< 2 Kings 19 >

1 And whanne kyng Ezechie hadde herd these thingis, he to-rente his clothis, and was hilid with a sak; and he entride in to the hous of the Lord.
希西家王聽見,就撕裂衣服,披上麻布,進了耶和華的殿;
2 And he sente Eliachym, souereyn of the hous, and Sobna, scryueyn, and elde men of the preestis, hilid with sackis, to Ysaie, the prophete, sone of Amos.
使家宰以利亞敬和書記舍伯那,並祭司中的長老,都披上麻布,去見亞摩斯的兒子先知以賽亞,
3 Whiche seiden, Ezechie seith these thingis, This dai is a dai of tribulacioun, and of blamyng, and of blasfemye; sones camen `til to the childberyng, and the `traueler of childe hath not strengthis.
對他說:「希西家如此說:『今日是急難、責罰、凌辱的日子,就如婦人將要生產嬰孩,卻沒有力量生產。
4 If perauenture thi Lord God here alle the wordis of Rabsaces, whom the kyng of Assiryens, his lord sente, that he schulde dispise the Lord lyuynge, and repreue bi wordis, whiche thi Lord God herde; and make thou preier for these relikis, that ben foundun.
或者耶和華-你的上帝聽見拉伯沙基的一切話,就是他主人亞述王打發他來辱罵永生上帝的話,耶和華-你的上帝聽見這話,就發斥責。故此,求你為餘剩的民揚聲禱告。』」
5 Therfor the seruauntis of kyng Ezechie camen to Isaie;
希西家王的臣僕就去見以賽亞。
6 and Isaie seide to hem, Seie ye these thingis to youre lord, The Lord seith these thingis, Nyle thou drede of the face of wordis whiche thou herdist, bi whiche the children of the kyng of Assiriens blasfemeden me.
以賽亞對他們說:「要這樣對你們的主人說,耶和華如此說:『你聽見亞述王的僕人褻瀆我的話,不要懼怕。
7 Lo! Y schal sende to hym a spirit, and he schal here a messanger, and he schal turne ayen in to his lond; and Y schal caste hym doun bi swerd in his owne lond.
我必驚動他的心,他要聽見風聲就歸回本地。我必使他在那裏倒在刀下。』」
8 Therfor Rabsaces turnede ayen, and foond the kyng of Assiriens fiytynge ayens Lobna; for he hadde herd, that the kyng hadde go awei fro Lachis.
拉伯沙基回去,正遇見亞述王攻打立拿,原來他早聽見亞述王拔營離開拉吉。
9 And whanne he hadde herd of Theracha, kyng of Ethiope, `men seyynge, Lo! he yede out, that he fiyte ayens thee; that he schulde go ayens `that kyng, he sente messangeris to Ezechie,
亞述王聽見人論古實王特哈加說:「他出來要與你爭戰。」於是亞述王又打發使者去見希西家,吩咐他們說:
10 and seide, Seie ye these thingis to Ezechie, kyng of Juda, Thi Lord God, in whom thou hast trist, disseyue not thee, nether seie thou, Jerusalem schal not be `bitakun in to the hondis of the kyng of Assiriens;
「你們對猶大王希西家如此說:『不要聽你所倚靠的上帝欺哄你,說耶路撒冷必不交在亞述王的手中。
11 for thou thi silf herdist what thingis the kyngis of Assiriens diden in alle londis, hou thei wastiden tho; whether therfor thou aloone maist be delyuered?
你總聽說亞述諸王向列國所行的,乃是盡行滅絕,難道你還能得救嗎?
12 Whether the goddis of hethene men delyueriden alle men whiche my fadris distrieden, that is, Gozam, and Aran, and Reseph, and the sones of Eden, that weren in Thelassar?
我列祖所毀滅的,就是歌散、哈蘭、利色,和屬提‧拉撒的伊甸人,這些國的神何曾拯救這些國呢?
13 Where is the kyng of Emath, and the kyng of Arphat? and the kyng of the cytee of Sepharuaym, of Ana, and of Aua?
哈馬的王、亞珥拔的王、西法瓦音城的王、希拿,和以瓦的王都在哪裏呢?』」
14 Therfor whanne Ezechie hadde take the lettris fro the hond of messangeris, and hadde red tho, he stiede in to the hows of the Lord, and spredde abrood tho bifor the Lord;
希西家從使者手裏接過書信來,看完了,就上耶和華的殿,將書信在耶和華面前展開。
15 and preiede in his siyt, and seide, Lord God of Israel, that sittist on cherubym, thou art God aloone of alle kyngis of erthe; thou madist heuene and erthe.
希西家向耶和華禱告說:「坐在二基路伯上耶和華-以色列的上帝啊,你是天下萬國的上帝,你曾創造天地。
16 Bowe thin eere, and here; opyn thin iyen, Lord, and se; and here alle the wordis of Senacherib, which sente, that he schulde dispise `to vs `God lyuynge.
耶和華啊,求你側耳而聽!耶和華啊,求你睜眼而看!要聽西拿基立打發使者來辱罵永生上帝的話。
17 Verili, Lord, the kynges of Assiriens distrieden hethene men, and the londis of alle men,
耶和華啊,亞述諸王果然使列國和列國之地變為荒涼,
18 and senten the goddis of hem in to fier; for thei weren not goddis, but werkis of `hondis of men, of tre and stoon; and thei losten `tho goddis.
將列國的神像都扔在火裏;因為它本不是神,乃是人手所造的,是木頭石頭的,所以滅絕它。
19 Now therfor, oure Lord God, make vs saaf fro the hond of hem, that alle rewmes of erthe wite that thou art the Lord God aloone.
耶和華-我們的上帝啊,現在求你救我們脫離亞述王的手,使天下萬國都知道惟獨你-耶和華是上帝!」
20 Forsothe Isaie, sone of Amos, sente to Ezechie, and seide, The Lord God of Israel seith these thingis, Y haue herd tho thingis, whiche thou preidist me on Sennacherib, king of Assiriens.
亞摩斯的兒子以賽亞就打發人去見希西家,說:「耶和華-以色列的上帝如此說:『你既然求我攻擊亞述王西拿基立,我已聽見了。』
21 This is the word, which the Lord spak of hym, Thou virgyn douytir of Syon, he dispiside thee, and scornyde thee; thou douyter of Jerusalem, he mouyde his heed aftir thi bak.
耶和華論他這樣說: 錫安的處女藐視你,嗤笑你; 耶路撒冷的女子向你搖頭。
22 Sennacherib, whom `dispisidist thou, and whom `blasfemedist thou? Ayens whom hast thou reisid thi vois, and hast reisid thin iyen an hiye? Ayens the hooli of Israel.
你辱罵誰?褻瀆誰? 揚起聲來,高舉眼目攻擊誰呢? 乃是攻擊以色列的聖者!
23 Bi the hond of thi seruauntis thou dispisidist the Lord, and seidist, In the multitude of my charys Y stiede in to the hiye thingis of hillis, in the hiynesse of Liban, and kittide doun the hiye cedris therof, and the chosyn beechis therof; and Y entride `til to the termes therof,
你藉你的使者辱罵主, 並說:我率領許多戰車上山頂, 到黎巴嫩極深之處; 我要砍伐其中高大的香柏樹和佳美的松樹; 我必上極高之處,進入肥田的樹林。
24 and Y kittide doun the forest of Carmele therof; and Y drank alien watris, and Y made drie with the steppis of `the feet of myn `alle watris closid.
我已經在外邦挖井喝水; 我必用腳掌踏乾埃及的一切河。
25 Whether thou herdist not, what Y made at the bigynnyng? Fro elde daies Y made it, and now Y haue brouyt forth; and strengthid citees of fiyteris schulen be in to fallyng of hillis.
耶和華說,我早先所做的, 古時所立的,就是現在藉你 使堅固城荒廢,變為亂堆, 這事你豈沒有聽見嗎?
26 And thei that sitten meke of hond in tho, trembliden togidere, and ben schent; thei ben maad as the hei of the feeld, and as grene eerbe of roouys, which is dried, bifor that it cam to ripenesse.
所以其中的居民力量甚小, 驚惶羞愧。 他們像野草,像青菜, 如房頂上的草, 又如未長成而枯乾的禾稼。
27 And Y bifor knew thi dwellyng, and thi goyng out, and thin entryng, and thi weie, and thi woodnesse ayens me.
你坐下,你出去,你進來, 你向我發烈怒,我都知道。
28 Thou were wood ayens me, and thi pride stide in to myn eeris; therfor Y schal putte a cercle in thi nosethirlis, and a bernacle in thi lippis, and Y schal lede thee ayen in to the weie bi which thou camest.
因你向我發烈怒, 又因你狂傲的話達到我耳中, 我就要用鉤子鉤上你的鼻子, 把嚼環放在你口裏, 使你從你來的路轉回去。
29 Forsothe, Ezechie, this schal be a signe `to thee; ete thou in this yeer that, that thou fyndist; forsothe in the secounde yeer tho thingis, that growen bi her owne wille; sotheli in the thridde yeer sowe ye, and repe ye, plaunte ye vyneris, and ete the fruytis of tho.
「以色列人哪,我賜你們一個證據:你們今年要吃自生的,明年也要吃自長的;至於後年,你們要耕種收割,栽植葡萄園,吃其中的果子。
30 And what euer thing schal be residue of the hows of Juda, it schal sende root dounward, and schal make fruyt vpward.
猶大家所逃脫餘剩的,仍要往下扎根,向上結果。
31 For relikis schulen go out of Jerusalem, and that, that schal be sauyd, `schal go out of the hil of Syon; the feruent loue of the Lord of oostis schal do this.
必有餘剩的民從耶路撒冷而出;必有逃脫的人從錫安山而來。耶和華的熱心必成就這事。
32 Wherfor the Lord seith these thingis of the kyng of Assiriens, He schal not entre in to this citee, nethir he schal sende an arowe in to it, nether scheeld shal occupie it, nether strengthing, ethir bisegyng, schal cumpasse it.
「所以,耶和華論亞述王如此說:『他必不得來到這城,也不在這裏射箭,不得拿盾牌到城前,也不築壘攻城。
33 He schal turne ayen bi the weie `bi which he cam, and he schal not entre in to this citee, seith the Lord;
他從哪條路來,必從那條路回去,必不得來到這城。這是耶和華說的。
34 and Y schal defende this citee, and Y schal saue it for me, and for Dauid, my seruaunt.
因我為自己的緣故,又為我僕人大衛的緣故,必保護拯救這城。』」
35 Therfor it was don, in that niyt the aungel of the Lord cam, and smoot in the castels of Assiryens an hundrid foure score and fyue thousynde. And whanne Sennacherib hadde rise eerli, he siy alle bodies of deed men; and he departide, and yede awei.
當夜,耶和華的使者出去,在亞述營中殺了十八萬五千人。清早有人起來,一看,都是死屍了。
36 And Sennacherib, the kyng of Assiriens, turnede ayen, and dwellide in Nynyue.
亞述王西拿基立就拔營回去,住在尼尼微。
37 And whanne he worschipide in the temple Nestrach his god, Adramelech and Sirasar, his sones, killide hym with swerd; and thei fledden in to the lond of Armenyes; and Asaradon, his sone, regnyde for hym.
一日在他的神尼斯洛廟裏叩拜,他兒子亞得米勒和沙利色用刀殺了他,就逃到亞拉臘地。他兒子以撒哈頓接續他作王。

< 2 Kings 19 >