¹And, behold, there came a man of God out of Judah by the word of the LORD unto Bethel: and Jeroboam stood by the altar to burn incense.

¹神人警告耶羅波安有一個神人，奉耶和華的命令，從猶大來到伯特利；那時，耶羅波安正站在祭壇旁邊燒香。

²And he cried against the altar in the word of the LORD, and said, O altar, altar, thus saith the LORD; Behold, a child shall be born unto the house of David, Josiah by name; and upon thee shall he offer the priests of the high places that burn incense upon thee, and men's bones shall be burnt upon thee.

²神人奉耶和華的命令，向那祭壇喊叫，說：“祭壇哪，祭壇哪，耶和華這樣說：‘看哪，大衛家要生一個兒子，名叫約西亞；他要把邱壇的祭司，就是在你上面燒香的，作祭物獻在你上面。人的骨頭也要在你上面焚燒。’”

³And he gave a sign the same day, saying, This is the sign which the LORD hath spoken; Behold, the altar shall be rent, and the ashes that are upon it shall be poured out.

³那天，神人提出一個兆頭，說：“這是耶和華的兆頭。看哪，這祭壇必破裂，祭壇上的灰必傾撒下來。”

⁴And it came to pass, when king Jeroboam heard the saying of the man of God, which had cried against the altar in Bethel, that he put forth his hand from the altar, saying, Lay hold on him. And his hand, which he put forth against him, dried up, so that he could not pull it in again to him.

⁴耶羅波安王聽見神人向伯特利的祭壇喊叫的話，就從祭壇上伸手，說：“抓住他！”王向他伸出的手卻癱瘓了，不能縮回來。

⁵The altar also was rent, and the ashes poured out from the altar, according to the sign which the man of God had given by the word of the LORD.

⁵祭壇也破裂了，灰從祭壇上傾撒下來，好像神人奉耶和華的命令所提出的預兆一樣。

⁶And the king answered and said unto the man of God, Entreat now the face of the LORD thy God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored me again. And the man of God besought the LORD, and the king's hand was restored him again, and became as it was before.

⁶王對神人說：“求你為我向耶和華你的　神求情，又為我禱告，使我的手復原。”於是神人向耶和華求情，王的手就復了原，像起先一樣。

⁷And the king said unto the man of God, Come home with me, and refresh thyself, and I will give thee a reward.

⁷王對神人說：“請與我一起回王宮去，吃點東西，加添心力，我還要賜給你一份禮物。”

⁸And the man of God said unto the king, If thou wilt give me half thine house, I will not go in with thee, neither will I eat bread nor drink water in this place:

⁸神人對王說：“你就是把王宮的一半給我，我也不會與你回去，也不在這地方吃飯喝水。

⁹For so was it charged me by the word of the LORD, saying, Eat no bread, nor drink water, nor turn again by the same way that thou camest.

⁹因為有耶和華的話吩咐我說：‘你不可吃飯喝水，也不可從你去的原路回來。’”

¹⁰So he went another way, and returned not by the way that he came to Bethel.

¹⁰於是神人從另一條路去了，沒有從他來伯特利的原路回去。

¹¹Now there dwelt an old prophet in Bethel; and his sons came and told him all the works that the man of God had done that day in Bethel: the words which he had spoken unto the king, them they told also to their father.

¹¹神人受騙違背　神的命令有一個老先知住在伯特利，他的兒子們來告訴他，那一天神人在伯特利所行的一切事。他們也把他對王所說的話，都告訴了他們的父親。

¹²And their father said unto them, What way went he? For his sons had seen what way the man of God went, which came from Judah.

¹²他們的父親問他們：“神人從哪條路走了呢？”他的兒子們就把從猶大來的神人所走的路，指給他看。

¹³And he said unto his sons, Saddle me the ass. So they saddled him the ass: and he rode thereon,

¹³他對兒子們說：“給我備驢！”於是他們給他備驢，他就騎上，

¹⁴And went after the man of God, and found him sitting under an oak: and he said unto him, Art thou the man of God that camest from Judah? And he said, I am.

¹⁴去追趕神人，遇見他正坐在橡樹底下，就問他：“你是從猶大來的神人嗎？”他回答：“是的！”

¹⁵Then he said unto him, Come home with me, and eat bread.

¹⁵老先知對他說：“請你與我一起回家去吃飯。”

¹⁶And he said, I may not return with thee, nor go in with thee: neither will I eat bread nor drink water with thee in this place:

¹⁶神人說：“我不能與你回去，或是與你同行，也不能與你在這地方吃飯喝水，

¹⁷For it was said to me by the word of the LORD, Thou shalt eat no bread nor drink water there, nor turn again to go by the way that thou camest.

¹⁷因為有耶和華的話對我說：‘你在那裡不可吃飯喝水，也不可從你去的原路回來。’”

¹⁸He said unto him, I am a prophet also as thou art; and an angel spake unto me by the word of the LORD, saying, Bring him back with thee into thine house, that he may eat bread and drink water. But he lied unto him.

¹⁸老先知對他說：“我是先知，和你一樣。有一位天使奉耶和華的命令告訴我說：‘你去帶他與你一起回家，給他吃飯喝水。’”但是，老先知是欺騙他的。

¹⁹So he went back with him, and did eat bread in his house, and drank water.

¹⁹於是神人與他一起回去，在他的家裡吃飯喝水。

²⁰And it came to pass, as they sat at the table, that the word of the LORD came unto the prophet that brought him back:

²⁰神人受耶和華責備他們二人正在席上吃喝的時候，耶和華的話臨到那把神人帶回來的先知，

²¹And he cried unto the man of God that came from Judah, saying, Thus saith the LORD, Forasmuch as thou hast disobeyed the mouth of the LORD, and hast not kept the commandment which the LORD thy God commanded thee,

²¹他就對那從猶大來的神人喊叫，說：“耶和華這樣說：‘你既然違背了耶和華的命令，沒有謹守耶和華你的　神吩咐你的誡命，

²²But camest back, and hast eaten bread and drunk water in the place, of the which the Lord did say to thee, Eat no bread, and drink no water; thy carcass shall not come unto the sepulchre of thy fathers.

²²反倒回來，在耶和華吩咐你不可吃飯喝水的地方，吃了飯喝了水，因此，你的屍體不能入葬你列祖的墳墓裡。’”

²³And it came to pass, after he had eaten bread, and after he had drunk, that he saddled for him the ass, to wit, for the prophet whom he had brought back.

²³神人被獅子咬死吃了飯喝了水之後，老先知為他帶回來的先知備驢。

²⁴And when he was gone, a lion met him by the way, and slew him: and his carcass was cast in the way, and the ass stood by it, the lion also stood by the carcass.

²⁴他就去了；在路上有一隻獅子遇見了他，就把他咬死了。他的屍體被丟在路上，驢子站在屍體旁邊，獅子也站在屍體旁邊。

²⁵And, behold, men passed by, and saw the carcass cast in the way, and the lion standing by the carcass: and they came and told it in the city where the old prophet dwelt.

²⁵有人從那裡經過，看見屍體被丟在路上，獅子站在屍體旁邊，就來到老先知所住的城裡，述說這事。

²⁶And when the prophet that brought him back from the way heard thereof, he said, It is the man of God, who was disobedient unto the word of the LORD: therefore the LORD hath delivered him unto the lion, which hath torn him, and slain him, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake unto him.

²⁶老先知埋葬神人那把神人從路上帶回來的先知聽見了這事，就說：“這是那違背了耶和華命令的神人；耶和華把他交給獅子，獅子就把他撕裂，咬死了他，正如耶和華對他說過的話。”

²⁷And he spake to his sons, saying, Saddle me the ass. And they saddled him.

²⁷老先知又吩咐他的兒子們說：“給我備驢。”他們就備了驢。

²⁸And he went and found his carcass cast in the way, and the ass and the lion standing by the carcass: the lion had not eaten the carcass, nor torn the ass.

²⁸於是他去了，看見神人的屍體被丟在路上，驢子和獅子都站在屍體旁邊，那獅子並沒有吃掉屍體，也沒有撕裂驢子。

²⁹And the prophet took up the carcass of the man of God, and laid it upon the ass, and brought it back: and the old prophet came to the city, to mourn and to bury him.

²⁹老先知把神人的屍體抱起來，放在驢子上，帶回自己的城裡，要為他舉哀，要埋葬他。

³⁰And he laid his carcass in his own grave; and they mourned over him, saying, Alas, my brother!

³⁰老先知把他的屍體埋葬在自己的墳墓裡；人們為他舉哀，說：“哀哉，我兄啊！”

³¹And it came to pass, after he had buried him, that he spake to his sons, saying, When I am dead, then bury me in the sepulchre wherein the man of God is buried; lay my bones beside his bones:

³¹埋葬他以後，老先知就對兒子們說：“我死了以後，你們要把我埋葬在神人的墳墓裡，把我的骸骨放在他的骸骨旁邊。

³²For the saying which he cried by the word of the LORD against the altar in Bethel, and against all the houses of the high places which are in the cities of Samaria, shall surely come to pass.

³²因為他奉耶和華的命令，攻擊伯特利的壇和在撒瑪利亞各城邱壇上的殿所喊叫的話，必定應驗。”

³³After this thing Jeroboam returned not from his evil way, but made again of the lowest of the people priests of the high places: whosoever would, he consecrated him, and he became one of the priests of the high places.

³³耶羅波安仍執迷不悟這事以後，耶羅波安還不從他的惡道轉回，竟然把平民立為邱壇的祭司；願意的，他都把他們分別為聖，立他們為邱壇的祭司。

³⁴And this thing became sin unto the house of Jeroboam, even to cut it off, and to destroy it from off the face of the earth.

³⁴這事成為耶羅波安的家的罪，以致他的家從地上被塗抹與除滅。