1Ben Hadad the king of Syria gathered all his army together; and there were thirty-two kings with him, and horses and chariots: and he went up and besieged Samaria, and fought against it.
1便．哈達進攻亞哈亞蘭王便．哈達聚集他的全軍，有三十二個王與他在一起，他帶著戰馬和戰車，上去圍困撒瑪利亞，攻打那城。
2He sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel, into the city, and said to him, “Thus says Ben Hadad,
2他派遣一些使者進城去見以色列王亞哈，對他說：“便．哈達這樣說：
3‘Your silver and your gold is mine. Your wives also and your children, even the best, are mine.’”
3‘你的銀子，你的金子都是我的；你的妻子和你最健壯的兒女也是我的。’”
4The king of Israel answered, “It is according to your saying, my lord, O king. I am yours, and all that I have.”
4以色列王回答說：“我主我王啊，就照著你所說的，我和我所有的一切都可以歸你。”
5The messengers came again, and said, “Ben Hadad says, ‘I sent indeed to you, saying, “You shall deliver me your silver, and your gold, and your wives, and your children;
5那些使者再來說：“便．哈達這樣說：‘我曾經差派人對你說：你要把你的銀子，你的金子，你的妻子和你的兒女都給我。
6but I will send my servants to you tomorrow about this time, and they shall search your house, and the houses of your servants; and it shall be, that whatever is pleasant in your eyes, they shall put it in their hand, and take it away.”’”
6明天大約這個時間，我要差派我的臣僕到你那裡去；他們要搜查你的王宮和你臣僕的家；凡是他們看為寶貴的，他們都要下手拿走。’”
7Then the king of Israel called all the elders of the land, and said, “Please notice how this man seeks mischief; for he sent to me for my wives, and for my children, and for my silver, and for my gold; and I didn’t deny him.”
7以色列王把國中所有的長老都召了來，對他們說：“請你們想想，看這人怎樣的麻煩，他曾經差派人來我這裡要我的妻子、我的兒女、我的銀子和我的金子，我都沒有拒絕他。”
8All the elders and all the people said to him, “Don’t listen, neither consent.”
8眾長老和人民對王說：“不要聽從他，也不要答應他。”
9Therefore he said to the messengers of Ben Hadad, “Tell my lord the king, ‘All that you sent for to your servant at the first I will do; but this thing I cannot do.’” The messengers departed, and brought him back the message.
9於是亞哈對便．哈達的使者說：“請你們告訴我主我王說：‘王第一次差派人來向你僕人所要的一切，我都必照辦；可是這次所要的，我卻不能照辦。’”於是使者去了，把這些話回覆便．哈達。
10Ben Hadad sent to him, and said, “The gods do so to me, and more also, if the dust of Samaria shall suffice for handfuls for all the people who follow me.”
10便．哈達又差派人去見亞哈說：“撒瑪利亞的塵土若是足夠跟從我的人每人捧一捧的話，願神明懲罰我，並且加倍懲罰我。”
11The king of Israel answered, “Tell him, ‘Don’t let him who puts on his armor brag like he who takes it off.’”
11以色列王回答說：“你們去告訴他，佩戴武器的人，不可像解除武器的那樣自誇。”
12It happened, when Ben Hadad heard this message, as he was drinking, he and the kings, in the pavilions, that he said to his servants, “Prepare to attack!” They prepared to attack the city.
12便．哈達與眾王正在帳棚裡喝酒，一聽見了這話，就對他的臣僕說：“你們列隊進攻。”他們就列隊進攻那城。
13Behold, a prophet came near to Ahab king of Israel, and said, “Thus says Yahweh, ‘Have you seen all this great multitude? Behold, I will deliver it into your hand this day; and you shall know that I am Yahweh.’”
13先知預言便．哈達必敗這時，忽然有一個先知前來見以色列王亞哈，說：“耶和華這樣說：‘你看見這些強大的軍兵嗎？看啊，今天我必把他們交在你手裡，你就知道我是耶和華。’”
14Ahab said, “By whom?” He said, “Thus says Yahweh, ‘By the young men of the princes of the provinces.’” Then he said, “Who shall begin the battle?” He answered, “You.”
14亞哈問：“藉著誰呢？”先知回答：“耶和華這樣說：‘藉著跟從各省省長的年輕人。’”亞哈又問：“誰先開戰呢？”先知說：“是你。”
15Then he mustered the young men of the princes of the provinces, and they were two hundred and thirty-two. After them, he mustered all the people, even all the children of Israel, being seven thousand.
15於是亞哈數點了跟從各省省長的年輕人，共有二百三十二人。以後，他又數點所有的人民，以色列眾民共有七千人。
16They went out at noon. But Ben Hadad was drinking himself drunk in the pavilions, he and the kings, the thirty-two kings who helped him.
16亞蘭人敗逃在正午，便．哈達與幫助他的三十二個王正在帳棚裡痛飲的時候，他們出發了。
17The young men of the princes of the provinces went out first; and Ben Hadad sent out, and they told him, saying, “Men are coming out from Samaria.”
17跟從各省省長的年輕人首先出發。便．哈達派人去察看，他們回報他說：“有人從撒瑪利亞出來了。”
18He said, “If they have come out for peace, take them alive; or if they have come out for war, take them alive.”
18便．哈達說：“如果他們是為了求和出來，你們要活捉他們；如果他們是為了爭戰出來，你們也要活捉他們。”
19So these went out of the city, the young men of the princes of the provinces, and the army which followed them.
19從城裡出來的這些人，就是跟從各省省長的年輕人，軍兵跟在他們後面。
20They each killed his man. The Syrians fled, and Israel pursued them. Ben Hadad the king of Syria escaped on a horse with horsemen.
20他們各人遇見對手就殺。亞蘭人逃跑，以色列人追趕他們。亞蘭王便．哈達騎著馬，與一些騎兵一起逃走。
21The king of Israel went out, and struck the horses and chariots, and killed the Syrians with a great slaughter.
21以色列王出來，攻打戰馬和戰車，大大地擊敗了亞蘭人。
22The prophet came near to the king of Israel, and said to him, “Go, strengthen yourself, and mark, and see what you do; for at the return of the year the king of Syria will come up against you.”
22先知警告亞哈那先知前來見以色列王，對他說：“你要自強，留意看看你所要預備的，因為明年春天亞蘭王必再上來攻擊你。”
23The servants of the king of Syria said to him, “Their god is a god of the hills; therefore they were stronger than we. But let us fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they.
23亞蘭王的臣僕對亞蘭王說：“以色列人的神是山神，所以他們比我們強；但我們若是在平原上與他們爭戰，我們必比他們強大。
24Do this thing: take the kings away, every man out of his place, and put captains in their place.
24王應該這樣作：把眾王各人的職務解除，另立軍官代替他們；
25Muster an army, like the army that you have lost, horse for horse, and chariot for chariot. We will fight against them in the plain, and surely we will be stronger than them.” He listened to their voice, and did so.
25又照著王損失的軍兵的數目，招募一支新的軍隊，照數補充戰馬和戰車。然後我們可以與他們在平原上作戰，我們必定比他們強。”王聽從他們的話，並且這樣行了。
26It happened at the return of the year, that Ben Hadad mustered the Syrians, and went up to Aphek, to fight against Israel.
26便．哈達再戰再敗過了年，便．哈達數點了亞蘭人，就上到亞弗去，要與以色列人爭戰。
27The children of Israel were mustered, and were provisioned, and went against them. The children of Israel encamped before them like two little flocks of young goats; but the Syrians filled the country.
27以色列人數點人數，預備了糧食，就去迎戰亞蘭人。以色列人對著他們安營，好像兩小群山羊羔；亞蘭人卻滿布了那地。
28A man of God came near and spoke to the king of Israel, and said, “Thus says Yahweh, ‘Because the Syrians have said, “Yahweh is a god of the hills, but he is not a god of the valleys”; therefore I will deliver all this great multitude into your hand, and you shall know that I am Yahweh.’”
28有一位神人前來對以色列王說：“耶和華這樣說：‘因為亞蘭人說耶和華是山神，不是平原的神，所以我要把這些強大的軍兵交在你手裡，你們就知道我是耶和華。’”
29They encamped one over against the other seven days. So it was, that in the seventh day the battle was joined; and the children of Israel killed one hundred thousand footmen of the Syrians in one day.
29以色列人和亞蘭人相對安營，共七天。到了第七日，兩軍終於接戰了。那一天，以色列人殺了亞蘭人步兵十萬。
30But the rest fled to Aphek, into the city; and the wall fell on twenty-seven thousand men who were left. Ben Hadad fled, and came into the city, into an inner room.
30餘下來的都逃入亞弗城裡，城牆倒塌，壓死了餘下來的二萬七千人。便．哈達也逃到城裡來，躲進一間密室裡。
31His servants said to him, “See now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings. Please let us put sackcloth on our bodies, and ropes on our heads, and go out to the king of Israel. Maybe he will save your life.”
31他的臣僕對他說：“我們聽說以色列家的王都是仁慈的王；我們不如腰束麻布，頭套繩索，出去投降以色列王，或許他會使你的性命存活。”
32So they put sackcloth on their bodies and ropes on their heads, and came to the king of Israel, and said, “Your servant Ben Hadad says, ‘Please let me live.’” He said, “Is he still alive? He is my brother.”
32於是他們腰束麻布，頭套繩索，來見以色列王，對他說：“你的僕人便．哈達說：‘求你使我的性命存活！’”亞哈說：“他還活著嗎？他是我的兄弟！”
33Now the men observed diligently, and hurried to take this phrase; and they said, “Your brother Ben Hadad.” Then he said, “Go, bring him.” Then Ben Hadad came out to him; and he caused him to come up into the chariot.
33那些人認為這些話是個吉兆，急忙抓住他的話，說：“便．哈達是王的兄弟！”亞哈說：“你們去請他來。”便．哈達出來見王，亞哈就去請他上車。
34Ben Hadad said to him, “The cities which my father took from your father I will restore. You shall make streets for yourself in Damascus, as my father made in Samaria.” “I,” said Ahab, “will let you go with this covenant.” So he made a covenant with him, and let him go.
34便．哈達對王說：“我父親從你父親奪得的眾城，我都必還給你；你可以為自己在大馬士革設立市場，像我父親在撒瑪利亞設立市場一樣。”亞哈說：“我與你立了這樣的約，就放你去。”於是他和便．哈達立了約，就放他走了。
35A certain man of the sons of the prophets said to his fellow by the word of Yahweh, “Please strike me!” The man refused to strike him.
35先知責備亞哈放走敵人先知門徒中有一個人奉耶和華的命令對他的一個同伴說：“你打我吧！”可是，那人卻不肯打他。
36Then he said to him, “Because you have not obeyed the voice of Yahweh, behold, as soon as you are departed from me, a lion shall kill you.” As soon as he was departed from him, a lion found him, and killed him.
36他就對那人說：“因為你不聽從耶和華的話，你一離開我，就必有獅子咬死你。”那人一離開他，果然遇見了獅子，把他咬死。
37Then he found another man, and said, “Please strike me.” The man struck him, smiting and wounding him.
37先知的門徒又遇見另一個人，對他說：“你打我吧！”那人就打他，把他打傷。
38So the prophet departed, and waited for the king by the way, and disguised himself with his headband over his eyes.
38於是那先知去了，在路旁等候王。他用頭巾蒙住自己的眼睛，把自己改了裝。
39As the king passed by, he cried to the king; and he said, “Your servant went out into the midst of the battle; and behold, a man turned aside, and brought a man to me, and said, ‘Guard this man! If by any means he be missing, then your life shall be for his life, or else you shall pay a talent of silver.’
39王從那裡經過的時候，他向王呼叫說：“你僕人出征，在戰陣之中，忽然有一個人轉過來，帶了另一個人來見我，說：‘你看守這個人，他若是走失了，就要你替他償命，否則你要支付三十公斤銀子。’
40As your servant was busy here and there, he was gone.” The king of Israel said to him, “So your judgment shall be; you yourself have decided it.”
40你僕人正在忙這忙那的時候，那人就不見了。”以色列王對他說：“你的判案就是這樣，你已經自己判決了。”
41He hurried, and took the headband away from his eyes; and the king of Israel recognized that he was of the prophets.
41他急忙把蒙在眼上的頭巾除下，以色列王就認出他是一個先知。
42He said to him, “Thus says Yahweh, ‘Because you have let go out of your hand the man whom I had devoted to destruction, therefore your life shall go for his life, and your people for his people.’”
42先知對王說：“耶和華這樣說：因為你把我要滅絕的人從你手中放走，所以要你替他償命。要你的人民抵償他的人民。”
43The king of Israel went to his house sullen and angry, and came to Samaria.
43於是以色列王悶悶不樂回到撒瑪利亞，自己的王宮裡去了。