2 Chronicles 21

1 And Jehoshaphat rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the City of David. And his son Jehoram reigned in his place.

1 约沙法与祖先同眠后，葬在大卫城他的祖坟里。他儿子约兰继位。

2 Jehoram’s brothers, the sons of Jehoshaphat, were Azariah, Jehiel, Zechariah, Azariah, Michael, and Shephatiah; these were all sons of Jehoshaphat king of Israel.

2 亚撒利雅、耶歇、撒迦利雅、亚撒列夫、米迦勒和示法提雅是约兰的兄弟、犹大王约沙法的儿子。

3 Their father had given them many gifts of silver and gold and precious things, as well as the fortified cities in Judah; but he gave the kingdom to Jehoram because he was the firstborn.

3 他们的父亲赐给他们许多金银财宝和犹大境内的坚城，但将王位赐给了约兰，因为他是长子。

4 When Jehoram had established himself over his father’s kingdom, he strengthened himself by putting to the sword all his brothers along with some of the princes of Israel.

4 约兰登基，巩固了王位后，就用刀杀了他所有的兄弟和一些以色列的首领。

5 Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years.

5 约兰三十二岁登基，在耶路撒冷执政八年。

6 And Jehoram walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, just as the house of Ahab had done. For he married a daughter of Ahab and did evil in the sight of the LORD.

6 他与亚哈家一样步以色列诸王的后尘，因为他娶了亚哈的女儿为妻，做耶和华视为恶的事。

7 Yet the LORD was unwilling to destroy the house of David, because of the covenant He had made with David, and since He had promised to maintain a lamp for David and his descendants forever.

7 但耶和华不愿毁灭大卫家，因为祂曾与大卫立约，应许让大卫和他的子孙永远做王。

8 In the days of Jehoram, Edom rebelled against the hand of Judah and appointed their own king.

8 约兰执政期间，以东人脱离犹大的统治，自己立王。

9 So Jehoram crossed into Edom with his officers and all his chariots. When the Edomites surrounded him and his chariot commanders, he rose up and attacked by night.

9 约兰率将领及所有战车前去讨伐，结果被以东人包围。但他们乘夜突出重围。

10 So to this day Edom has been in rebellion against the hand of Judah. Likewise, Libnah rebelled against his hand at the same time, because Jehoram had forsaken the LORD, the God of his fathers.

10 以东人至今仍脱离犹大的统治，立拿人也在那时候叛变了，因为约兰背弃了他祖先的上帝耶和华。

11 Jehoram had also built high places on the hills of Judah; he had caused the people of Jerusalem to prostitute themselves and had led Judah astray.

11 约兰在犹大的山上修建丘坛，引诱耶路撒冷的居民与假神苟合，使犹大人步入歧途。

12 Then a letter came to Jehoram from Elijah the prophet, which stated: “This is what the LORD, the God of your father David, says: ‘You have not walked in the ways of your father Jehoshaphat or of Asa king of Judah,

12 以利亚先知写信给约兰说：“你祖先大卫的上帝耶和华说，‘你没有效法你父亲约沙法，也没有效法犹大王亚撒，

13 but you have walked in the ways of the kings of Israel and have caused Judah and the people of Jerusalem to prostitute themselves, just as the house of Ahab prostituted itself. You have also killed your brothers, your father’s family, who were better than you.

13 而是重蹈以色列诸王的覆辙，与亚哈家一样，引诱犹大人和耶路撒冷的居民与假神苟合，还杀了比你好的兄弟。

14 So behold, the LORD is about to strike your people, your sons, your wives, and all your possessions with a serious blow.

14 因此，耶和华要降大灾祸给你的人民、儿女、妻妾及一切所有。

15 And day after day you yourself will suffer from a severe illness, a disease of your bowels, until it causes your bowels to come out.’”

15 你必患严重的肠病，并且日益加重，直到你的肠子掉出来。’”

16 Then the LORD stirred against Jehoram the spirit of the Philistines and Arabs who lived near the Cushites.

16 耶和华驱使非利士人和古实附近的阿拉伯人攻打约兰。

17 So they went to war against Judah, invaded it, and carried off all the possessions found in the king’s palace, along with his sons and wives; not a son was left to him except Jehoahaz, his youngest.

17 他们起兵攻打犹大，侵入境内，掳走了王宫里的所有财物以及约兰的儿子和妻妾，只留下他最小的儿子约哈斯。

18 After all this, the LORD afflicted Jehoram with an incurable disease of the bowels.

18 这事以后，耶和华使约兰患了无法医治的肠病，

19 This continued day after day until two full years had passed. Finally, his intestines came out because of his disease, and he died in severe pain. And his people did not make a fire in his honor as they had done for his fathers.

19 日益加重，两年后肠子掉了出来，他痛苦地死去。他的百姓没有像对待他祖先那样向他焚火致哀。

20 Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years. He died, to no one’s regret, and was buried in the City of David, but not in the tombs of the kings.

20 约兰三十二岁登基，在耶路撒冷执政八年。他死后无人向他致哀。他葬在大卫城，但没有葬在王陵里。