中英对照

1. 1.亚拉克撒建造埃克巴坦那 在尼布甲尼撒王在位的第十二年，他统治着住在尼尼微大城的亚述人，在亚拉克撒统治米底人在埃克巴坦那的日子里Arphaxad Fortifies Ecbatana In the twelfth year of the reign of Nebuchadnez′zar, who ruled over the Assyrians in the great city of Nin′eveh, in the days of Arphax′ad, who ruled over the Medes in Ecbat′ana—💡
2. 2.他是建造以拡他那城墙的王，用三肘厚、六肘长的石头建造，墙高七十肘，宽五十肘；he is the king who built walls about Ecbat′ana with hewn stones three cubits thick and six cubits long; he made the walls seventy cubits high and fifty cubits wide;💡
3. 3.在城门处，他建造了高一百肘，底宽六十肘的城楼；at the gates he built towers a hundred cubits high and sixty cubits wide at the foundations;💡
4. 4.他又造了城门，门高七十肘，门宽四十肘，使他的军队能出入，兵车能排列成阵，and he made its gates, which were seventy cubits high and forty cubits wide, so that his armies could march out in force and his infantry form their ranks—💡
5. 5.当时，尼布甲尼撒王与拉撒的阿拉法撒王在拉加的边界的大平原上交战。it was in those days that King Nebuchadnez′zar made war against King Arphax′ad in the great plain which is on the borders of Ragae.💡
6. 6.他得到了所有山地人民和所有住在幼发拉底河、底格里斯河、ヒュダス佩斯河以及在阿里奥赫统治埃吕马伊人的平原上各族人民的支持。许多国家加入了迦勒底人的军队。He was joined by all the people of the hill country and all those who lived along the Euphra′tes and the Tigris and the Hydas′pes and in the plain where Ar′ioch ruled the Elymae′ans. Many nations joined the forces of the Chalde′ans.💡
7. 7.尼布甲尼撒下最后通牒 尼布甲尼撒王向住在波斯和西方的所有人，向住在基利家、大马士革、黎巴嫩、反黎巴嫩和沿海岸所有地方的人发出命令Nebuchadnezzar Issues Ultimatum Then Nebuchadnez′zar king of the Assyrians sent to all who lived in Persia and to all who lived in the west, those who lived in Cili′cia and Damas′cus and Leb′anon and Antileb′anon and all who lived along the seacoast,💡
8. 8.以及住在迦密山和基列、上加利利和以斯德拉伦大平原各国中的人，and those among the nations of Carmel and Gil′ead, and Upper Galilee and the great Plain of Esdrae′lon,💡
9. 9.以及撒马利亚所有人和周围的城镇，及约旦河那边直到耶路撒冷、伯大尼、基低斯、埃及河和他罢尼、兰塞斯以及整个歌珊地。and all who were in Samar′ia and its surrounding towns, and beyond the Jordan as far as Jerusalem and Bethany and Chel′ous and Kadesh and the river of Egypt, and Tah′panhes and Ra-am′ses and the whole land of Goshen,💡
10. 10.甚至超出了塔尼斯和孟菲斯，及所有住在埃及直到埃塞俄比亚边界的人。even beyond Tanis and Memphis, and all who lived in Egypt as far as the borders of Ethiopia.💡
11. 11.但整个地区所有的居民都无视亚述王尼布甲尼撒的命令，拒绝在战争中与他联合；因为他们并不怕他，只把他当作一个普通人，他们让他的使者空手而归，羞愧不已。But all who lived in the whole region disregarded the orders of Nebuchadnez′zar king of the Assyrians, and refused to join him in the war; for they were not afraid of him, but looked upon him as only one man, and they sent back his messengers empty-handed and shamefaced.💡
12. 12.亚拉法沙被击败 那时尼布甲尼撒极其愤怒于整个地区，于是他指着自己的王位和王国发誓，必定要对整个基利家和大马士革以及叙利亚地区报复，必定要用刀剑杀死他们，以及摩押地的所有居民和亚扪人的百姓，以及犹大全地，和埃及所有人，直到两海的海岸。Arphaxad Is Defeated Then Nebuchadnez′zar was very angry with this whole region, and swore by his throne and kingdom that he would surely take revenge on the whole territory of Cili′cia and Damas′cus and Syria, that he would kill them by the sword, and also all the inhabitants of the land of Moab, and the people of Ammon, and all Judea, and every one in Egypt, as far as the coasts of the two seas.💡
13. 13.在第十七年，他率领军队对抗亚尔法沙王，击败了他，在战场上打败了亚尔法沙的整个军队，包括所有的骑兵和战车。In the seventeenth year he led his forces against King Arphax′ad, and defeated him in battle, and overthrew the whole army of Arphax′ad, and all his cavalry and all his chariots.💡
14. 14.于是他占领了各座城市，来到埃克巴坦，攻下了它的高楼，掠夺了它的市场，并使它的美丽变成了羞辱。Thus he took possession of his cities, and came to Ecbat′ana, captured its towers, plundered its markets, and turned its beauty into shame.💡
15. 15.他在拉加山捕获了亚拉法沙，并用猎枪将他击倒，他彻底消灭了他，直到今日。He captured Arphax′ad in the mountains of Ragae and struck him down with hunting spears; and he utterly destroyed him, to this day.💡
16. 16.他随同他们回到尼尼微，他和所有他的联合军队，一支庞大的军队，在那里他和他的军队休息和宴乐了一百二十天。Then he returned with them to Nin′eveh, he and all his combined forces, a vast body of troops; and there he and his forces rested and feasted for one hundred and twenty days.💡