最恶的犹大王亚哈斯（英汉对照）

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最恶的犹大王亚哈斯（英汉对照）

英语资料室 书山圣旅 2024-06-04 07:18 四川
Ahaz，the most wicked king of Judah,

在南犹大国的历史中，有一位君王因其深重的罪恶和背离信仰的行为而臭名昭著，他便是亚哈斯王。亚哈斯是犹大王约坦的儿子，他在南犹大王位序列中是第十二代王，其统治时期大约在公元前735年至公元前715年。

亚哈斯的统治并非从一开始就单独进行，他最初与父亲约坦共同摄政，直到约坦去世后，亚哈斯才独自承担起国王的职责。亚哈斯20岁登基，与父亲共同执政直到24岁，之后单独统治了16年。然而，亚哈斯并没有继承父亲的信仰之路，反而走上了一条邪恶之路。

亚哈斯的罪恶是多方面的，他不像他的祖先大卫那样行至圣者眼中看为正的事，反而“行以色列诸王的道”，即采纳了异教的信仰和习俗。他铸造巴力的像，并在欣嫩子谷焚烧自己的儿子作为祭品，这种行为是至圣者所憎恶的。此外，亚哈斯还在邱坛、山冈和青翠树下献祭烧香，完全背离了信仰正道。

亚哈斯的统治期间，犹大国面临了严重的危机。他为了保住自己的王位，不惜向亚述帝国求援，自称是亚述王的“仆人、你的儿子”，并把圣殿里和王宫府库里所有的金银送给亚述王为礼物。这一行为不仅表现出他的软弱和背叛，更是一种卖国求荣的行径。然而，即便如此，亚述王提革拉毗列色并没有真正帮助他，反而在他最需要帮助的时候欺凌了他。

亚哈斯的统治最终以失败告终。他去世后，并没有被葬入以色列诸王的坟墓中，这是对他背离信仰和罪恶行为的一种惩罚和羞辱。他的儿子希西家接续他成为犹大王，希西家与父亲截然不同，恪守信仰正道，为犹大国带来了一段时期的复兴。

In the history of the Southern Kingdom of Judah, there was a monarch who became infamous for his heinous sins and apostasy, and that was King Ahaz. Ahaz was the son of King Uzziah of Judah, and he was the twelfth king in the sequence of Judah's kings, with his reign approximately from 735 BC to 715 BC.

Ahaz's rule did not start solely from the beginning; he initially co-ruled with his father Uzziah until Uzziah's death, after which Ahaz took on the responsibilities of kingship alone. Ahaz ascended the throne at the age of 20 and co-ruled with his father until he was 24, then ruled alone for 16 years. However, Ahaz did not follow in his father's path of faith but instead embarked on a path of evil.

Ahaz's sins were multifaceted. Unlike his ancestor David, who walked in the ways that were right in the sight of the Holy One, Ahaz instead "walked in the ways of the kings of Israel," adopting pagan beliefs and customs. He cast images of Baal and burned his own sons as sacrifices in the Valley of Hinnom, an act detestable to the Holy One. Additionally, Ahaz offered sacrifices and burned incense on the high places, hills, and under green trees, completely forsaking the path of faith.

During Ahaz's reign, the kingdom of Judah faced severe crises. To secure his throne, he did not hesitate to seek aid from the Assyrian Empire, referring to himself as the "servant and son" of the king of Assyria, and gave all the gold and silver from the temple and the royal treasury as gifts to the king of Assyria. This act not only demonstrated his weakness and betrayal but also constituted an act of treachery for personal gain. However, even so, the king of Assyria, Tiglath-Pileser III, did not truly help him but instead bullied him when he needed help the most.

Ahaz's reign ultimately ended in failure. After his death, he was not buried in the tombs of the kings of Israel, which was a form of punishment and humiliation for his apostasy and sinful deeds. His son Hezekiah succeeded him as king of Judah. Hezekiah was a stark contrast to his father, adhering to the path of faith and bringing a period of revival to the kingdom of Judah.



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