Chapter 23

¹Now in the seventh year Jehoiada strengthened himself, and took captains of hundreds: Azariah the son of Jeroham, Ishmael the son of Johanan, Azariah the son of Obed, Maaseiah the son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat the son of Zichri, [and they entered] into a covenant with him.

¹第七年，耶何耶大奮勇自強，將百夫長耶羅罕的兒子亞撒利雅，約哈難的兒子以實瑪利，俄備得的兒子亞撒利雅，亞大雅的兒子瑪西雅，細基利的兒子以利沙法召來，與他們立約。

²They went throughout Judah and gathered the Levites from all the cities of Judah, and the heads of the fathers' [households] of Israel, and they came to Jerusalem.

²他們走遍猶大，從猶大各城裡招聚利未人和以色列的眾族長到耶路撒冷來。

³Then all the assembly made a covenant with the king in the house of God. And Jehoiada said to them, 'Behold, the king's son shall reign, as the LORD has spoken concerning the sons of David.

³會眾在神殿裡與王立約。耶何耶大對他們說：看哪，王的兒子必當作王，正如耶和華指著大衛子孫所應許的話；

⁴'This is the thing which you shall do: one third of you, of the priests and Levites who come in on the sabbath, [shall be] gatekeepers,

⁴又說：你們當這樣行：祭司和利未人凡安息日進班的，三分之一要把守各門，

⁵and one third [shall be] at the king's house, and a third at the Gate of the Foundation; and all the people [shall be] in the courts of the house of the LORD.

⁵三分之一要在王宮，三分之一要在基址門；眾百姓要在耶和華殿的院內。

⁶'But let no one enter the house of the LORD except the priests and the ministering Levites; they may enter, for they are holy. And let all the people keep the charge of the LORD.

⁶除了祭司和供職的利未人之外，不准別人進耶和華的殿；惟獨他們可以進去，因為他們聖潔。眾百姓要遵守耶和華所吩咐的。

⁷'The Levites will surround the king, each man with his weapons in his hand; and whoever enters the house, let him be killed. Thus be with the king when he comes in and when he goes out.'

⁷利未人要手中各拿兵器，四圍護衛王；凡擅入殿宇的，必當治死。王出入的時候，你們當跟隨他。

⁸So the Levites and all Judah did according to all that Jehoiada the priest commanded. And each one of them took his men who were to come in on the sabbath, with those who were to go out on the sabbath, for Jehoiada the priest did not dismiss [any of] the divisions.

⁸利未人和猶大眾人都照著祭司耶何耶大一切所吩咐的去行，各帶所管安息日進班出班的人來，因為祭司耶何耶大不許他們下班。

⁹Then Jehoiada the priest gave to the captains of hundreds the spears and the large and small shields which had been King David's, which were in the house of God.

⁹祭司耶何耶大便將神殿裡所藏大衛王的槍、盾牌、擋牌交給百夫長，

¹⁰He stationed all the people, each man with his weapon in his hand, from the right side of the house to the left side of the house, by the altar and by the house, around the king.

¹⁰又分派眾民手中各拿兵器，在壇和殿那裡，從殿右直到殿左，站在王子的四圍；

¹¹Then they brought out the king's son and put the crown on him, and [gave him] the testimony and made him king. And Jehoiada and his sons anointed him and said, '[Long] live the king!'

¹¹於是領王子出來，給他戴上冠冕，將律法書交給他，立他作王。耶何耶大和眾子膏他，眾人說：願王萬歲！

¹²When Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and praising the king, she came into the house of the LORD to the people.

¹²亞他利雅聽見民奔走讚美王的聲音，就到民那裡，進耶和華的殿，

¹³She looked, and behold, the king was standing by his pillar at the entrance, and the captains and the trumpeters [were] beside the king. And all the people of the land rejoiced and blew trumpets, the singers with [their] musical instruments leading the praise. Then Athaliah tore her clothes and said, 'Treason! Treason!'

¹³看見王站在殿門的柱旁，百夫長和吹號的人侍立在王左右，國民都歡樂吹號，又有歌唱的，用各樣的樂器領人歌唱讚美；亞他利雅就撕裂衣服，喊叫說：反了！反了！

¹⁴Jehoiada the priest brought out the captains of hundreds who were appointed over the army and said to them, 'Bring her out between the ranks; and whoever follows her, put to death with the sword.' For the priest said, 'Let her not be put to death in the house of the LORD.'

¹⁴祭司耶何耶大帶管轄軍兵的百夫長出來，吩咐他們說：將他趕到班外，凡跟隨他的必用刀殺死！因為祭司說：不可在耶和華殿裡殺他。

¹⁵So they seized her, and when she arrived at the entrance of the Horse Gate of the king's house, they put her to death there.

¹⁵眾兵就閃開，讓他去；他走到王宮的馬門，便在那裡把他殺了。

¹⁶Then Jehoiada made a covenant between himself and all the people and the king, that they would be the LORD'S people.

¹⁶耶何耶大與眾民和王立約，都要作耶和華的民。

¹⁷And all the people went to the house of Baal and tore it down, and they broke in pieces his altars and his images, and killed Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars.

¹⁷於是眾民都到巴力廟，拆毀了廟，打碎壇和像，又在壇前將巴力的祭司瑪坦殺了。

¹⁸Moreover, Jehoiada placed the offices of the house of the LORD under the authority of the Levitical priests, whom David had assigned over the house of the LORD, to offer the burnt offerings of the LORD, as it is written in the law of Moses-- with rejoicing and singing according to the order of David.

¹⁸耶何耶大派官看守耶和華的殿，是在祭司利未人手下。這祭司利未人是大衛分派在耶和華殿中、照摩西律法上所寫的，給耶和華獻燔祭，又按大衛所定的例，歡樂歌唱；

¹⁹He stationed the gatekeepers of the house of the LORD, so that no one would enter [who was] in any way unclean.

¹⁹且設立守門的把守耶和華殿的各門，無論為何事，不潔淨的人都不准進去。

²⁰He took the captains of hundreds, the nobles, the rulers of the people and all the people of the land, and brought the king down from the house of the LORD, and came through the upper gate to the king's house. And they placed the king upon the royal throne.

²⁰又率領百夫長和貴冑，與民間的官長，並國中的眾民，請王從耶和華殿下來，由上門進入王宮，立王坐在國位上。

²¹So all of the people of the land rejoiced and the city was quiet. For they had put Athaliah to death with the sword.

²¹國民都歡樂，合城都安靜。眾人已將亞他利雅用刀殺了。