2 Chronicles 21

1 Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in David’s city; and Jehoram his son reigned in his place.

[約蘭王的惡行]約沙法特與列祖同眠，與祖先一同葬在達味城；他的兒子約蘭繼位為王。

2 He had brothers, the sons of Jehoshaphat: Azariah, Jehiel, Zechariah, Azariah, Michael, and Shephatiah. All these were the sons of Jehoshaphat king of Israel.

他的兄弟，約沙法特的兒子：哈匝黎雅、耶希耳、則加黎雅、阿匝黎雅、米加耳和舍法提雅，這些都是猶大王約沙法特的兒子，

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

他們的父親將許多禮品，金銀財寶，以及猶大的堅城分封了他們，卻將王位賜給了約蘭，因為他是長子。

4 Now when Jehoram had risen up over the kingdom of his father, and had strengthened himself, he killed all his brothers with the sword, and also some of the princes of Israel.

當約蘭登上了他父親的王位鞏固了自己的勢力以後，就殺了他所有的兄弟，和幾個以色列首領。

5 Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.

約蘭即位時年三十二歲，在耶路撒冷作王八年。

6 He walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did Ahab’s house, for he had Ahab’s daughter as his wife. He did that which was evil in the LORD’s sight.

他走了以色列王所走的道路，有如阿哈布家一樣，因為他娶了阿哈布的女兒為妻，行了上主視為惡的事。

7 However the LORD would not destroy David’s house, because of the covenant that he had made with David, and as he promised to give a lamp to him and to his children always.

但是，上主不願消滅達味家室，因為曾與達味立過約，應許時常給他和他的子孫留下一盞明燈。[天主降罰]

8 In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves.

約蘭年間，厄東反叛，脫離了猶大的統治，自立為王。

9 Then Jehoram went there with his captains and all his chariots with him. He rose up by night and struck the Edomites who surrounded him, along with the captains of the chariots.

約蘭率領自己的軍長和所有的戰車前去聲討；他夜間起來，衝出了包圍他和戰車隊長的厄東人。

10 So Edom has been in revolt from under the hand of Judah to this day. Then Libnah revolted at the same time from under his hand, because he had forsaken the LORD, the God of his fathers.

這樣，厄東人脫離了猶大的統治，直到現在。里貝納也同時叛變，脫離了猶大的統治，因為君王離棄了上主，他祖先的天主，

11 Moreover he made high places in the mountains of Judah, and made the inhabitants of Jerusalem play the prostitute, and led Judah astray.

並且在猶大山上建立了高丘，使耶路撒冷的居民行淫，使猶大人背信。

12 A letter came to him from Elijah the prophet, saying, “the LORD, the God of David your father, says, ‘Because you have not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat your father, nor in the ways of Asa king of Judah,

有人給他送來厄里亞先知的一封信，信上說：「上主，你祖先達味的天主這樣說：因為你沒有走你父親約沙法特的路，又沒有走猶大王阿撒的路，

13 but have walked in the way of the kings of Israel, and have made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to play the prostitute like Ahab’s house did, and also have slain your brothers of your father’s house, who were better than yourself,

反而走了以色列王的路，引誘猶大和耶路撒冷的居民行淫，如同阿哈布家行淫一樣；又因為你殺了你父親家中那些比你好的兄弟，

14 behold, the LORD will strike your people with a great plague, including your children, your wives, and all your possessions;

上主必以巨大的災禍打擊你的百姓，你的妻子兒女，以及你所有的財產。

15 and you will have great sickness with a disease of your bowels, until your bowels fall out by reason of the sickness, day by day.’”

至於你，你必生一種極嚴厲的病，腸胃病，以至兩年內，你的腸子都要流出來。」[預言實現]

16 The LORD stirred up against Jehoram the spirit of the Philistines and of the Arabians who are beside the Ethiopians;

上主激起培肋舍特人和臨近雇士的阿剌伯人的心，與約蘭為敵。

17 and they came up against Judah, broke into it, and carried away all the possessions that were found in the king’s house, including his sons and his wives, so that there was no son left to him except Jehoahaz, the youngest of his sons.

他們遂前來攻擊猶大，侵入境內，掠去了王宮所有的財物，擄去了他的兒子妻妾；除他最小的兒子約阿哈次，沒有給他留下一個兒子。

18 After all this the LORD struck him in his bowels with an incurable disease.

此後，上主以一種不能醫治的腸胃病打擊了約蘭。

19 In process of time, at the end of two years, his bowels fell out by reason of his sickness, and he died of severe diseases. His people made no burning for him, like the burning of his fathers.

這病纏綿了一年多；二年末，當他的終期來到時，他的腸子因病都流了出來，他在極苦痛中死了。他的百姓沒有為他舉行焚香禮，如同為他的列祖所行的一樣。

20 He was thirty-two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years. He departed with no one’s regret. They buried him in David’s city, but not in the tombs of the kings.

他即位時年三十二歲，在耶路撒冷作王八年。他逝世後，無人表示悲哀。人將他葬於達味城，但沒有葬在王陵內。