“ I saw that the prophets of Samaria were terribly evil, for they prophesied in the name of Baal and led my people of Israel into sin.

我在撒玛利亚的先知中曾见愚妄；他们藉巴力说预言，使我的百姓以色列走错了路。

我在撒玛利亚的先知中曾见狂妄的事；他们藉巴力说预言，使我的百姓以色列走迷了路。

我在撒玛利亚的先知中曾见狂妄的事；他们藉巴力说预言，使我的百姓以色列走迷了路。

我看见撒玛利亚的先知行为可憎，他们靠巴力说预言，引诱我的子民走入歧途。

“在撒玛利亚的先知中，我看见可厌的事：他们竟奉巴力的名说预言，使我的子民以色列走错了路。

我在撒馬利亞的先知中曾見愚妄；他們藉巴力說預言，使我的百姓以色列走錯了路。

我在撒瑪利亞的先知中曾見狂妄的事；他們藉巴力說預言，使我的百姓以色列走迷了路。

我在撒瑪利亞的先知中曾見狂妄的事；他們藉巴力說預言，使我的百姓以色列走迷了路。

我看見撒瑪利亞的先知行為可憎，他們靠巴力說預言，引誘我的子民走入歧途。

“在撒瑪利亞的先知中，我看見可厭的事：他們竟奉巴力的名說預言，使我的子民以色列走錯了路。

在撒瑪利亞的神言人之中我見過令人作嘔的事：他們靠着巴力而傳神言，使我人民以色列走錯了路。

撒瑪利亞之先知、託巴力而預言、以惑我民以色列、我見其愚、

撒馬利亞之先知、託巴力之名振振有詞、欲使我民以色列族舛錯、維我洞見其愚。

昔撒瑪利亞之先知、託巴力之名、傳述預言、迷惑我民以色列、其愚我所洞見、

“ Among the prophets of Samaria I saw this repulsive thing: They prophesied by Baal and led my people Israel astray.

“ Among the prophets of Samaria I saw something I can’t stand. They were prophesying in the name of Baal. They were leading my people Israel astray.

In the prophets of Samaria I saw an unsavory thing: they prophesied by Baal and led my people Israel astray.

Among the prophets of Samaria I saw something disgusting: They prophesied by Baal and led my people Israel astray.

“ Moreover, among the prophets of Samaria I saw an offensive thing: They prophesied by Baal and led My people Israel astray.

“ And I have seen folly in the prophets of Samaria: They prophesied by Baal And caused My people Israel to err.

And I have seen folly in the prophets of Samaria; they prophesied by Baal, and caused my people Israel to err.

Among the prophets of Samaria I saw something disgusting: They prophesied by Baal and led My people Israel astray.

And I have seen folly in the prophets of Samaria; they prophesied in Baal, and caused my people Israel to err.

The LORD says,“ I saw the prophets of Samaria doing something that was disgusting. They prophesied in the name of the god Baal and led my people Israel astray.

“ I have seen folly in the prophets of Samaria. They prophesied by Baal, and caused my people Israel to err.

For the leaders of the people have misled them. They have led them down the path of destruction.

The priests did not ask,‘ Where is the Lord?’ Those who taught my word ignored me, the rulers turned against me, and the prophets spoke in the name of Baal, wasting their time on worthless idols.

“ I have made no trouble for Israel,” Elijah replied.“ You and your family are the troublemakers, for you have refused to obey the commands of the Lord and have worshiped the images of Baal instead.Now summon all Israel to join me at Mount Carmel, along with the 450 prophets of Baal and the 400 prophets of Asherah who are supported by Jezebel.”So Ahab summoned all the people of Israel and the prophets to Mount Carmel.Then Elijah stood in front of them and said,“ How much longer will you waver, hobbling between two opinions? If the Lord is God, follow him! But if Baal is God, then follow him!” But the people were completely silent.

The time of Israel’s punishment has come; the day of payment is here. Soon Israel will know this all too well. Because of your great sin and hostility, you say,“ The prophets are crazy and the inspired men are fools!”The prophet is a watchman over Israel for my God, yet traps are laid for him wherever he goes. He faces hostility even in the house of God.

Then Elijah commanded,“ Seize all the prophets of Baal. Don’t let a single one escape!” So the people seized them all, and Elijah took them down to the Kishon Valley and killed them there.

But Manasseh led the people of Judah and Jerusalem to do even more evil than the pagan nations that the Lord had destroyed when the people of Israel entered the land.

Then Elijah said to the prophets of Baal,“ You go first, for there are many of you. Choose one of the bulls, and prepare it and call on the name of your god. But do not set fire to the wood.”So they prepared one of the bulls and placed it on the altar. Then they called on the name of Baal from morning until noontime, shouting,“ O Baal, answer us!” But there was no reply of any kind. Then they danced, hobbling around the altar they had made.About noontime Elijah began mocking them.“ You’ll have to shout louder,” he scoffed,“ for surely he is a god! Perhaps he is daydreaming, or is relieving himself. Or maybe he is away on a trip, or is asleep and needs to be wakened!”So they shouted louder, and following their normal custom, they cut themselves with knives and swords until the blood gushed out.