SARAH
（《列王纪下》6–7章）撒马利亚被围困，百姓陷入饥荒
(2 Kings 6–7) Samaria Is Besieged, and the People Fall into Famine
亚兰王带着大军攻打以色列,把撒马利亚城围得水泄不通。
The king of Aram brought a large army against Israel and surrounded the city of Samaria so completely that no one could get in or out.
城里的人出不去,城外的粮食进不来。
The people inside the city could not get out, and food from outside could not get in.
日子一天天过去,饥荒越来越重。
As the days went by, the famine became more and more severe.
一个驴头卖到八十舍客勒银子,人们饿得连力气都没有了。
A donkey’s head was being sold for eighty shekels of silver, and the people were so hungry that they had almost no strength left.
一天,王在城墙上巡视,有个妇人向他哭喊求助,说出了城里最悲惨的事。
One day, while the king was inspecting the city wall, a woman cried out to him for help and told him about the most terrible situation in the city.
王听完,当场撕裂了衣服。
When the king heard this, he tore his clothes right there.
百姓这才看见,他衣服里面贴身穿着麻布。
The people then saw that he was wearing sackcloth next to his skin.
可他心里的悲痛很快变成了怒气,怒气又有了一个出口:他认定这一切都怪以利沙。
But the sorrow in his heart soon turned into anger, and his anger found someone to blame: he decided that all of this was Elisha’s fault.
“今天,我非把以利沙的头砍下来不可!”
“Today, I must have Elisha’s head cut off!”
王随即派人去杀以利沙。
The king immediately sent a man to kill Elisha.
以利沙当时正在家里,与长老们坐在一起。
At that time, Elisha was sitting in his house with the elders.
他对长老们说:“你们看,这杀人犯的儿子已经派人来要我的头了。
He said to the elders, “Look, the son of this murderer has sent someone to take my head.
他一到,你们就把门关上,用门抵住他。
When he arrives, shut the door and hold it firmly against him.
他主人的脚步声,不是就在后面吗?”
Isn’t the sound of his master’s footsteps right behind him?”
话还没说完,王已经亲自赶到了。
Before he had even finished speaking, the king himself arrived.
他说:“这灾祸是耶和华降下的,我还指望他什么呢?”
He said, “This disaster is from the LORD. Why should I wait for the LORD any longer?”
以利沙却一点儿不慌,说:“请听耶和华的话。
But Elisha was not afraid at all. He said, “Hear the word of the LORD.
耶和华说:明天这个时候,在撒马利亚的城门口,一斗上好的面粉只卖一舍客勒银子,两斗大麦也只卖一舍客勒。”
The LORD says: By this time tomorrow, at the gate of Samaria, a measure of fine flour will sell for one shekel of silver, and two measures of barley will also sell for one shekel.”
王所倚靠的那位侍卫官立刻冷笑:“就算耶和华在天上开了窗户,也不会有这种事!”
The officer on whom the king relied immediately scoffed, “Even if the LORD opened windows in heaven, such a thing could never happen!”
以利沙看着他,说:“你要亲眼看见,却吃不到。”
Elisha looked at him and said, “You will see it with your own eyes, but you will not eat any of it.”
当天夜里,神让亚兰人的营里响起了声音:战车声、马蹄声,像千军万马正在逼近。
That night, God caused the camp of the Arameans to hear sounds: the sound of chariots and horses, like a vast army approaching.
亚兰人惊慌失措,互相说:“一定是以色列王雇了赫人和埃及人的军队来打我们了!”
The Arameans panicked and said to one another, “Surely the king of Israel has hired the armies of the Hittites and the Egyptians to attack us!”
他们连夜逃命,帐篷、马、驴,整座营盘原封不动地丢在那里。
They fled for their lives during the night, leaving their tents, horses, donkeys, and the entire camp just as it was.
城门外坐着四个长大麻风的人。
There were four men with leprosy sitting outside the city gate.
他们商量:“我们坐在这里等死吗?
They said to one another, “Why should we sit here until we die?
城里有饥荒,进去也是死。
There is famine in the city, and if we go inside, we will die there.
不如投奔亚兰人,他们若留我们活命,就活;若杀我们,也不过一死。”
Let us go over to the Arameans. If they spare our lives, we will live; if they kill us, we will only die.”
天快黑时,他们走进亚兰营地,里面一个人也没有。
At dusk, they went into the Aramean camp, and there was no one there.
他们钻进一座帐篷,又吃又喝,拿了金银和衣服,藏了起来;再进一座帐篷,也是如此。
They went into one tent, ate and drank, and took silver, gold, and clothing and hid them; then they went into another tent and did the same thing.
过了一会儿,他们互相说:“我们这样做不对。
After a while, they said to one another, “What we are doing is not right.
今天是报好消息的日子,我们却一声不响。
Today is a day of good news, and we are keeping silent.
若等到天亮,我们必受惩罚。
If we wait until daylight, punishment will surely come upon us.
走,去告诉王家。”
Come, let us go and tell the king’s household.”
他们回到城门口,对守城的人喊话,消息一层层传进宫里。
They returned to the city gate and called out to the gatekeepers, and the news was passed on until it reached the palace.
王半夜起来,起初不信,以为这是亚兰人设下的埋伏。
The king got up in the middle of the night and at first did not believe it, thinking that the Arameans had set a trap.
后来派人探路,一直追到约旦河边,满路都是亚兰人逃跑时丢下的衣服和器具。
Later, he sent men to investigate, and they followed the trail all the way to the Jordan River, where the road was covered with clothing and equipment that the Arameans had thrown away as they fled.
百姓一拥而出,抢夺亚兰人的营盘。
The people rushed out and plundered the Aramean camp.
结果,一斗上好的面粉卖一舍客勒,两斗大麦也卖一舍客勒,正如耶和华所说的。
As a result, a measure of fine flour sold for one shekel, and two measures of barley also sold for one shekel, just as the LORD had said.
王派那位侍卫官在城门口管理人群。
The king appointed that officer to manage the crowds at the city gate.
百姓蜂拥而出,把他踩倒在城门口,他就死了。
The people rushed out, trampled him at the city gate, and he died.
以利沙说过的话,一字没有落空。
Not one word that Elisha had spoken failed to come true.
他亲眼看见了,却没有吃到。
He saw it with his own eyes, but he did not eat any of it.