1 犹大王约沙法第十八年， 亚哈的儿子约兰在撒玛利亚作王， 统治以色列； 他作王共有十二年。 2 他行耶和华看为恶的事， 只是还不至于像他的父亲和母亲一样， 因为他除去了他父亲所做的巴力神柱。 3 只是尼八的儿子耶罗波安使以色列人陷在罪中的那些罪， 他却坚持不舍， 不肯脱离。 4 摩押王米沙是个以畜牧为生的人。他每年进贡十万头绵羊羔和十万头公羊羔给以色列王。 5 亚哈死后， 摩押王背叛以色列王。 6 那时约兰王从撒玛利亚出来点阅以色列众人。 7 他一面起行， 一面派人到犹大王约沙法那里， 说： "摩押王背叛了我， 你肯不肯和我同去攻打摩押呢？"约沙法说： "我愿意去； 我和你不分彼此， 我的人民就像是你的人民， 我的马就像是你的马。" 8 约沙法问： "我们从哪条路上去呢？"约兰回答： "从以东旷野的路上去。" 9 于是以色列王、犹大王和以东王， 绕道行了七日的路程。军队和随行的牲畜都没有水喝。 10 以色列王说： "哎哟， 耶和华招聚这三位君王， 是要把他们交在摩押人的手中。" 11 约沙法说： "这里不是有一位耶和华的先知吗？我们可以托他求问耶和华。"以色列王的一位臣仆说： "这里有沙法的儿子以利沙， 他从前是服事以利亚的（"他从前是服事以利亚的"原文作"他从前倒水在以利亚手上"）。" 12 约沙法说： "他必有耶和华的话。"于是以色列王、约沙法和以东王都下到他那里。 13 以利沙对以色列王说： "我和你有什么关系呢？去问你父亲和你母亲的先知吧！ "以色列王对他说： "不要这样说， 耶和华招聚这三位君王， 是要把他们交在摩押人手中。" 14 以利沙说： "我指着我所事奉永活的万军耶和华起誓， 若不是看犹大王约沙法的情面， 我根本不会理你， 看也不看你。 15 现在， 给我找一个琴师来。"当琴师弹琴的时候， 耶和华的能力就临到他身上。 16 以利沙说： "耶和华这样说： ‘要在这山谷到处挖濠沟。’ 17 因为耶和华这样说： ‘你们虽然没有看见风， 也没有看见雨， 但这山谷必充满了水， 你们和你们的牲畜都可以有水喝。 18 这事在耶和华眼中算是小事， 他还要把摩押交在你们手中。 19 你们要攻破所有坚固的城和一切繁华的都市； 砍下各种佳美的树木， 堵塞所有水泉， 用石头堆满一切肥沃的田地。’" 20 到了早上， 约在献祭的时候， 忽然有水从以东来， 遍地就满了水。 21 摩押全国听见这几位君王上来要攻打他们， 就召集所有能够穿上武装的， 不论老幼， 到边界上防守。 22 第二天早上， 他们起来的时候， 太阳照在水上， 摩押人从那边看见水红得像血一样。 23 他们说： "这是血啊！ 一定是那些王互相攻击， 自相残杀； 现在， 摩押人哪， 去抢掠吧！ " 24 他们来到以色列营， 以色列人起来， 击杀摩押人， 摩押人就在以色列人面前逃跑； 以色列人就攻进摩押， 击杀他们。 25 他们毁坏城市， 各人向一切肥沃的田地拋掷石头， 把田地填满了， 又堵塞一切水泉， 砍下各种佳美的树木， 直到吉珥．哈列设只剩下石头， 甩石的兵把它包围， 攻击它。 26 摩押王见战事激烈， 无法抵抗， 于是带领七百持刀的兵， 想要突围到以东王那里， 可是不成功， 27 于是他把那要接续他作王的长子， 在城墙上献为燔祭。以色列人就遭遇极大的忿怒， 于是离开他， 回到自己的地方去了。

1 And Jehoram son of Ahab hath reigned over Israel, in Samaria, in the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and he reigneth twelve years,2 and doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, only not like his father, and like his mother, and he turneth aside the standing-pillar of Baal that his father made;3 only to the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat that he caused Israel to sin he hath cleaved, he hath not turned aside from it.4 And Mesha king of Moab was a sheep-master, and he rendered to the king of Israel a hundred thousand lambs, and a hundred thousand rams, [with] wool,5 and it cometh to pass at the death of Ahab, that the king of Moab transgresseth against the king of Israel.6 And king Jehoram goeth out in that day from Samaria, and inspecteth all Israel,7 and goeth and sendeth unto Jehoshaphat king of Judah, saying, `The king of Moab hath transgressed against me; dost thou go with me unto Moab for battle?` and he saith, `I go up, as I, so thou; as my people, so thy people; as my horses, so thy horses.8 And he saith, `Where [is] this -- the way we go up?` and he saith, `The way of the wilderness of Edom.`9 And the king of Israel goeth, and the king of Judah, and the king of Edom, and they turn round the way seven days, and there hath been no water for the camp, and for the cattle that [are] at their feet,10 and the king of Israel saith, `Alas, for Jehovah hath called for these three kings, to give them into the hand of Moab.`11 And Jehoshaphat saith, `Is there not here a prophet of Jehovah, and we seek Jehovah by him?` And one of the servants of the king of Israel answereth and saith, `Here [is] Elisha son of Shaphat, who poured water on the hands of Elijah.`12 And Jehoshaphat saith, `The word of Jehovah is with him;` and go down unto him do the king of Israel, and Jehoshaphat, and the king of Edom.13 And Elisha saith unto the king of Israel, `What -- to me and to thee? go unto the prophets of thy father, and unto the prophets of thy mother;` and the king of Israel saith to him, `Nay, for Jehovah hath called for these three kings to give them into the hand of Moab.`14 And Elisha saith, `Jehovah of Hosts liveth, before whom I have stood; for unless the face of Jehoshaphat king of Judah I am lifting up, I do not look unto thee, nor see thee;15 and now, bring to me a minstrel; and it hath been, at the playing of the minstrel, that the hand of Jehovah is on him,16 and he saith, `Thus said Jehovah, Make this valley ditches -- ditches;17 for thus said Jehovah, Ye do not see wind, nor do ye see rain, and that valley is full of water, and ye have drunk -- ye, and your cattle, and your beasts.18 `And this hath been light in the eyes of Jehovah, and he hath given Moab into your hand,19 and ye have smitten every fenced city, and every choice city, and every good tree ye cause to fall, and all fountains of waters ye stop, and every good portion ye mar with stones.`20 And it cometh to pass in the morning, at the ascending of the [morning]-present, that lo, waters are coming in from the way of Edom, and the land is filled with the waters,21 and all Moab have heard that the kings have come up to fight against them, and they are called together, from every one girding on a girdle and upward, and they stand by the border.22 And they rise early in the morning, and the sun hath shone on the waters, and the Moabites see, from over-against, the waters red as blood,23 and say, `Blood this [is]; the kings have been surely destroyed, and they smite each his neighbour; and now for spoil, Moab!`24 And they come in unto the camp of Israel, and the Israelites rise, and smite the Moabites, and they flee from their face; and they enter into Moab, so as to smite Moab,25 and the cities they break down, and [on] every good portion they cast each his stone, and have filled it, and every fountain of water they stop, and every good tree they cause to fall -- till one had left its stones in Kir-Haraseth, and the slingers go round and smite it.26 And the king of Moab seeth that the battle has been too strong for him, and he taketh with him seven hundred men, drawing sword, to cleave through unto the king of Edom, and they have not been able,27 and he taketh his son, the first-born who reigneth in his stead, and causeth him to ascend -- a burnt-offering on the wall, and there is great wrath against Israel, and they journey from off him, and turn back to the land.