¹耶户写信给撒玛利亚的领袖亚哈有七十个儿子在撒玛利亚。耶户写了一批信，送到撒玛利亚，对耶斯列的首领、长老和亚哈众子的导师说：

¹And Ahab hath seventy sons in Samaria, and Jehu writeth letters, and sendeth to Samaria, unto the heads of Jezreel, the elders, and unto the supporters of Ahab, saying,

²“你们主人的儿子都在你们那里，你们也有战车、马匹、设防城和武器，那么这封信到达你们那里的时候，

²`And now, at the coming in of this letter unto you, and with you [are] sons of your lord, and with you [are] the chariots and the horses, and a fenced city, and the armour,

³你们就要看看在你们主人的儿子中，哪一个是最好最合适的，把他立在父亲的宝座上；你们又要为你们主人的家作战。”

³and ye have seen the best and the uprightest of the sons of your lord, and have set [him] on the throne of his father, and fight ye for the house of your lord.`

⁴他们就十分害怕，说：“看哪，两个王尚且不能在他面前站立得住，我们又怎能站得住呢？”

⁴And they fear very greatly, and say, `Lo, the two kings have not stood before him, and how do we stand — we?`

⁵于是内务长、市长、长老和亚哈众子的导师送信给耶户说：“我们是你的仆人，你吩咐我们的，我们都必照办；我们也不会立什么人作王；你看怎样好，我们就怎样作。”

⁵And he who [is] over the house, and he who [is] over the city, and the elders, and the supporters, send unto Jehu, saying, `Thy servants we [are], and all that thou sayest unto us we do; we do not make any one king — that which [is] good in thine eyes do.`

⁶杀尽亚哈的子孙于是耶户写第二封信给他们说：“如果你们是归从我，听我的话的，就要把你们主人的儿子们的头颅取下，明天大约这个时候，带来耶斯列给我。”那时，王的七十个儿子是住在抚养他们的城中的大臣那里。

⁶And he writeth unto them a letter a second time, saying, `If ye [are] for me, and to my voice are hearkening, take the heads of the men — the sons of your lord, and come unto me about this time to-morrow, to Jezreel;` and the sons of the king [are] seventy men, with the great ones of the city those bringing them up.

⁷这信到达他们那里的时候，他们就拿住王的众子，把这七十人杀了，然后把他们的头放在盘子里，送到耶斯列耶户那里。

⁷And it cometh to pass, at the coming in of the letter unto them, that they take the sons of the king, and slaughter seventy men, and put their heads in baskets, and send unto him to Jezreel,

⁸有使者来告诉耶户说：“王的众子的头送到了。”他说：“把它们分作两堆放在城门口，直到早上。”

⁸and the messenger cometh in, and declareth to him, saying, `They have brought in the heads of the sons of the king,` and he saith, `Make them two heaps at the opening of the gate till the morning.`

⁹第二天早上的时候，耶户出来，站着对众民说：“你们都是无罪的，看哪，是我自己背叛了我的主人，把他杀了，但这所有的人又是谁击杀的呢？

⁹And it cometh to pass in the morning, that he goeth out, and standeth, and saith unto all the people, `Righteous are ye; lo, I have conspired against my lord, and slay him — and who smote all these?

¹⁰你们要知道耶和华的话，就是耶和华所说攻击亚哈家的话，一句也没有落空；耶和华借着他的仆人以利亚所说的话，他都作成了。”

¹⁰Know ye now, that nothing doth fall of the word of Jehovah to the earth that Jehovah spake against the house of Ahab, and Jehovah hath done that which He spake by the hand of His servant Elijah.`

¹¹于是耶户击杀了亚哈家在耶斯列剩下的人，还有他所有的大臣、有关的人、祭司，没有一个给他存留。

¹¹And Jehu smiteth all those left to the house of Ahab in Jezreel, and all his great men, and his acquaintances, and his priests, till he hath not left to him a remnant.

¹²杀尽亚哈谢的兄弟耶户动身，往撒玛利亚去。在路上，他经过牧羊人的伯艾吉那里。

¹²And he riseth, and cometh in and goeth to Samaria; he [is] at the shepherds` shearing-house in the way,

¹³他遇见了犹大王亚哈谢的兄弟们。他说：“你们是谁？”他们说：“我们是亚哈谢的兄弟。我们下来要向王的众子和太后的众子请安。”

¹³and Jehu hath found the brethren of Ahaziah king of Judah, and saith, `Who [are] ye?` and they say, `Brethren of Ahaziah we [are], and we go down to salute the sons of the king, and the sons of the mistress.`

¹⁴他说：“活捉他们！”他的手下就活捉了他们，在伯艾吉的坑边杀了他们；一共是四十二个人，没有留下一人。

¹⁴And he saith, `Catch them alive;` and they catch them alive, and slaughter them at the pit of the shearing-house, forty and two men, and he hath not left a man of them.

¹⁵他又从那里往前行，看见利甲的儿子约拿达来迎接他。耶户向他请安，然后说：“你的心对我忠诚，就像我的心对你的心一样吗？”约拿达说：“是的。”耶户说：“如果是的话，伸出你的手来。”他伸出他的手，耶户就把他拉上他的战车。

¹⁵And he goeth thence, and findeth Jehonadab son of Rechab — to meet him, and blesseth him, and saith unto him, `Is thy heart right, as my heart [is] with thy heart?` and Jehonadab saith, `It is;` — `Then it is; give thy hand;` and he giveth his hand, and he causeth him to come up into him into the chariot,

¹⁶耶户说：“你和我一起去，看看我对耶和华的热诚。”于是用自己的战车载他同去。

¹⁶and saith, `Come with me, and look on my zeal for Jehovah;` and they cause him to ride in his chariot.

¹⁷他来到撒玛利亚，就击杀亚哈家所有在撒玛利亚剩下的人，把他们完全消灭，正如耶和华对以利亚所说的话。

¹⁷And he cometh in to Samaria, and smiteth all those left to Ahab in Samaria, till his destroying him, according to the word of Jehovah that He spake unto Elisha.

¹⁸设计杀尽拜巴力的人耶户集合众民，对他们说：“从前亚哈信奉巴力还算是少，耶户要信奉更多。

¹⁸And Jehu gathereth the whole of the people, and saith unto them, `Ahab served Baal a little — Jehu doth serve him much:

¹⁹现在，所有的巴力先知、所有信奉他的和他所有的祭司都要给我召来，不要走漏一人；因为我要向巴力献一个极大的祭，缺席的必不得活。”耶户用诡计这样行，是要除灭所有信奉巴力的人。

¹⁹and now, all the prophets of Baal, all his servants, and all his priests, call ye unto me; let not a man be lacking, for a great sacrifice I have for Baal; every one who is lacking — he doth not live;` and Jehu hath done [it] in subtilty, in order to destroy the servants of Baal.

²⁰耶户又说：“要为巴力召开一个严肃会。”于是众人宣告召开大会。

²⁰And Jehu saith, `Sanctify a restraint for Baal;` and they proclaim [it].

²¹耶户派人走遍以色列各地，所有信奉巴力的人都来了，没有一个不来的。他们都进了巴力庙，以致巴力庙从这边到那边都塞满了人。

²¹And Jehu sendeth into all Israel, and all the servants of Baal come in, and there hath not been left a man who hath not come in; and they come in to the house of Baal, and the house of Baal is full — mouth to mouth.

²²耶户对掌管衣橱的说：“把礼服拿出来，给所有拜巴力的人穿。”他就把礼服拿出来给他们穿上。

²²And he saith to him who [is] over the wardrobe, `Bring out clothing to all servants of Baal;` and he bringeth out to them the clothing.

²³耶户和利甲的儿子约拿达来到巴力的庙中。他对信奉巴力的人说：“搜查看看，这里不要有信奉耶和华的人和你们同在一起，只可以有信奉巴力的人。”

²³And Jehu goeth in, and Jehonadab son of Rechab, to the house of Baal, and saith to the servants of Baal, `Search and see, lest there be here with you of the servants of Jehovah — but, the servants of Baal by themselves.`

²⁴他们进去献祭和献燔祭。耶户布置了八十个人在外面，说：“如果我带来交在你们手中的人，有一个从他们中间逃脱了，你们就要以命抵命。”

²⁴And they come in to make sacrifices and burnt-offerings, and Jehu hath set for himself in an out-place eighty men, and saith, `The man who letteth escape [any] of the men whom I am bringing in unto your hand — his soul for his soul.`

²⁵耶户献完了燔祭，就对卫兵和军长说：“你们进去，杀死他们，一个也不让他们出来。”卫兵和军长于是用刀击杀他们，又把他们的尸体拋出去，然后往巴力的城去了。

²⁵And it cometh to pass at his finishing to make the burnt-offering, that Jehu saith to the runners, and to the captains, `Go in, smite them, let none come out;` and they smite them by the mouth of the sword, and the runners and the captains cast [them] out; and they go unto the city, to the house of Baal,

²⁶他们又把巴力庙内的神柱搬出去烧了。

²⁶and bring out the standing-pillars of the house of Baal, and burn them,

²⁷他们毁坏了巴力的神柱，又拆毁了巴力庙，作为厕所，直到今日。

²⁷and break down the standing-pillar of Baal, and break down the house of Baal, and appoint it for a draught-house unto this day.

²⁸这样，耶户从以色列中消灭了巴力。

²⁸And Jehu destroyeth Baal out of Israel,

²⁹耶户仍拜金牛犊只是耶户没有离弃尼八的儿子耶罗波安的罪，就是他使以色列人陷于罪中的那些罪，敬拜在伯特利和但的金牛犊。

²⁹only — the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, that he caused Israel to sin, Jehu hath not turned aside from after them — the calves of gold that [are] at Beth-El, and in Dan.

³⁰耶和华对耶户说：“因为你办好了我看为正的事，照我的一切心意对付亚哈家，你的子孙要坐在以色列的王位上，直到第四代。”

³⁰And Jehovah saith unto Jehu, `Because that thou hast done well, to do that which [is] right in Mine eyes — according to all that [is] in My heart thou hast done to the house of Ahab — the sons of the fourth [generation] do sit for thee on the throne of Israel.`

³¹可是耶户没有尽心遵行耶和华以色列　神的律法，离弃耶罗波安使以色列人陷于罪中的那些罪。

³¹And Jehu hath not taken heed to walk in the law of Jehovah, God of Israel, with all his heart, he hath not turned aside from the sins of Jeroboam, that he caused Israel to sin.

³²哈薛入侵以色列地在那些日子，耶和华开始削弱以色列，哈薛在以色列各处的边境攻击他们：

³²In those days hath Jehovah begun to cut off [some] in Israel, and Hazael smiteth them in all the border of Israel,

³³从约旦河以东，基列的全地，迦得人、流本人和玛拿西人之地，从靠近亚嫩河的亚罗珥起，至基列和巴珊。

³³from the Jordan, at the sun-rising, the whole land of Gilead, of the Gadite, and the Reubenite, and the Manassahite (from Aroer, that [is] by the brook Arnon), even Gilead and Bashan.

³⁴耶户其余的事迹和他所行的一切，以及他的一切英雄事迹，不是都写在以色列诸王的年代志上吗？

³⁴And the rest of the matters of Jehu, and all that he did, and all his might, are they not written on the book of the Chronicles of the kings of Israel?

³⁵耶户逝世耶户和他的祖先同享安息，葬在撒玛利亚，他儿子约哈斯接续他作王。

³⁵And Jehu lieth with his fathers, and they bury him in Samaria, and reign doth Jehoahaz his son in his stead.

³⁶耶户在撒玛利亚作王统治以色列共二十八年。

³⁶And the days that Jehu hath reigned over Israel [are] twenty and eight years, in Samaria.