2Kings
Chapter3
112Joram,sonofAhab,becamekingofIsraelinSamaria(intheeighteenthyearofJehoshaphat,kingofJudah,andhereignedfortwelveyears).
犹大王约沙法特十八年，阿哈布的儿子耶曷兰在撒玛黎雅登极作以色列王，在位凡十二年。
2HedidevilintheLORD'Ssight,thoughnotasmuchashisfatherandmother.HedidawaywiththepillarofBaal,whichhisfatherhadmade,
他行了上主视为恶的事，不过还不像他的父亲和母亲那样坏，因为他除去了他父亲所立的巴耳神柱，
3buthestillclungtothesintowhichJeroboam,sonofNebat,hadluredIsrael;thishedidnotgiveup.
只是对乃巴特的儿子雅洛贝罕使以色列陷于罪过的事，仍恋恋不舍，从未脱离。
4NowMesha,kingofMoab,whoraisedsheep,usedtopaythekingofIsraelastributeahundredthousandlambsandthewoolofahundredthousandrams.
摩阿布王默沙原是一个以畜牧为业的人，他经常以十万只羔羊和十万只公山羊毛，向以色列王进贡；
5ButwhenAhabdied,thekingofMoabhadrebelledagainstthekingofIsrael.
但在阿哈布死后，摩阿布王便背叛了以色列王。
6JoramaskingmusteredallIsrael,andwhenhesetoutonacampaignfromSamaria,
那时，耶曷兰王从撒玛黎雅出来，检阅全以色列人，
7hesentthekingofJudahthemessage:＂ThekingofMoabisinrebellionagainstme.WillyoujoinmeinbattleagainstMoab?＂＂Iwill,＂hereplied.＂YouandIshallbeasone,yourpeopleandmine,andyourhorsesandmineaswell.＂
以后派使者去见犹大王约沙法特说：＂摩阿布王背叛了我，你愿意同我一起去攻打摩阿布吗？＂约沙法特说：＂愿意去；你怎样，我也怎样；我的人民就如同是你的人民，我的马就如同是你的马。＂
8Theydiscussedtheroutefortheirattack,andsettledupontheroutethroughthedesertofEdom.
约沙法特接着问说：＂我们从那条路上去？＂耶曷兰答说：＂从厄东旷野那条路。＂
9SothekingofIsraelsetout,accompaniedbythekingofJudahandthekingofEdom.Aftertheirroundaboutjourneyofsevendaysthewatergaveoutforthearmyandfortheanimalswiththem.
于是以色列王、犹大王和厄东王出发，绕道而行，七天以后，军队和随行的一大队牲畜没有水喝。
10＂Alas!＂exclaimedthekingofIsrael.＂TheLORDhascalledtogetherthesethreekingstoputtheminthegraspofMoab.＂
以色列王说：＂哎！上主召集这三个王子，原是将他们交在摩阿布手中啊！＂
11ButthekingofJudahasked,＂IstherenoprophetoftheLORDherethroughwhomwemayinquireoftheLORD?＂OneoftheofficersofthekingofIsraelreplied,＂Elisha,sonofShaphat,whopouredwateronthehandsofElijah,ishere.＂
约沙法特问说：＂这里有没有一位上主的先知，我们可以托他求问上主？＂以色列王的一个臣仆回答说：＂这里有沙法特的儿子厄里叟，就是常在厄里亚手上倒水的那一位。＂
12＂HehasthewordoftheLORD,＂thekingofJudahagreed.SothekingsofIsrael,Judah,andEdomwentdowntoElisha.
约沙法特说：＂他必有上主的话。＂以色列王、约沙法特和厄东王，于是一同下去见他。
13＂Whatdoyouwantwithme?＂ElishaaskedthekingofIsrael.＂Gototheprophetsofyourfatherandtotheprophetsofyourmother.＂＂No,＂thekingofIsraelreplied.＂TheLORDhascalledthesethreekingstogethertoputtheminthegraspofMoab.＂
厄里叟对以色列王说：＂我和你有什么关系？你去找你父亲和你母亲的先知罢！＂以色列王说：＂不要这样说！上主召集了这三个王子，原是要将他们交于摩阿布手中啊！＂
14ThenElishasaid,＂AstheLORDofhostslives,whomIserve,wereitnotthatIrespectthekingofJudah,Ishouldneitherlookatyounornoticeyouatall.
厄里叟说：＂我指着我所服事的永生万军的上主起誓：我如果不是为了犹大王约沙法特的情面，我决不看你，也不睬你。
15Nowgetmeaminstrel.＂Whentheminstrelplayed,thepoweroftheLORDcameuponElisha
现在，你们给我叫一个弹琴的人来。＂原来每逢乐师弹琴的时候，上主的手就临到他身上。
16andheannounced:＂ThussaystheLORD,‘Providemanycatchbasinsinthiswadi.'
厄里叟说：＂上主这样说：你们在这山谷中遍挖壕沟，
17FortheLORDsays,‘Thoughyouwillseeneitherwindnorrain,yetthiswadiwillbefilledwithwaterforyou,yourlivestock,andyourpackanimalstodrink.'
因为上主这样说：你们不见风，也不见雨，这山谷中却要充满了水，使你们、你们的军队和牲畜都有水喝。
18AndsincetheLORDdoesnotconsiderthisenough,hewillalsodeliverMoabintoyourgrasp.
这在上主看来还是小事，他还要将摩阿布交在你们手中，
19Youshalldestroyeveryfortifiedcity,felleveryfruittree,stopupallthesprings,andruineveryfertilefieldwithstones.＂
使你们攻破所有设防的城市，砍倒所有的好树，杜塞所有的水泉，用石头毁坏所有的良田。＂
20Inthemorning,atthetimeofthesacrifice,watercamefromthedirectionofEdomandfilledtheland.
果然，早上正献祭的时候，从厄东方面来了大水，遍地满了水。
21Meanwhile,allMoabheardthatthekingshadcometogivethembattle;everymancapableofbearingarmswascalledupandstationedattheborder.
全摩阿布人一听说三个王子前来进攻，就召集了所有能佩带武器的人，把守边界。
222Earlythatmorning,whenthesunshoneonthewater,theMoabitessawthewateratadistanceasredasblood.
第二天早晨，日光照在水上，摩阿布人起来，看见对面的水红得象血，
23＂Thisisblood!＂theyexclaimed.＂Thekingshavefoughtamongthemselvesandkilledoneanother.Quick!Tothespoils,Moabites!＂
遂说：＂这是血！一定是那三个王子彼此混战，互相残杀。摩阿布，起来，前去夺取财物！＂
24ButwhentheyreachedthecampofIsrael,theIsraelitesroseupandattackedtheMoabites,whofledfromthem.TheyrangedthroughthecountrysidestrikingdowntheMoabites,and
及至他们到了以色列营地，以色列人即奋起迎敌，摩阿布人从他们面前逃走，他们就乘势追赶，击杀摩阿布人，
253destroyingthecities;eachofthemcaststonesontoeveryfertilefieldtilltheyhadloadeditdown;allthespringstheystoppedupandeveryusefultreetheyfelled.FinallyonlyKir-haresethwasleftbehinditsstonewalls,andtheslingershadsurroundeditandwereattackingit.
破坏了他们的城市，个个用石头拋满了他们的良田，杜塞了所有的水泉，砍倒了各种好树；只剩下克尔赫勒斯城，拋石头的人仍包围攻击那城。
26Whenhesawthathewaslosingthebattle,thekingofMoabtooksevenhundredswordsmentobreakthroughtothekingofAram,buthefailed.
摩阿布王见战事激烈，难以抵抗，就带领七百人，手持刀剑，企图突围，往投阿兰王，却没有成功；
274Sohetookhisfirst-born,hisheirapparent,andofferedhimasaholocaustuponthewall.ThewrathagainstIsraelwassogreatthattheygaveupthesiegeandreturnedtotheirownland.
于是将那要继承自己位的长子叫来，在城墙上祭杀了，作为全燔祭。这事使天主向以色列人大发忿怒；他们便离开摩阿布王，各自回了本地。
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Footnotes（注解）
1[1]ThesequenceofthereignsbetweenAhabandJehuofIsraelmaybereconstructedasfollows:JehoshaphatofJudahoutlivedAhabbyas,horttime,sothatAhaziahofIsraelwashiscontemporary.JehoramofJudahsucceededhisfatherJehoshaphatwhileAhaziahofIsraelwasstillalive.Jehoram(Joram)ofIsraelbecameking,followinghisbrotherAhaziah,inthesecondyearofJehoramofJudah(2Kings1:17);thisisonedatumonwhichtheearliestGreekevidenceandthestandardHebrewtextareinagreement.
2[22]ThetwoJehoramswerecontemporaryformuchoftheirreigns;JehoramofJudahwassucceededbyAhaziahsomethingmorethanayearbeforeJehudidawaywiththerulersofbothkingdoms(2Kings9:1-29).TheMoabitecampaignof2Kings3:4-27isthusbestplacedunderthetwoKingsJehoram,beforetheEdomiterebellionmentionedin2Kings8:20.InthereceivedHebrewtext,JehoshaphathasbeenmadetheJudahiteprotagonistinthecampaignagainstMoabasatributetohispiety;thisassimilatesthestoryof2Kings3tothatof1Kings22,butcreatesdifficultiesinthechronologywhichtheextantdataleavepartlyunresolved.AnolderpracticeforstoriesoftheIsraelitekingswastoleavethemandtheirfellowkingswithoutidentificationbyname;cf2Kings6:8-7,20.ThenameofJehoshaphathasbeenomittedfromanumberofplacesin2Kings3-8,inthistranslation;cf1Kings22:51.
2[22]Redasblood:possiblycausedbytheredsandstoneoftheWadiZered(Deut2:13),southofMoab.
3[25]Kir-hareseth:modernKerak,eastoftheDeadSea;cfIsaiah16:7,11;Jeremiah48:31,36.