1Kings
Chapter19
1AhabtoldJezebelallthatElijahhaddone——thathehadputalltheprophetstothesword.
阿哈布将厄里亚所作的一切，以及他如何刀斩众先知的事，全告诉了依则贝耳。
2JezebelthensentamessengertoElijahandsaid,＂MaythegodsdothusandsotomeifbythistimetomorrowIhavenotdonewithyourlifewhatwasdonetoeachofthem.＂
依则贝耳就派使者去对厄里亚说：＂明天这个时候，如果我不使你的性命如同那些先知一样，愿众神明严厉，且加倍严厉地惩罚我！＂
3Elijahwasafraidandfledforhislife,goingtoBeer-shebaofJudah.Helefthisservantthere
厄里亚害了怕，遂起身逃命，到了犹大境内的贝尔舍巴，叫他的仆人留在那里，
4andwentaday'sjourneyintothedesert,untilhecametoabroomtreeandsatbeneathit.Heprayedfordeath:＂Thisisenough,OLORD!Takemylife,forIamnobetterthanmyfathers.＂
自己却进入旷野，走了一天的路，来到一棵杜松树下，坐下求死说：＂上主啊！现在已经够了！收去我的性命罢！因为我并不比我的祖先好。＂
5Helaydownandfellasleepunderthebroomtree,butthenanangeltouchedhimandorderedhimtogetupandeat.
以后，就躺在那棵杜松树下，睡着了；忽然，有位天使拍醒他，对他说：＂起来，吃罢！＂
6Helookedandthereathisheadwasahearthcakeandajugofwater.Afterheateanddrank,helaydownagain,
他看了看，见头旁有一块用炭火烤熟的饼和一罐水；他吃了喝了，又躺下睡了。
7buttheangeloftheLORDcamebackasecondtime,touchedhim,andordered,＂Getupandeat,elsethejourneywillbetoolongforyou!＂
上主的使者第二次又来拍醒他说：＂起来，吃罢！因为你还有一段很远的路。＂
8Hegotup,ateanddrank;thenstrengthenedbythatfood,hewalkedfortydaysandfortynightstothemountainofGod,Horeb.
他就起来，吃了喝了，赖那食物的力量，走了四十天四十夜，一直到了天主的山曷勒布。
9Therehecametoacave,wherehetookshelter.ButthewordoftheLORDcametohim,＂Whyareyouhere,Elijah?＂
他来到那里，进了一个山洞，在那里过夜；有上主的话传于他说：＂厄里亚，你在这里做什么？＂
10Heanswered:＂IhavebeenmostzealousfortheLORD,theGodofhosts,buttheIsraeliteshaveforsakenyourcovenant,torndownyouraltars,andputyourprophetstothesword.Ialoneamleft,andtheyseektotakemylife.＂
厄里亚答说：＂我为上主万军的天主忧心如焚，因为以色列子民背弃了你的盟约，毁坏了你的祭坛，刀斩了你的先知，只剩下了我一个，他们还要夺取我的性命！＂
111ThentheLORDsaid,＂GooutsideandstandonthemountainbeforetheLORD;theLORDwillbepassingby.＂AstrongandheavywindwasrendingthemountainsandcrushingrocksbeforetheLORD——buttheLORDwasnotinthewind.Afterthewindtherewasanearthquake——buttheLORDwasnotintheearthquake.
上主吩咐他说：＂你出来，站在山上，立在上主面前。＂那时，上主正从那里经过，在上主面前，暴风大作，裂山碎石，但是，上主却不在风暴中；暴风以后有地震，但是上主亦不在地震中；
12Aftertheearthquaketherewasfire——buttheLORDwasnotinthefire.Afterthefiretherewasatinywhisperingsound.
地震以后有烈火，但是上主仍不在烈火中；烈火以后，有轻微细弱的风声。
13Whenheheardthis,Elijahhidhisfaceinhiscloakandwentandstoodattheentranceofthecave.Avoicesaidtohim,＂Elijah,whyareyouhere?＂
厄里亚一听见这声音，即用外衣蒙住脸出来，站在洞口。遂有声音对他说：＂厄里亚，你在这里做什么？＂
14Hereplied,＂IhavebeenmostzealousfortheLORD,theGodofhosts.ButtheIsraeliteshaveforsakenyourcovenant,torndownyouraltars,andputyourprophetstothesword.Ialoneamleft,andtheyseektotakemylife.＂
他答说：＂我为上主万军的天主忧心如焚，因为以色列子民背弃了你的盟约，毁坏了你的祭坛，刀斩了你的先知，只剩下了我一个，他们还要夺取我的性命！＂
152＂Go,taketheroadbacktothedesertnearDamascus,＂theLORDsaidtohim.＂Whenyouarrive,youshallanointHazaelaskingofAram.
上主对厄里亚说：＂你回去，仍取道旷野，往大马士革去，到了那里，给哈匝耳敷油，立他为阿兰王。
16ThenyoushallanointJehu,sonofNimshi,askingofIsrael,andElisha,sonofShaphatofAbel-meholah,asprophettosucceedyou.
去给尼默史的孙子耶胡敷油，立他为以色列王；再去给阿贝耳默曷拉人沙法特的儿子厄里叟敷油，立他接替你为先知；
17IfanyoneescapestheswordofHazael,Jehuwillkillhim.IfheescapestheswordofJehu,Elishawillkillhim.
将来躲过哈匝耳的刀的，必为耶胡所杀；躲过耶胡的刀的，必为厄里叟所杀。
18YetIwillleaveseventhousandmeninIsrael——allthosewhohavenotknelttoBaalorkissedhim.＂
然而，在以色列我要为我自己留下七千人；他们全是从未向巴耳屈过膝，未与巴耳亲过嘴的人。＂
193Elijahsetout,andcameuponElisha,sonofShaphat,ashewasplowingwithtwelveyokeofoxen;hewasfollowingthetwelfth.Elijahwentovertohimandthrewhiscloakoverhim.
厄里亚于是从那里起身，去找沙法特的儿子厄里叟。他正在耕田，在他面前有十二对牛，他自己赶着第十二对；厄里亚走过他身边，将自己的外衣披在他身上。
20Elishalefttheoxen,ranafterElijah,andsaid,＂Please,letmekissmyfatherandmothergood-bye,andIwillfollowyou.＂＂Goback!＂Elijahanswered.＂HaveIdoneanythingtoyou?＂
厄里叟丢下那些牛，追上厄里亚说：＂请你让我先回去和我的父母吻别，然后来跟随你。＂厄里亚对他说：＂你去罢！要再回来！因为我应为你作的，已经作了。＂
21Elishalefthimand,takingtheyokeofoxen,slaughteredthem;heusedtheplowingequipmentforfueltoboiltheirflesh,andgaveittohispeopletoeat.ThenheleftandfollowedElijahashisattendant.
厄里叟离开了厄里亚，回来牵出一对牛宰杀了，用驾驭牛的用具煮熟，分给众人吃；然后他便起身跟随厄里亚，作了他的侍从。
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Footnotes（注解）
1[11-13]ComparethesedivinemanifestationstoElijahwiththosetoMoses(Exodus19:1-23;33:21-23;34:5)onthesameMountHoreb(Sinai)(Deut4:10-15).Thoughvariousphenomena,suchaswind,storms,earthquakes,fire(Exodus19:18-19),heraldthedivinepresence,theydonotconstitutethepresenceitselfwhich,likethetinywhisperingsound,isimperceptibleandbespeaksthespiritualityofGod.ItwasfittingthatElijah,whosemissionitwastore-establishthecovenantandrestorethepurefaith,shouldhavereturnedtoHorebwherethecovenantwasrevealedtoMosesandthroughhimtotheIsraelitepeople(Exodus3:1-4,17;33:18-34:9).MosesandElijahappearedwithChristatthetimeofhistransfiguration(Matthew17:1-9;Mark9:1-7;Luke9:28-36).
2[15-17]Elijahhimselfcarriedoutonlythethirdofthecommissionsentrustedtohim(1Kings19:19-21);Elishawasdeputedtoperformthefirstinperson(2Kings8:7-19),andthesecondthroughoneofhisfollowers(2Kings9:1-10).
3[19-21]Elijah'sactofthrowinghismantleovertheshouldersofElishaexpressedthedivinecalltosharethepropheticmission.Elisha'spromptresponsethroughdestructionofhisplowandoxenisanexampleoftotalobedienceanddetachmentfromhisformermanneroflivinginordertopromotethegloryofGod.