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。
One day [some of] the people of Ziph [town] went to Saul while he was at Gibeah, and they said to him, “David is hiding in a cave on Hakilah hill, across from Jeshimon [town].”
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。
So Saul chose 3,000 of the best Israeli soldiers and went with them to Ziph Desert to search for David.
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，
Saul and his men set up their tents close to the road on Hakilah hill, east of Jeshimon [town], but David [and his men] stayed in the desert. When David heard that Saul was searching for him,
4 遂派出偵探，因而得知撒烏耳確已來到。
he sent some spies to find out for certain that Saul had come to Hakilah.
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。
Then [that evening] David went to the place where Saul had set up his tent. [From a distance] he saw where Saul and his army commander, Abner, were sleeping. Saul was sleeping with all his army [sleeping] around 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」。
David [went back to where his men were and] talked to Ahimelech, who was from the Heth people-group, and Joab’s brother Abishai, whose mother was [David’s older sister] Zeruiah. He asked them, “Who will go with me down into the camp where Saul is?” Abishai replied, “I will go 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 that night David and Abishai crept into Saul’s camp. They saw that Saul was asleep. His spear was stuck in the ground near his head. Saul was asleep in the middle of the camp. Abner [the army commander] and the other soldiers were sleeping around Saul.
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」。
Abishai whispered to David, “Today Yahweh has enabled us to kill your enemy! Allow me to fasten Saul to the ground [by thrusting] my spear into him. It will be necessary for me to strike him only once. I will not [need to] strike him twice.”
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﹖」
But David whispered to Abishai, “No, do not kill Saul. Yahweh has appointed him to be king, so Yahweh will surely [RHQ] punish anyone who kills him.
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。
Just as surely as Yahweh lives, he himself will punish Saul. Perhaps Yahweh will strike him when it is Saul’s time to die, or perhaps Saul will be killed in a battle.
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」。
But I hope/desire that Yahweh will prevent me from harming the king whom he has appointed. Let’s take Saul’s spear and water jug that are near his head. Then let’s get out of here!”
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 jug, and he and Abishai left. No one saw them or knew what they were doing, and no one woke up, because Yahweh had caused them to be sound asleep.
13 達味走到對面，遠遠站在山頭上，他們彼此相隔很遠，
David and Abishai went across the valley and climbed to the top of the hill, a long way from Saul’s camp.
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! 」
Then David shouted to Abner, “Abner, can you hear me?” Abner [woke up and] replied “Who are you, [waking up] the king by calling out to him?”
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﹖
David replied, “[I am sure that] you are the greatest man in Israel [IRO, RHQ]! So why did you not guard your master, the king? Someone came into your camp in order to kill your master, 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﹖」
You have done a very poor [job of guarding Saul]. So just as surely as Yahweh lives, you and your men should be executed! You have not guarded your master whom Yahweh appointed to be the king. Where are the king’s spear and the water jug that were close to 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」。
[The shouting woke] Saul [up and he] recognized that it was David’s voice. He called out, saying, “My son David, is that your voice?” David replied, “Yes, your majesty it is my voice.”
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﹖
Then David added, “Sir, why are you pursuing me [RHQ]? What wrong have I done [RHQ]?
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!
Your majesty, listen to me! If Yahweh has caused you to be angry with me, I should offer a sacrifice [in order to appease him]. But if it is people who have caused you to be angry with me, I hope/desire that Yahweh will curse them. They have forced me to leave the land that Yahweh gave to me. They have told me, ‘Go somewhere else and worship 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! 」
Now do not force me to die [MTY] far from [where we worship] Yahweh. You, the king of Israel, have come here searching for me. [But I do not want to harm you]! I am [as harmless as] a flea [MET]. You are searching for me like people hunt for a bird in the mountains! [MET]”
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! 」
Then Saul said, “David, my son. I have sinned [by trying to kill you]. So come back home. Today you have considered my life to be very valuable [and so you have not killed me]. So I will not try to harm you. I have made a big mistake and have acted foolishly.”
22 達味答說：「這裏有大王的槍，叫一個僕人來去。
David replied, [“will leave] your spear here. Send one of your young men here to get 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。
Yahweh rewards us for the things that we do that are right and for being loyal [to him]. Even when Yahweh placed me where I could easily have killed you, I refused to do that, because you are the one whom Yahweh has appointed [MTY] to be the king.
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! 」
Just like I considered your life to be valuable [and spared your life] today, I hope/desire that Yahweh will consider my life to be valuable and [spare my life and] save me from all my troubles.”
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。
Then Saul said to David, “My son David, I pray that Yahweh will bless you. You will do great things very successfully.” Then David returned to his men, and Saul went back home.
