbered them from twenty years old and upwards, and found three hundred thousand young men that could go out to battle, and could hold the spear and shield.
6 He hired also of Israel a hundred thousand valiant men, for a hundred talents of silver.
7 But a man of God came to him, and said: O king, let not the army of Israel go out with thee, for the Lord is not with Israel, and all the children of Ephraim:
8 And if thou think that battles consist in the strength of the army, God will make thee to be overcome by the enemies: for it belongeth to God both to help, and to put to flight.
9 And Amasias said to the man of God: What will then become of the hundred talents which I have given to the soldiers of Israeli and the man of God answered him: The Lord is rich enough to be able to give thee much more than this.
10 Then Amasias separated the army, that came to him out of Ephraim, to go home again: but they being much enraged against Juda, returned to their own country.
11 And Amasias taking courage led forth his people, and went to the vale of saltpits, and slew of the children of Seir ten thousand.
12 And other ten thousand men the sons of Juda took, and brought to the steep of a certain rock, and cast them down headlong from the top, and they all were broken to pieces.
13 But that army which Amasias had sent back, that they should not go with him to battle, spread themselves among the cities of Juda, from Samaria to Beth-horon, and having killed three thousand took away much spoil.
14 But Amasias after he had slain the Edomites, set up the gods of the children of Seir, which he had brought thence, to be his gods, and adored them, and burnt incense to them.
15 Wherefore the Lord being angry against Amasias, sent a prophet to him, to say to him: Why hast thou adored gods that have not delivered their own people out of thy hand?
16 And when he spoke these things, he answered him: Art thou the king's counsellor? be quiet, lest I kill thee. And the prophet departing, said: I know that God is minded to kill thee, because thou hast done this evil, and moreover hast not hearkened to my counsel.
17 Then Amasias king of Juda taking very bad counsel, sent to Joas the son of Joachaz the son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying: Come, let us see one another.
18 But he sent back the messengers, saying: The thistle that is in Libanus, sent to the cedar in Libanus, saying: Give thy daughter to my son to wife: and behold the beasts that were in the wood of Libanus passed by, and trod down the thistle.
19 Thou hast said: I have overthrown Edom, and therefore thy heart is lifted up with pride: stay at home, why dost thou provoke evil against thee, that both thou shouldst fall and Juda with thee.
20 Amasias would not hearken to him, because it was the Lord's will that he should be delivered into the hands of enemies, because of the gods of Edom.
21 So Joas king of Israel went up, and they presented themselves to be seen by one another: and Amasias king of Juda was in Bethsames of Juda:
22 And Juda fell before Israel and they fled to their dwellings.
23 And Joas king of Israel took Amasias king of Juda, the son of Joas, the son Joachaz, in Bethsames, and brought him to Jerusalem: and broke down the walls thereof from the gate of Ephraim, to the gate of the corner, four hundred cubits.
24 And he took all the gold, and silver, and all the vessels, that he found in the house of God, and with Obededom, and in the treasures of the king's house, moreover also the sons of the hostages, he brought back to Samaria.
25 And Amasias the son of Joas king of Juda lived, after the death of Joas the son of Joachaz king of Israel, fifteen years.
26 Now the rest of the acts of Amasias, the first and last, are written in the book of the kings of Juda and Israel.
27 And after he revolted from the Lord, they made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem. And he fled into Lachis, and they sent, and killed him there.
28 And they brought him back upon horses, and buried him with his fathers in the city of David.
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