经典译文旧约旧约--列王记下(2Kings)--第10章_英文散文
10：2 你们那里既有你们主人的众子和车马，器械，坚固城，now as soon as this letter cometh to you， seeing your master's sons are with you， and there are with you chariots and horses， a fenced city also， and armour；
10：3 接了这信，就可以在你们主人的众子中选择一个贤能合宜的，使他坐他父亲的位，你们也可以为你们主人的家争战。
look even out the best and meetest of your master's sons， and set him on his father's throne， and fight for your master's house.
10：4 他们却甚惧怕，彼此说，二王在他面前尚且站立不住，我们怎能站得住呢。
but they were exceedingly afraid， and said， behold， two kings stood not before him： how then shall we stand？
10：5 家宰，邑宰，和长老，并教养众子的人，打发人去见耶户，说，我们是你的仆人，凡你所吩咐我们的都必遵行，我们不立谁作王，你看怎样好就怎样行。
and he that was over the house， and he that was over the city， the elders also， and the bringers up of the children， sent to jehu， saying， we are thy servants， and will do all that thou shalt bid us； we will not make any king： do thou that which is good in thine eyes.
10：6 耶户又给他们写信说，你们若归顺我，听从我的话，明日这时候，要将你们主人众子的首级带到耶斯列来见我。那时王的儿子七十人都住在教养他们那城中的尊贵人家里。
then he wrote a letter the second time to them， saying， if ye be mine， and if ye will hearken unto my voice， take ye the heads of the men your master's sons， and come to me to jezreel by to morrow this time. now the king's sons， being seventy persons， were with the great men of the city， which brought them up.
10：7 信一到，他们就把王的七十个儿子杀了，将首级装在筐里，送到在耶斯列的耶户那里。
and it came to pass， when the letter came to them， that they took the king's sons， and slew seventy persons， and put their heads in baskets， and sent him them to jezreel.
10：8 有使者来告诉耶户说，他们将王众子的首级送来了。耶户说，将首级在城门口堆作两堆，搁到明日。
and there came a messenger， and told him， saying， they have brought the heads of the king's sons. and he said， lay ye them in two heaps at the entering in of the gate until the morning.
10：9 次日早晨，耶户出来，站着对众民说，你们都是公义的，我背叛我主人，将他杀了。这些人却是谁杀的呢。
and it came to pass in the morning， that he went out， and stood， and said to all the people， ye be righteous： behold， i conspired against my master， and slew him： but who slew all these？
10：10 由此可知，耶和华指着亚哈家所说的话一句没有落空，因为耶和华藉他仆人以利亚所说的话都成就了。
know now that there shall fall unto the earth nothing of the word of the lord， which the lord spake concerning the house of ahab： for the lord hath done that which he spake by his servant elijah.
10：11 凡亚哈家在耶斯列所剩下的人和他的大臣，密友，祭司，耶户尽都杀了，没有留下一个。
so jehu slew all that remained of the house of ahab in jezreel， and all his great men， and his kinsfolks， and his priests， until he left him none remaining.
10：12 耶户起身往撒马利亚去。在路上，牧人剪羊毛之处，and he arose and departed， and came to samaria. and as he was at the shearing house in the way，
10：13 遇见犹大王亚哈谢的弟兄，问他们说，你们是谁。回答说，我们是亚哈谢的弟兄，现在下去要问王和太后的众子安。
jehu met with the brethren of ahaziah king of judah， and said， who are ye？ and they answered， we are the brethren of ahaziah； and we go down to salute the children of the king and the children of the queen.
10：14 耶户吩咐说，活捉他们。跟从的人就活捉了他们，将他们杀在剪羊毛之处的坑边，共四十二人，没有留下一个。
and he said， take them alive. and they took them alive， and slew them at the pit of the shearing house， even two and forty men； neither left he any of them.
10：15 耶户从那里前行，恰遇利甲的儿子约拿达来迎接他，耶户问他安，对他说，你诚心待我像我诚心待你吗。约拿达回答说，是。耶户说，若是这样，你向我伸手，他就伸手。耶户拉他上车。
and when he was departed thence， he lighted on jehonadab the son of rechab coming to meet him： and he saluted him， and said to him， is thine heart right， as my heart is with thy heart？ and jehonadab answered， it is. if it be， give me thine hand. and he gave him his hand； and he took him up to him into the chariot.
10：16 耶户说，你和我同去，看我为耶和华怎样热心。于是请他坐在车上，and he said， come with me， and see my zeal for the lord. so they made him ride in his chariot.
10：17 到了撒马利亚，就把撒马利亚的亚哈家剩下的人都杀了，直到灭尽，正如耶和华对以利亚所说的。
and when he came to samaria， he slew all that remained unto ahab in samaria， till he had destroyed him， according to the saying of the lord， which he spake to elijah.
10：18 耶户招聚众民，对他们说，亚哈事奉巴力还冷淡，耶户却更热心。
and jehu gathered all the people together， and said unto them， ahab served baal a little； but jehu shall serve him much.
10：19 现在我要给巴力献大祭。应当叫巴力的众先知和一切拜巴力的人，并巴力的众祭司，都到我这里来，不可缺少一个。凡不来的必不得活。耶户这样行，是用诡计要杀尽拜巴力的人。
now therefore call unto me all the prophets of baal， all his servants， and all his priests； let none be wanting： for i have a great sacrifice to do to baal； whosoever shall be wanting， he shall not live. but jehu did it in subtilty， to the intent that he might destroy the worshippers of baal.