2 Kings 17

1 In the twelfth year of the reign of Ahaz over Judah, Hoshea son of Elah became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria nine years.

1 犹大王亚哈斯十二年，以拉的儿子何细亚在撒马利亚登基作以色列王九年。

2 And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, but not like the kings of Israel who preceded him.

2 他行耶和华眼中看为恶的事，只是不像在他以前的以色列诸王。

3 Shalmaneser king of Assyria attacked him, and Hoshea became his vassal and paid him tribute.

3 亚述王撒缦以色上来攻击何细亚，何细亚就服事他，给他进贡。

4 But the king of Assyria discovered that Hoshea had conspired to send envoys to King So of Egypt, and that he had not paid tribute to the king of Assyria as in previous years. Therefore the king of Assyria arrested Hoshea and put him in prison.

4 何细亚背叛，差人去见埃及王梭，不照往年所行的与亚述王进贡。亚述王知道了，就把他锁禁，囚在监里。

5 Then the king of Assyria invaded the whole land, marched up to Samaria, and besieged it for three years.

5 亚述王上来攻击以色列遍地，上到撒马利亚，围困三年。

6 In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria captured Samaria and carried away the Israelites to Assyria, where he settled them in Halah, in Gozan by the Habor River, and in the cities of the Medes.

6 何细亚第九年亚述王攻取了撒马利亚，将以色列人掳到亚述，把他们安置在哈腊与歌散的哈博河边，并米底亚人的城邑。

7 All this happened because the people of Israel had sinned against the LORD their God, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. They had worshiped other gods

7 这是因以色列人得罪那领他们出埃及地、脱离埃及王法老手的耶和华—他们的 神，去敬畏别神，

8 and walked in the customs of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites, as well as in the practices introduced by the kings of Israel.

8 随从耶和华在他们面前所赶出外邦人的风俗和以色列诸王所立的条规。

9 The Israelites secretly did things against the LORD their God that were not right. From watchtower to fortified city, they built high places in all their cities.

9 以色列人暗中行不正的事，违背耶和华—他们的 神，在他们所有的城邑，从了望楼直到坚固城，建筑邱坛；

10 They set up for themselves sacred pillars and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every green tree.

10 在各高冈上、各青翠树下立柱像和木偶；

11 They burned incense on all the high places like the nations that the LORD had driven out before them. They did wicked things, provoking the LORD to anger.

11 在邱坛上烧香，效法耶和华在他们面前赶出的外邦人所行的，又行恶事惹动耶和华的怒气；

12 They served idols, although the LORD had told them, “You shall not do this thing.”

12 且事奉偶像，就是耶和华警戒他们不可行的。

13 Yet through all His prophets and seers, the LORD warned Israel and Judah, saying, “Turn from your wicked ways and keep My commandments and statutes, according to the entire Law that I commanded your fathers and delivered to you through My servants the prophets.”

13 但耶和华借众先知、先见劝戒以色列人和犹大人说：「当离开你们的恶行，谨守我的诫命律例，遵行我吩咐你们列祖，并借我仆人众先知所传给你们的律法。」

14 But they would not listen, and they stiffened their necks like their fathers, who did not believe the LORD their God.

14 他们却不听从，竟硬着颈项，效法他们列祖，不信服耶和华—他们的 神，

15 They rejected His statutes and the covenant He had made with their fathers, as well as the decrees He had given them. They pursued worthless idols and became worthless themselves, going after the surrounding nations that the LORD had commanded them not to imitate.

15 厌弃他的律例和他与他们列祖所立的约，并劝戒他们的话，随从虚无的神，自己成为虚妄，效法周围的外邦人，就是耶和华嘱咐他们不可效法的；

16 They abandoned all the commandments of the LORD their God and made for themselves two cast idols of calves and an Asherah pole. They bowed down to all the host of heaven and served Baal.

16 离弃耶和华—他们 神的一切诫命，为自己铸了两个牛犊的像，立了亚舍拉，敬拜天上的万象，事奉巴力，

17 They sacrificed their sons and daughters in the fire and practiced divination and soothsaying. They devoted themselves to doing evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger.

17 又使他们的儿女经火，用占卜，行法术卖了自己，行耶和华眼中看为恶的事，惹动他的怒气。

18 So the LORD was very angry with Israel, and He removed them from His presence. Only the tribe of Judah remained,

18 所以耶和华向以色列人大大发怒，从自己面前赶出他们，只剩下犹大一个支派。

19 and even Judah did not keep the commandments of the LORD their God, but lived according to the customs Israel had introduced.

19 犹大人也不遵守耶和华—他们 神的诫命，随从以色列人所立的条规。

20 So the LORD rejected all the descendants of Israel. He afflicted them and delivered them into the hands of plunderers, until He had banished them from His presence.

20 耶和华就厌弃以色列全族，使他们受苦，把他们交在抢夺他们的人手中，以致赶出他们离开自己面前，

21 When the LORD had torn Israel away from the house of David, they made Jeroboam son of Nebat king, and Jeroboam led Israel away from following the LORD and caused them to commit a great sin.

21 将以色列国从大卫家夺回；他们就立尼八的儿子耶罗波安作王。耶罗波安引诱以色列人不随从耶和华，陷在大罪里。

22 The Israelites persisted in all the sins that Jeroboam had committed and did not turn away from them.

22 以色列人犯耶罗波安所犯的一切罪，总不离开，

23 Finally, the LORD removed Israel from His presence, as He had declared through all His servants the prophets. So Israel was exiled from their homeland into Assyria, where they are to this day.

23 以致耶和华从自己面前赶出他们，正如借他仆人众先知所说的。这样，以色列人从本地被掳到亚述，直到今日。

24 Then the king of Assyria brought people from Babylon, Cuthah, Avva, Hamath, and Sepharvaim and settled them in the towns of Samaria to replace the Israelites. They took possession of Samaria and lived in its towns.

24 亚述王从巴比伦、古他、亚瓦、哈马，和西法瓦音迁移人来，安置在撒马利亚的城邑，代替以色列人；他们就得了撒马利亚，住在其中。

25 Now when the settlers first lived there, they did not worship the LORD, so He sent lions among them, which killed some of them.

25 他们才住那里的时候，不敬畏耶和华，所以耶和华叫狮子进入他们中间，咬死了些人。

26 So they spoke to the king of Assyria, saying, “The peoples that you have removed and placed in the cities of Samaria do not know the requirements of the God of the land. Because of this, He has sent lions among them, which are indeed killing them off.”

26 有人告诉亚述王说：「你所迁移安置在撒马利亚各城的那些民，不知道那地之神的规矩，所以那神叫狮子进入他们中间，咬死他们。」

27 Then the king of Assyria commanded: “Send back one of the priests you carried off from Samaria, and have him go back to live there and teach the requirements of the God of the land.”

27 亚述王就吩咐说：「叫所掳来的祭司回去一个，使他住在那里，将那地之神的规矩指教那些民。」

28 Thus one of the priests they had carried away came and lived in Bethel, and he began to teach them how they should worship the LORD.

28 于是有一个从撒马利亚掳去的祭司回来，住在伯特利，指教他们怎样敬畏耶和华。

29 Nevertheless, the people of each nation continued to make their own gods in the cities where they had settled, and they set them up in the shrines that the people of Samaria had made on the high places.

29 然而，各族之人在所住的城里各为自己制造神像，安置在撒马利亚人所造有邱坛的殿中。

30 The men of Babylon made Succoth-benoth, the men of Cuth made Nergal, the men of Hamath made Ashima,

30 巴比伦人造疏割·比讷像；古他人造匿甲像；哈马人造亚示玛像；

31 the Avvites made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites burned their children in the fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech the gods of Sepharvaim.

31 亚瓦人造匿哈和他珥他像；西法瓦音人用火焚烧儿女，献给西法瓦音的神亚得米勒和亚拿米勒。

32 So the new residents worshiped the LORD, but they also appointed for themselves priests of all sorts to serve in the shrines of the high places.

32 他们惧怕耶和华，也从他们中间立邱坛的祭司，为他们在有邱坛的殿中献祭。

33 They worshiped the LORD, but they also served their own gods according to the customs of the nations from which they had been carried away.

33 他们又惧怕耶和华，又事奉自己的神，从何邦迁移，就随何邦的风俗。

34 To this day they are still practicing their former customs. None of them worship the LORD or observe the statutes, ordinances, laws, and commandments that the LORD gave the descendants of Jacob, whom He named Israel.

34 他们直到如今仍照先前的风俗去行，不专心敬畏耶和华，不全守自己的规矩、典章，也不遵守耶和华吩咐雅各后裔的律法、诫命。（雅各，就是从前耶和华起名叫以色列的。）

35 For the LORD had made a covenant with the Israelites and commanded them, “Do not worship other gods or bow down to them; do not serve them or sacrifice to them.

35 耶和华曾与他们立约，嘱咐他们说：「不可敬畏别神，不可跪拜事奉他，也不可向他献祭。

36 Instead, worship the LORD, who brought you out of the land of Egypt with great power and an outstretched arm. You are to bow down to Him and offer sacrifices to Him.

36 但那用大能和伸出来的膀臂领你们出埃及地的耶和华，你们当敬畏，跪拜，向他献祭。

37 And you must always be careful to observe the statutes, ordinances, laws, and commandments He wrote for you. Do not worship other gods.

37 他给你们写的律例、典章、律法、诫命，你们应当永远谨守遵行，不可敬畏别神。

38 Do not forget the covenant I have made with you. Do not worship other gods,

38 我—耶和华与你们所立的约你们不可忘记，也不可敬畏别神。

39 but worship the LORD your God, and He will deliver you from the hands of all your enemies.”

39 但要敬畏耶和华—你们的 神，他必救你们脱离一切仇敌的手。」

40 But they would not listen, and they persisted in their former customs.

40 他们却不听从，仍照先前的风俗去行。

41 So these nations worshiped the LORD but also served their idols, and to this day their children and grandchildren continue to do as their fathers did.

41 如此这些民又惧怕耶和华，又事奉他们的偶像。他们子子孙孙也都照样行，效法他们的祖宗，直到今日。