< 撒母耳記上 22 >
1 達味離開,逃到了阿杜藍山洞;他的兄弟和父親全家聽說這事,都來到他那裡。
David [and his men] left Gath and went [east] to hide in a cave on a hill at Adullam [city]. Soon his [older] brothers and all his other relatives came and stayed with him there.
2 凡受迫害、負債。心中憂苦的人,都投奔到他,他便成了他們的首領;此時隨從他的約有四百人。
Then other men came there. Some were men who had caused trouble, some were men who owed money, and some were men who were not content [IDM] [with the government]. They continued to come until there were 400 men there, and David was their leader.
3 達味從那裏來到摩阿布的米茲帕,對摩阿布王說:「求你讓我父母來你這裏,直到我明白天主對我有什麼計劃為止」。
Later they left there and went [east] to Mizpah [city] in the Moab region. There David requested the king of Moab, “Please allow my father and mother to live here with you until I know what God is going to do for me.”
4 達味把他們留在王那裏:達味在山裏住了多久,他們也住了多久。
[The king gave him permission, ] so David’s parents stayed with the king of Moab all the time that David and the men who were with him were hiding [in that area].
5 加得先知對達味說:「你不要在這山塞裏,你要到猶大地方去! 」達味就去了,來到赫勒達樹林。
One day the prophet Gad told David, “Leave (your fortress/this area) and return to Judah.” So David and his men went to Hereth forest [in Judah].
6 一日,撒烏耳正坐在基貝亞高處的一棵檉柳下,手裏著槍,他的臣僕都侍立左右,聽說達味和跟隨他的人已聯合起來,
One day, someone told Saul that David and his men had arrived in Judah. On that day, Saul was sitting underneath the tamarisk tree on a hill at Gibeah [town]. He was holding his spear, and was surrounded by his army officers.
7 遂對侍立他左右的人說:「本雅明的子孫,你們聽:難道若瑟的兒子也要賜給你們每人莊田和葡萄園,或把你們者立為千夫長或百夫長,
He shouted to them, “You men of the tribe of Benjamin, listen to me! Do you think that the son of Jesse will give all of you fields and vineyards [if he becomes your king]? Will he appoint all of you to become generals and captains [in his army] [RHQ]?
8 好使你們都同謀來陷害我﹖我的兒子和葉的兒子結盟,誰也沒有告訴我;我的兒子煽動我的臣僕來反對我,仇視我,像今日一像,你們中沒有一個人憐恤 ,來通知我! 」
Is that why you have all conspired against me [RHQ]? None of you told me when my son [Jonathan] made a solemn agreement with that son of Jesse. None of you feels sorry for me. That son of Jesse was my servant, but now my son is encouraging him to hide in order to (ambush me/attack me suddenly), as he is doing today!”
9 作撒烏耳臣僕之長的厄東厄格就答說:「我看見葉瑟的兒子到過諾布,去阿希突布的兒子阿希默肋客。
Doeg, a man from the Edom people-group, was standing there with Saul’s officers. He said to Saul, “When I was at Nob, I saw that son of Jesse talking to Ahimelech, the priest.
10 他為達味求問了上主,給了他食物,也把尸人哥肋雅的刀給了他」。
Ahimelech asked Yahweh what David should do. Then Ahimelech gave to David some food and the sword of Goliath, [the giant] from the Philistia people-group.”
11 君王遂派人去叫阿希突布的兒子,大司祭阿希默肋客和父親全家,即諾布所有的司祭;他們來到君王面前,
Then Saul summoned Ahimelech and all Ahimelech’s relatives who were priests at Nob. So they all came to the king.
12 撒烏耳說:「阿希突布是兒子,你聽! 」他答說:「是,我主! 」
Saul said to Ahimelech, “You son of Ahitub, listen to me!” Ahimelech answered, “Yes, sir!”
13 撒烏耳對他說:「你為什麼和葉瑟的兒子同謀陷害我,給他食物和刀劍,為他求問天主,使他起來反對我,仇視我,像今一樣﹖」
Saul said, “Why are you and Jesse’s son conspiring to get rid of me? You gave him some bread and a sword. You requested God to tell David what he should do. David has rebelled against me, and right now he is [hiding somewhere], waiting [to attack me].”
14 阿希默肋客答覆君王說:「在你的臣僕中,有誰如達味那樣忠實可靠呢﹖他是大王的女婿,又是護衛長,在你朝庭中是最受重視的人。
Ahimelech replied, “[I do not understand why you are saying that, because] David, your son-in-law, the captain of your bodyguards, is very loyal to you. No one is more loyal to you than David! Everyone in your household respects him very much.
15 難道我是今天才開始為他求問天主嗎﹖決不是! 請大王不要加害自己的僕人和我父全家,因為你僕人一點也王知道這事。
Furthermore, this was certainly not [RHQ] the first time that I requested God to say what he wanted David to do. And it is not right for you to accuse me or any of my relatives [of trying to get rid of you], because I do not know anything about [anyone wanting to do that].”
16 王說:「阿希默肋客,你和你父親全家都得死!」
The king then shouted, “Ahimelech, you and your all your relatives are going to be executed right now!”
17 王遂吩咐立在他左右的侍衛說:「你們過去,殺死上主的司祭! 因為他們與達味攜手,知道他逃跑,卻不來告訴我」。但是君王的臣僕不敢下手殺上主的司祭。
Then he commanded his bodyguards, “Kill these priests of Yahweh, because they are allies of David, and they are conspiring with David against me! They knew that David was trying to run away from me, but they did not tell me!” But Saul’s bodyguards refused to kill Yahweh’s priests.
18 王遂對多厄格說:「你過去殺死司祭! 」厄東人多厄格就過去殺死了司祭。那一天他殺死了八十五位身穿細麻「厄弗得」的人。
Then the king said to Doeg, “You kill them!” So Doeg, the man from the Edom people-group, went out and struck them with his sword. On that day he killed eighty-five men who were wearing the sacred vests [because they were God’s priests].
19 至於那座諾布司祭城,無論男女、幼童或乳兒,甚至連的牛、驢、羊都用利劍殺盡。
He also went and killed many people in Nob, the city where the priests lived. He killed men, women, children, babies, cattle, donkeys, and sheep there.
20 阿希突布之子阿希默肋客的一個兒子,名叫厄貝雅塔爾的,脫險跑到了達味那裏。
But Abiathar, Ahimelech’s son, escaped. He ran away and joined David [and the men who were with him].
He told David that Saul had commanded [Doeg] to kill Yahweh’s priests.
22 達味對厄貝雅塔爾說:「那一天我已知道,因為厄東人多厄格在那裏,他必要向撒烏耳報告;你父全家的性命,我全負責。
Then David said to him, “That man from the Edom people-group, Doeg, was there at Nob on the day [that I was there]. I knew that he would surely tell Saul [what happened]. So it is my fault that your father and all of his family have been killed.
23 你住在我這裏,不要害怕;誰想謀害你,就是謀害我;你同我一起必得安全」。
You stay with me, and do not be afraid. The man who wants to kill you wants to kill me also, but you will be safe if you stay with me.”