1Amaziah was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem.
1亞瑪謝作猶大王（王下14:2~6）亞瑪謝登基的時候是二十五歲，他在耶路撒冷作王二十九年。他的母親名叫約耶但，是耶路撒冷人。
2And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, but not with a perfect heart.
2亞瑪謝行耶和華看為正的事，只是心不專一。
3Now it came to pass, when the kingdom was established to him, that he slew his servants that had killed the king his father.
3他鞏固了王位以後，就把擊殺他父王的臣僕殺了。
4But he slew not their children, but did as it is written in the law in the book of Moses, where the LORD commanded, saying, The fathers shall not die for the children, neither shall the children die for the fathers, but every man shall die for his own sin.
4他卻沒有處死他們的兒子，因為照著摩西律法書上所記，耶和華曾吩咐：“不可因兒子的罪處死父親，也不可因父親的罪處死兒子；各人要因自己的罪被處死。”
5Moreover Amaziah gathered Judah together, and made them captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, according to the houses of their fathers, throughout all Judah and Benjamin: and he numbered them from twenty years old and above, and found them three hundred thousand choice men, able to go forth to war, that could handle spear and shield.
5出兵攻打以東（王下14:7）亞瑪謝召集了猶大人，按著他們的家族為全猶大和便雅憫人，設立千夫長和百夫長，又數點他們的數目，從二十歲以上，能出去打仗，能拿槍持盾的精兵，共有三十萬。
6He hired also an hundred thousand mighty men of valor out of Israel for an hundred talents of silver.
6又用了三千四百公斤銀子，從以色列中雇了十萬英勇的戰士。
7But there came a man of God to him, saying, O king, let not the army of Israel go with thee; for the LORD is not with Israel, to wit, with all the children of Ephraim.
7有一位神人來見亞瑪謝，說：“王啊，請不要領以色列的軍隊和你同去，因為耶和華不和以色列人，不和任何以法蓮的子孫同在。
8But if thou wilt go, do it; be strong for the battle: God shall make thee fall before the enemy: for God hath power to help, and to cast down.
8即使你一定要去，奮勇爭戰， 神也會使你在敵人面前覆滅，因為 神有能力幫助人，也有能力使人覆滅。”
9And Amaziah said to the man of God, But what shall we do for the hundred talents which I have given to the army of Israel? And the man of God answered, The LORD is able to give thee much more than this.
9亞瑪謝問神人：“我給以色列雇傭兵的那三千四百公斤銀子怎麼辦呢？”神人回答：“耶和華能把比這更多賜給你。”
10Then Amaziah separated them, to wit, the army that was come to him out of Ephraim, to go home again: wherefore their anger was greatly kindled against Judah, and they returned home in great anger.
10於是亞瑪謝把那從以法蓮來的雇傭兵解散了，遣送他們回家；因此他們非常惱怒猶大人，就氣沖沖地回家去了。
11And Amaziah strengthened himself, and led forth his people, and went to the valley of salt, and smote of the children of Seir ten thousand.
11亞瑪謝鼓起勇氣，率領他的人民到鹽谷去，擊殺了一萬西珥人。
12And other ten thousand left alive did the children of Judah carry away captive, and brought them unto the top of the rock, and cast them down from the top of the rock, that they all were broken in pieces.
12猶大人又生擒了一萬人，帶到一處崖頂，從崖頂把他們拋下去，使他們都摔得肢離破碎。
13But the soldiers of the army which Amaziah sent back, that they should not go with him to battle, fell upon the cities of Judah, from Samaria even unto Bethhoron, and smote three thousand of them, and took much spoil.
13但亞瑪謝打發回去、不許和他一同作戰的雇傭兵，竟侵入猶大各城，從撒瑪利亞直到伯．和崙，擊殺了三千人，又掠去了很多財物。
14Now it came to pass, after that Amaziah was come from the slaughter of the Edomites, that he brought the gods of the children of Seir, and set them up to be his gods, and bowed down himself before them, and burned incense unto them.
14亞瑪謝拜偶像受責備（王下14:8~10）亞瑪謝擊敗了以東人回來的時候，把西珥人的神像也帶回來，立為自己的神，在它們面前叩拜，又向它們燒香。
15Wherefore the anger of the LORD was kindled against Amaziah, and he sent unto him a prophet, which said unto him, Why hast thou sought after the gods of the people, which could not deliver their own people out of thine hand?
15因此，耶和華向亞瑪謝發怒，於是差派一位先知去見他，對他說：“這民族的神不能拯救自己的人民脫離你的手，你為甚麼還尋求它們呢？”
16And it came to pass, as he talked with him, that the king said unto him, Art thou made of the king's counsel? forbear; why shouldest thou be smitten? Then the prophet forbare, and said, I know that God hath determined to destroy thee, because thou hast done this, and hast not hearkened unto my counsel.
16先知向王講話的時候，王對他說：“我們立了你作王的謀士嗎？住口吧！你要挨打嗎？”先知就住口，可是又說：“我知道 神已定意消滅你，因為你作了這事，又不聽從我的勸戒。”
17Then Amaziah king of Judah took advice, and sent to Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, Come, let us see one another in the face.
17猶大王亞瑪謝和群臣商議以後，就派人去見耶戶的孫子、約哈斯的兒子、以色列王約阿施，說：“來吧，我們在戰場上相見吧！”
18And Joash king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, Give thy daughter to my son to wife: and there passed by a wild beast that was in Lebanon, and trode down the thistle.
18以色列王約阿施派人去見猶大王亞瑪謝，說：“黎巴嫩的蒺藜派人去見黎巴嫩的香柏樹，說：‘把你的女兒給我的兒子作妻子吧！’後來有一隻黎巴嫩的野獸從那裡經過，把蒺藜踐踏了。
19Thou sayest, Lo, thou hast smitten the Edomites; and thine heart lifteth thee up to boast: abide now at home; why shouldest thou meddle to thine hurt, that thou shouldest fall, even thou, and Judah with thee?
19你心裡說你擊敗了以東人，你就心裡驕傲，以這事誇口。現在你留在家裡吧，為甚麼要惹禍，使猶大和你一同覆亡呢？”
20But Amaziah would not hear; for it came of God, that he might deliver them into the hand of their enemies, because they sought after the gods of Edom.
20亞瑪謝戰敗逃走（王下14:11~14）亞瑪謝卻不聽從；這原是出於 神，好把他們交在約阿施手裡，因為他們尋求以東的神。
21So Joash the king of Israel went up; and they saw one another in the face, both he and Amaziah king of Judah, at Bethshemesh, which belongeth to Judah.
21於是以色列王約阿施上來，在猶大的伯．示麥，和猶大王亞瑪謝相會於戰場上。
22And Judah was put to the worse before Israel, and they fled every man to his tent.
22猶大人在以色列人面前被擊敗，各自逃回家去了。
23And Joash the king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, at Bethshemesh, and brought him to Jerusalem, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim to the corner gate, four hundred cubits.
23以色列王約阿施在伯．示麥捉住了約哈斯的孫子、約阿施的兒子、猶大王亞瑪謝，把他帶到耶路撒冷，又拆毀耶路撒冷的城牆，從以法蓮門直到角門，共兩百公尺。
24And he took all the gold and the silver, and all the vessels that were found in the house of God with Obededom, and the treasures of the king's house, the hostages also, and returned to Samaria.
24又把俄別．以東負責看守 神殿裡的一切金銀和一切器皿，以及王宮裡的寶物都掠去，又擄走人質，然後回撒瑪利亞去了。
25And Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah lived after the death of Joash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel fifteen years.
25亞瑪謝在拉吉被弒（王下14:17~20）以色列王約哈斯的兒子約阿施死後，猶大王約阿施的兒子亞瑪謝還活了十五年。
26Now the rest of the acts of Amaziah, first and last, behold, are they not written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel?
26亞瑪謝其餘的事蹟，一生的始末，不是都記在猶大和以色列諸王記上嗎？
27Now after the time that Amaziah did turn away from following the LORD they made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem; and he fled to Lachish: but they sent to Lachish after him, and slew him there.
27自從亞瑪謝離棄耶和華以後，在耶路撒冷有人要謀害他；他就逃到拉吉去。謀害他的人派人追到拉吉，在那裡把他殺死。
28And they brought him upon horses, and buried him with his fathers in the city of Judah.
28然後用馬把他的屍體運回來，埋葬在大衛城裡，和他的列祖一起。