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1여호사밧이 부귀와 영광이 극하였고 아합으로 더불어 연혼하였더라 2두어 해 후에 저가 사마리아에 내려가서 아합에게 나아갔더니 아합이 저와 종자를 위하여 우양을 많이 잡고 함께 가서 길르앗 라못 치기를 권하더라 3이스라엘 왕 아합이 유다 왕 여호사밧에게 이르되 당신은 나와 함께 길르앗 라못으로 가시겠느뇨 대답하되 나는 당신과 일반이요 내 백성은 당신의 백성과 일반이니 당신과 함께 싸우리이다 4여호사밧이 또 이스라엘 왕에게 이르되 청컨대 먼저 여호와의 말씀이 어떠하신지 물어 보소서 5이스라엘 왕이 이에 선지자 사백 인을 모으고 저희에게 이르되 우리가 길르앗 라못에 가서 싸우랴 말랴 저희가 가로되 올라가소서 하나님이 그 성을 왕의 손에 붙이시리이다 6여호사밧이 가로되 이 외에 우리가 물을 만한 여호와의 선지자가 여기 있지 아니하니이까 7이스라엘 왕이 여호사밧에게 이르되 오히려 이믈라의 아들 미가야 한 사람이 있으니 저로 말미암아 여호와께 물을 수 있으나 저는 내게 대하여 길한 일은 예언하지 아니하고 항상 흉한 일만 예언하기로 내가 저를 미워하나이다 여호사밧이 가로되 왕은 그런 말씀을 마소서 8이스라엘 왕이 한 내시를 불러 이르되 이믈라의 아들 미가야로 속히 오게 하라 하니라 9이스라엘 왕과 유다 왕 여호사밧이 왕복을 입고 사마리아 성문 어귀 광장에서 각기 보좌에 앉았고 모든 선지자가 그 앞에서 예언을 하는데 10그나아나의 아들 시드기야는 철로 뿔들을 만들어 가지고 말하되 여호와의 말씀이 왕이 이것들로 아람 사람을 찔러 진멸하리라 하셨다 하고 11모든 선지자도 그와 같이 예언하여 이르기를 길르앗 라못으로 올라가서 승리를 얻으소서 여호와께서 그 성을 왕의 손에 붙이시리이다 하더라 12미가야를 부르러 간 사자가 일러 가로되 선지자들의 말이 여출일구하여 왕에게 길하게 하니 청컨대 당신의 말도 저희 중 한 사람처럼 길하게 하소서 13미가야가 가로되 여호와의 사심을 가리켜 맹세하노니 내 하나님의 말씀하시는 것 곧 그것을 내가 말하리라 하고 14이에 왕에게 이르니 왕이 저에게 이르되 미가야야 우리가 길르앗 라못으로 싸우러 가랴 가로되 올라가서 승리를 얻으소서 저희가 왕의 손에 붙인바 되리이다 15왕이 저에게 이르되 여호와의 이름으로 진실한 것만 말하라고 내가 몇 번이나 너로 맹세케 하여야 하겠느냐 16저가 가로되 내가 보니 온 이스라엘이 목자 없는 양 같이 산에 흩어졌는데 여호와의 말씀이 이 무리가 주인이 없으니 각각 평안히 그 집으로 돌아갈 것이니라 하셨나이다 17이스라엘 왕이 여호사밧에게 이르되 저 사람이 내게 대하여 길한 것을 예언하지 아니하고 흉한 것만 예언하겠다고 당신에게 말씀하지 아니하였나이까 18미가야가 가로되 그런즉 왕은 여호와의 말씀을 들으소서 내가 보니 여호와께서 그 보좌에 앉으셨고 하늘의 만군이 그 좌우편에 모시고 섰는데 19여호와께서 말씀하시기를 누가 이스라엘 왕 아합을 꾀어 저로 길르앗 라못에 올라가서 죽게 할꼬 하시니 하나는 이렇게 하겠다 하고 하나는 저렇게 하겠다 하였는데 20한 영이 나아와 여호와 앞에 서서 말하되 내가 저를 꾀이겠나이다 여호와께서 저에게 이르시되 어떻게 하겠느냐 21가로되 내가 나가서 거짓말하는 영이 되어 그 모든 선지자의 입에 있겠나이다 여호와께서 가라사대 너는 꾀이겠고 또 이루리라 나가서 그리하라 하셨은즉 22이제 여호와께서 거짓말하는 영을 왕의 이 모든 선지자의 입에 넣으셨고 또 여호와께서 왕에게 대하여 화를 말씀하셨나이다 23그나아나의 아들 시드기야가 가까이 와서 미가야의 뺨을 치며 이르되 여호와의 영이 나를 떠나 어디로 말미암아 가서 네게 말씀하더냐 24미가야가 가로되 네가 골방에 들어가서 숨는 그 날에 보리라 25이스라엘 왕이 가로되 미가야를 잡아 부윤 아몬과 왕자 요아스에게로 끌고 돌아가서 26말하기를 왕의 말씀이 이 놈을 옥에 가두고 내가 평안히 돌아올 때까지 고생의 떡과 고생의 물로 먹이라 하라 27미가야가 가로되 왕이 참으로 평안히 돌아오시게 될진대 여호와께서 나로 말씀하지 아니하셨으리이다 또 가로되 너희 백성들아 다 들을지어다 하니라 28이스라엘 왕과 유다 왕 여호사밧이 길르앗 라못으로 올라가니라 29이스라엘 왕이 여호사밧에게 이르되 나는 변장하고 군중으로 들어가려 하노니 당신은 왕복을 입으소서 하고 이스라엘 왕이 변장하고 둘이 군중으로 들어가니라 30아람 왕이 그 병거 장관들에게 이미 명하여 이르기를 너희는 작은 자나 큰 자나 더불어 싸우지 말고 오직 이스라엘 왕과 싸우라 한지라 31병거의 장관들이 여호사밧을 보고 이르되 이가 이스라엘 왕이라 하고 돌이켜 저와 싸우려 한즉 여호사밧이 소리를 지르매 여호와께서 저를 도우시며 하나님이 저희를 감동시키사 저를 떠나가게 하신지라 32병거의 장관들이 저가 이스라엘 왕이 아님을 보고 쫓기를 그치고 돌이켰더라 33한 사람이 우연히 활을 당기어 이스라엘 왕의 갑옷 솔기를 쏜지라 왕이 그 병거 모는 자에게 이르되 내가 부상하였으니 네 손을 돌이켜 나로 군중에서 나가게 하라 하였으나 34이 날의 전쟁이 맹렬하였으므로 이스라엘 왕이 병거에서 스스로 부지하며 저녁때까지 아람 사람을 막다가 해가 질 즈음에 죽었더라

1Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honor in abundance; and he joined affinity with Ahab. 2After certain years he went down to Ahab to Samaria. Ahab killed sheep and cattle for him in abundance, and for the people who were with him, and moved him to go up with him to Ramoth Gilead. 3Ahab king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat king of Judah, “Will you go with me to Ramoth Gilead?” He answered him, “I am as you are, and my people as your people. We will be with you in the war.” 4Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, “Please inquire first for Yahweh’s word.” 5Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, four hundred men, and said to them, “Shall we go to Ramoth Gilead to battle, or shall I forbear?” They said, “Go up; for God will deliver it into the hand of the king.” 6But Jehoshaphat said, “Isn’t there here a prophet of Yahweh besides, that we may inquire of him?” 7The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “There is yet one man by whom we may inquire of Yahweh; but I hate him, for he never prophesies good concerning me, but always evil. He is Micaiah the son of Imla.” Jehoshaphat said, “Don’t let the king say so.” 8Then the king of Israel called an officer, and said, “Get Micaiah the son of Imla quickly.” 9Now the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah sat each on his throne, arrayed in their robes, and they were sitting in an open place at the entrance of the gate of Samaria; and all the prophets were prophesying before them. 10Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made him horns of iron, and said, “Thus says Yahweh, ‘With these you shall push the Syrians, until they are consumed.’” 11All the prophets prophesied so, saying, “Go up to Ramoth Gilead, and prosper; for Yahweh will deliver it into the hand of the king.” 12The messenger who went to call Micaiah spoke to him, saying, “Behold, the words of the prophets declare good to the king with one mouth. Let your word therefore, please be like one of theirs, and speak good.” 13Micaiah said, “As Yahweh lives, what my God says, that will I speak.” 14When he had come to the king, the king said to him, “Micaiah, shall we go to Ramoth Gilead to battle, or shall I forbear?” He said, “Go up, and prosper. They shall be delivered into your hand.” 15The king said to him, “How many times shall I adjure you that you speak to me nothing but the truth in Yahweh’s name?” 16He said, “I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd. Yahweh said, ‘These have no master. Let them return every man to his house in peace.’” 17The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “Didn’t I tell you that he would not prophesy good concerning me, but evil?” 18Micaiah said, “Therefore hear Yahweh’s word: I saw Yahweh sitting on his throne, and all the army of heaven standing on his right hand and on his left. 19Yahweh said, ‘Who shall entice Ahab king of Israel, that he may go up and fall at Ramoth Gilead?’ One spoke saying in this way, and another saying in that way. 20A spirit came out, stood before Yahweh, and said, ‘I will entice him.’ “Yahweh said to him, ‘How?’ 21“He said, ‘I will go, and will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.’ “He said, ‘You will entice him, and will prevail also. Go and do so.’ 22“Now therefore, behold, Yahweh has put a lying spirit in the mouth of these your prophets; and Yahweh has spoken evil concerning you.” 23Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near, and struck Micaiah on the cheek, and said, “Which way did the Spirit of Yahweh go from me to speak to you?” 24Micaiah said, “Behold, you shall see on that day, when you shall go into an inner room to hide yourself.” 25The king of Israel said, “Take Micaiah, and carry him back to Amon the governor of the city, and to Joash the king’s son; 26and say, ‘Thus says the king, “Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I return in peace.”’” 27Micaiah said, “If you return at all in peace, Yahweh has not spoken by me.” He said, “Listen, you peoples, all of you!” 28So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramoth Gilead. 29The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “I will disguise myself, and go into the battle; but you put on your robes.” So the king of Israel disguised himself; and they went into the battle. 30Now the king of Syria had commanded the captains of his chariots, saying, “Fight neither with small nor great, except only with the king of Israel.” 31When the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, they said, “It is the king of Israel!” Therefore they turned around to fight against him. But Jehoshaphat cried out, and Yahweh helped him; and God moved them to depart from him. 32When the captains of the chariots saw that it was not the king of Israel, they turned back from pursuing him. 33A certain man drew his bow at random, and struck the king of Israel between the joints of the armor. Therefore he said to the driver of the chariot, “Turn your hand, and carry me out of the army; for I am severely wounded.” 34The battle increased that day. However the king of Israel propped himself up in his chariot against the Syrians until the evening; and about the time of the going down of the sun, he died.

1Josafat nu had rijkdom en eer in overvloed; en hij verzwagerde zich aan Achab. 2En ten einde van enige jaren toog hij af tot Achab naar Samaria; en Achab slachtte schapen en runderen voor hem in menigte, en voor het volk, dat met hem was; en hij porde hem aan, om op te trekken naar Ramoth in Gilead. 3Want Achab, de koning van Israel, zeide tot Josafat, den koning van Juda: Zult gij met mij gaan naar Ramoth in Gilead? En hij zeide tot hem: Zo zal ik zijn, gelijk gij zijt, en gelijk uw volk is, zal mijn volk zijn, en wij zullen met u zijn in dezen krijg. 4Verder zeide Josafat tot den koning van Israel: Vraag toch als heden naar het woord des HEEREN. 5Toen vergaderde de koning van Israel de profeten, vierhonderd mannen, en hij zeide tot hen: Zullen wij tegen Ramoth in Gilead ten strijde trekken, of zal ik het nalaten? En zij zeiden: Trek op, want God zal hen in de hand des konings geven. 6Maar Josafat zeide: Is hier niet nog een profeet des HEEREN, dat wij van hem vragen mochten? 7Toen zeide de koning van Israel tot Josafat: Er is nog een man, om door hem den HEERE te vragen; maar ik haat hem, want hij profeteert over mij niets goeds, maar altijd kwaad; deze is Micha, de zoon van Jimla. En Josafat zeide: de koning zegge niet alzo. 8Toen riep de koning van Israel een kamerling, en hij zeide: Haal haastelijk Micha, den zoon van Jimla. 9De koning van Israel nu en Josafat, de koning van Juda, zaten elk op zijn troon, bekleed met hun klederen, en zij zaten op het plein, aan de deur der poort van Samaria; en al de profeten profeteerden in hun tegenwoordigheid. 10En Zedekia, de zoon van Kenaana, had zich ijzeren hoornen gemaakt, en hij zeide: Zo zegt de HEERE: Met deze zult gij de Syriers stoten, totdat gij hen gans verdaan zult hebben. 11En al de profeten profeteerden alzo, zeggende: Trek op naar Ramoth in Gilead, en gij zult voorspoedig zijn, want de HEERE zal hen in de hand des konings geven. 12De bode nu, die heengegaan was, om Micha te roepen, sprak tot hem, zeggende: Zie, de woorden der profeten zijn, uit een mond, goed tot den koning; dat nu toch uw woord zij, gelijk als van een uit hen, en spreek het goede. 13Doch Micha zeide: Zo waarachtig als de HEERE leeft, hetgeen mijn God zeggen zal, dat zal ik spreken! 14Als hij tot den koning gekomen was, zo zeide de koning tot hem: Micha, zullen wij naar Ramoth in Gilead ten strijde trekken, of zal ik het nalaten? En hij zeide: Trekt op, en gijlieden zult voorspoedig zijn, want zij zullen in uw hand gegeven worden. 15En de koning zeide tot hem: Tot hoevele reizen zal ik u bezweren, opdat gij tot mij niet spreekt, dan de waarheid, in den Naam des HEEREN? 16En hij zeide: Ik zag het ganse Israel verstrooid op de bergen, gelijk schapen, die geen herder hebben; en de HEERE zeide: Dezen hebben geen heer; een iegelijk kere weder naar zijn huis in vrede. 17Toen zeide de koning van Israel tot Josafat: Heb ik tot u niet gezegd: Hij zal over mij niets goeds, maar kwaad profeteren? 18Verder zeide hij: Daarom hoort het woord des HEEREN: Ik zag den HEERE, zittende op Zijn troon, en al het hemelse heir, staande aan Zijn rechter hand en Zijn linkerhand. 19En de HEERE zeide: Wie zal Achab, den koning van Israel, overreden, dat hij optrekke, en valle te Ramoth in Gilead? Daarna zeide Hij: Deze zegt aldus, en die zegt alzo. 20Toen kwam een geest voort, en stond voor het aangezicht des HEEREN, en zeide: Ik zal hem overreden. En de HEERE zeide tot hem: Waarmede? 21En Hij zeide: Ik zal uitgaan, en een leugengeest zijn in den mond van al zijn profeten. En Hij zeide: Gij zult overreden, en zult ook vermogen; ga uit, en doe alzo. 22Nu dan, zie, de HEERE heeft een leugengeest in den mond van deze uw profeten gegeven, en de HEERE heeft kwaad over u gesproken. 23Toen trad Zedekia, de zoon van Kenaana, toe, en sloeg Micha op het kinnebakken, en hij zeide: Door wat weg is de Geest des HEEREN van mij doorgegaan, om u aan te spreken? 24En Micha zeide: Zie, gij zult het zien aan dienzelfden dag, als gij zult gaan van kamer in kamer, om u te versteken. 25De koning van Israel nu zeide: Neemt Micha, en brengt hem weder tot Amon, den overste der stad, en tot Joas, den zoon des konings; 26En gijlieden zult zeggen: Zo zegt de koning: Zet dezen in het gevangenhuis, en spijst hem met brood der bedruktheid, en met water der bedruktheid, totdat ik met vrede wederkom. 27En Micha zeide: Indien gij enigszins met vrede wederkomt, zo heeft de HEERE door mij niet gesproken. Verder zeide hij: Hoort, gij volken altegaar! 28Alzo toog de koning van Israel, en Josafat, de koning van Juda, op naar Ramoth in Gilead. 29En de koning van Israel zeide tot Josafat: Als ik mij versteld heb, zal ik in den strijd komen; maar gij, trek uw klederen aan. Alzo verstelde zich de koning van Israel, en zij kwamen in den strijd. 30De koning nu van Syrie had geboden aan de oversten der wagens, die hij had, zeggende: Gijlieden zult niet strijden tegen kleinen noch groten, maar tegen den koning van Israel alleen. 31Het geschiedde dan, als de oversten der wagenen Josafat zagen, dat zij zeiden: Die is de koning van Israel; en zij togen rondom hem, om te strijden; maar Josafat riep, en de HEERE hielp hem, en God wendde hen van hem af. 32Want het geschiedde, als de oversten der wagenen zagen, dat het de koning van Israel niet was, dat zij van achter hem afkeerden. 33Toen spande een man den boog in zijn eenvoudigheid, en schoot den koning van Israel tussen de gespen en tussen het pantsier. Toen zeide hij tot den voerman: Keer uw hand en voer mij uit het leger, want ik ben verwond. 34En de strijd nam op dien dag toe, en de koning van Israel deed zich met den wagen staande houden tegenover de Syriers, tot den avond toe; en hij stierf ter tijd, als de zon onderging.