David had been told,“ Ahithophel, along with Absalom, is one of the people making secret plans against you.” So David prayed,“ Lord, make Ahithophel’s advice look foolish.”

有人告诉大卫说：“亚希多弗也在叛党之中，随从押沙龙。”大卫祷告说：“耶和华啊，求你使亚希多弗的计谋变为愚拙！”

有人告诉大卫说：“亚希多弗也在叛党之中，随从押沙龙。”大卫说：“耶和华啊，求你使亚希多弗的计谋变为愚拙！”

有人告诉大卫说：“亚希多弗也在叛党之中，随从押沙龙。”大卫说：“耶和华啊，求你使亚希多弗的计谋变为愚拙！”

有人告诉大卫，亚希多弗也叛变，投奔了押沙龙，大卫就祷告说：“耶和华啊，求你使亚希多弗的谋算都变得愚不可及。”

有人告诉大卫说：“亚希多弗也在押沙龙的叛党之中。”大卫祷告说：“耶和华啊，求你使亚希多弗的计谋变为愚拙。”

有人告訴大衛說：「亞希多弗也在叛黨之中，隨從押沙龍。」大衛禱告說：「耶和華啊，求你使亞希多弗的計謀變為愚拙！」

有人告訴大衛說：「亞希多弗也在叛黨之中，隨從押沙龍。」大衛說：「耶和華啊，求你使亞希多弗的計謀變為愚拙！」

有人告訴大衛說：「亞希多弗也在叛黨之中，隨從押沙龍。」大衛說：「耶和華啊，求你使亞希多弗的計謀變為愚拙！」

有人告訴大衛，亞希多弗也叛變，投奔了押沙龍，大衛就禱告說：「耶和華啊，求你使亞希多弗的謀算都變得愚不可及。」

有人告訴大衛說：“亞希多弗也在押沙龍的叛黨之中。”大衛禱告說：“耶和華啊，求你使亞希多弗的計謀變為愚拙。”

有人告訴大衛說：『亞希多弗也在反叛的人中間、同押沙龍在一起呢。』大衛就說：『永恆主啊，求你使亞希多弗的計謀變為愚拙。』

有人向大衛報告說：「亞希多弗也在叛黨中，隨從押沙龍。」大衛就禱告：「耶和華啊，求你使亞希多弗的謀略變為愚拙！」

或告大衛曰、亞希多弗從押沙龍、在叛黨之中、大衛曰、耶和華歟、求爾使亞希多弗之謀、變為愚昧、

或告大闢曰、亞希多弗從押沙龍、在叛黨之中。大闢曰、願耶和華以亞希多弗之謀、變為不智。

或告大衛曰、亞希多弗亦在判黨之中、從押沙龍、大衛禱曰、求主敗亞希多弗之謀、或作亞希多弗定謀求主使人視為愚

Now David had been told,“ Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” So David prayed,“ Lord, turn Ahithophel’s counsel into foolishness.”

And it was told David,“ Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” And David said,“ O Lord, please turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.”

When someone told David that his adviser Ahithophel was now backing Absalom, David prayed,“ O Lord, let Ahithophel give Absalom foolish advice!”

Then someone reported to David,“ Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.”“ LORD,” David pleaded,“ please turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness!”

Now someone informed David, saying,“ Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” And David said,“ Lord, please make the advice of Ahithophel foolish.”

Then someone told David, saying,“ Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” And David said,“ O Lord, I pray, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness!”

And one told David, saying, Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom. And David said, O Jehovah, I pray thee, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.

Then someone reported to David:“ Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.”“ Lord,” David pleaded,“ please turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness!”

And[ one] told David, saying, Ahithophel[ is] among the conspirators with Absalom. And David said, O LORD, I pray thee, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.

Now David had been told,“ Ahithophel has sided with the conspirators who are with Absalom. So David prayed,“ Make the advice of Ahithophel foolish, O LORD!”

Someone told David, saying,“ Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” David said,“ Yahweh, please turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.”

Ahithophel saw that his advice wasn’t being followed. So he put a saddle on his donkey. He started out for his house in his hometown. When he arrived, he made everything ready for his death. He made out his will. Then he killed himself. And so he died and was buried in his father’s tomb.

Absalom and all the men of Israel agreed. They said,“ The advice of Hushai, the Arkite, is better than the advice of Ahithophel.” The Lord had decided that Ahithophel’s good advice would fail. The Lord wanted to bring horrible trouble on Absalom.

Wisdom like this doesn’t come down from heaven. It belongs to the earth. It doesn’t come from the Holy Spirit. It comes from the devil.

Even my close friend, someone I trusted, has failed me. I even shared my bread with him.

In those days the advice Ahithophel gave was as good as advice from someone who asks God for guidance. That’s what David and Absalom thought about all of Ahithophel’s advice.

Lord, I have so many enemies! So many people are rising up against me!

Strength and understanding belong to him. Those who tell lies and those who believe them also belong to him.He removes the wisdom of rulers and leads them away. He makes judges look foolish.He sets people free from the chains that kings put on them. Then he dresses the kings in the clothes of slaves.He removes the authority of priests and leads them away. He removes from their positions officials who have been in control for a long time.He shuts the mouths of trusted advisers. He takes away the understanding of elders.

Where is the wise person? Where is the teacher of the law? Where are the great thinkers of our time? Hasn’t God made the wisdom of the world foolish?

The officials of the city of Zoan are very foolish. Pharaoh’s wise men give advice that doesn’t make any sense. How can they dare to say to Pharaoh,“ We’re among the wise men”? How can they say to him,“ We’re like the advisers to the kings of long ago”?Pharaoh, where are your wise men now? Let them tell you what the Lord who rules over all has planned against Egypt.The officials of Zoan have become foolish. The leaders of Memphis have been lied to. The most important leaders in Egypt have led its people astray.The Lord has given them a spirit that makes them feel dizzy. They make Egypt unsteady in everything it does. Egypt is like a person who drinks too much. He throws up and then walks around in the mess he’s made.No one in Egypt can do anything to help them. Its elders and important leaders can’t help them. Its prophets and priests can’t do anything. Those who rule over others can’t help. And those who bow down to them can’t help either.In days to come, the people of Egypt will become weak. The Lord who rules over all will raise his hand against them. Then they will tremble with fear.The people of Judah will bring terror to the Egyptians. Everyone in Egypt who hears the name of Judah will be terrified. That’s because of what the Lord who rules over all is planning to do to them.At that time the people of five cities in Egypt will worship the Lord. He is the Lord who rules over all. They will use the Hebrew language when they worship him. They will promise to be faithful to him. One of those cities will be called the City of the Sun.At that time there will be an altar to the Lord in the middle of Egypt. There will be a monument to him at its border.They will remind people that the Lord who rules over all is worshiped in Egypt. The people there will cry out to the Lord. They will cry out because of those who treat them badly. He will send someone to stand up for them and save them. And he will set them free.So the Lord will make himself known to the people of Egypt. At that time they will recognize that he is the Lord. They will worship him by bringing sacrifices and grain offerings to him. They will make promises to the Lord. And they will keep them.The Lord will strike Egypt with a plague. But then he will heal them. They will turn to the Lord. And he will answer their prayers and heal them.At that time there will be a wide road from Egypt to Assyria. The people of Assyria will go to Egypt. And the people of Egypt will go to Assyria. The people of Egypt and Assyria will worship the Lord together.At that time Egypt, Assyria and Israel will be a blessing to the whole earth.The Lord who rules over all will bless those three nations. He will say,“ Let the Egyptians be blessed. They are my people. Let the Assyrians be blessed. My hands created them. And let the Israelites be blessed. They are my very own people.”

Don’t fool yourselves. Suppose some of you think you are wise by the standards of the world. Then you should become“ fools” so that you can become wise.The wisdom of this world is foolish in God’s eyes. It is written,“ God catches wise people in their own evil plans.”( Job 5:13)It is also written,“ The Lord knows that the thoughts of wise people don’t amount to anything.”( Psalm 94:11)

While Absalom was offering sacrifices, he sent for Ahithophel. Ahithophel was David’s adviser. He came to Absalom from Giloh, his hometown. The number of people who followed Absalom kept growing. So he became more and more able to carry out his plans against David.

He stops the evil plans of those who are clever. The work of their hands doesn’t succeed.

The people of Egypt will lose hope. I will keep them from doing what they plan to do. They will ask their gods for advice. They will turn to the spirits of dead people for help. They will go to people who get messages from those who have died. They will ask for advice from people who talk to the spirits of the dead.

They gather all around me with their words of hatred. They attack me without any reason.

One of the 12 disciples went to the chief priests. His name was Judas Iscariot.He asked,“ What will you give me if I hand Jesus over to you?” So they counted out 30 silver coins for him.

“ I am not talking about all of you. I know the ones I have chosen. But this will happen so that this passage of Scripture will come true. It says,‘ The one who shared my bread has turned against me.’( Psalm 41:9)

If an enemy were making fun of me, I could stand it. If he were getting ready to oppose me, I could hide.

“‘ “How can you people say,‘ We are wise. We have the law of the Lord’? Actually, the teachers of the law have told lies about it. Their pens have not written what is true.Those who think they are wise will be put to shame. They will become terrified. They will be trapped. They have not accepted my message. So what kind of wisdom do they have?

We used to enjoy good friendship at the house of God. We used to walk together among those who came to worship.Let death take my enemies by surprise. Let them be buried alive, because their hearts and homes are full of evil.