2 Kings 11

1 Now when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the royal offspring.

阿哈齊雅的母親阿塔里雅見自己的兒子已死，便起來消滅王室所有的後裔。

2 But Jehosheba, the daughter of King Joram, sister of Ahaziah, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him away from among the king’s sons who were slain, even him and his nurse, and put them in the bedroom; and they hid him from Athaliah, so that he was not slain.

但約蘭王的女兒，阿哈齊雅的姊姊約舍巴，將阿哈齊雅的兒子約阿士，從被殺的王太子中偷了出來，把他和他的奶媽安置在寢室內，藏了起來，沒有讓阿塔里雅看見：這樣纔沒有被殺。

3 He was with her hidden in Yahweh’s house six years while Athaliah reigned over the land.

約阿士和他的奶媽，在上主的殿內隱藏了六年，當時由阿塔里雅主持國政。

4 In the seventh year Jehoiada sent and fetched the captains over hundreds of the Carites and of the guard, and brought them to him into Yahweh’s house; and he made a covenant with them, and made a covenant with them in Yahweh’s house, and showed them the king’s son.

第七年，約雅達派人將眾百夫長，加黎人隊長和衛隊長召來，領進上主的殿，與他們立約，在上主殿內起誓，然後引君王的兒子出來與他們相見，

5 He commanded them, saying, “This is what you must do: a third of you, who come in on the Sabbath, shall be keepers of the watch of the king’s house;

同時吩咐他們說：「你們應這樣行事，在安息日進宮值班的三分之一，要照例守衛王宮，

6 a third of you shall be at the gate Sur; and a third of you at the gate behind the guard. So you shall keep the watch of the house, and be a barrier.

另三分之一守衛穌爾門，另三分之一把守守衛者的後門；仍照舊值班守衛聖殿。

7 The two companies of you, even all who go out on the Sabbath, shall keep the watch of Yahweh’s house around the king.

在安息日從上主殿內下班的兩隊，仍應在上主的殿內戒備，

8 You shall surround the king, every man with his weapons in his hand; and he who comes within the ranks, let him be slain. Be with the king when he goes out, and when he comes in.”

各人要手裡拿著武器環繞君王。擅入防線的，即將他殺死；君王出入時，你們要緊隨不離。」

9 The captains over hundreds did according to all that Jehoiada the priest commanded; and they each took his men, those who were to come in on the Sabbath with those who were to go out on the Sabbath, and came to Jehoiada the priest.

百夫長就按照司祭約雅達所吩咐的一切去行，各自帶領在安息日值班，和在安息日下班的士兵，來見司祭約雅達。

10 The priest delivered to the captains over hundreds the spears and shields that had been King David’s, which were in Yahweh’s house.

司祭便將上主殿內屬達味王的刀槍和盾牌，交給了眾百夫長。

11 The guard stood, every man with his weapons in his hand, from the right side of the house to the left side of the house, along by the altar and the house, around the king.

衛兵每人所持武器，自殿右至殿左，面對祭壇和聖殿，環立在君王四周；

12 Then he brought out the king’s son, and put the crown on him, and gave him the covenant; and they made him king and anointed him; and they clapped their hands, and said, “Long live the king!”

然後引出太子來，給他加冕，將約書交給他，立他為王，給他傅油，在場民眾都鼓掌歡呼：「君王萬歲! 」

13 When Athaliah heard the noise of the guard and of the people, she came to the people into Yahweh’s house;

阿塔里雅聽見民眾叫喊聲，就進上主的殿，到民眾前。

14 and she looked, and behold, the king stood by the pillar, as the tradition was, with the captains and the trumpets by the king; and all the people of the land rejoiced, and blew trumpets. Then Athaliah tore her clothes and cried, “Treason! Treason!”

她一看，見君王照儀式站在高台上，官長和吹號角的，都站在君王兩旁，所有當地人民歡樂吹號；阿塔里雅就撕裂了自己的衣服，喊叫說：「反了，反了! 」

15 Jehoiada the priest commanded the captains of hundreds who were set over the army, and said to them, “Bring her out between the ranks. Kill anyone who follows her with the sword.” For the priest said, “Don’t let her be slain in Yahweh’s house.”

約雅達司祭即吩咐帶領軍隊的眾百夫長說：「將她從行列中趕出去，凡跟隨她的，都用刀殺死。」原來司祭曾吩咐說：不可在上主的殿內殺她。

16 So they seized her; and she went by the way of the horses’ entry to the king’s house, and she was slain there.

於是眾人捉住她；當她由馬門進入王宮時，就地將她殺了。

17 Jehoiada made a covenant between Yahweh and the king and the people, that they should be Yahweh’s people; also between the king and the people.

此後，約雅達使君王和人民與上主立約，作上主的人民；又使君王與人民立約。

18 All the people of the land went to the house of Baal, and broke it down. They broke his altars and his images in pieces thoroughly, and killed Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. The priest appointed officers over Yahweh’s house.

然後，所有當地人民都到巴耳廟去，將廟拆毀，將祭壇推翻，將神像完全打碎，在祭台前斬了巴耳的司祭瑪堂。司祭約雅達又調派士兵把守上主的殿，

19 He took the captains over hundreds, and the Carites, and the guard, and all the people of the land; and they brought down the king from Yahweh’s house, and came by the way of the gate of the guard to the king’s house. He sat on the throne of the kings.

以後，率領眾百夫長、加黎人、衛兵和所有當地人民，請君王從上主的殿下來，經衛兵門進入王宮，請他坐在王座上。

20 So all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was quiet. They had slain Athaliah with the sword at the king’s house.

全國人民都歡樂喜慶，京城也很平靜。至於阿塔里雅，已在王宮用刀殺死。

21 Jehoash was seven years old when he began to reign.

約阿士即位時，纔七歲；