1.亚拉法沙建造埃克巴坦那 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，在亚拉法沙在位的时候，他统治着米底人，住在埃克巴坦那城，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.他是建造以克巴坦的城墙的王，用三肘厚、六肘长的石头建造，城墙高七十肘，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.在城门处他建造了高一百肘，宽六十肘的城楼，基础宽六十肘；at the gates he built towers a hundred cubits high and sixty cubits wide at the foundations;
4.他建造了城门，门高七十肘，门宽四十肘，使他的军队可以出入，步兵可以排列阵势—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.当时，尼布甲尼撒王与拉撒的亚拉法克斯王在拉撒边境的大平原上交战。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.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的埃吕马伊斯人平原上所有人的支持。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.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.以及住在迦密山和基列、上加利利和以斯德拉伦大平原的列国中的人。and those among the nations of Carmel and Gil′ead, and Upper Galilee and the great Plain of Esdrae′lon,
9.以及撒马利亚所有的人和周围的城镇，以及约旦河那边，直到耶路撒冷和伯大尼和基低斯和埃及河，和他罢尼和兰塞斯和歌珊全地，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.甚至超越塔尼斯和孟菲斯，并且埃及所有的居民，直到埃塞俄比亚的边界。even beyond Tanis and Memphis, and all who lived in Egypt as far as the borders of Ethiopia.
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，拒绝与他联合参战，因为他们并不怕他，只把他当作一个人，他们让他的使者空手而归，带着羞愧。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.亚拉法沙被击败 后，拿布甲尼撒对整个地区极为愤怒， 他指着自己的王座和王国发誓，必定要对整个基利家和大马士革以及叙利亚地区报复，必用刀剑杀死他们， 也要杀死摩押地所有的居民， 以及亚扪人， 和整个犹大， 以及埃及所有的人， 直到两海的边界。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.在第十七年，他率领军队攻击亚尔法萨，击败他，在战场上打败了亚尔法萨的整个军队和所有的骑兵以及所有的战车。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.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.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.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.