今日读经

约沙法与亚哈结盟

¹亚兰国和以色列国三年没有争战。Then three years passed without war between Aram and Israel.

²到第三年，犹大王约沙法下去见以色列王。However, in the third year, Jehoshaphat king of Judah went down to visit the king of Israel,

³以色列王对臣仆说：“你们不知道基列的拉末是属我们的吗？我们岂可静坐不动，不从亚兰王手里夺回来吗？”who said to his servants, “Do you not know that Ramoth-gilead is ours, but we have failed to take it from the hand of the king of Aram?”

⁴亚哈问约沙法说：“你肯同我去攻取基列的拉末吗？”约沙法对以色列王说：“你我不分彼此，我的民与你的民一样，我的马与你的马一样。”So he asked Jehoshaphat, “Will you go with me to fight against Ramoth-gilead?” Jehoshaphat answered the king of Israel, “I am as you are, my people are your people, and my horses are your horses.”

四百个先知都说吉言

⁵约沙法对以色列王说：“请你先求问耶和华。”But Jehoshaphat also said to the king of Israel, “Please inquire first for the word of the LORD.”

⁶于是以色列王招聚先知，约有四百人，问他们说：“我上去攻取基列的拉末可以不可以？”他们说：“可以上去，因为主必将那城交在王的手里。”So the king of Israel assembled the prophets, about four hundred men, and asked them, “Should I go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should I refrain?” “Go up,” they replied, “and the Lord will deliver it into the hand of the king.”

⁷约沙法说：“这里不是还有耶和华的先知，我们可以求问他吗？”But Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there not still a prophet of the LORD here of whom we can inquire?”

⁸以色列王对约沙法说：“还有一个人，是音拉的儿子米该雅，我们可以托他求问耶和华。只是我恨他；因为他指着我所说的预言，不说吉语，单说凶言。”约沙法说：“王不必这样说。”The king of Israel answered, “There is still one man through whom we can inquire of the LORD, but I hate him because he never prophesies anything good for me, but only bad. He is Micaiah son of Imlah.” “The king should not say that!” Jehoshaphat replied.

⁹以色列王就召了一个太监来，说：“你快去，将音拉的儿子米该雅召来。”So the king of Israel called one of his officials and said, “Bring Micaiah son of Imlah at once.”

¹⁰以色列王和犹大王约沙法在撒马利亚城门前的空场上，各穿朝服，坐在位上，所有的先知都在他们面前说预言。Dressed in royal attire, the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah were sitting on their thrones at the threshing floor by the entrance of the gate of Samaria, with all the prophets prophesying before them.

¹¹基拿拿的儿子西底家造了两个铁角，说：“耶和华如此说：‘你要用这角抵触亚兰人，直到将他们灭尽。’”Now Zedekiah son of Chenaanah had made for himself iron horns and declared, “This is what the LORD says: ‘With these you shall gore the Arameans until they are finished off.’”

¹²所有的先知也都这样预言说：“可以上基列的拉末去，必然得胜，因为耶和华必将那城交在王的手中。”And all the prophets were prophesying the same, saying, “Go up to Ramoth-gilead and triumph, for the LORD will deliver it into the hand of the king.”

米该雅说实话

¹³那去召米该雅的使者对米该雅说：“众先知一口同音地都向王说吉言，你不如与他们说一样的话，也说吉言。”Then the messenger who had gone to call Micaiah instructed him, “Behold now, with one accord the words of the prophets are favorable to the king. So please let your words be like theirs, and speak favorably.”

¹⁴米该雅说：“我指着永生的耶和华起誓，耶和华对我说什么，我就说什么。”But Micaiah said, “As surely as the LORD lives, I will speak whatever the LORD tells me.”

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¹⁵米该雅到王面前，王问他说：“米该雅啊，我们上去攻取基列的拉末可以不可以？”他回答说：“可以上去，必然得胜，耶和华必将那城交在王的手中。”When Micaiah arrived, the king asked him, “Micaiah, should we go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should we refrain?” “Go up and triumph,” Micaiah replied, “for the LORD will deliver it into the hand of the king.”

¹⁶王对他说：“我当嘱咐你几次，你才奉耶和华的名向我说实话呢？”But the king said to him, “How many times must I make you swear not to tell me anything but the truth in the name of the LORD?”

¹⁷米该雅说：“我看见以色列众民散在山上，如同没有牧人的羊群一般。耶和华说：‘这民没有主人，他们可以平平安安地各归各家去。’”So Micaiah declared: “I saw all Israel scattered on the hills like sheep without a shepherd. And the LORD said, ‘These people have no master; let each one return home in peace.’”

¹⁸以色列王对约沙法说：“我岂没有告诉你，这人指着我所说的预言，不说吉语单说凶言吗？”Then the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “Did I not tell you that he never prophesies good for me, but only bad?”

天上的会议与谎言的灵

¹⁹米该雅说：“你要听耶和华的话！我看见耶和华坐在宝座上，天上的万军侍立在他左右。Micaiah continued, “Therefore hear the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on His throne, and all the host of heaven standing by Him on His right and on His left.

²⁰耶和华说：‘谁去引诱亚哈上基列的拉末去阵亡呢？’这个就这样说，那个就那样说。And the LORD said, ‘Who will entice Ahab to march up and fall at Ramoth-gilead?’ And one suggested this, and another that.

²¹随后有一个神灵出来，站在耶和华面前，说：‘我去引诱他。’Then a spirit came forward, stood before the LORD, and said, ‘I will entice him.’ ‘By what means?’ asked the LORD.

²²耶和华问他说：‘你用何法呢？’他说：‘我去，要在他众先知口中作谎言的灵。’耶和华说：‘这样，你必能引诱他，你去如此行吧！’And he replied, ‘I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouths of all his prophets.’ ‘You will surely entice him and prevail,’ said the LORD. ‘Go and do it.’

²³现在耶和华使谎言的灵入了你这些先知的口，并且耶和华已经命定降祸与你。”So you see, the LORD has put a lying spirit in the mouths of all these prophets of yours, and the LORD has pronounced disaster against you.”

米该雅被打、被囚

²⁴基拿拿的儿子西底家前来，打米该雅的脸，说：“耶和华的灵从哪里离开我与你说话呢？”Then Zedekiah son of Chenaanah went up, struck Micaiah in the face, and demanded, “Which way did the Spirit of the LORD go when He departed from me to speak with you?”

²⁵米该雅说：“你进严密的屋子藏躲的那日，就必看见了。”Micaiah replied, “You will soon see, on that day when you go and hide in an inner room.”

²⁶以色列王说：“将米该雅带回，交给邑宰亚们和王的儿子约阿施，说And the king of Israel declared, “Take Micaiah and return him to Amon the governor of the city and to Joash the king’s son,

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²⁷王如此说，把这个人下在监里，使他受苦，吃不饱喝不足，等候我平平安安地回来。”and tell them that this is what the king says: ‘Put this man in prison and feed him only bread and water until I return safely.’”

²⁸米该雅说：“你若能平平安安地回来，那就是耶和华没有借我说这话了”；又说：“众民哪，你们都要听！”But Micaiah replied, “If you ever return safely, the LORD has not spoken through me.” Then he added, “Take heed, all you people!”

亚哈改装上阵

²⁹以色列王和犹大王约沙法上基列的拉末去了。So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah went up to Ramoth-gilead.

³⁰以色列王对约沙法说：“我要改装上阵，你可以仍穿王服。”以色列王就改装上阵。And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “I will disguise myself and go into battle, but you wear your royal robes.” So the king of Israel disguised himself and went into battle.

³¹先是亚兰王吩咐他的三十二个车兵长说：“他们的兵将，无论大小，你们都不可与他们争战，只要与以色列王争战。”Now the king of Aram had ordered his thirty-two chariot commanders, “Do not fight with anyone, small or great, except the king of Israel.”

³²车兵长看见约沙法，便说：“这必是以色列王！”就转过去与他争战，约沙法便呼喊。When the chariot commanders saw Jehoshaphat, they said, “Surely this is the king of Israel!” So they turned to fight against him, but Jehoshaphat cried out.

³³车兵长见不是以色列王，就转去不追他了。And when the chariot commanders saw that he was not the king of Israel, they turned back from pursuing him.

亚哈中箭身亡

³⁴有一人随便开弓，恰巧射入以色列王的甲缝里。王对赶车的说：“我受了重伤，你转过车来，拉我出阵吧！”However, a certain man drew his bow without taking special aim, and he struck the king of Israel between the joints of his armor. So the king said to his charioteer, “Turn around and take me out of the battle, for I am badly wounded!”

³⁵那日，阵势越战越猛，有人扶王站在车上，抵挡亚兰人。到晚上，王就死了，血从伤处流在车中。The battle raged throughout that day, and the king was propped up in his chariot facing the Arameans. And the blood from his wound ran out onto the floor of the chariot, and that evening he died.

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³⁶约在日落的时候，有号令传遍军中，说：“各归本城，各归本地吧！”As the sun was setting, the cry rang out in the army: “Every man to his own city, and every man to his own land!”

³⁷王既死了，众人将他送到撒马利亚，就葬在那里；So the king died and was brought to Samaria, where they buried him.

³⁸又有人把他的车洗在撒马利亚的池旁（妓女在那里洗澡），狗来舔他的血，正如耶和华所说的话。And the chariot was washed at the pool of Samaria where the prostitutes bathed, and the dogs licked up Ahab’s blood, according to the word that the LORD had spoken.

³⁹亚哈其余的事，凡他所行的和他所修造的象牙宫，并所建筑的一切城邑，都写在以色列诸王记上。As for the rest of the acts of Ahab, along with all his accomplishments and the ivory palace and all the cities he built, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?

⁴⁰亚哈与他列祖同睡。他儿子亚哈谢接续他作王。And Ahab rested with his fathers, and his son Ahaziah reigned in his place.

犹大王约沙法

⁴¹以色列王亚哈第四年，亚撒的儿子约沙法登基作了犹大王。In the fourth year of Ahab’s reign over Israel, Jehoshaphat son of Asa became king of Judah.

⁴²约沙法登基的时候年三十五岁，在耶路撒冷作王二十五年。他母亲名叫阿苏巴，乃示利希的女儿。Jehoshaphat was thirty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-five years. His mother’s name was Azubah daughter of Shilhi.

⁴³约沙法行他父亲亚撒所行的道，不偏离左右，行耶和华眼中看为正的事；只是邱坛还没有废去，百姓仍在那里献祭烧香。And Jehoshaphat walked in all the ways of his father Asa; he did not turn away from them, but did what was right in the eyes of the LORD. The high places, however, were not removed; the people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.

⁴⁴约沙法与以色列王和好。Jehoshaphat also made peace with the king of Israel.

⁴⁵约沙法其余的事和他所显出的勇力，并他怎样争战，都写在犹大列王记上。As for the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, along with the might he exercised and how he waged war, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?

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⁴⁶约沙法将他父亲亚撒在世所剩下的娈童都从国中除去了。He banished from the land the male shrine prostitutes who remained from the days of his father Asa.

⁴⁷那时以东没有王，有总督治理。And there was no king in Edom; a deputy served as king.

⁴⁸约沙法制造他施船只，要往俄斐去，将金子运来；只是没有去，因为船在以旬·迦别破坏了。Jehoshaphat built ships of Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold, but they never set sail, because they were wrecked at Ezion-geber.

⁴⁹亚哈的儿子亚哈谢对约沙法说：“容我的仆人和你的仆人坐船同去吧！”约沙法却不肯。At that time Ahaziah son of Ahab said to Jehoshaphat, “Let my servants sail with your servants,” but Jehoshaphat refused.

⁵⁰约沙法与列祖同睡。葬在大卫城他列祖的坟地里。他儿子约兰接续他作王。And Jehoshaphat rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the city of his father David. And his son Jehoram reigned in his place.

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以色列王亚哈谢

⁵¹犹大王约沙法十七年，亚哈的儿子亚哈谢在撒马利亚登基，作以色列王共二年。In the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat’s reign over Judah, Ahaziah son of Ahab became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria two years.

⁵²他行耶和华眼中看为恶的事，效法他的父母，又行尼八的儿子耶罗波安使以色列人陷在罪里的事。And he did evil in the sight of the LORD and walked in the ways of his father and mother and of Jeroboam son of Nebat, who had caused Israel to sin.

⁵³他照他父亲一切所行的，事奉敬拜巴力，惹耶和华—以色列　神的怒气。Ahaziah served and worshiped Baal, provoking the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger, just as his father had done.

安息日的争议

¹⁴耶稣和泥开他眼睛的日子是安息日。Now the day on which Jesus had made the mud and opened his eyes was a Sabbath.

¹⁵法利赛人也问他是怎么得看见的。瞎子对他们说：“他把泥抹在我的眼睛上，我去一洗，就看见了。”So the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight. The man answered, “He put mud on my eyes, and I washed, and now I can see.”

¹⁶法利赛人中有的说：“这个人不是从　神来的，因为他不守安息日。”又有人说：“一个罪人怎能行这样的神迹呢？”他们就起了纷争。Because of this, some of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God, for He does not keep the Sabbath.” But others said, “How can a sinful man perform such signs?” And there was division among them.

¹⁷他们又对瞎子说：“他既然开了你的眼睛，你说他是怎样的人呢？”他说：“是个先知。”So once again they asked the man who had been blind, “What do you say about Him, since it was your eyes He opened?” “He is a prophet,” the man replied.

盘问他的父母

¹⁸犹太人不信他从前是瞎眼，后来能看见的，等到叫了他的父母来，The Jews still did not believe that the man had been blind and had received his sight until they summoned his parents

¹⁹问他们说：“这是你们的儿子吗？你们说他生来是瞎眼的，如今怎么能看见了呢？”and asked, “Is this your son, the one you say was born blind? So how is it that he can now see?”

²⁰他父母回答说：“他是我们的儿子，生来就瞎眼，这是我们知道的。His parents answered, “We know he is our son, and we know he was born blind.

²¹至于他如今怎么能看见，我们却不知道；是谁开了他的眼睛，我们也不知道。他已经成了人，你们问他吧，他自己必能说。”But how he can now see or who opened his eyes, we do not know. Ask him. He is old enough to speak for himself.”

²²他父母说这话，是怕犹太人；因为犹太人已经商议定了，若有认耶稣是基督的，要把他赶出会堂。His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jews. For the Jews had already determined that anyone who confessed Jesus as the Christ would be put out of the synagogue.

²³因此他父母说：“他已经成了人，你们问他吧。”That was why his parents said, “He is old enough. Ask him.”

第二次盘问

²⁴所以法利赛人第二次叫了那从前瞎眼的人来，对他说：“你该将荣耀归给　神，我们知道这人是个罪人。”So a second time they called for the man who had been blind and said, “Give glory to God! We know that this man is a sinner.”

²⁵他说：“他是个罪人不是，我不知道；有一件事我知道，从前我是眼瞎的，如今能看见了。”He answered, “Whether He is a sinner I do not know. There is one thing I do know: I was blind, but now I see!”

²⁶他们就问他说：“他向你做什么？是怎么开了你的眼睛呢？”“What did He do to you?” they asked. “How did He open your eyes?”

²⁷他回答说：“我方才告诉你们，你们不听，为什么又要听呢？莫非你们也要作他的门徒吗？”He replied, “I already told you, and you did not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you also want to become His disciples?”

²⁸他们就骂他说：“你是他的门徒；我们是摩西的门徒。Then they heaped insults on him and said, “You are His disciple; we are disciples of Moses.

²⁹神对摩西说话是我们知道的；只是这个人，我们不知道他从哪里来！”We know that God spoke to Moses, but we do not know where this man is from.”

³⁰那人回答说：“他开了我的眼睛，你们竟不知道他从哪里来，这真是奇怪！“That is remarkable indeed!” the man said. “You do not know where He is from, and yet He opened my eyes.

³¹我们知道　神不听罪人，惟有敬奉　神、遵行他旨意的，　神才听他。We know that God does not listen to sinners, but He does listen to the one who worships Him and does His will.

³²从创世以来，未曾听见有人把生来是瞎子的眼睛开了。Never before has anyone heard of opening the eyes of a man born blind.

³³这人若不是从　神来的，什么也不能做。”If this man were not from God, He could do no such thing.”

³⁴他们回答说：“你全然生在罪孽中，还要教训我们吗？”于是把他赶出去了。They replied, “You were born in utter sin, and you are instructing us?” And they threw him out.

他信了耶稣

³⁵耶稣听说他们把他赶出去，后来遇见他，就说：“你信　神的儿子吗？”When Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, He found the man and said, “Do you believe in the Son of Man?”

³⁶他回答说：“主啊，谁是　神的儿子，叫我信他呢？”“Who is He, Sir?” he replied. “Tell me so that I may believe in Him.”

³⁷耶稣说：“你已经看见他，现在和你说话的就是他。”“You have already seen Him,” Jesus answered. “He is the One speaking with you.”

³⁸他说：“主啊，我信！”就拜耶稣。“Lord, I believe,” he said. And he worshiped Jesus.

谁是瞎眼的

³⁹耶稣说：“我为审判到这世上来，叫不能看见的，可以看见；能看见的，反瞎了眼。”Then Jesus declared, “For judgment I have come into this world, so that the blind may see and those who see may become blind.”

⁴⁰同他在那里的法利赛人听见这话，就说：“难道我们也瞎了眼吗？”Some of the Pharisees who were with Him heard this, and they asked Him, “Are we blind too?”

⁴¹耶稣对他们说：“你们若瞎了眼，就没有罪了；但如今你们说‘我们能看见’，所以你们的罪还在。”“If you were blind,” Jesus replied, “you would not be guilty of sin. But since you claim you can see, your guilt remains.”