列王纪上 20 – CCB & NIRV

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列王纪上 20:1-43

亚兰王攻打撒玛利亚城

1亚兰便·哈达率领全军,联合三十二个王,带着车马围攻撒玛利亚2他派遣使者进城对以色列亚哈说: 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明天这个时候,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以色列亚哈召集国中的长老,说:“你们看,这人是在找麻烦。他派人来要我的妻妾、孩子和金银,我没有拒绝他。” 8长老和百姓都说:“别听从他,别答应他。”

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。

亚哈打败便·哈达

13一位先知来见以色列亚哈,说:“耶和华说,‘你看见这大队人马了吗?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便·哈达说:“不管他们是来求和还是求战,都要生擒他们!” 19省长属下的青年军率先出城,大军紧随其后, 20他们见敌人就杀。亚兰人败逃,以色列人乘势追击。亚兰便·哈达骑着马与一些骑兵落荒而逃。 21以色列王出城攻击敌军车马,重创亚兰人。

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臣仆给亚兰王献计说:“以色列人的神是山神,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王应该撤去诸王,委任将领代替他们, 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第二年春天,便·哈达召集亚兰人进军亚弗,攻打以色列人。 27以色列人也召集军队,准备粮草,迎战敌军。他们在亚兰人对面安营,像两小群山羊,而敌军却满山遍野。 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,所以我必将这大队人马交在你手里,这样你们就知道我是耶和华。’”

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残余的亚兰人都逃进亚弗城,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,或许他会饶王一命。” 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便·哈达亚哈说:“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。

先知责备亚哈

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那位先知就对他说:“既然你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先知用头巾蒙着眼睛,乔装改扮,在路旁等候亚哈王。 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三十四公斤银子。 40可是那俘虏趁仆人忙乱之际跑掉了。”亚哈王说:“这是你自己的过失,你要自负其咎。” 41先知立刻拿去蒙眼的头巾,以色列王认出他是个先知。 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以色列王闷闷不乐地回撒玛利亚的王宫去了。

New International Reader’s Version

1 Kings 20:1-43

Ben-Hadad Attacks Samaria

1Ben-Hadad brought his whole army together. He was king of Aram. He went up to Samaria. He took 32 kings and their horses and chariots with him. All of them surrounded Samaria and attacked it. 2Ben-Hadad sent messengers into the city. They spoke to Ahab, the king of Israel. They told him, “Ben-Hadad says, 3‘Your silver and gold belong to me. The best of your wives and children also belong to me.’ ”

4The king of Israel replied, “What you say is true. You are my king and master. I belong to you. And everything I have belongs to you.”

5The messengers came again. They told Ahab, “Ben-Hadad says, ‘I commanded you to give me your silver and gold. I also commanded you to give me your wives and children. 6But now I’m going to send my officials to you. They will come about this time tomorrow. They’ll search your palace. They’ll search the houses of your officials. They’ll take everything you value. And they’ll carry it all away.’ ”

7The king of Israel sent for all the elders of the land. He said to them, “This man is really looking for trouble! He sent for my wives and children. He sent for my silver and gold. And I agreed to give them to him.”

8All the elders and people answered, “Don’t listen to him. Don’t agree to give him what he wants.”

9So Ahab replied to Ben-Hadad’s messengers. He said, “Tell my king and master, ‘I will do everything you commanded me to do the first time. But this time, I can’t do what you want me to do.’ ” They took Ahab’s answer back to Ben-Hadad.

10Then Ben-Hadad sent another message to Ahab. Ben-Hadad said, “There won’t be enough dust left in Samaria to give each of my followers even a handful. If there is, may the gods punish me greatly.”

11The king of Israel replied. He said, “Tell him, ‘Someone who puts his armor on shouldn’t brag like someone who takes it off.’ ”

12Ben-Hadad and the kings were in their tents drinking. That’s when he heard the message. He ordered his men, “Get ready to attack.” So they prepared to attack the city.

Ahab Wins the Battle Over Ben-Hadad

13During that time a prophet came to Ahab, the king of Israel. He announced, “The Lord says, ‘Do you see this huge army? I will hand it over to you today. Then you will know that I am the Lord.’ ”

14“But who will do it?” Ahab asked.

The prophet answered, “The Lord says, ‘The junior officers who are under the area commanders will do it.’ ”

“And who will start the battle?” Ahab asked.

The prophet answered, “You will.”

15So Ahab sent for the junior officers who were under the area commanders. The total number of officers was 232. Ahab gathered together the rest of the Israelites. The total number of them was 7,000. 16They started out at noon. At that time Ben-Hadad and the 32 kings helping him were in their tents. They were getting drunk. 17The junior officers who were under Ahab’s area commanders marched out first.

Ben-Hadad had sent out scouts. They came back and reported, “Men are marching against us from Samaria.”

18Ben-Hadad said, “They might be coming to make peace. If they are, take them alive. Or they might be coming to make war. If they are, take them alive.”

19The junior officers marched out of the city. The army was right behind them. 20Each man struck down the one fighting against him. When that happened, the army of Aram ran away. The Israelites chased them. But Ben-Hadad, the king of Aram, escaped on a horse. Some of his horsemen escaped with him. 21The king of Israel attacked them. He overpowered the horses and chariots. Large numbers of the men of Aram were wounded or killed.

22After that, the prophet came to the king of Israel again. The prophet said, “Make your position stronger. Do what needs to be done. Next spring the king of Aram will attack you again.”

23During that time, the officials of the king of Aram gave him advice. They said, “The gods of Israel are gods of the hills. That’s why they were too strong for us. But suppose we fight them on the plains. Then we’ll certainly be stronger than they are. 24Here’s what you should do. Don’t let any of the kings continue as military leaders. Have other officers take their places. 25You must also put another army together. It should be just like the one you lost. It should have the same number of horses and chariots. Then we’ll be able to fight against Israel on the plains. And we’ll certainly be stronger than they are.” Ben-Hadad agreed with their advice. He did what they suggested.

26The next spring Ben-Hadad brought together the men of Aram. They went up to the city of Aphek to fight against Israel. 27The Israelites were also brought together. They were given supplies. They marched out to fight against their enemies. Israel’s army camped across from Aram’s army. The Israelites looked like two small flocks of goats that had become separated from the others. But the men of Aram covered the countryside.

28The man of God came up to the king of Israel again. He told him, “The Lord says, ‘The men of Aram think the Lord is a god of the hills. They do not think he is a god of the valleys. So I, the Lord, will hand their huge army over to you. Then you will know that I am the Lord.’ ”

29For seven days the two armies camped across from each other. On the seventh day the battle began. The Israelites wounded or killed 100,000 Aramean soldiers who were on foot. That happened in a single day. 30The rest of the men of Aram escaped to the city of Aphek. Its wall fell down on 27,000 of them. Ben-Hadad ran to the city. He hid in a secret room.

31His officials said to him, “Look, we’ve heard that the kings of Israel often show mercy. So let’s go to the king of Israel. Let’s wear the rough clothing people wear when they’re sad. Let’s tie ropes around our heads. Perhaps Ahab will spare your life.”

32So they wore rough clothing. They tied ropes around their heads. Then they went to the king of Israel. They told him, “Your servant Ben-Hadad says, ‘Please let me live.’ ”

The king answered, “Is he still alive? He used to be my friend.”

33The men thought that was good news. So they quickly used the word Ahab had used. “Yes! Your friend Ben-Hadad!” they said.

“Go and get him,” the king said. Ben-Hadad came out of the secret room. Then Ahab had him get into his chariot.

34“I’ll return the cities my father took from your father,” Ben-Hadad offered. “You can set up your own market areas in Damascus. That’s what my father did in Samaria.”

Ahab said, “If we sign a peace treaty, I’ll set you free.” So Ben-Hadad made a treaty with him. Then Ahab let him go.

A Prophet Accuses Ahab

35There was a group of people called the group of the prophets. A message from the Lord came to one of their members. He said to his companion, “Strike me down with your weapon.” But he wouldn’t do it.

36The prophet said, “You haven’t obeyed the Lord. So as soon as you leave me, a lion will kill you.” The companion went away. And a lion found him and killed him.

37The prophet found another man. He said, “Please strike me down.” So the man struck him down and wounded him. 38Then the prophet went and stood by the road. He waited for the king to come by. He pulled his headband down over his eyes so no one would recognize him. 39The king passed by. Then the prophet called out to him. He said, “I went into the middle of the battle. Someone came to me with a prisoner. He said, ‘Guard this man. Don’t let him get away. If he does, you will pay for his life with yours. Or you can pay 75 pounds of silver.’ 40While I was busy here and there, the man disappeared.”

The king of Israel spoke to him. He told him, “What you’ve just said is what will happen to you.”

41Then the prophet quickly removed the headband from his eyes. The king of Israel recognized him as one of the prophets. 42He told the king, “The Lord says, ‘You have set a man free. But I had said he should be set apart to the Lord in a special way to be destroyed. So you must pay for his life with yours. You must pay for his people’s lives with the lives of your people.’ ” 43The king of Israel was angry. He was in a bad mood. He went back to his palace in Samaria.