撒母耳記上 30
1 當達味和他的人第三天來到漆刻拉格時，阿瑪肋克人已侵入乃革布和漆刻拉格，將漆刻拉格洗劫，放火燒了，
And whanne Dauid and hise men hadden come `in to Sichelech in the thridde dai, men of Amalech hadden maad asauyt on the south part in Sichelech; and thei smytiden Sichelech, and brenten it bi fier.
2 將城中的婦女，以及所有的老幼，都擄了去；但沒有殺人，只將他們擄走，回返原路。
And thei ledden the wymmen prisoneris fro thennus, fro the leeste `til to the grete; and thei hadden not slayn ony, but thei ledden with hem, and yeden in her weie.
3 達味和他的人來到城旁，見城已被火燒毀，他們的妻子兒女盡被據去，
Therfor whanne Dauid and hise men hadde come to the citee, and hadden founde it brent bi fier, and that her wyues, and her sones, and douytris weren led prisoneris,
4 遂放聲大哭，直哭得聲嘶力竭。
Dauid and the puple that was with hym reisiden her voices, and weiliden, til teeris failiden in hem.
5 達味的兩個妻子：依次勒耳人阿希諾罕和曾作加爾默耳人納巴耳妻子的阿彼蓋耳也被據去了。
Forsothe also twei wyues of Dauid weren led prisoneris, Achynoem of Jezrael, and Abigail, the wijf of Nabal of Carmele.
6 達味陷入窘境，因為人民各為自己的兒女非常痛心，都說要用石頭打死他；但是達味更加堅固倚靠上主，他的天主。
And Dauid was ful sori; forsothe al the puple wold stone hym, for the soule of ech man was bittir on her sones and douytris. Forsothe Dauid was coumfortid in his Lord God.
7 達味對阿希默肋客的兒子厄貝雅塔爾司祭說：「請你將「厄弗得」給我拿來! 」厄貝雅塔爾就將厄弗得」給達味拿了來。
And he seide to Abiathar, preest, the sone of Achymelech, Bringe thou ephoth to me. And Abiathar brouyte ephoth to Dauid; and Dauid councelide the Lord,
8 達味求問上主說：「我該追趕這些土匪嗎﹖我追得上嗎﹖」上主答說：「你去追趕，必能追上，能救回一切」。
and seide, Schal Y pursue, ether nay, `these theues? and schal Y take hem? And the Lord seide to hym, Pursue thou; for with out doute thou schalt take hem, and thou schalt take awey the prey.
9 達味和隨從他的六百人於是立即出發，到了貝索爾河。
Therfor Dauid yede, he and sixe hundrid men that weren with hym, and thei camen `til to the stronde of Besor; and sotheli the wery men abididen.
10 艮帶著四百人仍向追趕，其餘二百人因為過於疲倦，不能過貝索爾河，就住下了。
Forsothe Dauid pursuede, he and foure hundrid men; for twei hundrid abididen, that weren weeri, and myyten not passe the stronde of Besor.
11 有人在田間遇見了一個埃及人，把他領到達味前，給他飯吃，給他水喝，
And thei founden a man of Egipte in the feeld, and thei brouyten hym to Dauid; and thei yauen `breed to hym, that he schulde ete, and `schulde drynke watir;
12 又給他一個無花果餅，兩串乾葡萄；他吃了後，精神就恢復了，因為他已三天三夜沒有吃飯喝水了。
but also thei yauen to hym a gobet of a bundel of drye figis, and twei byndyngis of dried grapis. And whanne he hadde ete tho, his spirit turnede ayen, and he was coumfortid; for he hadde not ete breed, nether hadde drunk watir in thre daies and thre nyytis.
13 達味問他說：「你是誰的人，你是哪裏的﹖」他答說：「我是個埃及少年，為一個阿瑪肋克人做奴隸，因為我害病，我主人拋棄我已三天了。
Therfor Dauid seide to hym, Whos man art thou, ethir fro whennus and whidur goist thou? And he seide, Y am a child of Egipt, the seruaunt of a man of Amalech; forsothe my lord forsook me, for Y bigan to be sijk the thridde dai ago.
14 我們侵擊了革肋提人的南部，猶太的南部和加肋布的南部，放火燒了漆刻拉格」。
Sotheli we braken out to the south coost of Cerethi, and ayens Juda, and to the south of Caleb, and we brenten Sichelech bi fier.
15 達味問他說：「你能領我下到這群土匪那裏去嗎﹖」他答說：「你要指著天主給我起誓：不殺我，也不將我交在我主人手裏，那麼我就領你下到這群土那裏去」。艮對他起了誓，
And Dauid seide to hym, Maist thou lede me to this cumpeny? Which seide, Swere thou to me bi God, that thou schalt not sle me, and schalt not bitake me in to the hondis of my lord; and Y schal lede thee to this cumpeny. And Dauid swoor to hym.
16 他便領他下去了。看，土匪都散在各處，正在吃喝，慶祝他們從培肋舍特和猶大地方搶來的大批勝利品。
And whanne the child hadde ledde hym, lo! thei saten at the mete, on the face of al the erthe, etynge and drynkynge, and as halewynge a feeste, for al the prey and spuylis whiche thei hadden take of the lond of Filisteis, and of the lond of Juda.
17 達味從天亮直到晚上，擊殺他們，消滅他們，除四百駱馲騎逃走的兵士外，一個也沒有逃脫。
And Dauid smoot hem fro euentid `til to euentid of the tothir dai, and not ony of hem escapide, no but foure hundrid yonge men, that stieden on camels, and fledden.
18 凡阿瑪肋克人所據去的，達味都救了回來，也救回了他的兩個妻子。
Forsothe Dauid delyuerede alle thingis whiche the men of Amalech token, and he delyuerede hise twei wyues;
19 凡被據去的，不論老幼，不論子女，不論什麼財物，一個也不缺，達味全都奪了回來。
nether ony of hem failide fro litil `til to greet, as wel of sones as of douytris, and of spuylis; and what euer thingis thei hadden rauyschid, Dauid ledde ayen alle thingis;
20 他們奪回了所有牛羊，牽到達味前說：「這的達味的戰利品」。
and he took alle flockis and grete beestis, and droof bifor his face. And thei seiden, This is the prey of Dauid.
21 達味回到那二百人那裏，他們因為走路疲乏，不能跟著去，達味就叫他們留在貝索爾河旁，──這些人就前來歡迎跟隨他的軍人也上去向廿請安。
Forsothe Dauid cam to twei hundrid men, that weren weeri, and abididen, and myyten not sue Dauid; and he hadde comaundid hem to sitte in the stronde of Besor; whiche yeden out ayens Dauid, and the puple that was with hym. Forsothe Dauid neiyede to the puple, and grette it pesibli.
22 達味前去的人中，有些不良份子無賴之徒高聲嚷說：「他們既然沒有與我們同去，我們所救回來的財物，什麼也不要分給他們，只他們各自帶自己的妻子和兒女4 回去。
And o man, the werste and vniust of the men that weren with Dauid, answeride, and seide, For thei camen not with vs, we schulen not yyue to hem ony thing of the prey, which we rauyschiden, but his wijf and children `suffice to ech man; and whanne thei han take hem, go thei awei.
23 達味就說：「兄弟們，上主既然這樣恩待我們，保護我們，把這群前來攻擊我們的土匪，父在我們手裏，你們決不能這樣做。
Forsothe Dauid seide, My britheren, ye schulen not do so of these thingis, whiche the Lord yaf to vs, and kepte vs, and yaf the theues, that braken out ayens vs, in to oure hondis;
24 在這件事上，誰能依從你們呢﹖那下去打仗的得多少；大家應當平分! 」
nether ony man schal here vs on this word. For euene part schal be of him that goith doun to batel, and of hym that dwellith at the fardelis; and in lijk maner thei schulen departe.
25 從那天起，達味給以色列立定了這項至今有效的規律和法律。
And this was maad a constitucioun and doom fro that dai and afterward, and as a lawe in Israel til in to this dai.
26 達味回到漆刻拉格，照猶大所有的城邑，從勝利品中拿了些給他們的長說：「請看! 這是由上主敵人的財物中，給你們分送的禮物」。
Therfor Dauid cam in to Sichelech, and sente yiftis of the prey to the eldere men of Juda, hise neiyboris, and seide, Take ye blessyng of the prey of enemyes of the Lord;
27 就是給了那些在貝突耳的，在辣瑪南方的，在雅提爾的，
to hem that weren in Bethel, and that weren in Ramoth, at the south,
28 在阿辣辣的，在息弗摩特的，在厄市特摩的，
and that weren in Jether, and that weren in Aroer, and that weren in Sephamoth, and that weren in Escama, and that weren in Rethala,
29 在加爾默耳的，在耶辣默耳人城中的，在刻尼人城中的，
and that weren in the citees of Jeramel, and that weren in the citees of Ceny,
30 在曷爾瑪的，在波爾阿商的，在阿塔客的，
and that weren in Arama, and that weren in Lautuasam, and that weren in Athec,
31 在赫貝龍的長老，也給了在達味和其他人民曾經漂流過的地方的人。
and that weren in Ebron, and to othere men, that weren in these places, in whiche Dauid dwellide and hise men.
