1 Then Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab. 2 And Ahaziah fell down through a lattice in his upper chamber that was in Samaria, and was sick: and he sent messengers, and said unto them, Go, enquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron whether I shall recover of this disease. 3 But the angel of the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite, Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and say unto them, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel, that ye go to enquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron? 4 Now therefore thus saith the LORD, Thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die. And Elijah departed.

5 And when the messengers turned back unto him, he said unto them, Why are ye now turned back? 6 And they said unto him, There came a man up to meet us, and said unto us, Go, turn again unto the king that sent you, and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel, that thou sendest to enquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron? therefore thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die. 7 And he said unto them, What manner of man was he which came up to meet you, and told you these words? 8 And they answered him, He was an hairy man, and girt with a girdle of leather about his loins. And he said, It is Elijah the Tishbite.

9 Then the king sent unto him a captain of fifty with his fifty. And he went up to him: and, behold, he sat on the top of an hill. And he spake unto him, Thou man of God, the king hath said, Come down. 10 And Elijah answered and said to the captain of fifty, If I be a man of God, then let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And there came down fire from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty. 11 Again also he sent unto him another captain of fifty with his fifty. And he answered and said unto him, O man of God, thus hath the king said, Come down quickly. 12 And Elijah answered and said unto them, If I be a man of God, let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And the fire of God came down from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty.

13 And he sent again a captain of the third fifty with his fifty. And the third captain of fifty went up, and came and fell on his knees before Elijah, and besought him, and said unto him, O man of God, I pray thee, let my life, and the life of these fifty thy servants, be precious in thy sight. 14 Behold, there came fire down from heaven, and burnt up the two captains of the former fifties with their fifties: therefore let my life now be precious in thy sight. 15 And the angel of the LORD said unto Elijah, Go down with him: be not afraid of him. And he arose, and went down with him unto the king. 16 And he said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Forasmuch as thou hast sent messengers to enquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron, is it not because there is no God in Israel to enquire of his word? therefore thou shalt not come down off that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.

17 So he died according to the word of the LORD which Elijah had spoken. And Jehoram reigned in his stead in the second year of Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah; because he had no son. 18 Now the rest of the acts of Ahaziah which he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

1 亚哈死后， 摩押背叛以色列。

2 有一天， 亚哈谢在撒玛利亚， 从楼上的窗户掉下来， 他就病了； 于是他差派使者， 对他们说： "你们去求问以革伦的神巴力．西卜， 我这个病到底能否复原？"

3 但耶和华的使者对提斯比人以利亚说： "你动身上去迎着撒玛利亚王的使者， 对他们说： ‘你们去求问以革伦的神巴力．西卜， 是因为以色列中没有 神吗？

4 因此， 耶和华这样说： 你必不能从你躺上去的那张床上下来， 因为你必定死。’"于是以利亚去了。

5 众使者回到亚哈谢那里； 他对他们说： "你们为什么回来呢？"

6 他们对王说： "有一个人上来迎着我们， 又对我们说： ‘去吧， 回到那差派你们的王那里， 对他说： 耶和华这样说： 你派人去求问以革伦的神巴力．西卜， 是因为以色列中没有 神吗？因此， 你必不能从你躺上去的那张床上下来， 因为你必定死。’"

7 王对他们说： "那上来迎着你们， 又对你们说这番话的是个怎样的人？"

8 他们对王说： "那人穿着毛皮衣， 腰间束上皮带。"王说： "这人必是提斯比人以利亚。"

9 于是王差派一个五十夫长和他的五十名手下到以利亚那里； 那位五十夫长就上到以利亚那里去。他看见以利亚正坐在山顶上， 就对以利亚说： "神人哪！ 王吩咐你下来。"

10 以利亚回答五十夫长说： "如果我是神人， 愿火从天降下， 把你和你的五十名手下吞灭。"于是有火从天降下， 吞灭了五十夫长和他的五十名手下。

11 王再次派一个五十夫长和他的五十名手下到以利亚那里去。那五十夫长对以利亚说： "神人哪！ 王这样吩咐： ‘你赶快下来。’"

12 以利亚回答他们说： "如果我是神人， 愿火从天降下， 把你和你的五十名手下吞灭。"于是 神的火从天降下， 吞灭了五十夫长和他的五十名手下。

13 王又派出第三名五十夫长和他的五十名手下； 那五十夫长来到， 就双膝跪在以利亚面前， 恳求他， 对他说： "神人哪！ 愿我的性命和这五十个仆人的性命在你眼中看为宝贵。

14 看哪！ 曾经有火从天降下， 吞灭了先前两个五十夫长和他们各五十名手下； 现在， 愿我的性命在你眼中看为宝贵。"

15 耶和华的使者对以利亚说： "你和他下去吧， 不要怕他。"于是以利亚起来， 和他下山到王那里去了。

16 以利亚对亚哈谢说： "耶和华这样说： ‘你差派使者去求问以革伦的神巴力．西卜， 是因为以色列中没有 神可以求问吗？因此， 你必不能从你躺上去的那张床上下来， 因为你必定死。’"

17 亚哈谢果然死了， 正如耶和华借以利亚所宣告的话。因为他没有儿子， 他的弟弟约兰就接续他作王， 那时是犹大王约沙法的儿子约兰第二年。

18 亚哈谢其余所行的事迹， 不是都写在以色列诸王的年代志上吗？