撒母耳記上 14
1 有一天，撒烏耳的兒子約納堂對他執戟的侍衛說：「來，我們到對面，到培肋舍特人的前哨那裏去。」但他沒有通知他父親。
Now it happened on a day that Jonathan the son of Saul said to the young man who bore his armor, “Come! Let’s go over to the Philistines’ garrison that is on the other side.” But he didn’t tell his father.
2 當時撒烏耳正在革巴邊界，坐在禾場旁的石榴樹下，隨從他的部隊約有六百人。
Saul stayed in the uttermost part of Gibeah under the pomegranate tree which is in Migron; and the people who were with him were about six hundred men,
3 阿希突的兒子阿希雅帶著「厄弗得。」──阿希突布是丕乃哈斯的兒子，依加波得的兄弟，丕乃哈斯是在史羅作上主司祭的厄里的兒子。──人都不知道約納堂走了。
including Ahijah the son of Ahitub, Ichabod’s brother, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eli the priest of the LORD in Shiloh, wearing an ephod. The people didn’t know that Jonathan was gone.
4 約納堂打算由隘口過到培肋舍特人的前哨那裏去，在隘口兩面各有一座石峰：一名叫波責茲，一名叫色乃；
Between the passes, by which Jonathan sought to go over to the Philistines’ garrison, there was a rocky crag on the one side and a rocky crag on the other side; and the name of the one was Bozez, and the name of the other Seneh.
5 一座朝北，與米革瑪斯相對，一座朝南，與革巴相對。
The one crag rose up on the north in front of Michmash, and the other on the south in front of Geba.
6 約納堂於是對他執戟的侍衛說：「來，我們往這些未受割損者的前哨去，也許上主會幫助我們；上主要叫人得勝，並不在手人數多少。
Jonathan said to the young man who bore his armor, “Come! Let’s go over to the garrison of these uncircumcised. It may be that the LORD will work for us, for there is no restraint on the LORD to save by many or by few.”
7 那給他執戟的人答說：「你儘可隨意行事，我只跟著你，隨你心意而行。」
His armor bearer said to him, “Do all that is in your heart. Go, and behold, I am with you according to your heart.”
8 約納堂說：「來，我們到那裏去，讓他們看見我們。
Then Jonathan said, “Behold, we will pass over to the men, and we will reveal ourselves to them.
9 假使他們對我們說：住下! 等我們到你們那裏去。我們就站在我們所在的地方，不再上他們那裏去；
If they say this to us, ‘Wait until we come to you!’ then we will stand still in our place and will not go up to them.
10 如果他們說：你們上我們這裏來罷! 我們就上去，因為上主已把他們交在我們手中了：這為我們是個先兆。」
But if they say this, ‘Come up to us!’ then we will go up, for the LORD has delivered them into our hand. This shall be the sign to us.”
11 兩人就突然出現在培肋舍特人的前哨處，培肋舍特人說：「看，這些希伯來人從他們隱藏的山洞中出來了。」
Both of them revealed themselves to the garrison of the Philistines; and the Philistines said, “Behold, the Hebrews are coming out of the holes where they had hidden themselves!”
12 前哨的哨兵就對約納堂和給他執戟的人說：「你們上到我們這裏來罷! 我們有事要告訴你們。」約納堂就對給他執戟的人說：「你跟我上來，因為上主已將他們交在以色列人手中了。」
The men of the garrison answered Jonathan and his armor bearer, and said, “Come up to us, and we will show you something!” Jonathan said to his armor bearer, “Come up after me, for the LORD has delivered them into the hand of Israel.”
13 約納堂遂用手用腳往上爬，給他執戟的跟在他後面。培肋舍特人忽在約納堂前轉身要走，他就向前擊殺他們，他的執戟者也隨著擊殺。
Jonathan climbed up on his hands and on his feet, and his armor bearer after him, and they fell before Jonathan; and his armor bearer killed them after him.
14 約納堂和他的執戟者第一次殺死了約有二十人，陳屍於半畝田間。
That first slaughter, which Jonathan and his armor bearer made, was about twenty men, within as it were half a furrow’s length in an acre of land.
15 當時在營中和陣地上都起了恐慌，全軍──前哨與突擊隊都大為震驚；地也起了震動，到處籠罩著無限的恐怖。
There was a trembling in the camp, in the field, and among all the people; the garrison and the raiders also trembled; and the earth quaked, so there was an exceedingly great trembling.
16 撒烏耳的哨兵從本雅明的革巴眺望，看見敵營大亂；
The watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin looked; and behold, the multitude melted away and scattered.
17 撒烏耳就對隨從他的人說：「檢查一下，看我們中有誰去了。」他們檢查後，見約納堂和給他執戟的人不在了。
Then Saul said to the people who were with him, “Count now, and see who is missing from us.” When they had counted, behold, Jonathan and his armor bearer were not there.
18 撒烏耳隊對阿希雅說：「拿天主的「厄弗得」來! 」因為那時正是他在以色列子民前帶著天主的「厄弗得。」
Saul said to Ahijah, “Bring God’s ark here.” For God’s ark was with the children of Israel at that time.
19 撒烏耳還同司祭說話時，培肋舍特人營中的混亂愈來愈大，撒烏耳就對司祭說：「收回你的手去! 」
While Saul talked to the priest, the tumult that was in the camp of the Philistines went on and increased; and Saul said to the priest, “Withdraw your hand!”
20 撒烏耳和跟隨他的軍民遂集合起來，衝入戰場；看，培肋舍特人竟自相殘殺，陷入混亂。
Saul and all the people who were with him were gathered together, and came to the battle; and behold, they were all striking each other with their swords in very great confusion.
21 以前服事培肋舍特人，與他們齊來參戰的希伯來人，忽然反正來協助撒烏耳和約納堂一起的以色列人。
Now the Hebrews who were with the Philistines before and who went up with them into the camp from all around, even they also turned to be with the Israelites who were with Saul and Jonathan.
22 那藏在厄弗辣因山地的以色列人，聽說培肋舍特人潰敗了，也都出來參戰，乘勢追趕。
Likewise all the men of Israel who had hidden themselves in the hill country of Ephraim, when they heard that the Philistines fled, even they also followed hard after them in the battle.
23 這樣上主在那一天拯救了以色列人；戰爭一直蔓延到貝特曷龍。【跟隨撒烏耳的人約有一萬，戰事蔓延到厄弗辣因整個山地。】
So the LORD saved Israel that day; and the battle passed over by Beth Aven.
24 以色列人那天很是疲乏，因為撒烏耳在那天做了一件糊塗事，要軍民發誓說：「誰直到晚上，在我向敵人復仇以前，吃了什麼東西，是可咒罵的。」所以全軍民都沒有嘗過食物。
The men of Israel were distressed that day; for Saul had adjured the people, saying, “Cursed is the man who eats any food until it is evening, and I am avenged of my enemies.” So none of the people tasted food.
25 那地方到處有蜂巢，地面上到處有蜜。
All the people came into the forest; and there was honey on the ground.
26 軍民到了蜂巢旁，見有蜜流出，但卻沒有人敢用手取一點放在嘴裏，因為軍民都怕違犯所起的誓。
When the people had come to the forest, behold, honey was dripping, but no one put his hand to his mouth, for the people feared the oath.
27 可是約納堂沒有聽見他父親要軍民起的誓，所以把他手中所持的棍尖，插入蜂巢內，用手送到自己的嘴裏，他的眼立即明亮了。
But Jonathan didn’t hear when his father commanded the people with the oath. Therefore he put out the end of the rod that was in his hand and dipped it in the honeycomb, and put his hand to his mouth; and his eyes brightened.
28 軍民中有一個向他說：「你父親要軍民起誓說：今天誰嘗了食物，他是可咒罵的。──雖然軍民很是疲乏。」
Then one of the people answered, and said, “Your father directly commanded the people with an oath, saying, ‘Cursed is the man who eats food today.’” So the people were faint.
29 約納堂答說：「我父親使國家受了害；你們看，嘗了一點蜜，我的眼睛是多麼明亮!
Then Jonathan said, “My father has troubled the land. Please look how my eyes have brightened because I tasted a little of this honey.
30 的確，假使今天人能吃飽由敵人奪來的東西，培肋舍特人吃的敗仗，豈不更大嗎﹖」
How much more, if perhaps the people had eaten freely today of the plunder of their enemies which they found? For now there has been no great slaughter among the Philistines.”
31 那一天他們擊殺培肋舍特人，從米革瑪斯直到阿雅隆，軍民都很疲乏。
They struck the Philistines that day from Michmash to Aijalon. The people were very faint;
32 所以人民就急忙搶掠財物，奪取牛羊、牛犢，隨地宰殺，吃了帶血的肉。
and the people pounced on the plunder, and took sheep, cattle, and calves, and killed them on the ground; and the people ate them with the blood.
33 有人告訴撒烏耳說：「看，人民吃了帶血的肉，得罪了上主。」撒烏耳一聽這消息便說：「你們把一塊大石頭滾到我這邊來。」
Then they told Saul, saying, “Behold, the people are sinning against the LORD, in that they eat meat with the blood.” He said, “You have dealt treacherously. Roll a large stone to me today!”
34 又說：「你們散在百姓中，對他們說：你們各人把自己得的牛或羊，牽到我這裏來，在這裏宰殺分食，不要吃帶血的肉，得罪上主。」於是人們當夜將自己得的牛羊牽來，在那裏祭殺了。
Saul said, “Disperse yourselves among the people, and tell them, ‘Every man bring me here his ox, and every man his sheep, and kill them here, and eat; and don’t sin against the LORD in eating meat with the blood.’” All the people brought every man his ox with him that night, and killed them there.
35 撒烏耳給上主建築了一座祭壇，這是他給上主建立的第一座祭壇。
Saul built an altar to the LORD. This was the first altar that he built to the LORD.
36 以後撒烏耳說：「我們今夜下去追擊培肋舍特人，劫掠他們直到天明，不給他們留下一人。」軍民回答說：「你看著怎樣好，就怎樣作罷! 」司祭卻說：「我們先得去天主那裏。」
Saul said, “Let’s go down after the Philistines by night, and take plunder among them until the morning light. Let’s not leave a man of them.” They said, “Do whatever seems good to you.” Then the priest said, “Let’s draw near here to God.”
37 撒烏耳遂求問天主說：「我可下去追擊培肋舍特人嗎﹖你將他們交在以色列手中嗎﹖」但是天主那天沒有回答他。
Saul asked counsel of God: “Shall I go down after the Philistines? Will you deliver them into the hand of Israel?” But he didn’t answer him that day.
38 撒烏耳說：「軍民的將領，你們上前來，查看一下，今天是誰犯了罪﹖
Saul said, “Draw near here, all you chiefs of the people, and know and see in whom this sin has been today.
39 我指拯救以色列的上主起誓，即是罪在我的兒子約納堂，他也該死。」軍民中沒有一人敢回答。
For as the LORD lives, who saves Israel, though it is in Jonathan my son, he shall surely die.” But there was not a man among all the people who answered him.
40 於是他對全以色列說：「你們站在一邊，我與我兒子約納堂站在一邊。」全軍民對撒烏耳說：「你看怎樣好，就怎樣作罷! 」
Then he said to all Israel, “You be on one side, and I and Jonathan my son will be on the other side.” The people said to Saul, “Do what seems good to you.”
41 撒烏耳說：「上主，以色列的天主! 為什麼今天你不答覆你的僕人﹖若是這罪過在我或我兒子約納堂身上，上主，以色列的天主，求你賜給『烏陵；』若是罪過在你百姓以色列身上，求你賜給『突明』。」撒烏耳和約納堂中了，軍民清白無過。
Therefore Saul said to the LORD, the God of Israel, “Show the right.” Jonathan and Saul were chosen, but the people escaped.
42 撒烏耳下命說：「為我和我的兒子約納堂拈鬮。」約納堂中了。
Saul said, “Cast lots between me and Jonathan my son.” Jonathan was selected.
43 撒烏耳於是對約納堂說：「告訴我，你作了什麼﹖」約納堂就告訴他說：「我不過用手持的棍尖，蘸了一點蜂蜜吃；我在這裏，我該死。」
Then Saul said to Jonathan, “Tell me what you have done!” Jonathan told him, and said, “I certainly did taste a little honey with the end of the rod that was in my hand; and behold, I must die.”
44 撒烏耳回答說：「約納堂，你必須死，不然，願天主罰我該死。」
Saul said, “God do so and more also; for you shall surely die, Jonathan.”
45 軍民卻對撒烏耳說：「約納堂在以色列中得了這樣偉大的勝利，豈該死嗎﹖萬萬不能! 我們指著上主起誓：他頭上的一根頭髮，也不應落在地上，因為他今天是倚賴天主行事。」這樣軍民救了約納堂不死，
The people said to Saul, “Shall Jonathan die, who has worked this great salvation in Israel? Far from it! As the LORD lives, there shall not one hair of his head fall to the ground, for he has worked with God today!” So the people rescued Jonathan, so he didn’t die.
46 撒烏耳遂上去，不再追趕培肋舍特人；培肋舍特人也回了本地。
Then Saul went up from following the Philistines; and the Philistines went to their own place.
47 撒烏耳取得了以色列的王權後，便向四周所有的敵人進攻：他攻打了摩阿布、阿孟子民、厄東、貝特勒曷、祚巴的君王和培肋舍特人。他不論走到那裏，常獲得勝利。
Now when Saul had taken the kingdom over Israel, he fought against all his enemies on every side: against Moab, and against the children of Ammon, and against Edom, and against the kings of Zobah, and against the Philistines. Wherever he turned himself, he defeated them.
48 他很英勇，擊敗了阿瑪肋克，拯救以色列人脫離來搶掠的人。
He did valiantly and struck the Amalekites, and delivered Israel out of the hands of those who plundered them.
49 撒烏耳的兒子是：約納堂、依市偉和瑪耳基叔亞；他有兩個女兒：長女名叫默辣布，次女名叫米加耳。
Now the sons of Saul were Jonathan, Ishvi, and Malchishua; and the names of his two daughters were these: the name of the firstborn Merab, and the name of the younger Michal.
50 撒烏耳的妻子名叫阿希諾罕，是阿希瑪茲的女兒。他的元帥名叫阿貝乃爾，是撒烏耳的叔父乃爾的兒子。
The name of Saul’s wife was Ahinoam the daughter of Ahimaaz. The name of the captain of his army was Abner the son of Ner, Saul’s uncle.
51 撒烏耳的父親克士和阿貝乃爾的父親乃爾是阿彼耳的兒子。
Kish was the father of Saul, and Ner the father of Abner was the son of Abiel.
52 撒烏耳一生同培肋舍特人常發生激烈戰爭，撒烏耳見到任何勇敢善戰的人，就叫他來跟隨自己。
There was severe war against the Philistines all the days of Saul; and when Saul saw any mighty man or any valiant man, he took him into his service.
