2Kings
Chapter1
1AfterAhab'sdeath,MoabrebelledagainstIsrael.
阿哈布死后，摩阿布就背叛了以色列。
21AhaziahhadfallenthroughthelatticeofhisroofterraceatSamariaandhadbeeninjured.Sohesentoutmessengerswiththeinstructions:＂GoandinquireofBaalzebub,thegodofEkron,whetherIshallrecoverfromthisinjury.＂
阿哈齐雅在撒玛黎雅从楼上的栏杆上跌下来就病了，遂打发使者，吩咐他们说：＂你们去求问厄刻龙的神巴耳则步布，我这病还能好吗？＂
3Meanwhile,theangeloftheLORDsaidtoElijahtheTishbite:＂Go,interceptthemessengersofSamaria'sking,andaskthem,‘IsitbecausethereisnoGodinIsraelthatyouaregoingtoinquireofBaalzebub,thegodofEkron?'
上主的使者对提市贝人厄里亚说：＂快起身，去迎撒玛黎雅王的使者，问他们说：你们去求问厄刻龙的神巴耳则步布，难道在以色列没有天主吗？
4Forthis,theLORDsays:‘Youshallnotleavethebeduponwhichyoulie;instead,youshalldie.'＂Andwiththat,Elijahdeparted.
为此，上主这样说：你再不能从你所上的床上下来，你必定要死。＂厄里亚就去了。
5ThemessengersthenreturnedtoAhaziah,whoaskedthem.＂Whyhaveyoureturned?＂
使者回来见了君王，阿哈齐雅问他们说：＂你们为什么回来了？＂
6＂Amancameuptous,＂theyanswered,＂whosaidtous,‘Gobacktothekingwhosentyouandtellhim:TheLORDsays,IsitbecausethereisnoGodinIsraelthatyouaresendingtoinquireofBaalzebub,thegodofEkron?Forthisyoushallnotleavethebeduponwhichyoulie;instead,youshalldie.'＂
他们回答说：＂有一个人迎上我们来，对我们说：你们回去见打发你们来的君王，对他说：上主这样说：你派人去求问厄刻龙的神巴耳则步布，难道在以色列没有天主吗？为此，你再不能从你所上的床上下来，你必定要死。＂
7Thekingaskedthem,＂Whatwasthemanlikewhocameuptoyouandsaidthesethingstoyou?＂
君王问他们说：＂迎上你们，且告诉你们这些话的是怎样的一个人？＂
82＂Wearingahairygarment,＂theyreplied,＂withaleathergirdleabouthisloins.＂＂ItisElijahtheTishbite!＂heexclaimed.
他们回答说，＂是一个身穿皮毛衣，腰束皮带的人。＂君王说：＂这一定是提市贝人厄里亚。＂
9ThenthekingsentacaptainwithhiscompanyoffiftymenafterElijah.Theprophetwasseatedonahilltopwhenhefoundhim.＂ManofGod,＂heordered,＂thekingcommandsyoutocomedown.＂
王遂派五十夫长，带领五十人，去见厄里亚。他上去见厄里亚，厄里亚正坐在山顶上。五十夫长便对厄里亚说：＂天主的人，王命你下去。＂
10＂IfIamamanofGod,＂Elijahansweredthecaptain,＂mayfirecomedownfromheavenandconsumeyouandyourfiftymen.＂Andfirecamedownfromheavenandconsumedhimandhisfiftymen.
厄里亚回答五十夫长说：＂如果我是天主的人，愿火从天降下，吞噬你和你这五十人！＂果然有火从天降下，吞噬了他和那五十人。
11AhaziahsentanothercaptainwithhiscompanyoffiftymenafterElijah.＂ManofGod,＂hecalledouttoElijah,＂thekingcommandsyoutocomedownimmediately.＂
王又另派一个五十夫长，带领五十人，去见厄里亚。五十夫长上去对厄里亚说：＂天主的人！王这样吩咐：要你快下山！＂
123＂IfIamamanofGod,＂Elijahansweredhim,＂mayfirecomedownfromheavenandconsumeyouandyourfiftymen.＂Anddivinefirecamedownfromheaven,consuminghimandhisfiftymen.
厄里亚回答说：＂如果我是天主的人，愿火从天降下，吞噬你和你这五十人。＂果然天主的火从天降下，吞噬了他和那五十人。
13Again,forthethirdtime,Ahaziahsentacaptainwithhiscompanyoffiftymen.Whenthethirdcaptainarrived,hefelltohiskneesbeforeElijah,pleadingwithhim.＂ManofGod,＂heimploredhim,＂letmylifeandthelivesofthesefiftymen,yourservants,countforsomethinginyoursight!
王又派第三个五十夫长，带领五十人去。这第三个五十夫长上去，一来到就屈膝跪在厄里亚面前，哀求他说：＂天主的人，愿我的生命和我这五十人的生命，在你眼中有点价值！
14Alreadyfirehascomedownfromheaven,consumingtwocaptainswiththeircompaniesoffiftymen.Butnow,letmylifemeansomethingtoyou!＂
有火从天降下，吞噬了前两个五十夫长，和他们每人带领的五十人；现在，愿我的生命在你眼中有点价值！＂
15ThentheangeloftheLORDsaidtoElijah,＂Godownwithhim;youneednotbeafraidofhim.＂
上主的使者对厄里亚说：＂你同他下去，不必害怕。＂厄里亚就起身同他一起下去见君王，
16SoElijahleftandwentdownwithhimandstatedtotheking:＂ThussaystheLORD:‘BecauseyousentmessengerstoinquireofBaalzebub,thegodofEkron,youshallnotleavethebeduponwhichyoulie;insteadyoushalldie.'＂
对君王说：＂上主这样说：由于你打发使者去求问厄刻龙的神巴耳则步布，好象在以色列没有天主可以向他求问指示一样，因此，你再不能从你所上的床上下来，你必定要死。＂
174AhaziahdiedinfulfillmentoftheprophecyoftheLORDspokenbyElijah.Sincehehadnoson,hisbrotherJoramsucceededhimasking,inthesecondyearofJehoram,sonofJehoshaphat,kingofJudah.
阿哈齐雅果然如上主借着厄里亚所说的话死了；因为他没有儿子，他的兄弟耶曷兰继位为王，时在犹大王约沙法特的儿子约兰第二年。
18TherestoftheactsofAhaziaharerecordedinthebookofchroniclesofthekingsofIsrael.
阿哈齐雅其余的事迹，都记载在以色列列王实录上。
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Footnotes（注解）
1Baalzebub:inthisform,＂Baalofflies.＂ThenameintheHebrewtextisaderisivealterationofBaalzebul,＂PrinceBaal.＂ThebestNewTestamentevidencesupportsthelatterforminMatthew10:25;Luke11:15.LaterassociationswithAramaicbeeldebaba,＂enemy,＂gavetheancientnameitsconnotationof＂devil.＂
2[8]Hairygarment:asignofasceticalandpropheticcalling,imitatedbyJohntheBaptizer;seeMatthew3:4;Mark1:6.
3[12]Divinefire:literally,＂fireofGod,＂whichinHebrewsoundsquitelikemanofGod.TheplayonwordsisthebasisforElijah'sallegedretort.ThisstorywastoldamongthepeopletoenhancethedignityoftheprophetandtoreflectthepowerofGodwhomheserved.ThemercywhichGodextendseventothewickedisdescribedinWisdom11:17-12,22andtheprophetElijahwaswellawareofit(1Kings21:28-29).
4[17]Joram:intheSecondBookofKingsthenameJoram(yoram),alternatelyJehoram(yehoram),appearsinnumerouspassagestodesignateboththekingofJudah,sonandsuccessorofJehoshaphat(848-841B.C.),andthecontemporarykingofIsrael,sonofAhab(852-841B.C.).Fortheconvenienceofthereaderindistinguishingthesetwokings,thelongerform,Jehoram,isusedtodesignatethekingofJudahandtheshorterform,Joram,todesignatethekingofIsrael.Seenoteon2Kings3:1.