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摩押背叛

¹亞哈死後，摩押背叛以色列。After the death of Ahab, Moab rebelled against Israel.

亞哈謝求問巴力‧西卜

²亞哈謝在撒馬利亞，一日從樓上的欄杆裡掉下來，就病了；於是差遣使者說：「你們去問以革倫的神巴力．西卜，我這病能好不能好。」Now Ahaziah had fallen through the lattice of his upper room in Samaria and injured himself. So he sent messengers and instructed them: “Go inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, whether I will recover from this injury.”

以利亞攔住王的使者

³但耶和華的使者對提斯比人以利亞說：「你起來，去迎著撒馬利亞王的使者，對他們說：『你們去問以革倫神巴力．西卜，豈因以色列中沒有　神嗎？』But the angel of the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite, “Go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria and ask them, ‘Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are on your way to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron?’

⁴所以耶和華如此說：『你必不下你所上的床，必定要死！』」以利亞就去了。Therefore this is what the LORD says: ‘You will not get up from the bed on which you are lying. You will surely die.’” So Elijah departed.

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⁵使者回來見王，王問他們說：「你們為甚麼回來呢？」When the messengers returned to the king, he asked them, “Why have you returned?”

⁶使者回答說：「有一個人迎著我們來，對我們說：『你們回去見差你們來的王，對他說：耶和華如此說，你差人去問以革倫神巴力．西卜，豈因以色列中沒有　神嗎？所以你必不下所上的床，必定要死。』」They replied, “A man came up to meet us and said, ‘Go back to the king who sent you and tell him that this is what the LORD says: Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are sending these men to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore you will not get up from the bed on which you are lying. You will surely die.’”

⁷王問他們說：「迎著你們來告訴你們這話的，是怎樣的人？」The king asked them, “What sort of man came up to meet you and spoke these words to you?”

⁸回答說：「他身穿毛衣，腰束皮帶。」王說：「這必是提斯比人以利亞。」“He was a hairy man,” they answered, “with a leather belt around his waist.” “It was Elijah the Tishbite,” said the king.

三個五十夫長

⁹於是，王差遣五十夫長，帶領五十人去見以利亞，他就上到以利亞那裡；以利亞正坐在山頂上。五十夫長對他說：「神人哪，王吩咐你下來！」Then King Ahaziah sent to Elijah a captain with his company of fifty men. So the captain went up to Elijah, who was sitting on top of a hill, and said to him, “Man of God, the king declares, ‘Come down!’”

¹⁰以利亞回答說：「我若是神人，願火從天上降下來，燒滅你和你那五十人！」於是有火從天上降下來，燒滅五十夫長和他那五十人。Elijah answered the captain, “If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men.” And fire came down from heaven and consumed the captain and his fifty men.

¹¹王第二次差遣一個五十夫長，帶領五十人去見以利亞。五十夫長對以利亞說：「神人哪，王吩咐你快快下來！」So the king sent to Elijah another captain with his fifty men. And the captain said to Elijah, “Man of God, the king declares, ‘Come down at once!’”

¹²以利亞回答說：「我若是神人，願火從天上降下來，燒滅你和你那五十人！」於是　神的火從天上降下來，燒滅五十夫長和他那五十人。Again Elijah replied, “If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men.” And the fire of God came down from heaven and consumed the captain and his fifty men.

¹³王第三次差遣一個五十夫長，帶領五十人去。這五十夫長上去，雙膝跪在以利亞面前，哀求他說：「神人哪，願我的性命和你這五十個僕人的性命在你眼前看為寶貴！So the king sent a third captain with his fifty men. And the third captain went up, fell on his knees before Elijah, and begged him, “Man of God, may my life and the lives of these fifty servants of yours please be precious in your sight.

¹⁴已經有火從天上降下來，燒滅前兩次來的五十夫長和他們各自帶的五十人；現在願我的性命在你眼前看為寶貴！」Behold, fire has come down from heaven and consumed the first two captains of fifty, with all their men. But now may my life be precious in your sight.”

以利亞當面宣告王必死

¹⁵耶和華的使者對以利亞說：「你同著他下去，不要怕他！」以利亞就起來，同著他下去見王，Then the angel of the LORD said to Elijah, “Go down with him. Do not be afraid of him.” So Elijah got up and went down with him to the king.

¹⁶對王說：「耶和華如此說：『你差人去問以革倫神巴力．西卜，豈因以色列中沒有　神可以求問嗎？所以你必不下所上的床，必定要死！』」And Elijah said to King Ahaziah, “This is what the LORD says: Is there really no God in Israel for you to inquire of His word? Is that why you have sent messengers to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore you will not get up from the bed on which you are lying. You will surely die.”

亞哈謝死，約蘭接續

¹⁷亞哈謝果然死了，正如耶和華藉以利亞所說的話。因他沒有兒子，他兄弟約蘭接續他作王，正在猶大王約沙法的兒子約蘭第二年。So Ahaziah died according to the word of the LORD that Elijah had spoken. And since he had no son, Jehoram succeeded him in the second year of the reign of Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat over Judah.

¹⁸亞哈謝其餘所行的事都寫在以色列諸王記上。As for the rest of the acts of Ahaziah, along with his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?

以利沙堅持不離開

¹耶和華要用旋風接以利亞升天的時候，以利亞與以利沙從吉甲前往。Shortly before the LORD took Elijah up to heaven in a whirlwind, Elijah and Elisha were on their way from Gilgal,

²以利亞對以利沙說：「耶和華差我往伯特利去，你可以在這裡等候。」以利沙說：「我指著永生的耶和華，又敢在你面前起誓，我必不離開你。」於是二人下到伯特利。and Elijah said to Elisha, “Please stay here, for the LORD has sent me on to Bethel.” But Elisha replied, “As surely as the LORD lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So they went down to Bethel.

³住伯特利的先知門徒出來見以利沙，對他說：「耶和華今日要接你的師傅離開你，你知道不知道？」他說：「我知道，你們不要作聲。」Then the sons of the prophets at Bethel came out to Elisha and said, “Do you know that the LORD will take your master away from you today?” “Yes, I know,” he replied. “Do not speak of it.”

⁴以利亞對以利沙說：「耶和華差遣我往耶利哥去，你可以在這裡等候。」以利沙說：「我指著永生的耶和華，又敢在你面前起誓，我必不離開你。」於是二人到了耶利哥。And Elijah said to Elisha, “Please stay here, for the LORD has sent me on to Jericho.” But Elisha replied, “As surely as the LORD lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So they went to Jericho.

⁵住耶利哥的先知門徒就近以利沙，對他說：「耶和華今日要接你的師傅離開你，你知道不知道？」他說：「我知道，你們不要作聲。」Then the sons of the prophets at Jericho came up to Elisha and said, “Do you know that the LORD will take your master away from you today?” “Yes, I know,” he replied. “Do not speak of it.”

⁶以利亞對以利沙說：「耶和華差遣我往約旦河去，你可以在這裡等候。」以利沙說：「我指著永生的耶和華，又敢在你面前起誓，我必不離開你。」於是二人一同前往。And Elijah said to Elisha, “Please stay here, for the LORD has sent me on to the Jordan.” But Elisha replied, “As surely as the LORD lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So the two of them went on.

⁷有先知門徒去了五十人，遠遠地站在他們對面；二人在約旦河邊站住。Then a company of fifty of the sons of the prophets went and stood at a distance, facing Elijah and Elisha as the two of them stood by the Jordan.

⁸以利亞將自己的外衣捲起來，用以打水，水就左右分開，二人走乾地而過。And Elijah took his cloak, rolled it up, and struck the waters, which parted to the right and to the left, so that the two of them crossed over on dry ground.

求加倍的靈

⁹過去之後，以利亞對以利沙說：「我未曾被接去離開你，你要我為你做甚麼，只管求我。」以利沙說：「願感動你的靈加倍地感動我。」After they had crossed over, Elijah said to Elisha, “Tell me, what can I do for you before I am taken away from you?” “Please, let me inherit a double portion of your spirit,” Elisha replied.

¹⁰以利亞說：「你所求的難得。雖然如此，我被接去離開你的時候，你若看見我，就必得著；不然，必得不著了。」“You have requested a difficult thing,” said Elijah. “Nevertheless, if you see me as I am taken from you, it will be yours. But if not, then it will not be so.”

以利亞乘旋風升天

¹¹他們正走著說話，忽有火車火馬將二人隔開，以利亞就乘旋風升天去了。As they were walking along and talking together, suddenly a chariot of fire with horses of fire appeared and separated the two of them, and Elijah went up into heaven in a whirlwind.

¹²以利沙看見，就呼叫說：「我父啊！我父啊！以色列的戰車馬兵啊！」以後不再見他了。於是以利沙把自己的衣服撕為兩片。As Elisha watched, he cried out, “My father, my father, the chariots and horsemen of Israel!” And he saw Elijah no more. So taking hold of his own clothes, he tore them in two.

以利沙用外衣分開約旦河

¹³他拾起以利亞身上掉下來的外衣，回去站在約旦河邊。Elisha also picked up the cloak that had fallen from Elijah, and he went back and stood on the bank of the Jordan.

¹⁴他用以利亞身上掉下來的外衣打水，說：「耶和華─以利亞的　神在哪裡呢？」打水之後，水也左右分開，以利沙就過來了。Then he took the cloak of Elijah that had fallen from him and struck the waters. “Where now is the LORD, the God of Elijah?” he asked. And when he had struck the waters, they parted to the right and to the left, and Elisha crossed over.

先知門徒尋找以利亞

¹⁵住耶利哥的先知門徒從對面看見他，就說：「感動以利亞的靈感動以利沙了。」他們就來迎接他，在他面前俯伏於地，When the sons of the prophets who were watching him from Jericho saw what had happened, they said, “The spirit of Elijah rests on Elisha.” And they went to meet him and bowed down to the ground before him.

¹⁶對他說：「僕人們這裡有五十個壯士，求你容他們去尋找你師傅，或者耶和華的靈將他提起來，投在某山某谷。」以利沙說：「你們不必打發人去。」“Look now,” they said to Elisha, “we your servants have fifty valiant men. Please let them go and search for your master. Perhaps the Spirit of the LORD has taken him up and put him on one of the mountains or in one of the valleys.” “Do not send them,” Elisha replied.

¹⁷他們再三催促他，他難以推辭，就說：「你們打發人去吧！」他們便打發五十人去，尋找了三天，也沒有找著。But when they pressed him to the point of embarrassment, he said, “Send them.” And they sent fifty men, who searched for three days but did not find Elijah.

¹⁸以利沙仍然在耶利哥等候他們回到他那裡；他對他們說：「我豈沒有告訴你們不必去嗎？」When they returned to Elisha, who was staying in Jericho, he said to them, “Didn’t I tell you not to go?”

羊圈的比喻

¹「我實實在在地告訴你們，人進羊圈，不從門進去，倒從別處爬進去，那人就是賊，就是強盜。“Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever does not enter the sheepfold by the gate, but climbs in some other way, is a thief and a robber.

²從門進去的，才是羊的牧人。But the one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep.

³看門的就給他開門；羊也聽他的聲音。他按著名叫自己的羊，把羊領出來。The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen for his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.

⁴既放出自己的羊來，就在前頭走，羊也跟著他，因為認得他的聲音。When he has brought out all his own, he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know his voice.

⁵羊不跟著生人；因為不認得他的聲音，必要逃跑。」But they will never follow a stranger; in fact, they will flee from him because they do not recognize his voice.”

⁶耶穌將這比喻告訴他們，但他們不明白所說的是甚麼意思。Jesus spoke to them using this illustration, but they did not understand what He was telling them.

我就是羊的門

⁷所以，耶穌又對他們說：「我實實在在地告訴你們，我就是羊的門。So He said to them again, “Truly, truly, I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep.

⁸凡在我以先來的都是賊，是強盜；羊卻不聽他們。All who came before Me were thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them.

⁹我就是門；凡從我進來的，必然得救，並且出入得草吃。I am the gate. If anyone enters through Me, he will be saved. He will come in and go out and find pasture.

¹⁰盜賊來，無非要偷竊，殺害，毀壞；我來了，是要叫羊（或譯：人）得生命，並且得的更豐盛。The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I have come that they may have life, and have it in all its fullness.

我是好牧人

¹¹我是好牧人；好牧人為羊捨命。I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep.

¹²若是雇工，不是牧人，羊也不是他自己的，他看見狼來，就撇下羊逃走；狼抓住羊，趕散了羊群。The hired hand is not the shepherd, and the sheep are not his own. When he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf pounces on them and scatters the flock.

¹³雇工逃走，因他是雇工，並不顧念羊。The man runs away because he is a hired servant and is unconcerned for the sheep.

¹⁴我是好牧人；我認識我的羊，我的羊也認識我，I am the good shepherd. I know My sheep and My sheep know Me,

¹⁵正如父認識我，我也認識父一樣；並且我為羊捨命。just as the Father knows Me and I know the Father. And I lay down My life for the sheep.

合成一群，歸一個牧人

¹⁶我另外有羊，不是這圈裡的；我必須領他們來，他們也要聽我的聲音，並且要合成一群，歸一個牧人了。I have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring them in as well, and they will listen to My voice. Then there will be one flock and one shepherd.

¹⁷我父愛我；因我將命捨去，好再取回來。The reason the Father loves Me is that I lay down My life in order to take it up again.

¹⁸沒有人奪我的命去，是我自己捨的。我有權柄捨了，也有權柄取回來。這是我從我父所受的命令。」No one takes it from Me, but I lay it down of My own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again. This charge I have received from My Father.”

猶太人又起紛爭

¹⁹猶太人為這些話又起了紛爭。Again there was division among the Jews because of Jesus’ message.

²⁰內中有好些人說：「他是被鬼附著，而且瘋了，為甚麼聽他呢？」Many of them said, “He is demon-possessed and insane. Why would you listen to Him?”

²¹又有人說：「這不是鬼附之人所說的話。鬼豈能叫瞎子的眼睛開了呢？」But others replied, “These are not the words of a man possessed by a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?”