1Behold, there came a man of God out of Judah by the word of Yahweh to Beth El: and Jeroboam was standing 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。
2He cried against the altar by the word of Yahweh, and said, “Altar, altar, thus says Yahweh: ‘Behold, a son shall be born to the house of David, Josiah by name. On you he shall sacrifice the priests of the high places who burn incense on you, and they will burn men’s bones on you.’”
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。’”
3He gave a sign the same day, saying, “This is the sign which Yahweh has spoken: Behold, the altar will be split apart, and the ashes that are on it will 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。”
4It happened, when the king heard the saying of the man of God, which he cried against the altar in Bethel, that Jeroboam put out his hand from the altar, saying, “Seize him!” His hand, which he put out against him, dried up, so that he could not draw it back again to himself.
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 split apart, and the ashes poured out from the altar, according to the sign which the man of God had given by the word of Yahweh.
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。
6The king answered the man of God, “Now entreat the favor of Yahweh your God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored me again.” The man of God entreated Yahweh, 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。
7The king said to the man of God, “Come home with me, and refresh yourself, and I will give you 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。”
8The man of God said to the king, “Even if you gave me half of your house, I would not go in with you, neither would 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 commanded me by the word of Yahweh, saying, ‘You shall eat no bread, nor drink water, neither return by the way that you came.’”
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 didn’t return 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 lived an old prophet in Bethel; and one of his sons came and told him all the works that the man of God had done that day in Bethel. They also told their father the words which he had spoken to the king.
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。
12Their father said to them, “Which way did he go?” Now his sons had seen which way the man of God went, who 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。
13He said to his sons, “Saddle the donkey for me.” So they saddled the donkey for him; and he rode on it.
13他對兒子們說：“給我備驢！”於是他們給他備驢，他就騎上，
14He went after the man of God, and found him sitting under an oak. He said to him, “Are you the man of God who came from Judah?” 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 to 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。”
16He said, “I may not return with you, nor go in with you; neither will I eat bread nor drink water with you 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 Yahweh, ‘You shall eat no bread nor drink water there, nor turn again to go by the way that you came.’”
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 to him, “I also am a prophet as you are; and an angel spoke to me by the word of Yahweh, saying, ‘Bring him back with you into your house, that he may eat bread and drink water.’” He lied to 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 ate 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。
20It happened, as they sat at the table, that the word of Yahweh came to the prophet who 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 to the man of God who came from Judah, saying, “Thus says Yahweh, ‘Because you have been disobedient to the mouth of Yahweh, and have not kept the commandment which Yahweh your God commanded you,
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 came back, and have eaten bread and drunk water in the place of which he said to you, “Eat no bread, and drink no water”; your body shall not come to the tomb of your 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。’”
23It happened, after he had eaten bread, and after he had drunk, that he saddled the donkey 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。
24When he had gone, a lion met him by the way, and killed him. His body was cast in the way, and the donkey stood by it. The lion also stood by the body.
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。
25Behold, men passed by, and saw the body cast in the way, and the lion standing by the body; and they came and told it in the city where the old prophet lived.
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。
26When the prophet who brought him back from the way heard of it, he said, “It is the man of God who was disobedient to the mouth of Yahweh. Therefore Yahweh has delivered him to the lion, which has mauled him and slain him, according to the word of Yahweh, which he spoke to 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。”
27He spoke to his sons, saying, “Saddle the donkey for me.” They saddled it.
27老先知又吩咐他的兒子們說：“給我備驢。”他們就備了驢。
28He went and found his body cast in the way, and the donkey and the lion standing by the body. The lion had not eaten the body, nor mauled the donkey.
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。
29The prophet took up the body of the man of God, and laid it on the donkey, and brought it back. He came to the city of the old prophet 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。
30He laid his body 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！”
31It happened, after he had buried him, that he spoke to his sons, saying, “When I am dead, then bury me in the tomb in which 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 Yahweh against the altar in Bethel, and against all the houses of the high places which are in the cities of Samaria, will surely happen.”
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 didn’t return from his evil way, but again made priests of the high places from among all the people. Whoever wanted to, he consecrated him, that there might be 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。
34This thing became sin to the house of Jeroboam, even to cut it off, and to destroy it from off the surface 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。