1Then all the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in the room of his father Amaziah.
1烏西雅作猶大王(王下14:21~22,15:1~7)全猶大的人民立烏西雅接續他的父親亞瑪謝作王,那時他才十六歲。
2He built Eloth, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept with his fathers.
2亞瑪謝王和列祖同睡以後,烏西雅重建以祿,並且收歸猶大所有。
3Sixteen years old was Uzziah when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty and two years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Jecoliah of Jerusalem.
3烏西雅登基的時候,是十六歲;他在耶路撒冷作王共五十二年。他的母親名叫耶可利雅,是耶路撒冷人。
4And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father Amaziah did.
4烏西雅行耶和華看為正的事,像他的父親亞瑪謝一切所行的。
5And he sought God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding in the visions of God: and as long as he sought the LORD, God made him to prosper.
5撒迦利亞在世的日子,教導烏西雅敬畏 神,所以烏西雅常常尋求 神;烏西雅尋求 神的時候, 神就使他亨通。
6And he went forth and warred against the Philistines, and brake down the wall of Gath, and the wall of Jabneh, and the wall of Ashdod, and built cities about Ashdod, and among the Philistines.
6國勢日強他出去攻打非利士人,拆毀了迦特的城牆、雅比尼的城牆和亞實突的城牆;又在亞實突境內非利士人中,建造了幾座城。
7And God helped him against the Philistines, and against the Arabians that dwelt in Gurbaal, and the Mehunims.
7 神幫助他攻打非利士人和住在姑珥.巴力的阿拉伯人,以及米烏尼人。
8And the Ammonites gave gifts to Uzziah: and his name spread abroad even to the entering in of Egypt; for he strengthened himself exceedingly.
8亞捫人給烏西雅進貢,他的名聲傳到埃及的邊境,因為他極其強盛。
9Moreover Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the corner gate, and at the valley gate, and at the turning of the wall, and fortified them.
9烏西雅在耶路撒冷的角門、谷門和城牆轉角的地方,建築了城樓,這些城樓非常堅固。
10Also he built towers in the desert, and digged many wells: for he had much cattle, both in the low country, and in the plains: husbandmen also, and vine dressers in the mountains, and in Carmel: for he loved husbandry.
10他又在曠野建造了一些瞭望樓,挖了許多貯水池,因為他在高原和平原上有很多牲畜;又因為他喜愛種植,所以在山地上和果園裡,雇有農夫和修剪葡萄樹的工人。
11Moreover Uzziah had an host of fighting men, that went out to war by bands, according to the number of their account by the hand of Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the ruler, under the hand of Hananiah, one of the king's captains.
11烏西雅又有善於作戰的軍隊,照著書記耶利和官長瑪西雅數點的數目,由王的一個將軍哈拿尼雅指揮,編隊上陣。
12The whole number of the chief of the fathers of the mighty men of valor were two thousand and six hundred.
12這些英勇戰士中的各家族首領,總數共二千六百人。
13And under their hand was an army, three hundred thousand and seven thousand and five hundred, that made war with mighty power, to help the king against the enemy.
13在他們指揮下的軍隊,共有三十七萬七千五百人,都是大有能力,善於作戰的,能幫助王攻打仇敵。
14And Uzziah prepared for them throughout all the host shields, and spears, and helmets, and habergeons, and bows, and slings to cast stones.
14烏西雅給全隊軍兵配備了盾牌、矛槍、頭盔、鎧甲、弓箭和甩石的機弦。
15And he made in Jerusalem engines, invented by cunning men, to be on the towers and upon the bulwarks, to shoot arrows and great stones withal. And his name spread far abroad; for he was marvelously helped, till he was strong.
15他又在耶路撒冷製造巧匠發明的器械,安放在城樓和城角上,用來發射利箭和大石。烏西雅的名聲傳到遠方,因為他得了非常的幫助,使他十分強盛。
16But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up to his destruction: for he transgressed against the LORD his God, and went into the temple of the LORD to burn incense upon the altar of incense.
16烏西雅越職受罰烏西雅強盛起來,就心高氣傲,以致自尋毀滅,竟冒犯耶和華他的 神;他進了耶和華的殿,要在香壇上燒香。
17And Azariah the priest went in after him, and with him fourscore priests of the LORD, that were valiant men:
17跟隨烏西雅進去的,有亞撒利雅祭司,還有耶和華的祭司八十個,都是英勇的人。
18And they withstood Uzziah the king, and said unto him, It appertaineth not unto thee, Uzziah, to burn incense unto the LORD, but to the priests the sons of Aaron, that are consecrated to burn incense: go out of the sanctuary; for thou hast trespassed; neither shall it be for thine honor from the LORD God.
18他們阻止烏西雅王,對他說:“烏西雅啊,給耶和華燒香不是你應作的事,而是亞倫的子孫作祭司的事,他們是分別為聖作燒香的事;請離開聖所吧,因為你作了不應該作的事了,你必不能從耶和華 神那裡得著尊榮。”
19Then Uzziah was wroth, and had a censer in his hand to burn incense: and while he was wroth with the priests, the leprosy even rose up in his forehead before the priests in the house of the LORD, from beside the incense altar.
19烏西雅逝世於是烏西雅十分忿怒,手裡拿著香爐正要燒香,他向眾祭司發怒的時候,就在耶和華的殿裡香壇旁邊眾祭司的面前,他的額上忽然長出了大痲風。
20And Azariah the chief priest, and all the priests, looked upon him, and, behold, he was leprous in his forehead, and they thrust him out from thence; yea, himself hasted also to go out, because the LORD had smitten him.
20大祭司亞撒利雅和眾祭司看著他,忽然見他的額上長了大痲風,就急忙催他出殿;他自己也急忙出去,因為耶和華擊打了他。
21And Uzziah the king was a leper unto the day of his death, and dwelt in a several house, being a leper; for he was cut off from the house of the LORD: and Jotham his son was over the king's house, judging the people of the land.
21烏西雅王長大痲風直到死的時候;他既然長了大痲風,就住在一間隔離的房子裡,不能進耶和華的殿。他的兒子約坦執掌朝政,治理國民。
22Now the rest of the acts of Uzziah, first and last, did Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, write.
22烏西雅其餘的事蹟,一生的始末,亞摩斯的兒子以賽亞先知都記下來了。
23So Uzziah slept with his fathers, and they buried him with his fathers in the field of the burial which belonged to the kings; for they said, He is a leper: and Jotham his son reigned in his stead.
23烏西雅和他的列祖同睡;由於有人說:“他是個長大痲風的人”,所以把他埋葬在王陵的田間,和他的列祖一起。他的兒子約坦接續他作王。