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便‧哈達圍攻撒馬利亞

¹亞蘭王便‧哈達聚集他的全軍，率領三十二個王，帶著車馬上來圍攻撒馬利亞；Now Ben-hadad king of Aram assembled his entire army. Accompanied by thirty-two kings with their horses and chariots, he marched up, besieged Samaria, and waged war against it.

²又差遣使者進城見以色列王亞哈，對他說：「便‧哈達如此說：Then he sent messengers into the city to Ahab king of Israel,

³你的金銀都要歸我，你妻子兒女中最美的也要歸我。」saying, “This is what Ben-hadad says: ‘Your silver and gold are mine, and your best wives and children are mine!’”

⁴以色列王回答說：「我主我王啊，可以依著你的話，我與我所有的都歸你。」And the king of Israel replied, “Just as you say, my lord the king: I am yours, along with all that I have.”

⁵使者又來說：「便‧哈達如此說：我已差遣人去見你，要你將你的金銀、妻子、兒女都給我。The messengers came back and said, “This is what Ben-hadad says: ‘I have sent to you to demand your silver, your gold, your wives, and your children.

⁶但明日約在這時候，我還要差遣臣僕到你那裡，搜查你的家和你僕人的家，將你眼中一切所喜愛的都拿了去。」But about this time tomorrow I will send my servants to search your palace and the houses of your servants. They will seize and carry away all that is precious to you.’”

⁷以色列王召了國中的長老來，對他們說：「請你們看看，這人是怎樣地謀害我，他先差遣人到我這裡來，要我的妻子、兒女，和金銀，我並沒有推辭他。」Then the king of Israel summoned all the elders of the land and said, “Please take note and see that this man is looking for trouble, for when he demanded my wives, my children, my silver, and my gold, I did not deny him.”

⁸長老和百姓對王說：「不要聽從他，也不要應允他。」And the elders and the people all said, “Do not listen to him or consent to his terms.”

⁹故此，以色列王對便‧哈達的使者說：「你們告訴我主我王說：王頭一次差遣人向僕人所要的，僕人都依從；但這次所要的，我不能依從。」使者就去回覆便‧哈達。So Ahab answered the messengers of Ben-hadad, “Tell my lord the king, ‘All that you demanded of your servant the first time I will do, but this thing I cannot do.’” So the messengers departed and relayed the message to Ben-hadad.

¹⁰便‧哈達又差遣人去見亞哈說：「撒馬利亞的塵土若夠跟從我的人每人捧一捧的，願神明重重地降罰與我！」Then Ben-hadad sent another message to Ahab: “May the gods deal with me, and ever so severely, if enough dust remains of Samaria for each of my men to have a handful.”

¹¹以色列王說：「你告訴他說，才頂盔貫甲的，休要像摘盔卸甲的誇口。」And the king of Israel replied, “Tell him: ‘The one putting on his armor should not boast like one taking it off.’”

¹²便‧哈達和諸王正在帳幕裡喝酒，聽見這話，就對他臣僕說：「擺隊吧！」他們就擺隊攻城。Ben-hadad received this message while he and the kings were drinking in their tents, and he said to his servants, “Take your positions.” So they stationed themselves against the city.

神藉少年人使以色列得勝

¹³有一個先知來見以色列王亞哈，說：「耶和華如此說：『這一大群人你看見了嗎？今日我必將他們交在你手裡，你就知道我是耶和華。』」Meanwhile a prophet approached Ahab king of Israel and declared, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Do you see this entire great army? Behold, I will deliver it into your hand this very day, and you will know that I am the LORD.’”

¹⁴亞哈說：「藉著誰呢？」他回答說：「耶和華說，藉著跟從省長的少年人。」亞哈說：「要誰率領呢？」他說：「要你親自率領。」“By whom?” Ahab asked. And the prophet replied, “This is what the LORD says: ‘By the young officers of the district governors.’” “Who will start the battle?” asked Ahab. “You will,” answered the prophet.

¹⁵於是亞哈數點跟從省長的少年人，共有二百三十二名，後又數點以色列的眾兵，共有七千名。So Ahab assembled the young officers of the district governors, and there were 232 men. And after them, he assembled the rest of the Israelite troops, 7,000 in all.

¹⁶午間，他們就出城；便‧哈達和幫助他的三十二個王正在帳幕裡痛飲。They marched out at noon while Ben-hadad and the 32 kings allied with him were in their tents getting drunk.

¹⁷跟從省長的少年人先出城；便‧哈達差遣人去探望，他們回報說：「有人從撒馬利亞出來了。」And the young officers of the district governors marched out first. Now Ben-hadad had sent out scouts, who reported to him, “Men are marching out of Samaria.”

¹⁸他說：「他們若為講和出來，要活捉他們；若為打仗出來，也要活捉他們。」“If they have marched out in peace,” he said, “take them alive. Even if they have marched out for war, take them alive.”

¹⁹跟從省長的少年人出城，軍兵跟隨他們；Meanwhile, these young officers of the district governors marched out of the city, with the army behind them,

²⁰各人遇見敵人就殺。亞蘭人逃跑，以色列人追趕他們；亞蘭王便‧哈達騎著馬和馬兵一同逃跑。and each one struck down his opponent. So the Arameans fled, with the Israelites in pursuit. But Ben-hadad king of Aram escaped on horseback with the cavalry.

²¹以色列王出城攻打車馬，大大擊殺亞蘭人。Then the king of Israel marched out and attacked the horses and chariots, inflicting a great slaughter on the Arameans.

²²那先知來見以色列王，對他說：「你當自強，留心怎樣防備；因為到明年這時候，亞蘭王必上來攻擊你。」Afterward, the prophet approached the king of Israel and said, “Go and strengthen your position, and take note what you must do, for in the spring the king of Aram will come up against you.”

亞蘭人說耶和華是山神

²³亞蘭王的臣僕對亞蘭王說：「以色列人的神是山神，所以他們勝過我們；但在平原與他們打仗，我們必定得勝。Meanwhile, the servants of the king of Aram said to him, “Their gods are gods of the hills. That is why they prevailed over us. Instead, we should fight them on the plains; surely then we will prevail.

²⁴王當這樣行：把諸王革去，派軍長代替他們，So do this: Dismiss all the kings from their positions and replace them with other officers.

²⁵又照著王喪失軍兵之數，再招募一軍，馬補馬，車補車，我們在平原與他們打仗，必定得勝。」王便聽臣僕的話去行。And you must raise an army like the one you have lost—horse for horse and chariot for chariot—so we can fight the Israelites on the plain, where we will surely prevail.” And the king approved their plan and acted accordingly.

亞弗之戰

²⁶次年，便‧哈達果然點齊亞蘭人上亞弗去，要與以色列人打仗。In the spring, Ben-hadad mobilized the Arameans and went up to Aphek to fight against Israel.

²⁷以色列人也點齊軍兵，預備食物，迎著亞蘭人出去，對著他們安營，好像兩小群山羊羔；亞蘭人卻滿了地面。The Israelites also mobilized, gathered supplies, and marched out to meet them. The Israelites camped before them like two small flocks of goats, while the Arameans covered the countryside.

²⁸有神人來見以色列王，說：「耶和華如此說：『亞蘭人既說我─耶和華是山神，不是平原的神，所以我必將這一大群人都交在你手中，你們就知道我是耶和華。』」Then the man of God approached the king of Israel and said, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Because the Arameans have said that the LORD is a god of the hills and not of the valleys, I will deliver all this great army into your hand. Then you will know that I am the LORD.’”

²⁹以色列人與亞蘭人相對安營七日，到第七日兩軍交戰；那一日以色列人殺了亞蘭人步兵十萬，For seven days the armies camped opposite each other, and on the seventh day the battle ensued, and the Israelites struck down the Arameans—a hundred thousand foot soldiers in one day.

³⁰其餘的逃入亞弗城；城牆塌倒，壓死剩下的二萬七千人。便‧哈達也逃入城，藏在嚴密的屋子裡。The rest of them fled into the city of Aphek, where the wall fell on twenty-seven thousand of the remaining men. Ben-hadad also fled to the city and hid in an inner room.

亞哈放走便‧哈達

³¹他的臣僕對他說：「我們聽說以色列王都是仁慈的王，現在我們不如腰束麻布，頭套繩索，出去投降以色列王，或者他存留王的性命。」Then the servants of Ben-hadad said to him, “Look now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful. Let us go out to the king of Israel with sackcloth around our waists and ropes around our heads. Perhaps he will spare your life.”

³²於是他們腰束麻布，頭套繩索，去見以色列王，說：「王的僕人便‧哈達說，求王存留我的性命。」亞哈說：「他還活著嗎？他是我的兄弟。」So with sackcloth around their waists and ropes around their heads, they went to the king of Israel and said, “Your servant Ben-hadad says, ‘Please spare my life.’” And the king answered, “Is he still alive? He is my brother.”

³³這些人留心探出他的口氣來，便急忙就著他的話說：「便‧哈達是王的兄弟！」王說：「你們去請他來。」便‧哈達出來見王，王就請他上車。Now the men were looking for a sign of hope, and they quickly grasped at this word and replied, “Yes, your brother Ben-hadad.” “Go and get him!” said the king. Then Ben-hadad came out, and Ahab had him come up into his chariot.

³⁴便‧哈達對王說：「我父從你父那裡所奪的城邑，我必歸還。你可以在大馬士革立街市，像我父在撒馬利亞所立的一樣。」亞哈說：「我照此立約，放你回去」，就與他立約，放他去了。Ben-hadad said to him, “I will restore the cities my father took from your father; you may set up your own marketplaces in Damascus, as my father did in Samaria.” “By this treaty I release you,” Ahab replied. So he made a treaty with him and sent him away.

先知用比喻責備亞哈

³⁵有先知的一個門徒奉耶和華的命對他的同伴說：「你打我吧！」那人不肯打他。Meanwhile, by the word of the LORD, one of the sons of the prophets said to his companion, “Strike me, please!” But the man refused to strike him.

³⁶他就對那人說：「你既不聽從耶和華的話，你一離開我，必有獅子咬死你。」那人一離開他，果然遇見獅子，把他咬死了。Then the prophet said to him, “Because you have not obeyed the voice of the LORD, as soon as you depart from me a lion will kill you.” And when he left, a lion found him and killed him.

³⁷先知的門徒又遇見一個人，對他說：「你打我吧！」那人就打他，將他打傷。Then the prophet found another man and said, “Strike me, please!” So the man struck him and wounded him,

³⁸他就去了，用頭巾蒙眼，改換面目，在路旁等候王。and the prophet went and waited on the road for the king, disguising himself with a bandage over his eyes.

³⁹王從那裡經過，他向王呼叫說：「僕人在陣上的時候，有人帶了一個人來，對我說：『你看守這人，若把他失了，你的性命必代替他的性命；不然，你必交出一他連得銀子來。』As the king passed by, he cried out to the king: “Your servant had marched out into the middle of the battle, when suddenly a man came over with a captive and told me, ‘Guard this man! If he goes missing for any reason, your life will be exchanged for his life, or you will weigh out a talent of silver.’

⁴⁰僕人正在忙亂之間，那人就不見了。」以色列王對他說：「你自己定妥了，必照樣判斷你。」But while your servant was busy here and there, the man disappeared.” And the king of Israel said to him, “So shall your judgment be; you have pronounced it on yourself.”

⁴¹他急忙除掉蒙眼的頭巾，以色列王就認出他是一個先知。Then the prophet quickly removed the bandage from his eyes, and the king of Israel recognized him as one of the prophets.

⁴²他對王說：「耶和華如此說：『因你將我定要滅絕的人放去，你的命就必代替他的命，你的民也必代替他的民。』」And the prophet said to the king, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Because you have let slip from your hand the man I had devoted to destruction, your life will be exchanged for his life, and your people for his people.’”

⁴³於是以色列王悶悶不樂地回到撒馬利亞，進了他的宮。Sullen and angry, the king of Israel went home to Samaria.

拿伯的葡萄園

¹這事以後，又有一事。耶斯列人拿伯在耶斯列有一個葡萄園，靠近撒馬利亞王亞哈的宮。Some time after these events, Naboth the Jezreelite owned a vineyard in Jezreel next to the palace of Ahab king of Samaria.

²亞哈對拿伯說：「你將你的葡萄園給我作菜園，因為是靠近我的宮；我就把更好的葡萄園換給你，或是你要銀子，我就按著價值給你。」So Ahab said to Naboth, “Give me your vineyard to use as a vegetable garden, since it is next to my palace. I will give you a better vineyard in its place—or if you prefer, I will give you its value in silver.”

³拿伯對亞哈說：「我敬畏耶和華，萬不敢將我先人留下的產業給你。」But Naboth replied, “The LORD forbid that I should give you the inheritance of my fathers.”

⁴亞哈因耶斯列人拿伯說「我不敢將我先人留下的產業給你」，就悶悶不樂地回宮，躺在床上，轉臉向內，也不吃飯。So Ahab went to his palace, sullen and angry because Naboth the Jezreelite had told him, “I will not give you the inheritance of my fathers.” He lay down on his bed, turned his face away, and refused to eat.

耶洗別的毒計

⁵王后耶洗別來問他說：「你為甚麼心裡這樣憂悶，不吃飯呢？」Soon his wife Jezebel came in and asked, “Why are you so sullen that you refuse to eat?”

⁶他回答說：「因我向耶斯列人拿伯說：『你將你的葡萄園給我，我給你價銀，或是你願意，我就把別的葡萄園換給你』；他卻說：『我不將我的葡萄園給你。』」Ahab answered, “Because I spoke to Naboth the Jezreelite and told him, ‘Give me your vineyard for silver, or if you wish, I will give you another vineyard in its place.’ And he replied, ‘I will not give you my vineyard!’”

⁷王后耶洗別對亞哈說：「你現在是治理以色列國不是？只管起來，心裡暢暢快快地吃飯，我必將耶斯列人拿伯的葡萄園給你。」But his wife Jezebel said to him, “Do you not reign over Israel? Get up, eat some food, and be cheerful, for I will get you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.”

⁸於是託亞哈的名寫信，用王的印印上，送給那些與拿伯同城居住的長老貴冑。Then Jezebel wrote letters in Ahab’s name, sealed them with his seal, and sent them to the elders and nobles who lived with Naboth in his city.

⁹信上寫著說：「你們當宣告禁食，叫拿伯坐在民間的高位上，In the letters she wrote: “Proclaim a fast and give Naboth a seat of honor among the people.

¹⁰又叫兩個匪徒坐在拿伯對面，作見證告他說：『你謗瀆　神和王了』；隨後就把他拉出去用石頭打死。」But seat two scoundrels opposite him and have them testify, ‘You have cursed both God and the king!’ Then take him out and stone him to death.”

¹¹那些與拿伯同城居住的長老貴冑得了耶洗別的信，就照信而行，So the elders and nobles who lived in Naboth’s city did as Jezebel had instructed in the letters she had written to them.

¹²宣告禁食，叫拿伯坐在民間的高位上。They proclaimed a fast and gave Naboth a seat of honor among the people.

¹³有兩個匪徒來，坐在拿伯的對面，當著眾民作見證告他說：「拿伯謗瀆　神和王了！」眾人就把他拉到城外，用石頭打死。And the two scoundrels came in and sat opposite Naboth, and these men testified against him before the people, saying, “Naboth has cursed both God and the king!” So they took him outside the city and stoned him to death.

¹⁴於是打發人去見耶洗別，說：「拿伯被石頭打死了。」Then they sent word to Jezebel: “Naboth has been stoned to death.”

¹⁵耶洗別聽見拿伯被石頭打死，就對亞哈說：「你起來得耶斯列人拿伯不肯為價銀給你的葡萄園吧！現在他已經死了。」When Jezebel heard that Naboth had been stoned to death, she said to Ahab, “Get up and take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, who refused to give it to you for silver. For Naboth is no longer alive, but dead.”

¹⁶亞哈聽見拿伯死了，就起來，下去要得耶斯列人拿伯的葡萄園。And when Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, he got up and went down to take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.

以利亞宣告審判

¹⁷耶和華的話臨到提斯比人以利亞說：Then the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,

¹⁸「你起來，去見住撒馬利亞的以色列王亞哈，他下去要得拿伯的葡萄園，現今正在那園裡。“Get up and go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, who is in Samaria. See, he is in the vineyard of Naboth, where he has gone to take possession of it.

¹⁹你要對他說：『耶和華如此說：你殺了人，又得他的產業嗎？』又要對他說：『耶和華如此說：狗在何處舔拿伯的血，也必在何處舔你的血。』」Tell him that this is what the LORD says: ‘Have you not murdered a man and seized his land?’ Then tell him that this is also what the LORD says: ‘In the place where the dogs licked up the blood of Naboth, there also the dogs will lick up your blood—yes, yours!’”

²⁰亞哈對以利亞說：「我仇敵啊，你找到我嗎？」他回答說：「我找到你了；因為你賣了自己，行耶和華眼中看為惡的事。When Elijah arrived, Ahab said to him, “So you have found me out, my enemy.” He replied, “I have found you out because you have sold yourself to do evil in the sight of the LORD.

²¹耶和華說：『我必使災禍臨到你，將你除盡。凡屬你的男丁，無論困住的、自由的，都從以色列中剪除。This is what the LORD says: ‘I will bring calamity on you and consume your descendants; I will cut off from Ahab every male in Israel, both slave and free.

²²我必使你的家像尼八的兒子耶羅波安的家，又像亞希雅的兒子巴沙的家；因為你惹我發怒，又使以色列人陷在罪裡。』I will make your house like that of Jeroboam son of Nebat and like that of Baasha son of Ahijah, because you have provoked My anger and caused Israel to sin.’

²³論到耶洗別，耶和華也說：『狗在耶斯列的外郭必吃耶洗別的肉。And the LORD also speaks concerning Jezebel: ‘The dogs will devour Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel.’

²⁴凡屬亞哈的人，死在城中的必被狗吃，死在田野的必被空中的鳥吃。』」Anyone belonging to Ahab who dies in the city will be eaten by dogs, and anyone who dies in the field will be eaten by the birds of the air.”

²⁵（從來沒有像亞哈的，因他自賣，行耶和華眼中看為惡的事，受了王后耶洗別的聳動；(Surely there was never one like Ahab, who sold himself to do evil in the sight of the LORD, incited by his wife Jezebel.

²⁶就照耶和華在以色列人面前所趕出的亞摩利人，行了最可憎惡的事，信從偶像。）He committed the most detestable acts by going after idols, just like the Amorites whom the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.)

亞哈自卑

²⁷亞哈聽見這話，就撕裂衣服，禁食，身穿麻布，睡臥也穿著麻布，並且緩緩而行。When Ahab heard these words, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and fasted. He lay down in sackcloth and walked around meekly.

²⁸耶和華的話臨到提斯比人以利亞說：Then the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying:

²⁹「亞哈在我面前這樣自卑，你看見了嗎？因他在我面前自卑，他還在世的時候，我不降這禍；到他兒子的時候，我必降這禍與他的家。」“Have you seen how Ahab has humbled himself before Me? Because he has humbled himself before Me, I will not bring the calamity during his days, but I will bring it upon his house in the days of his son.”

生來瞎眼的人

¹耶穌過去的時候，看見一個人生來是瞎眼的。Now as Jesus was passing by, He saw a man blind from birth,

²門徒問耶穌說：「拉比，這人生來是瞎眼的，是誰犯了罪？是這人呢？是他父母呢？」and His disciples asked Him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”

³耶穌回答說：「也不是這人犯了罪，也不是他父母犯了罪，是要在他身上顯出　神的作為來。Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but this happened so that the works of God would be displayed in him.

⁴趁著白日，我們必須做那差我來者的工；黑夜將到，就沒有人能做工了。While it is daytime, we must do the works of Him who sent Me. Night is coming, when no one can work.

⁵我在世上的時候，是世上的光。」While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”

往西羅亞池子去洗

⁶耶穌說了這話，就吐唾沫在地上，用唾沫和泥抹在瞎子的眼睛上，When Jesus had said this, He spit on the ground, made some mud, and applied it to the man’s eyes.

⁷對他說：「你往西羅亞池子裡去洗。」（西羅亞翻出來就是「奉差遣」。）他去一洗，回頭就看見了。Then He told him, “Go, wash in the Pool of Siloam” (which means “Sent”). So the man went and washed, and came back seeing.

鄰舍的議論

⁸他的鄰舍和那素常見他是討飯的，就說：「這不是那從前坐著討飯的人嗎？」At this, his neighbors and those who had formerly seen him begging began to ask, “Isn’t this the man who used to sit and beg?”

⁹有人說：「是他」；又有人說：「不是，卻是像他。」他自己說：「是我。」Some claimed that he was, but others said, “No, he just looks like him.” But the man kept saying, “I am the one.”

¹⁰他們對他說：「你的眼睛是怎麼開的呢？」“How then were your eyes opened?” they asked.

¹¹他回答說：「有一個人，名叫耶穌，他和泥抹我的眼睛，對我說：『你往西羅亞池子去洗。』我去一洗，就看見了。」He answered, “The man they call Jesus made some mud and anointed my eyes, and He told me to go to Siloam and wash. So I went and washed and received my sight.”

¹²他們說：「那個人在哪裡？」他說：「我不知道。」“Where is He?” they asked. “I do not know,” he answered.

被帶到法利賽人那裡

¹³他們把從前瞎眼的人帶到法利賽人那裡。They brought to the Pharisees the man who had been blind.