今日读经

玛拿西接续希西家作王

³³希西家与他列祖同睡，葬在大卫子孙的高陵上。他死的时候，犹大人和耶路撒冷的居民都尊敬他。他儿子玛拿西接续他作王。And Hezekiah rested with his fathers and was buried in the upper tombs of David’s descendants. All Judah and the people of Jerusalem paid him honor at his death. And his son Manasseh reigned in his place.

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玛拿西大行恶事

¹玛拿西登基的时候年十二岁，在耶路撒冷作王五十五年。Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-five years.

²他行耶和华眼中看为恶的事，效法耶和华在以色列人面前赶出的外邦人那可憎的事，And he did evil in the sight of the LORD by following the abominations of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.

³重新建筑他父希西家所拆毁的邱坛，又为巴力筑坛，作木偶，且敬拜事奉天上的万象，For he rebuilt the high places that his father Hezekiah had torn down, and he raised up altars for the Baals and made Asherah poles. And he worshiped and served all the host of heaven.

⁴在耶和华的殿宇中筑坛—耶和华曾指着这殿说：“我的名必永远在耶路撒冷。”Manasseh also built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD had said, “My Name will remain in Jerusalem forever.”

⁵他在耶和华殿的两院中为天上的万象筑坛，In both courtyards of the house of the LORD, he built altars to all the host of heaven.

⁶并在欣嫩子谷使他的儿女经火，又观兆，用法术，行邪术，立交鬼的和行巫术的，多行耶和华眼中看为恶的事，惹动他的怒气，He sacrificed his sons in the fire in the Valley of Ben-hinnom. He practiced sorcery, divination, and witchcraft, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did great evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger.

⁷又在　神殿内立雕刻的偶像。　神曾对大卫和他儿子所罗门说：“我在以色列各支派中所选择的耶路撒冷和这殿，必立我的名直到永远。Manasseh even took the carved image he had made and set it up in the house of God, of which God had said to David and his son Solomon, “In this temple and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, I will establish My Name forever.

⁸以色列人若谨守遵行我借摩西所吩咐他们的一切法度、律例、典章，我就不再使他们挪移离开我所赐给他们列祖之地。”I will never again cause the feet of the Israelites to leave the land that I assigned to your fathers, if only they are careful to do all that I have commanded them through Moses—all the laws, statutes, and judgments.”

⁹玛拿西引诱犹大和耶路撒冷的居民，以致他们行恶比耶和华在以色列人面前所灭的列国更甚。So Manasseh led the people of Judah and Jerusalem astray, so that they did greater evil than the nations that the LORD had destroyed before the Israelites.

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玛拿西被掳后自卑悔改

¹⁰耶和华警戒玛拿西和他的百姓，他们却是不听。And the LORD spoke to Manasseh and his people, but they did not listen.

¹¹所以耶和华使亚述王的将帅来攻击他们，用铙钩钩住玛拿西，用铜链锁住他，带到巴比伦去。So the LORD brought against them the military commanders of the king of Assyria, who captured Manasseh, put a hook in his nose, bound him with bronze shackles, and took him to Babylon.

¹²他在急难的时候，就恳求耶和华—他的　神，且在他列祖的　神面前极其自卑。And in his distress, Manasseh sought the favor of the LORD his God and earnestly humbled himself before the God of his fathers.

¹³他祈祷耶和华，耶和华就允准他的祈求，垂听他的祷告，使他归回耶路撒冷，仍坐国位。玛拿西这才知道惟独耶和华是　神。And when he prayed to Him, the LORD received his plea and heard his petition. So He brought him back to Jerusalem and to his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the LORD is God.

玛拿西修筑城墙、除去偶像

¹⁴此后，玛拿西在大卫城外，从谷内基训西边直到鱼门口，建筑城墙，环绕俄斐勒，这墙筑得甚高；又在犹大各坚固城内设立勇敢的军长；After this, Manasseh rebuilt the outer wall of the City of David from west of Gihon in the valley to the entrance of the Fish Gate, and he brought it around the hill of Ophel and heightened it considerably. He also stationed military commanders in all the fortified cities of Judah.

¹⁵并除掉外邦人的神像与耶和华殿中的偶像，又将他在耶和华殿的山上和耶路撒冷所筑的各坛都拆毁抛在城外；He removed the foreign gods and the idol from the house of the LORD, along with all the altars he had built on the temple mount and in Jerusalem, and he dumped them outside the city.

¹⁶重修耶和华的祭坛，在坛上献平安祭、感谢祭，吩咐犹大人事奉耶和华—以色列的　神。Then he restored the altar of the LORD and sacrificed peace offerings and thank offerings on it, and he told Judah to serve the LORD, the God of Israel.

¹⁷百姓却仍在邱坛上献祭，只献给耶和华—他们的　神。Nevertheless, the people still sacrificed at the high places, but only to the LORD their God.

¹⁸玛拿西其余的事和祷告他　神的话，并先见奉耶和华—以色列　神的名警戒他的言语，都写在以色列诸王记上。As for the rest of the acts of Manasseh, along with his prayer to his God and the words of the seers who spoke to him in the name of the LORD, the God of Israel, they are indeed written in the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel.

¹⁹他的祷告，与　神怎样应允他，他未自卑以前的罪愆过犯，并在何处建筑邱坛，设立亚舍拉和雕刻的偶像，都写在何赛的书上。His prayer and how God received his plea, as well as all his sin and unfaithfulness, and the sites where he built high places and set up Asherah poles and idols before he humbled himself, they are indeed written in the Records of the Seers.

²⁰玛拿西与他列祖同睡，葬在自己的宫院里。他儿子亚们接续他作王。And Manasseh rested with his fathers and was buried at his palace. And his son Amon reigned in his place.

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亚们行恶被杀

²¹亚们登基的时候年二十二岁，在耶路撒冷作王二年。Amon was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem two years.

²²他行耶和华眼中看为恶的事，效法他父玛拿西所行的，祭祀事奉他父玛拿西所雕刻的偶像，And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, as his father Manasseh had done. Amon served and sacrificed to all the idols that his father Manasseh had made,

²³不在耶和华面前像他父玛拿西自卑。这亚们所犯的罪越犯越大。but he did not humble himself before the LORD as his father Manasseh had done; instead, Amon increased his guilt.

²⁴他的臣仆背叛，在宫里杀了他。Then the servants of Amon conspired against him and killed him in his palace.

²⁵但国民杀了那些背叛亚们王的人，立他儿子约西亚接续他作王。But the people of the land killed all those who had conspired against King Amon, and they made his son Josiah king in his place.

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约西亚年幼寻求神、洁净全地

¹约西亚登基的时候年八岁，在耶路撒冷作王三十一年。Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem thirty-one years.

²他行耶和华眼中看为正的事，效法他祖大卫所行的，不偏左右。And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD and walked in the ways of his father David; he did not turn aside to the right or to the left.

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³他作王第八年，尚且年幼，就寻求他祖大卫的　神。到了十二年才洁净犹大和耶路撒冷，除掉邱坛、木偶、雕刻的像，和铸造的像。In the eighth year of his reign, while he was still young, Josiah began to seek the God of his father David, and in the twelfth year he began to cleanse Judah and Jerusalem of the high places, the Asherah poles, the carved idols, and the cast images.

⁴众人在他面前拆毁巴力的坛，砍断坛上高高的日像，又把木偶和雕刻的像，并铸造的像打碎成灰，撒在祭偶像人的坟上，Then in his presence the altars of the Baals were torn down, and he cut to pieces the incense altars that were above them. He shattered the Asherah poles, the carved idols, and the cast images, crushed them to dust, and scattered them over the graves of those who had sacrificed to them.

⁵将他们祭司的骸骨烧在坛上，洁净了犹大和耶路撒冷；Then he burned the bones of the priests on their altars. So he cleansed Judah and Jerusalem.

⁶又在玛拿西、以法莲、西缅、拿弗他利各城，和四围破坏之处，都这样行；Josiah did the same in the cities of Manasseh, Ephraim, and Simeon, as far as Naphtali, and in the ruins around them.

⁷又拆毁祭坛，把木偶和雕刻的像打碎成灰，砍断以色列遍地所有的日像，就回耶路撒冷去了。He tore down the altars and Asherah poles, crushed the idols to powder, and cut to pieces all the incense altars throughout the land of Israel. Then he returned to Jerusalem.

修殿时发现律法书

⁸约西亚王十八年，净地净殿之后，就差遣亚萨利雅的儿子沙番、邑宰玛西雅、约哈斯的儿子史官约亚去修理耶和华—他　神的殿。Now in the eighteenth year of his reign, in order to cleanse the land and the temple, Josiah sent Shaphan son of Azaliah, Maaseiah the governor of the city, and Joah son of Joahaz, the recorder, to repair the house of the LORD his God.

⁹他们就去见大祭司希勒家，将奉到　神殿的银子交给他；这银子是看守殿门的利未人从玛拿西、以法莲，和一切以色列剩下的人，以及犹大、便雅悯众人，并耶路撒冷的居民收来的。So they went to Hilkiah the high priest and gave him the money that had been brought into the house of God, which the Levites who guarded the doors had collected from the people of Manasseh and Ephraim, from all the remnant of Israel, from all Judah and Benjamin, and from the people of Jerusalem.

¹⁰又将这银子交给耶和华殿里督工的，转交修理耶和华殿的工匠，They put it into the hands of those supervising the work in the house of the LORD, who in turn gave it to the workmen restoring and repairing the house of the LORD.

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¹¹就是交给木匠、石匠，买凿成的石头和架木与栋梁，修犹大王所毁坏的殿。They also gave money to the carpenters and builders to buy dressed stone, as well as timbers for couplings and beams for the buildings that the kings of Judah had allowed to deteriorate.

¹²这些人办事诚实，督工的是利未人米拉利的子孙雅哈、俄巴底；督催的是哥辖的子孙撒迦利亚、米书兰；还有善于作乐的利未人。And the men did the work faithfully. The Levites overseeing them were Jahath and Obadiah, descendants of Merari, and Zechariah and Meshullam, descendants of Kohath. Other Levites, all skilled with musical instruments,

¹³他们又监管扛抬的人，督催一切做工的。利未人中也有作书记、作司事、作守门的。were over the laborers and supervised all who did the work, task by task. Some of the Levites were secretaries, officers, and gatekeepers.

¹⁴他们将奉到耶和华殿的银子运出来的时候，祭司希勒家偶然得了摩西所传耶和华的律法书。While they were bringing out the money that had been taken into the house of the LORD, Hilkiah the priest found the Book of the Law of the LORD given by Moses.

¹⁵希勒家对书记沙番说：“我在耶和华殿里得了律法书。”遂将书递给沙番。And Hilkiah said to Shaphan the scribe, “I have found the Book of the Law in the house of the LORD!” And he gave it to Shaphan.

¹⁶沙番把书拿到王那里，回复王说：“凡交给仆人们办的都办理了。Then Shaphan brought the book to the king and reported, “Your servants are doing all that has been placed in their hands.

¹⁷耶和华殿里的银子倒出来，交给督工的和匠人的手里了。”They have paid out the money that was found in the house of the LORD and have put it into the hands of the supervisors and workers.”

¹⁸书记沙番又对王说：“祭司希勒家递给我一卷书。”沙番就在王面前读那书。Moreover, Shaphan the scribe told the king, “Hilkiah the priest has given me a book.” And Shaphan read it in the presence of the king.

约西亚撕裂衣服、求问耶和华

¹⁹王听见律法上的话，就撕裂衣服，When the king heard the words of the Law, he tore his clothes

²⁰吩咐希勒家与沙番的儿子亚希甘、米迦的儿子亚比顿、书记沙番，和王的臣仆亚撒雅说：and commanded Hilkiah, Ahikam son of Shaphan, Abdon son of Micah, Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah the servant of the king:

²¹“你们去为我、为以色列和犹大剩下的人，以这书上的话求问耶和华；因我们列祖没有遵守耶和华的言语，没有照这书上所记的去行，耶和华的烈怒就倒在我们身上。”“Go and inquire of the LORD for me and for those remaining in Israel and Judah concerning the words in the book that has been found. For great is the wrath of the LORD that has been poured out on us because our fathers have not kept the word of the LORD by doing all that is written in this book.”

女先知户勒大的回答

²²于是，希勒家和王所派的众人都去见女先知户勒大。户勒大是掌管礼服沙龙的妻，沙龙是哈斯拉的孙子、特瓦的儿子。户勒大住在耶路撒冷第二区；他们请问于她。So Hilkiah and those the king had designated went and spoke to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum son of Tokhath, the son of Hasrah, the keeper of the wardrobe. She lived in Jerusalem, in the Second District.

²³她对他们说：“耶和华—以色列的　神如此说：‘你们可以回复那差遣你们来见我的人说，And Huldah said to them, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Tell the man who sent you

²⁴耶和华如此说：我必照着在犹大王面前所读那书上的一切咒诅，降祸与这地和其上的居民；that this is what the LORD says: I am about to bring calamity on this place and on its people, according to all the curses written in the book that has been read in the presence of the king of Judah,

²⁵因为他们离弃我，向别神烧香，用他们手所做的惹我发怒，所以我的忿怒如火倒在这地上，总不熄灭。’because they have forsaken Me and burned incense to other gods, that they might provoke Me to anger with all the works of their hands. My wrath will be poured out upon this place and will not be quenched.’

²⁶然而差遣你们来求问耶和华的犹大王，你们要这样回复他说：‘耶和华—以色列的　神如此说：至于你所听见的话，But as for the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of the LORD, tell him that this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘As for the words that you heard,

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²⁷就是听见我指着这地和其上居民所说的话，你便心里敬服，在我面前自卑，撕裂衣服，向我哭泣，因此我应允了你。这是我—耶和华说的。because your heart was tender and you humbled yourself before God when you heard His words against this place and against its people, and because you have humbled yourself before Me and have torn your clothes and wept before Me, I have heard you,’ declares the LORD.

²⁸我必使你平平安安地归到坟墓，到你列祖那里，我要降与这地和其上居民的一切灾祸，你也不致亲眼看见。’”他们就回复王去了。‘Now I will indeed gather you to your fathers, and you will be gathered to your grave in peace. Your eyes will not see all the calamity that I will bring on this place and on its people.’” So they brought her answer back to the king.

约西亚带领百姓立约

²⁹王差遣人招聚犹大和耶路撒冷的众长老来。Then the king summoned all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.

³⁰王和犹大众人，与耶路撒冷的居民，并祭司利未人，以及所有的百姓，无论大小，都一同上到耶和华的殿；王就把殿里所得的约书念给他们听。And he went up to the house of the LORD with all the people of Judah and Jerusalem, as well as the priests and the Levites—all the people great and small—and in their hearing he read all the words of the Book of the Covenant that had been found in the house of the LORD.

³¹王站在他的地位上，在耶和华面前立约，要尽心尽性地顺从耶和华，遵守他的诫命、法度、律例，成就这书上所记的约言；So the king stood by the pillar and made a covenant before the LORD to follow the LORD and to keep His commandments, decrees, and statutes with all his heart and all his soul, and to carry out the words of the covenant that were written in this book.

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³²又使住耶路撒冷和便雅悯的人都服从这约。于是耶路撒冷的居民都遵行他们列祖之　神的约。Then he had everyone in Jerusalem and Benjamin take a stand in agreement to it. So all the people of Jerusalem carried out the covenant of God, the God of their fathers.

³³约西亚从以色列各处将一切可憎之物尽都除掉，使以色列境内的人都事奉耶和华—他们的　神。约西亚在世的日子，就跟从耶和华—他们列祖的　神，总不离开。And Josiah removed all the abominations from all the lands belonging to the Israelites, and he required everyone in Israel to serve the LORD their God. Throughout his reign they did not turn aside from following the LORD, the God of their fathers.

约西亚守逾越节

¹约西亚在耶路撒冷向耶和华守逾越节。正月十四日，就宰了逾越节的羊羔。Then Josiah kept the Passover to the LORD in Jerusalem, and the Passover lamb was slaughtered on the fourteenth day of the first month.

²王分派祭司各尽其职，又勉励他们办耶和华殿中的事；He appointed the priests to their duties and encouraged them in the service of the house of the LORD.

³又对那归耶和华为圣、教训以色列人的利未人说：“你们将圣约柜安放在以色列王大卫儿子所罗门建造的殿里，不必再用肩扛抬。现在要事奉耶和华—你们的　神，服事他的民以色列。To the Levites who taught all Israel and were holy to the LORD, Josiah said: “Put the holy ark in the temple built by Solomon son of David king of Israel. It is not to be carried around on your shoulders. Now serve the LORD your God and His people Israel.

⁴你们应当按着宗族，照着班次，遵以色列王大卫和他儿子所罗门所写的，自己预备。Prepare yourselves by families in your divisions, according to the instructions written by David king of Israel and Solomon his son.

⁵要按着你们的弟兄，这民宗族的班次，站在圣所，每班中要利未宗族的几个人。Moreover, stand in the Holy Place by the divisions of the families of your kinsmen the lay people, and by the divisions of the families of the Levites.

⁶要宰逾越节的羊羔，洁净自己，为你们的弟兄预备了，好遵守耶和华借摩西所吩咐的话。”Slaughter the Passover lambs, consecrate yourselves, and make preparations for your fellow countrymen to carry out the word of the LORD given by Moses.”

⁷约西亚从群畜中赐给在那里所有的人民，绵羊羔和山羊羔三万只，牛三千只，作逾越节的祭物；这都是出自王的产业中。From his own flocks and herds Josiah contributed 30,000 lambs and goats plus 3,000 bulls for the Passover offerings for all the people who were present.

⁸约西亚的众首领也乐意将牺牲给百姓和祭司利未人；又有管理　神殿的希勒家、撒迦利亚、耶歇将羊羔二千六百只，牛三百只，给祭司作逾越节的祭物。His officials also contributed willingly to the people and priests and Levites. Hilkiah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, the chief officials of the house of God, gave the priests 2,600 Passover offerings and 300 bulls.

⁹利未人的族长歌楠雅和他两个兄弟示玛雅、拿坦业，与哈沙比雅、耶利、约撒拔将羊羔五千只，牛五百只，给利未人作逾越节的祭物。Additionally, Conaniah and his brothers Shemaiah and Nethanel, as well as Hashabiah, Jeiel, and Jozabad, officers of the Levites, contributed to the Levites 5,000 Passover offerings and 500 bulls.

¹⁰这样，供献的事齐备了。祭司站在自己的地方，利未人按着班次站立，都是照王所吩咐的。So the service was prepared; the priests stood in their places and the Levites in their divisions according to the king’s command.

¹¹利未人宰了逾越节的羊羔，祭司从他们手里接过血来洒在坛上；利未人剥皮，And they slaughtered the Passover lambs, while the priests splattered the blood handed to them and the Levites skinned the animals.

¹²将燔祭搬来，按着宗族的班次分给众民，好照摩西书上所写的，献给耶和华；献牛也是这样。They set aside the burnt offerings to be given to the divisions of the families of the people to offer to the LORD, as it is written in the Book of Moses. And they did the same with the bulls.

¹³他们按着常例，用火烤逾越节的羊羔。别的圣物用锅，用釜，用罐煮了，速速地送给众民。They roasted the Passover animals on the fire according to the regulation, and they boiled the other holy offerings in pots, kettles, and bowls and quickly brought them to all the people.

¹⁴然后为自己和祭司预备祭物；因为祭司亚伦的子孙献燔祭和脂油，直到晚上。所以利未人为自己和祭司亚伦的子孙，预备祭物。Afterward, they made preparations for themselves and for the priests, since the priests, the descendants of Aaron, were offering up burnt offerings and fat until nightfall. So the Levites made preparations for themselves and for the priests, the descendants of Aaron.

¹⁵歌唱的亚萨之子孙，照着大卫、亚萨、希幔，和王的先见耶杜顿所吩咐的，站在自己的地位上。守门的看守各门，不用离开他们的职事，因为他们的弟兄利未人给他们预备祭物。The singers, the descendants of Asaph, were at their stations according to the command of David, Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun the king’s seer. And the gatekeepers at each gate did not need to leave their posts, because their fellow Levites made preparations for them.

¹⁶当日，供奉耶和华的事齐备了，就照约西亚王的吩咐守逾越节，献燔祭在耶和华的坛上。So on that day the entire service of the LORD was carried out for celebrating the Passover and offering burnt offerings on the altar of the LORD, according to the command of King Josiah.

¹⁷当时在耶路撒冷的以色列人守逾越节，又守除酵节七日。The Israelites who were present also observed the Passover at that time, as well as the Feast of Unleavened Bread for seven days.

¹⁸自从先知撒母耳以来，在以色列中没有守过这样的逾越节，以色列诸王也没有守过，像约西亚、祭司、利未人、在那里的犹大人，和以色列人，以及耶路撒冷居民所守的逾越节。No such Passover had been observed in Israel since the days of Samuel the prophet. None of the kings of Israel ever observed a Passover like the one that Josiah observed with the priests, the Levites, all Judah, the Israelites who were present, and the people of Jerusalem.

¹⁹这逾越节是约西亚作王十八年守的。In the eighteenth year of Josiah’s reign, this Passover was observed.

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约西亚在米吉多中箭身亡

²⁰这事以后，约西亚修完了殿，有埃及王尼哥上来，要攻击靠近幼发拉底河的迦基米施；约西亚出去抵挡他。After all this, when Josiah had set the temple in order, Neco king of Egypt marched up to fight at Carchemish by the Euphrates, and Josiah went out to confront him.

²¹他差遣使者来见约西亚，说：“犹大王啊，我与你何干？我今日来不是要攻击你，乃是要攻击与我争战之家，并且　神吩咐我速行，你不要干预　神的事，免得他毁灭你，因为　神是与我同在。”But Neco sent messengers to him, saying, “What is the issue between you and me, O king of Judah? I have not come against you today, but I am fighting another dynasty, and God has told me to hurry. So stop opposing God, who is with me, or He will destroy you!”

²²约西亚却不肯转去离开他，改装要与他打仗，不听从　神借尼哥之口所说的话，便来到米吉多平原争战。Josiah, however, did not turn away from him; instead, in order to engage him in battle, he disguised himself. He did not listen to Neco’s words from the mouth of God, but went to fight him on the Plain of Megiddo.

²³弓箭手射中约西亚王。王对他的臣仆说：“我受了重伤，你拉我出阵吧！”There the archers shot King Josiah, who said to his servants, “Take me away, for I am badly wounded!”

²⁴他的臣仆扶他下了战车，上了次车，送他到耶路撒冷，他就死了，葬在他列祖的坟墓里。犹大人和耶路撒冷人都为他悲哀。So his servants took him out of his chariot, put him in his second chariot, and brought him to Jerusalem, where he died. And Josiah was buried in the tomb of his fathers, and all Judah and Jerusalem mourned for him.

耶利米为约西亚作哀歌

²⁵耶利米为约西亚作哀歌。所有歌唱的男女也唱哀歌，追悼约西亚，直到今日；而且在以色列中成了定例。这歌载在哀歌书上。Then Jeremiah lamented over Josiah, and to this day all the male and female singers recite laments over Josiah. They established them as a statute for Israel, and indeed they are written in the Book of Laments.

²⁶约西亚其余的事和他遵着耶和华律法上所记而行的善事，As for the rest of the acts of Josiah and his deeds of loving devotion according to what is written in the Law of the LORD—

²⁷并他自始至终所行的，都写在以色列和犹大列王记上。his acts from beginning to end—they are indeed written in the Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah.

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希律杀雅各、捉拿彼得

¹那时，希律王下手苦害教会中几个人，About that time, King Herod reached out to harm some who belonged to the church.

²用刀杀了约翰的哥哥雅各。He had James, the brother of John, put to death with the sword.

³他见犹太人喜欢这事，又去捉拿彼得。那时正是除酵的日子。And seeing that this pleased the Jews, Herod proceeded to seize Peter during the Feast of Unleavened Bread.

⁴希律拿了彼得，收在监里，交付四班兵丁看守，每班四个人，意思要在逾越节后把他提出来，当着百姓办他。He arrested him and put him in prison, handing him over to be guarded by four squads of four soldiers each. Herod intended to bring him out to the people after the Passover.

教会切切祷告

⁵于是彼得被囚在监里；教会却为他切切地祷告　神。So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was fervently praying to God for him.

天使救彼得出监

⁶希律将要提他出来的前一夜，彼得被两条铁链锁着，睡在两个兵丁当中；看守的人也在门外看守。On the night before Herod was to bring him to trial, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, with sentries standing guard at the entrance to the prison.

⁷忽然，有主的一个使者站在旁边，屋里有光照耀，天使拍彼得的肋旁，拍醒了他，说：“快快起来！”那铁链就从他手上脱落下来。Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He tapped Peter on the side and woke him up, saying, “Get up quickly.” And the chains fell off his wrists.

⁸天使对他说：“束上带子，穿上鞋。”他就那样做。天使又说：“披上外衣，跟着我来。”“Get dressed and put on your sandals,” said the angel. Peter did so, and the angel told him, “Wrap your cloak around you and follow me.”

⁹彼得就出来跟着他，不知道天使所做是真的，只当见了异象。So Peter followed him out, but he was unaware that what the angel was doing was real. He thought he was only seeing a vision.

¹⁰过了第一层第二层监牢，就来到临街的铁门，那门自己开了。他们出来，走过一条街，天使便离开他去了。They passed the first and second guards and came to the iron gate leading to the city, which opened for them by itself. When they had gone outside and walked the length of one block, the angel suddenly left him.

¹¹彼得醒悟过来，说：“我现在真知道主差遣他的使者，救我脱离希律的手和犹太百姓一切所盼望的。”Then Peter came to himself and said, “Now I know for sure that the Lord has sent His angel and rescued me from Herod’s grasp and from everything the Jewish people were anticipating.”

彼得敲门，罗大报信

¹²想了一想，就往那称呼马可的约翰、他母亲马利亚家去，在那里有好些人聚集祷告。And when he had realized this, he went to the house of Mary the mother of John, also called Mark, where many people had gathered together and were praying.

¹³彼得敲外门，有一个使女，名叫罗大，出来探听，He knocked at the outer gate, and a servant girl named Rhoda came to answer it.

¹⁴听得是彼得的声音，就欢喜的顾不得开门，跑进去告诉众人说：“彼得站在门外。”When she recognized Peter’s voice, she was so overjoyed that she forgot to open the gate, but ran inside and announced, “Peter is standing at the gate!”

¹⁵他们说：“你是疯了！”使女极力地说：“真是他！”他们说：“必是他的天使！”“You are out of your mind,” they told her. But when she kept insisting it was so, they said, “It must be his angel.”

¹⁶彼得不住地敲门。他们开了门，看见他，就甚惊奇。But Peter kept on knocking, and when they opened the door and saw him, they were astounded.

¹⁷彼得摆手，不要他们作声，就告诉他们主怎样领他出监；又说：“你们把这事告诉雅各和众弟兄。”于是出去，往别处去了。Peter motioned with his hand for silence, and he described how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. “Send word to James and to the brothers,” he said, and he left for another place.

希律审问看守的人

¹⁸到了天亮，兵丁扰乱得很，不知道彼得往哪里去了。At daybreak there was no small commotion among the soldiers as to what had become of Peter.

¹⁹希律找他，找不着，就审问看守的人，吩咐把他们拉去杀了。后来希律离开犹太，下凯撒利亚去，住在那里。After Herod had searched for him unsuccessfully, he examined the guards and ordered that they be executed. Then he went down from Judea to Caesarea and spent some time there.

希律自高被击杀

²⁰希律恼怒泰尔、西顿的人。他们那一带地方是从王的地土得粮，因此就托了王的内侍臣伯拉斯都的情，一心来求和。Now Herod was in a furious dispute with the people of Tyre and Sidon, and they convened before him. Having secured the support of Blastus, the king’s chamberlain, they asked for peace, because their region depended on the king’s country for food.

²¹希律在所定的日子，穿上朝服，坐在位上，对他们讲论一番。On the appointed day, Herod donned his royal robes, sat on his throne, and addressed the people.

²²百姓喊着说：“这是　神的声音，不是人的声音。”And they began to shout, “This is the voice of a god, not a man!”

²³希律不归荣耀给　神，所以主的使者立刻罚他，他被虫所咬，气就绝了。Immediately, because Herod did not give glory to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died.

神的道日见兴旺

²⁴神的道日见兴旺，越发广传。But the word of God continued to spread and multiply.