SARAH
以利沙治好了耶利哥的水
Elisha Heals the Water of Jericho
《列王纪下》2章
2 Kings 2
话说，以利沙刚开始出来事奉没多长时间，就到了耶利哥城。
So, it wasn’t long after Elisha began his ministry that he came to the city of Jericho.
耶利哥这地方，环境那叫一个美，风景也独特，地势适中。
Jericho was a beautiful place, with unique scenery and a pleasant location.
可有一样东西，这地方不行——水！
But there was one thing this place had a serious problem with—the water!
当地人就跟以利沙说：
The people of the city said to Elisha:
“以利沙，这地方真挺好，地势也不错。可就是水质太差了！
“Elisha, this place is really nice, and the land is good too. But the water quality is terrible!
水不好啊，地里的庄稼长不好跟这水有直接的关系，刚长出来点苗就死了。
The poor water is directly affecting the crops in the fields; as soon as the little plants begin to grow, they die.
更别提收成了，那根本是天方夜谭。”
And as for getting a harvest, well, that’s practically out of the question.”
以利沙听着，就是一个镇定。
Elisha listened calmly and didn’t seem bothered at all.
他说：
He said:
“你们去，给我拿个新瓶子来，再往里头装点儿盐。”
“Go and bring me a new jar, and put some salt in it.”
大家一听，没听明白。
When everyone heard this, they were confused.
“啊？水有问题，放盐有用吗？”
“What? The water has a problem—will putting salt in it really help?”
大家你一言我一语的。都像明白人似的。
Everyone started talking among themselves, each one sounding like they knew exactly what they were talking about.
但人家以利沙没多解释。
But Elisha didn’t explain any further.
他们只好照他说的，把新瓶子拿来，里面装上盐，然后交给以利沙。
So they did exactly what he said: they brought a new jar, put salt in it, and gave it to Elisha.
以利沙拿着盐，直接走到水源那儿。
Elisha took the salt and went straight to the source of the water.
他把盐倒进水里，然后郑重地说：
He poured the salt into the water and then declared solemnly:
“耶和华如此说：我治好了这水，从此必不再使人死，也不再使地土不生产。”
“Thus says the LORD: I have healed this water. From now on, it will no longer cause death or make the land unproductive.”
不是啥高科技，也不是啥复杂操作。
There was no high technology involved, and it wasn’t some complicated procedure.
结果水真的好了能喝能用了！
And sure enough, the water was healed and became usable again!
从那以后，水没再给人带来过死亡，也没再让土地荒废。
From that time on, the water no longer brought death or caused the land to become unproductive.
圣经最后说：
The Bible concludes by saying:
“于是那水治好了，直到今日，正如以利沙所说的。”
“So the water was healed to this day, according to the word spoken by Elisha.”