王上20:1 亚兰王便．哈达聚集他的全军，有三十二个王与他在一起，他带着战马和战车，上去围困撒玛利亚，攻打那城。
王上20:1 Now Ben-hadad, king of Aram, got all his army together, and thirty-two kings with him, and horses and carriages of war; he went up and made war on Samaria, shutting it in.
王上20:2 他派遣一些使者进城去见以色列王亚哈，对他说：“便．哈达这样说：
王上20:2 And he sent representatives into the town to Ahab, king of Israel;
王上20:3 ‘你的银子，你的金子都是我的；你的妻子和你最健壮的儿女也是我的。’”
王上20:3 And they said to him, Ben-hadad says, Your silver and your gold are mine; and your wives and children are mine.
王上20:4 以色列王回答说：“我主我王啊，就照着你所说的，我和我所有的一切都可以归你。”
王上20:4 And the king of Israel sent him an answer saying, As you say, my lord king, I am yours with all I have.
王上20:5 那些使者再来说：“便．哈达这样说：‘我曾经差派人对你说：你要把你的银子，你的金子，你的妻子和你的儿女都给我。
王上20:5 Then the representatives came back again, and said, These are the words of Ben-hadad: I sent to you saying, Give up to me your silver and your gold, your wives and your children;
王上20:6 明天大约这个时间，我要差派我的臣仆到你那里去；他们要搜查你的王宫和你臣仆的家；凡是他们看为宝贵的，他们都要下手拿走。’”
王上20:6 But I will send my servants to you tomorrow about this time, to make a search through your house and the houses of your people, and everything which is pleasing in your eyes they will take away in their hands.
王上20:7 以色列王把国中所有的长老都召了来，对他们说：“请你们想想，看这人怎样的麻烦，他曾经差派人来我这里要我的妻子、我的儿女、我的银子和我的金子，我都没有拒绝他。”
王上20:7 Then the king of Israel sent for all the responsible men of the land, and said, Now will you take note and see the evil purpose of this man: he sent for my wives and my children, my silver and my gold, and I did not keep them back.
王上20:8 众长老和人民对王说：“不要听从他，也不要答应他。”
王上20:8 And all the responsible men and the people said to him, Do not give attention to him or do what he says.
王上20:9 于是亚哈对便．哈达的使者说：“请你们告诉我主我王说：‘王第一次差派人来向你仆人所要的一切，我都必照办；可是这次所要的，我却不能照办。’”于是使者去了，把这些话回复便．哈达。
王上20:9 So he said to the representatives of Ben-hadad, Say to my lord the king, All the orders you sent the first time I will do; but this thing I may not do. And the representatives went back with this answer.
王上20:10 便．哈达又差派人去见亚哈说：“撒玛利亚的尘土若是足够跟从我的人每人捧一捧的话，愿神明惩罚我，并且加倍惩罚我。”
王上20:10 Then Ben-hadad sent to him, saying, May the gods' punishment be on me if there is enough of the dust of Samaria for all the people at my feet to take some in their hands.
王上20:11 以色列王回答说：“你们去告诉他，佩戴武器的人，不可像解除武器的那样自夸。”
王上20:11 And the king of Israel said in answer, Say to him, The time for loud talk is not when a man is putting on his arms, but when he is taking them off.
王上20:12 便．哈达与众王正在帐棚里喝酒，一听见了这话，就对他的臣仆说：“你们列队进攻。”他们就列队进攻那城。
王上20:12 Now when this answer was given to Ben-hadad, he was drinking with the kings in the tents, and he said to his men, Take up your positions. So they put themselves in position for attacking the town.
王上20:13 这时，忽然有一个先知前来见以色列王亚哈，说：“耶和华这样说：‘你看见这些强大的军兵吗？看啊，今天我必把他们交在你手里，你就知道我是耶和华。’”
王上20:13 Then a prophet came up to Ahab, king of Israel, and said, The Lord says, Have you seen all this great army? See, I will give it into your hands today, and you will see that I am the Lord.
王上20:14 亚哈问：“借着谁呢？”先知回答：“耶和华这样说：‘借着跟从各省省长的年轻人。’”亚哈又问：“谁先开战呢？”先知说：“是你。”
王上20:14 And Ahab said, By whom? And he said, The Lord says, By the servants of the chiefs who are over the divisions of the land. Then he said, By whom is the fighting to be started? And he made answer, By you.
王上20:15 于是亚哈数点了跟从各省省长的年轻人，共有二百三十二人。以后，他又数点所有的人民，以色列众民共有七千人。
王上20:15 Then he got together the servants of all the chiefs who were over the divisions of the land, two hundred and thirty-two of them; and after them, he got together all the people, all the children of Israel, seven thousand.
王上20:16 在正午，便．哈达与帮助他的三十二个王正在帐棚里痛饮的时候，他们出发了。
王上20:16 And in the middle of the day they went out. But Ben-hadad was drinking in the tents with the thirty-two kings who were helping him.
王上20:17 跟从各省省长的年轻人首先出发。便．哈达派人去察看，他们回报他说：“有人从撒玛利亚出来了。”
王上20:17 And the servants of the chiefs who were over the divisions of the land went forward first; and when Ben-hadad sent out, they gave him the news, saying, Men have come out from Samaria.
王上20:18 便．哈达说：“如果他们是为了求和出来，你们要活捉他们；如果他们是为了争战出来，你们也要活捉他们。”
王上20:18 And he said, If they have come out for peace, take them living, and if they have come out for war, take them living.
王上20:19 从城里出来的这些人，就是跟从各省省长的年轻人，军兵跟在他们后面。
王上20:19 So the servants of the chiefs of the divisions of the land went out of the town, with the army coming after them.
王上20:20 他们各人遇见对手就杀。亚兰人逃跑，以色列人追赶他们。亚兰王便．哈达骑着马，与一些骑兵一起逃走。
王上20:20 And every one of them put his man to death, and the Aramaeans went in flight with Israel after them; and Ben-hadad, king of Aram, got away safely on a horse with his horsemen.
王上20:21 以色列王出来，攻打战马和战车，大大地击败了亚兰人。
王上20:21 And the king of Israel went out and took the horses and the war-carriages, and made great destruction among the Aramaeans.
王上20:22 那先知前来见以色列王，对他说：“你要自强，留意看看你所要预备的，因为明年春天亚兰王必再上来攻击你。”
王上20:22 Then the prophet came up to the king of Israel, and said to him, Now make yourself strong, and take care what you do, or a year from now the king of Aram will come up against you again.
王上20:23 亚兰王的臣仆对亚兰王说：“以色列人的神是山神，所以他们比我们强；但我们若是在平原上与他们争战，我们必比他们强大。
王上20:23 Then the king of Aram's servants said to him, Their god is a god of the hills; that is why they were stronger than we: but if we make an attack on them in the lowlands, we will certainly be stronger than they.
王上20:24 王应该这样作：把众王各人的职务解除，另立军官代替他们；
王上20:24 This is what you have to do: take away the kings from their positions, and put captains in their places;
王上20:25 又照着王损失的军兵的数目，招募一支新的军队，照数补充战马和战车。然后我们可以与他们在平原上作战，我们必定比他们强。”王听从他们的话，并且这样行了。
王上20:25 And get together another army like the one which came to destruction, horse for horse, and carriage for carriage; and let us make war on them in the lowlands, and certainly we will be stronger than they. And he gave ear to what they said, and did so.
王上20:26 过了年，便．哈达数点了亚兰人，就上到亚弗去，要与以色列人争战。
王上20:26 So, a year later, Ben-hadad got the Aramaeans together and went up to Aphek to make war on Israel.
王上20:27 以色列人数点人数，预备了粮食，就去迎战亚兰人。以色列人对着他们安营，好像两小群山羊羔；亚兰人却满布了那地。
王上20:27 And the children of Israel got themselves together, and food was made ready and they went against them; the tents of the children of Israel were like two little flocks of goats before them, but all the country was full of the Aramaeans.
王上20:28 有一位神人前来对以色列王说：“耶和华这样说：‘因为亚兰人说耶和华是山神，不是平原的神，所以我要把这些强大的军兵交在你手里，你们就知道我是耶和华。’”
王上20:28 And a man of God came up and said to the king of Israel, The Lord says, Because the Aramaeans have said, The Lord is a god of the hills and not of the valleys; I will give all this great army into your hands, and you will see that I am the Lord.
王上20:29 以色列人和亚兰人相对安营，共七天。到了第七日，两军终于接战了。那一天，以色列人杀了亚兰人步兵十万。
王上20:29 Now the two armies kept their positions facing one another for seven days. And on the seventh day the fight was started; and the children of Israel put to the sword a hundred thousand Aramaean footmen in one day.
王上20:30 余下来的都逃入亚弗城里，城墙倒塌，压死了余下来的二万七千人。便．哈达也逃到城里来，躲进一间密室里。
王上20:30 But the rest went in flight to Aphek, into the town, where a wall came down on the twenty-seven thousand who were still living. And Ben-hadad went in flight into the town, into an inner room.
王上20:31 他的臣仆对他说：“我们听说以色列家的王都是仁慈的王；我们不如腰束麻布，头套绳索，出去投降以色列王，或许他会使你的性命存活。”
王上20:31 Then his servants said to him, It is said that the kings of Israel are full of mercy: let us then put on haircloth, and cords on our heads, and go to the king of Israel; it may be that he will give you your life.
王上20:32 于是他们腰束麻布，头套绳索，来见以色列王，对他说：“你的仆人便．哈达说：‘求你使我的性命存活！’”亚哈说：“他还活着吗？他是我的兄弟！”
王上20:32 So they put on haircloth, and cords on their heads, and came to the king of Israel and said, Your servant Ben-hadad says, Let me now keep my life. And he said, Is he still living? he is my brother.
王上20:33 那些人认为这些话是个吉兆，急忙抓住他的话，说：“便．哈达是王的兄弟！”亚哈说：“你们去请他来。”便．哈达出来见王，亚哈就去请他上车。
王上20:33 Now the men took it as a sign, and quickly took up his words; and they said, Ben-hadad is your brother. Then he said, Go and get him. So Ben-hadad came out to him and he made him get up into his carriage.
王上20:34 便．哈达对王说：“我父亲从你父亲夺得的众城，我都必还给你；你可以为自己在大马士革设立市场，像我父亲在撒玛利亚设立市场一样。”亚哈说：“我与你立了这样的约，就放你去。”于是他和便．哈达立了约，就放他走了。
王上20:34 And Ben-hadad said to him, The towns my father took from your father I will give back; and you may make streets for yourself in Damascus as my father did in Samaria. And as for me, at the price of this agreement you will let me go. So he made an agreement with him and let him go.
王上20:35 先知门徒中有一个人奉耶和华的命令对他的一个同伴说：“你打我吧！”可是，那人却不肯打他。
王上20:35 And a certain man of the sons of the prophets said to his neighbour by the word of the Lord, Give me a wound. But the man would not.
王上20:36 他就对那人说：“因为你不听从耶和华的话，你一离开我，就必有狮子咬死你。”那人一离开他，果然遇见了狮子，把他咬死。
王上20:36 Then he said to him, Because you have not given ear to the voice of the Lord, straight away when you have gone from me a lion will put you to death. And when he had gone, straight away a lion came rushing at him and put him to death.
王上20:37 先知的门徒又遇见另一个人，对他说：“你打我吧！”那人就打他，把他打伤。
王上20:37 Then he came across another man, and said, Give me a wound. And the man gave him a blow wounding him.
王上20:38 于是那先知去了，在路旁等候王。他用头巾蒙住自己的眼睛，把自己改了装。
王上20:38 So the prophet went away, and pulling his head-band over his eyes to keep his face covered, took his place by the road waiting for the king.
王上20:39 王从那里经过的时候，他向王呼叫说：“你仆人出征，在战阵之中，忽然有一个人转过来，带了另一个人来见我，说：‘你看守这个人，他若是走失了，就要你替他偿命，否则你要支付三十公斤银子。’
王上20:39 And when the king went by, crying out to him he said, Your servant went out into the fight; and a man came out to me with another man and said, Keep this man: if by any chance he gets away, your life will be the price of his life, or you will have to give a talent of silver in payment.
王上20:40 你仆人正在忙这忙那的时候，那人就不见了。”以色列王对他说：“你的判案就是这样，你已经自己判决了。”
王上20:40 But while your servant was turning this way and that, he was gone. Then the king of Israel said to him, You are responsible; you have given the decision against yourself.
王上20:41 他急忙把蒙在眼上的头巾除下，以色列王就认出他是一个先知。
王上20:41 Then he quickly took the head-band from his eyes; and the king of Israel saw that he was one of the prophets.
王上20:42 先知对王说：“耶和华这样说：因为你把我要灭绝的人从你手中放走，所以要你替他偿命。要你的人民抵偿他的人民。”
王上20:42 And he said to him, These are the words of the Lord: Because you have let go from your hands the man whom I had put to the curse, your life will be taken for his life, and your people for his people.
王上20:43 于是以色列王闷闷不乐回到撒玛利亚，自己的王宫里去了。
王上20:43 Then the king of Israel went back to his house, bitter and angry, and came to Samaria.