1 约沙法的财富很多， 极有尊荣， 他和亚哈也结了亲。 2 过了几年， 他下到撒玛利亚去见亚哈。亚哈为他和跟从他的人宰了很多牛羊， 又怂恿他一同上去攻打基列的拉末。 3 以色列王亚哈问犹大王约沙法： "你愿意和我一同到基列的拉末去吗？"他回答： "你我不分彼此； 我的人民就是你的人民； 我必和你一同作战。" 4 约沙法对以色列王说： "请你先求问耶和华的话。" 5 于是以色列王召集了四百位先知， 问他们： "我们可以到基列的拉末去作战吗？还是不要去呢？"他们回答： "你可以上去， 神必把那城交在王的手里。" 6 约沙法问： "这里不是还有一位耶和华的先知吗？我们也可以向他求问。" 7 以色列王回答约沙法说： "还有一个人， 我们可以向他求问耶和华； 只是我不喜欢他， 因为他对我说的预言， 都是凶话， 不是吉话。这人就是音拉的儿子米该雅。"约沙法说： "王不要这样说。" 8 于是以色列王召了一个太监来， 说： "快去把音拉的儿子米该雅召来。" 9 那时， 以色列王和犹大王约沙法各自坐在王位上， 穿着朝服， 坐在撒玛利亚城门口的广场上； 所有的先知都在他们面前说预言。 10 基拿拿的儿子西底家自己做了些铁角， 说： "耶和华这样说： ‘你要用这些铁角抵触亚兰人， 直到把他们完全消灭。’" 11 所有的先知也都这样预言说： "你可以上基列的拉末去， 必得胜利！ 因为耶和华必把那城交在王的手里。" 12 那去召米该雅的使者对米该雅说： "看哪， 这里的众先知都异口同声地对王说吉话， 请你与他们一样说吉话。" 13 米该雅说： "我指着永活的耶和华起誓， 我的 神说什么， 我就说什么。" 14 米该雅来到王那里， 王问他： "米该雅啊， 我们可以到基列的拉末作战吗？还是不要去呢？"他回答： "可以上去， 一定得胜， 他们必交在你们手里。" 15 王对他说： "我要嘱咐你多少次， 你才会奉耶和华的名对我只说真话呢？" 16 米该雅说： "我看见以色列人四散在山上， 好像没有牧人的羊群一样。耶和华说： ‘这些人既然没有主人， 使他们平平安安各自回家去吧！ ’" 17 以色列王对约沙法说： "我不是早告诉你， 他对我说的预言， 总没有吉话， 只说凶话吗？" 18 米该雅说： "所以你们要听耶和华的话。我看见耶和华坐在宝座上， 天上的万军侍立在他左右。 19 耶和华说： ‘谁去引诱以色列王亚哈上去， 好使他倒毙在基列的拉末呢？’有人这样说， 也有人那样说。 20 后来有一个灵出来， 站在耶和华面前， 说： ‘我去引诱他。’耶和华问他： ‘你怎样引诱他呢？’ 21 他回答： ‘我要出去， 在他众先知的口里成为谎言的灵。’耶和华说： ‘你必能引诱他， 并且可以成功； 你去这样行吧。’ 22 所以现在耶和华把谎言的灵放在你这些先知的口里， 并且耶和华已宣告灾祸必临到你。" 23 基拿拿的儿子西底家走前来， 打米该雅的脸， 说： "耶和华的灵是怎样离开了我， 去与你说话呢？" 24 米该雅说： "你进密室躲藏的那一天， 就必看见了。" 25 以色列王说： "把米该雅带回去， 交给市长亚们和王的儿子约阿施， 26 说： ‘王这样吩咐： 把这人囚在监里， 少给他食物和水， 直到我平平安安回来。’" 27 米该雅说： "如果你真的可以平平安安回来， 那么耶和华就没有借着我说话了。"他又说： "众民啊， 你们都要听！ " 28 于是， 以色列王和犹大王约沙法上基列的拉末去了。 29 以色列王对约沙法说： "我要改装上阵， 你可以仍穿朝服。"于是以色列王改了装， 他们就上阵去了。 30 原来亚兰王曾经吩咐他的战车队长说： "无论是大小的将兵， 你们都不要和他们交战， 只管攻击以色列王。" 31 众战车队长看见约沙法， 就都心里说： "这必是以色列王。"于是都绕过去攻击他。约沙法呼救， 耶和华就帮助他； 神又使敌人离开他。 32 众战车队长见他不是以色列王， 就转回去， 不再追击他了。 33 有一人随意拉弓， 竟射进了以色列王的铠甲中间的缝隙里。王对驾车的说： "你把车转过来， 载我出阵吧， 因为我受了重伤。" 34 那天战事越来越激烈； 以色列王勉强站在战车上， 对抗亚兰人， 直到黄昏。日落的时候， 王就死了。

1 And Jehoshaphat hath riches and honour in abundance, and joineth affinity to Ahab,2 and goeth down at the end of [certain] years unto Ahab to Samaria, and Ahab sacrificeth for him sheep and oxen in abundance, and for the people who [are] with him, and persuadeth him to go up unto Ramoth-Gilead.3 And Ahab king of Israel saith unto Jehoshaphat king of Judah, `Dost thou go with me [to] Ramoth-Gilead?` And he saith to him, `As I -- so thou, and as thy people -- my people, even with thee in battle.`4 And Jehoshaphat saith unto the king of Israel, `Seek, I pray thee, this day, the word of Jehovah.`5 And the king of Israel gathereth the prophets, four hundred men, and saith unto them, `Do we go unto Ramoth-Gilead to battle, or do I forbear?` And they say, `Go up, and God doth give [it] into the hand of the king.`6 And Jehoshaphat saith, `Is there not here a prophet of Jehovah still, and we seek from him?`7 And the king of Israel saith unto Jehoshaphat, `Still -- one man to seek Jehovah from him, and I -- I have hated him, for he is not prophesying concerning me of good, but all his days of evil, he [is] Micaiah son of Imlah;` and Jehoshaphat saith, `Let not the king say so.`8 And the king of Israel calleth unto a certain officer, and saith, `Hasten Micaiah son of Imlah.`9 And the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah are sitting, each on his throne, clothed with garments, and they are sitting in a threshing-floor at the opening of the gate of Samaria, and all the prophets are prophesying before them.10 And Zedekiah son of Chenaanah maketh for himself horns of iron, and saith, `Thus said Jehovah,11 With these thou dost push Aram till thou hast consumed them.` And all the prophets are prophesying so, saying, `Go up [to] Ramath-Gilead and prosper, and Jehovah hath given [it] into the hand of the king.`12 And the messenger who hath gone to call for Micaiah hath spoken unto him, saying, `Lo, the words of the prophets -- one mouth -- [are] good towards the king, and let, I pray thee, thy word be like one of theirs: and thou hast spoken good.`13 And Micaiah saith `Jehovah liveth, surely that which my God saith, it I speak.`14 And he cometh in unto the king, and the king saith unto him, `Micaiah, do we go unto Ramoth-Gilead to battle, or do I forbear?` And he saith, `Go ye up, and prosper, and they are given into your hand.`15 And the king saith unto him, `How many times am I adjuring thee, that thou speak unto me only truth in the name of Jehovah?`16 And he saith, `I have seen all Israel scattered on the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd, and Jehovah saith, There are no masters to these, they turn back each to his house in peace.`17 And the king of Israel saith unto Jehoshaphat, `Did I not say unto thee, He doth not prophesy concerning me good, but rather of evil?`18 And he saith, `Therefore, hear ye a word of Jehovah: I have seen Jehovah sitting on His throne, and all the host of the heavens standing on His right and His left;19 and Jehovah saith, Who doth entice Ahab king of Israel, and he doth go up and fall in Ramoth-Gilead? And this speaker saith thus, and that speaker thus.20 And go out doth the spirit, and stand before Jehovah, and saith, I do entice him; and Jehovah saith unto him, With what?21 and he saith, I go out, and have become a spirit of falsehood in the mouth of all his prophets. And He saith, Thou dost entice, and also, thou art able; go out and do so.22 And, now, lo, Jehovah hath put a spirit of falsehood in the mouth of these thy prophets, and Jehovah hath spoken concerning thee -- evil.`23 And Zedekiah son of Chenaanah cometh nigh, and smiteth Micaiah on the cheek, and saith, `Where [is] this -- the way the Spirit of Jehovah passed over from me to speak with thee?`24 And Micaiah saith, `Lo, thou dost see in that day, that thou dost enter into the innermost chamber to be hidden.`25 And the king of Israel saith, `Take ye Micaiah, and turn him back unto Amon head of the city, and unto Joash son of the king,26 and ye have said, Thus said the king, Put ye this [one] in the house of restraint, and cause him to eat bread of oppression, and water of oppression, till my return in peace.`27 And Micaiah saith, `If thou dost certainly return in peace, Jehovah hath not spoken by me;` and he saith, `Hear ye, O peoples, all of them!`28 And the king of Israel goeth up, and Jehoshaphat king of Judah, unto Ramoth-Gilead;29 and the king of Israel saith unto Jehoshaphat to disguise himself, and to go into battle, `And thou, put on thy garments.` And the king of Israel disguiseth himself, and they go into battle.30 And the king of Aram hath commanded the heads of the charioteers whom he hath, saying, `Ye do not fight with small or with great, except with the king of Israel by himself.`31 And it cometh to pass at the heads of the charioteers seeing Jehoshaphat, that they have said, `The king of Israel he is,` and they turn round against him to fight, and Jehoshaphat crieth out, and Jehovah hath helped him, and God enticeth them from him,32 yea, it cometh to pass, at the heads of the charioteers seeing that it hath not been the king of Israel -- they turn back from after him.33 And a man hath drawn with a bow, in his simplicity, and smiteth the king of Israel between the joinings and the coat of mail, and he saith to the charioteer, `Turn thy hand, and thou hast brought me out of the camp, for I have become sick.`34 And the battle increaseth on that day, and the king of Israel hath been stayed up in the chariot over-against Aram till the evening, and he dieth at the time of the going in of the sun.