撒母耳記上 29

1 培肋舍特人將軍隊全調集在阿費克，同時以色列人在依次勒耳附近的泉旁紮營。

Now the Philistines gathered together all their hosts, towards Aphek, —and, the Israelites, were encamping by the fountain, that is in Jezreel.

2 培肋舍特的莤長，有領一百人的，也有領一千人的，列陣在前；達味帶領自己的人同阿基士列陣在後。

And, the lords of the Philistines, were passing on by hundreds, and by thousands, —but, David and his men, were passing on in the rear, with Achish.

3 培肋舍特人的將領說：「這些希伯來人作什麼﹖」阿基士回答培肋舍特人的將領說：「他不是以色列王撒烏耳的臣僕達味嗎﹖他已同我在一起有一二年了，從他歸順我那一天起，他已在他身上從未發現什麼過錯」。

Then said the princes of the Philistines, What are these Hebrews [doing]? And Achish said unto the princes of the Philistines—Is not this David, servant of Saul king of Israel, who hath been with me this year, or two, and I have found in him nothing, from the day of his coming over unto me unto this day?

4 培肋舍特將領向他大發憤怒說：「把這人打發回去，回到你給他指定的地方去，不要讓他同我們一起下去打仗，免得他他在戰爭中作出賣我們的細，他不借用我們這些人的頭，怎能獲得他主人的歡心﹖

But the princes of the Philistines raged against him, and the princes of the Philistines said unto him—Let the man go back, that he may return unto the place which thou didst appoint him, and let him not go down with us, into battle, so shall he not become to us a traitor, in the battle, —for, wherewith, should this fellow gain favour with his lord? Would it not be with the heads of those men?

5 人在舞蹈時歌詠說：「『撒烏耳殺了一千，達味殺了一萬』，不就是這達味嗎﹖」

Is not this David, of whom they made responses in the dances, saying, —Saul, hath smitten, his thousands, But, David, his, tens of thousands?

6 阿基士就將艮召來，向他說：「願永生的天作證：你是可靠的人，你同我在軍中出入，我很滿意，因為自你投奔我那一天起，我在你身上並沒有發現什麼可指摘之事；但是莤長們不喜歡你。

So Achish called for David, and said unto him—By the life of Yahweh, surely, upright, thou art, and, pleasing in mine eyes, have been thy going out and thy coming in with me, in the host, for I have found in thee no wrong, from the day of thy coming in unto me, until this day, —but, in the eyes of the lords, displeasing, thou art.

7 現今你回去，平安去吧! 免得培肋舍特人的茜長們厭惡」。

Now, therefore, return, and go in peace, —so shalt thou not do wrong in the eyes of the lords of the Philistines.

8 達味回答阿基士說：「我作了什麼不對﹖或是自我來服你那一天起，直到今日，你在你僕人人身上發現了什麼不對，竟不肯讓我同我大王的敵人交戰﹖」

Then said David unto Achish—But what have I done? and what hast thou found in thy servant, from the day that I came before thee, unto this day, —that I may not go in and fight, with the enemies of my lord the king.

9 阿基士回答達味說：「我知道你在我眼中，好像一位天主的使者，但培肋舍特的將領說：不許他同我們一起作戰！

Then answered Achish, and said unto David, I acknowledge that, pleasing, thou art in mine eyes, as a messenger of God, —notwithstanding, the princes of the Philistines, have said, He shall not go up with us, into the battle.

10 明早起來，你同你一起來的你主人的僕人，都往我給你指定的地方去，心中不要抱怨，我是喜歡你的，所以明天，天一亮，你們就動身回去吧! 」

Now, therefore, rise up early in the morning, thou and the servants of thy lord who have come with thee, —yea, as soon as ye have risen early in the morning, and have light, then depart.

11 於是達味和他的人清早就起身，回培肋舍特地方去了。培肋舍特人上了依次勒耳。

So David rose up early, he and his men, to depart in the morning, to return into the land of the Philistines, —but, the Philistines, went up to Jezreel.