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1 [建造王宮]提洛王希蘭派使臣來見達味，給他送來香柏木，派來石匠和木工，為他建宮室。
And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers unto David, and timber of cedars, with masons and artificers, to build for him a house.
2 那時達味知道上主已確定他為以色列王，並為了自己的百姓以色列，提高了他的王位。[達味的子女]
So David perceived, that Yahweh, had confirmed him, as king over Israel, —that his kingship was exalted, for the sake of his people Israel.
3 達味在耶路撒冷又娶了妻室，生了許多子女。
And David took more wives, in Jerusalem, —and David begat more sons and daughters.
4 達味在耶路撒冷所生兒子的名字如下：沙慕亞、芍巴布、納堂、撒羅滿、
Now, these, are the names of them who were born, whom he had in Jerusalem, —Shammua and Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon;
5 依貝哈爾、厄里叔亞、厄里培肋特、
and Ibhar and Elishua, and Elpelet;
6 諾加、乃費格、雅非亞、
and Nogah and Nepheg, and Japhia;
7 厄里沙瑪、貝里雅達和厄里培肋特。[擊敗培肋舍特]
and Elishama and Beeliada, and Eliphelet.
8 培肋舍特人聽說達味受傅，為全以色列王，遂都上來向達味尋釁。達味聽說，便出來迎擊。
And, when the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over all Israel, all the Philistines came up to seek to secure David, —and David, hearing, went out against them.
9 培肋舍特人上來侵入了勒法因平原。
Now, the Philistines, had come and spread themselves out, in the vale of Rephaim.
10 那時，達味求問天主說：「我可以上去攻打培肋舍特人嗎﹖你將他們交在我手中嗎﹖」上主答應他說：「你上去，我必將他們交在你手中。」
Then David asked of God, saying, Shall I go up against the Philistines? and wilt thou deliver them into my hand? And Yahweh said to him, Go up, and I will deliver them into thy hand.
11 達味於是上到巴耳培辣親，在那裏擊敗了他們。達味因此說：「天主假我的手使我的敵人崩潰，如水破堤。」因此後人稱這地方為巴耳培辣親。
So they came up in Baal-perazim, and David smote them there, and David said, God hath broken forth against mine enemies by my hand, like the breaking forth of waters, —For this cause, called they the name of that place, Baal-perazim.
12 培肋舍特人把自己的神像都遺棄在那裏，達味命人用火燒毀。
And they left their gods there, —and David gave the word, and they were burned up in fire.
13 培肋舍特人又侵入平原。
And the Philistines yet again spread themselves out in the vale.
14 達味又求問天主，天主對他說：「不要一直上去追擊他們，要繞到他們後方，曾桑林那邊抄他們的後路。
So David, asked again, of God, and God said to him, Thou shalt not go up after them, —get thee round, away from them, so shalt thou come in upon them, over against the mulberry-trees;
15 你一聽見桑樹梢上有腳步聲，要即刻出戰，因為天主在你面前出擊培肋舍特人的軍隊。」
and it shall be, when thou hearest a sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry-trees, then, shalt thou go forth into the battle, —for God will have gone forth before thee, to smite the host of the Philistines.
16 達味就照天主所命的行了，擊殺培肋舍特人的軍隊，由基貝紅直到革則爾。
So David did as God commanded him, —and they smote the host of the Philistines, from Gibeon even unto Gezer.
17 因此，達味的聲名傳遍了各地，上主使各民族都害怕他。
And the name of David went forth, throughout all the lands, —and, Yahweh, put the dread of him upon all the nations.

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