1 Kings 20

1 Now Ben-hadad king of Aram assembled his entire army. Accompanied by thirty-two kings with their horses and chariots, he marched up, besieged Samaria, and waged war against it.

1 亚兰王便·哈达率领全军，联合三十二个王，带着车马围攻撒玛利亚。

2 Then he sent messengers into the city to Ahab king of Israel,

2 他派遣使者进城对以色列王亚哈说：

3 saying, “This is what Ben-hadad says: ‘Your silver and gold are mine, and your best wives and children are mine!’”

3 “便·哈达说，‘你的金银和你家中最美的妻妾儿女都是我的。’”

4 And the king of Israel replied, “Just as you say, my lord the king: I am yours, along with all that I have.”

4 以色列王说：“我主我王啊，我答应你的要求，我和我的一切都是你的。”

5 The messengers came back and said, “This is what Ben-hadad says: ‘I have sent to you to demand your silver, your gold, your wives, and your children.

5 不久，使者又来对他说：“便·哈达说，‘我已派人吩咐你把金银、妻妾和儿女都给我。

6 But about this time tomorrow I will send my servants to search your palace and the houses of your servants. They will seize and carry away all that is precious to you.’”

6 明天约这个时候，我会派属下搜查你的王宫和你臣仆的家，他们要拿走你珍爱的一切。’”

7 Then the king of Israel summoned all the elders of the land and said, “Please take note and see that this man is looking for trouble, for when he demanded my wives, my children, my silver, and my gold, I did not deny him.”

7 以色列王亚哈召集国中的长老，说：“你们看，这人是在找麻烦。他之前派人来要我的妻妾、孩子和金银，我没有拒绝他。”

8 And the elders and the people all said, “Do not listen to him or consent to his terms.”

8 长老和百姓都说：“别听从他，别答应他。”

9 So Ahab answered the messengers of Ben-hadad, “Tell my lord the king, ‘All that you demanded of your servant the first time I will do, but this thing I cannot do.’” So the messengers departed and relayed the message to Ben-hadad.

9 于是，他对使者说：“你们告诉我主我王，他第一次所要的，仆人可以照办，但这一次所要的，仆人不能从命。”使者就去回复便·哈达。

10 Then Ben-hadad sent another message to Ahab: “May the gods deal with me, and ever so severely, if enough dust remains of Samaria for each of my men to have a handful.”

10 便·哈达又派人去对亚哈说：“若撒玛利亚的尘土够我的士兵每人抓一把，愿神明重重地惩罚我。”

11 And the king of Israel replied, “Tell him: ‘The one putting on his armor should not boast like one taking it off.’”

11 以色列王说：“你去告诉便·哈达，叫他别刚穿上盔甲就夸口，打完仗卸下盔甲再夸口吧。”

12 Ben-hadad received this message while he and the kings were drinking in their tents, and he said to his servants, “Take your positions.” So they stationed themselves against the city.

12 便·哈达和诸王正在营中饮酒，听见这话，就吩咐属下准备攻城。

13 Meanwhile a prophet approached Ahab king of Israel and declared, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Do you see this entire great army? Behold, I will deliver it into your hand this very day, and you will know that I am the LORD.’”

13 一位先知来见以色列王亚哈，说：“耶和华说，‘你看见这大军了吗？今天我必将他们交在你手里，这样你就知道我是耶和华。’”

14 “By whom?” Ahab asked. And the prophet replied, “This is what the LORD says: ‘By the young officers of the district governors.’” “Who will start the battle?” asked Ahab. “You will,” answered the prophet.

14 亚哈问：“谁来完成这任务呢？”先知答道：“耶和华说，省长属下的青年军。”亚哈问：“谁来做统领呢？”先知答道：“你。”

15 So Ahab assembled the young officers of the district governors, and there were 232 men. And after them, he assembled the rest of the Israelite troops, 7,000 in all.

15 于是，亚哈召集了省长属下的青年军二百三十二人，又召集以色列全军，共七千人。

16 They marched out at noon while Ben-hadad and the 32 kings allied with him were in their tents getting drunk.

16 中午，便·哈达正跟盟军的三十二个王在营中狂饮的时候，亚哈率军出发了。

17 And the young officers of the district governors marched out first. Now Ben-hadad had sent out scouts, who reported to him, “Men are marching out of Samaria.”

17 省长属下的青年军率先出城。便·哈达派出的巡逻队禀告他说：“有人从撒玛利亚城出来了。”

18 “If they have marched out in peace,” he said, “take them alive. Even if they have marched out for war, take them alive.”

18 便·哈达说：“不管他们是来求和还是求战，都要生擒他们！”

19 Meanwhile, these young officers of the district governors marched out of the city, with the army behind them,

19 省长属下的青年军率先出城，大军紧随其后，

20 and each one struck down his opponent. So the Arameans fled, with the Israelites in pursuit. But Ben-hadad king of Aram escaped on horseback with the cavalry.

20 他们见敌人就杀。亚兰人败逃，以色列人乘势追击。亚兰王便·哈达骑着马与一些骑兵落荒而逃。

21 Then the king of Israel marched out and attacked the horses and chariots, inflicting a great slaughter on the Arameans.

21 以色列王出城攻击敌军车马，重创亚兰人。

22 Afterward, the prophet approached the king of Israel and said, “Go and strengthen your position, and take note what you must do, for in the spring the king of Aram will come up against you.”

22 先知又来见以色列王，说：“你要加强防卫，做好准备，因为明年春天亚兰王必卷土重来。”

23 Meanwhile, the servants of the king of Aram said to him, “Their gods are gods of the hills. That is why they prevailed over us. Instead, we should fight them on the plains; surely then we will prevail.

23 臣仆给亚兰王献计说：“以色列人的神明是山神，所以他们占了上风，我们若在平原上跟他们交战，一定会取胜。

24 So do this: Dismiss all the kings from their positions and replace them with other officers.

24 王应该撤去诸王，委任将领代替他们，

25 And you must raise an army like the one you have lost—horse for horse and chariot for chariot—so we can fight the Israelites on the plain, where we will surely prevail.” And the king approved their plan and acted accordingly.

25 再招募军兵，补充失去的战车和人马，好在平原上跟他们交战，这样我们一定会取胜。”王采纳了他们的建议。

26 In the spring, Ben-hadad mobilized the Arameans and went up to Aphek to fight against Israel.

26 第二年春天，便·哈达召集亚兰人进军亚弗，攻打以色列人。

27 The Israelites also mobilized, gathered supplies, and marched out to meet them. The Israelites camped before them like two small flocks of goats, while the Arameans covered the countryside.

27 以色列人也召集军队，准备粮草，迎战亚兰人。他们在亚兰人对面安营，像两小群山羊，而亚兰人却满山遍野。

28 Then the man of God approached the king of Israel and said, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Because the Arameans have said that the LORD is a god of the hills and not of the valleys, I will deliver all this great army into your hand. Then you will know that I am the LORD.’”

28 有位上帝的仆人来见以色列王，说：“耶和华说，‘亚兰人以为我耶和华是山神，不是平原的神，所以我必将这大军交在你手里，这样你们就知道我是耶和华。’”

29 For seven days the armies camped opposite each other, and on the seventh day the battle ensued, and the Israelites struck down the Arameans—a hundred thousand foot soldiers in one day.

29 以色列人和亚兰人两军对峙，一连七天。第七天，两军交战，以色列军一天杀了十万亚兰步兵，

30 The rest of them fled into the city of Aphek, where the wall fell on twenty-seven thousand of the remaining men. Ben-hadad also fled to the city and hid in an inner room.

30 残余的人都逃进亚弗城，但城墙倒塌压死了两万七千人。便·哈达也逃进城，躲在一间房子的内室里。

31 Then the servants of Ben-hadad said to him, “Look now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful. Let us go out to the king of Israel with sackcloth around our waists and ropes around our heads. Perhaps he will spare your life.”

31 臣仆对他说：“我们听说以色列王很仁慈。现在，我们不如腰束麻布，头套绳索，向以色列王请降，也许他会饶王一命。”

32 So with sackcloth around their waists and ropes around their heads, they went to the king of Israel and said, “Your servant Ben-hadad says, ‘Please spare my life.’” And the king answered, “Is he still alive? He is my brother.”

32 他们便腰束麻布，头套绳索，来见以色列王，说：“仆人便·哈达求王开恩饶命啊！”亚哈回答说：“他还活着吗？他是我的兄弟。”

33 Now the men were looking for a sign of hope, and they quickly grasped at this word and replied, “Yes, your brother Ben-hadad.” “Go and get him!” said the king. Then Ben-hadad came out, and Ahab had him come up into his chariot.

33 他们听见亚哈的口气温和，连忙附和说：“是啊，便·哈达是王的兄弟。”亚哈便吩咐他们去把便·哈达带来见他，然后让便·哈达登上他的战车。

34 Ben-hadad said to him, “I will restore the cities my father took from your father; you may set up your own marketplaces in Damascus, as my father did in Samaria.” “By this treaty I release you,” Ahab replied. So he made a treaty with him and sent him away.

34 便·哈达对亚哈说：“我必归还我父亲从你父亲那里夺来的城邑，你可以在大马士革设立贸易区，就像我父亲在撒玛利亚所设立的一样。”亚哈回答说：“你依此立个约，我就放你走。”立约之后，亚哈就放便·哈达走了。

35 Meanwhile, by the word of the LORD, one of the sons of the prophets said to his companion, “Strike me, please!” But the man refused to strike him.

35 众先知中有一位奉耶和华的命令对他的同伴说：“你打我吧！”同伴却不肯动手。

36 Then the prophet said to him, “Because you have not obeyed the voice of the LORD, as soon as you depart from me a lion will kill you.” And when he left, a lion found him and killed him.

36 那位先知就对他说：“你既然不听从耶和华的吩咐，你一离开我，就会被狮子咬死。”那同伴走后，果然遇见狮子，被咬死了。

37 Then the prophet found another man and said, “Strike me, please!” So the man struck him and wounded him,

37 那先知又找了一个人，叫那人打他，那人就打他，把他打伤了。

38 and the prophet went and waited on the road for the king, disguising himself with a bandage over his eyes.

38 先知用头巾蒙着眼睛，乔装改扮，在路旁等候亚哈王。

39 As the king passed by, he cried out to the king: “Your servant had marched out into the middle of the battle, when suddenly a man came over with a captive and told me, ‘Guard this man! If he goes missing for any reason, your life will be exchanged for his life, or you will weigh out a talent of silver.’

39 亚哈王经过的时候，他向王喊道：“仆人在打仗的时候，有人押来一个俘虏，要我看管，他说如果俘虏跑掉，我就要以性命抵偿，或赔偿六百八十两银子。

40 But while your servant was busy here and there, the man disappeared.” And the king of Israel said to him, “So shall your judgment be; you have pronounced it on yourself.”

40 可是那俘虏趁仆人忙乱之际跑掉了。”以色列王说：“这是你自己的过失，你要自负其咎。”

41 Then the prophet quickly removed the bandage from his eyes, and the king of Israel recognized him as one of the prophets.

41 先知立刻拿去蒙眼的头巾，以色列王认出他是个先知。

42 And the prophet said to the king, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Because you have let slip from your hand the man I had devoted to destruction, your life will be exchanged for his life, and your people for his people.’”

42 他对王说：“耶和华说，‘你放走了我决定要毁灭的人，所以你的命要抵他的命，你百姓的命要抵他百姓的命。’”

43 Sullen and angry, the king of Israel went home to Samaria.

43 以色列王闷闷不乐地回撒玛利亚的王宫去了。