撒母耳記上 26
1 齊弗人來到基貝亞見撒烏耳說：「達味藏在曠野邊緣哈基拉山中。
And the Ziphites come out of the dry country to Saul to the hill, saying, Behold, David hides himself with us in the hill Echela, opposite Jessemon.
2 撒烏耳遂動身下到齊弗曠野，同他去的約有三千以色列精兵，在齊弗曠野搜捕達味。
And Saul arose, and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, and with him [went] three thousand men chosen out of Israel, to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph.
3 撒烏耳在曠野邊綠哈拉基山上，靠路旁紮了營。當時達味住在曠野裏，他得知撒烏耳來到曠野搜捕自己，
And Saul encamped in the hill of Echela in front of Jessemon, by the way, and David lived in the wilderness: and David saw that Saul came after him into the wilderness.
4 遂派出偵探，因而得知撒烏耳確已來到。
And David sent spies, and ascertained that Saul was come prepared out of Keila.
5 達味遂起身來到撒烏耳紮營的地方，察看撒烏耳和他的統帥乃爾的兒子阿貝厏爾睡覺的地方：撒烏耳睡在行營中心，他的部隊駐紮在他的四周。
And David arose secretly, and goes into the place where Saul was sleeping, and there [was] Abenner the son of Ner, the captain of his host: and Saul was sleeping in a chariot, and the people had encamped along round about him.
6 達味就問赫得人阿希默肋客和責魯雅的兒子約阿布的兄弟阿彼瑟說：「誰同我下到撒烏耳的營中去﹖」阿彼瑟答說：「我同你下去」。
And David answered and spoke to Abimelech the Chettite, and to Abessa the son Saruia the brother of Joab, saying, Who will go in with me to Saul into the camp? And Abessa said, I will go in with you.
7 達味和阿彼瑟便在夜間深入敵營，見撒烏耳睡臥在行營中心，他的槍插在頭旁地上，阿貝乃爾和部隊環繞他睡在四周。
So David and Abessa go in amongst the people by night: and behold, Saul was fast asleep in the chariot, and his spear was stuck in the ground near his head, and Abenner and his people slept round about him.
8 阿彼瑟對達味說：「今天天主將你的仇人交在你手裏了! 如今讓我用他的槍，把他釘在地上，只一下，不需要給他第二下」。
And Abessa said to David, The Lord has this day shut up your enemy into your hands, and now I will strike him to the earth with the spear to the ground once [for all], and I will not strike him again.
9 達味卻對阿彼瑟說：「不可殺他! 因為誰敢插手加害上主的受傅者，而能無罪呢﹖」
And David said to Abessa, Do not lay him low, for who shall lift up his hand against the anointed of the Lord, and be guiltless?
10 達味又說：「我指著永生的上主起誓：只有上主可打擊他，或到了他的日子；終於死去，或下到戰場陣亡。
And David said, [As] the Lord lives, if the Lord strike him not, or his day come and he die, or he go down to battle and be added [to his fathers, do not so].
11 在上主散，我決不頊插手加害上主的受傅者。現今，你快拿去他頭旁的槍和水壺，我們就離去」。
The Lord forbid it me that I should lift up my hand against the anointed of the Lord: and now take, I pray you, the spear from his bolster, and the pitcher of water, and let us return home.
12 達味遂就撒烏耳頭旁拿了槍和水壺，二人就走了。誰也沒有看見，誰也沒有理會，誰也沒有醒來，都沈睡了，因為上主使他們沉入睡夢中。
So David took the spear, and the pitcher of water from his bolster, and they went home: and there was no one that saw, and no one that knew, and there was no one that awoke, all being asleep, for a stupor from the Lord had fallen upon them.
13 達味走到對面，遠遠站在山頭上，他們彼此相隔很遠，
So David went over to the other side, and stood on the top of a hill afar off, and [there was] a good distance between them.
14 達味於是向軍隊和乃爾的兒子阿貝乃爾喊說：「阿貝乃爾! 你不答應嗎﹖」阿貝乃爾答說：「你是誰﹖竟敢吵醒君王! 」
And David called to the people, and spoke to Abenner, saying, Will you not answer, Abenner? and Abenner answered and said, Who are you that call?
15 達味對阿貝乃爾說：「你不是個好漢嗎﹖以色列中有誰能與你相比﹖民間來了一個要殺害你的主上君王的，你為什麼沒有好好護守你的主上君王﹖
And David said to Abenner, [Are] not you a man? and who [is] like you in Israel? Why then do you not guard your lord the king? for one out of the people went in to destroy your lord the king.
16 這事你實在做的不對! 我指著永生的上主起誓：你們都該死，因為你們沒有好好護守你們的主子，上主的受傳者。現今你去看一看君王的槍在哪裏﹖他頭旁的水壺又在哪裏﹖」
And this thing [is] not good which you have done. [As] the Lord lives, you are worthy of death, you who guard your lord the king, the anointed of the Lord: and now behold, I pray you, the spear of the king, and the cruse of water: where are the articles that should be at his head?
17 撒烏耳認出是達味的聲音，就說：「我兒達味，這不是你的聲音嗎﹖」達味答說：「我主大王，是我的聲音」。
And Saul recognised the voice of David, and said, [Is] this your voice, son David? and David said, I [am] your servant, [my] lord, O king.
18 遂接著說：「我主為什麼迫害他的僕人﹖我究竟作了什麼惡事﹖
And he said, Why does my lord thus pursue after his servant? for in what have I sinned? and what unrighteousness has been found in me?
19 如今請我主大王聽他僕人一句話：如果是上主感動你來害我，願衪收納這個祭獻；但是；若是人煽惑你，他們在上主面前是該詛咒的，因為他們今日將我驅逐，不容我分享上主的產業，無異是說：你去，事奉外邦的神吧!
And now let my lord the king hear the word of his servant. If God stirs you up against me, let your offering be acceptable: but if the sons of men, they [are] cursed before the Lord, for they have cast me out this day so that I should not be established in the inheritance of the Lord, saying, Go, serve other Gods.
20 現今，願我的血不流在很遠的地方，因為以色列的君王出來獵取我的性命，就如人在山上獵取鷓鴣! 」
And now let not my blood fall to the ground before the Lord, for the king of Israel has come forth to seek your life, as the night hawk pursues [its prey] in the mountains.
21 撒烏耳說：「我兒達味，我犯了罪，你回去吧! 我再不加害你了! 因為你今天實在珍惜了我的性命。哎! 我太昏愚，實在錯了! 」
And Saul said, I have sinned: turn, son David, for I will not hurt you, because my life was precious in your eyes; and today I have been foolish and have erred exceedingly.
22 達味答說：「這裏有大王的槍，叫一個僕人來去。
And David answered and said, Behold, the spear of the king: let one of the servants come over and take it.
23 願上主報答各人的正義和忠誠! 因為今天上主把你交在我手裏，我卻不頊加害上主的受傅者。
And the Lord shall recompense each according to his righteousness and his truth, since the Lord delivered you this day into my hands, and I would not lift my hand against the Lord's anointed.
24 請看! 我今天怎樣看重了你的性命，也願上主怎樣看重我的性命，從一切憂患中拯救我! 」
And, behold, as your life has been precious this very day in my eyes, so let my life be precious before the Lord, and may he protect me, and deliver me out of all affliction.
25 撒烏耳對達味說：「我兒達味，你實在是可讚美的，你必有所作為，也必有成就」。然後達味走了，撒烏耳也回了家。
And Saul said to David, Blessed [be] you, [my] son; and you shall surely do valiantly, and surely prevail. And David went on his way, and Saul returned to his place.
